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Need For Speed World - clarification on performance upgrades
Just after "In the initial release of version 4 (July 20, 2010) ... performance upgrade kits" you added a clarification "Why this update specifically? Were performance upgrades not available in the initial release of the game?" The text specifically mentions "initial release", July 20, 2010, which was the release date for players that purchased a starter pack. The free to play release date was July 27, 2010. It was version 4.0. The point here is that the in game cash performance upgrade kits were always there in the initial release, but removed on November 16, 2010 with the release of version 5.0, which replaced the in game cash upgrade kits with performance parts, with relatively low odds of getting the best parts from lucky draw cards at end of any event. In order to maximize revenue, players couldn't just spend real money to buy parts, and instead could only gamble with real money for parts buy purchasing card packs which would have one random part, and low odds of being a part a player wanted.
The gambling aspect would now be illegal in some or most states in the USA. Later games that had similar gambling with real money for in game content claimed it wasn't illegal because the content was not real and had no worth, but in a lower court case followed up by a district court case judgement, the courts stated the obvious that the fact that if players were gambling with real money in attempt to win in game content, the in game content had real value to those players. A later case compared such content similar to crypto-currency.
Getting back to the initial release, for the original concept and initial release of the game, the only thing players could buy with real money on were amplifiers that doubled rewards (rep and in game cash), powerups, and 2 car slots in addition to the free 3 car slots. Players won powerups from lucky draw cards at the end of a race, and could spend time doing single player events to accumulate powerups rather than purchase them with real money. Other than 2 car slots, real money only saved some time, and all content other than the 2 additional slots was free.
Since it was a low budget effort based on maps, visuals, car models, ..., from prior games, the team did not need or expect much revenue from the game. With a large number of players, even a small fraction spending small amounts of money would be sufficient. However, management wanted to turn the game into a cash cow, and had the team was ordered to stop making improvements to the game or even complete the map, and instead focus on making changes to the game that would increase revenue. Rcgldr (talk) 12:01, 9 March 2023 (UTC)
Honestly, I can't either. But that's what happens when you WP:AGF. You're surprised when they're revealed to have deceived you. ― Blaze WolfTalkBlaze Wolf#654516:35, 8 March 2023 (UTC)
You're right. THat was my bad. I had simply done a Ctrl + F in the article for Switzerland and nothing came up so I assumed it did go to Switzerland. I'll go ahead and self revert. ― Blaze WolfTalkBlaze Wolf#654519:36, 9 March 2023 (UTC)
You've changed my revision twice now where I was correcting what other people changed when they shouldn't have, since it was two separate people from what I could tell there didn't seem to be a dispute with a specific person, but now you have targeted me twice for disruptive editing even though I was simply restoring the page. I know you aren't editing due to the actual content because the source has been left alone even though the source is there for my edit. I am just making sure others are not messing with the page same as you are. BookishTachyon (talk) 16:10, 13 March 2023 (UTC)
I'm not going to watch the entire Youtube video. If you can provide a timestamp I will watch that timestamp. But you claiming its in the source doesn't work per WP:BURDEN. ― Blaze WolfTalkBlaze Wolf#654516:29, 13 March 2023 (UTC)
The video already has provided timestamps in the description, I am going off of the character relationships part. Pierre Perifel is directly asked if he thinks Mr. Wolf and Mr. Snake have more to their relationship than just being friends. Pierre says that although he personally did not think so, they could be. I am doing my best to reflect this possible reading of the film. BookishTachyon (talk) 16:38, 13 March 2023 (UTC)
