User talk:Cyphoidbomb

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Need Help

Hi,

I recently created Rrahul Sudhir page which you had cleaned up as well. However, that page somehow does not appear in Google searches. Is there anything that I need to do additionally so that the page gets indexed?

Thanks & Regards, (Panchalidraupadi (talk) 20:58, 29 December 2020 (UTC))

@Panchalidraupadi: I'm not aware of anything that one can do to facilitate this. Sorry. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 21:03, 29 December 2020 (UTC)

Np :)

(Panchalidraupadi (talk) 22:44, 30 December 2020 (UTC))

@Panchalidraupadi: It will take some time to establish .💠245CMR💠.•^👥📜 09:35, 9 January 2021 (UTC)

The main problem is that "Tag". .💠245CMR💠.•^👥📜 09:38, 9 January 2021 (UTC)

@245CMR: Thanks. The page has got indexed now. :)

(Panchalidraupadi (talk) 17:57, 22 January 2021 (UTC))

@245CMR: Hey,

Can you please tell me how to add pics and what are the rules? I want to add a photo in Rrahul Sudhir's page.

(Panchalidraupadi (talk) 08:23, 27 January 2021 (UTC))

@Panchalidraupadi: I appreciate that you're asking before doing this. Image uploading always kind of freaks me out because I don't want to accidentally violate a copyright, you know? All creative content (photos, albums, books, movies, scripts, stories, even marketing copy) is copyrighted the moment it is published. We are allowed to use small excerpts of these materials under Fair Use if we are careful. If you find a suitable image, the ideal would be to extract only the portion you need to identify the subject (see Brad Pitt for the rough idea, i.e. a portrait) and the resolution should not be very high. See WP:IMAGERES, which has a formula. Sometimes you can get lucky and find a good image on Flickr that is licensed to the Creative Commons in exchange for attribution, but I'd be careful, because sometimes people upload copyrighted photos. Hope that helps. Definitely read WP:NFCC before you proceed. Regards, Cyphoidbomb (talk) 16:50, 27 January 2021 (UTC)

Bttowadch is back

You might want to check this. Steve M (talk) 20:00, 21 January 2021 (UTC)

@Steve M: Thanks for the tip. Blocked. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 20:55, 21 January 2021 (UTC)

Cyphoidbomb, is it possible to close the SPI report on that user in the Bttowadch SPI? Steve M (talk) 03:32, 22 January 2021 (UTC)

@Steve M: Didn't know it was open. Thanks for the info. Closed. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 04:23, 22 January 2021 (UTC)

Cyphoidbomb, if you're still up for whack-a-mole, see Special:Contributions/111.88.17.99. Ravensfire (talk) 20:17, 27 January 2021 (UTC)

Late as a prefix before names of dead people

Sir, could you guide me to the policy as per which we do not write "late" before the names of dead people? Some IP is quite persistent in adding it in Ramya Krishnan article. - Fylindfotberserk (talk) 19:16, 25 January 2021 (UTC)

@Fylindfotberserk: I don't know if there is one, TBH. I feel like I asked about this a few years back, maybe as I thought it pertained to MOS:HONORIFIC, but I don't know that I ever got a clear response. It may not actually be problematic since it could plainly describe a dead person, but I can also see people going overboard with it. I'm going to ask at MOS:BIO. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 20:36, 25 January 2021 (UTC)

Thanks. I posted the link in the MOS:BIO talk page. Looks like the majority are in favour of not having it in the article but since a few believed it to depend on the context. The IP wouldn't let go of it [1]. - Fylindfotberserk (talk) 08:38, 26 January 2021 (UTC)

Vandalism by user

Hi I need help there is this user User:Fa8479 is keep adding untrue information in Bigg Boss (Hindi season 14) adding fake evictions and adding the winner when the season has not finished yet. Many users have warned him to not do that and every time his edits get reverted he does the same thing. It is probably a fan by Rubina Dilaik is doing this. I even asked him on his talk page to not do it but he removed it. Please could you block him. You can look in Bigg Boss 14 history for evidence TracyBeker0910 (talk) 08:26, 28 January 2021 (UTC)

