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If I see something such as a box, template, image, etc., on another user/user talk page that catches my eye, I will "borrow" it. More than likely without asking. ;) TheSandDoctor (talk) 04:52, 30 March 2017 (UTC)]][reply]

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Got it & responded. --TheSandDoctor Talk 22:44, 19 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Lil Kace official

Hi TSD. Welcome to the admin game. Can I suggest a hard promo block here since they've been spamming also? -- Longhair\talk 05:27, 22 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Longhair: Didn't see the mainspace promotion. Block updated. Thanks for bringing this to my attention! --TheSandDoctor Talk 05:30, 22 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Wasn't mainspace. They were drafting a draft about themselves. I've deleted it. Thanks. -- Longhair\talk 05:31, 22 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]
With a softblock, they'll just create another username and somebody else will be left to cleanup later.My logic is hit them with the facts from the start. Happy to help. -- Longhair\talk 05:32, 22 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hard block here too mate. You can bet they'll be here for disruption only with a name such as... Namefuckinme. -- Longhair\talk 00:14, 24 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Longhair,  Done. please feel free to correct/tell me if you see future mistakes (still learning). --TheSandDoctor Talk 00:42, 24 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]
It's not a mistake. It's the unwritten stuff you'll quickly learn on the job. If it quacks like a duck, it's a duck :D Reach out if I'm around. You're doing fine... -- Longhair\talk 00:45, 24 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

pixel gun 3d

delete it. it was a bad page. i will try to make better ones for Wikipedia. ty. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Yoboicsg (talk • contribs) 07:54, 23 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there Yoboicsg, the draft was deleted by the admin RHaworth, who deleted it as being patent nonsense (G1) and pure vandalism or a blatant hoax (G3). --TheSandDoctor Talk 14:38, 26 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Alain Welter

hello

i wonder what could be a better ref than a book

regards

Alain Welter


Alain Welter (talk) 22:58, 25 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there Alain Welter. There is nothing wrong with that reference, but more than a single reference are generally needed for a draft to be accepted as an article as they have to demonstrate that the subject (be it a company, person, product, etc) satisfies the relevant notability guideline (in this case, WP:ARTIST). The current sole reference does not suffice. I would also recommend reviewing the rest of the comment I left (editing where you have a conflict of interest is strongly discouraged as they undermine public confidence and risk causing public embarrassment to the individuals and companies being promoted). If you wish to continue working with the draft, then please read these instructions on how to disclose your connection (which it appears exists based on the username of your account). This guide to referencing and this one for writing your first article might also be of use. --All the best, TheSandDoctor Talk 00:04, 26 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]


hello again

i tried to edit as you suggested

what now ?

regards Alain Welter (talk) 09:43, 26 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there Alain Welter. I would suggest reviewing the two guides that I linked above and try to find more reliable (independent) sources that back-up the information in the draft. The book (assuming it isn't self published) is a good start, but not enough on its own. --TheSandDoctor Talk 14:35, 26 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

would an interview on RTL television do it ?

regards

awe

Alain Welter (talk) 15:10, 26 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Alain Welter: Interviews do not demonstrate notability (unfortunately), but can be used to back up some statements in articles. --TheSandDoctor Talk 20:13, 26 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]


i seem to be unable to put the category correctly Artist Contemporary Art Paintings and Sculptures Luxembourg Europe could some kind soul do this edit for me please ?

regards

Alain Welter (talk) 08:18, 30 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there Alain Welter, that category does not appear to exist? Also, please don't re-add the draft text to its talk page. Talk pages are not for article content (that belongs on the article itself), they are administration pages where editors can discuss improvements to articles or other Wikipedia pages. --TheSandDoctor Talk 08:27, 30 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

ty again for your infos and help

1)i thought the talkpage was ment for other users to help improve my sandbox to get it finally published... 2) i didn t find a round about to get the category listed met for those infos that s why i asked for help

regards

Alain Welter (talk) 08:47, 30 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

