Hi ARandomName123, you'd helped with a few of my requests on the Jeffrey Katzenberg article. I've made another one, any chance you'd be willing to review it? Cheers, BINK Robin (talk) 15:42, 14 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@BINK Robin: Hi, I'm currently on vacation, so I'm not going to be able to take a look at it right now. I'm returning in a few days, so I'll take a look at it then. Thanks! ARandomName123 (talk)Ping me! 16:36, 14 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Gotcha, thanks for checking in and enjoy your vacation! BINK Robin (talk) 16:42, 14 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hi again, ARandomName123. If you’re available to review, I have another request on the Jeffrey Katzenberg article Talk page. Thanks! BINK Robin (talk) 15:23, 15 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hello, would you be able to these articles? They include 'Shastry Viruddh Shastry,' 'UT69,' and 'Fairy Folk.' I've noticed they haven't been reviewed by other users yet, and since you've kindly reviewed two of my previous articles, I thought I'd reach out to you for your insights. Your feedback would be greatly appreciated. Grabup (talk) 16:49, 28 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Grabup: Hi, maybe later. There's about 14,000 unreviewed articles, so it may take some time. ARandomName123 (talk)Ping me! 17:16, 28 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Grabup: I've marked all of them as reviewed. Since you've been writing a lot of Indian movie articles, WP:ICTFSOURCES may be useful to identify reliable sources. Thanks for your work! ARandomName123 (talk)Ping me! 03:13, 29 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hi! I wondered if you could review our proposed page edits for Neuroscience Research Australia as I've taken on your feedback and cited additional sources (not internally produced) including news clippings and journal articles. This relates to the history, research achievements and notable people sections. Brainfutures (talk) 00:47, 2 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Brainfutures: Hi, I'll try to take a look at it tomorrow or the day after.
Sorry for missing your earlier reply to my response in February, I'm usually not watching the talk page of articles I've responded to. In the future, please ping me with a template like {{Reply to}}. (ex. {{reply to|ARandomName123}}) Thanks. ARandomName123 (talk)Ping me! 01:52, 2 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I'm not sure the edit was done correctly. Senator Blood has always had 3 children in all of her interviews and 11 grandchildren. I'm not sure who is messing with her profile, but that person should likely be blocked? --NotGoingToDoThis (talk) 17:55, 16 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@NotGoingToDoThis: Hi, if the disruption is continuous, and blatantly false, you can warn the user in increasing levels. If it's just a one-off thing, there's not much that can be done. Consider adding the page to your watchlist, so you can track all changes made to the article. Feel free to lmk if you have any other questions. Thanks. ARandomName123 (talk)Ping me! 00:01, 17 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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You've helped with some edits on the Dashun Wang article previously, and I've added some more suggestions. Are you able to review them? Please let me know if there's a better way to make these requests. I appreciate your help!
@Moose181: Hi, I'll take a look at it over the coming days. To make it easier, could you please format the references as they would appear in the article? This means using a template like {{cite web}}. Further instructions may be found at Help:Referencing for beginners. Please ping me again if I haven't responded within a week. Thanks! ARandomName123 (talk)Ping me! 19:44, 9 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, thanks so much! I may not get to it tomorrow, but I'll do it early next week and let you know when I've finished. Moose181 (talk) 22:06, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I've formatted the references, but I'm not sure if I did it correctly. Please let me know if I need to try again! Thanks again for your help! Moose181 (talk) 22:02, 23 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I've formatted the references, but I'm not sure if I did it correctly. Please let me know if I need to try again! Moose181 (talk) 22:00, 23 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Moose181: Hi, seems fine a first glance. I'll start going through them over the next couple of days. Thanks! ARandomName123 (talk)Ping me! 22:03, 23 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Moose181: I've responded on that talk page. If you have any new edit requests, please create them under a new section, as the initial one is getting a bit long. Thanks, ARandomName123 (talk)Ping me! 23:49, 26 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@ARandomName123, Thank you! I've added some new edit requests on the Dashun Wang talk page. Please let me know if they're unclear! Moose181 (talk) 16:28, 10 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Moose181: Hi, I'll take a look at it over the coming days. Please ping me if I forget. Thanks. ARandomName123 (talk)Ping me! 00:58, 11 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hi ARandomName123, just wanted to check in here and see if you had any thoughts on the specific sentences you had asked for on the Brian Chesky talk page. Please let me know! PY Airbnb (talk) 16:41, 13 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@PY Airbnb: Hi, sorry for missing your message! I'll take a look over the next couple of days. ARandomName123 (talk)Ping me! 22:04, 23 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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My bad, won't happen again. Thanks, ARandomName123 (talk)Ping me! 12:19, 15 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@IntelXeon s: Hi, I'm not quite sure what you mean. Do you have any questions related to Wikipedia I can help you with? Thanks, ARandomName123 (talk)Ping me! 20:11, 19 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oh, I'm sorry, I thought it was okay as they are the actual descriptions of the episodes from the producer themselves. I'll do some thinking about it and perhaps come back with some paraphrasing later, instead. Princessa Unicorn (talk) 02:20, 22 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hey, all this is not necessary. The only stuff related was the episode descriptions. Nothing else is at issue here. Okay? Princessa Unicorn (talk) 02:21, 22 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Princessa Unicorn: All I removed were the episode descriptions. Did I remove something else by accident? ARandomName123 (talk)Ping me! 02:22, 22 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
