User talk:Benjaminikuta

So this is my talk page. I guess you can talk about me or whatever.

Hallo, thanks for editing the Or disambiguation page. Unfortunately there's a rule that abbreviations etc only get included in disambiguation pages if they are used within the "target" article, the one the entry is leading to (in this case Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire). If you believe that the abbreviation "OR" is used for that game enough to be significant, please add that fact to the article first, and if this is accepted (leave it a couple of days in case anyone disagress with the addition), then that's the time to add it to the disambiguation page. Welcome to Wikipedia, and Happy Editing! PamD 14:25, 6 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, PamD! Benjamin (talk) 15:05, 6 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Welcome to Wikipedia. Everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia. However, talk pages are meant to be a record of a discussion; deleting or editing legitimate comments, as you did at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bromance (2nd nomination), is considered bad practice, even if you meant well. Even making spelling and grammatical corrections in others' comments is generally frowned upon, as it tends to irritate the users whose comments you are correcting. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. Thank you. SPACKlick (talk) 12:40, 18 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry about that, my bad, thanks, SPACKlick. Benjamin (talk) 16:53, 18 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Robert McClenon was:

This submission's references do not adequately show the subject's notability. Wikipedia requires significant coverage about the subject in reliable sources that are independent of the subject—see the guidelines on the notability of organizations and companies and the golden rule. Please improve the submission's referencing (see Wikipedia:Referencing for beginners), so that the information is verifiable, and there is clear evidence of why the subject is notable and worthy of inclusion in an encyclopedia. If additional reliable sources cannot be found for the subject, then it may not be suitable for Wikipedia at this time.

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Robert McClenon (talk) 16:39, 8 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Greetings. At least one of your recent edits, such as the edit you made to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, did not appear to be constructive and has been or will be reverted or removed. Although everyone is welcome to contribute to Wikipedia, please take some time to familiarise yourself with our policies and guidelines. You can find information about these at our welcome page which also provides further information about contributing constructively to this encyclopedia. If you only meant to make some test edits, please use the sandbox for that. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you may leave a message on my talk page. Thank you.

Don't worry, we've all done it, one way or another!  :) ~ P-123 (talk) 21:45, 29 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Benjaminikuta,

I wanted to let you know that I just tagged Seedr for deletion, because the article doesn't clearly say why the subject is important enough to be included in an encyclopedia.

If you feel that the article shouldn't be deleted and want more time to work on it, you can contest this deletion, but please don't remove the speedy deletion tag from the top.

You can leave a note on my talk page if you have questions. Vinod 10:19, 17 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Hello, I'm MartinZ02. I noticed that you made a change to an article, Liberalism, but you didn't provide a reliable source. It's been removed and archived in the page history for now, but if you'd like to include a citation and re-add it, please do so! If you need guidance on referencing, please see the referencing for beginners tutorial, or if you think I made a mistake, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. MartinZ02 (talk) 03:45, 24 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I saw that your userpage says that you are in Riverside. I am writing to invite you to WikiConference North America in San Diego in early October. I think this is about two hours from you. Thanks for your interest in Wikipedia. Blue Rasberry (talk) 14:13, 26 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Your contributions are appreciated. You are very welcome here. However, I have encountered possible copyright violation(s). Some or all of the content you added in recent edits to Talk:Basal metabolic rate and User:Benjaminikuta/todo appears to have been copy pasted from this source and has been removed.

Please remember that you must write in your own words. We cannot copy and paste from other websites. If I have made an error, please accept my apologies.

For further information, please read Wikipedia:Copyright violations. If you have questions, please ask. Best wishes, Anna Frodesiak (talk) 20:17, 22 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Woah, you completely deleted my userpage?

Could you at least let me make a copy of it before you delete it forever?

Anna Frodesiak

Benjamin (talk) 20:33, 22 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there. I just noticed that. I've restored the non-copyvio parts. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 20:35, 22 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Anna Frodesiak

Thanks.

What did you delete, exactly?

It looks quite a bit different than I remember now... = /

Benjamin (talk) 20:39, 22 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I deleted the paragraph that was copypasted from https://examine.com/nutrition/does-metabolism-vary-between-two-people/

I will check to see if I deleted anything else. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 20:42, 22 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I double checked. I just removed the paragraph "One study[1] noted that one standard.......range of 150-270kcal depending on brand." Everything else remains.

