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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Marricke Kofi Gane

Hi Puddleglum2.0,
I'm curious to know why you closed this AFD discussion as keep. The keep votes were not based on any of our notability guidelines? The users who voted keep failed to show how the subject meets WP:GNG, WP:AUTHOR, WP:ANYBIO or WP:POLITICIAN. You should have re-listed the AFD instead of closing it as keep.  Versace1608  ^{Wanna Talk?} 00:42, 23 April 2020 (UTC)

@Versace1608: They didn't really rebut your arguments; true. At least one of the voters did, however, point out that he is not only an author and politician, he has also been an executive in some of the most influential companies in Ghana. I agree it's not the most well-written or laid-out article, but that by itself doesn't justify deletion. I admit I'm on the inclusionist side of things, and I'm sorry it didn't turn out the way you wanted, but for now, I'm standing by my close. If you would like a review from third parties, there are places to do so. Thanks for bringing this to me and all the best. --Puddleglum^2.0_{(How's my driving?)} 01:06, 23 April 2020 (UTC)

I am going to nominate it again for deletion at another time.  Versace1608  ^{Wanna Talk?} 01:08, 23 April 2020 (UTC)

You're welcome to Versace1608, but I see at least three reliable significant sources that pass GNG. Just FYI. An easier way to get a different outcome would be WP:DRN. --Puddleglum^2.0_{(How's my driving?)} 01:11, 23 April 2020 (UTC)

Or WP:Deletion Review. --Puddleglum^2.0_{(How's my driving?)} 01:12, 23 April 2020 (UTC)

Please list the three "reliable" sources you found. A subject holding executive roles is not enough grounds for keep. All of the sources in the article are about his announcement to run for president. He was not discussed in reliable sources prior to this announcement.  Versace1608  ^{Wanna Talk?} 01:16, 23 April 2020 (UTC)

@Versace1608: I'm sorry, I'm on mobile right now so can't bring up the sources, but even if the only reliable sources are those talking about his campaign that's enough. See Pete Buttigeg, who had his article deleted until he ran for president, when reliable sources.began covering him. --Puddleglum^2.0_{(How's my driving?)} 01:21, 23 April 2020 (UTC)

Please do not compare Buttigeg to Gane. Buttigeg being the mayor of South Bend is enough to satisfy WP:NPOLITICIAN. The problem with Gane is that he doesn't meet any requirements outlined in WP:POLITICIAN. He is simply a businessman and author who decided to join the presidential race in Ghana. He is not a front runner in his country's election and doesn't stand a chance in December. BTW, I'm still awaiting those sources.  Versace1608  ^{Wanna Talk?} 01:34, 23 April 2020 (UTC)

@Versace and 1608: I'll try to make it more clear: I am on mobile currently, so cannot pull up the sources. Sorry. I think it's unfortunately clear we're not going to reach an agreement: feel free to put it up again for AfD, whatever the result is then is fine by me. I will say one more thing though: Even if every single vote was keep without any explanation, I would still close as keep. There were no delete votes to agree with you, and consensus was heavily on the side of keep. If I had closed as delete (technically I cannot because I'm not an admin) then I would be WP:SUPERVOTEing, against policy. I went with consensus, and I stand by my decision. All the best (and I do mean that), --Puddleglum^2.0_{(How's my driving?)} 02:15, 23 April 2020 (UTC)

Fix ping, sorry Versace1608. --Puddleglum^2.0_{(How's my driving?)} 02:16, 23 April 2020 (UTC)

You should have relisted the discussion instead of closing it as keep. I am still waiting for you to list those reliable sources you found. Please do so when you resume editing on a laptop or desktop.  Versace1608  ^{Wanna Talk?} 14:50, 23 April 2020 (UTC)

@Versace1608: sources 1, 3, and perhaps 2 and 8 I would count as reliable. I stand by what I wrote in the last post: consensus trumps policy, I closed with the consensus. I'm sorry it didn't go your way, feel free to open another AfD, which I will stay out of. --Puddleglum^2.0_{(How's my driving?)} 16:23, 23 April 2020 (UTC)

