Thanks for the report at WP:UAA but please note that some wikis allow organisation accounts - see Commons policy for an example, the German wiki is another. Please don't report users at WP:UAA if they haven't edited on this wiki. Cabayi (talk) 09:48, 3 January 2024 (UTC)
I checked the policy before i reported it. WP:PROMONAME says: The following types of usernames are not permitted because they are considered promotional:
Usernames that unambiguously represent the name of a company, organization, website, product, musical group or band, team, club, creative group, or organized event.
And yes i know about the UAA instruction that says: "Except in the instance of an egregious name violation, please do not report accounts with no edits or those who have not edited in the preceding 2 weeks." Nobody (talk) 09:57, 3 January 2024 (UTC)
@Cabayi:Actually, strike that; you're right. That was my mistake. Thanks for correcting me. (No idea why I got so aggressive. Sorry) Nobody (talk) 10:12, 3 January 2024 (UTC)
@HerBauhaus No problem, some templates allow the creation of notes like that, others don't. Since it can create errors, which gets put in cleanup categories, it's always best to double-check if a template allows it or not. And as long as your edit summarys are accurate to your changes, a additional note is mostly not needed. Nobody (talk) 13:12, 9 January 2024 (UTC)
Hi there...Great to add an brief item on the Mathew Henson statue in Camden NJ under Honors. However, I could not figure out how to add the two citations correctly ....they come up in red at the bottom of the page. It says that ther is a template involved and I do not see how to access it to add citations. Thanks Mike --Camdenship (talk) 17:10, 14 January 2024 (UTC)
Hi I am trying to publish my first article, Yeshivazon, on Wikipedia. I think I got it down right. I would love to hear your feedback on my draft --Joshfriedman65 (talk) 03:04, 15 January 2024 (UTC)
No it did, I still think your edit isn't improving the article and edit warring your change into the article doesn't mean it's right. It's not even a change worth edit warring over. If you don't understand that, then i ask you to stay off my talk page. Nobody (talk) 07:37, 20 January 2024 (UTC)
(talk page stalker) Hello, and welcome. Non-autoconfirmed users (4 days and 10 edits) may not make articles directly in the mainspace, but may use the article wizard to do so. Drafts are pages where new articles can be created and developed for a limited time and receive feedback from experienced editors, and if they are not edited within 6 months, they may be deleted. Optionally, editors may choose to create draft pages in their userspace instead. Thank you. – 64andtim(talk)17:17, 19 January 2024 (UTC)
How is it fair that she can go through my phone and social media and everything else but when I find her on my phone I’m wrong? --Mattco80 (talk) 11:17, 20 January 2024 (UTC)
I don’t care about them pictures but I should have access to my complete photos without having to worry about her going through it Mattco80 (talk) 11:23, 20 January 2024 (UTC)
Hello, how can I insert information that is only verifiable from sources from other websites, i.e. EU entities? This information is not from any encyclopaedia. It is a fact. KlaraProbs (talk) 09:25, 21 January 2024 (UTC)
the article on sirva is excellent. we just started the national sirva association in january. we would like you to say sufferers of sirva can call the national sirva hotline for free to tell their story. everything is private and confidential as well as people who take vaccines who do not want to get Sirva.17753487990 hours 9-10p.m. p.s.t. --"inahole123abc" (talk) 18:22, 29 January 2024 (UTC)
Hey, Im a self studied genealogist and have access to many books written in Urdu that I have converted into a PDF format. The books were never published but were written for self use by the author. If I wanted to cite said book how could I do that? --Killo508 (talk) 18:41, 2 February 2024 (UTC)
If I do have books that have been published but I can't find the ISBN due to it being published in other countries in the 40s how can I quote those sources. Killo508 (talk) 17:38, 4 February 2024 (UTC)
The ISBN isn't necessary; take a look at Cite book. The more parameters you know, the better. The bare minimum is knowing the title and either publication date or author. Nobody (talk) 17:44, 4 February 2024 (UTC)
That depends on what definition and where it is. If you mean a short description, then it's intended to keep them short. If you mean inside an article, then you need to add Reliable sources that back up your changes. Nobody (talk) 06:11, 6 February 2024 (UTC)
Florence Jodzies
I do not know why you will delete my draft. It is a draft. It is not finished. Where are you seeing another article on Florence Jodzies?
Thanks PAStrat (talk) 12:42, 15 February 2024 (UTC)
Dear Mr @1AmNobody24: I don't know if you got my last message. (I don't know if you will get this!) Please tell me where you learned about Mrs Jodzies. I believe I am the only person in Virginia, USA, who has done significant research on her. Anything you've seen on Wikipedia (or elsewhere) is very likely my work. My goal is to have Mrs. Jozdies recognized on Wikipedia so my knowledge does not die when I do. Thanks for your help. Trish PAStrat (talk) 13:23, 15 February 2024 (UTC)
Mr 1AmNobody24 - I did all the research and wrote the text on the National Register nomination. I'm glad you found it. I also wrote the Jodzies Highway Marker submission. Mrs Jodzies is now on the Virginia Womens Monument Wall of Honor (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Women%27s_Monument) but she has a RED name because she doesn't have a Wikipedia Link. So that is what I'm trying to do. Thanks for you help. I'm going to be away from my computer for the next 6 hours or so. PLEASE DON'T DELETE THE DRAFT. PAStrat (talk) 13:33, 15 February 2024 (UTC)
@PAStrat Your additions got caught in our copyright violations detection software, at first it looked like a copyright violation, but after discussing it with an administrator it became clear that the document and the text is in public domain. Which is why I have restored the draft with the required attribution notice. Nobody (talk) 13:47, 15 February 2024 (UTC)
Dear Mr @1AmNobody24: Thanks for all your comments. My local guru suggested that I create a "Redirect" to another Page that Mrs. Jodzies is affiliated with. That solves my problem. I hope it satisfies the other Wikipedia gurus. Thanks again.
