Rachel Josephson

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how do you categorise or re-categorise someone in their page title? e.g. if they are currently listed as name (actor) but you want them to appear as name (producer). or if their name appears but nothing in bracleks - how do you add a description? thanks! rachelj 17:06, 23 February 2015 (UTC)racheljrachelj 17:06, 23 February 2015 (UTC)

Hi, I assume you mean where there is more than one person with the same name? I.e Brad Pitt, the actor and Brad Pitt, the boxer - the most widely known one is the Actor, therefore he doesn't require (actor) appending to his name typically however, the boxer, as the lesser known of the two needs to be differentiated from the actor as articles must have unique title. Therefore his article is created as Brad Pitt (boxer). If you need to do this to an existing article then you move the page to a new title and possibly make a disambiguation or redirect page. Hope this helps! ^Alex J _Fox^(Talk)_(Contribs) 19:46, 23 February 2015 (UTC)

See Help:Moving a page on how to change a page title. If there's a chance the move may be controversial, it's usually a good idea to announce it on the talk page and to wait a couple of days before moving the page so others may comment. Huon (talk) 19:54, 23 February 2015 (UTC)

how do you get a page listed in the search drop down menu and also, if it is a people page who do you make that box on the right hand side with their picture and key information? Thanks!

Hi Rachel, listing in the search box is automatic, but it gives preference to articles it thinks the searcher is more likely to be looking for. You might find that Mark Ellis (author) becomes a more prominent result in time. At present, I see it as a suggestion if I enter "Mark Ellis (". I've added it to the disambiguation page Mark Ellis to help people find it.

The box you're referring to is {{infobox person}}. There are instructions about how to use it that you can find by clicking on that link, though it's often easier to just copy one from an existing article – perhaps one of these – and adjust as needed.

Cheers, Adrian J. Hunter^{(talk•contribs)} 11:36, 14 January 2015 (UTC)

COI

Further advice for a new editor: Wikipedia has advice to editors regarding the editing of articles on subjects where they might be regarded as having a conflict of interest. I would recommend that you read that advice. - David Biddulph (talk) 11:08, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

ok thanks. new to wiki editing and all help appreciated! just trying to get accurate information on this page and remove the inaccurate information.

Reversion

Hello again,

Did you really mean to undo my edit to Celador ([1])? My edit just removed the update tag (which I thought was what you wanted), fixed some formatting problems, and replaced some tangentially relevant information with a wikilink to Cellar_door#Phonaesthetics.

Adrian J. Hunter^{(talk•contribs)} 14:52, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

Hi,

I'm not sure that I did, no. I appreciate your help, especially with fomatting and removing the two 'out of date' boxes that appear at the top of the page. I am new to Wiki editing and am trying to remove the inaccuracies on this page and get correct information and links up.

Rachel

No worries. I re-did my edit, so no harm done. Adrian J. Hunter^{(talk•contribs)} 10:38, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

Hi, Do you know how I remove the box at the top of the page re 'citations fo verificaton' ? Rachel Josephson (talk) 09:49, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

I see you've figured that out yourself – and how to add in-line refs! The article's looking quite good now. I'm not sure why there are so many citations after Slumdog Millionaire, but it looks like you're still working on it, so no big deal. Adrian J. Hunter^{(talk•contribs)} 10:38, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

yep! getting there slowly. re citation - couldn't work out how to link all the Slumdog articles to references Rachel Josephson (talk) 11:09, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

Minor edits

I don't want to appear negative, but you ought also to read WP:MINOR. Some of your recent edits don't look minor. - David Biddulph (talk) 16:02, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

Hi - not negative at all. I've just read that article and it makes perfect sense- thank you.

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I'm also not sure about notability. The article Mark Ellis (writer) does not look like the authot you mention: I'd start by establishing notability of the author, then the works, before a stand-alone article on an indivudual character.TheLongTone (talk) 17:04, 29 December 2014 (UTC)

Done a bit of googling...can't seem to find a reliable source review of one of these books.TheLongTone (talk) 17:10, 29 December 2014 (UTC)

Hi there - thanks for the feedback. I have today created a page for Mark Ellis (Author) in my sandbox and will complete this in the next few days. Several editors have looked at it and helped/given advice so it seems to be pretty much ok apart from needing more re-writing of the official blurbs for the books.

I have also created a DCI Frank Merlin page in my sandbox and this need a lot of content adding before I can move it to the main space. However, I mistakenly started making a page direct in the main space first and this can certainly be deleted.

If you look on my Mark Ellis sandbox page you will see several good links to reviews on both books.

Hope this helps.

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Hi there - thanks for the feedback. I created a page for Mark Ellis (Author) in my sandbox and will complete this in the next few days. Several editors have looked at it and helped/given advice so it seems to be pretty much ok apart from needing more re-writing of the official blurbs for the books.

I have also created a DCI Frank Merlin page in my sandbox and this need a lot of content adding before I can move it to the main space. However, I mistakenly started making a page direct in the main space first and this can certainly be deleted- is this the one you are referring to???

If you look on my Mark Ellis sandbox page you will see several good links to reviews on both books.

