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Johnuniq (talk) 05:19, 14 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

D.E. Shaw article SPAs

Probably needs auto-confirmed page protection from apparent COI pop-up accounts. SPECIFICO talk 12:30, 27 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

China vandals

I've looked at the history of two articles in relation to "as I keep finding Chinese IP addresses vandalizing the Stokes article, and Incomplete Bessel Functions article, and complain but no one wants to do a check user because China." and suppose that it was metaphoric satire. In any case, the argument is far fetched and if this can be helpful, CU is never run on IP addresses (no matter the provenance), but can be used with suspected accounts to compare technical information in recent enough logs, including IP address(es) they used in that period. If you suspect sockpuppetry, WP:SPI will usually be attended by independent clerks and admins who should have little to no involvement with the topic. If a page receives vandalism from multiple accounts or IP addresses, temporary semi-protection can be requested at WP:RFPP. —Paleo Neonate – 23:34, 27 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hello PaleoNeonate! Thank you for taking me seriously and visiting my talk page. I was referring to this in particular, which I initiated. We sort of know who the Chinese editor is who is vandalizing AND self-promoting.--FeralOink (talk) 13:47, 28 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, ok this does not look like vandalism, but is indication of WP:COI editing and indeed a problem. DMacks appears to have done the necessary when discovering accounts and the 155.69.0.0/16 IP range appears to be Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. There's still some extant stuff like this paper also added by the same IP range in 2017 (found using: insource:"Jian-Jun" "Shu")... —Paleo Neonate – 16:24, 28 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Neats and Scruffies

I rebuilt this article, and responded to a few of your comments. I just noticed the material you added near the top of the talk page -- this stuff is good and I will try to incorporate more of it when I get a chance. Cheers. ---- CharlesGillingham (talk) 23:52, 7 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Charles Gillingham. You did indeed rebuild the article. Neats and scruffies, and the history of AI are not my forte; I am merely a mathematical statistician and applied probability professional (not academic) so I will bow out of further involvement at this point. I left a few additional thoughts on the article talk page. Thank you for stopping by and updating me on the page status. That was courteous of you.--FeralOink (talk) 07:02, 8 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Request for move article

Hello FeralOink, I saw that you commented on Reza Goodary's article some time ago. It's WP:N as WP:NKICK (Fighting for WBC and WMC world title). Also sources full covered WP:NWSRC. Please review again. Thank you. AriaTess (talk) 07:39, 27 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

WP:AFC Helper News

Hello! I wanted to drop a quick note for all of our AFC participants; nothing huge and fancy like a newsletter, but a few points of interest.

AFCH will now show live previews of the comment to be left on a decline.
The template {{db-afc-move}} has been created - this template is similar to {{db-move}} when there is a redirect in the way of an acceptance, but specifically tells the patrolling admin to let you (the draft reviewer) take care of the actual move.

Short and sweet, but there's always more to discuss at WT:AFC. Stop on by, maybe review a draft on the way? Whether you're one of our top reviewers, or haven't reviewed in a while, I want to thank you for helping out in the past and in the future. Cheers, Primefac, via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:00, 16 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Double standard?

I'm a little confused considering this article is aguably a better article than most of the others. Rolling stock is usually would warrant either a section of the system's page or a separate article entirely. The other LA metro rolling stock articles have even less info about their origins and designs than this one about a car that has yet to enter service. Most of the other articles have just a few PDFs or only first party sources. Arguably this is probably better than the majority of wikipedia articles. QuarioQuario54321 (talk) 19:04, 20 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Political and Religious Sectarianism

Hi, I saw your messages on the talk page for Sectarianism article and I come to you with a question. Since in the leading section it states that sectarianism can be labelled as "political" or "religious" but the reality is more complex than that, shouldn't it be better if the corpus doesn't show that distinction? There are some cases, as the Lebanese one on which I am working, that are difficult to label as either religious or political. At the moment the article looks a bit confusing overall due to this distinction. Thanks for your answer! Ziribilla (talk) 15:06, 24 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

May 2022 WikiProject Finance & Investment Newsletter

WikiProject Finance & Investment May 2022 Newsletter

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WikiProject Finance & Investment June 2022 Newsletter

WikiProject Finance & Investment June 2022 Newsletter

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Content work: Two articles in our purview have received DYK nominations. Google Wallet was created and nominated by InfiniteNexus and George D. Gould was created and nominated by Ktin. Ktin is currently running in the WikiCup, so good luck to him! UBS's Good Article Reassessment is still ongoing. If you wish to help, leave comments in the nomination. Cheque was selected as an Article for improvement on May 16 for one week. You can see the improvement during that period here.

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Mikhail Lomtadze

Hello! I am writing to you as you are an experienced member of Wikipedia and in particular the WP:FINANCE project for advice. Please see the article about Mikhail Lomtadze. What advice can you give for improvement? Now there is an active discussion about the keeping or deleting. Deviloper (talk) 06:14, 31 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Deviloper, I regret that I did not see your message sooner. By the time I looked into it, the page had already been deleted. That is not to say I thought that BLP was worthy of inclusion, but I didn't even have a chance to review it.

