User talk:Angelsings1111

Welcome

Hello Angelsings1111 and welcome to Wikipedia! We appreciate encyclopedic contributions, but some of your contributions, such as the ones to Alviso, San Jose, do not conform to our policies. For more information on this, see Wikipedia's policies on vandalism and limits on acceptable additions. If you'd like to experiment with the wiki's syntax, please do so in the sandbox (but beware that the contents of the sandbox are deleted frequently) rather than in articles.

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October 2018

Welcome to Wikipedia, and thank you for your contributions. Although everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia, please note that there is a Manual of Style that should be followed to maintain a consistent, encyclopedic appearance. Deviating from this style, as you did in Stanton, California, disturbs uniformity among articles and may cause readability or accessibility problems. Please take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. Thank you. dmartin969 01:34, 1 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Your thread has been archived

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Recent edit to Alviso, San Jose

Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. I noticed that you made a change to an article, Alviso, San Jose, but you didn't provide a reliable source. It's been removed for now, but if you'd like to include a citation and re-add it, please do so! If you need guidance on referencing, please see the referencing for beginners tutorial, or if you think I made a mistake, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you! Materialscientist (talk) 10:29, 31 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Hello,

I understand the need for accuracy & credibility. When I edit/add to Wikipedia, how do I provide/cite a "reliable source"? I, personally, know the man for whom I was including information, so, know the information to be valid & precise. Thank You for your assistance & time.

Angelsings 👼 Genia Stephenson gssanginheaven@yahoo.com Angelsings1111 (talk) 16:15, 31 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Recent edit to Courtland, California

Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. I noticed that you made a change to an article, Courtland, California, but you didn't provide a reliable source. It's been removed for now, but if you'd like to include a citation and re-add it, please do so! If you need guidance on referencing, please see the referencing for beginners tutorial, or if you think I made a mistake, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you! Materialscientist (talk) 10:12, 14 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

April 2019

If you need guidance on referencing, please see the referencing for beginners Pjefts (talk) 12:06, 27 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Edit Warring

Please read the policy on Edit warring https://wiki.riteme.site/wiki/Wikipedia:Edit_warring. Original research such as "I know this to be true" without a secondary source is not a sufficient citation in order to add material to Wiki. You may be blocked if you continue to add unconstructive edits. Pjefts (talk) 12:38, 1 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

May 2019

Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia. Your edits appear to constitute vandalism and have been reverted. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Repeated vandalism may result in the loss of editing privileges. Thank you. Pjefts (talk) 12:41, 1 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Re: Editing

Editing should be a simple process not complicated. To a lay, non journalist, vernacular like 'Sandbox' & the purpose, thereof, can be elusive. I find it offensive to be considered a vandal when I'm attempting to contribute pertinent information. I understand the necessity for citation but how is that done in a simpler format? Angelsings1111 (talk) 16:55, 1 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

August 2019

Hello, I'm Adam9007. I wanted to let you know that I reverted one of your recent contributions —specifically this edit to Merced, California— 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 Help desk. Thanks. Adam9007 (talk) 20:51, 2 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Recent edit to Exeter, California

Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. I noticed that you made a change to an article, Exeter, California, but you didn't provide a reliable source. It's been removed for now, but if you'd like to include a citation and re-add it, please do so! If you need guidance on referencing, please see the referencing for beginners tutorial, or if you think I made a mistake, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you! RocketDwiki (talk) 04:27, 16 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Exeter, California

Hello. Your recent edit to Exeter, California appears to have added the name of a non-notable entity to a list that normally includes only notable entries. In general, a person, organization or product added to a list should have a pre-existing article before being added to most lists. If you wish to create such an article, please first confirm that the subject qualifies for a separate, stand-alone article according to Wikipedia's notability guideline. Thank you. Magnolia677 (talk) 16:48, 16 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Reply

Thank You for your editorial concern & prowess. If you reference the Internet, Don Lasseter is a well-known & notable author plus life-long Californian. He is a personal friend of mine & I have his approval to post his information. Angelsings1111 (talk) 17:29, 16 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thank You for your editorial concern & prowess. If you reference the Internet, Don Lasseter is a well-known & notable author plus life-long Californian. He is a personal friend of mine & I have his approval to post his information. Angelsings1111 (talk) 17:29, 16 April 2020 (UTC) Angelsings1111 (talk) 18:01, 16 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

With this edit you added "Don Lasseter, True Crime author" along with the edit summary "I added myself to Notable People". You actually added "myself" to many articles (along with "Don Lasseter, True Crime author"). Please explain. Magnolia677 (talk) 18:08, 16 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I apologize if I edited inaccurately. Not being a professional journalist, it's confusing how to properly do this procedure. With his gull knowledge & permission, I added Don to the Notable People category of several towns in California where he resided. Feel free to authenticate any/all info with him; his website is located on the Internet. Angelsings1111 (talk) 18:27, 16 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

April 2020

Hello Angelsings1111. The nature of your edits gives the impression you have an undisclosed financial stake in promoting a topic, but you have not complied with Wikipedia's mandatory paid editing disclosure requirements. Paid advocacy is a category of conflict of interest (COI) editing that involves being compensated by a person, group, company or organization to use Wikipedia to promote their interests. Undisclosed paid advocacy is prohibited by our policies on neutral point of view and what Wikipedia is not, and is an especially egregious type of COI; the Wikimedia Foundation regards it as a "black hat" practice akin to black-hat SEO.

