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Greetings from Yseult-Ivain[edit]

Hello, Red Director,

And that you for your kind message of welcome yesterday. I have two questions. Does there not exist a set of Wikipedia writer's guidelines for naming articles about persons who bear royal or noble titles? This has long been a subject of fascination for me, and although I have no real expertise on these matters, I have read quite a bit about them. I know that the official rules governing the ways in which these titles are bestowed, inherited, and used varies widely from country to country.

It would seem that quite a number of other Wikipedia contributors are interested in weighing in on what the title of the new Duchess of Sussex (Meghan Markle) ought to read, and it's good to see a growing interest in a topic I've always enjoyed reading about. However, although it's good to see the interest, it's a bit distressing to see people disputing about the topic, when the thoughts expressed and the language used would seem to indicate that many of the disputers are beginners in the subject. (I suppose I'm a "beginner," as well, but an "intermediate beginner," as they used to call us in swimming classes.)

The second question is: Would there be a place for an "intermediate beginner" to contribute to a set of writer's guidelines about persons who bear noble or royal titles? Thanks so much, Red Director.

Yours very truly,

Yseult-Ivain --Yseult-Ivain (talk) 14:27, 22 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Answered on your talk page Red Director (talk) 17:17, 23 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Another kitten for you[edit]

Thanks for the (belated) welcome. I've seen most of those pages, but i'll look at the ones I haven't. Have a nice day. :)

Moonythehuman (talk) 14:50, 23 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

How many cats is too many cats?[edit]

There's no such number! So here's another one for you. Thank you so much for your warm welcome.

Littlemissmarc (talk) 17:00, 23 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Adding signature jpeg[edit]

Good day,

Thanks for reaching out. Can you assist in advising how to insert signature pic in bio table. I’m looking at doing so for the countess of Wessex. Tjabulile (talk) 17:05, 23 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Response on your talk page Red Director (talk) 17:17, 23 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you very much![edit]

I appreciate being welcomed. I am so bad at source editing, so I always try to stick to visual editing when possible (I do try to learn the markup, though!) Thanks again! <3 Bibliographies-BreakfastOfChampions (talk) 17:52, 23 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Thank You for your valuable suggestions[edit]

I thank you wholeheartedly for the time and effort you made for giving me some very valuable suggestions. Your feedback is of utmost importance to me and I will surely keep in mind, the directions provided by you while making further edits and contributions. --sheenamalhotra182 (talk) 18:55, 23 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]


Thanks very much for finding the loop. I started being desperate - could not understand what was going on. The article "Orlicz-Pettis Theorem" is now published. Math45-oxford (talk) 16:31, 24 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Move a sandbox page into Wikipedia proper[edit]

I have completed a page in Sandbox, but don't know how to make it not a sandbox but a proper page for the community. I worry that the sandbox will be deleted in for days. How do I turn a sandbox into a proper Wikipedia page for the public?

Also, by mistake, I clicked on "template." Now the page wants to be a template, even though I don't mean it to. How do I turn the template page into a proper page?

The page at the moment is "template: Bernis von zur Muehlen"

--Pmuehlen (talk) 20:58, 25 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Response on your talk page. Red Director (talk) 17:17, 7 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Red link[edit]

Hi, I’m fairly new to editing Wikipedia articles and I’ve run into an issue with my most recent edit. I tried to link to another article which I know exists, but it’s turned red and says the page has not yet been created. I have a hunch it may be because of an apostrophe in the title of the page, but I’ve no clue how to fix it. Skogsraet (talk) 22:44, 28 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Response on your talk page. Red Director (talk) 17:23, 7 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

re: red link[edit]

Thanks for the response! Here's the page with the red link (last line under Legacy section) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We%27re_Not_Gonna_Take_It_(Twisted_Sister_song)

Here's the page I was trying to link to: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_teachers%27_strikes_in_the_United_States Skogsraet (talk) 00:16, 30 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Asking for some help[edit]

Hi there!

I've just finished editing my article. I put a lot of effort into it and it's my first complete article, so I would really appreciate if you could take some time to have a look at my work and give me any advice.

Here you can find what I wrote about Gabriella Crespi

Thank you! Littlemissmarc (talk) 20:50, 5 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Response on your talk page Red Director (talk) 17:23, 7 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Appreciation for the welcome[edit]

Thank you for the welcome. I really appreciate that and the tips you left me. Looks like I'm going to be making friends around here :-) I already made a new one.