Now he is deleting the comments here please do something TracyBeker0910 (talk) 13:23, 28 January 2021 (UTC)

@TracyBeker0910: The editor is allowed to remove comments from their own talk page. They cannot, however, remove your comment from my talk page. Their editing privileges have been suspended, since it doesn't look like they're here to build an encyclopedia. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 16:20, 28 January 2021 (UTC)

I understand he has removed the block message from his talk page as well and thanks for doing that TracyBeker0910 (talk) 18:52, 28 January 2021 (UTC)

@TracyBeker0910: Yeah, he can remove the notice. It doesn't bother me. You're welcome. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 18:57, 28 January 2021 (UTC)

B.Bhargava Teja files

I just opened a CCI on this user (Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/20210128), their talk page history is pretty messy so I'll just ask here if you remember if their violations extended to their file uploads? Thanks, Moneytrees🏝️^{Talk/CCI help} 04:23, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

@Moneytrees: Hey there, so sorry, but I can't recall offhand. Regards, Cyphoidbomb (talk) 18:14, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

Hi

Sir please see this page and also this this both article names are almost same. I think it's not allowed so please take action on it. Hyderabadi Wikipedian (talk) 04:08, 30 January 2021 (UTC)

@Hyderabadi Wikipedian: I opened a discussion at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Disambiguation. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 13:36, 30 January 2021 (UTC)

Thank you sir! 🙂 Hyderabadi Wikipedian (talk) 13:37, 30 January 2021 (UTC)

Shrenu Parikh

Hi User:Cyphoidbomb this user User:RYLELT7 is keep adding the channels back in Shrenu Parikh and is not listening to anything as I said look in WP:Filmography please could you block her or him. She has also been very rude to other users and even you as well. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A01:4C8:41:2AA:99C2:573E:D55B:9F1E (talk) 11:34, 30 January 2021 (UTC)

Anon, smh. (He). I have never been rude to any editors and neither have I been rude to Cyphoid. Since you are accusing me of being rude, you might as well provide me with redirects where I have been rude, because that is a big accusation to label someone rude, especially when it is preceded by "block them". You seem to attack me and that fundamentally violets one Wikipedia's core guidelines, refer to WP:AVOIDYOU. You have requested users to "permanently ban" me for participating in a discussion in which Wikipedia itself (the cite you're on) encourages you to get involved, and now again you want me blocked? What am I doing wrong here? Because I cannot understand what I did wrong that you desperately need me blocked. Refer to WP:WHYBLOCK. Have a wonderful day/night, anon. RYLELT7 (talk) 03:02, 31 January 2021 (UTC)

Question

Hi , I am a new user can you please tell me how to upload an image? User'sfavoriteshowekdujekevaaste2 (talk) 14:41, 31 January 2021 (UTC)

@User'sfavoriteshowekdujekevaaste2: I wouldn't recommend it for new users, as you are almost certainly going to accidentally commit a copyright violation. Read WP:NFCC, then you'll have to wait until you are autoconfirmed. And again, I would not recommend doing it unless you are very familiar with our copyright policy. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 17:01, 31 January 2021 (UTC)

Thank you. I followed your instructions and read a few articles on how to upload images and uploaded an image . User'sfavoriteshowekdujekevaaste2 (talk) 14:23, 4 February 2021 (UTC)

@User'sfavoriteshowekdujekevaaste2: You seem to have missed the part where the policy says you have to use a low-resolution image, not a high-resolution one. See also WP:NFC, which has a formula for determining appropriate resoluation. See, I told you it was tricky and that I didn't recommend it for new users. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 17:22, 4 February 2021 (UTC)

Spam

I am seeing this user: Sohil mn spamming or advertising in external links of many articles by adding his website link, the diffs are diff 1 diff 2 diff 3 diff 4. See his userpage he himself is saying that Mashvo is his website. Take action on him. Hyderabadi Wikipedian (talk) 07:50, 1 February 2021 (UTC)

