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Your submission at Articles for creation: List of any African countries by population (September 7)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by AviationFreak was:

Thank you for your submission, but the subject of this article already exists in Wikipedia. You can find it and improve it at List of African countries by population instead.

The comment the reviewer left was:

Seems to be wikitext copy-paste with a couple modifications?

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AviationFreak💬 13:33, 7 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Your submission at Articles for creation

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Gatorbearratica (talk) 23:12, 7 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

i made this because a troll keeps deleting my work

November 2022

Hello, I'm Mako001. I noticed that you made a change to an article, South Asian ethnic groups, but you didn't provide a source. I’ve removed it for now, but if you’d like to include a citation to a reliable source and re-add it, please do so! If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks. Mako001 (C) (T) 🇺🇦 04:50, 24 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Unfortunately user Gatorbearratica is continuing with their disruptive edits Adamv701 (talk) 16:12, 24 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hello. Afghanistan is geographically located mostly in South Asia, while a tiny bit in Central Asia. I wouldn’t consider Afghanistan a Central Asian country just like I wouldn’t consider Egypt a West Asian country or Turkey being a European country. Phenotypically, Afghans look South Asian (they do not look like their Central Asian counterparts, and plus majority of Afghanistan is in South Asia as is the population). And phenotypically Bhutanese people look more East/Southeast Asian than any other South Asian country. There’s so much hypocrisy here but it’s probably based on Islamophobia, the West’s criticism of the Middle East when Afghanistan is South Asian not West Asian, and inaccurate opinions. Geography is more important than geopoliticism guys!! Gatorbearratica (talk) 05:00, 24 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Stop your disruptive edits. The sources you added are not even stating what you are trying to add. Additionally a consensus on the ethnic groups page had been reached a while back. On the south Asian American page, you are randomly adding sources which are completely unrelated to your argument and instead ignore sources from the census bureau and other reliable sources Adamv701 (talk) 15:46, 24 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, please stop your disruptive edits. Your are ignoring sourced material and instead adding in your own personal opinions. Adamv701 (talk) 22:25, 25 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Speedy deletion nomination of Disappearance of Yuan Xia Wang

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A tag has been placed on Disappearance of Yuan Xia Wang requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G12 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to be an unambiguous copyright infringement. This page appears to be a direct copy from https://charleyproject.org/case/yuan-xia-wang. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images taken from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted. You may use external websites or other printed material as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. This part is crucial: say it in your own words. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing.

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Hello, Fram. Indeed, I should’ve not only used words and information from that one article, so I think someone else should make a page about the disappearance of Yuan Xia Wang, also it’s a good opportunity to add lesser known missing people, not just notable ones. If you or someone else can make a well sourced page of Yuan Xia Wang I would appreciate it. Sorry for any disturbances. Gatorbearratica (talk) 22:13, 2 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Carolyn Bryant Donham

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A tag has been placed on Carolyn Bryant Donham requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G12 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to be an unambiguous copyright infringement. This page appears to be a direct copy from http://www.shoppbs.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/till/peopleevents/p_defendants.html and https://www.revolt.tv/article/2022-08-03/183912/emmett-till-accuser-spotted-for-the-first-time-in-two-decades/. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images taken from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted. You may use external websites or other printed material as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. This part is crucial: say it in your own words. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing.

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Hello, Fram. I made the article of Carolyn Bryant Donham, due to the fact she is a notable but infamous person in the case of Emmett Till. If you or anyone else would like to make a better and well sourced article about her, that would be much appreciated. Sorry for any disturbances. Gatorbearratica (talk) 22:15, 2 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Okay, I will try to not only use words from other articles. Gatorbearratica (talk) 22:14, 2 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

December 2022

Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did at User:John Smith's. Your edits appear to constitute vandalism and have been reverted. If you would like to experiment, please use your sandbox. Repeated vandalism may result in the loss of editing privileges. Thank you. S0091 (talk) 22:05, 4 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I let my friend use my account then so he might’ve done that anyways sorry for the inconvenience. Gatorbearratica (talk) 22:34, 4 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

