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Dennis: Noting your interest in Chinese manufacturers, I thought you might want to have a look at this. Template:Motorcycle manufacturers of the People's Republic of China might have a couple of entries that refer to defunct companies -- Flyscooters and Vento. I'm not able to confirm their status, thought you might know something about it. — Brianhe ( talk) 01:00, 6 January 2012 (UTC)
I'd delete both from the template -- even before going under, they were miniscule in importance compared to the other articles. Might want to merge both articles into something else in the future; an overview page of some kind, History of Chinese motorcycles, perhaps. -- Dennis Bratland ( talk) 01:16, 6 January 2012 (UTC)
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Is there a definition for what belongs in Category:Motorcyclists organizations versus Category:Motorcycle clubs? I thought we had this discussion before, but couldn't find it in the WPMC archives. We should probably put a header on Category:Motorcyclists organizations to explain and help keep cruft out. — Brianhe ( talk) 04:59, 21 January 2012 (UTC)
Thanks for your helpful edits to Maruti 800, Ford Fiesta, Suzuki Wagon R, Toyota Innova, Suzuki Alto, and probably many more (I don't have the energy to check your contributions page for everything good you did). It is sad that all articles dealing with cars available in the Indian subcontinent are subject to soooo much nonsense, advertising, and POV pushing. I appreciate your alert eyes on these article, they allow me to sleep soundly at night. Cheers, ⊂| Mr.choppers |⊃ ( talk) 08:24, 21 January 2012 (UTC)
Mr. Bratland would you please respect the efford other people does to contribute to Wikipidia. It is frustration to spend time doing a thorrow piece of work, and some 'pope' like you just wipe it with the remark: "...in most cases wrong". I actually checked and recheck my facts. I added two items in the list - which I knew from memory. The other examples I knew from memory was ok as well, and you just wipe them all out of igorance and personal preferences about the scope of this article. Actions like yours is the very reason I never contribute to Wikipedia with money.
If there is something in article that do not belong there, could you please consider toning down to signaficanse of what you do not like by ADDING or elaborating what you feels is significant instead of being destructive. You alone can not decide that a public media section (which is a VERY common thing in Wikipeda) is irrelevant in a article, when the majority (including me) does think it is relevant.
BR: Henrik Hansen — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.111.61.80 ( talk) 13:49, 24 January 2012 (UTC)
OK, Mr. Bratland, why don't you admit it - you want to enforce a de facto ownership of this article. Pope = tyrant !
It is action like yours which makes it an ungrateful experience to contribute to wikipedia. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.111.61.80 ( talk) 13:45, 25 January 2012 (UTC)
If you have sources to verify your edits, cite them. If you don't have good sources, then you have to wait until you find them. We have time.
The only verifiable fact in that list was that the Perfecto was in The Wild One, already mentioned twice earlier in the article. The others are just jackets that you think look like the Perfecto. It is not a copyrighted design and there are many versions from other brands, most famously the Langlitz Columbia. The jacket from the Terminator was probably Italian, not from New York.