@Hyderabadi Wikipedian: User blocked for spamming. Thanks. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 17:22, 1 February 2021 (UTC)

Adding image

User:Cyphoidbomb i want to know how to add image without copyright violation. I even provide the appropriate source than also i get copyright violation. Please can you help me from where, how do i upload image without copyright violation. Jenifree (talk) 11:26, 1 February 2021 (UTC)

@Jenifree: I wouldn't recommend it for new users, as you are almost certainly going to accidentally commit a copyright violation. I don't even like to upload images myself because I'm always worried I'll mess something up. But if you want to proceed, read WP:NFCC and familiarise yourself with our copyright policy.

It can be tricky to identify the copyright holder of an image. Usually a person who takes a photo is the copyright holder. So if you find an image on Times of India or something, that doesn't mean they own the copyright. If you can identify the copyright holder of an image, for instance Colors TV is likely the copyright holder of a title card of one of its series, you would have to attribute them when you upload the image, and clearly indicate that it is a non-free image. Also, before you upload it, you need to reduce the file to a much lower-resolution. One of the ways we can use copyrighted images is under "fair use" exemption, but fair use requires us to only use the portion of the image that we need, (for instance if we only need an image of one person in an image, don't use the entire image) and that we reduce the size of the image. So instead of using a 2000x2000 pixel image of a person's face, we reduce the size to the point where we can identify the subject without necessarily being able to analyse their pores. There is a formula in one of the documents above. Good luck. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 17:36, 1 February 2021 (UTC)

Suggestion

You should edit Oswald's article by adding information from this Anime Superhero thread where they reveal that Oswald's return to Disney was a sham and the character had no copyright or trademark registration outside of Japan. (I discovered this myself on trademark registration websites) and that the copyright of Trolley Troubles expired in 1956: https://animesuperhero.com/forums/threads/exposed-disneys-repurchase-of-oswald-the-rabbit-a-sham.4792291/ Even an animation historian involved with the Walt Disney Treasures - The Adventures of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit DVD confirmed in the threat that the character is in public domain. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.86.96.88 (talk) 20:40, 3 February 2021 (UTC)

Hi there, well, the first thing I would point out is that civilisation currently has a problem with people believing everything they read in blogs and discussion forums, and that's how we wind up with people turning blue from drinking collodial silver, and idiots obsessed with baseless, crackpot QAnon conspiracy theories. So, my instinct is not to accept as gospel whatever this random netizen is trying to sell us about their expertise in US Copyright law. That's just my personal take. As it pertains to Wikipedia, this is exactly the thing that should not be included in the article, since we only care what reliable published sources with established reputations for fact-checking and accuracy would have to say about anything, and 88Fingers on the animesuperhero.com forum isn't quite the same as a reputable journalist from The Telegraph, or The Washington Post, who might have the financial resources to actually ask a working copyright lawyer what they think. Regards, Cyphoidbomb (talk) 22:10, 3 February 2021 (UTC)

Continuing discussion

This is regarding your edit on Keerthy Suresh page and the ongoing dispute on inclusion of a statement containing word "glamarous' that is "arguably "decipherable to only a limited segment of demography,as per you . "Glamorous" is not a colloquial word as far as Indian English is concerned, as it is common in articles that are rather formal. I can furnish few references to some articles if you wish. It is also quite common in Wikipedia biography articles and it is perfectly used in the similar context as I had ussed in Keerthy Suresh's article. See the search results. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=Glamorous+roles&title=Special:Search&profile=default&fulltext=1&ns0=1 If you could scan through the results you would spot few non-Indian names in the list

This word has been used in biography of two  non-Indian Hollywood actresses and, of course,in countless articles relating to Indian actresses. This further strengthens my argument that it can be incorporated in the context I used without compromise of any editing rule

