User talk:Jack d'Argus

Welcome

Welcome!

Hello, Jack d'Argus, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your messages on discussion pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically insert your username and the date. If you need help, check out Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or ask your question on this page and then place {{helpme}} before the question. Again, welcome! Aboutmovies (talk) 05:55, 2 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Finger, The (journal)

A tag has been placed on Finger, The (journal) requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about an organization or company, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable, as well as our subject-specific notability guideline for organizations and companies. You may also wish to consider using a Wizard to help you create articles - see the Article Wizard.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} to the top of the page that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag - if no such tag exists then the page is no longer a speedy delete candidate and adding a hangon tag is unnecessary), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the page meets the criterion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the page that would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Lastly, please note that if the page does get deleted, you can contact one of these admins to request that they userfy the page or have a copy emailed to you. Crusio (talk) 10:13, 3 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Just a note on how the article should have been titled, if it was going to be kept in Wikipedia. It should have been called The Finger (journal) instead of Finger, The (journal). To get the article to sort properly under "F" in categories, one would put in the article the following: {{DEFAULTSORT:Finger, The}} --Metropolitan90 (talk) 15:49, 3 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

File source and copyright licensing problem with File:Garryoconnor.png

File Copyright problem

Thanks for uploading File:Garryoconnor.png. However, it currently is missing information on its copyright status and its source. Wikipedia takes copyright very seriously.

If you did not create this work entirely yourself, you will need to specify the owner of the copyright. If you obtained it from a website, please add a link to the page from which it was taken, together with a brief restatement of the website's terms of use of its content. If the original copyright holder is a party unaffiliated with the website, that author should also be credited. You will also need to state under what licensing terms it was released. Please refer to the image use policy to learn what files you can or cannot upload on Wikipedia. The page on copyright tags may help you to find the correct tag to use for your file.

Please add this information by editing the image description page. If the necessary information is not added within the next days, the image will be deleted. If the file is already gone, you can still make a request for undeletion and ask for a chance to fix the problem.

Please also check any other files you may have uploaded to make sure they are correctly tagged. Here is a list of your uploads. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. ww2censor (talk) 17:41, 13 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

"Article is open for editing" is a problematic thing to say

Hi there. I noticed on the help desk that you say that a particular article is "open for editing". That comment is problematic for you, because it will tend to upset some Wikipedians. All articles on Wikipedia are always "open for editing". Each contributor agrees to this each time they add any content to Wikipedia, and it is fundamental to the way we operate. Neither you nor anyone else has the right to "open" an article for editing, and any hint that an editor feels they may have such control is pretty much guaranteed to create a negative reaction. Please see WP:OWN. Further, the community is fairly negative about paid editing, so any hint that you are willing to pay an editor will also be interpreted negatively. See WP:PAID. It is quite possible that I have misinterpreted your intent here. I'm providing you with this information here on your talk page rather than on the help desk to reduce the chance that I might spark a wider discussion, and in the hope that you will now be sensitive to these issues in further interactions with the community. Good luck with the article! -Arch dude (talk) 17:12, 19 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I have been misinterpeted. I am not offering to pay anyone anything. I am asking for help. I am a novice, this has been my only attempt at writing a Wikipedia article, and I have no idea how to change the article in such a way that it fulfils Wikipedia's stated criteria -- and that's not for the want of trying. I was rather inviting any willing editor to tackle the article in such a way that those criteria are met, in true community spirit. I am sorry you have viewed this request in such negative terms. Jack d'Argus

I thought that might be the case. I was trying to give you a friendly warning about how other editors (with itchy trigger fingers) might view your comments. Our long time editors have grown somewhat testy because of continual attempts by new editors to add promotional articles, and we sometimes make errors and violate our own guidance (WP:BITE). We are all unpaid volunteers, and we are only human. Please do not give up on your effort or on us! -Arch dude (talk) 17:51, 21 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Garry O'Connor (writer)

Hello, Jack d'Argus. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places or things you have written about in the page Garry O'Connor (writer), you may have a conflict of interest (COI). Editors with a conflict of interest may be unduly influenced by their connection to the topic. See the conflict of interest guideline and FAQ for organizations for more information. We ask that you:

avoid editing or creating articles about yourself, your family, friends, colleagues, company, organization or competitors;
propose changes on the talk pages of affected articles (you can use the {{request edit}} template);
disclose your conflict of interest when discussing affected articles (see Wikipedia:Conflict of interest#How to disclose a COI);
avoid linking to your organization's website in other articles (see WP:Spam);
do your best to comply with Wikipedia's content policies.

In addition, you are required by the Wikimedia Foundation's terms of use to disclose your employer, client, and affiliation with respect to any contribution which forms all or part of work for which you receive, or expect to receive, compensation. See Wikipedia:Paid-contribution disclosure.

Also, editing for the purpose of advertising, publicising, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. Thank you. --Orange Mike | Talk 04:07, 20 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]