Phil Bridger

Comments on notability

Regarding this edit: I appreciate that earthy language is quite commonly used in Wikipedia discussions, so please feel free to ignore the following comment. Given that the original comment didn't feature any, though, I suggest that you might consider rewording, as I think it overshadows your well-made following point that the community relies on its collectively-agreed upon guidelines rather than individual viewpoints. Nonetheless, I understand if you choose to keep your comment as-is. Thanks for your consideration in this matter. isaacl (talk) 16:10, 16 October 2024 (UTC)

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Hello Phil, regarding this comment, I just wanted to clarify that I know, of course, that IP changes automatically; what I was talking about here is one's choice to edit or editwar using their account and an IP simultaneously, which gives the false impression of two separate people editing. Piccco (talk) 12:57, 12 November 2024 (UTC)

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I need your guidance. This page is created by a sock. What steps to take here? Continue to review or should this be declined because it was created by sock? RangersRus (talk) 01:11, 4 December 2024 (UTC)

I don't have time to look into it now, but would give you some general advice. Remember that Wikipedia doesn't just depend on you. Nobody (not me, not Jimmy Wales) is indispensible. Doing nothing and leaving it to someone else is a perfectly valid option. Phil Bridger (talk) 12:35, 4 December 2024 (UTC)

Brief response to your comment made at WP:ANI

Hello, this is a brief response to your comment made at WP:ANI: Unfortunately your assessment of the comments and suggestions made at the RFC for Storrs, Connecticut are misplaced. Wikipedia's style clearly shows that, although a common name can be the primarily used name (or even the article title) you must attribute an official name. Even if, as you posit, the official name is the "alternative name".

In our case, "Storrs" was never slated for removal nor intended as such. If you read the suggested text, and other suggested versions, we clearly see examples that align with Wikipedia's conventions, like:

Storrs, officially Storrs-Mansfield (/stɔːrzˈmænsfild/ storz-MANS-feeld), is an unincorporated village...

Hopefully that clears up the claims made over at ANI, thank you. Jonathanhusky (talk) 10:38, 5 December 2024 (UTC)

The RFC is on the question of whether the lead should be changed to:

Storrs-Mansfield (/stɔːrzˈmænsfild/ storz-MANS-feeld) is an unincorporated village and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Mansfield in eastern Tolland County, Connecticut, United States. The community is part of the Capitol Planning Region.

Sometimes referred to as Storrs, the village is dominated economically and demographically by the main campus of the University of Connecticut and the associated Connecticut Repertory Theatre.

The RFC was on the question of whether the lead should be changed to

Storrs-Mansfield (/stɔːrzˈmænsfild/ storz-MANS-feeld) is an unincorporated village and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Mansfield in eastern Tolland County, Connecticut, United States. The community is part of the Capitol Planning Region.

Sometimes referred to as Storrs, the village is dominated economically and demographically by the main campus of the University of Connecticut and the associated Connecticut Repertory Theatre.

Those people were clearly opposed to this, but you claimed that they supported it. Phil Bridger (talk) 11:47, 5 December 2024 (UTC)

No, the RFC was a place to discuss how and if to make changes, one suggestion of which was to have the lead paragraph in that form. As evidenced by the comment link and example I provided, alternative forms were (and always were, and still are) suggested and approached. A majority of respondents did actually support notating "Storrs" as an informal, unofficial name.

