User talk:RubbaBoy

January 2017
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February 2017
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This is your only warning; if you vandalize Wikipedia again, you may be blocked from editing without further notice.  Eve rgr een Fir  (talk) 17:11, 1 February 2017 (UTC)

You have been blocked indefinitely from editing because it appears that you are not here to build an encyclopedia. If you think there are good reasons why you should be unblocked, you may request an unblock by first reading the guide to appealing blocks, then adding the following text to the bottom of your talk page:.  Acroterion   (talk)   18:01, 1 February 2017 (UTC)

unblock discussion
Please detail the sorts of edits you would make. Be as thorough as possible.-- Dloh cier ekim  (talk) 20:53, 12 September 2018 (UTC)

The main thing I would like to be unblocked for is for creating/maintaining a page for a program I made that gained a significant amount of popularity in the past few days, MS Paint IDE. It achieved 1.5 million web requests, about 300 stars on its GitHub page, and a few thousand views on the tutorial video. It also appeared in a few programming-related news/forum sites, and I would like to have something with facts written and/or checked by myself since Wikipedia is often a place people go for software info. I would also like the ability to do this for future projects if/when they gain popularity, but I'm not sure if I plan to any time soon for other things. I most likely wouldn't need to be editing things, other than my own pages/pages relating to things I make, and pages about programming that I think could be improved upon or clarified. RubbaBoy (talk)
 * Not sure that/those would meet notability requirements. Some of us would see the possibility of conflict of interest and promotional writing. You would need content significantly cited from reliable sources that are unconnected with the subject and have a reputation for fact checking. It might be best to to go in that direction a little at atime Small changes, learn as you go, bigger changes. OF course, expansion using content from reliable sources is always welcome. Please elaborate more.-- Dloh cier ekim   (talk) 08:53, 13 September 2018 (UTC)

That's a good point, I thought for whatever reason conflict of interest was only about making/modifying pages about yourself/people you know. I would like to make contributions to programming pages and some software though, I'm very experienced with several popular programming languages (Things like Java, JS, Dart, etc.), along with some lesser-known languages (Some esoteric languages) in which I believe could be expanded. I've helped a bunch of people with programming in the past and I'd like to make more long-lasting contributions rather than assisting one individual. RubbaBoy (talk) 11:02, 13 September 2018 (UTC)
 * I understand, but your personal knowledge can only carry you so far. Any content added would need to be cited from reliable sources not connected with the subject. I have a vast expertise in my own profession, but I do not edit in that field because it would require chasing down sources and citing them. And MEDRS is even more rigorous a guideline than those of most subject areas.-- Dloh cier ekim   (talk) 15:11, 13 September 2018 (UTC)

Yesh definitely, I realized I didn't really mention much about citing, and I understand edits shouldn't be made without proper citation. I believe that because of my knowledge in certain areas, I'd be able to contribute with some of the links and resources I often use for personal use or programming help. Things such as different languages' conventions which may not be documented or cited properly e.g. Java's Conventions and the complete lack of Dart's conventions/syntax from off the top of my head. Both of those have great, in-depth resources by the creators of the languages just for language syntax that could greatly improve the pages with someone who knows how to use them/understands how the languages actually work. There are various other examples like this, but this one just came to me first, since I often deal with people with little understanding of language conventions. RubbaBoy (talk) 20:49, 13 September 2018 (UTC)


 * Wikipedia is not a free webhost you can use to put your program's user manual or converse with your program's users. You can download the MediaWiki software for free and set up a wiki of your own if that's what you want. You have, however, also expressed an interest in editing articles unrelated to your own project. Would you agree to not write about your own software/programs on Wikipedia, formally a topic ban? Then I'd be willing to unblock, though I'd strongly advise you to take a look at WP:Identifying reliable sources and WP:Primary, secondary and tertiary sources before editing articles. Huon (talk) 19:51, 14 September 2018 (UTC)

Yeah definitely, I see what Dlohcierekim meant by conflict of interest, and it makes sense. I'll check out those pages, I'd be happy to contribute something. RubbaBoy (talk) 20:58, 14 September 2018 (UTC)