User talk:Shearsforest

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Speedy deletion nomination of User:Shearsforest/sandbox


Although everyone is welcome to contribute to Wikipedia, introducing hoaxes, such as User:Shearsforest/sandbox, is considered to be vandalism and is prohibited. If you are interested in how accurate Wikipedia is, a more constructive test method would be to try to find inaccurate statements that are already in Wikipedia—and then to correct them if possible. If you would like to make test edits, please use the sandbox. Under section G3 of the criteria for speedy deletion, the page has been nominated for deletion. Repeated vandalism may result in the loss of editing privileges.

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. 2601:5CC:8300:A7F0:381D:A22E:255E:800B (talk) 02:29, 27 August 2022 (UTC)

August 2022
Please do not create, maintain or restore hoaxes on Wikipedia. If you are interested in how accurate Wikipedia is, a more constructive test method would be to try to find inaccurate statements that are already in Wikipedia—and then to correct them if possible. Please do not disrupt Wikipedia. Continued disruption will be met with being blocked from editing, or other sanctions. Feel free to take a look at the five pillars of Wikipedia to learn more about this project and how you can contribute constructively. Thank you. Liz Read! Talk! 06:22, 27 August 2022 (UTC)

December 2022
 You have been blocked indefinitely from editing because your account is being used only for vandalism. If you think there are good reasons for being unblocked, please read the guide to appealing blocks, then add the following text below the block notice on your talk page:. -- Tamzin  [ cetacean needed ] (she&#124;they&#124;xe) 16:10, 9 December 2022 (UTC)

Los Balverdi
Los Balverdi is a village and municipality in Catamarca Province in northwestern Argentina. Located in the department of Tinogasta, close to the provincial border with the neighboring La Rioja Province, the village has a population of 6 people as of the 2010 census.

Shearsforest (talk) 00:33, 16 December 2022 (UTC)

The Help Section
Often, I've seen pages that say that they should be expanded with information from the corresponding language Wikipedia. Would this suffice for the above demonstration, or do these have to be fully original edits? Shearsforest (talk) 01:45, 16 December 2022 (UTC)}}
 * In considering whether to unblock you, an admin will be looking for how well your offerings fit within normal policy. Transplanting information from a different language Wikipedia is allowed, but you have to consider whether doing so is going to show off your understanding to your advantage. I'm not an admin, but I suspect they want to see something more than a trivial edit and will take a dim view of someone trying to get away with doing the least work possible.  — jmcgnh (talk) (contribs) 02:15, 16 December 2022 (UTC)

Now, to cut into the issue that got me blocked in the first place: what's the policy for "alternate-history" infoboxes on the sandbox? Is there a concrete limit before one of them crosses the line into becoming considered a hoax? Although I'm done creating them in the meantime, I feel this whole issue could help other potential users not to get blocked. Shearsforest (talk) 12:11, 16 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Wikipedia isn't the place for hoaxes. It's also not your personal webhost. See WP:WEBHOST. Wikipedia editors are expected to be contributing constructively, not creating hoaxes. There's no concrete limit; such an idea is nonsense. Instead, you need to demonstrate you are here to contribute constructively, not to create hoaxes or otherwise waste our time and storage. Now, stop making help-me requests and follow the instructions you've been given. Or don't. But so far, you have done nothing to demonstrate you plan to be constructive. --Yamla (talk) 12:25, 16 December 2022 (UTC)