HistoryAlight

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Please feel free to post any questions, complaints or praise on this talk page. For information about myself and my existence on Wikipedia, please visit my user page.HistoryAlight (talk) 13:35, 31 October 2016 (UTC)

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Prabook source

In the article Keith Hamylton Jones, you added a source from prabook.com, which seems to me to be an unreliable source as it contains only/primarily user generated content, which certainly indicates a lack of reliability (see WP:SPS). Do you disagree with my assessment? Sjrct (talk) 13:43, 1 November 2016 (UTC)

@Sjrct: I see your point - However, if you dig around the Internet, the facts are backed up (i.e. on the Welsh Guards database). If you believe it is unreliable, what would be the most suitable course of action? Many thanks for bringing this to my attention. HistoryAlight (talk) 17:43, 1 November 2016 (UTC)

We should source things such as the Welsh Guards database then. I do not think the information is contentious, but I don't think we should give the impression that things are backed-up by sources when the sources backing are unreliable. So I think we should remove the prabook source and use the reliable sources that exist. Sjrct (talk) 17:33, 1 November 2016 (UTC)

@Sjrct: Thanks for the swift reply. Do you have any issues with my pages or, from your editorial viewpoint, are they Wikipedia-sound? HistoryAlight (talk) 17:43, 1 November 2016 (UTC)

The seem Wikipedia sound from a quick glance. For the most part, when you don't know if something is kosher or not, be bold and if you are wrong somebody else will come along and fix it, and if there is a disagreement they will (hopefully!) be discussed cordially among those in disagreement until a consensus is reached. Thanks for the good work, Sjrct (talk) 18:03, 1 November 2016 (UTC)

Europe 10,000 Challenge invite

Hi. The Wikipedia:WikiProject Europe/The 10,000 Challenge has recently started, based on the UK/Ireland Wikipedia:The 10,000 Challenge. The idea is not to record every minor edit, but to create a momentum to motivate editors to produce good content improvements and creations and inspire people to work on more countries than they might otherwise work on. There's also the possibility of establishing smaller country or regional challenges for places like Germany, Italy, the Benelux countries, Iberian Peninsula, Romania, Slovenia etc, much like Wikipedia:The 1000 Challenge (Nordic). For this to really work we need diversity and exciting content and editors from a broad range of countries regularly contributing. If you would like to see masses of articles being improved for Europe and your specialist country like Wikipedia:WikiProject Africa/The Africa Destubathon, sign up today and once the challenge starts a contest can be organized. This is a way we can target every country of Europe, and steadily vastly improve the encyclopedia. We need numbers to make this work so consider signing up as a participant and also sign under any country sub challenge on the page that you might contribute to! Thank you. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 09:04, 6 November 2016 (UTC)

Want to help shape the future of the Wikipedia editing experience?

Hi HistoryAlight,

The Design Research team at the Wikimedia Foundation is currently seeking relatively newcomer Wikipedians for user studies about their experience with current editing tools and to test out some prototype editing tools. If you’re interested in helping to shape the future of editing on Wikipedia, we would love to have you participate! The study session will take approximately 30 minutes, maximum of 45 minutes.

The study will take place in the next couple weeks, and will require participants to have access to a webcam and microphone (or a laptop with built in cam & mic), with a quiet place to go for a research session. To participate, please email dchen[at]wikimedia.org and include the following information:

• Username
• Email where we can reach you
• Your city or time zone
• Best time to talk to you

Please let me know if you have any questions! Look forward to hearing from you.

Sincerely,

Daisy Chen

User Experience Researcher Dchen (WMF) (talk) 02:20, 30 November 2016 (UTC)

This blocked user's request to have autoblock on their IP address lifted has been reviewed by an administrator, who declined the request.

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

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Block message:

Autoblocked because your IP address was recently used by "Sabloem". The reason given for Sabloem's block is: " Wikipedia Checkuser.svg CheckUser evidence has determined that this user account has been or may be used abusively. It has been blocked indefinitely to prevent abuse. User:TheHumbugBar".

• Blocking administrator: DoRD (talk • blocks)

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Decline reason: Same person. Now directly blocked. --jpgordon^{𝄢𝄆 𝄐𝄇} 01:10, 16 October 2017 (UTC)

I have been actively using Wikipedia for nearly a year now and do not understand why I am affected by another user(s) behaviour.

Well, actually, you've admitted it yourself. You say on your user page, I have created two pages on family members: Larry L'Estrange (great-uncle) and Laurence L'Estrange (great-grandfather). But Larry L'Estrange was created by User:Sabloem. --jpgordon^{𝄢𝄆 𝄐𝄇} 23:56, 15 October 2017 (UTC)

A page you started (Renew (political party)) has been reviewed!

Thanks for creating Renew (political party), HistoryAlight!

Wikipedia editor Chris troutman just reviewed your page, and wrote this note for you:

This is a poor-attempt at an article.

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Chris Troutman (talk) 00:13, 16 October 2017 (UTC)

WikiProject Women in Red/The World Contest

Hi. This month The Women in Red World Contest is being held to try to produce new articles for as many countries worldwide and occupations as possible. There is over £3000 in prizes to win, including Amazon vouchers and paid subscriptions. Wikimedia UK is putting up £250 specifically for editors who produce the most quality new women bios for British women, with special consideration given to missing notable biographies from the Oxford Dictionary of Biography and Welsh Dictionary of Biography. If you're not interested in prize money yourself but are willing to participate independently this is also fine, but please add any articles created to the bottom of the main contest page even if not competing. Your participation in the contest and contributing articles on British women from your area or wherever would we much appreciated. Thanks.