User talk:Usedtobecool: Difference between revisions

Browse history interactively

← Previous edit Next edit →

Content deleted Content added

VisualWikitext

Inline

Revision as of 13:26, 16 September 2020

This is Usedtobecool's talk page, where you can send them messages and comments.

Put new text under old text. Click here to start a new topic.
New to Wikipedia? Welcome! Learn to edit; get help.

Archives: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

It is approximately 10:23 PM where this user lives (Himalayas). [refresh]

My stuff

	The Original Barnstar
	Thank you for all the articles you have created. You are a valuable contributor and Wikipedia is better because of you. Best Regards, Barbara ✐✉ 15:01, 18 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

	The Writer's Barnstar
	Nice work on the articles of Nepalese politicians. ___CAPTAIN MEDUSAtalk 10:20, 23 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

		The Nepal Barnstar of National Merit
		Thank you for your tireless contributions to articles related to Nepal. Bishal Shrestha (talk) 06:15, 17 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Nepal

Thank you for quality articles around Nepal, such as witch-hunts in Nepal and Basudev, for basic articles about Nepali politicians, for The 1619 Project, for help at the Teahouse, for " I would never intentionally revert your edits without a discussion", - you are an awesome Wikipedian!

		The Workers' Barnstar
		This user has shown great editing skills in improving articles related to Communism or Socialism.
		_{this WikiAward was given to Usedtobecool by MarioGom (talk) on 15:59, 16 December 2019 (UTC)}[reply]

		The Barnstar of Recovery
		Thank you for your kindness and support! Regards, LorriBrown (talk) 05:33, 24 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

	The Special Barnstar
	Thank you for being so helpful to me! Shadowblade08 (talk) 23:46, 1 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

	The Original Barnstar
	kasri bolna sakiyela tapai sanga .. balla ekjana nepali vettaye malai editing ra aticle creation ko barema bujhnu xa.. Ssapkota23 (talk) 13:46, 28 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

	The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
	A huge haawa for patiently answering my questions at the Teahouse to get me started on a couple topics that I am passionate about! Your attention and your help are greatly appreciated. Shoutsofvictory (talk) 20:51, 20 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Feedback request: Biographies request for comment

Your feedback is requested at Talk:Famke Janssen on a request for comment. Thank you for helping out!
You were randomly selected to receive this invitation from the list of subscribers. If you'd like not to receive these messages any more, you can opt out at any time by removing your name.

Message delivered to you with love by Yapperbot :) | Is this wrong? Contact my bot operator. | Sent at 20:31, 22 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Feedback request: Politics, government, and law request for comment

Your feedback is requested at Talk:Saida Muna Tasneem on a request for comment. Thank you for helping out!
You were randomly selected to receive this invitation from the list of Feedback Request Service subscribers. If you'd like not to receive these messages any more, you can opt out at any time by removing your name.

Message delivered to you with love by Yapperbot :) | Is this wrong? Contact my bot operator. | Sent at 19:30, 23 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

PSN

Hey, Can we move User:Usedtobecool/PSN to Wikipedia:WikiProject Nepal/Guidelines on sources? This would help a lot of editors. ~~ CAPTAIN MEDUSA^talk 20:38, 23 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

CAPTAIN MEDUSA, it would be an honour, personally, but I don't think we can move it as is since the WikiProject page is, to some extent, official, while I have used a lot of informal language, and even said stuff that can not be said outside of userspace (for example, ranking Kathmandu Post and Himalayan Times, or the notes on LensNepal, and even Annapurna Post). I suggest either linking it from there perhaps as a redirect, or preferably using it to write a more formal guide. We don't have to write one from scratch, we could just clone it, strip the more informal bits and take it from there. Thoughts? Usedtobecool ☎️ 07:53, 26 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Yet another barnstar for you!

