User talk:GSS/Archive 9

Delition of Indian side belligerent on Operation Blue Star
Why were the changes to the Operation Blue Star page rolled back? Zebby123 (talk) 15:17, 9 March 2020 (UTC)


 * There is no evidence the United Kingdom or Israel participated in Operation Blue Star. As per the source you cited the commandos were trained in Israel that doesn't mean Israel participated in the operation. Also, Anandpur Sahib Resolution has nothing to do with Khalistan. See the article talk page for more. GSS &#x202F;&#128172; 15:42, 9 March 2020 (UTC)

The Anandpur Sahib Resolution was what Bhindranwale was fighting for, not for Khalistan. If what you say about Israel doesn't mean they participated, why is the ISI left in as a belligerent when as per the book cited they didn't participate in the fighting either? Zebby123 (talk) 15:52, 9 March 2020 (UTC)


 * Do I need to argue with you on this? NO.. I'm not free for your POV-pushing so, see article talk page request changes there. GSS &#x202F;&#128172; 15:57, 9 March 2020 (UTC)

Avantika Vandanapu's edits reverted
Hello, I have provided evidence for Avantika's performance in Diary of a Future president as well as Mira, Royal Detective and I have quoted Disney's own online magazine as a source. You have reverted the whole edit without providing any explanation as to why you had to do it? Being a senior editor, you have the responsibility to review the changes before you decide to roll them back. Can you please provide an explanation why those changes don't belong in the article?


 * You need to provide some third party sources to support your claim and use the article talk page to request changes per WP:COIEDIT also, please see WP:SOCK. GSS &#x202F;&#128172; 05:01, 10 March 2020 (UTC)


 * What do you mean third party sources? I provided third party claims before and I was told to provide sources from Disney, and I provided sources with Disney and you are asking me for third party sources? Can you google "Avantika Vandanapu, Mira Royal Detective" in Google and suggest what source would be an acceptable source for you? There are a whole bunch of them. (oh, I already went the route of Suggested Edits).

Harpz Kaur and Joe Tasker
Hi there, I see you have edited some pages I have tried to create. I am new to this. Please could you give guidance on how to have these pages published again? Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Simonneedle (talk • contribs) 18:45, 11 March 2020 (UTC)


 * See your talk page. GSS &#x202F;&#128172; 18:47, 11 March 2020 (UTC)

My article to Deleted
Why my article of Margareth Angelina being to Deleted ? Angelina Irena 3 (talk) 11:18, 12 March 2020 (UTC)

Article to be created on "Tom Ford Beauty" or "Tom Ford"
Article to be created on "Tom Ford Beauty" or "Tom Ford" within 30 days. You can salt or burn it. Giving you a lead. 1.39.238.14 (talk) 16:19, 12 March 2020 (UTC)

Rick Green -- UDP
''remove -- one year without discussion. As per Template:UDP "If you do not start this discussion, then any editor is justified in removing the tag without warning. SPA possibly yet another UPE remove paid tag.''

Am I not justified in removing this tag? --2607:FEA8:875F:F91F:A1BD:A287:93D9:4291 (talk) 04:51, 13 March 2020 (UTC)


 * No, The tag was placed by as per off-wiki evidence so, let experienced editors handle this. Also, you removed this tag twice using different IP addresses and this is a violation of WP:SOCK and if you were paid to remove this tag you need to disclose per WP:PAID. GSS &#x202F;&#128172; 04:59, 13 March 2020 (UTC)


 * Ok. How are you aware of this off-wiki evidence? There is no discussion on the talk page of this, is this normal procedure? To me it seems odd, shouldn't there be SOME indication? NO, I am not paid. I was looking up the frantics for unrelated reasons. Sometimes if I see something strange and/or incorrect on wiki, I challenge and/or change it. --2607:FEA8:875F:F91F:A1BD:A287:93D9:4291 (talk) 05:06, 13 March 2020 (UTC)


 * I have skimmed through WP:SOCK and I see nothing about using two different address. I am not using an account at all. This is allowed. See the section 'editing while logged out' --2607:FEA8:875F:F91F:A1BD:A287:93D9:4291 (talk) 05:15, 13 March 2020 (UTC)


 * Editing while logged out is allowed, but abusing multiple IPs isn't and you removed the tag using three different IP addresses since it was placed. GSS &#x202F;&#128172; 05:29, 13 March 2020 (UTC)


 * I removed it twice, once a few days ago, and just now. And my other questions? --2607:FEA8:875F:F91F:A1BD:A287:93D9:4291 (talk) 05:32, 13 March 2020 (UTC)


 * The tag was first removed by an IP address who geolocated the same area as you in April last year. GSS &#x202F;&#128172; 05:37, 13 March 2020 (UTC)


 * Quite possibly! I'm guessing it's a big area. It was not by me... was that your only objection? --2607:FEA8:875F:F91F:A1BD:A287:93D9:4291 (talk) 05:43, 13 March 2020 (UTC)

Dont edit Goodspeed (internet provider) page
1.39.250.99 (talk) 17:41, 13 March 2020 (UTC)


 * Oh really? why do you sound like Meeanaya to me? GSS &#x202F;&#128172; 17:43, 13 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Who is Meeanaya? 1.39.250.99 (talk) 17:46, 13 March 2020 (UTC)

Hem Raj BC Page
Hello sir, Please guide me in creating this page. I might have added these sources which seems not so much relevant. The reason is that all these articles are taken from small movie news portals which does not have a quality contents. But, if you see the filmography and details. Their you can see the name of director in every project. Please suggest me what and how shall I do to make this page acceptable. P.S. I have also added the wikidata and IMDB link for proof. Thank you. --Hellone69 (talk) 13:57, 15 March 2020 (UTC)

Draft:David Record
Hello, GSS!

Thanks for the review of the article. I think that this article goes through "Wikipedia:Notability (music)" at least, for this two:

"3. Has had a record certified gold or higher in at least one country. 11. Has been placed in rotation nationally by a major radio or music television network." Գարիկ Ավագյան (talk) 09:39, 20 February 2020 (UTC)


 * First can you please reply to my question on your talk page and then please provide reliable sources to support your claim. GSS &#x202F;&#128172; 09:54, 20 February 2020 (UTC)
 * I see the changes on the official webpage of Music Canada. I will be waiting some days until they reveal full names of the recipients again as this section is empty: https://musiccanada.com/gold-platinum/

Other sources can be:


 * https://visionnewspaper.ca/musician-david-record-receives-gold-plaque-commemorating-sales-of-his-under-moonlight-release/
 * https://www.bramptonguardian.com/community-story/9766265-brampton-musician-david-record-earns-gold-certification-from-music-canada/


 * I need to verify through their official website which is down at the moment. Also, you have not yet answered my question on your talk page. GSS &#x202F;&#128172; 11:10, 20 February 2020 (UTC)
 * But I did (/Draft:David Record, /Draft:Glen Sharkey) Գարիկ Ավագյան (talk) 16:20, 20 February 2020 (UTC)
 * What about the company page that you were hired for? GSS &#x202F;&#128172; 17:16, 20 February 2020 (UTC)
 * I messaged to Music of Canada and now some links are working. Here's Mr. Record's name with Gold Certification:
 * https://musiccanada.com/gold-platinum/?_gp_search=David%20Record.
 * , would you like to take a look at the draft? GSS &#x202F;&#128172; 12:42, 21 February 2020 (UTC)
 * GSS, I reviewed the article unfortunately I am not sure enough to make a decision either way, as I am not sure which music awards are notable and which aren't. It would be better if you ask someone with an interest in music articles/Bio  D Big X ray ᗙ  13:54, 21 February 2020 (UTC)
 * , any news from David Record article? Գարիկ Ավագյան (talk) 10:10, 26 February 2020 (UTC)

The other article was Linguix, but it was revomed earlier. Should I also write the names of deleted articles on my user page? Գարիկ Ավագյան (talk) 09:34, 21 February 2020 (UTC)


 * I am waiting for your answer regarding the article :) Գարիկ Ավագյան (talk) 12:36, 16 March 2020 (UTC)

You're Deleted my Article
Why you deleted my page created of Margareth Angelina ? Angelina Irena 3 (talk) 08:46, 16 March 2020 (UTC)

There is currently a discussion at Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. --Interesting009 (talk) 09:06, 17 March 2020 (UTC)

There is currently a discussion at Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Interesting009 (talk) 09:07, 17 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Putting aside the reverting to redirect issue, I'm fairly sure you've made a mistake in tagging. See my comments at the ANI. Nil Einne (talk) 10:56, 17 March 2020 (UTC)

I have requested admin help
There is no reason for you to revert back my article. The link Kundan has no proper information about meenakari. I have written an entire article. I believe you have an ulterior motive. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Interesting009 (talk • contribs) 09:08, 17 March 2020 (UTC)

Can you just stop bothering me and focus on your submission? The copyright warning was issued as per the ECD result and your edit was reverted for hijacking a redirect. GSS &#x202F;&#128172; 11:01, 17 March 2020 (UTC)

