User talk:Cullen328

I don't live on Cullen Ct, but I like the street sign

If you have any interest in editing Wikipedia by smartphone, I encourage you to read my essay, Smartphone editing. Thank you.

Welcome to my talk page I use the name Cullen328 on Wikipedia, but you can call me "Jim" because that's my real first name. If you want to start a new conversation, please click "New section" or "Add topic" at the top of this page. I keep the old comments from July and August of 2009 that follow the "Contents" here, because these friendly words of greeting made me feel welcome when I first started editing Wikipedia.

The importance of a friendly greeting

Hello and welcome to my talk page. If you want to start a new conversation, please click "New section" at the top of this page. I keep the comments that follow from July and August of 2009 readily visible, because these friendly words of greeting made me feel welcome here on Wikipedia when I first started editing. Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 17:38, 6 November 2011 (UTC

Please offer your thoughts

I would appreciate comments and suggestions on any contributions I make. I am learning.Cullen328 (talk) 03:22, 3 July 2009 (UTC)

Nice work on Jules Eichorn. He's been needing an article for a while.   Will Beback  talk  06:28, 31 July 2009 (UTC)

If I may suggest, now that you've posted the Eichorn article the draft below might be deleted. It's your talk page to do with as you like, but it's a bit hard to edit around.

As for formatting and pictures, a good way to learn is to look around at other articles to see what you think looks best. It can be helpful to break up long blocks of text into subsections. Perhaps it'd be possible to split the biography into two or three eras. Other than that, the formatting is usually kept fairly plain. As for photos, it's easy to upload them: the trick is in finding photos with appropriate licensing. If you have any personal photos then those'd be fine. There are might be pictures of the peaks he did first ascents on in the Wikicommons. File:Cathedral Peak.png is a so-so pic of Eichorn Pinnacle.

As before, feel free to ask if you have any questions. There are several editors here who are mountaineers or just admirers of the Sierra, so you're in good company.   Will Beback  talk  21:13, 31 July 2009 (UTC)

PS: Many editors create "sandbox" pages for drafting articles. For example, User talk:Cullen328/Sandbox.   Will Beback  talk  00:17, 1 August 2009

Your climber biographies

Hey Jim, just wanted to say welcome and thanks for your contributions to the Sierra Nevada climbing history articles. You're filling a niche that's been missing here, I look forward to working with you. --Justin (talk) 11:54, 27 August 2009 (UTC)

I'll second that. Nice work on Allen Steck and welcome to Wikipedia. I don't know who you are planning to write up next but if your taking requests I think Peter Croft (climber) could really use a page. If you ever have any questions please ask. Thanks again for your great additions.--OMCV (talk) 02:25, 29 August 2009 (UTC)

Thanks Justin and OMCV. I am beginning work on Tom Frost and Glen Dawson. Comments on Norman Clyde would be welcomed. I will defintely read up on Peter Croft, OMCV. I am still "learning the ropes" in Wikipedia, to use a climbing analogy, and have all sorts of things in mind. My biggest challenge right now is getting permission to use images. My next biggest challenge is hiking to the top of Mt. Whitney with my wife in ten days - she's never been above 12,000 feet except for the train ride up Pikes Peak. As she's 56 and developing arthritis in her toes, it will be an accomplishment if she (and I) complete the Class 1 feat. Jim Heaphy (talk) 02:34, 29 August 2009 (UTC)

Debra and I made it to the summit of Mt. Whitney at 2:20 PM on Friday, September 11. Jim Heaphy (talk) 00:59, 17 September 2009 (UTC)

2012 Archive (first six months)

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Happy New Year

Happy New Year 2021 I hope your New Year holiday is enjoyable and the coming year is much better than the one we are leaving behind. Best wishes from Los Angeles.   // Timothy :: talk

working on a new page

hello jim, hope you are doing well. i am a beginner on wikipedia but i am auto correction user. i want to write an article on a ngo which is working very good in there respective field. a friend of mine wrote a article on that topic but it got deleted due to less third party source. can you suggest me something how to write an article which won't get deleted, also i have some credible third party source so i want to ask how can i mention them because they are external links. Devanshusharma569 (talk)devanshusharma569