Please message me if you need anything. Thank you for the welcome once again mate.--1rishH4rp (talk) 00:42, 7 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Same to you. Happy editing :-)--1rishH4rp (talk) 22:36, 11 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Yes definitely need someone adopt me for better article writer please.[edit]

Dear Red Director. Thank you for your message. First I need to know about Adopt for me to understand all the code and rule and policy of contribution knowledge. I have got a lot of images that really need to upload but seem like what I did was not what people looking for. Such as gallery of cultivate plant but they undid my version and said it look like my personal gallery but I didn't understand about it. Anyone can put any pictures about article to look more interesting and to me Image worth more than thousand words. And explain article more. But seem like what I did they thought difference. So I need to understand more about what can and can not do so I am not waste time to edit it. Or waste someone time to undo my contribution. So please kindly point me direction how to get adopt with professional editor please. Thank you. All the best. Tri Trisorn Triboon (talk) 16:45, 16 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, and thanks, Red Director, for reaching out! I too would love to know more about getting an experienced editor to Adopt me to help refine my article writing. All the best, nordervalk — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nordervalk (talkcontribs) 18:30, 28 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Message box vs just comments - which is preferred?[edit]

Hi, I'm new here but learning. I was recently pointed to a page that lists Wikipedia template messages, where you insert a bit of code and a message box appears. I started using those, but then another editor told me NOT to use them, but to use only text comments when things needed to be corrected. Which is the right answer? Note, I was only ever using one box on a given page so I don't think I was overdoing it. Which is the right answer? Thanks :) — Preceding unsigned comment added by EchoSound (talkcontribs) 15:29, 23 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Response on your talk page. Red Director (talk) 17:19, 7 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Photo needs deletion[edit]

I can’t figure out how to delete the image in this article, https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_National_Highway_110_traffic_jam. It is a) photoshopped, and b) not of China. I left a note on that talk page, but suspect that’s not enough? These links contain the image analysis and the original photograph: http://www.bricoleurbanism.org/whimsicality/when-photoshop-is-so-good-its-bad/ http://philip.greenspun.com/images/pcd0222/los-angeles-traffic-44.tcl Thanks. Bluepenciltime (talk) 04:47, 7 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Response on your talk page. Red Director (talk) 17:17, 7 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Photo deletion, part 2[edit]

Thanks for the prompt reply, Red Director. I’ve read through that guide, but I’m stumped. I can’t access the photo under editing in order to enter the request for an admin. Perhaps because of using a tablet, &/or because I just don’t understand the process well enough. I’d appreciate your help! Bluepenciltime (talk) 02:00, 9 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Please check your talk page for a reply. Thanks! Red Director (talk) 14:27, 9 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Random Question[edit]

What if someone put a detail about something that is unknown? Should I ask if there's a reliable source? The reason I'm saying this is because a user named "Bruhitzalvin" made an edit to the page "List of Total Wipeout Episodes", stating that a contestant in the first episode of series 1 named Andi got a time of 10:25 when their time was never actually stated. Should I ask where his source is?

Hello Red Director. I noticed to have recently edited the Kinbrae, MN page. I have some info I thought was interesting, maybe useful? Kinbrae sounds a lot like “Cairn Brae” or “Caen Brae”. The first is a location in Scotland, the second a castle in Cornwall, England. Maybe the source of the name considering it’s scottish history? I’ve never messaged a talk page before, hope I’m doing it correctly. Sorry if not. Just found the link too interesting to not share.

Zip Code included[edit]

Can you please update our towns Wikipedia page to include the zip code we, in the Fairchild area are required to use as well as our address. We must use for any mail to be delivered Morris Plains NJ 07950, even though we live in THE TOWNSHIP OF MORRIS.

I was asking the director of our towns Wikipedia page to be updated with the above information? Thank you ver much, Michael Mikenj33 (talk) 07:51, 15 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Answered on your talk page. Red Director (talk)

Disambiguation link notification for August 18[edit]

An automated process has detected that when you recently edited Cole Madison, you added a link pointing to the disambiguation page Mike Leach (check to confirm | fix with Dab solver).

(Opt-out instructions.) --DPL bot (talk) 09:08, 18 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your message![edit]

I want to thank you very much for your message. Your tips and the come into sight of wiki-tools, are very useful for me. :-) Inspirduser (talk) 16:12, 26 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

You are welcome! Happy editing. Red Director (talk) 17:36, 26 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the welcome![edit]

Duerded (talk) 17:58, 26 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

... And thank you for the welcome.[edit]

Karmyx (talk) 00:02, 28 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Adding links to edit summaries[edit]

Hello, I have a quick question on how to add links onto edit summaries.

