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:{{u|Lardgeman}} If you link to the page that you would like deleted, I should be able to do it. If you haven't already, before you attempt to actually place an article in the encyclopedia, you may wish to read [[WP:YFA|Your First Article]] and use the [[WP:ADVENTURE|new user tutorial]]. Successfully creating a new article is harder than most people think it is, and it's a good idea to learn as much about it as you can first, in order to increase your chances of success. I would also advise you to use [[WP:AFC|Articles for Creation]] to submit your draft. [[User:331dot|331dot]] ([[User talk:331dot#top|talk]]) 11:52, 4 February 2020 (UTC) |
:{{u|Lardgeman}} If you link to the page that you would like deleted, I should be able to do it. If you haven't already, before you attempt to actually place an article in the encyclopedia, you may wish to read [[WP:YFA|Your First Article]] and use the [[WP:ADVENTURE|new user tutorial]]. Successfully creating a new article is harder than most people think it is, and it's a good idea to learn as much about it as you can first, in order to increase your chances of success. I would also advise you to use [[WP:AFC|Articles for Creation]] to submit your draft. [[User:331dot|331dot]] ([[User talk:331dot#top|talk]]) 11:52, 4 February 2020 (UTC) |
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== Question about a username == |
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Hi, dot! A question for you, since I see you are active at UAA. Today I happened across a user named TrynaBallWithMyBros. It struck me as a violation of username policy as offensive, since it equates to "trying to ball with my brothers". It didn't seem bad enough for a block, but I was going to tell them to get a new username. But then I saw that this person has been editing since August 2019 and has made 39 constructive edits during that time, starting out with small things, then graduating to the addition of sourced, uncontroversial content in a variety of areas. In other words, in the six months they have been here they seem to have been a productive user, with nobody objecting to their name. Should I just let it go on the grounds that their name doesn't seem to have bothered anyone? Or should they still be advised to change their name? If they are a productive new user I don't want to scare them away. I suppose they might be a sock, but they haven't been acting like one. -- [[User:MelanieN|MelanieN]] ([[User talk:MelanieN|talk]]) 17:23, 4 February 2020 (UTC) |
Revision as of 17:23, 4 February 2020
Speedy Deletion of Mahatma Gandhi Central University protest
I have written an article Mahatma Gandhi Central University protest which was accepted for article for creation on 27 December 2019 but some users copied text from references and links that's why this page was deleted due to copy right issue. I request you to undo the deletion and restoration the page. I'll remove all the copied text from the article and will write in my own words. It took almost 3 months to collect all the information and references to write this article. As Wikipedia plays a vital role in letting world know about the important things across the globe. Hope you'd love to help us in inclusion of one of the India's largest public universities protest to the Wikipedia so that whole world may know about it. Therefore, you are requested to think once more to undo the deletion and restoration the page. I'll try my level best to improve this article day by day and will be writing in my own word Thanking you.--Rohitmishra111 (talk) 14:31, 8 January 2020 (UTC)
- Rohitmishra111 I regret to say that I am unable to restore text that is a copyright violation. If you intend to write an article in your own words, you should just go ahead and do so. If you need the text as a baseline, I could email it to you(if you have email enabled in your Preferences, do not post your email here) but you should not repost it here, even to change it later.
