User talk:Cullen328

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

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

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

The importance of a friendly greeting

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

Please offer your thoughts

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

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

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

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

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

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

Your climber biographies

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

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

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

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

2012 Archive (first six months)

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Happy New Year

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

working on a new page

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

Happy St. Patrick's Day

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

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Request of Help on "Just the Facts" Tone

Hi Jim,

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

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

Thank you so much.

PhoCoHaNoi

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

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

• "pioneering contributions"

• "sustained leadership and strategic vision"

• "Exceptional services to innovation ecosystem"

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

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

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

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

Sending Messages to Other Editors

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

Thoughts on this

Hey, Cullen. I see you're active at the moment, could you give me your thoughts please on Readisten? There appears to be a somewhat good-faith reason for them being here, wanting to develop text-to-speech recordings, but there's no indication that's directly in the interest of Wikipedia. I've engaged them on their talk page but illicited no response yet. I'm finding it a little hard to gauge the next move. Obviously WP:UAA came to mind but i don't think a block is immediately warranted, but as i said i'm not entirely sure. Zindor (talk)

Question from Vexillologer (01:06, 23 May 2022)

Hello --Vexillologer (talk) 01:06, 23 May 2022 (UTC)

Hello to you too, Vexillologer. However, "Hello" is not question. Do you have a question? Cullen328 (talk) 01:12, 23 May 2022 (UTC)

I created a draft Draft:Tayabas Western Academy but there is an existing article with the same name Tayabas Western Academy. How can I delete my draft? Vexillologer (talk) 01:27, 23 May 2022 (UTC)

Vexillologer, place the following speedy deletion tag on the first line of the draft:

{{Db-g7}}

That indicates that the only author is requesting deletion. Read WP:CSD for more information. Cullen328 (talk) 01:57, 23 May 2022 (UTC)

U5

Hi, Jim. I see you used a WP:U5 speedy deletion tag in draft space, not user space, at Draft:The Game Clone theory. Was that a mistake, or an intentional application of IAR? JBW (talk) 06:18, 24 May 2022 (UTC)

Hello, JBW. It was a mistake. You are correct that WP:G11 applies instead. Thanks for pointing out the error. Cullen328 (talk) 15:13, 24 May 2022 (UTC)

Great response

You gave a great response to User:ItsAmmon over at the Teahouse (== what the freak? ==). You regulars at the Teahouse and Help Desk are awesome. 73.127.147.187 (talk) 08:18, 26 May 2022 (UTC)

Thank you very much. Cullen328 (talk) 15:00, 26 May 2022 (UTC)

Apparent block evader on Salvatore Cordileone

Hi - since you were the blocking admin, notifying you of this recent edit. Don't want to revert myself as not sure if it would be considered edit warring. Might want to semi the page. Funcrunch (talk) 18:44, 26 May 2022 (UTC)

Thanks, Funcrunch. I semiprotected for a week. Cullen328 (talk) 19:37, 26 May 2022 (UTC)

block evasion on your block of 108.48.147.41

108.48.147.41 (talk · contribs) was blocked at ANI and eventually at RR3 for three months, including talk page access for edit warring and threatening to sock and continue the edit war on Funland (Rehoboth Beach, Delaware). The user is now using 2600:4040:21D4:700:FC88:1F33:57BA:5840 (talk · contribs) to continue the discussion on the original IP's talk page. Meters (talk) 21:44, 27 May 2022 (UTC)

Thanks, Meters. I blocked the fresh IP. Cullen328 (talk) 01:12, 28 May 2022 (UTC)

He's persistent, now evading on 2600:4040:21d4:700:ac91:8658:2682:9819 (talk · contribs) Meters (talk) 07:06, 28 May 2022 (UTC)

There's no other IP traffic on that /64 range. Meters (talk) 07:15, 28 May 2022 (UTC)

(talk page stalker). A /64 range is normally one person. I've extended Jim's 6-month block to 2600:4040:21d4:700::/64. Bishonen | tålk 07:22, 28 May 2022 (UTC).

