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November 2021 backlog drive

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Rolf Sorg

Hello,

You tagged Rolf Sorg for AfD, but you didn't create Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Rolf Sorg with the reasons you think the article should be deleted. Eastmain (talk • contribs) 17:17, 25 October 2021 (UTC)

@Eastmain: Yes, and I'm not sure what happened with the curation tools in NPP. For some reason, the AFD failed to create. Thanks for the heads-up - the nom is up now. Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 17:39, 25 October 2021 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free image File:Cans of Shito.jpg

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Not a problem, bot. Another user posted a better free image to the Shito article. I've tagged my upload for deletion. Thanks. Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 17:37, 5 November 2021 (UTC)

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Precious anniversary

Precious

Four years!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:21, 25 November 2021 (UTC)

@Gerda Arendt: Thank you so much, Gerda! Cheers! Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 13:52, 25 November 2021 (UTC)

A birthday present barnstar for you!

	The birthday present barnstar
	A birthday present shipped from me to you. Congrats! Severestorm28 (talk) 00:44, 9 December 2021 (UTC)

@Severestorm28: Why, thank you! Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 00:51, 9 December 2021 (UTC)

Nestorian rebellion revert

Hi. You are reverting my edits without good reason: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nestorian_rebellion All of the information I added was sourced and I added a lot of details.

TukultīApilEšarra (talk) 01:44, 9 January 2022 (UTC)

No. Take it to the article Talk page. Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 15:51, 9 January 2022 (UTC)

What do you mean? The source I added is a war diary of someone involved in the battles. TukultīApilEšarra (talk) 18:18, 9 January 2022 (UTC)

@TukultīApilEšarra: Don't change the name of the article subject (Nestorian -> Assyrian) without a consensus to do so. Seek that consensus through discussion on the article Talk page. Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 18:36, 9 January 2022 (UTC)

@Glane23:The main source used before I even edited the article states that the people were Assyrian. "One of these was the Assyrian (Nestorian) rebellion of 3-4 September 1924 of Beyt Sebab, which, as indicated above, was itself very much related to the Sheikh Said rebellion". Nestorian is a theology. TukultīApilEšarra (talk) 20:27, 9 January 2022 (UTC)

@TukultīApilEšarra: As I said before, the place to discuss changing the subject of the article is the article Talk page, not here. You may be completely correct that the article subject and even its title should be changed, but you need consensus to make such changes. Wikipedia works by consensus amongst its volunteers and that is reached through discussion, which is why each article has its Talk page. You are the one seeking the change and thus the one who must convince the community that the change is warranted. You are new around here, so you might want to read Wikipedia:Consensus and perhaps Wikipedia:BOLD,_revert,_discuss_cycle, just so you know I am not blowing smoke. Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 22:34, 9 January 2022 (UTC)

Correct reference to occupied lands in Republic of Cyprus

"Northern Cyprus" is not recognised as a country by any other country than Turkey. To refer to the illegally occupied lands of the Republic Of Cyprus as "Northern Cyprus" as a separate entity is illegal and immoral. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.109.2.241 (talk) 08:11, 25 January 2022 (UTC)

The article is Demographics of Cyprus. The remark refers to: this addition (and my reversion). You reverted sourced statements with an unreferenced statement of opinion. Discuss the characterization of the partition of Cyprus on the article Talk page. Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 14:17, 25 January 2022 (UTC)

Your message

Please excuse that missed citation on the Lady H Stanhope article! I will add it now. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.142.239.46 (talk) 14:15, 26 January 2022 (UTC)

Morecambe

This is not an image of Morecambe Bay, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morecambe#/media/File:Beach_of_Morecambe_05.jpg

I have tried to remove it but the change keeps being reverted, please can you look at this. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.7.2.78 (talk) 19:55, 1 February 2022 (UTC)

The image is located on Commons here: [1]. You removed the image from the Morecambe article without an edit comment, so your removal appeared nonconstructive. You can try opening a discussion of the image on the article Talk page to see if you can find a consensus for its removal. Note that the image was uploaded to Commons in 2010 and another editor questioned its subject on the Talk page there in 2017, without result. See [2]. Best of all - find an image which does represent Morecambe Bay and replace the image in the article! Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 21:59, 1 February 2022 (UTC)

Larry Wall

Adding a citation on the aspects of Perl language for those who use it may cause an unnecessary exhaustion for a reader. Do you suggest to make a reference to Perl Language handbook from a Wiki page discussing Perl?79.110.132.4 (talk) 09:43, 6 February 2022 (UTC)

@79.110.132.4: About this diff: [3]. No, but the reference cited in the article does not include that phrase: [4]. What is needed is not necessarily a reference to a Perl handbook, but a reliable source indicating the phrase was used by the article subject or that it is notable in the Perl language. Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 14:10, 6 February 2022 (UTC)

Trash (computing)

Hello Glane23, the reason why I reverted the change to Trash (computing) was that there was a case of vandalism to the "Trash 'containing files'" icon, to show actor Jake Gyllenhaal. -posted at 18:59 UTC, 6 February 2022 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.95.132.17 (talk)

@173.95.132.17: Thanks. I rolled back my reversion of your edit. Add an edit description next time, so I can see what you've done - it wasn't clear in the view I had because of no edit description. Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 19:12, 6 February 2022 (UTC)

your re-editing of Murder of Dora Bloch page

hi glane23,

i was surprised (& dismayed) to see that you'd removed my revisions to the above page because they did "not appear constructive" to you. i disagree with you. in 1976 when dora was murdered, she was perceived simply as an unfortunate old woman. but this p.m., while doing some research, i ran across a family tree on the following page on avshalom feinberg in hebrew: https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%90%D7%91%D7%A9%D7%9C%D7%95%D7%9D_%D7%A4%D7%99%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%91%D7%A8%D7%92 & discovered the facts that i addded to the dora bloch site. i thought it was fascinating information and feel that other wiki readers might think so, too. it makes dora not just one more person murdered by terrorists but a person with an historical past, closely linked to the land of israel and the state of israel.

& even if you don't think the connection with avshalom feinberg and his father is constructive, why remove the links i made to hebrew wiki pages? i've often seen such links, have made some myself, & see no reason not to. if the entity involved has no page in one language but does have a page in another, why not point it out? the worst thing that can happen is that someone won't be interested...

i'd like to ask you to reconsider your edit. i'd appreciate it.

thanks, Fannybriceii Fannybriceii (talk) 23:40, 6 February 2022 (UTC)

@Fannybriceii: My primary concern was the ill-formed reference to a yetnews website article. That's a formatting issue which can be resolved with a look at a few helpful articles starting with Help:Referencing for beginners (or Help:Introduction to referencing with VisualEditor/1 if you're using the Visual Editor) and perhaps with asking for help at the Teahouse. Also, you've added wikilinks to the Hebrew Wikipedia, which may not be helpful for English-speaking readers not conversant with Hebrew. You might discuss that on the article Talk page to see what the commuity consensus is around linking names to another language version. There might be another way to do this, such as adding a "See Also" section with links to the Hebrew Wiki articles. Carry on! Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 13:57, 7 February 2022 (UTC)

Chess endgame

Hello, I'm Mohamed. I noticed that you made a change to an article that I had changed, Chess endgame, my source is a book, Chess 101 by Dave Schloss,I am sure you've heard about it, I ju 10:05, 8 February 2022 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mohamedcmostafa (talk • contribs)

About this diff. You didn't include a reference to a source with your addition. You might start by reading this article. Wikipedia's principle of verifiability means that reliable sources for facts in articles are needed. Also, sign your comments with four tildes (~~~~) without the parens. Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 22:22, 8 February 2022 (UTC)

Glencoe and artefacts

Hi. Artefacts is correct in BrE. It was wrongly changed to artifacts by an IP from San Jose, CA, in January 2020. I did see your nice disclaimer about not getting cross about reversions, and we all make mistakes, but I do wonder if you had read my edit summary before you reverted me? Cheers 82.34.153.236 (talk) 18:43, 13 February 2022 (UTC)

Sorry - AmE v. BrE. "Let's call the whole thing off." I see you reverted my revert, so we're all good now, yes? Cheers! Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 19:10, 13 February 2022 (UTC)

Tomato! Tomahto! Thanks so much and have a good day. Cheers 82.34.153.236 (talk) 19:13, 13 February 2022 (UTC)

February 16

Regards COVID-19 pandemic in British Columbia: You do not understand. Since February 10, The B.C government has stopped tracking the daily active cases and recoveries because they believed that the data's reflections are losing their accuracies. 70.66.59.163 (talk) 01:24, 17 February 2022 (UTC)

Looks like you've declared you're done with editing the article. You started to mention the issue on the article's Talk page, but as the other editor responded there, the fact that data collection is ceasing does not mean that historical data should be blanked from the article. If you decide to return, seek a consensus on the Talk page before unilaterally blanking parts of any article. Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 13:22, 17 February 2022 (UTC)

Invalid revert to Chinese Taipei men's national ice hockey team

Hi Geoff! I added a link to one of the hockey players because he is a Taiwanese singer and celebrity. I realize the transliteration of his Chinese name doesn't exactly match his English page, but I'm 99% sure it's the right person (he was on the team and the birthday matches).