- Please keep in mind that Wikipedia is not for merely telling the world about a subject like a protest(regardless of how good the cause is). Wikipedia is for summarizing what independent reliable sources state about subjects only. If you just want to tell the world about your protest, you should use social media or an alternative forum. 331dot (talk) 14:40, 8 January 2020 (UTC)
I have summarized the independent reliable sources to write this article. It was accepted as article for creation on 27 December 2019 but it was deleted due to copy right violation when some user copied text from the sources which were Times of India, The Telegraph The wire and The Quint newspapers of India and pasted them to the article and I didn't get enough time to fix it. Now, I want to remove all the copied text from article so please help me out. Could you please restore the article once ? --Rohitmishra111 (talk) 14:59, 8 January 2020 (UTC)
- I've said what I can do above. Please let me know if you want it emailed to you(again do not post your address here). If you find this unsatisfactory, you may go to deletion review. 331dot (talk) 16:51, 8 January 2020 (UTC)
I need the text as a baseline for writing the article So, please send me the text on my email.--Rohitmishra111 (talk) 18:35, 8 January 2020 (UTC)
- I am acknowledging your message- I will do so within a few hours. 331dot (talk) 18:46, 8 January 2020 (UTC)
- There's a version at the draft. Is that still a copyright violation? Can Rohitmishra111 / Rohitmishra01 refashion that one? AngusWOOF (bark • sniff) 17:00, 10 January 2020 (UTC)
- Can you link to it? 331dot (talk) 20:32, 10 January 2020 (UTC)
- There's a version at the draft. Is that still a copyright violation? Can Rohitmishra111 / Rohitmishra01 refashion that one? AngusWOOF (bark • sniff) 17:00, 10 January 2020 (UTC)
Smith0124
Hi- Last week you unblocked a user named Smith0124 for edit warring after he pledged to stop. Just so you're aware, yesterday he went on a revision rampage across numerous wikipedia articles, apparently settling family business. He's also found to be a possible sockpuppet of a indefinitely banned user, Peterjack1. Anyways, as he's reverted back to his old habits, I think you should talk with him again and consider a new block if he doesn't start accepting that wikipedia is a community and not Smith0124's personal blog on highways and parkways in the NY metropolitan area.108.21.182.146 (talk) 14:46, 13 January 2020 (UTC)
Youth Defense
Hi there,
An editor named Bastun is ensuring that the Youth Defence page is loaded, biased and incomplete. Is this acceptable in Wikipedia?
For example, he is referencing the National Library of Ireland to back up a claim that Youth Defence have 'neo nazi' links - but the claim was removed from the NLI's website almost immediately and Bastun had to rely on the wayback machine to find it. This is not fair or neutral reporting of events, and breaches Wiki standards.
One member of Youth Defence - the PRO - attended an event in Germany, that does not mean the whole organisation has 'neo-nazi' links
(Gaelach2019 (talk) 11:18, 14 January 2020 (UTC))
- Gaelach2019 I don't wish to be involved in the dispute; I only wanted to direct you to the proper forum. 331dot (talk) 12:39, 14 January 2020 (UTC)
IP 46.208.152.103 in defiance of his/her block
This is getting pretty upsetting: At the Jackson Pollock talk page here: [1] and edit warring again at the Jackson Pollock article here: [2] and he was warned here: User talk:46.208.152.103 Please help...Modernist (talk) 01:54, 15 January 2020 (UTC)
IP 205.118.22.40
@331dot: Do you know how, as an admin, to report someone to the admins' noticeboard? This IP continues to vandalize Dutch Revolt, and has several warnings...The Evil Sith Kitten 21:59, 16 January 2020 (UTC)
- I have blocked the user. You may report vandalism to WP:AIV. 331dot (talk) 22:00, 16 January 2020 (UTC)
Thank you! It would be easier if no one vandalized Wikipedia, but alas, they do...The Evil Sith Kitten 22:03, 16 January 2020 (UTC)
I want a little advice
How did you get that header on the top of your talk page? Could you show me how? Is it some sort of template or something? (I use the source editor..)The Evil Sith Kitten 22:56, 16 January 2020 (UTC)
- You are welcome to copy it from this page to use it on yours. 331dot (talk) 02:13, 17 January 2020 (UTC)
idk50597 (formally RDJ SHelter)
Hi 331dot; just a heads-up to let you know that, pursuant to a rename and an agreement to avoid writing about their organisation, I have unblocked this user. Any issues, drop me a line. Cheers, Yunshui 雲水 23:13, 16 January 2020 (UTC)
I need your help. ASAP.
