User talk:Draketo

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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 should respond shortly. Again, welcome! Zackmann08 (Talk to me/What I been doing) 16:01, 20 September 2017 (UTC)

September 2017
Hello, I'm Zackmann08. Thank you for your recent contributions to Kathryn V. Marinello. I noticed that when you added the image to the infobox, you added it as a thumbnail. In the future, please do not use thumbnails when adding images to an infobox (see WP:INFOBOXIMAGE). What does this mean? Well in the infobox, when you specify the image you wish to use, instead of doing it like this:

SomeImage.jpg

Instead just supply the name of the image. So in this case you can simply do:

SomeImage.jpg.

There will then be a separate parameter for the image caption such as Some image caption. Please note that this is a generic form message I am leaving on your page because you recently added a thumbnail to an infobox. The specific parameters for the image and caption may be different for the infobox you are using! Please consult the Template page for the infobox being used to see better documentation. Thanks! Zackmann08 (Talk to me/What I been doing) 16:01, 20 September 2017 (UTC)

Famousbirthdays.com as a source
Hi Draketo. I'm in the process of removing famousbirthdays.com as a source from Wikipedia, because it's not reliable (See Reliable_sources/Noticeboard/Archive_153). I noticed that you've added it, and wanted to make sure you understood why it's being removed. If you disagree, let's discuss it. Thanks. --Ronz (talk) 17:34, 6 November 2017 (UTC)

Message to Dlohcierekim
Dlohcierekim - Sorry to bother you with the email, and what I've put on this talk page.

I've spent 4-5 hours reading through Wikipedia's pages on these subjects as well as the block log for my account, and it looks like users are accused of sockpuppetry is suspected for a wide variety of reasons. The talk page where the discussion happens only mentions that I'm confirmed as a sockpuppet because my IP address is linked to the IP addresses of other users. I'm not a sockpuppet, but no clear reason is given about which sockpuppet-related signals/reasons caused the block. I'm not sure how I can address the reason that I've been blocked without categorically explaining why I'm not any of the possible reasons that someone could be flagged as a sock puppet (there are a lot, and nobody wants to read that.)

I'd like to ask the admin who blocked me, Bbb23, as was recommended here, but, I've looked at MushuNeak's talk page, and I see that Bbb23 has said that email is inappropriate for these kinds of communications, and has not responded to followups on Mushuneak's talk page. So that doesn't work -- unless MushuNeak did something wrong?

So far to help myself, I've chatted with several of the other blocked people on the list, who I know as we share a creative space together, for advice and thoughts. I've also read all the links listed below in their entirety:


 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:I_have_been_blocked
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Guide_to_appealing_blocks
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/Justincoope/Archive
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Sock_puppetry#Proving_you_are_not_a_sock
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:MushuNeak
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators#Accountability
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Appealing_a_block#Requesting_to_be_unblocked
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Blocking_policy#Other_important_information
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Blocking_policy#Unblock_requests

... and a bunch of others. I've also read through some other people's unblock requests to see what they've done in this situation, but it wasn't very helpful. I want to help myself, but I really need a clue here on what I'm missing and/or where to go from here. Please guide me, if you can.


 * Thanks for your note. You were blocked by . This is a check user block, so ultimately, only a check user can unblock. I suppose you've read Sockpuppet investigations/Justincoope/Archive. Not a lot of useful information I'm afraid. Sorry, I cannot help you. -- Dlohcierekim (talk) 20:56, 22 January 2018 (UTC)

You all got together
and decided to edit from home. Sorry, but you seem to have been coordinating edits at work. Now coordinating edits from home. You need to reread WP:sock, as this is still sockpuppetry. And I infer you are all working together per WP:PAID. Sorry, nope.Dloh cier ekim  (talk) 17:59, 1 March 2018 (UTC)


 * In our desire to learn how to navigate through and make Wiki edits, we as friends shared learned knowledge through some hands-on activity while receiving guidance related to best Wiki practices. Our most advanced Wiki practitioner shared knowledge & advice and ensured that anything done conformed to Wiki guidelines.
 * I am aware of a number of Wiki editing workshops. Others can be found with a Google search. Eventbrite features some as learning events.
 * Since I am quite new to Wiki – I was not familiar with the ‘sock puppet’ terminology / label. I have now taken time to read through the ‘sock puppet’ article, and it is my interpretation that nothing done on my part crossed any lines to violate any stated policies in that article.
 * There was no paid component in this process.
 * Please reconsider your current evaluation of my activity – I hope this message further explains and clarifies my intentions.