The copy that you refer to was written by Mark Ellis himself and supplied to Troubador - it is the official book blurb and appears on the books and in the listing of every one involved in the creation and distribution of the book. Therefore it is not a copyright infringement.

Would confirmation from Mark Ellis himself that he is donating the copy, suffice?

Thanks.

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Hirolovesswords (talk) 04:52, 30 December 2014 (UTC)

Please can you confirm this is the page I mistakenly created directly in the main space - not the page in my sandbox

Hello! Please could someone help me - I have made a page for Mark Ellis (Author) and moved it to the main space but it is not appearing. What am I doing wrong? Thanks in advance . rachelj 19:57, 8 January 2015 (UTC)

Hi Rachel, It was moved to Mark Ellis (author), consistent with Wikipedia's naming protocols ("author" not capitalised). There's concern that it might not meet Wikipedia's notability requirements for people, in which case it may end up deleted.

Per the welcome at the top of this page, if you want to ask a question on this page, it's best to write {{helpme}} above your question, otherwise it's possible no-one will see it.

Cheers, Adrian J. Hunter^{(talk•contribs)} 05:12, 9 January 2015 (UTC)

Thanks Adrian - your help much appreciated :-)

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You are suspected of sock puppetry, which means that someone suspects you of using multiple Wikipedia accounts for prohibited purposes. Please make yourself familiar with the notes for the suspect, then respond to the evidence at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Gemigem. Thank you. Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡) 04:41, 23 June 2015 (UTC)

June 2015

This user's unblock request has been reviewed by an administrator, who declined the request. Other administrators may also review this block, but should not override the decision without good reason (see the blocking policy).

Rachel Josephson (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

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Request reason:

Please consider unblocking my main account. I 100% understand why I have been blocked and have now read and understood all the guidelines on sock puppets. I was honestly not aware of this beforehand and would never have done anything intentionally wrong. I have not ever intended any underhand or devious editing, this is a genuine mistake. Nothing I have contributed is negative or harmful to anyone or any organisation. I commit to following wiki guidelines correctly and to asking for administrator help if I am unsure. I do not wish to request an unblock of any sock puppet accounts. I would also like to ask for a clean start/change in user name on this main account as I feel it has been compromised by the user tokyogirl (see above) and I have possibly been 'outed' in the real world. I feel this is a violation of my privacy but accept that when I made this account in 2008 I should not have used my own name. I would like to protect my professional and personal reputation and also prevent any discoverability of my children and family, and prevent any damage to my working life, which I feel is now possible by the 'outing'. For this reason, I would appreciate a swift response. Finally, I am absolutely gutted by the situation and will follow advice on fixing it. Many thanks rachelj 08:38, 25 June 2015 (UTC)racheljrachelj 08:38, 25 June 2015 (UTC)

Decline reason:

Rachel, I'm sorry, but I cannot follow your claims above. You appear to have pretended to be multiple people and placed several votes in deletion discussions to further the interests of individuals you appear to have a conflict of interest with. I can't see any way this tracks with "... not ever intended any underhand or devious editing". There was plenty of time for you to act transparently, and you declined to do so. While I think there's a path forward, I can't help without an accounting that matches the facts presented at the SPI. Please note that our terms of use require disclosure of paid editing. Kuru (talk) 17:02, 25 June 2015 (UTC)

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Thank you for taking the time to look into this Kuru. Regarding votes, these were not intentionally made in different names, simply the user I was logged in as. I completely understand and accept the violation but re-iterate that there is no intention whatsoever to be underhand or to avoid transparency. No edits made were in any way harmful or contentious but I do accept some were overtly promotional in tone and I did seek to correct this. I would like to do more to correct this and add-in high quality, reliable sources. I will follow all of Wikipedia's guidelines, including those on WP:COI, WP:RS, WP:V and WP:NPOV, WP:TOU very closely. I will also work with and seek advice from impartial editors to make positive contributions in the true spirit of the wiki project. As requested, the opportunity to change my user name to protect my privacy would be appreciated and/or clean start. I welcome your advice on a way forward. rachelj 13:06, 2 July 2015 (UTC)racheljrachelj 13:06, 2 July 2015 (UTC)

Reply to your email

Wikipedia has a severe and growing problem of undeclared paid editing which, if not checked, could mean it gradually ceases to be a useful, impartial encyclopedia and becomes just another advertising site.

It might just be possible stretch good faith far enough to accept multiple accounts and a focus on editing articles about one particular publisher and their authors, but using multiple accounts for "votestacking" as you did at WP:Articles for deletion/Kogan Page where two of your sockpuppets !voted "keep" is too much.

You mentioned a concern about outing. If this is your real name, please note that the policy Wikipedia:Harassment includes "if individuals have identified themselves without redacting or having it oversighted, such information can be used for discussions of conflict of interest (COI) in appropriate forums".

