User talk:Blablubbs

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A message from Jadeja009y

The Jadejas claim descent from Lord Krishna the Yadava,

      -John McLeod 
 (University of Louisville)

Book:THE RISE AND FALL OF THE KUTCH bhayat. Author:McLeod(University of Louisville). Link of book pdf:https://web.archive.org/web/20120307204736/http://www.sasnet.lu.se/EASASpapers/23McLeod.pdf My name is yashpalsinh jadeja from Jamnagar. Jadeja009y (talk) 16:34, 1 November 2020 (UTC)

Jadeja009y, thanks, but you don't need to bring your sources here; you should cite them when you introduce new content instead. Thanks and best, Blablubbs ^{(talk • contribs)} 16:37, 1 November 2020 (UTC)

A message from Electricalwork

Am really sorry that I editing 2002 world cup qualifying I was trying to make my own version of a 2022 world cup qualifying for concacaf I did some terrible damage can do you have the original info for the article Electricalwork (talk) 06:51, 5 November 2020 (UTC)

Electricalwork,  Done. If you would like to experiment with editing, please use a user sandbox. If you need help setting one up, I am happy to do that for you. Thanks and best, Blablubbs ^{(talk • contribs)} 12:39, 5 November 2020 (UTC)

Good day Iam intrested in making my own version. Of world cup qualifying sand box But I need help with How to get the flags How to set up tables and please and thanks Electricalwork (talk) 18:13, 5 November 2020 (UTC)

Electricalwork, I have gone ahead and created a sandbox at User:Electricalwork/Sandbox; to experiment, you can copy the contents of a similar article there and modify that to learn. Best, Blablubbs ^{(talk • contribs)} 18:24, 5 November 2020 (UTC)

Ok thanks Electricalwork (talk) 21:51, 5 November 2020 (UTC)

Ok Electricalwork (talk) 18:28, 18 November 2020 (UTC)

Pls I need help editing a wiki page

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Pls I need your assistance in editing a Wikipedia page and uploading it on the encyclopedia for a client I have being getting g11 speedy deletion messages whenever I try to upload the file Pls help Niranadedokun (talk) 10:25, 6 November 2020 (UTC) Hi Niranadedokun. I am not sure what you are asking me to do specifically, or what your question is, but for the time being it does not really matter: It appears that you are editing Wikipedia for pay without disclosure, which is strictly forbidden by our terms of use. Before you edit anything or ask for assistance, please read WP:PAID and comply with the disclosure requirements. You may also want to read WP:PROMO. Once you've done that, feel free to come back here and ask more specific questions; I'm afraid I can't answer the very general request for "help editing a wiki page". Thanks and best, Blablubbs (talk • contribs) 12:47, 6 November 2020 (UTC)

Thank you.

Thank you for your input on my application. I'm excited about the possibility of playing a larger role, but still clearly learning about the culture and protocols. I was flattered to be nominated, I guess, and so I didn't want to miss an opportunity when it arose. I'll keep working and wait for another round of nominations. Thank you again. Quod Felix (talk) 23:53, 8 November 2020 (UTC)

Pritika Swarup

Hi User:Blablubbs,

Sorry I reverted your Speedy del tag onPritika Swarup. I did so because we have settled the speedy del tag before now. I already dealt with the seemingly copyvio issues although it's never evident from the cited source https://www.imgmodels.com/pritikaswarup .

