User talk:Kermit7

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Kermit7 (talk) 13:15, 29 July 2018 (UTC)

Help me
- Hi. May I receive help with formatting? See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Kermit7   How to make it (Padding???) so that the bullets show to the right of image (note how they show below). Thanks!
 * I'm not entirely sure why it doesn't happen, but when you've got a left-aligned image bullet points surrounding the image don't work. You could replace the * with bull to give a . If you want more help, change the help me-helped back into a help me, stop by the Teahouse, Wikipedia's live help channel, or the help desk to ask someone for assistance. Primefac (talk) 13:24, 29 July 2018 (UTC)

Edits
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Deletion discussion about Bart Hampton
Hello, Kermit7,

I wanted to let you know that there's a discussion about whether Bart Hampton should be deleted. Your comments are welcome at Articles for deletion/Bart Hampton.

If you're new to the process, articles for deletion is a group discussion (not a vote!) that usually lasts seven days. If you need it, there is a guide on how to contribute. Last but not least, you are highly encouraged to continue improving the article; just be sure not to remove the tag about the deletion nomination from the top.

Thanks,

Slatersteven (talk) 16:25, 29 July 2018 (UTC)

Formatting on image
I have gone to https://kiwiirc.com/client/irc.freenode.net for more than a week and mostly people don't respond. Insults do not inspire, even passive aggressive ones. Please rethink words before you post to people asking for help.

-Oh, I am here to help write actual pages. The above is insulting to someone taking time out of busy schedule to contribute. Professional image setting on any page is essential to high quality production.

-You don't understand that all contributions on Wikipedia need to look professional This is NOT about a userpage. This is a functional question.

These links and others do not enlighten on how to make border around image. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Extended_image_syntax  | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Border

Someone sometime please check the code and demonstrate correct image formatting to show border around image. And please do so w/o insults.

Setting an image padding is pretty basic in the programming world, why not here on Wikipedia? User: Kermit7
 * Asked and answered above just yesterday. People told you on IRC they don't know the answer. Do not post IRC logs. Natureium (talk) 14:19, 30 July 2018 (UTC)
 * I think perhaps the flowlist template is a solution to your problem on your userpage. It is mentioned on the page WP:Extended image syntax. I did not find any options related to image padding. It would certainly be possible to edit the image off-wiki to add padding and upload it with a different, but hopefully related, name (as a derivative work). It's very kind of Amazone7 to license her works so freely.  — jmcgnh (talk) (contribs) 14:52, 30 July 2018 (UTC)
 * One more thing: the URLs on your talk page would look better and work just about the same if they were converted to LINKs.  — jmcgnh (talk) (contribs) 17:08, 30 July 2018 (UTC)

Posting of IRC logs
Hi there, I just wanted to drop by and let you know that IRC logs should not be posted on-wiki and the ones you posted on here have been removed. By their nature, they are supposed to be unlogged (with a few exceptions for specific channels, which are logged by a bot). See WP:POSTEMAIL and this. -- The SandDoctor Talk 16:52, 30 July 2018 (UTC); links added 16:58, 30 July 2018 (UTC)

Managing a conflict of interest
Hello, Kermit7. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places or things you have written about in the page David Dorward, you may have a conflict of interest (COI). Editors with a COI may be unduly influenced by their connection to the topic. See the conflict of interest guideline and FAQ for organizations for more information. We ask that you:


 * avoid editing or creating articles about yourself, your family, friends, company, organization or competitors;
 * propose changes on the talk pages of affected articles (see the request edit template);
 * disclose your COI when discussing affected articles (see WP:DISCLOSE);
 * avoid linking to your organization's website in other articles (see WP:SPAM);
 * do your best to comply with Wikipedia's content policies.

I have done no such things. None of the above. user: kermit

In addition, you must disclose your employer, client, and affiliation with respect to any contribution which forms all or part of work for which you receive, or expect to receive, compensation (see WP:PAID).

I have done no such things. None of the above. I am highly qualified and do not charge for contributions. That is ridiculous in fact. user: kermit

Also please note that editing for the purpose of advertising, publicising, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. Thank you. Whpq (talk) 00:34, 24 August 2018 (UTC)

I have done no such things. None of the above. This is ridiculous now. user: kermit

This is becoming ridiculous. I am a student of history and politics and highly qualified. I have an interest in writing about local politicians in my areas and have made many contributions. I have at no time stated I have a conflict of interest by way of relationship or otherwise know anyone I contribute content for. I don't know the photographer either of David Dorward. The photographer has submitted many times and despite my adding the photo multiple times, it keeps getting deleted. Now this. May I suggest that if you wish good people to contribute here on Wikipedia, you need to treat them fairly. Just how many times do I have to upload the David Dorward photo, that is approved multiple times by photographer?? From where I sit viewing, you are harming the Wikipedia community in respect to politicians and history. I hope you will see clearly to what I am saying. Your accusations are unfounded, and sadly, influencing my decision to future contribute or not. user: kermit
 * Receiving nonsense templated messages is the norm on Wikipedia in 2018, just remove them and move on. You don't have to address vague accusations that aren't supported by evidence (diffs), see for example WP:DENY. As for the photo, it seems to have been deleted due to copyright problems unrelated to anyone's potential COI issues or lack thereof and frankly, I'd expect it to happen again. 78.28.53.93 (talk) 05:48, 29 August 2018 (UTC)
 * I was the editor who placed the COI message there. I did it because the editting pattern seemed that you might have a relationship with the subject.  If you don't that's fine, there is nothing you need to do about it.  AS for the photograph, I've placed a tag on it to indicate that a permission email was sent to OTRS granting permission.  An OTRS volunteer will need to review the email and act accordingly. -- Whpq (talk) 10:42, 29 August 2018 (UTC)

Is this your way of apology? From what I can see your tone is still accusatory."I did it because the editting pattern seemed that you might have a relationship with the subject. " (I see..continually harass writers and maybe some break)  I know you need qualified writers. And now you (hopefully) know how the manner you are participating in scaring good writers away. This and the photo issue is indicative of incorrigible behavior. user: kermit
 * No that was not an apology. That was an explanation.  I'm sorry if you think the tome is accusatory,  It's not meant to be.  I used a standard template message to inform you of the conflict of interest policy.  As it doesn't apply to you, please ignore it.  I'm sorry you have had a rough time of it as a new editor.  If you want to follow up on the image you uploaded, you can ask for a status at OTRS noticeboard.  -- Whpq (talk) 13:15, 29 August 2018 (UTC)

Signature problem
I thought maybe you had changed your Preferences|Signature, but the most recent posts on your talk page look more like you have been "signing" with. Perhaps you were only doing this to signify your interpolated comments, but it doesn't come out looking right.

As for the unwanted warning template, you don't have to respond if you think it's misdirected. Deleting it and moving on, especially if this is the first time, is often a good approach.

I have no idea why there was so much trouble with that one photo. It seemed to me like you were doing all the right steps in the end and that should have solved the problem.  — jmcgnh (talk) (contribs) 06:37, 29 August 2018 (UTC)

Please avoid making edits when logged out
I mention this because I saw a comment signed to you coming from an IP address. Please make sure you log in when you're making edits in order to avoid the appearance of sock-puppetry. (Please note, I am not accusing you of sock-puppetry, just making a friendly suggestion that you remember to log in when editing.) Simonm223 (talk) 13:33, 15 October 2018 (UTC)

Deletion pending for File:DavidDorward2018.jpg
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