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Citations

Hi! You're doing good work adding citations and requests for them. That being said, the way to fix an old "citation needed" notice is not by removing the notice; we either provide the requested citation or we remove the problematic content. --jpgordon^{𝄢𝄆 𝄐𝄇} 16:59, 25 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks I’m using Citation Hunt to cite, sometimes it tells me: This text has been unreferenced on Wikipedia for a very long time. If you can't find a source, be bold and remove it! thanks for the clarification anyway. OhioanSBR (talk) 17:04, 25 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

What This text has been unreferenced on Wikipedia for a very long time. If you can't find a source, be bold and remove it! means is that you should removed the unsourced text and the tag, not solely the tag. And: you should remove it only if you are unable to find a source. You might go easy on removing material though as your account seems to be a day old. Happy holidays. Possibly (talk) 20:16, 25 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks and I’m sorry OhioanSBR (talk) 09:08, 26 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

December 2020: Citations added to Surra: Please stop and assess what you are doing.

Your recent additions to the above article have been reverted, because they have absolutely nothing to do with the article text they support. Either you cannot read journal articles written in English, or you are a cynical and/or very careless editor of Wikipedia. My first thought, when I looked at your edits, was, "Are you insane?" You seem to have benign intent, but the work you have done to add source citations to Wikipedia is unconstructive. Please do not hesitate to ask me, on my talk page, any questions you may have regarding citing sources. It's not at all as easy as you seem to think it is.--Quisqualis (talk) 23:10, 27 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Which article are you talking about? OhioanSBR (talk) 07:08, 28 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

95% of the articles you have edited have similar problems. But this post (look at the post header, above) is about Surra.

PS: we make indents on the far left side by putting colons there.--Quisqualis (talk) 17:16, 28 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Edit summaries are for explaining and justifying your edits. Please use them.

I see that your edits to Wikipedia have proven to be highly controversial and have been reverted. This is all the more reason why you must fill out a detailed edit summary for your work on Wikipedia. Not only will this help other editors understand what you are attempting, it is also an essential part of your own understanding of your actions.

Hello. Thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia.

When editing Wikipedia, there is a field labeled "Edit summary" below the main edit box. It looks like this:

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Please use the edit summary to explain your reasoning for the edit, or a summary of what the edit changes. With a Wikipedia account you can give yourself a reminder to add an edit summary by setting Preferences → Editing → Prompt me when entering a blank edit summary. Thanks!--Quisqualis (talk) 23:32, 27 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Is English is your native language? Some points to consider:

~~It appears that English may not be your native language. This is going to pose serious difficulties for you, as~~ the work you are doing on the English Wikipedia involves not only a contextual understanding what is written in an article, but also understanding how a source pertains to (and verifies) the unsourced statement in the article. ~~If Arabic or Farsi is your native tongue, you would be MUCH better off working on the Arabic Wikipedia or the Farsi Wikipedia.~~

On the other hand, your difficulties may arise from the fact that you are choosing to work on articles about languages. Unless you are a graduate student in the field of languages and linguistics, I would not expect that the work you have attempted on Wikipedia would turn out well, nor that it would be at all fun and interesting. If you are an undergraduate or junior/senior high schooler, what you are attempting to achieve with your level of English comprehension is simply too much for your abilities. Amazingly, you did succeed in finding a source here, but you got lucky, as the article on Wikipedia copied from the source, making your search very easy and literal.

It is because your editing has created so much work for other editors that I'm asking you to please work on less technical articles and to not try to do work which is beyond your capabilities. For the sake of the other volunteers who watch changes to the articles, please do not edit Wikipedia in a way that must be reverted. (And always leave a detailed edit summary!)Thank you.--Quisqualis (talk) 00:17, 28 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Quisqualis: I have not seen anything that would demonstrate an English language competency problem. Possibly (talk) 02:40, 28 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

All their searches of Google Books have been conducted in either Arabic or Farsi script. I don't think they are able to understand and apply the English sources at all, and this may, in part, account for the automated, mindless approach they have chosen to take. They don't appear to have examined the sources for utility in the slightest. Why no page numbers, titles, authors, dates, I have no idea, except maybe they didn't read about how to make inline citations.--Quisqualis (talk) 02:55, 28 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

And further, on Dec 24, they fiddled endlessly with their user page, seemingly in order to increase their edit count. Reminds me of a certain troll who's been a bit quiet lately.--Quisqualis (talk) 03:00, 28 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

let's let them reply. Possibly (talk) 03:13, 28 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Yes I’m a native speaker. All my searches were in English all of em Can you please show me one of my mistakes ? Do you mean I should ONLY cite from universities? OhioanSBR (talk) 07:20, 28 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there. You don't seem real bothered when your edits get cancelled.

1. Question about the disease Surra: in this edit and the 2 you made to the same article. Can you tell us how and why they are good edits that back up the article text? Tell us about it in full detail.

2. And next, can you tell us what page of Billboard you found the info that backs up the article about Hip Hop Weekly in this edit please?

