User talk:Schazjmd#Please revisit

Hi Schazjmd, thank you for inquiring about Remsense’s speedy keep closure of Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sexuality in The Lord of the Rings. Remsense deleted two posts from their talk page, including one addressed to you.[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Remsense&diff=prev&oldid=1287019861][https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Remsense&diff=prev&oldid=1287027289] The deleted post cited prior discussions at Talk:Sexuality in The Lord of the Rings#Is "Sexuality in The Lord of the Rings" a notable topic? (April 6–9, 2025) and Talk:Themes of The Lord of the Rings#Sexuality,_etc. (April 11–17, 2025), arguing the closure was premature per WP:SNOW. I believe my posts were collaborative and policy-focused. The discussion at Wikipedia talk:Articles for deletion/Sexuality in The Lord of the Rings challenges the closure, in case you are interested in hearing both sides of the argument. 87.116.181.138 (talk) 15:23, 23 April 2025 (UTC)

:Hi 138! I'm sorry about the early closure, I was looking forward to reading the discussion on the matter. But only as a matter of idle curiousity, I don't have any real interest in the subject or the article. I asked Remsense about it because the initial close statement was insufficient, however that matter was quickly rectified. Any editor can remove posts from their own talk page. It's assumed that they read the posts, but deleting doesn't mean anything else necessarily.{{pb}}The talk page discussions you link to above would have been useful background for the afd, except that you started both of those discussions. There was some mild agreement from Halbared, but otherwise no support for your viewpoint. Honestly? I'd recommend dropping it. I don't think your arguments are strong enough to outweigh the considerable resistance to your proposal. Sorry, I'm sure that isn't what you want to hear but I'm fairly certain that pursuing this matter will just lead to frustration for you. Schazjmd (talk) 16:12, 23 April 2025 (UTC)

::Thank you for your thoughtful response and uninvolved perspective. I appreciate your advice and understand the resistance to my nomination. My frustration is less about the article's retention and more about the abrupt speedy keep closure by a non-admin after roughly an hour, based on a pretext I believe was inaccurate, given the prior discussions' context. I was fully prepared to accept a KEEP consensus after a full AfD debate. Thanks again for your input. 87.116.181.138 (talk) 16:35, 23 April 2025 (UTC)

:::I get that. I think a community discussion on the question would have been useful, but only if a wider group of editors had involved themselves in evaluating the afd, and there's no telling whether that would have happened. Anyway, I hope you find other areas of the project to involve yourself with. Cheers! Schazjmd (talk) 16:41, 23 April 2025 (UTC)

::::A dog without a bone is a sad sight to behold ;) Luckily, the AfD's back open! 87.116.181.138 (talk) 23:09, 24 April 2025 (UTC)

:::::Glad to see it. I've been watching the comments, interesting to see the reasoning given in each. Schazjmd (talk) 23:16, 24 April 2025 (UTC)

::::::Watch out, you might fall into disrepute for talking to me. 😊 87.116.181.138 (talk) 00:02, 25 April 2025 (UTC)

::::::Page protection is ON, so I can't participate in the AfD further, even if I wanted to. 87.116.181.138 (talk) 00:06, 25 April 2025 (UTC)

:::::::It started an interesting discussion and you got to have your view considered, which is what matters. {{smiley}} Schazjmd (talk) 00:54, 25 April 2025 (UTC)

::::::::Looks like it’s about to ❄️ - time to move on to sunnier places ;) 87.116.181.138 (talk) 16:35, 26 April 2025 (UTC)

:::::::::Safe travels! {{wink}} Schazjmd (talk) 16:51, 26 April 2025 (UTC)

Hi mentor is it possible to write an article about someone --Tiarah123 (talk) 20:48, 24 April 2025 (UTC)

:Welcome, @Tiarah123! It is, but it isn't easy. I recommend that you learn to edit first, and about Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. With a little experience, you'll have a better grasp of what wikipedia considers an acceptable topic for an article, how to provide sources for it, how to format it, and how to write it. "Wikipedia:Your first article" is helpful. I've also added some links to your talk page to help you get started. Hope you enjoy the project! Schazjmd (talk) 20:55, 24 April 2025 (UTC)

Bonjour, je souhaiterais contribuer à un article sur Wikipedia mais dans les suggestions on ne me propose que des articles en anglais. J'ai un bon niveau d'anglais mais je ne me sens pas assez à l'aise pour corriger un article. Comment pourrais-je avoir des articles en français dans mes suggestions? --LouiseKo (talk) 12:32, 28 April 2025 (UTC)

