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Opnion needed

Hi this is Bhumi2tandon Can you please give your opinion in this matter.(Link below) Actually this is my first page draft so not sure how opinion is sought here. Kindly provide your opinion so that the page can be reviewed.

Link to the discussion https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Sethusamudram_Shipping_Canal_Project#Proposed_merge

Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bhumi2tandon (talk • contribs) 09:11, 24 October 2020 (UTC)

Sorry, no WP:CANVASS here. Victor Schmidt (talk) 09:16, 24 October 2020 (UTC)

I updated a section about the history of Waterford City on the Waterford City page and it was removed as it was deemed by someone "not constructive" . 

the piece I added was as follows;

Waterford City is unique in that it was the only southern Irish city to not support greater separation from the United Kingdom In the 1918 general election when Irish Parliamentary Party candidate and British army Captain William Archer Redmond son of John Redmond was elected and then took his seat at Westminster instead of the newly formed Dail Eireann.This was achieved by an alliance of the Ballybricken pigbuyers, the local unionist community and the fish wives and cockle pickers whose husband's fought in the first world war. Declan Redmond (talk) 01:00, 25 October 2020 (UTC)

William Albany McKenzie

Thank you for your reply to my question about the errors on Bill's page. The issue I have is a Reliable Source. Bill was my father in law and I know the page is wrong, simply because he was family. I'm not sure what to do? Woddawik (talk) 15:39, 31 October 2020 (UTC)— Preceding unsigned comment added by Woddawik (talk • contribs) 15:13, 31 October 2020 (UTC)

Im afraid that we still need a reliable source as in theory anyone can say anything about his offline entity on the internet. Not that I think that you would do that. I was unable to locate the question you asked originally, can you please provide a link? Wikipedia:FAQ/Article_subjects probbably contains something related, though I havent looked right now. Victor Schmidt (talk) 15:47, 31 October 2020 (UTC)

I'm not sure if this will work, I hope it's the link to my original question https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Teahouse#Fixing_errors — Preceding unsigned comment added by Woddawik (talk • contribs) 12:39, 1 November 2020 (UTC)

I stand by what I have written yesterday. Probably WP:OTRS is the way to go. (Note: Please remember to log in before posting - you otherwise yust confuse everyone). Victor Schmidt (talk) 13:06, 1 November 2020 (UTC)

Steven Scaffidi

Hi, I'm new to Wikipedia and I'm trying to add info on my page. I recently created a post and I get a message that it may be deleted. I saw that there were maybe some copyright issues. Please be assured that everything that was sent is owned by me and created by me. I own all the copyrights. Please advise as how to proceed. Thank you.— Preceding unsigned comment added by Grpictures (talk • contribs)

@Grpictures: Please review WP:DCM. (Please remember to sign your posts on talk pages by typing four keyboard tildes like this: ~~~~. Or, you can use the [ reply ] button, which automatically signs posts.) Victor Schmidt (talk) 20:25, 2 November 2020 (UTC)

I can't seem to find my page to edit it. Can you help?Grpictures (talk) 22:08, 2 November 2020 (UTC)

@Grpictures: The page was deleted because it was not clear if we can use the contents. You can still follow the procedure at WP:DCM. The support team handlers are able to restore it. You can use these steps. Note that if the text is considered unsiutable (which I can no longer tell), you are probably better off with creating a new text that is exclusivelly written for Wikipedia in accoreance with the the content policies. Link to original page location: [1]. Victor Schmidt (talk) 14:22, 3 November 2020 (UTC)

Rajeev Tiwari

Thanks for reviewing my page and connecting. I agree and it was not the intention to write an article through the profile. I am an avid writer and entrepreneur. I present several talk-shows primarily in the education field. It has been a long time since I was active on Wikipedia. When I logged in today to read and contribute, it showed me my profile page. The profile page felt pretty empty. So, the purpose to write content on my profile was simply to brief what I and who I am before I resume looking for opportunities to contribute to Wikipedia. My areas of expertise are education, astronomy, entrepreneurship, and leadership. I will be more than happy to follow and abide by any rules you suggest during my participation on Wikipedia.

Thanks— Preceding unsigned comment added by Raszu (talk • contribs)

I usally suggest newcomers to go the other way round: First, contribute something valuebale and then think of what you put on your userpage. You can look for contribution ideas at Wikipedia:Task center. Victor Schmidt (talk) 07:34, 14 November 2020 (UTC)

For sure. Will do. Before I saw your reply. I have reviewed and updated the content. Please let me know if it abides by the policies. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Raszu (talk • contribs) 07:48, 14 November 2020 (UTC)

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Discrimination.

