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Hi, I don't know how that works, but does it mean that that account was blocked because it looks more experienced than an average newbie is supposed to be? If yes, that is surprising, because I thought the only way to prove some account is a sockpuppet is to find a sockmaster.-- Paul Siebert ( talk) 20:36, 3 November 2019 (UTC)
It’s clear that the edits are improper. Changes Emerson to Emersom Don’t be fooled by their nonsense. Jehochman Talk 13:58, 5 November 2019 (UTC)
poof, gone, just like that, because, wait for it, 3 sources were directly quoted, ten words each out of whole articles? and this is copyvio, seriously? Gem fr ( talk) 15:52, 9 November 2019 (UTC)
You blocked this editor for self-promotion and, given their subsequent edits, you might want to revoke talk page access as well. Dorsetonian ( talk) 20:36, 9 November 2019 (UTC)
Okay JamesBWatson, you have deleted Billy Coleman article that you should have moved to draft, but by deleting links in other articles to Billy Coleman, you have really outdone yourself. As an admin, you should be constructive, instead you are destructive, I am in serious doubt of your judgement. Wolfmartyn ( talk) 20:07, 11 November 2019 (UTC)
Hi JBW!
I see you're a fellow Mathematician! I've been reading a bit more on group theory lately; it's been a while since my Modern Algebra class in college.
Anyway, I was going through the List of UFC Events page and I came across event '060' in the 'Past Events' list. I noticed the link was missing. Do you happen to know why the page was deleted, and if it can be restored?
Thanks for all your contributions!
- MvE — Preceding unsigned comment added by Maxwell vs Euler ( talk • contribs) 04:36, 12 November 2019 (UTC)
2A02:C7D:8002:3D00:0:0:0:0/64 – the most recent disruptive editor has been blocked for 31 hours but more in that range have been active today. – Skywatcher68 ( talk) 21:36, 15 November 2019 (UTC)
Sorry, I had already copied that comment over to the main AFD page but forgot to remove it. May I copy your reply over also and then blank the entire talkapge? Meters ( talk) 22:54, 15 November 2019 (UTC)
i asked a q at the teahouse about editing. i need something easy to help out with. maybe a few tasks? Baozon90 ( talk) 16:01, 16 November 2019 (UTC)
Hi, JB. I tried reporting 69.115.43.92 at the vandalism noticeboard but nothing happened; they're still engaging in subtle vandalism despite a final warning two weeks ago. They're also a repeat offender, having been blocked three times last year. – Skywatcher68 ( talk) 07:49, 17 November 2019 (UTC)
Hello. I believe that Diannaa's block was preventative, and that your unblock without consulting the blocking administrator was inappropriate. The block was made 15 minutes after BHG reaffirmed that she saw her incivility to be justified by NA1k's conduct, saying, "I note yet again that you focus entirely on the forms of words used, and not on the substance of the problems which I have described." ( [1], not my emphasis) This is not the case of Diannaa seeing an old comment and blocking 19 hours later, as you imply in your unblock note; the block was imposed directly after BHG's response to Diannaa's explanation of why her conduct was not acceptable. She was evidently blocked, not only for making that initial comment, but her inability to recognize why that comment is improper and why she is subject to WP:5P4 when responding to and talking about arguments (in this case, NA1k's) that she (and I) think are erroneous. The "forms of words", as BHG puts it, are extremely important. There are ways to refute an opponent's arguments without calling them hurtful names, questioning their intelligence, accusing them of trickery, evasion, manipulation, devious activities, and such. As BHG refused to acknowledge that, thus meaning they would not see any issue with repeating such conduct, I believe the block was justified as a preventative action against incivility, and that you should have consulted Diannaa prior to your unblock. Thank you, Vermont ( talk)—Preceding undated comment added 22:53, 17 November 2019 (UTC)
Thank you for blocking 78.18.19.209 for disruptive editing. There were a few other IP addresses that edited that article (and others) in a disruptive manner - you may want to take a look at them too:
That covers some of them - not all of these IP addresses have been active lately, so I realise there may be no need to take any action. Thanks again for blocking the vandal. Autarch ( talk) 22:05, 29 October 2019 (UTC)
Hi, When I browse, found this dead link. If you would like you may replace this dead link.
Dead link Page: /info/en/?search=Solar_power
Dead link: Reference no 86. ( The True Cost of Solar Power)
Live url for Reference no 86: The True Cost of Solar Power
Thanks Osuna — Preceding unsigned comment added by BlancaOsuna ( talk • contribs) 14:25, 14 November 2019 (UTC)
I found this guy on the DVD/Blu-Ray 2020 page, threatening me to get out. I think he might have relation to that IP hopper. /info/en/?search=Special:Contributions/XLS20 Luigitehplumber ( talk) 13:45, 20 November 2019 (UTC)
Hello,
Google Code-In, Google-organized contest in which the Wikimedia Foundation participates, starts in a few weeks. This contest is about taking high school students into the world of opensource. I'm sending you this message because you recently edited a documentation page at the English Wikipedia.
I would like to ask you to take part in Google Code-In as a mentor. That would mean to prepare at least one task (it can be documentation related, or something else - the other categories are Code, Design, Quality Assurance and Outreach) for the participants, and help the student to complete it. Please sign up at the contest page and send us your Google account address to google-code-in-admins@lists.wikimedia.org, so we can invite you in!
From my own experience, Google Code-In can be fun, you can make several new friends, attract new people to your wiki and make them part of your community.
If you have any questions, please let us know at google-code-in-admins@lists.wikimedia.org.
Thank you!
-- User:Martin Urbanec ( talk) 21:59, 23 November 2019 (UTC)
I just saw your note at User_talk:Mohamed_saadi_rami after noting the editor's continued problem at The Lion King (2019 film) at AIV. (Their continued insistence here is that the film is "live action", for which they have been repeatedly reverted while ignoring all talk requests and a brief discussion on the article's talk page.)
They might be reblocked by the time you get this, but I figured I'd give you a heads up. - SummerPhD v2.0 22:51, 24 November 2019 (UTC)
00:56, 1 December 2019 (UTC) I will be very careful about my uploaded photographs JBW and thank you for unblocking me. Thank-you for your consideration. I am a strong advocate of including photographs in wiki articles, but I must be more careful. Thank-you for your consideration. Feel free to write to my talk page if you can provide any additional information about photos that can become public domain that are published after 1923. I really need to stick to fair use as uploads as there is a little more leeway in uploading a single fair use photo in a bio if it is the subject of the article. If you disagree, or wish to respond let me know. Otherwise thank-you, and l hope you have a Happy Thanksgiving. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dcw2003 ( talk • contribs) 00:56, 1 December 2019 (UTC)
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Thank you for blocking IP user 219.89.209.120 for overlinking but I just discovered that User talk:216.169.31.181 also did the same "work". I suspect these 2 IPs are the same user - Jay ( talk) 14:20, 3 December 2019 (UTC)
Hey, JB, you should check out these edits. – Skywatcher68 ( talk) 02:26, 4 December 2019 (UTC)
This talk page is probably not the best place for this, but I really feel I want to say this now, and this is the first place I thought of.