Thanks
Thanks for the update on the redirect for Meenakari. Sorry if I put multiple notices on your talk page. I was just getting familiar on how it works. (Interesting009 (talk) 17:08, 17 March 2020 (UTC))

warning
I have observed you be rude, uncivil and hostile toward others on at least three occasions recently. I'm sure you are well aware of the policies which say you cannot do this and may be blocked from editing if you do. I'm not sure why it is you have been ignoring those policies lately. Maybe you are burnt out or have external stresses. Perhaps you think those policies don't apply to you. I ask you sincerely to please assume good faith and treat others with the same respect you'd like to be treated with. Even when you disagree. Even when you find inquiries repetitive or even pointless. If you persist in this conduct, you will be reported and blocked from editing. Isenta (talk) 06:49, 19 March 2020 (UTC)


 * If you are coming here after this undisclosed paid article was draftified then you must review WP:PAID rather then accusing me. GSS &#x202F;&#128172; 07:05, 19 March 2020 (UTC)
 * your 'warning' brings sealioning to mind. Any experienced editor can easily infer your beef with GSS is centered around Draft:Franky Aguilar. SamHolt6 (talk) 11:29, 19 March 2020 (UTC)
 * I would ask both of you to assume good faith. Had it simply been the interaction with me, I'd have let it go. But I see the same here on this talk page. This editor has a habit of lashing out at others and this is not allowed. Isenta (talk) 01:13, 20 March 2020 (UTC)

Avneet Kaur Wikipedia page
Hello I tried to update Avneet kaur's Wikipedia page with her latest image, but unfortunately it is being reverted back to the old one. Please Update the image with the latest photograph of hers as the current one is outdated. I believe it was taken in 2015/14. There are newer pictures of her attending events or other pictures which are suitable for this page in her instagram account. Please replace this picture as soon as possible as it is necessary to stay updated Ashish065 (talk) 06:35, 20 March 2020 (UTC)

Musiclover20199
I just posted your requested edit to my page — Preceding unsigned comment added by Musiclover20199 (talk • contribs) 18:45, 22 March 2020 (UTC)

Please can you independantly edit and verify a page?
Sidwahi (talk) 21:02, 22 March 2020 (UTC)


 * as per your comment on Draft talk:Rakesh Wahi, can you send the details to info-en@wikimedia.org and please explain on which platform you hired them and add a link to their profile etc. Please don't post any private information here. Thank you. GSS &#x202F;&#128172; 03:43, 23 March 2020 (UTC)

Pamela Cosman
Hi. This article has been moved to mainspace from the same user that creates the draft and I need to know if it's acceptable to proceed with the OTRS permission of the file (2020031910007245). Thanks a lot. --Ganímedes (talk) 12:10, 22 March 2020 (UTC)


 * Better to hold on for a while because the creator appears to have a conflict of interest (per the ticket) and not allowed to post articles directly in main, it also has copyright issues so, I guess their move can be challenged. Pinging who declined the submission to look at it again. GSS &#x202F;&#128172; 12:22, 22 March 2020 (UTC)
 * The article seems OK: unquestionably notable, and the content now is OK; there was a copyvio problem, but it was very minor.  DGG ( talk ) 04:22, 23 March 2020 (UTC)

Editing Mohit Bharatiya Page Info
Hi, My name is Prajesh. I have important information linked to Mohit Bharatiya page. I think it should be updated so that people get to read real information. But every time I edit this page, my changes are reverted back. Please help me to update the information. — Preceding unsigned comment added by PrajeshG (talk • contribs) 14:11, 24 March 2020 (UTC)

LTA interaction
Just a heads up on your recent reverts involving an IP on Operation Bluestar and Insurgency in Punjab. You were most likely dealing with the long-term abuser Hassan Guy, see the IP ranges listed on the LTA page. Any IP from the ranges listed at the LTA making contentious edits regarding Pakistan is most definitely him. Or more broadly any IP which geolocates to Oman, belongs to Omantel and makes contentious/disruptive edits is probably him. Best not to engage with these IPs (warn them etc.), per WP:DENY, and directly revert citing LTA and SPI them. Gotitbro (talk) 21:13, 24 March 2020 (UTC)

my talk p
For the matter you've metioned on my talk p., do you know if a spi has already been requested or a checkuser run? I don't want to duplicate other's work. I'll look here for your reply. (And I want to thank you for keeping track of all of this)  DGG ( talk ) 18:05, 26 March 2020 (UTC)


 * For the current user(s) no, but we have Sockpuppet investigations/Shashanksinghvi334 for two of the users who !voted keep at Articles for deletion/House of Roper-Curzon. <span style="font-family:monospace;font-weight:bold;font-size:16px;color:hsl(205, 98%, 55%);">GSS &#x202F;&#128172; 18:33, 26 March 2020 (UTC)
 * I'll run the checkuser later today.  DGG ( talk ) 20:56, 26 March 2020 (UTC)

Paypal transfered
I have just transferred money to your paypal account to edit and make page more robust for Jessie Joe Jacobs. When you will be able to complete the page? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 1.39.224.8 (talk) 08:40, 18 March 2020 (UTC)


 * LMFAO very funny. Thanks for making me laugh now get lost. <span style="font-family:monospace;font-weight:bold;font-size:16px;color:hsl(205, 98%, 55%);">GSS &#x202F;&#128172; 08:48, 18 March 2020 (UTC)


 * Also, your edit has been reverted for socking. <span style="font-family:monospace;font-weight:bold;font-size:16px;color:hsl(205, 98%, 55%);">GSS &#x202F;&#128172; 08:53, 18 March 2020 (UTC)

Also you wont create A Way Out page? I am reporting you to PayPal. You cannot even remove any content, don't touch this page. It clearly passes NPOL as we have discussed on Freelancer.com — Preceding unsigned comment added by 1.39.224.8 (talk) 09:13, 18 March 2020 (UTC)


 * I said GET LOST. <span style="font-family:monospace;font-weight:bold;font-size:16px;color:hsl(205, 98%, 55%);">GSS &#x202F;&#128172; 09:18, 18 March 2020 (UTC)


 * I hope you don't mind as I strike through the craps made by the vandal. KartikeyaS (talk ) 16:24, 27 March 2020 (UTC)

Hello
Hello GSS sir, what do you mean by "nature of your edits gives the impression you have an undisclosed financial stake in promoting a topic"? Stuart Gilberto (talk) 07:19, 28 March 2020 (UTC) And you moved articles to draft, why?


 * Can you please explain what made you create Draft:Amadou Gallo Fall? <span style="font-family:monospace;font-weight:bold;font-size:16px;color:hsl(205, 98%, 55%);">GSS &#x202F;&#128172; 07:22, 28 March 2020 (UTC)

I was reading about events which got postponed or cancelled due to Coronavirus including this news https://www.bbc.com/sport/africa/51735445. Stuart Gilberto (talk) 07:34, 28 March 2020 (UTC) Now I have discovered more topics which are missing on Wikipedia.
 * are you sure? because evidence off-wiki tells a different stroy. <span style="font-family:monospace;font-weight:bold;font-size:16px;color:hsl(205, 98%, 55%);">GSS &#x202F;&#128172; 07:38, 28 March 2020 (UTC)

Sir, I am 100% sure. I thought you deleted Amadou Gallo Fall because it need more information. I am still collecting more information sir. I am sure it needs assistance and some older editor hand that's why I asked user:H-Hurry to help me. Stuart Gilberto (talk) 07:42, 28 March 2020 (UTC)


 * Well, I have shared the details with an admin and he will be looking at it soon. <span style="font-family:monospace;font-weight:bold;font-size:16px;color:hsl(205, 98%, 55%);">GSS &#x202F;&#128172; 07:47, 28 March 2020 (UTC)

Sir can you please create the article or I can move? Stuart Gilberto (talk) 07:50, 28 March 2020 (UTC)
 * No and please don't move till you hear from Yunshui. <span style="font-family:monospace;font-weight:bold;font-size:16px;color:hsl(205, 98%, 55%);">GSS &#x202F;&#128172; 07:51, 28 March 2020 (UTC)

Ok sir who is Yunshui? Is that an admin, I thought you are an admin. I will not move and please tell me if something wrong with the information. Stuart Gilberto (talk) 08:05, 28 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Hi there! Block duly applied; the off-wiki evidence makes it obvious that you're either User:TK FoOC or someone he has subcontracted work to. Either way, you are not welcome here. Yunshui <sup style="font-size:90%">雲 <sub style="font-size:90%">水 19:47, 28 March 2020 (UTC)

Avantika Vandanapu
A case was filed at DRN without proper notice, and with other defects. I have closed it, but you might want to be aware of it to try to clean up. Robert McClenon (talk) 05:55, 30 March 2020 (UTC)


