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Good day Mr Kuru

I want you to know sir that I am not in anyway being paid for the article I put out. I am however sorry to have jumped the step of article for creation before publishing. Kindly accept my apology as it won’t happen again in future edits sir. Thank you. Daveenri (talk) 12:44, 6 April 2020 (UTC)

Your previous talk page communication made the relationship clear. Please do not make any more edits unless your comply with WP:PAID. Kuru (talk) 13:33, 6 April 2020 (UTC)

Issue with Jonathan Paul Cambry being removed as a graphic designer

Hi Kuru, You said there was no indication of Jonathan Paul Cambry being a graphic designer. This was an issue fixed in the fixed if you look in the revision history November 5, 2018 as he was graphic designer of BLUE1647 company clearly on the site at the time. The website may not list current graphic designers right now, but this was very much fixed at the time when member Nick Moyes removed him as graphic designer of BLUE1647 on that date. If he is not currently on the website right now but was very clearly at the time as graphic designer and technology manager of BLUE1647 does this mean he is no longer mean he is a live graphic designer? Here is the link to where this issue was fixed: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jonathan_Paul_Cambry&action=history — Preceding unsigned comment added by BlackCaesar123 (talk • contribs) 03:16, 8 April 2020 (UTC)

That seems pretty tangential and has little to do with his notability. Probably best to keep it sourced and notable graphic designers. Kuru (talk) 03:31, 8 April 2020 (UTC)

Help to get backlink without spamming

Hi I am new user and don't know much about Wikipedia, do you know how can I get a backlink from wiki without spamming, and can I publish a unique article on the wiki thanks kind regards Hossein — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bodye163 (talk • contribs) 18:07, 8 April 2020 (UTC)

No thank you. Please do not add more links to your commercial interests. If your only purpose here is to get "backlinks", then please go elsewhere. Kuru (talk) 18:12, 8 April 2020 (UTC)

Regarding Citation Link

Hello Kuru

I didn't add links to promote my product or service neither for any back link. I did just for citation. I think you have taken it all wrong. This is the first time for me.

Thanks Isabel— Preceding unsigned comment added by IsabelByrne (talk • contribs)

Please do not add any more links to your site. They are not reliable sources, and they are just links to a pitch page. Kuru (talk) 13:29, 16 April 2020 (UTC)

Thanks for your comments on my talkpage, Kuru.

Hi Kuru, Thanks for your comment on my talk page about mirrored citations on the Peter Draffin page. I've looked through them, and all 38 existing citations are original and don't lead back to Wikipedia (you did mean citations and not wiki links?) You said to ask you, so if you could specify which number citations you mean, that would help, thanks. Kind regards QLitBabel (talk) 14:13, 16 April 2020 (UTC)

Responded to you duplicate request on your talk page. Kuru (talk) 14:51, 16 April 2020 (UTC)

Discuss About editing

Hello Karu Sir I always see very external link add in Wikipedia page but when I add link. Why do you remove link? My external link is very usefull.

May you say which type external link support Wikipedia? I want add link because I want learn everything Gulamsarwar269 (talk) 14:51, 19 April 2020 (UTC)

It's possible that a four-month-old blog written in broken English and added by the author to increase their SEO may not be in the best interest of the encyclopedia. If you continue to promote your site here, the link will be blacklisted and your accounts will be blocked. If you would like to contribute, please add material, in your own words, and source it to something that is a reliable reference. That's why we're all here. Kuru (talk) 15:02, 19 April 2020 (UTC)

Tank to reply sir Sir may you full describe what is your meaning of " written in broken English "

And I was edit O'Reilly article without any external link but you revert Gulamsarwar269 (talk) 15:21, 19 April 2020 (UTC)

It means "it is not written very well" - this is important for contributing to the English language Wikipedia, and for describing complex financial topics. Your response above is another example of this; I cannot answer your second question as I cannot understand what you're asking. Neither you or I have ever edited "O'Reilly". Kuru (talk) 15:57, 19 April 2020 (UTC)

Chelsea Ricketts

Thanks for helping clean up this article. You might like to know that I’ve nominated it for WP:AFD as I don’t believe the deprodding editor has helped to indicate notability. Thanks. Cardiffbear88 (talk) 20:25, 27 April 2020 (UTC)

