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Your submission at Articles for creation: Theoretical behaviorism (August 9)

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Your submission at Articles for creation: Theoretical behaviorism (August 28)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reasons left by Nosebagbear were: 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 when they have been resolved.

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Nosebagbear (talk) 20:21, 28 August 2018 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Draft:Theoretical behaviorism

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A tag has been placed on Draft:Theoretical behaviorism 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 zourpri.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/are-theories-of-learning-necessary.pdf. 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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Regards, SshibumXZ (talk · contribs). 09:01, 14 September 2018 (UTC)

Reply to your Articles for Creation Help Desk question

Hello, Rayner111! I'm CASSIOPEIA. I have replied to your question about a submission at the WikiProject Articles for Creation Help Desk. CASSIOPEIA^(talk) 04:11, 15 September 2018 (UTC)

Help me!

Please help me with...Deletion of article Theoretical Behaviorism for a completely incomprehensible reason> No copyright was infringed, I am puzzled!!!

JERS 16:10, 15 September 2018 (UTC)

On examination there are a few paragraphs that match text in http://zourpri.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/are-theories-of-learning-necessary.pdf. I suppose it could be changed to a standard copyright problem, so you could try and remove the matching parts. Ping or leave me a note if you want that. Ronhjones  ^(Talk) 17:02, 15 September 2018 (UTC)

1. Go to Draft:Theoretical behaviorism. Use the two links ("Duplication Detector report · Copyvios report") to show the problem areas - the second link I think is easier to understand.
2. Click the third "show" and use the link to create the temporary subpage.
3. Use the history to view the old data and copy the good stuff into the temp page.
4. When you are happy that the text has no issues, leave a note on Draft talk:Theoretical behaviorism, and someone will delete the main page, and move the temp page to be the new main page.
5. Assuming I have the link right - This link https://tools.wmflabs.org/copyvios/?lang=en&project=wikipedia&title=Draft_talk:Theoretical_behaviorism/Temp&url=http://zourpri.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/are-theories-of-learning-necessary.pdf will check your new version against that PDF.
6. You have 7 days to sort out the problem.

Ronhjones  ^(Talk) 17:27, 15 September 2018 (UTC)

Advice on creating articles

Even if the copyright situation regarding Draft:Theoretical behaviorism is cleared up, the page is never likely to survive as an article, for a number of reasons; here are a few of them. The draft is written as a personal essay, expressing an analysis by the person who wrote it, which is expected for a research paper, but is not suitable for a Wikipedia article. It is not written from a neutral point of view, but expresses opinions. Almost all of its content is unsourced. It is full of statements such as "Learning is, almost by definition, irreversible". Is it? Who says so? That is someone's opinion, and I should think a highly contentious one at that (there is a process called "forgetting") so it needs (a) to be attributed to whoever it is who has expressed that opinion, and (b) to be cited to a reliable source, both for verification and to ensure that it is a significant opinion from a significant source: we do not include content just because it is the opinion of someone who chooses to edit Wikipedia happens to know.

The problems I have described are not just matters of a few sentences here and there that can easily be corrected by a few minor changes: it is a matter of the whole tenor and character of the draft, from start to finish. It would need a total rewrite to give it any chance of survival as an article. You have clearly put a lot of work into creating the page, and it must be discouraging to be told that it is not suitable for Wikipedia, but I believe that it is actually likely to be more helpful to you to let you know what the situation is than to encourage you to think that a little more work will save the draft, because doing that would be likely to lead you to put yet more of your time and effort into something which is bound to fail.

My advice to new editors is that it is best to start by making small improvements to existing articles, rather than creating new articles. That way any mistakes you make will be small ones, and you won't have the discouraging experience of repeatedly seeing hours of work deleted. Gradually, you will get to learn how Wikipedia works, and after a while you will know enough about what is acceptable to be able to write whole new articles without fear that they will be deleted. Over the years I have found that editors who start by making small changes to existing articles and work up from there have a far better chance of having a successful time here than those who jump right into creating new articles from the start. I strongly urge you to consider that advice. (I know that you are not strictly a "new editor", having been around since 2010, but since you have been making significant numbers of edits only during the last three months, you are effectively a new editor.) The editor who uses the pseudonym "JamesBWatson" (talk) 20:59, 17 September 2018 (UTC)

Dear JBW: Well, thanks, I guess! Should I resubmit or can I rewrite on the existing site? I am still quite unfamiliar with the Wiki system. I don't know if the piece as edited is still accessible to me or can be resubmitted.

