User talk:MastaBaba

Vandalism Accusations
Hi. Please don't accuse people of vandalism when they are innocent. It is called slander. MastaBaba


 * Are you referring to a specific incident? I only leave vandalism warnings on user pages after reverting an edit which appears to be vandalism. I also do not use warning messages that explicitly claim the user is committing vandalism unless it is fairly blatant. Please let me know more specifically what you are referring to. --Matthew 18:09, 5 January 2007 (UTC)


 * I have not issued you any vandalism warnings at the user account User:MastaBaba. Perhaps you are referring to messages left at an IP address or another user account. It is possible that if you use a shared IP address through a dial-up or LAN connection that other people may share your IP address. When you are not logged-in you see messages left at the IP address you're using rather than those left for you at your user name. --Matthew 18:13, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

Hi again. Of course I'm referring to a specific incident. It was related to a page on currency exchange. You're right the warning wasn't direct at my username, but at the IP address I was using. And, indeed, I saw it when I was not logged in. I'm not aware that, when logged in, messages directed at an IP address are not shown (and thus not connected to a user). If this indeed is the case, there's less of an issue here, but it's still not fully besides the point as the chances of the actual vandaliser seeing that message (when it is directed at an IP address) are minute. --MastaBaba 22:29, 5 January 2007 (UTC)


 * You are very right about IP talk pages being somewhat obscure, especially for users whose IP address changes. Unfortunately IP talk pages are the only tool available for warning anonymous users that they are vandalizing pages. In the interest in reviewing my accuracy in marking edits as vandalism, can you tell me what IP the message was left on, or link the talk page for that IP from here? Thanks. --Matthew 02:49, 6 January 2007 (UTC)


 * I'm not familiar enough with Wikipedia to easily retrieve the message. However, here's a link to the page which your message referred to. --MastaBaba 09:28, 6 January 2007 (UTC)


 * You can see the edit I reverted here, please take a look for yourself. It is possible the IP the message was left at is actually a shared IP (perhaps you're behind a NAT on a corporate LAN or something), so the person using the IP address you read the message from was someone else. Please accept my apologies for receiving a message that was clearly intended for someone else, IP talk pages are the only way to reach anonymous users. Feel free to ignore messages left on an anonymous talk page, any block to that IP will have no effect on you when you login. --Matthew 06:45, 9 January 2007 (UTC)


 * Vandalised indeed. My ISP doesn't hand out static IP addresses, so each time I 'log on' (boot up), I get a new IP address. The thing is, this set up is far from unique.

Anyway, apologies accepted, of course.
 * We are aware of this issue. Unfortunately it is the only way we can distinguish the users that are not logged. Thanks for creating an account ;) -- lucasbfr talk 13:31, 16 February 2007 (UTC)

Photomarathon
I have added a "" template to the article Photomarathon, suggesting that it be deleted according to the proposed deletion process. All contributions are appreciated, but I don't believe it satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and I've explained why in the deletion notice (see also "What Wikipedia is not" and Wikipedia's deletion policy). Please either work to improve the article if the topic is worthy of inclusion in Wikipedia, or, if you disagree with the notice, discuss the issues at its talk page. Removing the deletion notice will prevent deletion through the proposed deletion process, but the article may still be sent to Articles for Deletion, where it may be deleted if consensus to delete is reached, or if it matches any of the speedy deletion criteria.. The issue here is that we don't accept dictionary definitions to Wikipedia. We have a sister project that might be useful, called wikidictionary. Regards, -- lucasbfr talk 13:31, 16 February 2007 (UTC)

I can't say I appreciate this practice of forcing individuals to submit work to this website. The whole idea of a wiki is that contents slowly grows through submission and addition by multiple individuals. Small topics like this, in the grand scheme of things, would have to be allowed to start small. --MastaBaba 21:52, 16 February 2007 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Draft:Walk · listen · create


A tag has been placed on Draft:Walk · listen · create, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page seems to be unambiguous advertising which only promotes a company, group, product, service, person, or point of view and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become encyclopedic. Please read the guidelines on spam and FAQ/Organizations for more information.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the. Zorya&#39;s Leshak (talk) 18:21, 18 November 2022 (UTC)

Welcome!
Hello, MastaBaba, and welcome to Wikipedia. We appreciate encyclopedic contributions, but some of your recent contributions seem to be advertising or for promotional purposes. Wikipedia does not allow advertising. For more information on this, please see: If you still have questions, there is a new contributors' help page, or you can. You may also find the following pages useful for a general introduction to Wikipedia:
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I hope you enjoy editing Wikipedia! Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes ( ~ ); this will automatically produce your name and the date. Feel free to write a note on the bottom of my talk page if you want to get in touch with me. Again, welcome! Jimfbleak - talk to me? 20:31, 18 November 2022 (UTC)

November 2022
Hello, I'm Netherzone. I wanted to let you know that one or more external links you added have been removed because they seemed to be inappropriate for an encyclopedia. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page, or take a look at our guidelines about links. You should not be adding spam links, as you did on Walking art to articles, esp. since you have a Conflict of Interest. Thank you. Netherzone (talk) 21:29, 18 November 2022 (UTC)

January 2023
Please do not add promotional material to Wikipedia. While objective prose about beliefs, organisations, people, products or services is acceptable, Wikipedia is not a vehicle for soapboxing, advertising or promotion. ''Please stop adding material to several articles to promote a non-notable organization, "walk · listen · create". That the material was added in front of two citations that do not mention the organization was particularly troubling because it is misleading. Please do not do that again. Thank you,'' Netherzone (talk) 23:56, 6 January 2023 (UTC)