Over the 13 years in which I have been editing Wikipedia I have again and again and again been amazed at the frequency with which new editors post messages contesting speedy deletion nominations, and seem to be unaware of the fact that in their statement why the page should not be deleted they are in fact confirming the reason given for deletion. For example, I have many times seen things along the lines of saying that an article should not be deleted as promotional, because the band that it is about (usually, but not always, it is a band) is not yet well known, and having a Wikipedia page is important for them to get publicity and get well known. However, I have just seen what must surely be the example to crown all examples. The emphasis in the following is mine, but the wording is copied and pasted, and is verbatim:
Not promotional, but looking to promote???? JBW ( talk) Formerly JamesBWatson 22:20, 3 December 2019 (UTC)
Hi there James. A few years back, I accidentally published a Wikipedia page. You (very rightly) deleted it, and I made a very silly comment on your talk page. There is no way you will remember this, but I just wanted to apologise for the 12 year old version of myself that had no place being on Wikipedia. I also wanted to say a big thank you, as after seeing your talk page, you have clearly done a lot of fantastic work on this site which I use so much. Thank you for making it a great place to be and for putting up with people like me! I didn't know how else to get in contact with you, so if you want to delete this feel free and sorry if I shouldn't have posted here. Summit09 ( talk) 16:11, 8 December 2019 (UTC)
On the article covering actor Ed Asner, there is a constant edit war, but the article is not protected. I feel that something should be done about this. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.24.210.141 ( talk) 00:25, 29 November 2019 (UTC)
The conflicting edits were going on for a while and are still going on, such as Ed Asner's credited name being changed from Ed to Edward and back, all that. I just think that a larger-scale edit war is inevitable. Anonymous, Dec. 11 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.24.210.141 ( talk) 22:52, 11 December 2019 (UTC)
Hello, again. I know I already talked to you about the whole Ed Asner thing, but there is something else that came to my attention. A registered user vandalized the article over the 1975 Disney movie The Strongest Man in the World, and they are known as the Train of Knowledge. I thought nothing of it at first, but then I checked their user page, and I've seen abuse of power as a registered user, and I think that they must have their account deleted. I know that I don't have an account, but Wikipedia standards do not allow this. Thank you again for your time. Anonymous, Dec. 11 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.24.210.141 ( talk) 23:00, 11 December 2019 (UTC)
Damon Runyon's short story
"Dancing Dan's Christmas" is a fun read if you have the time. Right from the start it extols the virtues of the
hot Tom and Jerry
No matter what concoction is your favorite to imbibe during this festive season I would like to toast you with it and to thank you for all your work here at the 'pedia this past year. Best wishes for your 2020 as well JBW. MarnetteD| Talk 05:04, 18 December 2019 (UTC) |
I just wanted to say I am sorry for the inconveniences I've done last year and I regret ever complaining about a TV show on this site. I've read and understand about the true usage on Wikipedia. Please don't suspend my account. I have Asperger's Syndrome and I'm also an artist. Kristie Ann Webb ( talk) 06:06, 21 December 2019 (UTC)
This article was last deleted in July 2007. A new article appeared in January 2008 and has since been edited by lots of different editors. How could it possibly be a valid G4 deletion? An AfD from 12 years ago is essentially worthless. — Xezbeth ( talk) 11:31, 23 December 2019 (UTC)
Miraclepine wishes you a Merry Christmas, a Happy New Year, and a prosperous decade of change and fortune.
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フレフレ、みんなの未来!/GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR FUTURE!
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Hi, You do realize that by blocking IP 2409:4064:0:0:0:0:0:0/34 you have ended up blocking Hundreds of Millions people from editing wikipedia. The 2409 is one of the unique Ip to hundreds of Millions Reliance Jio internet users in India. That means every customer using the IP has a dynamic IP of later strings but the 2409 is common. So someone using 2409 caused vandalism and for that millions of Indian editors are basically locked out of wikipedia for it? 117.205.196.161 ( talk) 14:05, 22 December 2019 (UTC)
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Hi JBW, on this edit Special:Diff/935800492 I see you're missing the closing square brackets on your WP:NOTE text. I'd correct it myself, but it would substitute my signature. -- Drm310 🍁 ( talk) 22:20, 14 January 2020 (UTC)
On the Michael Keaton article, there is persistent sockpuppetry, where one person with multiple IP addresses is making edits of unconfirmed speculation. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.24.210.141 ( talk) 22:37, 14 January 2020 (UTC)
Hi JBW, my main concern is that the article on “Kent Tate” has a “conflict of interest” that will never be resolved so I requested a deletion understanding that there will not likely be an article regarding my notability in the future based on my current career. I certainly rely on Wikipedia myself and if I saw the article and I didn't know the subject I would not find it credible. Best Regards, Kent tate ( talk) 09:14, 16 January 2020 (UTC) Kent tate ( talk) 00:28, 15 January 2020 (UTC)
Hello, a page of mine was deleted under CSD G12 in 2017: TimedText:Sample of "Jealous" by Nick Jonas.ogg.en.srt. Would it not be fair use if it's hooked up to the audio file it transcribes ( File:Sample of "Jealous" by Nick Jonas.ogg)? That's what I believe it was doing. - BRAINULATOR9 ( TALK) 00:26, 12 January 2020 (UTC)
Hello there. I've seen that you have deleted the content of the redirect Middle-earth plants following consensus at AfD. You'll find that the same practice of re-creating an article after a consensus to delete at AfD, only to redirect after (effectively keeping the content that was agreed to be deleted in the redirect history) was done at List of Middle-earth rivers ( Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of Middle-earth rivers (2nd nomination)) and Middle-earth roads ( Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Middle-earth roads). I also don't quite understand its purpose, but it's effectively going against community consensus. Regards, RetiredDuke ( talk) 22:41, 15 January 2020 (UTC)
I have seen your message but next time please try and be helpful and respectful. Thank you Chaze mwale ( talk) 14:42, 17 January 2020 (UTC)
Please share your direct contact. Chaze mwale ( talk) 15:01, 17 January 2020 (UTC)
Hi, JB. You should take a look at edits from 2600:1007... and 107.77... when you get a chance. – Skywatcher68 ( talk) 15:52, 17 January 2020 (UTC)
Home Lander ( talk) 01:55, 18 January 2020 (UTC)
Hi JBW! I noticed you put extended-confirmed protection on a few of the Leicester articles regularly targeted by our mutual block-evading friend. It's certainly justifiable, there's been real long term targeting of some of them, but my first thought on seeing it is that it might hurt more than it helps. Given how often he reappears, and the sheer number of related articles he seems determined to help with, it strikes me that it may be preferable to leave those couple of low-traffic articles he particularly likes as just semi-protected because the simple fact that he nearly always edits them and is hence identified. We both know he'll be back again, but to me it just increases the chance it'll be at some other obscure corner and he'll carry on unnoticed for longer. Just thought I'd give you my view on it; the protections are completely reasonable. Cheers ~ mazca talk 20:28, 17 January 2020 (UTC)
Hello there JBW ( talk · contribs), there is a page RJ Alok previously deleted by you under G5 is now recreated with the name R.J. Alok, please have a look. Seems a case of sockpuppet. Shubhi89 ( talk) 11:27, 23 January 2020 (UTC)
I gather the page for this fellow was deleted because some user was blocked and creating it. But the subject seems notable. Commissioner of both the Continental Basketball Association and the AFL. [4] [5] [6] [7] Can we restore or create his page? -- 2604:2000:E010:1100:21AA:D601:F22C:B289 ( talk) 09:00, 23 January 2020 (UTC)
Hi JBW, please take a look at this, found again through a Wikimedia image link, see: کاربر:Naghizadeh156/صفحه تمرین. This no-edit user on Persian Wiki is using the the page as blatant advertising for his business. I don't know what can be done on Persian Wiki from this end. Maybe you have an idea? Many thanks. Acabashi ( talk) 15:55, 18 January 2020 (UTC)
63.137.76.23 via iBoss. – Skywatcher68 ( talk) 17:41, 30 January 2020 (UTC)
Hey JBW, You might not be aware of this but clicking rename user button from "Show preview" do not generate permalink for reason (as happened here). ‐‐ 1997kB ( talk) 12:23, 31 January 2020 (UTC)
Hey, I saw you recently welcomed the user Suarez9348 as an editor. They seem to be very easy with vandalism accusations and warnings, as they threatened me with being blocked for a little change that I found useful (on the page of filmmaker Ishmael Bernal, in his "as an artist" section, the link to Malate makes no immediate sense, now again) and then undid my change. They did not respond to my answer to their accusations on 'my' (this shared IP's) talk page and deleted my criticism of all that from their talk page. Maybe you also wanna talk to them or something? I don't know the wiki protocol for something like this... Thanks and best regards, 1 motivated office worker 91.229.57.240 ( talk) 12:18, 1 February 2020 (UTC)
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Asking for moderation about the Amber Heard section of Personal Life relating to Johnny Depp. CaffeinAddict ( talk) 03:04, 3 February 2020 (UTC)
Thanks bud. CaffeinAddict ( talk) 03:07, 5 February 2020 (UTC)
Could you please revision delete this copyvio? thanks! b uidh e 03:57, 5 February 2020 (UTC)
Hello JBW. Sorry for the late response. Thanks for taking my article Draft:Baskut Tuncak back to draft. I am, in fact, confused as it has remained with problem despite many times that I have worked on it. Anyway, I'll try to save it this time and I appreciate if you have any clue how to do so. Alex-h ( talk) 22:49, 7 February 2020 (UTC)
Thanks for restoring the history of Dead Men of Dunharrow! Faolin42 ( talk) 12:11, 8 February 2020 (UTC)
Hi, JB. Gilroy, California is being edited by a city employee; I've already posted a COI notice on their Talk page. – Skywatcher68 ( talk) 23:22, 7 February 2020 (UTC)
Template:Editnotices/Page/Shyne has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. Shhhnotsoloud ( talk) 11:20, 16 February 2020 (UTC) hi jbw, just emailed you. a bit lost in here. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dragarcher ( talk • contribs) 17:09, 17 February 2020 (UTC)
hi JBW,
I am new here and would like to ask for your help to public an article.