I've seen summaries with links that start with WP: (example: WP:BURDEN or WP:GAMEGUIDE). How do I add these on summaries, especially if the links direct you to one section of an article? Gabeluna27 (talk) 08:53, 19 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

See your talk page for answer Red Director (talk) 20:55, 20 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the welcome, I actually have a doubt[edit]

Hi Red Director, thank you very much for the message on my talk page, very appreciated. I actually had some troubles with a picture I need for the Gabriella Crespi page I created. After some issues with Wikipedia's copyright , I asked the official archive if I could use a photo of the artist and they actually published the licensing on the website. So now I can use the photo but Wikipedia is telling me that photo has already been uploaded and doesn't fit the copyright. You can see the archive released the copyright here. What should I do to insert the picture on the page? Thank you very much. --Lorenzo Mattiello (talk) 18:58, 19 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]


as you asked on my page, here are the links, thank you for your help! Here is the picture linkoutside of wikipedia and here is the Wikipedia talk page [[1]]. Thank you very much! --Lorenzo Mattiello (talk) 09:57, 22 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

ArbCom 2018 election voter message[edit]

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Thanks for the welcome![edit]

I really appreciate it! NewEnglandWikiGuy (talk) 22:09, 7 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

how you go about verifying citations[edit]

Hi I am writing a page about an artist and have gotten info from published brochures/flyers from galleries (major galleries in the UK) that showed his art. The galleries have given me written permission to use their content. I inserted the brochure info including date etc as references. On your end how do you go about verifying those? Should I send you the permissions and/or copy of the gallery brochures? Also what about personal communications? I have emails.. is that sufficient? (email from artist daughter, so it is her experience, not third person)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Smithie123/sandbox

Smithie123 (talk) 22:12, 9 December 2018 (UTC)SmithieSmithie123 (talk) 22:12, 9 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I was told to ask the gallery to upload the brochure to the internet. Does that need to be on their web site? Can I just send you guys an electronic copy of the brochure?

Thank you Smithie123 (talk) 19:48, 10 December 2018 (UTC)Smithie123Smithie123 (talk) 19:48, 10 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I highly recommend that the site themselves upload the brochure. Uploading the attachment on here would not be recommended due to copyright rules. It would be best for the subject's own site to have that information out on their own. Red Director (talk) 20:09, 10 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you[edit]

Thank you for the kind message left on my Talk page, and for the links you have suggested. Best wishes,Wizzlewick (talk) 17:04, 18 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Notice

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Fails WP:N and WP:BLP1E.

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Seasonal Greetings[edit]

Merry Christmas and a Prosperous 2019!

Hello Red Director, may you be surrounded by peace, success and happiness on this seasonal occasion. Spread the WikiLove by wishing another user a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past, a good friend, or just some random person. Sending you heartfelt and warm greetings for Christmas and New Year 2019.
Happy editing,

Everedux (talk) 20:39, 25 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Spread the love by adding {{subst:Seasonal Greetings}} to other user talk pages.

Season's greetings?[edit]

Thx for the good wishes. I've been "lurking" for awhile, so I'm not as new as the account looks. ;p Happy holidays. Phx138 (talk) 17:19, 27 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the kind message[edit]

Thanks for the kind message and the links. Very much appreciated. --Mun85 (talk) 02:12, 29 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the links on my talk page[edit]

Although I've been a longtime wiki author and sys-admin on another wiki project, I rarely make edits here. Usually an edit is simply cleaning up something in references, but I may have made a few edits where I'm less knowledgeable about formatting. If you happen to find any of those, certainly revert/correct my errors. I really appreciate the link box template you left me, and it will save me time searching for the specifics I will most likely need as I browse Wikipedia. And thank you for your discussion on my Talk page. Refiner (talk) 15:55, 29 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the welcome![edit]

Hello Red Director! I want to thank you for your welcome message and for offering help. Sapagh (talk) 22:05, 29 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Trying to find a wikiproject on U.S. Media by state[edit]

I found a newspaper wiki project, but would rather work on a media project by state.

Do you know of any?

Thanks, --Robert Sterbal, 412-977-3526 100.6.114.194 (talk) 22:50, 29 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Answered on your talk page. Red Director (talk) 21:22, 17 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you![edit]

The Original Barnstar
Hi my friend

Thanks for sent me a message and support me in Wikipedia. I hope to became a good editor and user of Wikipedia by your help. Forest90 (talk) 04:37, 30 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hi red director[edit]

Hi my friend,I read your message and thank you for guideline which sent me.You deleted my first work in Wikipedia because my manuscript sources wasen't reliable. I want to say thank you for message and ask you reconsider my sources again maybe changed your mind. Forest90 (talk) 11:16, 31 December 2018 (UTC) Forest90[reply]

Answered on your talk page Red Director (talk) 15:20, 31 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

MLBY[edit]

Please stop removing the mlby template fro the infobox, Thanks.-- Yankees10 20:37, 1 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Here's a Barnstar[edit]

The Original Barnstar
Hello there.

