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Newbie seeking guidance on an edit of Daniel M. Ziff

Hello Patapasco913! I am new to Wikipedia and looking for some help on a page that I believe you are the original author of. As you are aware, recent attempts to edit the page were reverted but I remain interested in trying to get them properly implemented (i.e. according to Wikipedia's guidelines) because the desired edit is factual and is being pursued with only good intentions. To begin with, the citation supporting the edit is an official, public, government-issued marriage certificate, so I am unclear how the citation is inadequate support for the edit. Your suggestion that "we need a better source and it doesn't change the fact of his first marriage" is greatly appreciated but for this newbie, but I am still not sure what to do next. Thank you in advance for your help! SpartanLion (talk) 19:00, 3 July 2017 (UTC)

Hi Spartan, are you able to find a news source or public notice of the marriage? I see her name as Brianne Noelle Garcia but the name does not turn up on the internet other that college records. A marriage license is not going to be sufficient especially for living people. Sometimes we have to wait for something out there before we can edit; otherwise people would be editing what they know to be true rather than what they can demonstrate to be true. Often we are waiting for Ziff or Brianne to say something in an interview. Perhaps there is a notice of the wedding in a local paper?Patapsco913 (talk) 20:09, 3 July 2017 (UTC)
Thanks, Patapsco913. Your clarification about the insufficiency of a marriage certificate for a living person is very helpful. It led me to find this page that further supports your guidance. At this point, I am considering two other options and would appreciate any perspective you have to offer. The first option is what you suggested: a published source, such as a news article or interview. If the news article mentions the marriage of Ziff and Brianne, I assume that will be sufficient support for updating Ziff's page with the fact that Brianne is Ziff's spouse, but will this also provide sufficient support for addressing the status of his first marriage, even if the news article does not explicitly mention the first marriage? The second option is a self-published source by the subject, with the publishing "subject" being Brianne. The guidelines lead me to believe this could be a viable path but its criteria are, understandably, subjective. Is there anything in particular that you would emphasize or caution to me about using self-published sources by the subject? Beyond these two options, if you have any other suggestions, I will gladly take them for consideration. Thank you for your help! SpartanLion (talk) 02:16, 4 July 2017 (UTC)
The best route is to find a newspaper article mentioning the marriage. Sometimes there is an interview with the subject (in this case Daniel Ziff) mentioning his marriage but as he does not seem to give a lot of interviews and what we know about him is second hand, you probably won't find any. Self-published sources are a little trickier and generally are not used for biographies (they are seen as less reliable as one might tell one's own story as they want it to be told) although they can be allowed in certain circumstances (1. when you can show that the site is authored by the subject and 2. when you use it to support the opinions of the subject and not facts or opinions of others). There are all sorts of opinions on Wikipedia about when a self-published article can be used and it is a constant battle. The best path is to find a news article. If all you have is a self-published source, put up your opinion on the talk page with the source and see what others say.Patapsco913 (talk) 15:29, 4 July 2017 (UTC)

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Divorce

The article for Craig hatkoff and Jane rosenthal said they filled for divorce that does not mean it actually happened find proof of final divorce then change it they may have reconciled or divorce but proof is needed oftherwise speculation Flamingoflorida (talk) 00:17, 25 December 2017 (UTC)

I added a source that mentioned Hatkoff as her ex-husband. I included the quote.Patapsco913 (talk) 00:26, 25 December 2017 (UTC)

Real deal is a blog and not well researched for personal details not reliable except about direct real estate transactions Flamingoflorida (talk) 00:32, 25 December 2017 (UTC) https://therealdeal.com/2017/05/04/and-cut-tribeca-film-festival-founders-drop-dakota-co-op-ask-to-29m/

Neither party said anything directly about divorce Flamingoflorida (talk) 00:34, 25 December 2017 (UTC)

