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Hi Discott. Just posted a 5-point reply, but my connection cut out and lost it. I am trying to remember what I wrote. Will post soonest. Rui ''Gabriel'' Correia (talk) 17:59, 9 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Let's see if I remembered everything.

Firstly, the author's paper is about something else, so any reference to Afrikaners serves merely to strengthen an argument, it is NOT a statement about Afrikaners per se. Let's look for example at references to customary law - how do these relate to Afrikaners/ South Africa, which have followed Roman-Dutch Law for centuries? So, much as I accept your claim that the author is "a highly respected and regarded academic", that does not mean to say that every single fragment used has to stand up to scrutiny. On the practical level, if the majority of Afrikaners (the "poor Afrikaners") support the idea of the homeland and their own parties, why are they voting DA, why are they not all living at Orania? Rui ''Gabriel'' Correia (talk) 19:06, 9 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Rui ''Gabriel'' Correia, thanks for getting back to me on this. Here are my responses in the order you gave yours to me. 1) It is true that the author's paper is about some thing else, however that does not disqualify it in any way from being a useful and informative source on another matter. A great many references that make important contributions to subjects on Wikipedia are from sources that are not directly about that subject but mention it in passing. A nice example is on the History of the Jews of Brazil, where a quote from Adam Smiths the Wealth of Nations is used to give greater historical context on their history in the country. 2) Your point about poor Afrikaners not supporting a Afrikaans homeland, as a broad sweeping statement, is a good one and if it is used in that article it might be best to reword it somewhat so as to make it less of a generalisation. However as a statement about what Mamdani has observed as to the political constituency within the Afrikaans community that tends to support the idea of a homeland it remains true and so should be included. 3) Additionally Mamdani's analysis add's an additional layer of context and analysis that, I feel, if much needed in that section of the page on Afrikaners after 1994. In the wording I used it was made clear that it was his analysis so there should be no issue of it appearing as a universally accepted truth but rather, as it is, the informed opinion of a hightly respected academic -who specialises in African ethnicity and politics- as to their situation.--Discott (talk) 08:24, 11 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Discott.

Thanks for the invitation. Unfortunately I will be in Durban at that time. My email address is: jacobmacmillanza@gmail.com, thanks.Jacobmacmillan (talk) 15:53, 16 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, I will add you to the AGM chat invite list. It will be a live event so you will need to login at that time on the 28th.--Discott (talk) 15:54, 16 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Discott,

Thanks - will try my best to make it BookshelfZA (talk) 18:19, 18 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks BookshelfZA, looking forward to seeing you there. Welcome to stay/also come to the Wiki Loves Monuments awards ceremony at 5:30pm for 6:00pm at the same place and date. --Discott (talk) 10:35, 24 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi Discott, I’ve seen that you recently created Gupta family and that you’ve made several additions to it over the last few days. As stated on my user page, I am a representative of Oakbay Resources and Energy and would welcome a discussion with you on certain areas of the article which might benefit from some balance. I’ve been working on a few possible additions to the current version in my sandbox. As you’ll see, I’m suggesting additional content supported by reliable secondary sources, not proposing that anything is removed.

The main points of what I’ve proposed are:

• The inclusion of some more companies owned/part-owned by the Guptas under ‘Interests’ (note that three of these rely on a primary source, namely Oakbay’s 2015 Annual Report – that’s the only time I’ve used one here).

• The Gupta family’s response to allegations of undue influence on the presidency.

• A response by India’s High Commissioner to the Waterkloof air force base controversy.

• Some more detail on Oakbay’s mining operations.

• Zuma’s response to the allegations surrounding Nhlanhla Nene’s dismissal.

• Mosebenzi Zwane’s response to allegations surrounding Tegeta.

• Some more detail on the recent court order.

These proposed additions are highlighted in blue; there are a couple of strikethroughs as well.