:Bonjour {{ping|LouiseKo|p=}}, si tu veux avoir des articles en français, tu dois aller sur Wikipédia en français (fr.wikipedia.org). ~ Squawk7700 (talk) 12:37, 28 April 2025 (UTC)

:@Schazjmd sorry that I just took the liberty to reply on your talk page to your mentee, I just thought I could help the user find their way around. ~ Squawk7700 (talk) 12:45, 28 April 2025 (UTC)

::Not at all, @Squawk7700, I appreciate it. I don't speak French. Schazjmd (talk) 12:47, 28 April 2025 (UTC)

Hi Schazjmd, please tell me if I did the right thing by moving the updated article to a draft space. Is it where it will be reviewed and given feedback? --Robbydillallo (talk) 15:04, 30 April 2025 (UTC)

:Hi @Robbydillallo. Usually, when an AfD is closed draftify, the closer will move it to draft, but it's fine that you did it. Schazjmd (talk) 19:04, 30 April 2025 (UTC)

Hey there, what's the best way to edit? I have written a lot about the LGBTQIA+ Community in Dallas, TX and have so many things I'm surprised don't exist. I've been uploading some but what do you think about it? Should I just use what I wrote before or change it up? --MEOW0xFF (talk) 01:00, 1 May 2025 (UTC)

:Welcome, @MEOW0xFF. Your first article has already been accepted so congratulations for that. I see that you have several drafts in progress. I looked at Draft:The Throckmorton Mining Company (TMC Dallas). I'm concerned that you added a number of claims that you yourself tagged as citation needed. Articles should summarize what reliable sources have written about a subject. When you write articles (or add information to existing articles), you're getting that information from somewhere, so the citation should state where you got the information from. If you're adding information based on your personal knowledge, don't. Just don't put that information in the article until you have a reliable source for it. Schazjmd (talk) 13:07, 1 May 2025 (UTC)

Hello! I think the geography contest is a great idea and good way to get people engaged with Wikipedia. I am living proof. Anyway how do I participate in the contest? --Bclarke83 (talk) 15:28, 1 May 2025 (UTC)

:Welcome, @Bclarke83! I've put some links on your user talk page to help you get started. Sorry, but I don't know anything about a geography contest. Where did you see it mentioned? Schazjmd (talk) 16:01, 1 May 2025 (UTC)

Dear Schazjmd,

Thank you for volunteering as my mentor. I’m reaching out for some initial guidance regarding the Wikipedia article about me. As a living person, I’m concerned that the article currently lacks sufficient citations from reliable sources, and I would like to ensure that the content is accurate, well-sourced, and in line with Wikipedia’s standards.

I understand the importance of neutrality and conflict-of-interest policies, so I plan to propose suggested edits on the article’s Talk page. Before I proceed, I’d appreciate any advice or direction you might have on how best to approach this.

Thank you in advance for your time and support.

Best regards,

Dan Roman --Dan Nicolae Roman (talk) 09:43, 2 May 2025 (UTC)

:Welcome, @Dan Nicolae Roman. After a quick scan of :Dan Roman (businessman), it looks to me like the Awards and Honors section is the main part of the article that is lacking sources. The Star of Romania has sources, but not the other awards. On the article's talk page, you could provide sources for the other honors in the list, using Template:Edit COI. Schazjmd (talk) 13:14, 2 May 2025 (UTC)

::Thank you Schazjmd,

::I will come back to you soon with sources for Awards and Honors. Thank you so much. Dan Roman Dan Nicolae Roman (talk) 18:50, 2 May 2025 (UTC)

::Dear Schazjmd,

::I have tried to send you some reliable sources and confirmations for the Awards but the system is rejecting the answer .

::Haw I can proceed .

::Thank you for your advice

::Kind regards,

::Dan Roman Dan Nicolae Roman (talk) 16:26, 17 May 2025 (UTC)

::Subject: Request for Update to Wikipedia Profile – Confirmation of Decorations from the Order pro Merito Melitensi

::Dear Schazjmd

::Following prior correspondence regarding the documentation of distinctions listed in my Wikipedia article, I would like to provide formal verification regarding two awards I received from the Sovereign Military Order of Malta under the Order pro Merito Melitensi.

::In response to requests for verifiability, I contacted the Order directly and received written confirmation that both distinctions are officially registered in their archives:

::Cross of the Order pro Merito Melitensi – awarded May 24, 2008, no 846.

