User talk:Kalbome22

August 2024

Hello. Regarding the recent revert you made: you may already know about them, but you might find Wikipedia:Template index/User talk namespace useful. After a revert, these can be placed on the user's talk page to let them know you considered their edit inappropriate, and also direct new users towards the sandbox. They can also be used to give a stern warning to a vandal when they've been previously warned. Thank you. HirowoWiki (talk | contribs) 00:16, 21 August 2024 (UTC)

Thank You. Kalbome22 (talk) 00:28, 21 August 2024 (UTC)

The legality of the annexation of crimea is not an "opinion". 2001:99A:2054:E900:ECFB:6F44:22:B6C1 (talk) 06:07, 24 August 2024 (UTC)

The statement violates Wikipedia's policies by using the term "illegal annexation," which reflects a specific political stance rather than a neutral description. Wikipedia requires a Neutral Point of View (NPOV), meaning that articles should present facts impartially and avoid language that indicates bias. The term "illegal" conveys a judgment about the annexation's legality, which can mislead readers and fails to provide a balanced view of the issue. Kalbome22 (talk) 06:30, 24 August 2024 (UTC)

The term illegal is all over the article about the illegal annexation. Your point makes no sense. 2001:99A:2054:E900:ECFB:6F44:22:B6C1 (talk) 06:37, 24 August 2024 (UTC)

Also stating the factual legality is not a "political stance", it's just stating the legality. US Political style discourse has clearly invaded Wikipedia editorial styles. 2001:99A:2054:E900:ECFB:6F44:22:B6C1 (talk) 06:39, 24 August 2024 (UTC)

It's true that the term "illegal" might appear frequently in articles about contentious issues. However, Wikipedia’s Neutral Point of View (NPOV) policy requires that language reflect a neutral stance, even if certain terms are commonly used in discussions about the topic. Using terms like "illegal annexation" can suggest a particular judgment and bias, which might influence readers’ perceptions. Instead, Wikipedia aims to describe the situation in a way that presents multiple perspectives without endorsing a specific viewpoint. To adhere to NPOV, it’s important to provide balanced coverage and use neutral language, even if it means adjusting or clarifying terminology that might imply a specific stance. Kalbome22 (talk) 06:42, 24 August 2024 (UTC)

And last point, the current form of the article misleads readers as it leaves room to interpret that Crimea was somehow legally annexed. 2001:99A:2054:E900:ECFB:6F44:22:B6C1 (talk) 06:40, 24 August 2024 (UTC)

The phrase "illegal annexation" may lead readers to assume the annexation was universally recognized as unlawful without presenting differing viewpoints or the complexity of international legal opinions on the matter. Kalbome22 (talk) 06:50, 24 August 2024 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Urban Realism (August 27)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed. Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reasons left by Utopes were:  The comment the reviewer left was: Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit after they have been resolved.

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Utopes _{(talk / cont)} 19:09, 27 August 2024 (UTC)

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Your submission at Articles for creation: Urban Realism 2 (August 28)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed. Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Dan arndt was: Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit after they have been resolved.

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Dan arndt (talk) 04:13, 28 August 2024 (UTC)

AfC notification: Draft:Urban Realism has a new comment

I've left a comment on your Articles for Creation submission, which can be viewed at Draft:Urban Realism. Thanks! Hoary (talk) 06:05, 4 September 2024 (UTC)

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Reconrabbit 17:35, 27 September 2024 (UTC)

Neutrality concerning election predictions

The accuracy of The Keys to the White House in predicting the elections of 2000 and 2016 has been the subject of extensive discussion on that Talk page and elsewhere. In the published sources, opinions differ. Wikipedia therefore cannot take a position and endorse one side or the other, as your edit to Allan Lichtman did.

I'm restoring the more neutral wording that emerged from extensive discussion. Please don't change this language without discussing it and explaining your position. Thanks! JamesMLane t c 17:31, 6 November 2024 (UTC)

@JamesMLane Thanks for letting me know. You are referring to where I linked pseduoscientfic in the key article? Kalbome22 (talk) 17:41, 6 November 2024 (UTC)

When I wrote, I hadn't seen that, but, yeah, "pseudoscientific" is obviously POV. I was referring to your edit to Allan Lichtman that referred to the accuracy of the system in 2000 and 2016. See here for an explanation of the differing assessments, in the published sources, of those two years. JamesMLane t c 17:52, 6 November 2024 (UTC)

Then we should include it and say it is disputed by Lichtman and media sources. It seems like a very important fact to exclude from the intro especially with the recent failure. Kalbome22 (talk) 17:58, 6 November 2024 (UTC)

We can't say "The fact is that Lichtman got 2000 wrong but he disputes it" or "The fact is that Lichtman got 2016 wrong but he disputes it." That would violate a core Wikipedia policy -- neutrality. We have to report the dispute, not engage in it.