Here's your original message to me: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:108.168.17.136

Well, the problem is that there are no reliable sources for the roster as the only reference ( "2017 IIHF World Championship Division III – Chinese Taipei (Men)") is now a permanent dead link. So the addition of the name was unsourced. See WP:RS and WP:V for the policies. Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 13:37, 22 February 2022 (UTC)

Oh, I see now, thanks for the explanation :) 108.168.17.136 (talk) 14:05, 22 February 2022 (UTC)

NDP changes

Hello Glane, as mentioned on the official NDP page, the NDP party sits further left than the Canadian Liberal party, which identifying them as the "far-left" when compared to the already "far-left" policies of the Canadian Liberal party - Is it fitting, unless you feel they fall further right than the Liberal party (Which up until Singh, I would agree)

If you disagree I would love to understand your reasoning.

Thanks :) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2604:3D09:A180:5000:1082:77BB:5C89:4C48 (talk) 00:29, 26 February 2022 (UTC)

About Revision 1074024145 to New Democratic Party. The reference cited calls the party centre-left, so your revision did not match the reference. I suggest you take it to the article Talk page and discuss with interested editors. It will help if you can provide references for the new characterization. Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 00:33, 26 February 2022 (UTC)

bro

why did you erase me my sister and my sons name from my fathers page Jordanchimel (talk) 18:15, 27 February 2022 (UTC)

Referring to edit 1074330917 to Tony Chimel. The names were added without a reliable sources as a reference. See WP:V and WP:RS. Find a reliable reference to support the addition, and then you can add the names with the reference(s). Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 18:19, 27 February 2022 (UTC)

Victoria Spartz

This edit to Victoria Spartz included an edi summary stating "not signifigant WP:NOTNP". That was the edit summary. Considering you stated on the talk page that there wasn't one, I will assume the message was generated error and will fix the article. Thanks, 97.105.199.90 (talk) 22:31, 1 March 2022 (UTC)

No problem. Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 22:34, 1 March 2022 (UTC)

Grammar errors

There are several spelling errors in Wikipedia articles. The correct name for the capital of the Ukraine is 'Kiev', not the recently popularised 'Kyiv'. https://www.lexico.com/definition/kiev. By 2A02:A212:92A1:E480:CE5:61A8:8891:5E34.

Nope. About this [5] and this [6]. It's Kyiv. See Name of Kyiv and Kyiv. Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 23:40, 1 March 2022 (UTC)

1985 American Music Awards

vandalism? disagreement over an edit is called vandalism? 167.165.223.242 (talk) 22:45, 2 March 2022 (UTC)

About this edit (and others the same) to American Music Awards of 1985. Yes, you repeatedly removed a reference without explaining why you were doing do. "Not relevant" is not an adequate explanation. Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 00:27, 3 March 2022 (UTC)

Seve de Campo

Hi Glane, what have i done — Preceding unsigned comment added by 119.18.1.225 (talk) 00:42, 3 March 2022 (UTC)

To quote the note I left on your Talk page: "I noticed that you made a change to an article, Seve de Campo, but you didn't provide a source. I’ve removed it for now, but if you’d like to include a citation to a reliable source and re-add it, please do so!" Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 00:48, 3 March 2022 (UTC)

File:Otter pops.jpg listed for discussion

A file that you uploaded or altered, File:Otter pops.jpg, has been listed at Wikipedia:Files for discussion. Please see the discussion to see why it has been listed (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry). Feel free to add your opinion on the matter below the nomination. Thank you. Ixfd64 (talk) 23:30, 9 March 2022 (UTC)

Discussion ongoing on the linked discussion page. Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 17:53, 13 March 2022 (UTC)

DOAXVV New character

https://twinfinite.net/2022/04/dead-or-alive-xtreme-venus-vacation-reveals-new-girl-amy/

I’m still fixing it, and you always keep undoing what’s already confirmed.

@103.47.135.163:That's not a reliable source, See WP:RS for more information on what are reliable sources for Wikipedia's purposes. Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 22:18, 4 April 2022 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
	Ah, you keep beating me to vandalism. All I have to say is... thanks! I commend your work to keep the encyclopedia safe from vandalism. Keep it up! :-) LPS and MLP Fan (Littlest Pet Shop and My Little Pony Fan) 17:31, 5 April 2022 (UTC)

Many thanks, my friend! We're all in this together, as the saying goes... Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 17:33, 5 April 2022 (UTC)

Irani (India) policing

I don't think your opinion of an edit at irani being WP: Unconstructive is right. The revert is not justified, see WP: Bite. For edits to be WP: disruptive they there needs to "pattern" of multiple edits which are unconstructive. Simply because a statement is WP: Unsourced at the moment, that doesn't automatically make it "Unconstructive". 157.45.214.163 (talk) 22:03, 27 April 2022 (UTC)

About this edit. One reason the edit was not constructive is that it was not supported by one or more reliable sources. Feel free to find a source or two and add back the statement along with the references. Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 23:27, 27 April 2022 (UTC)

Zadora redirect

A more careful reading of the change I tried to make would have indicated that I flagged it TO YOU to fix not revert. CLEARLY, this re-direct is grossly unfair to any people with the name Zadora with Wikipedia entries. I ask you to simply try to search for Pia Zadora or Stanislav Zadora by searching on ... ZADORA !!! That should not re-direct to the coat of arms but to a page that offers branches to genuine Zadora folks within the encyclopedia AND to the coat of arms (which I'm sure would be a much smaller usage). I gather that my edit on the page was not even read by a human being before it was eliminated. The Zadora re-direct page is WRONG and it should be fixed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 142.76.1.63 (talk) 23:57, 11 May 2022 (UTC)

About this edit to Zadora, which I reverted because it did not appear constructive. What you tried to do was create a disambiguation page. You can read about those pages here: WP:Disambiguation. You are welcome to try creating one for the "Zadora" name. Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 12:53, 12 May 2022 (UTC)

Opinion

Thanks Glane, for telling me your opinion. Honestly, I too believe my recent edit was not very descriptive. I'm new to editing on Wikipedia, and thus I believe I will get better over time. 24.194.247.49 (talk) 17:57, 15 May 2022 (UTC)

About this edit to Opinion. Sure, no problem. Keep calm and carry on! Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 17:59, 15 May 2022 (UTC)

Articles

These articles belong to Rectify 54 142.113.169.132 (talk) 17:11, 16 May 2022 (UTC)

About this edit to Burt Reynolds filmography. No, you are removing content. Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 17:14, 16 May 2022 (UTC)

Some articles about filmography is Rectify 54 creating them. Why leaving a better content alone? Would it be better to edit the website with permission? They are wrong. Glane23 you must fix it for me 142.113.169.132 (talk) 17:20, 16 May 2022 (UTC)

Well, it was created 4 years ago and 76 other editors besides Rectify 54 have worked on the article since its creation. Discuss changes to the article on its Talk page, Talk:Burt Reynolds filmography, to gain a consensus about its content, or nominate it for deletion at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion, if you think it is not salvageable. Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 17:43, 16 May 2022 (UTC)

2O

Could you give me a second opinion on ticket:2022051410003054? Thanks, Cabayi (talk) 13:43, 18 May 2022 (UTC)

Response on VRT. Cheers! Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 14:41, 18 May 2022 (UTC)

New Page Patrol newsletter May 2022

New Page Review queue March 2022

Hello Glane23,

At the time of the last newsletter (No.26, September 2021), the backlog was 'only' just over 6,000 articles. In the past six months, the backlog has reached nearly 16,000, a staggering level not seen in several years. A very small number of users had been doing the vast majority of the reviews. Due to "burn-out", we have recently lost most of this effort. Furthermore, several reviewers have been stripped of the user right for abuse of privilege and the articles they patrolled were put back in the queue.

Several discussions on the state of the process have taken place on the talk page, but there has been no action to make any changes. The project also lacks coordination since the "position" is vacant.

In the last 30 days, only 100 reviewers have made more than 8 patrols and only 50 have averaged one review a day. There are currently 811 New Page Reviewers, but about a third have not had any activity in the past month. All 846 administrators have this permission, but only about a dozen significantly contribute to NPP.

This means we have an active pool of about 450 to address the backlog. We cannot rely on a few to do most of the work as that inevitably leads to burnout. A fairly experienced reviewer can usually do a review in a few minutes. If every active reviewer would patrol just one article per day, the backlog would very quickly disappear.