Hello there, Thank you for helping me with the discrimination from an Aromanian Nationalist, namely the user MacedoRoman. I just wanted to add further content here, contribute to this big and important project of Wikipedia but I am still prevented by this user for the simple cause of an aromanian website filled with Romanian Propaganda. It is constantly being deleted. Many websites containing Greek Propaganda exist in the External links section of Aromanians but I did not see any problem with that. The user is clearly a racist and not objective. An objective person must be neutral and add useful sources from all sides in order to be as close to reality as possible. Wikipedia has no room for active Propaganda and neutrality is a must. Furthermore, personal attacks and severe harassment was noted along with extreme racism.I was talking as politely as I could, but to no avail. To conclude, I want this person to stop doing that and end the conflict. If that is not possible, then I will have to stop adding further content for fear of it being deleted again for ridiculous reasons. Yours sincerely, A concerned user. :) Bolt Escargot (talk) 20:50, 6 December 2020 (UTC)

Bolt Escargot, Aram Assadourian is not MacedoRoman. It's just some kind of retard. I have had problems with him for some months already. I guess that you just happened to be on the middle, he was going to leave me some message and saw yours... But no, I really doubt MacedoRoman and that guy are the same. Victor Schmidt, sorry for replying to this user here, but there's no point in opening another thread somewhere else. Super Ψ Dro 21:06, 6 December 2020 (UTC)

Draft:Justine Tung

Hello, I asked for this page to be deleted a few days ago, but my friend has said he would like to view the page again. I had copied and pasted the text into a Word document as a sort of archive, however I now realise I didn't push save. Now we both want to see the page but I can't access it now. I put it on this page as it is technically an article for creation. If I could either have a plain text version of the page (including hyperlinks), or access to the complete history of the page, I would be grateful. 82.3.185.12 (talk) 08:04, 8 December 2020 (UTC)

The draft is still there, Special:Edit/Draft:Justine Tung. The Previous revision (before you blanked most of it) is also still there, see [2] Victor Schmidt (talk) 15:54, 8 December 2020 (UTC)

BBC block evasion

Please see my new contribution to Ponyo's Talk page. The BBC block evader is again active, using the previously blocked IP 86.8.101.221 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log). Thanks and regards, David, David J Johnson (talk) 20:08, 14 December 2020 (UTC)

A little help please Vic

hi vic i edited this page and added a new source can you check if i did it right? 82.3.185.12 (talk) 14:51, 18 December 2020 (UTC)

Thank you, I just want to know if that will stay or be deleted. 82.3.185.12 (talk) 14:57, 18 December 2020 (UTC)
I cant make predictions, but my odds favor keeping it. Victor Schmidt (talk) 16:16, 18 December 2020 (UTC)

Question on Draft:K Madhava Sarma

Hi Victor,

Thank you for your response dated Nov. 21st (pasted below). There has been no response from @Nightenbelle. Please advise what steps I can take at this stage. Appreciate your feedback. Thanks in advance.

17:10:55, 21 November 2020 review of draft by Shrutip2493 Shrutip2493 (talk · contribs) Draft:K Madhava Sarma (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Shrutip2493 (talk) 17:10, 21 November 2020 (UTC) I would appreciate getting clarification on the copyright violations referenced in the comment when the submission was declined. Is it referring to the following link that was referenced in an earlier comment (https://en.everybodywiki.com/K_Madhava_Sarma) or are there other copyright violations being referenced. Thanks in advance for the clarification.

@Nightenbelle: could you please clarify? As far as https://en.everybodywiki.com/K_Madhava_Sarma goes, that site seems to be a backwards copy, as visible in their revision history. The everybody Wiki page was created on 19th July 2019 ([1]), our revision history goes back until at least October 2018, not to mention the cretion and edit summaries on Everybodywiki: Moved page from wikipedia:en:Draft:K Madhava Sarma Victor Schmidt (talk) 18:35, 21 November 2020 (UTC)

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@Shrutip2493: I have resubmitted this and left a note on both the Draft and its talkpage. I am afraif we will have to see. Enough time has passed for Nightenbelle to write an answer. Victor Schmidt (talk) 14:45, 20 December 2020 (UTC)

Stop pestering blocked editors

This edit is a violation of Wikipedia:Talk page guidelines. Please stop pestering blocked editors and find something useful to do, like writing an encyclopedia article. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 08:00, 23 December 2020 (UTC)

@NinjaRobotPirate: Understood. Merry Christmas, Victor Schmidt (talk) 10:23, 23 December 2020 (UTC)

Draft: Hassan Mohammadi Nevisi

Thank you for everything, Please add below information on infobox : Nationality= Iranian Academic Rank= Associate Professor

Many thanks Mmmm1362 (talk) 18:12, 24 December 2020 (UTC)

@Mmmm1362: I have added the nationality to the infobox. I couldn't add the Academic rank because the infobox doesn't support setting it. You can find a description of all fields and their intended values at Template:Infobox academic. Merry Christmas, Victor Schmidt (talk) 18:48, 24 December 2020 (UTC)

Thank you again, Merry Christmas Mmmm1362 (talk) 19:22, 24 December 2020 (UTC)

Draft:K Madhava Sarma

@Victor Schmidt: Thank you very much for resubmitting Draft:K Madhava Sarma. Will wait for the review to be carried out. Wish you Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year! Shrutip2493 (talk) 13:08, 29 December 2020 (UTC)
@Shrutip2493: Also for you! Victor Schmidt (talk) 15:13, 29 December 2020 (UTC)

Thank you for your help!

