User talk:Bruce1ee/Archive 14

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Happy First Edit Day!

Thank you CAPTAIN RAJU. 15 years and still counting! —Bruce1ee 06:23, 14 March 2020 (UTC)

Invitation to join the Fifteen Year Society

Dear Bruce1ee/Archive 14,

I'd like to extend a cordial invitation to you to join the Fifteen Year Society, an informal group for editors who've been participating in the Wikipedia project for fifteen years or more. ​

Best regards, Chris Troutman (talk) 18:56, 14 March 2020 (UTC)

Thanks Chris troutman – I've added my name. —Bruce1ee 21:10, 14 March 2020 (UTC)

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Bruce5ee

I have heard that a user going by the name of Bruce5ee, is vandalising the wikipedia article's in similar style to the works of Bolbolfan. ThenoobgamingThenoobgaming (talk) 22:36, 4 May 2020 (UTC)

Yes, I see it. Thanks. Bruce5ee has just been blocked. —Bruce1ee 22:42, 4 May 2020 (UTC)

Precious anniversary

Precious

Eight years!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:09, 7 May 2020 (UTC)

Thanks Gerda! —Bruce1ee 06:23, 7 May 2020 (UTC)

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Steve Carell on All My Children

I've sourced that Steve Carell actual scene from All My Children is on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McdaePeD4BA

And we him actually credited on the show https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFU6T3w5SDo go 39:41 to see him credited as Steven J. Carell

If you want to still be in denial that he was on All My Children, be my guest — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.48.73.84 (talk) 00:43, 23 May 2020 (UTC)

I take it you are referring to this edit of yours. It wasn't reverted by me – have a look at the article's history here – but if you read why it was reverted, you'll see it's because YouTube is not regarded as a reliable source. No one is in denial, we're just following Wikipedia's sourcing requirements. —Bruce1ee 07:34, 23 May 2020 (UTC)

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How can I add sources?

Hi! I added a couple of paragraphs about my cousin. New to this. How can I add sources? Auntyree94 (talk) 17:23, 28 May 2020 (UTC)

I take it you're referring to this edit. Wikipedia requires that the content of all articles should be backed up by reliable, published sources. See Wikipedia:Reliable sources. This is to enable readers to verify statements in the article. You need to provide such sources to support additions you want to make to the article. Have a look at Wikipedia:Citing sources to see how to add sources. For more general help on editing articles, see Help:Contents. —Bruce1ee 17:50, 28 May 2020 (UTC)

Your UTRS Account

You have no wikis in which you meet the requirements for UTRS. Your account has been removed and you will be required to reregister once you meet the requirements. If you are blocked on any wiki that UTRS uses, please resolve that before registering agian also. -- DQB (owner / report) 17:20, 2 June 2020 (UTC)

File:RhB BDt at La Punt-Chamues-ch.jpg scheduled for POTD

Bever–Scuol-Tarasp railway

Hi Bruce1ee,

This is to let you know that the featured picture File:RhB BDt at La Punt-Chamues-ch.jpg, which you uploaded or nominated, has been selected as the English Wikipedia's picture of the day (POTD) for June 16, 2020. A preview of the POTD is displayed to the right and can be edited at Template:POTD/2020-06-16. If you have any concerns, please place a message at Wikipedia talk:Picture of the day. Thank you! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:58, 4 June 2020 (UTC)

@Cwmhiraeth: Thanks for that, and I like your caption. —Bruce1ee 11:27, 4 June 2020 (UTC)

External Link removed from the Flutter Article

Hi Bruce1ee, It looks like you have removed the external link that I put on the 'Flutter' wiki page. The wiki page is dedicated to Flutter and the link that i pasted is also a website that also mostly contains data regarding Flutter and according to Wikipedia Policy, We can include anty relevant links in the 'External links' tab. So , kindly add the link back. — Preceding unsigned comment added by TheGrowingDeveloper (talk • contribs) 16:31, 4 June 2020 (UTC)

I take it you're referring to this edit. I removed that link because it appears to be to a personal web site. Have a look at External links to be avoided. Also, Wikipedia is not a how-to guide. Have a look at What Wikipedia is not. —Bruce1ee 17:21, 4 June 2020 (UTC)