I have emailed you.
Dragarcher — Preceding
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Hi. User:Ihimelrana is another one using Wikipedia for a personal web page, found again through a Wikimedia image. No editing anywhere else since 2018. Thanks. Acabashi ( talk) 11:08, 21 February 2020 (UTC)
I'm not creating a personal page. Its a page for ASH BAKER as a new artist, a reference for people to see more information about the singer they like. — Preceding unsigned comment added by ASH BAKER ( talk • contribs) 16:26, 25 February 2020 (UTC)
Hi, JB. I just reverted some removal of referenced content from Shehu Dikko for the third time this month, evidently these IPs don't like the fact that his legal troubles are mentioned there. – Skywatcher68 ( talk) 03:14, 26 February 2020 (UTC)
As you asked, I am not planning on releasing the article to the encyclopedia, its more of a school project for maths class and a way for me and some friends to learn about the wikipedia editor, and since UI had no intentions of publishing I thought it would be fine. Hope you’re able to un-delete it if possible. Thank you for your patience, seeing as I was in no condition to answer your question right away for being sick.
Hi JBW
Just FYI I have moved Yhlqmdlg to the upper case version, following a request at RMTR. You previously deleted it following an AFD request, but it looks to me as if things have now changed as the album has been released now and is widely sourced. Thanks — Amakuru ( talk) 10:48, 29 February 2020 (UTC)
Thanks I appreciate it. Do you have any idea how I can turn the page from a draft into an official page ? Also, I cannot upload any images because I am not an auto confirmed user. Is there a way I can fix this or is it possible you can upload the image to the page for me ? Derrick Will Write ( talk) 22:15, 29 February 2020 (UTC) |
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Hello JBW, I appreciate that you moved my article Draft:Baskut Tuncak from deletion to draft. I have worked on it and think it is changed a lot. Could you please check it now? I welcome and comments you may have. Thanks Alex-h ( talk) 13:17, 29 February 2020 (UTC)
R/Sir/Madam
You have mentioned that [Obviously any quintic which can be factorised into the product of a quadratic and a cubic can be solved by separately solving the quadratic and the cubic, by methods known since the 16th century.] , but I have not found not found any solution to quintic on any social platform. Even in your site has no such mater. If you know such methods kindly refer link or the mater. Yes there are some quintic polynomial that can be solved but not all as given in /info/en/?search=Quintic_function.
Thanking for your kind reply. Amarkdas ( talk) 06:46, 4 March 2020 (UTC) Amarendra kumar das
R/Sir
Sir, I want to let you know that my work is means "solution", it means find the roots of polynomial of degree 5 can be solve by radicals of coefficients of the polynomial. Kindly look at the equation at page no-4, by finding the value of q' you can find the value of p and q and hence can find the roots of polynomial by solving both quadratic, and cubic polynomial, which I not mention the common formula(Let me do). You have mention that " There are numerical methods which will find solutions of any algebraic equation to any required precision, and they apply just as much to quintic equations as to equations of any other degree. Such methods are not difficult to find; for example, there is some information on the topic at Root-finding algorithm#Roots of polynomials. "
These are all approximation methods not by radical of coefficients. If my work is wrong then Ferrari’s method for Quartic Functions by radical also wrong.
Pls go through the https://cpb-us-w2.wpmucdn.com/blog.nus.edu.sg/dist/c/10889/files/2018/11/SOLVING-POLYNOMIAL-EQUATIONS-BY-RADICALS31a-2arw35y.pdf
Thanking for your kind reply.
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Amarendra Kumar Das
I am not satisfied with your answer. You have mentioned "your method works only for those quintics which can be factorised into a quadratic and a cubic." Ok, can you kindly give me some examples that can't be solved by by factorised into a quadratic and a cubic. Let me try to solve it by my work. Let me know whether I am wrong or right.
Thanking for your kind reply.
Amarkdas (
talk) 16:28, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
Amarendra Kumar das
I want to write a page about the history of the martial art that I practice, it's an interesting story in the world of mainly eastern origins as it was created in South Wales. I wasn't doing it instead of a website, even though I wouldn't know how to. Please advise me where to go next?
Regards
Gareth Powell
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I'm thinking maybe this edit should be revision deleted - [9]. Stating that the subject practices predatory lending is likely libelous. Hog Farm ( talk) 02:20, 10 March 2020 (UTC)
because of [10]. Compare et:Raagi and et:Räägi + sources there-- Estopedist1 ( talk) 12:37, 18 March 2020 (UTC)
Hi,
A user made a potentially libelous edit comment here: https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Talk:Coronavirus&diff=prev&oldid=946904927
I thought it might be something we should see expunged.
Best, BrxBrx( talk)(please reply with {{SUBST:re|BrxBrx}}) 02:39, 23 March 2020 (UTC)
Yo, so I'm aware that there are guidelines but my pages had true information on them. I was having fun with those pages and they took HOURS to make. Why did you delete them? That was uncool and I am upset. All the information on that page was true! Kim Koya ( talk) 02:35, 23 March 2020 (UTC)
Thank you very much for taking the time to check my first article attempt, I will do everything you suggested, thank you very much, blessings. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Elior Terapia Educativa ( talk • contribs) 21:18, 25 March 2020 (UTC)
Would you mind undeleting David Edwards (basketball) to draft? He has died recently and I think a decent article could be written about him. ~ EDDY ( talk/ contribs)~ 19:13, 30 March 2020 (UTC)
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Hi, I've seen you on the list of self-blocking admin. I'm requesting an indefinitely block as I intend to stop editing after being blocked. Thank You. Dfdooger ( talk) 07:15, 4 April 2020 (UTC)
Hey, It's AsmrSasquatch, thanks for the post, I was just wondering why it's a rule to not ask general questions about a subject on its talk page? thanks for letting me know though. — Preceding unsigned comment added by AsmrSasquatch ( talk • contribs) 23:20, 9 April 2020 (UTC)
Hey JBW, is AsmrSasquatch, so, just a question, name the sites you're talking about and comparing to Wikipedia. oh and are you referring to me as using wiki as a blog, or the people who were planning to answer my question. — Preceding unsigned comment added by AsmrSasquatch ( talk • contribs) 20:29, 10 April 2020 (UTC)
I hope you find it cute!
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Let's see what happens. Perhaps you've been right. After this debacle, I reconsidered my approach to such situations. ~ ToBeFree ( talk) 20:18, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
Can i complain against one regional Administrator? If the answer is yes how can i do it? — Preceding unsigned comment added by আশরাফুল ইসলাম মুন্না ( talk • contribs) 00:43, 15 April 2020 (UTC)
I was browsing Wikipedia recently and I saw that you protected this page back in 2016 due to persistent spamming of the site "977 News". I don't believe this semi-protection is appropriate anymore, as when I tried to visit the URL of the site that was being spammed it 404'd. Chess (talk) (please WP:PING when replying) 04:17, 21 April 2020 (UTC)
Hi there. Regarding your block at User_talk:Yosemiter#Block_for_edit-warring, would you be amendable to a reduction of the 48-hr block to say 24–31? It was a 1st-time offense and involved a long-time disruptive editor. Are there other factors? Regards?— Bagumba ( talk) 12:26, 22 April 2020 (UTC)
I don't know what that stuff was. I just responded to an email from you and said yes I am affiliated. Delete my content. Delete my account. Sorry — Preceding unsigned comment added by NDFB ( talk • contribs) 19:55, 1 May 2020 (UTC)
Hi James I sent you an e-mail regarding the recent deletion of my draft page titled BIO RAW. I am not affiliated with the business in any way and tried to make the article natural and non-promotional. Please advise.