EDIT: 3. How does this edit support the text it's associate with in Grand Canyon? Why no page number?

~~3. And last but not least, why are you doing all your Google Books searches in Arabic or Farsi? I don't read either one so you tell me which. Thank you very much.~~--Quisqualis (talk) 15:14, 28 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

PS: by any chance, have you had a chance to review Reliable sources, Inline citations and Citing sources? Do you realise that sources must support the text they follow? That you must understand a source in order to use it?--Quisqualis (talk) 17:09, 28 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Quisqualis: The country that shows up in a Google book search depends on what country you are in. Look at this search for A Farewell to Arms:

https://books.google.ie/books?id=V_rvAwAAQBAJ&source=gbs_navlinks_s Ireland
https://books.google.ca/books?id=V_rvAwAAQBAJ&source=gbs_navlinks_s Canada
https://books.google.se/books?id=V_rvAwAAQBAJ&source=gbs_navlinks_s Sweden
https://books.google.ae/books?id=V_rvAwAAQBAJ&source=gbs_navlinks_s United Arab Emirates. Magnolia677 (talk) 16:26, 28 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Magnolia677, did you achieve that using a VPN? Or just by modifying the URL? I get what you are saying, so the main problem still remains with this editor, but now less confusing. Thanks. I edited your post to remove the empty refs box.--Quisqualis (talk) 16:44, 28 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

No more article editing, please, until you get some instruction

Please don't edit articles on Wikipedia until you have had some on-Wiki instruction and on-Wiki discussion of the process for citing sources on Wikipedia. It's much harder work than a Google search. It requires insightful and deep exegesis of sources, not speed. You may not find it to be your cup of tea at all. Thank you.--Quisqualis (talk) 17:25, 28 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Okey I’ll quit 👍🏻 OhioanSBR (talk) 17:54, 28 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Oct 2020

Please read wp:indent.Slatersteven (talk) 13:51, 30 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I made some researches and found that lots of sources admit Julia’s Syrian race i don’t know why some editors make such a big deal out of that as I see Brittanica and the official louvre website say she’s Syrian - In this book https://books.google.ae/books?id=p-VfDwAAQBAJ&lpg=PA55&dq=syrian%20julia%20domina&pg=PA55#v=onepage&q=syrian%20julia%20domina&f=false

displayed by permission of OXFORD UNIVERSITY  Press. You will see that text in the south if you open the link

- This book https://books.google.ae/books?id=73-JAgAAQBAJ&lpg=PA430&dq=julia%20domna%20arab%20syrian%20princess&pg=PA430#v=onepage&q=julia%20domna%20arab%20syrian%20princess&f=false Published by Warwick Ball Archeologist for 30 years Another book is https://books.google.ae/books?id=4ROhAQAAQBAJ&lpg=PA377&dq=julia%20domna%20syrian%20syrian%20identity&pg=PA377#v=onepage&q=julia%20domna%20syrian%20syrian%20identity&f=false

displayed by permission of Cambridge University Press. Despite the countless sources the unregistered user gave but the user Julia ignored all of this. - This is Oxford reference it says she was a Syrian by origin https://www.oxfordreference.com/viewbydoi/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803100026681

- Another source from Cambridge university https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/classical-review/article/abs/julia-domna-b-levick-julia-domna-syrian-empress-pp-xxxii-244-ills-maps-london-and-new-york-routledge-2007-paper-1899-us3495-cased-65-us110-isbn-9780415331449-9780415331432-hbk/A6C11E3A3D2A496F034FFF1C37D741E3 Another from Cambridge book https://books.google.ae/books?id=Vx2gJyWxrtMC&lpg=PA95&dq=syrian%20family%20julia%20domna%20cambridge&pg=PA95#v=onepage&q=syrian%20family%20julia%20domna%20cambridge&f=false Omg I can give you countless of other sources Why couldn’t she just be a Syrian Arab princess ?OhioanSBR (talk) 17:19, 30 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

. OhioanSBR (talk) 09:08, 31 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

December 2020

This account has been blocked indefinitely as a sockpuppet that was created to violate Wikipedia policy. Note that using multiple accounts is allowed, but using them for illegitimate reasons is not, and that all edits made while evading a block or ban may be reverted or deleted. If this account is not a sockpuppet, and you would like to be unblocked, you may appeal this block by first reading the guide to appealing blocks, then adding the text {{unblock|Your reason here ~~~~}} below. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 17:35, 30 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I’m not a sock for anyone OhioanSBR (talk) 19:19, 31 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I have nothing to do with anyone else OhioanSBR (talk) 11:09, 1 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I filled hundreds of needed citations and just simply will be blocked because of a user who thinks I’m a Sockpuppet. OhioanSBR (talk) 11:13, 1 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Do you have any idea how long it took me to revert your work? Yes, indeed, it was hundreds, at one or two minutes apiece for you. Multiply that by five or ten for my effort.--Quisqualis (talk) 04:19, 5 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]