Bijou1995

February 2023

Hello, I'm MrOllie. I wanted to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions have been undone because they appeared to be promotional. Advertising and using Wikipedia as a "soapbox" are against Wikipedia policy and not permitted; Wikipedia articles should be written objectively, using independent sources, and from a neutral perspective. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about Wikipedia. Thank you. MrOllie (talk) 18:22, 6 February 2023 (UTC)

Thank you Bijou1995 (talk) 12:00, 9 February 2023 (UTC)

Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did at Cazenovia, Wisconsin. Your edits appear to constitute vandalism and have been reverted. If you would like to experiment, please use your sandbox. Repeated vandalism may result in the loss of editing privileges. Thank you. Excutient^Talk 15:30, 10 February 2023 (UTC)

Ok, thank you for letting me know; I just added some punctuation and did not mean any harm. As you may know, I am very new here. Bijou1995 (talk) 16:11, 10 February 2023 (UTC)

Hello, I'm 1AmNobody24. An edit that you recently made to Ballarpur Industries seemed to be a test and has been reverted. If you want to practice editing, please use your sandbox. If you think a mistake was made, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Sorry but you added clear grammatical errors 1AmNobody24 (talk) 14:01, 17 February 2023 (UTC)

Hello, I have left you a message on your talk page, I think! Could you please explain further, as I can't see what you have changed? Thank you for drawing my attention to it, though. Bijou1995 (talk) 15:00, 17 February 2023 (UTC)

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Your submission at Articles for creation: Antigua and Barbuda: Is it safe to travel there? (February 11)

Your recent article submission has been rejected. If you have further questions, you can ask at the Articles for creation help desk or use Wikipedia's real-time chat help. The reason left by Theroadislong was: This submission is contrary to the purpose of Wikipedia. The comment the reviewer left was: Wikipedia is not a travel guide.

Theroadislong (talk) 17:18, 11 February 2023 (UTC)

Hello, Bijou1995! 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! Theroadislong (talk) 17:18, 11 February 2023 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Draft:Antigua and Barbuda: Is it safe to travel there?

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A tag has been placed on Draft:Antigua and Barbuda: Is it safe to travel there? requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G12 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to be an unambiguous copyright infringement. This page appears to be a direct copy from https://travellersworldwide.com/is-antigua-safe/. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images taken from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted. You may use external websites or other printed material as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. This part is crucial: say it in your own words. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing.

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Wikipedia and copyright

Hello Bijou1995! Your additions to Emir (grape) have been removed in whole or in part, as they appear to have added copyrighted content without evidence that the source material is in the public domain or has been released by its owner or legal agent under a suitably-free and compatible copyright license. (To request such a release, see Wikipedia:Requesting copyright permission.) While we appreciate your contributions to Wikipedia, there are certain things you must keep in mind about using information from sources to avoid copyright and plagiarism issues.

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• Aside from limited quotation, you must put all information in your own words and structure, in proper paraphrase. Following the source's words too closely can create copyright problems, so it is not permitted here; see Wikipedia:Close paraphrasing. Even when using your own words, you are still, however, asked to cite your sources to verify the information and to demonstrate that the content is not original research.
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It's very important that contributors understand and follow these practices, as policy requires that people who persistently do not must be blocked from editing. If you have any questions about this, please ask them here on this page, or leave a message on my talk page. Thank you. JaggedHamster (talk) 09:40, 3 March 2023 (UTC)

Years should not be abbreviated

Hi, can you please read MOS:DECADE, you've made numerous changes abbreviating decades which go against this. JaggedHamster (talk) 09:50, 3 March 2023 (UTC)

Hello, thank you very much for pointing that out. I shall certainly read the MOS. DECADE. Apologies. Bijou1995 (talk) 12:52, 6 March 2023 (UTC)

Ps i abbreviated the years as i read this was the correct way to write it these days. Bijou1995 (talk) 12:53, 6 March 2023 (UTC)

Which was obviously wrong, thanks again. Bijou1995 (talk) 13:12, 6 March 2023 (UTC)