Today's Wikipedian 10 years ago

Awesome

Ten years!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:13, 9 June 2020 (UTC)

Thank you Gerda. —Bruce1ee 10:04, 9 June 2020 (UTC)

Thank Rlevse ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:03, 9 June 2020 (UTC)

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Thank you

Thanks for reporting User:2402:1980:2C5:F785:0:0:0:1 to AIV. I was actually just about to do that, when I refreshed and saw you did it. Thanks. JeffSpaceman (talk) 15:27, 20 June 2020 (UTC)

My pleasure – happy to help. —Bruce1ee 15:29, 20 June 2020 (UTC)

item just added

Hi Bruce, could you add the link to the item about Ezra Vogel so he can be added to the July 11 births page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ezra_Vogel thanks, Mark Fraziermark (talk) 12:46, 11 July 2020 (UTC)

Have a look at these instructions. Each new entry must be supported by reliable external source (not a Wikipedia page). —Bruce1ee 12:53, 11 July 2020 (UTC)

Do you like Mike watt?

Just asking Grape Fanta Sucks (talk) 06:43, 14 July 2020 (UTC)

Stop vandalizing Wikipedia. —Bruce1ee 06:45, 14 July 2020 (UTC)

Thanks but

Thanks for [1] but I think this is technically enough to invalidate the prod. I think it is stupid but see for example [2]. Or the steamrolled Wikipedia_talk:Proposed_deletion#Require_de-PROD_rationale which I think should not have been closed so early, but... --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 05:17, 22 July 2020 (UTC)

@Piotrus: I agree, it is stupid. But you're right, PRODs can be removed without explanation or an improvement to the article, although WP:DEPROD says editors are "strongly encouraged" not to do so. Anyway, thanks for pointing this out to me. —Bruce1ee 07:15, 22 July 2020 (UTC)

That's wiki-life :> In practice this means that this article will be likely declined by the admin in few days and we will have to go to AfD. Do you want a ping when I submit it there? --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 08:34, 22 July 2020 (UTC)

@Piotrus: Yes, please ping me – I'd be interested to see what happens. —Bruce1ee 09:20, 22 July 2020 (UTC)

On Obeya

Hi Bruce1ee,

The update for the Obeya page consists of a definition, which is provided in a published book (Dutch) on Obeya plus a list of 11 principles, from the not for profit Obeya Association, which is a group of over 150 Obeya practitioners from 40 countries. I wish you would reconsider your assumption that the update is for promotional purposes. The current page does not have an official definition nor does it have principles that can serve as a guidance for practitioners. That is why the proposed update adds value to readers. Greetings from The Netherlands, Jeroen Apparens (talk) 11:01, 23 July 2020 (UTC)

Hi Jeroen, the content you added to Obeya here has not been written objectively. It promotes the concept of Obeya and the Obeya Association rather than describes it from a neutral perspective. Have a look at Wikipedia:Neutral point of view. Also no reliable, independent sources have been cited. All Wikipedia articles should be based on such sources. —Bruce1ee 11:40, 23 July 2020 (UTC)

External link removal from Early Germanic calendars

Hello Bruce 1ee,

I received your message about removing an external link considered inappropriate for an encyclopedia. I believe it falls under point 3 of WP:ELYES for the reason of "amount of detail." The link contains an open-access phylogenetic reconstruction of Anglo-Saxon month names, including a detailed list of the earliest surviving manuscripts in question. It expands the reader's understanding of the "main source for Old English month names... written in 725", as it is not clear that the original work does not survive, nor that existing copies lack consensus.

I agree that is also falls under point 11 of WP:ELNO as a blog, and that there may be a conflict of interest WP:ADV since it is my blog. However, there are no advertisements on the domain, and there is also an externally archived version of the link available. Lastly, a similar personal website containing detailed information on the topic is already externally linked in note number 4, "De mensibus Anglorum". I appreciate your second review on the topic.

