Diana at SutroLibrary

Hi! This is the Sutro Library, a branch of the California State Library. Leave us a message or email us at sutro@library.ca.gov - Diana Kohnke - Outreach and Instruction Librarian with the Sutro Library.Sutrolibrary (talk) 18:30, 16 April 2020 (UTC)

April 2020

Welcome to Wikipedia. I noticed that your username, "Sutrolibrary", may not meet Wikipedia's username policy because as the name of a library, it suggests shared use, which is against policy. If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. As an alternative, you may ask for a change of username by completing the form at Special:GlobalRenameRequest, or you may simply create a new account for editing. Wikipedia accounts may only be used by one person, and should uniquely identify you. You are welcome to have a name that specifically identifies one person but contains your affiliation (so per your message on your talk page, you could be "Diana at SutroLibrary"). creffett (talk) 19:26, 16 April 2020 (UTC)

Welcome to Wikipedia. Because we have a policy against usernames which give the impression that the account represents a group, organization or website, I have blocked this account; please take a moment to create a new account with a username that represents only yourself as an individual and which complies with our username policy or request a change of username.

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 Thank you. GirthSummit _(blether) 13:03, 17 April 2020 (UTC)

Explanation of block

Hi - as the automated notice above indicates, I've blocked this account because it isn't compliant with our username policy. I see that Creffett warned you that this was an issue, but since you have carried on editing without responding to that concern I felt it necessary to impose a block. There are a couple of reasons for this: first, you can't have a username that unambiguously represents an organisation without identifying a specific person (not role) within the organisation; also, since you are writing in the plural first person, I'm concerned that more than one person may have access to this account, which is also not permitted. As Creffett says above, a username like DianeAtSutrolibrary would be fine or; if you don't want your real name attached to the account, pretty much anything is acceptable (SpaceDinosaurAtSutroLibrary would be fine) except for the name of the institution on its own, or something that implies it's a role account (so MarketingSutroLibrary or OutreachSutroLibrary wouldn't be acceptable). You can apply for a change of name in an unblock request, or you could simply create a new account with a different name - that's up to you.

Since I assume that you are editing as part of your job, you also need to be aware of our PAID and COI policies - there are certain requirements and restrictions which apply when editing in return for recompense, or editing about subjects you are connected with. I'm sorry that this wasn't the welcome you probably expected. GirthSummit _(blether) 13:13, 17 April 2020 (UTC)

September 2020

Hi Diana at SutroLibrary! I noticed that you recently marked an edit as minor that may not have been. "Minor edit" has a very specific definition on Wikipedia – it refers only to superficial edits that could never be the subject of a dispute, such as typo corrections or reverting obvious vandalism. Any edit that changes the meaning of an article is not a minor edit, even if it only concerns a single word. Please see Help:Minor edit for more information. Thank you. TJRC (talk) 18:16, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

"Wikipedia:Sutro Library" listed at Redirects for discussion

A discussion is taking place to address the redirect Wikipedia:Sutro Library. The discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2020 September 24#Wikipedia:Sutro Library until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. TJRC (talk) 18:28, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

Note, the RFD now also covers Wikipedia:Sutro library. TJRC (talk) 18:43, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

Draft:Sutro Library : a branch of the California State Library

Diana, are you open to help on Draft:Sutro Library : a branch of the California State Library? It looks like the subject would be a worthy addition to Wikipedia, but it would need a lot of work to get it into shape. Let me know. TJRC (talk) 18:44, 24 September 2020 (UTC) Hi, I am open to help. Thanks!--Diana at SutroLibrary (talk) 19:47, 28 September 2020 (UTC)

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Happy editing! TJRC (talk) 18:45, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

September 2020

Hello, I'm TJRC. I wanted to let you know that one or more external links you added to Agnews Developmental Center have been removed because they seemed to be inappropriate for an encyclopedia. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page, or take a look at our guidelines about links. Thank you. TJRC (talk) 20:54, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

Please do not add inappropriate external links to Wikipedia, as you did to Agnews Developmental Center. Wikipedia is not a collection of links, nor should it be used for advertising or promotion. Inappropriate links include, but are not limited to, links to personal websites, links to websites with which you are affiliated (whether as a link in article text, or a citation in an article), and links that attract visitors to a website or promote a product. See the external links guideline and spam guideline for further explanations. Because Wikipedia uses the nofollow attribute value, its external links are disregarded by most search engines. If you feel the link should be added to the page, please discuss it on the associated talk page rather than re-adding it. Diana, please stop adding this in text. It doesn't belong there. READ WP:ELPOINTS, PLEASE. This is the third time I've pointed you to it and you keep putting this EL into the text.

STOP IT.

The EL is present in the External Links section, where it is appropriate. Do not keep reinserting it. TJRC (talk) 23:17, 25 September 2020 (UTC)

Adding "references" that are not references

Hi, Diana. I see you are adding many "references" to your employer to articles where the reference does not support the reference being added.

Please stop doing that. The purpose of adding a reference is to provide verifiability for the text it is purported to support.

I'm looking for example, at this edit you made to Caryl Chessman. The text is "Over the course of nearly twelve years on death row Chessman filed dozens of appeals, acting as his own attorney, and successfully avoided eight execution deadlines, often by a few hours." You added a cite to the website for the Chessman-Asher Collection at [1]. Nothing at that URL gives any information supporting that statement.

I know you really, really want links to the California Digital Library in Wikipedia, and perhaps you're being paid to make them; but this is not the right way to do it. Please read WP:REFSPAM, the Wikipedia policy you are violating.

Interestingly, I think a pointer to this CDL collection would be perfectly appropriate as an External Link to the Chessman article, and I would not object to having it there; but please stop shoehorning it into article, okay?

Also: if you are making these edits as part of your job, you must read and follow the Wikipedia Paid-contribution disclosure policy. It is not optional. TJRC (talk) 20:23, 9 October 2020 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Sutro Library (October 9)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by AngusWOOF was: Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit when they have been resolved.

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AngusW🐶🐶F (bark • sniff) 20:51, 9 October 2020 (UTC)

Hello, Diana at SutroLibrary! Having an article declined at Articles for Creation can be disappointing. If you are wondering why your article submission was declined, please post a question at the Articles for creation help desk. If you have any other questions about your editing experience, we'd love to help you at the Teahouse, a friendly space on Wikipedia where experienced editors lend a hand to help new editors like yourself! See you there! AngusW🐶🐶F (bark • sniff) 20:51, 9 October 2020 (UTC)

San Jose, California

I'm not sure how this link added to San Jose, California will help the readers of Wikipedia. If you could please let me know I would appreciate it. Thank you. Magnolia677 (talk) 22:18, 20 October 2020 (UTC)

Reply to your Articles for Creation Help Desk question

Hello, Diana at SutroLibrary! I'm Snowycats. I have replied to your question about a submission at the WikiProject Articles for Creation Help Desk. Snowycats (talk) 23:16, 29 October 2020 (UTC)