User talk:Mac Henni/Billybostickson

Hello Mac Henni, Thanks for your kind message and cookies. Here is my question:

I asked for an edit of a semi-protected page using the template:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_incidents_of_xenophobia_and_racism_related_to_the_2019%E2%80%9320_coronavirus_pandemic

My edit request is here at the end of the Talk Page:

(Requesting an Edit to the China Section in this article to add more detail due to semi-protected status of page and no edit option)

If you have time I wonder if you could kindly have a look and let me know if it is correctly formatted or if there are any problems with my request that may cause it to be rejected.

Thank you,

Billybostickson (talk) 12:57, 14 April 2020 (UTC -7)
 * Nope, you didn't format it right. Follow the instructions at the guideline page for edit requests. And, also, per sé, you haven't been rejected beacuse no one has paid any attention to it. To increase your chances of being accepted, you might want to just state the section you wish to change instead of the whole page. Hope this helps.  Maccore Henni  Mii! Pictochat Mii! ( Note: respond on minha talk page) 20:37, 14 April 2020 (UTC)

Thanks for your advice - some clarification
Thanks for your advice, Mac Henni.

Apologies if this is on the wrong page, as I noticed you said: respond on minha talk page) 20:37, 14 April 2020 (UTC)

What is "minha" talk page?

Regarding your advice:

1. Nope, you didn't format it right. Follow the instructions at the guideline page for edit requests.

I believe i did format the request correctly as it is a semi-protected page and thus I used the correct template: bracket bracket edit semi-protected bracket bracket

2. And, also, per sé, you haven't been rejected beacuse (sic) no one has paid any attention to it.

I think you misunderstood what I wrote, which was if there were "any problems with my request that may cause it to be rejected", certainly not suggesting or claiming or even complaining that it had been rejected as you suggest. 3. To increase your chances of being accepted, you might want to just state the section you wish to change instead of the whole page.

If you read my proposed edit, you will see it states clearly after the edit request code, the following:

Thus, in light of the above and in light of the paucity of examples of xenophobic and racist incidents in China, I am formally requesting the following edit:

Please edit From:

Asia China (Original text)

Please edit to:

Asia China

(My text plus some of original text)

so you can see that I did clearly state the section I wished to be edited (Asia, China) as I was asked to do by a moderator on the Talk Page.

4. Hope this helps. Maccore Henni Mii! Pictochat Mii!

Actually, none of your comments helped and it seems either you did not understand or did not read the talk page section. Also your strange comments in an unknown language are not so helpful unless you are trying to be annoying.

5. (Note: respond on minha talk page) 20:37, 14 April 2020 (UTC)

This is confusing as it is unlikely that anyone else knows what "minha talk page" actually is, unless it is a spelling mistake.

Well, thanks for the cookies anyway, and hope you can clarify your initial response in a more coherent way when you have time, that is. Billybostickson (talk) 21:45, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
 * OK, you are right. It's not likely anyone will know what "minha" means. Thanks for advising me! :) I have changed it for your benefit.
 * And as for your question, unfortunately, I've helped you all I can. But thanks for being bold and asking me for help. Maybe the mod would be able to clarify better what he wants.  Maccore Henni  Mii! Pictochat Mii! ( Note: respond on minha (my) talk page) 17:59, 20 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Also, remember, assume good faith!  Maccore Henni  Mii! Pictochat Mii! ( Note: respond on minha (my) talk page)

Hello, Mac Henni,Thanks for putting a banner on my talk page saying that I am new to Wikipedia!

It seems like a good way to protect me from irate editors with axes to grind ;)

"This user is new to Wikipedia. Please assume good faith, remain civil, and be calm, patient, helpful, and polite while they become accustomed to Wikipedia and its intricacies."

Just out of curiosity, was that an automated action or something you specifically chose to do for my talk page?

