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Sandbox
Please note that sandbox pages are not allowed to be included in articlespace categories. I note that each time you've overhauled your sandbox page to work on a new topic, somebody has had to come in and decategorize it again — so just a reminder that you must either (a) include categories only in disabled form (e.g. with a leading colon in front of the word category so that it turns into a link to the category instead of inclusion in the category, or wrapped inside nowiki tags), and then reenable them when you're actually moving your work into a real article, or (b) just leave categories off the page entirely, and add them for the first time only when you're actually moving your work into a real article. But it is not allowed to appear in any mainspace categories while it's still in your own sandbox, so you have to do one of those two things. Thanks. Bearcat (talk) 16:00, 17 January 2020 (UTC)


 * Thanks Bearcat, I thought I'd broken the link but obviously not. I'll get it right next time. :) JohnnyBflat (talk) 21:38, 17 January 2020 (UTC)

C class update on Roberto Burioni
Hi Johnny,

Good job on the article. However I changed the layout, since his activism results in him producing more works, and it is breakthrough.

Also all featured article bios have usually been standardized to a three paragraph intro, I never give an article a B unless it has a three or two chunky paragraph. A solid one from his early career to his breakthrough, another one about from that point to present day.

See for yourself. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured_articles

Another thing is between 2004 and 2016 there is no record of what he did.

Buroni moved to the medical school at the Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele in Milan in 2004, first as an Associate Professor and later as Full Professor of Microbiology and Virology.

His he still working there?

I believe once you have settled these element your will probably earn more than a B.Filmman3000 (talk) 07:19, 30 January 2020 (UTC)

Super impressive
Hey JohnnyBflat, it is super impressive to see you raise to the Top 1 of WikiLoop Battlefield reviewer by number. Kudos! xinbenlv Talk, Remember to "ping" me 06:59, 2 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks, xinbenlv . I've kinda got hooked and I especially love being able to revert serious vandalism within a minute or two of it occurring. I'll be using WikiLoop Battlefield for some time to come, I think. Cheers! JohnnyBflat (talk) 07:35, 2 April 2020 (UTC)

Feedback
Hi Johnny

Our award-winning MVP Johnny!

As a power user of WikiLoop Battlefield who receives more(actually, most) barnstar than others, if it ever bothers someone for receiving barnstars, you probably would be the most. My question for your valuable feedback is: do you enjoy receiving the Weekly barnstar or do you prefer we lower the frequency like only awarding it per Month/Quarter?

xinbenlv Talk, Remember to "ping" me 19:47, 27 April 2020 (UTC)


 * Hi and thank you. I think monthly/quarterly would probably be better otherwise I could end up with a long wall of weekly barnstars. Face-grin.svg  𝄞: JohnnyB𝄬   𝅘𝅥𝅮 Sing with me𝅘𝅥𝅮   05:25, 28 April 2020 (UTC)

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WikiLoop Battlefield new name vote
Dear JohnnyBflat,

Thank you for your interest and contributions to WikiLoop Battlefield. We are holding a voting for proposed new name. We would like to invite you to this voting. The voting is held at m:WikiProject_WikiLoop/New_name_vote and ends on July 13th 00:00 UTC.

xinbenlv Talk, Remember to "ping" me 05:03, 30 June 2020 (UTC)

Why do you keep editing pages with lies ... ??? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 180.150.83.182 (talk) 08:23, 30 July 2020 (UTC)
 * You're going to have to be more specific about what you're talking about. I only edit using reliable sources as per Wikipedia policy Reliable sources. 𝄞: JohnnyB𝄬   𝅘𝅥𝅮 Sing with me𝅘𝅥𝅮   10:21, 30 July 2020 (UTC)