Hi Victor,

I just wanted to thank you for helping me with the formatting of my page. I am not sure if it is automatically resubmitted for review after your changes but I did see it can take awhile to be reviewed. Thank you again!! PointLaVista (talk) 21:12, 29 December 2020 (UTC)

@PointLaVista: pages are never resubmitted for review automatically, you always have to submit them Manually. Happy new Year! Victor Schmidt (talk) 21:16, 29 December 2020 (UTC)

December 2020

Information icon Hi Victor Schmidt! I noticed that you recently marked an edit as minor at Gracey (singer) that may not have been. "Minor edit" has a very specific definition on Wikipedia – it refers only to superficial edits that could never be the subject of a dispute, such as typo corrections or reverting obvious vandalism. Any edit that changes the meaning of an article is not a minor edit, even if it only concerns a single word. Please see Help:Minor edit for more information. There is also a related thread at the Teahouse. {{u|Sdkb}} talk 11:37, 30 December 2020 (UTC)

Changed twinkle prefs. Victor Schmidt (talk) 11:49, 30 December 2020 (UTC)

hello please review my draft

hello please review my draft named Draft:Day 1:Flying from NYC by User: AAC Dream thank you.happy new year — Preceding unsigned comment added by AAC Dream (talk • contribs) 05:59, 31 December 2020 (UTC)

@AAC Dream: I haven't reviewed this, because it is not an encyclopedia article but rather some sort of personal blog. Read WP:YFA for more informamtion on creating new articles, or check out Wikipedia:OUTLET for a list of sites that may be better fitting your purpose. Victor Schmidt (talk) 07:08, 31 December 2020 (UTC)

ok sorry i'm new i don't know much

ok sorry @ Victor Schmidt im new to wikipedia i don't much rules ok thank you. happy 2021 — Preceding unsigned comment added by AAC Dream (talk • contribs) 14:29, 1 January 2021 (UTC)

hi pls review my draft

hi pls review my draft named Draft:Globes and Maps ok thanks. bye. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Memenade Dark Mode (talk • contribs) 07:35, 2 January 2021 (UTC)

hi pls review my draft

hi pls review my draft named Draft:Globes and Maps — Preceding unsigned comment added by Memenade Dark Mode (talk • contribs) 07:37, 2 January 2021 (UTC)

@Memenade Dark Mode: this is not an encyclopedic article. This draft is unverified. Victor Schmidt (talk) 10:26, 2 January 2021 (UTC)

Deleted IMDB Source from Samreen Kaur draft

I have deleted IMDB link from the draft of actress Samreen Kaur. I hope you can review it now! Rajveer90 (talk) 07:10, 5 January 2021 (UTC)

Draft: Hassan Mohammadi Nevisi

Dear Victor, Thank you for everything, I have completed the infobox ( Thesis, notable works, notable ideas ) , please update it again.Many thanks Msmmsm1990 (talk) 08:52, 10 January 2021 (UTC)

@Msmmsm1990: I have tried my best. One thing though, you have to be carefull to use the technical param name. For example, the param name for the birth date is birth_date, even though it appears as Birth Date in the end. I couldn't fix up the thesis param (which doesn't exist), because I couldn't find an existing param with matching definitions. A list of the technical param names and what they are expected to contain is available there. Victor Schmidt (talk) 10:50, 10 January 2021 (UTC)

Meena Kumari weightlifter information is incorrect which is published in wikipedia

Hi ,

Recently i came across the wikipedia detail for Meena Kumari weightlifter and saw there was hardly any information and authentic detail about her.

Me being from the family of Meena Kumari is ready to provide any identities , proofs and undertakings so as to declare the information to be edited in Meena Kumari's wikipedia account to be correct , true , authentic and resourceful.

All these details which has a copy here too at the bottom of email are available on google searches too for cross check and verifications .

Please respond as soon as possible for the correct information approval and publishing of Meena Kumari Weightlifter.

Awaiting your response at the earliest

Rajan Sahotra [email protected]

None of the text added to Meena Kumari (weightlifter) was actually verifyable. See also WP:BURDEN for the Wikipedia policy on who is needing to bring the sources. Due to the nature of the internet, being very anonymized, with no way to actually check who is on the other end of the network cable, claiming to be someone is usally insufficient, even if its probbably true, because its unconfirmable. If I were to claim that I am Joe Biden, you can either choose to beliave that, or choose not to. Courtesy ping @Ashleyyoursmile: who reverted an IP edit to the same article. Victor Schmidt (talk) 13:17, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
Victor Schmidt, thanks for the ping. If what they are saying is true, they seem to have a WP:COI with the subject of the article and shouldn't be editing the article at all. --Ashleyyoursmile! 14:57, 10 January 2021 (UTC)