Source 1 isn't about Gane. The part that mentions him are quotes about his desire to make Ghana better and a plea to the Ghanaian people to elect him. Sources 2 and 3 are about his announcement to run for presidency; Gane is not discussed in both sources. Source 8 is not a secondary source because it is not independent of the subject. The sources you consider reliable fail to show Gane meeting the requirements of WP:GNG, WP:POLITICIAN or WP:AUTHOR. I am going to wait until the election is over before I nominate the article for deletion. I am confident no new sources will be available. Do you consider everyone who announce their bid to become their country's next president notable and deserving of a separate article?  Versace1608  ^{Wanna Talk?} 23:17, 24 April 2020 (UTC)

Me personally? No. Policy? No. Consensus? Yes. I closed the discussion per overwhelming consensus, and as consensus trumps policy, I stand by my close. You don't have to wait until the election is closed; maybe you'll get different participation and others will think differently. Whenever you open it, I will not participate in the discussion, but I would ask that you at least make note of the previous nomination. ​ Thanks, --Puddleglum^2.0_{(How's my driving?)} 00:41, 25 April 2020 (UTC)

Thanks for answering my question. In my opinion, I don't think consensus was reached. Two of the people who voted keep did not back up their keep votes. I am going to wait until the election is over to prove the point I made here. During and after the course of the election, let's see how many additional coverage he gets.  Versace1608  ^{Wanna Talk?} 00:46, 25 April 2020 (UTC)

that sounds good, I'm completely open to whatever decision is reached then. I hope we can part in good terms? ​ Cheers, --Puddleglum^2.0_{(How's my driving?)} 00:55, 25 April 2020 (UTC)

Of course! Thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia.  Versace1608  ^{Wanna Talk?} 00:57, 25 April 2020 (UTC)

CVUA Request

Puddleglum2.0 (talk · contribs) I see you have a slot open and I would love to become a part of the CVU. Would you be willing to help train me? I am in California and you are the only one close to me. Thanks --Galendalia (talk) 00:49, 26 April 2020 (UTC)

Of course Galendalia! I'll get your page set up and ping your there when its ready. --Puddleglum^2.0_{(How's my driving?)} 01:24, 26 April 2020 (UTC)

• Thanks and I just flagged my first for speedy deletion - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Josepha_Spagnol — Preceding unsigned comment added by Galendalia (talk • contribs) 01:31, 26 April 2020 (UTC)

@Galendalia: Awesome, looks great! I've gotten your page set up here, you can start whenever you want! --Puddleglum^2.0_{(How's my driving?)} 01:34, 26 April 2020 (UTC)

Vandal academy

You have some slots open, so I was wondering if I could join. I have over 200 main space edits. Please ping me. New3400 (talk) 19:03, 24 April 2020 (UTC)

@New3400: I'd love to help you! I'll get your training page set up and ping you there when it's ready. --Puddleglum^2.0_{(How's my driving?)} 19:12, 24 April 2020 (UTC)

Yeah a quick question, does twinkle work on mobile? New3400 (talk) 19:14, 24 April 2020 (UTC)

Not on mobile view New3400, but in the bottom of every page you should see a button that says something like "Desktop View." click that and you should be able to use Twinkle. --Puddleglum^2.0_{(How's my driving?)} 19:17, 24 April 2020 (UTC)

Hey, did you check my edits to the page? New3400 (talk) 18:30, 25 April 2020 (UTC)

@New3400: doing so now. --Puddleglum^2.0_{(How's my driving?)} 18:33, 25 April 2020 (UTC)

Hey, I have an idea, is it ok if I look for different warnings, blocks, etc, and explain why they got that? New3400 (talk) 19:26, 25 April 2020 (UTC)