If I can help you in the future with any other submissions or related matters, please do not hesitate to ask. I will be more prompt next time, I promise!--FeralOink (talk) 17:13, 19 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Request edit help for LRN (company)

Hi. I am contacting you because you are a member of the Business Wikiproject. I submitted proposals for updating the wiki article on LRN (company) whose main focus is advisory on business ethics, regulation, and corporate culture. Talk:LRN (company)#Request Edits November 2022.. As someone who works for the company, I have a conflict of interest and cannot make the changes myself. I have followed all WP policies to the best of my abilities. Your review of the request would be very much appreciated. Thanks. DiegoPlace6561 (talk) 17:32, 1 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, DiegoPlace6561. Thank you for your message. I will go have a look at your article!--FeralOink (talk) 13:59, 3 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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An answer to your message

Hi, thanks for your civilized criticism on my talk page. I've replied there.Rich (talk) 10:53, 9 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Approval of unverifiable pending change

Hello! I noticed that you approved a series of edits by an IPv6 IP which were reverted by an IPv4 IP who I reverted and explained on their talk page that they couldn't find any sign of the "Password Live" thing ever existing. I looked into it myself and am not seeing anything mentioning a "Password Live". May I ask why you decided to approve these edits since I'm unable to verify them and you approved them. ― Blaze Wolf^Talk_{Blaze Wolf#6545} 18:48, 6 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Blaze Wolf. Yes, I approved the addition of the Password show stage in the Universal Studios, Lower Lot article. I approved it because Password is filmed at Universal Alternative Television Studios, at Universal City in Hollywood, and the Studio Tour often includes visits to shows in production. I now realize Password is not on the Lower Lot. I was wrong. Note the criteria for reviewing pending changes (emphasis mine):

The purpose of reviewing is to catch and filter out obvious inappropriate edits and vandalism on articles under pending changes protection... Reviewers do not take responsibility for the correctness of edits they accept. Reviewers are not expected to be subject experts, and their review is not a guarantee in any way of an error-free article. They are expected to have a reasonable editing history, distinguish what is and what is not vandalism... If no source is provided, you may search for one and if none is straightforward but there are no reasonable reasons to believe the new edit is vandalism, it is acceptable. It is not necessary for you to ensure compliance with the content policies on neutral point of view, verifiability and original research before accepting.

I'm sorry for the inconvenience that my review caused you.--FeralOink (talk) 05:35, 7 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Blaze Wolf, I edited the article. Have a look and see if it looks correct. Thank you.--FeralOink (talk) 05:40, 7 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

THank you. I just figured I"d check with you first. I was not aware that the Studio Tour often includes visits to shows in production but saw you approved the edit. I myself would say that if a reviewer excepts an edit that is unsourced then they found a way to verify it, but if they couldn't verify it and accept it anyway that is the fault of the person who added (As long as it seems reasonable that it would exist). But that's my opinion and not in the rules. ― Blaze Wolf^Talk_{Blaze Wolf#6545} 21:34, 7 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, BlazeWolf for your courteous demeanor. I find it challenging to do Pending Change Reviews (per The Rules) due to my inclination to plunge down the rabbit hole and research everything.--FeralOink (talk) 09:57, 8 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Major cryptocurrency firm article corrections and important updates

Hi, I see you’re a participant in the WikiProject for Finance and Investment and are currently active on Wikipedia. There are some corrections and important updates needed in the article about Digital Currency Group, one of the major players in cryptocurrency. I’ve started a discussion here. I have a COI, as fully disclosed on the page. Given the nature of the topic I thought this might be of interest to you as a participant in the Finance and Investment WikiProject. Thanks very much for your time. CertifiedTurtle (talk) 23:11, 28 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, CertifiedTurtle. Thank you for letting me know about this. I will go have a look at the discussion today or tomorrow.--FeralOink (talk) 05:50, 1 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Draft talk:Carla Vernón

still hoping to see you at Draft talk:Carla Vernón.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 18:49, 27 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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I didn't tag this file for speedy deletion. It was tagged as such by a Wikipedia administrator named JJMC89. I've only added the above notification template for reference purposes. However, as I posted at Draft talk:Carla Vernón#Image deletion, non-free images of living persons are pretty much never allowed. So, if you want to upload and use an image of Vernon on Wikipedia, it will need to be one that is either considered to be within the public domain or one that has been released by its copyright holder under one of the free licenses accepted by the Wikimedia Foundation. Your best chance and obtaining such an image is probably going to be contacting the subject herself or someone connected to her, and see if they're willing to provide a free image. -- Marchjuly (talk) 01:42, 19 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for explaining, Marchjuly. I apologize for suggesting it was you, although you would have been correct to do so. I understand why the administrator tagged it the way did now.--FeralOink (talk) 19:29, 26 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Digital Currency Group Proposal Implementation?

Hi FeralOink, sorry to bother you on your Talk page but I’ve been trying to reach you about the proposal you weighed in on. Since the discussion about the proposal appears to have concluded, I was wondering if you would be able to implement the changes I suggested? Please let me know if I can be of any help, within the parameters of my COI. CertifiedTurtle (talk) 16:45, 27 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]