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Feedback request: Maths, science, and technology request for comment
Hello, Seraphimblade
I would like to ask for a sincere apology because mistakenly i broke the condition you asked me before Unblocking me. Actually, there were some by-elections going on and today the results were declared. I thought to make the draft for the MLAs elected. I created the Jay Prakash Toppo draft but the moment I clicked the publish button I realised that I have directly created an article. It was really unintended and I truly apologize from the bottom of my heart actually I didn't realised that I am not creating the draft and directly creating the article. Hope you would accept the apology and forgive.
Regards AstuteFlicker (talk) 08:15, 23 November 2024 (UTC)
The US elections are over and I think that's what I was supposed to be prevented from disrupting. Now more obscure and less controversial (though technically covered) articles like Mike Sherstad are in need of minor tweaking and I'm powerless to help them. I'm not planning to touch anything trendy, if that makes your decision easier. InedibleHulk (talk) 06:05, 30 November 2024 (UTC)
Hello. I wanted to ask you why did you speedy delete my article about Gabriele Leyva? It was a draft and didn't finished it yet. Went to sleep and woke up to it being deleted.
It is not written with any promoting advise or something like that at all, just wanted to write an article about him because he is very famous in the fortnite and cryptocurrency space but still haven't got a wikipedia page.
Cryptofenrir, as you have been involved in writing promotional material, please first clarify whether you are being paid or otherwise compensated to edit Wikipedia, including but not limited to being asked or expected to edit as a duty of employment or internship. If so, you will need to make the required disclosures before we proceed. SeraphimbladeTalk to me22:46, 30 November 2024 (UTC)
I'm not getting paid for doing this, I wish I was....
I didn't do any promotion of anything,, I just started writing the draft and only wrote about him and his story, I honestly don't get where the promotion is there, I didn't promote anything but talk about his journey on being a Fortnite professional player and a crypto trader.
I will kindly await for your response, and if necessary I will make the relevant changes so that everything is in order with respect to Wikipedia's policies.
I see. Then, you'll need to keep in mind that Wikipedia articles must be written neutrally based upon facts from reliable and independent sources. If there is not a substantial quantity of reliable and independent source material available about a subject, it is not notable and there should not be an article about that subject at all. If there is, the article must stick to only facts which those sources verify, and must never be based upon personal knowledge or the like. They also must not promote the subject in any way, including via puffery or "talking up". As some examples here, but by no means an exhaustive list: Of Italian and Cuban descent, Gabriele has earned a reputation for his sharp trading skills and strategic investments. (puffery, also we use a formal tone, so "Levya", not "Gabriele"), Formerly a professional Fortnite player and one of the best in the world ("one of the best in the world" as confirmed by what reliable and independent source?), where his investments have allowed him to achieve substantial wealth at a very young age (don't editorialize that the age is "very young", and "substantial" is not specific), Standing at 6'6" (195 cm), Gabriele's commanding presence reflects his larger-than-life ambitions. (pure puffy junk), and the rest goes on and on like that. Promotional material like that is not permitted on Wikipedia. SeraphimbladeTalk to me11:23, 2 December 2024 (UTC)
Okay, I understand thank you for your advice! This is my first Wikipedia page and I want to learn how to do it properly, really appreciate it. May I get back the draft I was writing so that I can change all that mistakes I made? Cryptofenrir (talk) 14:07, 2 December 2024 (UTC)
No, I do not restore advertisements. My advice is generally that inexperienced editors should gain experience editing existing articles for a while before they even think about trying to create a new one. SeraphimbladeTalk to me19:45, 2 December 2024 (UTC)
Following an RFC, the policy on restoration of adminship has been updated. All former administrators may now only regain the tools following a request at the Wikipedia:Bureaucrats' noticeboard within 5 years of their most recent admin action. Previously this applied only to administrators deysopped for inactivity.
Following a request for comment, a new speedy deletion criterion, T5, has been enacted. This applies to template subpages that are no longer used.
