User talk:GoodJobBrain

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Hello GoodJobBrain and welcome to Wikipedia! We appreciate encyclopedic contributions, but some of your contributions, such as the ones to A Little Late with Lilly Singh, do not conform to our policies. For more information on this, see Wikipedia's policies on vandalism and limits on acceptable additions. If you'd like to experiment with the wiki's syntax, please do so in the sandbox (but beware that the contents of the sandbox are deleted frequently) rather than in articles.

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I hope you enjoy editing and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your name and the date. Feel free to write a note on the bottom of my talk page if you want to get in touch with me. Again, welcome! KyleJoan^talk 16:48, 2 February 2024 (UTC) 16:48, 2 February 2024 (UTC)

Hello KyleJoan,

After reading the MOS:TVNOW, I can see that you are indeed correct.

That being said, I wish you would have been less combative/snarky in your communication. I can see you have previously accused other Wikipedia users of making certain edits to some Wikipedia articles, and not to others. The implication being that people are making edits not because they believe them to be valid changes, but rather because they have ulterior motives directed towards specific topics in Wikipedia. You continue this method of communication by linking to articles on vandalism in your message to me here, implying that I am not here to contribute anything of value, but rather to vandalize.

While I am certain this is the case for some people, I do not think it is helpful to assume bad intentions outright, e.g. upon discovering an edit the does not conform to the MOS or other Wikipedia rules.

I did not have ulterior motives. I simply was not aware of the MOS:TVNOW, and how it applies to the use of past and present tense. You might find that a bit naive, and I could understand that, but I am fairly fresh at the whole Wikipedia thing. My experience in writing is primarily from human rights law. After reading through the MOS you provided, I now understand that my style of writing legal literature is quite different from the one that applies to Wikipedia articles, and that I was wrong in my assumptions in this regard. So thank you for providing the MOS link, it was a fun and useful read.

Addressing your initial comment about my contribution to A Little Late with Lilly Singh; I had heard previously of Lilly Singh from her Superwoman persona on YouTube, and was interested to learn more about her TV show. Upon reading the article, I noticed what I assumed was a grammatical error, as per my previous experience in writing. If you read through my previous contributions, you will see that this minor grammatical changes is exactly in line with what I have previously done, for the most part. That was all it was. No vandalous intent, no singling out Lilly Singh from other, similar Wikipedia entries.

It is my belief that most people in this world are out to do good, even if they sometimes miss the mark a bit.

At any rate, have a great weekend!

GoodJobBrain (talk) 18:07, 2 February 2024 (UTC)