Smatprt is taking a shortwikibreak and will be back on Wikipedia after reflecting on the topic ban enacted November 3, 2010, a case involving the ongoing content disputes surrounding the Wikipedia articles: Shakespeare Authorship Question Oxfordian theory of Shakespeare authorship Edward de Vere And, to a lesser degree, the articles listed here: Those articles listed in the attempted mediation Related cases were an RFC [[1]] and a mediation[[2]], both of which, unfortunately, were left unresolved. As the RFC and the topic ban discussions are already archived, I am providing the link to those comments here:[[3]]. Regards to everyone and Happy Holidays!Smatprt (talk)17:48, 21 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi, Smatprt. You should probably askFut. Perf. before you begin editing based on your narrow interpretation of the ban.WP:TBAN says that "Unless clearly and unambiguously specified otherwise, a topic ban covers allpages (not only articles) broadly related to the topic, as well as theparts of other pages that are related to the topic" (emphasis original), and as your ban was originally applied, you are"topic banned from Shakespeare articles" and"topic-banned from editing articles relating to William Shakespeare, broadly construed".Hamlet,King Lear,Macbeth,Othello,Romeo and Juliet,Timon of Athens, andTitus Andronicus are all "broadly related" to Shakespeare and to the authorship question, being the very works whose authorship is disputed. -Cal Engime (talk)03:50, 13 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Cengime - you are correct about the original ban. However, the current ban language was only for 'Shakespeare Authorship" articles. Even broadly construed, formatting a cast list has nothing to do with the authorship. I quoted the precise language of my current ban above. You note "Parts of other pages that are related to the subject" - well, that would be sections such as sources or the like. Certainly not formatting, or working on a cast list. Those parts are not related even broadly.Smatprt (talk)03:57, 13 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Cengime asked me to comment here. As far as I am concerned, I would consider generic Shakespeare-related edits like this[4] to be okay, as long as they are not related to the authorship issue.Fut.Perf.☼14:56, 14 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the clarification.Smatprt (talk)18:08, 15 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I'm writing an academic article on people-participation in the 'production' of Shakespeare studies. I noticed that you had recently provided some edits for the Wiki Shakespeare page, and wondered if I might ask you some questions about that?This project is at a very early stage so I've not yet refined or worked out a fixed methodology. So the questions are also not yet fully formed. (And I am aware that you also contribute to many other pages.)1. What motivates you specifically to contribute specifically to the Shakespeare page?2. Do you consider that your skills in this regard are general, technical, or specialist?3. Have you contributed to other Shakespeare-related pages?3. What's you opinion on how the Shakespeare page has evolved over time?4. What are the strengths and weaknesses of the Shakespeare page in terms of its current form and content?5. Who would you say are the target readers for this page?6. What have been the advantages and/or the frustrations of working on the Shakespeare page?7. What are your reflections on the process of wiki-engagement in terms of dialogue, connection, community and collaboration? 8. In your view, are there any other questions that ought to be considered?Many thanks for taking the time to read this!TheoryofSexuality (talk)18:34, 15 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Not exactly clear why the image was deleted from the articles that it appeared in. Is it gone forever now?Smatprt (talk)02:38, 27 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Nope. Just this one. Thanks for checking!2603:3024:B49:1100:5D25:5031:B489:6E2E (talk)01:43, 22 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi Graywalls. Thanks for checking, but I have no financial stake in any topics I contribute to, and I don't get or receive compensation for any contributions. smatprt50.213.42.61 (talk)20:54, 24 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Tags have been added. Thanks.Smatprt (talk)02:36, 27 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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I replied on the COI noticeboard.smatprtSmatprt (talk)23:29, 11 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

If you work for the theater, you are a paid editor, it does not require specific payment for contributions.(otherwise every paid editor would deny being specifically paid to contribute) You need to make the paid editing disclosure.331dot (talk)10:21, 16 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. I received some conflicting information so appreciate the clarification. I have added the suggested tags.Smatprt (talk)02:35, 27 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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I replied there. Thanks.Smatprt (talk)21:36, 24 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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