Please there's no need for the speedy tag anymore. The other editor has already placed other tags which will be worked on. Thanks.Mariah200 (talk) 17:51, 14 November 2020 (UTC)

Hey Blablubbs. Regarding Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Edit warring#User:Mariah200 reported by User:Blablubbs (Result: ). Do you believe the latest version is still a copyright violation? If so I would consider just doing a G12 deletion. Thanks, EdJohnston (talk) 15:19, 15 November 2020 (UTC)

Hi EdJohnston. The copyright issues have largely been addressed by now (the little that is left of the page is arguably basic prose anyway), but all previous revisions should probably be revdel'd. Hence, feel free to decline, since I don't see a policy-based reason for deletion anymore (or not yet). Best, Blablubbs ^{(talk • contribs)} 15:36, 15 November 2020 (UTC)

Xenocs webpage submission

Hi Blablubbs, Thanks for reviewing my submission. I understand the references I put in the article were not good enough. Can you help me with this please? I can amend the text a bit and quote other references such as: <ref>https://www.iucr.org/outreach/openlabs/grenoble-darmstadt<ref> <ref>https://physicsworld.com/a/flash-physics-spacex-resumes-space-flights-xenocs-buys-saxslab-snolab-bags-c26m/<ref> <ref>https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=xenocs&hl=en&as_sdt=0,5<ref>

Would these be enough to comply with Wikipedia's expectations?

Thanks in advance for your help,

Saxsxen (talk) 11:15, 17 November 2020 (UTC)SaxsxenSaxsxen (talk) 11:15, 17 November 2020 (UTC)

Hi Saxsxen. Before we dive into this any further, could you please answer the query about paid editing that I have left on your talk page? Thanks and best, Blablubbs ^{(talk • contribs)} 12:53, 17 November 2020 (UTC)

Zhang Yiming follow-up

Hi Blablubbs. Would you mind taking another look at Talk:Zhang Yiming#Request for two additions? I've revised the language there in a way that hopefully has addressed your concerns. Thanks, JatBD (talk) 12:58, 18 November 2020 (UTC)

 Done Blablubbs ^{(talk • contribs)} 19:12, 19 November 2020 (UTC)

Thanks for your continued assistance. I've responded again at Talk:Zhang Yiming#Request for two additions, and I think my latest suggestion solves your remaining concerns regarding undue weight and lack of specificity. Please have a look, and if the new language is acceptable, I'd appreciate it if you could add it to the article (or give me the go-ahead to do it myself).

Separately, my colleague Bkenny44 responded to you at Talk:TikTok#New section on TikTok's impact on businesses and we would greatly appreciate your input there as well. Thank you! JatBD (talk) 14:16, 14 December 2020 (UTC)

Gunter Pauli Page

Hi Blablubbs

why are you tearing down just about EVERYthing in the page of Gunter Pauli ? how can you justify the removal of even the bibliography and of the portrait picture ? thanks Freemanbat (talk) 22:28, 19 November 2020 (UTC)

Hello Freemanbat. I removed the content because it's either excessively detailed, promotional, unreferenced (cf. WP:BLP), reads like a CV, or any combination of those. The picture was removed for being a copyright violation. The article was also highly likely edited for pay without adequate disclosure in violation of the WMF's term of use, and I am not in the business of rewriting content that was placed there in violation of policy to make it adequate for an encyclopaedia. Speaking of undisclosed paid editing, could you please answer my query about any potential financial or other external interest you may have in promoting Gunter Pauli? Thank you. Blablubbs ^{(talk • contribs)} 22:01, 18 November 2020 (UTC)

Hi Blablubbs This "highly likely edited for pay without adequate disclosure" is not at all true! I am not being paid to edit this page! I am into environmentalism and I have been following Gunter Pauli and his work for some time and he is bringing some solutions to the philosophy of environmentalism that are breathtaking - I been to his wikipedia several times and found it to be so poorly informed and that it deserved to be enriched- You should read about him and you will understand the sort of "other external interest you may have in promoting Gunter Pauli" cleaning the environment and the earth... that is my "external interest" ! Heard about stone paper? THE solution to end the tree cutting for paper making? Heard about seaweed curtains? The solution to absorb microplastics and clean the oceans and generate biofuels! Have you heard about LiFi? The solution to not only depollute electromagnetism but also to get to speed of 250 GB/s (!!). Also, the page was being modified step by step and the published version was not the last version - Now what's the next move ? Are you gonna keep tearing down just about anything that I put in there ? Freemanbat (talk) 22:27, 19 November 2020 (UTC)

