User talk:Pkbwcgs/Archive

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Welcome to Wikipedia, Pkbwcgs! I'm Rubbish computer and an active editor here. Thank you for your changes. I just wanted to say hi and welcome you to Wikipedia! If you have any questions check out Wikipedia:Questions, or send me a message on my talk page. I like to help new people, so don't be afraid to leave a message! I hope you like Wikipedia and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

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Also, when you post on talk pages you should sign your name using four tildes (~~~~); that should automatically produce your username and the date after your post. I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Rubbish computer (HALP!: I dropped the bass?) 21:28, 27 December 2016 (UTC)

Userboxes

Hi, on this Wikipedia, we do not allow creating userboxes as templates. If you want to create more userboxes, they should only be as user subpages. I will be moving the ones which you have previously created into your userspace (they will become your user subpages instead). Please feel free to leave a message if you have more questions. Chenzw  Talk  16:03, 28 December 2016 (UTC)

Red links

Hi Pkbwcgs. I reverted your changes to Adobe and wanted to explain why. At Simple English Wikipedia we do not usually remove Wikipedia:Red links. The reasons is, they encourage future articles. Clicking on a red link starts the new page. You can start the page from scratch, basing it on reliable source citations, then cite those sources. Or, you can copy and paste an existing article at another Wikipedia. However, to do this you should follow the guideline Wikipedia:How to copy from another Wikipedia. Such articles have to be simplified and wikified for our readers here. Also don't forget Wikipedia:Transwiki attribution (giving credit to the editors there which is Wikipedia's only copyright condition). If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask. Thanks. Rus793 (talk) 19:23, 8 January 2017 (UTC)

I will try not to remove red links again. Thank you. Pkbwcgs (talk) 19:27, 8 January 2017 (UTC)

Just a heads-up

I just wanted to make you aware of a WP essay w:Wikipedia:Don't template the regulars. As with most essays, it is not a mandatory rule, more just good advice or something to think about. When we give a level 1 warning or notice to a new user, we assume good faith and assume whatever guideline or policy that was broken was not done intentionally. So they are offered as a way to help the user to learn how something works. In the case of an editor who has been a regular contributor for some time, we assume he or she is at least familiar with most of the guidelines and policies here. Case in point, if a more experienced editor say, removed a QD template. Instead of issuing the editor a warning, you might consider asking why he or she removed it. Or, you could assume they had a good reason. As with most things about editing here, you learn as you go. Don't worry about the small stuff and keep doing good work. I just thought you might like to know about this essay, as many editors believe it is a good idea. Thanks Rus793 (talk) 19:47, 8 January 2017 (UTC)

Thank you for this essay. Pkbwcgs (talk) 19:53, 8 January 2017 (UTC)

January 2017

Hello, Pkbwcgs. When you revert a user's changes, like you did earlier, don't forget to leave the user a message on their talk page. You may find Template:User talk page warnings/table useful when doing this, to let them know that the change was considered inappropriate, and to direct them to the sandbox. In the case of User talk:2A02:C7F:701A:500:F03D:CEAA:FC36:2C1E re: the article Pokeball, I left a warning message for you. Thank you. Rus793 (talk) 15:05, 7 January 2017 (UTC)

Hello, Pkbwcgs! Here at Simple English Wikipedia we use the section heading "Other websites" instead of English Wikipedia's "External links", which you used in "Manchester Piccadilly station". This makes it simpler and easier to read. Please remember to use "Other websites" in articles that you create in the future. Thank you for your help! Auntof6 (talk) 22:11, 8 January 2017 (UTC)

File talk

You just nominated a file talk for quick deletion as complete vandalism. However you may not have realised that it was a talk page, and that it was in fact just an editor commenting on the file. Therefore I urge you to remove your request. Thanks, MiloDenn (talk) 16:28, 9 January 2017 (UTC)

I undid my revision for File talk:Autokinetodromos A9 number.svg. Pkbwcgs (talk) 16:30, 9 January 2017 (UTC)

Perfect, MiloDenn (talk) 16:33, 9 January 2017 (UTC)

165.155.192.94

I will add him to vandalism page, you do quick deletions, ok? MiloDenn (talk) 17:29, 9 January 2017 (UTC)

Yes, thank you. Pkbwcgs (talk) 17:30, 9 January 2017 (UTC)

Sorry for all the conflicting changes! MiloDenn (talk) 17:32, 9 January 2017 (UTC)

{{helpme}}

How to become an administrator on Wikipedia? Pkbwcgs (talk) 17:51, 9 January 2017 (UTC)

