User talk:Cullen328#AfD thing

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hello jim, hope you are doing well. i am a beginner on wikipedia but i am auto correction user. i want to write an article on a ngo which is working very good in there respective field. a friend of mine wrote a article on that topic but it got deleted due to less third party source. can you suggest me something how to write an article which won't get deleted, also i have some credible third party source so i want to ask how can i mention them because they are external links. Devanshusharma569 (talk)devanshusharma569

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Hi Jim,

I am very new to Wikipedia. I got your feedback on the draft article located under PhoCoHaNoi. Thanks so much for your comments. I would greatly appreciate if you would spare some valuable time to highlight those parts from the draft that I need to pay close attentions to regarding the aspect that you raised. I know it would be a long shot to ask if you would even consider providing specific examples by directly editing them on the draft.

Lastly, I still do not know on how to submit the revision for review. I do not see any obvious buttons or pull-down menus from the Sandbox setting that would be able to allow to submit the article for review.

Thank you so much.

PhoCoHaNoi

:Hello, {{u|PhoCoHaNoi}}. I am not going to edit the draft myself, because I want this to be a learning exercise for you. Here are a few examples of unacceptable wording:

• "celebrating the 73-year history of outstanding men and women"

• "pioneering contributions"

• "sustained leadership and strategic vision"

• "Exceptional services to innovation ecosystem"

• "stimulating small business innovation, meeting the Air Force and DoD R&D needs, broadening participation in innovation and entrepreneurship, and boosting commercialization"

• " So, as Dr. Pham looked back now, he brought systems-theoretic science and control engineering principles, together with teamwork and interdisciplinary to bear fruition in solving warfighter engineering problems, various areas of specific focus for increased activities in space control autonomy and space domain awareness."

:It is not the job of a Wikipedia editor (you) to praise a person. Every trace of this non-neutral language must be removed. A Wikipedia article should never say "Person A is great!" Instead, it should say "Reliable source C reports that Expert B says that Person A is great", along with a reference to Reliable source C.

:As for how to submit your draft, I will explain that when the draft complies with the neutral point of view. Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it

Hi Jim. I will deeply appreciate anything that you can do to help. How can I find out about other editors and send them messages? I recently looked for an article about The Italian Coffee Company that I had read years ago. However, I could not find it. I believe that this article should be available. I am a new editor and I have a big learning curve ahead of me. Maybe you can post to my talk page. I am user Mojosa17. Any help will be greatly appreciated.

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Hi Cullen328, I was editing a wikipedia page for which I might be categorized as a conflict of interest, and a friend later warned me that this is not acceptable so I reverted the changes as I didn't want to jeopardize the page. However, the minor edits (about 500 characters total) still need to be made as they are updates to outdated references on the page. Can you give me advice on how to contact someone who might assess the requested changes and make them? --Shannonbryn (talk) 13:05, 22 May 2025 (UTC)

:Hello, {{u|Shannonbryn}}. I assume that this is about Shannon B. Olsson. There are a few things that you should do. First, click on your signature which is now red, type in the editing box to disclose your conflict of interest, and then click the blue "Publish page" box. Then, read about how to create a formal edit request. Then, make your formal edit request at Talk: Shannon B. Olsson. If you are unable to resolve the issue within a couple of days, come back here to my talk page and I will assist you further. Thank you for doing your best to resolve this the right way. Cullen328 (talk) 16:14, 22 May 2025 (UTC)

::Thank you @Cullen328, I will study these materials and go forward. I am hopeful that these minor edits might get made by an impartial third party. I appreciate your help. Shannonbryn (talk) 07:53, 23 May 2025 (UTC)

How do I edit on Wikipedia --Ochediameh (talk) 14:23, 22 May 2025 (UTC)

:Hello, {{u|Ochediameh}}. Help: Editing is a good introduction. Please avoid making major changes to articles until you know what you are doing a little bit better. Cullen328 (talk) 16:30, 22 May 2025 (UTC)

hello how do I create a citation? --Isnex66 (talk) 14:07, 25 May 2025 (UTC)

:{{u|Isnex66}}, please read Referencing for beginners. If you have further questions, you can ask me or ask at the Teahouse. Cullen328 (talk) 19:16, 25 May 2025 (UTC)

