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Fix ups edit

no problemo, that's what us useless admins are here for ;-) Sasquatcht|c 06:11, 29 January 2006 (UTC)Reply

Unspecified source for Image:Ron Kovic and S. Brian Willson.jpg edit

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Sons of Eilaboun edit

Could you clarify your comments at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Sons of Eilaboun. The film was released on October last year - it's not still in production. Cheers, пﮟოьεԻ 57 18:33, 7 June 2008 (UTC)Reply

File source problem with File:Sbrianwillson.jpg edit

 
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Speedy deletion of Kamala Lopez-Dawson edit

 

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AfD nomination of Kamala Lopez-Dawson edit

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Unreferenced BLPs edit

  Hello Jeanmariesimpson! Thank you for your contributions. I am a bot alerting you that 1 of the articles that you created is tagged as an Unreferenced Biography of a Living Person. The biographies of living persons policy requires that all personal or potentially controversial information be sourced. In addition, to insure verifiability, all biographies should be based on reliable sources. if you were to bring this article up to standards, it would greatly help us with the current 942 article backlog. Once the article is adequately referenced, please remove the {{unreferencedBLP}} tag. Here is the article:

  1. Brian Willson - Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs· FENS · JSTOR · TWL

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November 2011 edit

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suggestion edit

Please don't get upset at the suggestion of deleting the article about you. It was an inappropriate nomination, and the article quickly kept. I know it bothers people when they get called non-notable at discussion. But this is an open wiki, and we can't prevent people from saying silly things. When there's something really outrageous said in a discussion we can remove it, but I regret that by our primitive standards, this wasn't outrageous enough.

By the way, you might be interested in this mailing list: [1] , which discusses this sort of thing, among other problems. DGG ( talk ) 03:18, 17 November 2011 (UTC)Reply

Thank you for the kind note. Actually, I contacted the administrator who nominated for deletion the article about me. He did so after I pointed out that I don't think I'm notable, etc.. I don't mind at all the discussion and feel motivated to create pages about many other activists much more important and accomplished than I. I hope to do that in the new year. All the best to you, and happy holidays!Jeanmariesimpson (talk) 03:47, 19 November 2011 (UTC)Reply

A note about verifiability edit

WP:Verifiability is the guiding rule for including material in articles. If you wish to challenge a statement, you'll need to provide other reliable sources that trump the challenged source. Your claims of being related to the subject are not reliable (see WP:Original research). Further, what verifiable source attests your alleged relationship with the subject? —C.Fred (talk) 01:56, 6 April 2012 (UTC)Reply

Well, golly. Both our Wikipedia pages, for one thing! Jeanmariesimpson (talk) 01:58, 6 April 2012 (UTC)Reply
What do you mean, your Wikipedia page? —C.Fred (talk) 01:59, 6 April 2012 (UTC)Reply
There is a page about me on Wikipedia. Jeanmariesimpson (talk) 02:00, 6 April 2012 (UTC)Reply
That said, you're only reliable for statements about yourself. Your self-published statement about another subject's birthday is not reliable. —C.Fred (talk) 02:02, 6 April 2012 (UTC)Reply
Okay, then. But the date is incorrect and Wikipedia suffers. Jeanmariesimpson (talk) 02:28, 6 April 2012 (UTC)Reply

Kevin S Giles edit

I moved the article to Draft:Kevin S Giles where you can work on it more. It is not in the same format as all other Wikipedia articles are. Also, you cannot use Amazon or Gile's blog or publisher's blog for references. After you work on it, please move it back. Bgwhite (talk) 04:42, 29 October 2015 (UTC)Reply

  • Thank you. It's been awhile, and I realized I had completely forgotten how to create/edit a page. I will work on it today.

PLEASE REMOVE BLOCK edit

{{unblock|reason=Caught by a colocation web host block but this host or IP is not a web host. My IP address is 192.168.0.15.}} Jeanmariesimpson (talk) 16:18, 23 August 2023 (UTC)Reply

Note this is not your Internet address, that's your internal address. It's not visible outside of your home. --Yamla (talk) 17:51, 25 August 2023 (UTC)Reply

PLEASE REMOVE BLOCK #2 edit

 
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).