Thanks. Meters (talk) 07:27, 28 May 2022 (UTC)

Advice on an AFD

Hey there. I'm looking for advice on an AFD I participated in that is coming up on its seven days, but that I think could use some more eyes after discussion kind of stalled. I don't want to get dinged for canvassing, but I do have some concerns about it that I'd definitely be expressing if I wasn't involved. I've already left a notice at a related WikiProject that has not generated any response. Would you have any suggestions on how I could get more input without being perceived as canvassing? Thanks! Tony Fox (arf!) 00:45, 30 May 2022 (UTC)

Hello, Tony Fox. Not being a mind reader, I do not know for sure which AfD you are referring to, but I did see one that you are involved with that seems to be subject to brigading by SPAs. They could be sockpuppets or they could be meatpuppets but it seems highly unlikely that three brand new accounts would stumble almost simultaneously on an AfD debate, all claiming expert knowledge. I tagged the comments by the SPAs and would be inclined to count on the closing administrator to detect baloney. I certainly will not close that AfD, because we could both be accused of misconduct, and that would be unpleasant. But maybe that is not the AfD that you were alluding to. I recently moved to a new house and do not have immediate access to either my Crystal ball or my Ouija board, both of which are hidden somewhere in a gigantic pile of cardboard boxes stacked up in my new garage. As for drawing in opinions from other editors, sometimes the picture is clear to uninvolved administrators and more input is not really required. I am, after all, the eternal optimist. Cullen328 (talk) 01:56, 30 May 2022 (UTC)

I'm probably being too cautious about canvassing, honestly, I'm still finding areas of the place that have become more stringent and careful about misconduct. I do appreciate you taking a look - I do find that your insight is always helpful, and I agree that in this case it's likely that uninvolved admins will make a good call. Thanks! Tony Fox (arf!) 02:59, 30 May 2022 (UTC)

Hello again, Tony Fox. It is good to hear from you. Please feel free to drop by my talk page at anytime, to discuss the encyclopedia. Cullen328 (talk) 05:07, 30 May 2022 (UTC)

Question from Yusuf Tansalic (09:07, 1 June 2022)

Hi

I need our company google descp. How do I do it ? Can you give me some information? --Yusuf Tansalic (talk) 09:07, 1 June 2022 (UTC)

Hello, Yusuf Tansalic. Wikipedia has no direct connection with Google. If you want to write about your company, then you need to make the mandatory Paid contribution disclosure. Then read the NCORP |Notability guideline for companies. If your company meets that guideline (most companies don't), follow the instructions at Your first article to write a draft, and submit it through the Articles for creation process. Cullen328 (talk) 16:03, 1 June 2022 (UTC)

Question from Aaa232355 (15:03, 1 June 2022)

Hello Mr. Cullen

This is more of a in depth question about Wikipedia as a whole. The question is what is the point of the free encyclopedia? Why should we invest in Wikipedia? --अथर्व कॉल (talk) 15:03, 1 June 2022 (UTC)

Hello, Aaa232355. Please read Wikipedia. I am not sure what you mean by "invest". This is a volunteer project. Cullen328 (talk) 16:07, 1 June 2022 (UTC)

You guys ask me to give you a tip every few years. अथर्व कॉल (talk) 19:52, 1 June 2022 (UTC)

Hello, Aaa232355. You must be referring to the Wikimedia Foundation which provides the servers and programmers. Wikipedia volunteers work independently and have no direct connection to the WMF. Cullen328 (talk) 22:09, 1 June 2022 (UTC)

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Question from Dwimu KB (14:07, 3 June 2022)

Textile technology in medieval India --Dwimu KB (talk) 14:07, 3 June 2022 (UTC)

Hello, Dwimu KB. What is your question? Cullen328 (talk) 14:31, 3 June 2022 (UTC)

Cbinetti

European Colonization of the Americas I got blocked over one word. I asked for help before the block but DeCausda and Doug Weller got Bishonnen to retaliate against me. If my disabiltiies are not obvious by now, I do not know what to say. Much of the so-called disruptive behavior is disabled behavior. I am not allowed to edit a single word because a few people are so invested in defaming people by using the ahistorical concept of settler colonialism. If I cannot edit this page, I will never be able to edit the biased mental illness page, which conflates all mentally disabled people with the mentally ill. This is all upsetting me greatly. I can barely function. I just want to be unblocked and allowed to have some say on the European Colonization of the Americas. I am a political science phd and expert in these matters. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cbinetti (talk • contribs) 21:44, 12 June 2022 (UTC)