You have to have been on here for a long time, and have made lots of helpful edits. You then go to the request for permissions page, on which it explains the process.MiloDenn (talk) 17:53, 9 January 2017 (UTC)

Thank you! I made more than 250 edits and I have been editing on Wikipedia and Simple Wikipedia. Pkbwcgs (talk) 17:55, 9 January 2017 (UTC)

You need several thousand and you will have to had been on here for several years MiloDenn (talk) 18:00, 9 January 2017 (UTC)

Quick delete requests

Hello, Pkbwcgs. Thank you for nominating bad articles for quick deletion (QD). When you make a QD request, please put the request at the top of the page, before any text, infoboxes, or anything else. Thanks. --Auntof6 (talk) 18:13, 9 January 2017 (UTC)

Calm Down Please

Don't take this personally but you seem to be dishing out severe warnings and nominating everything for Quick Deletion. However, you are making mistakes while doing this, for example incorrectly nominating pages for QD or issuing warnings which another editor has already dealt with. Therefore, please could you check your edits carefully, and if an editor is dealing with a problem, let them do it, otherwise the person may end up with multiple warnings. Thanks very much, MiloDenn (talk) 19:13, 9 January 2017 (UTC)

Twinkle

Hi Pkbwcgs, I wanted to let you know about Twinkle. It can be used to quickly give warnings etc. Find out more here Wikipedia:Twinkle. To install it go to your settings, select my gadgets and tick the Twinkle option before saving the page. If you have any questions just ask. MiloDenn (talk) 17:33, 10 January 2017 (UTC)

This is an amazing application! Thank you for it! Pkbwcgs (talk) 17:39, 10 January 2017 (UTC)

{{tl:helpme}}

How do I send quick deletion notices with twinkle? Pkbwcgs (talk) 18:18, 10 January 2017 (UTC)

On the page that you want to quick delete, select the QD option from the Twinkle menu, and then follow the instructions. Twinkle will automatically add a qd notification to the users page, so you don't have to do anythingMiloDenn (talk) 18:23, 10 January 2017 (UTC)

Small request

It's perfectly fine to say no, as this isn't a policy, but would you mind creating a userpage? The red links are kind of confusing. Computer Fizz (talk) 19:54, 10 January 2017 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) @Computer Fizz: Do you mean the red links of the person's user name? There is no requirement to create a user page. In fact, some users have had their user pages deleted so that we see their Meta user page instead. @Pkbwcgs: You do not have to create a user page unless there's something you want to put on it. --Auntof6 (talk) 16:38, 11 January 2017 (UTC)

What is the user page about? Pkbwcgs (talk) 19:56, 10 January 2017 (UTC)

hee. You can put anything you want there. Computer Fizz (talk) 16:26, 11 January 2017 (UTC)

@Auntof6: I already mentioned that in the original post. Computer Fizz (talk) 16:44, 11 January 2017 (UTC)

Yes, you did. My point is that these red links are not a problem. We don't expect everyone to have a user page, and we don't need to request them. --Auntof6 (talk) 16:50, 11 January 2017 (UTC)

I am going to say no. I think I can create my own user page. Pkbwcgs (talk) 16:45, 11 January 2017 (UTC)

Sandbox

Please may I have a sandbox for myself so that I can test edits before putting it on Wikipedia? Pkbwcgs (talk) 20:03, 10 January 2017 (UTC)

All you need to do is create a page like User:Pkbwcgs/Sandbox. You can replace the word "sandbox" with any word/phrase and it will create something in your user space. You could just have a general sandbox. Or you can make one for a specific article you're working on. Only (talk) 03:20, 11 January 2017 (UTC)

Nebelhorn

@Pkbwcgs: You placed a QD:G12 copyright infringement on Nebelhorn. At the time I was simplifying and wikifying it. Yes, it was copied from Enwiki but it was simplified. This is per Wikipedia:How to copy from another Wikipedia. If it were a complex copy from Enwiki, the appropriate QD would be A3. A copyright violation is from any copyrighted page except another Wikipedia. Wikipedia's GNU Free Documentation License (see below) allows copying with the provision of attribution. I was going to mention the attribution requirement to the author. You can see this at Wikipedia:Transwiki attribution. As the originator of the QD request, you can remove it, which would be a very good idea. Thanks Rus793 (talk) 20:19, 10 January 2017 (UTC)

You don't need to do anything now, the QD was declined. But take the time to read the links above so you understand when a new page is a complex copy of an Enwiki page, which is not allowed, and when it is a simplified and wikified copy, which is allowed. Please ask questions if there is any part of this you don't understand. Thanks Rus793 (talk) 21:39, 10 January 2017 (UTC)