The fact that Storrs-Mansfield is the official name isn't and never was up for debate. Jonathanhusky (talk) 19:22, 5 December 2024 (UTC)

The RFC header was perfectly clear, so don't say "no". Please stop posting to my talk page. Phil Bridger (talk) 19:38, 5 December 2024 (UTC)

If I was allowed to respond to your comment on the original venue, I would. And, once again, you have misinterpreted the RFC, its purpose, and my comments - The lead paragraph form I excerpted in my initial post here also qualifies as a suggestion on the table. Jonathanhusky (talk) 19:42, 5 December 2024 (UTC)

I asked you politely, but you still posted and reverted my rollback. The polite approach obviously doesn't work, so fuck off now. If you post again here then I will ask for you to be blocked. Phil Bridger (talk) 20:38, 5 December 2024 (UTC)

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Name Calling

Please don't name call, like you did on WP:AN. There are ways toexpress frustration communicate without calling me names. Thanks! Legend of 14 (talk) 20:55, 21 January 2025 (UTC)

Reworded above comment Legend of 14 (talk) 21:03, 21 January 2025 (UTC)

I said how you come across, and I meant it. I chose my words carefully. Phil Bridger (talk) 21:23, 21 January 2025 (UTC)

Do not call me names in the future. Legend of 14 (talk) 21:30, 21 January 2025 (UTC)

Money

But nobody on Wikipedia can take away your life, liberty or money -- of course with the exception of disruptive WP:PE which of course could hit people in their pocketbooks. TiggerJay (talk) 00:43, 24 January 2025 (UTC)

Apologies

I wanted to apologize for my edit warring at ANI. I didn't even consider the fact that the templates were left by an admin -- I will remember that going forward. Thank you for helping to call me on that. JeffSpaceman (talk) 20:13, 8 March 2025 (UTC)

I didn't even notice that the editor that left them was an admin. I could simply see that that was a better way to format things, whoever did it. Phil Bridger (talk) 20:15, 9 March 2025 (UTC)

I agree that it was a better way to format things. I'll make sure to remember that in the future, I appreciate your being forthright on this matter. JeffSpaceman (talk) 03:27, 10 March 2025 (UTC)

Civility issues

"Sorry, but I thought this discussion was being held in public. I can't say any more, not because you seem to want to exclude me, but because I have no idea what you mean by "SMH" and "BMI". Please communicate in English." just isn't civil . The first is a common abbreviation of an English language phrase and the second is a wikipedia term of art (WP:BMI) which again is an abbreviation of English. You were communicated with in English, please apologize. Horse Eye's Back (talk) 17:44, 16 March 2025 (UTC)

I would also note that even if the communciation was not in English the level of scorn and derision in your comment would be uncivil. Its just a bad edit all around, especially from an Admin... No excuse here. Horse Eye's Back (talk) 17:45, 16 March 2025 (UTC)

1. I am not an admin.
2. There was nothing uncivil in my remark. You have told me what BMI means, but I still don't know what SMH means. Don't try to communicate in abbreviations. Phil Bridger (talk) 18:35, 16 March 2025 (UTC)

My apologies, I was wrong about you being an admin. What stops you from googling "SMH abbreviation"? There is nothing wrong with communicating in abbreviations... Examples of abbreviations used on this page (including by you) are BLPPROD, BLP, ANI, PROD, AFD, NPA, FAQ, WMF, ArbCom, RFC, and AN. Horse Eye's Back (talk) 18:48, 16 March 2025 (UTC)

I try to always link any abbreviations that I use. If I didn't do that then I apologise. Phil Bridger (talk) 18:54, 16 March 2025 (UTC)

The point is that communication on wikipedia is abbreviation heavy, we all use abbreviations and we don't always link them. Next time just use google and wikisearch instead of attacking someone for not communicating in English (a bizarrely offensive claim even as explained). Horse Eye's Back (talk) 18:58, 16 March 2025 (UTC)

No. There is nothing offensive about not communicating in English. My spouse usually communicates to me in Polish, and I don't find that offensive. I simply didn't understand the abbreviations used, but they were explained to me after I said that. Phil Bridger (talk) 19:13, 16 March 2025 (UTC)