Add details on how to identify user intents

Thanks for the feedback Kuru. I think I know how to fix the first point - thanks for the suggestion. As for the other point, I'm a bit confused as to how this works since there's already 1 link pointing to a commercial website. How's that different? Cborodescu (talk) 12:08, 30 April 2020 (UTC)

It sounds like you're offering to contribute to the encyclopedia by helping us find and remove spam. That's great! You can get started by reviewing the material at Wikipedia:Spam, even the specific section on WP:OTHERSPAM. Kuru (talk) 12:14, 30 April 2020 (UTC)

Ahm ... seems I can't find the content I've added ... trying to figure out the intricacies of Wikipedia and as much as I would love to contribute the UX is not very friendly. Anyhow, not complaining, just asking for some help/directions - where can I find the piece of content that I've added and was removed since the content itself is valuable and relevant and just need to fix it. I would have to start all over again :) Cborodescu (talk) 13:45, 30 April 2020 (UTC)

My apologies, I'm usually happy to restore material to a draft space or some such, but I cannot do that when there's a question of copyright. Kuru (talk) 14:57, 30 April 2020 (UTC)

Revdel request

Hi Kuru, will you please revdel this edit [1]? S0091 (talk) 19:04, 30 April 2020 (UTC)

Done. Kuru (talk) 19:05, 30 April 2020 (UTC)

Barnstar!

		The Barnstar of Diligence
		For your edit to Texas. I had already corrected the conversion to square kilometers, but you were diligent enough to check the source in square miles and make some very precise changes!  — Tartan357 (Talk) 05:39, 6 May 2020 (UTC)

Removed edit - 'Procurement Outsourcing'

I don't understand why my post is market as promotional material; there is no promotion whatsoever. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sharmamoksh (talk • contribs) 15:13, 7 May 2020 (UTC)

I can't tell if you're being sarcastic. "we also bring deep market insight", "By leveraging our relationships" and many others - all copied from your company's pitch page. Kuru (talk) 15:22, 7 May 2020 (UTC)

Response to your assertions

Hello,

I would like to refute your accusation that the external link I posted was inappropriate. I am currently an insurance broker in Canada and many of my clients have reached out to me in regards to price breaks they are able to get through their respective insurance provider. The article I have chosen to link to is a LowestRates article that is relevant to the subject matter, accurate and furthermore the writer within the article has promised to update the information as more will come out. If you find another article that has the same properties I will gladly link to it as I have no interest in promoting a company I have no affiliation with and in some circumstance, I consider my direct competition. — Preceding unsigned comment added by AhmedFarhan1991 (talk • contribs) 14:02, 8 May 2020 (UTC)

I'm glad to hear that you're not affiliated with the site or working for their "boutique inbound marketing agency." That would be in direct violation of our terms of use as undisclosed paid editing. Looking forward to your alternate sources that are not supported by that same agency. Kuru (talk) 14:12, 8 May 2020 (UTC)

I am not sure why you insist on being sarcastic. I am not involved with LowestRates and/or this marketing agency I want to send you an image of my certification however I am not able to submit an image on here. — Preceding unsigned comment added by AhmedFarhan1991 (talk • contribs) 15:25, 8 May 2020 (UTC)

I have verified through an independent investigation that this is a blatant lie. I am therefore going to block AhmedFarhan1991. --Yamla (talk) 15:30, 8 May 2020 (UTC)

That would have been my exact course of action; I gave him some space to behave ethically and it was read as sarcasm. Kuru (talk) 15:58, 8 May 2020 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Original Barnstar
	For your patience and guidance! TheEpistle (talk) 06:42, 9 May 2020 (UTC)

Deletion of content posted on Qnet' Wikipedia

Posted content on 25 April 2020 but why it get deleted by saying that insufficient context and that there are subsequent significant action against Vihaan , which were stayed, seems to be contradict the significance. But this reason of deletion is baseless because the content which was posted was true and was shared with proof. Please see and get it add it's mandatory for people to get aware with the facts. Riyakumari8462 (talk) 11:25, 12 May 2020 (UTC)

The facts are that two sources from February 2019 have nothing to do with the subsequent and significant legal actions against the firm in August. There is a paragraph at the beginning of that timeline section which covers the material sufficiently. Please use the article's talk page to propose future additions. Kuru (talk) 11:47, 12 May 2020 (UTC)