Anna Frodesiak (talk) 20:45, 22 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Anna Frodesiak

Thanks.

I'm still a little bit upset that the edit history is gone though...

If you would have just told me, I would have gladly removed the offending portion...

Benjamin (talk) 20:49, 22 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I thought the whole page was a copyvio. When that happens in userspace, admins usually prefer deletion rather that reversion. Anyhow, no worries. The offending text is now gone. Happy editing. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 20:54, 22 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I thought you might be interested in starting one of these articles:

• Wikipedia:Requested articles/Images
• Wikipedia:WikiProject Astronomy/Images needing articles

Please let me know if you need any help. :) Anna Frodesiak (talk) 20:40, 22 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Anna Frodesiak

Thanks, I added them to my to do list. : )

Benjamin (talk) 20:50, 22 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

It was removed repeatedly. There are several members of the community who consider it trolling or inappropriate. Please, find another place to ask such questions. I am not judging you or the post. I am simply saying that part of the community does not wish it there. That means such a post is disruptive.

Also, what sort of due diligence did you do prior to the post? Did you search lots and lots of academic sites first to find an answer elsewhere?

Please, for the sake of the community, please just edit constructively in the mainspace and forget about asking such questions at the refdesk. We can write an article together if you like. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 06:23, 24 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Anna Frodesiak

Thank you for your reply.

What about the question is bad, the wording, or the subject matter, or something else?

Benjamin (talk) 07:07, 24 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I do not know exactly, but I know they do not like it. Also, the refdesk is a magnet for trolling posts, so posts such as yours are suspect. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 07:11, 24 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I don't see why I should be removed, if I follow the guidelines.

If I ought to be removed when I'm following the guidelines, perhaps the guidelines should be changed?

Benjamin (talk) 07:14, 24 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

There are also guidelines that say editing disruptively is not permitted.

You have made 135 edits to the mainspace and now wish to see guidelines changed so you can post about the size of "assholes" and "vaginas" after such posts were removed by numerous members of the community.

Are you here to help build the encyclopedia or not? If you are, I suggest you start building. Please drop this. It is a waste of keystrokes and my patience is nearing an end. Thank you. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 07:20, 24 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I wasn't trying to be disruptive. Why was my question disruptive? I'm sorry for the misunderstanding. I didn't mean to suggest that the guidelines should be changed in my favor, but rather, that they should reflect what the community would consider acceptable. If talking about vaginas should be off limits for the reference desk, then it should be stated, so that I know not to ask such questions in the first place.

Benjamin (talk) 07:41, 24 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Anna Frodesiak I read the page on disruptive editing, and I don't see how my edits were disruptive. Benjamin (talk) 08:03, 24 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

• I noticed that one of the times you restored the question, you used a severely inappropriate edit summary]. Personal attacks against IP editors are still personal attacks. We get a lot of trolling questions obsessed with a variety of topics, but genitalia is one of the more common ones. Your use of the word "asshole" instead of "anus" is one thing that makes the post seem more like a troll post than a sincere academic question. If you had said "are there any scientific sources comparing relative the sizes of anuses, hands, and mouths of humans and other primates?" Ian.thomson (talk) 09:10, 24 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

That IP is not me. Thank you for your help rewording my question. Benjamin (talk) 09:15, 24 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

If it's not you, then you get the idea about what sort of people usually make that kind of post. Ian.thomson (talk) 09:24, 24 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, I checked your userpage and contribs. Hmmmm, male, teenager, a fair number of edits related to sex. Okay, nothing wrong with that. So, why not use that interest constructively. Consider joining:

• Wikipedia:WikiProject Sexology and sexuality
• Wikipedia:WikiProject Pornography

Post at the talk pages there with something like:

"...Hi. I am interested in starting an article to do with sex. Please suggest one that is notable and has lots of references out there, preferably a list article..."

Why a list article? Those often get really good hits. I started List of sandwiches years ago and it gets around 350,000 hits a year. Imagine a really good sex article you wrote read by that many people. Nice.

