User talk:Rarosi321

Welcome!

Welcome to Wikipedia, Rarosi321! Thank you for your contributions. I am DRAGON BOOSTER and I have been editing Wikipedia for some time, so if you have any questions, feel free to leave me a message on my talk page. You can also check out Wikipedia:Questions or type {{help me}} at the bottom of this page. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

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January 2018

Hello, I'm John from Idegon. An edit that you recently made to Stevens Point Area Senior High School seemed to be a test and has been removed. If you want more practice editing, please use the sandbox. If you think a mistake was made, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Entering a reference to Wikipedia is pointless, especially on a notable alumni list. The wikilinked name at the beginning of the entry leads to exactly the same article. Further, since Wikipedia can be edited by anyone, and any given article can change at any time, we do not allow citations to Wikipedia. You are encouraged to find a reliable source that verifies his attendance. I'll leave you some instructions on how to properly format a citation, and a link to a Q&A forum just for new editors. Thanks for being a Wikipedian. John from Idegon (talk) 04:53, 9 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @John from Idegon: I hope I'm doing this right. My apologies, it wasn't a test, but a misunderstanding of the finer points of Wikipedia (this was my first attempt #fail). I was visiting the SPASH page (my alma matter) to see how I might best begin my voyage into this new realm and hopefully be helpful to the wider Wiki community by starting with a subject I am familiar with. I've looked through your talk page and have already learned a lot and thank you for the helpful advice and tips. I completely understand your point about not referencing Wikipedia in articles, in fact, I had meant to create a link to his page and didn't realize it had already been done. I will be more mindful in the future. Thanks for your help! Rarosi321 (talk) 13:38, 9 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Adding references can be easy

Hello! Here's how to add references from reliable sources for the content you add to Wikipedia. This helps maintain the Wikipedia policy of verifiability.

Adding well formatted references is actually quite easy:

While editing any article or a wikipage, on the top of the edit window you will see a toolbar which says "Cite". Click on it.
Then click on "Templates".
Choose the most appropriate template and fill in as many details as you can. This will add a well formatted reference that is helpful in case the web URL (or "website link") becomes inactive in the future.
Click on Preview when you're done filling out the 'Cite (web/news/book/journal)' to make sure that the reference is correct.
Click on Insert to insert the reference into your editing window content.
Click on Show preview to Preview all your editing changes.

Before clicking on Publish changes, check that a References header ==References== is near the end of the article.
And check that {{Reflist}} is directly underneath that header.

7. Click on Publish changes. ...and you've just added a complete reference to a Wikipedia article.

You can read more about this on Help:Edit toolbar or see this video File:RefTools.ogv.
Hope this helps, --John from Idegon (talk) 04:55, 9 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

To use this message, place {{subst:User:Shearonink/ref}} on User:talk pages when needed.

Welcome to Wikipedia: check out the Teahouse!

Hello! Rarosi321, you are invited to the Teahouse, a forum on Wikipedia for new editors to ask questions about editing Wikipedia, and get support from peers and experienced editors. Please join us! John from Idegon (talk) 04:55, 9 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Unblock request

This user's unblock request has been reviewed by an administrator, who declined the request. Other administrators may also review this block, but should not override the decision without good reason (see the blocking policy).

Rarosi321 (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

Request reason:

this is not a sockpuppet account

Decline reason:

Notwithstanding the sockpuppeting, there are two other reasons this account appears it should be blocked: you state you have been trying to edit the company page, and did edit related articles, with this account but haven't disclosed your paid editing status and complied with its rules. Additionally, your paragraph below makes me think that you aren't the original user of it (or sole user), meaning it's inherently a compromised account.

Given the length of time, the former could be appealed, although almost all paid-coi unblocks are made with a requirement not to edit the company article, which might make it a pointless endeavour for you, I don't know. I'm not sure if you have the ability to convince an admin that you are the sole person with access to your account, but that is worth mentioning in any follow-up request. (A different admin would review another request). It's absolutely worth reading guide to unblock requests, as there are multiple things that should be mentioned in any unblock request, as well as the specifics I've noted here. Nosebagbear (talk) 16:01, 26 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

If you want to make any further unblock requests, please read the guide to appealing blocks first, then use the {{unblock}} template again. If you make too many unconvincing or disruptive unblock requests, you may be prevented from editing this page until your block has expired. Do not remove this unblock review while you are blocked.

Could someone please help me? I have been blocked from Wikipedia for using multiple accounts and it is simply not true. A former employee of my organization was tasked with updating Wiki accounts for us. She didn't know how to do it and got herself blocked and our company page locked. I had to work to get the appropriate status to make edits to the page. Finally, I did and now I've been blocked myself. Guys, I get it that you want to protect Wiki, but there is a lot of information missing from my company page that needs to be fixed. I'm trying my best. Let's not make it harder on newbies. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rarosi321 (talk • contribs)

How do I disclose paid editing status? I’m happy to do so, but I didn’t even know I was supposed to do that. On your second point, I think there is a misunderstanding. My colleague created her own account to update the Wikipedia page. She got blocked (I have no idea why), so I created my own account so that I could update the page myself. Then I got blocked for sockpuppeting, even though that’s not what I was doing. I’m just trying to ensure that there is accurate information on Wikipedia. Right now what is on there is incorrect. Rarosi321 (talk) 18:37, 26 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I should also mention that the company I am referring to here is a non-profit. I don’t know if that makes a difference, but I thought that it was important to point out. Rarosi321 (talk) 18:47, 26 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]