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Fall of George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence

Would you please attend to the undefined references in Fall of George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence? You add a great lump of text, copied from Butt of malmsey without the required attribution, and do not take the effort to make sure you have copied over the sources called by harv/sfn references witihin it. DuncanHill (talk) 18:26, 3 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello there! I previously made sure but I think the original creator reversed it and something went wrong there when I re-reversed it. Its a long story - but of course I will. Thank you for bringing it to my attention. Omnis Scientia (talk) 18:29, 3 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Well, it's the second time I've noticed it added to the no-target errors category by you today. Thank you for fixing it this time. DuncanHill (talk) 18:35, 3 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Must have overlooked a few then. But no worries. And thank you for bringing it to my attention. Omnis Scientia (talk) 18:58, 3 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Request for Dan Gilbert

Hi Omnis Scienta, I am working to add information to the Dan Gilbert article. I see that you've contributed to the page in the past, so I hope you'll have an interest in the edit request I posted on the Talk page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Dan_Gilbert#Additions_to_the_page. Would you consider adding information to the Early life and education and the Philanthropy sections?

Thanks for your help, Annie13478 (talk) 19:10, 10 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Annie13478, hello there! I'm afraid my very limited contribution to this page adding categories so I can't be of much help as I'm not aware of who Dan Gilbert is beyond that he's a sports owner. I do see that the most recent editor of the page knows a bit so I'd suggest you ask them about it. Best regards, Omnis Scientia (talk) 19:15, 10 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Ableist

I think I know what ableist means, and I am pretty sure I know what dumbing down means, but why would the phrase "dumbing down" be ableist? Polygnotus (talk) 20:46, 20 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Claude.ai pointed out that "dumb" used to mean "unable to speak", which could be perceived as a handicap, but it seems it has lost that meaning over the years. I wouldn't say being dumb is a handicap when both the president of the richest and most powerful country and the richest man in the world are very very dumb. Polygnotus (talk) 20:57, 20 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

In short it is something disability activists are trying to phase out, including the term "dumb" because of its historical usage. I hoped to educate a little - I may not take much offense but someone else may and indeed many have. Being kind with ones wording goes a long way. Omnis Scientia (talk) 04:09, 21 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

But why? Being dumb is not a handicap or a disability right? And it certainly does not handicap people. Polygnotus (talk) 04:13, 21 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

It's not about being "dumb", i.e. some who is just ignorant and refuses to educate themselves at all; rather its whom its aimed at now days. I usually see this phrase aimed at education for people with learning difficulties or may be on the extreme side of neurodivergent. "Why are you dumbing down education, they need to try harder!" and what not. Omnis Scientia (talk) 04:42, 21 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe the people who write such things need to smarten up. I usually see the phrase "dumbing down" in the context of videogames. Polygnotus (talk) 04:52, 21 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Mountbatten-Windsor

Hi. Regarding this edit. Not a huge issue, but Template:Mountbatten-Windsor is most certainly a navigational box. That's why it has navbox documentation and also why I chose to categorize it in Category:United Kingdom royalty and nobility navigational boxes, a subcategory of Category:United Kingdom royalty and nobility templates, per WP:CATSPECIFIC. The only reason I made the change is because I created Category:United Kingdom royalty and nobility templates and I watchlist all my page creations so I saw the inclusion. I realize there are hundreds, maybe thousands, of navboxes put in template categories where there are also more specific and more appropriate navbox categories by the same name. I leave it up to you. It's minor in the grand scheme of things and I have no intention of reverting.

You have a great rest of your day:) --DB1729^talk 18:56, 22 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Apologies for any inconveince! I'm trying to organize these categories a little bit here and there, trying to make some sense to them. They are a bit of a jumbled mess, to say the least! Omnis Scientia (talk) 19:07, 22 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Indeed, I understand. DB1729^talk 19:23, 22 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]