I am not sure how do you decide what word or phrase is colloquial and what is not but there should be an objective measure to decide that. Your argument further weakens if we consider the meaning of word Glamour in Photography that has similar meanings to the same word's usage in Indian movie context. If you still think you have good reasons to not allow the requested change, please substantiate your position. Ihaveabandonedmychild (talk) 20:48, 4 February 2021 (UTC)

See my last comment at Talk:Keerthy Suresh from 20 January. Also see WP:NOTHERE. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 22:20, 4 February 2021 (UTC)

I don't see how WP:NOTHERE is applicable here. Can you clarify? The last discussion does not matter as we have evidences that statement "X does or doesn't do glamorous roles" are acceptable statements in Wiki biography Also you did not even answer why glamorous is not allowed even though it is allowed in other biography articles in the same context. There were three objections to my edit

1) Sources are grapevine and can't be considered authentic 2) The content does not belong to lede 3) The word glamorous is not acceptable by Wiki standards(but apparently it is allowed). First two objection can be addressed by adding content to career section with right source. The last objection is something you are obdurate about and do not see to give a valid reason why that word is not Wiki worthy. Ihaveabandonedmychild (talk) 04:17, 5 February 2021 (UTC)

In case you feel you were wrong, shall I add the statement back to Keerthy Suresh page? Or would you object. I don't want to add it back without seeking clarification. Ihaveabandonedmychild (talk) 04:18, 5 February 2021 (UTC)

See my last comment at Talk:Keerthy Suresh from 20 January. Also see WP:NOTHERE. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 04:30, 5 February 2021 (UTC)

I am not sure what is your intent behind tagging WP:NOTHERE. I have read the article and understand it

Saw your last comment on that page and it is moot. It is no more gossip if it is coming straight from the horse's mouth.
See the link below. If you still think it is not something to be included in a biography article, please give a solid reason.

https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2016/oct/12/glamorous-roles-are-beyond-my-comfort-zone-1527058.amp

Ihaveabandonedmychild (talk) 06:24, 5 February 2021 (UTC) Please read following excerpt from WP:Here "Expressing unpopular opinions – even extremely unpopular opinions – in a non-disruptive manner Merely advocating and implementing changes to Wikipedia articles or policies with reliable sources is allowed and even if these changes made are incompatible with certain Wikipedia's policies and guidelines, it is not the same as not being here to build an encyclopedia. The disagreeing editor should take care to not violate Wikipedia policies and guidelines such as not reverting due to a lack of consensus, getting the point, and civility in the course of challenging unpopular opinions"

Please tell if it can be included in Keerthy Suresh as I have given a reliable source. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ihaveabandonedmychild (talk • contribs) 06:41, 5 February 2021 (UTC)

I don't know why you think my talk page is the place to continue a discussion that exists at Talk:Keerthy Suresh. If you choose to continue it there, please make sure your comments are indented properly, as the above is very difficult to follow. See WP:TPG. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 14:10, 5 February 2021 (UTC)

I am sorry. I thought it is a good idea to start discussion here as you regularly patrol Keerthy Suresh and also had raised objection to the edit I am trying to justify. We can close this thread here but would want you to explain your current standpoint. Please follow the discussion at Keerthy's talk page. Ihaveabandonedmychild (talk) 15:22, 5 February 2021 (UTC)

Disruptive Editing in Teri Laadli Main

Sir, through the facts collected from relevant sources Teri Laadli Main series is an official a remake of Star Maa's Telugu series Mouna Raagam. However, a user AtharvM7 is constantly changing the information in Wikipedia of Teri Laadli Main, quoting Teri Laadli Main to be a remake of Mulgi Zali Ho, when Mulgi Zali Ho itself is a remake of Star Maa's Telugu series Mouna Raagam. I have warned the user twice, but is there anything else too be done? --Aleyamma38 (talk) 13:01, 6 February 2021 (UTC)

@Aleyamma38: Are there any references that support this claim? If not, the content could be seen as interpretive. I mean, I see this, but it doesn't say "Mouna Raagam". Cyphoidbomb (talk) 18:04, 6 February 2021 (UTC)

@Cyphoidbomb: Sir there is a video [2] which clearly PROVES that how the original series was Star Maa's Telugu series Mouna Raagam, and how this series was remade into different languages.

