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Ask for clarification on deleted page of Geert Claessens
Dear Sir,
I noticed that the page Geert Claessens was deleted. I was still editing it in my sandbox and was in the process of adding external references to the text to underpin what was written. Kindly ask why it was already deleted. Thank you for your clarifications. Claessenskris (talk) 22:22, 27 December 2024 (UTC)
- (talk page watcher)The link is User:Claessenskris/sandbox . -- Deepfriedokra (talk) 22:28, 27 December 2024 (UTC)
- I deleted it because it was blatantly promotional. Looks like you have a conflict of interest with the subject. What is your relationship to him?--Bbb23 (talk) 13:12, 28 December 2024 (UTC)
- Dear Sir, always ready to take advice on how to write this. I am his younger brother, but wanted clearly to add all the necessary references and have it as factual page. He (Geert) died 2 years ago and i wanted to get a digital trace of him and his carreer as a classical guitar player, no itention to have a promotional page. I also have newspaper articles on him, but they are dating from a while back and so they need to be scaned. How can i include them as a reference ? Thank you for your opinion and time. Kr, Kris. Claessenskris (talk) 16:17, 31 December 2024 (UTC)
- First, you need to declare your conflict of interest following the procedures in WP:COI. Second, the problem isn't your "intention" but the language you use in drafting a page for your brother; it must be neutral and encyclopedic. Many people who have no experience with Misplaced Pages have trouble drafting new articles that comply with our guidelines. Third, you would be better writing an article in draft space, not your sandbox, and using WP:AFC. You will then get feedback from experienced users. As far as citing newspaper articles, please ask about that and any other things I've mentioned at the WP:Teahouse. As an administrator, my primary job is to prevent disruption, even if unintentional, to Misplaced Pages, not to mentor new editors. Good luck.--Bbb23 (talk) 17:10, 31 December 2024 (UTC)
- Dear Sir, always ready to take advice on how to write this. I am his younger brother, but wanted clearly to add all the necessary references and have it as factual page. He (Geert) died 2 years ago and i wanted to get a digital trace of him and his carreer as a classical guitar player, no itention to have a promotional page. I also have newspaper articles on him, but they are dating from a while back and so they need to be scaned. How can i include them as a reference ? Thank you for your opinion and time. Kr, Kris. Claessenskris (talk) 16:17, 31 December 2024 (UTC)
A barnstar for you!
The Original Barnstar | |
Happy New Year, Bbb23! In 2024, other editors thanked you 1150 times using the thanks tool on the English Misplaced Pages. This made you the #8 most thanked Wikipedian in 2024. Congratulations and, well, thank you for all that you do for Misplaced Pages. Here's to 2025! Mz7 (talk) 19:32, 31 December 2024 (UTC) |
- Umm, I had no idea. I have notifications for Thanks turned off globally. I should also add that I'm surprised. I do appreciate your thanks, though, and a Happy New Year to you, too. Be safe tonight.--Bbb23 (talk) 19:43, 31 December 2024 (UTC)
- It only stops you from receiving thanks; it doesn't stop people from thanking you. But they won't know that you didn't see the thanks. See thanks log. --Redrose64 🦌 (talk) 01:27, 1 January 2025 (UTC)
- I know that. I just don't think of myself as an editor who would get thanked a lot. I do have one question: is there any way to look now and see what edit an editor thanked me for? I don't see any way to do that on the thank log. I'm just curious.--Bbb23 (talk) 01:32, 1 January 2025 (UTC)
- It's not in the thank log; it's only in the "in-tray" or "TV set" icon at the top (to the right of the bell icon). But that only shows the 25 most recent events that come within that icon; most will be thanks, but some will be other actions - such as when you WP:MENTION somebody. So for myself, the list shows 25 events in the last 6 days of which 13 are mentions and 12 are where somebody else thanked me. If I click on one of those 12, I can see which edit (or loggable action, such as a block, delete or protection) that I was being thanked for, but once they are pushed out of the 25 by more recent events, the information is no longer retrievable. So checking out 1150 thanks is a long way from being possible. --Redrose64 🦌 (talk) 02:31, 1 January 2025 (UTC)
- Heh, I wasn't going to check all 1150 entries, god help me, just a few out of curiosity, but it looks to me like even the recent thanks listed in the log don't show up when I click on the TV set icon; maybe that works only if you have thanks notifications turned on.--Bbb23 (talk) 02:38, 1 January 2025 (UTC)