I've recently been noticing that you have been updating a lot of sports articles, especially football, such as Zac Taylor, Josh McDaniels, and Nate Stupar, bringing them up to par in terms of dates with MOS:DATEFORMAT. I would like to give you this to show my appreciation to the massive article updating that you've been doing, even if it has been done via scripting. Keep up the good work. Mannytool (talk) 17:13, 10 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination of Angelina Keeley for deletion[edit]

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Angelina Keeley is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Angelina Keeley until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. Sportsfan 1234 (talk) 17:52, 12 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

This was initially created as a redirect, for the record. Red Director (talk) 21:21, 17 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Asking advice[edit]

Hello Red Director, Would you please let me know your opinion about the topic below? →‎Controversy of 2018 North Korea–United States summit I think it is well-sourced subject, but user:zzz has a different thought. Goodtiming8871 (talk) 09:56, 14 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Answered on your talk page. Red Director (talk) 21:21, 17 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Greg Williams[edit]

Hi, I'm looking to create a page for Greg Williams (American football coach). I think he is notable enough to warrant a page because he has played in the NFL, AFL, and NFL Europe. He is also a member of the professional coaching ranks. Would it be possible to get some help getting this article approved? Thanks! Turtleturtle00 (talk) 20:30, 17 January 2019 (UTC)Turtleturtle00[reply]

Update: Hey, thanks for the reply. No, that is a different person, which is why I'm having trouble with this. This person is Greg Williams. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Williams_(American_football_coach) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Turtleturtle00 (talkcontribs) 21:12, 17 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Answered on your talk page. Red Director (talk) 21:21, 17 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I see though that it was nominated for deletion. Is it possible to undo that? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Turtleturtle00 (talkcontribs) 21:41, 17 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Please change your script's summary[edit]

Hi there. I noticed you're using a script to make date-related changes. The summary you use states "date formats per MOS:DATEFORMAT by script", but MOS:DATEFORMAT, in and of itself, does not require any date changes; please specify in the summary the correct subsection relevant to your edit, which in most cases would be MOS:DATETIES. Also note that you're changing the date format in some articles for which it is inappropriate, such as in this edit to an article with no national ties and an acceptable date format; for such cases, MOS:DATERET is more relevant. Mindmatrix 16:15, 20 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I've inspected a few of the articles you've edited about American and non-American individuals, and those for US-related articles appear correct, and the others are mixed. The changes you've made to game-related articles need to be reviewed, as Yu-Gi-Oh (for example) originates from Japan, for which the date format should be YMD (see Date format by country, and my note below). Same goes for other Japan-related articles, such as Cross Game (song). Another example is Thomas Bihl, which in this edit you tagged with {{Use mdy dates}} even though the German date format is MDY (or YMD). (There are a bunch of others, for example Michael Gracz.) For Canada and Israel articles, check the history for the date format first used in those articles, and use that format throughout. Mindmatrix 17:31, 20 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Note, however, that there doesn't appear to be a {{Use ymd dates}} (it was deleted eight years ago), so I don't know if there's some other preference for date formatting in articles that require this. MOS:DATEFORMAT states there's no general use format (eg - 2019 January 1), only YYYY-MM-DD, so either convert to the more widely used DMY, or perhaps take this up on WP:VPP. Mindmatrix 17:31, 20 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  • I noticed changes in the list of sources for Paul Soleillet from, e.g., |accessdate=2017-12-09|date=2009-06-01 to |accessdate=9 December 2017|date=1 June 2009. According to Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers#Formats, yyyy-mm-dd format is acceptable where where brevity is helpful (refs, tables, infoboxes, etc.). That applies here. I will undo these pointless changes. Aymatth2 (talk) 22:49, 31 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Answered on your talk page. Red Director (talk) 23:41, 31 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Thank You[edit]

Just a quick note for your thoughtful welcome message and useful links which I shall read — Preceding unsigned comment added by WikiGeoffrey (talkcontribs) 18:15, 2 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Thank You![edit]

I just wanted to drop by and thank you for your welcome message! The links will be extremely helpful as I begin my editorial goings on in the Wikipedia Realm! JLynch122094 (talk) 20:44, 2 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you![edit]

Thanks for the welcome message. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Npanel (talkcontribs) 05:09, 3 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Dropping By[edit]

Helo, Red Director! Thank you so much for your message giving those beneficial links. I'll be sure to look into them and apply their guidelines to whatever I edit/post in the future. I'm eager to get started in this community, and your warm welcome has only intrigued me to look further into Wikipedia! Fervent Servant (talk) 21:14, 2 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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You might have some second thoughts about your warm welcome message there? Martinevans123 (talk) 13:58, 3 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Answered on your talk page. Red Director (talk) 15:59, 3 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]
No worries. Martinevans123 (talk) 16:18, 3 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Having added that welcome template I'm sure it is fully within your remit to retract it. Martinevans123 (talk) 16:45, 4 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Uploads[edit]

Hello . Can you guide me through uploading an image to a page I have on draft?

