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Question from Bkonechny (05:42, 18 October 2024)

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Hello, I just want to add some missing info and a band I was in BC. How do I go about submitted info? Thanks, Brian --Bkonechny (talk) 05:42, 18 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Bkonechny Do you have a reliable source that supports the changes you want made? Like, a news article of some kind? CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 04:05, 22 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hi, Yes, Have newspaper ads, promo posters etc. The band is on a list but all of the bands have a click link but Teaser does not. I was the band leader and thought it would be cool to add it. Now I just have to remember where I saw a list of bands from Vancouver BC. Getting old! BK Bkonechny (talk) 17:01, 22 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Bkonechny so the band doesn't currently have an article? If not, it might be difficult to get them a page unless it received more than just passing news coverage. Like, full length articles discussing the band, not just mentions or ads. What's the list that you're referring to? Could you link it? CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 20:58, 22 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
List of bands from British Columbia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bands_from_British_Columbia
If you scroll down to Vancouver, you will find my band name Teaser but no info linked to it.
It's the only band with no additional info. lol
Also, my drummer has a little info on his site that we could link to
https://johncodyonline.com/music/teaser/
Let me know what you think is the best way.
BK 64.234.113.36 (talk) 23:08, 22 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Bkonechny your drummer's own site can't be used as a source to establish notability. We don't write about everything, only those things which have received sufficient coverage in reliable, independent sources. Can you link me three newspaper articles that talk about your band at length? It's okay if they're from the 80s. This can get tricky because you might need to use a site like Newspapers.com. CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 23:39, 22 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Proposal of paying

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Hello Captain, recently i reported an user as sockpuppet and now they had reached to me through social media and proposing to pay me if i do edit to their interest on behalf of them.kemel49(connect)(contri) 04:29, 24 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@KEmel49 Could you take a screenshot of the communication and send it on the the arbitration committee via email? CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 04:46, 24 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
 Done.––kemel49(connect)(contri) 06:53, 24 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Question from Santino Anei Malong (00:23, 29 October 2024)

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I want to post my first article --Awan (talk) 00:23, 29 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Santino Anei Malong What are you looking to write about? CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 03:42, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

No ping :-(

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Hi, Cap'n. Pinging me in this post would have been a courtesy, and might also have had the benefit of pointing people interested in your post to mine, which made a specific point or two which yours did not. Or did you actually write it before noticing mine? Bishonen | tålk 19:06, 29 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

@Bishonen ya know, I was just thinking "hmmm maybe I should have pinged Bish in my reply." I'll put a little pointer there :) CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 19:19, 29 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Cool, thanks. Bishonen | tålk 19:30, 29 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

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Question from Mercykk (09:02, 1 November 2024)

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Hello I am Mercykk how do I create quotation. --Mercykk (talk) 09:02, 1 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Mercykk How so? Do you mean like a WP:BLOCKQUOTE? CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 16:13, 1 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Question from LIONCUBSIMBA (14:25, 3 November 2024)

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Hello do i make money off editing on wikipedia? --LIONCUBSIMBA (talk) 14:25, 3 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@LIONCUBSIMBA you don't. Editors, like myself, at every level, are unpaid volunteers. We edit because we love what we do, and care about sharing knowledge. CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 17:48, 3 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Paulohmedia04