ps: I hope this gets to you because I can't figure how to get to my "talk" page. Yes, I am that computer challenged! :) PAStrat (talk) 17:50, 17 February 2024 (UTC)
For what it's worth, this wasn't sent by me, but I'm happy to respond to the request. I always encourage people to focus on the areas they DO know. I don't review all types of articles, I focus on what I know and learn more about other areas when I feel like giving it a shot. I always tell new reviewers to get familiar with the process by focusing on their niche(s), an area where they should be familiar with notability, and to check out WP:NPPSORT. Note that I haven't reviewed you to see if you'd be a good fit. Historically speaking though, most AfC reviewers make great NPP reviewers :) Hey man im josh (talk) 12:26, 26 February 2024 (UTC)
I thought it was you because of this edit. I get what you mean about focusing on areas of expertise. But at the same time I think having a good understanding of the different guidelines and policies, helps both in and outside ones areas of expertise. (And there are just that many things to learn that you never run out.) Nobody (talk) 13:37, 26 February 2024 (UTC)
Question from Md mahaboob74 (09:53, 23 February 2024)
I have recently made myself a user page since I think it's an important part about being an editor. Is this amount of autobiography / introduction allowed, since I could not find many sources about this subject
Hi! I I would like to add a new piece of media to a voice actor's page that they've acted in, but the only citation I have is tweet by the actor themselves cofirming that it's them. Would this be an acceptable source? --Kolos013 (talk) 22:07, 27 February 2024 (UTC)
Hi @Kolos013, the tweet counts as a self-published source (WP:TWITTER), so while you can use it as a source, if someone contests your additions you will probably need to remove it unless you find a better source. If you need help adding the tweet itself, see Cite tweet. Nobody (talk) 08:10, 28 February 2024 (UTC)
Question from Thecapedoctor (14:13, 29 February 2024)
hello to you Nobody! you have been assigned as my mentor i see which is great as im new to creating wikipedia articles but occasionally made 24 edits with my ip address over the course of 2 years. (laughing out loud) i just have a question about a certain topic and was wondering it you could help me please? the question is: Before i create this article, can you assert the notability of this artist im trying to create an article for? --Thecapedoctor (talk) 14:13, 29 February 2024 (UTC)
Extended content
Hi {{Ping|1AmNobody24}} , As a daily newspaper reader, i often discover topics of importance and try to find the topics on Wikipedia to see whether i can Improve them. i made about 24 organic edits under my IP address over the last 2 years., im 54 years old so im not that good with the latest technology and social networks but i love typing and writing especially in my notebook.
i just discovered this Artist in a Newspaper i read every morning which was published in the Newspapers yesterday..
i created this wikipedia account because it said to create the topic page i need to sign up.
i also discovered more newspaper articles about the topic which covers the topic in detail and his significant impact he has on the youth in Cape town, also working with a Notable Musician.. i read that notability cant be inherited so working with notable people doesn't make him notable automatically..
but i'm just curious before i start a draft page for this topic, can a reviewing person or admins assert that this person is notable enough to have a standalone article? should i create the draft? and how do i create the draft? if this topic is notable enough how do i start a draft or article? that part im still trying to figure out.
here is a list of the articles i found in my Google news app by searching B Major or B Major SA.
i saw that it was deleted several times! wow but things have changed since then i guess, the artist has been featured in more trusted newspaper articles in the last week. would you be kind enough to assert notability for me please? Thecapedoctor (talk) 14:34, 29 February 2024 (UTC)
May I have a reason why the Agharia page was reverted? I feel like if we're talking about the Agharia people, both sects must be mentioned. I feel like I must also point out that the Agharia sect in Chhattisgarh, Odisha, etc. is the bigger and more major sect than the Gurjarati sect, as seen as the Agharia Language page refers to the language spoken in the first region (where it is spoken) and not the assimilated Gujarati sect. Simonsorf (talk) 08:51, 5 March 2024 (UTC)
Hi @Simonsorf, I reverted your edits for multiple reasons. The wikilinks you added to disambiguation pages are wrong, jatland.com isn't a reliable source and you paraphrased your text from it without attribution which counts as a copyright violation. Nobody (talk) 08:58, 5 March 2024 (UTC)
Fair enough. It is pretty important to add this other sect of Agharias onto the Wikipedia page, though, as the situation between people and language may be confusing. May I request for the page to be updated including the Odisha-Chhattisgarh sect of the Agharias? Simonsorf (talk) 09:02, 5 March 2024 (UTC)
Hi @Rnowakcsit, you can fix typos yourself or if the article is protected use Edit requests to get them fixed. I'm not a bot and neither are the other mentors. We're just volunteers that help guiding new editors. Bots can be identified by their username including "bot" or by having the bot User right. Nobody (talk) 10:49, 6 March 2024 (UTC)
Ludolf Jakob von Alvensleben
You deleted my entire contribution because you claim that a reference was missing! Which part of the article is not referenced? It can't be the parts linked to existing wikipedia sources and entries, or to the literature already listed below the article, so which exact statement offended your sensibilities? I am reinstating the entire contribution until you tell me what yer problem is.
We can keep this up and I can look through your contributions and see what I can delete. I don't have as much time to waste as you obviously do, but I can spend some spare time being a hyper critic too.
