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I watch Guru Nanak. My watchlist showed:
"(Deletion log); 03:44 . . Diannaa (talk | contribs) changed visibility of a revision on page Guru Nanak: content hidden (RD1: Blatant copyright violations)"
I went to the article history but could not discover what you had done. It would be useful to know where the copyright violation had been, in case I had (inadvertently I assure you, if that was the case) been the contributor. If I wasn't the offender, I would still like to know more, so that I could help with the 'policing' in future. Apuldram (talk) 12:33, 1 December 2015 (UTC)
Hi Diannaa, could you tell me what would be the collateral damage in making a block on the 166.170.xxx.xxx range? I'd like to gather some facts before making any earth shattering proposals. This range is mainly used by a blocked editor who only shows up when Ricky81682 comments on ANI to harass, troll and attack him. Thanks Blackmane (talk) 01:53, 2 December 2015 (UTC)
Hello. I am Elle 2016 (talk · contribs). I'm sorry I didn't change my username before but I was awaiting for an answer from ☾Loriendrew☽ to know if I had to do it or not. I requested a change in username on my talk page. Could you change it please ? :) Thank you very much.
Hey Diannaa, how are you? Just came across Recurrent neural network and it looked fishy. I got an Earwig report of about 97% with http://spotidoc.com/doc/1157819/chapter-2-deep-learning. I can't trace the origins of that document, but it appears to be some kind of book excerpt. What do you reckon? Cheers, FoCuS contribs; talk to me! 03:43, 2 December 2015 (UTC)
Hi Diannaa- I’m new here, my first draft article is in my sandbox Looks like for one photo I did it right regarding the pending licence verification, but for the other I didn’t. Both from the same source, both referenced in email [Ticket#: 2015112810000667] What should I do? Or will it all go thru OK if just I wait for the 44-day processing backlog?
Thanks, C=lambda*nu (talk) 04:11, 2 December 2015 (UTC)
Hello. Sorry to harass you again, but that's the consequence of being kind (watch out: you could become my best-trusted en-wiki sysop; this is the time to be rude in order to avoid it ^^)
I came here following the contributions of a user who would meet our policies about paid-contribution and found this user page. Is that ok for en-wiki policies? Thanks in advance for your attention--Formica rufa (talk) 07:53, 2 December 2015 (UTC)
This users every upload is copyright violation
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Masroor883
--The Avengers 13:54, 2 December 2015 (UTC)
Hi, Diannaa! This is/was on my watchlist, so I was just looking at your changes there when suddenly … there was nothing to look at! First, I'm sure you were right to remove the content that started off "The anger of modesty", as that presumably belongs to Josep M. Cadena, who wrote it; I should have noticed that, my mistake. I know you also removed another chunk, but I didn't have time to see what it was. What I just wanted to check, though, was that you did see the OTRS permission on the talk page there. Because it was my impression that the content (apart from that "anger of modesty" stuff) was covered by his release. Do you see that differently? Regards, Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 16:50, 2 December 2015 (UTC)
Draft:The People's Alliance (Durham, NC)
Hi! You helped me before. My article submission was rejected for a third time. The first rejection (by Wia) was for lack of references, paraphrasing and copyrights. I fixed issues (you helped on first draft).
The second rejection (by LaMona) was because she felt the organization was not notable enough and needed better references.
I revised line by line and located sources to support each sentence in draft, which are statements of past facts and accomplishments, not my opinion. Combined they demonstrate the organization is notable. The organization is referred to in the Wiki article about Durham, NC. I understand that using other wiki articles does not always make a reference acceptable. Durham, NC is a city of 250,000 in a metropolitan area of 1 million. The organization has been continuously active in Durham since their formation in 1975. There are 63 boxes of reference materials in the State of North Carolina Collection in the Durham Library system. The Duke University Perkins Library has 5 folios of materials. They are notable.
The third rejection (by SisterTwister) is because she feels the article reads like an advertisement. How so?
I am not involved with the PA in any way whatsoever. I'm very frustrated, but more confused. The other students in our class added to other articles - sometimes very poor contributions - and all were accepted. The 3 of us who tried to create an original article, to bring relevant civil rights and social issues to Wikipedia have been rejected.