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Okay so, the area on the infobox used to say "3,628 square kilometers", but for some dumb reason, it now says "4,000 sq km". Now, being honest, the true area of Ingushetia doesn't exist, as the border of Ingushetia with Chechnya has not been demarcated. Still though. So, what do you say? Are you going to change back the edit or leave it like it is? I'm not trying to be mean, i'm trying to offer you something. The choice is yours. 2601:280:4F81:4490:D9E8:37CF:D62:BC68 (talk) 02:52, 16 March 2023 (UTC)
Hmmm... I'm honestly not sure. I frankly don't think we should be rounding it up. May I ask why you've been contacting me regarding these things? ― Blaze WolfTalkBlaze Wolf#654512:23, 16 March 2023 (UTC)
That's not relevant. Provide a source stating this happened in the movie cause I'm sure RSes have covered it if it really did happen. ― Blaze WolfTalkBlaze Wolf#654519:49, 16 March 2023 (UTC)
Pocomoke High School Page
I wanted to let you know I uploaded the logo so you could check if there was anything wrong with it but also in the sports section I was wondering if it should be changed so it isn't formatted into really long tables like it currently is. Thanks and have a good day! SkyTheWolf (Talk) 13:13, 17 March 2023 (UTC)
The recent edit is misleading, because it doesn't distinguish the total area itself. The Netherlands has it's own website, and there is information that shows how big it really is. http://www.waarstaatjeprovincie.nl/Paginas/Ruimtelijke%20ordening/Oppervlakte.aspx
I also can't see any source saying that it's 41,850 square kilometers. And i forgot to tell you that the official Dutch website actually says that the Netherlands is 41,865 square kilometers. So, i suggest you correct the mistake. I'm waiting for it as heck. And may i tell you the person who edited the area section? It's edited by a user by the name of Locked Empire. You shall revert that edit he made. By the way, he edited it in October 12th of 2022. Also, give him a warning that his edit wasn't constructive. You can do it by going to his talk page. Thank you 2601:280:4F81:4490:D9E8:37CF:D62:BC68 (talk) 00:09, 19 March 2023 (UTC)
Done but not to what you suggested since the CIA source lists it as 41,543 km2 and not 41,865. I'll check the Dutch website and if it says 41,865 then I'll bring it up on the talk page. No reason to warn them for an edit they made many months ago. ― Blaze WolfTalkBlaze Wolf#654500:40, 19 March 2023 (UTC)
And so does the official EU website along with various other websites (admittedly the EU only says 41,540 but that's most likely just due to rounding) ― Blaze WolfTalkBlaze Wolf#654500:47, 19 March 2023 (UTC)
I know that this source is used in multiple websites, but technically the Netherlands controls Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao ect, and all of these islands make it 322 sq km bigger. But since most sources say that the Netherlands is 41,543 sq km, i guess the 41,865 sq km thing doesn't matter anyways. 2601:280:4F81:4490:D9E8:37CF:D62:BC68 (talk) 01:11, 19 March 2023 (UTC)
Ya the ranking article mentioned that. If I find sources mentioning those island it might be worth an efn. ― Blaze WolfTalkBlaze Wolf#654501:16, 19 March 2023 (UTC)
10,000+ Edit Barnstar?
Hello to you... ^^ It is I, TheMysteriousShadeheart; you perhaps remember me best as the user who, along with your own efforts, prevented an editing war at Wings of Fire when controversial user CC8200 attempted to start one. The battle may be far from over (countless anonymous IP sockpuppets/vandals after said user was banned) - however, I thought it might be nice to leave something for you on your talk page. More specifically, this:
Congratulations! You are eligible to display the 10,000 Edit Barnstar personal user award on your user page for your outstanding, voluminous long-term contributions to Wikipedia. You are greatly appreciated by many for your relentless commitment to the project. I for one am rather amazed by the amount of effort - always bringing both quality and quality - and in how you boldly hold nothing back with your no-nonsense, admirable standards (which have kept out an absolutely imsurmountable amount of vandalism, fancruft and questionable material over the years) coupled with your approachability and willingness to assume the best of others.