Do you know about WP:DYK? Your article can hit the front page and get thousands of hits. Even better is to make an article that gets thousands of hits a month and educates people for decades. Think about it. Best, Anna Frodesiak (talk) 06:32, 24 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Anna Frodesiak (talk) 07:12, 24 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Benjaminikuta. It has been over six months since you last edited your Articles for Creation draft article submission, "Students for Rand".

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Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did at Fat acceptance movement. Your edits appear to be disruptive and have been reverted.

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User:EvergreenFir, I posted to the talk page, but you didn't respond. Why do you think the sources are unreliable? They are used on a couple different articles. Please help me make my edits better, rather than just reverting me. Benjamin (talk) 20:52, 18 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, I missed your comment on the article talk page. That was my fault. The issue is that medical statements require a different level of source. WP:MEDRS explains it, but maybe someone like Doc James can explain it a bit better. EvergreenFir (talk) 21:16, 18 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Replied here[1] Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 21:49, 18 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

You have a response.— Vchimpanzee • talk • contributions • 17:14, 24 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

[2] This one too.— Vchimpanzee • talk • contributions • 22:25, 3 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, quite a while ago... thanks. Benjamin (talk) 01:13, 4 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Click on the green link to find out why it took so long.— Vchimpanzee • talk • contributions • 17:24, 4 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Thanks, sorry, reworded it. Benjamin (talk) 03:36, 31 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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).

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

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Caught by an open proxy block but this host or IP is not an open proxy. I'm using hotel wifi now, but I thought that by being logged into my account, it would prevent this sort of thing? No worries, switching to cellular data now, but it's just a bit inconvenient. Benjamin (talk) 07:38, 14 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Decline reason:

Without knowing your IP, there is no real way to help you here. I would recommend asking at WP:UTRS in order to keep your IP private. SQL^{Query me!} 03:19, 16 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Just curious, how is this hotel's wifi different than any other public wifi? Benjamin (talk) 03:50, 16 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Without knowing the IP, I have no way of knowing for sure. As above... SQL^{Query me!} 03:56, 17 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Hello, Benjaminikuta. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "Students for Rand".

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Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Linguist^unEins^uno 08:04, 29 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Whack! You've been whacked with a wet trout. Don't take this too seriously. Someone just wants to let you know that you did something silly.

You have been trouted for: YOUR REASON HERE Benjamin (talk) 07:12, 14 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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I saw your post on the Islam article being biased

I posted material on the talk page for discussion and it immediately got deleted.

This was about the (Redacted)71.174.130.111 (talk) 17:06, 12 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

What exactly has this got to do with my edits? Benjamin (talk) 18:09, 12 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Your comment (Redacted)} 71.174.134.22 (talk) 01:01, 13 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

That was not my comment. Benjamin (talk) 01:03, 13 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

This seems to be you. (cur | prev) 16:33, 12 December 2017‎ Benjaminikuta (talk | contribs)‎ . . (19,657 bytes) (+183)‎ . . (→‎Not objective article promotes the view of mohammedans) (undo)71.174.134.22 (talk) 01:35, 13 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

You should be able to easily see which comments are mine, as I sign my comments. My only two comments in that discussion are "Source?" and "This is not a forum for general discussion about Islam. All content must be sourced." I don't particularly care about the particulars of Islamic theology, for what it's worth. Benjamin (talk) 02:56, 13 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

The article talk page doesn't seem to be a good place either as my pointing out the failing in the article was immediately deleted. You pointed out (in your signoff) that the article looked biased so I came here. As for not having any interest in Muslim theology, perhaps you should learn. This article is a good start https://www.rt.com/news/378635-sinkhole-grave-iraq-mass/

Your signoff states "Not objective article promotes the view of (Redacted)

Since you don't seem to want to be bothered I won't be back.71.174.134.22 (talk) 06:43, 13 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Those are not my words, but it's added to the edit summary automatically because it's the title of the section. It's good that you linked to a news article. If you want to edit the Wikipedia article based on that information, you might be able to. Best wishes. Benjamin (talk) 06:47, 13 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hello. An additional source I found on the LGBTQ acronym was in the Washington Post. Maybe it could be useful for you as well as the encylopedia source i originally found. --MrLinkinPark333 (talk) 03:54, 17 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! Benjamin (talk) 04:02, 17 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:List_of_common_misconceptions — Preceding unsigned comment added by Squatch347 (talk • contribs) 20:19, 24 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the message. I appreciate your contributions. I'm currently busy irl, but let me know in a couple days if you'd like me to comment further. Benjamin (talk) 00:05, 26 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