A kitten for you!

you are so helpful
:)) Artemis23747 (talk) 20:19, 14 January 2021 (UTC)

"Template:Use american English" listed at Redirects for discussion

A discussion is taking place to address the redirect Template:Use american English. The discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2021 January 17#Template:Use american English until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. 𝟙𝟤𝟯𝟺𝐪𝑤𝒆𝓇𝟷𝟮𝟥𝟜𝓺𝔴𝕖𝖗𝟰 (𝗍𝗮𝘭𝙠) 09:24, 17 January 2021 (UTC)

pls help me

hello Victor I hope you can help me with my article If you examine the link in the copy content claim mentioned in the review made yesterday, the content was added here on DECEMBER 1, 2020. But I prepared the article on September 18, 2020. Besides, after I prepared the article, some websites used the content of my article. I worked hard on this article for more than 4 months. and I would fix the shortcomings but resources need to be analyzed correctly within reference sources There are government agencies, independent news agencies and science articles, in fact, I hope this article, which has strong references, will be carefully reviewed and approved Thanks for your interest and concern — Preceding unsigned comment added by Emremer (talk • contribs) 14:00, 26 January 2021 (UTC)

@Emremer: As previously advised, the copyright aspect is off the table. I don't have the skills to decide on the draft's acceptance because I am not yet that familar with WP:NAUTHOR (this isn't my area of expertise). Victor Schmidt (talk) 16:37, 26 January 2021 (UTC)

Nomination of Prince Balwant Rai for deletion

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The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Prince Balwant Rai until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article.

Fram (talk) 13:57, 27 January 2021 (UTC)

@Fram: I asusume you meant to post this notification to Anudip Ghosh, who copy/pasted an edited version of the version which I draftified, over the redirect. Victor Schmidt (talk) 14:01, 27 January 2021 (UTC)
Yeah, that's a result of their copy-paste move of course... Fram (talk) 14:06, 27 January 2021 (UTC)


Notice by Starman2377

Thank you. I will not make that mistake again. Please forgive me as i am new here. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Starman2377 (talk • contribs) 18:49, 28 January 2021 (UTC)

Teahouse discussion "Becoming a autoconfirmed user"

Hello Victor Schmidt,

When a new editor asks about username rights, please give them factual information about how to achieve those rights, and what those rights entail. If you want to also give advice about using those rights responsibly, then that is fine. But essentially saying "I recommend that you do not use the rights you have" is contrary to the Wikipedia ethos. Please be more supportive. Cullen328 Let's discuss it 07:11, 2 February 2021 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

The Original Barnstar
Thank you! It was an accident! I am new to Wikipedia editing, so I am still making some problems! Thank you for noticing. Popguy2424 (talk) 17:29, 4 February 2021 (UTC)
@Popguy2424: No Problem. Help:Getting started may be of interest for you. Victor Schmidt (talk) 17:32, 4 February 2021 (UTC)

My article

Hello Thank you for helping me. Why is it that it isn’t in the search when you Google it? Does it take time to show up.? Or is there something else i need to do? I also noticed that sometimes things that it’s me posting about myself but it is not. Not sure how to reply or where i saw it Goalmaker70 (talk) 17:59, 4 February 2021 (UTC)

Article

Hello Thank you for helping me How do i make it show up on Google search? I also noticed somewhere that someone responded stating that I’m writing about my self but i am not. Not sure how it where to respond if i need to. Goalmaker70 (talk) 18:01, 4 February 2021 (UTC)

@Goalmaker70: userspace drafts never show up in Search results. I will shortly add the template to allow you to submit the userspace draft for review. You can (but you only should do this if you are absolutely sure the draft meets Wikipedia's rules and you want to skip the review process) also move the page once the move button appears, but I do recommend that you stick with the review process until you get a feeling for what is nessesary for new articles. Regarding the question wether you are writing about yourself, you should generally respond in the same place where the question was asked. Victor Schmidt (talk) 18:21, 4 February 2021 (UTC)

Thank you but i can’t find where I saw the response. I will get the hang of this Goalmaker70 (talk) 18:28, 4 February 2021 (UTC)

Thank you so much Goalmaker70 (talk) 19:24, 4 February 2021 (UTC)

Hello

Hello thank you for adding the info the other day. Not sure if i understood correctly. We’re you sending something for me to review. I still don’t see it when I Google it. Thank you so much Goalmaker70 (talk) 02:58, 9 February 2021 (UTC)

Yust

Guten Tag, Victor. I find your English very good, but I notice that you consistently write "Yust" for "Just". I'm wondering: is this a mistake you keep making, or is it something you have deliberately adopted for some reason? --ColinFine (talk) 14:10, 21 February 2021 (UTC)

Whoops... I definitel need to quit that mistake... Will Probbably take a few days... Victor Schmidt (talk) 16:34, 21 February 2021 (UTC)

Jay Kim

I am trying to correct the controversies section of the wiki page regarding Congressman Jay Kim. You are letting his people create a false narrative of a convicted Congressman. Here are the main source to my piece. How do I correct this if you guys won't do it?