Hey Phil - I ended up here after following another editor's contributions (in my capacity as a nosy so-and-so sysop), and saw this thread. Can I just say that I find it utterly baffling that anyone would take objection to your comments here? 'SMH' is an abbreviation that is generally used to express derision - it is uncivil in and of itself. The idea that someone would take you to task for responding to it in the way that you did makes no sense to me. I'm not trying to fan any months-old flames here; I just want to voice my appreciation of your consistent civility and cool-headedness, even in the face of preposterous accusations like this. Girth Summit _(blether) 02:13, 23 September 2025 (UTC)

+1 to this wisdom. Accusations of incivility are particularly ironic from an editor of whom less than a month ago "the community agreed ... engaged in a pattern of incivility and uncollegial behaviour". SMH, indeed. —Fortuna, imperatrix 08:23, 23 September 2025 (UTC)

User: JulienS-UK

Hi, thanks for reverting this user's edit on Alison McAtee's page. We should probably keep an eye out for him/her though. As they've made their account in 2019 and the only edits they've ever made were on that actress' page. So there might be some sort of Conflict of Interest there. There was another editor(who's now blocked) that was also making similar edits last year and only on that page. I think it's the same person. Kcj5062 (talk) 04:38, 23 March 2025 (UTC)

It looks very much like the same person. I would guess that they want to remove the year of graduation from high school because the reader can work out her approximate age from that, which is different from the age that her publicists give. We seem to get this problem of silly vanity from actors quite a lot. Phil Bridger (talk) 09:03, 23 March 2025 (UTC)

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Troll

About simple Template "This user ..." -- Wikipedia:Village pump (idea lab)#c-Seregadu-20250529025300-Phil Bridger-20250519073900

5. You are not familiar with the technical term "template". I'm familiar with it. But nevertheless, you have identified yourself as one of the fictional majority who, like you, have not heard of "templates".

6. You yourself openly admit to your low technical literacy, and yet you allow yourself to accuse me of being a "troll." You didn't ask "what are templates?" . You immediately called on society to ignore me on the basis of the "Troll" rule.

7. Now they are calling for mutual respect on my "User Talk page". Would you like me to redirect this appeal to your page?

7. When will you apologize to me? Seregadu (talk) 02:58, 29 May 2025 (UTC)

Your recent comments on WP:VPW

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WP:UNCIVIL

Nazis are bad, I agree. But telling them they are not accepted is the opposite of the Wikimedia's Foundation stated goals. Especially, with your type of position. Nazis that do not push an ideology or are disruptive should be accepted. They are still human. 86.49.236.22 (talk) 21:37, 9 July 2025 (UTC)

I'm so tempted to revert this bullshite but I will leave that up to Mr B Knitsey (talk) 21:43, 9 July 2025 (UTC)

Nazi's ideology is racist and antisemitic so it doesn't matter whether or not they "push" it, 86.49.236.22. They are not accepted here. But I think you knew that and are just trolling. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 23:40, 9 July 2025 (UTC)

I actually think The Bushranger may be onto something with WP:LOUTSOCK, as this is most likely in response to this edit. Natg 19 (talk) 03:46, 10 July 2025 (UTC)

Thanks to everyone who dealt with this, and the ANI and teahouse threads, while I was sleeping. Phil Bridger (talk) 07:41, 10 July 2025 (UTC)

dane diliegro

Kindly requesting that you revert the edits that you made to @dane diliegro not only am I the subject of that page and can confirm but that information has been publicly confirmed via the sources. Dadilmotos (talk) 15:20, 21 September 2025 (UTC)

All I did was remove content about a one-year former relationship, which is maybe the sort of thing that belongs in a social media profile, but certainly not in an encyclopedia article, Phil Bridger (talk) 15:42, 21 September 2025 (UTC)

Regardless of how long the relationship was. It’s still objectively true, confirmed by DiLiegro himself. This isn’t social media. But encyclopedia is our sources of truthful information. Dadilmotos (talk) 16:38, 21 September 2025 (UTC)