Thanks Eric Cavalloeric (talk) 09:51, 7 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Admin[edit]

Admin Dennis2628 (talk) 11:15, 10 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Thank You for the welcome message![edit]

Thank You for leaving the nice welcome message! I have joined up with the intention to work on lead sections of science articles. I believe a lot of them are not as accessible as they should be. However, there are other editors that believe the lead sections should not sacrifice precision. Is there a resource, instrument or guideline on the issue of where the balance lies for a good lead section? Thank You! --Lpd-Lbr (talk) 20:28, 10 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you![edit]

Thank you for your welcome message. I appreciate the cookies. Michron777 (talk) 21:04, 11 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]
I would also like to thank you for the welcome message and cookies. Weswalkerio (talk) 15:34, 12 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Thank You[edit]

Thank you for the guidance. It is a lot :/ and I am sincerely trying to help. Queston. When I first joined up, there were new articles that automatically popped up for assistance in editing. How do I access/get back to that? SharonBennett (talk) 10:31, 13 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

A kitten for you![edit]

Hi, I'm José here. Thank you for welcoming to Wikipedia! I started knowing about Wikipedia a few days ago. I wanted to write an article about someone who make an important ecologic contribution to my city and he's not well recognized on Wiki yet. I had the necessary references to this article. He is very known in my area for his ecologist activities and appeared on media here in Uruguay. Sadly, everytime I want to write his article, someone mark it for deletion. I recognize, it's very frustrating, however I will keep up soon. I send my greetings from Uruguay!

Joselarrosa333 (talk) 03:34, 14 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Religion[edit]

Sir, do you think that converting from one religion to other assures heaven?. God has created men and men have created religion. The only thing which matters is brotherhood, one can achieve heaven from all religions. Vivekananda's words: you can go to heaven even by playing football not by just praying to God. Korak Sengupta (talk) 09:48, 16 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Thank You![edit]

Thank you for the welcome! God bless you and have a wonderful day.

Kaipengeist (talk) 22:38, 17 February 2019 (UTC)Kaipengeist[reply]

Request[edit]

Thank you for welcoming me to Wikipedia. I am grateful to you for making contact and would be even more so for your help. I wonder if I could ask you to make contact with me by email at mark@mark-haysom.co.uk? There is a matter that I would appreciate your advice on. Many thanks. MARKH1953 (talk) 11:50, 18 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Answered on your talk page. Red Director (talk) 14:51, 18 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]


Thank you for getting back to me. The matter I need your help with is as follows:

I have been trying to make contact with a Wikipedia contributor by the name of Seaweed. I have left a message on Seaweed’s ‘Talk’ page (I hope I have done it correctly) inviting him/her to email me but have yet to receive a reply. You will understand, when you read on, why I would have preferred to not to post this to a public forum.

My reason for trying to making contact with Seaweed is that my attention has been drawn to comments that he/she has published on Wikipedia that I can help to correct. These comments suggest that I have been responsible for editing a Wikipedia article devoted to myself. Nothing could be further from the truth!

This article has been an embarrassment and a cause for concern to me since it first appeared – and, far from editing it, it has been wish throughout to see it removed. To be clear, I’ve never considered myself remotely notable enough for a Wikipedia article. The principal author (Cheylesmore1) is, I think but can’t be absolutely sure, someone who worked for me some years ago who was particularly distressed when I stepped down from my role. It was a curious and frankly disconcerting experience because I never worked closely with this individual, but it became for a while, I think, something of a fixation for them. I was bombarded with emails from them and every time something new was announced about my career it quickly found its way into the Wikipedia article.

With regards to the article itself, I confess I haven’t looked at it closely in recent years, so I can’t be sure that it has always been wholly accurate. I have, however, read it just now and there is only one factual error. I changed my Literary Agent a year or more ago but no announcement was ever published and the article remains uncorrected.

By making contact with Seaweed, I was hoping to resolve matters amicably by asking him/her to remove suggestions that either I or any ‘close connection’ of mine have been involved with this article. I am a journalist by background and hesitate to use the word ‘defamatory’ – and would certainly never pursue any such claim – but these comments surely come dangerously close!

I was also going to ask him/her whether, to avoid future embarrassment, it’s possible to simply block any further contributions from this Cheylesmore1? I don’t know whether Wikipedia software is capable of doing this?

Finally, I was going to ask whether he/she wanted to put in motion whatever steps are needed to remove the article in its entirety! I recognise it’s hardly my place to make such a request – but you can understand, perhaps, my frustration.

Apologies for going on at such length but, in the absence of a reply from Seaweed, your help on any of the above would be greatly appreciated.

Many thanks

MARKH1953 (talk) 16:51, 18 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Answered on your talk page Red Director (talk) 16:54, 18 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Apologies. This is all brand new to me. I’m not sure what it is I am meant to do after seeing the contents of the link you sent. Are you suggesting that I need to come back to you with a specific request? Or are you suggesting that there is nothing you are able to do to help me? MARKH1953 (talk) 17:37, 18 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Answered on your talk page. Red Director (talk) 18:57, 18 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Why havent I been autoconfirmed?[edit]

Hi! I was wondering why Wikipedia hasn’t auto confirmed my account yet, as I’ve made more than 10 edits and I’ve had the account for a month or so now. Any idea?