Can you shed some light? Is it worth the effort to continue on an organization that will continue to be judged as not notable? There is one week left in our semester. Thank you kindly. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Feliciakw (talk • contribs) 02:27, 4 December 2015 (UTC)
Hi again. There's a cross-wiki spam campaign on this article. Could you please check whether it meets en.wiki criteria for inclusion (the subject could be encyclopedic, but the Italian version was quite emphatic and promotional)?--Formica rufa (talk) 17:37, 5 December 2015 (UTC)
Thanks for joining the efforts :-) Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 15:23, 6 December 2015 (UTC)
Hi Diannaa - I saw that you deleted Category:Wikipedia files missing permission as of 26 November 2015 and in fact it appears to be empty when visited. However, check out File:Police State 3- Total Enslavement.jpg. Some kind of bug? Kelly hi! 19:18, 6 December 2015 (UTC)
Hi Diannaa You deleted Dan Laske revisions to my biography and they are true. There is no copyright on the material he added. He was trying to update information on Wiki for me because it has not been brought up to date for ages. Ajlscl14 (talk) 20:30, 6 December 2015 (UTC)Ajlscl14
Hi Dianna. Could you possible check this edit where a new account reverted my removal of an image? If you check the source link of the image it was obtained from a fan website and it is probably a copyvio imo. Thank you as always. Dr. K. 15:59, 7 December 2015 (UTC)
I've long been wondering. What's the holding pen? Something like Bishzilla's pocket? Bishonen | talk 17:04, 7 December 2015 (UTC).
Earlier, a user had requested that I add a non-free use rationale for the image below. I do not know how to "add" a rationale, and asked the user to tell me how. (I added it inside the source of the image details, but apparently that wasn't correct) I didn't receive any reply and you deleted it a few days after.
I don't know how to request undeletion of an image on Wikipedia, either... this is all very frustrating. Can you take a look at this please? --Agamemnus (talk) 22:54, 7 December 2015 (UTC)
Hi Dianna. First of all,let me say thanks for all your work at UAA. I worked there for a period of years but I got kind of burned out on it. I've also spent a lot of time working with unblock requests, including recently signing up at UTRS to review blocks there. That brings me to my point, which is regarding people violating ORGNAME and making promotional edits. There are two perfectly valid administrative responses to this. One is the hard block, requiring an appeal in which the user must indicate what new name they would like and commit to not doing promotional edits, and even then maybe get hit with the {{coiq}} template. The other is {{softerblock}}. I guess I have become a sort evangelist for this approach. Below are some details on why that is.
In almost every case,these people are just clueless. They've gotten so used to a world where they can control their message in every place on the web that it honestly does not occur to them that this is not such a place. I know, it seems ridiculous if you think about it even a little bit that a site that strives to be neutral would let article subjects write their own articles and turn them into PR junk, but we are the exception, not the rule. These people aren't being malicious or trying to subvert what Wikipedia is, they just didn't think it through before they started editing.
Next is the use of administrative resources to review these blocks. They are almost all the same, something along the lines of "I had no idea, I didn't intent to promote, I'll try not to do it anymore". There is no way to know whether they now really get it or not, the only way to find out is to unblock. Before doing that, the reviewing admin would usually need to talk to the blocking admin, which can stretch the proces put over a matter of days.