Again, thank you for everything. Inconsistent though I may be, I'm here whenever you need me (am considering semi-retirement myself) - and feel free to drop me a message should you ever have questions, comments or concerns (or would just like to say hello). Do remember how your hard work has paid off! And take care~! ^^
Hello Shadeheart, and thank you so much for this! I don't thinks it's a sock of CC8200 based on their behavior so far, and they also haven't restored any edits by them. But we will have to see. ― Blaze WolfTalkBlaze Wolf#654519:28, 19 March 2023 (UTC)
Did the ping work?
Is my pinger broke? Just checking in - no rush - your tutorial is ready for you to begin whenever you are ready. Atsme💬📧21:19, 19 March 2023 (UTC)
The proposed article is not suitable for Wikipedia
You rejected an article I wrote summarizing the novel "Stars and Stripes Forever" by Harry Harrison. I've since made edits adding some things like a critical review of the book with reference, but frankly there is nothing different in this article from already published pages on other novels, for example, the extensive series of articles on Patrick O'Brien's Aubrey-Maturin series.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_and_Commander
You can continue to allow the dead link in the Trilogy page to sit out there, or you can let me populate it with free labor.
These articles have to start somewhere. Give it a chance. Bluemanredman (talk) 15:28, 20 March 2023 (UTC)
Never mind, found it. Problem is easy to see, a long plot. And needs a bit more real world information (sales figures, things like that). But good work on the plot, lots of work went into the page and hopefully it can be mainspaced with some editing. Randy Kryn (talk) 15:37, 20 March 2023 (UTC)
Randy is correct, the issue I had with the draft was that the vast majority of the draft was simply just the plot of the novel (not really much of a summary with how long it is) 16:31, 20 March 2023 (UTC) ― Blaze WolfTalkBlaze Wolf#654516:31, 20 March 2023 (UTC)
In order for the draft to become an article, it needs reliable sources and the plot needs some trimming. As far as I can tell, the plot is very long and the article in general is in poor shape. And plus, the draft isn't rejected, it is declined! Rejecting an article disables the ability to re-submit the article, but Blaze has given the chance for you to improve the draft and re-submit once it is sufficient and in good shape! TailsWx16:41, 20 March 2023 (UTC)
The book is 368 pages, which I condensed to 1800 words.
I added in a note about its critical reception and linked out to it, so the article is no longer just a plot summary.
The "reliable source" is the print book, which you will have to read for yourself because a synopsis of the book doesn't exist online. (If only there were a website written and edited by volunteers where one could read the plot summary of a book.....)
If you don't have time for pedantry then you clearly have no reason to be editing Wikipedia. Just because the book is 368 pages does not mean the plot summary has to be extremely long. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone is, according to Google, 336 pages, however the plot summary is way shorter than yours. ― Blaze WolfTalkBlaze Wolf#654517:40, 20 March 2023 (UTC)
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Was editing out some repetitive info and you deleted it! I added an edit summary later but it still reverted back Dh1221 (talk) 16:11, 23 March 2023 (UTC)
There's already a portion about the Grammy win in the third paragraph. I am trying to delete the second sentence in the first paragraph that says the same thing. Please revert back my edits Dh1221 (talk) 16:22, 23 March 2023 (UTC)
I'm new and want to start a new page on the french academies set up under Louis XIV in the baroque period. I have source references from my college text book, and I believe there are six of them. The Royal Academies of science, architecture, music, dance, sculpture, and painting. I am willing to do more research with source citations and build the page as I go, or wait till it is substantial enough to publish. Eather way, I am writing to you to ask for tips and help as I am new at this.
Um, why would there be consensus that Horizons is apart of the same show. Since it has different protagonists, I don't think its the same show. BaldiBasicsFan (talk) 14:28, 27 March 2023 (UTC)
@BaldiBasicsFan: Why would the show having different protagonists mean it's not part of the same series? By that logic all of the different seasons of the Ash era would be different seasons (with the exception of the first few) since Ash was the only one that was consistent across all of them with him having different companions. I can't think of any other examples immediately, however having different protagonists doesn't mean it's a new show. Especially since it's still seeming to be marketed as part of the ongoing series (yes it's marketed as "Pokemon Horizons: The Series" but Journeys was marketed the same way). ― Blaze WolfTalkBlaze Wolf#654514:34, 27 March 2023 (UTC)
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So, uh...does April Fool's officially start 00:00 UTC? Because I've been waiting to mess around with your userpage... ;) TailsWx23:50, 31 March 2023 (UTC)
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Hi Blaze.
