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Hi. We need to make sure that the language used in our articles is encyclopedic. Wikipedia is not a fan site, so words like "huge", "under its spell" are things that a fan, or the press might say, but Wikipedia needs to be written in a WP:NEUTRAL tone. We summarize the *facts* that are stated in reliable sources in neutral language, but we must not editorialize or use WP:PROMOtional language. All the best, -- Ssilvers (talk) 16:03, 13 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Ssilvers Frankly, your behaviour is annoying and patronizing. First you revert a WP:GF edit because it lacked a reference. You could have put a citation needed tag and have left a message on my talk page instead, since I am not the kind of editor that does not reference information as you could have find out if you had bothered to do so. I am sorry, I had to stop editing because duties outside Wikipedia called. When I restored the information with the necessary references you reverted it again, implying that I was the one starting an edit war! An apology would have been appropriate, but when I restored it again, with additional information, you started to change the content, in particular deleting 'Blackbirds mania', while this is corroborated by two well researched sources. Maybe you should read WP:OWN so that you understand that your behaviour is not acceptable. Disagreeing over the exact phrasing is OK, that is something we can discuss, but deleting referenced information is not. - DonCalo (talk) 22:00, 13 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I did make a mistake in my 2nd edit, when I did not notice that you had, finally, added the refs. But I stand by my deletion of unencyclopedic language. As a matter of fact, what I did "bother to" "find out" about your editing (see the "September 2024" heading above) is that you *have* added facts to Wikipedia articles without citing your sources in the past, and other editors have tried to educate you about this key policy, which you continued to disregard in this case. WP:V is at the root of our crowdsourcing philosophy. In any case, if you wish to discuss the phrasing, feel free to start a thread on the article's Talk page, where all interested editors can participate. Regards, -- Ssilvers (talk) 03:44, 14 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The incident you are referring to was a content dispute and not about not citing sources. But I already noticed that twisting the facts is one of your specialities under the guise of "deletion of unencyclopedic language". - DonCalo (talk) 10:45, 14 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Date and time notation in Italy

Hi, please use the correct dates (dmy version) in Italian articles. Regards Denisarona (talk) 08:24, 23 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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1918 photo in 1919

Please do not reinstate, the picture does not represent what the caption says and is from 1918, not 1919. Ponor (talk) 15:05, 11 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Ponor Ah, now I see why you deleted it. Sorry, my mistake. - DonCalo (talk) 15:14, 11 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Notability debate

Buongiorno. I noticed you reverted my recent edit to the carusu page, of what I thought was a notable recent depiction of a carusu in popular culture in the game Mafia: The Old Country. I checked the page history and noticed for the past 3 months, you have been reverting edits from other people attempting to contribute the same thing that I did. I was not aware of the three established things my edit violated before your revert.

Before I continue, I want you to know that I have no intentions of attacking you or belittling you. I only wish to challenge your position and have a respectful and civil debate on it. I just felt the need to say that, because I know you've gotten a lot of flak in recent months for your hard-line position on this.

You can find more details on my opposing position and my counterarguments for it on the talk page for carusu. In a nutshell, I believe it is notable not just because Mafia: The Old Country is a well known work of fiction that is the latest entry in a video game series called Mafia that has been immensely popular worldwide for at least the past 15 years since the second game was released, but also because many people may now be discovering what a carusu is because they played this game that depicts one as the protagonist. A lot of people who are mostly unfamiliar with Italian history likely would never know what the carusi were if it wasn't for this popular video game.

However, I do think you reverting my edit did help give me some ideas and, if we can agree to come to a compromise with admin approval. In hindsight, I think my brief synopsis of this cultural depiction of a carusu was too detailed, and as a result included some details that weren't as relevant to the subject of the article. I made that mistake because I wanted a description of the notable recent cultural depiction to make sense to readers who weren't gamers, and readers who are unfamiliar with Mafia: The Old Country.

There's more on what I think would be a better approach than my initial one on the carusu talk page. I don't think I would have realized that had you not reverted my edit, so I thank you for that. I hope this is the first step in coming to an agreement on this.

P.S. I know you aren't an admin, but personally, I think it's unfair and inaccurate that many of these edits adding this game as a cultural depiction of the carusi were described as "vandalism", including by two Wikipedia admins who both briefly protected the page 2 months ago. I find that unfair and think that their assessments are wrong, because most of these edits appear to have been made in good faith, and I think that most of the people making them likely didn't understand what they were doing wrong. Including myself, initially. I just wanted to make sure that didn't go unsaid, in case any admins might be reading this, and can see my point.

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Ferruccio Parri

What relevance is a lengthy quote about oneself, especially in a section on one's death? --ZimZalaBim^talk 03:57, 30 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@ZimZalaBim See the new version, where an explanation is now provided. - DonCalo (talk) 10:03, 30 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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Articles about mafiosi from the pre-Corleonesi era

Hello, I have noticed that there are very few Wikipedia articles about mafiosi from the pre-Corleonesi period (with the exception of "basic" figures like Bontade and Inzerillo). These individuals are fundamental to the history of the Sicilian Mafia, and personally, I find this period the most interesting—before the turbulent Corleonesi era. It is also extremely difficult to find information about them across the internet; they are practically forgotten in history.

Since you are probably the main active contributor to articles on the Sicilian Mafia here on Wikipedia, I was wondering if you might consider creating articles about some of these figures, if you find it appropriate and feasible. Examples I have come across include Rosario Mancino, Mariano Troia, Vincenzo Nicoletti, Gaetano Filippone, and Diego Plaja. For all of these individuals, it is extremely difficult to find information.

I feel that Wikipedia may be one of the few places where these relevant figures could be given more visibility. Erturant (talk) 14:46, 2 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@Erturant You’re right that there are few articles about mafiosi from the 1960s and 1970s (and perhaps too much emphasis on lesser-known mafiosi from the Corleonesi era). There are English-language sources, such as Servadio (written in 1976, so before the revelations of Buscetta and Calderone), Shawcross and Young, Dickie and Stille, to mention some. And of course, Italian language sources, in particular reports of the Antimafia Commission. For instance, regarding Rosario Mancino, this early report of the Commission is quite useful. - DonCalo (talk) 08:38, 3 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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