Mirrors

Thanks for contributing to the article Flambards Theme Park. However, one of Wikipedia's core policies is that material must be verifiable and attributed to reliable sources. You have recently used citations which copied, or mirrored, material from Wikipedia. This leads to a circular reference and is not acceptable. Most mirrors are clearly labeled as such, but some are in violation of our license and do not provide the correct attribution. Please help by adding alternate sources to the article you edited! If you need any help or clarification, you can look at Help:Contents/Editing Wikipedia or ask at Wikipedia:New contributors' help page, or just ask me. Thank you. Sam Kuru (talk) 14:42, 23 April 2023 (UTC)

Hi Thank you for your polite message pointing out I had done something wrong, I appreciate the tone you used. I shall check this out this afternoon and make corrections. I may message you again for clarification. Bijou1995 (talk) 08:33, 24 April 2023 (UTC)

Hi Kuru

I think it was the word england which I linked but to be honest I cannot remember, did you correct it? So just to clarify I cannot link or cite another wikipedia page is that correct? The info on mirrors is confusing. I guess I have seen it done by other editors so thought it was ok, sorry for any inconvenience Bijou1995 (talk) 08:50, 25 April 2023 (UTC)

Again at Bell-boy jacket and Lord Anthony. Please be more careful about evaluating your sources; if it mentions "Wikipedia" in the source, then it is very likely unacceptable. Sam Kuru (talk) 14:17, 29 April 2023 (UTC)

oh thank you, it's strange because wikipedia is where it goes to first and if its independent then I believe I have to select external but thank you so much, I will refrain from adding wiki links. I would have thought someone would have blocked the links in the software design. Thanks again for the tip Bijou1995 (talk) 14:23, 29 April 2023 (UTC)

i apologise I'm a bit confused as I see you are talking about bell boy jacket and lord Anthony, I didn't cite Wikipedia here, I cited it from sources that read exactly the same as the editors content. I did think it was direct copying on their part but cited anyway. should I remove them? Bijou1995 (talk) 14:31, 29 April 2023 (UTC)

Me again. Apologies for the multiple messages but I think I finally get it..... the pages I have referenced may have taken the info from a wiki page, is that correct? How can you tell? Its ok, I do not expect you to respond unless I literally haven't got it... So in future I will not cite/ reference pages from an encyclopaedia as it's very likely that they have stolen the info from wiki hence the info being exactly the same. It was totally innocent on my part, I thought it was the other way around. Thank you for your patience Bijou1995 (talk) 18:38, 30 April 2023 (UTC)

April 2023

Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did at Adam Leitman Bailey. Your edits appear to constitute vandalism and have been reverted. If you would like to experiment, please use your sandbox. Repeated vandalism may result in the loss of editing privileges. Thank you. --Orange Mike | Talk 04:22, 29 April 2023 (UTC)

May 2023

Hello, I'm SunDawn. I wanted to let you know that I reverted one of your recent contributions—specifically this edit to T-skirt—because it did not appear constructive. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. If you have any questions, you can ask for assistance at the Teahouse or the Help desk. Thanks. ✠ SunDawn ✠ (contact) 11:39, 22 May 2023 (UTC)

ok thank you, I tried to add something of value and that's all I could find Bijou1995 (talk) 11:42, 22 May 2023 (UTC)

Warning: no more personal attacks

Your attacks against other editors on WP:ANI in this section ("seems to enjoy defaming and harming other Wikipedia subjects", "enjoys adding very negative, scandalous information about subjects", "Could he/she be getting paid to support a political party or issue", "Maybe they have a personal vendetta against them or they are attempting to damage their career, name or character or is it a competitor? Perhaps that person has multiple accounts?", " It is clearly written by someone who openly has a personal vendetta against Adam Leitman Bailey") are completely unacceptable. Read Wikipedia:No personal attacks and Wikipedia:Assume good faith. One more attack and you will be blocked. Bishonen | tålk 08:48, 27 May 2023 (UTC).