It seems the conversation has stalled a bit. Perhaps I'm biased, but I really feel this section should be reverted to the last consensus point. I feel our newest contributor wants to make the entry into a huge discussion about poverty nuances rather than addressing the simple misconception. I'm probably reading into it, but I'm also worried that this particular correction has some baggage for many people, so they have a harder time accepting a correction. Squatch347 (talk) 11:26, 25 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hello. Thanks for the message, and thanks for participating in the discussion. Yes, as I've said, I think it should be kept short and to the point. It should focus on the misconception itself, because that's the subject of this article. The controversy should be mentioned when it falls within the scope of the other articles. And yes, it is obvious that people have a hard time accepting it because of the political implications. Benjamin (talk) 00:30, 26 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Please review Wikipedia:Copying within Wikipedia.

When you copy-paste content from one article to another, as you did a number of times on List of common misconceptions: [3][4][5][6][7][8], it violates the basic attribution rules of Wikipedia. You have to at least link back to the diff you got the content from. However, List of common misconceptions is written in a terse style different from most articles, and so it doesn't work well to copy-paste entire paragraphs anyway. Entries need to be much shorter, and so you should rewrite it in the briefest possible way, avoiding copyright problems and bloating the list.

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Thanks. Benjamin (talk) 23:02, 12 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi Benjaminikuta, why don't you help me clean up Economic inequality. Here are two links: WP:SPLIT and WP:SUMMARY. I split the page because it was about 5x the recommended size. Now, I think doing a nice summary style would be helpful. I say over the next month maybe we can clean it up. Seahawk01 (talk) 06:35, 17 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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• Since deployment of Partial blocks on Test Wikipedia, several bugs were identified. Most of them are now fixed. Administrators are encouraged to test the new deployment and report new bugs on Phabricator or leave feedback on the Project's talk page. You can request administrator access on the Test Wiki here.

Arbitration

• Voting in the 2018 Arbitration Committee Elections is open to eligible editors until Monday 23:59, 3 December 2018. Please review the candidates and, if you wish to do so, submit your choices on the voting page.

Miscellaneous

• In late November, an attacker compromised multiple accounts, including at least four administrator accounts, and used them to vandalize Wikipedia. If you have ever used your current password on any other website, you should change it immediately. Sharing the same password across multiple websites makes your account vulnerable, especially if your password was used on a website that suffered a data breach. As these incidents have shown, these concerns are not pure fantasies.
• Wikipedia policy requires administrators to have strong passwords. To further reinforce security, administrators should also consider enabling two-factor authentication. A committed identity can be used to verify that you are the true account owner in the event that your account is compromised and/or you are unable to log in.

Obituaries

• Shock Brigade Harvester Boris (Raymond Arritt) passed away on 14 November 2018. Boris joined Wikipedia as Raymond arritt on 8 May 2006 and was an administrator from 30 July 2007 to 2 June 2008.

Category:Wikipedians who wish Jytdog would come back, which you created, has been nominated for possible deletion, merging, or renaming. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. ɱ (talk) · vbm · coi) 20:32, 7 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Please don't disrupt Wikipedia to make a WP:POINT Legacypac (talk) 20:50, 7 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Merry Christmas and a Prosperous 2019!

Hello Benjaminikuta, may you be surrounded by peace, success and happiness on this seasonal occasion. Spread the WikiLove by wishing another user a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past, a good friend, or just some random person. Sending you a heartfelt and warm greetings for Christmas and New Year 2019. Happy editing, Dreamy Jazz 🎷 talk to me | my contributions 21:35, 23 December 2018 (UTC)[reply] Spread the love by adding {{subst:Seasonal Greetings}} to other user talk pages.

Thanks! Benjamin (talk) 22:04, 24 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

News and updates for administrators from the past month (December 2018).