The removed edit consisted of the following sentence and external link in "ref" format:

Although the original manuscript was lost, early copies from 780-836 have been used to reconstruct their initial spelling. Phylogenetic reconstruction of Anglo-Saxon month names in De temporum ratione

Thank you, H — Preceding unsigned comment added by HuckRightOff (talk • contribs) 12:21, 24 July 2020 (UTC)

The content of all Wikipedia articles should be based on reliable sources. You added content to Early Germanic calendars, but used your blog as a source. This is classified as "user-generated content", which is not regarded as a reliable source. Have a look at WP:USERGENERATED for more information. If you have a reliable source to support this content, then feel free to add it again. —Bruce1ee 12:53, 24 July 2020 (UTC)

Thanks Bruce1ee. I agree that my edit violates the user-generated content criteria, which I also agree is a good criteria for narrowing down the scope of acceptable reference material. I find it interesting how the personal website of Nikolaus A. Bär is an acceptable source for citation note 4. Is it because he was digitally transcribing a manuscript rather than analyzing it? If I were to do the same for another work, such as the Law of Æthelberht in Textus Roffensis, which that be sufficient for inclusion as a reference or external link on one of those pages? My goal is to contribute my time and effort to the study of history without losing anonymity. HuckRightOff (talk) 14:02, 24 July 2020 (UTC)

For example, I've created a summary table of digital facsimiles and transcriptions of Anglo-Saxon month names in the oldest 13 manuscripts of De temporum ratione, which I think would be a useful resource in the external links section of Early Germanic calendars. HuckRightOff (talk) 14:19, 24 July 2020 (UTC)

To be honest, I can't comment on the reliability of Nikolaus A. Bär's website. Remember that some user-generated content is acceptable – WP:USERGENERATED says "Content from websites whose content is largely user-generated is generally unacceptable." It seems you could be making some useful contributions to Wikipedia, and I'd say go for it. Use your own judgement regarding the reliability of sources, but also have a look at Wikipedia:Reliable sources. —Bruce1ee 17:33, 24 July 2020 (UTC)

Could be confused with a bot. (UAA report)

id:Pengguna:Qydera-Bot (CA) is a declared bot of id:Pengguna:Qydera (CA) on idwiki. It hasn't edited on enwiki. Cabayi (talk) 08:32, 1 August 2020 (UTC)

@Cabayi: Sorry, I didn't see that it is a bot. In future I should check CentralAuth first! Thanks for the info. —Bruce1ee 08:42, 1 August 2020 (UTC)

Am I that notable

mentioned Megan Barris (Lets talk📧) 17:58, 2 August 2020 (UTC)

According to the ip, you are! Enjoy it while it lasts. —Bruce1ee 18:04, 2 August 2020 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
	Hey Bruce1ee, Congratulations for completing 1,00,000 edits. Keep rocking! Gazal world (talk) 17:54, 7 August 2020 (UTC)

@Gazal world: Thank you very much! BTW it's 100,000 edits, not 1 million :) —Bruce1ee 22:20, 7 August 2020 (UTC)

Yuen Long 21 July

You deleted the addition of this event to 21 July. What is the point of copy pasting a reference from the existing WP article I linked? 95% of other events do not have such references. Fine. Protect your page. I know now why absolutely nothing has happened on that date since 2012. 123.208.236.48 (talk) 13:29, 10 August 2020 (UTC)

These are the rules regarding new entries to days of the year pages. If you have any queries about them, please raise them on the WikiProject Days of the year talk page. —Bruce1ee 13:37, 10 August 2020 (UTC)

.. no. It’s a stupid arbitrary rule and I’ve wasted far too much of my a time trying to improve pages here only to have to spend 10 times as long arguing with people who enjoy undoing others’ work. I won’t do that any more. You deleted a good edit, you own it. 123.208.236.48 (talk) 16:53, 10 August 2020 (UTC)

Adding external link to BCAA

Hi Bruce1ee, thank you for your response. I want to add more value in Wikipedia of branched-chain amino acidsbranched-chain amino acids. I have an article explaining all aspects of BCAA, based on scientific researches, you can check [3]. Can you please let me know is it possible to add this link and write more on Wikipedia about it? Thank you for your time. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dr Rashmi Byakodi (talk • contribs) 10:50, 11 August 2020 (UTC)