Hi Freemanbat. Please start signing and indenting your comments; instructions are at the top of this page. The text present on the page was unambiguously promotional and badly referenced, despite Wikipedia policies strictly requiring that all claims regarding living people be reliably sourced. I have also discovered that much of the article's history likely constitutes a copyright violation, meaning that many or most of the historical revisions will have to be hidden from public view. Frankly, the page read like a mix between a CV and a PR bio through most of it's existence; phrasing like raises awareness about environmental issues with an innovative perspective or Today ZERI is a network of 2,800 scientists, professors, and intellectuals continuously rethinking innovations to make business and operational processes as durable as possible is simply inappropriate for an encyclopaedia, especially when unreferenced. Wikipedia is not a platform for promoting anyone or anything, no matter how much you may believe that something deserves to be promoted. As someone who deals a lot with undisclosed paid editing (which is a violation of our terms of use and illegal in many jurisdictions), I can tell you that the page read very much like such a creation, even if I assume the best of faith on the part of its principal creators. You are free to contribute to the page, but I highly suggest that you read WP:RS and WP:NPOV first; I understand that fascination with a subject can make it hard to write in the dry tone required by an encyclopaedia, but it is a requirement for your edits to not be reverted. Thank you for understanding and best, Blablubbs ^{(talk • contribs)} 22:18, 19 November 2020 (UTC)

Addendum: thanks for fixing the indents, though it's confusing if you sign messages after the fact, since the timestamps give the time of the signing, not the time of the initial addition. Best, Blablubbs ^{(talk • contribs)} 22:37, 19 November 2020 (UTC)

Hi Blablubbs, Now what happens if I restore the page to where it was before i started making adjustments? will you tear it down? Or should I understand that I will have to ask for your "authorization" before doing anything on the page? Freemanbat (talk) 17:06, 21 November 2020 (UTC)

Freemanbat, if the edits you restore are promotional or constitute a copyright violation, then yes, they will be reverted – whether by me or someone else is irrelevant. But no, you don't need my – or anyone else's – authorisation to edit. Blablubbs ^{(talk • contribs)} 17:07, 21 November 2020 (UTC)

Addendum: Looking deeper, it looks like this was a case of reverse copying with a misleading copyright tag on the website that copied the text. The promo issues however are present across the entire page history. Please keep in mind that all articles should be written from a neutral point of view and that all claims about living people must be reliably sourced. Thanks. Blablubbs ^{(talk • contribs)} 17:19, 21 November 2020 (UTC)

Blablubbs I am about to bring the page back to the version that follows and start editing from there: 17:46, 15 November 2020‎ LeonCoulon - Fine ? Freemanbat (talk) 17:26, 21 November 2020 (UTC)

Freemanbat, that page revision is very much suboptimal, as are most preceeding and subsequent ones.

• The entire Life and Business section is completely unreferenced, as is half of the rest, which is a no-go for BLPs.
• He has been called "The Steve Jobs of sustainability" is arguably undue for the lead.
• I see no indication that he should be called a "Pedagogue"
• The "literary work" section is sourced mostly to pages where you can order the relevant books and contains swaths of entirely unsourced materials.
• The "Works" section strikes me as bloated and excessive.
• It contains a bunch of buzzwords and puffery.
• Even for the claims that are sourced, there are substantial issues. To pick one example, the passage He built the first ecological factory in the world as 50% shareholder, Chairman and CEO of Ecover. It was completed in 1992, under his leadership, and has received worldwide acclaim as an ecological building. cites an interview. Very bold claims like this shouldn't be sourced to statements by the subject themselves. A quick search also gives me nothing in the source that supports him being a 50% shareholder or that it received worldwide acclaim as an ecological building.
• etc.