@New3400: The point of the exercise is to learn how to fight vandalism yourself -- in order to do that you'll have to go out and revert vandalism yourself. A handy tool is at Special:RecentChanges, where, if you put the "Likely Vandalism" filter on, you'll see a list of recent unhelpful edits. Is Twinkle working properly? --Puddleglum^2.0_{(How's my driving?)} 20:11, 25 April 2020 (UTC)

it's 50-50. Since I don't have a computer, I have been trying to adapt. Only major issue is the rollback, I'm kinda scared that I'm going to rollback an good edit. Aside from that, I'm fine. New3400 (talk) 20:17, 25 April 2020 (UTC)

@New3400: That's fine if you accidentally rollback a good edit with Twinkle -- all you need to do is revert yourself and, if you warned the user, apologize. Since your posting your reverts, I'll be checking them, and won't count accidents against you. Lets see if that works. --Puddleglum^2.0_{(How's my driving?)} 20:28, 25 April 2020 (UTC)

ok well I just added one to the list, Puddleglum2.0. It's going good. New3400 (talk) 20:36, 25 April 2020 (UTC)

👍 --Puddleglum^2.0_{(How's my driving?)} 20:49, 25 April 2020 (UTC)

what do you think, Puddleglum2.0? New3400 (talk) 22:17, 25 April 2020 (UTC)

Hey, I warned an user, I think it is an violation of Wikipedia's policies. He was editing his own page, I put it in the list, think you can help? New3400 (talk) 13:44, 26 April 2020 (UTC)

Ok, well I think I might be wrong here, but there was an account that had 0 edits, but looked like it was owned by a company. I gave them an level 1 warning under paid editing. Was this good or? New3400 (talk) 18:49, 26 April 2020 (UTC)

A barnstar!

	The Working Woman's Barnstar
	Thanks for helping out on the WikiProject Biography backlog and adopting D :) Hope this brightens your day a little and that you're staying safe. Nerd1a4i (talk) 07:07, 27 April 2020 (UTC)

Thanks Nerd1a4i! To be honest, I can't recall working on anything biography related, but life has been busy recently, so I'm sure it's just me that forgot! =D Thanks again! --Puddleglum^2.0_{(How's my driving?)} 23:45, 27 April 2020 (UTC)

Haha, fair. It's on the assessment backlog drive; your name is down as having adopted the letter 'D' to go through :) Good luck with everything! --Nerd1a4i (talk) 23:46, 27 April 2020 (UTC)

ce 2nd Look Comment

Hey @Puddleglum2.0: - Can you please take a 2nd look at Idiot_Wind for me please? It is my first major ce after quite a few small ones, so I want to get an experienced ce to look. Please provide me feedback on your thoughts.
Thanks,
--Galendalia^{Chat Me Up} 01:38, 1 May 2020 (UTC)

On it! to be clear, coordinators will check your copyedits as the drive progresses, but it's totally understandable to want it nkwr. I'll take a look. ​ --Puddleglum^2.0_{(How's my driving?)} 01:53, 1 May 2020 (UTC)

Just because I'm new to it. It did get GA today as well so it was basically a few word edits. ​ Galendalia^{Chat Me Up} 01:55, 1 May 2020 (UTC) (oh after you grade my final is fine)

I believe your edits are all improvements -- good job! For newer copyeditors, we recommend copyediting less advanced requests; articles that are about to go up for DYK or just a general ce. It looks good though, nice job! A fantastic way to get started in the GOCE is participating in this month's drive, it will help you get involved and experienced in the ce group! Hope this helps. ​ --Puddleglum^2.0_{(How's my driving?)} 02:00, 1 May 2020 (UTC)

​ Awesome thanks for taking a look. I did do some small ones like 6 or 7 articles to get used to the tools. I'll kick off the next steps. Thanks ma'am! Galendalia^{Chat Me Up} 02:11, 1 May 2020 (UTC)

​All signed up but I did a test under my name and it's not appearing like the instructions say it should :( Galendalia^{Chat Me Up} 03:21, 1 May 2020 (UTC)