Thanks, jers@duke.edu

PS I will not be able to work on this for the next week or so because I am traveling...

— Preceding unsigned comment added by Rayner111 (talk • contribs) 06:28, 18 September 2018 (UTC)

Dear JBW: Got an email that there is a new message from you, but all I can see is the old ones? JS

— Preceding unsigned comment added by Rayner111 (talk • contribs) 08:08, 19 September 2018 (UTC)

• That will be because I made a couple of edits correcting minor mistakes in my earlier post. Sorry about the false alarm: if I had known that you had email alerts enabled I might have included those corrections in this edit instead of doing them as separate edits, to avoid wasting your time coming here just for those minor corrections.

• You are perfectly free to edit and resubmit the draft if you think that is best. As for being unfamiliar with the Wiki system, I know exactly what that is like, as I remember being at times quite bewildered and frustrated trying to find my way round when I first started editing.

When you post a message on a talk page or any kind of discussion page you should end your post with four tildes (i.e. ~~~~). That will be automatically converted to a signature, which, as well as showing who wrote the message, will also include a link to your talk page, which will make it easy for anyone to communicate with you if they wish to. (Though obviously that is no advantage when the message is on your own talk page.)

I came back to this page to see whether you had made any response to my message, but you can't assume that everyone will, so I could easily have never seen the message you wrote above. To avoid that problem there is a mechanism for alerting editors to messages for them. There are several way of using it, but as good a way as any is to put {{ping|JamesBWatson}} (or, of course, whatever other editor you wish to alert) in your message. That will show up on the page as @JamesBWatson: and I will see a little number on a red background at the top of the page; if I click on that number I will see who has pinged me, and on what page. However, in order for that to work you need to also include ~~~~ as a signature in the same post as the ping: it does not work if, for example, you include the {{ping}} but forget the ~~~~ and then come back and add ~~~~ in a separate edit. The editor who uses the pseudonym "JamesBWatson" (talk) 08:29, 19 September 2018 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Theoretical behaviorism (October 24)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Flat Out was:  The comment the reviewer left was: 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 when they have been resolved.

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Flat Out (talk) 00:38, 24 October 2018 (UTC)

Re: Draft:Theoretical_behaviorism

Hello Rayner111 I have added projects Psychology, to your article. You may wish to join them, check their to-do, and meet new people with interest in these topics. Cheers, --Gryllida (talk) 05:58, 1 December 2018 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Theoretical behaviorism (December 3)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reasons left by The Herald were: 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 when they have been resolved.

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The Herald (Benison) (talk) 12:43, 3 December 2018 (UTC)

Draft:Theoretical behaviorism concern

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Managing a conflict of interest

Hello, Rayner111. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places or things you have written about in the page J. E. R. Staddon, 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:

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Thank you for disclosing you are the subject of the article [1]. I have left a response to your message on my talk page: User talk:Wallyfromdilbert#J. E. R. Staddon. Feel free to respond here or on my talk page. – wallyfromdilbert (talk) 16:46, 18 December 2019 (UTC)

Your draft article, Draft:Theoretical behaviorism

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Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia! DannyS712 (talk) 08:34, 5 January 2020 (UTC)

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Your draft article, Draft:Theoretical behaviorism

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Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 16:35, 30 May 2021 (UTC)

Your draft article, Draft:Theoretical behaviorism

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Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 09:00, 27 February 2023 (UTC)

April 2023

Please stop. If you continue to vandalize Wikipedia, as you did at Charles Murray (political scientist), you may be blocked from editing.

Here is the diff: [2]. Generalrelative (talk) 14:35, 15 April 2023 (UTC)

Dear??

Most people have learned to distrust Wiki entries on controversial topics because they are often dominated by special interests. Wikipedia would be more credible if obvious omissions were to be corrected.

The Murray entry is an extreme example, so it deserves special attention. The entry names a number of critics of his views but completely omits any arguments on the other side. It is simply wrong to say (3 times) that his views have been "discredited" -- "rejected" or "vigorously attacked" would be more accurate. .