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No problem, bot. I can't argue with WP:NFCC after 14 years. Maybe someone will find and add an image of the cookies themselves. Tagged the image with G7. Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 17:29, 24 May 2022 (UTC)

Notice of article re-creation and draft deletion

Hi Glane23, as you're already aware, a lot of new/inexperienced editors of WP — especially in Africa — are always rushing to create articles without proof. Another user by the Gonnym did the same thing here to a a related stub article on an upcoming production in Barbie: Big City, Big Dreams. My point is that the article you helped in deleting/moving to draftspace titled 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group I on the simple grounds of proof per notability and verifiability are now in the past. By the end of this day I'm writing to you, you, along with Eagleash will thank me/back me up with providing proofs so as not to re-delete the article. A lot of Africans need this — if not you!! Thanks!!! Intrisit (talk) 18:28, 6 June 2022 (UTC)

• Received very similar message at my talk page and have replied there. Intrisit Please don't post similar questions in multiple locations; you may receive conflicting advice and it makes work for other volunteers. Eagleash (talk) 19:13, 6 June 2022 (UTC)

Article once again moved to draft: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Africa_Cup_of_Nations_qualification_Group_I>. Note the message left by Eagleash: "Not yet applicable in mainspace; tournament is over a year away and the item cites no sources. Please develop in draft and submit for review; Do not move to main again or it could be deleted." The draft has been reviewed and declined as of 6 June 2022: Draft:2023_Africa_Cup_of_Nations_qualification_Group_I. Refer to the comments. Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 19:16, 6 June 2022 (UTC)

And just to be sure, Eagleash replied on their Talk page: "@Intrisit: I cannot tell what you are asking for here? An article was moved to main without any sourcing; it was subsequently returned to draft, where it should have remained while being developed. However it was returned to main without improvement. I should have requested deletion at that point but gave whoever created the item another chance by moving it back to draft, where it was submitted twice, without adding sources and declined twice as a result. I note that it has now been declined for a different reason. I also note that you requested deletion for no valid reason and that said request has been refused. Wikipedia does not need an article on a tournament a year in the future, necessarily and does not base its content on what various groups of people might want, but on various valid criteria for the creation of articles. Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 19:17, 6 June 2022 (UTC)

I haven't provided the sourcing yet myself — but apologies for rushing!! I just issued a notice meant for you and the WP admins here. Please don't take what I'm replying to you as a defense against whoever provided the unsourced article info, but I just couldn't stand an article like that moved to draftspace only on sourcing problems/grounds because of the AfC line which states that "worthy drafts take ages to be move to the mainspace." That's why I did that!! And by the way, I have the sources — my last 2 problems until I provide them to show proof are the easing of P2P blocks at my connection and merging those sources into that draft!! Again, apologies!! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Intrisit (talk • contribs) 19:45, 6 June 2022 (UTC)

Carmen Maria Gallardo Hernandez

Dear Glen23,

Hi there, I'm Betosbetos, and am writing to you on behalf of the edit I made recently on the article called Carmen Maria Gallardo Hernandez that I didn't provide a reliable source for the information I added. I understand this concern but part of the information that I added consists of primary resources (my experience with this person) and their current status as the ambassador of El Salvador in The Netherlands. Nowhere in the article does it state that she was fired for unorderly conduct in France and requested a transfer to the Netherlands, so that's why I am adding this info. I cannot find any sources regarding this fact but it is true because she is the current ambassador of El Salvador as I have visited the place and the official website of the Salvadoran embassy mentions her name. I would like for you to revisit this change as I find that it holds valuable information which the article doesn't provide.

Sincerely, Betosbetos — Preceding unsigned comment added by Betosbetos (talk • contribs) 22:27, 15 June 2022 (UTC)

@Betosbetos: Well, Wikipedia's principle of verifiability means that facts in any article need to be supported by reliable sources, not original research. I have no reason to doubt that your own experience is valid, but it is not sufficient to support statements in the article. Find some reliable sources to support the statement(s) you wish to add. Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 23:19, 15 June 2022 (UTC)

New Page Patrol newsletter June 2022

New Page Review queue June 2022

Hello Glane23,

Backlog status

At the time of the last newsletter (No.27, May 2022), the backlog was approaching 16,000, having shot up rapidly from 6,000 over the prior two months. The attention the newsletter brought to the backlog sparked a flurry of activity. There was new discussion on process improvements, efforts to invite new editors to participate in NPP increased and more editors requested the NPP user right so they could help, and most importantly, the number of reviews picked up and the backlog decreased, dipping below 14,000 at the end of May.

Since then, the news has not been so good. The backlog is basically flat, hovering around 14,200. I wish I could report the number of reviews done and the number of new articles added to the queue. But the available statistics we have are woefully inadequate. The only real number we have is the net queue size.

In the last 30 days, the top 100 reviewers have all made more than 16 patrols (up from 8 last month), and about 70 have averaged one review a day (up from 50 last month).

While there are more people doing more reviews, many of the ~730 with the NPP right are doing little. Most of the reviews are being done by the top 50 or 100 reviewers. They need your help. We appreciate every review done, but please aim to do one a day (on average, or 30 a month).

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Stay in one night adas

When Bodana was taking Lord Krishna from Dwarka to Dakor, King Bhojraj Singhji asked him to stay at Adas village for one night, so Bodana understood that if King Bhojraj Singhji convinced him, he would establish the temple of Dakor here, so the sun rose early in the morning. Earlier, Bodana left for Dakor by placing the Lord in that cart. Today there is a temple of Sri Krishna Lord Ranchhodrai in Adas village and it is believed that Lord Ranchhodrai resides here from early morning till 9:00 pm. Jaydeepsinh144 (talk) 21:29, 19 August 2022 (UTC)

You need a reliable source if you wish to add that statement to the article Dakor. For more on reliable sources read WP:RS. Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 21:31, 19 August 2022 (UTC)

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Dan Wilson / COI tag

Hi, are you sure the COI tag should be removed in this case? I know the COI disclosure has been made but the text is likely still problematic. Shouldnt the tag be there until the article is cleaned up? --FMSky (talk) 01:53, 27 August 2022 (UTC)

@FMSky: Sky, I'm not opposed. It was my thought that the disclosure covered the purpose of the COI tag, which was to indicate that a user with a COI as a paid editor had edited the article. Certainly, be my guest to restore it if you think the COI tag is needed or, better yet, review the article to suss out and validate or remove the COI edits. Frankly, I had tried a brief look at the article and I couldn't tell what looked wonky enough to be removed. And hopefully, the COI editor will propose edits on the article Talk page in future, which is what we all recommend when we're asked by such editors about editing the article where they have a conflict. Cheers! Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 12:39, 27 August 2022 (UTC)

Ballona Wetlands

Hi Geoff,

I left a message for you in the thread as well, but I wanted to provide an additional source showing that the Ballona Wetlands Restoration Project has been in the planning process since 2004, not 2009. Below is a link to a May 27, 2021 staff report of the California Coastal Conservancy, the state agency that is funding the project.

https://scc.ca.gov/webmaster/ftp/pdf/sccbb/2021/2105/20210527Board05_Ballona_Wetlands.pdf

"An extensive planning and public process for the restoration of the Ballona Reserve began in 2004"

"The Conservancy has authorized funding for this project nine times: Sept. 2003, Dec. 2004, Dec. 2005, March 2006, April 2006, Sept. 2007, June 2008, July 2011 and Jan. 2012."

"CDFW staff have been working closely on this project with the Conservancy since 2004."

Additionally, the currently cited source makes no reference to the project being "in the works" since 2009.

The timeline of the planning process is highly relevant to the public's understanding of the project. I hope that this and other official agency records are sufficient to change the date in question to 2004, which is when planning for the restoration of the Ballona Wetlands began. Thanks.

Walter Lamb 104.172.248.69 (talk) 19:42, 7 September 2022 (UTC)

Appears to be about this edit. Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 21:11, 7 September 2022 (UTC)

@104.172.248.69: You'll want to have this kind of discussion on the article Talk page. Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 21:14, 7 September 2022 (UTC)

Geoff -

I visited the talk page and noticed it hasn't had an entry since 2016. I appreciate editors who are knowledgeable about Wikipedia. I am sure we share the goal of having factually documented information on the Ballona article. I have created an official account and will correct the date in question from 2009 to 2004 based on all of the agency records I have shared. I will cite to the Coastal Conservancy staff report. Please don't revert back to the incorrect date. Thanks.