I have no objections to anyone improving the page, but I highly suggest that it should be done from scratch and in strict accordance with our policies and guidelines. Blablubbs ^{(talk • contribs)} 17:48, 21 November 2020 (UTC)

Blablubbs hello - I need an advice please so as to include in the best manner possible the pretty long list of people who influenced Gunter Pauli. looks like the 'Influences' section on the main right square is no longer accepted - wikipedia doesn't allow me to include it ... how then to include it? Thank you! Freemanbat (talk) 20:50, 30 November 2020 (UTC)

Freemanbat, infoboxes aren't for long lists of people – for that matter, neither are Wikipedia articles. If some influences stick out, because they have received significant external coverage, then you should include them in prose form. Blablubbs|talk 02:13, 3 December 2020 (UTC)

Maximus Inc.

Hi Blablubbs! I have a new edit request at Maximus Inc.'s Talk page if you are still interested in updating that article. I work for Maximus and have a conflict of interest, which is why I refrain from making the changes myself. HSMaximus (talk) 16:35, 23 November 2020 (UTC)

HSMaximus, thanks, I've replied over there. Blablubbs ^{(talk • contribs)} 23:10, 26 November 2020 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Hannibal (network)

Hello! Your submission of Hannibal (network) at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Yoninah (talk) 20:04, 30 November 2020 (UTC)

John La Farge page edit

Hello,

I added an external link to the home page of the historical preservation group that owns the John Paine Mansion (of which I am the VP) to John La Farge's page, because the mansion has at least one confirmed (and we believe 3 total) John La Farge windows. You removed the link (actually there is just a link to nowhere right now) with the note that it didn't seem appropriate for an encyclopedia. There is no other website for that building or that speaks to those examples of La Farge's art in our building, so I'm not sure where else to point to. What was your concern, so I can figure out how to address it?

This was the first time I ever edited Wikipedia, so I apologize in advance if I did not learn or follow the right practices.

Gargiulo.keith (talk) 14:06, 1 December 2020 (UTC)

Hi Gargiulo.keith, thanks for your message. There's two things to point out here.

• Per our external links guideline (which I linked in my revert summaries here and here, links to external sites should never be placed in the body of articles – hence, you cannot add the link.
• Since you are the VP of that association, you have a conflict of interest regarding related topics, which you should disclose (if you expect compensation for your edits in any way, you are required by our terms of use to do so). I recommend that people with conflicts of interest don't edit pages directly – we have a handy wizard to file edit requests instead.

Feel free to message me here if you have any other questions. Best, Blablubbs|talk 14:24, 1 December 2020 (UTC)

Hi,

There is compensation for Wikipedia edits? Really? I didn't know that. I'm certainly not seeking any. If the external link can't go in the body, can it go in footnotes? There is no other place in Wikipedia where this information exists, and it is all available (including a 3d online tour) on our website. All for free. I'll look into the wizard to get the edit request in. Thanks.

Gargiulo.keith (talk) 14:54, 1 December 2020 (UTC)

Gargiulo.keith I would suggest not "hiding" links to your websites in references – we use those to verify statements we make, not to link to other websites. More generally, you should avoid linking to your own organisation. This may sound a little harsh, but I mean well: Wikipedia is an encyclopaedia, not a vehicle for creating backlinks to other sites – no matter how useful they are. You are welcome to contribute to the encyclopaedia, but that would ideally take the form of writing neutral, well-referenced information, instead of providing links to external sites where such information exists. Finally, I'd like to ask you to please read WP:DISCLOSE – COI disclosure is required for anyone who is being directly or indirectly compensated for editing Wikipedia, and strongly recommended for anyone else with a conflict of interest. Best, Blablubbs|talk 15:05, 1 December 2020 (UTC)

