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Happy editing! Cheers, Sarsenet•he/they•(talk) 05:31, 16 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

In a case like that, where they are just reverting after you revert, stop--don't revert anymore, because they're getting a kick out of it. Dogs and vomit, you know. After once or twice, leave it be, report them at AIV, and let an admin deal with it. Thanks. Drmies (talk) 12:48, 20 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Great, thanks Drmies. Really appreciate the advice as a counter-vandalism newbie, and that makes sense. I'm hoping to join the CVUA soon, which should really help. Referentis (talk) 13:16, 20 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

They come in a couple different categories. I can't remember all these people's names, but the editing pattern typically betrays what category they fit in and how to deal with this or that category can depend. Good luck, Drmies (talk) 23:11, 20 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

		The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
		This barnstar is awarded to Referentis for copy edits totaling over 10,000 words (including rollover words) during the GOCE April 2025 Copy Editing Blitz. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! Miniapolis 13:30, 22 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

They're really trying to promote their company I think that they're should either be blocked and speeded away completely please just do it quickly because I think it's urgent cause it's promotional content Gladcape2013 (talk) 02:23, 10 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Gladcape2013, I assume you're talking about Larrytabus? If so, as you've mentioned, I've already requested for these pages to be speedily deleted under CSD G11. An administrator will then review the speedy deletion requests. See WP:CSD for further details. Referentis (talk) 02:39, 10 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Ye I i was indeed Gladcape2013 (talk) 22:31, 12 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I beg you kindly to explain your removal concerning my contributions to Hermann Heuvers, especially the removal of his work's title "Vierzig Jahre in Japan 1923-1963" I cannot agree, as explained in my two repliques to your e-mail from saturday May 24, 2025. Ucm-ge (talk) 08:14, 25 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

When on May 21, 2025 for the first time I met the title of Hermann Heuvers' "Vierzig Jahre in Japan 1923-1963" on Wikipedia, there was no problem. Pbritti wrote "Welcome". So where is the problem? Ucm-ge (talk) 14:17, 25 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Ucm-ge: Sorry for the delayed reply. I reverted this edit on Hermann Heuvers due to a likely copyright violation. This is because 942 characters of the edit had been flagged as a direct copy and paste from Amazon.de, which included the list of chapters in Forty Years in Japan 1923-1963 from the Amazon.de listing. I did not mean to revert the title of the book, so I have now added Forty Years in Japan 1923-1963 to the bibliography section of Hermann Heuvers. Also, if you use {{User|Example}} then this generates a "ping" which notifies the user of your message. Thanks, Referentis (talk) 03:55, 26 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hey there! I would like to know what specific content constituted a violation of the NPOV rule. I'd love to work through it and fix that page so it can be as best as possible! Rikkitonton (talk) 01:39, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Rikkitonton, the edits to Cane Bay High School introduced content with a non-neutral and promotional tone, and used primary sources. Although the article has already been created, I'd recommend reading Your first article for guidance, and see also Writing better articles. There's no rush for editing, so I'd recommend making small, slow edits while you build your experience. I'd also caution against using large language models. The Wikipedia Adventure is a good place to start learning about Wikipedia, and if you have any questions the Teahouse is a friendly space for help. Thanks, Referentis (talk) 02:22, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hey! Just to ask, are the new sources in Pepper II reliabie?--PawPatroler (talk) 23:02, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

PawPatroler, this edit to Pepper II added a citation from Killer List of Videogames which is listed on WP:VG/RS as a reliable platform-specific source. See also WP:VG/RL, which is a directory for sources to use when editing articles about video games, and if you have any questions, see WT:VG. Thanks, Referentis (talk) 13:48, 29 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

COI was clearly made in their ES, so I changed it to a {{uw-coi}} Cheers Adakiko (talk) 01:38, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Adakiko, I've also now added {{COI editnotice}} and {{Connected contributor (paid)}} to the talk page. Thanks, Referentis (talk) 01:53, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, I see you've noticed that I restored content on Kesley Wang. I left the IP a uw-delete2. Is it Kesley or her management team? The world wonders... CheersAdakiko (talk) — Preceding undated comment added 01:56, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Indeed Adakiko, I've also just checked the COI notice that Twinkle added, and it looks like Twinkle added the latest version of {{Uw-coi}} as it included the text Also, editing for the purpose of advertising, publicizing, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. Thank you, and added the talk page to Category:User talk pages with conflict of interest notices. Thanks, Referentis (talk) 02:26, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

For some reason, I thought you had added {{welcome-coi}} - oopsie. I restored your version. {{uw-coi}} is what I used. I thought you meant that what I added had the above text. I was trying to figure out who did the twinkle version as nether version mentioned twinkle. Yours has "Template:uw-coi". Does Twinkle use a different template or edit the text? Cheers Adakiko (talk) 03:34, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

No worries, and thank you Adakiko. I think my edit included the Twinkle tag, and it looks like Twinkle adds the subject Managing a conflict of interest as {{subst:Uw-coi}} doesn't automatically create a subject. It looks like we had the same idea though, and thank you for adding {{Uw-delete2}} with a link to WP:EDITREQUEST. Thanks, Referentis (talk) 03:55, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, I just wanted to say that I am sorry about the drama regarding Kelsey Wang - everything I wrote in the article was fully sourced from interviews and reliable websites and (in my opinion anyway) not controversial. When the actress messaged me I tried to get it sorted without causing another conflict of interest, hence why I opened up the BLP noticeboard discussion. I wanted to ensure that neither WP or the actress were negatively affected.I wanted to say that I am so sorry if I annoyed you in any way or caused any issues. I am probably overpanicking but I have autism and have been having a stress overload due to believing that many editors are angry at me now.

All the best, Danilo DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk) 03:58, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi DaniloDaysOfOurLives, there is absolutely no need to apologise (and there's no drama whatsoever). I really appreciate your initiative in helping to resolve the COI, and I think that opening up the discussion at WP:BLPN#Kelsey_Wang was a sensible decision to make. I hope you're okay, as I imagine that being messaged privately by the article subject on Instagram could be a stressful and unexpected experience. Thanks, Referentis (talk) 04:15, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, thank you so so so so much! I really appreciate you being so kind and reassuring me, and thank you so much - I was trying to resolve this well and quickly. Thank you for all of your help and kindness! DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk) 05:16, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]