Hi @LiPingXhao The section you added had only one source added to it, which was a External link to the Swedisch Wikipedia. It is wrong to add a External link in the article body and to use Wikipedia as a source, both is against policy. If you say that the section could completely be sourced with the references already in the article, then you should have added them to the section. Also threatening to look through my contributions and see what you can delete, which is Hounding isn't allowed and will get you blocked if you do it again. Nobody (talk) 15:20, 6 March 2024 (UTC)
I supplemented the the wikipedia link to Reinhold von Mohrenschildt with a reference to the biography of Mohrenschildt from Bernd Rieger. Why are these two references insufficient? I could add more references. There are plenty of published sources for the activities of this murderous clan. It's just that there are people out there who seem invested in blocking any such references. LiPingXhao (talk) 15:31, 6 March 2024 (UTC)
Ok thanks. I understand that if I revert for a third time today, I could be permanently blocked. I will remove the link to the Swedish Wiki link but leave the Rieger biography as a source. Let me know now if you have any other objections because I really don't have time for this level of minutiae. If there's anything else, please let me know now. I will repost the contribution (less the "offense") tomorrow. LiPingXhao (talk) 16:03, 6 March 2024 (UTC)
@LiPingXhao Since your edit has been reverted multiple times you should try and get Consensus for the additions on the articles talk page first. Or you can try improving it in your sandbox and get Consensus after improving it. But until the additions comply with our Policys and Guidelines it has to stay out of the article. Nobody (talk) 06:55, 7 March 2024 (UTC)
Well, mostly general stuff but I'd also kinda wanna know how to do things such as add or change outdated images to for example a photo I've taken with my professional camera that fits a article more than an outdated one! :) 95.193.183.209 (talk) 09:56, 7 March 2024 (UTC)
Ur a real person right? U sound a bit like a automated bot bc of how u type ahaha but thanks for the answer :) Durk1234 (talk) 10:21, 7 March 2024 (UTC)
I have changed to a updated and more fitting image on a page and it shows on other devices for me but google search results shows old image :( Durk1234 (talk) 11:07, 7 March 2024 (UTC)
February 2024 WikiProject Unreferenced articles backlog drive – award
Citation Barnstar
This award is given in recognition to 1AmNobody24 for collecting 50 points during the WikiProject Unreferenced articles's FEB24 backlog drive. Your contributions played a crucial role in sourcing 14,300 unsourced articles during the drive. Thank you so much for participating and helping to reduce the backlog! – – DreamRimmer (talk) 18:33, 8 March 2024 (UTC)
Question to your remark on User talk:Christian.Michlits
Thank you for your message. I added four sources where more information to the Vienna History Wiki can be found. They are open source and not hidden behind some paywall. I don't quite see, why additional information on a topic should automatically be advertising, just if you happen to be involved. In the short time in which the contribution was undone, you cannot have objectively checked if the added information of these four sources is of any value. If you looked it up and still find it to be promotional, I appologise and accept the removal. Christian.Michlits (talk) 12:11, 12 March 2024 (UTC)
Hello, 1AmNobody24! Thanks again for your reply. Of course, I wrote that source. This is why I just provided the links and did not comment on them. I worked for the Vienna History Wiki, I disclosed that information and edited under my real name. You can read under "Definition of a source" that "A source is where the material comes from." (see Wikipedia:Reliable sources). Would you prefer that I wrote on articles where I have no experise? Christian.Michlits (talk) 14:54, 12 March 2024 (UTC)
Hello 1AmNobody24, I notice you recently reverted an unexplained deletion of well-sourced biographical details by an IP user from the Maisie Adam article. This user has been doing the same thing since 2022- no other contributions of any kind. I have attempted to summarise all this on the talk page. After your reversion, they did it again; I, as I have done before, restored the information, there being no reason for it not to be included save the intention on the article subject's part (or that of an invested party) of hiding notable relatives, her grandfather and, given her TV career, perhaps especially her BBC executive uncle. Having restored the details AGAIN yesterday, I see a NEW IP address has done exactly the same thing; a dishonest edit summary "added details of X and Y" with no mention of their deletion of the biographical details. Given that I am only an IP user, I wonder if you can do something to have the article protected to prevent the repetitive vandalism by this person? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.24.236.195 (talk) 17:50, 13 March 2024 (UTC)
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Hello, data about ownership of Webull is ncorrect. My colleague attempted to update the page months back without success. How should I go about making the necessary changes to avoid what he experienced?
hi, i recently have added some content to Wikipedia which was helpful, but Wikipedia remove my citation links but keep my content. --CallmeXX (talk) 09:15, 26 March 2024 (UTC)
I am no scholar, and do not plan to edit writing by scholars. But I am concerned that a statement in a particular biographical entry about a living person now in the news appears to be editorializing, and is unsupported by its referenced citation. How do I bring this to Wikipedia's attention? --NJussim (talk) 19:17, 19 April 2024 (UTC)
No worries, since they hadn't edited since the first attempt, maybe they read the filter warning and decided against creating it. Either way, good work :) Nobody (talk) 13:08, 25 April 2024 (UTC)
Hello! I have been working on List of United States tornadoes pages. For the tornado ratings, I don't know how to put, or change the color. If you know and could tell me that would be great. Thank you. --TBFmars (talk) 19:59, 1 May 2024 (UTC)
I am being told I need to first upload a picture in order to edit this page of myself. I am a music artist/rapper but under my description it has “American raper” 😬 definitely need that fixed. What would I need to do? --BentNative (talk) 23:34, 5 May 2024 (UTC)
Arlene Harris would like me to remove a link (reference) that includes her Mother's maiden name. Can I delete it? Also there are many references that are no longer found. Can they be deleted? Her page was most likely made about 50 years ago. The same is true for Martin Cooper. Many links are no longer found. Arlene Harris inventor and Martin Cooper Inventor. --JulesJDT (talk) 21:51, 15 May 2024 (UTC)
Hi JulesJDT, If you want to remove that reference you have to replace it with a different one that has the articles information sourced from the reference. We also don't delete links just because they're not available anymore, see Wikipedia:Link rot to learn more about that. Her article was created October 25, 2011, not 50 years ago. Nobody (talk) 05:49, 16 May 2024 (UTC)
Hi 179.6.7.67, thanks for the request. I took a look at the drafts and while they look good to me, I sadly don't know enough about military history articles to say if the drafts are good. Nobody (talk) 05:28, 19 May 2024 (UTC)
Hi 1AmNobody24! I'm currently in the process of writing an article about a Swedish jazz fusion band called Hawk on Flight. The draft for the article (WIP) is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Hawk_on_Flight. Before making an account, I wrote this article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scope_(Dutch_band) . Since I'm still confused about references and sources, I would like to ask a bunch of things:
- I've been told that album releases need to have references. What sources could I use for that? In this case, would using the record label's website as a source be considered acceptable?