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Hello @CaptainEek please I want to create a Wikipedia page for a professional footballer how do I go about it? Paulohmedia04 (talk) 15:26, 4 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Paulohmedia04 Who is the person you are looking to make a page for? Can you provide three news articles that discuss them? CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 02:27, 5 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@CaptainEek
his name is Imade Osarenkhoe
A former Bendel Insurance football club striker In the Nigeria Premier Football League.
Currently playing in the United Arab Emirates
Division 1 with United FC.
below are the three articles that discussed him.
https://leadership.ng/osarenkhoe-joins-uae-club-united-fc-from-bendel-insurance/
https://www.pulsesports.ng/football/story/npfl-imade-kumaga-suur-nominated-for-lbas-january-player-of-the-month-2023013110383450148
https://www.premiumtimesng.com/sports/football/582949-npfl-round-up-imade-helps-insurance-extend-unbeaten-streak-as-akwa-hold-3sc-in-ibadan.html
https://punchng.com/imade-not-after-npfl-highest-scorer-award/ Paulohmedia04 (talk) 04:06, 5 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Paulohmedia04 you should start with the articles for creation process. Check that page out, and if you have further questions, let me know :) CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 04:47, 5 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@CaptainEek
please I can't remember my password I wanted to log in and start the process but unfortunately, I've forgotten my password help me. Paulohmedia04 (talk) 05:07, 5 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Paulohmedia04You are currently logged in though? CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 05:13, 5 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@CaptainEek
Hello Captain please kindly create a Wikipedia page for this footballer with the informations below 👇
Name: Imade Osahrenkoe
Date of birth: November 6 2000
Age: 23
Place of birth: Edo State
State of origin: Edo State
Nationality: Nigerian
Youth club: Bendel Insurance youth team
Previous club: Bendel Insurance football club ( Nigeria Premier Football League)
Current club: United FC ( United Arab Emirates)
Position: center forward
Height: 1.92
Five Articles talking about him
https://www.brila.net/imade-osarenkhoe-signs-four-year-deal-with-fc-united/
https://utdfc.ae/player/imade-osarenkhoe/
https://www.pulsesports.ng/football/story/black-bullet-makes-bold-move-benin-arsenals-confirm-move-to-united-arab-emirates-2023092512435911829
https://punchng.com/imade-petroleum-engineer-fuelling-npfl-with-goals/ Paulohmedia04 (talk) 08:55, 8 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@CaptainEek
Please Sir I'm done with the article for the creation process.
What next? Paulohmedia04 (talk) 06:08, 6 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Just a simple greeting from your mentee

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Looked into it a bit and even though I'm still unsure why someone like me who doesn't contribute or edit pages would need a mentor (hope I didn't do something wrong haha), I still wanted to reach out and say hi and hope alls well with you! Obongo83 (talk) 09:30, 5 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

You're all good. Usually folks make accounts so they can edit, and our software automatically pairs new users with established mentors in case the users end up with questions. Editing Wikipedia can be a bit tricky to learn, so it's good to have help :) CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 19:35, 5 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Re:Arbcom/Serial Number 54129

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I don’t mean to sound like I’m tatting or anything, but this user’s recent comments at Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case don’t seem to be in line with the principle of “This page is for statements, not discussion.” I’ve also provided a number of diffs there showing this user has problems with incivility and hounding and is unwilling to seriously listen to anyone they disagree with. Normally I’d take this to ANI but I don’t want to stir up more dramah which is clearly what they want to happen by baiting me like this. I’m not sure if you can/want to do anything about this but as an arbitrator I thought you might be able to help. Dronebogus (talk) 16:04, 5 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the ping regarding your litany of assumptions. Your participation at the case request is wholly unuseful. I say nothing as to your other activities, which are only relevant to the request itself. SerialNumber54129 16:11, 5 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Dronebogus@Serial Number 54129 Serial, it's really not a great look to get pulled to my page and to then just continue to attack Dronebogus. I understand your criticism at the Marine 69-71 page. While I've never liked Commons' status as a wank bank, and agree that some of Dronebogus's contributions there are questionable, he does have some useful NSFW images. But that's not the point. The point is to focus on the content, not the contributor. Just because an editor has made content X does not mean they are disqualified from having an opinion on Y. The deeper issue here Serial, as revealed by the various diffs listed on the ARC, is that you've been making a lot of spicy comments directed at other editors as of late. Are you doing okay? I know it's a stressful time in the world, so I want to make sure you're taking care of yourself. I've always valued your counsel and have always been eager to see your name on a page, so this feels out of sorts. CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 16:43, 5 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
OK. I apologize to Dronebogus and will not refer to him as pornographer-in-chief any more (joke). More seriously, Dronebogus, I promise not to mention your Commons work, except at Commons. This means I have to attack the Cap'n even more assiduously than usual. Prepare to repel boarders. I will resign immediately. SerialNumber54129 16:52, 5 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Re: The Asian News International vs. Wikimedia Foundation situation

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Hi CaptainEek -- I'm concerned about your removal of the link to the The Asian News International vs. Wikimedia Foundation situation discussion on WP:CENT. Whilst I was generally aware of the ongoing problem, I had not realised that there was serious consideration of the Foundation disclosing IPs and e-mail addresses to the Indian court, and I am genuinely appalled at this idea. Could you reconsider, in the light of the fact that the disclosure appears imminent, and once done is irrevocable? Cheers, Espresso Addict (talk) 03:42, 6 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, I see you have been working on something while I was slowly typing this. Thanks! Espresso Addict (talk) 03:45, 6 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Aarashvybz (14:37, 7 November 2024)