Please stop insulting other editors or you can be blocked from editing. -- Dennis Bratland ( talk) 15:54, 25 January 2012 (UTC)
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Hi you edited out Hitler in a Mercedes-Benz, but I'm a little confused because there is still an image of the Pope in a "popemobile". Why is one allowed and the other not? thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by Arigoldberg ( talk • contribs) 00:08, 28 January 2012 (UTC)
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To take exception to editing within the article relative to Wikipedia standards (e.g., by writing in the comment line, "rmv synth and original research," is not quite the same thing as to "make accusations." Please note the statement editors agree to with every single edit, just below the comment line: "if you do not want your writing to be edited, used, and redistributed at will, then do not submit it here." Also, regarding your direction for others to refrain from editing an article (while you continue to edit, interestingly) is problematic: please review ownership guidelines, specifically about discouraging others from editing an article. That said, there is no requirement that an article be static for DYK approval. Thanks. 842U ( talk) 22:20, 5 February 2012 (UTC)
I've noticed on your talk page that you often offend veteran editors by speaking to them as if they were newbies. You might want to consider that this approach is not conducive to good collaboration. -- Dennis Bratland ( talk) 22:30, 5 February 2012 (UTC)
The "health" of the article is not not at great risk. If it were a BLP with derogatory information, that would require immediate action. If it were making wildly false claims, that would require urgent action, perhaps. Fine tuning the tone of the article, calling into question obscure details about which showrooms Fujisawa and Honda visited in 1956 -- these things don't endanger the "health" of the article. They call for reasoned discussion, not blanket reverts and edit warring. Given that I cited good sources, it behooves you to first go read them, then begin the discussion. We have all the time in the world, you know. -- Dennis Bratland ( talk) 04:36, 6 February 2012 (UTC)
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This user Tuckerlogansmith ( talk · contribs) seems to have a penchant for meaningless edits to motorcycle articles. A troll or just a child? I think he needs a sterner warning than the templated messages he's been getting. — Brianhe ( talk) 18:20, 21 February 2012 (UTC)
My personal guess is that Tuckerlogansmith's edits look clever enough that they're a troll, but again, it makes no difference. -- Dennis Bratland ( talk) 18:29, 21 February 2012 (UTC)
Dennis, I saw that you removed all my contributions to Balkan motorcycles. None of the text was copied word for word and the sentences had a different structure. I wrote and researched the original article on blog.leatherup.com - how much of the information that I wrote originally on the blog should I use on the wikipedia article? To write my piece on Balkan motorcycles, I used this forum post as a source: http://www.therevcounter.com/classic-motorbikes-forum/58554-anyone-know-anything-about-balkan-motorbikes.html Should I just use them as a source or both the blog and the forum? Kalin Nacheff
Then there is WP:COI. Posting links to your blog on Wikipedia looks a lot like self-promotion. You can avoid that issue, again, by citing third party sources. Citing Motorcycle Consumer News is what I mean -- that's exactly the way to do it. -- Dennis Bratland ( talk) 00:10, 22 February 2012 (UTC)
It is from his international driver license. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.115.93.83 ( talk) 03:19, 3 March 2012 (UTC)
Hello there Dennis, I am not to sure how best to contact you. I am Mick's daughter in law and don't know how to "Officially" get your page updated with very relevant detail. Perhaps you can contact me mandiemcc@hotmail.com
Many thanks Mandie — Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.114.106.245 ( talk) 16:55, 10 March 2012 (UTC)
The bottom line is that the death notice must first be published in a reputable source before the Wikipedia page may be updated. Is there some problem preventing an obituary from being published? -- Dennis Bratland ( talk) 17:47, 10 March 2012 (UTC)
Thanks for the info Dennis, I understand entirely (However frustrating!). At this time we have not yet written anything for the funeral directors to publish in the local Wisbech papers, as the date/time of the funeral has yet to be decided. At this point I can reference (Or perhaps get you to????). In the meantime please do get in touch if you have any questions... or contact Mick's son Steven on his email steve_walker94@yahoo.co.uk — Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.114.106.245 ( talk) 17:55, 10 March 2012 (UTC)
Hello Dennis,
I am trying to update the section for Harry S. so that his new career direction is in there. I am not sure why this was not allowable. This is public information in terms of his new CEO position.
Thank you, AFMW ( talk)AFMW —Preceding undated comment added 15:42, 12 March 2012 (UTC).
Thank you -- I have added 2 sources into the citation. I hope that this suffices. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by AFMW ( talk • contribs) 16:18, 12 March 2012 (UTC)
I strongly suggest that you "come clean" and reveal your role as marketing personnel for Belstaff. Given that your previous username BelstaffMarketing ( talk · contribs) was blocked, you too could face a block if you continue to push such promotional material - especially if you don't reveal your obvious conflict of interest. -- Biker Biker ( talk) 16:48, 12 March 2012 (UTC)
Hi Dennis,
I'm a little bit unsure as to why you designated my contributions as "spam". All of the articles that I added references to had notices at the top saying "this article needs more sources". I was only trying to help in this regard. Especially on the "turbocharger" page - I added this link almost two years ago and have had no negative feedback about it.
cheers
Samurai HP ( talk) 00:07, 13 March 2012 (UTC)
Adding sources to articles is more than welcome, but they must be quality sources. In most cases, books from recognized authorities, or magazine and newspaper articles. Websites are OK if they are professionally edited sites whose authors are recognized authorities. Please read Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources for specific information on what is and isn't a reliable source. -- Dennis Bratland ( talk) 00:15, 13 March 2012 (UTC)
You know something Dennis, at first I thought you were a five-star-jerk for deleting my contributions. However, after reading your response, and after reading through the history on your talk page, I can only conclude that you're actually a pretty reasonable guy. Your responses are imbued with simple logic which means they are really quite helpful, especially for those that are trying to learn how this whole editing process works.