- Is it possible to use YouTube videos as references for TV broadcasts? Even though I used proper sources to justify other broadcasts related to the band, there's some 1981 footage of them playing one of their compositions, which at the time hadn't been released. This video seems to have been recoded from Norwegian TV, but I can't find any Norwegian articles that mention this.
- Aside from the sources that I've already used, do you have any recommendations? I can't find any way to access Swedish newspaper/magazine scans, even after having signed up to the waiting list for the Swedish Wikipedia's Mediearkivet page.
Please have in mind that most of the article still lacks references, which I need to justify many of the things I wrote. Thanks in advance. --Staffscribbles (talk) 05:07, 20 May 2024 (UTC)
Hi Staffscribbles, the quality of sources is determined by their reliability. The record labels website can be considered reliable for the album releases, so would be past chart rankings if the albums made it. Youtube videos are generally considered not reliable (RSPYT). The problem with the lack of sources of the TV broadcasts can sometimes be explained due to lacking notability. As for other sources: CDs can be added as a sources using {{Cite AV media}} and Offline sources in general are probably the best way. Nobody (talk) 06:50, 20 May 2024 (UTC)
Thanks! I removed the 1981 broadcast from the article and included record label websites, but I still have some questions to ask:
- Many of the record labels mentioned in the article are defunct, and most of the ones that are not tend to omit any mention of the band in their websites for no apparent reason. Having this in mind, I might have to resort to using offine sources to prove the existence of the albums. How could I handle referencing them? The article that explains it is a bit vague, and since most people on Wikipedia might not have a physical copy of those CDs/vinyls - myself included - the odds of my article getting rejected could be higher.
- What sources could I use to justify claims that are mainly related to musical styles? The Norwegian sources I used for references outside of TV broadcasts are all from the early 80s and don't offer an in-depth description of the group's musical style at the time. Of course, Norwegian newspapers past this period rarely mention the band, since Haakon Graf, the only Norwegian member, left the group in 1982. Like I've previously said, I don't have access to Swedish newspapers and magazines to look for reviews, which I'd need to justify claims such as "This album has a style closer to jazz as well as a more accessible sound featuring typical timbres found in 80s music, such as Yamaha's DX7 synthesizer".
- Are there any issues with my current references? I would appreciate some feedback.
- Using offline sources for uncontroversial things will most likely not be challenged. But it's true that some won't count towards the notability requirements (Notability, NMUSIC), which is the reason most drafts are rejected. - I also don't know how those are normally referenced. You could ask for help at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Musicians or at the Help desk as they probably have some better advice for you. - The current sources are quite good, especially the newspapers. If you have time you could add |quote= and |trans-quote= to some (not all, only the most important ones, due to copyright concerns) as it would make it easier for non-swedish speaking users to verify the information from them (See Cite_news#Quote on how to use them) Be sure that all information in the Lead and infobox is referenced somewhere in the article. If you know all the Members years when they joined and left you could add a Timeline in the article (Example: HammerFall). Nobody (talk) 06:04, 21 May 2024 (UTC)
Hi @Volkankorkusuz, You can submit a draft by pressing the big blue Submit button. Your draft however needs to follow our policies if you want it to be accepted. Nobody (talk) 05:08, 23 May 2024 (UTC)
Hello. Is there a place to get all the rules in editing? How do you put in a reference when replacing one vs adding a new reference? --JulesJDT (talk) 21:11, 22 May 2024 (UTC)
Hey, I have a question how does Wikipedia get new articles? Is there a way for any user to put a new article on the site or is it strictly determined through some algorithm? Also if I might ask what this algorithm is. --Jaden21.10 (talk) 00:09, 23 May 2024 (UTC)
Hey I managed to resolve my matter so I'll change my question to format. Do I need a specific format can I use something like MLA format or do I need the format that seems to be the Wikipedia format? --Jaden21.10 (talk) 00:24, 23 May 2024 (UTC)
Hi I want to create a new article about Special Education in India and want to provide all details about special education status. I also want to provide some suggestion of schools in jndia as well who are doing good work in this area. --Tush0000 (talk) 17:24, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
reorganizing the order of paragraphs on a current page
Hi 1AmNobody24. On Tuesday (5/23) I tried splitting a current heading into 2 paragraphs. I copied and pasted the way to make headings and updated the paragraph content as Arlene Harris desired. Later I also want to move that paragraph to the bottom of her page. The Bot said I have a heading error. I also updated two references and those references were numbered the same as those they replaced. How do you get the references in the right order? Do you have to start typing at the top to get references in the right order? Or maybe list them in the order they are included on the page? Thank you! JulesJDT (talk) 17:43, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
Hi Jules, In your earlier edit you added [21] to the reference while changing it, which created an error. It was fixed in the following edit. In your second edit you added the references without the |title= parameter which is required in all references. You can see in this diff the improvements made to your references. You might also want to check out Introduction to referencing with VisualEditor to learn more about adding and changing references. Nobody (talk) 18:11, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
I would like very much to use the VisualEditor but my version of the Editor looks different. There is no option to do automatic edits. In the google version it says Edit Source not Editor. I have used google for all my edits. Will the number of the reference change if I rearrange the information on the Wikipedia page? I want to move some references to other areas because the current page asks for more references in a section that doesn't have any. Thank you so much#24! JulesJDT (talk) 16:59, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
Hi Jules, if you want to use a reference multiple times in an article you can do that by: First, change the current reference from <ref>...</ref> to <ref name="1">...</ref>. Second, add <ref name="1" /> to the place where you want the reference to also be. Nobody (talk) 06:08, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
