User talk:Altered Walter: Difference between revisions

	The Writer's Barnstar
	Thank you for your contribution to the Couchbase Server, Inc page and Couchbase Server product page on wikipedia Dodilp (talk) 22:25, 21 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

You're welcome. We've just started testing Couchbase at my workplace, and I was surprised to see there was so little about it on Wikipedia. So like a good sysadmin, I fixed it. :-) Altered Walter (talk) 09:31, 22 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there, thanks for the information you provided regarding the conflict of interest for the information I had started to provide on the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC) Wikipedia page. I certainly understand why this is so and I apologize that I was not aware of these terms prior to starting to add to this article. It's particularly frustrating that I didn't as I had spent nearly half a day (of company time) on it only to have it deleted once I was almost done. Regardless, I have requested the information from an administrator so that I can use some of what I already had to re-create the article in my own words and submit for approval via the proper means per your suggestion. As a Communications Specialist and a freelance journalist, I can certainly appreciate the importance of copyrighted material and the severity of plagiarism and would not jeopardize my career or integrity by violating either.

On a side note, though some information was copied from the OUAC website, I was in the process of re-writing it and was merely using the base information as a reference of the facts. I suppose I shouldn't have done this right in Wikipedia, but I wanted to format as I went along. This was my mistake. The rest of the information, though (i.e., all of the historical information) was written by me for internal use. These facts were heavily researched with the archives here at the OUAC and approved by managers and the Executive Director. This history is objective and doesn't exist anywhere else except for on an internal website that only those with the link can access. This information is strictly factual and, since I wrote it, I don't believe it conflicts with the guidelines you provided me with. As I had already started to re-write some of this information to be a bit more formal for the Wikipedia platform, I hope that I am able to use this for the OUAC Wikipedia page. It is far more extensive and factual than the information that is already there.

I understand why the conflict of interest clause exists, but I don't think it applies here as all of the information I want to provide is objective and strictly historical/informational. I am simply trying to provide the facts. Internally, my department noticed that Facebook pulls information from Wikipedia and the OUAC's Facebook community page was severely lacking so I was tasked with adding to the Wikiepedia page, and vicariously, the Facebook page. If this continues to be a conflict of interest because I work here, I would be interested to know who would be a better source of historical information than someone who works at the OUAC and spent months searching through archives to create a history for our recent 40th anniversary. And if someone else would like to tackle this Wikipedia page, that would be greatly appreciated as we only want the correct facts to be available for those interested. I'm not sure who else would have access to this information who doesn't work here, though.

Thanks. --CarlaWhite (talk) 14:14, 5 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the hearty welcome!

I do work for the subject of the article, and just today I made a few re-wordings because the phrases seemed to me to be less than neutral, so there certainly is something to the wikipedia warning you referenced. I tried to follow the example of Empire_Today, which I discovered in Google, and found to be just basically interesting, their history and background, without sounding like a sales drive, and that's not my natural bend anyway, yet here I am making edits.

My question is, are you suggesting I delete the article from the general area, and submit it to you directly for review? I had originally posted it into an "Articles For Creation" space, but I later learned that this was for non registered user contributions (I'm registered) and was in quite a backlog. I just posted it in the proper sense and tried to remove it from there, because I thought I'd made unnecessary work for overloaded people. Should I repost it there though? I don't think it's a sales pitch, but I *do* think I would like to have someone point out where the language could be well honed to make it a better piece for the website, show me what I'm blind to. What do you think is the best way for me to do this?

As to my username, it is, I believe like yours, not my given birth name, but it is an exclusive account to me. I am the only one using it. It is the same name I use in other web spots where, if I leave the company or this position, we can't really start from scratch with a new person getting a new account and picking up where I left off. In those cases, I would hand over those very reigns to another, but in this case - it's wikipedia. Anyone can edit anything, so a new person can get their own account. Do you, though, recommend I alter my account to just make it more personal? Associate it with my personal email and such? I did the other, because for now I want to get any communications here, but that's easily managed, and obviously, I *can* keep it if I leave, again because of the unique way wikipedia operates.

I hope my questions aren't too much of a bother. I did look around at a lot of introductory articles on wikipedia while preparing and composing (it's been over a month trying to get it rightly formatted and such), but clearly I did not see everything, so I thank you for not only pointing things out, concerns and tips both, but also for offering me your ear.