With the soft block, the user is told "You cannot use this name. You also should not be making promotional edits. Pick a new name and try again." No review is needed, the user can just take another swing at it under another name. If they still can't see the difference between neutrality and spamming, they get blocked again. It's just more efficient and easy for everyone. Of course this approach should never be used with persistent spammers, but I think it most cases where they picked an ORGNAME and made 1-5 sort of promotional edits it is the best approach. Just some free advice for you to take or leave as you please. Beeblebrox (talk) 01:52, 8 December 2015 (UTC)
I noticed you have revdel'ed a portion of the page and blocked one of the editors User:Clockenflapp who made the edits but missed one of the puppets User:Clockenflap (missing a p on the end) involved. If you wish you may use the soft block again but this is beginning to encroach on habitual spamming since the single p user was warned about COI usernames and editing before the new name was made.McMatter (talk)/(contrib) 14:07, 8 December 2015 (UTC)
You beat me to it, but I realized that the username I reported at UAA (top-level domain) - didn't exist. Thanks for being so diligent and for calling my BS ;-) ~Oshwah~ (talk) (contribs) 02:42, 9 December 2015 (UTC)
Thought you might want to do further copyvio checks on his edits. Just did a dupe check on State of the Nation with Jessica Soho, and from what it seems, some of the lines appear to be lifted off GMA itself. Blake Gripling (talk) 04:01, 9 December 2015 (UTC)
Hi, I don't understand what lead you to believe that my additions to Hut tax constituted a copyright violation and threaten me with a ban. As the text is inaccessible, I can't show you how it was paraphrased from the original source. There was only one source, but it was not taken verbatim. You have also removed the improvements I made to the organization of the article and as I recall (I can't access my edits) the lede. I am baffled as to why you wouldn't first engage with me on the talk page, where I also made comments about the page and my edits. Thanks. Bangabandhu (talk) 04:49, 9 December 2015 (UTC)
Hello,
I'm not sure if this is the appropriate place for this, but I noticed it in my watchlist. An edit was made by User:AsianmanR390 to a page that bore a striking resemblance to Toyota97 (whom you blocked a few days ago for several copyright violations). I got curious and compared some of the edit history and it was very similar (mostly music albums) and there was only one edit on the account prior to Toyota97 getting blocked. I also noticed that there was a Sockpuppet investigation regarding them, but it was dropped. JohnMcButts (talk) 05:26, 9 December 2015 (UTC)
Hey Dianna, could you do a peer review of the WABN article for me? I'm wanting to take it to GAN. Thanks in advance. - Neutralhomer • Talk • 10:25, 9 December 2015 (UTC)
Thank you. I appreciate having the benefit of this detailed information regarding Wikipedia policies & practices.
I always conscientiously try to adhere to normal high standards of attribution and reference citations with regard to sourcing, here and in other writing that I to, although I do admit to being less than totally familiar with some of the many, numerous and more arcane Wikipedia policies that have evolved, accrued and accumulated on innumerable pages herein in recent years.
If you are suggesting that I may have violated any such policies in my Wikipedia editing, I would appreciate knowing specifically, and it would be most helpful to know precisely, where (at what articles, or TalkPages??) you think that may be.
Thank you very much for your assistance. --- Professor JR (talk) 07:42, 9 December 2015 (UTC)
Hi Diannaa, I'm wondering if this account is related to one that you recently blocked: . Thanks and cheers, 2601:188:0:ABE6:D538:9C0E:BF78:37A3 (talk) 11:46, 9 December 2015 (UTC)
Diannaa, I noticed your concern about copyright violations on addition to Hendersonville, Tennessee. I assure you that all the text is my own in my own words. There are no more than four or five words at a time that are similar to the sources. And those are unavoidable, such as "As of November 2015...." Please allow my entry. Thank you. Safehomes (talk) 15:21, 9 December 2015 (UTC)
Dianna, thank you for replacing some of the content. Will you re-add the rest of the section I composed for government? There is another paragraph about the mayor's election. None of it has copyright issues. Thank you. Safehomes (talk) 20:58, 9 December 2015 (UTC)
Please could you look at this I would not like to pass by on the other side if there is substance in the request. SovalValtos (talk) 15:26, 9 December 2015 (UTC)
Hi Diannaa. Hope you're swell. Johnny Freak is edit warring again, even after I reminded him of your warning. I'm tired. Cheers. Film Fan 12:41, 10 December 2015 (UTC)
Hello, you blocked the account csumbnews. No editorial comments or additions were added to the CSUMB Wiki page from this account. It was simply factual. Every change was sourced. I'm confused. Does the name of the account simply need to be changed? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.189.249.62 (talk) 17:12, 10 December 2015 (UTC)
why this content has been deleted? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.253.246.247 (talk) 01:34, 11 December 2015 (UTC)
Thanks for informing me about that copying from Wikipedia. But, the page you have cited List of One Day International cricket matches was created by me and I only took few paragraphs from One Day International cricket page for the introduction. I will consider your thoughts and this will never happen in the future. Thank You. Gihan Jayaweera (talk) 11:26 11 December 2015 (UTC)
Diannaa, instead of eliminating content that was added to the DISA page, did you look for copyright information on that website? It's NOT copyrighted because it's a government agency and is considered PUBLIC. If you searched the sourcecode on the website you may have identified there is NO copyright on the entire site. Respectfully, --63.80.169.242 (talk) 02:40, 12 December 2015 (UTC)
Eh! (Kidding) ...no problem. Appreciate the revert. Respectfully, 63.80.169.242
Two admins had already addressed User:STALLONEINDIA on their talkpage, and the user had responded nicely to C.Fred and had not edited after my own note. I don't exactly see the point in coming in after that and slamming them with a block. Bishonen | talk 23:48, 12 December 2015 (UTC).