Thanks!

ElsevierAnatomy (talk) 00:23, 20 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Answered on your talk page. Red Director (talk) 00:30, 20 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Reply: Hi, I’ve already monitored it as it should have been confirmed nearly a week ago now, but Wikipedia still hasn’t made the change. ElsevierAnatomy (talk) 00:33, 20 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Finding a direction for a moral lifestyle[edit]

Finding a direction for a moral lifestyle
Hi, thanks for the message. I'm interested in your page, and have been conflicted since I was in my late teens (I am in my mid-twenties) about religion. I find that most religious institutions are imperfect so I wanted to separate and use my intelligence to become a more moral person. When I found out about catholic priests molesting children it made me turn away from the church, and I have been craving something to fill that void ever since. Is there a way for me to connect with other Christians online? I am really busy and find organized religion to be repressive. I think the Bible needs an update as well, there are many things (such as the creation myth and how old the earth is and how long people lived, that are scientifically impossible). Mrexcalibur1 (talk) 00:42, 20 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Answered on your talk page Red Director (talk) 00:46, 20 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Pending revisions[edit]

Please review pending revisions on Rob Gronkowski's page. Thanks. 112.208.240.218 (talk) 01:32, 25 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Answered on your talk page. Red Director (talk) 14:48, 25 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Income[edit]

Do you think if people edit on Wikipedia and spend their time then author should be paid for their work? Aryan Sahu 1.0 (talk) 14:44, 25 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Answered on your talk page. Red Director (talk) 14:48, 25 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Page collapse and moved to draft[edit]

I created a page Bell Bottom related to movie and provide all correct information From true reliable sources. And I provide respective links also but page show links infront of information.. and information which are i provieded is true and orginal. But now page is removed and moved to draft work..!!!!!! And whenever I tried to add reference link to page it shows some error like crition needed, tittle=?; help page and shows the liks continuously. I feel that you have understand my problem .. Needforname (talk) 17:18, 25 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Page was moved to draft[edit]

I created a page Bell Bottom related to movie and provide all correct information From true reliable sources. And I provide respective links  also but page show links infront of information..  and information which are i provieded is true and orginal. But now page is removed and moved to draft work..!!!!!!

And whenever I tried to add reference link to page it shows some error like crition needed, tittle=?; help page and shows the liks continuously. I feel that you have understand my problem .. Needforname (talk) 17:23, 25 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I will give you an answer on your talk page. Red Director (talk) 18:06, 25 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the welcome![edit]

Thank you for the welcome message! I am sure it will be very useful. Lbc07 (talk) 11:59, 2 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you[edit]

Thank you
Thank you for welcoming me to Wikipedia! We must pray for peace and understanding, forgiveness for our sins, and compassion for all living beings. Dj psycho squirrel (talk) 16:21, 2 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you![edit]

The Original Barnstar
Anshikttt (talk) 04:49, 3 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you and need some advice[edit]

Thank you and need some advice
Dear Red Director, I am getting lost with my first contribution, as I cannot change the title of my article and I do not find any useful tipp in the FAQ....Appreciate any feedback. The GrapeAA (talk) 11:28, 3 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Answered on your talk page. Red Director (talk) 16:37, 3 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks...[edit]

...for the welcome! Raybusmann (talk) 15:16, 4 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Autoconfirmation![edit]

Hi RedDirector! I am still yet to be autoconfirmed, even though I have made quite a few edits already, and this account has been active for a couple of months now. I can’t edit semi-protected pages, which is frustrating as I can see a good number of mistakes within some of them. Any help?

Thanks

ElsevierAnatomy (talk)

Answered on your talk page. Red Director (talk) 00:33, 5 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

thank ya[edit]

Thank you for the welcome :|) HanazukiFan2009 AUTTP EDCP VEVO (talk) 01:02, 5 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Thankyou for the kind message[edit]

I've been always a reader on wikipedia. I've recently started with editing and creating content here.

If i want to write an article on a institute, what should be the key points to look after? If its not much bother could enlighten me regarding this.

