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Your submission at Articles for creation: Bryan Seely (July 23)[edit]

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Robert McClenon was:  The comment the reviewer left was: Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit when they have been resolved.
Robert McClenon (talk) 01:32, 23 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the advice I'll keep working on it! FIGHTER KD 18:52, 23 July 2017 (UTC) FIGHTER KD 18:52, 23 July 2017 (UTC)

Can we move this back into my sandbox or a subpage for more improvement of article? Thanks FIGHTER KD 04:12, 25 July 2017 (UTC) FIGHTER KD 04:12, 25 July 2017 (UTC)

A slight anomaly?[edit]

" I joined Wikipedia in 2011" =/= [1]; see what I mean? It's the sort of thing people here notice, I'm afraid. Take care! — fortunavelut luna 04:13, 29 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

No offense just because my username is different then it was in 2011 does not mean that I did not join in 2011. I don't have the slightest clue what my username was that long ago, I don't even remember what all I did yesterday much less 6 years ago! So I had to start from scratch! Thanks for your feedback though I do appericate it! FIGHTER KD 05:28, 29 July 2017 (UTC)

Your recent edits[edit]

Information icon Hello and welcome to Wikipedia. When you add content to talk pages and Wikipedia pages that have open discussion (but never when editing articles), please be sure to sign your posts. There are two ways to do this. Either:

  1. Add four tildes ( ~~~~ ) at the end of your comment; or
  2. With the cursor positioned at the end of your comment, click on the signature button ( or ) located above the edit window.

This will automatically insert a signature with your username or IP address and the time you posted the comment. This information is necessary to allow other editors to easily see who wrote what and when.

Thank you. --SineBot (talk) 17:21, 29 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Your recent edit to Field Hockey Canada[edit]

You recently made an edit to Field Hockey Canada, specifically this edit. Not a bad start, but with some followup needed.

You cited your sources, which is good. But you did so using inline external links (links to sites outside of Wikipedia) which is not one of the proper methods of citing sources here (although it seems very natural). There are several methods com monly in use here See Referencing for Beginners for more details. In this case, i have chosen to use footnotes (created with <ref>...</ref> tags) formatted with Citation templates . I made that change in this edit. Do please look at how the footnotes were given in the wiki-code, and how they render in the page.

The second issue is that you copied the text directly from your source, without marking it as a quotation. This is not generally acceptable. See Wikipedia:Copyrights#Contributors' rights and obligations and Wikipedia:FAQ/Copyright for why this is a problem. Accordingly, I paraphrased the text in this edit. Note that this involved using each citation twice, by giving each a reference name, and then referring to those names on the 2nd use. This is how one may cite a single source many times in an article, without cluttering the reference list. (Well, more exactly it is one way, there are others.)

Finally, I decided to reorder the article with the added content, and divide it into sections. I did that in this edit. This was not required, as the other two changes were, but it seemed to me an improvement. You can see all of the changes in the page history.

I hope that this was helpful to you. You may also find the pages Help:Editing, Help:Wiki markup, and Help:Cheatsheet useful. Happy editing. DES (talk)DESiegel Contribs 10:09, 30 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for helping with that and correcting my attempt to improve the article. That was very kind of you and all the info you gave me helps a lot!!! FIGHTER KD 16:36, 30 July 2017 (UTC)

Adoption[edit]

I see you have activated the {{adoptme}} template on your user page. You have an idea, by now, of the way I interact. Would you be interested in having me as a formal mentor? (I like that term better than "adopter" but the meaning here is much the same.) If you would prefer someone else, i will not be in any way offended. DES (talk)DESiegel Contribs 17:00, 30 July 2017 (UTC) YES I would love for you to adopt me! Thanks so much!FIGHTER KD 00:40, 31 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Bryan Seely (July 30)[edit]

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by SwisterTwister was:  The comment the reviewer left was: Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit when they have been resolved.
SwisterTwister talk 18:26, 30 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Assignments[edit]

Since you have accepted me as a mentor, here are some assignments.