one of the pages I am trying to edit has a title of Brandon Mall, however we just rebranded the name as Brandon Exchange, what is the best way to change the name of the page. I read about different possibilities but wondering which is the best option --Davidbeersisme (talk) 18:07, 4 June 2024 (UTC)
While comments are always welcome if they include new information, only administrators should be declining reports at UAA. I've also noticed you replying to some reports by the bot, which isn't particualrly helpful either. UAA does not have clerks, the idea that it should have them has been repeatedly rejected. Just Step Sidewaysfrom this world ..... today17:08, 5 June 2024 (UTC)
Hi @JSS, I can agree with the first part, but stronly disagree with the second part. If I see that the bot reported account is block evading, an LTA, or has done something that shows their username violates policy I'll reply so a patrolling administrator knows what to look for, calling that not helpful makes no sense to me. Nobody (talk) 18:33, 5 June 2024 (UTC)
That doesn't mean it's not helpful if the issue is already pointed out and I've noticed that those reports are often patrolled faster than others. Nobody (talk) 19:30, 5 June 2024 (UTC)
Just to be clear, I'm not suggesting you're in any kind of trouble or anything, and the truth is there isn't actually a rule anywhere that says not to comment on bot reports. It's just that I've been working at UAA a very long time and have never felt such comments helped me come to a decision, as the only consideration there is whether or not the name is a blatant violation. Just Step Sidewaysfrom this world ..... today20:01, 7 June 2024 (UTC)
1AmNobody24, if your intent is to help admins at various admin noticeboards, and the admins active at said noticeboards tell you that your edits aren't helpful, then it's best to direct your good intentions elsewhere.-- Ponyobons mots20:07, 7 June 2024 (UTC)
I'm not one for off-wiki communication when it's not necessary. Anyway, it sounds like you're intent on continuing what you're doing regardless of the comments from admins here. <shrug>.-- Ponyobons mots19:49, 11 June 2024 (UTC)
@JSS I agree that some of my edits at UAA/Bot probably were not helpful. The way I currently see it is that: If the account has an ovious issue that would get it blocked at UAA (IU). It's worth pointing it out. (Due to this.) If I don't see an obvious issue I won't comment. Nobody (talk) 07:28, 11 June 2024 (UTC)
My Draft
Please can you submit my draft Matthew Gillan because it means so much to everyone.
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Moving page.
Hello 1AmNobody24, Please always check implausible redirects whenever you move from a user page to draft like you did here. However, it's unlikely moving article from another users page to draft without their permission. In such problem, tag the page for deletion as WP:WEBHOST if its advert. You can also talk to the user on their talk page. Thanks. Safari ScribeEdits!Talk!10:47, 11 June 2024 (UTC)
Hi @SafariScribe, I used to always tag the pages as U5, but some administrators decline and move them to draftspace instead. I don't know if there's a consensus for this or just different administrators preferences. Also implausible redirects from move is not a deletion reason as can be seen at WP:R3. Nobody (talk) 10:58, 11 June 2024 (UTC)
It is not for user pages expect during name changing. Please try to make sure they are purely promotional or WEBHOST before tagging. That may be the reason for the decline. Cheers! Safari ScribeEdits!Talk!11:01, 11 June 2024 (UTC)
That's not it. If G11 applies, then I'll tag them G11. Some pages ars U5 worthy only if they are in userspace and at the same time completely alright if they are in draftspace. Nobody (talk) 11:06, 11 June 2024 (UTC)
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Hi @AlexandraMya2, While I'm not sure where that is coming from, it has been mentioned in connection with keeping the edit window open for too long and some token loss. Try opening it in a second tab and copying the content from your edit to the new edit window. Nobody (talk) 09:11, 12 June 2024 (UTC)
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I didn't intend to, no (TBH, didn't even notice it had disappeared). It seems the AFC helper script does that sometimes, not sure why, and whether it's meant to or just misbehaves. -- DoubleGrazing (talk) 09:36, 21 June 2024 (UTC)
I have a draft entry for the artist Carol Leeming and my draft is in my sandbox. How do I get it entered into the encyclopaedia? I know I have to wait for my draft entry to be approved - if that is correct. What should be my next step? --TrevorGlynLocke (talk) 11:51, 24 June 2024 (UTC)
Thank you. Solid advice! I've contributed over the years and used the bios of others I know as a template. I'm thinking its being held up so someone can get paid to do it. I'm doing it as a favor. 174.51.64.196 (talk) 23:14, 12 August 2024 (UTC)
Hi this isn't like a question abt editing I'm just wondering if you're Nobody as in the dude who killed that poor cyclops or --Paragonne (talk) 08:15, 11 July 2024 (UTC)
Updating bibliography in the WIKIPEDIA article on Seta B. Dadoyan
Dear Colleague, I fully understand and indeed appreciate the strict rules of editing and the problem of "conflict of interest." However, the suggested edition was ONLY an updating of bibliography, such as new publications, corrections of exiting dates/pages. Obviously, this sort of information will only be available to the author. or myself. A full and complete bibliography is always welcome, and it is not available anywhere else, except WIKIPEDIA. I do very much hope that you will consider the edition/completion of the "Works" section. The existing one lacks a very substantial part of my works. As you kindly go over it, you will see that there is not a single statement or word of praise or evaluation. It is all purely bibliographical material.
Hi Seta dadoyan, the removal of the bibliography was mostly due to Style. The bibliography should not be longer than the rest of the article. Due to that, only the most notable ones, that can be sourced, should be added. While I understand that you'd like it to be the complete list, Wikipedia is not a directory. You could instead try creating a Bibliography list article on it's own at Draft:Seta Dadoyan bibliography, but I'm not sure how the notability would apply for that. It's also important to keep using the same style for all items, for example by using the citation templates for all them ({{Cite book}}, {{Cite journal}}). @Bbb23 Anything I missed? Nobody (talk) 06:31, 17 July 2024 (UTC)
As instructed, I cut the proposed update to 50% of earlier version, it is now in the required size and style. Please kindly consider the improvement, as the existing entry is seriously incomplete.