::Cross of Officer of the Order pro Merito Melitensi – awarded May 26, 2011, under reference no. 452/11/eb, signed by then Grand Chancellor H.E. Jean-Pierre Mazery

::Below is the relevant correspondence, with personal email addresses redacted in accordance with Wikipedia guidelines:

::Confirmation of Honors – Order pro Merito Melitensi

::Dr. Dan Roman

::1. Request for Confirmation

:: Sent on May 5, 2025

:: From: Dr. Dan Roman

:: To: Sovereign Military Order of Malta

:: Subject: Request for Confirmation of Honors – Order pro Merito Melitensi

::Dear Sir,

::I am writing to respectfully request your assistance in confirming two decorations I have received under the Order pro Merito Melitensi, for the purpose of accurate documentation:

::Cross of Officer of the Order pro Merito Melitensi – awarded May 26, 2011, ref. 452/11/eb, signed by H.E. Jean-Pierre Mazery

::Cross of the Order pro Merito Melitensi – awarded earlier; official diploma retained

::I would be grateful if you could confirm registration of these honors in your archives or direct me to a publicly available source.

::With kind regards,

:: Dr. Dan Roman

:: [Personal contact redacted]

::2. Official Response

:: Received on May 6, 2025

:: From: Lucia Gentile – Internal Affairs Department

:: Sovereign Military Order of Malta

:: Subject: Re: Request for Confirmation of Honors – Order pro Merito Melitensi

::Dear Mr. Roman,

::I am pleased to confirm you that your awards of the Order pro Merito Melitensi are officially registered in our archives.

::With my best regards,

::Lucia Gentile

:: Internal Affairs Department

:: Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta

::I hope this documentation meets the standards for reliable sourcing under Wikipedia's verifiability guidelines. I would sincerely appreciate your feedback on whether the relevant honors might be restored or clarified in the article.

::I also understand that some other honors in the article currently lack independent confirmation. I have only photographic evidence of Diplomas. I am actively working to provide documentation for those as well and will follow up as appropriate.

::If you need need more clarification, I am happy to assist.

::With kind regards,

:: Dr. Dan Roman Dan Nicolae Roman (talk) 16:50, 17 May 2025 (UTC)

:::@Dan Nicolae Roman, sources for wikipedia articles need to be published. Private emails don't suffice. {{pb}}I was assuming that the reason for the "sources needed" tag at the top of the article was because of the awards section, but I could be wrong. You could ask the editor who tagged the article about their specific sourcing concerns. Schazjmd (talk) 17:04, 17 May 2025 (UTC)

::::Thank you for your quick replay. What I must do in order to fully comply with the rules. I will very much appreciate if you can guide me. Best regards, Dan Roman Dan Nicolae Roman (talk) 17:18, 17 May 2025 (UTC)

:::::@Dan Nicolae Roman, go to User talk:Tacyarg and ask Tacyarg what their main sourcing concerns are for that article, since they are the editor who applied the tag. Schazjmd (talk) 17:23, 17 May 2025 (UTC)

I cited two authoritative and reliable sources in the contribution I added. If you have changed your mind, you can revert it. Thank you Cryptic3179 (talk) 16:44, 3 May 2025 (UTC)

:Hi @Cryptic3179, I guess you mean that you were the IP adding content to the article? The content that you added is still there, I moved it to the "disadvantages" section because it made more sense there. You then duplicated the same content, so I removed the duplication only. You also added some other content that lacked a source, and I tagged that paragraph. Schazjmd (talk) 16:47, 3 May 2025 (UTC)

::Thank you :)

::"Since the 2010s, scholars have observed that dating applications have reshaped romantic interaction by translating established courtship practices into quantified, algorithmic processes. Bandinelli and Cossu how how apps such as Tinder emerged by datafying U.S. college hookup culture, most notably through the now‑ubiquitous “swipe” interface, which reduces courtship decisions to binary signals of interest and embeds them in a gamified environment that conceals rejection and amplifies reputational feedback."

::This part comes from the same paper "Bye bye romance, welcome reputation: An analysis of the digital enclosure of dating"

::If you want, you could duplicate the note from the same source Cryptic3179 (talk) 16:58, 3 May 2025 (UTC)

:::When you are using a source in multiple locations of an article (such as separate paragraphs), add a name when you first define the source; for example, . Then for other uses of the same source, you just put to cite that same source. I've done that in the article for you. Schazjmd (talk) 17:08, 3 May 2025 (UTC)

Would you say that tomboys are generally simple living or maximalistic? Please explain your answer. (172.56.79.148 (talk) 18:16, 4 May 2025 (UTC)172.56.79.148)

:I wouldn't say they were either, and I'm not aware of any sources about tomboys that make that connection. Schazjmd (talk) 18:33, 4 May 2025 (UTC)

Hi,

I was wondering if you could help me move my article from sandbox to main space?