If you could have a look at these suggestions and leave feedback there or on my talk page that would be much appreciated. I will follow Wikipedia policy on COI editing at all times. Thanks. OakbayRep (talk) 11:05, 19 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hi OakbayRep. Thank you very much for the feedback and input. I have looked through the working page on the Gupta family on your sandbox. I think you have made a number of valuable additions to the Gupta family article which add a great deal of depth and help promote a NPOV, and therefor should be used on the main space article. So good in fact I would guess that you are a long time Wikipedia editor (not that that matters very much to me either which way). Good job. I from what I have seen of the article on your sandbox as of writing this message I feel you should add all of the proposed additions to the page in question.--Discott (talk) 12:58, 19 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Discott, thanks very much for this feedback. Strictly speaking as a COI editor I’d prefer not to make a direct edit to the article itself, but I’ve now amended the sandbox to remove all the mark-ups and strikethroughs. I have also made a few punctuation changes. Would you be happy just to transfer this straight across? Hope that’s okay.OakbayRep (talk) 15:57, 19 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Discott: hi again, just wondering if you might be okay to transfer what’s here (it's ready to go - no highlighted text or strikethroughs) to the main article space? I know you gave me the go-ahead to do it myself but with my COI I’d prefer to leave it to you if possible. Let me know otherwise I’d be okay to do it if necessary. Thanks very much. OakbayRep (talk) 06:01, 23 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hi OakbayRep, I feel that it would be better if you rather made those contributions. I think that it is not a series breach of COI and if others have any concerns about it then we can discuss it on the article's talk page. There is precedence for this kind of thing so I am sure people will be okay with it so long as it adheres to other editing conventions and rules which it seems to me as though it does.--Discott (talk) 08:58, 23 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Discott, no problem at all – that’s done. Thanks again for looking at it. OakbayRep (talk) 17:36, 23 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Discott, there are a few things that could do with updating in Gupta family – see here in my sandbox as before for a marked up version with additions in blue. Let me know what you make of it. Regarding your discussion here – isn't it standard policy that COI editors don't make direct edits to pages? I'm happy to make any changes we agree but I was under the impression that strictly speaking that's not something a COI editor can do. OakbayRep (talk) 00:32, 5 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hi OakbayRep, it is very kind of you (although not necessary) to let me know every time you wish to update a particular page on Wikipedia. It is indeed standard policy that COI editors should avoid making edits on pages that concern them but it is also not set in stone from what I understand. What is set in stone is that one should never plagiarise. Apart from the fact I am simply not comfortable editing Wikipedia on anyone's behalf (especially someone with COI regarding the article in question) I cannot add the content you have written as it would be plagiarism which is a pretty serious offence on Wikipedia. As such I would advise -and this might not be very good advice as others on Wikipedia are likely to know the policies regarding COI and paid editing in particular better than me- to continue to edit the article yourself. Keep in mind however that the policy regarding paid editing points out that "paid editors must follow the guidelines on COI very carefully." I suggest you do just that. However you seem to be pretty adapt editor already judging from your style of editing and knowledge of Wiki bureaucracy & rules. As for the content you have suggested adding. There are a few additions which seem out of place on a Wikipedia page such as the mention that SizweNtsalubaGobodo is "South Africa's biggest black-owned auditing firm." Don't know why that is relevant to the page in question other than to present the company in a possibly positive light, which means it could be (rightly in my view) interpreted as being promotional which as you know is not allowed on Wikipedia. I could comment on every proposed addition but that would be more effectively and better done on the Wikipedia page its self. As is the nature of Wikipedia. Having said all of that a number of your proposed edits do seem to promote a greater level of NPOV and update the article some what which is a good thing.--Discott (talk) 16:24, 7 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Discott, thanks for your response. I've updated the article. I see your point about the mention of SizweNtsalubaGobodo and I left that out. I get your reasoning for not editing on another's behalf, but thanks for replying anyway and ping me if you have any concerns. OakbayRep (talk) 22:35, 12 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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I doubt that reference to http://artthrob.co.za/04mar/artbio.html meets wp:notability (people) Please read. Thank you Jim1138 (talk) 14:04, 5 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @Jim1138:, please expand on why you feel it does not meet wp:notability (people). It seems to fit the requirements to me.Discott (talk) 14:09, 5 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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@DVdm:, thank you for your message. Two things, you can find references for all of the dyslexia category additions I have made on the List of people diagnosed with dyslexia page, secondly I am not aware that one needs references on the page being categorised to add a category to that page. I will look into that now. I am somewhat perturbed by, what seems to be, the hasty accusation towards me that I am engaging in "vandalism". I would suggest investigate such editing activities further before making accusations.--Discott (talk) 20:58, 7 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

That list of people diagnosed with dyslexia does not count in any way as a reliable source—see wp:CIRCULAR. My apologies for that second warning. That was a wrong button. I have replaced it with the proper warning. But of course, this way of edting might be interpreted as vandalism if you would continue adding this category to articles without it being backed up by a sourced mention in the article. - DVdm (talk) 21:04, 7 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note:By the way, you can of course take the opportunity to add a sourced mention in the articles. I.o.w. before you add the category, verify the article, find a source, mention it in the article, and then add the cat. That way, you can improve the articles, and perhaps at the same time that list. Just a thought. - DVdm (talk) 21:09, 7 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@DVdm:, thanks for the prompt reply. I fear my previous comment might have been misinterpreted. I did not mean to say that the article was in and of its self a satisfactory reference for engaging in this categorisation exercise (I agree entirely that had that been the case it would not be in line with wp:CIRCULAR); but instead meant to rather say that the references for each name on that particular page were satisfactory for the purpose.