Walter BallonaWL (talk) 20:53, 10 September 2022 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Brooks College

Hello, Geoff,

I closed this AFD as a Soft Deletion today after it was relisted once because there was only person supporting deletion. Pretty much immediately, an editor went to WP:REFUND to ask for it to be restored which has occurred. Ironically, this AFD, the discussion, deletion and restoration, has led to a wave of new editing on the article and you might want to evaluate it anew if you are thinking about sending it back for a second time to AFD. Thank you. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 02:10, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

@Liz: Thanks so much for the heads-up. Cheers! Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 12:48, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

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There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. For your information as you have not been notified. -- Malcolmxl5 (talk) 15:18, 29 September 2022 (UTC)

@Malcolmxl5: Thank you for letting me know. Seems to be a tempest in a teapot. Cheers! Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 15:59, 29 September 2022 (UTC)

Yes, there’s nothing to it. -- Malcolmxl5 (talk) 06:42, 30 September 2022 (UTC)

Foreign language quotations

Hello there, I just wanted to let you know about the Wikipedia policy on foreign language quotations which you can find here. It states: "When editors themselves translate foreign text into English, care must always be taken to include the original text, in italics (except for non-Latin-based writing systems)." Since someone else had already translated the Russian quote on the Schizoid personality disorder page, I was just providing the original quote as per the style guide. BlakeALee (talk) 02:38, 7 October 2022 (UTC)

@BlakeALee: Thanks for the note about this edit I made to Schizoid personality disorder on 26 September. Yes, and it was because the original text was in Russian (Cyrillic script - a non-Latin-based writing system) text that I removed it. Cheers, mate! Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 11:53, 7 October 2022 (UTC)

Oh I interpreted the style guide to mean not to put the Cyrillic script in italics. It doesn't seem to mean that non-Latin based writing systems shouldn't be quoted, just that they shouldn't be in italics. BlakeALee (talk) 19:21, 7 October 2022 (UTC)

@BlakeALee: Oh my. This is a conundrum almost as great as the placement of commas in the 2nd amendment to the U. S. Constitution! See, e.g., this most interesting article on that subject. I suppose the solution for us here on Wikipedia is to raise the issue on the article's Talk page, no? I read it as "no non-Latin text quotes" while you read it as "quote non-Latin text but not in italics." Maybe it will also be an interesting discussion if we carry it there. Regards! Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 21:39, 7 October 2022 (UTC)

There's no reason non-Latin scripts would be excluded from the guidelines, while there is a reason they wouldn't be italicized (i.e. italics is just not a thing for some scripts). But I asked for clarification anyway.

There's also another issue in regards to that particular edit you made. You removed the quotation formatting along with the original text. This created a close [paraphrase], which is a plagiarism issue. Another editor has since reworded that section, but not enough to remedy it from being too close of paraphrasing.

I think the overall point is that, Wikipedia is for summarizing published sources. When a Wikipedia editor does their own translation of a text, their translation is not a published source. Nor does that editor have a license to translate copyrighted material. That's why it's important to include the actual text when quoting is involved. Now it would've been simpler attribution-wise for the editor who read the Russian original to just summarize the text rather than translate it, because then they could've just had a regular in-text citation. But I guess they wanted to capture some flavor of the text with the translation, or they had enough energy to translate but not to summarize. I don't think the text was remarkable enough that it really warranted a translated quote rather than a summary, but I don't read Russian fluently so I couldn't summarize it accurately myself.

I hope this makes sense? In the future please don't remove the original language from translated quotations, and also don't remove quotation formatting (e.g. indenting) from quotes, even translated quotes, because of copyright. You may of course just remove the entire quotation (original text plus translated quote) itself if you think it's irrelevant, or you may replace it with a summary if you're able to read the source language. Thanks.BlakeALee (talk) 01:00, 9 October 2022 (UTC)

RAO (indian caste)

Our society which is known by different names in different regions, Shashanik Rao in Mewar and Godwad, Jagirdar Rao in Marwar, Kshatriya Rao in Khodad, Hadoti and Shekhawati, Rajput Kshatriya Rao in Madhya Pradesh and Bhrambhatta or Barot Rao in Gujarat, and many hideouts which belonged to the royals. He was Dasondi, he also calls himself Dasondi Rao.

Why is it that despite being from the same society, they are called by different names in different places? And how did our caste originate, why and how did they get these different names? Who were our ancestors? what used to do Some such questions come in the mind of all of us.

I will try to answer these questions as much as possible, if there is any mistake, I apologize.

Some stories are prevalent about the origin of our society. First of all, we were born from the yajna performed by Brahmaji, as a warrior to protect the place of his yagya, and by mother Saraswati or Brahmani to breastfeed us, we became warriors as well as knowers of Vedas and scriptures. So called Bhrambhatta in which Bhatt means warrior.

The second story is popular that once upon a time there was a Brahmin caste who gave knowledge of weapons and scriptures to the Kshatriya caste, who were advisors to the Kshatriyas, ministers were politicians, those people left this work due to some reason, then one of the Kshatriya clan The class was chosen which were skilled in weapons and science and they were given huge jagiris, they also started taking care of the royal work and also played the role of advisor to the king and when the time came, they also showed their valor in the battlefield. Such a group of people later turned into a society.

There are more legends, but mainly these two stories are more prevalent, in a similar Yagya, 4 clans of Agnivanshi Kshatriya clan emerged Chauhan, Pratihara, Parmar and Chalukya (Solanki). And we also have 4 descendants of the same original gotra, whose origin is believed to be from the yajna performed by Brahmaji - Vadanga, Vilas, Saar, Sanchera. Later many more gotras were formed from these original gotras, but from where did the tribes which are different from our society come from? So their origin defines this second story to a great extent, for which many evidences are also present in history. Apart from these four original gotras, all the gotras have been made out of some dynasty, this practice lasted for a long time, even in the time of Vikramaditya and Harshavardhana, the main line was by giving the title of Rao to his brother. The responsibility of advisory and state work was assigned and it was done in many places in modern Rajputana too.

Kankal Kolloon Ransut Adi Vansh Chauhan. Kankal Vansh Karodia, Kowloon bone proof.

Shashank Rainsi of Bambawada had two sons, Kankalji and Koloonji, Kolloon was a leper, for which Kankalji worshiped Kedarnath for years and took away his leprosy, Kankalji was older in age but Koloonji was placed on the throne and Kankalji was given the kingdom. One-tenth of the age of Rao and the title of Rao and some big jagirs were given. Later on, the dynasty of Kowloon ji was called Hada dynasty and due to the defeat of leprosy, the name of Kankal ji's dynasty came to be Kharodiya. Kankal ji's marital relationship was with Bhati dynasty of Jaisalmer, but later on, Shashank changed and the tradition of giving tenth part ended and some jagiris remained, then according to the position and socio-economic status, marital relations started happening today. is inside our society and many of their hideouts are still present in Kota Bundi and Jhalawar region.

A son of Jalore's ruler Kanhaddev was born in the original constellations, named Moolraj Chauhan and being born in the original constellation, he could not be made a ruler, so he was made Rao by giving the jagir of High Borli village in Jalore and Jalore fort. He was given a place of worship in his two sons, the first was Ramkanwar Bhatiyani of Pungalgarh and the second Antevarkanwar Sancheri of Mordhal. Today the descendants of these are called Boralia Sonigara Chauhan and even today they reside in Borli, from this one family went to Kanod and remained the commander of Kanod state for many generations.

In Vikram Samvat 1294, the 8th son of Narwar Maharaj Malay Singh ji, Pratap Singh ji (Patal ji) was born, due to being in the original constellations born from the havan of Brahma, Patal Das ji was made a Rao when he grew up and gave Tank Gotra, which Even today the lineage of the Kachhwaha dynasty is inscribed.

Similarly, the descendants of Lord Krishna descended from the Yaduvanshio of Jaisalmer, the Sirdar of Ghantiala Gotra, the Sirohiya Sirdar descended from the Yaduvanshio of Shurshen (today's Mathura Bharatpur Karauli), the Boraliya Sirdar, the descendant of Jalore's Muldev Chauhan Sonigara, the Sotmaliya Sirdar from the ruler of Bhildigarh, Maherazji Dabhi. , Asoliya Sirdar from Solanki dynasty, Emalia Sirdar from Emelji's eldest son Rao Sonangji, founder of Idar, Sangelia Sirdar from Gahadwal/Rathod dynasty of Kannauj, Lakhnaut Sirdar from Raja Lakhaji of Gaur dynasty and Tank/Amera Sirdar from Kachwaha dynasty of Amer and Many other gotras which have been certified by different Kshatriya clans.