V 4loveofbios (talk) 20:58, 5 May 2025 (UTC)

:Welcome, {{re|4loveofbios}}. I've added the template to your sandbox so that you can submit the article for review. After a quick look, I suggest that you hold off on submitting it until you have enough independent reliable sources to support notability. It doesn't look like there is significant coverage of that individual by sources not associated with him. Hope that helps. (I removed your duplicate post here on my talk page.) Schazjmd (talk) 21:19, 5 May 2025 (UTC)

How to create a new article --Garima1997 (talk) 22:25, 7 May 2025 (UTC)

:Welcome, @Garima1997. I've put some links on your talk page to help you get started. It's a good idea to learn how to edit and how wikipedia works before attempting to start a new article, but you can find some tips at WP:Your first article. Schazjmd (talk) 22:28, 7 May 2025 (UTC)

Hi there! How do I mark something as needing a citation? --Howard Blevins (talk) 12:19, 8 May 2025 (UTC)

:Welcome, @Howard Blevins. I've added some links to your talk page to help you get started. For your specific question: place your cursor at the end of the sentence that you think needs a source. On the Visual Editor menu, click Insert, and then Template. In the template search box, type "citation" and then select Citation needed. Schazjmd (talk) 13:36, 8 May 2025 (UTC)

::wait what? There is a visual editor? I have been painstakingly editing using only wikitext all this time 💀NectarLupine (talk) 02:37, 12 May 2025 (UTC)

:::@NectarLupine, I prefer wikitext myself, but there is Wikipedia:VisualEditor for those who prefer it. I saw that Howard Blevins had used it for his first edit so gave him instructions using that method. Schazjmd (talk) 13:49, 12 May 2025 (UTC)

Hello there! I am not sure if this is the correct place to ask this, but I'll shoot anyways. I am considering doing a Checkuser request on the meta wiki, as the main wiki I edit (greek) has no local Checkusers. Once such a check is performed, if a sock puppet is in fact found, what will happen? Will the admins of the wiki the sock puppet belongs to be notified? Thanks! --Amateur Truther (talk) 15:15, 13 May 2025 (UTC)

:Welcome, @AmateurTruther. I'm sorry, I don't know the answers to those questions. Each wikipedia has independent governance. I don't know if global (across wiki projects) checkuser is possible, or how it works, and I don't know enough about the other projects to even recommend where to ask. You could try asking at the Teahouse (I've put links on your talk page) for suggestions on where to get your questions answered. Schazjmd (talk) 17:14, 13 May 2025 (UTC)

Hello Schazjimd I hope I spelled it right!I would like to know what are the best webites for information for edits thank you and good afternoon. --Asiya Cole (talk) 19:25, 13 May 2025 (UTC)

:Welcome, @Asiya Cole! A good place to start learning about sources is Wikipedia:Reliable sources. Which are the most useful sources depends on the type of information you're adding to an article. From your user page, it looks like you might be interested in editing about the Aleut people. On a topic like that, academic books and journals are a good place to start. Hope that helps! Schazjmd (talk) 19:29, 13 May 2025 (UTC)

::Thank you for you help! Asiya Cole (talk) 19:31, 13 May 2025 (UTC)

Hello.

How do I create an article about a top scorer in utme jamb in my school --Dammydammy (talk) 08:27, 14 May 2025 (UTC)

:Welcome @Dammydammy. I've put some links on your talk page to help you get started learning to edit. I recommend that you gain some experience learning to edit before you try to create an article. When you're ready, WP:Your first article gives you some guidance. However, it's unlikely that high test scores will be enough to justify an article. Schazjmd (talk) 13:27, 14 May 2025 (UTC)

Hi schazjmd,

i need help on how to block someone with a rude username.

Regards, beeniemanftblue2344 --Beeniemanftblue2344 (talk) 05:16, 16 May 2025 (UTC)

:Welcome, @Beeniemanftblue2344. Wikipedia:Username policy explains the requirements for user names and how to deal with inappropriate names. I've also added some links to your talk page to help you get started editing wikipedia. Hope that helps! Schazjmd (talk) 13:22, 16 May 2025 (UTC)