I want to add that in response to your request I have halted all dyslexic related categorisation efforts but, until the merits of this categorisation process is discussed further, have decided not to undo the edits in question. I look forward to your feedback on this issue and apologise for any inconvenience you feel this might have caused.--Discott (talk) 21:13, 7 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Do I take it that you count on other people to undo your inappropriate work? - DVdm (talk) 21:20, 7 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

If you take it that way then I fear you might be misinterpreting me again and possibly jumping to conclusions. Whilst I can see why you might feel that a number of the edits in question are inappropriate, clearly I do not regard them as being inappropriate (or else I would concede to your demand). What I am expecting is some form of discussion/proof/conciseness as to why it might be regarded as inappropriate when I can point to a source which clearly has each and every entry with its own reference. What I am wondering, and indeed still searching for, is something that says something along the lines of "a category has to be referenced on the page upon which it appears." I could add a mention to each of the articles in question saying something along the lines of "this person has been diagnosed with dyslexia" but I am not convinced that, for some but not all of the articles in question, this is the sort of thing that has to 'live' on the body of the article or that it might qualify as a substantive enough addition to that article to justify its explicit addition. I can't articulate why but somehow it troubles me that I might have to add something like "X is dyslexic" it sort of feels like one has to have something like "Y is Jewish (or what ever)" to every article before it can be categorised thusly. Perhaps that is the case, perhaps not. I want to first see if I can find anything about this on Wikipedia:Categorization. I am also curious as to where a reference for a category might live on a page if that information is not held in the body of that article. I am sorry if I might appear difficult on this but at least it is producing some form of dialogue on the issue.--Discott (talk) 21:57, 7 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I and other editors, who happen to have some of the articles on their watchlists, undid your inappropriate additions. I also undid your latest addition to the list: [1], as clearly blogs and personal websites are not considered to be reliable sources. User EvergreenFir also removed some inappropriate stuff from the page: [2].

Please be very careful adding categories to articles about people, specially about living people-see wp:BLPCAT. - DVdm (talk) 22:02, 7 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

This is related to another issue I've been meaning to raise at the village pump. I will make a post there and notify you about it. DVdm is correct that you must be very careful about adding categories to biographies of living people. I'll review some of the edits in a few minutes. A few of the sources on that stand-alone list article seems questionable. EvergreenFir (talk) Please {{re}} 22:04, 7 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I am grateful that it has produced a closer look at the List of people diagnosed with dyslexia article and started a discussion on the village pump. I will start undoing some of the edits I made as I now feel the balance of doubt in my mind on this issue as changed in favour of the points DVdm has raised. There is still something deeper about all of this that I cant quite pin down or articulate (and has nothing to do with any of us editors or Wikipedia regulations) that bothers me about this. I am going to need to think about this more deeply.--Discott (talk) 22:13, 7 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

(edit conflict) Indeed. I suspect there's some blog-type sources and sources with amateuristic pseudo-back-in-time-diagnosis in there. By definition, dyslexia can never have been diagnosed with anyone living before 1880 or so.

I have verified all the biography articles. I only left those where dyslexia is mentioned at least once—with or even without source, alas. - DVdm (talk) 22:15, 7 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I randomly chose Ferdinand Piëch from your edit history, the article didn't mention dyslexia and the list of people had a reference that failed to verify it (it was a dead link)Theroadislong (talk) 22:36, 7 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

(edit conflict)I have done a brief review of my edits and it seems all the offending/misplaced category tags (articles that have not mentioned dyslexia in the body of the article but have the tag) have already been weeded out (very effective of everyone). I also see that a few of articles have had some additions made to them. I agree with your concerns over the reliability over some of the sources and the "amateuristic pseudo-back-in-time-diagnosis", I also find that concerning. I am less convinced that dyslexia can never be diagnosed with anyone living before 1880 as there is a genetic component to it that when combined with 'family lore' can provide some solid proof of the condition as is the case with one of the people on the list from whom I inheritade it from. I am also not so sure how relevant that is to Wikipedia without a good reference to back it up. I do think that there is an argument to be made for West's reference in 4d^[1] being used as a reliable source in this case but again also agree that a stronger reference should be used if one can be found. However that is a somewhat different issue. Sorry for all the trouble (and initial intransigence) but I am glad about all the input from everyone on this issue.--Discott (talk) 22:48, 7 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