 * Thank you for notifying. Looks like it was filed by user who was asked to disclose their COI. <span style="font-family:monospace;font-weight:bold;font-size:16px;color:hsl(205, 98%, 55%);">GSS &#x202F;&#128172; 06:09, 3k0 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Well, an IP who probably is a logged out COI editor. McClenon mobile (talk) 14:37, 30 March 2020 (UTC)
 * I have filled the SPI (Sockpuppet investigations/Anupamacr‎). <span style="font-family:monospace;font-weight:bold;font-size:16px;color:hsl(205, 98%, 55%);">GSS &#x202F;&#128172; 14:59, 30 March 2020 (UTC)

My article about sajjad Delafrooz
The citings were correct on the article y did u remove it and change the name Tahmin1 (talk) 18:53, 30 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Hi, I have gone through WP:NACTOR. Sajjad played one of themost important roles in the movie Tiger Zinda Hai and Web series Special OPS. In both the cases, his performance was appreciated by the audience. This page deserves to stay. Thanks and Regards,

Request reason for removal of edit
Dear GSS, request you to kindly notify the reason for the removal of the text from Ravi Gaikwad's wikipedia page as it has been done as per suggestion by wikipedia only! Can you please enlighten me on this regard. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ajit bezbaruah (talk • contribs) 15:49, 29 March 2020 (UTC)


 * what is your relation with "Ravi Gaikwad"? <span style="font-family:monospace;font-weight:bold;font-size:16px;color:hsl(205, 98%, 55%);">GSS &#x202F;&#128172; 16:38, 29 March 2020 (UTC)


 * Dear GSS, I am an Account Director with Adfactors PR, the agency which is handling the Road Safety World Series. As the PR team handling the event, it is our responsibility to see that all correct information gets published on the Wikipedeia page. Most information that you have edited on the page are wrong. The Road safety World Series is not organised by Road Safety Cell of Maharahstra. The Road Safety World Series is founded and conceptualized by Ravi Gaikwad, who is a senior member of the Road Safety Cell of Maharashtra. The tournament is organized by Professional management Group and the broadcast partner is Viacom 18's Colors Cineplex. Mahela Jayawardene, Russel Arnold and Ajit Agarkar are not members of the playing squads in the Road Safety World Series. The winning teams get four points and not two as has been shown in the page currently. As someone who is working on this account from the start I know what is right and wrong, so I had made all the necessary changes with proper citation to each and every edit that I had made. I request you please restore the correct edits, as done by me, for the benefit of all concerned. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ajit bezbaruah (talk • contribs) 16:55, 29 March 2020 (UTC)


 * See WP:DISCLOSEPAY and follow the instructions at WP:COIEDIT. Also, take a look at WP:SOCK because I notice you reverted one of my edit using an IP address. <span style="font-family:monospace;font-weight:bold;font-size:16px;color:hsl(205, 98%, 55%);">GSS &#x202F;&#128172; 17:00, 29 March 2020 (UTC)


 * Dear GSS, sorry about the edit using an IP address, I didn't realize when I logged out! Now, I will need some guidance from you here, as our Agency's contract with the Road Safety World Series got over on March 23, 2020 as the event was supposed to be over by March 22, 2020. The event was postponed due to the outbreak of COVID-19 worldwide on March 13, 2020. Media reports covering the postponment are there on the internet. Since I am not under a contract now, do I still have to follow the same procedures in terms of disclosure and COI Edit? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ajit bezbaruah (talk • contribs) 04:25, 30 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Yes, you still need to disclose and you must not edit affected articles directly. <span style="font-family:monospace;font-weight:bold;font-size:16px;color:hsl(205, 98%, 55%);">GSS &#x202F;&#128172; 05:34, 30 March 2020 (UTC)

Hi GSS, can you please guide me or familiarize me where, what and how I need to make a disclosure, and also let me know how I can get the facts right in the article as there are lot of mistakes on the page now. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ajit bezbaruah (talk • contribs) 12:46, 30 March 2020 (UTC)

Hi GSS, I am waiting for a reply. Please guide me on what kind of disclosure should I publish? Is there a format which I can access or do I need to communicate with the admin to sort this out? Please let me know. Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ajit bezbaruah (talk • contribs) 19:06, 30 March 2020 (UTC)

Sajjad Delafrooz article
Oh and the words came from Sajjad Delafrooz him self so they are facts Tahmin1 (talk) 18:55, 30 March 2020 (UTC)


 * See WP:NACTOR and WP:COI. Also, please don't try to game the system by creating the page in different titles. <span style="font-family:monospace;font-weight:bold;font-size:16px;color:hsl(205, 98%, 55%);">GSS &#x202F;&#128172; 18:56, 30 March 2020 (UTC)
 * See Gaming of article titles. See it, and don't do it.  Robert McClenon (talk) 21:11, 30 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Hi, I have gone through WP:NACTOR. Sajjad played one of themost important roles in the movie Tiger Zinda Hai and Web series Special OPS. In both the cases, his performance was appreciated by the audience. This page deserves to stay. Thanks and Regards, Vikram Maingi (talk) 12:12, 31 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Do you have time to read WP:NACTOR and can you proof he played a "significant role" in those films? <span style="font-family:monospace;font-weight:bold;font-size:16px;color:hsl(205, 98%, 55%);">GSS &#x202F;&#128172; 13:33, 31 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Also, he has starred in only two films so far (two isn't multiple). Our general notability guideline demands non-trivial significant coverage in multiple reliable sources and I'm afraid that he fails on those grounds too. Pinging for WP:3O. <span style="font-family:monospace;font-weight:bold;font-size:16px;color:hsl(205, 98%, 55%);">GSS &#x202F;&#128172; 13:52, 31 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Third opinion delivered. As far as the subject's notability is concerned, WP:NACTOR is key; it indicates that actors must have several significant roles, a large fan-base, or be consider as having done something noteworthy. The issue is that we need reliable sources to describe the subject as meeting any of these criteria. In light of this, i'm going to say I think the subject is not yet notable as they have only played major roles in two productions. I will note that Dalafrooz was praised for his performance(s), but I would look for a stronger indicator that the subject meets WP:NACTOR criteria, for example a book or scholarly publication that provides an in-depth overview of Dalafrooz's acting talents. It may take the subject starring in more roles before this issue is addressed. Best. SamHolt6 (talk) 22:59, 31 March 2020 (UTC)

Why subjecting the article to deletion?
Hello Sir. I saw that you moved to draft, the article I created. I am sure you did that with good intention. However, I need clear indication of the issues the article is prone to so I add them, for I believe they come out of unfamiliarity with certain rules or procedures. Kindly suggest how address these issues. Thank you. Shamsu Rabiu Galadunchi 19:19, 31 March 2020 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Shamsurabiu (talk • contribs)
 * are you a paid editor, and if so where have you disclosed that in order to comply with WP:PAID? <span style="font-family:monospace;font-weight:bold;font-size:16px;color:hsl(205, 98%, 55%);">GSS &#x202F;&#128172; 02:40, 1 April 2020 (UTC)

Removal of COI & Paid Advert Tags
Hi GSS, I saw you are still not allowing removal of the Advert and Undisclosed paid tag on Casetify. Can you explain how we remove these, as they are improperly tagged.

From checking the original contributor User:Wefk423, we can see he was not compensated or related to the company. The edits from Jan 2020 fell under COI, and have been reverted but the current content is from the original creator. 221.124.42.92 (talk) 03:39, 1 April 2020 (UTC)

Discussion at AFD
I would like to bring your attention, for your inputs here 1, here 2 and here 3.– Akhiljaxxn (talk) 20:09, 1 April 2020 (UTC)

Kenny Sebastian
Do not remove the content I have posted. Because I have references. Here you go the reference: 1. Kenny's Podcast - which is called "Simple Ken" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDZHSz6mzqE

2. Another series - getting there https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJGWpy84BZM

I am not putting random content on the page. I am helping the readers with the latest information. You can change the way I have put things, you are always welcome to do that. But don't remove the content without any knowledge, which is posted by some other contributor — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jonita1 (talk • contribs) 16:14, 2 April 2020 (UTC)

Reply to request for Paid or Employed Disclosure from JDodkins
Hello GSS, First I am not being paid nor employed to create this article.

I lived for many years in South Africa and still follow their more famous people. I found Ralf Schmitt's "Bohemian Rhapsody" and I was very impressed with it and made a point of following his progress, usually on the South African EMails that come periodically for ex-residents of SA. (They are very much promoting SA to the ex-pats living all over the world.).

When I saw his Choir had got to the finals on America's Got Talent I decided to try and find out some more about him and looked him up on the Internet in general and was surprised to find that he was not mentioned on Wikipedia.

Since I had written an article on Wikipedia before in 2008 (National Woman's Register) I decided to get write one on Ralf. I still have many friends in South Africa so contacted them to see where I could get information about him and by chance one of my good friends there is a teacher who taught at the school where Ralf's wife is head of music. (EMail if you would like to check this part of my story)

This put me in touch with his family and also with Ralf's father. Again a stroke of luck because I am now living in England and Ralf's father, who is German and so has rights to live in the UK, is actually retired to a cottage in Wales. He was one of my sources for the article. The Internet being the other main one.