The Real Deal (magazine) is not a blog and is subject to the same libel laws as every other newspaper/magazine. How about we leave it at this: "Rosenthal and Hatkoff announced their divorce in 2014 after 19 years of marriage."Gould Keil, Jennifer (May 4, 2017). "Tribeca Film Fest founders slash price on Dakota pad by $10M". New York Daily News. That way it reflects the source and leaves it open enough that perhaps they reconciled.Patapsco913 (talk) 00:51, 25 December 2017 (UTC)

Fine that is neutral Flamingoflorida (talk) 00:54, 25 December 2017 (UTC)

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Greetings, Last night I noticed that pages with {{WPBS|1- have the "-" (dash) parameter instead of the "=" (equal sign). Going forward if you can use the "=" that would be great. Thanks. P.S. I started going back thru pages that need this change but have not yet finished. Regards, JoeHebda • (talk) 15:32, 30 November 2017 (UTC)

Hi Joe, I am not sure what you mean. Does this refer to the use of "-" verses "–" for dates? Patapsco913 (talk) 17:26, 30 November 2017 (UTC)
To clarify, the first line of talk page banners with {{WPBS|1- create a display error.
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Sorry for any confusion. JoeHebda • (talk) 21:49, 30 November 2017 (UTC)
cool thanks! Patapsco913 (talk) 21:53, 30 November 2017 (UTC)

Goodday Patapsco913 - following up from November, 2017 today I updated these article talk pages listed below. If there are more, it would be good for you to update.

  • Francesco Peroschi
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  • Giovanni Chinugi
  • Giovanni Dominico Giaconi
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  • Michael Atul D'Rozario
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  • Pietro Menzi
  • Tommaso della Testa Piccolomini

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You created a duplicate and unnecessary page

On 25 November 2017, you created the page Astorgio Agnesi and populated it. The correct spelling of the name is Astorgio Agnensi, and there is already a more extensive page in existence (2012) than yours. His name is spelled AGNENSI in his funeral inscription in Santa Maria sopra Minerva, Vincenzo Forcelli, Le inscrizioni delle chiese di Roma Volume I (Roma 1869), p. 417 no 1587.


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"Immediately" I think you need to check your attitude. Anyhow, there are plenty of sources that list his name as Astorgio Agnesi or maybe you do not even look because you are always right. I can add more but I think this is enough to demonstrate my point.Patapsco913 (talk) 05:08, 4 January 2018 (UTC)


The point, dear friend, is that there are two pages on the same person, and yours is the latecomer. As to the word 'immediate', which seems to have raised your hackles, please check: WP:SPEEDY, where criterion A10 seems to fit the situation. As to your long list, what it in fact demonstrates is that many people can be careless or wrong. I repeat that his heirs spelled the name AGNENSI on his tombstone. They should know. And, by the way, I never claimed that I am always right. --Vicedomino (talk) 22:48, 5 January 2018 (UTC)

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Hi Woodroar, I redirected the page to Astorgio Agnesi based on the above sources which use that name including the top encyclopedia in Italy, Treccani.Patapsco913 (talk) 02:22, 6 January 2018 (UTC)

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no problem. How do I locate the one’s needing fixing?Patapsco913 (talk) 05:59, 7 March 2018 (UTC)
Hi again! Thanks for your answer. I prepared a batch for you, you just have to go to [1] and check one by one. The problem is easy to find, as it is consistently present in the lead paragraph, in the info box to the right, and in the navbox at the end of each new biographical article. Every time you correct one, you just have to press "Back" three times in your navigator and you'll be back at the batch list. I have already corrected a few scattered articles in your batch but the great majority still need correction. Let me know. Thank you! --ExperiencedArticleFixer (talk) 16:45, 7 March 2018 (UTC)
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I started at the bottom. I am fixing the - as well as doing a general cleanup. These were all early articles of mine.Patapsco913 (talk) 04:19, 10 March 2018 (UTC)
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You are the one edit-warring. You posted. I reverted and now there needs to be consensus before you revert. Anyhow it is laughable that the person who is edit-warring is posting a warning on my page.Patapsco913 (talk) 13:50, 18 May 2018 (UTC)
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Bunk. you are restoring the disputed text, adding new text, and re-arranging it so as to make it difficult to decipher. Why don't you bring up the text step-by-step on the talk page instead of shot-gunning it out there.Patapsco913 (talk) 14:01, 18 May 2018 (UTC)
There is nothing wrong with anything in the text, so it's a complete and utter waste of time to bring every sentence up for review on the talk page. If you have a specific problem with a sentence, bring it up on the talk page yourself. Snooganssnoogans (talk) 14:03, 18 May 2018 (UTC)
Please raise your concerns on the talk page.Patapsco913 (talk) 14:21, 18 May 2018 (UTC)