  • First. please fix your signature. Go to Special:Preferences, or click on the prefences link at the top of any page. Scroll to the signature section on the user profile page. Enter [[User:FIGHTER KD|FIGHTER KD]] <sup>[[User talk:FIGHTER KD|Talk]]</sup> (without the nowiki and code tags, those are just to display the wiki code) in the "Signature" box, and check "Treat the above as wiki markup". This will render as: FIGHTER KD Talk (except that the talk will be a link on any page but this one). If you don't like that signature, it can be modified, but there really must be at least one link to your user or user talk page, and both is better. Ping me when it is done, please.
  • Second, read the pages on copyright I posted links to in the section above about your field hockey edit. Explain here why your edit was not acceptable, and how to handle such cases in future. Ping me when you are done, please.
  • Third, Find another article to copy edit or improve, and try your hand. Please ping me when you are done.

I don't know how much wiki-time you have, so there is no deadline. But please tackle those as soon as you reasonably can, in that order. And of course DO post on my talk page or ping me to ask any questions you may have, at any time. I will respond when i can. DES (talk)DESiegel Contribs 02:02, 31 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I followed your instructions for the signature page I think I I did it correctlyFIGHTER KD Talk 15:24, 31 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

July 2017[edit]

This blocked user is asking that her block be reviewed on the Unblock Ticket Request System:

FIGHTER KD (block logactive blocksglobal blocksautoblockscontribsdeleted contribsabuse filter logcreation logchange block settingsunblockcheckuser (log))


UTRS appeal #18874 was submitted on Jul 31, 2017 05:34:36. This review is now closed.


--UTRSBot (talk) 05:34, 31 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]


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).

FIGHTER KD (block logactive blocksglobal blockscontribsdeleted contribsfilter logcreation logchange block settingsunblockcheckuser (log))


Request reason:

Since I can't make any edits I am putting this here in hopes the will lift the block on my account I sincerely apologize if I have offended you in anyway. That was never my intentions. What I wrote above on my talk page was the gods honest truth. I did not reveal my name as I did not fell I was necessary, due to me coming back to Wikipedia has nothing to do with the exhausting reasons you seem to think as why I have. I gave up on going back and fourth with mkdw regarding my name or regarding anything with that whole situation in general. It was pointless and got me nowhere and I apologize for the time I wasted out of anyones life for those reasons. Now I feel I need to expand this a tad further which facts and facts only.. I am not a sockpuppet and obtain emails from admin MKDW (whom I hold no resentment towards at all) confirming it I will quote it "At no point in that statement do I accuse you, Kris Degioia, or Cybercimes (the editor) of engaging in undisclosed paid editing, sock puppetry, etc. . With that said by "outing" myself and revealing my name does not mean I am now nor was I ever a sockpuppet. Please don't use my honesty against me, that's simply unfair. I only made the discussion on the topic (after I had made several edits that had nothing to do with it) in hopes it would help others from taking different routs then I did. I would like to leave the past in the past where it should be, and not be referred to as something I am not. I am a victim of cyberstalking, my federal case can be found anywhere by a simple google search, there you would find that my name was changed 4 times by the government. One more year I willl have the option to go back to my birth name or keep the last name assigned to me (Kristin Degioia). After my case went public I had several people (whom to this day I do not know who they are) attempting to make Wikipedia articles about me, for almost a year. I finally reached out to the protecting admin for help, Within that time Something triggered my ptsd sending me into survivor mode. For my own sanity I backed away from the entire situation. Since my youngest child is now in kindergarten I made the choice of becoming active on here again, not to bash anyone, not to out anyone, not to create drama, but simply because I have a lot to bring to the table for cyber crimes and technology. Yes I also own a marketing firm and a foundation to help victims of cyber crimes. And yes I am a cyber crimes advocate. I didn't think it would raise a huge debate, but then again I find myself not knowing a great deal of things these days which is why I signed up for the adopt me program. If you looks at all my logs you will see I am not here to Vandalize or make disruptive edits. I'm not trying too cause harm to any user or any articles. I am wanting to relearn Wikipedia in general so in the future I can help articles, by expanding or fixing errors, like the ones I tried to before the block was put on my account. That long novel is facts not opinions. I am being honest with everyone and would appericate the removal of the block so I can continue being mentored and learning. I even signed up for the educational classes so my students I teach at vandy (yes I teach a class there one semester out of the year) so they could learn also. I'm asking for a second chance to prove why I am here. I agree to follow all guidelines. Again those are all facts of me wanting to be apart of Wikipedia. My mentor User:DESiegel was not aware of who I was when he agreed to become my mentor. If I thought any of it mattered then I would had told him or anyone who asked. In reality I don't see why it matters who I am when I'm just a mother, a business owner, a teacher, an advocate and a Survivor of one of the most Heynus federal cyberstalking case. I wanted to be able to be apart of Wikipedia without the world knowing my entire background. I would think anyone whom has compassion and a heart would understand my reason for anonymity, but in this case I have now gave you all the information and answers to questions anyone is wondering as to who I am and why I would like to be apart of the Wikipedia project. I will understand and respect your decision if you decline it. I do wish you all well with your futher endeavors.