See Wikipedia:Village_pump_(idea_lab)#BLPCAT.2C_mental_illnesses.2C_and_learning_disabilities if you're interested. EvergreenFir (talk) Please {{re}} 22:49, 7 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks EvergreenFir, I am afraid I am going to have to give my feedback on this tomorrow though as it is very late in the night where I am right now.--Discott (talk) 22:53, 7 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Question about the wording in your recent comment on WP:Village pump (idea lab)#BLPCAT, mental illnesses, and learning disabilities... You wrote "This sounds fair. I would also advocate erring on the side of the person in question. I also agree that it should be explicate so something like "I have dyslexia" is okay." I wondered if you meant "explicit"? I'm not trying to be the vocab police, but I wasn't sure I understood what you were saying. Permstrump (talk) 16:11, 8 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for pointing this out. It is fittingly ironic that I would miss-spell something on a conversation that includes a condition that effects spelling. I did indeed mean to say "explicit." I put too much trust in my spell checker.--Discott (talk) 16:45, 8 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hahaha! I didn't think of that before. Permstrump (talk) 05:53, 9 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Very useful map. If you can change Trichardt to Tregardt is would be more in line with current, and Tregardt's own usage. JMK (talk) 11:11, 17 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

JMK, thanks. I have just updated the map.--Discott (talk) 11:48, 17 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

And on the same map: all killed in 1836, not 1938. JMK (talk)

Super, thanks! JMK (talk) 11:53, 17 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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The Mfecane map appearing on the Mfecane page and on the Zulu or Shaka Zulu page is wrong. Bulawayo is misplaced.

The one here is more geographically accurate - though the movement arrows are not good: https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=mfecane+map&rlz=1C1LENP_enGB543GB559&espv=2&biw=1600&bih=799&tbm=isch&imgil=zJf57keipKnXcM%253A%253Bc-8VdqWwROSGzM%253Bhttp%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.mmaramotswerules.com%25252Fthe-mfecane--the-cobbing-controversy.html&source=iu&pf=m&fir=zJf57keipKnXcM%253A%252Cc-8VdqWwROSGzM%252C_&usg=__jaUOs70VRwYKop-106yQSeCpKKA%3D&ved=0ahUKEwjqg_Ct8uPMAhUpD8AKHaZ-CbYQyjcIKQ&ei=CYQ8V6rbJqmegAam_aWwCw#imgrc=zJf57keipKnXcM%3A

Where the url above shows "Ndebele" is where Bulawayo is sited.

Randal Smith15:08, 18 May 2016 (UTC)86.153.157.59 (talk)

Hi Randal, the Buolawayo displayed at the map refers to Shaka's royal kraal and seat of government of the Zulu emplire (known as Bulawayo) and not Bulawayo the city in Zimbabwe which is what it seems you believe it is.--Discott (talk) 13:35, 19 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi there, I'm on my phone so haven't been able to look through that xls file very well - but can you point me to where it says 110,000 white Zimbabweans in the UK? So far as I can see there's no reference made to ethnicity or colour there, only place of birth and citizenship. If I've just missed it please let me know where to look. Cheers —  Cliftonian (talk)  11:46, 19 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Cliftonian, I must admit that I was a bit lazy here and simply trusted the reference in the Zimbabweans in the United Kingdom here which quotes 110,000 people, a figure that can be found on 'Table 1.3: Overseas-born population in the United Kingdom by country of birth' of the ref. With hind sight I should have been more cautious when using this one as I think you are right to question whether it refers to white Zimbabweans only as I suspect it, infact, refers to all Zimbabweans. I suspect it is not that far off but my suspicion is not good enough. Has been the best figure I can find so far.--Discott (talk) 13:21, 19 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the quick response - yes, I think the figure is probably somewhere close to that, but we'd need a source to back it up. Please do let me know if you find anything. Cheers —  Cliftonian (talk)  13:50, 19 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 04:05, 4 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I think we might be neighbors. Please confirm my suspicion by answering the following questions: Is there incessant drilling and construction work in progress near your residence? Are there lots of cats around said residence?

I am number nine.

197.89.111.56 (talk) 20:28, 26 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Might be where I used to live in Kenilworth. I moved very recently though. On the other hand it might also be my doppelganger that supposedly also lives in Cape Town some where.--Discott (talk) 08:47, 27 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]