We have a sourced confirmed relationship between two noteworthy people. definitely beyond a reasonable doubt and encyclopedia worthy. Dadilmotos (talk) 16:41, 21 September 2025 (UTC)

eternal

hes not checking the discussion. posted it again on tp Astrawiki3203 (talk) 18:13, 27 September 2025 (UTC)

What makes you think that? Phil Bridger (talk) 18:26, 27 September 2025 (UTC)

no response Astrawiki3203 (talk) 18:27, 27 September 2025 (UTC)

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I made that point to the old titan in 2012 or 2013, when I was very new. He didn't listen, obviously, which is a shame. I guess even as a busybody teenager I had a decent sense of when an admin was doing something not-okay... even if it took a while for ArbCom to come around to see it the same way. Overall I'm a lot happier with how things work now. -- Tamzin^{[cetacean needed]} (they|xe|🤷) 20:43, 16 October 2025 (UTC)

The rest of the world's opinion on abortion

Hey, didn't want to belabor a tangent on ANI, and you're right about the British context which is the most relevant to the article in question, but I'd say that while most of Europe and the former USSR does not see abortion as a hot-button political issue, that's less true about the rest of the world. The marea verde was a pretty prominent phenomenon across much of Latin America; meanwhile, our article on Abortion law suggests that abortion access is rather restricted across most of Latin America, Africa and Asia. _signed, Rosguill ^talk 18:24, 22 October 2025 (UTC)

Yes, you're probably right. My main point was that abortion being a political issue in one country does not necessarily mean that it is in another. Phil Bridger (talk) 08:21, 23 October 2025 (UTC)

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Thank you. I'll treasure it. Phil Bridger (talk) 20:44, 26 December 2025 (UTC)

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It's much more important to civility not to post a comment that ends with a blur for a signature rather than to avoid naughty words. Phil Bridger (talk) 22:09, 17 January 2026 (UTC)

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Comment on PBP Unblock request

Hey,

Just wanted to say that I understand you're frustration at the editor, but don't think the comment "I would suggest that anyone who boasts on their user page about having a high IQ should display more genuine intelligence" is very in line with Wikipedia:Civility. Wikipedia:Don't be rude, editors who are in trouble are often in a very negative emotional state, and comments like that look like kicking them when they're down. GeogSage ^{(⚔Chat?⚔)} 19:37, 3 February 2026 (UTC)

I disagree. Just because someone is down (entirely by their own hand, in this case), it doesn't mean that they don't deserve to be metaphorically kicked. Phil Bridger (talk) 20:01, 3 February 2026 (UTC)

On Wikipedia, generally no one deserves to be metaphorically kicked. Commenting on a users intelligence in a mocking way is really not WP:Civil. GeogSage ^{(⚔Chat?⚔)} 20:23, 3 February 2026 (UTC)

I've been doing some thinking, and have to say that, if it is possible, I disagree with you even more now. User:Purplebackpack89 contains a clear invitation to ridicule, and I simply followed it. You have, in addition, posted a load of bollocks to WP:Administrators' noticeboard#Unblock request: purplebackpack89. I can only conclude that you are a humourless prig. That needed to be said even if it is blockworthy. Phil Bridger (talk) 10:07, 4 February 2026 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Don't take the bait when given a clear invitation to ridicule someone, don't engage in Wikipedia:Gravedancing, and Wikipedia:Two wrongs don't make a right. Being rude damages the encyclopedia, the rules don't exist just to protect peoples feelings. I may be a "humourless prig", probably depends on your particular taste, however I don't generally take pleasure in seeing someone punished even if they deserve it. You're entitled to your opinion, per my "load of bollocks" posted on the unblock request, I think it would be the height of stupidity and waste to report an editor with 50,249 contributions since 2007 (especially as you might just be calling a spade a spade in your description of me), but I should note that your comment here and there is not that much different from stuff that PBP has said to me and others, you two might get a long. I mean that, PBP is a person behind a keyboard, in real life you might think they're great, you'd probably appreciate their humor more then mine at least. My opinion is that blocking people who aren't quite in line with the current guidelines for civility and conduct is dumb. I will point out when I think someone is out of line though, which I think you were there, and are here. It is not necessary to pick on someone who is already incurring the wrath of the community. It is also not necessary to try and block editors for colorful language or for having a few bad days now and then. GeogSage ^{(⚔Chat?⚔)} 01:52, 5 February 2026 (UTC)