Edits to Depiro

Wikipedia is not to be vandalised with the use of self propaganda and to be updated within factual content . This is why factual content has been updated by myself and unfortunately has been removed irresponsibly . It seems that you are using the site Wikipedia to promote a business and not the true facts and origins as well as tge deserving descendants that should be mentioned Depiro1 (talk) 12:17, 13 May 2020 (UTC)

As noted in the edit summary, please do not used clearly identified copies of Wikipedia as sources. I can't make sense of the the rest of your request; you'll need to be more clear in your language. Kuru (talk) 13:28, 13 May 2020 (UTC)

Remove

Hello kalu sir I watched two link on my talk page spam. Free knowledge. Com and I want remove this Gulamsarwar269 (talk) 07:54, 16 May 2020 (UTC)

Sure, just please heed the warnings to not add that link again. Kuru (talk) 13:56, 16 May 2020 (UTC)

Yes I understood. I will not add self blog link. Gulamsarwar269 (talk) 05:46, 17 May 2020 (UTC)

spam sockpuppet

Looking at m:User:COIBot/XWiki/toiletsandbaths.com it would seem that we have a few accounts arriving adding the same url xwiki, and multiple here. — billinghurst sDrewth 01:55, 21 May 2020 (UTC)

Saw that earlier - looks like the link has been blacklisted. Will watch those accounts. Kuru (talk) 11:41, 21 May 2020 (UTC)

Product Control

Dear Kuru, I am working to improve the Wikipedia article on Product Control. I appreciate it is hard to add citations but please allow me to edit this page so that there is more reliable information. Thank you, 22Bobafett 22Bobafett (talk) 13:44, 24 May 2020 (UTC) 24/05/2020

@22Bobafett: You have as much time as you need. Just read our guidelines on reliable sources and let me know if you need help. Kuru (talk) 13:52, 24 May 2020 (UTC)

Re: Bell Citation

I have ahead more than one citation on this article, kindly indicate the one that actually look like mirrored copy from wikipedia. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Korebabs (talk • contribs) 18:15, 25 May 2020 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The No Spam Barnstar
	Thanks for keeping an eye out for mirrors and other potential bad sources, while patrolling #1lib1ref/#AfLibWk edits. I appreciate also that you are being gentle with the editors. If you suspect that the message isn't getting out to some of the editors, please let me know -- and I can highlight that information to the organizers. Sadads (talk) 21:25, 25 May 2020 (UTC)

@Sadads: Thanks, it's been a little busy. Please note that I'm not specifically patrolling the event - they are just lighting up the list of mirrors that I watch. The exercise seems to throw them into the deep end, but I'm trying to be patient. I've only run into one that just seems to be ignoring the talk page; I will ping you if it continues to be a problem to see if there are alternative means of communication. Kuru (talk) 21:56, 25 May 2020 (UTC)

For sure, I totally understand: I am going through some of the most active editors in the event, because they seem to be gaming the system a bit, so more likely to be taking shortcuts and doing it inneffectively -- I have a few that I am going to flag for the organizers already -- however, most of the editors I have found from the campaigns seem to be doing moderately good edits -- not perfect, but much better than our average new editor in Africa so its very exciting/positive. Sadads (talk) 22:06, 25 May 2020 (UTC)

Variable Sources

MR Kuru Thank you for the observation. I will check the sources and correct them any time I log in Chiinobis (talk) 15:12, 26 May 2020 (UTC)

#AflibWk editors

Is there any centralized discussion? I'm seeing blockable behavior. Adding a citation every few minutes is spamming. Editors should be reviewing the article as a whole, checking what refs are already in use, and ensuring that new refs are independent and reliable. --Hipal/Ronz (talk) 16:45, 27 May 2020 (UTC)

Not that I'm aware of - the website of the event is here. There's a guide there that mentions resources, including a presentation on how to add sources. It is missing the "make sure the source is reliable" step, but maybe that's covered in another deck. It looks like they've made it a contest, which could be providing some incentives to act rapidly. Kuru (talk) 17:15, 27 May 2020 (UTC)

There is another deck: here. Covers reliable sources and even has a link to the perennial list. Kuru (talk) 17:20, 27 May 2020 (UTC)