WP:UAA

How do you know if an account is locked and the username has been hidden. I noticed that when looking at CA, it says that there is no global account, if this is the case, then has the account been locked and hidden? Just for the future, don't want to report locked accounts, especially with disruptive usernames. Dylsss^{(talk contribs)} 17:39, 3 December 2020 (UTC)

Dylsss, I caught your report while some of the accounts were already hidden, but others weren't; when I refreshed, more of them had disappeared. But post-hide, there is no real way to know. By the way: If you see usernames with this pattern again, you may want to take them directly to m:SRG; this is an LTA. Best, Blablubbs|talk 17:46, 3 December 2020 (UTC)

Gatter Autowerk Reichstadt

Hi, I am not sure why you believe that I am violating copyrights. The article is entirely formulated in my own words and some of the material it is based on, I have written and published myself. Please indicate exactly where you have detected any copyright violation - paragraphs, sentences, etc. Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Vintageautomobile (talk • contribs) 15:33, 4 December 2020 (UTC)

Hi, Vintageautomobile. Please see this for highlighted passages that were copied (linked in my comment on your draft. If you are the copyright owner, you will have to provide explicitly donate the materials so we can include them; please see Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials. Best, Blablubbs|talk 15:40, 4 December 2020 (UTC)

Thanks, I did not see this compared versions funnction. Yes, indeed, I further developed this short text of my own webpage for a Wikipedia article. So it is my text and my copyright. OK, I will check this donate function. If that prooves too complicated is it sufficient if I rewrite these passages? The technical details, date and production numbers will of course have to remain the same. I cannot change these.

OK, I gave it another try. Have re-written these sections, included more info and more sources. Kindly check if this meets the quality standards now. I have a problem with one picture on the top (a newspater cutout). Not sure why this does not show. Kindly check. It is well displayed on the German Wikipedia Page, see: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autopodnik_Gatter

Thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by Vintageautomobile (talk • contribs) 18:25, 4 December 2020 (UTC)

Vintageautomobile, I'm looking now. The issue with the file is that it was locally uploaded to the German wikipedia and not to wikimedia commons; if it is suitably licensed (e.g. because the original newspaper is now in the public domain in both Germany and the US), you can upload it there and include it. Blablubbs|talk 18:29, 4 December 2020 (UTC)

On a related copyright-note, please don't include direct links to copyrighted materials, such as the "Schriftenreihe Stadtarchiv Kirchheim unter Teck" source if they were published without clear evidence of permission from the owner. Blablubbs|talk 18:30, 4 December 2020 (UTC)

Vintageautomobile, looks good to go copyright-wise now – I have put in a redaction request for the previous revisions; once that's done, I will likely be accepting the draft. Blablubbs|talk 18:47, 4 December 2020 (UTC)

Great! Regarding your comment on the "Schriftenreihe Stadtarchiv Kirchheim unter Teck". I do have the copyright, since I am the author. But do you suggest that I just quote as source, but do not like to the PDF? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Vintageautomobile (talk • contribs) 19:01, 4 December 2020 (UTC)

Vintageautomobile, I've already removed the links again – since some of the materials hosted on your website seem to be books published by various other authors. I'm not entirely sure of the legal background here, so I think it's best to leave it out for now. Best, Blablubbs|talk 19:07, 4 December 2020 (UTC) (and please indent and sign your comments – there are instructions at the top of this page)

Thank you very much for you decidaction, time and guidance. Very kind and helpful indeed. Thanks also for taking out the PDF links. For my own website, I had made sure that I was given written permission by all the authors to display PDFs of their articles and book chapters. But I realize that it is difficult to link this on wikipedia, when I do not provide this proof. I will just put an link to my Literature sub-Website page. So people can follow the link without compromising Wikipedia by putting PDF links there. So I hope the article gets accepted. I will add some links to the Czech and German Wikipedia pages on the car and the biography. They are more complete than what I supplied here. Maybe once the article is accepted I will slowly make it more comprehensive ..... but English not being my native language, this will take some time. But I think I understood that I could link original articles from the 1920, as their copyright has expired. Right? Thanks again a lot. Best regards from ... (at the moment) .... Islamabad, Pakistan — Preceding unsigned comment added by Vintageautomobile (talk • contribs) 08:55, 5 December 2020 (UTC)