Source: https://www.congress.gov/congressional-report/105th-congress/house-report/797/1 https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/campaigns/keyraces98/stories/ca052298.htm https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-mar-10-mn-27358-story.html https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-aug-01-mn-18360-story.html https://www.nytimes.com/1997/08/01/us/lawmaker-to-plead-guilty-in-campaign-case.html https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-mar-10-mn-27358-story.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.33.12.1 (talk) 16:46, 26 February 2021 (UTC)

The cites for Jay Kim are also listed on your page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_American_federal_politicians_convicted_of_crimes#Legislative_branch_16

The history should be consistent with his personal page. Again, you are letting his people rewrite the history of his corruption. 12.33.12.1 (talk) 17:00, 26 February 2021 (UTC)

You can certainly add content, but you must also provide a reliable source. See WP:REFB for how to cite sources. The controversies section didn't had a single source when I looked at it, and we are not interested on a rerun of the Seigenthaler incident. Victor Schmidt (talk) 17:02, 26 February 2021 (UTC)

Well, it certainly is not that guy. I have personal knowledge of the Kim case and would like to see the past political history correct. I will see if I can get to it. I don't usually post, so the formatting is new to me. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.33.12.1 (talk) 17:19, 26 February 2021 (UTC) I don't know why this section was deleted in the first place. I12.33.12.1 (talk) 17:22, 26 February 2021 (UTC) Is there anyway you can go back and put that section in. when it was up. It appears to have been taken out in January of 202112.33.12.1 (talk) 17:24, 26 February 2021 (UTC)

That sectionwas deleted because the sources weren't obvivious. For BLP's inline citations are required
I am goign to do a coding example for you, from one of the web URls above. Check the source code on how it's done:
Text that needs support by the Washington Post article [1]
The toolbar also has a cite button, which makes things a bit easier.

References

  1. ^ "Washingtonpost.com: Days in the Life of Jay Kim in the U.S. House of Correction". www.washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2021-02-26.

Victor Schmidt (talk) 17:30, 26 February 2021 (UTC)

Thanks. I had meant the original Controversies section to the article that had been there for 15 or so years, before it was deleted, and not mine this morning. Thanks for the example. I will go ahead and rewrite it with the sources.12.33.12.1 (talk) 17:58, 26 February 2021 (UTC)

Oh, that. I hadn't looked at many of the previous Controversy sections, I yust noticed that in your version and the Version directly before it was unsourced. I will probbably need to improve on that, but I am sure you understand that I cannot check 500 revisions yust if the controvers section has a source there. Victor Schmidt (talk) 18:57, 26 February 2021 (UTC)

No, I understand your situation. Just the whole experience undercuts one's faith in how these pages can be manipulated to delete negative information, especially as to politicians not in the news anymore. Still working on rewriting it. 12.33.12.1 (talk) 16:13, 27 February 2021 (UTC)

Point La Vista Cape (Jacksonville) - Newly Published Starter Article

Victor: You were helpful in editing when our article launched in January. I took seriously the need for more Citations and have compiled a new list and also where the numbers go after sentences. In other words, I am over-hauling both the reference numbers as well as the Citations below in the Reference section. The main issue appeared to be how many were hard copy references vs. on-line more globally accessed materials. Some of them remain hard copy, but I gave the address of the business which furnished them. My question is...should I cut and paste the new reference section and then reorder the individual numbers in the body of the text? Or just go through one item at a time and not try to swap out the whole Reference section at once. PointLaVista (talk) 21:46, 3 March 2021 (UTC)Point La Vista

@PointLaVista: it actually depends, both ways will work. Currently, all references are defined within the reference section together with a unique name. Whenever a reference is needed in the body, it is invoked by its name, not by the reference number. the numbers are still dynamically generated by the software and are subject to change if one adds or removes references. I assume your new reference section also has parts of the old reference section included. In this case, I would advise you to to replace the references one at a time, using the preview button from time to time. If on the other hand you plan on inserting an entire new set of references, it might be better to simply overwrite the reference definition completely. Whicheveer way you choose, please don't forget to adjust the reference invocations in the main article body. Victor Schmidt (talk) 06:32, 4 March 2021 (UTC)

Point La Vista Cape (Jacksonville) - Newly Published Starter Article

Victor I added multiple Citations with the intent of finding on-line sources for the hard copy reference material which I got locally for the initial article. I hope this creates a better-than-starter article with a need for more citations. Thanks for your help and encouragement. Do you know what the next step is to get the banner removed calling for more citations and verifiable sources? PointLaVista (talk) 21:01, 4 March 2021 (UTC)PointLaVista

@PointLaVista: see Help:Maintenance template removal. Victor Schmidt (talk) 05:46, 5 March 2021 (UTC)

