User talk:LoudPorcupine797

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Happy editing! -- Ponyo^{bons mots} 22:46, 20 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Sources and disputes

Hello, I'm Ponyo. I noticed that you made an edit concerning content related to a living (or recently deceased) person, but you didn't support your changes with a citation to a reliable source. It's been removed and archived in the page history for now. Wikipedia has a very strict policy concerning how we write about living people, so please help us keep such articles accurate and clear. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you! -- Ponyo^{bons mots} 22:46, 20 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you @Ponyo! LoudPorcupine797 (talk) 23:04, 20 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hi LoudPorcupine797! I noticed that you have reverted to restore your preferred version of an article several times. The impulse to undo an edit you disagree with is understandable, but I wanted to make sure you're aware that the edit warring policy disallows repeated reversions even if they are justifiable.

All editors are expected to discuss content disputes on article talk pages to try to reach consensus. If you are unable to agree, please use one of the dispute resolution options to seek input from others. Using this approach instead of reverting can help you avoid getting drawn into an edit war. Thank you.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 22:46, 20 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you @Ponyo! LoudPorcupine797 (talk) 23:04, 20 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

You currently appear to be engaged in an edit war. This means that you are repeatedly changing content back to how you think it should be although other editors disagree. Users are expected to collaborate with others, to avoid editing disruptively, and to try to reach a consensus, rather than repeatedly undoing other users' edits once it is known that there is a disagreement.

Points to note:

Edit warring is disruptive regardless of how many reverts you have made;
Do not edit war even if you believe you are right.

If you find yourself in an editing dispute, use the article's talk page to discuss controversial changes and work towards a version that represents consensus among editors. You can post a request for help at an appropriate noticeboard or seek dispute resolution. In some cases, it may be appropriate to request temporary page protection. If you engage in an edit war, you may be blocked from editing. ElKevbo (talk) 02:59, 21 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Your edits

First off, welcome.

I see two different types of edits you are making, and have some feedback on both:

Edits about the Student Body government of the University of Arkansas. Which is fine, so long as you listen to feedback about what is too much detail.
Edits to "make edits", such as Special:Diff/1166342761. You should put more effort than just adding a link to the top search result (which is probably just somebody's website that copies Wikipedia).

Walt Yoder (talk) 23:44, 20 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Walt Yoder, thank you for the welcome and for the feedback!

Who makes the ultimate decision on what is considered too much detail? The user who has been reverting my edits has cited some different guidelines, but not a single one of them makes me think that the detail I was adding was unnecessary, inappropriate, or excessive. I'm truly having trouble seeing where the harm is in adding a comprehensive list of student body leaders, especially when so many of them have great accolades.
For this, I was trying to be helpful and use the citation hunt feature to help make citations. I was not merely adding a link to the top search result, but rather trying to find any information from strong sources that could support that uncited claim in each given article. Once again, I was just trying to volunteer my time to be helpul.

Thanks again for the help. LoudPorcupine797 (talk) 00:56, 21 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Associated Student Government at the University of Arkansas (July 22)

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

This draft's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article. In summary, the draft needs multiple published sources that are:

in-depth (not just brief mentions about the subject or routine announcements)
reliable
secondary
strictly independent of the subject

Make sure you add references that meet all four of these criteria before resubmitting. Learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue. If no additional references exist, the subject is not suitable for Wikipedia.

Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit after they have been resolved.

If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to Draft:Associated Student Government at the University of Arkansas and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
If you do not edit your draft in the next 6 months, it will be considered abandoned and may be deleted.
If you need any assistance, or have experienced any untoward behavior associated with this submission, you can ask for help at the Articles for creation help desk, on the reviewer's talk page or use Wikipedia's real-time chat help from experienced editors.

asilvering (talk) 04:41, 22 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, LoudPorcupine797! Having an article draft declined at Articles for Creation can be disappointing. If you are wondering why your article submission was declined, please post a question at the Articles for creation help desk. If you have any other questions about your editing experience, we'd love to help you at the Teahouse, a friendly space on Wikipedia where experienced editors lend a hand to help new editors like yourself! See you there! asilvering (talk) 04:41, 22 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

July 2023

Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did at John Merrill (American politician). 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 noticeboards.
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Please ensure you are familiar with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines, and please do not continue to make edits that appear disruptive. Continued disruptive editing may result in loss of editing privileges. Thank you. – Muboshgu (talk) 18:55, 22 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

LoudPorcupine, it's not just the above article, but several others, all of which I've reverted. I thought you understood that you should not be adding non-notable information to articles, and yet that's all you seem to do. Consider this a final warning. If you continue, you risk being blocked.--Bbb23 (talk) 19:02, 22 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I have not added anything that is non-notable to any article. I have only ever added notable information. I am unsure what makes you think that you get to be the judge of what is notable. LoudPorcupine797 (talk) 19:21, 22 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
The problem is it isn't just me who thinks the material you're adding to so many articles is not notable. You've been told the same thing by other editors, and your edits have been reverted by other editors, all of whom are way more experienced than you are about Wikipedia policies and guidelines. At this point, because I've reverted so many of your edits, I'm not going to block you because I consider myself WP:INVOLVED, but as I've already stated in my warning above, if you continue, you risk being blocked, even if it's not by me.--Bbb23 (talk) 20:05, 22 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Conflict of interest editing?

Hello, LoudPorcupine797. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places or things you have written about on Wikipedia, you may have a conflict of interest (COI). Editors with a conflict of interest may be unduly influenced by their connection to the topic. See the conflict of interest guideline and FAQ for organizations for more information. We ask that you:

avoid editing or creating articles about yourself, your family, friends, colleagues, company, organization, clients, or competitors;
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In addition, you are required by the Wikimedia Foundation's terms of use to disclose your employer, client, and affiliation with respect to any contribution which forms all or part of work for which you receive, or expect to receive, compensation. See Wikipedia:Paid-contribution disclosure.

Also, editing for the purpose of advertising, publicising, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. Thank you. Melcous (talk) 06:14, 23 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Concern regarding Draft:Associated Student Government at the University of Arkansas

Hello, LoudPorcupine797. This is a bot-delivered message letting you know that Draft:Associated Student Government at the University of Arkansas, a page you created, has not been edited in at least 5 months. Drafts that have not been edited for six months may be deleted, so if you wish to retain the page, please edit it again or request that it be moved to your userspace.

If the page has already been deleted, you can request it be undeleted so you can continue working on it.

Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia. FireflyBot (talk) 18:05, 22 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Your draft article, Draft:Associated Student Government at the University of Arkansas

Hello, LoudPorcupine797. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "Associated Student Government at the University of Arkansas".

In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace, the draft has been deleted. When you plan on working on it further and you wish to retrieve it, you can request its undeletion. An administrator will, in most cases, restore the submission so you can continue to work on it.

Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Hey man im josh (talk) 18:31, 22 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]