Hi Vintageautomobile, I'm happy to help. You don't need to link to other Wikipedia's in the external links section; there's a "Languages" page in the lower left of the Wikipedia interface – as soon as the page goes live, the pages will be linked. I have now cleaned up the external links and linked to the Czech and German Wikipedia pages about Gatter directly from the article using the {{ill}} template; you can see what exactly I did here. As for articles and public domain, I can't give you a blanket check there; you will have to examine the individual copyright situations, though it's very likely that they are going to be PD. You may want to have a peek at Wikipedia:Public domain for more information. Best regards from snowy Switzerland, Blablubbs|talk 13:08, 5 December 2020 (UTC)

Why did you edit a page?

Hello, may I ask why you edited the William John Leonard Beel wiki page please? Harrylock2004 (talk) 20:36, 5 December 2020 (UTC)

Harrylock2004, I reverted your edit because the addition, especially the Harry is by far his favourite grandson due to the fact he is the coolest one part, did not appear constructive to me. We also generally generally don't include the names of family members, especially not when they aren't sourced. Blablubbs|talk 20:43, 5 December 2020 (UTC)

Inquiry for compensation

Dear Blablubbs,

You have sent me a message inquiring about any compensation I receive. I do not receive any compensation and I think my edits and contribution are well researched and referenced. Most of them are translations from the German wikipedia (which tends to be very strict on relevance and so on).

Best regards,

Raphael Raphael1234567 (talk) 22:38, 6 December 2020 (UTC)

Thank you

Email received. davidwr/(talk)/(contribs) 00:47, 8 December 2020 (UTC)

Davidwr, happy to help. :) Blablubbs|talk 01:03, 8 December 2020 (UTC)

Minnow

Plip!

I noticed you misspelled my username when responding to an edit request I made. LOL and happy editing! Firestar464 (talk) 04:30, 8 December 2020 (UTC)

Sources

Can you tell me how you get your sources. Also, Wikipedia has seriously little info on most topics. Let's continue to fill them up Hido F (talk) 18:16, 8 December 2020 (UTC)

Hi there, Hido F. Which sorts of sources are relevant very much depends on the topic you're working on. Generally speaking, just plugging keywords into Google or library catalogues – especially those that also index scientific papers, is a good start. Do you have any specific topic you're interested in? Blablubbs|talk 21:24, 10 December 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Hannibal (network)

On 9 December 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Hannibal (network), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the far-right "Hannibal" network has been likened to a "shadow army"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Hannibal (network). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Hannibal (network)), and it may be added to the statistics page if it received over 400 views per hour. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 9 December 2020 (UTC)

COI Edits Request Conversation for Rajiv Shah

Hi User:Blablubbs: I see you recently added a banner to the Rockefeller Foundation page, which seems appropriate. A similar banner appears on their President’s page Rajiv Shah, again appropriate. The reason I’m writing to you is, I’m 95% sure I’m about to be engaged to do some paid editing on his page (not yet official). I know the rules about disclosing my COI and am dedicated to following them. I’m also aware I can’t make edits myself. I was wondering if you would work with me to review my suggested edits and, if appropriate, implement them? His office was recently working with someone who doesn’t understand the rules of Wikipedia, which I’m thinking is at least part of the reason for your banner. I have advised them to stop. Dr. Shah would like to add to the Rockefeller Foundation section. This is a very long article, and I see that some language could be considered promotional. My edits will use the proper language, and acceptable sources. Thank you for your consideration. I look forward to your reply. LeepKendall (talk) 18:15, 9 December 2020 (UTC)

