User talk:OtaKulture

June 2019
Please stop your disruptive editing. If you continue to vandalize Wikipedia, as you did at Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World, you may be blocked from editing. Sk8erPrince (talk) 21:51, 6 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Sk8erPrince - How is the edit this user made vandalism? They were just adding an external URL to instagram... This looks like a good faith issue to me, not vandalism...  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   22:08, 6 June 2019 (UTC)
 * You checked the diff, right? Using the encyclopedia to promote one's Instagram IS vandalism. A mere fan is *not* an official source, so what they did was pointless and a violation of WP:RS. Not to mention that news regarding Re Zero getting renewed for S2 has already been cited properly. That edit was completely obsolete and unconstructive, and in addition to that, it messed up the article's formatting (this is why users should review their edits before publishing). So yes, it is in my opinion that they vandalized the article. Sk8erPrince (talk) 22:38, 6 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Sk8erPrince - Oh, so the user was promoting their instagram? Got'cha. I didn't visit the URL (obviously you did). :-) Thanks for clarifying and for letting me know! Cheers -  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   22:40, 6 June 2019 (UTC)
 * No problem. Happy to clarify. Sk8erPrince (talk) 22:41, 6 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Otakulture Sorry for the late response. I'm still new at this. I did review the formatting of the page before posting and it appeared to be fine. Perhaps I didn't review it thorough enough. With that being said, can you clarify how the formatting was damaged? I need specifications so I can look for future errors. The next issue is the external link. The link does go towards our Instagram post and that specific post was a re-post of an official website. Does this still violate Wikipedia guidelines? And to clarify even more, if I made a blog about Season 2 and provided an external link to that blog, is that consider a violation? I just want to make sure I don't violate any official guidelines or official regulations. And the idea that information only needs one proper source is invalid. I've done several scientific research and the APA format allows information to be cited by numerous sources. I'm guessing you meant my source was irrelevant as it appears to be unofficial to you. I do apologies for that but our business is registered with the SOS of California. It may not seem official but it is. If you have any suggestion for me, please let me know. I want to learn! And sorry for any inconvenience that our actions may have caused.
 * Hi, I'll be happy to answer this question - please take a look at these guidelines. Using an Instagram post or a blog as a reference is not generally acceptable; using your own posts and blogs as a source is likely to be seen as an attempt at self-promotion, which could result in your account being blocked from editing. We aim to use reliably published, independent secondary sources to support assertions in articles. I hope that makes sense, cheers Girth Summit  (blether)  07:58, 1 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Girth Summmit Thanks Girth! It does make sense. After reviewing Wikipedia guidelines on non-biased, empirical information, it follows a similar guideline for the APA format. I do have a question if anyone can answer for me (for the sake of knowledge). Let's say there's someone name Jon who did an social experiment that resulted valid research information. Jon submitted the findings to the American Sociological Association or the International Sociological Association, and the organization approved the findings to be valid after three independent researchers confirmed it. Jon published his work and wants to write about it on Wikipedia. The content is valid, reliable, and comes from a primary source. However, Jon's intentions are for self-promotion or commercial gain. Will this be not okay because of the intention or because it comes from the author themselves? Or both?  -OtaKulture  (talk)
 * Sk8erPrinceHi, I not sure if you got my message earlier, I believe I didn't do it right? Anyways, I mentioned that I don't believe the formatting was damaged due to my "contribution" to the Re:Zero page but it might have bypass my observation. And I wanted to hear the specifications of such damage from you so I can avoid such errors in the future. Including any errors I have done with this paragraph (I have no idea how to make the font bigger nor un-bold after several attempts). Thanks.  -OtaKulture  (talk)  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2605:E000:AD44:100:F507:E0F0:CDCB:B9C (talk) 18:09, 1 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Hi - the case you describe is covered at WP:SELFCITE. I'd also note that as a primary source, inclusion of Jon's work would likely be challenged - secondary sources are preferred to primary ones, and someone inserting material about their own work based on self-written primary sources would probably raise a few eyebrows.
 * If Jon's intentions are towards self-promotion, then he is WP:NOTHERE, and should be indefinitely blocked from editing; however, it's not always easy to read someone's intentions from their actions. If he acted in a way that let people to believe that his goal was to promote himself - say, for example, by introducing self-written primary sources against the consensus of other editors - he would likely end up taken to WP:COIN, and blocked if he persisted.
 * With regard to your difficulties with the size/bolding of your text - the problem was coming from some of the code in your signature, which opened small/bold text but didn't close it - I've fixed that above to make your comment easier to read, I hope that's OK with you. You seem to have typed out your signature manually (or copied if from somewhere and modified it) - it's better to edit it in your preferences, and then sign by adding four tildes ( ~ ), which is also what triggers a notification to be sent - Sk8erPrince won't have received your last notification, but they should receive this one. I also note that you wrote your last comment without signing in, which you might want to be careful about as it reveals your IP address.
 * You could consider trying the WP:TUTORIAL or WP:ADVENTURE, which take you through editing here and should help you get to grips with the markup language. Cheers Girth Summit  (blether)  20:36, 1 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Oh, and if you want to see how the formatting was affected by your earlier edit, you can look at the relevant section in this historic version of the article - as you see, the section header no longer works, and the text you inserted appears in a blue box in an unusual font. Please do go through one of the tutorials above to learn more about this, and use the 'Show Preview' button to see how your edit will appear on the page before publishing it. Cheers Girth Summit  (blether)  20:42, 1 July 2019 (UTC)