No, that's all you removed. I've got no objections to your removals! Princessa Unicorn (talk) 02:22, 22 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Now that we're both in agreement, do we need all the ugly tagging at the top of the page? Princessa Unicorn (talk) 02:23, 22 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Princessa Unicorn: Standard procedure for most copyright violations is to remove them from the page history. Since I'm not an administrator, the tag is to let admins know what needs to be revdelled. They'll remove it once they finish, usually within 24 hours. If you're worried about casual readers seeing it, I wouldn't worry, since the tag won't appear for them. It's only visible to logged in users. ARandomName123 (talk)Ping me! 02:25, 22 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Once again, I'm sorry about all this trouble. I have no objections to your removals. I hope it doesn't take too long to fix it. I'm still working on improving the article. Princessa Unicorn (talk) 02:27, 22 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
It's fine, just remember to not copy-paste anything into Wikipedia in the future unless it is compatibly licensed. Feel free to continue work on the article, as the tag shouldn't affect your editing. Happy editing! ARandomName123 (talk)Ping me! 02:30, 22 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Princessa Unicorn: We're just waiting for an admin. Nothing else I can do, though you can ask on an admin's talk page. ARandomName123 (talk)Ping me! 22:04, 22 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Whatever you feel would be helpful. You and I seem to both be in agreement. And I just want to put this issue to rest and continue improving the page. :) Princessa Unicorn (talk) 23:42, 22 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hi there,
I just created an account on Wikipedia because I would like to either update or request an update to our Wikipedia page regarding the history of our Seminary (St. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary). Is that something that we can edit ourselves or something that we need to request? Thank you in advance for your time and help! --Svdpsem (talk) 14:11, 22 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Svdpsem: Hi! Assuming you are related to the Seminary, you have a conflict of interest. It's best that you don't edit the page directly. Instead, you can make an edit request using Wikipedia:Edit Request Wizard/COI. Just follow the instructions there, and an editor will review your request eventually. Is the update a simple one or something more substantial? If it's fairly straightforward, I'd be happy to take a look at it. ARandomName123 (talk)Ping me! 15:04, 22 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hello! A month ago, you had responded to an edit request on the Dragan Šolak (businessman) talk page. I wanted to see if you were interested in reviewing a couple more requests. I have several that have been up for a while where conversation has either stalled or never got off the ground. Thanks AlexforUnited (talk) 09:23, 24 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The Saddle Club - Series 1 & 2 plot summeries reversed[edit]
Why have you reversed the plot summeries of the Series 1 & 2 episodes of The Saddle Club?81.108.192.137 (talk) 21:26, 25 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hi, the plot summaries were copied from other sources on the internet. Unless we can verify that the text is compatibly licensed, we can not keep it on the article, hence the reversion. ARandomName123 (talk)Ping me! 22:08, 25 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Why are copies of texts from other sources forbidden? And how can we verify it? 81.108.192.137 (talk) 01:38, 26 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Because that would count as a copyright violation, which could create legal problems. To verify it, you have to see if the website contains any text along the lines of "Content is released under CC BY-SA 3.0". The vast majority of content on the internet is not released under a compaitble license, which means we can not copy it, even if the website does not explicitly have a copyright notice.
You are, of course, allowed to use the sources to write the article in your own words, but you can not copy-paste it. ARandomName123 (talk)Ping me! 01:41, 26 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hi, I'm Yuri Fainberg, I would like to replace or add a photo in an article about my father, dissident Victor Fainberg. The fact is that the article contains only one photo taken by a famous blind photographer (it's not a smoke). I admire this photographer, but still, my father looks quite strange in his photo. I could upload a photo from my home archive or, if possible, a fragment of photo from an article on the site meduza.io (preferably). How can I do it, please? Thanks in advance, with best wishes, Yuri. --Yuri Fainberg (talk) 00:52, 28 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Yuri Fainberg: Hi Yuri! A photo that you hold the copyright to would be preferable, so a photo from your home archive. If the photo has never appeared anywhere else (ex. online, or in a newspaper), you can upload it to Wikimedia Commons by following the instructions at c:Special:UploadWizard. You will then be able to insert the photo into the article. Please lmk if you need any clarification. Thanks! ARandomName123 (talk)Ping me! 00:56, 28 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Hello. How do I edit and why does my editing keep getting deleted when I am the source. --LaLaGemini (talk) 06:54, 8 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@LaLaGemini: Hi, sorry for the late reply. Unfortunately, you can't use yourself as a source, since it's impossible for other people to verify. You're going to something published, like a news article, interview or website, which you can then cite. Alternatively, if the article subject has a personal website, you could cite that as well under limited circumstances. Please respond here or leave a post at Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons/Noticeboard if you need further assistance. Thanks, ARandomName123 (talk)Ping me! 02:28, 9 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hi ARandomName123, a few weeks ago you declined to add some information related to one of Brian Chesky's donations to nonprofits supporting COVID-19 relief efforts due to Newsweek not being reliable. I found another source, the San Francisco Chronicle that also mentions Chesky donated $10 million for COVID relief efforts, do you think this would work? Thanks for all your help here. PY Airbnb (talk) 22:24, 10 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@PY Airbnb: Hi, yea sure, I'll take a look at it tmrw. Please ping me if I forget. Thanks. ARandomName123 (talk)Ping me! 00:57, 11 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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