It is unfortunate that National Youth Day (India) has been facing some copyvio issues. Please suggest me what should be the best remedy here: revdel, rewrite etc? --Tito Dutta (talk) 20:12, 13 December 2015 (UTC)
Please advise on restoring deleted images to the page for Dongseo University. I sent an email to permissions-en@wikimedia.org but did not add the OTRS Pending tag. (User:Keir Thornburg) —Preceding undated comment added 00:03, 14 December 2015 (UTC)
Please help me understand what about my article is violating copyright and which part I just need to reword, or what? I am new to wikipedia and do not completely understand this yet. I honestly thought I was doing well. Please help!
Jtackett13 (talk) 00:24, 16 December 2015 (UTC)
Hey, I noticed this new user apparently is having fun causing havoc and has now started copying and pasting my userpage to start new userpages. Would you take care of this once and for all please? They're obviously not here to be beneficial. SwisterTwister talk 01:47, 19 December 2015 (UTC)
Hi. I noticed you blocked Not logged inNot logged in. Was he doing something wrong? SlightSmile 02:19, 19 December 2015 (UTC)
To You and Yours!
FWiW Bzuk (talk) 18:38, 20 December 2015 (UTC)
Hello Diannaa: Enjoy the holiday season and upcoming winter solstice, and thanks for your work to maintain, improve and expand Wikipedia. Cheers, North America1000 21:06, 20 December 2015 (UTC)
Hi! I am, Uma Challa, the Founder, President of All India Men's Welfare Association. I had posted an article about the organization on wikipedia, with references, this morning, and it was promptly deleted citing copyright infringement of http:aimwa.org. Every word in the AIMWA Charter was written by me following a meeting with founding members. Someone set up that website without my permission, and has posted the content there. I can forward the original emails of me drafting the AIMWA Charter and sharing it with many people, including international men's welfare advocacy groups. I am not in violation of any copyright. In fact, it is my content which is often stolen and posted on various websites, which I have to fight from time to time. I request you to please restore the wikipedia page. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Uma Challa (talk • contribs) 02:42, 21 December 2015 (UTC)
Happy Saturnalia | ||
Wishing you and yours a Happy Holiday Season, from the horse and bishop person. May the year ahead be productive and troll-free. Ealdgyth - Talk 17:23, 21 December 2015 (UTC) |
Hi,
Thank you for your attention to my edits. I admit I am new to Wikipedia editing. Diannaa just recinded many of my edits, and the only reason given at this time was that I announced that I cut-and-pasted them in.
The problem is that I cut-and-pasted the content FROM MY OWN WEBSITE that I had written all by myself.
The site I was updating was that of my wife, Echo Chernik. The page has an alert asking for citations and more information, so I went on and starting entering in all of the factual relevant information. Since much of that was previously written on my other website, i cut and pasted a lot of it. For instance, there was a huge list of awards and news articles - all factual. There was an update to her artistic methods, again, all factual.
I wholly intend to finish "citing" correctly but I can't do it all in one shot as a noob. Maybe I shouldn't have use the words "cut-and-paste", and I'm sorry for confusing you.
Can all that content be put back? Am I allowed to go back and re-add everything you removed? Do I have to get someone else to do that? Are there other things that need to be done correctly before that content will be allowed?
