User talk:Bmerrow

CS1 error on Atherton, California
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I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Again, welcome! Fettlemap (talk) 06:19, 31 May 2023 (UTC)

June 2023
Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did at Atherton, California. Your edits appear to constitute vandalism and have been reverted. If you would like to experiment, please use your sandbox. Repeated vandalism may result in the loss of editing privileges. Thank you. Fettlemap (talk) 17:46, 1 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Stop violating WP:MULTIPLE by using the IPs Special:Contributions/2601:647:667F:A1D0:0:0:0:0/64 and your user account to make the same edits. You are edit-warring to promote someone. Binksternet (talk) 18:37, 1 June 2023 (UTC)
 * And stop hijacking the actress biography in favor of the technology advocate biography. They are two different persons. Binksternet (talk) 18:57, 1 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Satwant Kaur worked for me at Computer Associates for years - she is one person who was very active in technology and earned a lot of respect in Technology. I put her web page into the entry I created as a notable person - she is a well regarded and well read author of several books/articles.
 * I have done edits to wikipedia over the years and only encountered people removing edits with no dialogue recently - one wonders if Wikipedia premise and what made it good to contribute to went away???? Bmerrow (talk) 22:19, 1 June 2023 (UTC)
 * You are trying to add promotionally-toned content regarding a personal acquaintance to Wikipedia. You are edit warring, both logged in and via this account to do so. In addition to this, the link you continue to add to Atherton, California isn't even about the same individual. This is all disruptive and must stop.-- Ponyo bons mots 22:29, 1 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Can you at least acknowledge that you hijacked the actress biography at Satwant Kaur to insert the personal website of the engineer/inventor who just happens to share the same name? If the engineer/inventor is so famous, then write a new biography about her at Draft:Satwant Kaur (technologist) or Draft:Satwant Kaur (computer engineer). Stay away from the actress biography. Binksternet (talk) 22:42, 1 June 2023 (UTC)
 * if you Google Satwant Kaur technology you will get several books as well as many good reviews of her. I am Bmerrow (talk) 23:53, 1 June 2023 (UTC)
 * I am not talking about the actress but about the technology expert, look at her credentials, her books articles and her page. Look at Amazon where her books are along with much of her work. Bmerrow (talk) 23:56, 1 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Wikipedia has a set of requirements to meet before someone has a biography article written about them. The requirements may be seen at Notability (people). Basically, uninvolved media observers must have written in-depth pieces about a person. Binksternet (talk) 00:38, 2 June 2023 (UTC)
 * See my notes - I am an authorof several computer books and managed Satwant Kaur for years so am a reliable source of info on her work.
 * Bmerrow, please do not post your personal contact info anywhere on Wikipedia; I've removed from this page and its history to protect your privacy. Also, please read the policy and guideline links that have been provided to you here. It would go a long way in helping you understand how Wikipedia works, especially with regard to reliable sources, notability, and conflicts of interest.
 * Your notes don't help with the issue. Books written by Kaur are not by themselves an indication of notability on Wikipedia. Her list of patents or achievements isn't a factor. Your phone number doesn't help because your own expertise is not a factor either. Instead, uninvolved third parties must have written about Kaur in some depth in a reliable publication, saying she is significant. The "idiots" at Wikipedia have honed the notability framework for many years to ensure that Wikipedia's biography articles ony have the most important people. Binksternet (talk) 17:49, 2 June 2023 (UTC)

November 2023
Welcome to Wikipedia. Everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia. However, discussion pages are meant to be a record of a discussion; deleting or editing legitimate comments, as you did at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dr. Satwant Kaur, is considered bad practice, even if you meant well. Even making spelling and grammatical corrections in others' comments is generally frowned upon, as it tends to irritate the users whose comments you are correcting. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. Thank you. Beccaynr (talk) 18:32, 27 November 2023 (UTC)
 * I would like to also politely recommend that you read the WP:BLUDGEON essay, and consider whether any of its recommendations apply to your edits at the discussion. Russ Woodroofe (talk) 19:57, 27 November 2023 (UTC)

There is currently a discussion at Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. Mach61 (talk) 14:53, 28 November 2023 (UTC)

Blocked indefinitely
 You have been blocked indefinitely from editing for disruptive editing and not being here to build an encyclopedia. If you think there are good reasons for being unblocked, please review Wikipedia's guide to appealing blocks, then add the following text to the bottom of your talk page:. Daniel (talk) 15:14, 28 November 2023 (UTC)