User talk:GSS

Deleterion of David Demola

Dear Vinay Gowda,

The subject is notable and featured on Christian networks. He has been accredited by Creflo Dollar and preaches to the 38th largest megachurch in the country as of 2017. Please do not mess with articles on prominent Christian leaders. May I have the original work for self-review and I will redo this article with sources for credibility? This will be redone neutrally and in an encyclopedic way.
Yours truly, John1427 (talk) 17:08 16 January 2019 (UTC)

Created Wikipedia page for actor Siddharth Mahesh

Hi Vinay Gowda created but he is not updated anything on the page, so please guide me how to verify wikipedia page and also uploading profile photo to the page

Deletion Discussion : Anil K Reji

Hey

The page Anil K Reji has been nominated for deletion. Kindly let me know what can be done to prevent the deletion.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anil_K_Reji

Valid sources and news articles have been included as references in the article. But it still has been nominated for deletion. Kindly assist me through the walkthrough process of preventing the deletion.

Thanks.

Repeated Reverting on article on "Samiksha Jaiswal".

Respected Sir/Madam,

Please tell why are you repeatedly reverting the article on Samiksha Jaiswal to #Redirect Zindagi Ki Mehek?

@Helpful14: As Barkeep49 mentioned in the edit summary that the subject not yet demonstrated to be notable per WP:NACTOR so please do not revert as it's WP:TOOSOON for this actress to have a separate article. Thank you. GSS (talk|c|em)

Edits made in Ram Awana Page

hi, Thank you for your reply. Whatever changes I made, have video references on youtube or some other sites. Can I not add such references? as Ram Awana is an actor internet is providing only video references. Please suggest what can I do. User:Gazal288 (talk) Thank you, Gazal288

Hi

Hello may I ask why my page was declined

I am submitting myself

I am submitting myself so can you help me learn why I am declined

BitcoinZ page moved to Draft

Hello @GSS, why you moved page BitcoinZ to Draft? I'm newbie on wikipedia, if i made something wrong please explain me. I'm not doing edit war, for now i'm sole editor for this page. All that edits what i've made it's my working on my own bads. All that listed edits in "Revision history" i've made in draft mode.

Paid articles

Hello, could you help me? I can't fully understand if I can create and edit articles for people who ask me and offer some money or it is prohibited in Wikipedia? Thank you! Գարիկ Ավագյան (talk)

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reason this please

so person who manages and owns geet mp3 which has over 18 million subscribers and 5 billion views and have signed so many artists is not a noticeable person ? then so are these people Gaurav Chaudhary Bhuvan Bam Ajey Nagar

please talk me

I am very sorry for this mistake, please forgive me, I thought that Sunny Hindustani's material is very good.(thanks for taking) Vivek ji123 (talk) 11:52 am, 08 March2020 (UTC).

Page Review of Victor Mbarika

Greetings! Please the article Victor Mbarika has been reviewed and that is the reason why the COI code was removed and it is no more an orphan page since it is referenced in another wikipedia article (ICT University). I would be glad to have your comment. Thanks!

Gouri Kishan

Why did you move the page to a draft? The version of the page when it was deleted was this (version of the article re-created on 14:48, March 15, 2020). I have heavily expanded the page. All I did was move Gouri Kishan to Gouri G Kishan.

The page Gouri KIshan existed for some time, but after I moved the page, you immediately moved it to a draft.

Just wanted to tell you that the page created during the deletion discussion was only one line and that is why it was deleted. --TamilMirchi

Request for a new set of eyes

@GSS: is it okay if say new reviewers review Draft:Pascal Mouawad? Just wondering if it's possible! Probably a new mind would look at the additions and subtractions in a more positive light. Just a respectful request! Because for starters, the first reason you give for rejection of the article (reliable sources) doesn't really cut it. The subject of the article has been a notable celebrity gemologist for two decades and there're enough references in noteworthy media in which he's the subject of discussion. I think it's safe to please give other reviewers a chance to have a look at the article. I respectfully request that you please let a fresh mind have a fresh look at the article. Thank you!

Declined my article

Hi,

you have recently declined my draft article https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Street_Lamp_Games Please let me know the changes I should do and the mistakes I did. This is my first article in Wikipedia

Request for help to improve the declined Draft

Hi GSS, Can you please explain on what needs to be added/modified to make this draft workable for resubmitting - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Sharath_Ravi The comment said, " Appear to have played some minor roles in major productions. Fails WP:NACTOR." He is an upcoming actor with good recognition from the Tamil language fans. It would be great if you can extend your support. Thanks in advance. GC

Ghanada

Wait a second, you're an Indian and you don't know about Premendra Mitra's Ghanada?!?