Thanks a bunch. Asikm03 (talk) 07:25, 6 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I will answer on your talk page. Red Director (talk) 13:32, 6 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

The past[edit]

What made you come back? Jaysonisreal (talk) 07:55, 6 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Answered on your talk page. Red Director (talk) 13:40, 6 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the welcome[edit]

Hi and thank you for the welcome message. Still learning my way around the place - this is my first time using the talk pages so hopefully it works. Pacetrain (talk) 09:40, 6 March 2019 (UTC)Pacetrain[reply]

Thank you![edit]

Thank you for the encouraging and helpful welcome message! Alkoh (talk) 06:51, 7 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I ate the cookies, please send more!![edit]

Those were some nice cookies you sent me, also, thanks for the info!

spookybrew yeet 18:26, 7 March 2019 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Spookybrewer (talkcontribs)

Some baklava for you![edit]

Thank you for your welcoming message! Albertiealik (talk) 00:53, 11 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Eugene Asante Brother of Larry Asante and Cousin of Isaac Yiadom[edit]

Hello I wanted to reach out and see if a Wikipedia page could be created on behalf of Eugene Asante. ESPN 300 and 4 Star Commit to the University of North Carolina. Sectorocho (talk) 02:07, 11 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I will answer on your talk page. Red Director (talk) 13:08, 11 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I feel a google knowledge panel will be the most suitable option for him. You look at Players like kayvon thibodeaux and Justin fields. They all have panels Sectorocho (talk) 23:24, 14 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Thank You![edit]

Thank you so very much for the warm welcome! Shre rj (talk) 09:47, 11 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

A Pastel de Nata in return[edit]

Hi Red Director,

Thank you for the welcome message... and the cookies, of course. Here's a Pastel de Nata just for you!


Lebremor (talk) 10:12, 11 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]


Citation Related Question[edit]

Hello Red Director, Thank you for your welcome to Wikipedia. I have a question about the citations for a page I created ″Rita Gonzalez″ and thought to see if you have any suggestiosn. The issue is detailed on the Talk area of that page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Rita_Gonzalez#[Question_about_Citation] Do you have any suggestions about a good person or place to find information on this? Thank you. Novitchka2000 (talk) 18:26, 13 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Answered on your talk page Red Director (talk) 18:36, 13 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your help! Novitchka2000 (talk) 18:40, 13 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you![edit]

Thank you for the warm welcome! JKizzieHumanities (talk) 01:37, 14 March 2019 (UTC)JKizzieHumanities[reply]

This is a Barnstar[edit]

The Christianity Barnstar
Normally, this is awarded to participants of WikiProject Christianity, but I think you have gone above and beyond with your Faith in Christ and your work for the Welcoming committee. This feels like the best award I could give you for those efforts. God bless! –MJLTalk 03:01, 14 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks and help :p[edit]

Am I awful ?

Hello Red Director how are you ? Thanks for your message you leave today on my own page. As you wrote, if I need a bit of help, I can come here and that's what I do. What happens ? Nothing serious. Just I don't find the perfect topic about "What is the perfect licence to add a business logo in Wikimedia Commons (if I'm not the owner) ?" I've questioned somebody but I believe I'm awful...

Thanks for your help!

See you !


--Sprinter7124 (talk) 13:06, 14 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your welcome![edit]

Appreciate the warm welcome to the community! (Aesop4000 (talk) 17:51, 14 March 2019 (UTC)).[reply]

Thank you Red Director[edit]

Thank you for reaching out to me and other fledgling Wikipedians. We want you to know that your advice will go appreciated. Hibiscus TV (talk) 18:59, 14 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for you kind welcome[edit]

Thank you for your kind welcome, Red Director. I look forward to working with you and the community of Wikipedians.

Let's try the four tildes: Jos Schuurmans (talk) 07:08, 15 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

O wow, that's rad! :-)

Michael H. L. Hecker[edit]

Dear Red Director,

Thank you for your kind welcome message. Using my Sandbox tools, I have already created and edited a page called "Biography of Michael H. L. Hecker", which I would like to publish in the American edition of Wikipedia. This is not really an autobiography, because several of my former colleagues have helped me with the contents. May I ask you to look at my first contribution and tell me what I need to do next. Again, thank you very much! Michael H. L. Hecker. Michael H. L. Hecker (talk) 18:12, 19 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I will check it out. Red Director (talk) 18:15, 19 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you![edit]

Thank you very much for your warm welcome! :)

Iapetos163 (talk) 18:29, 16 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Help me[edit]

  • IP user requested this and I responded. Just waiting to hear back. Red Director (talk) 19:11, 16 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

ChefBear01

I added the 0 on the end and logged in successfully. It was saved without and that is why it kept failing. Many thanks for your help. — Preceding unsigned comment added by ChefBear01 (talkcontribs) 01:24, 17 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

A beer for you![edit]

Thanks for the welcome message! Sonstephen0 (talk) 17:05, 18 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Help me against a group of vandals[edit]

I've updated two articles significantly https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitutional_Court_of_Romania and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judiciary_of_Romania

scientifically, referencing other scientific evidence, logic and law

I've been assaulted by a mob of vandals who are deleting my content without a justification

Vandalism by definition is deleting wikipedia content without a syllogistic justification. A proper and only logical argument motivation structure to contribute to wikipedia consists of a particular premise correlated with an universal premise such as a law or regulation, and a logical inference, in other words a syllogism, which is verifiable and true according to wikipedia regulations.