I entered some simple clarifications regarding the 46 XY DSD condition (which is a natural condition with its own Wiki page) and how it can lead to Male level testosterone. These were not 'extremely technical', they were simple. And intended to provide reader with a simple yet important context for those seeking to understand why Testosterone lowering agents are used in sport to allow these women to complete.
Hi, last year I created a short film and wanted to publish it here as well just for fun. You are claiming it is a "hoax" despite it clearly existing in the reference link. I'm not sure what to do at this point to get this published for good. Thank you! Mollytee3 (talk) 16:30, 5 April 2023 (UTC)
@Mollytee3: Hello Molly! From what you just told me that immediately tells me it's not notable. Also, the reference you provided is non-functional and when i try to make it into a functional YouTube video link, it just tells me that the video no longer exists. ― Blaze WolfTalkBlaze Wolf#654516:32, 5 April 2023 (UTC)
Cybersecurity
Hello,
I see you declined my proposal for a new article for cybersecurity. Currently that article cybersecurity redirects to computer security and these are not the same, in my proposal I actually indicate and provide references on why they are different. Is it possible for you to reconsider based on this? or give me advise on how to suggest this change properly?
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Hi there! I'm not going to engage in the conversation as it's not a topic I have much knowledge or interest in. I simply asked you to start a discussion as that change has been objected to multiple times in the past. ― Blaze WolfTalkBlaze Wolf#654516:19, 12 April 2023 (UTC)
Charlie Puth instruments
What kind of sources do you need to support my edits that you reverted? I'm still new to editing Wikipedia and I don't want to use the wrong types of sources. GTAGamer245 (talk) 17:00, 12 April 2023 (UTC)
IT would have to be supported in the body of the article. Additionally, Puth may just use keyboards at live concerts because pianos are big, heavy, and hard to move around without a truck or something. ― Blaze WolfTalkBlaze Wolf#654517:03, 12 April 2023 (UTC)
As another reference, he appeared on the Howard Stern show playing songs on a Nord keyboard too. When musicians that play piano appear on the Howard Stern show such as Bruce Springsteen and Chris Martin, they played acoustic pianos. Should keyboards still be added but piano stays in the list as a separate instrument? GTAGamer245 (talk) 17:09, 12 April 2023 (UTC)
I know It might be 11:00 a.m. for you.. But I had to say I'm sorry. If you have any questions. Please go in my talk page I will not explain further in your page
Thank you for apologizing, however it is common courtesy to continue responding to talk page messages on the same talk page they were started on. If you want to request your username to be changed please follow the instructions at WP:CHUS ― Blaze WolfTalkBlaze Wolf#654516:24, 12 April 2023 (UTC)
Asking me about personal details such as that makes me extremely suspicious as to your intentions here. ― Blaze WolfTalkBlaze Wolf#654517:02, 12 April 2023 (UTC)
Hey there I'm here to save words that I find interesting to enable myself to be concise by limiting words I use due to a better understanding and pertinence of words 😀 great username BTW. There is always a word to better explain or help describe what's in your thoughts. I'm here to try to express my thoughts so there is less confusion by the recipients --Rustybubbles66 (talk) 15:42, 15 April 2023 (UTC)
His alternate/older account? And Losing your acc has got to hurt.–you threw me off a second there because I thought Blaze's account was screwed up by trolls and compromised lost! ;) TailsWx15:22, 13 April 2023 (UTC)
I saw what that sockpuppet guy @HoveringTurtle2 said. Don't listen to him. It's completely different. You forgot your acc sign-in. It could happen to anybody. Plus, he should be one to talk. What a jerk. Faith1518:09, 17 April 2023 (UTC)
BTW, you should read Frogapocalypse Now on Vela.com (or something like that? IDK what the actual site's dot name is). "Sean Theloon" has a vampire cow story in the making, but the cover artist he knows is still coming up with a cover picture. Faith1519:34, 17 April 2023 (UTC)
Oh, it's alright! It won't throw us off completely, though! Just a little fun with that statement! :) TailsWx15:41, 13 April 2023 (UTC)
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hey blazewolf, reffering to the yuri gagarin/vostok 1 food edit, im new to wikipedia, and just want to earn access to semi protected docs, in order to edit civil war docs, which i find most interesting. i have a citation from the UKs national space museum! is this good enough? p.s whats ur fursona?