Good morning Cullen328. Just an FYI. Updated the [2] ref hyperlink [Fischer]. Hopefully done correctly. Thanks! Yosemite4 (talk) 13:59, 26 May 2025 (UTC)

:Hello, {{u|Yosemite4}}. The link works fine now. Thanks. Cullen328 (talk) 18:20, 26 May 2025 (UTC)

Hi! I was wanting to edit my parent company's page on wikipedia to add another of their ventures that has recently started. Could you please suggest any tips that I need to follow? I did some research and have read the basics, however any suggestions from an experienced editor like you would be really helpful. Here's what I crafted -

In 2023, Diatom Watches, a company founded by Dr. Chris Rose and Dr. Alex Baker—also co-founders of Sent Into Space—began producing limited-edition timepieces incorporating space-flown materials such as meteorite and Apollo 11 Kapton foil. Each watch is launched into near space using high-altitude balloon flights conducted by Sent Into Space, with the journey documented and authenticated as part of the product's provenance.

The name "Diatom" was inspired by a 2013 high-altitude balloon experiment conducted by researchers from the University of Sheffield, including Dr. Rose and Dr. Baker, which reportedly recovered a diatom fragment and unusual biological entities from the stratosphere. These findings were interpreted by some as potential evidence of extraterrestrial life, though they remain scientifically debated. --AllenSams50 (talk) 14:46, 27 May 2025 (UTC)

:Note: I have reverted this edit, as not only grossly promotional (no independent sourcing for the watch stuff), but in addition as promoting fringe 'science' based on a single experiment, the validity of which is clearly open to question. If the company wants to use claims of 'potential evidence of extra-terrestrial life' to flog watches, that's their business, but they can't use Wikipedia to do so. That is utterly absurd. AndyTheGrump (talk) 16:41, 27 May 2025 (UTC)

:AllenSams50, read Wikipedia:Conflict of interest and Wikipedia:Paid-contribution disclosure. AndyTheGrump (talk) 16:41, 27 May 2025 (UTC)

:To add to the above, Diatom Watches is a separate company, and accordingly their products wouldn't merit discussion in the Sent Into Space article anyway. AndyTheGrump (talk) 16:50, 27 May 2025 (UTC)

::{{u|AllenSams50}}, I am in complete agreement with {{u|AndyTheGrump}}. You have a conflict of interest that must be properly declared in accordance with WP:PAID. Your edit was overtly promotional and based largely on promotional materials published by the company. That behavior is not allowed on Wikipedia. Cullen328 (talk) 16:57, 27 May 2025 (UTC)

:::AllenSams50 has entirely ignored the above (also notified on their talk page), and restored much the same promotional content, with the only supposedly 'independent' soucing being a clearly-labelled 'advertising feature'. [https://www.mylondon.news/special-features/meteorite-landed-discover-breathtaking-timepieces-29543766] Given the clear and unambiguous violation of Wikipedia:Paid-contribution disclosure, I would assume that a block is in order? AndyTheGrump (talk) 13:55, 28 May 2025 (UTC)

::::{{done}}, {{u|AndyTheGrump}}. Cullen328 (talk) 18:25, 28 May 2025 (UTC)

How can I insert boxes into my user page? --MajjuBhalla (talk) 08:30, 2 June 2025 (UTC)

:Hello, {{u|MajjuBhalla}}. Please read Wikipedia:Userboxes. Cullen328 (talk) 16:12, 2 June 2025 (UTC)

{{reply to|Cullen328|Gsfelipe94}} em português, that might have have been intention. Shirt58 (talk) 🦘 09:58, 5 June 2025 (UTC)

:Hello, {{u|Shirt58}}. Thanks. My intent was simply to explain something to that editor. Cullen328 (talk) 16:26, 5 June 2025 (UTC)

::Exactly. His actions were deliberate. The disruptive editing needed to be accounted for. Gsfelipe94 (talk) 17:59, 5 June 2025 (UTC)

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How do I change the points --Ianwikiobiwan (talk) 04:13, 7 June 2025 (UTC)

:Hello, {{u|Ianwikiobiwan}}. I do not understand what you mean. Please clarify. Cullen328 (talk) 05:43, 7 June 2025 (UTC)

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Thank you for taking care of your sister! -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:39, 7 June 2025 (UTC)