January 2021/Apbook

Hello User:GSS , Hope you are doing well, I spent very lest time in Wiki that is the reason I gave late reply, I am not an professional editor, still learning new things in wiki, spent my free time to participate wiki editing and leaning new things and improving knowledge in different topics and browsing and adding new profiles, creating pages in English and Telegu. I am editing wiki for my self satisfaction, not at all for someone. i created few new pages i got notifications on some mistakes or issues, nomination, it has a challenge to solve the problem according to me. that's way i am trying to lean and edit pages. thank you for understanding User:Apbook 03:48, 25 January 2021

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Complying with being a paid editor

Hi there, My articles are on hold until I comply with WP:PAID. I have mentioned all my draft articles on my user page under the section "Articles in draft". Before resubmitting my articles for review, I will wait for 2 days for your go-ahead so that I am sure I am on right track, after that i will resubmit it. Regards, Kaleem6061 (talk)

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response to claim of paid editing

Hi there! No, I'm not being paid for my editing at all, nor do I have any financial interest in any of my Wikipedia activity. I do confess to profiting from my intellectual pleasure. I've been working on my page about Rosamond for awhile, ever since last year when I was shocked to see that she wasn't on here. I'm a big fan of Wikipedia and have similar concerns about bias and paid editing, so thank you for yours :)

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New Pages Patrol newsletter January 2023

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Jagtar Singh Hawara

@GSS I noticed that you have reverted my contribution to the Jagtar Singh Hawara article.[1] I had corrected the grammar and updated the references since some of the links were not working. The content remained generally the same. Could you please clarify what the issue was? Write&Publish (talk) 10:35, 29 July 2024 (UTC)

@Write&Publish: No, you didn't just correct the grammar or update the sources. You attempted to whitewash the article by removing sourced content and used a canned summary to mislead reviewers. This is not allowed. GSS ^💬 10:39, 29 July 2024 (UTC)

@GSS Could you specify which sourced content was removed? For example, this link was removed, which doesn't work: https://www.punjabnewsline.com/content/view/5104/38/. Reliable sources have been cited. Whitewashed? Write&Publish (talk) 10:48, 29 July 2024 (UTC)

Let's start with the lead section. First, could you explain why you altered the lead section to shift the focus away from the main reason for notability? Specifically, what led you to remove "He was convicted as a conspirator in the assassination of 12th Chief Minister of Punjab, Beant Singh" from the lead section? GSS ^💬 11:06, 29 July 2024 (UTC)

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Write&Publish (talk) 22:45, 29 July 2024 (UTC)

COI editing

Hey! I noticed your reverts at BLS International and support them, but I wanted to clarify the policies and guidelines around paid editing. Per WP:COI, COI editing is strongly discouraged on Wikipedia., and per WP:PAID, If you are paid in any way for contributing to Wikipedia, you must disclose it.. From wmf:PAID, You must disclose each and any employer, client, intended beneficiary and affiliation with respect to any contribution for which you receive, or expect to receive, compensation. Nothing actually prohibits paid contributors (or others with conflicts of interest) from editing Wikipedia, as long as they follow the proper disclosure procedures, which DeepVikas now has.

So, for example, I'd say the revert reason here should be something more like Unexplained removal of existing content in infobox, not "You aren't allowed to edit articles directly.", which is technically false. Also, your comment that "as per WP:COI, you aren't allowed to edit articles directly where you have a conflict of interest" is false in the same way.

Additionally, I think you're misunderstanding the line in the terms of use about linking profiles in paid editing. The actual text says, In addition, if you make a public posting off the Projects advertising editing services on Wikipedia in exchange for compensation of any kind, you must disclose all Wikipedia accounts you have used or will use for this service in the public posting on the third-party service. This means the user needs to link to their Wikipedia profile from their external site, not necessarily the other way around. So, your request that, As per WP:PAID you are required to provide a link to your profile where you advertise your services. is incorrect.

I also don't agree with the concept of paid editing in general, but we need to ensure that our policies and guidelines regarding it are shared correctly. Again, I support your reversions on that page, and I just wanted to make sure you understand the pages you're linking to. Hope this helps clarify things, and happy editing. Bsoyka (t • c • g) 19:12, 30 July 2024 (UTC)

@Bsoyka: Thank you for reaching out. I may have linked to the wrong page, but WP:PAY clearly states that ...global policy requires that (if applicable) you must provide links on your user page to all active accounts on external websites through which you advertise, solicit, or obtain paid editing. Providing a link to external profiles where paid editing is advertised is essential for full compliance with these disclosure policies.

Paid editor contributions are often promotional, which is I guess the reason why WP:PAY strongly discourages direct editing of affected articles. Instead, they should propose changes on the talk pages, which is what I requested. Since the individual has not yet disclosed whether they advertise outside Wikipedia or how they were hired, the disclosure remains incomplete. Thank you for your message. GSS ^💬 19:48, 30 July 2024 (UTC)

Ah, interesting — thanks for teaching me something here. Re: Since the individual has not yet disclosed whether they advertise outside Wikipedia or how they were hired, the disclosure remains incomplete.: they have answered this here. Also, I believe the rest of my message still stands. Strongly discouraged ≠ prohibited, so we shouldn't use paid editing as a sole reason for reverting or tell users they simply "aren't allowed to edit articles directly". Bsoyka (t • c • g) 21:32, 30 July 2024 (UTC)

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