It was not an attack, I merely offered suggestions, asked questions on an editor I found suspicous. What about the attacks on my disabilities, me being accused of being someone else, questioning my faith? I've offered to prove all of this but I just get met with aggression and threats. Whatever happened to freedom of speech? I did a lot of work investigating the editor and felt justified in my findings. However as I am now being threatened with being blocked I am forced to retreat or should I say bullied into submission. Bijou1995 (talk) 14:00, 30 May 2023 (UTC)

Given all the articles you have contributed to in your time on Wikipedia, why do you care so much about this one? You said here that you just "came across the article when trying to find something to edit", but it really seems like you have a vested interest in getting this information removed against consensus. I urge you to drop this issue, withdraw your request for arbitration, and move on to more pleasant subjects. This path you're on is not going to end well. – bradv 15:30, 30 May 2023 (UTC)

As for what happened to freedom of speech, see this public service announcement. Bishonen | tålk 17:30, 30 May 2023 (UTC).

You should remove your arbitration request

As someone with a neurological disability I am sympathetic here, but to be frank you don't have a leg to stand on and you are embarrassing yourself. Feel free to read my comment in the request if you'd like more detail. In all earnestness, you should withdraw that request yourself ASAP. Many people will look at that, and it doesn't look good. If you'd like a more detailed discussion of what has gone wrong and what you could improve, I'd be happy to do that. —DIYeditor (talk) 17:52, 30 May 2023 (UTC)

Arbitration request removed: Too early for arbitration.

Hello Bijou1995,

In response to your request for arbitration, the Arbitration Committee has agreed that arbitration is not required at this stage. Arbitration on Wikipedia is a lengthy, complicated process that involves the unilateral adjudication of a dispute by an elected committee. Although the Committee's decisions can be useful to certain disputes, in many cases the actual process of arbitration is unenjoyable and time-consuming. Moreover, for most disputes the community maintains an effective set of mechanisms for reaching a compromise or resolving a grievance.

For grievances about the conduct of a Wikipedia editor, you should approach the user (in a civil, professional way) on their user talk page. However, other mechanisms for resolving a dispute also exist, such as raising the issue at the administrators' noticeboard for incidents.

In all cases, you should review Wikipedia:Dispute resolution to learn more about resolving disputes on Wikipedia. The English Wikipedia community has many venues for resolving disputes and grievances, and it is important to explore them instead of requesting arbitration in the first instance. For more information on the process of arbitration, please see the Arbitration Policy and the Guide to Arbitration. I hope this advice is useful, and please do not hesitate to contact me or a member of the community if you have more questions.

Best regards,
~ ToBeFree (talk) 19:19, 30 May 2023 (UTC)

Ok, thank you for your reply, I apologise for any problems I may have caused. Could I withdraw my request? I certainly didn't mean to cause any trouble and maybe I just didn't know where to go with it and I was scared I'd get banned. Bijou1995 (talk) 19:53, 30 May 2023 (UTC)

No worries. As the request has been removed and can only be accessed through the page's history (here), there is nothing left to be withdrawn; the case request page is empty.

You're certainly not going to be banned for seeking arbitration; anyone may ask for it. The Arbitration Committee didn't see a need to intervene, but it's okay to have asked for their assistance.

A more welcoming place for general advice is probably the Teahouse, in case you're wondering about policies or guidelines or need help improving an article. This requires you to be open to the advice you receive there, though, and to be as understanding as possible if their explanations are the opposite of what you had been sure about. If you enter such community areas and ask for advice, you can probably learn a lot if you genuinely from the bottom of your heart desire to actually do so.

I'm writing this because if I understand correctly, others have voiced concerns about issues that may be described by the "Failure or refusal to get the point" section of the guideline against disruptive editing. If this is the case, please consider disengaging from the conflict: Wikipedia is a volunteer project that does not require you to give any more time and effort than you wish. When you find yourself in a toxic situation, no matter how you got there and who is to blame, one possible exit is always to have a look at the Task Center or the community portal and find something completely unrelated that may be more interesting and less frustrating.

All the best,
~ ToBeFree (talk) 20:48, 30 May 2023 (UTC)