Cbinetti, the proper place to request an unblock of your page block is on your own talk page. Wikipedia articles summarize what the range of reliable sources say about the topic, and my understanding is that the word settler is commonplace among academics who study colonialism. Appealing to your own expertise is unpersuasive on Wikipedia. Instead, effective Wikipedia editors identify and analyze reliable, published sources. Cullen328 (talk) 23:31, 12 June 2022 (UTC)

Heads-up about editor

Hi. There is this editor Zaathras who is not playing nice. In a thread I opened about the number of paragraphs of the Donald Trump article, they started accusing me, I requested the editor to use my talk page for the accusations, but ignored me and kept the off-topic situation, derailing the discussion. I noticed that Zaathras has a trend of not playing nice with other editors.Thinker78 (talk) 17:35, 14 June 2022 (UTC)

Hello, Thinker78. There are various forms of Dispute resolution available to you. Good luck. Cullen328 (talk) 17:47, 14 June 2022 (UTC)

Boushaki cosmological operator

Hello Jim,

This page: Boushaki cosmological operator

is nonsensical and not sure who created it.

It should be removed.

Thank you Mustapha Ishak-Boushaki — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mishak1967 (talk • contribs) 00:22, 15 June 2022 (UTC)

Hello, Mishak1967. Boushaki cosmological operator was created on May 21, 2022 by Authentise, a relatively new editor who has been quite active in recent months, and who seems to be very interested in you and your work. I have no expertise in physics although I am an interested lay person. I cannot competently assess this article myself. But I went to Google Scholar and searched for the string "boushaki cosmological operator", and there were no results. So, I have my doubts about this article. Strong doubts. I suggest that you read Articles for Deletion, and begin a deletion debate following the instructions you will find there. Identify yourself and please try to explain briefly and in terms that non-physicists can understand, why this article is not useful. Please do not hesitate to let me know if I can be of further assistance. Cullen328 (talk) 01:22, 15 June 2022 (UTC)

Question from Seregadushka on User talk:JBW (09:07, 15 June 2022)

unreasonable deletion of the article "Joseph Moshe, a microbiologist" --Seregadushka (talk) 09:07, 15 June 2022 (UTC)

Hello, Seregadushka That article was utterly inappropriate for Wikipedia and violated several policies. You can try Wikipedia:Deletion review but I don't think you will have any success. Cullen328 (talk) 16:37, 15 June 2022 (UTC)

Boushaki cosmological operator

Hello Cullen328.

This article relates to the research undertaken by Professor Mustapha Ishak Boushaki on the expansion of the universe, and it is listed in the scientific literature under the name Index of Inconsistency (IOI).

The professor's research team at the University of Texas at Dallas is working rigorously on this subject, which has captured the attention of astrophysicists and cosmologists.

If there are third parties or people who are bothered by the highlighting of these results that have been sponsored by NASA and other institutions, it is not acceptable to please and accept their request for deleted article which was noted as being of high importance for the development of scientific research in the United States and around the world.

Sincerely and warmly.--Authentise (talk) 09:24, 15 June 2022 (UTC)

Hello, Authentise. Why do you think that "Boushaki cosmological operator" is the best title for this article? Cullen328 (talk) 16:31, 15 June 2022 (UTC)

This editor is a now globally blocked sockpuppet of an editor who focuses on promoting the Wikipedia profiles of all folks in the Algerian family Boushaki, everything they are connected to and other accomplished Algerians. Just a head's up if you see this very specific pattern in the future. It's interesting that an account identifying itself as Mustapha Ishak Boushaki, who is credited with this discovery, blanked the article and wanted it deleted.

From what I've seen from looking at their work, the sockpuppets are educated and seem to know Wikipedia well. It's just that WMF keeps blocking them soon after they show up for cross-wiki sockpuppetry.