Jeanmariesimpson (block logactive blocksglobal blockscontribsdeleted contribsfilter logcreation logchange block settingsunblockcheckuser (log))


Request reason:

Caught by a colocation web host block but this host or IP is not a web host. My IP address is 45.89.173.253. I found that IP address using Wikipedia's search tool. I don't understand the reason it is different from the one I found on my computer's "About this Mac" info. What does that MEAN??? Jeanmariesimpson (talk) 17:47, 25 August 2023 (UTC)Reply

Decline reason:

Confirmed VPN. This belongs to Pia VPN. Please disable your VPN and wait a full 24 hours for the block to clear. Yamla (talk) 17:50, 25 August 2023 (UTC)Reply


If you want to make any further unblock requests, please read the guide to appealing blocks first, then use the {{unblock}} template again. If you make too many unconvincing or disruptive unblock requests, you may be prevented from editing this page until your block has expired. Do not remove this unblock review while you are blocked.

Oh, MAN! I forgot about the stupid VPN! I tried and tried right after we installed it, and I couldn't figure out how to get rid of it. HOW do I disable it??? I would really appreciate your help.--Jeanmariesimpson (talk) 17:54, 25 August 2023 (UTC)Reply
I'm sorry, I don't use that VPN so I can't help you. :( --Yamla (talk) 17:59, 25 August 2023 (UTC)Reply
I think I finally figured it out. We'll see. I'll come back again tomorrow. Thank you. Jeanmariesimpson (talk) 18:04, 25 August 2023 (UTC)Reply
I removed the VPN from my computer. Jeanmariesimpson (talk) 01:26, 27 August 2023 (UTC)Reply

PLEASE REMOVE BLOCK #4 edit

YIKES!!! I'm sorry! I didn't mean to erase Block #3, I only meant to copy and paste. I've been blocked for so long that I'm completely out of practice. SO SORRY!

I removed the VPN from my computer two days ago. I don't understand what is keeping the block from being removed. Jeanmariesimpson (talk) 17:53, 28 August 2023 (UTC)Reply

I have verified you are still connecting via Pia VPN. --Yamla (talk) 11:24, 29 August 2023 (UTC)Reply
But I'm NOT! The only connection I have is my Century Link WiFi modem. Can you show me what you're seeing? Jeanmariesimpson (talk) 17:14, 30 August 2023 (UTC)Reply
I am not able to show you directly, but I have the ability to view which IP address you are using. You are, unquestioningly, still using an IP address that Spur.us notes belongs to Pia VPN. You can verify this yourself by finding your IP address using WhatIsMyIPAddress, then going to spur.us/context/<your ip address here>. For example, if your IP address is 1.2.3.4 (it isn't, that's just an example), you would go to spur.us/context/1.2.3.4. --Yamla (talk) 17:43, 30 August 2023 (UTC)Reply
Holy SMOKES! That is some kind of rogue VPN. It's supposedly in Las Vegas, but it's actually in Africa. It doesn't show up anywhere on my computer. YIKES! Thank you for letting me know. Now, I have to figure out how to get it off my computer. This is much bigger than being blocked from editing on Wikipedia. Over and out! !Jeanmariesimpson (talk) 16:09, 31 August 2023 (UTC)Reply
Good luck! What an annoying problem to have to deal with! --Yamla (talk) 16:12, 31 August 2023 (UTC)Reply
Please check again. I erased my entire hard drive and installed just the Century Link wifi. Thanks. Jeanmariesimpson (talk) 05:41, 1 September 2023 (UTC)Reply
Yesterday morning, you were still on the VPN. By the time you posted this message, though, you were no longer on the VPN!!! I'm really hopeful this clears things up for you. This has been such a pain for you to deal with! I know nothing about Pia VPN, but if they are a company that charges a monthly fee and if you are no longer using them, make sure to cancel that (somehow!!!). :) --Yamla (talk) 10:28, 1 September 2023 (UTC)Reply

Conflict of interest edit

Deb (talk) 08:07, 3 May 2024 (UTC)Reply