User talk:Blaze Wolf

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Note 3: Any comments here regarding a vandal or from a blocked user that I was WP:AGF will be archived once I ensure there is nothing left to say per WP:DENY.

Note 4: If I remove your comment and you add it back, I will revert you and warn you for doing so. If you do it again after that then I will report you for harassment. This crap has gone on for way too long and I've become less and less tolerant of it. Removing comments from my own talk page is perfectly allowable per WP:OWNTALK.

Update!

Hello everyone! It's been a while since I last provided an update on what's going on. So, here's a quick update on my life and account. I still have work so I'm still not going to be nearly as active as I used to be, however I will try and maintain a somewhat regular activeness here on Wikipedia. I do have a mobile device but uh, mobile editing sucks so I probably will only use it for small edits rather than big ones. I'm not sure how active I'll be so for now I'm keeping my mentor status as away. ― Blaze Wolf^Talk_{blaze__wolf} 19:54, 14 August 2023 (UTC)

Good to see you back around. 74.73.224.126 (talk) 20:31, 14 August 2023 (UTC)

Question from Saganbond (20:31, 10 December 2023)

Hello Blaze Wolf, thank you for being my mentor. --Saganbond (talk) 20:31, 10 December 2023 (UTC)

@Saganbond: Of course! If you have any questions feel free to ask me. ― Blaze Wolf^Talk_{blaze__wolf} 22:22, 10 December 2023 (UTC)

I'm a long-time Wikipedia user in several languages, but mostly English and French. How do you usually start newbies? Do you have a pool of easy tasks? Saganbond (talk) 00:34, 11 December 2023 (UTC)

@Saganbond: No I don't. Usually I just wait for newbies to ask me a question and I"ll do my best to answer it for them. Also if you're a long-time user what was the previous username you had, or did you jsut edit as an IP? ― Blaze Wolf^Talk_{blaze__wolf} 01:34, 11 December 2023 (UTC)

Long-time user as in "Reader", not as an editor. Saganbond (talk) 03:07, 11 December 2023 (UTC)

@Saganbond: Ah I see! Well again, if you have any questions about editing feel free to ask me. ― Blaze Wolf^Talk_{blaze__wolf} 11:47, 11 December 2023 (UTC)

As a beginner, do I *propose* an edit, do you propose an article to me, or do I simply edit something that needs improvement during my daily readings in Wikipedia? Saganbond (talk) 12:42, 11 December 2023 (UTC)

@Saganbond: You simply edit something that you find needs improvement while browsing Wikipedia. That's how I started editing. I saw someone spelled something wrong on an article I was reading, so I Created an account to fix that edit. ― Blaze Wolf^Talk_{blaze__wolf} 15:06, 11 December 2023 (UTC)

It's as easy as that, then! Cheers Blaze Wolf. ^_^ Saganbond (talk) 16:36, 11 December 2023 (UTC)

@Saganbond: Apologies for talk page stalking, but if you're interested in any topics you can go to different WikiProject pages (for example WP Military History) and they will generally have several lists of tasks organized by type that you can complete. Tuna^VeniVidi_Vici 16:51, 11 December 2023 (UTC)

I made a few edits to a page and someone reverted the changes without a comment. Is this typical? Saganbond (talk) 12:19, 13 December 2023 (UTC)

@Saganbond: Hey there! I took a look at what happened and the user reverted the edit with the edit summary of "Better before" which is quite vague as to what exactly was wrong with the edit. I would suggest asking the user about it on their talk page so that you can possibly gain an understanding of what was wrong with the edit. ― Blaze Wolf^Talk_{blaze__wolf} 14:09, 13 December 2023 (UTC)

Question from Kanungwe on Education in Russia (09:22, 11 December 2023)

Hello How am I going to login in --Kanungwe (talk) 09:22, 11 December 2023 (UTC)

@Kanungwe: You've already done so. ― Blaze Wolf^Talk_{blaze__wolf} 11:47, 11 December 2023 (UTC)

Tech News: 2023-50

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• On Wikimedia Commons, there are some minor user-interface improvements for the "choosing own vs not own work" step in the UploadWizard. This is part of the Structured Content team's project of improving UploadWizard on Commons. [1][2]

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Question from Wikeditor2024 (10:22, 12 December 2023)

Hello, I hope you're doing well! My name is Wael, I just published a wikipedia page for m yself, but it got rejected. I understand that Wikipedia has specific guidelines and criteria for page creation, and I am eager to improve my submission to meet these standards. In my initial submission, I included several reputable online links and articles from well-known sources such as Berytech and Arabnet, ] [7]. Additionally, I referenced my official website, www.bildits.com, where the "Founders' Story" section contains my picture and a quote establishing my role as the founder. Moreover, I cited an article from a podcast with over 17,000 views, where I served as the guest speaker [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DFWJknaeuY. I also mentioned other articles from sources where my company got featured such as Forbes on STEM day https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2019/11/05/understanding-stem-educations-scions-offshoots-and-nodes/?sh=8ec26522a73c and also referenced my LinkedIn page https://www.linkedin.com/in/wael-saade/. Would love to know your feedback and I looking forward to hearing back from you, thank you! --Wikeditor2024 (talk) 10:22, 12 December 2023 (UTC)

@Wikeditor2024: Hi there! The problem is that you are writing an article on yourself, which usually isn't what you should do. I appreciate that you are eager to publish an article, however there's a good chance that you fail our notability criteria. Also, since you're writing about yourself, you have a major conflict of interest and should avoid writing this article about yourself. There's also the problem of reliable sources. While Berytech and Arabnet might reliable (i don't know for sure), websites such as LinkedIn certainly are not. If you believe you truly are notable then someone will eventually make an article on you. ― Blaze Wolf^Talk_{blaze__wolf} 12:03, 12 December 2023 (UTC)

Question from Dineshkumarsen1343 (07:04, 15 December 2023)

Hello Blaze Wolf, How are you ? Thank you for being my mentor. --Dineshkumarsen1343 (talk) 07:04, 15 December 2023 (UTC)