Hi there LeepKendall, thanks for your message. I can't promise you close collaboration since I can get fairly busy at times, but I do handle COI edit requests: I'd recommend you file normal edit requests and I'll do my best to help out with answering them. Does that sound good to you? Best, Blablubbs|talk 14:39, 10 December 2020 (UTC)

Thank you User:Blablubbs! That sounds great. I'll use the template and then put a message on your talk page letting you know I've posted a request. Best! LeepKendall (talk) 18:52, 10 December 2020 (UTC)

LeepKendall, no need to notify each time – I've watchlisted the pages. :) Blablubbs|talk 18:58, 10 December 2020 (UTC)

Hi there. I know you are busy but wanted to make sure you saw my requests on the Rajiv Shah talk page from last Thursday. Thank you! LeepKendall (talk) 17:39, 17 December 2020 (UTC)

CSD (G11) for article "Louis Wright (digital operator)"

Hi!

I just wanted to say that I have chosen to nominate Louis Wright (digital operator) for CSD G11. I initially thought that AfD is sufficient, but after discovering incriminating evidence on Uncyclopedia (see here), where the same user attempts to promote themselves once again, the evidence is clearly unambiguous and sufficient for CSD.

I'm notifying you because you created the original AfD.

Have a good day, KevTYD (wake up) 02:35, 13 December 2020 (UTC)

KevTYD, thanks – and thanks for the laugh; creating spam bios on uncyclopedia of all places is... quite something. I had attempted to speedy it twice but was reverted two times and decided it wasn't worth edit-warring over (and deletion at AfD makes subsequent deletion easier). The article was also initially marked as reviewed by davidwr, so I might have missed something here. Blablubbs|talk 02:42, 13 December 2020 (UTC)

@Blablubbs: The review was an "automatic" review (well, there was a check-box I forgot to uncheck) by Twinkle when I was doing something else.[1] I've since turned off that setting so it shouldn't happen again. I take full responsibility for that mistaken review. Spicy "un-reviewed" it, for which I am thankful. davidwr/(talk)/(contribs) 🎄 06:29, 13 December 2020 (UTC)

Undisclosed paid tag on Monzo page

Hi there, I see you've added a "Undisclosed paid" tag on theMonzo page, as part of sockpuppet investigation.

Could we get this removed soonish please? Absolutely nothing to do with the bank, and obviously a bit concerning for customers.

Thanks, Cookywook (talk) 09:40, 14 December 2020 (UTC)

Hi Cookywook, thanks for your message. Looking at that page, the amount of activity by VentureKit and company makes it impossible to believe for me that this wasn't a specific target of theirs. I also spot a handful of other obvious UPE accounts and one or two SPAs, and that's without looking at IP contributions. There is no doubt in my mind that this page was edited in exchange for undisclosed payments; whether on behalf of the bank, an investor, a competitor or some combination of the three I do not know, but the changes made need a thorough examination. Only then should the tag be removed.

To be frank: Whether it is concerning for customers or not isn't a concern for me – what I am concerned about is the integrity of the encyclopaedia, which is why I placed the tag. I appreciate you trying to be transparent and file edit requests; on the off chance that this activity does have something with the bank, I want ask you to stick to those edit requests from here on out. On a tangent, could I also ask you to also insert a COI disclosure on your userpage, using the {{paid}} template? It's not strictly required, but often helpful. Best, Blablubbs|talk 10:28, 14 December 2020 (UTC)

Thank you, I've added the entry to my own page. To be clear, those are the only edits I've made to the Monzo page (or anywhere on Wikipedia). I'll also make sure the team internally know to make these requests (we have over 1,500 employees and I'm not aware of what they're all up to online). We also have passionate community members who might occasionally make these changes on our behalf with our oversight.