The four clans of the original gotra, due to the characteristics of an Agnivanshi Kshatriya warrior and knowledge of scriptures, later emerged as advisors of different dynasties, who taught weapons and scriptures, politicians, commanders, ministers and poets. Taxes came and many dynasties had large parganas and self-governing states, the oldest of which are today's Ransingh32 (talk) 12:52, 9 October 2022 (UTC)

@Ransingh32: Please see my comment on the article Talk page here: Talk:Rao_(Indian_surname)#RAO_indian_caste_2. If you wish to write about the caste, you should create a new article, rather than trying to change the article about the surname into an article about the caste. The existing article is about the surname and is a list of people who are not all members of the Rao caste, but have "Rao" as their surname. They are two very different subjects and deserve separate articles. You can use the articles for creation process to create a draft of your new article and submit it for inclusion in the encyclopedia: Wikipedia:Articles_for_creation. Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 14:45, 9 October 2022 (UTC)

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Moderator Abuse of Power: Wes Sideman

Hello,

I am writing to you concerned about moderator Wes Sideman (whom I have linked to below). He seems to have an obsession with this television character “Chad Johnson” from the TV show “The Bachelorette” and his Wikipedia page. He continues to change the notoriety of Chad Johnson from his TV shows, to his arrest records attempting to defame him. Those charges were dropped and as you can see in the video below, his girlfriend admits no assault happened. Apparently Wes Sideman knows more than the two people actually involved in the incident. Wes Sideman also continues to remove any remotely good press about Chad from the Wikipedia page. For some reason Wes has been monitoring and harassing this Wikipedia page for over two years now. If you have time, I would ask or suggest that you look into doing something about this Wes Sideman moderator using an abuse of power on Wikipedia.

Thank you.

Examples of Wes Sideman’s edits - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:MobileDiff/1116808783

Wes Sideman’s page - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Wes_sideman&action=view

Chad Johnson’s Wikipedia - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chad_Johnson_(TV_personality) 193.192.116.74 (talk) 19:41, 5 December 2022 (UTC)

Well, you've posted the same on MelanieN's Talk page as well as at RPP: Wikipedia:Requests_for_page_protection/Increase#Chad_Johnson_(TV_personality). Maybe where you really need to go, if you have a beef with another editor, is to the article Talk page and/or WP:ANI. There's nothing I can do about your issue, so posting here will avail nothing. Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 20:13, 5 December 2022 (UTC)

Marguerite D'Youville

I sincerely object to your misrepresentation of my salutary edits to the D'Youville page. I don't know exactly what offended you but every edit was made with the intent of improving the article. Perhaps you could review/re-review them.

Thank you.

107.122.161.18 (talk) 22:37, 7 December 2022 (UTC)

It looked to me as if you were removing sourced material. Feel free to revert if I was mistaken. It helps a lot if you use an edit description that better explains what you were trying to do, other than just "Tweaked". This would help. Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 00:39, 8 December 2022 (UTC)

New to Wiki and need a bit of clarity on making these edits

Hi Geoff,

Thank you for the information on making edits. Yes, I'm a staff member at Our Time Press, but I did not write the information submitted. It was written by the editor/owner of the newspaper.

So under these conditions, how would be go about making edits to the page? Do I request review after each edit? How do I go about doing that? The Wiki interface is a bit confusing, not sure

how to find certain options. Collwyn (talk) 23:32, 9 December 2022 (UTC)

@Collwyn: I emailed you detailing how to go about it. Cheers! Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 23:35, 9 December 2022 (UTC)

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This one has been replaced by an updated logo. Tagged with G7. Thanks, bot. Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 19:06, 10 December 2022 (UTC)

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Glenn Jobe page suggested for deletion

Dear Geoff, this is a request to you to revert your request to delete Glenn Jobe’s page. I am trying to get more text to add to his page ( I assume you requested deletion because it is too sparse). Glenn is an exceptional athlete and an even more exceptional person. He has done an immense amount of work to promote biathlon in the Truckee, CA area, and all over the Sierra. He is extremely generous and modest. I noticed your request for deletion because I tried to correct his birth date and name spelling. Lugnuts reverted the entry last year, and I noticed it was reverted again after I re-corrected it today. I checked with Glenn only two days ago for his actual birth date, and he confirmed it was March 4, not 5.

thank you for considering my request. It is undoubtedly obvious that I am new to editing Wikipedia, and I apologize in advance for any breach in etiquette I may have committed.

Best,

Ann TDSnowshoe (talk) 00:11, 5 February 2023 (UTC)

@TDSnowshoe: You're free to work on the article while the deletion discussion is pending, and also to comment on the deletion in the discussion. I nominated it for the deletion because the article does not establish notability. You should read the notability guideline article links that I included in the nomination. Note also the comment in the deletion discussion by Rhadow about the single reference cited in the article. Regards, Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 00:29, 5 February 2023 (UTC)

Thanks for your speedy response and guidance, Geoff. TDSnowshoe (talk) 00:59, 5 February 2023 (UTC)

DJ Row

Glenn, I've added a reference for a living person (DJ Row). If you continue deleting the information on his behalf despite the information being factual and having a legitimate reference, I will hire a professional to add the reference and have your deletions marked for attemtping to hide facts. Anyav123 (talk) 18:27, 15 February 2023 (UTC)

Refer to WP:BLP per the warning on your Talk page. Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 18:36, 15 February 2023 (UTC)

Mistaken reversion?

I was looking through recent changes and noticed your revert. I don't think I get why you reverted Aidanjmetz's edit. It was sourced to a reliable looking source Canadian Press. I reverted the reversion for now because I believe you made a mistake. If you see a ping it was because I pinged you in Aidanjmetz userpage before coming here, sorry! Carpimaps (talk) 14:11, 22 February 2023 (UTC)

@Carpimaps: I couldn't see a valid source listed in the original post by the user, which was "Joyce, Greg. 'Court overturns school board ban on same-sex books.' 'Canadian Press NewsWire, Dec 16, 1998'. ProQuest." Your edit included a more complete ref, including a link to the source: "https://www.proquest.com/docview/359522227/E4826947960D4D8DPQ/1?accountid=196403 Court overturns school board ban on same-sex books.' 'Canadian Press NewsWire', Dec 16, 1998'. ProQuest". Cheers! Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 15:04, 22 February 2023 (UTC)

Reversion

On the page Andrew Lee (entrepreneur), you reverted my recent edit. I don't understand how my edit constitutes vandalism. 167.91.0.225 (talk) 21:47, 23 February 2023 (UTC)

Adding unsourced statements to biography of a living person. If you have a reliable source to use as a reference, add back the fact with the reference. Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 21:52, 23 February 2023 (UTC)

Done. 167.91.0.225 (talk) 22:08, 23 February 2023 (UTC)

apology

I'm very sorry. Plz forgive me. 24.116.230.96 (talk) 17:52, 12 March 2023 (UTC)

About this edit to History of nudity. Just don't vandalize the articles. Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 17:57, 12 March 2023 (UTC)

so

Lollipop sorry sir. 24.116.230.96 (talk) 17:54, 12 March 2023 (UTC)

See above. Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 17:57, 12 March 2023 (UTC)

Mistaken Reversion

On the page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._C._Bhaktivedanta_Swami_Prabhupada you reverted an edit where I deleted information that did not have proper sources (as well as being false) in this edit: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=A.%20C.%20Bhaktivedanta%20Swami%20Prabhupada&diff=1144249705. I would be happy to discuss the issue. Thechamp9002 (talk) 18:12, 12 March 2023 (UTC)

It looked to me to be a removal of non-positive statements sourced to two different books. I suggest bringing it up on the article's Talk page to see what the consensus of those interested in the article might be. Shouldn't take too long to get feedback, as more than 200 people watch the page. Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 18:42, 12 March 2023 (UTC)

Ok, I will put it in Thechamp9002 (talk) 21:44, 12 March 2023 (UTC)

High Desert Christian Academy

Hi Geoff, I actually removed the content because it is inaccurate and infringes upon copyright information of First Assembly of God in Prineville and their ministries (past and present). High Desert Christian Academy was never a ministry of First Assembly of God at any point in time. It was a new entity formed in 2015 which leased space from First Assembly of God. It has no claims to the identity(ies) that belong to First Assembly of God including its DBA (Crook County Christian School). 184.60.14.243 (talk) 00:50, 19 March 2023 (UTC)

@184.60.14.243: What you removed was largely referenced to what appeared to be reliable sources. You didn't explain your removal of content with any edit summaries. You should open a discussion about the article content on its Talk page to seek input from others on the accuracy of the statements and on what should replace them if the consensus of the community is to change the history of the organization in the article. If, as you say, there is a new organization in place, that would not invalidate the past history of the use of the location. Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 13:22, 19 March 2023 (UTC)

Response

rigged Sadhaha (talk) 16:01, 30 March 2023 (UTC)

User blocked - WP:NOTHERE Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 16:07, 30 March 2023 (UTC)

Malik Obama revert

I reverted a birther's edit on the Malik Obama page that claimed the fake Barack Obama birth certificate (which stated he was born in Kenya) tweeted by Malik was "historically accurate", and I believe you have mistakenly undone my reversion. Said birther did not bother to edit any further information that disproves the fake birth certificate, not even the cited sources. Please correct your error and put my edit back. 31.209.102.8 (talk) 16:16, 30 March 2023 (UTC)

Sure enough - on re-reading the context, my revert was in error. Reverted my own edit. Thanks for pointing it out! Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 16:55, 30 March 2023 (UTC)

Question from MagSharma (10:03, 15 April 2023)