DavidContent (talk) 15:42, 6 December 2012 (UTC)DavidContent[reply]

Hello, and thanks for your contributions. However, I strongly recommend that you have a read of WP:Conflict of interest, and don't edit the article about your company: it will be almost impossible for you to write objectively about it. There are lots of other articles where we need your skills though. Thanks, Altered Walter (talk) 15:48, 6 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there. Welcome to Wikipedia -- it's good to see you here. When you add tags to articles, like the {{copyedit}} tag on Al-Jazeera (Amman), please could you make sure to put the correct month and year on it, not a past month and year. It's more than just a housekeeping matter, as using old dates causes old categories to be recreated and need tidying up. It's better to add no date (which a bot will soon fix) rather than to add an early date. Regards, --Stfg (talk) 19:13, 6 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Oops - that was a copy, paste and edit of the tag above it, but forgot to update the date bit. Thanks for catching that. Altered Walter (talk) 10:09, 7 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I thought it might have been. Thanks. --Stfg (talk) 10:26, 7 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

It is a pleasure to meet you! Thanks for your comment on the article. You are dead-on correct. I look forward to when you cast your !vote --Sue Rangell ✍ ✉ 21:10, 8 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, and thanks. I'm still on the fence at the moment on that one. He might be notable, but it hasn't been shown yet. Altered Walter (talk) 13:46, 9 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, Altered Walter! Thanks for the heads-up about that deletion. The Grover page is my first wikipedia contribution. I'll do my best to do it the right way. Kevinacraig (talk) 14:56, 11 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, Altered Walter!Thank you for your message. I would like to save the content from the page Neelogy to use for that draft. And after, i would like to talk about why you deleted this page. In french i had some problem at the beginning because i was using a commercial language but after changments, my page was accepted. Here, I used the same accepted langauge, so i don't understand your question. And, finally, i would like to tell that i'm not working for this company, I'm just a student. Thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by Brianrossi86 (talk • contribs) 13:09, 13 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Nobody deleted the page: it's still there at Néel effect. Are you talking about another article? Thanks, Altered Walter (talk) 13:14, 13 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I'm sorry, I was talking about this page. I can see it now, but when i send the message the page was not visible and it appears a message as the page was deleted because of ...Etc. Now it works. Thank you! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Brianrossi86 (talk • contribs) 08:32, 14 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

No problem! And thank you for the article. I had never heard of Louis Néel, nor the Néel effect, nor even superparamagnetism. Amazing stuff. And may I say, you have done a superb job on the <math> markup: bravo! Altered Walter (talk) 09:03, 14 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

		Proposal for removing prefixes "Islamic views on xyz"
		I have started a request move to remove the prefixes Attached with the Prophets in Islam to there Names as in Islam. Like Islamic views on Abraham → Ibrahim as it becomes difficult to search the topic. Please participate in the discussion at Talk:Page Thanks. -- Ibrahim ebi (talk) 13:29, 16 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Walter, thank you for your welcome to Wikipedia. As I'm new to this, I have already found my page is up for deletion. I'm not creating a page for self promotion or promotion of the company. I'm inserting a biography page because the instant live space in music is relevant to our evolving industry, as is my role in continuing to push this concept forward. It's an evolution - just like iTunes and Steve Jobs (albeit not to that level) but nonetheless and important progression in the continued evolution of live and recorded music. As the original Disclive, we were the pioneer in the space, and I was CEO. Eight years later, the concept is taking much more hold, and I believe is here to stay. DiscLive, just like other pioneering companies, deserves a footnote, as do I; just like Napster; just like other pioneering people and companies. If it were not for me, and others like me, new innovations would come and go quickly and would be a flash in the pan. Holding on to a vision is what helps to change and mold industries. That deserves to stay.

Thanks so much and feel free to let me know if you have any questions!

