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 * Thanks. I will try to follow the rules to the best of my abilities!-Y2edit? (talk) 18:44, 9 March 2022 (UTC)

ARBIPA sanctions alert
Kautilya3 (talk) 01:45, 10 March 2022 (UTC)
 * How exactly do you imagine that a news article from 22 January is describing the events of 14 February? -- Kautilya3 (talk) 20:02, 15 March 2022 (UTC)
 * I didn't observe the date there, so I added that with a reliable source. That's it. In future, I will check the date and add sentences as per the date. Thanks!-Y2edit? (talk) 02:46, 16 March 2022 (UTC)

Removing text from article
You have removed content from Human rights abuses in Jammu and Kashmir to be specific you removed word Scholar with edit summary of Women are not accepted as Scholars in Islam. Kindly refrain from such edit summaries that are not based of facts. Besides, edit summaries are for letting other editors know what have you edited not to provide theories. Check List of female Islamic scholars if you don't know any muslim female scholar. Happy editing. signed, 511KeV    (talk) 04:19, 19 March 2022 (UTC)

2022 Karnataka hijab row
Please do not make any edit on 2022 Karnataka hijab row. All your edits were controversial and have been reverted. you are wasting your time and everyone else by doing that. Please read WP:CONSENSUS. In future if you want to make any edit on that page, post on the talk page first. Get consensus and edit the article only after that. Venkat TL (talk) 09:07, 20 March 2022 (UTC)


 * @Y2edit? You dont need to wait for consensus to undo your own edits that are deemed controversial and objected to. The right thing to do in such case is to undo your edits and then continue the discussion to make consensus, after consensus is acheived you can make the edits. See WP:BRD Venkat TL (talk) 09:50, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

Extending edit requests
Please don't extend edit request sections after they have been answered, as you are doing Talk:The Kashmir Files. Start your own sections that you want to raise, and making them as complete and as policy-based as possible. -- Kautilya3 (talk) 09:12, 2 April 2022 (UTC)

Mass pinging
Mass pinging is not needed. Read WP:WATCHLIST. If you mass ping me again, I will mute your notifications. Then I will not get your call even if you are not mass pinging me. Please choose wisely. Venkat TL (talk) 12:48, 2 April 2022 (UTC)
 * I was merely emulating but is it against the rules?-Y2edit? (talk) 13:10, 2 April 2022 (UTC)
 * You can check the rules of WP:TPG. I am not 100% sure it is illegal. In my opinion it is a misuse. fowler does it very rarely, while you are doing it regularly, which is why I am asking you to skip me. The page is on my watchlist, so I get notified, regardless of you ping me or not. Venkat TL (talk) 13:13, 2 April 2022 (UTC)
 * I suggest you don't ping anybody at all. They are all watching theh page. If you make intelligent posts that attract attention, you won't find any need to ping anybdoy. -- Kautilya3 (talk) 14:02, 2 April 2022 (UTC)

Note on EC
I suggest you see the WP:ECP protection as a sort of Proof of work (if you are familiar with bitcoin etc). However good-faith-ed you might be, the history of disruption by other low edit-count editors will make volunteers think twice before responding to posts from another new editor. I was in a similar position a while ago, so I'd suggest that instead of spending time on that talk page, it's much easier to contribute elsewhere, so that you have the 500 edits necessary for editing extended-confirmed articles. Do note though, that trying to game it with non-productive edits will lead to editor's EC status removal. (ping as well, since it sort of applies to them too) Hemantha (talk) 04:37, 3 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Instead of a vague ping, if you have an issue with me, state it directly, and do so on my talk page. Thanks. Wikihc (talk) 06:07, 3 April 2022 (UTC)
 * @Wikihc, I have no issues; just a suggestion that productive contributions in main-space will lend more credence to your talk page posts. Hemantha (talk) 08:55, 3 April 2022 (UTC)

April 2022
Welcome to Wikipedia and thank you for your contributions. I am glad to see that you are discussing a topic. However, as a general rule, talk pages (including user talk pages) such as Talk:The Kashmir Files are for discussion related to improving the article in specific ways based on reliable sources and Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. They are not for general discussion about the article topic or unrelated topics, or statements based on your thoughts or feelings. If you have specific questions about certain topics, consider visiting our reference desk and asking them there instead of on article talk pages. Thank you. Kautilya3 (talk) 14:53, 2 April 2022 (UTC)