Greetings. I'm new to Wikipedia and wanted to start a page to publish information on "caste", a topic that mainstream america is not at all familiar with. My objective is to shed light on what caste means and the social/cultural practices around it in various countries around the world. The page I created under the title "Castegate" has been rejected. Please help me create a new one about this topic. Thank you. --MagSharma (talk) 10:03, 15 April 2023 (UTC)

Hello, @MagSharma:. There are a number of suggestions about creating an article on your account Talk page: User talk:MagSharma. One of the links is to the article on Writing Your First Article, which I recommend as a start. Also, you can ask "how to" editing question at The Teahouse, also noted on your Talk page. Last, I suggest you read the existing articles on caste, including Caste, Caste system in India and Caste system among South Asian Muslims. There are others which you can find via a search on Wikipedia. You may find that you can add to the existing articles instead of having to create a brand new one. Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 12:49, 15 April 2023 (UTC)

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Question from Browny Artist (10:18, 22 April 2023)

Browny Musical Artist / Record label official Verification? --Browny Artist (talk) 10:18, 22 April 2023 (UTC)

I am not sure what you are asking about. If you are asking about what might be acceptable as a reference for an article, then you should read about referencing and sources which may be used in articles here: Help:Referencing for beginners, especially the part about reliable sources. Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 12:31, 22 April 2023 (UTC)

Question from DeadTunes (01:16, 3 May 2023)

I'd like to publish a page about a local award winning recording studio that's owned by a local musician/celebrity who toured world wide throughout the 90's. I want to make sure before I start, that this falls under the parameters of something Wikipedia will allow. --DeadTunes (talk) 01:16, 3 May 2023 (UTC)

@DeadTunes: It will help you to read the article about how Wikipedia determines whether a subject is notable enough to warrant its own article: Wikipedia:Notability. There is also an article focused on notability as is applies to organizations and companies that also may help: Wikipedia:Notability_(organizations_and_companies). And then, there is one more, focused on music and musicians: Wikipedia:Notability_(music). Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 13:13, 3 May 2023 (UTC)

Question from Maryam T.sule on User:Maryam T.sule (22:33, 3 May 2023)

Hello

I am new here --Maryam T.sule (talk) 22:33, 3 May 2023 (UTC)

@Maryam T.sule: Did you have a specific question about editing Wikipedia? If you'd like more information about contributing to Wikipedia, you may want to see our introduction: Wikipedia:Introduction. We also have an editing tutorial that every new editor should read: Wikipedia:Tutorial. Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 23:21, 3 May 2023 (UTC)

Fottiti

Simply fottiti 193.207.197.34 (talk) 13:41, 14 May 2023 (UTC)

Repeated admonitions from a number of editors regarding this IP's edits to Marriage License - see Special:Contributions/193.207.197.34. Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 17:09, 14 May 2023 (UTC)

Sorry

Please unblock me I was just removing some extra stuff on the page, I promise it isn't vandalism. 2001:D08:D3:1A18:9D49:EECA:1FCC:7543 (talk) 14:27, 4 June 2023 (UTC)

To understand why you have been blocked, you should read all the information on your talk page <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:MyTalk>. Messages left on this page often contain additional information on why you have been blocked and information on how to appeal your block. If you wish to appeal the block, you should also read this guide: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Guide_to_appealing_blocks>, which contains detailed information on unblock requests. When you are ready to submit your unblock request, you should follow the instructions on your talk page. In most cases, you can copy "{{unblock|1=Insert your reason to be unblocked here}}" to your talk page, replacing "Insert your reason to be unblocked here" with your unblock request. If you cannot edit your talk page, you can follow the instructions at <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Unblock_Ticket_Request_System> to request an unblock. Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 14:32, 4 June 2023 (UTC)

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Brian Sparrow edit

Recently you removed a brief edit I made on Brian Sparrows page, now I understand I did not cite any references however unfortunantely there are no sources on the internet of the information I am adding, however I was a goalkeeper for the under 11 squad Brian himself managed, as well as attending his funeral. As I said though, no sources can be cited to confirm my statement, so if these edits must be removed I understand, however, I would be very grateful if they were kept up, as they truly show the man he was, and how loved he was by so many. Twofacedfrog (talk) 23:09, 24 June 2023 (UTC)

We need a reliable source to verify facts in the articles. See Wikipedia:Verifiability and Wikipedia:Reliable_sources. If there are no sources, unsourced facts should not be in the articles. Perhaps a search through a public or university library would be fruitful, as references need not be available on the internet. We're all just used to everything being found there, but the fact is that not everything is online. Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 00:18, 25 June 2023 (UTC)

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Question from KyaBrame (00:06, 8 July 2023)

Hello Glane, I hope you're all well? I'm trying to set my wiki page up, I'm not sure I've done it all correctly, as I can't see it live yet at the moment?

Also please can you help me with adding a picture? --KyaBrame (talk) 00:06, 8 July 2023 (UTC)

See the note on your user Talk page: User_talk:KyaBrame. The contents of your user page were deleted due to misuse of Wikipedia as a webhost. The log entry is here: [7]. What may and may not be posted on user pages is outlined here: Wikipedia:User_pages. Adding images is outlined in this article, Help:Files, which also includes links to detailed articles with step-by-step instructions for uploading and then adding files to Wikipesia pages. Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 12:15, 8 July 2023 (UTC)

Question from CLW433 (15:45, 12 July 2023)

Hi Geoff. The title of the article I edited also needs correcting but I couldn't work out how to do that. Same issue: St Aldates has no apostrophe in it. --CLW433 (talk) 15:45, 12 July 2023 (UTC)

Note the comment on the Talk page from 3 years ago: Talk:St_Aldate's,_Oxford. There seems to have been no follow-up at that time. Changing an article title is called a "page move." You can request a move here: Wikipedia:Requested_moves#Uncontroversial_technical_requests. You'll want to read the rest of the article intro. Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 16:07, 12 July 2023 (UTC)

Question from Brittany577367 on Chatroulette (06:47, 13 July 2023)

Hi --Brittany577367 (talk) 06:47, 13 July 2023 (UTC)

Hello. Did you have a specific question? Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 12:06, 13 July 2023 (UTC)

Question from Oferholan (17:22, 22 July 2023)

Hey,

I'm trying to edit White Wizzard's page which has some false information in it and for some reason my edits were not approved.. What can I do about it?

Thanks! --Oferholan (talk) 17:22, 22 July 2023 (UTC)

@Oferholan: Looking at the history of edits to the article, I see that two of your edits on 21 July were reverted and your edit today was reverted just a few minutes ago. One of the edits was reverted as "unreferenced." I suggest you consult the articles linked in the notice posted yesterday on your user account Talk page, especially the one about referencing. You can also try starting a dialogue about your proposed changes to the article on its Talk page. You'll want to ping the two editors, FMSky and Knitsey, who reverted your changes, so you are sure they see your post on the Talk page. You can learn how to do that in this article. Basically, start your message on the Talk page with this code: {{reply to|FMSky|Knitsey}}, then type your message, ending with the 4 tildes (~~~~) that generates your username signature. Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 17:56, 22 July 2023 (UTC)

Speedy deletion declined: User talk:Rohtash khileri

Hello Glane23, and thanks for patrolling new pages! I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of User talk:Rohtash khileri, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: This looks like an early draft of a Wikipedia article to me. It is not so blatantly inappropriate as to warrant deletion, anyway. You may wish to review the Criteria for Speedy Deletion before tagging further pages. Thank you. Ivanvector (^Talk/_Edits) 16:27, 3 August 2023 (UTC)

No problem and thanks for the heads up. Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 16:33, 3 August 2023 (UTC)

Question from VelvetFalsebark (21:57, 9 August 2023)

hello, i noticed on my edits there are numbers? like "(+118)‎" "(-37)" "(+4)" and i was wondering what those mean --VelvetFalsebark (talk) 21:57, 9 August 2023 (UTC)

@VelvetFalsebark: You mean as in this case for one of your edits today: "14:55, August 9, 2023 diff hist +118‎ m Backup camera ‎ just added some links to other articles on a few words wherever i thought it would be helpful "? Those numbers are the count of characters added (+) or deleted (-) by your edit. Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 22:03, 9 August 2023 (UTC)

@Glane23 yes that is waht i meant, very interesting, thank you for answering VelvetFalsebark (talk) 22:06, 9 August 2023 (UTC)

Question from Earthiserregular (09:29, 11 August 2023)

Hi ,

How to edit a protected article,I think administrator are not responding to my request or maybe I am not doing it correctly. --Earthiserregular (talk) 09:29, 11 August 2023 (UTC)

@Earthiserregular: You've left 3 messages on the protected article's Talk page, Talk:2023_Manipur_violence, without waiting for a reply. Leaving a message there is the primary means for a new editor to seek changes in a protected article. Keep in mind that everything done within Wikipedia is done by volunteers such as yourself and that there is no paid staff. That means replies on Talk page posts take time in many cases. There are more than 6.5 million articles and only about 290,000 volunteers who make more than 5 edits in a given month. And as to protection of articles, you can read about it here: Wikipedia:Protection_policy. Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 12:23, 11 August 2023 (UTC)

Question from MTR1983 (09:53, 14 August 2023)

Hi Geoff! I want to create an article on Wikipedia about a company. Please advise about the steps to get it done. Thanks. --MTR1983 (talk) 09:53, 14 August 2023 (UTC)

@MTR1983: Start with the "Article Wizard" at WP:WIZARD, which will help you decide whether the topic you want to write about is suitable for a Wikipedia article. At the end of the wizard, if your subject is suitable for Wikipedia, you will be given the option to create a draft and submit it for review by other editors as a part of the "Articles for Creation" project (WP:AFC). The members of this project are experienced editors, though there is much greater demand for their services than there is supply, so you may need to wait a while before your draft is reviewed.