Anti-vandal academy

I was referred to anti-vandalism work by User:CaptainEek, and to the counter-vandalism academy by User:ToeFungii. I was interested, and decided to look for a trainer. However, you’re the only one in a similar time zone to me, and you already have two students. So i was wondering when you might be available? In the meantime, i can do what I do best; copyediting for the GOCE. So dont feel rushed or anything. Stay safe and well, --Total Eclipse 2017 (talk) (Origin of the username) 17:33, 29 April 2020 (UTC)

Thanks for your interest Total Eclipse 2017! I'll probably have an open slot in about a week. I'll drop you a note on your talk page then if you want. How does that sound? --Puddleglum^2.0_{(How's my driving?)} 17:38, 29 April 2020 (UTC)

That sounds fine! I’ll probably not be available super-often (like maybe once every few days), but I’ll be involved with it whenever I can. I’ll still try to fit some copyediting in, though. That’s kinda my main thing i do here... Stay safe and well, --Total Eclipse 2017 (talk) (Origin of the username) 17:43, 29 April 2020 (UTC)

Will you drop note on my talk page when you’re ready? (I might have the required 2000 main space edits by then.) Stay safe and well, --Total Eclipse 2017 (talk) (Origin of the username) 16:30, 1 May 2020 (UTC)

WikiCup 2020 May newsletter

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I see you have my CVUA page made... what do I do now?

Stay safe and well, --Total Eclipse 2017 (talk) (Origin of the username) 21:28, 1 May 2020 (UTC)

@Total Eclipse 2017: read the beginning text of the page -- that should give you an idea. If not, come back here and we'll get it sorted out. --Puddleglum^2.0_{(How's my driving?)} 21:55, 1 May 2020 (UTC)

I’ve figured it out now. Stay safe and well, --Total Eclipse 2017 (talk) (Origin of the username) 21:57, 1 May 2020 (UTC)

Question regarding CVUA

The next question is about me finding good faith and vandal edits. Just one question... where do I find these edits, and what are diffs? Stay safe and well, --Total Eclipse 2017 (talk) (Origin of the username) 22:20, 1 May 2020 (UTC)

@Total Eclipse 2017: To find problematic edits, you can patrol Special:RecentChanges. Diffs are explained at WP:DIFF. --Puddleglum^2.0_{(How's my driving?)} 22:54, 1 May 2020 (UTC)

Thank you! I completed the section.... Stay safe and well, --Total Eclipse 2017 (talk) (Origin of the username) 23:14, 1 May 2020 (UTC)

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EDIT CONFLICT

The article that you were just working (Cameraman Gangatho Rambabu) on i too was also editing it resulting in edit conflict. So i guess as per the rules we should get 50/50 word count. 1,866/2=933 words. hope ull understand. I have made it 933 on my side Puddleglum2.0 Rahbab Chowdhury (talk) 01:26, 2 May 2020 (UTC)

Hi MRC2RULES! I don't think I'll be changing my word count, here's why. All of your edits were made after I removed the copyedit tag; I was done before you came in. I'm sorry to also say I don't view many of the edits as improvements necessarily; most of them were actually reverts of my copyediting. I'm eager to hear what you have to say; these are just my thoughts and I'd love to know what you think. All the best, --Puddleglum^2.0_{(How's my driving?)} 15:17, 2 May 2020 (UTC)

Double Check

Hey Puddleglum2.0, question for you. Can you double-check my word counts for the drive we are on, please?

I have 395 for Paul_J._Tesar

I have 8 for Andreas Palaiologos

I know I did a lot more than that on those articles (especially the 2nd one). Can you also make sure I am doing everything else correctly before I continue on the drive pages?

I appreciate you ma'am.

