User talk:Jamesray1

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Old account

You could redirect the userpage and user talk pages of your old account to your new account. You could also see about userpation of the old account. There should be a way for you to regain access to the old account, but that'd be up to admins or people with more esoteric skills. — jmcgnh^{(talk) (contribs)} 22:10, 19 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks jmcgnh. I tried to regain access to my account weeks ago, but there has been no development on that, with reset password emails never appearing anywhere in my inbox. Jamesray1 (talk) 05:08, 21 December 2017 (UTC)My new account is not "well established", so that would rule out usurping my own account.Jamesray1 (talk) 05:08, 21 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Well, you seem like an experienced user, so I don't need to suggest searching through spam folders, etc. If it's not working, it's not working. There's nothing wrong with moving on to a new account, as long there's no disruptive purpose. — jmcgnh^{(talk) (contribs)} 06:56, 21 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah I looked everywhere, checked the blacklist, and sent feedback to Google. I'll just have to move on, haha. Jamesray1 (talk) 07:49, 21 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Ethereum

Hi Jamesray1. I work on conflict of interest issues here in Wikipedia, along with my regular editing, which is mostly about health and medicine. Your edits to date are on a bit of a run about Ethereum. This article and other crypto/blockchain articles have been beset by people who are part of their developer communities, who often hold the currency and have a financial conflict of interest, editing with very poor sourcing and promotionally. Holding a cryptocurrency and editing about that currency in Wikipedia creates a conflict of interest in Wikipedia. I am providing you with the notice of the conflict of interest guideline, and will have some comments and requests for you below.

Hello, Jamesray1. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places or things you have written about on Wikipedia, you may have a conflict of interest (COI). Editors with a COI may be unduly influenced by their connection to the topic. Editing for the purpose of advertising or promotion is not permitted. 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, company, organization or competitors;
propose changes on the talk pages of affected articles (see the {{request edit}} template);
disclose your COI when discussing affected articles (see WP:DISCLOSE);
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 must disclose your employer, client, and affiliation with respect to any contribution for which you receive, or expect to receive, compensation (see WP:PAID).

Also please note that editing for the purpose of advertising, publicising, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. Thank you.

Comments and requests

Wikipedia is a widely-used reference work and managing conflict of interest is essential for ensuring the integrity of Wikipedia and retaining the public's trust in it. As in academia, COI is managed here in two steps - disclosure and a form of peer review. Please note that there is no bar to being part of the Wikipedia community if you want to be involved in articles where you have a conflict of interest; there are just some things we ask you to do (and if you are paid, some things you need to do).

Disclosure is the most important, and first, step. While I am not asking you to disclose your identity (anonymity is strictly protecting by our WP:OUTING policy) would you please disclose if you have some connection with Solidity or other developer commuities, and if you hold Ethereum? After you respond (and you can just reply below), I can walk you through how the "peer review" part happens if necessary and then, if you like, I can provide you with some more general orientation as to how this place works. Please reply here, just below, to keep the discussion in one place. Thanks! Jytdog (talk) 23:47, 7 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Jytdog, I actively contribute to Ethereum and I hold Ethereum. I have received no payment from the Ethereum Foundation. Jamesray1 (talk) 03:49, 8 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: List of places of worship in Sydney (May 28)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Robert McClenon was:

This submission's references do not adequately show the subject's notability. Wikipedia requires significant coverage (not just mere mentions) about the subject in published, reliable, secondary sources that are independent of the subject—see the general guideline on notability, the golden rule and learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue. Please improve the submission's referencing (see Wikipedia:Referencing for beginners and Help:Introduction to referencing/1), so that the information is verifiable, and there is clear evidence of why the subject is notable and worthy of inclusion in an encyclopedia. If additional reliable sources cannot be found for the subject, then it may not be suitable for Wikipedia at this time.

The comment the reviewer left was:

This draft has no references and does not provide any particular reason why these particular places of worship are considered notable. (It also does not identify the notable Buddhist or Hindu temples.) See list notability guidelines.

Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit when they have been resolved.

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Robert McClenon (talk) 14:51, 28 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Jamesray1! Having an article declined at Articles for Creation can be disappointing. If you are wondering why your article submission was declined, please post a question at the Articles for creation help desk. If you have any other questions about your editing experience, we'd love to help you at the Teahouse, a friendly space on Wikipedia where experienced editors lend a hand to help new editors like yourself! See you there! Robert McClenon (talk) 14:51, 28 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Robert, I don't have the time right now to edit this article to get it up to standards. I did have a quick search as per the suggestions to find sources of notability for "List of places of worship in Sydney", but couldn't find any. I was careful to only cross-link Wikipedia articles, and I didn't have the time to find additional secondary sources. You'll notice that in the draft there are HTML comments, commenting out sources that are not notable. I didn't see the point in reduplicating or summarizing the content in the linked to lists of Buddhist and Hindu temples, as the content may change there. Jamesray1 (talk) 01:41, 31 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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