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Thank you so much for the useful information. Now, I want to enter Resham's date of birth in her article. How I can do that? Link of her page is: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resham. MTR1983 (talk) 13:12, 14 August 2023 (UTC)

@MTR1983: First read about requirements for sourcing in biographies of living person here: WP:BLP. Then find a reliable source for the addition which can be referenced in the article. See how reliable sources are defined for Wikipedia's purposes by reading this article: WP:RS. If you can find a reliable source, add the information along with the reliable reference in the article. Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 13:51, 14 August 2023 (UTC)

Question from Roaly3 (16:42, 22 August 2023)

Hi. I wanted to edit the info box of India page and correct some of the misomfo there. The editors in the page rejected my request and asked me to put in a RFC for phrasing for my request. I added the RFC tag to. My edit request them but this was deleted. So what do I do? --Roaly3 (talk) 16:42, 22 August 2023 (UTC)

You are raising the same issue in multiple places to see if you can get a different answer, one that you like. See Talk:India#Extended-confirmed-protected_edit_request_on_4_August_2023, Wikipedia:Teahouse#Abuse_of_powers_by_Moderators, and an RFC, among others. This is forum shopping and is very highly discouraged. To repeat what you were advised on your user Talk page, STOP! Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 18:15, 22 August 2023 (UTC)

Question from Aksana reddy on User:Aksana reddy (04:11, 25 August 2023)

How to create --Aksana reddy (talk) 04:11, 25 August 2023 (UTC)

Is your question about your recently rejected draft? See the notices on your your Talk page, especially the link in the deletion notice to this help article: Help:Your_first_article. Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 12:29, 25 August 2023 (UTC)

Revision for Claire Barnett-Jones

Please allow the delete of this section 82.24.206.215 (talk) 21:49, 1 September 2023 (UTC)

Take it to the article Talk page. You are deleting text supported by references. You'll need to provide your reasoning and other sources to support your proposed deletion. Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 21:52, 1 September 2023 (UTC)

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An old revert for reconsideration

Hi, can I trouble you to revisit this revert you made about a year ago. For context: the article was originally a misleading promotional piece created by a sockfarm; they engaged in edit warring after I rewrote it based on reliable sources that revealed that the subject was actually a fraudster.

Affected edits:

• rev. 1103065637: provided additional sources, to counter allegations made by one of the socks that all the sources cited in the article were somehow part of an neo-apartheid conspiracy;
• rev. 1103067264: removes a source, but this was clearly explained in the edit summary — I had been advised that WP:FORBESCON was not WP:RS

Thanks, 2406:3003:2077:1E60:C998:20C6:8CCF:5730 (talk) 09:37, 9 September 2023 (UTC)

Perhaps this is something that should be taken to the article's Talk page, as the reliability of the source in this case depends on the writer, who was Mfonobong Nsehe (<https://web.archive.org/web/20110816043012/http://blogs.forbes.com/mfonobongnsehe/>). Perhaps discuss the reliability of the Forbes article based on its writer's creditibility with others interested in the article subject by using the article Talk page, rather than mine. I claim no special expertise on the subject, and I am not the sole moderator of any article here. The community as a whole is the entity you want to engage with Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 12:31, 9 September 2023 (UTC)

Let me put this more plainly. We're talking about an edit you made that only carries the generic edit summary for a revert and no further explanation, whereas I've given the rationale behind my edits both above as well as in the original edit summaries. I was checking with you to see if you might still recall the reason for the revert, or might be able to come up with one upon re-examination. I believe the revert was made in error, and am requesting that you either justify it, or undo it — I could of course make the changes myself, but given the history of this article I would very much prefer to avoid doing so if possible, as it might be misinterpreted as edit warring.

Currently, no explanation has been given for the removal of all www.sowetanlive.co.za references from the article. As for the Mfonobong Nsehe piece, I was the one who originally added that reference, and I removed it in response to feedback that it was not a reliable source. WP:FORBESCON clearly states that Forbes.com contributor articles should never be used for third-party claims about living persons. Since you decided to restore the reference — and especially since this is a BLP — I think the onus is on you to show that it is a reliable source, counter to the prevailing wisdom.

2406:3003:2077:1E60:C998:20C6:8CCF:5730 (talk) 15:03, 9 September 2023 (UTC)

To repeat, take it to the article Talk page to allow a wider group of interested volunteers to view your point. You also have the option of editing the article. Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 15:46, 9 September 2023 (UTC)

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Good catch

It's rare that people comment on good UAA reports, but your latest one was a fine bit of sleuthing. I've blocked both accounts involved in that failed effort at spamming, glad to stop it there instead of giving said accounts another shot at self-promotion. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 01:48, 28 September 2023 (UTC)

@The Blade of the Northern Lights: Aw shucks, jist doin' mah job. Oh wait, I don't have a job here! :-) But really, thanks! Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 12:40, 28 September 2023 (UTC)

Question from Jociadam on List of post-hardcore bands (19:24, 3 October 2023)

Hello. I’m new to editing and I’m trying to find out how to add a band to a list of post-hardcore bands. How might I do that easily? --Jociadam (talk) 19:24, 3 October 2023 (UTC)

@Jociadam: Well, each of the bands in the list article has a Wikipedia article about the band. So, the first question is whether the band you wish to add has a Wikipedia article. If not, the first step would be to create a draft article and have it approved. Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 19:57, 3 October 2023 (UTC)

Yes. They are Dayseeker. 2603:6011:D5F0:84C0:9D1:5F81:147B:2245 (talk) 01:54, 4 October 2023 (UTC)

Then just edit the list article to add the link to the article in the appropriate place. If you need help with editing "how to" questions, your best place to seek help is the Teahouse. Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 12:09, 4 October 2023 (UTC)

Hey

Could you explain your edit on New Utrecht High School? 24.187.191.178 (talk) 21:31, 5 October 2023 (UTC)

You mean reverting your edit which added unreferenced facts? You need a reliable source for additions like that. Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 21:34, 5 October 2023 (UTC)

Mang0 or Mango?

Why do you think it should be spelled Mango instead of Mang0? I personally believe it should be spelled Mang0 because that's the name he uses on his socials and the name he enters tournaments/brackets under. Nanovorg (talk) 21:45, 5 October 2023 (UTC)

@Nanovorg: The pre-existing text in the article body all used the "Mango" spelling, while mentioning the alternative spelling in the intro and in the title. If you want to discuss changing the form used in the article (and the other articles you've been changing), I recommend you do that on the article's Talk page, to see if there is a consensus amongst the community for the use of the "Mang0" form throughout the article (and in other articles). I noticed that most, if not all, of the references cited in the article use the form "Mango" for his name. A key would be finding and citing reliable, third-party sources for the use of the form "Mang0" as the preferred form. Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 22:18, 5 October 2023 (UTC)

I've added a topic on the Article's talk page. Also, about your point about Mango being used more than Mang0, I looked through every source, and it returned with 16 Sources using Mango, 8 using Mang0, and 36 being not counted, either due to them not loading, being defunct, or not using Mango or Mang0. Generally, professional sources like news outlets use Mang0 and more community-maintained sources use Mango. Nanovorg (talk) 22:51, 5 October 2023 (UTC)

Sources for Hungrybox

SSBMRank, the source I used when giving Hungrybox his updated 2023 ranking, is nearly unanimously considered by the Super Smash Bros. Melee community as the definitive player rank system. SSBWiki, the community-maintained wiki for Super Smash Bros. Melee uses SSBMRank's Summer 2023 edition for all of the top player's wiki pages. In addition, although the person who added his 2022 placement info did not cite a source, it is very likely they used SSBMRank to place him.

Is it fine if I unrevert your revert? Nanovorg (talk) 21:26, 6 October 2023 (UTC)

@Nanovorg: Well, I reverted because the source you mentioned in your edit summary was a blog, which is what I gather you meant by "SSBMRank": [8]. The question to ask is whether SSBMRank is a reliable source. Blogs in general are not considered reliable because they are self-published. Wikis (including Wikipedia, by the way) are also unreliable as self-published. Try to find a third party, independently published reference with a reputation for fact-checking and accuracy. Maybe there is an equivalent to Sports Illustrated for online gaming? Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 21:49, 6 October 2023 (UTC)

SSBMRank is a reliable source, and is not self-published.