You should NEVER let someone else use your account as doing so is against policy (see WP:NOSHARING and WP:My little brother did it). I need to you verify you have since changed your passwork, that no one else has your current password and will never share your password with anyone else. S0091 (talk) 22:44, 4 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Pinging @JBW:, an admin just for awareness because I am not sure of the protocol in such situations. JBW, the edit was made back on November 25th. S0091 (talk) 22:50, 4 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Okay I will right now. Sorry I was unaware of not sharing accounts, but I will never again. Gatorbearratica (talk) 22:47, 4 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Please confirm your account is secure and no one other than you has access. S0091 (talk) 22:54, 4 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I changed my password and confirmed. I told my friend that we are not friends anymore though. Gatorbearratica (talk) 22:55, 4 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. To be clear, you are responsible for edits made on this account. Outside of limited exceptions you should only have one account and as noted above should never share it. I will let JBW decide if any other action is needed from an administrative perspective. As for your message on on my talk page, you are welcome to submit an article about Carolyn Bryant Donham if you can show she meets the notability guidelines. Above, it appears you did submit a draft but it was deleted as copyright violation. S0091 (talk) 23:09, 4 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, but I feel like someone else would be better at making a Carolyn Bryant Donham article. Maybe you or someone else would be better at making it. Gatorbearratica (talk) 23:14, 4 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

One more question, how long did your friend have access to your account? S0091 (talk) 23:20, 4 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

1 day. Gatorbearratica (talk) 23:20, 4 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

You have been blocked indefinitely from editing because of the problems described above. I see that you and your "friend" have similar ideas about how to edit Wikipedia, as similar vandalism took place at User:Anwar8989, on another day, when your friend wasn't using your account. Thank you for being totally honest about this, and admitting that you allowed another person to share your account. If, instead, you had lied about it, and pretended you had done the editing, then I would have thought that, for two small and rather childish pieces of vandalism a mild warning would have been enough, without the need for a block. However, Wikipedia policy is that another person has gained access to an account and used it for vandalism, then the account must be blocked. (Incidentally, many administrators might not have believed you about a friend using your account. You may find it interesting to read WP:BROTHER to see why. The fact that you had previously done similar user page vandalism yourself might further encourage such disbelief.)

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 this page: {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}. If you can persuade an administrator that unblocking you would be constructive, and that the problems which led to the block are over, and won't happen again, then they may unblock your account. JBW (talk) 09:31, 5 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Checking your editing history more extensively, I have found further problems, including the following. There is another case of gratuitously creating a user page for another editor, and although in that case you didn't post any offensive content, it is something you must stop doing. The content of your sandbox infringed copyright of at least two sources. You have put extensive effort into trying to impose your own interpretation of "south asian", despite the fact that you yourself have stated that the expression is usually used in a different sense than that which you have been trying to impose. Wikipedia seeks to record what things actually are usually called, not what particular Wikipedia editors wish they were usually called. If you are ever unblocked then don't return to that campaign. JBW (talk) 10:07, 5 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Unblock Request

Hello. I think I should be unblocked, because I vow not to do any vandalism nor let anyone have access to my account again, and use the talk page to decide whether an edit is appropriate. I am a young editor so I may make mistakes, but I truly am sorry for any disruption and mistakes I have caused. Gatorbearratica (talk) 22:30, 8 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@JBW Gatorbearratica (talk) 15:34, 10 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Instructions on how to request an unblock are above. JBW (talk) 22:25, 10 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Where?? Gatorbearratica (talk) 22:27, 10 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Unblock request for any administrator to approve of.

Hello. I think I should be unblocked, because I vow not to do any vandalism nor let anyone have access to my account again, and use the talk page to decide whether an edit is appropriate. I am a young editor so I may make mistakes, but I truly am sorry for any disruption and mistakes I have caused. I vow to only do edits if they are constructive/beneficial to the article, or if multiple people agree. I will give reliable sources and I will improve my past mistakes. Gatorbearratica (talk) 04:50, 11 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I recommend looking into WP:YOUNG as a guide for the future. Here's the Unblock Guide that JBW was referring to. Good luck. 192.77.12.11 (talk) 08:52, 14 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Concern regarding Draft:List of any African countries by population

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Your draft article, Draft:List of any African countries by population

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Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia! Hey man im josh (talk) 14:40, 7 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]