I need to take the proper measures, such as protection of my articles, and I would like the vandals banned, but being new I need to be referenced by someone more experienced. What I can do is be the best at demonstrating the truth, but I am not familiar with wikipedia protocols which clearly favor vandalism because they can delete articles without justification, and are not right away banned for it Tudor.raneti (talk) 01:13, 19 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

(talk page stalker) As Drmies wrote on your talk page, the lack of reliable secondary sources backing up the content you added is an excellent justification to revert your changes. Such content violates WP:V, one of our core content policies. To put it as a syllogism: What you wrote wasn't based on reliable sources. Content that isn't based on reliable sources can (and, in some cases, should) be reverted. Thus what you wrote could (and, in this specific case, should) have been reverted. Huon (talk) 01:32, 19 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]


Thank You![edit]

God bless, thank you for the wonderful welcome! WhistleRecall (talk) 20:43, 21 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I don't know how to talk, may be I am doing thing wrong. You placed a message on my talk page username: Mubashar44[edit]

This foot baller "Megan Crosson" as you can find her on Main Google Homepage by entering her name. I have her picture and she want to insert that image on her wikipedia article. I already added on photo image but later on deleted because of copyrights. here is the image: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iwfCPc-Y163Zp_GKHWGxmS-50ttkfCyM/view?usp=sharing can I insert this image on her wiki article. I have her own flickr account with this image as public domain work. or i have to change the license? thank you

I will answer on your talk page Red Director (talk) 15:34, 23 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Here is a cookie for YOU![edit]

Thank you for giving me a cookie! I will give one back. Whatsfordinner77 (talk) 10:54, 24 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Help request[edit]

Hi. I have uploaded here few images. But unfortunately all the images have been deleted from here, due to license issue. I can't understand what is the matter. Please help me how my uploaded images will stay here. WikiWiki5678 (talk) 09:47, 26 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

(talk page stalker) WikiWiki5678, there's one uploaded image of yours currently remaining, though that one likely will also soon be deleted: File:Colors Cineplex.jpg. You tagged that image as "own work" and wrote that you're releasing it under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. If you really are the designer and copyright holder of that logo, you'll need to provide evidence via email (see WP:Donating copyrighted content for details). Going by the titles of the other files that were deleted, those also were various TV shows' logos or the like. It's highly unlikely that any of them have been released under a free license. The Wikimedia Commons cannot host non-free content. Huon (talk) 13:15, 26 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you Huon Red Director (talk) 13:17, 26 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Need help[edit]

Hi, I have uploaded here few images or logos for television channels. But unfortunately all uploaded logos are deleted from here due to license issue. I can't understand what is the matter. Please help how can my uploaded images stay here!!! WikiWiki5678 (talk) 09:50, 26 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Answered on your talk page. Red Director (talk) 01:07, 6 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Submitting new entry[edit]

Hi, and thanks for the welcome. I wrote a draft of a new entry (Eileen Shanahan, journalist) a couple of weeks ago. Do I need to do anything else to submit it for review? Erbjitto (talk) 12:33, 27 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I will answer on your talk page. Red Director (talk) 12:44, 27 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Help regarding picture upload[edit]

I wanted to add some details in a wiki page "Shimadzu Company" for which i need to upload an image.

Few weeks ago a photograph i uploaded for a page i on a Kpop celeb got deleted due to copywriter issue. I had basically taken it off the web and uploaded. I was informed thats its not allowed and has to be taken off. I do not wish to repeat the same mistake.

So how can i upload a new image (i am not the owner and its available freely online) with out facing the deletion problem. Or is there a way to get someone else (who is the owner of it -- im not sure who) to get it on wiki. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Asikm03 (talkcontribs) 12:59, 27 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I will answer on your talk page. Red Director (talk) 13:02, 27 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Another question on submitting[edit]

Thank you so much for your encouragement, and for responding so soon. I'm embarrassed to say this, but I don't see how to submit my entry. Can you help me with this? Erbjitto (talk) 13:42, 27 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

See your talk page for the answer in a moment Red Director (talk) 14:22, 27 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Warm Welcome[edit]

Thank you for the warm welcome to the site. I went to your other page with the messages about salvation and had to chuckle to myself a bit; He really does tap you on the shoulder when you're needing it, yet least expecting it. He does hear you. I'm terminally ill and have been struggling with this; heaven and hell, have you been a good person, etc... I've always been a "believer" and have faith (plain vanilla Methodist lol), but when you know your time is coming you begin to think of all sorts of things. Rational or not. Anyway, I just wanted to say thank you for the warm welcome to the world of Wikipedia and I appreciated finding your page with the scriptures, I needed to see those. Blessings to you and yours! Fredd MsFredd (talk) 07:21, 28 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]