Galendalia^{Chat Me Up} 11:30, 2 May 2020 (UTC)

Hi @Galendalia:! For the first article I'm getting 395 and for the second I have 4,928. Remember to count the page size before you copyedit, that might have something to do with it. Also, I saw you used brackets for the bcc tenplate; make sure to use the curly braces for templates. (Making {{bcc|Puddleglum2.0}}) Stay safe. --Puddleglum^2.0_{(How's my driving?)} 15:12, 2 May 2020 (UTC)

@Puddleglum2.0: got it ma'am. Now I see what you mean by the numbers. I was taking the two numbers and posting the difference lol. I like this method a lot better! Galendalia^{Chat Me Up} 19:51, 2 May 2020 (UTC)

@Puddleglum2.0:: Another question, how do I mark the older articles (outside of April) like we are doing in April with the working, done, declined, etc. so that no one else takes them? I found the page for the backlog but it comes up different than the list for April on the drive page? Thanks! Galendalia^{Chat Me Up} 22:42, 2 May 2020 (UTC)

@Galendalia: You can add the {{GOCEinuse}} template to the top of the article to denote your work. --Puddleglum^2.0_{(How's my driving?)} 00:45, 3 May 2020 (UTC)

@Puddleglum2.0: Tanky ma'am! Galendalia^{Chat Me Up} 02:06, 3 May 2020 (UTC)

Double-check request

Hi P, since you are the unofficial greeting committee for the GOCE, might I please trouble you to take a second gander at these well-meaning edits? I've noticed some obvious errors, like "crores" instead of "crore" (we say "ten million", not "ten millions", the use of "storey" to describe a narrative instead of a level of a building,[1][2], etc. There were some other questionable edits, like with the formatting of reference titles and at least one direct quote. I figured I'd mention it to you in case you wanted to use it as a teaching moment rather than having my grouchy arse try and fail to leave a friendly note. Also, your the grammar expert, not I. See what I did there? Thanks in advance and cheers, Cyphoidbomb (talk) 23:23, 3 May 2020 (UTC)

Hey @Cyphoidbomb:, thanks for bringing this to my attention! I agree, those are all problems, I'll drop a note on his talk page. I noticed a couple other minor mistakes that I'll highlight as well. Just a note: I'm not the best copyeditor at the Guild by far; if you want more in-depth checks in the future, you can drop a note at the Guild talk page, where you'll get answers from coordinators, although I hope my help here was at least sufficient. Thanks again for bringing this to me! BTW, about that last sentence, I found a grammar error! "Your" should be changed to "you're." Nice job with the "not I" though! --Puddleglum^2.0_{(How's my driving?)} 00:41, 4 May 2020 (UTC)

I was worried that if I'd included two grammar errors, you might have thought one of them was unintentional. Thanks for the help, mate. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 00:54, 4 May 2020 (UTC)

I did some reverting in Recent Changes

See my contributions. Also, my CVUA is ready to be graded BTW. Stay safe and well, --Total Eclipse 2017 (talk) (Origin of the username) 23:43, 3 May 2020 (UTC)

@Puddleglum2.0: I’m ready for grading and next section. Stay safe and well, --Total Eclipse 2017 (talk) (Origin of the username) 19:13, 4 May 2020 (UTC)

I think you forgot something.

So in the academy page, where you teach us, you forgot the list of the 10 vandalism reverts and warnings on 2017s page. Just telling you this. New3400 (talk) 13:33, 4 May 2020 (UTC)

Hi New3400! Thanks for bringing this to my attention. Actually, I didn't forget to put up the ten examples of vandalism; I try to make each students course a little different. This is so that if a different student attempts to look at someone else's page to find answers, its harder to find the corresponding answers. I'm sure you weren't looking at 2017's page with the intent to cheat, but I would ask you in the future to not look at other student's pages; this helps you actually learn something from the course. If you've lost interest in CVUA and are just trying to get through it as quick as you can, there's no shame in just stopping the course and perhaps picking it up later, or even just dropping it entirely. Thanks for your understanding. --Puddleglum^2.0_{(How's my driving?)} 15:22, 4 May 2020 (UTC)