Happy St. Patrick's Day

Happy St. Patrick's Day! I hope your St. Patrick's Day is enjoyable and safe. Hopefully next year there will be more festive celebrations. Best wishes from Los Angeles.   // Timothy :: talk

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Request of Help on "Just the Facts" Tone

Hi Jim,

I am very new to Wikipedia. I got your feedback on the draft article located under PhoCoHaNoi. Thanks so much for your comments. I would greatly appreciate if you would spare some valuable time to highlight those parts from the draft that I need to pay close attentions to regarding the aspect that you raised. I know it would be a long shot to ask if you would even consider providing specific examples by directly editing them on the draft.

Lastly, I still do not know on how to submit the revision for review. I do not see any obvious buttons or pull-down menus from the Sandbox setting that would be able to allow to submit the article for review.

Thank you so much.

PhoCoHaNoi

Hello, PhoCoHaNoi. I am not going to edit the draft myself, because I want this to be a learning exercise for you. Here are a few examples of unacceptable wording:

• "celebrating the 73-year history of outstanding men and women"

• "pioneering contributions"

• "sustained leadership and strategic vision"

• "Exceptional services to innovation ecosystem"

• "stimulating small business innovation, meeting the Air Force and DoD R&D needs, broadening participation in innovation and entrepreneurship, and boosting commercialization"

• " So, as Dr. Pham looked back now, he brought systems-theoretic science and control engineering principles, together with teamwork and interdisciplinary to bear fruition in solving warfighter engineering problems, various areas of specific focus for increased activities in space control autonomy and space domain awareness."

It is not the job of a Wikipedia editor (you) to praise a person. Every trace of this non-neutral language must be removed. A Wikipedia article should never say "Person A is great!" Instead, it should say "Reliable source C reports that Expert B says that Person A is great", along with a reference to Reliable source C.

As for how to submit your draft, I will explain that when the draft complies with the neutral point of view. Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it

Sending Messages to Other Editors

Hi Jim. I will deeply appreciate anything that you can do to help. How can I find out about other editors and send them messages? I recently looked for an article about The Italian Coffee Company that I had read years ago. However, I could not find it. I believe that this article should be available. I am a new editor and I have a big learning curve ahead of me. Maybe you can post to my talk page. I am user Mojosa17. Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Invitation to Local Wikimania Event in San Francisco this Friday

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The event will involve hacking, teaching, learning, and celebrating and we'll have snacks. We will have the opportunity to watch live sessions at Wikimania together in the afternoon. The rest of the day we'll have opportunity to participate in the hackathon, and we may have some on-demand workshops/learning sessions.

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Debate to delete a Category

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January music

story · music · places

Happy new year 2025, opened with trumpet fanfares that first sounded OTD in 1725 (as the Main page has). -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:51, 1 January 2025 (UTC)

Liebster Immanuel, Herzog der Frommen, BWV 123, my story today 300 years after the first performance, is up for GAN. Dada Masilo will be my story tomorrow. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:05, 6 January 2025 (UTC)

My story today is about a composer who influenced music history also by writing. Did you watch Masilo talk and dance? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:50, 8 January 2025 (UTC)

... and today, pictured on the Main page, Tosca, in memory of her first appearance on stage OTD in 1900, and of principal author Brian Boulton. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:08, 14 January 2025 (UTC)

Today, between many who just died, Tobias Kratzer on his 45th birthday who was good for an unusual DYK mentioning a Verdi opera in 2018, - you can see his work in the trailer of another one that I saw, and my talk page has a third (but by a different director). 2025 pics, finally. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:53, 17 January 2025 (UTC)

Today I have a composer (trumpeter, conductor) on the main page who worked closely with another who became GA yesterday, - small world! To celebrate: mostly flowers pics from vacation ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:55, 20 January 2025 (UTC)

Today is Schubert's birthday. I added a pic to his article (and my story) and raised a question on the talk, regarding the lead image. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:21, 31 January 2025 (UTC)