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Thanks for blocking that IP just now. Would you mind also blocking 82.71.12.76 ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log) as well and revdelling their edits? They are clearly either same person as the previous IP or working with them. Thanks, SpicyMilkBoy ( talk) 22:14, 7 May 2020 (UTC)
Hello JBW, thank you for your tip in May 2020. I hope you have a good future. (CoolMichael12) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Coolmichael12 ( talk • contribs) 19:40, 14 May 2020 (UTC) Hello again JBW, I need help on inserting a userbox. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Coolmichael12 ( talk • contribs) 20:48, 14 May 2020 (UTC)
Thank you for your feedback JBW! I need help to add a userbox to my sandbox page, what would I need to type in order to insert the sandbox. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Coolmichael12 ( talk • contribs) 22:05, 14 May 2020 (UTC)
Ok, Thanks!!! Coolmichael12 ( talk) 23:14, 14 May 2020 (UTC)
An editor has asked for a deletion review of David Edwards (basketball). Because you closed the deletion discussion for this page, speedily deleted it, or otherwise were interested in the page, you might want to participate in the deletion review. ~ EDDY ( talk/ contribs)~ 20:13, 23 May 2020 (UTC)
Hey. I've recently been engaging in some wiki-fencing with Canadian editors at American Revolutionary War. I regret that I began with a pretty dismissive attitude. I've now taken to read the Canadian-supplied RS, embracing them, and applying them in discussion at Talk. Unfortunately, they are not applied in some of the the answers to me in the discussion.
After reviewing thirty Canadian-supplied RS, there is only one that presumes an “imperial American Revolution” that led to the extinction of indigenous Australian civilization: Lockwood, Matthew. To Begin the War Over Again: How the American Revolution Devastated the Globe. Various authors represented as RS do NOT include Gibraltar or Mysore in the ARW. Piers Mackesy, in The War for America: 1775-1783 says in his introduction, “This, then, is not a history of the War of Independence, but a study of British strategy and leadership in a world war, the last in which the enemy were the Bourbons [the kings of France and Spain].”
There are several items that need remediation as wp:errors. The first relates to the practice of sourcing contributions with other Wikipedia articles. To begin the first one, in the Info Box, France is said to be a belligerent, noted by link to a Wikipedia article. Better would be, "[flag] France by defensive treaty" in the Info Box, then [Note:] The Treaty of Alliance between France and the US provides in Article I: If, during the “present war between the US and England”, were a war to break out between France and Great Britain – in the event the [[Anglo-French War (1778) – France and the US will militarily aid one another; Article II: in a defensive alliance with "the direct and essential end" to maintain the independence of the US and its sovereignty in North America. See Library of Congress archives, Treaty of Alliance with France 1778, page 6 and 8. [/note]
p.s. *** and NOT a US treaty for imperialistic jingo Americans to expand French colonial empire in worldwide joint-expeditions, including around Mysore, as per some AWR Talk posts ***
If you think that extending my list here, with more alternatives and their sourcing would be useful, I would be happy to elaborate with Canadian-supplied RS that have considerably widened my understanding over the past three weeks. Thanks in advance. TheVirginiaHistorian ( talk) 12:41, 24 May 2020 (UTC)
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Hi. I'm responding to a note you left on my talk page after deleting a new article I had been trying to publish. The article I'm referring to is about Leonard Elschenbroich, a classical cellist. He is a client of mine (I'm a graphic designer and web developer) and he asked me to create the article for him, since he found his public presence to justify an article on Wikipedia.
Thanks for deleting the article and alerting me to the mistakes I made when submitting it. The text was a blind copy of a document Leonard gave to me. I realize now that it was promotional in nature and not an objective representation of facts. I have since re-written the text and removed all promotional phrases and meanings. I also divided the text into proper sections.
The new article can be found here: /info/en/?search=Draft:Leonard_Elschenbroich
Could you have a look and let me know whether this can now become an official article or whether we need to make further changes. I'd be grateful, I have newer worked with Wikipedia before and am still having trouble navigating through the process of submitting an article and having it published/not deleted.
Thanks :)
NOTE Regarding the validity of an article about Leonard here on Wikipedia, I'd also like to refer to two already existing articles that mention him by name:
/info/en/?search=Nicola_Benedetti /info/en/?search=Sitkovetsky_Trio — Preceding unsigned comment added by Schmoll.Studio ( talk • contribs) 06:03, 28 May 2020 (UTC)
Why is your userpage fully protected? 107.242.125.52 ( talk) 17:46, 30 May 2020 (UTC)
Seems to be W. Somerset Maugham on most first editions, W. S. Maugham on the rest. Never Somerset Maugham as far as I can see. DuncanHill ( talk) 22:59, 28 May 2020 (UTC)
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Hi @ JBW: I was submitted my draft for review but rejected (Because were not any sources), I developed the draft and added new reliable sources, can you review it again?
Thanks for getting back to me JBW. I understand the coincidence now you have pointed it out, In actual fact my surname is Nash and the P and R represent my first two initials in decending order. I have used the username elsewhere forever although I see your point when the initials are combined they appear to be the acronym of Public Relations, unfortunately, I didn't foresee the misrepresentation issue when creating the account. I'm still fumbling around trying to work the interface. Apologies for keep wasting admin time, i don't intend to keep submitting for review, I can assure you it's unintentional. I am determined to get to grips with it soon!
Best,
Ross
Here I see you left your comment to the blocked used as a green one using the "Add a comment to this appeal" box, but those comments are restricted for inter-admin discussion and all the user can see is "Access to comment is restricted". To send a message to the user (a blue one) you have to use the blue "Send a reply to the user" button. Oh, and you have to do it before you close the appeal - there's an option to close the appeal inside the message thing too.
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I notice the article hasn't been edited much in a while and it is semi-protected. As you're the protecting admin, would it be possible for you to downgrade the semi-protection to pending changes? It's probably not necessary to have full-on semiprotection at this point.
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Their WHOIS gives a range of 177.177.64.0/18; the most recent iterations have been blocked but there are more from earlier this month. – Skywatcher68 ( talk) 04:40, 22 June 2020 (UTC)
Yes. I am amazed to have spent 10 years as an administrator, especially since when I signed up I expected never to do any more than a few trivial corrections if I noticed them while reading articles. (The first edit I made with this account was removing a mistaken apostrophe that I happened to notice, and that was about the level at which I expected to work.) It didn't so much as cross my mind that I might ever become a regular editor, let alone one of the more active administrators on the project. JBW ( talk) 09:44, 22 June 2020 (UTC)
Hello JBW. I read that you declined my appeal saying "If you really honestly think that you were blocked for asking a question, then you have no understanding of what the problems with your editing have been
".
I want to bring to your attention that in the same comment chain I actually expressed regret over my mistake saying: "it was not my intention [to hurt] (WP:Assume good faith). Nonetheless, I genuinely apologize for my words being open to such interpretations and context. I also want to apologize to anyone who regarded my reply on my own talk page as a personal attack. English is not my native language, so I also apologize for any mistake arise from that. I hope everyone involved can forgive me and continuing together through constructive dialogue as exemplary Wikipedians.
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I didn't wrote this in the unblock appeal (the blue box.) Which may have been overlooked by you. Also, afters EL C's warning on my talkpage and before my reply to that which caused the partial block, you can even find
my reaction on the page I was blocked for that shows I wasn't anymore engaging in a way that could be considered problematic. I hope that my partial ban at least could be changed from "indefinite" to "one year". --
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You blocked this editor in March 2018. They just posted 1,415,712kb on their talk page, looks like they're using their talk page to host content. Shearonink ( talk) 21:57, 28 June 2020 (UTC)
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Hi there. This 'TheBookworm05' looks like they are here only to vandalize the project, admitted here: /info/en/?search=User_talk:TheBookworm05. This operator looks like it may well be a sock of 'Eliott200622', here: /info/en/?search=Special:Contributions/Eliott200622. Both have vandalized the same article, one giving support to the other, and both were set up within 5 hours yesterday. Thanks. Acabashi ( talk) 14:12, 27 June 2020 (UTC)
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Hi, I don't know how that works, but does it mean that that account was blocked because it looks more experienced than an average newbie is supposed to be? If yes, that is surprising, because I thought the only way to prove some account is a sockpuppet is to find a sockmaster.-- Paul Siebert ( talk) 20:36, 3 November 2019 (UTC)
It’s clear that the edits are improper. Changes Emerson to Emersom Don’t be fooled by their nonsense. Jehochman Talk 13:58, 5 November 2019 (UTC)
poof, gone, just like that, because, wait for it, 3 sources were directly quoted, ten words each out of whole articles? and this is copyvio, seriously? Gem fr ( talk) 15:52, 9 November 2019 (UTC)
You blocked this editor for self-promotion and, given their subsequent edits, you might want to revoke talk page access as well. Dorsetonian ( talk) 20:36, 9 November 2019 (UTC)
Okay JamesBWatson, you have deleted Billy Coleman article that you should have moved to draft, but by deleting links in other articles to Billy Coleman, you have really outdone yourself. As an admin, you should be constructive, instead you are destructive, I am in serious doubt of your judgement. Wolfmartyn ( talk) 20:07, 11 November 2019 (UTC)
Hi JBW!
