User talk:Joseywales1961/Archive 15

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Ralf Teckentrup
I wasn't able to find much of anything that would be useful on that article, which is why I went ahead and posted the AFD. It seems you have, though, and edited it as such- Is it possible to get rid of the afd now? Njsky (talk) 02:14, 7 January 2024 (UTC)


 * Hi, I can't close it because I have voted keep, you can withdraw the AfD by closing it yourself as nominator or if you don't know how just state withdraw on it and an uninvolved editor can close. Thank you for your contributions and have a nice day  Josey Wales Parley 11:32, 7 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Ok, thank you. Njsky (talk) 18:41, 7 January 2024 (UTC)

Disruptive editor help
Hi Josey, hope you're doing well. I have been following the edits of user Hrksmp, who has created at least a dozen biographical articles about various Bangladeshi politicians and made numerous further edits, almost all of which have been entirely citation-free. Despite the numerous reverts and talk page messages, these article creations are still ongoing. I'm not sure if this qualifies as disruptive editing so much as bad editing, but I'm also not sure what to do about it. Other editors have added references to a few of them so Hrksmp is most likely not fabricating this whole-cloth but it is extremely poor form for BLPs. Would you suggest getting an admin involved here? I'm reaching the end of my rope as nothing seems to be getting through to them that these types of articles aren't accepted, or acceptable. Cheers, Kazamzam (talk) 14:49, 8 January 2024 (UTC)


 * Hi, probably no harm to ask an admin to intervene, I'd say it's poor editing rather than trying to be disruptive (although I did give a level one warning yesterday) - looks like there was en election in Bangladesh recently and they are trying to add new MPs (meaning they would ultimately be notable so no point going to AfD) I'm putting whatever I see in to Draft space.  Longer term it could be an issue of WP:CIR, I'll also keep a lookout on the new pages feed.  Many thanks  Josey Wales Parley 16:19, 8 January 2024 (UTC)

request to remove unreliable sources template
Hello, thanks for reviewing the article Philippine School for the Deaf. I changed one of the references that cites a page on blogger/blogspot. If I met the requirement, would you mind to please remove the below template. Thank you.

PhilipNalangan (talk) 03:42, 13 January 2024 (UTC)


 * Hi, thats done, thank you for improving the artcle (you are allowed to remove those tags yourself once the aricle is improved to deal with whatever problem is noted - It's only speedy deletion and articles for deletion tags that the creator can not remove). Have a great weekend.  Josey Wales Parley 12:11, 13 January 2024 (UTC)

GRT
Hi Josey, the article entitled Gypsy, Roma and Traveller people (UK) is the one that should stay, the one that needs to be speedy deleted is Gypsies, Roma and Travellers in the UK. It was my mistake, so apologies there. Boynamedsue (talk) 19:27, 17 January 2024 (UTC)


 * Hi I'll change the tags, thanks for the update  Josey Wales Parley 19:30, 17 January 2024 (UTC)

To remove unreliable sources template
Hi! Could you please point out to me the unreliable sources in Will Joseph Cook's wiki page so that I can remove them/replace them with something reliable? Thanks. Jettasno1fan (talk) 15:17, 19 January 2024 (UTC)


 * Hi, the cite highlighter tool show references 13 - 18 are classed as unreliable sources (see the screenshot of results below) many thanks for your efforts in creating articles for Wikipedia!

Josey Wales Parley 20:02, 19 January 2024 (UTC)


 * HI, thanks for your response. The red highlighted ones are just to link the songs/EPs to Spotify. I have put the other established music journals and websites to talk about these EPs and songs. The Spotify links are just for those who wish to access the music. I have seen users use Apple Music links to link music. Jettasno1fan (talk) 11:58, 20 January 2024 (UTC)

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About reliable citations
I'm working on the article for Curious and thought I was using proper citations. Could you indicate which ones are not reliable enough so I change/delete them? Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by User:Senyeri (talk • contribs)
 * Hi see in this screenshot below, this is how the sources appear use a source checking tool, the one highlighted in red are considered unreliable.  Thank you for your contributions  Josey Wales Parley 14:09, 12 May 2024 (UTC)




 * Thanks. I read about the possibility of using youtube videos as a last resource in case the information cannot be found on a written format. Could it be possible to keep them or is it better to take them down?


 * You can leave them there, but it is best to try and get a better source (doesn't have to be on the web, maybe a ladies magazine or something like that) Josey Wales Parley 14:53, 12 May 2024 (UTC)


 * Perfect. I'll try to look for those one more time. In the meantime, could it be possible to remove the unreliable sources tag from the article?
 * ✅ done Josey Wales Parley 18:17, 12 May 2024 (UTC)

On "Not a redlink example"
If you had read it, I think you would have realised that it's vandalism and I tried to undo it, as I plan to do with all the vandalisms I do. In fact, by the time I noticed the message, I had already started writing a request so that the admins undo it and salt Redlink example (although that likely doesn't fit the criterion and may take a long time because it should be salted in a special way). However, the page can be kept for history; it's enough to remove Redlink example Orisphera2 (talk) 19:13, 12 May 2024 (UTC)


 * It's not a good idea to plan to do vandalism, that would get you blocked! If you meant that you plan to undo vandalism it would be advisable for an inexperienced editor to first study at the Counter-Vandalism school on wikipedia Josey Wales Parley 19:35, 12 May 2024 (UTC)

Confused
Hello. You reviewed my page for boxer Shannon Ryan and left a comment about AFD. I'm still new to this. Can you explain. Is it going to be deleted and if so why? Shrug02 (talk) 08:56, 14 May 2024 (UTC)


 * Hi, not to worry - I was just explaining for other reviewers that the page you created was highlighted for possible deletion by a bot because there was a deletion discussion in 2016 (reviewers see a list of possible problems with an article when we click to review it such a copyvio, previously deleted, no sources etc.,), but the bot was incorrect as the Shannon Ryan discussed in 2016 was a New Zealander and obviously not the same person you created the article for. Many thanks  Josey Wales Parley 10:18, 14 May 2024 (UTC)

Sid sadique
hi you nominated my page for speedy deletion. it's a genuine article about a notable entrepreneur from my hometown. there's many citations to prove this. perhaps you can help me rewrite it? cheers 2433n (talk) 17:06, 14 May 2024 (UTC)


 * Have you paid to create this article? Josey Wales Parley 17:32, 14 May 2024 (UTC)