User talk:David R AustinTx

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Note to Hi David, I left you a message on the Nightowl's talk page. Cityside189 (talk) 16:51, 19 August 2015 (UTC)

Reference errors on 25 August
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Managing a conflict of interest
Hello, David R AustinTx. We welcome your contributions to Wikipedia, but if you have an external relationship with some of the people, places or things you have written about in the article The Nightowls, you may have a conflict of interest or close connection to the subject.

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Please familiarize yourself with relevant content policies and guidelines, especially those pertaining to neutral point of view, verifiability of information, and autobiographies. Note that Wikipedia's terms of use require disclosure of your employer, client, and affiliation with respect to any contribution for which you receive, or expect to receive, compensation.

For information on how to contribute to Wikipedia when you have a conflict of interest, please see our frequently asked questions for organizations. Thank you. ukexpat (talk) 20:05, 27 August 2015 (UTC)


 * Did you read this?--ukexpat (talk) 12:42, 28 August 2015 (UTC)


 * ukexpat (talk Yes I read the information you provided me regarding The Nightowls along with all the associated links. Thank you. I have taken the intro tutorial and am familiar with the NPOV and I’m aware that it’s the guiding principal of Wikipedia. I do not have any formal relationship to this band – I’m just a fan of them. All musicians have articles. It ‘s the number 1 way people find out about any musician. The 1st thing everyone I know does when they hear of a band – is to check them out on Wikipedia. There are others that contribute to the article and monitor it. One in particular has taken an interest in the article & has offered various references and guidance along the way. I think it’s a very straightforward article and not biased or over enthusiastic – I’m very conscience of not over-promoting them. It just provides straightforward information on their music and a little bit about their history & where they are going. They are releasing a new CD & going on tour & this has been generating lots of traffic as people want to know who this band is.  I really thank you for your guidance – The Wikipedia world can be very overwhelming to newcomers. The guidance of experienced users such as yourself is so helpful – and yes there are some bad apples you have to watch out for – as you obviously know based on notes in your talk. I take the time to vet anyone that approaches me. This article has been vandalized a few times - whole sections have been deleted, band members named changed etc. – fortunately others caught these right away – which is why I keep an eye on it. As someone very into the Austin music scene – I monitor other local bands & Austin Music scene articles and update them where I can. Thanks again for your guidance and help, I really appreciate it. David R AustinTx (talk) 18:15, 28 August 2015 (UTC)


 * You say on your user page: I maintain a website for a band named "The Nightowls" based in Austin, Texas. Is that not a formal realtionship? Even if you don't get paid for it, it still gives rise to a potential conflict of interest.--ukexpat (talk) 18:19, 28 August 2015 (UTC)


 * -ukexpat (talk) By saying that I meant that I do it on my own. I saw awhile ago that someone has created a basic article - which was heavy on PR. I took it upon myself to enhance it and add relevant information any one wanting to research a band would want to know - I don't even know who their manager is but I'm sure he reads it. Take a look at the site now & the change history - you'll see that someone who is familiar with music articles has just done some major editing to it, to bring it within more of a "standard band information" format David R AustinTx (talk) 18:34, 28 August 2015 (UTC)


 * OK thanks for clarifying.--ukexpat (talk) 18:41, 28 August 2015 (UTC)


 * ukexpat (talk) Ooops! Now I see what you are referring to - I had posted a help question about problems with loading images & I may have used the same stmt - so thats what I thought you were talking about. I've updated my profile accordingly - THANKS for making me aware of this David R AustinTx (talk) 18:53, 28 August 2015 (UTC)

Wikipedia
Hey user:David R AustinTx, thanks for the tip on the wikipedia adventure. I was going to try this out earlier, but didn't want to add any more fuel to the fire of my being by compared to another user who I was having trouble with. Basically I started out with wanting to fix some articles I thought were "wrong", but got corrected fairly soon. Through a very strange convergence of variables, this other user and I intersected and the bosses thought we were the same person trying to disrupt the place. (I got blocked and then later unblocked). So I did Wikipedia adventure after I saw you did. Thanks for the great interactions and collaboration, I learned a lot about editing from watching what you have done, mostly your tenacious, steady plodding through and commitment. One o my favorite phrases is "success is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration". What are you going to work on next? I was thinking about writing a biography, if I do, I'll reach out and maybe you could help? --Cityside189 (talk) 23:27, 29 August 2015 (UTC)


 * Thanks Cityside189 (talk for the banner & recognition of all the work I've done on this article. I know the band appreciates it as well. It is I, that have learned a lot from the various edits & contributions you have made! A biography huh – that should be an interesting project. I’ve been following The Nightowls since their inception – in fact when I go see them today – it will be the 50th time. I’ve become a friend as well as an uber fan. I joke with them all the time that I’m going to write an autobiography about my accompaniment with them on their journey called “Confessions of a Nightowl Stalker” LOL

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Page view stats and all else you might desire
Hi David ツ Here is the page to enter the dark Wikipedia, as it were: WP:Noticeboards (the information article) and the navigation box:

If you start watching and participating on the noticeboards, I promise you may descend into Alice's rabbit hole and never return...
 * The one for your particular question is the Village Pump (technical). I do this so much, I have all the shortcuts memorised (WP:VPT)
 * And indeed, your complaint has already been complained about: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Village_pump_(technical)#Pageview_Stats_down_again

It appears this is always finicky and is seemingly dead at the moment. There seems to be an alternative that is described as 'clucky' to use: I cannot decipher it at all; encryption codes would be easier, but I am not that desperate for page views. If you want to keep the template, place it in your sandbox or on your user page. It is, however, available on the page for any of its relatives.

Any other questions, let me know. Always happy to see you and to help. Fylbecatulous talk 16:44, 4 February 2016 (UTC)


 * Fylbecatulous talk 13:33, 1 January 2016 (UTC) Thanks for steering me in the right direction of where to find mine as well as other problem being reported & suggested work arounds - I would have never figure how to find it this!!!! I see there's various ways to get the page count. I see they're URL's & I think what data needs to be changed (the article name & time frame). I have a basic - I don't even know how to run or execute these. I tried clicking on the URL there & just got a code line. I tried pasting the line with my changes in my search bar - but again nothing. Is something you need to "run" or "execute" these codings - I see it says "GET" before each one. I just don't know what I'm supposed to do with these things??


 * And you're right about the "rabbit hole" LOL I do not want to go there. I am still overwhelmed about researching basic things in Wikipedia - for example in learning about images. I get a link to article which has links to several other articles - I click on those & it takes me to another article with a bunch of links - then all of a sudden I'm deeply embeded in something & I forgot what I was originally looking for or how I got there LOL. I'm still working on the 1st new article I want to add - I have the notes from you on how to go about it - my 1st one will take me to another level in Wikipedia i.e. not just editing existing ones. Thanks again for your help!!! I never ceased to be amazed by your knowledge about how Wikipedia works!!

David R AustinTx (talk) 20:44, 4 February 2016 (UTC)