Kudos mate.
Samurai HP ( talk) 08:33, 13 March 2012 (UTC)
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You started a small thing at wp:blp1e and it seems likely to me that you have done something which will save many people time perpetually. Thanks for being the one out of the thousands of people who have read that to perceive the ambiguity which has caused so much confusion. Blue Rasberry (talk) 00:49, 15 March 2012 (UTC) |
==Ghost Rider: Travels on the Healing Road==
+ Neil Peart, who is the drummer and lyricist for the Canadian rock band Rush, used an R1100GS for a 14 month, 55,000-mile (89,000 km) self-healing trip, [1] which he made in the late 1990s following the deaths of his wife and only daughter. [2]
+ The trip was documented in the book Ghost Rider: Travels on the Healing Road. [3]
Dennis, clearly the above text is a piece of tangetially connected trivia - see the Wikipedia guidelines on trivia - that has no place on an entry on the BMW R1100S and does not meet Wikipedia encyclopediatic criteria. If you want to preserve the information, it would be better on a seperate entry regarding either Neil Peart or the book the text mentions.
Re: You said, 'With minimal research, it can be cited why it mattered that Peart rode an R1100GS.' You've missed the point slightly. It isn't relevent whether or not it mattered that Peart rode a R1100GS, it is relevent whether or not that information is relevent to this Wikipedia entry. And it is not.
Finally: When you say 'Please do not disrupt Wikipedia to prove a point. see WP:POINT', I have to say that I do not appreciate that - without any evidence - my editing is being mischaracterised as 'prove a point' when it is not. The deletion of the text is based on an objective consideration of what Wikipedia does and does not consider trivial and non-relevent information.
Please do not misuse the 'prove a point' citation as a way of shutting down debate or blocking objective contributions. If you wish to move this editing decision to a discussion page for the inclusion of the opinion of other editors, then please do so. Thanks Rivercard ( talk) 20:38, 15 March 2012 (UTC)
Hi, Brainhe. Are we then saying that the past or present ownership or usage of a vehicle by a famous person (or someone meeting Wikipedia 'notability' criteria) is enough to warrant it's inclusion on the entry page about that vehicle? If that is the case then it would obviate accusations of triviality at including such material, but it seems that as yet there is no consensus on the issue. But, on balance, it would seem to me that Wikipedia criteria lean more against it than for... (meaning that even if we personally think an entry is 'better' for having more information on it, that still doesn't trump the objective criteria laid down for inclusion). Rivercard ( talk) 19:03, 17 March 2012 (UTC)
Dear Mr. Bratland, The section I added is relevant to a CVT. People can learn from it and improve it. Although ideas for the CVT are for sale on the linked website, many other CVT’s described on wikipedia are also for sale. If you have strong objections to my post please let me know, otherwise I will post it again. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.93.107.35 ( talk • contribs) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cvtreserach ( talk • contribs)
They are not disclaimers. Learn the difference before ignorantly assuming you do. MzNobody ( talk) 23:44, 20 March 2012 (UTC)
Hello. This message is being sent to inform you that there is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Dispute resolution noticeboard regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. The thread is " BMW R1100GS". Thank you. -- TransporterMan ( TALK) | DR goes to Wikimania! 17:25, 21 March 2012 (UTC)
Hi. Noticeboard discussion on BMW R1100GS reopened. Rivercard ( talk) 02:58, 31 March 2012 (UTC)
So that I better understand your edit on Mini_(marque) and removal of the text I added referencing a magazine article that referenced Mini's April Fools' Day prank today, could you explain how you consider this an ad (you wrote "Ads are not news" (which it's not) and your comment that the item "needs 3rd party refs" which I cited in my footnote? SwissMissTravel ( talk) 21:30, 1 April 2012 (UTC)
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