User talk:Rkieferbaum/Archives/2023/September

Question from Thehotsauceco (20:12, 31 August 2023)
Hello, I created this account to set up a page for my company, The Hot Sauce Co. can you help please? --Thehotsauceco (talk) 20:12, 31 August 2023 (UTC)


 * hi there! While I have no doubt about your good intentions, Wikipedia is not a place for you to start a page about your own business. Please take a look at WP:BFAQ. Let me know if you have any questions. Cheers! Rkieferbaum (talk) 22:29, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Understandable, thank you for the link.
 * I have no intention of using this as a promotional platform. How do I commission someone who is able to make a page about my company and its history? Similar to any other company page on this website. Thehotsauceco (talk) 23:22, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
 * I'm sorry but that's not something you can do and I highly advise against it. Take a look at the link I sent you, a couple of questions above:
 * "Can I pay someone to write an article about me or my organization? No. If you have been contacted by someone who proposes writing an article, it's probably a scam."
 * The mere fact of asking this here means you'll very likely get contacted by someone offering such services. I strongly advise against it as you'll probably just lost money. My advice to you is you keep dedicating your time and money to your company and eventually it will become notorious enough that the Wikipedia community of editors will spontaneously write about it. Does that sound good? :) Cheers. Rkieferbaum (talk) 23:37, 31 August 2023 (UTC)

Help with Philosophical pessimism and Antinatalism
Hello there! I see you've been quite active in some things related to the above mentioned pages. I'm pinging you directly to ask for some help. I've started 3 initiatives for these pages. If you could spare some time in the near future, could you please take a look at the proposal and voice your opinion? Of course, if you have interest, time, and energy to participate that would be amazing!

Here are the projects:

1. Talk:Philosophical_pessimism — this initiative is already in progress. The idea is to raise the quality of the page by switching it from a mere historical account to a more encyclopedic format.

2. Talk:Philosophical_pessimism — related to the one above. The historical account is overly detailed. It would be much better to have a dedicated page for the history of philosophical pessimism and leave only a brief history in the main page.

3. Talk:Antinatalism — here, the idea is to extract the axiological asymmetry argument into a dedicated page. This way, a more detailed presentation could be given. In addition, we could expand on the various responses others philosophers made and counters from Benatar. Other pages could have a brief description and link to the details page.

I hope at least some of this will spark your interest! Fantastiera (talk) 21:49, 7 September 2023 (UTC)


 * hello there and thanks for the ping! I'll gladly take a look and contribute however I can as soon as I get the chance. Cheers! Rkieferbaum (talk) 15:58, 6 September 2023 (UTC)


 * This is great! Thank you for support. Fantastiera (talk) 19:05, 6 September 2023 (UTC)

Question from 27bchao1 (15:07, 18 September 2023)
Hi you are my mentor I need help with how to post on wikipedia? --27bchao1 (talk) 15:07, 18 September 2023 (UTC)


 * hi there! Yes, I was assigned as your mentor and am happy to help with whatever questions you might have. Wikipedia isn't a social network so you can't "post" here, per se. You can edit articles and eventually create some. Is that what you're looking for? If so, please take a look at our Getting Started guide and let me know if I can be of any assistance. Cheers and welcome! Rkieferbaum (talk) 15:50, 18 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Also how do you get limited admin ship? 27bchao1 (talk) 15:29, 19 September 2023 (UTC)
 * (talk page stalker) @27bchao1, you are new, and adminship is for advanced users (having thousands of edits and at least a year tenure. I would suggest read WP:NOTNOW. Adminship is not for new users. Its odd to see an RFA like this as adminship temporary is unusual. Toadette  (chat)/(logs) 18:22, 19 September 2023 (UTC)
 * What about translation admin? 27bchao1 (talk) 19:01, 19 September 2023 (UTC)
 * I believe there may be some confusion. As per my knowledge, there isn't a role titled "Translation Admin" on the English Wikipedia. Are you referring to the content translation tool access? This tool is available to extended autoconfirmed users. You'll automatically get this status after you've made 500 edits and have had your account for at least 30 days. Could you provide some more details about what you're looking to achieve? Sharing more about your intentions on Wikipedia and your skills would help us guide you better. Thank you for reaching out, and a special thanks to for their input. Cheers. Rkieferbaum (talk) 19:33, 19 September 2023 (UTC)
 * @Rkieferbaum FYI, this user has been indef blocked. — xaosflux  Talk 21:40, 19 September 2023 (UTC)
 * no surprise there. Thanks! Rkieferbaum (talk) 22:29, 19 September 2023 (UTC)
 * @Rkieferbaum, thanks for the ping. Toadette  (chat)/(logs) 04:34, 20 September 2023 (UTC)

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Question from Wenten on Pró-Vida (18:16, 23 September 2023)
Hello --Wenten (talk) 18:16, 23 September 2023 (UTC)


 * hello! Rkieferbaum (talk) 18:21, 23 September 2023 (UTC)

Question from Wenten (20:15, 23 September 2023)
Page --Wenten (talk) 20:15, 23 September 2023 (UTC)


 * do you have a question I can help you with? Rkieferbaum (talk) 20:55, 23 September 2023 (UTC)

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Question from TheSmartOne17 (18:18, 28 September 2023)
Hi, I am looking to create an article on Silver Labradors (a type of dog breed). I am not sure how to make an article. Please get back to me as quick as possible. Thank you! --TheSmartOne17 (talk) 18:18, 28 September 2023 (UTC)


 * hey there! You already got off to a good start by finding your sandbox. Now I suggest that you take a good look at this getting started guide and feel free to use your sandbox to try and make a first draft of the article. Please send me a message (you can just reply to this one) once you have something and I'll be happy to take a look and give you pointers as I can. Does that sound good? Cheers! Rkieferbaum (talk) 21:44, 28 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Thank you so much! I will reply when i am done. TheSmartOne17 (talk) 02:57, 29 September 2023 (UTC)