Your website appears to be a self-published group blog, which Wikipedia does not regard as a reliable source. Have a look at Wikipedia:Reliable sources, and in particular self-published sources on that page. Also see external links, which explains which types of links should not be used in Wikipedia. —Bruce1ee 11:31, 11 August 2020 (UTC)

Michael Hannan (composer)

@Philip Czaplowski: appears to have a problem with this article. An attempt to start an AfD is here: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Michael Hannan (composer). I'm not sure what needs to be done to make this discussion accessible to all interested editors. In particular, the page's creator, Voceditenore, who is currently "away from the desk" and may not be aware of this AfD.shaidar cuebiyar (talk) 16:00, 17 August 2020 (UTC)

Thanks for the heads-up. Philip hasn't followed the correct procedure for nominating this article; he needs to read WP:AFDHOWTO. Philip, as the nominator, should also notify those editors that have contributed substantially to the article, in particular, the creator. Step III of WP:AFDHOWTO explains how to do it. But, more than likely, anyone interested in the article will have it on their watchlist. —Bruce1ee 17:03, 17 August 2020 (UTC)

Thanks for the ping, shaidar cuebiyar. When I'm away, I don't normally check my watchlist. I've commented at the AfD and will also notify WikiProject Classical music too. Voceditenore (talk) 18:21, 17 August 2020 (UTC)

PS I've fixed the malformed and unsigned (!) nomination page and listed it in the Deletion Log. Voceditenore (talk) 18:31, 17 August 2020 (UTC)

@Voceditenore: Thanks. —Bruce1ee 22:02, 17 August 2020 (UTC)

Bruce1ee and @Voceditenore:: well done, its good to see such cooperation.shaidar cuebiyar (talk) 16:35, 18 August 2020 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Special Barnstar
	Congratulations on the 100,000 edits! We haven't previously interacted. I am Lefcentreright. I serve as an admin on the Afrikaans Wikipedia. Here on the English Wikipedia, I create articles relating to Southern African politics. Once again, well done! Best, LefcentrerightDiscuss 17:54, 17 August 2020 (UTC)

@Lefcentreright: Thank you very much. —Bruce1ee 22:00, 17 August 2020 (UTC)

Cannabis and religion‎

I'm actually the founder of Salvation Anointed www.salvationanointed.com/about-the-church and have been a ministry since 2008

I'm literally the federal standard for cannabis ministry and hold the only Federally Registered Trademark Cannabis Christian Ministry Service

I attempted to provide reference and it has now been removed twice?? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Salvationanointed (talk • contribs) 00:14, 22 August 2020 (UTC)

Those additions were promotional. —Bruce1ee 06:59, 22 August 2020 (UTC)

I think I`m doing something wrong:)

You keep deleting my entries, but I think that the articles I link to are great resources for the topics. What makes you dismiss everything I edited? What is wrong so I can fix it?:)

Btw, I`m LucianaBor

Your edits are promotional, which is not permitted on Wikipedia. Have a look at WP:LINKSPAM. —Bruce1ee 08:48, 3 September 2020 (UTC)

Wly on Whls

Wly on Whls (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) Thats the fuerdai LTA. yust report on meta. Victor Schmidt (talk) 10:00, 6 September 2020 (UTC)

Thanks. The user has now been blocked. —Bruce1ee 10:21, 6 September 2020 (UTC)

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Gold bond

Thank You. I had visited the existing link on Gold bond with name of sovereign gold bond. but existing link is not working anymore. it's showing 404 error page therefore i had replaced the same with correct & valuable link. I request you to review again the same. — Preceding unsigned comment added by ProfitSolo (talk • contribs) 13:15, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

The link you added was promotional, and Wikipedia doesn't allow promotional material on its pages. See Wikipedia:Spam. Also, gold bond is a disambiguation page, that is, it is a list of Wikipedia pages related to "gold bond", and not external links as you added. Regarding the "Sovereign gold bond" external link, that was also promotional and I removed it. —Bruce1ee 13:33, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

"Envaulting" is a thing

Hi Bruce. I changed back a vandalistic edit of "envaulting" to "evaluating", as the paragraph really was about "envaulting" a password in a device which the user controls. Any questions?--Quisqualis (talk) 22:47, 28 September 2020 (UTC)