:Thank you, {{u|Gerda Arendt}}. I am doing my best in a challenging situation. Among the difficulties is that it takes me about three hours to drive to where she lives. Cullen328 (talk) 15:47, 7 June 2025 (UTC)

::Hey, Cullen, best wishes with the family health crisis. I'm going through something like that myself, and I feel for you. Valereee (talk) 21:52, 8 June 2025 (UTC)

:::Hello, {{u|Valereee}}. One of life's ironies is that I am the oldest of five siblings, and in the best health of all of us. At the moment. I credit that to the restorative powers of 16 years of editing Wikipedia. (JK) Cullen328 (talk) 22:04, 8 June 2025 (UTC)

::::Don't dismiss it! We keep our brains functioning with this kind of work. :) My 97-yo dad walks a mile a day becuz: use it or lose it. :) Valereee (talk) 22:23, 8 June 2025 (UTC)

:::::I just heard about this, and I wish your sister all the best. --Tryptofish (talk) 20:27, 10 June 2025 (UTC)

::::: Thank you for sharing, all, and good advice, Valereee, about walking! - Stravinsky pictured on his birthday + Vienna pics - but too many who died (Joel Shapiro, talk about Jewish traditions, but no ref and no detail, and much more without ref) + I have a "defiant" cantata up for GA --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:40, 17 June 2025 (UTC)

سلام استاد لطفا کمکم کنید --Wawsedrf (talk) 18:43, 7 June 2025 (UTC)

:Hello, {{u|Wawsedrf}}. This is the English language Wikipedia and all communication should be in English here. You are welcome to edit the [https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B5%D9%81%D8%AD%D9%87%D9%94_%D8%A7%D8%B5%D9%84%DB%8C Persian Wikipedia]. Information about that project in English can be found at Persian Wikipedia. Cullen328 (talk) 21:10, 7 June 2025 (UTC)

Sorry to be a bother but could you make that block indef? They're an LTA, been at it for some time, and they create new accounts to evade the blocks. Cheers -- Patient Zero^talk 06:41, 8 June 2025 (UTC)

:{{u|Patient Zero}}, {{done}}. Thanks. Cullen328 (talk) 07:23, 8 June 2025 (UTC)

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A level headed response to my statements which I unfortunately can't say were the same. Thanks for bringing me back to earth. Apologies again, and best regards.

CSGinger14 (talk) 08:18, 8 June 2025 (UTC)

:Thank you, {{u|CSGinger14}}. Cullen328 (talk) 18:10, 8 June 2025 (UTC)

Hi Cullen, I'm confused. I am also the real Cinderella with two L s not two i s. When you blocked the impersonator, a message came to me on my email saying you had blocked me. What it actually said was that you had mentioned me. I clicked the button on the email and wound up at the impersonator's page, where I left a message and then the same message using the unblock template. The impersonator's TP appears to be a mirror of mine. Anyhow, disregard those messages. We need to do something about the TP. I also just had {{U|Adumbrativus}} close an RM that I opened. I left them a message there. Ping {{U|Peacemaker67}} as I have emailed you before. If necessary, I can email you again from the same address to confirm my identity Tilt, cock, lock, look. Cinderella157 (talk) 04:38, 10 June 2025 (UTC)

:Hello, correct {{u|Cinderella157}}. You are not blocked. The impersonator is. I pinged you so that you would know about the impersonation and that I blocked the impersonator. I am sorry if that caused any confusion. All I needed to do was to look at the edit histories to see that you are the real deal. Cullen328 (talk) 06:26, 10 June 2025 (UTC)

::Yes, it was not just the ping that did it but that their TP is a mirror of mine. Your ears were probably burning as a result of what I was calling you at the time before I realised that their TP wasn't actually mine. Can we fix that - delete it like you did the user page or at least clear it (or almost clear it). I now see the RM was not mine, even though I might have created one like it. I left a message for Adumbrativus acknowledging my error and to disregard. My head hurts. Cinderella157 (talk) 07:04, 10 June 2025 (UTC)

:::{{u|Cinderella157}}, you can call me whatever you want. That is one of the perks of being an administrator, along with the free t-shirt that never got delivered. The mistake I made was not deleting the fake/duplicate talk page before placing the block notice. I went back and manually removed all the copy pasted material. My excuse is that I was working on several things simultaneously, both on and off Wikipedia. Sorry for disconcerting you. Cullen328 (talk) 07:29, 10 June 2025 (UTC)