This article was all my idea but I will admit that I did ask Ralf's father to OK my doing it with Ralf before I started. Ralf was delighted to have this done for him and so I continued, no Payment and no request from the Schmitt family to do it, but certainly their agreement for me to do it.

I have completed it and will be submitting it for Editor review as soon as you have read and replied to this with any guidance or direction that you think necessary.

John Dodkins Jdodkins (talk) 11:52, 2 April 2020 (UTC)


 * first of all, you are evading your block by not disclosing your previous account that was blocked. Your account was inactive since October 2008, and you suddenly started editing a few weeks after the submission at Draft:Ralf Schmitt was declined. You uploaded two images of Ralf as your own work so, can you explain how you own those images? <span style="font-family:monospace;font-weight:bold;font-size:16px;color:hsl(205, 98%, 55%);">GSS &#x202F;&#128172; 17:08, 2 April 2020 (UTC)

Second Reply to request for Paid or Employed Disclosure from JDodkins
Hello Gss, I freely admit I am not anything like experienced in Wikipedia and so have made several mistakes. I can only offer the following: 1. I edited in 2008 and have not done anything since - agreed. 2. I did not know that Ralf schmitts previous request had been denied. By some strange coincidence I happened to decide to write the article as I said in my previous comments - all my own decision. You may not believe this but I have Ralf's father's EMail address and his permission to give it to you to check my story with him if you so wish. I shall not enter it here as this may be a public-visible forum so will wait for your request if you so wish. 3. I then tried to log in to Wikipedia and my credentials worked without any error so I naturally assumed I was still able to work on it. 4. So I wrote the article, using the material I found on the Internet and material that was supplied to me by Ralf's father. 5. The two photographs were given to me by Ralf via his father and I was told they were mine to use as i wished so I naturally assumed that having been given them I could put them into the public domain. The first one I uploaded was not suitable so I didn't bother to declare its copyright. The second was uploaded and there was an auto request posted to declare its copyright status and since it was given to me I declared it public domain. If that is a mistake, please tell me how I should deal with photographs that were taken by the subject's wife and then given to me. 6. to reiterate, I decided to do this myself, with no request from Ralf Schmitt and certainly no payment in cash or in kind for doing it. 7. I created the article in my Sandbox because it appears to me that is where I should have done so.

However, if after all this you still wish to speedily delete my article, which as I have stated before was my decision, coincidentally soon after someone else had tried to create a similar article, although that one is very much less comprehensive that the one I have done, then please feel free to delete it. It will not be any problem for me as I was not getting any payment, But I really still believe that ralf schmitt is someone who should have an entry in the Encyclopedia. I shall contest the deletion for the reasons I have listed above. But if they are not sufficient, too bad. Ralf is the only one that will probably be disappointed.

JDodkins Jdodkins (talk) 22:29, 2 April 2020 (UTC)

Speedy deletion of NWR Page under construction
Hello gain GSS, (You will be heartily sick of me by the time this all gets resolved, Sorry!)

I now notice that the page set for speedy deletion is in fact my working page on NWR that I did in 2008. That page has been live since 2008 and the work in progress page in my area has been long superseded and probably should be deleted. So I have no problem there. I also notice that somehow there re two copies of my reply to the Ralf Schmitt page in your tlk area. Apologies for that I do not know how that happened.

I am quite happy for the working page of NWR to be deleted from my work area. I probably should have deleted it myself, but as I have said before, I am not an experienced editor so not deleting it in 2008 was another mistake on my part.

I hope the explanation of how the Ralf Schmitt page came about is enough to allow me to submit it for consideration.

jdodkins Jdodkins (talk) 22:45, 2 April 2020 (UTC)


 * Your user page was tagged for deletion because of the policies at WP:UP. Before you start editing the sandbox again you need to disclose your relationship to the topic in question per WP:COI (see WP:DISCLOSE) and your previous account on your userpage. <span style="font-family:monospace;font-weight:bold;font-size:16px;color:hsl(205, 98%, 55%);">GSS &#x202F;&#128172; 04:01, 3 April 2020 (UTC)

Revert Redirect Page "Shrey Mittal"
Dear GSS Please Revert Redirect to Shrey Mittal from Mtv Spiltvilla.

Thank you Sachin G. Sachinscreativity (talk) 09:31, 5 April 2020 (UTC)

Sajjad Delfrooz article
Hi, I created a page for Sajjad Delafrooz which contains the required citations, but it was deleted by your website so please guide us and tell us the requirements needed to publish this page. Tahmin1 (talk) 09:33, 6 April 2020 (UTC)

Reply to Speedy deletion of NWR Page under construction
Hello Gss

Sorry for the non response, I have been responding to Jimfbleak and assumed he had taken over from you. JimfBleak has deleted the old working NWR page. I told him that it was just left over from 2008 and should have been deleted long ago.

I have put a Pending note on the Photo that I assumed I could declare myself and sent an EMail vis Ralf's fathe to him asking im to send an Email to otrs using the standard form declaring that he is the owner and gives his permission etc. The original photo I Uploaded is not being used and is marked for deletion on 10 April and I have not done anything about that as it is not required and should be deleted. JimfBleak gave me a choice of COI declarations to make and I sent him back the following description of my interest, and asked for his advice on which of the three I should use.

''I have a very distant connecting - I have a teacher friend who taught at the same school as Ralf Shchmitts Wife. I found this out when I mentioned to her that I was surprised that RS did not have a Wikipedia article despite becoming quite famous. (I had looked him up after watching another of his school choirs videos.) My friend then found out some details about RS for me including the fact that his father had retired to a little village in wales not only about two hours drive from where I live. And The fact is that RS father and I have become vague friends during my writing the article. So please, your opinion as to whether I should declare an interest with the statement or will this declaration be sufficient?''

I shall try to answer any further questions sooner!

jdodkins

Jdodkins (talk) 12:10, 5 April 2020 (UTC)


 * Let me repeat my question in detail, have you edited Wikipedia using another account(s) in the past? If so please disclose it on your user page. <span style="font-family:monospace;font-weight:bold;font-size:16px;color:hsl(205, 98%, 55%);">GSS &#x202F;&#128172; 12:16, 5 April 2020 (UTC)
 * You have not yet answered my question above. I asked you to disclose your previous account (if any). <span style="font-family:monospace;font-weight:bold;font-size:16px;color:hsl(205, 98%, 55%);">GSS &#x202F;&#128172; 09:10, 7 April 2020 (UTC)

Hello GSS. I have created my user page giving my previous editing in Wikipedia, plus some personal details and also added a declaration of Interest to the talk page of the Ralf Schmitt article. I could not get to answering yesterday so have only done it today, apologies for the delay. Jdodkins — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jdodkins (talk • contribs) 09:54, 7 April 2020 (UTC)
 * You have not yet disclosed your previous account. <span style="font-family:monospace;font-weight:bold;font-size:16px;color:hsl(205, 98%, 55%);">GSS &#x202F;&#128172; 09:57, 7 April 2020 (UTC)

Hello GSS, I think you must be referring to the National Womens Register name I created when I started creating that article but I was told immediately by an Editor that I should not use a name that appeared to be the same as the article I was planning to create so I stopped using it immediately and started under my own name. My editing under that old name lasted for a very short time. Jdodkins (talk) 10:13, 7 April 2020 (UTC)

Draft:David Record
Hi,

Could you scroll up and see my comments about this article? Գարիկ Ավագյան (talk) 15:09, 8 April 2020 (UTC)

Laurie Patton
Previously listed at AfD here. Marginal on the notability scale, and I'm not a fan of the subject essentially writing his own article, but he doesn't seem to be puffing himself up too much, and the sources aren't terribly awful. It's a lot better than it was, anyway. --Pete (talk) 05:29, 9 April 2020 (UTC)


 * Thanks for sharing, I wasn't aware of the previous AfD. I'm concerned about the current sources as none of them talks about the subject in detail. <span style="font-family:monospace;font-weight:bold;font-size:16px;color:hsl(205, 98%, 55%);">GSS &#x202F;&#128172; 05:45, 9 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Humph! Looking at this diff, you plonked down the new notice just beneath the old one. I guess you just hit the "new section" button. Yeah, it's iffy. I've got no problem with a new AfD. In fact I threatened to go ahead with one until I noticed the previous one. I wasn't prepared to wade through a bunch of marginal sources, but I have no problem accepting that he has had an advocacy role in Australian internet, and if he's prepared to do the work and he doesn't make it too self-promotional, well, that's stuff I don't have to worry about. --Pete (talk) 06:02, 9 April 2020 (UTC)
 * That message was delivered by Twinkle not me. <span style="font-family:monospace;font-weight:bold;font-size:16px;color:hsl(205, 98%, 55%);">GSS &#x202F;&#128172; 06:09, 9 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Of course. It won't be long before the internet is just bots talking to each other, whilst we all relax by the pool. Hey Siri, another Corona, please! --Pete (talk) 06:16, 9 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Lol that's true. <span style="font-family:monospace;font-weight:bold;font-size:16px;color:hsl(205, 98%, 55%);">GSS &#x202F;&#128172; 06:17, 9 April 2020 (UTC)