Stewart Mackinnon

Hi I'd like to make some small edits to Stewart Mackinnon's page. Thanks

Hi I'd like to make some small edits to Stewart Mackinnon's page. Thanks81.102.49.157 (talk) 21:31, 15 March 2021 (UTC)

Hello 81.102.49.157, first of all, please create a new section when you go to a talkpage and ask somethign for the first time. Otherwise your post will end up in a (sometimes completely) differwnt topic, confusing everyone. Now about your edits to Stewart Mackinnon. I have reverted those, because they were both unsourced and promotional. Wordings like world class drama don't belong into an encyclopedia. Victor Schmidt (talk) 14:26, 16 March 2021 (UTC)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:CrystabelG/sandbox

Many thanks Victor for your prompt response. So please how can I submit the page please?

Regards, Segun. Segunoloye (talk) 08:08, 27 March 2021 (UTC)

@Segunoloye: You can submit a userpsace draft for review by adding {{subst:submit}} (as it apepars when viewing this page) to it. Victor Schmidt (talk) 08:51, 27 March 2021 (UTC)

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Ok

Ok I’m so sorry 😢 Amongus12 (talk) 17:27, 28 April 2021 (UTC)

WHAT THE HELL

WTH Amongus12 (talk) 17:29, 28 April 2021 (UTC)

Amongus12 is 31 hour blocked. David notMD (talk) 20:07, 28 April 2021 (UTC)
I had seen that. Victor Schmidt (talk) 16:48, 29 April 2021 (UTC)

Thank you

I really appreciate the corrections and will take precaution. I came to the Teahouse because after registering as a new use as I was notified of the need to ask questions there. Thank you for the response as I will patiently await further instructions. Bibihans (talk) 15:23, 30 April 2021 (UTC)Bibihans

You don't "need" to ask questions at the Teahouse, however, questions asked at the Teahouse or the Help desk will most often recive a faster response. And not all questions belong onto the Teahouse: Knowlegde questions, for example, go to the reference desk. Victor Schmidt (talk) 16:02, 30 April 2021 (UTC)

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THanks for the suggestion to the CVUA, however my issue is, the only trainer with a slot open right now is in AEST, which is sort of an issue as that would basically mean they would only have 5 hours each day to be able to train me, and usually I'm not paying attention to Wikipedia within those 5 hours. Do you have any idea what I should do? Blaze The Wolf | Proud Furry and Wikipedia Editor (talk) 17:33, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

Another host pointed out that what you had said wasn't meant to be directly to me, however my issue still applies (i am interested in joining the CVUA) Blaze The Wolf | Proud Furry and Wikipedia Editor (talk) 17:43, 12 May 2021 (UTC)
@Blaze The Wolf:You can still try and fight vandalism without a trainer (as I have done), however, it is considerably harder. In essence, the main things to keep in mind is to assume good faith, What is (and isn't) vandalism, and how to respond to it. The page Wikipedia:Vandalism actually serves as a good starting point. Make sure that you know that page when starting looking for vandals. For your first attempts, I personally would recommend to err on the side of caution and not revert something if you aren't sure its vandalism. Its okay to make mistakes, we are (nearly) all humans. If you have questions, or want to know what somebody else thinks about a particular edit, you are of course always welcome to ask at the Teahouse or here at my talkpage. Victor Schmidt (talk) 17:55, 12 May 2021 (UTC)
Alright thank you! I've actually been reverting vandalism already by simply just going through the Likely Bad Faith and Latest Revision filters in Recent Changes. Blaze The Wolf | Proud Furry and Wikipedia Editor (talk) 17:58, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

Hello?

Hello Victor

I am very new here and a little confused

I joined last week and wanted to write a historical page about the place I work which has over a 100 yrs of history and which I find fascinating, there are several pages on here that mention the organisation nd I thought it would be nice for them to link to a little about it

I often got into trouble on my journalism course for struggling with objectivity and although that is handy for publicity material, I have learnt today that it is not good for wiki articles

I asked a question in the teahouse and was taking on board the constructive criticism there, I had already started editing the first two paragraphs on my article when my article disappeared :(

I have been following links to try to appeal and get it back so that I can continue to work on it in the sandbox until it does meet community guidelines (as I think the history of my town is underrepresented and I'd like to share it with others)

Do you know of any way to get the page back so that I can continue to work on it or would I have to start completely from scratch?


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@Bevbot99: I am afraid you have to restart from scratch, because of Wikipedia's verifyability policy. See also Help:Your first article. You should start by compeiling a list of reliable sources that discuss your subject more than just in passing. Victor Schmidt (talk) 16:55, 20 May 2021 (UTC)
Sorry, no idea how I managed to put my message in the middle of yours. These things happen sometimes. Deb (talk) 17:24, 20 May 2021 (UTC)

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Thanks message

Dear Victor,

Thanks for resetting my Sandbox.