(talk page watcher) @Alain Welter: Hey Alain Welter, welcome to Wikipedia - I'm was just passing by, and I saw the article you were writing and thought I'd see if I can lend you a hand! First of all, I've moved it over to Draft:Alain Welter - everything is still there just how you left it, but by using the draft area of Wikipedia you can work on your article until you think its ready for review. That being said, TheSandDoctor above has pointed out that you probably have a "conflict of interest" as it looks like you're writing about yourself. Are you the Alain Welter? If so, I think having a quick read of these suggestions would be useful - namely "Creating an article about yourself is strongly discouraged. We want biographies here, not autobiographies."
I imagine that's pretty disappointing to hear, but by discouraging article subjects from writing their own autobiography, we ensure that our articles are neutrally written. There are some suggestions here if you decide you really want to write about yourself, but I'd encourage you to instead request an article be written.
Finally, I'd like to ask you to stick around, and maybe see if you can help correct some errors on other people's biographies - Wikipedia always needs help, and we'd really appreciate yours! If you're interested in learning how to edit and improve other articles, have a read of this simple guide or just let us know! Regardless of what you choose to do, have a great day - TNT 💖 09:25, 30 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

ty for your help and yes unfortunately i m the alain welter

i read many wikipedia suggestions and policies about it but who else could give more adequate informations as myself

as an example:nobody else then me has the copyright of the images posted in the draft/sandbox

also it s just facts (facts seem to be the most neutral you can post ) and yes i know it s not how wikipedia policies work but to me it seems to be a good start for an article and may be some day somebody else will finish and publish the article :)

hope dies last

regards

awe



Alain Welter (talk) 09:40, 30 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

A cupcake for you!

Sorry I missed your RfA. Congratulations! ~ Abelmoschus Esculentus (talk to me) 00:55, 27 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Not a problem and thanks (for the cupcake and the congratulations) --TheSandDoctor Talk 02:02, 27 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Finishing up the div col deprecated parameters

Thanks for resuming the bot's fixing of deprecated parameters in {{div col}}. In case it's been too long, please remember to add {{col div}} to the list of aliases the bot recognizes and fixes. Thanks. – Jonesey95 (talk) 05:49, 28 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Jonesey95: Alias now added and 1000 page run restarted. --TheSandDoctor Talk 05:54, 28 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks! It looks like there are 7,100 in Category:Pages using div col with deprecated parameters and 800 in Category:Pages using Columns-list with deprecated parameters, so it shouldn't take too many more 1,000-page runs. I will be happy to mop up the leftover ones that are not suitable for bot action. – Jonesey95 (talk) 14:27, 28 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Almost done! It looks like there are about 3,000 pages left between the two deprecated parameter categories. I've been chipping away at them, but I'd rather work on the edge cases once your bot has made a complete pass. – Jonesey95 (talk) 16:02, 3 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Do you have any time to clear out the last 1,000 or so pages? Most are in the columns-list deprecated parameter category. Thanks for all of your work! – Jonesey95 (talk) 02:29, 11 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
@Jonesey95: I was just trying to figure out why the bot wasnt working. Turns out the category was empty I have gone ahead and deleted it pet your request. As for col-list, the first 60 or so the bot cant deal with due to the way the templates are used. When it has run out of pages it can do on its own, I will let you know and see if I can modify the bot. Failing that though, whatever is left will need to be done by hand. (I will let you know when). --TheSandDoctor Talk 03:43, 15 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks! My regexes at User:Jonesey95/AutoEd/doi.js are working for those tennis articles. You are welcome to steal them, or I can clean up after the bot. – Jonesey95 (talk) 05:34, 15 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
I had cleaned out the category for Template:Columns-list and I modified the template, only to find out that the template was used in the Wikipedia space quite a bit, and that the removing the deprecated template parameters broke a bunch of pages. I have expanded the deprecated parameter tracking to all namespaces, and now we're back to about 1,300 pages. Would it be possible for your bot to run through the category, but only through the following spaces: Wikipedia, Wikipedia Talk, Talk, User Talk, Template Talk, Portal, Portal Talk. The bot should NOT edit any User pages. Thanks in advance if you can do it. – Jonesey95 (talk) 17:41, 21 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Kannur Sreelatha

Hi, at the above article the bot keeps replacing 3 columns to 2 and when I reverted it comes back and does it again, thanks Atlantic306 (talk) 20:06, 29 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there, that is per consensus in the thread at the top of my talk page (User_talk:TheSandDoctor#Deprecated_column_format). The template works differently now and the old way is deprecated and set to be removed entirely. Please do not revert it as we have been through this discussion above. (cc Jonesey95). --TheSandDoctor Talk 20:11, 29 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]
I should ask though, what device and operating system are you using Atlantic306? --TheSandDoctor Talk 20:13, 29 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Ipad safari, so how to convert two columns to three on ipad? thanks Atlantic306 (talk) 20:19, 29 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]
@Atlantic306: I just wanted to address why the bot re-ran the page. Pages which use the deprecated format slated for deletion (the deprecated format, not the page) are listed in Category:Pages using div col with deprecated parameters. When the bot corrects the template issues, the page is removed from that list automatically. Since you reverted the edit, it was readded and the bot happened across it again because of that. As for your device, IPads and other mobile devices are typically not very good at displaying layouts correctly due to their (sometimes odd dimensioned and) small screen sizes. Concerns about layout should be raised on Template talk:Div col, the bot is just enacting consensus and altering per the template. In the event that formatting or consensus changes, I will happily re-run the bot to make those changes (if need be) once the category is updated. --TheSandDoctor Talk 20:28, 29 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]
ok, chaging to 15 em gives me 3 columns in the new format, thanks Atlantic306 (talk) 20:35, 29 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]
@Atlantic306:I assume that that is the text size on your screen? You're welcome! I'm glad that I could help . --TheSandDoctor Talk 20:42, 29 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Adrif24