@Quisqualis: Sorry, my mistake. Your edit was correct. —Bruce1ee 22:53, 28 September 2020 (UTC)

Fire retardant gel page

Hi Bruce, Can you please respond to why you removed the section I created on the fire retardant gel page. I think you made a mistake. Thanks, JohnJjsfiresupply (talk) 18:05, 1 October 2020 (UTC)

The link you added (jjsfiresupply.com) is promotional and Wikipedia doesn't allow promotional material on its pages (see Wikipedia:External links and Wikipedia:Spam). Also your username suggests you may have a conflict of interest – this matter has been raised on your talk page. —Bruce1ee 22:27, 1 October 2020 (UTC)

S20 Edit

Do you think that I 'edited a' *Samsung s20* page. I mean like really. My telephone number is. Contact me if you not scared to confront! Get a hobby... WarrickEcoCity (talk) 13:45, 5 October 2020 (UTC)

Apology from Warrick

Hi there. I am sorry I am very busy at the moment and got angry. Sorry.. Please accept my apology. God Bless. WarrickEcoCity (talk) 14:02, 5 October 2020 (UTC)

TWL not working ?

Hi Bruce, I am trying to log in at TWL's My Library from my laptop. It is not working for me. It show me message like this : "We are sorry, but your account does not have access to this resource". Is it working for you ? (However, It works totally fine on my phone). --Gazal world (talk) 19:09, 5 October 2020 (UTC)

It's working fine for me. TWL should log you in automatically with your Wikipedia account. Are you sure you are logged in as Gazal world and not another user? —Bruce1ee 21:09, 5 October 2020 (UTC).

Yes I was logged in as Gazal world. BDW, I have only one account :), and there is no any other Wikipedian in my hostel. Ha Ha Ha :). Now it is working fine for me. Seems that it was database error. This happened with me in past too. Did this happen with you? --Gazal world (talk) 21:18, 5 October 2020 (UTC)

Good to hear it's working for you again. No, it's never happened to me before. If it becomes a problem for you, I'd suggest contacting TWL. —Bruce1ee 21:23, 5 October 2020 (UTC)

ANI discussion of the suspected sock

Check Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard/Incidents#Possible_sock_trying_to_game_ECP_status. This person keeps on running the IAbot to gain ECP. That was their modus as displayed by all the previous confirmed socks. There is no reason to unnecessary clutter the article when all links that are live and me including a lot of people from WP:ICTF take care of these articles. - Fylindfotberserk (talk) 08:59, 12 October 2020 (UTC)

@Fylindfotberserk: Thanks, that explains it. —Bruce1ee 09:18, 12 October 2020 (UTC)

Welcome. Look at this. They made all those edits in the last 24 hours. My god. I'd like to check each edit thoroughly, but this is too much. - Fylindfotberserk (talk) 09:24, 12 October 2020 (UTC)

Tondu RFC

Hi Bruce

I am a former player and an official sponsor at Tondu RFC. I have also updated the coaching team for 2020

Thanks

Dan Moreis — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dan Morris Phototography (talk • contribs) 06:48, 16 October 2020 (UTC)

Hi Dan, the link you added is promotional and Wikipedia doesn't allow promotional material on its pages (see Wikipedia:External links and Wikipedia:Spam). Also your username suggests you may have a conflict of interest – this matter has been raised on your talk page. —Bruce1ee 09:57, 16 October 2020 (UTC)

List of Six Sigma certification organizations

Hello Bruce1ee, The contents, external links are very genuine and this program is being offered to a larger audience with good intention to share the best practices across the industry. This platform is not used for marketing purposes. This is to share the information with the readers to know about the services available for them. So pl reconsider — Preceding unsigned comment added by Qgenesis (talk • contribs) 10:31, 20 October 2020 (UTC)

There are several problems with your edit: the external link you added is promotional, which is not permitted on Wikipedia (see WP:LINKSPAM); Qgenesis is not a professional association; and a Wikipedia article needs to be linked – no such article exists for Qgenesis. —Bruce1ee 14:40, 20 October 2020 (UTC)