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Thank you

For the rev/del on my talk page. Knitsey (talk) 04:24, 6 January 2025 (UTC)

You are wecome, Knitsey. That was vile. Cullen328 (talk) 04:44, 6 January 2025 (UTC)

I saw it on my e-mail. It was vile, but I kinda rolled my eyes and wondered if they relised I'm in my 50's and, er, gravity is a thing. Knitsey (talk) 04:54, 6 January 2025 (UTC)

Knitsey, my wife and I are both 72, and we know more about gravity than Isaac Newton. Cullen328 (talk) 05:06, 6 January 2025 (UTC)

Ahaha, how cruel is nature. Knitsey (talk) 05:12, 6 January 2025 (UTC)

A beer for you!

To your health, and I'm bloody glad to hear it sir. Keep on keeping on going! SerialNumber54129A New Face in Hell 00:15, 8 January 2025 (UTC)

Thank you, Serial Number 54129. I certainly was not going to tell that troll about my minor ailments. Cullen328 (talk)

SeanM1997

You blocked this user, but he has an alternate account (SeanMoulton1997 (talk · contribs)). That account hasn't been used since 2022, but you may want to block it anyway in case he remembers that he has it. Hellbus (talk) 00:27, 8 January 2025 (UTC)

Hellbus, I do not think it is necessary to block an account that hasn't been used for a couple of years. If you see any activity from that account, let me know. Cullen328 (talk) 00:57, 8 January 2025 (UTC)

An eye out is enough. But with Sean having a limited range of articles that he edits, he will be on my radar soon then. The Banner talk 12:59, 8 January 2025 (UTC)

Do not hesitate to let me know, The Banner. Cullen328 (talk) 17:44, 8 January 2025 (UTC)

Hello

I am doing a political biography and I need some help with layout and structuring. I would appreciate your guidance, if you could offer me :) NormadicEditor (talk) 19:57, 8 January 2025 (UTC)

Hello, NormadicEditor. I suggest that you carefully read Good articles and Featured articles about politicians, and model your layout and structuring on those. Cullen328 (talk) 20:15, 8 January 2025 (UTC)

Thank you :) NormadicEditor (talk) 20:21, 8 January 2025 (UTC)

Question from Fadedinthebooth (03:20, 10 January 2025)

Greetings, I just published a page called "M Works" the photo in the infobox is not aligned properly. It is positioned too much to the right. How do I align it in the centre of the infobox like most other wikipedia articles?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M_Works

That is the article Im referring too^ --Fadedinthebooth (talk) 03:20, 10 January 2025 (UTC)

Hello, Fadedinthebooth. Images within infoboxes should just be presented as image file names without the markup typical of images within the bodies of articles. The infobox template software takes care of all that. I removed the extraneous markup. You can add a caption field if you want. I express no opinion about the notability of this person. Cullen328 (talk) 04:31, 10 January 2025 (UTC)

Question from Fadedinthebooth (04:17, 10 January 2025)

Thank you for helping me with my info box issue, I greatly appreciate it.

My last question is how long will my “M Works” page take to appear on the Wikipedia search engine? I moved it to the main space earlier today. --Fadedinthebooth (talk) 04:17, 10 January 2025 (UTC)

Fadedinthebooth, Wikipedia search works instantly when an article is published. M Works functions as a wikilink or as an entry in the Wikipedia search box. I am not sure what you mean by Wikipedia search engine. Wikipedia is not a search engine. If you mean external search engines like Google, Bing or Duck Duck Go, that is another matter. Either the article must be marked as reviewed by a New Pages Patroller, or 90 days must go by in order for the article to be indexed for search engines. More information is available at Wikipedia:Controlling search engine indexing. Cullen328 (talk) 04:43, 10 January 2025 (UTC)

Thank you that explains a lot, how can I get my new page “M Works” reviewed by a “New page patroller”? Are you able to connect me with one directly if that speeds up the process? Fadedinthebooth (talk) 05:03, 10 January 2025 (UTC)

Fadedinthebooth, patrollers are volunteers who work on a big backlog at their own pace. Why do you think that the new article that you wrote is more important than the other new articles that are waiting to be reviewed? Cullen328 (talk) 23:20, 10 January 2025 (UTC)

I don’t know how the Wikipedia system works. Thanks anyways Fadedinthebooth (talk) 23:27, 10 January 2025 (UTC)

Hey Mayor Bass!