I see you're a fellow Mathematician! I've been reading a bit more on group theory lately; it's been a while since my Modern Algebra class in college.
Anyway, I was going through the List of UFC Events page and I came across event '060' in the 'Past Events' list. I noticed the link was missing. Do you happen to know why the page was deleted, and if it can be restored?
Thanks for all your contributions!
- MvE — Preceding unsigned comment added by Maxwell vs Euler ( talk • contribs) 04:36, 12 November 2019 (UTC)
2A02:C7D:8002:3D00:0:0:0:0/64 – the most recent disruptive editor has been blocked for 31 hours but more in that range have been active today. – Skywatcher68 ( talk) 21:36, 15 November 2019 (UTC)
Sorry, I had already copied that comment over to the main AFD page but forgot to remove it. May I copy your reply over also and then blank the entire talkapge? Meters ( talk) 22:54, 15 November 2019 (UTC)
i asked a q at the teahouse about editing. i need something easy to help out with. maybe a few tasks? Baozon90 ( talk) 16:01, 16 November 2019 (UTC)
Hi, JB. I tried reporting 69.115.43.92 at the vandalism noticeboard but nothing happened; they're still engaging in subtle vandalism despite a final warning two weeks ago. They're also a repeat offender, having been blocked three times last year. – Skywatcher68 ( talk) 07:49, 17 November 2019 (UTC)
Hello. I believe that Diannaa's block was preventative, and that your unblock without consulting the blocking administrator was inappropriate. The block was made 15 minutes after BHG reaffirmed that she saw her incivility to be justified by NA1k's conduct, saying, "I note yet again that you focus entirely on the forms of words used, and not on the substance of the problems which I have described." ( [1], not my emphasis) This is not the case of Diannaa seeing an old comment and blocking 19 hours later, as you imply in your unblock note; the block was imposed directly after BHG's response to Diannaa's explanation of why her conduct was not acceptable. She was evidently blocked, not only for making that initial comment, but her inability to recognize why that comment is improper and why she is subject to WP:5P4 when responding to and talking about arguments (in this case, NA1k's) that she (and I) think are erroneous. The "forms of words", as BHG puts it, are extremely important. There are ways to refute an opponent's arguments without calling them hurtful names, questioning their intelligence, accusing them of trickery, evasion, manipulation, devious activities, and such. As BHG refused to acknowledge that, thus meaning they would not see any issue with repeating such conduct, I believe the block was justified as a preventative action against incivility, and that you should have consulted Diannaa prior to your unblock. Thank you, Vermont ( talk)—Preceding undated comment added 22:53, 17 November 2019 (UTC)
Thank you for blocking 78.18.19.209 for disruptive editing. There were a few other IP addresses that edited that article (and others) in a disruptive manner - you may want to take a look at them too:
That covers some of them - not all of these IP addresses have been active lately, so I realise there may be no need to take any action. Thanks again for blocking the vandal. Autarch ( talk) 22:05, 29 October 2019 (UTC)
Hi, When I browse, found this dead link. If you would like you may replace this dead link.
Dead link Page: /info/en/?search=Solar_power
Dead link: Reference no 86. ( The True Cost of Solar Power)
Live url for Reference no 86: The True Cost of Solar Power
Thanks Osuna — Preceding unsigned comment added by BlancaOsuna ( talk • contribs) 14:25, 14 November 2019 (UTC)
I found this guy on the DVD/Blu-Ray 2020 page, threatening me to get out. I think he might have relation to that IP hopper. /info/en/?search=Special:Contributions/XLS20 Luigitehplumber ( talk) 13:45, 20 November 2019 (UTC)
Hello,
Google Code-In, Google-organized contest in which the Wikimedia Foundation participates, starts in a few weeks. This contest is about taking high school students into the world of opensource. I'm sending you this message because you recently edited a documentation page at the English Wikipedia.
I would like to ask you to take part in Google Code-In as a mentor. That would mean to prepare at least one task (it can be documentation related, or something else - the other categories are Code, Design, Quality Assurance and Outreach) for the participants, and help the student to complete it. Please sign up at the contest page and send us your Google account address to google-code-in-admins@lists.wikimedia.org, so we can invite you in!
From my own experience, Google Code-In can be fun, you can make several new friends, attract new people to your wiki and make them part of your community.
If you have any questions, please let us know at google-code-in-admins@lists.wikimedia.org.
Thank you!
-- User:Martin Urbanec ( talk) 21:59, 23 November 2019 (UTC)
I just saw your note at User_talk:Mohamed_saadi_rami after noting the editor's continued problem at The Lion King (2019 film) at AIV. (Their continued insistence here is that the film is "live action", for which they have been repeatedly reverted while ignoring all talk requests and a brief discussion on the article's talk page.)
They might be reblocked by the time you get this, but I figured I'd give you a heads up. - SummerPhD v2.0 22:51, 24 November 2019 (UTC)
00:56, 1 December 2019 (UTC) I will be very careful about my uploaded photographs JBW and thank you for unblocking me. Thank-you for your consideration. I am a strong advocate of including photographs in wiki articles, but I must be more careful. Thank-you for your consideration. Feel free to write to my talk page if you can provide any additional information about photos that can become public domain that are published after 1923. I really need to stick to fair use as uploads as there is a little more leeway in uploading a single fair use photo in a bio if it is the subject of the article. If you disagree, or wish to respond let me know. Otherwise thank-you, and l hope you have a Happy Thanksgiving. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dcw2003 ( talk • contribs) 00:56, 1 December 2019 (UTC)
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Thank you for blocking IP user 219.89.209.120 for overlinking but I just discovered that User talk:216.169.31.181 also did the same "work". I suspect these 2 IPs are the same user - Jay ( talk) 14:20, 3 December 2019 (UTC)
Hey, JB, you should check out these edits. – Skywatcher68 ( talk) 02:26, 4 December 2019 (UTC)
This talk page is probably not the best place for this, but I really feel I want to say this now, and this is the first place I thought of.