Thank you. LazarusBlack (talk) 23:14, 21 December 2015 (UTC)Lazarus Chernik
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Thanks for all you have done this year :-) Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 22:53, 21 December 2015 (UTC)
Hi Diannaa, thanks for your message. I will paragraphrase also those sentences, although they seemed quite minimal to me (lists of names and functions)--Davide Denti (OBC) (talk) 15:19, 22 December 2015 (UTC)
Hi Diannaa, thank you for your message regarding the image rights of the image I used for the page Absorb bioresorbable vascular scaffold. I replied to your notice about the image rights, but also wanted to let you know here, that we are working on securing rights, and in the meantime I have taken down the image. Thanks again. Tom at Manifest (talk) 16:51, 22 December 2015 (UTC)
Hi Diannaa. Yesterday I come across a very interesting parallel dimension travelling story. After some quick research, I concluded there was enough coverage for a small article. I've created the article under the name Taured mystery and would appreciate your copyedits. Let me know what your personal take on the whole story is... a mere hoax? Or... will we in the future hear about the creation of a nation called "Taured"? Peace, Jonas Vinther • (Click here to collect your price!) 17:12, 22 December 2015 (UTC)
Hi Diannaa, I got your message about the image that needed proof of permissions, and as of today, the source page has been modified to contain an additional line at the bottom giving this permission. I'm not sure if I modified the file page correctly; would you be willing to let me know if the problem remains? (And if it does, is there any way to extend the deadline of December 24th for image deletion?)
P.S. I wasn't sure how to send a message, is leaving notes on the talk page the correct way to communicate?
Doylej2 (talk) 18:32, 22 December 2015 (UTC)
Hi Diannaa, thanks for getting back to me so quickly.
I think my last message probably used the wrong terminology when it said "source page". I was referring to the part of the "no permission" notice that said that one acceptable option was: "make a note permitting reuse under the CC-BY-SA [...] at the site of the original publication". This has been done (at the site of the original publication, the original non-Wikipedia website) and a note to that effect has been left on the file description page. Will this suffice?
Doylej2 (talk) 20:22, 22 December 2015 (UTC)
There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. PanchoS (talk) 21:11, 23 December 2015 (UTC)
Apologies for insuffiently editing the material on Elizabeth Varley from the Daily Telegraph. Virtually every sentence has now been changed. I hope that it is no longer necessary to delete the article. JMcC (talk) 22:53, 23 December 2015 (UTC)
Hi Diannaa You have sent me a message about Holcot and the changes I made today. The material I added was not copyrighted - it was an edit of material that I had written on our village website. The material regarding the national 2011 census is in the public domain and cited (and is much more up to date than the 2001 census data included on the previous version of the page). Can I have my edits back please, or more explicit guidance as I am new to this! Thanks for Everything. Holcotdw (talk) 23:19, 23 December 2015 (UTC)
Thanks for all your help on the 'pedia! |
Or being more formal: Frohliche Weihnachten! Have a relaxing holiday and thank you all your work herein this past year. Cheers, Kierzek (talk) 00:52, 24 December 2015 (UTC)
Dear Admin Diana,
F. Boudville as amazon identifies me is indeed me...as you can see from this early 2008 image upload. Or This upload In this third image from 2008, I originally uploaded it with my name and later I changed it to my user name of 'Leoboudv.'
