User talk:SPN Lifer

I see that this is three years overdue, but ...

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From SPN Lifer: Citation added shortly thereafter -- additional material from previously cited source. — Preceding unsigned comment added by SPN Lifer (talk • contribs) 02:01, 23 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Please add refs at the same time as adding content. If using refs already in the article, please clarify that with your edit summary. Thank you. - ^theWOLFchild 14:09, 23 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Citation Required for Alumni Status[edit]

Please stop continuing to remove maintenance templates from pages on Wikipedia, as you did to Dowling Catholic High School ‎, without resolving the problem that the template refers to. This may be considered disruptive editing. Further edits of this type may result in your account being blocked from editing. Not only is there no citation in his linked article as you claimed, there isn't even a mention of the school. Meters (talk) 04:30, 23 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

From SPN Lifer: Actually, the linked article has multiple citations of his role in the formation and history of the band. You are correct, it did not mention his alumni status.

Moreover, I did clearly explain the rationale for the edit. So even if incorrect, with respect to one component of the citation I had not considered, it was easily reverted and hardly "disruptive". — Preceding unsigned comment added by SPN Lifer (talk • contribs) 01:58, 23 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

There is no need to provide a citation for notability for an alumnus with a linked wikiarticle. There's also no need to provide a citation for the fact that he is in the band (both his article and the linked band articles confirm that, So, the only possible reason for the citation request was for his attendance at the school. Your edit and summary seemed to me to be an intentional attempt to deceptively remove a maintenance tag, with a bogus summary. That's why a warned you. You're allowed to remove the warning if you wish. Meters (talk) 16:43, 23 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Thank you. The foregoing have been my first comments on a talk page, my own. SPN Lifer (talk) 22:39, 23 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

NP. Also take a look at WP:INDENT. FYI - ^theWOLFchild 02:42, 24 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Inclusion of Class Year in Notable Alumni Lists[edit]

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I have initiated a discussion of the Notable Alumni graduation year issue and the WP:CALC issue in the MCHS talk page. Thank you.

Inclusion of “Sunday” before Date in Super Bowl Pages[edit]

Do no re-add the day of the week to Super Bowl pages since all of them are played on Sunday. In addition, it is already stated in the main page that Super Bowl is played on Sunday and we do not need to repeat it in every page regarding the event. If some future Super Bowl would be played on some other day than Sunday then it would be noted. – Sabbatino (talk) 17:38, 5 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Sorry, I did not consider that adding the initial six words to make the foregoing heading within my talk page more descriptive could be “controversial”. SPN Lifer (talk) 20:11, 5 July 2018 (UTC) SPN Lifer (talk) 20:13, 5 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@SPN Lifer - It's not.
@Sabbatino - "Just want to remind you that you are not allowed to change other user's messages (headings included)" [bolding mine] - Where in TPO does it says that about section headings? Also, the quote above seems to contradict that. The change SPN Lifer made wasn't controversial so there is no need for this additional scolding. IMHO - ^theWOLFchild 21:45, 5 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Thank you for showing me the { { PD-notice } } = This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. addition to a citation reference, as warranted. SPN Lifer (talk) 20:23, 5 May 2020 (UTC) SPN Lifer (talk) 20:27, 5 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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