Hope you are well, Jim! Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 00:59, 20 June 2022 (UTC)

Hello, Liz. Yes, that whole situation is quite strange. Speaking broadly, there are a lot of very intelligent people in the world with a screw or or two loose. In this case, although I am not a physicist, I suspect that the article seriously misrepresented the professor's work.

I am just fine with the exception of the usual aches and pains that come along with being 70 years old. I hope that you are doing well. Cullen328 (talk) 01:17, 20 June 2022 (UTC)

Stacey Pickering

I know you are an active editor at WP:BLP. Could I get your opinion at Stacey Pickering? A few editors have been reverting a very negative incident which occurred recently, and has been added repeatedly to the article. It has only been covered by one media outlet, which described the incident as an "accusation". Please look at the edit history of the article. I also left a message at User talk:John.yossarian222222#Stacey Pickering. Should this be posted at WP:BLP, or is it pretty obvious one way or the other. Thanks! Magnolia677 (talk) 11:13, 15 June 2022 (UTC)

Hello, Magnolia677. I do not have strong feelings on this one either way. I notice that the Laurel Leader-Call is also running the story with a small amount of additional reporting. I recommend keeping an eye on the local news, and if either party issues a denial, that should of course be added. You are welcome to get other opinions at WP:BLPN. Cullen328 (talk) 16:56, 15 June 2022 (UTC)

Thank you! Magnolia677 (talk) 18:40, 15 June 2022 (UTC)

May I ask one more BLP question? How would I go about closing this discussion? Thank you. Magnolia677 (talk) 17:50, 19 June 2022 (UTC)

Magnolia677, since I participated in that discussion, I do not think that I should be giving advice about how to close it. Cullen328 (talk) 18:02, 19 June 2022 (UTC)

How could I request someone to close it? Thanks. Magnolia677 (talk) 18:22, 19 June 2022 (UTC)

Magnolia677, please see Wikipedia:Closure requests. Cullen328 (talk) 18:29, 19 June 2022 (UTC)

Return of the DarkShineMan

Hi Cullen328, I hope you are well. I noticed you had previously banned DarkShineMan. I think he has resurfaced as Restless9, who appeared shortly after DarkShineMan was banned, his edits follow the same pattern and there is a slight focus on Greek football teams again. I would hazard a guess this is the same person so I thought I would drop you a quick note. Kind Regards Footballgy (talk) 15:39, 17 June 2022 (UTC)

Hello, Footballgy. I have indefinitely blocked that obvious sockpuppet. Thanks. Cullen328 (talk) 15:47, 17 June 2022 (UTC)

excessive vandalism

excessive vandalism in List of most-streamed songs on Spotify Tirso Gutiérrez (talk) 22:59, 17 June 2022 (UTC)

Hello, Tirso Gutiérrez. Please file a report at Wikipedia:Administrator intervention against vandalism. Cullen328 (talk) 23:20, 17 June 2022 (UTC)

Question from SawonMirza (04:55, 20 June 2022)

Hello. How Can I write a article in Wikipedia? --SawonMirza (talk) 04:55, 20 June 2022 (UTC)

Hello, SawonMirza. I recommend that you get some experience editing existing articles before writing a new article. It can be very difficult for a new editor to write an acceptable article. Please read and study Your first article. Cullen328 (talk) 16:19, 20 June 2022 (UTC)

Your opinion

Hi, Cullen - since you spend time at The Teahouse, I was wondering what you thought about Template:Skip to top and bottom. I find it to be very useful, but others may not. I can't image what could possibly be considered inconvenient or annoying to the point that one would not make use of the template, especially on long discussion pages, such as my UTP or project talk pages that can, at times, be quite lengthy. Atsme 💬 📧 14:25, 20 June 2022 (UTC)

Hello, Atsme. After all these years of editing, I was not familiar with that template. My first reaction is that the icons are very subtle. I certainly would not have any objection to anybody using it appropriately. Cullen328 (talk) 16:14, 20 June 2022 (UTC)

help desk question

I asked a question at the help desk twice before but I didn't get an answer either time. Can you help maybe? what should I do? [1] 67.21.154.193 (talk) 13:26, 21 June 2022 (UTC)