File:Berninabahn zwischen Lagalb und Ospizio Bernina im Winter.jpg scheduled for POTD

Hi Bruce1ee,

This is to let you know that the featured picture File:Berninabahn zwischen Lagalb und Ospizio Bernina im Winter.jpg, which you uploaded or nominated, has been selected as the English Wikipedia's picture of the day (POTD) for December 11, 2020. A preview of the POTD is displayed below and can be edited at Template:POTD/2020-12-11. If you have any concerns, please place a message at Wikipedia talk:Picture of the day. Thank you! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:30, 27 October 2020 (UTC)

The Bernina railway is a single-track, metre-gauge railway line forming part of the Rhaetian Railway. It links the spa resort of St. Moritz, in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland, with the town of Tirano, in the Province of Sondrio, Italy. This photograph shows a train near the top of the Bernina Pass at an elevation of more than 2,100 metres (6,900 ft). The two ABe 4/4 multiple units have excess power with only two passenger cars, so some freight is carried along at the rear of the train.

Photograph credit: David Gubler

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@Cwmhiraeth: Thank you. I've made a couple of minor changes to the caption – feel free to revert if you're not happy with them. —Bruce1ee 11:29, 27 October 2020 (UTC)

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why do you keep changing my edits?

Why do you keep changing my edits? 2A00:23C6:A58C:FC01:D83B:3FE:845A:4305 (talk) 22:26, 29 November 2020 (UTC)

Because they are vandalism. —Bruce1ee 22:27, 29 November 2020 (UTC)

Revision as of 15:37, 29 November 2020 (edit) (undo) (thank) Bruce1ee (talk | contribs) to WP:RSX Talk:Battle of Yongyu Error and Reference Orphans information request

I deleted User :Jim Hokins response to my information request because his e-mail message contained a dangerous download link that my antivirus software quarantined. Additionally, his e-mail address @rambler.ru is bogus. A message sent by me was returned as undeliverable. Please do not revert again. Charles Shaulis (talk) 23:01, 29 November 2020 (UTC)

@Charles Shaulis: If you had explained the reason for removing Jim Hokins's reply in the edit summary, I wouldn't have reverted your edit. That's what edit summaries are for. And Jim has no idea why his reply was rejected. —Bruce1ee 05:29, 30 November 2020 (UTC)

Jim Hokins' reply was not rejected. My e-mail reply to Jim Hokins informing him of the download issue was rejected by my mail server as undeliverable; hence, the deletion. BTW, the executable contained in his download link took a bit of work on my part to delete from my hard drive. Charles Shaulis (talk) 07:15, 30 November 2020 (UTC)

@Charles Shaulis: Then you should have said that in the edit summary, not just deleted it without explanation. It's good practice to use edit summaries. —Bruce1ee 09:00, 30 November 2020 (UTC)

Wikipedia Paragraph 3 Sentence 1 <-removed by you without understanding that it applies directly to the text of a main point in that entry

I am discussing a problem I see with the main point of THE WIKIPEDIA PAGE I am not discussing wikipedia itself. Your aggressive edit without even reading what I said is disconcerting!

PLEASE READ THE WIKIPEDIA PAGE

To understand what I am saying is GENDER BIAS THE MOST IMPORTANT CONCERN WITHIN WIKIPEDIA AS EXPRESSED BY PARAGARPH 3 LINE 1?

Zugzwangerone (talk) 14:43, 1 December 2020 (UTC)

@Zugzwangerone: What "aggressive edit" are you referring to? —Bruce1ee 14:54, 1 December 2020 (UTC)

You don't even know.. Its unbelievable. Do you even read the talk page? You figure it out.Zugzwangerone (talk) 14:56, 1 December 2020 (UTC)

@Zugzwangerone: My last edit on Talk:Wikipedia‎ was on 30 November 2020‎ here. I haven't touched that page since then. Check the page's history. —Bruce1ee 15:01, 1 December 2020 (UTC)

Fleet Management

I made a minor edit that defined the term fleet management. I am not spamming my company, rather we are launching a new free information platform that does not involve sales of any kind. Only providing information. I did not want to alter the body of the article. Just added to it to include a definition of the term and included a link to the page that I sourced the definition. What is a format are you wanting this type of contribution in?ManagerPlus (talk) 21:28, 8 December 2020 (UTC)