Administrator changes Galobtter Orangemike BorgQueen • Davidruben • Ocee • Revolving Bugbear • Theda • There'sNoTime • Timc • Tijuana Brass • Tristessa de St Ange Bureaucrat changes Addshore

CheckUser changes Joe Roe • SilkTork Euryalus • Newyorkbrad • There'sNoTime Oversight changes AGK • Joe Roe • SilkTork Euryalus • Newyorkbrad • There'sNoTime

Guideline and policy news

• There are a number of new or changed speedy deletion criteria, each previously part of WP:CSD#G6:

1. G14 (new): Disambiguation pages that disambiguate only zero or one existing pages are now covered under the new G14 criterion (discussion). This is {{db-disambig}}; the text is unchanged and candidates may be found in Category:Candidates for speedy deletion as unnecessary disambiguation pages.
2. R4 (new): Redirects in the file namespace (and no file links) that have the same name as a file or redirect at Commons are now covered under the new R4 criterion (discussion). This is {{db-redircom}}; the text is unchanged.
3. G13 (expanded): Userspace drafts containing only the default Article Wizard text are now covered under G13 along with other drafts (discussion). Such blank drafts are now eligible after six months rather than one year, and taggers continue to use {{db-blankdraft}}.

• The Wikimedia Foundation now requires all interface administrators to enable two-factor authentication.
• Members of the Bot Approvals Group (BAG) are now subject to an activity requirement. After two years without any bot-related activity (e.g. operating a bot, posting on a bot-related talk page), BAG members will be retired from BAG following a one-week notice.

Technical news

• Starting on December 13, the Wikimedia Foundation security team implemented new password policy and requirements. Privileged accounts (administrators, bureaucrats, checkusers, oversighters, interface administrators, bots, edit filter managers/helpers, template editors, et al.) must have a password at least 10 characters in length. All accounts must have a password:

1. At least 8 characters in length
2. Not in the 100,000 most popular passwords (defined by the Password Blacklist library)
3. Different from their username

User accounts not meeting these requirements will be prompted to update their password accordingly. More information is available on MediaWiki.org.

• Blocked administrators may now block the administrator that blocked them. This was done to mitigate the possibility that a compromised administrator account would block all other active administrators, complementing the removal of the ability to unblock oneself outside of self-imposed blocks. A request for comment is currently in progress to determine whether the blocking policy should be updated regarding this change.
• {{Copyvio-revdel}} now has a link to open the history with the RevDel checkboxes already filled in.

Arbitration

• Following the 2018 Arbitration Committee elections, the following editors have been appointed to the Arbitration Committee: AGK, Courcelles, GorillaWarfare, Joe Roe, Mkdw, SilkTork.

Miscellaneous

• Accounts continue to be compromised on a regular basis. Evidence shows this is entirely due to the accounts having the same password that was used on another website that suffered a data breach. If you have ever used your current password on any other website, you should change it immediately.
• Around 22% of admins have enabled two-factor authentication, up from 20% in June 2018. If you haven't already enabled it, please consider doing so. Regardless of whether you use 2FA, please practice appropriate account security by ensuring your password is secure and unique to Wikimedia.

I hope you had a good holiday and hopefully break! Squatch347 (talk) 14:52, 2 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! I hope you get broken too. = P Benjamin (talk) 20:17, 2 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for contributing to Wikipedia. Remember that when adding content about health, please only use high-quality reliable sources as references. We typically use review articles, major textbooks and position statements of national or international organizations (There are several kinds of sources that discuss health: here is how the community classifies them and uses them). WP:MEDHOW walks you through editing step by step. A list of resources to help edit health content can be found here. The edit box has a built-in citation tool to easily format references based on the PMID or ISBN.

1. While editing any article or a wikipage, on the top of the edit window you will see a toolbar which says "cite" click on it
2. Then click on "templates",
3. Choose the most appropriate template and fill in the details beside a magnifying glass followed by clicking said button,
4. If the article is available in Pubmed Central, you have to add the pmc parameter manually -- click on "show additional fields" in the template and you will see the "pmc" field. Please add just the number and don't include "PMC".

We also provide style advice about the structure and content of medicine-related encyclopedia articles. The welcome page is another good place to learn about editing the encyclopedia. If you have any questions, please feel free to drop me a note. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 17:19, 11 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Whack! You've been whacked with a wet trout. Don't take this too seriously. Someone just wants to let you know that you did something silly.