On the SSBMRank Summer 2023 page, the process for how the players are ranked was described. In the process, 28 people of diverse groups, from top players, tournament organizers, writers, analysts, and more, were asked about their opinions on the top 100 players. Further reading also shows that they have a whole team of people dedicated to producing such information. Therefore, this makes SSBMRank a non-self-published source, as it is the opinions on many people, not just one.

SSBMRank is also more a statistical analysis than anything, as what determined a player's placement in the ranking were their tournament results for that year. While some people may have differing opinions on the subject, such a thing like this is inevitable, as certain people may believe some players are better than others for many various reasons, one of those. However, due to how SSBMRank gathers its data and opinions, very little personal bias is likely to play into the results.

Also, on the Wikipedia policy page for reliable sources, it states "Especially in scientific and academic fields, older sources may be inaccurate because new information has been brought to light, new theories proposed, or vocabulary changed". SSBMRank 2022 is an older source, and thus is inaccurate as it has been updated with a new edition, SSBMRank Summer 2023.

SSBMRank has also been used by esports.gg, which, from what I gathered with a 15-second long google search, is a reliable source and is also a third-party source.

Finally, SSBMRank is effectively the only ranking program for Super Smash Bros. Melee in the present-day, with many top players acknowledging it as the prime SSBM ranking system, such as Mang0 in the article I linked. Nanovorg (talk) 22:45, 6 October 2023 (UTC)

@Nanovorg: I'll leave it in your hands. I'm not convinced, but I do not claim to know everything about how the blog is fact-checked and edited. Maybe it is the gamer equivalent of Sports Illustrated. I'll leave the question in the hands of the overall volunteer community, as the article subject is outside my range of usual interest and not an article that I watch. Keep calm and carry on. Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 23:09, 6 October 2023 (UTC)

Alright, thank you. Hope you have a good rest of your day :> Nanovorg (talk) 23:19, 6 October 2023 (UTC)

Question from Login now now (05:09, 19 October 2023)

Please how do I upload my profile to Wikipedia e.g my name and details of me ( date of birth, town) --Login now now (talk) 05:09, 19 October 2023 (UTC)

Wikipedia is not a social media website. As you may already know, Wikipedia is a collaborative encyclopedia written by its readers. The subjects for our articles are generally chosen by the editing community rather than by request. While there is a venue where you can request articles, a request for an article creation on oneself is likely to be declined. Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 12:29, 19 October 2023 (UTC)

Syndicate article

Hello Glane23- please see the Syndicate article talk page regarding the use of sources which you previously queried, and the addition of reliable sources replacing inferior ones. Thanks 92.24.234.18 (talk) 13:18, 24 October 2023 (UTC)

It helps if you include a wikilink to the actual article, Syndicate (Internet personality), especially when a term is used in so many other articles. Well, we'll agree to disagree. I leave it for others to review and weigh in, if they choose. Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 13:23, 24 October 2023 (UTC)

Manlio Fabio Beltrones article

Hello, I've noticed the swiftness with which you revert the changes I've made, and I'd like to understand the reasons behind it. I make these changes to alter or improve what I'm contributing. This space is supposed to be documented, presenting informative elements in each article. You can't leave the audience unaware that there is a book explaining one of the controversies and how things unfolded, nor a response to another of the cases. Anali1991 (talk) 23:48, 25 October 2023 (UTC)

Hello. (It's a good idea to make a wikilink for the article title you are commenting on in a user Talk page - I have done that for you). You write about this revert [9] and the similar one just before it. Your addition was phrased in the form of a discussion, rather than an article entry. In other words, it is awkwardly worded and incompletely referenced and looks like it belongs in a discussion on the article's Talk page. You did comment there, but your comment was so vague that anyone reading it would be hard-pressed to know what you are talking about. A better form of comment could be to speak specifically of what you found in the book, with proper referencing including the page number, and the article you mentioned, with the question you wish to raise which seems to be something like: "should the article include a mention of what I've found in those sources?" That would help anyone reading the Talk page determine what you are seeking to add and to weigh in on the discussion. You're new around here, and it may help to read the intro article on referencing and perhaps the tutorial on editing at Wikipedia:Tutorial. And you can ask specific questions about editing at the Wikipedia:Teahouse. Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 12:37, 26 October 2023 (UTC)

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Question from PAJALON (03:36, 6 November 2023)

Am I allowed to write new words as I usually makes words that describe things. such us in history, mathematics, science, English and dialects? --PAJALON (talk) 03:36, 6 November 2023 (UTC)

@PAJALON: Editing Wikipedia requires the use of reliable sources as references to support facts in the article. You cannot add facts based on something you made up or on your own research or knowledge. Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 14:49, 8 November 2023 (UTC)

Question from Zumza007 (14:09, 8 November 2023)

hello --Zumza007 (talk) 14:09, 8 November 2023 (UTC)

@Zumza007: Was there a question about editing? Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 14:50, 8 November 2023 (UTC)

Question from Wikopedianman (09:52, 12 November 2023)

Are you a real person? --Wikopedianman (talk) 09:52, 12 November 2023 (UTC)

@Wikopedianman: As real as you are. Did you have a question about Wikipedia? Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 13:34, 12 November 2023 (UTC)

Question from Paulwzx (02:18, 14 November 2023)

hi am Paul im 42 --Paulwzx (talk) 02:18, 14 November 2023 (UTC)

@Paulwzx: Did you have a question you wished to ask about Wikipedia? Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 01:52, 18 November 2023 (UTC)

Question from Raki Lapin (10:20, 14 November 2023)

Greetings Geoff

How are you doing? It's great to "meet" you!

I was in the process of writing a (non-promotional) article on Flow Robotics; a danish company with two robots stationed at DTU (Technical University of Denmark) where I study.

The article was not submitted for review, as it was a work in progress, but got deleted.

I have read the guidelines and I don't think i violated any rules. I would appreciate if you could help me understand why I am not allowed to write about companies that I find interesting?

Universal Robots (which was co-founded by the same guy that founded Flow Robotics) have a Wikipedia page. Is it arbitrary what companies are allowed to write about? Or how should I perceive this deletion?

With best, Raki --Raki Lapin (talk) 10:20, 14 November 2023 (UTC)

@Raki Lapin: Looks like the draft was deleted as it was deemed to be a clear case of advertising, as the note posted on your user Talk page states: "because the page seems to be unambiguous advertising which only promotes a company, group, product, service, person, or point of view and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become encyclopedic." I can only assume you were creating the draft article in a public draft space. You might try working on a new version in your own draft space. See this article for how to do that: Help:Userspace_draft. Folks tend to ignore a user draft space article unless and until attention is called to the draft. Once you feel it is ready, you can copy it over to an Article for Creation and submit it for review. And, all your edits and article are subject to review by all other volunteer editors. It helps to have a rhinoceros hide. Don't take anything personally. Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 02:01, 18 November 2023 (UTC)

Question from AlgisSkara (12:59, 22 November 2023)

Hello,

I am interested in creating a Wikipedia page for myself. I am a contemporary artist.

Can you please guide me, or give me some links on how I should start with that?

Thank you, Algis Skara --AlgisSkara (talk) 12:59, 22 November 2023 (UTC)

@AlgisSkara: As you may already know, Wikipedia is a collaborative encyclopedia written by its readers. The subjects for our articles are generally chosen by the editing community rather than by request. While there is a venue where you can request articles, a request for an article creation on oneself is likely to be declined. You can visit our 'requests for articles' page at Wikipedia:Requested_articles.

It's also important to realise that Wikipedia strongly discourages articles written by the subjects themselves or by others close to a subject because of the difficulty in writing objectively about yourself, your family, or your work. Please see Wikipedia:Autobiography for our guidelines on writing about yourself or topics you are personally involved with. While keeping in mind conflict of interest issues, please note that if someone does create an article about you, you should feel more than welcome to edit the article's Talk page to ensure that each piece of information is factual and complying with our "Biography of Living Persons" policy. This policy can be viewed at Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons.

You may also like to read Wikipedia:Notability (people) for a guideline on the type of articles that are generally accepted. Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 13:29, 22 November 2023 (UTC)

Thank you for a quick reply. I don't mind somebody else that completely doesn't know me to write an article. I can provide date of birth and my artworks. And any other requested information. But I do not want any biased articles or anything similar to that. I just want wikipedia to know of artist by name of Algis Skara and some of my works. That's about it. AlgisSkara (talk) 13:51, 22 November 2023 (UTC)

Precious anniversary

Precious

Six years!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:45, 25 November 2023 (UTC)

@Gerda Arendt: Thank you, Gerda, most kindly! Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 13:15, 25 November 2023 (UTC)

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