-capstar — Preceding unsigned comment added by Montbur (talk • contribs) 18:56, 17 April 2023 (UTC)
@Montbur: Hello Montbur! With the citation you say you have, are you referring to a citation for the information you added to the Vostok 1 article? Also, my fursona is my username, Blaze Wolf. I have an image of him that I had someone make for me, however due to copyright laws (you don't have to formally apply for copyright as you technically automatically gain copyright for any original work) I'm unable to display it on here since the artist that drew it owns the copyright and I'm unable to contact them to ask them to formally release it. ― Blaze WolfTalkBlaze Wolf#654519:05, 17 April 2023 (UTC)
I think that’s what they are referring to, and even if it isn’t, it probably would most likely be a citation for the article! And I don’t have a fursona, I already am one! ;) TailsWx19:09, 17 April 2023 (UTC)
yeah thats right, its from the national space museum in the UK, would that be official enough for my addition on space food, thanks a lot, P.S who is tails, do either of u have fursuits? thanks Montbur (talk) 20:12, 17 April 2023 (UTC)
@Montbur: I'm not entirely sure. I'm unfamiliar with what is a good citation for these kinds of articles. And I don't have a fursuit, that's not really something I'm interested in. ― Blaze WolfTalkBlaze Wolf#654520:29, 17 April 2023 (UTC)
(talk page stalker) @Montbur, I'd say that that source carries some weight, as it is from an official employee of a national space centre. I've formatted your contribution and moved it to a more natural place in the article. Feel free to check what I've done. Schminnte (talk • contribs)21:21, 17 April 2023 (UTC)
Thank you so much for all your help reverting vandalism and performing other helpful tasks here. I, and the community, appreciate it. I saw you recently reverted an edit with an edit summary that attacked me. Thanks! It brings me great joy to have trolls/vandals upset because they aren’t getting any recognition per WP:DENY. Keep up your amazing work, and remember that it doesn’t go unnoticed. Happy editing! - 🔥𝑰𝒍𝒍𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑭𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒆(𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒌)🔥 23:55, 17 April 2023 (UTC)
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At Wikimedia Commons, some thumbnails have not been getting replaced correctly after a new version of the image is uploaded. This should be fixed later this week. [38][39]
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the recent changes page you mean my watchlist? /j Thanks, I just have a crap ton of pages on my watchlist. ― Blaze WolfTalkBlaze Wolf#654519:10, 18 April 2023 (UTC)
Request on 14:33:42, 20 April 2023 for assistance on AfC submission by Edgar.bailey111
Hello, patent pending information is usually provided by companies themselves. The reference to an article on Business Mondays is a reliable source of information, unless a reviewer plans to sue the company for providing false information on some grounds, which he seems to hint he may be aware of.
It is odd that this company's information has been immediately "dismissed" as "unreliable" and is, frankly, disturbing, especially this being a businesswoman.
I object entirely to the second request to resubmit the article, because it is well-referenced.
Edgar.bailey111 Blaze Wolf has indicated on their user page that they are away, so I will respond in their place. They may have more to add later. The draft is not well referenced. The one source provided just documents the existence of the software. "Patent pending information" does not contribute to notability; thousands of patents are pending.