Why can I not use my amazon book review of Reeves' book to write a statement on Akhenaten? I bought Reeves book and gave the page number years ago in 2004. Please consider reverting your actions here...removing Reeves's sourced quote does not allow the reader to understand why exactly Akhenaten's religious revolution eventually collapsed in Egypt. Regards from BC, Canada --Leoboudv (talk) 01:51, 24 December 2015 (UTC)
Merry Christmas, Diannaa, and may your holidays be merry and bright . . . . Cheers. Dirtlawyer1 (talk) 06:59, 24 December 2015 (UTC)
Hi Diannaa! Hope you're doing brilliantly, merry christmas! Firstly, Thank you for providing the help i always needed when i created my new pages, you were one of the few people who helped me learn the new ways of wikipedia Now I come to seek more :D How can I create my own user page? Thanks again! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jasonprost (talk • contribs) 16:27, 24 December 2015 (UTC)
I noticed that you changed the visibility for a copyright violation that took place at Aftermath (Star Wars novel). I wanted to let you know that it was actually the second time that that particular copyright violation took place. You may want to change the visibility of this edit as well. DarkKnight2149 17:04, 24 December 2015 (UTC)
Wishing you a Charlie Russell Christmas! 🎄 | |
Best wishes for your Christmas Is all you get from me 'Cause I ain't no Santa Claus Don't own no Christmas tree. But if wishes was health and money I'd fill your buck-skin poke Your doctor would go hungry An' you never would be broke." —C.M. Russell, Christmas greeting 1914. Montanabw(talk) |
Merry Christmas! | ||
Merry Christmas Dianna and a Happy and Prosperous New Year! Dr. K. 20:41, 24 December 2015 (UTC) |
Thanks for the help. I'm doing my best to comply with some of the Port's issues. As for the copyright do you mean the logo? The port is a public entity as like the Port of Seattle, so I felt that having the logo is appropriate to have on the page. Thanks again Lars of the Port of Mattawa (talk) 23:50, 24 December 2015 (UTC)
Season's greetings! | |
I hope this holiday season is festive and fulfilling and filled with love and kindness, and that 2016 will be successful and rewarding...Modernist (talk) 00:08, 25 December 2015 (UTC) |
Diannaa, I hope you have a Merry Christmas and hope your day is full of the true spirit of the day. Plus, good food, good family and good times. :) Have a Great Day! :) - Neutralhomer • Talk • 01:00, 25 December 2015 (UTC) Spread the joy of Christmas by adding {{subst:User:Neutralhomer/MerryChristmas}} to their talk page with a friendly message. |
Thank-you for your feedback dear Diannaa. I have tried to edit the paragraphs you had removed, using my own words. Hope they are okay now. I have also read some of the references you mentioned. One question I have pertains to abstracts from Pubmed. Provided text is published with quotes and also with reference to the original article, can large chunks of the abstract be published in their entirety? This would come in handy because we are dealing with medical vocabulary and expressions, and it is not easy to reformulate with own words. Ferrer1965 (talk) 08:26, 25 December 2015 (UTC)
Your edit at: User talk:William M. Connolley has been reverted without a Wikipedia:Edit summary. I am drawing this to your attention because Connolley is a stickler for enforcing Wikipedia rules on other people so I think the same rules should apply to him. Biscuittin (talk) 22:59, 25 December 2015 (UTC)
Hi, Diannaa and Merry Christmas! I selected you from the admin page at random to ask a question about editing on Wikipedia. If a user makes an edit, is there any way that user can request to edit their comments after the fact? I am a new user who made three edits to a particular page regarding an individual (living person) -- I used a different username than this one. While I know my edits were correct, I immediately regretted some things I said in the edit summaries. Of course, "undo" was not an option -- I assumed I had a fail-safe from looking at other pages (dangers of a new user), so I didn't tread as carefully as I should have. I did some research and tried contacting Oversight but, appropriately, my issue was not at that level. For context, my concerns are that one comment used poor wording which may incorrectly indicate that I personally know the subject of the WP article (and it may not be good to be associated with this person), and the other concern is using an inappropriate (and probably incorrect) statement that reversing my edit would be reported. Can you provide information regarding options I have, if any? Thanks! Alex1810s (talk) 04:15, 26 December 2015 (UTC)
was the qualm with the Shen Dao content the amount or the style? FourLights (talk) 00:57, 27 December 2015 (UTC)
Please would you look at the revision history of this piece, which had a substantial copyvio in it, now corrected, and determine what rev deletion it requires? Fiddle Faddle 18:26, 27 December 2015 (UTC)
What a cute puppy! | ||
Only that puppy, I hope! Fiddle Faddle 12:24, 28 December 2015 (UTC) |
