User talk:Kiwi451

Hello, Kiwi451, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

Introduction

5 The five pillars of Wikipedia

How to edit a page

Help

Tips

How to write a great article

Simplified Manual of Style

Fun stuff...

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your name and the date. If you need help, check out Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or place {{helpme}} on your talk page and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions. Again, welcome! User:Brock-brac (talk) 00:59, 18 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

A page you started (Elisa Marie Thornam) has been reviewed!

Thanks for creating Elisa Marie Thornam.

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Thank you for your new album on Elisa Marie Thornam.

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Getting help, and paid editing

You can ask questions at the Wikipedia:Teahouse a place designed to be friendl to newish editors. You can also ask me at User talk:DESiegel.

The rules on declaring paid editing ar at WP:PAID. On general conflict of interest, see WP:COI.

On creating an article, see Your first Article.

I hope this helps. DES ^(talk)_{DESiegel Contribs} 00:32, 15 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Steps to creating an article

Creating a new article from a blank start is a tough job, but the steps below, if followed, often leasd to success.

First, review our guideline on notability, our policy on Verifiability, and our specific guideline on the notability of people. Consider whether your subject clearly meets the standards listed there. Also, check if the topic is already covered, perhaps under a different spelling or in a section of an article about a wider topic. You will waste a lot of time, if you create a new article, and then find that the encyclopedia already has an article about that.
Second, read how to create Your First Article and referencing for beginners and again consider if you want to go ahead.
Third, If you have any connection or affiliation with the subject, disclose it in accordance with our guideline on Conflict of interest. If you have been or expect to be paid for making edits, or are making them as part of your job, disclose this according to the strict rules of the Paid-contribution disclosure. This is absolutely required; omitting it can result in you being blocked from further editing.
Fourth, gather sources. You want independent, professionally published, reliable sources with each discussing the subject in some detail. If you can't find several such sources, stop; an article will not be created! Sources do NOT need to be online, or in English, although it is helpful if at least some are. The "independent" part is vital. Wikipedia does not consider as independent sources such as press releases, or news stories based on press releases, or anything published by the subject itself or an affiliate of the subject. Strictly local coverage is also not preferred. Regional or national newspapers or magazines, books published by mainstream publishers (not self-published), or scholarly journals are usually good. So are online equivalents of these. (Additional sources may verify particular statements but not discuss the subject in detail. But those significant detailed sources are needed first.)
Fifth, use the article wizard to create a draft under the articles for creation project. This is always a good idea for an inexperienced editor, but in the case of an editor with a conflict of interest it is essential.
Sixth, use the sources gathered before (and other sources you may find along the way) to write the article. Cite all significant statements to sources. Do not express opinions or judgements, unless they are explicitly attributed to named people or entities, preferably in a direct quotation, and cited to a source. Do not use puffery or marketing-speak. Provide page numbers, dates, authors and titles for sources to the extent these are available. A title is always needed. Submit the draaft when you thimnk it is ready for reviewq. Be prepared to wait a while for a review (several weeks or more).
Seventh, when (well perhaps if) your draft is declined, pay attention to the comments of the reviewer, and correct the draft and resubmit it. During this whole process, if you face any unresolvable editing hurdles, or cannot comprehend any editing issue, feel free to post a request at the Teahouse or the help desk and ask the regulars. Repeat this until the draft passes review.

Congratulations, you have now created a valid Wikipedia article. DES ^(talk)_{DESiegel Contribs} 00:38, 15 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Unblock Request

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).

Kiwi451 (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

Request reason:

Blocked for no clear reason. I suspect collateral damage.Kiwi451 (talk) 18:38, 31 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Decline reason:

This account is not directly blocked. If you are unable to edit, please exactly follow the instructions which appear when you attempt to do so. Yamla (talk) 19:22, 31 March 2024 (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.

Still blocked.

Regarding suggestion by @Yamla to follow instructions that appear when I try to edit, I am confused. When I try to edit, here is the entirety of the message I see:

‘You have been blocked from editing Wikipedia.

Block will expire in 3 years

Reason

There are multiple blocks against your account and/or IP address

[blue button] “OK”’ Kiwi451 (talk) 21:25, 31 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Also odd: the same message this morning said “Block will expire in 3 months.” Kiwi451 (talk) 21:26, 31 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Nothing I can do until you provide the full details, including the IP address. Note if it's warning about a proxy or a VPN, you must disable your proxy/vpn and wait a full 24 hours for the block to clear. --Yamla (talk) 21:27, 31 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, again. I have figured some things out: I am NOT blocked, as you said, on my laptop/Windows. However, I do encounter the "block" notices described above when I try to edit on my iphone.

These are my iPhone's IP addresses:

IPv6

2601:14d:8002:2a60::4f1:2744:5e9a:d029

2601:14d:8002:2a60:ac82:2645:b8cb:a73d

2601:14d:8002:2a60::d0cf

IPv4

10.0.0.221 Kiwi451 (talk) 01:35, 1 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Also, I have no proxy or VPN. Kiwi451 (talk) 01:36, 1 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

10.0.0.221 is not your phone's IPv4 Internet address. You can find that using a tool such as WhatIsMyIPAddress. None of the IPv6 addresses are blocked here. Please be very very very sure you are not using the Apple iCloud private relay service as this uses a proxy. --Yamla (talk) 11:12, 1 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Okay. This is the first time I’ve been asked for that. (Not using a proxy or relay or VPN.) When I edit from my phone Kiwi451 (talk) 11:18, 1 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

My apologies: Private relay was on in fact. Thank you so much for your help. Kiwi451 (talk) 11:19, 1 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]