Wikipedia is not a place to merely document the existence of someone and tell what they do. Any article about Zifa Sadriyeva must summarize what independent reliable sources with significant coverage have chosen on their own to say about her, showing how she meets the special Wikipedia definition of a notable person. "Significant coverage" goes beyond merely telling what she does and goes into detail about her significance or influence as the source sees it, not as herself, her company, or her associates see it. To pass the draft process, we usually look for at least three sources with significant coverage to be summarized in the draft.
Unless I am mis-counting, your signature is almost twice as long (~450 chars) as it should be (max 250). Please consider trimming. Thanks! Primefac (talk) 09:27, 19 April 2023 (UTC)
@Primefac: It shouldn't be because otherwise I wouldn't be able to fit it into the custom signature preference. Are you counting the timestamp? Cause I have 19 characters left before I hit 250. ― Blaze WolfTalkBlaze Wolf#654513:00, 19 April 2023 (UTC)
I just threw it into a character counter and it came out as 236 characters total so you might be miscounting. ― Blaze WolfTalkBlaze Wolf#654513:10, 19 April 2023 (UTC)
@Primefac: Ah. In that case I simply just used 3 tildes instead of 4 which just adds my signature without the timestamp so the reply tool just duplicated my signature while adding a timestamp. Normally I go back and fix it but I just decided to be lazy and leave it this time. Maybe the reply tool should be changed so that if it detects only 3 tildes it should only add the timestamp rather than add the whole signature again with a timestamp. ― Blaze WolfTalkBlaze Wolf#654516:51, 19 April 2023 (UTC)
Hah! Was reading the diff so I didn't even notice you had double-signed. That would definitely explain it. Ta. Primefac (talk) 17:32, 19 April 2023 (UTC)
Draft edited regarding completely unsourced
Hi sir thanks for pointing me, as I am new Understand that I have to learn the system prevailing here.Please review again to see if I did it correctly.Thanks☺️ Radhey8 (talk) 08:14, 20 April 2023 (UTC)
Hello! Sorry for disturbing you. You recently reviewed my draft for the article on Irena Soprano. I corrected the article, added new sources and reduced the number of references to other facts (I only left links to different designer's dresses, it seems to me this will be interesting to readers). Unfortunately, the source with the Irena Soprano' biography isn't confirmed by Wikipedia. If you have a time, please see the corrected version. Thank you!--Jane230 (talk) 06:12, 21 April 2023 (UTC)
Please do not ping me and then post to my talk page. I saw the ping but I"m not going to review it since I think others who are more experienced than me would be better in this case. ― Blaze WolfTalkBlaze Wolf#654516:05, 25 April 2023 (UTC)
Hi.
Did you get that Ash Ketchum's departure from the anime is temporary because he will return alongside his Pikachu, according to the Pokémon anime executive director Kunihiko Yuyama.
Hi there. Thank you for the feedback on this page. Apologies, I was adding citations as I went along and I didn't realise adding the tag 'graphic design' would submit the article. I am continuing to add citations/sources. Looktowindward (talk) 13:41, 24 April 2023 (UTC)
@Looktowindward: Ah so you submitted it by accident. That's perfectly fine, I understand why you wouldn't have realized that adding the tag would submit it. My advice would be to find the sources for your article before you write any of the content of your article, that way you can avoid adding any content that is unverifiable. ― Blaze WolfTalkBlaze Wolf#654513:44, 24 April 2023 (UTC)
That's great, thanks for the help. I have added in my sources in now – importantly to articles where the coverage is 'about' the subject – and have saved those changes. Looktowindward (talk) 14:21, 24 April 2023 (UTC)
Tech News: 2023-17
Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.