I tried to bring a little balance by pointing out the substantial errors, if not lies, of one of his major critics, Stephen Jay Gould. If that piece is included it would go a little way to restoring some balance...

JS JERS 12:23, 16 April 2023 (UTC)

Please refer to the prevailing consensus on the matter here: Talk:Race and intelligence/Archive 103#RfC on racial hereditarianism. You currently appear to be involved in a slow-motion edit war over this issue without being aware that there is a consensus against your view of the relevant science. Of course, the way we phrase the sentence is subject to debate, but not the overall thrust of the message. Murray's views on race and intelligence are indeed discredited, and we are required by the WP:FRINGE guideline to say so whenever we present them in article space. Generalrelative (talk) 00:13, 22 April 2023 (UTC)

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Hello. This message is being sent to inform you that there is currently a report involving you at Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Enforcement regarding a possible violation of an Arbitration Committee decision. The thread is Rayner111. Thank you. Generalrelative (talk) 20:32, 4 May 2023 (UTC)

Terrific Article.

I read your recent article on Minding The Campus, and I must tell you, I found it to be excellent. Unfortunately, Wikipedia is overrun with ideologically motivated editors who are aware that the evidence does not support their assertions. As a result, they use Wikipedia policy as a cudgel to remove their opponents through blocks and bans. The current political climate of WP allows this to happen. It's a shame, but there really is nothing to be done about it, other than to draw as much attention as possible to the bias here. Intelligent editors are aware as to what is happening - it is plainly obvious to anyone paying attention. I can only hope that in the future, there won't exist such a taboo on researching topics such as genetics and intelligence. 2600:1700:1250:6D80:65A9:D528:C5D2:6E14 (talk) 22:31, 4 May 2023 (UTC)

May 2023

You have been blocked indefinitely from editing certain pages (J. E. R. Staddon) for Editor editing own bio after being told to comply with policyh.

If you think there are good reasons for being unblocked, please read the guide to appealing blocks, then add the following text at the bottom of your talk page: {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}.  Doug Weller talk 15:44, 5 May 2023 (UTC)

Dear Doug Weller:

Since you did not contest the TRUTH of any of the changes I suggested, you have just demonstrated that Wikipedia is run by a totalitarian ideology.

I see you have also deleted my publications from my bio. Thanks for that. (I added them long before the Charles Murray edits, which are the Jreal reason for my cancellation. Dishonest as well as ideological?)

Cheers, JSwiki staddon JERS 18:26, 5 May 2023 (UTC)

For the sake of accuracy, Doug Weller did not make any edits to J. E. R. Staddon -- you can see the history of who edited the page by clicking on the article's "History" tab. I edited your list of publications to put it in chronological order and reformat it. The only item I removed was the second edition of one book, as there is no need to list multiple editions of the same publication. Beyond My Ken (talk) 20:22, 5 May 2023 (UTC)

To correct myself: I edited your list of books, your list of publications was deleted by Generalrelative, because of your COI. It would almost certainly have been removed in any case, since Wikipedia articles are not CVs. Beyond My Ken (talk) 20:30, 5 May 2023 (UTC)

One thing further: the fact that you jump to the conclusion that "Wikipedia is run by a totalitarian ideology" is more of an indication of your own prejudices than it is a reflection of any reality. Wikipedia has rules, and that people are not supposed to edit their own biography articles is one of them, because of the obvious conflict of interest problems it raises, which has been pointed out to you above. You are free to make any suggestion you wish on the article talk page, and if other editors agree that it would benefit the article, they will implement it. You are simply blocked from making the change to the article directly. Beyond My Ken (talk) 20:35, 5 May 2023 (UTC)

You have been blocked indefinitely from editing certain pages (J. E. R. Staddon and Charles Murray (political scientist)) for abuse of editing privileges.

If you think there are good reasons for being unblocked, please read the guide to appealing blocks, then add the following text at the bottom of your talk page: {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}.  Doug Weller talk 15:00, 8 May 2023 (UTC)

September 2023

Why is this account blocked? Edits were all factual... Rayner111 (talk) 14:25, 1 May 2024 (UTC)