Sir, there are still editors with different IP addresses who are vandalizing the article Teri Laadli Main ever since I last warned AtharvM7 --Aleyamma38 (talk) 20:44, 7 February 2021 (UTC)

@Aleyamma38: While I understand that this YouTube outlet did a video comparison, they are not a reliable source. We should have something published that says that Show A is a remake of Show B. Otherwise, it is interpretive, and that constitutes original research. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 21:00, 7 February 2021 (UTC)

@Cyphoidbomb: I understand Sir, but till now no RELIABLE SOURCE has yet published the fact though it is true. original research can be done using the plots of all the adaptation series. But is there any way to stop the disruptive editing in the article of Teri Laadli Main? Because there are editors who are constantly changing the original series to be Mulgi Zali Ho when, the latter itself is a remake of Star Maa's Telugu series Mouna Raagam--Aleyamma38 (talk) 21:04, 7 February 2021 (UTC)

@Aleyamma38: I already semi-protected the page for 2 weeks, but AtharvM7 will have appropriate user permissions to edit the article in a few days. So it might be a better approach to delete the claim until it can be sourced. Nobody's going to die if the content isn't there for a while. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 21:12, 7 February 2021 (UTC)

@Cyphoidbomb: Okay Sir, I will delete the claim until it sourced well. Thanks a million for protecting the page at present. --Aleyamma38 (talk) 21:20, 7 February 2021 (UTC)

SpongeBob99Swell

Hi, hope you're doing well. I've been continually having issues with SpongeBob99Swell, who is repeatedly making disruptive edits to bring the plot summary for Scoob! over the WP:FILMPLOT guideline of 400-700 words. They seem to be displaying WP:OWN mentality and continuously revert any edit that changes their wording in any way, despite that their wording adds a ridiculous amount of extra detail (i.e. "small, scary, hostile scorpion-esque robots called Rottens"). I've attempted to talk to them several times by pointing this out on their talk page, but they refuse to communicate. The user has continually made these edits making the summary overly wordy since August. Back in January, I posted a message on their talk page and it appeared they finally listened when I trimmed the summary down to 600 words, but on Tuesday, they sneakily reverted this again and added back some of their original over-wordy edits. Not sure if you feel that this is something worth pursuing, but in my opinion this user has displayed an astonishing lack of communication and collaboration, so I thought I'd bring your attention to it. There's also plenty more examples of them doing things like this in the edit history for the article. Thanks, Katniss May the odds be ever in your favor ♥ 22:33, 6 February 2021 (UTC)

@KatnissEverdeen: Hi there, happy new year! Your example above reminds me of a disruptive editor from Gaithersburg, Maryland, US circa 2015+ who was obsessed with needless descriptions, like here and here. I'll take a look, thanks. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 22:48, 6 February 2021 (UTC)

@KatnissEverdeen: I blocked them indefinitely. They seem to lack a fundamental ability to edit constructively, and going through their last ten edits or so, it's just a mess of problems from bad sourcing to addition of trivia, etc. I don't think they're quite ready to edit here yet. Regards, Cyphoidbomb (talk) 23:14, 6 February 2021 (UTC)

Hi, thank you so much for taking care of them. Hope you're doing well! Katniss May the odds be ever in your favor ♥ 03:34, 7 February 2021 (UTC)

Vandalism

Hello sir, as this user Ericranium, reverting my edits towards Mohor, Sreemoyee, Desher Maati and Khorkuto and adding vandal details like unsourced content and mentioning family tags in cast. Kboomika33 (talk) 11:21, 7 February 2021 (UTC)