Hi Cullen, I have a draft page in my sandbox. Could you take a look and let me know what you think, before I submit it for review. Thanks. --MoonBeach2025 (talk) 16:10, 12 June 2025 (UTC)

:Hello, {{u|MoonBeach2025}}. Your draft has a highly promotional tone, which is inappropriate for an encyclopedia article. Please read the Neutral point of view, which is a core content policy. Writing neutrally is mandatory. Cullen328 (talk) 17:34, 12 June 2025 (UTC)

::Hello, thanks a lot for the feedback. The profile has now been shortened, adjectives removed and the neutrality improved. Essentially everything that remains is factual and verified by citations (journal papers/patents/news) and events that have happened. Let me know if there are any specific sentences that are not deemed correct or don't sound neutral. All the best. MoonBeach2025 (talk) 18:53, 12 June 2025 (UTC)

:::Hello, {{u|MoonBeach2025}}. Which reliable, independent sources discuss his "leadership" in "advanced manufacturing and strategic technology development" and which reliable, independent sources call his research papers including his McGill University paper "seminal"?

:::The Brian Wilshire reference does not mention David Jarvis and therefore does not belong in your draft. Your Metallurgy Europe reference doesn't mention Jarvis, is not substantive and is of no value to your draft. Your ESA source says nothing about "managing a portfolio" and does not include the dates you mentioned. It is just a photo and a caption. Your assertion about an honorary professorship at Swansea University is unreferenced. Many other sentences are unreferenced and their assertions unverified. The MatSEEC reference does not mention David Jarvis and therefore does not belong in your draft. Your description of his research focus is unreferenced. The assertion that he "led a team of experts" working on "metal powder combustion" is unreferenced. You claim that the paper he co-authored in Materials & Design is one of the "highest cited papers" is referenced to the paper itself instead of any reliable source making the "highest cited" claim.

:::I gave up about halfway through your draft. Vast swathes of your draft are unreferenced or poorly referenced and therefore violate the core content policies of Verifiability and No original research. Every substantive assertion must be referenced to a reliable source that verifies the specific content you propose to add to the encyclopedia. And any evaluative terms like "seminal" or "leadership" or "advanced" must be referenced to reliable sources entirely independent of Jarvis, his universities and his research institutions. Cullen328 (talk) 03:22, 13 June 2025 (UTC)

::::Also, we do not write "profiles". We write well-referenced encyclopedia articles. Cullen328 (talk) 03:26, 13 June 2025 (UTC)

:::::Hi Cullen, thanks for the feedback. I will keep trying in order to get the right tone, but it's difficult of course, because when looking at other senior metallurgists on Wikipedia they are not much different in their tone. For example, Brian Cantor from Oxford has a profile that says "Cantor is acknowledged as a world authority on materials manufacturing" (but no actual reference). Dierk Raabe from Germany "has contributed significantly to the field of materials science" (but also no actual reference). Therefore, one could argue they don't really fit the policy either. Since I was largely following the style that's already on Wikipedia, I thought this would be OK. I will take another look at the text and remove anything with evaluative terms, unless verifiable, and check that the independent references fit better. Thanks again for the good feedback. MoonBeach2025 (talk) 03:48, 13 June 2025 (UTC)

::::::{{u|MoonBeach2025}}, please note that Brian Cantor is a start class article and Dierk Raabe is a C class article. Those articles have been evaluated by other editors and determined to be of mediocre quality. If you want to model your work on other articles, you should select Good articles or Featured articles which have gone through a formal assessment process. Checking that {{tpq|the independent references fit better}} does not solve the problem. To be clear, every single substantive assertion in the draft must be verified by a cited reliable source. Citing sources that do not verify the assertions is unhelpful and a waste of the precious volunteer time of reviewers. You draft does not need minor tweaking. It needs a dramatic rewrite from beginning to end to bring it into full compliance with Wikipedia's core content policies. Cullen328 (talk) 04:36, 13 June 2025 (UTC)