Due to security issues with the Graph extension, graphs have been disabled in all Wikimedia projects. Wikimedia Foundation teams are working to respond to these vulnerabilities. [42]
For a few days, it was not possible to save some kinds of edits on the mobile version of a wiki. This has been fixed. [43][44][45]
Changes later this week
All wikis will be read-only for a few minutes on April 26. This is planned for 14:00 UTC. [46]
The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 25 April. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 26 April. It will be on all wikis from 27 April (calendar).
Hello Blaze Wolf. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of Draft:Lord Breadbear, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: G3: not a hoax. A hoax tries to convince the reader that the subject is factual. This is blatantly fiction, and there is no consensus that A11 applies to drafts. Thank you. Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 14:33, 24 April 2023 (UTC)
Hello Blaze Wolf, and thanks for patrolling new pages! I am just letting you know that I deleted User:Connor122/sandbox, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, under a different criterion from the one you provided. The speedy deletion criteria are extremely narrow and specific, and the process is more effective if the correct criterion is used. You may wish to review the Criteria for Speedy Deletion before tagging further pages. Thank you. Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 13:04, 25 April 2023 (UTC)
Hii Sir.I created draft article with the name Government First Grade college, Carstreet this is the Government College in Karnataka, India. I just try to write about college.but now I did it correctly.Now my draft article is Acceptable? Sir Ardo27 (talk) 15:47, 26 April 2023 (UTC)
A barnstar for you!
The Special Barnstar
I realize I also never gave you a barnstar before. Thanks for your hard work at AFC and CSD areas! Oh, and good luck on your NPP training! TailsWx15:49, 27 April 2023 (UTC)
@Tails Wx: You probably have given me a barnstar before, I just haven't kept them on any specific page, they're just scattered throughout my archives (tbh I probably should gather them up somewhere but that would involve digging through my archives to find them... I could possibly write a userscript that can do that but I would need to learn more JavaScript first) ― Blaze WolfTalkBlaze Wolf#654515:52, 27 April 2023 (UTC)
By the language used, it is to me pretty clearly a copyvio ("Of the subsequent rectors, we should mention ..."). The detector does not include Russian language I expect. It is full of wholly uncited assertions, puffery, etc. And been tagged for months. Subject to large deletion just for lack of refs as well. Are you a copyright clerk or VRT agent? Thanks. --2603:7000:2101:AA00:C02A:1B6F:A5C4:A67B (talk) 21:54, 27 April 2023 (UTC)
No, I'm neither. I'm just a regular user who just saw that report pop up and checked and didn't see anything. Do you still think there's a copy vio? IF so do you know the source? ― Blaze WolfTalkBlaze Wolf#654522:12, 27 April 2023 (UTC)
Ah. Thanks for trying to help. But please note that what you deleted says, towards the top -- "Do not restore or edit the blanked content on this page until the issue is resolved by an administrator, copyright clerk or VRT agent." I do not know Russian well enough to know the source. 2603:7000:2101:AA00:C02A:1B6F:A5C4:A67B (talk) 22:39, 27 April 2023 (UTC)
@Courcelles: Yes. I have no plans to use it to edit on enWikipedia. If that changes at some point I'll ask for it to be unblocked. But for the time being I do want it blocked. ― Blaze WolfTalkBlaze Wolf#654520:46, 28 April 2023 (UTC)
Je désires insérer les armoiries de monseigneur Demers
- Un Évêque a toujours des armoiries, crées selon la signification qu'il veut leur donner, et une devise.
Je vois qu'elles sont absentes de la page.
Et l'image que j'avais ne peut être inséré, non libre de droit, je suppose.
Quelqu'un pourraient-ils les ajouter, s'il vous plait
(armes et devise) ?
Merci beaucoup,
Stanislas,
arrière arrière petit neveu de monseigneur Demers. --Waterloosettlement (talk) 20:59, 29 April 2023 (UTC)
@Waterloosettlement: This is the English wikipedia, which requires you to speak in English when communicating with other editors and to write edit summaries in English. If you are unable to do that, you should not be editing here.--Bbb23 (talk) 21:31, 29 April 2023 (UTC)
