User talk:Velorblack

Welcome, Velorblack!

Have a plate of cookies!

Welcome to Wikipedia, Velorblack! I'm Staraction, and I've been assigned as your mentor. All new Wikipedia accounts receive a mentor chosen randomly from a list of volunteers. It just means I'm here to help with anything you need! We need to have all kinds of people working together to create an online encyclopedia, so I'm glad you're here. Over time, you will figure out what you enjoy doing the most on Wikipedia.

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Again, welcome to Wikipedia! Staraction (talk · contribs) 13:26, 21 April 2026 (UTC)

Please check wikilinks carefully before adding them to articles!

I appreciate that you are trying to help by adding wikilinks to articles, but please be sure to check the links for accuracy before you add them. The "link suggestion feature" for newcomers is just a robot; it has no idea whether the links it suggests are correct or not, and sometimes they are not correct; that is why we need human editors to confirm them before they are added. Some of the links that you have added over the last few days are incorrect. Some examples:

1. The modern magazine The Bookseller, which you added to the article on the The Antipodes in this edit, has nothing to do with the 17th-century bookseller Francis Constable.
2. Dr. John, the New Orleans musician, has nothing to do with Dr. John C. Brothers, so the link that you added to the article on Mack P. Brothers Jr. in this edit was also inappropriate.
3. And two of the links that you added to the article about Annette Lyon in this edit were also incorrect: the Silver Quill Award that she won in 2013 has nothing to do with the Quill Awards, which were awarded from 2005 to 2007, and Lyon's book The Invisible Writing Mother has nothing to do with The Invisible Writing, which is the autobiography of Arthur Koestler!

It's very important to check each wikilink carefully before you add it to the article, so that other editors don't have to come along after you and fix the mistakes. (The mistakes listed above have already been fixed, by myself and other editors.) If you're uncertain whether the link is correct or not, please do not add it. And if you have any questions, feel free to ask me. Thank you. Crawdad Blues (talk) 15:16, 26 April 2026 (UTC)

Hello there!

Thank you for pointing this out to me. I'm so sorry that the links I added were not correct. I will make sure to be careful next time as I'm still learning.

Regards Velorblack (talk) 06:34, 27 April 2026 (UTC)

A Barnstar for you!

		The Barnstar of Diligence
		Hello! I just wanted to give this to you as an act of appreciation for the work you did to improve and remove AI text from Gulewamkulu, Great work!

Finnfrog99 (talk) 01:00, 4 May 2026 (UTC)

Hello there!

Thanks for giving this to me. I'll be sure to add it on my userpage!

Regards Velorblack (talk) 07:01, 4 May 2026 (UTC)

Marking edits as minor

Why did you mark this edit as minor? It is plainly no such thing. Not bothering to describe what you did in an edit summary is problematic as well. ~2026-29190-18 (talk) 07:59, 16 May 2026 (UTC)

Hello there!

You fixed minor errors in the paragraphs. There were some areas where you could've edited more references where needed but didn't. However, you did do a pretty good job.

Cheers! Velorblack (talk) 08:26, 16 May 2026 (UTC)

That is irrelevant nonsense. Why haven't you answered the question? ~2026-29190-18 (talk) 09:00, 16 May 2026 (UTC)

I don't need to provide a summary of what I've done. Similarly, I haven't reverted your edits either. You can still go on the article and make further edits if you think its sufficient but make sure it's in good faith.

Cheers! Velorblack (talk) 09:26, 16 May 2026 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Harold Schweizer (July 7)

Draft declined

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Feedback

The reviewer, EaglesFan37, left the following feedback:

This draft appears to contain text generated by a large language model (such as ChatGPT). You cannot use LLMs to generate article content.

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These tools are prone to specific issues that violate our policies:

• hallucinations: they often invent false information and cite non-existent references.
• unencyclopedic tone: they tend to be vague, promotional, or essay-like, rather than neutral and factual.
• copyright issues: they may closely paraphrase existing text, leading to copyright violations.

Instead, only summarize in your own words a range of independent, reliable, published sources that discuss the subject.

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EaglesFan37 (talk) 19:27, 7 July 2026 (UTC)

Hello, Velorblack! Having a draft declined at Articles for creation can be disappointing, but don't be discouraged, it's common when creating your first article. Need help? For an overview of our policies and guidelines see Everything you need to know. To understand why your draft was declined, please read the reviewer's feedback and follow any links to help pages you've been given. If you're still confused, try asking for advice at the Articles for creation Help desk. For peer support regarding all other editing, sourcing, or policies, visit the Teahouse, a friendly question and answer hub for new editors. We'd love to see you there! EaglesFan37 (talk) 19:27, 7 July 2026 (UTC)

Blocked as a sockpuppet

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In solidarity, asilvering (talk) 01:11, 14 July 2026 (UTC)