Thanks + Tip

Thanks for all the vandalism reverts. I do have a little tip for you though. Most of the admins here often say that we should not start with an only warning unless the vandalism is especially serious. Instead, it's best to start at level 1 or 2. Thanks, J991 19:47, 11 January 2017 (UTC)

I saw serious vandalism today. Pkbwcgs (talk) 19:48, 11 January 2017 (UTC)

Are you referring to this change, where a user removed some content from Hydroelectricity? That is not the kind of serious vandalism that would require an only warning. Things that you could give an only warning for include language that is EXTREMELY objectionable (in other words, not just your garden-variety profanity), threats of violence, and maybe cyberbullying. I say "maybe" for cyberbullying because we actually have a zero tolerance policy for that and we will block for that without any warnings at all. --Auntof6 (talk) 21:52, 11 January 2017 (UTC)

@Auntof6, garden-variety profanity??? MiloDenn (talk) 17:01, 12 January 2017 (UTC)

By that, I meant a simple use of one of the common "swear words". Such a use would warrant a warning, but not an only warning. --Auntof6 (talk) 17:17, 12 January 2017 (UTC)

Ok, I see what you mean! Thanks, MiloDenn (talk) 17:18, 12 January 2017 (UTC)

Talkback

Hello, Pkbwcgs. You have new messages at MiloDenn's talk page.
Message added 20:55, 11 January 2017 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

MiloDenn (talk) 20:55, 11 January 2017 (UTC)

204.111.204.155

@Auntof6:, This user was warned correctly as he significantly vandalised heat engine. I checked this article at the morning and this user still continued to vandalise heat engine. He definitely deserve an only warning and therefore, I reported him. Pkbwcgs (talk) 18:18, 12 January 2017 (UTC)

That vandalism did not call for an "only warning".

Why did you leave this message for me on your talk page instead of mine? --Auntof6 (talk) 18:21, 12 January 2017 (UTC)

IMPORTANT

Please stop interfering when I try to warn people. If you can see that I have reverted it, then you can assume that I will warn them if it is appropriate. Also your warnings are to severe. Thanks, MiloDenn (talk) 18:38, 12 January 2017 (UTC)

I am trying to revert a lot of vandalism. Some user have been on Wikipedia for a long time a had a lot of warnings. According to their history, I give out warnings. Pkbwcgs (talk) 19:05, 12 January 2017 (UTC)

You've got mail!

Hello, Pkbwcgs. You have a new email! Please check it at your convenience.
Message added 18:56, 12 January 2017 (UTC). You can take off this notice at any time by removing the {{You've got mail}} or {{YGM}} template.

Please Reply to IMPORTANT MiloDenn (talk) 18:56, 12 January 2017 (UTC)

How can I check my mail? Pkbwcgs (talk) 18:57, 12 January 2017 (UTC)

Wrong template, all I meant was please reply to IMportant on your talk page

Is this you on En Wiki?

Wellll, you certainly have a good history on En Wiki. Is this your user page: [[1]]. That's hilarious. Permanent block from Wikipedia as a kid. I'm surprised you haven't done worse on here. Seriously though, please do take a bit of time to read the policies, especially on Warnings, and Quick Deletes. Thanks, MiloDenn (talk) 21:21, 12 January 2017 (UTC)

And PLEASE calm down. You don't have to QD (or even RfD) everything you see. You've had a couple in fairly quick order that were obvious keeps. Around simplewiki, we try to encourage participation. We obviously delete junk, but we have a bias toward fixing things first. StevenJ81 (talk) 23:11, 12 January 2017 (UTC)

It is much simpler to edit on Simple English Wikipedia than English Wikipedia. I already learnt my lesson from English Wikipedia. Before, I knew nothing about English Wikipedia and I was blocked. I read the policies before coming on to editing on Simple English Wikipedia. Pkbwcgs (talk) 16:43, 13 January 2017 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) I think as you learn more here you may change your mind. In fact, it can be a bit more difficult to edit here. The more you learn about this wiki, the more you'll come to agree. On the one hand though, it's easier to work with a much smaller group of editors; most of whom are willing to help you learn the ropes. If you have a question, ask another editor. We don't have much in the way of tutorials here. We learn a lot of what we know by others mentioning something on our talk page. For example, you need to be aware of WP:ONE, the one-strike rule. You might want to create a cheat-sheet (notepad or Word file) to keep track of the various templates, shortcuts, rules, etc. One you can add that includes what Milo mentioned below about indenting is Help:Wiki markup (under 1.4 Indent text). Another is Help:Notability. In addition to helping to explain notability, it has links to all the Notability guidelines. Hope this is helpful Rus793 (talk) 18:42, 13 January 2017 (UTC)

That is my talk page on English Wikipedia. Pkbwcgs (talk) 16:44, 13 January 2017 (UTC)

I am not willing to give out anymore personal information. Can we finish off this discussion now? I am currently reading Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines. I can see that I have a lot to learn before editing Wikipedia. Pkbwcgs (talk) 19:46, 13 January 2017 (UTC)

Ok, but just to let you know you can edit Wikepedia, just when you are unsure about something find the relevant article to check your knowledge. If you read all those policies you will be a dream editor. I don't want to discourage you in any way, as you seem like an awesome guy. Have fun, but just remember to edit responsibly.