Submission Decided
Hi, I edited Draft:Harsh Beniwal article correctly. Can you tell what you missed in the article, So that I can fill that lack. Please describe Mr Tejal (talk) 08:27, 10 April 2020 (UTC)

Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale
Point out what exactly is unsourced and what had been deleted. I hope you are aware of sfn templates and are capable of checking the sources, instead of edit warring to restore your favored version of the article which is long on aspersions and short on useful information.Sapedder (talk) 02:53, 12 April 2020 (UTC)


 * You were very well explained by DBigXray at Talk:Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale/Archive 4 and if you are here to whitewash the page then this is not the right place for you. <span style="font-family:monospace;font-weight:bold;font-size:16px;color:hsl(205, 98%, 55%);">GSS &#x202F;&#128172; 03:04, 12 April 2020 (UTC)


 * That was a completely different discussion over a single added statement, not a large edit, so stop deflecting. If you are here to turn the page into an attack page using snippets from editorials instead of actual books, at the expense of large amounts of sourced info, then I would say the same back to you. Again, explain which sources and info were deleted. Sapedder (talk) 03:09, 12 April 2020 (UTC)


 * Oh really? what made you remove "Bhindranwale symbolized the revivalist, extremist and terrorist movement in Punjab and was responsible for the launching the Sikh Militancy." this clearly shows your agenda and you need to stop. <span style="font-family:monospace;font-weight:bold;font-size:16px;color:hsl(205, 98%, 55%);">GSS &#x202F;&#128172; 03:18, 12 April 2020 (UTC)


 * Uh, "revivalist, terrorist" etc. is still in the intro but moved toward the end, and the militancy is in the article body... lol good start, you truly failed to check anything before reverting in a knee-jerk fashion. Sapedder (talk) 03:21, 12 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Very funny. This is not the only claim you removed and one can see how you were whitewashing the page. <span style="font-family:monospace;font-weight:bold;font-size:16px;color:hsl(205, 98%, 55%);">GSS &#x202F;&#128172; 03:24, 12 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Stop throwing around accussations and give concrete examples. What you want to label "deleting" is mostly moving info to the right sections for further discussion. One can see how you wish to keep the article as little more than a collection of op-ed quotes from non-neutral sources. Sapedder (talk) 03:29, 12 April 2020 (UTC)

What is your problem
What is your problem. I am adding factual information for notable figure. You have zero evidence its undisclosed paid. This is not your page. Rangsagar (talk) 07:26, 12 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Same question here. What factual information you are adding? You are only here to remove the UPE tag nothing else. <span style="font-family:monospace;font-weight:bold;font-size:16px;color:hsl(205, 98%, 55%);">GSS &#x202F;&#128172; 07:28, 12 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Perhaps this could be discussed on the article talk page. If there is nothing to it, the template can be removed. Otherwise, it's something that needs to be looked at. Wikipedia takes this sort of thing seriously, Rangsagar. --Pete (talk) 07:31, 12 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Chooootya. You are disgraceful Indian Rangsagar (talk) 07:32, 12 April 2020 (UTC)
 * can you please change the block for abusing me? <span style="font-family:monospace;font-weight:bold;font-size:16px;color:hsl(205, 98%, 55%);">GSS &#x202F;&#128172; 07:34, 12 April 2020 (UTC)
 * ✅. El_C 07:39, 12 April 2020 (UTC)

Nomination of Kadiana (village) for deletion
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Kadiana (village) is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Articles for deletion/Kadiana (village) until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. Hissamelriys (talk) 16:25, 12 April 2020 (UTC)

David Meyer page deletion
Hello,

I haven't been compensated for creating the article. I'm not sure how to specifically prove this.

Happy to comply with any edits that need to be made or be guided on how to make the article more legitmate/or if it can be made legitimate.

I have been dabbling with Wikipedia editing on and off for a little while both in regards to topics I'm interested in (Australian Rules Football, podcasts, tattoos) and some random topics too.

Again, happy to be guided. Mostly I just don't want this to mean my account is flagged.

I would say for example that the page I have created is on the same level as this page (as an example): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxime_Plescia-Büchi


 * can one of you please check your inbox? also as suspected the image is up at Jeremy Reingold. <span style="font-family:monospace;font-weight:bold;font-size:16px;color:hsl(205, 98%, 55%);">GSS &#x202F;&#128172; 10:42, 15 April 2020 (UTC)


 * Was that a reply to me? Sorry I'm a bit new when it comes to these Talk pages (although I think I'm starting to get them) User:Ajdance

Catalina la Grande emerald
I think you're right about your PROD, I can't find anything in Spanish either. I think it's a conflation of the emerald that used to belong to Catherine the Great, and this emerald, which isn't related. If it isn't a hoax, then it's probably not notable due to a lack of reliable sources that say much beyond its size and carats, and should be deleted anyway. Richard3120 (talk) 17:29, 16 April 2020 (UTC)


 * Not sure, but definitely not notable. The article had this source, which is about an emerald that was discovered in around 1999. <span style="font-family:monospace;font-weight:bold;font-size:16px;color:hsl(205, 98%, 55%);">GSS &#x202F;&#128172; 18:02, 17 April 2020 (UTC)
 * I agree, it's not notable - those emeralds found in 1999 were named Tena and Fura, not Catalina la Grande, and even in Spanish I can't find anything more than their extraction, and that they went on display in the capital... there's nothing to suggest they have had any history in the last 20 years. Richard3120 (talk) 18:34, 17 April 2020 (UTC)

Your Tunak Tunak Tun barnstar
We are an SEO company in Bangladesh. You recently draftified some of our pages and tagged Undisclosed paid.

I used to message my colleagues, its GSS and his SPI again and feel very stressed. But it got old and its the same thing again and again, so I now send this song and they know its GSS.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTIIMJ9tUc8

Its the short fat Punjabi man dancing with joy because he just tagged UPE and launched SPI.

Every time you report to MER-C and Yunshui, we now play and dance to the bhangra song called Tunak Tunak Tun by Daler Mehndi so we can cheer up.

I think I will call it the GSS song.

Your barnstar:

Have a nice day. Md Abdul Big Boy (talk) 05:56, 18 April 2020 (UTC)

You've got mail!
. - FitIndia  Talk Commons 13:45, 18 April 2020 (UTC)

Sandip Ssingh
I see you've recently dealt with who were active on Sandip Ssingh. I've been tagging the UPE of /  who have sanitised the Ssingh bio. Since I have no idea about the quality of the sources, or the eventual outcome, I'm reluctant to re-add the allegations of sexual abuse. At the same time, the appearance of a cover up by paid PR guys isn't good either. I've already spent too long looking at this guy's edits and I'm no longer in an impartial frame of mind. Could you take a look if you have the time? Thanks, Cabayi (talk) 08:11, 18 April 2020 (UTC)


 * See your inbox. <span style="font-family:monospace;font-weight:bold;font-size:16px;color:hsl(205, 98%, 55%);">GSS &#x202F;&#128172;


 * do you want me to fill the SPI? Deepak Sahu PR just created Acharya manish that was previously created by Deepak rahi under Acharya Manish. <span style="font-family:monospace;font-weight:bold;font-size:16px;color:hsl(205, 98%, 55%);">GSS &#x202F;&#128172; 08:48, 19 April 2020 (UTC)

Chdondon1990
Dear GSS, I have seen a message you left to User:Chdondon1990 recently about a suspected undisclosed financial stake in promoting a topic. I wanted to let you know about what is happening with this user on fr.WP : Wikipédia:Faux-nez/Agence de comm tunisienne. To make it short, he has just been blocked indefinitely in the context of Sock puppetry. As you can see on this fr.WP page, multiple accounts have been blocked previously but he has continued to create new accounts and most of his contributions are about Tunisian celebrities. As further explained here, the personal website of this person (named Chedi Amir) mentions he is a digital manager for various Tunisian celebrities and it is evident from looking at his contributions on en.WP that most of them are about the same people he works for. I am not too much contributing on en.WP but hope you can bring this case up to the right forum so this can be addressed on this language version too. FYI, Bassem Hamraoui, Leïla Ben Khalifa and Ahlem Fekih were deleted on fr.WP as not meeting notoriety criteria. Moumou82 (talk) 18:26, 18 April 2020 (UTC)


 * The user in question has been blocked for undisclosed paid editing. Thank you for the details. <span style="font-family:monospace;font-weight:bold;font-size:16px;color:hsl(205, 98%, 55%);">GSS &#x202F;&#128172; 15:09, 19 April 2020 (UTC)

Unfinished project
When will you be able to complete the page? You took the Paypal money and did nothing. The client is waiting. Don't get a bad review.