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Draft:Ezequiel Matthysse

Clever! I've already corrected everything you mentioned to me about URLs and other things. Thanks for pointing me out! Now if you are going to be able to create the article Draft: Ezequiel Mathysse with peace of mind and check the references and quotes about Ezequiel Matthysse. Thank you very much again and I hope you notify me when my draft Draft: Ezequiel Matthysse is finally published on wikipedia (it takes a lot of work). Thank you very much again and God bless you!

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How to make disambiguation columns

Sir, I wish to know more in this subject; because the guide is really complex. Imdofficial69 (talk) 13:36, 1 June 2021 (UTC)

@Imdofficial69: I am not entirely sure what you mean. If you man how you add an entry to a disambiguation page, the first thing you should do is check wether the person is notable by Wikipedia's definition. If it doesn't, don't bother trying to add the entry. Tpoics which already have articles about them often are, while such topics who don't often aren't. Next, you would identify the correct subsection of the disambiguation page. For example, if I were to add a fictional character named Harry from the fictive book A complete book of ficticous humanoid characters to the disambiguation page Harry, it would go in the "People and fictional characters" section there, or perhaps in one of the more precise disambiguation pages linked there. Once you have identified the correct section, create a new bullet point there that has exactly one link to the article in question, and briefely state the difference. An example could look like this:
  • Harry, character in A complete book of ficticous humanoid characters
Hoe this helps. (Yust a side note, answering questions at the Teahouse is often faster than answering at individuel editor's talkpages, unless you need that specific editor to reply) Victor Schmidt (talk) 15:10, 1 June 2021 (UTC)

Spelling correction to Help desk post suggested

Hello Victor. In your response of 08:36, 10 June 2021 (UTC) to "Help with the constant deletion of the page "Yewande Sadiku"" on the Help desk, you might want to correct your spelling of "accounts", since currently it inadvertently includes an obscenity that might prove distracting to readers :-). {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 2.122.0.58 (talk) 16:45, 10 June 2021 (UTC)

Thanks for noticing that! Victor Schmidt (talk) 17:34, 10 June 2021 (UTC)

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Ah, yes I have now. Very helpful. Thanks so much. Steve— Preceding unsigned comment added by SteveCree2 (talk • contribs)

@SteveCree2: Please reply to questions whereever they have been asked, in this case WP:AFCHD, because otherwise you are going to confuse everyone. You can edit an individual section by clicking the 2edit section" link in the section header. Victor Schmidt (talk) 16:39, 15 July 2021 (UTC)

Hi Victor Schmidt!

Hi, I'm new here, and I just first logged in to Wikipedia a fortnight ago. By the way thanks for answering my question at the Teahouse. I'm trying to block a user called "Serols". Thanks again.Sparklestern (talk) 20:50, 13 July 2021 (UTC)

@Sparklestern: And for what? Your only interaction with @Serols: seems to be this, which seems to be about User_talk:Serols#Is Woody Harrelson Dead?. I don't think WP:NOTFORUM would apply here, as the response clearly is about an edit - the one by Sasa888 - however, in my personal opinion, the second part ("Everything ok with you?") could be interpreted in a way it means something offensive. Victor Schmidt (talk) 06:41, 14 July 2021 (UTC)

I don't know what you mean by "offensive". He removed my edit on his talk page and I don't know why. Also, he just messaged me suddenly about something called "July 2021". I don't know what that means.Sparklestern (talk) 12:24, 14 July 2021 (UTC)

@Sparklestern: Editors are allowed to remove messages from their own talkpages (with a few exceptions, none of which apply here), see WP:BLANKING for more info. Regarding his post on User talk:Sparklestern#July 2021, thats just month and year of his post on your talk page so that its seperated from issiues before or after that. The exact cause of his message can be derived from the contents of his message - it was this edit to Template:DYK nomination header. As much as I understand that you want to edit, inserting "Hi" in random places, here in a header template for Do you know nominations, does not benefit the corresponding page in any way. If you just want to experiment, please use the sandbox for that. Victor Schmidt (talk) 12:32, 14 July 2021 (UTC)

Oh, I get it now. I think I forgot to add those four tidles at the end of my message when I said hello to Serols, that's why he reverted my message. I also might have left the message in the wrong place (WP:DYK). Sorry about confusing you. I don't think I know the way Wikipedia works. Sparklestern (talk) 14:02, 14 July 2021 (UTC)

Hello Sparklestern, in all friendship, if you do more such vandalism/nonsense edits, you risk your account -> 1 2 3 4. Regards --Serols (talk) 15:42, 14 July 2021 (UTC)

Okay Serols. I understand now. I'll use my sandbox if I want to experiment, and not edit unnecessary things in random articles and User PagesSparklestern (talk) 16:27, 14 July 2021 (UTC).