Advice if you want to apply for EFM and other stuff
I have some advice if you plan to step up to EFM – for example, in a few years. You need great knowledge of technical competence, have at least a basic-to-advanced knowledge of regex and edit filter syntax, make at least two or more prior contributions to edit filters (public or private) when you are an EFH, and have great responsibility (be accountable for any mistakes you might make). Those on what I just said are my type of criteria if someone wants to run for EFM (when they are currently an EFH).
As for myself, I might run next year for EFM having that I authored some LTA filters and brought one disabled private filter back from the brink, and I, as some dude who has good technical and regex competence, understand the consequences of the EFM role being used improperly and accountability with responsibility.
Note, there is also a private edit filter mailing list where EFH and EFM users/admins can subscribe, on lists.wikimedia.org. Because you hold the EFH role, you can request subscription to that list.
Hi Codename Noreste, I do intend to become an EFM down the line (Probably something we should have mentioned in my EFH nomination). But for now, I'm just gaining more experience (as seen in the new filter request I created yesterday). And while I think I'd be fine with the responsibility, I'm still lacking in regex and edit filter syntax knowledge. I'm already subscribed to the list, just haven't had time recently to take a look at the proposals there. Nobody (talk) 08:48, 25 July 2024 (UTC)
hello! i want to ask about editing a wikipedia page about a legend exclusive to one of my hometown's. however, it is a legend passed through orally and via resources only in forms of folklore short stories. i was wondering how that may go down into teh website! --IsoEnggris (talk) 00:56, 26 July 2024 (UTC)
Hi! While I tried to edit the article "Glaxay" there was showed "Note: This page is semi-protected so that only autoconfirmed users can edit it. If you need help getting started with editing, please visit the Teahouse".
Can you please elaborate why it was shown and who will be auto confirmed? --Leadwisdie (talk) 15:29, 28 July 2024 (UTC)
The removal of the entire 'Works' section from WIKI entry Seta Dadoyan, scholar...
Dear 1AmNobody24, as per our previous talks, the issue is the removal of the entire section on 'Works' from the WIKI entry on Seta Dadoyan, an "Armenian historian, scholar..." The reason was explained as the section being too long. I totally understand the concern, and it is absolutely legitimate. As discussed, I sent you a very abbreviated one page of all published works, books and few articles, with the expectation that we would pursue the effort to restore my 'works'.
The entry on Seta Dadoyan still stands mutilated, a scholar, and a prominent one at that - with 13 major books and dozens of articles - also a painter, seems strange.
The object is now to find a way to restore the article with a brief section on my "works'. Since all the items there are published by major publishers, there can be no issue of so-called "sources." I will send that page to you anytime.
Also, while we are in this subject, and I greatly appreciate your professionalism about these matters, there are other missing matters in the entire entry, I have no idea who the author is. I suppose WIKI is precisely the venue to highlight the specifities of any subject/episode/person. How do you deal with these matters?
I very much look forward to hearing from you, a very incomplete entry on Seta Dadoyan should not persist long.
Hi Seta dadoyan, the best point to start would be to create a complete list of works in your sandbox, sorting it by type (book (book series), articles). After that we take a look which ones can be considered the most notable ones. Since you know considerably more about Seta Dadoyan then I do, it makes sense for you to do this part alone and I then help on the second part of figuring out the notability. Nobody (talk) 15:28, 24 July 2024 (UTC)
Hello, 1Nobody 24, I just want to make sure that as per your advice, this morning NY time 12:00, I did send you a complete list of publications in Word and PDF versions (even though the PDF in turn looked like Word in the sandbox. This is for you to kindly "figure out the notablility." I will ask you to please share your edition, if you see it appropriate.
Please confirm receipt of the material sent about 8 hours ago, and if it came through in good form. I may send the material as attachment, if you wish to provide an address.
Hi Seta, I've moved the list to your sandbox and started to improve it's layout, feel free to take a look there. It might take some time until I'm finished with it since I currently don't have much time to edit due to IRL responsibilities, but I'll do my best. Nobody (talk) 05:23, 25 July 2024 (UTC)
Hi 1AmNobody24,
So nice of you to follow up this matter! We are on track, thank you. I just had a look at the sandbox.
Looking forward to finally having a decent entry worthy of WIKIPEDIA.
It has been a while to our last conversation (July 25), I was going through a serious life threatening health crisis, that ended in major surgery two weeks ago. I am returning to normalcy, and thought again of my mutilated and partial WIKI entry. Surely you were very kind to begin work on the "Works" part. What shows in the entry is still remotely representative of the bare facts about me, I don't even know who wrote that piece, probably an average, not too informed individual. Anyway, compared to colleagues' entries, mine was has always been the most primitive. When I tried to suggest a full bibliography, I was severely punished ...
I was thinking: may be it is time for an overall review and makeover. What makes me a most frequented and quoted authority is the total novelty of my historiography, aesthetics, and Near Eastern also interactive Armenian studies. These aspects have been absent from the beginning.
I suppose in view of this situation, and in all fairness, WIKIPEDIA could reconsider this fact. AS a WIKI editor, you may want to rewrite the entry, of course after being provided with all the necessary sources in support. I believe that just making a selection of the existing "works" -13 of which are scholarly volumes - will not improve the entry as it should. If you have other alternatives for coming up with a representative and informative entry, please let me know. I very much look forward to having your response, and thanks in advance.
