Yobtar1

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September 2016

Hello! Thank you for your recent contributions to Janice Bryant Howroyd. I did have one note for you. I am working on a maintenance project to clean up Category:Pages using infoboxes with thumbnail images. In the future, please do not use thumbnails when adding images to an infobox (see WP:INFOBOXIMAGE). What does this mean? Well in the infobox, when you specify the image you wish to use, instead of doing it like this:

|image=[[File:SomeImage.jpg|thumb|Some image caption]]

Instead just supply the name of the image. So in this case you can simply do:

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There will then be a separate parameter for the image caption such as |caption=Some image caption. Please note that this is a generic form message I am leaving on your page because you recently added a thumbnail to an infobox. The specific parameters for the image and caption may be different for the infobox you are using! Please consult the Template page for the infobox being used to see better documentation. Thanks!! Zackmann08 (^{Talk to me}/_{What I been doing}) 19:18, 16 September 2016 (UTC)

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Got it, thank you!

I have a question about removing the awards from that page and says "None of these are notable awards." -- I would argue that many are very notable (Entrepreneur of the Year from BET, for instance). Why shouldn't these awards be listed if they are accurate?

December 2016

Chris denson

Hi, and thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia. It appears that you tried to give Chris denson a different title by copying its content and pasting either the same content, or an edited version of it, into Draft:Chris Denson. This is known as a "cut-and-paste move", and it is undesirable because it splits the page history, which is legally required for attribution. Instead, the software used by Wikipedia has a feature that allows pages to be moved to a new title together with their edit history.

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  Yobtar 1, you should NOT just do this, which you have now made into Draft:Chris Denson. The edit histories of these 2 pages now need to be 'merged' (see above) as you are, effectively, taking credit for other editors edits! 220 of ^Borg 09:53, 31 December 2016 (UTC)

Hello and thanks for the note on Chris Denson. I copy and pasted my own writing, but could definitely use some help or advice. There are two Chris Denson's. One is a basketball player at Chris_Denson and there was a blank page at Chris_denson so I wrote the content earlier this evening for the podcast host. Since the header kept his last name in lower case though, I decided it would make more sense to create a new page, so I copy/pasted what I wrote earlier tonight and created a new article request in draft mode (and deleted my content from Chris_denson). I haven't ever copy/pasted from another Wikipedia page before, and the content that I did copy was all written by myself earlier tonight. If you know how to help approve the one I wrote since there are two people with the same name, I would appreciate that and any other notes you have. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Yobtar1 (talk • contribs) 10:07, 31 December 2016 (UTC)
& indent added. 220 of ^Borg 10:12, 31 December 2016 (UTC)

When two Wikipedia (WP) pages have the same names they need to be wp:Disambiguated. I would suggest Chris Denson (podcaster) as a possible page name to disambiguate from Chris Denson. That other page may then need to be moved to Chris Denson (basketball), or similar. I made some edits to the former Chris denson page too, (see here) so they should be attributed to me. 220 of ^Borg 10:20, 31 December 2016 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Chris Denson (December 31)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by SwisterTwister was:  The comment the reviewer left 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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December 2016

Please do not use thumbnails inside of infoboxes as you did to The Art of Work. Note that this is your second warning regarding this issue. Continuing to add thumbnails will be seen as disruptive editing. For more information please see WP:INFOBOXIMAGE. When adding an image, instead of doing:

|image=[[File:SomeImage.jpg|thumb|Some image caption]]

You can simply supply the name of the image. So in this case just do:

|image=SomeImage.jpg.

There will then be a separate parameter for the image caption such as |caption=Some image caption. Please note that this is a generic form message I am leaving on your page because you recently added a thumbnail to an infobox. The specific parameters for the image and caption may be different for the infobox you are using! Please consult the Template page for the infobox being used to see better documentation. Thanks! Zackmann08 (^{Talk to me}/_{What I been doing}) 18:46, 31 December 2016 (UTC)

Wikipedia and copyright

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 Comment: The second paragraph of the lead of 'The Art of Work' is a close paraphrase of, or copied, from other websites. Thank you. 220 of ^Borg 01:05, 1 January 2017 (UTC)

Nomination of The Art of Work for deletion

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May 2017

You have been blocked indefinitely from editing for abusing multiple accounts. Note that multiple accounts are allowed, but not for illegitimate reasons, and any contributions made while evading blocks or bans may be reverted or deleted. If you think there are good reasons why you should be unblocked, you may request an unblock by first reading the guide to appealing blocks, then adding the following text to the bottom of your talk page: {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}.  Bbb23 (talk) 15:54, 28 May 2017 (UTC)

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).

Yobtar1 (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:

I wasn't logging in to multiple accounts for nefarious reasons. In fact I made several edits while not logged in because I forgot, and had a second account for privacy/security reasons. I enjoy contributing here and believe everything I have contributed has been helpful to the site and was done with good intentions. Please let me know how I can remedy or unblock my account. Yobtar1 (talk) 17:29, 28 May 2017 (UTC)

Decline reason:

Procedural decline. Superseded by the request below. Please, do not make more than one request at a time. Vanjagenije (talk) 22:27, 13 June 2017 (UTC)

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Request reason:

In case it is helpful context, I initially made the captkoons9 account to upload images to Wiki commons, thinking I needed a unique account there to do so. Since then I have used both accounts at different times not realizing I was breaking any rules. I realize ignorance isn't the best defense, but I had no method or reason to be deceptive at all. Is there anyway I can keep one of the accounts open now that I understand the one account policy? Yobtar1 (talk) 18:01, 28 May 2017 (UTC)

Decline reason:

New account named Zdogg2114 has appeared. PLease explain your connection. Vanjagenije (talk) 22:27, 13 June 2017 (UTC)

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Request reason:

No relation that I know of, and my account is still suspended. Have explained the new pages, edits and contributions I made -- all to notable figures and companies. Made a mistake by having two logins but nothing was added to be spam or advertising. Would love an explanation or reasoning to continue to block my account rather than just allowing me to use the one login going forward. Based on contributions I've made to the site, I think its clear I have only benefited the pages I contributed to.

Decline reason:

I have looked at the editing history of Zdogg2114, and frankly the claim that there is "no relation that [you] know of" is absurd. The editor who uses the pseudonym "JamesBWatson" (talk) 15:28, 16 June 2017 (UTC)

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Speedy deletion nomination of JJA Venture Search

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Draft:Chris Denson concern

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Your draft article, Draft:Chris Denson

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Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. » Shadowowl Marcos Rodriguez | t | SPI | AIV | Sandbox | Helpdesk » 13:29, 31 July 2017 (UTC)

Sockpuppet investigation

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SmartSE (talk) 15:59, 9 August 2017 (UTC)

Nomination of Chris Denson (innovator) for deletion

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Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. Edwardx (talk) 12:45, 18 September 2018 (UTC)

Nomination of JT McCormick for deletion

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