Over the 13 years in which I have been editing Wikipedia I have again and again and again been amazed at the frequency with which new editors post messages contesting speedy deletion nominations, and seem to be unaware of the fact that in their statement why the page should not be deleted they are in fact confirming the reason given for deletion. For example, I have many times seen things along the lines of saying that an article should not be deleted as promotional, because the band that it is about (usually, but not always, it is a band) is not yet well known, and having a Wikipedia page is important for them to get publicity and get well known. However, I have just seen what must surely be the example to crown all examples. The emphasis in the following is mine, but the wording is copied and pasted, and is verbatim:
Not promotional, but looking to promote???? JBW ( talk) Formerly JamesBWatson 22:20, 3 December 2019 (UTC)
Hi there James. A few years back, I accidentally published a Wikipedia page. You (very rightly) deleted it, and I made a very silly comment on your talk page. There is no way you will remember this, but I just wanted to apologise for the 12 year old version of myself that had no place being on Wikipedia. I also wanted to say a big thank you, as after seeing your talk page, you have clearly done a lot of fantastic work on this site which I use so much. Thank you for making it a great place to be and for putting up with people like me! I didn't know how else to get in contact with you, so if you want to delete this feel free and sorry if I shouldn't have posted here. Summit09 ( talk) 16:11, 8 December 2019 (UTC)
On the article covering actor Ed Asner, there is a constant edit war, but the article is not protected. I feel that something should be done about this. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.24.210.141 ( talk) 00:25, 29 November 2019 (UTC)
The conflicting edits were going on for a while and are still going on, such as Ed Asner's credited name being changed from Ed to Edward and back, all that. I just think that a larger-scale edit war is inevitable. Anonymous, Dec. 11 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.24.210.141 ( talk) 22:52, 11 December 2019 (UTC)
Hello, again. I know I already talked to you about the whole Ed Asner thing, but there is something else that came to my attention. A registered user vandalized the article over the 1975 Disney movie The Strongest Man in the World, and they are known as the Train of Knowledge. I thought nothing of it at first, but then I checked their user page, and I've seen abuse of power as a registered user, and I think that they must have their account deleted. I know that I don't have an account, but Wikipedia standards do not allow this. Thank you again for your time. Anonymous, Dec. 11 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.24.210.141 ( talk) 23:00, 11 December 2019 (UTC)
Damon Runyon's short story
"Dancing Dan's Christmas" is a fun read if you have the time. Right from the start it extols the virtues of the
hot Tom and Jerry
No matter what concoction is your favorite to imbibe during this festive season I would like to toast you with it and to thank you for all your work here at the 'pedia this past year. Best wishes for your 2020 as well JBW. MarnetteD| Talk 05:04, 18 December 2019 (UTC) |
I just wanted to say I am sorry for the inconveniences I've done last year and I regret ever complaining about a TV show on this site. I've read and understand about the true usage on Wikipedia. Please don't suspend my account. I have Asperger's Syndrome and I'm also an artist. Kristie Ann Webb ( talk) 06:06, 21 December 2019 (UTC)
This article was last deleted in July 2007. A new article appeared in January 2008 and has since been edited by lots of different editors. How could it possibly be a valid G4 deletion? An AfD from 12 years ago is essentially worthless. — Xezbeth ( talk) 11:31, 23 December 2019 (UTC)
Miraclepine wishes you a Merry Christmas, a Happy New Year, and a prosperous decade of change and fortune.
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フレフレ、みんなの未来!/GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR FUTURE!
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Hi, You do realize that by blocking IP 2409:4064:0:0:0:0:0:0/34 you have ended up blocking Hundreds of Millions people from editing wikipedia. The 2409 is one of the unique Ip to hundreds of Millions Reliance Jio internet users in India. That means every customer using the IP has a dynamic IP of later strings but the 2409 is common. So someone using 2409 caused vandalism and for that millions of Indian editors are basically locked out of wikipedia for it? 117.205.196.161 ( talk) 14:05, 22 December 2019 (UTC)
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Hi JBW, on this edit Special:Diff/935800492 I see you're missing the closing square brackets on your WP:NOTE text. I'd correct it myself, but it would substitute my signature. -- Drm310 🍁 ( talk) 22:20, 14 January 2020 (UTC)
On the Michael Keaton article, there is persistent sockpuppetry, where one person with multiple IP addresses is making edits of unconfirmed speculation. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.24.210.141 ( talk) 22:37, 14 January 2020 (UTC)
Hi JBW, my main concern is that the article on “Kent Tate” has a “conflict of interest” that will never be resolved so I requested a deletion understanding that there will not likely be an article regarding my notability in the future based on my current career. I certainly rely on Wikipedia myself and if I saw the article and I didn't know the subject I would not find it credible. Best Regards, Kent tate ( talk) 09:14, 16 January 2020 (UTC) Kent tate ( talk) 00:28, 15 January 2020 (UTC)
Hello, a page of mine was deleted under CSD G12 in 2017: TimedText:Sample of "Jealous" by Nick Jonas.ogg.en.srt. Would it not be fair use if it's hooked up to the audio file it transcribes ( File:Sample of "Jealous" by Nick Jonas.ogg)? That's what I believe it was doing. - BRAINULATOR9 ( TALK) 00:26, 12 January 2020 (UTC)
Hello there. I've seen that you have deleted the content of the redirect Middle-earth plants following consensus at AfD. You'll find that the same practice of re-creating an article after a consensus to delete at AfD, only to redirect after (effectively keeping the content that was agreed to be deleted in the redirect history) was done at List of Middle-earth rivers ( Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of Middle-earth rivers (2nd nomination)) and Middle-earth roads ( Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Middle-earth roads). I also don't quite understand its purpose, but it's effectively going against community consensus. Regards, RetiredDuke ( talk) 22:41, 15 January 2020 (UTC)
I have seen your message but next time please try and be helpful and respectful. Thank you Chaze mwale ( talk) 14:42, 17 January 2020 (UTC)
Please share your direct contact. Chaze mwale ( talk) 15:01, 17 January 2020 (UTC)
Hi, JB. You should take a look at edits from 2600:1007... and 107.77... when you get a chance. – Skywatcher68 ( talk) 15:52, 17 January 2020 (UTC)
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Hi JBW! I noticed you put extended-confirmed protection on a few of the Leicester articles regularly targeted by our mutual block-evading friend. It's certainly justifiable, there's been real long term targeting of some of them, but my first thought on seeing it is that it might hurt more than it helps. Given how often he reappears, and the sheer number of related articles he seems determined to help with, it strikes me that it may be preferable to leave those couple of low-traffic articles he particularly likes as just semi-protected because the simple fact that he nearly always edits them and is hence identified. We both know he'll be back again, but to me it just increases the chance it'll be at some other obscure corner and he'll carry on unnoticed for longer. Just thought I'd give you my view on it; the protections are completely reasonable. Cheers ~ mazca talk 20:28, 17 January 2020 (UTC)
Hello there JBW ( talk · contribs), there is a page RJ Alok previously deleted by you under G5 is now recreated with the name R.J. Alok, please have a look. Seems a case of sockpuppet. Shubhi89 ( talk) 11:27, 23 January 2020 (UTC)
I gather the page for this fellow was deleted because some user was blocked and creating it. But the subject seems notable. Commissioner of both the Continental Basketball Association and the AFL. [4] [5] [6] [7] Can we restore or create his page? -- 2604:2000:E010:1100:21AA:D601:F22C:B289 ( talk) 09:00, 23 January 2020 (UTC)
Hi JBW, please take a look at this, found again through a Wikimedia image link, see: کاربر:Naghizadeh156/صفحه تمرین. This no-edit user on Persian Wiki is using the the page as blatant advertising for his business. I don't know what can be done on Persian Wiki from this end. Maybe you have an idea? Many thanks. Acabashi ( talk) 15:55, 18 January 2020 (UTC)
63.137.76.23 via iBoss. – Skywatcher68 ( talk) 17:41, 30 January 2020 (UTC)
Hey JBW, You might not be aware of this but clicking rename user button from "Show preview" do not generate permalink for reason (as happened here). ‐‐ 1997kB ( talk) 12:23, 31 January 2020 (UTC)
Hey, I saw you recently welcomed the user Suarez9348 as an editor. They seem to be very easy with vandalism accusations and warnings, as they threatened me with being blocked for a little change that I found useful (on the page of filmmaker Ishmael Bernal, in his "as an artist" section, the link to Malate makes no immediate sense, now again) and then undid my change. They did not respond to my answer to their accusations on 'my' (this shared IP's) talk page and deleted my criticism of all that from their talk page. Maybe you also wanna talk to them or something? I don't know the wiki protocol for something like this... Thanks and best regards, 1 motivated office worker 91.229.57.240 ( talk) 12:18, 1 February 2020 (UTC)
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Asking for moderation about the Amber Heard section of Personal Life relating to Johnny Depp. CaffeinAddict ( talk) 03:04, 3 February 2020 (UTC)
Thanks bud. CaffeinAddict ( talk) 03:07, 5 February 2020 (UTC)
Could you please revision delete this copyvio? thanks! b uidh e 03:57, 5 February 2020 (UTC)
Hello JBW. Sorry for the late response. Thanks for taking my article Draft:Baskut Tuncak back to draft. I am, in fact, confused as it has remained with problem despite many times that I have worked on it. Anyway, I'll try to save it this time and I appreciate if you have any clue how to do so. Alex-h ( talk) 22:49, 7 February 2020 (UTC)
Thanks for restoring the history of Dead Men of Dunharrow! Faolin42 ( talk) 12:11, 8 February 2020 (UTC)
Hi, JB. Gilroy, California is being edited by a city employee; I've already posted a COI notice on their Talk page. – Skywatcher68 ( talk) 23:22, 7 February 2020 (UTC)
Template:Editnotices/Page/Shyne has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. Shhhnotsoloud ( talk) 11:20, 16 February 2020 (UTC) hi jbw, just emailed you. a bit lost in here. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dragarcher ( talk • contribs) 17:09, 17 February 2020 (UTC)
hi JBW,
I am new here and would like to ask for your help to public an article.