A relatively new editor has been adding a great deal of information based on what some other editors consider a questionable source: Template:Find a Grave; more importantly is a tendentious history WP:TE in constantly reverting back to a preferred version, thereby hitting the 3R rule. Can you help; I have already set up a talk page discussion on the topic of Robert Taylor's death. I do not want to go any further, for the time being, on dealing with the numerous other articles that have been revised to have a great reliance on the Find-a-Grave website as a reference source. Sorry to involve you in a sticky issue, especially during the season of good will. FWiW Bzuk (talk) 23:28, 28 December 2015 (UTC)
Same edits, same comments, and same POV.--MyMoloboaccount (talk) 08:06, 29 December 2015 (UTC) PS:See this article for the name Michael Mills, which was the nickname of the sockpuppet blocked recently. That's a well known name in certain circles.--MyMoloboaccount (talk) 08:27, 29 December 2015 (UTC)
Hello. I have noticed that you seem to do a lot of work with copyright violations/violators, so would you mind taking a look at Melvin Villacote (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)? It's a user who continues to upload copyrighted images even though their talk page is full of notices/warnings about copyvios, and CSD notifications about images they've uploaded... Thomas.W talk 15:49, 29 December 2015 (UTC)
I believe you were involved with the deletion of a bio on Australian ophthalmologist Noel Alpins. I've copied a portion of the automated email I received upon that deletion. Dr. Alpins is a notable figure; however, my entry for his "Alpins method of astigmatism analysis" also was deleted, as based on the Wikipedia COI guidelines, I apparently am an unpaid advocate of the method. Dr. Alpins' importance in ophthalmology and Australia in general are easily discerned. If indeed you were involved with the deletion of his bio, can I give you some evidence of his influence?
Here's an excerpt from the automated email I received:
Thank you. Kcroes (talk) 22:01, 29 December 2015 (UTC)
Hi Dianna, My content and articles are being deleted or amended contentiously without reading the referral pages. Please read the reference before deleting anything. If you don't want me to contribute to wiki. please delete my account. I will do something productive in my leisure. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Microsoftguru1 (talk • contribs) 03:39, 30 December 2015 (UTC)
The Guatemalan vandal is back after the range expired and is editing under this IP 190.104.120.240 (talk · contribs · WHOIS). I will fill out a long-term abuse report so that the Wikipedia community is aware of the situation in the event you are unavailable right away. Erick (talk) 19:51, 30 December 2015 (UTC)
G'day Diana. I am thinking of paraphrasing the new material for this article, will this satisfy the copyright issue? As it is, Toomelah is a stub. GerixAu (talk) 23:16, 30 December 2015 (UTC)
Thank you for your contributions to this encyclopedia using 21st century technology. I hope you don't get any unneccessary blisters. |
Happy New Year! | |
Best wishes for a wonderful 2016!---- WV ● ✉ ✓ 23:54, 30 December 2015 (UTC) |
Thank you for your support, especially with subscription sources, and good wishes, returned with my review, and the peace bell by Yunshui! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:44, 31 December 2015 (UTC)
Diannaa,
Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia. Poepkop (talk) 13:53, 31 December 2015 (UTC)
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Hi Dianna, thanks for your note explaining copyright on Wikipedia. I am indeed a new user. However, I am concerned because you removed all of the information I added to the Obaidullah page when these additions do not pose copyright problems. You removed quotations from Obaidullah's declaration in US legal proceedings which are not copyrighted and are public. You also removed updates/corrections to information that was cited regarding Obaidullah's age and disposition under US law/policy, which were properly attributed to public/government sources. Finally, you removed information from and attributed to an Amnesty International report, although Amnesty International publications are licensed under Creative Commons and can be used for these purposes, see https://www.amnesty.org/en/about-us/permissions/. Thanks and please let me know if you can revert. SWHR2016 (talk) 16:31, 31 December 2015 (UTC)SWHR2016
Diannaa,
Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia. Rubbish computer (Merry Christmas!: ...And a Happy New Year!) 01:21, 1 January 2016 (UTC)
Diannaa,
Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia. –Davey2010 Merry Xmas / Happy New Year 11:47, 1 January 2016 (UTC)
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Diannaa,
Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia. Liz Read! Talk! 21:16, 1 January 2016 (UTC)
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Diannaa,
Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia. Human3015TALK 23:10, 6 January 2016 (UTC)
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