That is all Delectopierre (talk) 22:30, 10 January 2025 (UTC)

Delectopierre, thank you for your vote. Cullen328 (talk) 23:07, 10 January 2025 (UTC)

salute.gif

I'd like to apply for the job of campaign manager, which I imagine Delectopierre (talk) 00:58, 11 January 2025 (UTC)

This user needs mentorship as they are flying too close to the sun. The comment I just removed from my talk page and the one I left them at User talk:Delectopierre/Archive 1#Stop suggests that I am not the most effective one to convey that to them. My participation in the RM isn't that unusual and I consider their comments highly condescending and, now, aggressive to the point that I will want to see them blocked if they do it again.--Jasper Deng (talk) 11:37, 11 January 2025 (UTC)

What rights do I have?

I am Abduvaitov Sherzod 80. What rights do I have on Wikipedia (e.g. extended verified users). Thank you. Happy editing! (Abduvaitov Sherzod 80 (talk) 18:56, 13 January 2025 (UTC)

Hello, Abduvaitov Sherzod 80. Because your account is only a few days old, you do not yet have any advanced levels. Please read Wikipedia:User access levels. You will soon be autoconfirmed. Extended confirmed, for example, requires an account at least 90 days old that has made at least 500 productive edits. Cullen328 (talk) 19:11, 13 January 2025 (UTC)

Thanks. I understand everything. Let me know if you need any help! Thanks. Happy editing! (Abduvaitov Sherzod 80 (talk) 19:15, 13 January 2025 (UTC)

Here is a suggestion, Abduvaitov Sherzod 80. Be careful about asking other editors where they are from and if they have Telegram or other social media accounts. Many editors value privacy and anonymity. They will disclose as much or as little as they want on their user pages. Cullen328 (talk) 19:23, 13 January 2025 (UTC)

LTA. DMacks (talk) 19:35, 13 January 2025 (UTC)

Will wonders never cease, DMacks? Cullen328 (talk) 19:47, 13 January 2025 (UTC)

Question from Fadedinthebooth (23:26, 13 January 2025)

Greetings, I added a category "Canadian music video director" to my newly created page "M Works" Im curious how long it takes before that category will appear next to "M Works" in the search bar. Is it possible I didnt assign the category correctly? --Fadedinthebooth (talk) 23:26, 13 January 2025 (UTC)

Hello, Fadedinthebooth. Categories do not appear in Wikipedia search results. Perhaps you are thinking of short descriptions which appear in mobile searches. Please read Wikipedia:Short description. Cullen328 (talk) 01:42, 14 January 2025 (UTC)

Thanks! I enabled "Shortdesc helper" in my preferences but I still cant find that option when on the edit section of the "M Works" page.I read the Wikipedia:Short description. as you suggested but I still cant visibly see the shortdesc option. Could you tell me where on the edit page to find it?

- Thank you Fadedinthebooth (talk) 08:30, 14 January 2025 (UTC)

Hello, Fadedinthbooth. You have to use the source editor to add short descriptions, not the visual editor. If you have any further questions, please ask at Wikipedia:Village pump (technical). I an not an expert at short descriptions. Cullen328 (talk) 17:54, 14 January 2025 (UTC)

Question from Radebejako on Installed base (17:15, 15 January 2025)

Hello i forget my password for my phone password --Radebejako (talk) 17:15, 15 January 2025 (UTC)

Hello, Radebejako. Your account has only one password for logging into Wikipedia on any device including phones. Please read Wikipedia:User account security. Cullen328 (talk) 18:39, 15 January 2025 (UTC)

Your spam block

Hi, Cullen. I deleted User:HealthtekInc's promotional userpage. They hadn't edited any of our articles, so I talked with them about promotion and changing their username, rather than bite them with a block. They said they would create a new account, and then you blocked. I'm not sure why you thought that necessary? Bishonen | tålk 10:04, 16 January 2025 (UTC).