That's a relief, though it is encouraging what amounts to spamming while creating a nice cover for intentional spamming. I'm going to try to ignore it for the rest of the day and see what happens. --Hipal/Ronz (talk) 17:39, 27 May 2020 (UTC)

A:h, I suggested ANI to Hipal, not for blocks but for a solution. I've also find citation needed tagbombing, no on has told them they can tag a whole article or a section, and up to 10 cns in a section is both a mess and someone trying to win a contest even while not editing constructively. I've been discussing this with User:RexxS, I'm not sure how long this should be ignored as they are making a very large number of bad edits. a mess. Doug Weller talk 17:57, 27 May 2020 (UTC)

Please don't ignore any bad edits. We should try to be as welcoming as possible to any new editors, but part of that is to try to acquaint them with our conventions and expectations. By all means, please ask editors to slow down and do the checks that have been suggested. That is one of the most helpful things you can do. If they continue with bad edits after having things explained to them, there's little alternative to applying blocks as needed. --RexxS (talk) 18:08, 27 May 2020 (UTC)

Yes - I've made corrections as I've run across problems. I've avoided blocking as long as they're talking. I think I've only made two blocks so far - both completely ignoring feedback after four or five messages. I have, however, worked very hard to explain in detail why some of the problems are problems. Almost every one has been unfailingly nice and seems to be trying. Kuru (talk) 18:33, 27 May 2020 (UTC)

Thanks for all your efforts. I've left a note at User talk:FNartey (WMF), one of the facilitators to alert them of the issues we've been facing. Let's hope we don't have to block any more. Cheers --RexxS (talk) 19:23, 27 May 2020 (UTC)

Thank you note

Thank you for the correction i will try my best to look for more reliable sources and avoid mirror sources.thank you indeed for the information.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mutuajames (talk • contribs) 14:29, 28 May 2020 (UTC) 

Some baklava for you!

HI THANKS FOR THE MESSAGE. i WENT BACK TO CHECK WHAT I POSTED THERE. i PICKED FROM THE GHANA IMMIGRATION WEBSITE. UNLESS IS A FAKE SITE. GIVEN THAT I TRIED TO REMOVE THE CITATION BUT I WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE JANET ODETSI TWUM (talk) 20:20, 29 May 2020 (UTC)

Re: New Write Up

I have completed a write up on Prof. Rashid Aderinoye using my sandbox and it needs approval. What should I do Next to get it approved? Thank You. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Korebabs (talk • contribs) 14:23, 30 May 2020 (UTC)

@Korebabs: Awesome job! The preferred methodology is to move it to the draft space and get feedback through the articles for creation process. I can move it to draft for you if you'd like (it can be a little tricky to move pages). The only quick feedback I would provide is to (A) remove the unsourced personal life section (B) review the notability guidelines for academics and see if there's anything there that you need to address (not my area of expertise). Kuru (talk) 15:02, 30 May 2020 (UTC)

I have provided source fr unsourced personal life. I will love to move it myself. What's the reason for moving? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Korebabs (talk • contribs) 15:18, 30 May 2020 (UTC)

Moving it is not required; just preferred. Not a big deal. Kuru (talk) 15:22, 30 May 2020 (UTC)

Re: New Write Up

A redirect has been created. What next should I do to create another page using my sandbox. Or if you can move it for me, I thought I should do it myself because of next time but unfortunately, its not working. Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Korebabs (talk • contribs) 15:25, 30 May 2020 (UTC)

Next Write-up

Please help me move it to a draft space. I have gathered information for my next write up, so that I can use the sandbox for the next one. Thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by Korebabs (talk • contribs) 15:59, 30 May 2020 (UTC)

Re: Draft:Korebabs/sandbox

This is what I got

This page is a redirect:

   From a page move: This is a redirect from a page that has been moved (renamed). This page was kept as a redirect to avoid breaking links, both internal and external, that may have been made to the old page name.
   