Hi Seta good to hear your doing alright. I understand that it can be frustrating if the article of you isn't up to par with your peers. But sadly that happens a lot as people write mostly about things they're knowledegable about and I'm not sure if there's an active wikipedian working on armenian historians. And while I understand that this might be a time-sensitive issue for you, but others might not see it that way. I'll keep the article on my watchlist and maybe I'll get time to look into it, but it's not my area of expertise so no promises. Nobody (talk) 06:38, 15 August 2024 (UTC)
Thanks, and yes, I can see the complexity of the situation. Can you suggest someone or a "body" whose area of expertise it is to write an entry? I would appreciate your assistance. In the meantime, I look forward to having a section on WORKS at least.
Thanks, 1AmNobody24, I can see that things seem to be on a slow track, but this is life! The only and simple way out is probably to just add the list of my "Books", and leave the rest of the missing and/or important subjects for later. For easy access and to make things easy for you - and I appreciate your disposition, really - I am sending the list below:
BOOKS
-Encounters and Convergences. A Book of Ideas and Art. USA: 2023. ISBN 979-889121965-6.
-The Armenians in the Medieval Islamic World – Paradigms of Interaction Seventh to Fourteenth Centuries. Transaction Publishers. New Brunswick, U.S.A. & London, UK: 2011, 2012, 2013.
-Vol.Three: Medieval Cosmopolitanism and Images of Islam ‒Thirteenth to Fourteenth Centuries. (2013) ISBN978-1-4128-4577-9
- Vol. Two: Armenian Realpolitik in the Islamic World and Diverging Paradigms ‒ The Case of Cilicia. (2012) ISBN978-1-4128-4782-7
-The Armenian Catholicosate from Cilicia to Antelias − An Introduction. Antelias, Lebanon: Catholicosate Publications, 2003.
-The Contribution of the Armenian Church to the Christian Witness in the Middle East. Editor, Co-Author. Antelias, Lebanon: Catholicosate Publications, 2001.
-The Fāṭimid Armenians ‒ Cultural and Political Interaction in the Near East. Islamic History and Civilization Series. E.J. Brill. Leiden: 1997. ISBN90-04-10816-5
- Յովհաննէս Երզնակացիի 'Ի Տաճկաց Իմաստասիրաց'ը և Իմաստասիրական Արձակը Իսլամական Աղբիւրներուն Լոյսին Տակ [John of Erznka: 'Views from the Writings of Islamic Philosophers' and Philosophical Treatises in the Light of their Islamic Sources – Ikhwān al Ṣafā’]. Beirut: 1991.
- Էջեր Արևմտահայ Մտածումէն – Ե. Տէմիրճիպաշեան, Տ. Չրաքեան-Ինտրա, Շ. Պէրպէրեան, Գ.
Գավաֆեան, Դանիէլ Վարուժան [Pages of West Armenian Philosophical Thought – E. Demirjibashian, T. Chrakian-Indra, Sh. Berberian, G. Kavafian, Taniel Varujan]. A.G.B.U. Beirut: 1987. (Winner of H. Uzunian Award for Best Armenian Book of 1987).
- Լիբանանահայ Նկարչութիւնը Ինքնութեան Տագնապին Լոյսին Տակ [Armenian Painting in Lebanon in the Light of the Crisis of Identity]. Antelias, Lebanon: Catholicosate Publications, 1984. Seta dadoyan (talk) 14:08, 20 August 2024 (UTC)
Hello. Is there a way to just point something out without actually modifying an article? I don't have all the facts of something I read here but I do see some informaton missing. --AtticExplorer (talk) 14:55, 5 August 2024 (UTC)
why did you delete my user page? It says limited biographical information is allowed and I wrote what I did to establish myself as someone educated in these topics. --Hypnosef (talk) 23:14, 13 August 2024 (UTC)
Ohhh, I understand. I made that as practice for making articles, didn't realize that was the source of the issue. No worries! Hypnosef (talk) 22:54, 14 August 2024 (UTC)
Hello, 1AmNobody24. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or draft page you started, "Jacob Mann".
In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material, the draft has been deleted. When you plan on working on it further and you wish to retrieve it, you can request its undeletion. An administrator will, in most cases, restore the submission so you can continue to work on it.
You completely misunderstood the false positive report. I was talking about the talk page, not the main article. I was trying to add a comment saying that the main article should, instead of saying Long Island, refer to New York state (or both). And how is it overlink when it is substitution of one term for another in the article intro?
I understood what you meant, but the post would've been told that per MOS:OVERLINK: ...major examples of the following categories should generally not be linked:
Settlements or municipalities (e.g., New Delhi; New York City, or just New York if the city context is already clear; London, if the context rules out London, Ontario; Southeast Asia).
How is it overlink when it is the first mention of the locations when they are introduced in the article lede? And when the suggestion is to replace a term that is already linked with another? The links are not even the point anyway; the suggestion is that (linked or not) New York state is more appropriate than Long Island.
And if there was a valid response it could have just been replied to in the talk page, where such a suggestion belongs, so that other editors can also respond if there was something to say to it. 172.56.232.238 (talk) 17:02, 26 August 2024 (UTC)
There's an ongoing sockpuppettry issue on the article's talk page, which is why an edit filter blocks edits from most anon IPs, and will continue to do so. OhNoitsJamieTalk18:24, 26 August 2024 (UTC)
I really liked how you declined yet another edit filter report afterUser:Ohnoitsjamie already approved it (made the necessary edit that was requested), and cited overlink as the reason despite being told multiple times that you are misunderstanding the issue: it's replacing one already linked term with another in the lede, and the links are not even the point. Complete facepalm. 172.56.232.238 (talk) 17:11, 27 August 2024 (UTC)
Question from Joiedevivre1 (06:01, 1 September 2024)
Hi, could i get feedback on these two pages I'm drafting?
I am more than happy to discuss content and factual accuracy... but the user immediately jumped to threatening me multiple times without discussing the content itself and the merits, reported me in a serious manner (is it a serious report when reported as a sock?) and then further alleges i'm now harassing them "by following them around"?