Wait what? That was written by an IP, just checked the pages history.<b style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:90%;color:#6699CC">Rodrigo Valequez</b>(<b style="#B22222;font-size:110%">🗣</b>) 20:01, 19 April 2020 (UTC)


 * I have proofs that GSS is a paid editor and scammer. Don't let him fool you.


 * Show them. I highly doubt it. <b style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:90%;color:#6699CC">Rodrigo Valequez</b>(<b style="#B22222;font-size:110%">🗣</b>) 20:58, 20 April 2020 (UTC)

User:Therealstar
If you have time, I suggest you look at all the articles created by User:Therealstar. Most of these were created directly to mainspace, and appear to be too short to even be considered a Stub. Most recently, TRS created Draft:Arvind Yadav as an article. It was draftified, declined, TRS moved it to mainspace again, and then you draftified. David notMD (talk) 23:26, 20 April 2020 (UTC)

Alice and Smith draft
This conversation is about a draft page for Alice and Smith that has been brought to my attention by my community. It's great, none of them are paid by me and good for them for doing it. I don't care too much about it as long as the information is accurate. Right now I see 'This submission's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article'. - '...they do not show significant coverage'. Try: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2016/07/21/the-bleeding-edges-the-black-watchmen/ https://venturebeat.com/2018/12/13/nite-team-4-is-a-deep-dive-into-the-world-of-cyberwarfare/ https://marketingawards.strategyonline.ca/winners/winner/2018/?e=57589&w=No+Man%27s+Sky https://marketingawards.strategyonline.ca/winners/winner/2018/?e=60688&w=Mr.+Robot+cryptocurrency https://www.argn.com/2019/02/tender_beta_arg_about_vampires_trust_no_more/ https://www.lesaffaires.com/strategie-d-entreprise/pme/alice-et-smith-forme-vos-employes-grace-a-la-ludification/607111/ https://blog.malwarebytes.com/hacking-2/2019/06/video-game-portrayals-of-hacking-nite-team-4/ https://www.pcgamer.com/paradox-vampire-the-masquerade-ARG/ https://www.pcgamer.com/paradox-continues-to-tease-its-vampire-the-masquerade-game-with-new-images/ https://sea.ign.com/vampire-the-masquerade-bloodlines/146228/news/a-dating-app-is-promoting-vampire-the-masquerade https://www.kotaku.co.uk/2019/02/12/paradox-seems-to-be-teasing-a-new-vampire-the-masquerade-game-via-a-dating-app https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2019-02-24-will-there-be-a-vampire-the-masquerade-announcement-at-next-months-gdc https://investors.funcom.com/press-release-funcom-and-alice-smith-announce-moons-of-madness-arg/ If that doesn't represent credibility enough to be considered in the category of a Montreal gaming studio, I'm afraid wiki is not doing a great job of actually covering the current activity and innovation being done in the Montreal industry. I guess it's hard to compete with pages like Toilet Paper Orientation and it's 133 external sources. :) Andreadoyon (talk) 06:13, 22 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Rock Paper Shotgun: 4 pages article about Alice & Smith work on Transmedia.
 * Venture Beat: 3 pages article about our games, a deal between Intel and venture beat
 * Gold Medal at the Canadian marketing award for our ARG No Man's Sky:
 * Gold Medal at the Canadian marketing awards for our work on Mr. Robots ARG:
 * Coverage of our work by ARGN, the leading news platform in ARG, covering the industry since 2002 when Wikipedia had 1 year old:
 * Largest business newspaper in Quebec covering Alice & Smith business model
 * Leading security platform Malwarebytes covering our games and it impacts in the security industry:
 * PC Gamer, IGN, Kotaku, Eurogames and 15 others covering our Tender ARG.
 * Partnership with the public company Funcom following 12 years of relations.

Undisclosed Paid-editor
Please check https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jagrit_Pratap_Singh_(NOX) which has been recreated because Jagrit Pratap Singh has been deleted. Also and. a CU will reveal the entire group. All the best! Ninjaediator (talk) 20:21, 26 April 2020 (UTC)

Paid editing
Hi, GSS, and thank you for your email. I hope you don't mind continuing the conversation here, as it creates an opportunity for others to contribute to it.

I share your concerns about undisclosed paid editing, and about paid editors who avoid or skirt our TOU and policies. I accept that there may be a problem with editors who believe that they don't have to disclose accounts on sites such as Upwork if their profile is private. That is not the case, because the reason for that policy is to allow us to contact Upwork (or whichever site) and ask them to correct or remove profiles that are misleading or impersonations. We could not tolerate a situation where a paid editor could claim to be you or me without opportunity to correct that.

For now, I'm not sure that we need to change Paid-contribution disclosure : That links to Linking to external advertising accounts, a cross-project policy that would require considerable effort to modify.

For cases where there is clear evidence that paid work was undertaken through a particular site without a corresponding link on their user page to their account on that site, I am willing to apply a block until such time as they comply with the policy. Do you think that would be helpful? --RexxS (talk) 18:39, 23 April 2020 (UTC)


 * Yes, that will be perfectly fine. <span style="font-family:monospace;font-weight:bold;font-size:16px;color:hsl(205, 98%, 55%);">GSS &#x202F;&#128172; 10:26, 27 April 2020 (UTC)

A request
Could you translate this for me if you have the time? Thanks, <b style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:90%;color:#6699CC">Rodrigo Valequez</b>(<b style="#B22222;font-size:110%">🗣</b>) 07:49, 28 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Here you go. <span style="font-family:monospace;font-weight:bold;font-size:16px;color:hsl(205, 98%, 55%);">GSS &#x202F;&#128172; 08:06, 28 April 2020 (UTC)

Thanks! <b style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:90%;color:#6699CC">Rodrigo Valequez</b>(<b style="#B22222;font-size:110%">🗣</b>) 09:11, 28 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Also, Is this song popular in India? <b style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:90%;color:#6699CC">Rodrigo Valequez</b>(<b style="#B22222;font-size:110%">🗣</b>) 20:27, 28 April 2020 (UTC)

Draft: Kalinga Literary Festival
I had fixed the Dead Links and elaborated on the content. Deleted the unnecessary contents. Please look at it and request you to republish it on Wikipedia. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Atharhaq (talk • contribs) 16:03, 28 April 2020 (UTC) Atharhaq (talk) 22:35, 28 April 2020 (UTC)

Draft:Rakesh_Wahi
Hi GSS Sat Sri Akaal

I see you have been following this page quite a bit, questioning everything from the images I upload to every move on this page. I recognize there was a violation in Wiki policy for using a paid editor, who you have rightfully blocked. But now this article has been referenced properly through independent sources. If you take 5 minutes to do some research you will probably agree that it is ready for submission.

Instead of just declining, deleting, and questioning, I'm requesting you to provide some constructive feedback in place of Wikipedia boilerplate templates.

Thanking you in advance.

Sidwahi (talk) 10:10, 29 April 2020 (UTC)

Clarifying my position on Wikipedia
Hello GSS, Thanks for your query. I'm new to Wikipedia. Along with the scientific and engineering articles, I have an interest in arts, culture, and history. Hitherto I have not done any paid work. All the articles I edited or created before was completely voluntary.

I want to work as a paid editor in the near future. How can I do this?

Should all articles be created as through the Articles for creation process or just the paid ones?

Thank you Ghoraghatalpha (talk) 18:37, 30 April 2020 (UTC)


 * Are you sure? because the details that I have shared with admins tell a different story. <span style="font-family:monospace;font-weight:bold;font-size:16px;color:hsl(205, 98%, 55%);">GSS &#x202F;&#128172; 19:28, 30 April 2020 (UTC)

New article
Hello GSS. Actually, I am not getting paid to write this article. I'm doing it as a volunteer, and I do not have any business related to the topic of this page. May I continue editing? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hedgehog59804 (talk • contribs) 08:14, 1 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Have shared the evidence with an admin. <span style="font-family:monospace;font-weight:bold;font-size:16px;color:hsl(205, 98%, 55%);">GSS &#x202F;&#128172; 08:23, 1 May 2020 (UTC)

Hello GSS. Could you please explain further? Hedgehog59804 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hedgehog59804 (talk • contribs) 09:02, 1 May 2020 (UTC)
 * He emailed me the evidence, I saw that it clearly showed you created Draft:Agoureleo in exchange for a €40 payment, and since you clearly don't intend to disclose that, your account is now blocked. Yunshui <sup style="font-size:90%">雲 <sub style="font-size:90%">水 09:41, 1 May 2020 (UTC)

Edit warring in Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale
You currently appear to be engaged in an edit war&#32; according to the reverts you have made on Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale; that means that you are repeatedly changing content back to how you think it should be, when you have seen that other editors disagree. Users are expected to collaborate with others, to avoid editing disruptively, and to try to reach a consensus, rather than repeatedly undoing other users' edits once it is known that there is a disagreement.

