User talk:Alex2278

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Hello, Alex2278, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Unfortunately, one or more of your recent edits to the page Victoria Point, Queensland did not conform to Wikipedia's verifiability policy, and may have been removed. Wikipedia articles should refer only to facts and interpretations verified in reliable, reputable print or online sources or in other reliable media. Always provide a reliable source for quotations and for any material that is likely to be challenged, or it may be removed. Wikipedia also has a related policy against including original research in articles.

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July 2023[edit]

You have been blocked indefinitely from editing for persistently making disruptive edits.

If you think there are good reasons for being unblocked, please read the guide to appealing blocks, then add the following text at the bottom of your talk page: {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}. Bbb23 (talk) 01:52, 5 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Block appeal[edit]

This user's unblock request has been reviewed by an administrator, who declined the request. Other administrators may also review this block, but should not override the decision without good reason (see the blocking policy).

Alex2278 (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

Request reason:

I am sorry for not providing sufficient reference ing for the edits I make. I read the policy and now understand that there is a format for citations on Wikipedia.Alex2278 (talk) 05:25, 5 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Decline reason:

(Please place new posts at the bottom.) That is not an example of a properly sourced edit you would make. 331dot (talk) 09:51, 5 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

If you want to make any further unblock requests, please read the guide to appealing blocks first, then use the {{unblock}} template again. If you make too many unconvincing or disruptive unblock requests, you may be prevented from editing this page until your block has expired. Do not remove this unblock review while you are blocked.

Please give an example of a properly sourced edit you would make. 331dot (talk) 09:08, 5 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

National weather service , America  (2017). “ how to stay safe during a storm”Alex2278 (talk) 09:16, 5 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@331dot Alex2278 (talk) 09:48, 5 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Brown, Rebecca (2006). "Size of the Moon", Scientific American, 51 (78).

@331dot Alex2278 (talk) 10:27, 5 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Please make another unblock request for someone else to review. 331dot (talk) 12:57, 5 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Block appeal[edit]

This user's unblock request has been reviewed by an administrator, who declined the request. Other administrators may also review this block, but should not override the decision without good reason (see the blocking policy).

Alex2278 (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

Request reason:

sorry for my actions I did not understand the policy of citing and in the future I will abide by Cite Alex2278 (talk) 13:15, 5 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Decline reason:

No response to last query below in two weeks. — Daniel Case (talk) 03:08, 25 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Alex2278 (talk) 13:15, 5 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for giving an example of a citation above. Please respond to the questions below:

What is an inline citation? (info at WP:IC)
Why is it important for articles to have inline citations? (info at WP:V)
When should editors use inline citations?

Thanks, Z1720 (talk) 19:55, 23 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

1 An inline citation on Wikipedia is a citation in the text of a page placed by any technique that allows the reader to identify a certain piece of content with a specified credible source

2 it it required so wikipedia users can vertify the content and make sure its not original reserch

you need a inline on quotes Any statement that has been challenged or will likley be challenged

material about living persons

Alex2278Alex2278 (talk) 23:42, 23 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Alex2278 Thank you for responding to these questions. If you are unblocked, do you agree to only add or change information on Wikipedia if the information is immediately cited in the article? This will also mean that if you add any information to any article without citing it, an admin can immediately block you for violating this condition.

@Bbb23: As the blocking admin, if Alex2278 agrees to always cite information when they add it to Wikipedia, would you feel OK about unblocking Alex2278? Z1720 (talk) 00:24, 24 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

yes Alex2278 (talk) 05:14, 24 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

i agree Alex2278 (talk) 05:15, 24 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Z1720: I'm opposed to an unblock for several reasons. First, Alex's answers to your questions just parrot back Wikipedia policy, e.g., WP:V and WP:IC (replete with the user's typos). Second, the content of Alex's edits was suboptimal. For example, look at the edit-warring the user did at Victoria Point, Queensland on July 4, trying to add poorly written, non-noteworthy material. Another example is this edit adding "Saint stevens college is a private school with p-12 and opened in 1995 Saint stevens college needs link" to Coomera, Queensland. Third, and least important, although Alex is entitled to remove warnings from his Talk page, it is not a good sign for a new, disruptive user to do so. He started removing them from the beginning.--Bbb23 (talk) 12:41, 24 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Alex2278: Please give more detail in the responses above to give confidence to Bbb23 that you understand the material. Multiple sentences per response will help with this, and well as formatting information in your own words. Please also address the edit-warring concerns that Bbb23 brings up, and describe why you removed warnings from your talk page. Z1720 (talk) 13:46, 24 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

,inline citations give proof that the material in an article came from credible sources. It enables readers to double-check and confirm the content's veracity.

Articles with well-sourced inline citations are seen as more reliable and trustworthy and users are more inclined to believe the information offered if it is based on credible sources.

The CITE polocy discourages contributors from contributing their interpretations, analyses, or previously unpublished ideas. Inline citations urge editors to depend on existing information from credible sources rather than providing their own points of view.

also By mandating inline citations, Wikipedia can limit the danger of vandalism and biassed content by tracing all revisions back to their original sources.

i am sorry for edit warring as i added small bits of information without relising that i edit warred