My question is how exactly we appeal this move. We 100% do not recognise this user or their activity. It's simply nothing to do with us, however you'd like us to prove that. Looking at the user and their edits I genuinely think they're just someone who's passionate about startups and US tech companies. All their edits appear to be about our US activity, which we're not doing any PR push or marketing around at the moment, so isn't even in line with our company goals at present.

If it's not possible to remove the notice. How long do these investigations take? Cookywook (talk) 11:07, 14 December 2020 (UTC)

Thanks for adding the disclosure, Cookywook. As I said, I am not accusing Monzo itself of anything – I am also not asking you to prove innocence, and this tag is not about the company, it's about Wikipedia. These changes may have been made by an outside PR firm you retain, by a competitor, on behalf of an investor... there are a number of possibilities. As someone who does a lot of work to combat unethical – and sometimes illegal – paid editing on Wikipedia, I can however assure you that the VentureKit group isn't merely passionate about lots of companies and businesspeople. Editors with such a passion don't abuse multiple accounts, and neither do they edit only within a 5 to 8 hour window, only from Monday to Friday. The tag will be removed as soon as an editor has time to review the article, but there is no strict timeline, I'm afraid. Best, Blablubbs|talk 11:50, 14 December 2020 (UTC)

That is incredibly frustrating and surely means any page is vulnerable to an 'attack' in this way by literally any other person or company. But ok, I understand. Thank you. Cookywook (talk) 12:58, 14 December 2020 (UTC)

Request for article

Hi can you please creat a article on Turk World, Like Arab World. Ytpks896 (talk) 09:33, 15 December 2020 (UTC)

Please review the sources of the article you are reversing on my edits.

Please review the sources of articles, you are actively encouraging the spread of false information on these pages allowing sources that do not exist.

Please review the changes you have reversed. TheGreatGoblinMarket (talk) 21:55, 15 December 2020 (UTC)

Answering on your talk page. Blablubbs|talk 22:03, 15 December 2020 (UTC)

SPI clerk training

Hi – I see you're interested in becoming an SPI clerk, and I'm willing to train you if you're willing to learn from me and if you're willing to wait until mid-January to begin.

I have trained two of the current clerks, Sir Sputnik and Cabayi (pinging both victims extraordinarily lovely people so they can extol my praises, tell you to run for the hills screaming in terror, or express their utter indifference). I do my clerk training on-wiki for two reasons: first and foremost, so the other clerks can chime in and help where necessary, and second, so you'll have a static place to go to ask questions of me and others. Discord, TeamSpeak, Zoom, and IRC are fine places and I can be found on IRC and TeamSpeak from time to time, but I don't think they're suitable for this kind of long-term training.

It will take about a month to get you to the point where I think I can turn you loose to work without close supervision. Obviously, the timeline depends on how fast we work through things, commitments we have in real life, and how many questions you have as we go. After roughly four months of training (maybe more, unlikely to be less), I'll ask the functionaries if they feel you're ready for promotion to full clerk status.

Now for the warning label: You should be aware that SPI clerks face an increased amount of scrutiny and sometimes harassment. Impersonation with profane and obscene variants of your username is a primary method used by some of the more prolific sockmasters. I choose to laugh at it and ignore it, as do most of the other CUs and many of the clerks. We can suppress some of the worst of it, but we won't be able to get it all. If anonymity is important to you, you should take steps now to put protections in place. Google your real name and your username on a regular basis, along with variants of your username/doppelgangers, like common misspellings. If any of these things bother you, you should reconsider becoming a clerk. If you'd like to talk about it before committing, feel free to email me or any of the current CUs or clerks. We're happy to talk about our experiences.

If this is all acceptable to you, let me know and I'll work the training into my calendar. I have a real life commitment on US MLK day that will take until the middle of that week, and prior to that I'll be busy working to on-board our new arbitrators and work on CU training for them. After that, I should be free, but if anything changes, I'll be sure to let you know. Hope to hear from you soon. :-) Katie^talk 16:49, 18 December 2020 (UTC)