Thank you very much. Have a nice weekend. Pkbwcgs (talk) 19:55, 13 January 2017 (UTC)

You too! MiloDenn (talk) 20:14, 13 January 2017 (UTC)

Ok. Also, I don't know if you are aware but on a talk page, you should indent your comment by putting a : before it. Maybe have a look at the source of a talk page to see what I mean. MiloDenn (talk) 18:07, 13 January 2017 (UTC)

Nice user page

I really like your userpage MiloDenn (talk) 20:49, 13 January 2017 (UTC)

I am not from Alberta but still my user page said that I am. How to undo this? Pkbwcgs (talk) 12:38, 14 January 2017 (UTC)

Your user page doesn't say anything about Alberta that I can see. Also remember to indent. MiloDenn (talk) 21:01, 13 January 2017 (UTC)

It now removed the fact that I am from Alberta. Before, it didn't. Pkbwcgs (talk) 12:38, 14 January 2017 (UTC)

Userboxes

Would you mind explaining how to make a custom userbox to me. I still don't really understand, and I think you mightMiloDenn (talk) 13:02, 14 January 2017 (UTC)

In the search box, type the word user and then put a colon after it. Then, put your user name and put a forward slash (/) and then put the topic you want to create your user box on. For example User:Pkbwcgs/User class 377 train. This userbox is about liking a class 377 train. Try that with your own username and let me know if it doesn't work. Thank you for your question. Pkbwcgs (talk) 12:49, 14 January 2017 (UTC)

Awesome, that worked perfectly, User:MiloDenn/Sailing. I can see that your really picking up how it all works - nice job. MiloDenn (talk) 13:02, 14 January 2017 (UTC)

Thank you for your question. Please ask me if you have anymore questions. Pkbwcgs (talk) 13:03, 14 January 2017 (UTC)

Barnstar

		The Resilient Barnstar
		You deserve this for carrying on going, even when others criticised you, and you have listened to what others have said to improve. Congratulations, MiloDenn (talk) 13:52, 14 January 2017 (UTC)

Thank you very much. Pkbwcgs (talk) 13:55, 14 January 2017 (UTC)

Lieutenant Governor of Iowa

Can you please explain who Lieutenant_Governor_of_Iowa is attacking? And what makes the article a hoax? Your request for quick deletion was well off base. Only (talk) 14:11, 15 January 2017 (UTC)

The page is not a very good page. Firstly, the text is full of nonsense. Secondly, the word dies made me think that it was an attack page. Finally, there is no notability in the page at all. Pkbwcgs (talk) 14:15, 15 January 2017 (UTC)

Why did you think it was a hoax? You really need to pay attention instead of blindly tagging any and all new pages that come in. Yes, the article isn't great, but that's why we edit them. If you think it's not appropriate for Wikipedia, then use WP:RFD. A government position like this IS notable. Only (talk) 14:17, 15 January 2017 (UTC)

Shut Up and Drive

Another QD question: why would you tag Shut Up and Drive as needing quick deletion for housekeeping reasons? Why would a redirect be deleted for housekeeping when it's clear it's going to an appropriate target? Please explain this action. Only (talk) 14:15, 15 January 2017 (UTC)

The name sounds rude and very attacking. Also, I don't think there in any evidence that [[Shut u]Up and Drive]] should be a redirect for Good Girl Gone Bad. The names have nothing to do with each other. Pkbwcgs (talk) 14:20, 15 January 2017 (UTC)

"Shut Up and Drive" is the name of a song on the album Good Girl Gone Bad. If you took 30 seconds to read the article, you would have seen that. Only (talk) 14:22, 15 January 2017 (UTC)

Sorry about that. Pkbwcgs (talk) 14:23, 15 January 2017 (UTC)

I agree with Only, you need to take more time to look at each article or change, maybe search it up etc. before you nominate it for QD or revert it. MiloDenn (talk) 14:25, 15 January 2017 (UTC)