- It's not in the thank log; it's only in the "in-tray" or "TV set" icon at the top (to the right of the bell icon). But that only shows the 25 most recent events that come within that icon; most will be thanks, but some will be other actions - such as when you WP:MENTION somebody. So for myself, the list shows 25 events in the last 6 days of which 13 are mentions and 12 are where somebody else thanked me. If I click on one of those 12, I can see which edit (or loggable action, such as a block, delete or protection) that I was being thanked for, but once they are pushed out of the 25 by more recent events, the information is no longer retrievable. So checking out 1150 thanks is a long way from being possible. --Redrose64 🦌 (talk) 02:31, 1 January 2025 (UTC)
- I know that. I just don't think of myself as an editor who would get thanked a lot. I do have one question: is there any way to look now and see what edit an editor thanked me for? I don't see any way to do that on the thank log. I'm just curious.--Bbb23 (talk) 01:32, 1 January 2025 (UTC)
- It only stops you from receiving thanks; it doesn't stop people from thanking you. But they won't know that you didn't see the thanks. See thanks log. --Redrose64 🦌 (talk) 01:27, 1 January 2025 (UTC)
Qubetics
Would you mind draftifying or moving the contents of the recently deleted Qubetics article into my userspace? I'm not the original author, but started looking into it a bit when I encountered it on NPP. It doesn't seem to have notability yet, but I'd like to have it on my list to keep an eye on for the future. Thanks. -- Fyrael (talk) 02:53, 2 January 2025 (UTC)
- Done - see Draft:Qubetics. I retained the infobox and the refs but took out the promotional language.--Bbb23 (talk) 15:10, 2 January 2025 (UTC)
Lawrence bishnoi
Can I use the official chargesheets filed by NIA against the Bishnoi for reference? like my sandbox Jaspreetsingh6 (talk) 14:52, 2 January 2025 (UTC)
- The link to the report doesn't work.--Bbb23 (talk) 15:03, 2 January 2025 (UTC)
- and other reference mentioned along? Jaspreetsingh6 (talk) 15:04, 2 January 2025 (UTC)
- Because 80% of Lawrence Bishnoi's references are like this. Jaspreetsingh6 (talk) 15:04, 2 January 2025 (UTC)
- The other ref works, but you can't add material based on a report without providing a working link to the report.--Bbb23 (talk) 15:05, 2 January 2025 (UTC)
- okay thank you for your guidance i will keep that in mind Jaspreetsingh6 (talk) 15:06, 2 January 2025 (UTC)
- The other ref works, but you can't add material based on a report without providing a working link to the report.--Bbb23 (talk) 15:05, 2 January 2025 (UTC)
"Best know for" IP
Does 62.3.99.94 look like the BKFIP, or is is just me? Looking at their edit summaries ("biased and really barely intelligible", "removed pointless waffling", "first paragraph was basically garbage, unintelligible due to poor language skills on the part of whoever added the text, and poor reading skills by everyone who edited it subsequently", etc) it certainly fits their modus operandi. - SchroCat (talk) 16:52, 2 January 2025 (UTC)
- A bit, yes, but not enough for me to block. What do you think, Favonian?--Bbb23 (talk) 17:01, 2 January 2025 (UTC)
- Oh yes, that's him. Blocked for 3 days. Expect a fulminating unblock request, followed by a revocation talk page privileges. Happy New Year! Favonian (talk) 17:05, 2 January 2025 (UTC)
- The expert has spoken! --Bbb23 (talk) 17:06, 2 January 2025 (UTC)
- Many thanks to you both. I was going to note that a few of their edits are removing things along the lines of 'best known for' phrasing, including this, this, this and this, but that seems a bit superfluous now! - SchroCat (talk) 17:07, 2 January 2025 (UTC)
- Oh yes, that's him. Blocked for 3 days. Expect a fulminating unblock request, followed by a revocation talk page privileges. Happy New Year! Favonian (talk) 17:05, 2 January 2025 (UTC)
Joaquim Nero
Hello Bbb23, I have noticed you often resolve things when I post in Misplaced Pages:Conflict of interest/Noticeboard so I thought I would tell you directly here. Please tell me if that is not okay and I won't do it again. I noticed this user User:Joaquim Nero after a page he created Deebs Magazine was added to Category:Articles with a promotional tone from January 2025. It looks like many articles he has created have problems. Could you take a look please? 🄻🄰 18:41, 2 January 2025 (UTC)
- Pardon my barging in: just noticed the link from Deebs Magazine here, and am happy to point out Misplaced Pages:Sockpuppet investigations/3ydepartment, closed a few minutes ago. Wikishovel (talk) 19:03, 2 January 2025 (UTC)
- Hi Wikishovel, thank you for responding. Looks like I was right about the account. 🄻🄰 20:20, 2 January 2025 (UTC)