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Thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia. You made a series of edits (and article creations) in which you added two bullet points beginning *<small>... without a closing </small> tag, which in each article caused Multiple unclosed formatting tags and two Missing end tag lint errors. Worse than that, under the new Linter software that Wikipedia installed a few weeks ago, unclosed tags "leak" all the way to the end of the article, so everything after the two unclosed <small> tags is double-small. I am confident that this is not what you intended to contribute to Wikipedia. Would you please go to your editing history and re-edit these articles, inserting a closing </small> on each affected line? —Anomalocaris (talk) 04:22, 18 June 2018 (UTC)

Thanks you for taking care of this! —Anomalocaris (talk) 17:52, 18 June 2018 (UTC)
No problem. My mistake. CheersPatapsco913 (talk) 17:54, 18 June 2018 (UTC)

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Giuseppe Maria Feroni

I created a stub from one of your red links, Giuseppe Maria Feroni. Bearian (talk) 15:20, 9 July 2018 (UTC)

Looks good!Patapsco913 (talk) 15:30, 9 July 2018 (UTC)

Greetings, Today I noticed for WP Catholicism articles that entires are set to "small" wikicode. For better accessability it is better to use something like the following.

[[Wikipedia:Verifiability#Reliable sources|{{sup|{{small|[''self-published'']}}}}]]

so that the entry is larger, and the self-published is the small portion. See article Gabriele Fiamma as an example.

While making above changes, I also moved "Subject bar" up to be ahead of "Authority control" line. Regards, JoeHebda • (talk) 12:45, 8 July 2018 (UTC)

Thanks. I'll move the authority control down. I was trying to make the text for the additional sources the same size as the text for references (which is small). I think it is an anomaly that External Links and such have large text (basically since they are just headings). They should be the same size as the references don't you think? It definitely looks better and does not over-emphasize them relative to the references.Patapsco913 (talk) 14:09, 8 July 2018 (UTC)
After "External links" there may be a succession box (optional) then "S / A / D". Subject bar / Authority control / Default sort, followed by Categories / stub notices (optional). Size of text should default and not made smaller. It helps with mobile device small screen displays, especially for people with vision handicaps.
If you think the EL text is too large, it can be discussed at MOS for possible group consensus to change. I have my own custom WP larger fontsizes & there is no diff between Ref & EL sections. It all looks the same to me. Regards, JoeHebda • (talk) 18:56, 8 July 2018 (UTC)
Well there would be no way to decrease the text for External links since it is part of the body of the article and not part of the {reflist} (as "External links" or "Additional sources" are merely user-created headings just like "Biography" or "Personal life"). I still think it seems odd that the text for non-inline references is larger (viz. the main references are small and the supplemental references are large) and technically the diocese webs pages at CH and GC are there to provide the chronology for the vernacular names of the bishops. As you were putting "excessive citation" tags on many of the articles (which I get) I was trying to find an end-around and put the lists somewhere (technically they should be attached to the "before-after" area but that is not kosher. So my choices were to either put them as bullets under References or put them in a hybrid "External links and supplemental sources" section (as they are not external links since they are being used in the article for the chronology). So maybe the best route would be to have the reference text increased to the size of the text in the body of the paragraph?Patapsco913 (talk) 12:45, 9 July 2018 (UTC)
Also when we add [self-published source] it seems to do more than what we want (which is to notify the reader that it is self-published) as it generates a case to be reviewed (if you hover over it actually shows "this reference citation appears to be a self-published source" seeming to indicate that it is a question if it is self-published). As we have already discussed and determined that Catholic Hierarchy is reliable, don't we want to somehow notify the reader but not create a work item for someone to review? I guess this is another question: how to we mark references that have been deemed reliable as as self-published. That is why I brought Catholic Hierarchy up for discussion since people were removing citations (leaving articles completely bare) because CH was self-published.Patapsco913 (talk) 12:45, 9 July 2018 (UTC)
I think I will use this link> Wikipedia:Identifying and using self-published works" like such self-published it is more specific than verifiabile sources Wikipedia:Verifiability#Reliable sources and also avoids the workload problem.Patapsco913 (talk) 13:25, 9 July 2018 (UTC)
Check out this one Francesco Maria Scelloni. It will be my format going forward. What I am doing is only using the actual Latin source on top (Eubel...etc) with links to the actual page; moving the CH and GC bishop references into the body (GC only has references if a bishop has held two positions) relying more on CH since it provides the specific references it uses (which GC does not); move the diocese references to "external links and additional sources"; remove the small; and use self-published with a link to Wikipedia:Identifying and using self-published works; and use the following order: Portals - Authority control - Stub notices. I am slowly going through all the bishops I created.Patapsco913 (talk) 14:05, 9 July 2018 (UTC)
Isn't Gcatholic self-published as well? Vicedomino deems it as such and is adding the tag.Patapsco913 (talk) 14:08, 9 July 2018 (UTC)