Türkiye

The official name of the country is "Türkiye". This is the name of the country according to the UN (United Nations). This is the only name of the country that is used by national law and the only name of the country that is used by international law. You need to educate yourself and follow the standard that is used in respect to the naming of a country or state by the people of that country or state. Your opinion isn't relevant and doesn't matter. Your opinion isn't a standard. ~2026-94725-3 (talk) 15:26, 11 February 2026 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) Anon, please see MOS:COMMONNAME. We follow the lead of other English publications for the spelling of proper nouns, and to my knowledge with the exception of Al Jazeera no major English-language publication has adopted the Turkish government's suggested spelling. _signed, Rosguill ^talk 15:28, 11 February 2026 (UTC)

Thanks, Rosguill. You wrote pretty much what I would have written if I had been editing, only more politely. Phil Bridger (talk) 19:05, 11 February 2026 (UTC)

Why did you revert me at RSN, asking how something should be worded seems innocuous

Doug Weller talk 10:42, 13 February 2026 (UTC)

Sorry. I hit "rollback" by mistake. Phil Bridger (talk) 10:45, 13 February 2026 (UTC)

I'm sure I've done that in the past, no problem. Doug Weller talk 10:58, 13 February 2026 (UTC)

Regarding the sarcastic comment

for , could you add the Template:Sarcasm at the end? I'm assuming it was sarcastic/rhetorical. User:Bluethricecreamman (Talk·Contribs) 18:42, 13 February 2026 (UTC)

If you think that the comment would be better with a template at the end then you are welcome to add it. I do not so will not. Phil Bridger (talk) 18:52, 13 February 2026 (UTC)

Reply

Thanks for the copyedit- cross my heart and hope to die, I'm a good speller on pen and paper, I promise! I'm just a massive klutz. (Which I lie and tell myself is a good thing, at least in mainspace - think of the number of new editors my annoying typos must have created!) GreenLipstickLesbian💌🧸 19:36, 7 March 2026 (UTC)

Don't worry about it. I made two typos just writing this reply, and I'm being ultra-careful. Phil Bridger (talk) 19:43, 7 March 2026 (UTC)

Sswonk

RE: P.S. is your name really Sswonk? That is my Wikipedia username, Phil, I am Steve Swonk. The surname Swonk is rare, but it is my adopted surname, I received it in childhood, so for the record I am not related by blood to Diane Swonk. That other stuff you wrote, why Phil why? I think the most important thing is what I mentioned, solving global misogyny. I was raised briefly by a single mother before my adoption, and I advocate in her memory. It isn't easy to do, I will defer to women to self-advocate if possible, but it is a natural feeling to want to speak out at this time. Sswonk (talk) 19:01, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

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Hello again...

At Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents, you asked what I did with my Wikipedia. Well, I added this code from the essay Wikipedia:How to vandalize correctly:

function unselectTab() {
	var tmp = document.getElementById("right-navigation").innerHTML;
	document.getElementById("right-navigation").innerHTML = tmp.replace("selected","");
	}
	function selectEditTab() {
	document.getElementById("ca-edit").setAttribute("class","selected");
	document.getElementById("ca-view").getElementsByTagName("a")[0].setAttribute("href","javascript:selectReadTab();");
	document.getElementById("ca-view").addEventListener("mousedown",selectReadTab);
	}
	function selectReadTab() {
	unselectTab();
	document.body.contentEditable = false; document.designMode = "off";
	document.getElementById("ca-view").setAttribute("class","selected");
	}
	function viewsource2edit() {
	if (document.getElementById("ca-viewsource")) {
	document.getElementById("ca-viewsource").outerHTML = document.getElementById("ca-viewsource").outerHTML.replace("ca-viewsource","ca-edit");
	}
	}
	viewsource2edit();
	if (document.getElementById("ca-edit")) {
	document.getElementById("ca-edit").getElementsByTagName("a")[0].innerHTML = "Vandalize",
	document.getElementById("ca-edit").getElementsByTagName("a")[0].setAttribute("href","javascript\:document.body.contentEditable=true; document.designMode=\"on\"; void 0; unselectTab(); selectEditTab();");
	}