Hello Sparklestern, that sounds good. Regards --Serols (talk) 16:53, 14 July 2021 (UTC)
@Serols, What do you mean by "You risk your account"? Is someone allowed to take it away from me?Sparklestern (talk) 20:54, 14 July 2021 (UTC)
Sparklestern, repeatedly making unconstructive edits, especially after being warned, can cause your account to lose its functionality via a process called a WP:BLOCK, which is applied by an WP:administrator. This is because unconstructive editing is a huge waste of the time of other users. Are you actually WP:HERE to build an encyclopedia, or to get attention?--Quisqualis (talk) 02:52, 15 July 2021 (UTC)

@Quisqualis, I only came here because I needed to get a few questions I had answered. I hope that's not wrong. Sparklestern (talk) 17:42, 15 July 2021 (UTC)

@Sparklestern: Asking question is not wrong and will not get you blocked (unless you spam people with the same question over and over again, but I think you already know that). Quisqualis refers to the earlier post by Serols dated 15:24 (UTC), 14 July 2021. Repeatedly making tests in locations where one should not do tests can cause a block inorder to prevent you from doing more tests at inappropiate locations. Victor Schmidt (talk) 18:26, 15 July 2021 (UTC)

@Victor Schmidt, Thank you for the assistance. I'll try not to encourage tests next time (That is, if I have tested anyone). I'll keep in mind that tests can have me blocked.Sparklestern (talk) 18:37, 15 July 2021 (UTC)

Hi @Victor Schmidt thank you for your input. I was hoping you can help with some more questions. I have found several more sources for the article I am working on. Including, a compilation album that this artist did with a famous artist, the main vocalist on a notable tv show, and other sources. I am wondering if there is anyone (such as a volunteer) on wikipedia who can help place the new information in the article to help me do this correctly? Also, is my article in the correct place of where it needs to be right now? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Girmit Global Museum

Hi Victor Thanks for responding. A few questions:

  • How long can I leave my draft without the page being deleted?
  • I see that the draft has not been reviewed after copyright, does that mean sections like 'See Also' require reviewing by me - don't see copyright issue here?
  • 1 of the references has been invoked so is blank, I can't tell which reference this corresponds too?

Many thanks. AwesomeAubergine (talk) 08:04, 19 July 2021 (UTC)

@AwesomeAubergine::
  • Draft that are unedited may be deleted after 6 months, because draftspace is not a place to host material found unsiutable for inclusion to the encyclopedia. As logn as you update your draft, or submit it for review, it won't ge deleted for inactivity.
  • The comment "I have not reviewed past the copyright issues, which I have removed." simply means that Timtrent did not look for furhter issiues after checking for copyright violations - it could well have been that there have been other issiues, however, the reviewer id not check for those bcause searching for other problems when you already have a copyright violation is a waste of time. I can't check if such issiues existed, because I am not an admin and therefore cannot see the deleted revisions.
  • Regarind the first reference, I believe you and talk to any admin that he looks at the deleted revisions and tells you what the reference #1 was. You could try asking Sphilbrick on that one, or you can try asking at WP:AN, or one of these admins.
As a general note, please always reply to comments at the place where they have been asked - in this case at WP:AFCHD. There is an edit link next to the section header. You can Ping the one you reply to so they get a notification (otheriwse they might never notice you sent them a reply) Victor Schmidt (talk) 08:15, 19 July 2021 (UTC)
@AwesomeAubergine The comment "I have not reviewed past the copyright issues, which I have removed." simply means that Timtrent did not look for furhter issues after checking for copyright violations means exactly that. There was not much left, but there was sufficient not to go for wholesale deletion of the entire draft. FiddleTimtrent FaddleTalk to me 09:19, 19 July 2021 (UTC)
Victor Schmidt, That reference was not removed by me, but I tracked it down and placed it back in the draft. S Philbrick(Talk) 13:18, 19 July 2021 (UTC)

Thanks for your note, Victor

I appreciate the help. Essentially the article i want to post about is about an Ivy League professor (UPenn and Cornell) who works in American Studies, specifically as a scholar of Native American literature. He's published a seminal book in his field "The Poetics of Imperialism" as well as numerous other scholarly publications. I have his CV and some info from his Cornell university faculty page but I was told I didn't do the citations correctly??? I'm a big user of Wikipedia but a first time contributor and it's all a bit disorienting. Any thoughts on the best way to build this entry up within the bounds of wikipedia's guidelines? Thanks. Bill B3McG1 (talk) 22:08, 25 July 2021 (UTC)

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So what I write for appeal in global lock please don't block me and reply to my talk page

Appeals for global locks are exclusively made via email, to stewards@wikimedia.org. Victor Schmidt (talk) 13:35, 31 August 2021 (UTC)

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Thanks for good patrol and moderation of incoming edits to Wikipedia, including for your checks on copyright. Blue Rasberry (talk) 12:59, 7 September 2021 (UTC)

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for the submitted draft "Draft:مطاعم ليمونه" can you please take a look if there is anything needed to be fixed as you mentioned earlier that there is possibility of having promotional materials within the article — Preceding unsigned comment added by Abodiiyi (talk • contribs) 10:56, 4 December 2021 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Abodiiyi (talk • contribs)

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