I have created a page called Perumaan. The film stars Arjun Das. User:Brutalgraph] keeps undoing my edits on both the Arjun Das and the Perumaan page. Can you kindly help me? --DragoMynaa
- You need to first attempt to discuss the issue with them on the article talk page. If that does not result in a consensus as to how to proceed, you can then move on to dispute resolution channels that are available. You should not continue to readd the information- this is considered edit warring. If the other user is edit warring with you, you may report them to WP:ANEW, but your conduct will be examined there as well, so I would suggest you not go that route. 331dot (talk) 10:24, 21 January 2020 (UTC)
Due to ongoing vandalism..
A friendly talkpage gnome showed up overnight, and started sweeping up some of the junk. Attached was a nametag reading moonythedwarf. You wonder where it came from.
--MoonyTheDwarf (Braden N.) (talk) 16:37, 21 January 2020 (UTC)
The impact of religion on international negotiations
Dear Editor, Thank you very much for your attention to my article. All resources on this page are available and authentic. In-text references are also provided under the wiki rules. Please review the tag on this page. Anonyeader (talk) 09:10, 22 January 2020 (UTC)
- It doesn't read as an encyclopedia article, it reads as an essay laying out research and conclusions- which is original research. Wikipedia articles should be summarizing what sources say, not drawing conclusions from them. Even the title seems to be much like an essay title. 331dot (talk) 10:30, 22 January 2020 (UTC)
Thank you for your valuable comments. Yes, the content has to be extracted from the sources, and of course I did so. More to the point, I think your concern is how to write in an encyclopedia style, which you are right about. Another point is how I can change the page title, as the previous one is a bit long as you said. I am going to choose the new title "religion and negotiations". Thank you in advance for your attention.Anonyeader (talk) 11:54, 23 January 2020 (UTC)
- Changing a page title is done with a page move. If you are using a computer(not a phone), there should be a "More" tab at the top of the article, if you place the mouse pointer over it, a menu should appear where one option is "move". 331dot (talk) 11:57, 23 January 2020 (UTC)
Thank you very much for your guidance. It was very helpful. Anonyeader (talk) 13:12, 23 January 2020 (UTC)
Thanks to the editor
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I appreciate you for the transparency and sense of assistance in your word Anonyeader (talk) 13:22, 23 January 2020 (UTC) |
New user moving pages erratically
I noticed you're currently active, DolbyPedia has been moving pages around erratically, including some pretty long-standing articles like Persian Empire. I've left a message on their talk page but the user is unresponsive. As of right now, I'm more inclined to think this is the result of confusion rather than malice, but it could use some admin attention, thank you 2604:2000:8FC0:4:68BA:3B32:8613:8B6D (talk) 20:37, 23 January 2020 (UTC)
undelete
Please undelete this page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/مستخدم:أبو_السعد_22 and move it to User:أبو السعد 22 أبو السعد 22 (talk) 03:19, 24 January 2020 (UTC)
troll
fyi Praxidicae (talk) 20:47, 24 January 2020 (UTC)
- Yeah, I got pinged when they linked my username. I don't actually know how to address it over there- if they came here they would be blocked. 331dot (talk) 20:53, 24 January 2020 (UTC)
- They are here, you actually unblocked them! Praxidicae (talk) 21:02, 24 January 2020 (UTC)
- Oh, okay, I remember them now. I had a discussion with them here that I think annoyed them, which wasn't my intention. 331dot (talk) 21:07, 24 January 2020 (UTC)
- I requested a glock, despite some of their good edits they're clearly a sock and a troll. Praxidicae (talk) 21:53, 24 January 2020 (UTC)
- Requesting a glock sounds a bit drastic! --kingboyk (talk) 23:43, 27 January 2020 (UTC)
- I requested a glock, despite some of their good edits they're clearly a sock and a troll. Praxidicae (talk) 21:53, 24 January 2020 (UTC)
- Oh, okay, I remember them now. I had a discussion with them here that I think annoyed them, which wasn't my intention. 331dot (talk) 21:07, 24 January 2020 (UTC)
- They are here, you actually unblocked them! Praxidicae (talk) 21:02, 24 January 2020 (UTC)
hey there
I was wondering if you could help me with something, I am trying to add discord on my wikia page mind helping me? if so leave me a message over there thank you --Eliskuya2 (talk) 21:40, 27 January 2020 (UTC)
- I don't know what discord is or how to add it, sorry. You could try Wikia Community Central for assistance. 331dot (talk) 22:20, 27 January 2020 (UTC)
- 331dot, For note, Discord is a free chat service. moonythedwarf (Braden N.) 22:34, 27 January 2020 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – February 2020
News and updates for administrators from the past month (January 2020).