Oh, sorry, I was not trying to cheat. I just wanted to let you know. Again, my bad. New3400 (talk) 17:42, 4 May 2020 (UTC)

It's not a problem New3400; now you know. :) All the best, --Puddleglum^2.0_{(How's my driving?)} 00:37, 5 May 2020 (UTC)

I am ready for grading when you have time

Stay safe and well, --Total Eclipse 2017 (talk) (Origin of the username) 19:43, 4 May 2020 (UTC)

Checking now Total Eclipse 2017; I apologize for the wait, today's been really busy. --Puddleglum^2.0_{(How's my driving?)} 00:38, 5 May 2020 (UTC)

Need some help with Scenario 6

I can’t figure out what to do in that situation. What do you do if it’s in another language? Stay safe and well, --Total Eclipse 2017 (talk) (Origin of the username) 17:08, 5 May 2020 (UTC)

I reverted some vandalism

here is the diff. I gave the user a level 1 vandalism warning. Was this correct? I dont want to make a mistake. Stay safe and well, --Total Eclipse 2017 ^{(talk) (Origin of the username)} 18:06, 6 May 2020 (UTC)

@Total Eclipse 2017: looks good! Are you aware of Special:RecentChanges? It's really handy to look for vandalism if you put the Likely Bad Faith filter on. Cheers, --Puddleglum^2.0_{(How's my driving?)} 19:28, 6 May 2020 (UTC)

That’s actually where I found it;) I also put on the Likely have Problems filter as well. Will go revert some vandalism right now, as I just finished copyediting an article... Stay safe and well, --Total Eclipse 2017 ^{(talk) (Origin of the username)} 19:34, 6 May 2020 (UTC)

Missed small tag

Hey Puddleglum2.0, hope you are well. Just a heads up, it looks like you missed a </small> tag on your comment at Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/CaptainEek. I went ahead and added the tag to the end of your comment. Thanks! -- LuK3 (Talk) 01:33, 8 May 2020 (UTC)

Oops! Thanks Luk3! Hope you're staying well also. --Puddleglum^2.0_{(How's my driving?)} 01:52, 8 May 2020 (UTC)

Why do conversations disappear from your talk page so fast?

It seems that one day they’re there, and the next they’re not. Why do you remove them so fast? Stay safe and well, --Total Eclipse 2017 ^{(Stay at home and wear a mask to prevent the spread)} 17:41, 8 May 2020 (UTC)

On unrelated note, I made my first Wikipedia:AIAV report: [3] Stay safe and well, --Total Eclipse 2017 ^{(Stay at home and wear a mask to prevent the spread)} 17:59, 8 May 2020 (UTC)

Hey Total Eclipse 2017! I have a bot archive my talk page segments after a couple days of no one editing them; this helps keep my page clear and easy to use. If you want to have a bot do that, check out either Cluebot III or Lowercase sigmabot II. Nice report by the way! --Puddleglum^2.0_{(How's my driving?)} 18:25, 8 May 2020 (UTC)

Final Exam finished

Finished the CVUA final exam. Just wondering, what happens if I failed it? Also, I figured out how to configure an archived bot, and will set it up on my talk page soon. Also, can i copy your talk page formatting? It looks really cool... Stay safe and well, --Total Eclipse 2017 ^{(Stay at home and wear a mask to prevent the spread)} 21:00, 11 May 2020 (UTC)

See CVUA page. Feel free to copy the page! Everything here is free to use. Tell me if you're having trouble with the bot; I did when I was new so definitely don't feel bad coming here for help anytime. ​ -- puddleglum^2.0 21:10, 11 May 2020 (UTC)

Well I basically just copypasted your bot setup and extended the archiving time a little, so it should work (I just made it 2 weeks instead of 2 days)... Stay safe and well, --Total Eclipse 2017 ^{(Stay at home and wear a mask to prevent the spread)} 21:12, 11 May 2020 (UTC)