Hello, Bishonen. I saw it as a clear case of "promotional username, promotional edits". I do not object to unblocking or any changes to the block that you believe are appropriate. Cullen328 (talk) 17:05, 16 January 2025 (UTC)

Question from Santanacampos0508 (13:21, 17 January 2025)

como se cambia una foto? --Santanacampos0508 (talk) 13:21, 17 January 2025 (UTC)

Hello, Santanacampos0508. This is the English Wikipedia. You may want the Spanish Wikipedia instead. Cullen328 (talk) 17:36, 17 January 2025 (UTC)

Discussion of interest

Discussion which may be of interest to you. I pinged you there as well. [1] Montanabw^(talk) 19:26, 20 January 2025 (UTC)

Thanks, Montanabw. Cullen328 (talk) 20:00, 20 January 2025 (UTC)

Question from Long.beach29 (12:01, 21 January 2025)

I have found a few biographies have broken links and are created unnecessarily. The links are broken. Citations are wrong.

Is there any way we can remove those articles?

Like this one - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sujata_Keshavan --Long.beach29 (talk) 12:01, 21 January 2025 (UTC)

Hello, Long.beach29. I notice that Sujata Keshavan has 18 references. I also notice that you have not expressed your concerns at Talk: Sujata_Keshavan, which is the proper place to discuss problems with the article. If a link is broken, the first thing to do is correct the broken link. If a citation is wrong, correcting the citation is the best thing to do. As for whether or not a biography was created "unnecessarily", I suggest that you read the Notability guideline for people. As for deletion, please read Wikipedia:Deletion policy.

I noticed that on January 2, you submitted a highly promotional and entirely unreferenced draft about "Klosher Global Inc" that had to be deleted. I also noticed that you added unreferenced promotional content to Dadhimati Mata Temple that same day, including your personal experiences. Please read No original research, which is a core content policy. I recommend that you develop a much deeper understanding of Wikipedia's Policies and guidelines before trying to delete articles. Cullen328 (talk) 17:54, 21 January 2025 (UTC)

Question from Kathryn Dorce on User:Kathryn Dorce (17:28, 21 January 2025)

Hello, how do I change my user name. --Kathryn Dorce (talk) 17:28, 21 January 2025 (UTC)

Hello, Kathryn Dorce. Since your account is so new, you can just abandon it, never use it again, and open another account. If you want the new user name to be linked to your current user name, follow the procedures described at Wikipedia:Changing username. Cullen328 (talk) 18:01, 21 January 2025 (UTC)

Survey

I cannot recollect what survey I was talking about. T A Francis (talk) 22:20, 21 January 2025 (UTC)

Hello, T A Francis. I wasn't sure what you were talking about seven months ago, and I still don't know. Cullen328 (talk) 23:43, 21 January 2025 (UTC)

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Question from Mercy Justin (14:09, 24 January 2025)

Hello, please i dont want to edit now i need to look for journal articles that are already published --Mercy Justin (talk) 14:09, 24 January 2025 (UTC)

Hello, Mercy Justin. Do you have a question? Cullen328 (talk) 19:06, 24 January 2025 (UTC)

A minor note on xtools

Hello Cullen. This is a minor note about xtools. If you:

1. Go to "Pages Created" on: https://xtools.wmcloud.org/pages/en.wikipedia.org
2. On the fourth row you can see a distinction (exclude/include page-redirects)

There is such a distinction by-design. And I think there are good reasons for it. Sometimes my intention is to only create a redirect page, not a full-page or vice-versa. And I think the software should follow your intentions. I have already learned how to deal with this though. See for example this page, Initially this was a redirect. But I created the page somewhere else, and then asked it to be moved there. So it's all fine and dandy now. Sometimes it's wrong to ask the community for help. Xpander (talk) 11:47, 25 January 2025 (UTC)