You are promoting your company and Wikipedia doesn't allow promotional material on its pages (see Wikipedia:External links and Wikipedia:Spam). —Bruce1ee 22:01, 8 December 2020 (UTC)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Work_order#cite_note-1 On this example, there is another company in a similar capacity to the definitions I added to the Fleet Management article. I want to contribute meaningful information. How does their definition and citation differ from mine?ManagerPlus (talk) 22:22, 8 December 2020 (UTC)

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Is there a rule that forbids anyone to mention Sci-Hub and LibGen?--219.79.88.231 (talk) 11:21, 13 December 2020 (UTC)

No there is not. Wikipedia has articles on them: Sci-Hub and LibGen. But their legal standing as a source of journal articles and books is questioned, and for that reason the Wikimedia Foundation and the Wikipedia community does not endorse them. —Bruce1ee 13:29, 13 December 2020 (UTC)

Survey Software - Comparison List

Bruce - I'd like to know why you reverted QuestionPro from the list of tools for survey platforms. Here are some citataions about us;

• https://www.geekwire.com/2018/survey-company-questionpro-acquires-workxo-bolster-workplace-engagement-tools/
• https://www.geekwire.com/2014/online-survey-company-questionpro-buys-rapidengage/
• https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/13/tech/silicon-valley-moving-to-austin-miami/index.html
• https://venturebeat.com/2012/08/20/add-it-up-web-survey-company-questionpro-acquires-pollbob/

Can you please let me know if QuestionPro can be added?

Bubek~enwiki (talk) 21:05, 14 December 2020 (UTC)

I did not revert your edit. Have a look more closely at Comparison of survey software's revision history. —Bruce1ee 21:16, 14 December 2020 (UTC)

Woops - Sorry - I realized it was reverted to _your_ version ;) My bad. Apologies. Bubek~enwiki (talk) 06:32, 15 December 2020 (UTC)

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WP:RA Companies

Hello friend. We've worked together over at WP:RA a little bit. I hope you're doing well this holiday season. I wanted to throw out an idea on your talk page before going more public with it, in case it's controversial. What do you think of possibly shutting down WP:RA's companies sub-section, and replacing it with a message that they should use AFC?

Seems like WP:RA/companies just a massive list of old, non-notable companies. Keeping it open 1) gives false hope to people applying there, who should probably be using the AFC process to have the best chances of getting their article included, and 2) takes up editor time by having to maintain the lists.

Additionally, I picked a recent applicant from the list that looked like it passed WP:3REFS, made an article for it (Lidya (company)), and now it's about to get deleted. Discouraging. Finally, how many editors actually create articles from the list? One or two a year maybe?

Anyway, just an idea. Please let me know your thoughts when you get a chance. Thanks. –Novem Linguae (talk) 17:43, 23 December 2020 (UTC)

@Novem Linguae: You raise some valid points, but I think you need to keep in mind what the motivation for creating WP:RA/Companies was in the first place. Was it to reduce the AFC backlog? But you're actually asking the wrong person. My involvement with WP:RA has only been peripheral. I'd suggest bringing this up on the Wikipedia:WikiProject Requested articles talk page. —Bruce1ee 07:24, 24 December 2020 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Citation Barnstar
	For providing newspaper references on Izaac Hindom. The newspapers really gave me much more insight into the subject. Regards, Jeromi Mikhael (marhata) 12:21, 26 December 2020 (UTC)

Thanks Jeromi Mikhael, I appreciate it. —Bruce1ee 12:28, 26 December 2020 (UTC)

Why my addings removed?

If you will mention about reference,you can check with wikipedia (it is also added there).Additionally,I see there are several "births" which not mentioned any reference if the reason is about reference Alex WKL (talk) 08:24, 29 December 2020 (UTC)

All new days-of-the-year entries must have an inline citation; see WP:DOYCITE. This only applies to new entries. That is why there are many existing entries without references, but they will be added in time. —Bruce1ee 09:04, 29 December 2020 (UTC)