Soapboxing at Talk:The Kashmir Files
I have deleted your recent comment from the talkpage, since it was off-topic, incendiary, and blatant soapboxing. I see that a very similar comment by you had already been deleted. Any repetition of such behavior will result in you being blocked from the page or, depending on your edits elsewhere (which I haven't reviewed), a wider topic-ban or block. Abecedare (talk) 15:42, 2 April 2022 (UTC)

Partial block
By my count, you have made 57 edits to Talk:The Kashmir Files in the last two days. (Actually, I think you made several more while I was typing this.) You are overwhelming the page with your repetitious posts, and violating WP:BLUDGEON. I have blocked you from the page for a week. 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:. Bishonen &#124; tålk 15:43, 3 April 2022 (UTC).
 * , I didn't intend to do that but please tell me how many edits are allowed per day per page. I don't want to repeat it on other pages!-Y2edit? (talk) 15:49, 3 April 2022 (UTC)
 * There is no set number. Please read WP:BLUDGEON that I have already linked you to. Bishonen &#124; tålk 15:52, 3 April 2022 (UTC).
 * , I had asked for all the rules here but it looks like I was not told/directed to check all the rules. Please provide me links to all the possible things that could get me sanctioned in any way. Thanks!-Y2edit? (talk) 17:10, 3 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Does this, "bludgeoning" rule apply only to the Talk pages (I want to know if there is a limit on the number of edits that can be made to an article)?-Y2edit? (talk) 17:31, 3 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Edit conflict again! Please don't edit so incrementally, it causes problems for other people trying to get a word in edgewise. I'm sorry, but it's not possible to list all the rules. Wikipedia is not a bureaucracy, and it's impossible to have rules for every contingency. You have to use common sense as well as policies and guidelines. For instance, the five latest sections above are from people telling you about problems with the way you edit at Talk:The Kashmir Files. There comes a point when your own judgement, informed by all this criticism, will have to kick in. See WP:COMMONSENSE: "Why isn't 'use common sense' an official policy? It doesn't need to be; as a fundamental principle, it is above any policy." Incidentally, have you now read the rule I did link you to, WP:BLUDGEON? I doubt it, since it answers the question of which pages it applies to, right at the beginning. You know, it's quite discouraging to provide you with links. You don't seem to get much out of them. Bishonen &#124; tålk 17:38, 3 April 2022 (UTC).
 * , I did read it. It says, I don't think I did that, but I will not appeal this block (you may revert it yourself if you please). Please now point me to some rules that may get me blocked if I don't follow them. Thanks and sorry for taking your time!-Y2edit? (talk) 18:38, 3 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Quite frankly, you're bludgeoning me now, repeating a request I have already answered quite fully to the best of my ability. I'm done here. Bishonen &#124; tålk 18:51, 3 April 2022 (UTC).
 * Y2 if you would have bothered to read any links shared with you, you would have found help templates at the bottom of every page, with many more useful rules, guides. Even the welcome message on top has enough links. Perhaps with this partial block you can spend time with those links. Venkat TL (talk) 18:55, 3 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Okay, thanks!-Y2edit? (talk) 22:22, 3 April 2022 (UTC)
 * , you just said you will unblock me, so please do so. Thanks!-Y2edit? (talk) 11:04, 4 April 2022 (UTC)
 * I did not say that. Please quote the passage in question. El_C 11:05, 4 April 2022 (UTC)
 * , I am talking of your comment here. which is a wrong accusation (I didn't do that).-Y2edit? (talk) 11:14, 4 April 2022 (UTC)
 * I don't know what you're talking about. I never said I was gonna unblock you. And I should know because I'm me. El_C 11:18, 4 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Furthermore, this incompetence on your part is concerning to me. I wasn't even aware that you were blocked, so why would I offer to unblock you? El_C 11:22, 4 April 2022 (UTC)
 * I think I misunderstood when you said, "that problem" here. Okay, no problem. Thanks!-Y2edit? (talk) 11:24, 4 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Okay, I guess... Also, please review WP:DIFF. Linking to an article talk page section is usually not seen as precise enough (though I understand what you mean here). In any case, I resolved that problem a couple of minutes later, as promised (diff). If you want to appeal your block you should follow the instructions in the block notice. I doubt I'd be able to spare the time to review the pertinent material myself, though. El_C 11:35, 4 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Okay. Thanks!-Y2edit? (talk) 11:54, 4 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Y2edit, you do need to learn how to create diffs, but WP:DIFF is pretty technical. I believe you'll find Simple diff and link guide more helpful. Bishonen &#124; tålk 15:56, 4 April 2022 (UTC).