   Please how can I start writing new one?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Korebabs (talk • contribs) 16:16, 30 May 2020 (UTC) 

Do I need to wait for approval before creating another write-up? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Korebabs (talk • contribs) 16:35, 30 May 2020 (UTC)

I still cannot initiate new write up. What can I do? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Korebabs (talk • contribs) 17:50, 30 May 2020 (UTC)

Checking now; give me one sec. Kuru (talk) 17:54, 30 May 2020 (UTC)

Okay, fixed. The draft of that article is here: Draft:Rashid Adewumi Aderinoye; your sandbox is here: User:Korebabs/sandbox and you should be able to edit it. Kuru (talk) 18:04, 30 May 2020 (UTC)

Thank you for your response. My articles are yet to published, it will be highly appreciated if you could assist on this. Thank you Korebabs (talk) 19:07, 31 May 2020 (UTC)

I cant find my write up there, does that mean I can continue with another write up, it is been moved? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Korebabs (talk • contribs) 18:07, 30 May 2020 (UTC)

Thanks I got your message — Preceding unsigned comment added by Korebabs (talk • contribs) 18:09, 30 May 2020 (UTC)

Thank you for giving me permission to write the next write up. It will be hgihly appreciated if you can help me move it. Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Korebabs (talk • contribs) 19:01, 30 May 2020 (UTC)

I count on you to help me move my latest write up. Many thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Korebabs (talk • contribs) 19:17, 30 May 2020 (UTC)

I had always be finding it difficult to add photograph to the write I made. What can I do to get it added. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Korebabs (talk • contribs) 19:49, 30 May 2020 (UTC)

Can you please help me ve my article, so that I can still work on the last write up I have. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Korebabs (talk • contribs) 22:12, 30 May 2020 (UTC)

It's not necessary to create a new section each time you post here; it's okay to use the same conversation. Are you asking me to move the material in your sandbox into a draft article? Kuru (talk) 19:19, 31 May 2020 (UTC)

Yes. And I will also love to know, like when is it possible to get the moved articles published? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Korebabs (talk • contribs) 11:24, 1 June 2020 (UTC)

Done - it's at Draft:Dawud Shittu Noibi. You can read about submitting articles at Wikipedia:Articles for creation. I'm sorry, as I mentioned, I'm not an expert on the notability of academics and cannot assist with that process. Kuru (talk) 11:54, 1 June 2020 (UTC)

Thank you. I look forward to when the articles will be published. I still have some others. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Korebabs (talk • contribs) 20:01, 2 June 2020 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Original Barnstar
	Thank you for the clarification. JANET ODETSI TWUM (talk) 20:00, 30 May 2020 (UTC)

Correction Noted

Dear Mr. Kuru,

Thank you for pointing out the wrong edit on Prof. Nkem Nwankwo. The correction is noted. I did not realize that when it was edited. Many thanks again.

Ngostary2k (talk) 09:29, 2 June 2020 (UTC)

Christopher Langan

Sorry about "banksters"/"bankers". I didn't realize it was a direct quote. Beyond My Ken (talk) 12:38, 7 June 2020 (UTC)

No problem! Thanks for all that you do. Kuru (talk) 12:55, 7 June 2020 (UTC)

Do you think that this person existed or not?

Hi, this person Red Legs Greaves' article says that he may have been fictional. Do you think that he did exist or not? Davidgoodheart (talk) 02:43, 8 June 2020 (UTC)

Every book and source has different accounts (some of which are obviously fictional), and the stories far post-date the events. Seems like simple folklore. This blog seems to be a good outline, but not WP:RS. Kuru (talk) 03:15, 8 June 2020 (UTC)

So are you saying that you are unsure, and it can't be proven either way if he did exist or not? Davidgoodheart (talk) 04:12, 8 June 2020 (UTC)

1976 Arkansas gubernatorial election

Kindly give me some other source that Griffith was a master plumber, or leave the source given alone. Conservapedia may have its ideological biases, but it turns out to be a really good resource on obscure Southern politicians in the 70s. It has no reason to mislead on the employment of such an obscure man as Griffith. Provide an alternative, or provide a source that disproves it, or leave alone.Marplesmustgo (talk) 23:37, 13 June 2020 (UTC)

It's an open wiki, and not suitable as a reliable source. They give a source - use that if you can verify it. Kuru (talk) 00:45, 14 June 2020 (UTC)

Your unblock of Selorm Ankudey

Hi Kuru. You;ve recently unblocked this user based on their stated understanding of copyright. However, their responses appear to be lifted word-for-word from Wikipedia:Copyrights, without any attribution. This is in itself a copyright violation, since they have not abided by the CC-BY-SA licence in republishing this content as their own work. You may want to reconsider your decision to lift the block. Yunshui ^雲_水 11:59, 16 June 2020 (UTC)