Stop Vandalising Sreemoyee, Mohor etc. articles

Not everything on wikipedia can be sourced nor it should be plus u are deleting the references regarding the adaptations also family relations are important in Indian TV articles otherwise how would a viewer identify a character because mostly the characters are not known by their given names but their relation with the main character, and your tone and style of editing is improper as u are making a mess of the well organised articles which mostly I myself have created and editing ever since their release. I am not reverting anyone's edits, I am editing the articles so u better not indulge urself in these articles as u clearly dont know anything about them as u dont watch these series. Dont disrupt and vandalise these articles. Ericranium (talk) 13:41, 7 February 2021 (UTC)

@Ericranium and Kboomika33: A claim that Show A is an adaptation of Show B should be supported by a reliable source. Otherwise, you are making an interpretive conclusion by noting similarities between two shows. That constitutes original research, and you can't add such content. Note also that there is a lot of plagiarism in Indian entertainment, so when you call something an adaptation without providing proof, you might be accusing someone of stealing the show's premise, which would not be good. The claim that "not everything on wikipedia can be sourced" is absurd. If you can't provide a reference, then the content can't be verified. If it can't be verified, it doesn't belong here. Further, Ericranium, Indian television articles are polluted by excessive focus on family relationships, when they should contain actual descriptions of the characters. "Anu is a florist who raises two children by herself. She is jealous of Irma, because Irma never had to work." I don't know what quality articles either of you have ever seen, but you should both go through WP:GA and find some from outside of India. See The Boys (2019 TV series). This isn't GA-level, but it's the only one I could think of at the moment. Every time an editor adds "Anu: Amitabh's wife, David's mother, Sally's sister, Oma's granddaughter", without any other content, we are telling readers nothing about the character. Who is the character? What do they do? What are their aspirations? What do they do that makes them a villain? These are questions we should be answering. Good decisions that you make today will carry to other articles. So will bad ones. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 14:24, 7 February 2021 (UTC)

@Ericcranium and Kboomika33: Here are two more examples: Hawaii Five-0 (2010 TV series), Friends. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 14:30, 7 February 2021 (UTC)

@Cyphoidbomb and Kboomika33: In Indian TV shows the characters dont have much of a character and even the villains change over the course but their relations do remain and we must mention them for the viewers' benefit added to that there can be character descriptions ofcourse as for the adaptations they were sourced but the sources have been removed amid all the disruptive editing u can check them in history so any body may feel free to add them to the current revision instead of deleting everything pointlessly to disrupt and vandalise the article. Plus if u want a source for every single letter in an article instead of trusting a experienced editor (me) who has been editing the articles over the years then I can guarantee u no single article in wikipedia can remain as they are, so u better delete every article instead of complicating things and vandalisng and disrupting the article's progress. I am so mad😡Ericranium (talk) 14:38, 7 February 2021 (UTC)

Question2

Hi , I uploaded a file that was 67kb and DatBot uploaded a file that is 99kb and said that it is a reduced size of the image but my image size was smaller than DatBot's. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Kuchtohhai.jpg User'sfavoriteshowekdujekevaaste2 (talk) 08:29, 8 February 2021 (UTC)

User:Rakesh Mish

Please keep an eye on this user. He knows an awful lot for someone who joined just two months ago. And he also seems to have a pro-Telugu agenda as seen at Kalidas. Kailash29792 (talk) 12:07, 8 February 2021 (UTC)

Need help

Hey, I recently tried to move List of Indian Academy Award winner and nominees to List of Indian winners and nominees of the Academy Awards as per the reviewers' comment on its ongoing FLC. But somehow the talk page did not move for some reason. Now it doesn't have a talk page. Can you please help? I'm pretty clueless. Yashthepunisher (talk) 13:23, 8 February 2021 (UTC)

@Yashthepunisher: It looks to me like you moved the article to the talk page. Do you recall ever using the talk page? What I mean is, can you confirm whether or not that list had an active talk page versus one that hadn't been created yet? Cyphoidbomb (talk) 17:42, 8 February 2021 (UTC)

Yes, the article DID have a talk page otherwise the FLC nomination wouldn't be possible to initiate. But somehow by moving the article, I created a redirect, so now the talk and the main page are the same. Yashthepunisher (talk) 05:05, 9 February 2021 (UTC)