Okay, I will read that. Thanks!-Y2edit? (talk) 16:18, 4 April 2022 (UTC)

Diffs

 * @Y2edit? or you can just use this tool. User:Enterprisey/diff-permalink.js User:Enterprisey/diff-permalink Venkat TL (talk) 16:39, 4 April 2022 (UTC)
 * That seems like javascript but what do I type (probably the diff number) and where and where will the output get exhibited? If I need to save that code and run it, let me know how to do so. Thanks!-Y2edit? (talk) 16:46, 4 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Sorry I posted wrong link. Here is the right one. User:Enterprisey/diff-permalink. And read the guide Bishonen shared above. Follow the steps to install the new link, that tool will give you diffs that you can use if you need to share with someone. It will show up for you to copy on the page where you compare the difference between the pages.Venkat TL (talk) 17:01, 4 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Okay, thanks (I have corrected the links to show specifically what I want to be shown, using the method suggested by )!-Y2edit? (talk) 17:20, 4 April 2022 (UTC)

Tendentious editing
Y2edit?, TrangaBellam just asked on this page for you to justify an edit you'd made to List of controversies involving The New York Times, and you removed their post with the edit summary "Please see my reply on the talk page of the article". But you have never as far as I can see edited the talk page of that article. So that's not a good answer. It's your right to remove posts here, but it's certainly a pity you didn't engage with that one in a meaningful way. I take TrangaBellam's post seriously, and am also concerned about the edit you made to List of controversies involving The New York Times. IMO it shows either incompetence or considerable tendentiousness. And it doesn't really help when you add tendentious stuff (indeed exactly the same material as you added to the list of controversies article) and then, when there's blowback, ask for help to incorporate it in an acceptable way, as you do here. It reads to me like you're saying, and I paraphrase, 'But my tendentiousness is good, please guide me how to incorporate it'. Indian politics is a very fraught and complex subject, and I'm not sure you're a good fit for it. You should be aware that I'm considering a topic ban for you.Bishonen &#124; tålk 08:31, 5 April 2022 (UTC).
 * A couple of years ago I had read that something known as, "mentoring" by an experienced editor is available here. How do I apply for that (I will stop editing completely till someone adopts me)?-Y2edit? (talk) 08:50, 5 April 2022 (UTC)
 * WP:MENTOR. However, once again you have replied without replying. Some important points were raised in Bishonen's comment and none of them were addressed in your response. Johnuniq (talk) 09:00, 5 April 2022 (UTC)
 * I have asked to be adopted here, can you let me get adopted first?-Y2edit? (talk) 11:06, 5 April 2022 (UTC)
 * An adopter can help you learn wiki-policies but they cannot help instill information-literacy etc. TrangaBellam (talk) 13:43, 5 April 2022 (UTC)
 * I am sure I will learn. I'd like to hear from before I respond here (I may say/type something which could get me into deeper trouble).-Y2edit? (talk) 13:51, 5 April 2022 (UTC)

Topic ban
Despite saying "I will stop editing completely till someone adopts me" a few hours earlier, you have answered the question "Do you have any sources from WP:RSN criticizing that NYT piece?" on Talk:Anti-Indian sentiment by saying "That strike never happened!" That's the whole of your answer. That's "discussion" on such a low level that you're completely wasting other users' time, that they might have used for something constructive. I can't keep blocking you from one talkpage at a time, nor can we wait for you to get a mentor (they're hard to come by, and they don't have any magic pixie dust to sprinkle). Instead, I have topic banned you from Indian politics. See below and do read WP:TBAN to see what a topic ban is. If you violate the ban because you don't understand it, you will not be excused unless you can show have read WP:TBAN carefully first. (It's only short.) Also note that if you're in doubt about whether a particular page or discussion falls in the category Indian politics, you can ask me or another admin before you edit it.