Points to note: If you find yourself in an editing dispute, use the article's talk page to discuss controversial changes and work towards a version that represents consensus among editors. You can post a request for help at an appropriate noticeboard or seek dispute resolution. In some cases, it may be appropriate to request temporary page protection. If you engage in an edit war, you may be blocked from editing. --Elephanthunter (talk) 15:49, 1 May 2020 (UTC)
 * 1) Edit warring is disruptive regardless of how many reverts you have made;
 * 2) Do not edit war even if you believe you are right.
 * Very funny. The issue with the version you restore is clearly explained on the talk page and you must discuss before reverting my edits. <span style="font-family:monospace;font-weight:bold;font-size:16px;color:hsl(205, 98%, 55%);">GSS &#x202F;&#128172; 15:53, 1 May 2020 (UTC)
 * , please observe WP:ONUS, especially the part that reads: the onus to achieve consensus for inclusion is upon those seeking to include disputed content. El_C 15:58, 1 May 2020 (UTC)
 * I agree with WP:ONUS. It specifically addresses the inclusion of new content, deferring to exclusion. It does not address modification of existing content. The right of GSS to revert modifications of content to a specific revision GSS agrees with is not granted under WP:ONUS. And in this nuanced discussion WP:ONUS should be weighed against WP:STONEWALLING, especially when one editor is mass-reverting multiple other editors. I am not saying that GSS's edit is entirely uncalled for, but it was clearly a blind revert that was not in line with the communicated process that was agreed to on the talk page. --Elephanthunter (talk) 17:11, 1 May 2020 (UTC)
 * , well, you are introducing the additional content, so I think ONUS applies. Anyway, if you find you've reached an impasse on the article talk page, you can always make use of dispute resolution requests in order to bring more outside input into the dispute. Hope this help! El_C 17:14, 1 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Just for context, I did not originally introduce said new content. That was introduced by . I was reverting (what I believed to be) a blind revert made by GSS, explained my reasoning, and placed a warning on his talk page. Hopefully discussions will continue on the talk page and WP:DRR will be unnecessary. --Elephanthunter (talk) 18:26, 1 May 2020 (UTC)
 * , okay, but that doesn't make much of a difference in terms of the material being introduced vis-à-vis the revision history. The status quo ante version is the version that should be in place while a content dispute remains unresolved. El_C 19:39, 1 May 2020 (UTC)
 * I believe you made a good faith decision as an administrator to lock down the page to a reasonable point. My concern is that pages can not be in a status quo ante state indefinitely. And when arguments start to nitpick, they resemble Status Quo Stonewalling. In a very literal sense, every single edit of was disputed. The bar for that user to make a single edit has been raised to a far higher standard than the standards of the page. It's incredibly frustrating for any user to have literally every single edit rolled back, especially when they've taken the time to properly source material. Sapadder attempting to engage in good-faith article improvement. We're all volunteers here, and it's best if we work together. --Elephanthunter (talk) 20:48, 1 May 2020 (UTC)
 * , that's why you wait for something like a Request for comment to properly resolve, thereby codifying the consensus. El_C 21:00, 1 May 2020 (UTC)
 * @Elephanthunter, FYI it was not at all a blind revert. I was reviewing each and every edit Sapedder made on 27th and reverted after he was finished. The entire version had multiple issues and Abecedare has explained it very well on the talk page. <span style="font-family:monospace;font-weight:bold;font-size:16px;color:hsl(205, 98%, 55%);">GSS &#x202F;&#128172; 17:19, 1 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Problematically, the current text also has multiple issues. Editors stated their dissatisfaction with the current revision. Honestly, I don't entirely disagree with or yourself. I don't want to escalate things with you and I hope that we can continue reasonable discussions on the talk page. --Elephanthunter (talk) 18:26, 1 May 2020 (UTC)

Jon Smith
Hi GSS, I have updated the article to include two book references "Sports Agents and Labour Markets: Evidence from World Football" and "One Night in Turin: The Inside Story of a World Cup that Changed Our Footballing Nation Forever". I believe these two references add notability in addition to the many other references. Thanks, iregno8 Iregno8 (talk) 21:58, 1 May 2020 (UTC)

Another paid editor
Here is another undisclosed paid editor creating articles for his clients:. Pinging as well. Ninjaediator (talk) 14:53, 3 May 2020 (UTC)


 * is another UPE, creating a variety of pages for clients like former intelligence officer turned businesswomen, an American singer, a model turned motivational speaker to an Australian businessperson.


 * Please have on your watchlist. I will check more edit patterns to see if my assumptions are correct. She seems to me a sophisticated UPE sock of a well known seller I know. Ninjaediator (talk) 21:25, 3 May 2020 (UTC)
 * It seems my assumptions might be correct.Ninjaediator (talk) 21:28, 3 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Thank you for reporting. It would be helpful if you can share some off-wiki evidence to support your accusations. See WP:OUTING. <span style="font-family:monospace;font-weight:bold;font-size:16px;color:hsl(205, 98%, 55%);">GSS &#x202F;&#128172; 03:26, 4 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Yes will do, thank you. Ninjaediator (talk) 09:44, 4 May 2020 (UTC)


 * Please have a look here Sockpuppet investigations/Epiphytes. Ninjaediator (talk) 11:52, 4 May 2020 (UTC)

about my article
Hi dear why you request to delete my page ? i dont know any one Omran Ahmad (talk) 18:09, 4 May 2020 (UTC)

UPE Tags Removal
Hello, you have reverted the edits on Brian E. Kinsella, Horizn Studios, and Kontoor Brands. I have provided the disclosures on my user page and the articles' talk pages, as well. Can you please tell me how to proceed from here? EdJaUno (talk) 11:12, 6 May 2020 (UTC)

Steve Jones
Hello, why propose this Steve Jones (politician) Mayor's page for deletion? The former Mayor of Garden Grove Bao Nguyen has about the same notability as Steve Jones. There are many other Mayor pages which do not meet the notability standards but have remained in place for years. Asianlongnails (talk) 04:12, 7 May 2020 (UTC)
 * As I said in my prod rational there is no evidence of satisfying WP:NPOL. <span style="font-family:monospace;font-weight:bold;font-size:16px;color:hsl(205, 98%, 55%);">GSS &#x202F;&#128172; 04:31, 7 May 2020 (UTC)

Reverted edits: Please explain
GSS I have notices that you have restored an edit I reverted on: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lisa_Lisa&oldid=prev&diff=955316142

I reverted this edit because it was a unsourced claim relating to a living person. While potentially the edit was unlikely to be challenged- it was completely unsourced, likely self-published, and actually related to two living persons.

Could you please explain what about my revert was problematic? --Willthewanderer (talk) 08:01, 7 May 2020 (UTC)


 * The edit was originally reverted by  minutes before  without providing any source so, is there a specific reason? Also, you were asked multiple times to fully comply with WP:PAID policy that state: paid editors must also provide links on their Wikipedia user page to all active accounts at websites where they advertise, solicit or obtain paid Wikipedia-editing services, but you have not yet taken any action, can I know why? <span style="font-family:monospace;font-weight:bold;font-size:16px;color:hsl(205, 98%, 55%);">GSS &#x202F;&#128172; 08:34, 7 May 2020 (UTC)
 * GSS It appears that this was simply an accident on my part- Another editor with the same intention as myself was using Huggle and deleted the content in question and I accidentally reverted their edit instead of the original one, thank you for the correction
 * Regarding WP:PAID I am increasingly becoming frustrated that despite my best attempts and having declared on both the draft and my user page that I was making a commissioned page- you are still perusing me months later over non-existent content.
 * The reason I have not responded is because I am not sure which authority you are assuming to make personal demands of me and am seeking the input of other experienced editors in regards to the matter. Willthewanderer (talk) 10:43, 7 May 2020 (UTC)

Tidying page: Ken Banks
Hi GSS. Firstly, thanks for everything you do for Wikipedia. It's a tremendous resource which I gladly support.

A while back I was approached by an editor who offered to update my page for me. I'd never considered this before but was told it would all be done properly, as per guidelines. Since then things have got messy and you recently reverted some changes and added the warning.

My page is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Banks

I'm reaching out to ask your advice on how I can get this page tidied up. You have a lot of experience and it seemed to make sense to reach out to you.

I hope you can help! Thanks, Ken

2A00:23C6:7207:DB00:542E:98F3:F56A:9D26 (talk) 13:28, 7 May 2020 (UTC)

Apologies
Thanks for asking me, but I'm just too busy with the ArbCom case and trying to keep our COVID-19 content compliant with WP:MEDRS right now. I'm also well behind with my work on the modules I maintain, so I daren't pick up anything else for a week or two at least, sorry. --RexxS (talk) 20:51, 7 May 2020 (UTC)

I just want to say that I'm not paid to edit...
Hello, you recently stated on my talk page that I might be paid to edit. I want to say that I'm not paid to edit. I promise you and the entire Wikipedia community that I'm not paid. Can you tell me how to clear all of those accusations?