I have emailed you.
Dragarcher — Preceding
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Hi. User:Ihimelrana is another one using Wikipedia for a personal web page, found again through a Wikimedia image. No editing anywhere else since 2018. Thanks. Acabashi ( talk) 11:08, 21 February 2020 (UTC)
I'm not creating a personal page. Its a page for ASH BAKER as a new artist, a reference for people to see more information about the singer they like. — Preceding unsigned comment added by ASH BAKER ( talk • contribs) 16:26, 25 February 2020 (UTC)
Hi, JB. I just reverted some removal of referenced content from Shehu Dikko for the third time this month, evidently these IPs don't like the fact that his legal troubles are mentioned there. – Skywatcher68 ( talk) 03:14, 26 February 2020 (UTC)
As you asked, I am not planning on releasing the article to the encyclopedia, its more of a school project for maths class and a way for me and some friends to learn about the wikipedia editor, and since UI had no intentions of publishing I thought it would be fine. Hope you’re able to un-delete it if possible. Thank you for your patience, seeing as I was in no condition to answer your question right away for being sick.
Hi JBW
Just FYI I have moved Yhlqmdlg to the upper case version, following a request at RMTR. You previously deleted it following an AFD request, but it looks to me as if things have now changed as the album has been released now and is widely sourced. Thanks — Amakuru ( talk) 10:48, 29 February 2020 (UTC)
Thanks I appreciate it. Do you have any idea how I can turn the page from a draft into an official page ? Also, I cannot upload any images because I am not an auto confirmed user. Is there a way I can fix this or is it possible you can upload the image to the page for me ? Derrick Will Write ( talk) 22:15, 29 February 2020 (UTC) |
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Hello JBW, I appreciate that you moved my article Draft:Baskut Tuncak from deletion to draft. I have worked on it and think it is changed a lot. Could you please check it now? I welcome and comments you may have. Thanks Alex-h ( talk) 13:17, 29 February 2020 (UTC)
R/Sir/Madam
You have mentioned that [Obviously any quintic which can be factorised into the product of a quadratic and a cubic can be solved by separately solving the quadratic and the cubic, by methods known since the 16th century.] , but I have not found not found any solution to quintic on any social platform. Even in your site has no such mater. If you know such methods kindly refer link or the mater. Yes there are some quintic polynomial that can be solved but not all as given in /info/en/?search=Quintic_function.
Thanking for your kind reply. Amarkdas ( talk) 06:46, 4 March 2020 (UTC) Amarendra kumar das
R/Sir
Sir, I want to let you know that my work is means "solution", it means find the roots of polynomial of degree 5 can be solve by radicals of coefficients of the polynomial. Kindly look at the equation at page no-4, by finding the value of q' you can find the value of p and q and hence can find the roots of polynomial by solving both quadratic, and cubic polynomial, which I not mention the common formula(Let me do). You have mention that " There are numerical methods which will find solutions of any algebraic equation to any required precision, and they apply just as much to quintic equations as to equations of any other degree. Such methods are not difficult to find; for example, there is some information on the topic at Root-finding algorithm#Roots of polynomials. "
These are all approximation methods not by radical of coefficients. If my work is wrong then Ferrari’s method for Quartic Functions by radical also wrong.
Pls go through the https://cpb-us-w2.wpmucdn.com/blog.nus.edu.sg/dist/c/10889/files/2018/11/SOLVING-POLYNOMIAL-EQUATIONS-BY-RADICALS31a-2arw35y.pdf
Thanking for your kind reply.
Amarkdas (
talk) 03:17, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
Amarendra Kumar Das
I am not satisfied with your answer. You have mentioned "your method works only for those quintics which can be factorised into a quadratic and a cubic." Ok, can you kindly give me some examples that can't be solved by by factorised into a quadratic and a cubic. Let me try to solve it by my work. Let me know whether I am wrong or right.
Thanking for your kind reply.
Amarkdas (
talk) 16:28, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
Amarendra Kumar das
I want to write a page about the history of the martial art that I practice, it's an interesting story in the world of mainly eastern origins as it was created in South Wales. I wasn't doing it instead of a website, even though I wouldn't know how to. Please advise me where to go next?
Regards
Gareth Powell
Goshinkwai - Official (
talk) 21:27, 8 March 2020 (UTC)
I'm thinking maybe this edit should be revision deleted - [9]. Stating that the subject practices predatory lending is likely libelous. Hog Farm ( talk) 02:20, 10 March 2020 (UTC)
because of [10]. Compare et:Raagi and et:Räägi + sources there-- Estopedist1 ( talk) 12:37, 18 March 2020 (UTC)
Hi,
A user made a potentially libelous edit comment here: https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Talk:Coronavirus&diff=prev&oldid=946904927
I thought it might be something we should see expunged.
Best, BrxBrx( talk)(please reply with {{SUBST:re|BrxBrx}}) 02:39, 23 March 2020 (UTC)
Yo, so I'm aware that there are guidelines but my pages had true information on them. I was having fun with those pages and they took HOURS to make. Why did you delete them? That was uncool and I am upset. All the information on that page was true! Kim Koya ( talk) 02:35, 23 March 2020 (UTC)
Thank you very much for taking the time to check my first article attempt, I will do everything you suggested, thank you very much, blessings. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Elior Terapia Educativa ( talk • contribs) 21:18, 25 March 2020 (UTC)
Would you mind undeleting David Edwards (basketball) to draft? He has died recently and I think a decent article could be written about him. ~ EDDY ( talk/ contribs)~ 19:13, 30 March 2020 (UTC)
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Arbcom RfC regarding on-wiki harassment. A draft RfC has been posted at Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Anti-harassment RfC (Draft) and not open to comments from the community yet. Interested editors can comment on the RfC itself on its talk page.
Hi, I've seen you on the list of self-blocking admin. I'm requesting an indefinitely block as I intend to stop editing after being blocked. Thank You. Dfdooger ( talk) 07:15, 4 April 2020 (UTC)
Hey, It's AsmrSasquatch, thanks for the post, I was just wondering why it's a rule to not ask general questions about a subject on its talk page? thanks for letting me know though. — Preceding unsigned comment added by AsmrSasquatch ( talk • contribs) 23:20, 9 April 2020 (UTC)
Hey JBW, is AsmrSasquatch, so, just a question, name the sites you're talking about and comparing to Wikipedia. oh and are you referring to me as using wiki as a blog, or the people who were planning to answer my question. — Preceding unsigned comment added by AsmrSasquatch ( talk • contribs) 20:29, 10 April 2020 (UTC)
I hope you find it cute!
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talk) 20:37, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
Let's see what happens. Perhaps you've been right. After this debacle, I reconsidered my approach to such situations. ~ ToBeFree ( talk) 20:18, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
Can i complain against one regional Administrator? If the answer is yes how can i do it? — Preceding unsigned comment added by আশরাফুল ইসলাম মুন্না ( talk • contribs) 00:43, 15 April 2020 (UTC)
I was browsing Wikipedia recently and I saw that you protected this page back in 2016 due to persistent spamming of the site "977 News". I don't believe this semi-protection is appropriate anymore, as when I tried to visit the URL of the site that was being spammed it 404'd. Chess (talk) (please WP:PING when replying) 04:17, 21 April 2020 (UTC)
Hi there. Regarding your block at User_talk:Yosemiter#Block_for_edit-warring, would you be amendable to a reduction of the 48-hr block to say 24–31? It was a 1st-time offense and involved a long-time disruptive editor. Are there other factors? Regards?— Bagumba ( talk) 12:26, 22 April 2020 (UTC)
I don't know what that stuff was. I just responded to an email from you and said yes I am affiliated. Delete my content. Delete my account. Sorry — Preceding unsigned comment added by NDFB ( talk • contribs) 19:55, 1 May 2020 (UTC)
Hi James I sent you an e-mail regarding the recent deletion of my draft page titled BIO RAW. I am not affiliated with the business in any way and tried to make the article natural and non-promotional. Please advise.