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Interface administrator changes
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- Following a request for comment, partial blocks are now enabled on the English Wikipedia. This functionality allows administrators to block users from editing specific pages or namespaces rather than the entire site. A draft policy is being workshopped at Wikipedia:Partial blocks.
- The request for comment seeking the community's sentiment for a binding desysop procedure closed with
wide-spread support for an alternative desysoping procedure based on community input
. No proposed process received consensus.
- Twinkle now supports partial blocking. There is a small checkbox that toggles the "partial" status for both blocks and templating. There is currently one template: {{uw-pblock}}.
- When trying to move a page, if the target title already exists then a warning message is shown. The warning message will now include a link to the target title. [3]
- Following a recent arbitration case, the Arbitration Committee reminded administrators
that checkuser and oversight blocks must not be reversed or modified without prior consultation with the checkuser or oversighter who placed the block, the respective functionary team, or the Arbitration Committee.
- Following a recent arbitration case, the Arbitration Committee reminded administrators
- Voting in the 2020 Steward elections will begin on 08 February 2020, 14:00 (UTC) and end on 28 February 2020, 13:59 (UTC). The confirmation process of current stewards is being held in parallel. You can automatically check your eligibility to vote.
- The English Wikipedia has reached six million articles. Thank you everyone for your contributions!
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Help with replicating other article template
Thanks 331dot for your help. I have changed my username as you advised. I am a researcher in Behavioural science and wish to create an article titled: 'Psychethics' in the same template as the article titled: Psychology. On the Psychology page it began with (Not to be confused with Phycology, Physiology, or Psychiatry). And on my Psychethics page i simply started it with (Not to be confused with Psychology or Psychiatry) Psychethics is a new behavioural subject and i simply want to put the article information about it on wikipedia.
And also, how do i delete unwanted 'drafts' sandbox' or article from my contribution page? Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lardgeman (talk • contribs) 11:49, 4 February 2020 (UTC)
- Lardgeman If you link to the page that you would like deleted, I should be able to do it. If you haven't already, before you attempt to actually place an article in the encyclopedia, you may wish to read Your First Article and use the new user tutorial. Successfully creating a new article is harder than most people think it is, and it's a good idea to learn as much about it as you can first, in order to increase your chances of success. I would also advise you to use Articles for Creation to submit your draft. 331dot (talk) 11:52, 4 February 2020 (UTC)
Question about a username
Hi, dot! A question for you, since I see you are active at UAA. Today I happened across a user named TrynaBallWithMyBros. It struck me as a violation of username policy as offensive, since it equates to "trying to ball with my brothers". It didn't seem bad enough for a block, but I was going to tell them to get a new username. But then I saw that this person has been editing since August 2019 and has made 39 constructive edits during that time, starting out with small things, then graduating to the addition of sourced, uncontroversial content in a variety of areas. In other words, in the six months they have been here they seem to have been a productive user, with nobody objecting to their name. Should I just let it go on the grounds that their name doesn't seem to have bothered anyone? Or should they still be advised to change their name? If they are a productive new user I don't want to scare them away. I suppose they might be a sock, but they haven't been acting like one. -- MelanieN (talk) 17:23, 4 February 2020 (UTC)