AZenit3 (talk) 05:06, 7 May 2026 (UTC)

You don't seem to be cut out to be a vandal. You'd better concentrate on making good edits instead. Phil Bridger (talk) 10:53, 7 May 2026 (UTC)

I was mostly curious as to how it works... AZenit3 (talk) 23:07, 7 May 2026 (UTC)

New Page Patrol Newsletter - May 2026

Hello Phil Bridger,

New Page Review queue November 2025 - May 2026

Backlog update

At the time of this message, there are 15,282 articles and 32,951 redirects awaiting review.

After the January–February drive the article backlog was reduced to 15,179 articles and the redirect backlog to 19,053 respectively. Great job! However, both queues are growing rapidly and any additional reviews are highly appreciated.

2024 and 2025 NPP Awards

JTtheOG was selected as the NPP reviewer of the year for both 2024 and 2025, for reviewing the most articles amongst all reviewers.

Hey man im josh and MPGuy2824 won the Redirect Ninja Master Award for 2024 and 2025 respectively, for reviewing the most redirects.

Overall in 2024, one Platinum, two Gold, eight Silver, 12 Bronze and 45 Iron Barnstars were awarded. Additionally, 66 reviewers got the NPP barnstar for doing more than 100 reviews through the year. In 2025, one Platinum, ten Silver, 13 Bronze and 38 Iron Barnstars were awarded. Additionally, 38 reviewers got the NPP barnstar for doing more than 100 reviews through the year.

BoyTheKingCanDance, Rosiestep, SunDawn, and Vanderwaalforces were inducted into the NPP Hall of Fame for having two separate years of 2,000+ article reviews.

January–February backlog drive

The experimental two-month long backlog drive concluded with 183 reviewers patrolling over 27,761 articles and 35,309 redirects, earning over 36,836 points. Congratulations to JTtheOG, who achieved first place with 6,484.6 points in this drive.

May backlog drive

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MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 23:38, 14 May 2026 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

		The Barnstar of Good Humor
		Can we have a discussion about whether this barnstar should be moved to its own page? Brilliant joke in a heated discussion. CheeseAndJamSamdwich (talk) 09:51, 24 May 2026 (UTC)

"List of World Cups" listed at Redirects for discussion

The redirect List of World Cups has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Anyone, including you, is welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2026 June 19 § List of World Cups until a consensus is reached. Thryduulf (talk) 01:44, 19 June 2026 (UTC)

Respectful requests for independent reviews

Those requests have an advantage, which is that that introduction makes it unnecessary to read the rest of the post. Robert McClenon (talk) 05:37, 18 July 2026 (UTC)

Articles for Creation backlog drive

Hello Phil Bridger:

WikiProject Articles for creation is holding a month long Backlog Drive in August!
The goal of this drive is to reduce the backlog of unreviewed drafts to less than a month of outstanding reviews from the current 3+ months. Bonus points will be given for reviewing drafts that have been waiting more than 30 days. The drive is running from 1 August 2026 through 31 August 2026.

You may find Category:AfC pending submissions by age or other categories and sorting helpful.

Barnstars will be given out as awards at the end of the drive.
There is a backlog of over 5000 pages, so start reviewing drafts. We're looking forward to your help! MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:38, 19 July 2026 (UTC)

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