Respectfully, Thanoscar21 (talk) 14:50, 8 May 2020 (UTC)


 * Can you please explain what made you create Draft:Renderforest? <span style="font-family:monospace;font-weight:bold;font-size:16px;color:hsl(205, 98%, 55%);">GSS &#x202F;&#128172; 15:19, 8 May 2020 (UTC)


 * This is gonna sound silly, but I've always wanted to create a Wikipedia page since my childhood, so I started checking literally everything I use in daily life on Wikipedia. This is also the reason why all the other drafts I created seems like I'd be paid to edit. I use Renderforest in real life, so as soon as I saw that it didn't have a Wikipedia article, I created a draft. I have not been paid to edit, I never have been paid to edit, and I will never be paid to edit. I hope this clears up any confusion. Respectfully, Thanoscar21 (talk) 15:25, 8 May 2020 (UTC)

draft:vibease
Hi user:GSS, thanks for looking into this. I work for the company, Vibease. I can provide my company email address (@vibease.com) if it's required. Best, User_talk:Paul_Handri —Preceding undated comment added 06:25, 11 May 2020 (UTC)


 * and how it will prove that you are working for the company and was not hired through Upwork when there is some evidence? <span style="font-family:monospace;font-weight:bold;font-size:16px;color:hsl(205, 98%, 55%);">GSS &#x202F;&#128172; 06:30, 11 May 2020 (UTC)
 * I guess the paid people don't have company email address. I can also get my boss to send employment letter using the company letter head. Calling the company is ok too. Would love to talk :) Most importantly, the content of my draft is just basic facts of the company. There are many other similar companies boasting the entry which look like a blatant advertisement. If there is any entry that looks like an ad, I will be happy to remove it. Cheers &#128172;

What's Problem On this page
Why you deletion Thakur Shivam Singh Saurabhgurgaon (talk) 07:02, 11 May 2020 (UTC)

do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article

 * Thanks for reviewing my draft:vibease

I'm confused when you said there is not enough coverage on the company. I'm trying to keep it simple without trying to hard-sell the company or blatant advertisement. I can easily add more coverage if that is required. Also, it is unfair to expect only those covered by the NY Times can be added to Wikipedia. I'm using the following pages as reference. If you said there is not enough coverage. These pages also don't have enough coverage. Lovense, Petcube, Nomiku The company created the world's first smart vibrator. The earliest coverage from 2012. There is no other vibrator can be controlled by smartphone before Vibease. TechInAsia is prominent tech news in Asia. https://www.techinasia.com/vibease https://observer.com/2013/07/would-you-like-to-buy-a-wearable-smart-vibrator-from-start-ups-silicon-valley-star-hermoine-way/ https://techcrunch.com/2012/09/01/vibease-the-long-distance-relationship-you-always-wanted/ https://www.wired.co.uk/article/vibease

Without this entry. Other companies claimed that they are the first one, which is wrong. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Paul Handri (talk • contribs) 13:38, 11 May 2020 (UTC)
 * See WP:CORPDEPTH and WP:OTHERSTUFFEXIST. <span style="font-family:monospace;font-weight:bold;font-size:16px;color:hsl(205, 98%, 55%);">GSS &#x202F;&#128172; 13:20, 11 May 2020 (UTC)

Gorm Wisweh
Hi, it looks like you have moved the page about Gorm Wisweh to some kind of draft page? May I ask about the reason?? Also, on a normal draft there is a button to submit it for review, but that is missing?? Draft:Gorm Wisweh Anders Kaas Petersen (talk) 14:13, 10 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Oh. Noticed there was something about UPE in your comment. Didn't know that abbreviation. But no, I don't have any connection to Gorm. I have just been watching the Danish TV show Maddysten, and tried to look him up on Wikipedia. He was not there, so I made a Danish page about him and the show, and thought it would also be relevant in the English Wikipedia. And yes, I have been doing some paid editing, but all has been declared. Anders Kaas Petersen (talk) 14:23, 10 May 2020 (UTC)

In future when you move a page from the main article space to Draft space, please drop a note on the creator's talk page with a link top the moved page and a brief indication of the reason. This avoids other volunteers having to answer "where did my page go" questions so often, and reduces frustration for the editors involved. Thanks. DES (talk)DESiegel Contribs 20:23, 11 May 2020 (UTC)

Don't delete our Brand name
It's oldest domain.. don't do it for money. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 113.59.205.48 (talk) 17:20, 12 May 2020 (UTC)
 * blocked for violating WP:3RR and block evading (Gossiplanka). Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 21:32, 12 May 2020 (UTC)

deletion
@GSS please be reasonable. I'm talking with other Wiki admins to fix the article. *comment retraced, apologized* Vibease is the first to create smart vibrator. This way back in Feb 2012. I have added all coverage you asked for. And now you want the page to delete? @GSS you are getting personal without giving me a chance. I demand a review from other admins. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Paul Handri (talk • contribs) 06:38, 13 May 2020 (UTC) Please give more explanation. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Paul Handri (talk • contribs) 06:29, 13 May 2020 (UTC)


 * You must not remove the speedy deletion tag from the article and let someone else decide. Also, regarding your paid editing status, I have shared some off-wiki evidence with admins and they will be reviewing soon. <span style="font-family:monospace;font-weight:bold;font-size:16px;color:hsl(205, 98%, 55%);">GSS &#x202F;&#128172; 06:41, 13 May 2020 (UTC)


 * on the wiki page said, please remove "deletion" window if you still want to continue with the article. Something like that.


 * DO you even read the references before you judge my article as promotional? Vibease in fact the first company to create a smart vibrator. The earliest article Feb 2012. The product was made in 2011.

Please do your research before you delete my page. In fact, I added suggestions from other wiki admins to make the article more informative. I have added all the references you were asking for. So why the sudden deletion?

You've got mail!
331dot (talk) 08:44, 13 May 2020 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Draft:Vibease

 * *comment retracted, apologised* At first, you said, "they do not show significant coverage". After I added other coverage. You said I'm doing advertising.

I demand a review from other admins. I feel you have a personal issue with a vibrator. My pages have more coverage from top media compare to other vibrator company in Wikipedia.


 * : : guys please help me here. I'm trying to fix my article. But GSS is being unreasonable. I believe Vibease deserved a page in Wikipedia because VIbease is the first company to produce a smart vibrator. Please check all the references.


 * I disagree. Most company pages in Wikipedia can be categorized as promotional. Show me the company pages that is not promotional. It's very subjective.

If you disagree the way I write it, ok, I can accept your comments. I'm new, this is my first time write a page. But you are being unreasonable. I currently getting help from Wikipedia livechat, making edit based on their suggestions And suddenly you want to delete my page? You don't even give a me suggestion on how to fix it. The company name and the product name is the same. If this is your problem, you should not delete the whole page.
 * I'm trying to learn here. was it because of the product section, the page deemed as promotional?

If I remove it, will that solve the issue? I'm willing to fix Thanks. Again, sorry for my initial frustration Paul Handri (talk) 09:12, 13 May 2020 (UTC)

Speedy deletion declined: Draft:Piiyush Singh
Hello GSS. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of Draft:Piiyush Singh, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: Not unambiguously promotional. Thank you. Ged UK  14:29, 14 May 2020 (UTC)

Draft:P_J_Film_Production - Managing a conflict of interest
Hi GSS, This is regarding the COI for Draft:P_J_Film_Production. I am not involved in paid editing. The page was created using references and comply the NPOV. Thanks--Cine Magazine Digital (talk) 07:46, 15 May 2020 (UTC)


 * what is your relation with Harish Jaiswal and do you know him personally or professionally? <span style="font-family:monospace;font-weight:bold;font-size:16px;color:hsl(205, 98%, 55%);">GSS &#x202F;&#128172; 08:27, 15 May 2020 (UTC)


 * I used to work for Harish Jaiswal professionally as he had founded the Cine Magazine Digital- a news publication website. And now I am the sole incharge of this publication and working independently.--Cine Magazine Digital (talk) 08:40, 15 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Please see WP:COIEDIT and follow the instructions. Also, you may need to change your username by visiting Special:GlobalRenameRequest to request a username change, as usernames cannot be that of a business per the username policy. <span style="font-family:monospace;font-weight:bold;font-size:16px;color:hsl(205, 98%, 55%);">GSS &#x202F;&#128172; 10:11, 15 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Thank you for the username change advice. I had requested for a new username. Also added Connected contributor tag to Draft:P_J_Film_Production Please check for any errors.--Cine Magazine Digital (talk) 10:49, 15 May 2020 (UTC)

Altered speedy deletion rationale: File:Cllr Tom Aditya with Prime Minister Theresa May.jpeg
Hello GSS. I am just letting you know that I deleted File:Cllr Tom Aditya with Prime Minister Theresa May.jpeg, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, under a different criterion from the one you provided, which didn't fit the page in question. Thank you. Ged UK  13:28, 15 May 2020 (UTC)