The best way to handle it in the bio article would be a brief summary, with a link to the relevant and neutral section of the Keys article. (See WP:SS for a general discussion of this approach.) Unfortunately, at the moment, there is no such relevant and neutral section to link to. In the meantime, we have to resist the temptation to try to cram every bit of information into the introductory section. We settled on "high degree of accuracy" because it's undisputed that he's usually been right. Any reader wanting more detail can follow the wikilink to the "child" article. JamesMLane t c 18:55, 6 November 2024 (UTC)

@JamesMLane I don't see how mentioning that he got the outcome wrong wouldn't be neutral. To exclude the information would be misleading, especially because it says that he has accurately predicted every election when he has not, regardless of the circumstances. Kalbome22 (talk) 19:09, 6 November 2024 (UTC)

It's because "the outcome" isn't unambiguous. The main POVs are that he got 2000 right and 2016 wrong, or that he got 2000 wrong and 2016 right, or that he got both right. If you check [the link I provided, you'll see that each of these POVs has support from a reliable source. That's why endorsing any of them, in Wikipedia's voice, would violate WP:NPOV. JamesMLane t c 19:13, 6 November 2024 (UTC)

@JamesMLane So you could include in the intro that he got the popular vote wrong in 2016 and got the 2000 president wrong. It seems like leaving the status quo is misleading Kalbome22 (talk) 19:18, 6 November 2024 (UTC)

That doesn't work because there's a dispute -- there are sources that credit him with a correct prediction in 2016 (because he had switched from predicting the popular vote to predicting the electoral vote) and other sources that score 2016 as incorrect (because they contend that he was still predicting the popular vote).

I realize you're new here. You really need to take the time to read WP:NPOV about reporting disputes without engaging in them. Many websites don't operate with Wikipedia's principle of neutrality, and in fact some people think Wikipedia shouldn't do so, but right now that's the policy and all articles must follow it. JamesMLane t c 19:22, 6 November 2024 (UTC)

@JamesMLane Im sorry maybe I'm not understanding. How does that make that information not worthy of inclusion? We don't have to say that he got the info wrong, just that he predicted Gore when Bush won and that in 2016 he did not predict the candidate with that won the popular vote. Kalbome22 (talk) 19:30, 6 November 2024 (UTC)

Because that formulation doesn't take account of the distinction between popular vote and electoral vote.

I've been replying to you here and therefore not getting around to restoring the article to the previous, more neutral version. If you think that your formulation would be consistent with WP:NPOV, you should discuss that on the Keys talk page. If you want to suggest wording for the bio article that's more informative but still neutral and not too detailed, you should address that on the bio article talk page. JamesMLane t c 19:35, 6 November 2024 (UTC)

@JamesMLane So why not include that distinction, too? Kalbome22 (talk) 19:41, 6 November 2024 (UTC)

@JamesMLane This information is also incredibly relevant as it is central to the article. His public persona entirely revolves around this it seems like censorship to suppress the info inside the article, especially when info like the books he has written is in the intro. It feels like an attempt to suppress valid information Kalbome22 (talk) 19:14, 6 November 2024 (UTC)

It's a judgment call about how much information to put in the summary in the bio article and how much to leave to the child article. What's not a judgment call is that we cannot assert, in the bio article, that he got 2000 wrong. Many sources say that he was predicting the winner of the popular vote, and he was correct -- Gore did win the popular vote.

The problem is that, to get into the different POVs about the prediction record and do so in a neutral manner, the bio article would have to give a lot of detail. If you think that's the way to go, you might suggest wording on the bio article's Talk page. Bear in mind the technique of WP:SS -- the bio article won't be giving the reader every single bit of information that pertains to Allan Lichtman. JamesMLane t c 19:28, 6 November 2024 (UTC)

@JamesMLane We aren't giving all the info about him. This is incredibly relevant information that I'd highly publicized and the reason he has a page at all. Kalbome22 (talk) 19:36, 6 November 2024 (UTC)

You are completely in the wrong, and it's already been discussed. You clearly have a personal interest to suppress this information?? Kalbome22 (talk) 19:53, 6 November 2024 (UTC)

@JamesMLane You have no support on the talk page??? How can you justify this?? Almost every post I've seen say the exact same thing. Kalbome22 (talk) 19:47, 6 November 2024 (UTC)

Knowing that you're new, I've tried to be patient with you, but here are two things you really need to know. First, don't accuse other editors of trying to "suppress" information and don't charge them with having a "personal interest". See Wikipedia:Civility. Second, don't keep reinstating your preferred language without engaging on the Talk page. See WP:BRD.

As to the specifics here, you write, "Almost every post I've seen say the exact same thing." As I've pointed out more than once, there is a mountain of discussion on this subject. If you look at the Keys article's edit history, its Talk page, and a thread on the BLP Noticeboard, you'll see even more. Every experienced editor who's weighed in has agreed with making our discussion of the subject neutral. If you think their understanding of WP:NPOV is incorrect, you should present specific wording on Talk:Allan Lichtman and explain why you think it conforms to the policy. JamesMLane t c 20:16, 6 November 2024 (UTC)

So how is your version valid. It seems there is a consensus to the contrary. Kalbome22 (talk) 20:19, 6 November 2024 (UTC)

Did you look at any of the links I provided? You will find that, along with myself, experienced users Classicfilms, LittleJerry, and notwally don't agree with the kind of phrasing you favor.

I also call to your attention that neutrality is a core policy. If you read WP:NPOV, you will find this:

This policy is non-negotiable, and the principles upon which it is based cannot be superseded by other policies or guidelines, nor by editor consensus.

Please, discuss the issues on the appropriate talk page. JamesMLane t c 22:33, 6 November 2024 (UTC)

@JamesMLane Report me Kalbome22 (talk) 23:08, 6 November 2024 (UTC)