User talk:HireMeWiki

Welcome!

Hello, HireMeWiki, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Unfortunately, one or more of your recent edits did not conform to Wikipedia's verifiability policy, and may have been removed. Wikipedia articles should refer only to facts and interpretations verified in reliable, reputable print or online sources or in other reliable media. Always provide a reliable source for quotations and for any material that is likely to be challenged, or it may be removed. Wikipedia also has a related policy against including original research in articles.

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I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your name and the date. If you need personal help ask me on my talk page, or ask a question on your talk page. Again, welcome. --Deepfriedokra (talk) 19:01, 13 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

September 2020

Welcome to Wikipedia. I noticed that your username, "HireMeWiki", may not meet Wikipedia's username policy because It seems to be promotional. If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. As an alternative, you may ask for a change of username by completing the form at Special:GlobalRenameRequest, or you may simply create a new account for editing. Thank you. 331dot (talk) 00:32, 14 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Your recent editing history at Dorian (rapper) shows that you are currently engaged in an edit war; that means that you are repeatedly changing content back to how you think it should be, when you have seen that other editors disagree. To resolve the content dispute, please do not revert or change the edits of others when you are reverted. Instead of reverting, please use the talk page to work toward making a version that represents consensus among editors. The best practice at this stage is to discuss, not edit-war. See the bold, revert, discuss cycle for how this is done. If discussions reach an impasse, you can then post a request for help at a relevant noticeboard or seek dispute resolution. In some cases, you may wish to request temporary page protection.

Being involved in an edit war can result in you being blocked from editing—especially if you violate the three-revert rule, which states that an editor must not perform more than three reverts on a single page within a 24-hour period. Undoing another editor's work—whether in whole or in part, whether involving the same or different material each time—counts as a revert. Also keep in mind that while violating the three-revert rule often leads to a block, you can still be blocked for edit warring—even if you do not violate the three-revert rule—should your behavior indicate that you intend to continue reverting repeatedly. 331dot (talk) 00:42, 14 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Sourcing in an encyclopedia

"All content must be cited from reliable sources that are unconnected with the subject and have a reputation for fact checking." In this instance, I wish to emphasize unconnected. You would need a source that is unconnected with the subject in that it does not market the subject's work. iTunes is a marketing platform for music. And that is why I do not feel it meets the requirement for "unconnected with the subject". Thanks, --Deepfriedokra (talk) 02:25, 14 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

"Anyone can get an article written about them as well"

Now that's an interesting thought. However, Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, with inclusion criteria such as WP:GNG, WP:ANYBIO, and WP:MUSIC. Now, back to that thought-- has anyone hired you to create an article? Your statement added to your username invites a certain degree of cynicism. --Deepfriedokra (talk) 02:42, 14 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Notice of edit warring noticeboard discussion

Hello. This message is being sent to inform you that there is currently a discussion involving you at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Edit warring regarding a possible violation of Wikipedia's policy on edit warring. The thread is Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Edit warring#User:HireMeWiki reported by User:331dot (Result: ). Thank you. 331dot (talk) 08:21, 14 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

You have been blocked from editing the article Dorian (rapper) for 24 hours because you have persisted in edit-warring after being informed of the relevant policy. Please be prepared to discuss any reasons you have for disagreeing with other editors on the relevant talk page, in a civil manner, with a view to trying to reach agreement. If you believe there are good reasons why you should be unblocked, you may request an unblock block by first reading the guide to appealing blocks, and then adding the text {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}} at the bottom of this page. JBW (talk) 08:48, 14 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Here are a few words of advice, which I hope may be of some help to you.

When I first started editing Wikipedia I thought some of the policies I came across were stupid. As I got more experience of how Wikipedia works I came to realise that all the policies are there for reasons, in most cases good reasons. That doesn't mean that I now fully agree with every aspect of every policy, nor does it mean that even with policies that I do agree with I always agree with the ways other editors interpret them. However, it does mean that even in cases where I don't agree, I understand that the editors I am disagreeing with do have reasons behind the views they are following, and I can respect their views and hope they can likewise respect mine. That means that I try to write in a way which conveys the message that I think I have ideas which others may like to consider, rather than conveying the message that I think they are just being ridiculous, and I know far better than them what is right.
Even if you don't accept what I have just said, and firmly believe that in fact the other editors involved actually are just being ridiculous, and you know far better than them what is right, it is likely to help your case more if you act as though you think their views are worth respect, as that way people are more likely to listen to what you say.
The policy on edit-warring is one of the most fundamental and indispensable of all Wikipedia policies. If we didn't have it, editors with opposing views would be free to just keep reverting over and over again until all but one of them had eventually given up. That would mean that the most stubborn editor would always eventually get their way, which wouldn't be a good basis on which to settle disputes. It is therefore essential to honour the edit-warring policy. That applies even if you are convinced that you are right, because in most edit-wars everybody is convinced they are right. That is why I have blocked you temporarily from editing the article; it does not indicate any opinion on my part as to the rights or wrongs of the disputed editing.
Finally, if you continue to contribute to Wikipedia you will find that there will be times when, even after everyone involved has explained their point of view and the issues have been thoroughly discussed, there is a clear consensus among other editors which you believe is simply wrong. In that situation the best thing to do is leave it and move on to other things. I wouldn't like to have to guess how many times I have had to do that over the years, but by doing that I actually get things done in ways that I believe are helpful more often than people who aren't willing to do it, because I spend more of my time on tasks where I have a reasonable chance of success, rather than wasting it on tasks that are doomed to inevitable failure.

I have put a significant amount of time and effort into writing this message, and I hope it may help you. However, it is advice, not instruction, and you are or course free to take it or not. JBW (talk) 09:58, 14 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Username

Your username appears quite similar to the pattern of usernames used by paid editing companies. That being the case, you should probably steer clear of topics susceptible to paid editing for your first few thousand edits. BD2412 T 01:18, 21 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]