Hello, this is Mk8mlyb. Have you seen my recent comments on the AE page? I'm willing to play ball. I see that what I did was against the rules and I should have heeded the CTOP notice. Mk8mlyb (talk) 00:38, 8 December 2024 (UTC)
To maintain fairness and ensure everyone is looking at the same thing, I do not discuss open AE requests outside of AE. Please discuss the request there, not at my talk page. SeraphimbladeTalk to me02:27, 8 December 2024 (UTC)
@Seraphimblade I respect your decision, appreciate your involvement in the WP:ARE's report against my account, and apologize for this ping. I've seen your closing comment.[1] I kindly request you consider reducing the six-month period of topic ban, if possible, since most of the mistakes I made were first-time errors. If not possible, you can please ban me without the condition of an unban appeal after the time period of my fixed ban.? I asked for it because I've read the comments of the admin:Valereee that the appeal is very hard[2] even though I'm not fully aware of the policies of WP:ARE. I never participated before in any discussions at ARE. ®asteemTalk19:38, 5 December 2024 (UTC)
To maintain fairness and make sure everyone is seeing the same thing, I do not discuss open AE requests outside of AE. Please discuss the request there, not on my talk page. SeraphimbladeTalk to me20:20, 5 December 2024 (UTC)
1. I can participate in India-Pakistan-related AFD and page move discussions.?
2. After 6 months, my ban will lift automatically, or do I have to appeal for the unban?
3. Is there any condition I should appeal for unban only after 5, 7 months, or one year?.
4. With this topic ban, I am not allowed to edit politics, ethnicity, or history-related articles in the area of Pakistan-India. But I can edit language, movies/series, geography, or some BLP-related pages of India-Pakistan.?
5. I can create music/movies, series, languages, or geography-related pages in the area of India-Pakistan.?
6. As my main topic area was RC patrol, can I continue my RC patrol? If yes, is there any condition I should follow in patrolling the RC?.
7. "If the sanction includes a ban, please read the banning policy to ensure you understand what this means"? Am I also banned in this ARE sanction or not?
8.Alternatively, can you please explain which specific areas of Pakistan-India related articles I am restricted from editing?
10. You can also explain the requirements to make 500 edits outside of Pakistan-India related articles,? and whether my edits to RC patrol, sandbox, Drafts, redirects, and Talk pages will be included in this 500-edit total? ®asteemTalk12:10, 6 December 2024 (UTC)
Rasteem, you have some overlapping questions there. I strongly suggest you actually read WP:TBAN, as it seems you have some misconceptions, but for clarity, you may not edit or discuss anything related to India or Pakistan anywhere on Wikipedia while you are topic banned. That includes all the things you mentioned; you may not participate in any of those if they are India or Pakistan related, and topic bans are "broadly construed", so if you're unsure whether something falls within the scope of the ban, presume it does. After six months have passed and you have made 500 edits after being topic banned, your sanction will automatically be lifted; you need not appeal it. Though if you're uncertain whether you have met the terms of that, you may ask me or another administrator. You must both wait six months and make the 500 edits before the ban is lifted. As to asking for clarification, it is not a violation of your ban to ask for clarification on it, as you are doing now, so as above, you may ask me or another admin if you need such clarification, though of course it would make sense to ask someone who participates at AE and is familiar with such sanctions. You can still continue to do RC patrol, but just be careful not to accidentally edit something related to India or Pakistan while doing so, though reverting blatant and obvious vandalism is not a ban violation. As to the 500 edits, any edits count, though if you engage in any kind of obvious gaming (e.g., just making 500 trivial edits to your sandbox), that could be considered bad faith and result in the ban being lengthened or made indefinite. But RC patrol, etc., certainly counts toward that. SeraphimbladeTalk to me12:17, 6 December 2024 (UTC)
Your clarifications have been incredibly helpful; thank you for the assistance.
1. After 3 or 4 months, can I appeal for the unban.? After fulfilling the condition of 500 edits and not making any edits in the areas of India-Pakistan and constructively editing in other areas of Wikipedia.
@Seraphimblade I hope you're having a wonderful day.. I want to ask a question: one of my edit on Latifi (disambiguation) was okay? Or not,[3] because I added this newspaper on the disambiguation page when I searched for Latifi and found that the name of the newspaper exists with the same name, so I added it, but I didn't edit anything directly related to Pakistan. ®asteemTalk08:25, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
You cannot edit anything related to India or Pakistan. That says in the very edit that it's a "Pakistani newspaper", so you may not make edits like that. In the two edits you listed, the first is blatant vandalism (someone just randomly adding "sexing" to an article), so you could revert that. In the second, it was not blatant vandalism, it was clearly a content-related dispute, so you would not be able to edit that at all. Basically, like I said above, if you need to ask or wonder whether it's covered by the ban, presume it is and stay away from it. SeraphimbladeTalk to me09:52, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
Thank you! Next I'll presume or stay away from it. As a newspaper was related to Pakistan, next I'll not link such articles even on a random disambiguation page. ®asteemTalk09:58, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
Feedback request: Maths, science, and technology request for comment