You have been trouted for: MY BIRTHDAY IS NOTABLE 198.105.83.50 (talk) 14:50, 15 January 2019 (UTC) Sincerely, Chanel[reply]

Thanks for the trout. Are you open to constructive criticism? Benjamin (talk) 15:06, 15 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the kind note. It was rather discouraging at first. After all, it seems clearly to have been started by an editor who is attempting to suppress dissenting opinion on an AFD page for Tabiti. When reviewed in depth a lot of the accusations were nonsensical and the similarities not in style, but in substance (which other editors had also agreed with). I did get a great response from the Admin who initially reviewed it and he seems to have come around to my point of view. I'd like to get him to update the post to a no finding, but the guy is pretty swamped with work so it will probably be slow.

It is discouraging that we have so many editors who really want to own a page and will take any effort necessary to get other editors removed who disagree with them. Squatch347 (talk) 17:37, 15 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Best wishes. Benjamin (talk) 17:48, 15 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

	Thanks for telling me
	I literally just started wikipedia... I'm not even sure if this is how I should contact you... Thanks for the info. I added sources. Ephraim Cullen (talk) 05:58, 29 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome to Wikipedia! You may contact me in this way. Please, do so, if you have any questions. I hope you will become a Wikipedia editor like the rest of us! I would like to help you! Benjamin (talk) 06:15, 29 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

News and updates for administrators from the past month (January 2019).

Administrator changes

Enterprisey • JJMC89

BorgQueen

Harro5 • Jenks24 • Graft • R. Baley

Interface administrator changes

Enterprisey

Guideline and policy news

• A request for comment is currently open to reevaluate the activity requirements for administrators.
• Administrators who are blocked have the technical ability to block the administrator who blocked their own account. A recent request for comment has amended the blocking policy to clarify that this ability should only be used in exceptional circumstances, such as account compromises, where there is a clear and immediate need.
• A request for comment closed with a consensus in favor of deprecating The Sun as a permissible reference, and creating an edit filter to warn users who attempt to cite it.

Technical news

• A discussion regarding an overhaul of the format and appearance of Wikipedia:Requests for page protection is in progress (permalink). The proposed changes will make it easier to create requests for those who are not using Twinkle. The workflow for administrators at this venue will largely be unchanged. Additionally, there are plans to archive requests similar to how it is done at WP:PERM, where historical records are kept so that prior requests can more easily be searched for.

Miscellaneous

• Voting in the 2019 Steward elections will begin on 08 February 2019, 14:00 (UTC) and end on 28 February 2019, 13:59 (UTC). The confirmation process of current stewards is being held in parallel. You can automatically check your eligibility to vote.
• A new IRC bot is available that allows you to subscribe to notifications when specific filters are tripped. This requires that your IRC handle be identified.

Please do not add or change content, as you did at Soybean, without citing a reliable source. Please review the guidelines at Wikipedia:Citing sources and take this opportunity to add references to the article. Please review WP:MEDRS for sourcing on medical topics. Zefr (talk) 04:18, 15 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hi! Sorry, I didn't notice right away that you had reverted me. I'll reply on the talk page. Benjamin (talk)

Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did at Soybean. Your edits appear to be disruptive and have been or will be reverted.

• If you are engaged in an article content dispute with another editor, please discuss the matter with the editor at their talk page, or the article's talk page, and seek consensus with them. Alternatively, you can read Wikipedia's dispute resolution page, and ask for independent help at one of the relevant notice boards.
• If you are engaged in any other form of dispute that is not covered on the dispute resolution page, please seek assistance at Wikipedia's Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents.

Please ensure you are familiar with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines, and please do not continue to make edits that appear disruptive. Continual disruptive editing may result in loss of editing privileges. Please stop trying to add this; your source is not useful in the prostate cancer section. Zefr (talk) 20:45, 16 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

My edit is sourced. Please discuss on the talk page, not here. Benjamin (talk) 20:47, 16 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, please see my comment on the talk page of that article before considering any reversion of my last edit. Thank you. Oska (talk) 21:28, 18 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hey! Shortly after I made my recent edit to List of common misconceptions, I received a notification that you thanked me for the edit! That has never happened to me before. So, thank you for thanking me! And you're welcome. I've heard that misconception about Curiosity several times, so I figured it would be good to have on the list. That page is one of the best and most important on Wikipedia, in my opinion. --ϟᴇɴsᴏʀꜰɪʀᴇ (✎|‽) 00:59, 20 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I hope you continue to contribute. (^.^) Benjamin (talk) 01:01, 20 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I don't know if this is the right way to respond, but here I am.