One strike warning

Please note that on the Simple English Wikipedia, we have a reciprocal ban policy. What that means is that if a person is blocked indefinitely on another Wikimedia project, administrators here can block a user indefinitely based on "one strike" rather than escalating blocks like are frequently done with other users. I note that on 12/20/16 you were blocked on English Wikipedia. I also note that your frequent incorrect tagging of articles for deletion was noted as one of the behaviors leading to your block. If you continue to display poor judgment in tagging articles for deletion as has been noted to you by myself and other users, you will find yourself blocked here as well. Please take time to read all relevant policies before continuing in your deletion work. Only (talk) 14:27, 15 January 2017 (UTC)

I will no longer be tagging speedy deletions and look carefully before undoing revisions. I also stopped doing serious warnings after reading policies. I will also stop other bad behaviours from now onwards. Pkbwcgs (talk) 14:30, 15 January 2017 (UTC)

I read all the policies and I don't understand which policy have I broke. Secondly, twinkle is down at the moment so I can't make Rfd nominations at the moment. Can you please help me. Pkbwcgs (talk) 14:40, 15 January 2017 (UTC)

Read the directions at Wikipedia:Requests for deletion. It's entirely possible to make a deletion discussion without using Twinkle.

As for reading the policies: what I am saying is that you need to read through our deletion policies so you understand what needs to be deleted and what does not. If you cannot create an RFD without using Twinkle, then you clearly haven't read the policies. Based on your comments in the 2 threads above, you don't know what is appropriate tagging and what isn't. You need to learn that. Only (talk) 14:53, 15 January 2017 (UTC)

You did not appear to take what Only said to heart. As such I have now blocked you as per WP:ONESTRIKE. -DJSasso (talk) 18:58, 17 January 2017 (UTC)

Looking more through your editing. I am wondering if Wikipedia:Competence is required isn't also a factor. -DJSasso (talk) 19:02, 17 January 2017 (UTC)

User page warning

Hi, I am worried about the rather menacing warning you have placed on the talk page of User:TheWhistleGag. They are also an editor on English Wikipedia and are currently editing even today. On February 21, 2015 they opened their user page there this way: [2]. Later they added a few images and links, but not much different. Please explain what alarms you so much that you wish could we discuss my concerns here? I'd like to hear your views, such as why you want the current page, and whether you might agree to change it to something else and then go on to threaten with administrator intervention. I do not wish to replace yet with another type of welcome, since they have not edited other than that once. (Maybe because of stern biting?). I leave this to you to make amends in some way. Thanks Fylbecatulous talk 13:39, 16 January 2017 (UTC)

Thank you. Very good. Fylbecatulous talk 19:07, 16 January 2017 (UTC)

Thank you very much. Pkbwcgs (talk) 19:08, 16 January 2017 (UTC)

Thank you

For the welcome. --Sorvol99 (talk) 18:29, 16 January 2017 (UTC)

You are very welcome! Have fun editing Wikipedia! Pkbwcgs (talk) 18:30, 16 January 2017 (UTC)

HTML

Can Wikipedia code be used for HTML? Pkbwcgs (talk) 19:15, 16 January 2017 (UTC)

No, definitely not! I told you that it wasn't useful for computer science. However i you have any questions about HTML just ask me, as I have done a fair amount, and know what I am talking about. MiloDenn (talk) 19:21, 16 January 2017 (UTC)

Adminstration

At the gadgets panel in My Settings, there is a tool called adminstration. Am I allowed to enable it? Pkbwcgs (talk) 19:34, 16 January 2017 (UTC)

I don't see such a tool. What is the description of it? By the way, you might get better results if you ask questions at Simple talk instead of using the help me template: more people would see a post there. --Auntof6 (talk) 21:32, 16 January 2017 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) It's the last heading in Gadgets. The actual checkbox description reads "Userrights Change the privileges of a user. (from Sir Lestaty de Lioncourt)". Rus793 (talk) 21:43, 16 January 2017 (UTC)

That's a section called administration, not a tool. Pkbwcgs, is the Userrights option what you were asking about? I don't know what that option does, but you wouldn't be able to change anyone's rights just by enabling that gadget. --Auntof6 (talk) 21:56, 16 January 2017 (UTC)

Bots

How can I make a bot for Wikipedia? Pkbwcgs (talk) 18:13, 17 January 2017 (UTC)

I am removing this helpme template for the following reasons:

• I mentioned before that it's better to ask questions at Simple talk. We have few editors here, and they're more likely to see a question there than on your talk page.
• You don't need to be thinking about having a bot here. Based on the issues there have been with your work, you would not be approved to use a bot even if you weren't blocked.

--Auntof6 (talk) 19:32, 17 January 2017 (UTC)