:::::::Hi again Cullen. Thanks for pointing out the class system, which I didn't know about until now. I see that Start Class and Class C, for Cantor and Raabe's pages respectively, are indeed fairly low quality, which is not what I'm aiming for. Therefore, I fully understand and appreciate your high standards and the strict BLP policies. As a result, I have re-written the page and deleted quite a lot, in particular the parts that can't be properly verified with online sources. And I think I have done a better job making sure that assertions are backed up by reliable citations. Hopefully you can see some improvements now. Would be nice to get the content nearer to A class. MoonBeach2025 (talk) 10:10, 13 June 2025 (UTC)

::::::::{{u|MoonBeach2025}}, I am very busy today off-Wikipedia and will not have time to take another look until much later today, California time. Cullen328 (talk) 14:32, 13 June 2025 (UTC)

:::::::::No rush, please take your time. Out of curiosity, how do the BPLs of other scientists get posted if they have a low/mediocre quality grade? Is it generally hoped that they will improve with time? MoonBeach2025 (talk) 07:47, 14 June 2025 (UTC)

::::::::::{{u|MoonBeach2025}} which reliable source verifies the 6 April 1975 date of birth? Which reliable, independent source verifies that he is {{tpq|known for his research and inventions within the European aerospace, engineering and manufacturing sectors}}? What does "known for" even mean in an encyclopedia? Lists of patents alone are not adequate. Which reliable, independent source verifies the statement {{tpq|As a researcher, Jarvis has focused on new, environmentally-friendly methods}}? Everything must be verified.

::::::::::As for lesser quality articles, we have accumulated seven million articles of varying quality over almost a quarter century. In general, quality expectations have increased over time, but there are many ways that mediocre quality articles can still exist. Formal review of draft articles is required only of the newest editors. Efforts to delete or improve lesser quality articles are ongoing continuously, but many editors are more interested in writing new articles about their favorite topic than improving a random article about something or someone they have never heard of. As for me, I will always promote excellence over mediocrity. Cullen328 (talk) 08:40, 14 June 2025 (UTC)

:::::::::::Hi Cullen, I have made some changes to the draft, including: adding a UK birth registry document from 1975; removing the phrase "known for" throughout, and providing further verification on each sentence from legitimate online sources. Let me know what you think, in due course. I too am aiming for excellence, not mediocrity. MoonBeach2025 (talk) 13:38, 15 June 2025 (UTC)

{{od}}{{u|MoonBeach2025}}, I think that it is time for you to get a formal assessment from an Articles for Creation reviewer. Good luck. Cullen328 (talk) 02:46, 17 June 2025 (UTC)

:Thanks Cullen, appreciate your advice on the drafting. MoonBeach2025 (talk) 12:41, 17 June 2025 (UTC)

File:Symbol watching blue lashes high contrast.svg You are invited to join the discussion at :User talk:Wh67890. Hello, User:Wh67890 is now making personal attacks whilst blocked on their user talk page, would it be possible to revoke their talk page access? Thanks Magic Fizz ^(talk) 12:32, 15 June 2025 (UTC)

:Thanks, {{u|Magic Fizz}}. I was traveling yesterday and another administrator took care of the disruption while I was away. Cullen328 (talk) 08:26, 16 June 2025 (UTC)

I have made some edits to an article. There is a BBC podcast, and I was curious to know if I can write about this in the Hollyoaks section and use it as a reliable source. It is also on the BBC News UK website. --Applesandpears20 (talk) 19:09, 16 June 2025 (UTC)

:Hello, {{u|Applesandpears20}}. It is always best to mention the specific article that you are talking about. I see that you have been editing a variety of articles. The reliability of any source depends in large part on the specific context and the claim being referenced. You can ask at the Reliable sources/Noticeboard. Be sure to give complete details. Cullen328 (talk) 02:41, 17 June 2025 (UTC)

::Hello, this link to the noticeboard is brilliant for me — thanks so much! Applesandpears20 (talk) 11:21, 17 June 2025 (UTC)

Um, like my username is S0091 not [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:WikiProject_Articles_for_creation/Help_desk&diff=prev&oldid=1296374981 SOO91]. :) Because of my work with data, I do know better than to use zeros mixed with alpha characters but it was one of those something was rolling around in my head at the time I created my account. S0091 (talk) 18:21, 19 June 2025 (UTC)

:Hey, {{u|S0091|Alphanumeric character guy}}! So sorry! Some troll recently registered User: Cu11en328, which looks precisely like my user name in some fonts. Cullen328 (talk) 02:56, 20 June 2025 (UTC)