I didn't navigate the talk page for Elon Musk, I usually don't look at them as they can be at times hard to navigate and sometimes unhelpful (at least in my limited experiences). I only saw that both his article and Grimes' article said they were dating under their "Personal Life" sections with nothing noting their separation, as had been done for any other relationship. When I searched for sources about an ending of their relationship, I didn't find any. I was just trying to make the page consistent with itself so readers would not get confused.

If you or anyone else thinks my edit is misleading/uninformed, you have my permission to remove it. I didn't mean to mislead anyone. My apologies if anyone thought this was improper. Thanks for the heads up. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pbeier (talk • contribs) 23:36, 20 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I appreciate you taking the time to edit. If you happen across a source that says they're still dating, feel free to add it. Benjamin (talk) 23:39, 20 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

News and updates for administrators from the past month (February 2019).

Administrator changes Evad37 There'sNoTime Alex Shih • Brian • Mushroom • Nakon • Oscarthecat • PeruvianLlama • Ragib • Reaper Eternal • Rossami • Tom Interface administrator changes Evad37 • Galobtter Ritchie333

CheckUser changes There'sNoTime Keegan • Ks0stm Oversight changes There'sNoTime Ks0stm • Sphilbrick

Guideline and policy news

• The RfC on administrator activity requirements failed to reach consensus for any proposal.
• Following discussions at the Bureaucrats' noticeboard and Wikipedia talk:Administrators, an earlier change to the restoration of adminship policy was reverted. If requested, bureaucrats will not restore administrator permissions removed due to inactivity if there have been five years without a logged administrator action; this "five year rule" does not apply to permissions removed voluntarily.

Technical news

• A new tool is available to help determine if a given IP is an open proxy/VPN/webhost/compromised host.

Arbitration

• The Arbitration Committee announced two new OTRS queues. Both are meant solely for cases involving private information; other cases will continue to be handled at the appropriate venues (e.g., WP:COIN or WP:SPI).
  • paid-en-wpwikipedia.org has been set up to receive private evidence related to abusive paid editing.
  • checkuser-en-wpwikipedia.org has been set up to receive private requests for CheckUser. For instance, requests for IP block exemption for anonymous proxy editing should now be sent to this address instead of the functionaries-en list.

Miscellaneous

• Following the 2019 Steward Elections, the following editors have been appointed as stewards: Base, Einsbor, Jon Kolbert, Schniggendiller, and Wim b.

	Best Wikipedia profile so far in 2019
	This image made me laugh, thank you for that. Apollon1779 (talk) 12:56, 7 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! (^.^) Your kind words mean a lot to me. This is also the first award I've ever received. Benjamin (talk) 23:09, 7 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Did you make an account just to give this to me? Benjamin (talk) 23:11, 7 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Please do not add or change content, as you did at Milk, without citing a reliable source. Please review the guidelines at Wikipedia:Citing sources and take this opportunity to add references to the article. Please don't use primary sources from unreliable journals to edit medical content. Review WP:MEDRS for the quality of sources needed to discuss foods and cancer. Zefr (talk) 16:09, 21 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I cited a literature review, which is not a primary source. Benjamin (talk) 16:13, 21 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

News and updates for administrators from the past month (March 2019).

Administrator changes Reaper Eternal • ThaddeusB Bogdangiusca • Christopher Parham • Necrothesp • Schneelocke • Siroxo • Sarah Mentifisto → Lofty abyss Interface administrator changes Mr. Stradivarius

Bureaucrat changes DeltaQuad Kingturtle

Technical news

• In Special:Preferences under "Appearance" → "Advanced options", there is now an option to show a confirmation prompt when clicking on a rollback link.
• The Wikimedia Foundation's Community health initiative plans to design and build a new user reporting system to make it easier for people experiencing harassment and other forms of abuse to provide accurate information to the appropriate channel for action to be taken. Please see meta:Community health initiative/User reporting system consultation 2019 to provide your input on this idea.

Arbitration

• The Arbitration Committee clarified that the General 1RR prohibition for Palestine-Israel articles may only be enforced on pages with the {{ARBPIA 1RR editnotice}} edit notice.