I decided to unblock Adrif24 (who you blocked under "ScadifaB") due to their explanation. If I missed something, feel free to reverse it. 331dot (talk) 07:47, 2 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@331dot: Not a problem! Thanks for reaching out (and please do in the future)! --TheSandDoctor Talk 08:11, 2 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Congratulations

This is belated, but I actually just noticed that you were now admin (I was partly off-wiki for a few months). —PaleoNeonate – 09:03, 2 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

No problem, thank you PaleoNeonate! --TheSandDoctor Talk 17:20, 2 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Plz help me sir

Sir, Can u review this and help me to publish this page https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Recwiki/sandbox. Sir, actually the url of site was "Nirmal contractors.tk" but it redirects to WordPress site hence it was an normal site so sir pls help me bcz the company was an rapidly growing popular construction company in its local region.Recwiki (talk) 06:33, 6 July 2018 (UTC) Recwiki (talk) 06:33, 6 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Recwiki: Hi there, I would recommend reviewing our guide to referencing and this one for corporate notability. I would also strongly recommend reviewing this guide to creating your first article. Please note that WordPress sites are generally not considered reliable sources and should be avoided. As the draft currently stands, the sources (with one exception) are all primary and WordPress links. Demonstrating notability requires the existence of secondary reliable sources which "back up" the content of the draft/article. If you have any questions, please feel free to let me know or as them at the Teahouse. --TheSandDoctor Talk 06:40, 6 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Sir the article https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/URC_building_values is without any references and i am providing some references so sir can u plz help me to publish my article.Recwiki (talk) 08:17, 6 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Recwiki: Please see WP:OTHERSTUFF. Just because one bad page exists on Wikipedia doesn't mean that we should go around creating more bad pages. If the page you're working on needs more sources, add some! If you think that URC building values should be deleted, nominate it for deletion! Always look towards the betterment of Wikipedia. --TheSandDoctor Talk 17:31, 6 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Prescription for unblock

@Jfalbert: just want to let you know i corrected this editor's unblock request that you rejected before. this editor is clearly new to the project and likely used the template and put the request outside the brackets as there are open requests that say "your reason here". hope this clears things up. 96.242.88.25 (talk)

The reason that it was declined was purely procedural in nature because it was a duplicate, but I apparently missed one. Thank you for doing that though. Also, please do not undo administrative actions, such as those related to unblock requests. --TheSandDoctor Talk 22:02, 14 July 2018 (UTC); edited 22:04, 14 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
thanks for the AGF. i was reading the page and it was clear the person wrote {{unblock}} "your reason here". it was pretty daring but the intent was to ensure the request was properly posted and reviewed by one of you guys. 96.242.88.25 (talk) 22:55, 14 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Timothy H Dixon

Well Sand Doctor, I give up. All this is over my head. Prof. Dixon's contributions warrant a short Wikipedia entry but I guess someone else will have to do that. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Zyzzy2 (talk • contribs) 21:02, 15 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Stuck article creation

Hello, I was browsing my Watch list and noticed that a certain article draft is still being stuck in a perpetual limbo, being constantly declined for submission... If you don't mind, could you please look at it and perhaps provide some comment on an article's draft page about how it can be further improved or why exactly it is still being declined? Because from my point of view the person from that article has sufficient notability since he got the extensive coverage by publications such as The New Yorker, Rolling Stone, Kotaku and others.Omgwtfbbqsomethingrandom (talk) 19:46, 17 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Precious

A year ago ...
rolling sports and music
... you were recipient
no. 1691 of Precious,
a prize of QAI!

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Timothy H Dixon

Dear SandDoctor As you know I struggle with wikipedia pages. Prof. Dixon is now able to answer some of your questions about his nascent entry, could you email him at thd@usf.edu and let him know what is needed to make his entry acceptable for posting? We greatly appreciate your help. 

   Bob Stern, U TX DallasZyzzy2 (talk) 17:38, 23 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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