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I personally don't think it is complete puffery but it doesn't belong in its own section with over 150 words. I reverted the edit with a reasonable explanation in the edit summary. Thank you for pointing it out!
Of course, when you are unsure, feel free. Don't be afraid to make edits and changes where you feel it is the right thing to do. We all learn by doing and making mistakes. As long as you learn from them, I find that most people on here are more than happy to lend a hand!!
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I am writing regarding your recent twoedits to Uthman Ibn Farooq Yusufzai. The edit restired contentious content regarding a living person (i.e. allegations of domestic abuse) that was sourced solely to a court filing.
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Hi Hawk, thank you for explaining the concerns about my recent edits. I understand now that including allegations based solely on court filings, violates WP:BLPPRIMARY, especially for serious claims like domestic abuse. I appreciate you pointing this out, and I’ll ensure that going forward my future contributions fully comply with WP policies.
Thank you for helping me out by the way,I published a page called Liberation of Jerusalem (1967) is there a way I can get help if yes,Thank you.And as I said thanks for helping me out buddy!🤝 Noam Elyada (talk) 11:56, 30 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Noam, now you're making me hungry with that baklava! Regarding the article, I would always recommend making a draft article, where you and other editors can collaborate on it together, and submitting it for AfC. I'm not too familiar with the topic, so my lack of expertise in this area would not be of much help to you. Please let me know if there is anything else I may be of help with!
Hi nyxion,
There is a article called Types of fish in Uganda, the thing is every article that lists fishes of any country is named as "List of fishes of... "
For example:
To be fair, the “List of fishes of...” articles do seem to simply list the different type of fishes (in an organised list) with little other information, whereas the Types of fish in Uganda article goes more in depth into the different, well, types of fishes. I think this is possibly something you can mention on the article's talkpage and see if others may agree on moving it to a new name with a redirect or possibly creating a redirect from List of fishes of Uganda to Types of fish in Uganda for the time being. I wouldn't simply change the name though, as good arguments can be made as to why it shouldn't simply be called the same as the others but perhaps the second option (of creating a redirect) may be a good compromise.
After thinking about it for a while, you know, given that no article named "List of fishes of Uganda" exists. I think it would be a good idea to atleast make a redirect for that as you said it would be a reasonably good compromise for the time being. Codonified (talk) 13:05, 1 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Also, editing for the purpose of advertising, publicizing, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. Thank you. --Hipal (talk) 18:35, 4 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Hipal, thank you for writing. Would you please be able to specify exactly which contributions that I have made on WP that you believe may be a COI?
Thank you for pointing that out, Hipal, and I appreciate you bringing it to my attention and thank you for all the work that you also do. This conversation of potential COI is one that I have had with an administrator previously (in an unofficial capacity, just to get their POV/opinion). Anything I contribute to WP is done in my own capacity as an individual; I do not get paid for it nor am I asked to do it on behalf of anyone — everything is, as everything should be on WP, voluntary.
Any information that I add on Wikipedia, I ensure is completely within WP's own guidelines and policies and that everything can be verified using RS, so that no original research needs to be carried out and that it is from a neutral, unbiased POV.
I am, however, in a very unique position where I can contribute to WP where projects related to the United Arab Emirates are concerned due to my family. It is worth pointing out that I do not hold any official roles personally, however. Once again, I do this on a voluntary basis; I am not paid, nor will I ever been paid, for any of my contributions to WP.
Please let me know if you need me to further clarify anything.
You're jumping into Wikipedia editing incredibly fast. Someone's already notified you about WP:AC/CT and WP:BLP, which are very important. I'd add that the choice of references is similarly important: If you're unsure about the reliability of a reference, WP:RSP and WP:RSN are very helpful.
This may be a non-issue, but it stood out when I was reviewing the article. Have you read through MOS:PEOPLETITLES?
Thank you for the suggestions, Hipal, I always appreciate and welcome all feedback regarding changes I can make as WP is still a learning curve for me. I will review the information you've shared with me and make any changes to my contributions moving forward. Thank you again and a very happy new year to you and your family! :)
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