Decline reason:

Following the discussion on IRC, including CheckUser evidence, I do not think you should be unblocked at this point. You seem to see Wikipedia as a battlefield, and causing drama was precisely what you did here. There are also the unresolved issues of sockpuppetry or possibly meatpuppetry, plus your remarks in the IRC unblock channel that do not agree with the technical evidence. Huon (talk) 00:16, 1 August 2017 (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.

ThanksFIGHTER KD Talk 17:51, 31 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

{{unblock|your reason here}}

If allowed I will agree to only make edits or anything in general under the supervision of my mentor User:DESiegel FIGHTER KD Talk 16:12, 31 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]


On July 9, I wrote up a brief history at SPI regarding Waffen77 (talk · contribs) and Cybercrimes (talk · contribs). It was determined that there were likely two groups involved (a third group was deemed to be potentially involved but much less substantially). The two primary groups were the 'Waffen77 undisclosed paid sock farm' and another set of accounts claiming to either be the subject (such as Cybercrimes (talk · contribs) and KDegioia (talk · contribs) [2]) or ones having a close connection to the subject (such as Krisdegioia (talk · contribs) and Newfocusnow (talk · contribs)). Here are the basics:

  • Waffen77 was an elaborate undisclosed paid sock farm discovered in December 2016.
  • The sock farm created and maintained dozens of promotional articles. One of them was the Wikipedia article Kris Degioia.
  • The article Kris Degioia was first created by Krisdegioia (talk · contribs) and deleted in October 2016 under WP:G11 by JohnCD.
  • The article was subsequently recreated by a Waffen77 sock and deleted again on December 28, 2016 by me. Since, the article has been recreated numerous times before it was eventually locked.
  • The account Krisdegioia (talk · contribs) did not claim to be the subject. They talk about the subject in the third person. At the time, it was not known whether it was one or two group involved and things were still being filed under Waffen77.
  • The article Kris degioia was created on February 20 and deleted by Salvidrim!.
  • The article Kris R Degioia was created on June 8 and deleted and locked by CactusWriter.

On June 27, the account Cybercrimes (talk · contribs) emailed me via the Wikipedia email system and identified themselves as Kris Degioia from an email address that matched her official website. It is where the above quote comes from, however, out of context, and occurred when explaining the prohibitions on undisclosed paid editing. It was also at this time that the account Cybercrimes had yet to be tied to any other accounts. A copy of these emails were sent to WMF Legal and CA when the situation escalated in July.

  • We now know via checkuser information, behavioural evidence, and other information (including emails) that the following accounts are connected:
  • A page on the CU wiki was created to retain the IPs and UA information to track the accounts.
  • On July 9, a number of editors were targeted in a blog post on Kris Degioia's company website. It was at this point that WMF Legal and CA were advised of the situation. The blog post was eventually taken down.
  • On July 10, emails from Kris Degioia were received that included legal threats, threats of harm, and doxxing. A summary and copy was sent to WMF Legal, CA, and the functionaries.
  • These threats were word-for-word repeated by BeckleyAddy (talk · contribs) on July 20 and subsequently suppressed.

Talk about the need to create WP:LTA case has been discussed since June 2016 with Chrissymad and Stormy clouds. Now might be the time given the changing tactics and complexity of the case. Personally, I think WMF Legal should be notified/consulted if an unblock request will be considered. Additionally, I would press that ``the editor will need to address the above issues, disclose all their connected accounts, and immediately cease socking, before a standard offer were to be contemplated. Mkdw talk 23:17, 31 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I have revoked talk page access. Accusations of misconduct without evidence, such as the ones now oversighted here (still visible when I revoked access), constitute personal attacks. "If everyone wants to see the proof of all this then let me know" is vacuous because I have asked about proof and was told that none exists (any more?) that could be shown.
I believe ArbCom has already been contacted, so there's no need for further discussion here. Huon (talk) 18:21, 1 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]