I took care to reference the material and Maintain NPOV based on existing wikipedia articles and external resources.
I agree with you, at the end of the day, touch grass, it's not real world harassment; but they are Wikipedia:Hounding me to stop talking. I literally. just made a new account and i don't want to be banned from day-dot. It feels embarrassing and definitely not ideal to be immediately labelled with allegations. Smartiest Marty (talk) 05:43, 9 September 2024 (UTC)
i would just like to know the options and the policies so i can make myself aware of them and know my boundaries and what is at my disposal if need be. It's just bewildering, that's all. Smartiest Marty (talk) 05:44, 9 September 2024 (UTC)
I asked you about policy guidance so I can myself aware of them and you said no. There is no deeper interpretation to it. Aren't you a volunteer? You're very insightful and helpful, thank you for making my time a pleasant one. I'm not thankless, but you've made me one. Smartiest Marty (talk) 07:26, 9 September 2024 (UTC)
I may have misinterpreted part of your message as I assumed with guidance i asked for you meant the i don't know how to properly report it from your first message and not the options and the policies from your third message. In that case the five pillars are the best way to start as it links to the basic policies. Nobody (talk) 07:34, 9 September 2024 (UTC)
Hello 1AmNobody24, I hope you are doing well. This is Prof. Seta B. Dadoyan again, still very concerned about the removal of the entire section on my "Works" from my WIKI entry. As this conversation page shows, in my previous message I sent the list of ONLY my books, hoping that there will a partial coverage by its addition. A noteworthy scholar with NO works surely looks strange and I have been notified by colleagues who were trying to check the WIKI page. I just checked the entry and it stands mutilated. Can you please find a moment to check this conversation, as promised. If you need further clarification or data, please let me know and they will be provided. In all cases, your assistance in an otherwise very bleak condition of communications, is greatly appreciated, rest assured. Many thanks, SBD Seta dadoyan (talk) 20:07, 10 September 2024 (UTC)
Hi Seta, I still have the sandbox watchlisted and will continue working on it. I haven't had much time recently, but be assured that I haven't forgotten it. Cheers Nobody (talk) 05:17, 11 September 2024 (UTC)
I am not interested in editing articles...I would simply like to view articles of interest to me. The search box which usually appears on the screen is gone?? How do I search for articles?
I was not aware that the editor was an LTA, I saw that they had been around for quite a few months and believed otherwise -- I appreciate the correction. JeffSpaceman (talk) 15:14, 17 September 2024 (UTC)
Actually it is well-organized ISTR Special Report, and also this report has names of Analyst and Contributor, who are expert in their field. Faridgurbanov3 (talk) 07:45, 18 September 2024 (UTC)
Hello. First of all, thanks for feedback. But I have questions.
First of all, I described events neutrally in the article. I don't promote anything. I wrote history of summit and events in the years. I added independent, reliable sources, and this sources is not produced by the creator of the subject being discussed. So, what should I do?
Hi Əhməd Qurbanov, take a look at WP:PEACOCK. For the ones used in the draft: around the world, entrepreneur, expert, innovation, insights, more than, spanning, worldwide. Of course, not all of these need to be changed, as context is always relevant (for example: innovation is in the name so it can obviously stay.) But others such as "around the world" and "spanning" could clearly be changed to something that sounds less promotional. Nobody (talk) 08:09, 19 September 2024 (UTC)
It is really frustrating, to be honest. Because, I didn't use these words for puffery. In context, it is really true. How I can replace entepreneur to another word. Or insights Əhməd Qurbanov (talk) 08:18, 19 September 2024 (UTC)
I'll take a look and fix or mark any issues I see. The first issue I found is that, if I read source 3 correctly, then the 2022 event was the 2nd Annual Summit, not the first one. Is that right? Nobody (talk) 11:39, 19 September 2024 (UTC)
Thanks a lot, 1AmNobody24, your feedbacks would be very helpful. I am not sure, when I research about it, I also found that case. I don't find any sources about 2021 edition. Most probably, it was not open to public. Əhməd Qurbanov (talk) 14:34, 19 September 2024 (UTC)
Hi 1AmNobody24, I saw your note on Bbb's talk page and it reminded me of National Iranian American Council (POV editing both ways, UPE/COI) with sources that did not support the content, poor sources and WP:SYNTH. I also noticed the same editor who heavily edited that article created Institute for China-America Studies and saw some of the same issues. As you can tell, I did some light editing trying to follow more closely what reliable sources state and removed a source that did not mention ICAS but like National Iranian American Council, it's still a mess. If you disagree with anything I have done, I don't have an issue with you amending it as long it is supported by WP:RS. I don't have the knowledge (or interest) to dig into it in any real way. S0091 (talk) 16:53, 19 September 2024 (UTC)
Hi S0091, your changes look good. I've been keeping my eyes on the articles in Category:Chinese propaganda organisations recently, as there is POV-pushing going on sometimes. I have a feeling there will be more POV edits at the ICAS article so I'll keep it watchlisted. Thanks for the cleanup, I'll try to keep it from being disrupted again. Nobody (talk) 17:04, 19 September 2024 (UTC)
I have no doubt that is the case. Many of these articles have no watchers/interested editors outside of those wanting to push a POV. The National Iranian American Council came to my attention due to a UPE sock farm I was following and looking through the history, it was nothing but POV editors from the beginning so I had no good version to revert back to. I was able to get it ECP because of it falls under a WP:CTOP to at least quell the disruption for a while. I'll also try to keep an eye on ICAS. S0091 (talk) 17:24, 19 September 2024 (UTC)
Question from Isaistryhard (20:37, 20 September 2024)
Hello! I am wondering on how to create infoboxes from a cellphone. I use cellphone all the time and seriously have no idea how to make one. Thank you. --Isaistryhard (talk) 20:37, 20 September 2024 (UTC)
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