Wondering why the "[ ]" are missing around "self-published"? JoeHebda • (talk) 16:13, 9 July 2018 (UTC)

for which one?Patapsco913 (talk) 16:19, 9 July 2018 (UTC)
almost all of your updates, I don't know how far back though...So I updated Francesco Maria Scelloni for you to look at & see how much better the self-pub looks with the leading space & brackets. Regards, JoeHebda • (talk) 19:14, 10 July 2018 (UTC)
why does it need brackets?Patapsco913 (talk) 19:37, 10 July 2018 (UTC)
It needs brackets to indicate non-article wikilink, just like Refs & Notes.
If without brackets, use {{sup| [''self-published'']}} instead? Without the wikilink. JoeHebda • (talk) 22:36, 10 July 2018 (UTC)
Also why are you adding [self-published source] to Catholic Hierarchy (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Articles_with_self-published_sources_from_July_2018). You are creating a task for someone else and the last thing we need is somebody going around and deleting the references as self-published which happens (as I have created a lot of bishops). We already know it is self-published; we do not need someone to check it. They can go to the catholic-hierarchy wikipage and determine for themselves. I have created over a 1000 bishops and I can say that Cheney tracks almost perfectly with Eubel. And why remove the self-published from GCatholic like you did at Pietro Vecchia (bishop), Cesare Sperelli, Clemente Gera, Sebastiano Gentili? GCatholic is no different from Catholic Hierarchy (although Chow is a writer at Salt + Light Television).Patapsco913 (talk) 19:42, 10 July 2018 (UTC)
Sorry, I did not know. You are the first person to clearly explain this to me. Thanks. JoeHebda • (talk) 22:38, 10 July 2018 (UTC)
OK . How about this. I'll put the brackets around self-published like this [self-published] with a space before it. It will link to the self-published section (I am using the shortcut Wikipedia:SPS; and we leave the self-published on GCatholic since it is the same as Catholic Hierarchy. That way we are on the same page going forward. (see Francesco Maria Scelloni What do you think?Patapsco913 (talk) 01:44, 11 July 2018 (UTC)
Yes - this looks like the best solution; using the same wikicode both in Ref and in EL sections, with the brackets, and for both CH and gCath. It's simpler & easier! Cheers! JoeHebda • (talk) 09:25, 11 July 2018 (UTC)
Ideally, you would not use self-published sources to create articles so it wouldn't need to be tagged at all. But, may I please ask that you use the proper template at least, which is {{self-published source}} If you use the proper tag it will automatically put the article into a maintenance category so it can be fixed. But the best thing would be not to use such sources to create lots and lots and lots of articles - they should be created with non-self-published sources.