Thank you for your opinion. Again I do believe there is a conflict of interest and that you are in fact involved with the people who edited a page based on an unreliable source. I think you need to be investigated as an editor. The edits made to that page were in fact the truth but I guess Wikipedia doesn’t care much for truth or fact. At the end of day nobody come to wiki as a reliable source either. But I am satisfied that I have left a comment attached to your page. I would hate this someone died of an overdose because they did not seek helped based on an edit you did to a page. That’s something you’ll have to answer for not me. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 180.150.83.182 (talk) 13:14, 31 July 2020 (UTC)
 * You seem to be confused about how Wikipedia works. Articles on Wikipedia assert facts, not opinions, as per Wikipedia policy found here Neutral point of view. Editors add information on topics from reliable sources that are freely available to the public. You don't get to remove reliably sourced information just because you don't like it. You start a discussion on the article talk page and demonstrate why it should be removed. Your beliefs are irrelevant, you must present evidence. if you do this and act in a civil manner, other editors will happily engage with you and correct any mistakes you have found. Have a great day! 𝄞: JohnnyB𝄬   𝅘𝅥𝅮 Sing with me𝅘𝅥𝅮   13:51, 31 July 2020 (UTC)

2 years on and you still haven’t corrected your misinformation. You do realise people can read wiki and then cross reference. It make this info look very out dated.

Cherryblossom1976 (talk) 17:38, 28 September 2022 (UTC)

Conflict of Interest
I am opening a discussion of a possible conflict of interest. As you are not allowed to disclose who a person is on here I believe you work for a newspaper and you have not truthfully being reporting facts on an organisation. You have been editing their page with your paid opinion which goes against the rules of Wikipedia.

It’s required that before it is posted on the Conflict of interest board and investigated that you are given a chance to discuss this.

It is also required by Wikipedia that you edit with reliable sources - which you have neglected to use. Using yourself as a reliable source isn’t quite using a reliable source - you are editing with your opinion Cherryblossom1976 (talk) 14:41, 30 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Hi . I can assure you that I do not work for a newspaper, am not paid to edit Wikipedia, and have not used myself as a source as I have not written anything published outside of Wikipedia. If you feel that the sources I have used are not reliable and can demonstrate why in the context of Wikipedia rules, I am happy to discuss it further with you. Have a great day! 𝄞: JohnnyB𝄬   𝅘𝅥𝅮 Sing with me𝅘𝅥𝅮   15:15, 30 July 2020 (UTC)

If you have a look at the stories that have been used as a ‘reliable’ source come from the same source which has long published hate against the organisation in question. If I could suggest you having a look at the many stories on the internet regarding an organisation.. not just one source that has an underlying agenda. I can assure you a lot of what has been said is in no way fact, just because a person was able to publish what they wanted people to read in no way make it a reliable source.. the source used was pretty much like using the Daily Mail and saying it’s reliable. Cherryblossom1976 (talk) 15:56, 30 July 2020 (UTC)
 * I would suggest first familiarising yourself with what constitutes a reliable source here Reliable sources. A source is not unreliable simply because we disagree with what they have written or don't like what they have to say. Also, if you have read something on Wikipedia that you believe is not factual and you can reliably demonstrate it is incorrect, you should bring it up on the article talk page. You will find that most editors are more than happy to discuss things and make reasonable changes when civil discussions are held. You will also find that if you start deleting information from pages without prior discussion, your edits are more than likely to be reversed. If it keeps happening, the page will get locked and you can potentially have your account blocked. Basically, if you learn the rules of being an editor and play nice with everyone, you'll achieve more and have a good time doing it. Let me know if I can be of further help. Have a great day! 𝄞: JohnnyB𝄬   𝅘𝅥𝅮 Sing with me𝅘𝅥𝅮   11:24, 31 July 2020 (UTC)

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Talk:Potter's House Christian Fellowship I added a source from Mitchell's book, about why he discouraged bible colleges. Im not sure why it was removed. It was a direct source which means it's reliable and not my own opinion Lahvis (talk) 13:37, 19 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Hi . Mitchell's book is a primary source and as such should not be used. Wikipedia policy is to cite from secondary sources. Please have a look at WP:Primary which explains why it is done this way. If you need any further assistance on properly editing Wikipedia pages, I'm happy to help. Cheers. 𝄞: JohnnyB𝄬   𝅘𝅥𝅮 Sing with me𝅘𝅥𝅮   14:18, 19 April 2021 (UTC)

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