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Why is it that I can't find myself when searching --Aarashvybz (talk) 14:37, 7 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Aarashvybz That's because we probably don't have an article on you. We have less than 7 million articles, most of which are not about people, so there are just not many people who ultimately qualify for a page. CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 20:14, 7 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

An editor is not responding

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Hello captain, Almost 15 days ago i invited an user at discussion table on a talk page regarding their edit, they had not responded yet. what should to be done for them?––kemel49(connect)(contri) 18:19, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@KEmel49 Well you didn't ping them the second time so they probably didn't see the message. CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 18:36, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Curiosity only, I promise I won't use the answer to attack ArbCom anymore (this week)

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What is the actual criterion for "very clear consensus"? It's not unanimity, I assume. Could you provide numbers without violating any secret stuff? Not necessarily the numbers for the Bish vote, which I can see could be considered none of my business. But just, in general, how many no votes would it take to veto a choice? I'd ask at WT:ACN, except I sort of think that discussion may have nearly run its course. But if you think this is better answered there, that's fine with me. Floquenbeam (talk) 16:48, 14 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Floquenbeam Can you clarify the broader sentence you're referring to? I wanna make sure we're on the same page about what part of the process. CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 17:05, 14 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The one Kusma found at Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Conflict of interest reports#Appointments: "The Committee carefully vets all applications with feedback from the functionaries team; very clear consensus from the Committee is needed for a candidate to be presented for consideration to the Community." Floquenbeam (talk) 17:28, 14 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Although it doesn't say it, i assume the same "very clear consensus" is needed at the actual final vote, too.... Floquenbeam (talk) 17:29, 14 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Floquenbeam thank you, always good to have the citation just in case :) So the way we went about that this time was that we took a strawpoll among the Committee, to see if there were any candidates who obviously weren't going to pass the 70% threshold required at the end for ultimate appointment. We then advanced with the candidates who remained. As I elaborated at ACN, we apparently need to improve how that process works. CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 17:51, 14 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you. That 70% threshold is what I was probably really after, I just didn't know enough to ask the right question. Perhaps it says it somewhere and I didn't notice. Also, I know I'm probably preaching to the choir, but: I agree the process could use some work (priority #1: tell candidates who don't pass why, right off the bat, don't make them ask), but my main ... annoyance, I suppose, is a good word? ... is that whoever voted "no" was just so obviously wrong this time. It increases my concern that when they're voting on people I don't know much about, they're making similar mistakes. Floquenbeam (talk) 18:03, 14 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Floquenbeam I think we're very much on the same page there. With regards to 70%, I don't believe that number is explicitly on-wiki, but we did establish that the COIVRT queue needed a functionary-like appointment process, and the funcs need a supermajority (70%) to be appointed. Ergo, 70% for COIVRT, because it's handling NDA material. CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 18:07, 14 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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cand q

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Thank you for standing for arbitrator. I am far away from it all (travel, mourning), not in the mood, so just an informal question you can answer or ignore:

What does this 2024 DYK tell you about infoboxes for classical composers in 2024? -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:19, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Gerda Arendt Hi Gerda, sorry to hear about rough times for you; I hope the sun shines again on you soon. As to your question, we've talked about infoboxes before. I still stand by my 2022 response about the infobox wars. The interesting thing I note from that DYK is that all of the articles have an infobox, except for Mahler's, but Mahler is the only FA. Of course, Mahler is a 2010 vintage FA, from an era before the ubiquity of infoboxes. What does that tell me? I guess from this small sampling, it might be evidence that infoboxes have won the war on infoboxes. Much as drugs seem to have won the war on drugs, or poverty has won the war on poverty.... CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 01:12, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Perhaps turn your attention to the talk pages, and tell me if you believe that the topic should still be treated as "contentious". (I asked in 2018, that's right.) -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 01:24, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Gerda Arendt Thank you for the direction :) Most of the articles don't have an issue. But I do admit some surprise at seeing just how recent and voluminous the infobox argument on Mahler's page is. However, from this small sampling, I'm not sure I could say authoritatively that infoboxes remain a problem. CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 01:36, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
You might try the strength of arguments, how is that? I wanted to keep it simple, but if you don't see enough for Mahler try Mozart. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:14, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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