--Zbair (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 16:43, 18 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Zach, and thanks for contributing. You and your company both sound notable, but the language used in the articles is highly promotional, and really sounds like it's straight off a marketing press release. I strongly advise you to wait for someone else to write about you and your company, as it will be almost impossible for you to write objectively about these subjects. Someone who's not connected with the company will write about them eventually. Thanks, Altered Walter (talk) 16:51, 18 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

You had redirected the page Minor Newari dialects to Nepal Bhasa but it is incorrect. The term Minor Newari dialects refers to a dialect only but Nepal Bhasa refers to a language. If you don't know and made a mistake click here to learn. — Preceding unsigned comment added by KrozanDarshan (talk • contribs) 13:56, 20 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

If they're not a dialect of Nepal Bhasa, then what are they a dialect of? Thanks, Altered Walter (talk) 14:01, 20 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

You seem to be the genius here on copyright issues — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jorge reynoso rachel mary cox (talk • contribs) (Redacted)

Hello: the article has been deleted, what sort of fix are you looking for? Copyrighted text isn't allowed for legal reasons on Wikipedia, so you'll need to write the page yourself, in your own words. You might find the Wikipedia:Article wizard helpful, but please ask here if you'd like a hand with it. Thanks, Altered Walter (talk)

I am sure that the page is not copyrighted. if it is copyrighted then from which site have I copied? — Preceding unsigned comment added by KrozanDarshan (talk • contribs) 06:36, 22 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

It's not copyrighted. Who told you that it was? Altered Walter (talk) 16:46, 22 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I am confused. You claim that user:E55EX9TDT was "created a day after puppeteer was blocked". But that account was created on 2011-11-03 and shows no similarity of editing pattern. Have you got the wrong account? — RHaworth (talk · contribs) 19:55, 22 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

No, I'm saying sockpuppet account PediaTDT was created a day after puppeteer E55EX9TDT was blocked. But I see you've now blocked PediaTDT. Thanks, Altered Walter (talk) 07:55, 23 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Humble apologies. Yes, you said that quite explicitly. The reason I misread it was that I was assuming that this was an immediate re-appearance of PediaTDT (talk · contribs) under a new name because that was distinctly probable (and still is). I did not see any need to drag up a bit of sockpuppetry from a year ago as an excuse for a block - I was willing to block the kid anyway for being a waste of wikispace. — RHaworth (talk · contribs) 22:34, 23 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

No problem - the phrasing was a bit awkward in the SPI so I reworded it. Yeah, he'll probably be back (he's been blocked a few times at Wikia already for the same sort of nuisance edits and worse), so it's worth having a basket to throw all the socks in. Altered Walter (talk) 04:53, 25 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Always a step ahead of me Thanks for helping us out though - Kevin Hybirdd (talk) 11:10, 27 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Heh! Anytime. :-) Altered Walter (talk) 11:11, 27 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the flags on Mixudo, I have removed a link that was perhaps unnecessary, improved language and added a lead. Would appreciate your feedback, and I'm available to make improvements. Regards, Marcel MarcelBrandon (talk) 16:29, 27 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I've edited it for a more WP:Neutral point of view. But its WP:Notability isn't clear yet. Some more in-depth coverage from WP:Secondary, WP:Reliable sources are needed to establish that. Thanks, Altered Walter (talk) 17:22, 27 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hello,

I received all of your edits and reasons why. I am new to this and I am currently the National President for Lambda Phi Xi Multicultural Sorority, Inc. What paperwork do I have to show you for us to be able to publish our Wiki page?

Best, Carissa Mangubat-Gita National President Lambda Phi Xi Multicultural Sorority, Inc. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mangubatc (talk • contribs) 16:43, 27 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Please have a read of WP:Conflict of interest, and wait for someone not connected with your sorority to write about it. It will be almost impossible for you to write about it objectively. Thanks, Altered Walter (talk) 16:51, 27 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, thanks for flagging it up. I was still working on the page and now have lost the work. I did not manage to save a copy to my PC yet. Can you help me with this? thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dangerousrave (talk • contribs) 14:31, 28 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hello. The deleting admin was 5 albert square, so you could ask them to undelete it and WP:Userfy it for you, so you can take your time working on it. Thanks, Altered Walter (talk) 14:34, 28 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Altered Walter. You have new messages at Nickaang's talk page.
Message added 14:55, 28 December 2012 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.[reply]

NickAang 14:55, 28 December 2012 (UTC)

	The Original Barnstar
	thanks for your help and guidance. Dangerousrave (talk) 23:13, 28 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

That wasn't an attempt at a page move, that was two articles being created and an attempt to redirect to the one with the correct capitalization. You'll have to make your edits to both articles. 76.102.49.177 (talk) 09:17, 29 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]