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Thanks for blocking that IP just now. Would you mind also blocking 82.71.12.76 ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log) as well and revdelling their edits? They are clearly either same person as the previous IP or working with them. Thanks, SpicyMilkBoy ( talk) 22:14, 7 May 2020 (UTC)
Hello JBW, thank you for your tip in May 2020. I hope you have a good future. (CoolMichael12) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Coolmichael12 ( talk • contribs) 19:40, 14 May 2020 (UTC) Hello again JBW, I need help on inserting a userbox. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Coolmichael12 ( talk • contribs) 20:48, 14 May 2020 (UTC)
Thank you for your feedback JBW! I need help to add a userbox to my sandbox page, what would I need to type in order to insert the sandbox. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Coolmichael12 ( talk • contribs) 22:05, 14 May 2020 (UTC)
Ok, Thanks!!! Coolmichael12 ( talk) 23:14, 14 May 2020 (UTC)
An editor has asked for a deletion review of David Edwards (basketball). Because you closed the deletion discussion for this page, speedily deleted it, or otherwise were interested in the page, you might want to participate in the deletion review. ~ EDDY ( talk/ contribs)~ 20:13, 23 May 2020 (UTC)
Hey. I've recently been engaging in some wiki-fencing with Canadian editors at American Revolutionary War. I regret that I began with a pretty dismissive attitude. I've now taken to read the Canadian-supplied RS, embracing them, and applying them in discussion at Talk. Unfortunately, they are not applied in some of the the answers to me in the discussion.
After reviewing thirty Canadian-supplied RS, there is only one that presumes an “imperial American Revolution” that led to the extinction of indigenous Australian civilization: Lockwood, Matthew. To Begin the War Over Again: How the American Revolution Devastated the Globe. Various authors represented as RS do NOT include Gibraltar or Mysore in the ARW. Piers Mackesy, in The War for America: 1775-1783 says in his introduction, “This, then, is not a history of the War of Independence, but a study of British strategy and leadership in a world war, the last in which the enemy were the Bourbons [the kings of France and Spain].”
There are several items that need remediation as wp:errors. The first relates to the practice of sourcing contributions with other Wikipedia articles. To begin the first one, in the Info Box, France is said to be a belligerent, noted by link to a Wikipedia article. Better would be, "[flag] France by defensive treaty" in the Info Box, then [Note:] The Treaty of Alliance between France and the US provides in Article I: If, during the “present war between the US and England”, were a war to break out between France and Great Britain – in the event the [[Anglo-French War (1778) – France and the US will militarily aid one another; Article II: in a defensive alliance with "the direct and essential end" to maintain the independence of the US and its sovereignty in North America. See Library of Congress archives, Treaty of Alliance with France 1778, page 6 and 8. [/note]
p.s. *** and NOT a US treaty for imperialistic jingo Americans to expand French colonial empire in worldwide joint-expeditions, including around Mysore, as per some AWR Talk posts ***
If you think that extending my list here, with more alternatives and their sourcing would be useful, I would be happy to elaborate with Canadian-supplied RS that have considerably widened my understanding over the past three weeks. Thanks in advance. TheVirginiaHistorian ( talk) 12:41, 24 May 2020 (UTC)
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Hi. I'm responding to a note you left on my talk page after deleting a new article I had been trying to publish. The article I'm referring to is about Leonard Elschenbroich, a classical cellist. He is a client of mine (I'm a graphic designer and web developer) and he asked me to create the article for him, since he found his public presence to justify an article on Wikipedia.
Thanks for deleting the article and alerting me to the mistakes I made when submitting it. The text was a blind copy of a document Leonard gave to me. I realize now that it was promotional in nature and not an objective representation of facts. I have since re-written the text and removed all promotional phrases and meanings. I also divided the text into proper sections.
The new article can be found here: /info/en/?search=Draft:Leonard_Elschenbroich
Could you have a look and let me know whether this can now become an official article or whether we need to make further changes. I'd be grateful, I have newer worked with Wikipedia before and am still having trouble navigating through the process of submitting an article and having it published/not deleted.
Thanks :)
NOTE Regarding the validity of an article about Leonard here on Wikipedia, I'd also like to refer to two already existing articles that mention him by name:
/info/en/?search=Nicola_Benedetti /info/en/?search=Sitkovetsky_Trio — Preceding unsigned comment added by Schmoll.Studio ( talk • contribs) 06:03, 28 May 2020 (UTC)
Why is your userpage fully protected? 107.242.125.52 ( talk) 17:46, 30 May 2020 (UTC)
Seems to be W. Somerset Maugham on most first editions, W. S. Maugham on the rest. Never Somerset Maugham as far as I can see. DuncanHill ( talk) 22:59, 28 May 2020 (UTC)
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Hi @ JBW: I was submitted my draft for review but rejected (Because were not any sources), I developed the draft and added new reliable sources, can you review it again?
Thanks for getting back to me JBW. I understand the coincidence now you have pointed it out, In actual fact my surname is Nash and the P and R represent my first two initials in decending order. I have used the username elsewhere forever although I see your point when the initials are combined they appear to be the acronym of Public Relations, unfortunately, I didn't foresee the misrepresentation issue when creating the account. I'm still fumbling around trying to work the interface. Apologies for keep wasting admin time, i don't intend to keep submitting for review, I can assure you it's unintentional. I am determined to get to grips with it soon!
Best,
Ross
Here I see you left your comment to the blocked used as a green one using the "Add a comment to this appeal" box, but those comments are restricted for inter-admin discussion and all the user can see is "Access to comment is restricted". To send a message to the user (a blue one) you have to use the blue "Send a reply to the user" button. Oh, and you have to do it before you close the appeal - there's an option to close the appeal inside the message thing too.
Boing! said Zebedee (
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I notice the article hasn't been edited much in a while and it is semi-protected. As you're the protecting admin, would it be possible for you to downgrade the semi-protection to pending changes? It's probably not necessary to have full-on semiprotection at this point.
Chess
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Their WHOIS gives a range of 177.177.64.0/18; the most recent iterations have been blocked but there are more from earlier this month. – Skywatcher68 ( talk) 04:40, 22 June 2020 (UTC)
Yes. I am amazed to have spent 10 years as an administrator, especially since when I signed up I expected never to do any more than a few trivial corrections if I noticed them while reading articles. (The first edit I made with this account was removing a mistaken apostrophe that I happened to notice, and that was about the level at which I expected to work.) It didn't so much as cross my mind that I might ever become a regular editor, let alone one of the more active administrators on the project. JBW ( talk) 09:44, 22 June 2020 (UTC)
Hello JBW. I read that you declined my appeal saying "If you really honestly think that you were blocked for asking a question, then you have no understanding of what the problems with your editing have been
".
I want to bring to your attention that in the same comment chain I actually expressed regret over my mistake saying: "it was not my intention [to hurt] (WP:Assume good faith). Nonetheless, I genuinely apologize for my words being open to such interpretations and context. I also want to apologize to anyone who regarded my reply on my own talk page as a personal attack. English is not my native language, so I also apologize for any mistake arise from that. I hope everyone involved can forgive me and continuing together through constructive dialogue as exemplary Wikipedians.
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I didn't wrote this in the unblock appeal (the blue box.) Which may have been overlooked by you. Also, afters EL C's warning on my talkpage and before my reply to that which caused the partial block, you can even find
my reaction on the page I was blocked for that shows I wasn't anymore engaging in a way that could be considered problematic. I hope that my partial ban at least could be changed from "indefinite" to "one year". --
Randam (
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You blocked this editor in March 2018. They just posted 1,415,712kb on their talk page, looks like they're using their talk page to host content. Shearonink ( talk) 21:57, 28 June 2020 (UTC)
Hello, JBW!
Having an article declined at Articles for Creation can be disappointing. If you are wondering why your article submission was declined, please post a question at the
Articles for creation help desk. If you have any other questions about your editing experience, we'd love to help you at the
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Hi there. This 'TheBookworm05' looks like they are here only to vandalize the project, admitted here: /info/en/?search=User_talk:TheBookworm05. This operator looks like it may well be a sock of 'Eliott200622', here: /info/en/?search=Special:Contributions/Eliott200622. Both have vandalized the same article, one giving support to the other, and both were set up within 5 hours yesterday. Thanks. Acabashi ( talk) 14:12, 27 June 2020 (UTC)