User talk:BlueDuffy

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Hello, Nybloodcenter, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions, especially your edits to Men who have sex with men blood donor controversy. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few links to pages you might find helpful: Please remember to sign your messages on talk pages by typing four tildes ( ~ ); this will automatically insert your username and the date. If you need help, check out Questions, ask me on my talk page, or and a volunteer will visit you here shortly. Again, welcome!  Blue Rasberry  (talk)  14:49, 24 November 2014 (UTC)
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 * Hello! Thanks for coming to Wikipedia. Would you please look at what you did with me? Here is your change. Here is how it was before:
 * In 2006, the AABB, American Red Cross, and America's Blood Centers all supported a change from the current US policy of a lifetime deferral of MSM to one year since most recent contact.


 * You changed this to
 * In 2006, the AABB, American Red Cross, New York Blood Center, and America's Blood Centers all supported a change from the current US policy of a lifetime deferral of MSM to one year since most recent contact.
 * You kept the same reference. Wikipedia has a system of quality control in which people check the references. You changed a sentence which had a reference, and you presented what you were adding as if it came from the source cited. It does not. For this reason, I removed it.
 * I live in NYC and have long wished for the NY Blood Center to engage online communities more deeply. If you ever want to have a chat about best practices on Wikipedia then contact me. I and many other volunteers would support you.  Blue Rasberry   (talk)  14:55, 24 November 2014 (UTC) Thank you for all of your help and guidance! I have submitted the edit request as recommended. BlueDuffy (talk) 14:10, 13 August 2016 (UTC)

{unblock-un|lduffy|reason=I chose the offending name acting in the interest of transparency and not to represent any commercial interest. It was an innocent error. I hope that the account will be unblocked. Sorry Orange Mike! Will the edits be utterly lost? Nybloodcenter (talk) 22:16, 12 August 2016 (UTC)}

August 2016
Welcome to Wikipedia. Because we have a policy against usernames which give the impression that the account represents a group, organization or website, I have blocked this account; please take a moment to create a new account with a username that represents only yourself as an individual and which complies with our username policy or request a change of username. It also appears that your account is intended to be used for the purpose of telling the world about an organization, person or cause that you consider worthwhile. Unfortunately, many good causes are not sufficiently notable for their own Wikipedia article, and all users are discouraged from editing in any area where they have an inherent conflict of interest. You may wish to consider one of these alternative outlets. If your username does not represent a group, organization or website, you may appeal this username block by adding the text at the bottom of your talk page. You may simply create a new account, but you may prefer to change your username to one that complies with our username policy, so that your past contributions are associated with your new username. If you would prefer to change your username, you may appeal this username block by adding the text at the bottom of your talk page. Thank you. Orange Mike &#124;  Talk  20:25, 12 August 2016 (UTC)

Thank you for the unblock! Is there a way to retrieve the edits I made?BlueDuffy (talk) 23:40, 12 August 2016 (UTC)
 * If you click on the history tab of the article and then click on the date of the last revision that you edited, you'll see the article as it was before your changes were reverted - in this case, that's here. Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 23:46, 12 August 2016 (UTC)
 * I repeat what Boing! already told you, " instead of directly editing any subjects you are connected to, you should request changes on the article's user page". -- Orange Mike &#124;  Talk  02:19, 13 August 2016 (UTC)

Edit request

 * User:BlueDuffy/sandbox

BlueDuffy (talk) 13:19, 13 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks for posting this. I moved your content to a "sandbox", which is Wikipedia's term for a personal draft space. More information is at About the Sandbox. Having the draft separate from the conversation can make it easier to have conversations, especially as you make revisions. If you find that you do not like the sandbox, then I apologize, and can put your page back to the way it was before.
 * This is a great start. For a first revision, here is the most common guidance which is given on Wikipedia:
 * First, remove all citations to sources which are published or written by the subject of the article or financial partners of the subject of the article
 * Next, remove all sentences which are not backed by citations
 * Content in Wikipedia should be backed by sources. After you do this, the next round of review will be to check that content added matches the sources cited. How would you feel about starting with just removing content from the organization itself? You could make changes directly in the sandbox linked above. Thanks, and message if you have any difficulty. If you want an additional online channel for support, try the WP:TEAHOUSE.  Blue Rasberry   (talk)  15:31, 13 August 2016 (UTC) THANK YOU! I just entered the document in my own sandbox (this may have been almost simultaneous because I got an error message). Which sandbox should I work in (the one I made under my name or the one you made)? Once the new iteration is prepared, how would I submit? (same method/redundant submission of new, plain language? Sorry to pepper you with questions.BlueDuffy (talk) 15:37, 13 August 2016 (UTC)

Welcome to The Wikipedia Adventure!

 * Hi BlueDuffy! We're so happy you wanted to play to learn, as a friendly and fun way to get into our community and mission.  I think these links might be helpful to you as you get started.
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