The reason I ask is that I have been using WP since 2017:

"Mozos de Escuadra Hola, en relación a la referencia del articulo Mozos de Escuadra, no se pueden referenciar artículos con blogs a excepción que sean oficiales, y menos con este particular blog. Saludos --Carlitoscarlos (discusión) 15:01 11 oct 2017 (UTC)"

https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usuario_discusi%C3%B3n:Billybostickson

Again, out of curiosity, how many years does one have to have been editing WP articles before not being considered a "new user". Billybostickson (talk) 17:26, 21 April 2020 (UTC)
 * It was something that I did myself. I wanted to make sure that people knew that you were still a newbie. The fact is, you've only made three (?) edits, not including the ones on my page. How you can tell if you been "confirmed" is you should get a notification in your "Notices" bin. Then, whenever you see the user-protected icon. And by the way, the es wikipedia has no bearing on what you can do here on the en Wikipedia. They are totally seperate. 10 edits are the norm. More here at this page. Even then, you only have one edit on your es Wikipedia account  Maccore Henni  Mii! Pictochat Mii! ( Note: respond on minha (my) talk page) 18:05, 22 April 2020 (UTC)

Pictochat Mii!

Thanks for clarifying that.

You say that "10 edits are the norm" and that "the fact is, you've only made three (?) edits"

that's bizarre as 8 days ago, I got a message in my notices saying:

"You just made your tenth edit; thank you, and please keep going!" 8d

What you say ("And by the way, the es wikipedia has no bearing on what you can do here on the en Wikipedia. They are totally seperate.") is illogical as the banner you inserted on my talk page clearly says: "This user is new to Wikipedia." It does not say Wikipedia (en) so I think you ought to replace it with "This user is new to English Wikipedia" or delete it.

Billybostickson (talk) 20:44, 22 April 2020 (UTC) Ya know what, I didn't make this template, so I might just have to see what the talk page on the template says. You should be able to edit the pages with user-protection.  Maccore Henni  Mii! Pictochat Mii! ( Note: respond on minha (my) talk page) 21:49, 22 April 2020 (UTC)

Mii!

1. Are you suggesting that I delete your banner? Sorry, I sometimes find it difficult to understand your reasoning ;)

2. That's great,  but could you also respond to this question:

You say that "10 edits are the norm" and that "the fact is, you've only made three (?) edits"

that's bizarre as 8 days ago, I got a message in my notices saying:

"You just made your tenth edit; thank you, and please keep going!" 8d Billybostickson (talk) 09:54, 23 April 2020 (UTC)
 * OK. I looked at the page and it has semi-protection. You might want to chat with the mods at [[WP:RFP/C|the request board for this kind of thing. But do attempt to request confirmed status. I have been told that your account must be:

"at least four days old and [with at] least ten edits to Wikipedia" So yeah, I might just appeal to these persons. Hope this helps. By the way, did you get my talkback?  Maccore Henni  Mii! Pictochat Mii! ( Note: respond on minha (my) talk page) 18:56, 23 April 2020 (UTC)
 * And by the way, I am sorry if I offended you by suggesting that you are a new user. My apologies. I also just noticed that I was wrong in stating what the problem is: You'll see a notification that looks like the one on the top of the screenshot below:



Mac Henni

Hello Mac Henni, hope you are well today and tomorrow! I read carefully what you wrote above but honestly could not make head nor tail of some comments from you:

1 You might want to chat with the mods at [[WP:RFP/C|the request board for this kind of thing. (What thing is that?) 2. I have been told that your account must be: "at least four days old and [with at] least ten edits to Wikipedia" (it is so what's the problem?) 3. So yeah, I might just appeal to these persons. Hope this helps (what appeal? what persons? Hope what helps?) 4. By the way, did you get my talkback? (sorry, not sure what you mean by that)

Then I noticed on my Dispute resolution noticeboard request (which was archived because I did not reply within 48 hours to a request for a concise summary) that you added a snide little comment under the heading "Summary by Mac Henni" as follows:

"====Summary by Mac Henni==== So basically what he's saying is he's been stonewalled. The same could be said of his actions. He's been pushing back with me.  Maccore Henni  Mii! Pictochat Mii! ( Note: respond on minha (my) talk page) 00:16, 24 April 2020 (UTC)"

Can you explain what you mean by the following:

"The same could be said of his actions. He's been pushing back with me."

Please, remember, assume good faith! Billybostickson (talk) 21:19, 26 April 2020 (UTC)

Also, Pictochat Mii! as you have already been told quite clearly, please do not edit another editor's User page. That page is for the editor's use alone. Putting a tag, userbox or category on another editor's User page is inappropriate. Thank you. Billybostickson (talk) 17:43, 1 May 2020 (UTC)