Xpander1, I think that you are missing the point, and I have no interest in discussing this matter further. Cullen328 (talk) 21:41, 25 January 2025 (UTC)

On Richard C. Rudolph article

Hello Cullen328, this is HC226 and I would like to thank you for the editing on Richard C. Rudolph (it won't allow me to reply on the Teahouse for some reason). Furthermore, if you're still interested in him, I think you could help to find the text of his thesis. I looked for it but can only find a partial version, so it's not worth it to link it on his page. HC226 (talk) 16:19, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

Hello, HC226. Please provide a link here to the partial version of his thesis. Thanks. Cullen328 (talk) 19:16, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

Continuation of Teahouse question

Hi @Cullen328, if you have a minute, could you please look over this? I believe I have done everything you mentioned here. Thank you, CF-501 Falcon (talk) 16:07, 28 January 2025 (UTC)

CF-501 Falcon, that looks better to me. Cullen328 (talk) 18:17, 28 January 2025 (UTC)

@Cullen328, Thank you. If you can think of anything else to change/add please let me know. CF-501 Falcon (talk) 18:33, 28 January 2025 (UTC)

Question from HistoryLover1231 (16:00, 29 January 2025)

how do I create a citation and cite my sources? --HistoryLover1231 (talk) 16:00, 29 January 2025 (UTC)

Hello, HistoryLover1231. Please read Referencing for beginners. Cullen328 (talk) 18:30, 29 January 2025 (UTC)

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I ask that you reply to my email on your talk page. Thank you. Interstellarity (talk) 01:00, 30 January 2025 (UTC)

Hello, Interstellarity. There is no consensus for the change you made in that extensive discussion and you got reverted by another editor. So, please build genuine consensus before implementing any change to the image. In my opinion, the change you made was not wise. The other editor was firm with you but I do not think they were toxic. In the spirit of full disclosure, I have been following discussion of that lead image for years and I think that the current image is just fine though not perfect. In my opinion, that image should stay until there is a clear consensus in favor of an alternate image. Cullen328 (talk) 02:00, 30 January 2025 (UTC)

Thank you for your honest feedback. Reflecting on what you said, it seems like that's a fair assessment of the situation. I have looked at the discussions on the talk page and it seems that there has been considerable amount of discussion on the talk page regarding the lead image and most of the time, there is either a consensus to keep the current image or no consensus on what to do with it. I do think there's a good chance that the current lead image will probably stay for many years to come especially since it's been a long time since it has been touched. I made a mistake, and I own up to it. The editor did acknowledge that I was editing in good faith, which I feel better about. Again, thanks for replying to my message for a third opinion. It has really helped me. Interstellarity (talk) 12:31, 30 January 2025 (UTC)

Question from ADARSH POOLAKKAL (06:34, 30 January 2025)

HOW TO DELETE /MOVE THIS PAGE THAT I HAVE CREATED TO A NEW ACCOUNT --ADARSH POOLAKKAL (talk) 06:34, 30 January 2025 (UTC)

Hello, ADARSH POOLAKKAL. To request deletion of the page, follow the instructions at Template:Db-g7. To move the page, follow the instructions at WP:MOVE. Please do not type in all capital letters. Cullen328 (talk) 06:43, 30 January 2025 (UTC)

Thanks

Hey mate still figuring out this Wikipedia shit but just wanted to hop on here and say thanks for sorting out that Peter bergmann thing it was quite weird how it hadn’t been touched for a while and then he came in, undid my edit, refused to engage in discussion and accused me of edit warring. 61.127.146.8 (talk) 20:47, 30 January 2025 (UTC)

Thanks. Let me know if you see any more inappropriate activity. Cullen328 (talk) 21:57, 30 January 2025 (UTC)

A block, or not?

Hi, with this edit you left a block notice but the account wasn't actually blocked. I've done it now, but not sure what happened there! Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 09:45, 31 January 2025 (UTC)

Hello, Pickersgill-Cunliffe. Thank you for noticing that and taking care of it. I think I was falling asleep at that point. Cullen328 (talk) 18:26, 31 January 2025 (UTC)