The ban applies to talkpages too, including this one. You're allowed to talk about Indian politics as a component of appealing the topic ban, but not in any other context.
 * I posted that, "I will stop editing completely till someone adopts me" at 8:50hrs, 5 April 2022 (UTC) but I posted my reply on the talk page there before that. Somehow, I get the feeling I'm unwelcome here.-Y2edit? (talk) 15:20, 5 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Oh, three minutes before, you're right, sorry. You're welcome to explain why you posted it, and what relevance you think it had to the question asked. Bishonen &#124; tålk 15:37, 5 April 2022 (UTC).
 * , I really need your help. I feel like everything I say/type is being used against me!-Y2edit? (talk) 15:57, 5 April 2022 (UTC)
 * It looks like I have been topic banned (from India related articles) even after I stopped editing all pages other than this (my) talk page!-Y2edit? (talk) 16:02, 5 April 2022 (UTC)
 * , Konnichiwa, ohayogazaimasu, since you have realised that I have stopped editing all pages other than this (my) talk page after applying for adoption, please withdraw the Topic ban (I promise to avoid editing other pages till I am adopted). Domo arigato!-Y2edit? (talk) 16:10, 5 April 2022 (UTC)

Y2edit, CaptainEEk is listed as 'Not currently available' for mentoring; you can try with someone else. But note that 'Adoption' is not a get-out-of-jail-free card. I would suggest that you first demonstrate that you can edit non-disruptively in areas less contentious than Indian politics before you request the current topic-ban be lifted. Abecedare (talk) 16:34, 5 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Oh, thanks for the information. I saw the notice below his name, not above. I will request someone else now. I requested to withdraw (that is not the same as, "lift") the topic ban because she imposed it mistakenly thinking I had violated my promise to avoid editing pages other than my talk page until I get adopted by a Mentor.-Y2edit? (talk) 16:44, 5 April 2022 (UTC)
 * I have now requested to be adopted here-Y2edit? (talk) 17:19, 5 April 2022 (UTC)
 * I don't have time to adopt you I'm afraid. As a courteous note, spamming people with 6+ pings is a great way to get them not to help you. One, maybe two is sufficient. People are not on Wikipedia at all times of day. Instead of making one quick edit and then having to fix it several times, take your time and proofread it. At at any rate, your topic ban seems justified and Bishonen knows what she's doing. So go edit some other things instead. CaptainEek  Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 18:07, 5 April 2022 (UTC)
 * No, Y2edit?, I won't withdraw it, sorry. The thing about waiting to be adopted was only a very minor part of my reason for topic-banning you. The major reason was the low level on which you discuss on talkpages, which I gave a single example of, out of many, and which wastes the time and dissipates the energy and the enjoyment in editing of other users. That's a serious matter. If you do find a mentor, and if they're prepared to spend a lot of time on you and keep you on a short leash, and if the mentorship looks generally promising, then I'll lift your ban. But I think a mentorship like that is a bit of a pipe dream. It just doesn't happen very often. As you know, everybody's a volunteer here, and they may be reluctant to spend a lot of time and energy on mentorship, as opposed to doing their own editing, which most people enjoy more. Bishonen &#124; tålk 20:14, 5 April 2022 (UTC).
 * I happened to meet another Wikipedia editor, in the real world. He says that I should edit other articles satisfactorily and request the ban to be lifted only after that. Is that true? If so, how many edits to how many articles should I make before requesting the ban to be lifted (his reply was not clear)?-Y2edit? (talk) 04:24, 6 April 2022 (UTC)
 * You are repeatedly missing the fact that this is an encyclopedia where contributors should work to improve articles in accord with standard policies and guidelines. There is no rule about how many edits someone should make after being topic banned for disruption. If someone's only motivation to edit was to promote certain points of view regarding a topic under discretionary sanctions, that person would never be suitable as an editor for that topic. Johnuniq (talk) 05:29, 6 April 2022 (UTC)
 * I am not someone whose only motivation to edit was to promote certain points of view regarding a topic under discretionary sanctions, I understand that every one can add their point of view if the sentence is neutral (with reliable sources) and the opposite view can also be added to make the article conform to WP:NPOV. Thanks!-Y2edit? (talk) 17:36, 6 April 2022 (UTC)

Logged out editing
Logged out editing on blocked pages is not allowed. See this vs first comment on this thread Venkat TL (talk) 09:52, 10 April 2022 (UTC)
 * That wasn't me.-Y2edit? (talk) 12:44, 10 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Ok, I will take your word for it as I cannot prove it. The similarity is striking. --Venkat TL (talk) 13:06, 10 April 2022 (UTC)

I share 's concerns and supect that the editor is now editing while logged out as: and possibly other IPs. Abecedare (talk) 18:42, 11 April 2022 (UTC)