Paid advocates are very strongly discouraged from direct article editing, and should instead propose changes on the talk page of the article in question if an article exists, and if it does not, from attempting to write an article at all. At best, any proposed article creation should be submitted through the articles for creation process, rather than directly.

Regardless, if you are receiving or expect to receive compensation for your edits, broadly construed, you are required by the Wikimedia Terms of Use to disclose your employer, client and affiliation. You can post such a mandatory disclosure to your user page at User:Angelsings1111. The template {{Paid}} can be used for this purpose – e.g. in the form: {{paid|user=Angelsings1111|employer=InsertName|client=InsertName}}. If I am mistaken – you are not being directly or indirectly compensated for your edits – please state that in response to this message. Otherwise, please provide the required disclosure. In either case, do not edit further until you answer this message. You have added "Don Lasseter, noted True Crime author" to a number of articles, stating in your edit summary that you are in fact, Don Lasseter (noted true crime author). Please note that this is a conflict of interest, and moreover, a series of editors have removed nearly every one of your edits over the past two years. Thank you for your cooperation. Magnolia677 (talk) 17:59, 16 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I have absolutely NO "financial stake" in Don Lasseter, whatsoever. We are merely long-time friends. Actually, he is a rather private person but I wanted him to receive due credit for having been born in & living his entire 84 years of life in California.

I apologize if I did not use the correct format for editing/adding to to a page. Angelsings1111 (talk) 18:11, 16 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia. Your recent edits to Courtland, California, Alviso, San Jose, and Exeter, California appear to constitute vandalism and have been reverted. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Repeated vandalism may result in the loss of editing privileges. Original research such as "I know this to be true" without a secondary source is not a sufficient citation in order to add material to Wiki. Thank you. RocketDwiki (talk) 00:19, 17 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Don Lasseter

Please stop adding your friend, Don Lasseter, to the notable people section of various articles. You have been cautioned about your conflict of interest before. Thank you. Magnolia677 (talk) 18:02, 11 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Magnolia677,

I appreciate your input but do not understand why adding factual information that is publicly available on various Internet sites is considered a "conflict of interest". Please explain. Thank You. Angelsings1111 (talk) 18:11, 11 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The conflict of interest is because of your relationship with Lasseter, regardless of the source for the information is. —C.Fred (talk) 18:17, 11 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I just remembered that here you said that you, are in fact, Don Lasseter. Don, I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but you don't meet Wikipedia's notability standards (WP:AUTHOR, WP:BASIC and WP:ANYBIO). I even went looking on the internet for some secondary sources to support notability, but nothing. All this rejection from Wikipedia cannot be good for the self-esteem, which is crucial for a good frame of mind and for excellent writing. You might want to give it a rest until more secondary sources support your notability (after a block-buster novel??) Just a suggestion. Cheers. Magnolia677 (talk) 18:21, 11 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thank You. I am, still, unclear. Then, how does one edit/add information? If I were Mr. Lasseter, himself, a relative or enemy, would that be acceptable? Angelsings1111 (talk) 18:22, 11 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

No, no, and absolutely no. Conflict of interest in all those cases.

Because of the COI, you may request and edit via the talk page of the article in question. However, you would have to cite independent reliable sources to support the claims. The failing point would be that, since there is no article on Lasseter—because he does not meet Wikipedia's notability standards for biographies—he may not be added to a list of notable people from a location. —C.Fred (talk) 18:24, 11 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Magnolia677, What in the World are you talking about? There seems to be miscommunication between us. I'm a long time friend of Don Lasseter's & know the facts. Wouldn't Wikipedia agree that having over 20 books & 50 magazine articles published, TV & other interviews, public-speaking engagements, etc. are notable? All documentation IS readily available online. Angelsings1111 (talk) 18:35, 11 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The edit Magnolia677 linked to includes the edit summary "I added myself as a Notable Person." That's where their concern comes from—that you are Lasseter—since you held yourself out as him in that edit summary.

As for whether those achievement meet the notability threshold...no, not necessarily. The books might, but we'd need more information about coverage of them. You can find more guidelines at WP:NAUTHOR. —C.Fred (talk) 18:51, 11 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thank You, C. Fred, I will check into your suggestion as to proper editing format in order to get it correct & acceptable to Wikipedia standards. However, I want to clarify that I am a longtime friend of Don Lasseter, not him. Obviously, I'm not a professional journalist & may have inadvertently misinterpreted how I represented myself at that instance.

Angelsings1111 (talk) 19:02, 11 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Magnolia677, So, YOU said, Don Lasseter, well-published author (over 20 books & 50 magazine articles), respected WWII Historian, numerous TV interviews with known journalists & a variety of public-speaking engagements, U.S. Army Veteran & Native Californian, does not meet Wikipedia's Notable Person standards/criterion. I beg to differ & suggest you reconsider.

One of his influential friends & the subject of one of his books was Orange County's famous Superior Court Judge Don C. known as "The Hanging Judge" who presided over numerous high profile California trials.

He, also, associated with famous Artist Felix de Weldon who sculpted the World famous, Joe Rosenthal's iconic February 25th 1945 photo of 6 U.S. Marines raising the flag on Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima during World War II. Don sat beside De Weldon at a commemorative dinner held decades ago at Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base Oceanside, CA. I have a photo of that event but do not know how to attach it here.

My point is, Don Lasseter far surpassed any standards of notoriety that Wikipedia or YOU hold.

Angelsings1111 (talk) 20:36, 11 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Nothing in the above meets WP:BIO or WP:NAUTHOR, nor have you mentioned any independent reliable sources. —C.Fred (talk) 20:48, 11 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]