You may submit another unblock request, but I think it unlikely that it will be accepted at this time. My suggestion would be to take the WP:Standard offer: stay completely away from Wikipedia for six months. Then, if you want to return, read the WP:Guide to appealing blocks and make an unblock request, which should include a list of every account you have operated, an undertaking to use only one account in fuuture, and (I suggest) an undertaking not to edit anything to do with Kogan Page, their authors or their competitors. JohnCD (talk) 11:25, 3 July 2015 (UTC)

Thanks JohnCD - much appreciated. I wonder if you can look at my comment to Kuru on this page, above yours, regarding 'votestacking'. There was absolutely no intention to do this. You are absolutely right that I commented as two different users but that was simply a consequence of logging in and out from the single-use accounts - it was not, ever, intended to be deceptive in any way whatsoever. My few comments and 'keep' votes were backed with new, reliable sources, thanks for contributions and nothing emotive. They were also only posted as replies to other user messages. My intention was clear, I hope, only to improve the page and ensure other editors were reassured of the credibility of the sources. If the good faith can be extended to this isolated incident I would be very grateful. Happy to take further advice. Thanks again. rachelj 16:32, 6 July 2015 (UTC)

I'll be blunt. I don't believe a word you're saying.--Bbb23 (talk) 16:38, 6 July 2015 (UTC)

I find that extremely insulting and hurtful. I have been open, honest and am trying really hard here to explain myself and resolve the situation. Positive and constructive contributions from editors are good, along with reference to wiki guidelines - personal opinion is not helpful. I am sorry if you have had bad experiences with people lying, but that is not my style. rachelj 16:47, 6 July 2015 (UTC)

You created 17 puppet accounts that we know about. Many of the accounts edited together to create articles, giving the appearance that there was more than one person behind the creation when in fact it was you. A few examples are Jonathan Gabay, Colin Barrow, Simon Phillips (author), and Robin Ryde. I'm sure I could find more but it's a waste of my time. The Gabay article was recreated so often that it had to be salted. A great many of your articles were not fit for this project, so whoever is paying you isn't getting their money's worth. I lost track of the number of articles that were deleted through AfD, a tremendous waste of the community's time. I don't disbelieve people without evidence to back it up. I suggest you take JohnCD's advice - and he is apparently more forgiving than I am - and go away for at least six months. I don't know what the outcome of an appeal would be at that time as it depends on too many factors, but based on your record, it is highly likely unlikely, if not impossible, that you will be unblocked now.--Bbb23 (talk) 18:14, 6 July 2015 (UTC)

Bbb23 I guess you mean "highly unlikely". Adrian J. Hunter^{(talk•contribs)} 02:45, 7 July 2015 (UTC)

Oops, thanks.--Bbb23 (talk) 04:13, 7 July 2015 (UTC)

User:Bbb23I note that you have blocked almost 5,000 users and deleted over 17,000 articles and understand this is a key interest of yours. You comments above contains a number of entirely false claims/allegations. If you read the thread you will see that I have been transparent regarding the single use accounts and why they were created from the moment I was alerted to 'sock puppetry'. I also immediately asked for fellow-editor assistance and suggested they should all be retired or deleted. There is no evidence - because there is not truth whatsoever - in your claim that this was to give the impression of more than one person. Several articles have been deleted and I acknowledge why. This forum is not for personal opinions and nasty comments. We should all stick to the facts and refer to wiki guidelines only, particularly with regard to etiquette. WP:EQ WP:ETIQ WP:WQ WP:WQT. rachelj 12:13, 7 July 2015 (UTC)

• Apparently, you have a severe case of WP:IDHT. You've been advised as to what to do by another administrator if you want to edit again at Wikipedia. Instead of following that advice, you persist in using this Talk page as a forum for your "innocence", parroting policy and guidelines you know little about, and making spurious allegations. I've therefore revoked your Talk page access. You may use WP:UTRS to appeal.--Bbb23 (talk) 12:55, 7 July 2015 (UTC)

Reply to your further emails

My statistics surpass Bbb23's: I have blocked over 10,000 users and deleted over 80,000 pages, but I have been an administrator for longer than he has.

The reason for those numbers is that, as administrators, both of us devote considerable time to the tedious and repetitive but necessary task of keeping Wikipedia free of the vandalism and spam which are the downside of "anyone can edit". That means that we are all too familiar with the pattern your edits exhibit - many accounts concentrating on articles on one company or associated with it, and tag-teaming to back each other up in deletion discussions. To any experienced admin, that screams "paid editing" or at best severe COI and intent to deceive. You protest innocence; we are unable to accept that; there is no point continuing the dialogue.

You can still appeal by the WP:Unblock Ticket Request System, but I repeat my earlier advice that an appeal now is unlikely to be accepted, and your best course is:

• Make a list now, for reference, of all the accounts you have used
• Wait six months, with no contact with Wikipedia at all. (That does not prevent you from contributing to other Wikimedia projects such as Wikisource, Wikiquote, Wiktionary or the Simple English Wikipedia - fuller list here).
• After six months, read the WP:Guide to appealing blocks and make an unblock request to WP:UTRS listing all the accounts you have used, undertaking to use only a single account in future, and (I suggest) undertaking to stayy away from anything to do with Kogan Page.

JohnCD (talk) 13:59, 9 July 2015 (UTC)