Question

Why is it that, in my notifications, it used to be that you would ping me here, and it would say “Puddleglum2.0 left you a message on her talk page”, but now when you ping me it says “Puddleglum2.0 left you a message on their talk page”. How did you change that? What did you do? Stay safe and well, --Total Eclipse 2017 ^{(Stay at home and wear a mask to prevent the spread)} 21:25, 11 May 2020 (UTC)

@Total Eclipse 2017: misclick in my preferences while I was editing my signature -- sorry! It should be fixed now. Immediately above your signature box are options for gender-specific pronouns. -- puddleglum^2.0 21:31, 11 May 2020 (UTC)

So that’s what that’s for. I wondered what I was getting into when I decided to announce the fact that i’m male... Stay safe and well, --Total Eclipse 2017 ^{(Stay at home and wear a mask to prevent the spread)} 21:33, 11 May 2020 (UTC)

Paul Thompson Drummer

The information regarding Paul Thompson came to me from Paul himself. You will see on his wikipedia page that the website VivaRoxyMusic.com is linked at the bototm. I am the webmaster of that site and work part time for the band as a historian. You will see on the "About This Site" section that John O'Brien (myself) is the author.

http://vivaroxymusic.com/about.php

You will also see on the main menu a page on Paul Thompson's solo woork and sessions. I updated that page for Paul the other day with information that he gave me and he asked me to add that paragraph on his time in the military to Wikipedia too.

http://vivaroxymusic.com/paul.php

I am new to Wikipedia and the protocal

John O'Brien 1965 (talk) 12:42, 12 May 2020 (UTC)

@John O'Brien 1965:, Hi. Wikipedia actually has really strict policies on BLP additions, to which your addition unfortunately did not meet. In order for your addition to be accepted, you'll need to find secnndary sources independent from your own website. WP:OR also states that you can't use your own writings to support your claims, sorry. If you want more information, feel free to reply here. I do hope this helps, sorry for your confusion. -- puddleglum^2.0 18:52, 12 May 2020 (UTC)

cvua

why did you delete my page, i was taking a break! New3400 (talk) 20:25, 12 May 2020 (UTC)

oh never mind, it popped back.New3400 (talk) 20:27, 12 May 2020 (UTC)

CVUA training request

Hello, I'd like to become one of your students in the CVUA. Respectfully, Thanoscar21 (talk) 17:34, 13 May 2020 (UTC)

I've set up a training page and pinged you there Thanoscar21. I look forward to the next couple weeks teaching you! Stay well, -- puddleglum^2.0 18:10, 13 May 2020 (UTC)

Thanks a lot! Thanoscar21 (talk) 18:13, 13 May 2020 (UTC)

@Thanoscar21: Just wanted to note that, as a recent CVUA grad, Puddleglum is a great trainer. You made a good choice in choosing her. (I know this from personal experience.) Stay safe and well, --Total Eclipse 2017 ^{(My profile | My contribs | speak to me)} 19:00, 13 May 2020 (UTC)

Thanks for your feedback! Stay home and stay safe, Thanoscar21 (talk) 19:07, 13 May 2020 (UTC)

Yet another question for you (sorry to spam you with so many)

Just wondering, how do you know which people to send GOCE welcomes to? Thanks. Stay safe and well, --Total Eclipse 2017 ^{(My profile | My contribs | speak to me)} 21:19, 14 May 2020 (UTC)

Total Eclipse 2017, I have WP:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/List of participants watchlisted - when an editor adds their name, I welcome them using {{GOCE-welcome}}, a template which contains the welcome message. I hope this helps! Also, you're always welcome on my talk page; I might accidentally miss one of your messages, but I love to help! All the best, -- puddleglum^2.0 22:19, 14 May 2020 (UTC)

Thanks for informing me! Also, I did have another question for you; it’s sandwiched between Quattrovalvole’s CVUA request and THanoscar21’s:)Stay safe and well, --Total Eclipse 2017 ^{(My profile | My contribs | speak to me)} 22:23, 14 May 2020 (UTC)