		The Stub Barnstar
		For your patience and assistance in re-sorting all the Nepal geography stubs!! Her Pegship (I'm listening) 04:29, 1 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Review message

Thanks for the message and explanation at my talk page! While I'm here, your page says you live in Nepal, so I'll also say that sounds cool, though that may be my stereotypical image of airbender-esque monks. Kingsif (talk) 14:23, 7 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Kingsif, hey, Haha! It definitely has its moments, but I suppose that would be true of all places. In my experience, anarchy is cool when there's peace, health, happiness and contentment; not so much when something needs actively fixing. And, unfortunately, I am cursed to always find everything needing fixing. Best, Usedtobecool ☎️ 14:31, 8 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

	The Original Barnstar
	Thanks, A Barnstar for you! Nd12052010 10:43, 8 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

You are very welcome, whatever I did to deserve this kindness, Nd12052010; and thank you very much! Usedtobecool ☎️ 14:31, 8 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Advice for newcomers

Hello,
You are receiving this message because you are invited to take part at Wikipedia:Advice for newcomers where you can provide advice that will help our newcomers in the future. It is not a discussion forum, just a place where you say what advice would be helpful to our future editors. I would like to get at least 100 editors to take part in this so please feel free to spread the word to other editors as well. I look forward to seeing what you say to newcomers. Interstellarity (talk) 13:22, 9 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

'Sup Interstellarity, long time! Did you stop editing the Teahouse altogether?

Thanks for thinking of me; it's a neat idea but I'll have to think about it a while to narrow down what I want to say. I must say "3 sentences" is not a very good criterion though; English language allows anything of any length to be said in a single sentence if one knows how

Usedtobecool ☎️ 07:44, 10 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I haven't been as active as I used to be at the Teahouse. I have been busy in real life and on Wikipedia. I may help out occasionally there. You might want to check out this conservation I had with Nick. See here. He gave me ideas on what this could possibly turn into. You are welcome to edit the page and provide your ideas on what this project might become. Thanks, Interstellarity (talk) 17:47, 10 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Interstellarity, that's a great discussion. For some reason, that talk page wasn't in my watchlist; I have just added it and will chime in if I have something to add to the conversation. Cheers! Usedtobecool ☎️ 19:35, 10 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

You might want to check out the page again and if you want, you can add your comments there. Interstellarity (talk) 00:26, 12 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I've just added two; don't want to overdo it right now. Let's see what others have to say. Regards! Usedtobecool ☎️ 06:18, 12 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Identifying disambiguation pages

It has been a while since I made whatever change allows me to see redirects in green, and I had been wanting to see disambiguation pages too. I often forget when I link to them and get a notice and have to fix what I did. Now that I can see disambiguation pages after reading this (yes, I got way behind on the Teahouse archives) I'm wondering how to change the color. It might be best to change the color everyone sees because at least for me, that orange is hard to read. There might be a better, darker shade of orange. I seem to recall changing the link to my talk page in my signature to an easier to read color, but it's still not that easy to read. — Vchimpanzee • talk • contributions • 17:03, 9 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Vchimpanzee, it seems the gadget is the easy alternative to having a user subpage with the code such as I have just added to User:Usedtobecool/common.css. So, try creating your own "common.css" page and saving that code choosing whichever color you want and disabling the gadget; see if it works. To change the gadget itself for everyone, I think you'd need to make an edit request at MediaWiki talk:Gadget-DisambiguationLinks.css (best discuss first). Of course you can make your signature any color you like. Are you saying you need a reminder on how to do that again? Usedtobecool ☎️ 09:25, 10 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I decided this was a question on the Village Pump. They explained how to do it. But thanks.— Vchimpanzee • talk • contributions • 16:01, 10 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

They also approved my request for a darker color.— Vchimpanzee • talk • contributions • 18:47, 10 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Vchimpanzee, glad it all worked out just the way you wanted; yeah the darker ought to be more accessible, and everyone the better for it. On another note, though not a big deal to me personally, for the future, you might consider dropping a note to the effect to your previous queries when you decide to ask elsewhere. Common courtesy, and at least saves duplication of effort. Regards! Usedtobecool ☎️ 19:40, 10 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I should have said something. At first I didn't think I should bother the Village Pump people but now there's a lot of good information there if anyone wants to look for it. And I got a lot accomplished from the help I got both places.— Vchimpanzee • talk • contributions • 20:04, 10 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I just made my first edits using the orange color. It seemed weird to see the orange in article text and then I realized. That's why I did this! Someone made a mistake and I caught it.— Vchimpanzee • talk • contributions • 20:52, 15 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Vchimpanzee, apologies! I completely missed your last. I must've got the notification, but probably clicked it when too many windows were open and later lost it without seeing it. I oft wonder if there's something special about the color orange itself, as it stands out so sorely to me, it's a struggle to leave a page without fixing even when there's just one of those. Definitely one of the things around here that works exactly the way it's supposed to

Regards! Usedtobecool ☎️ 05:36, 19 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Jayanendra Chand Thakuri

On 11 July 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Jayanendra Chand Thakuri, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Nepali actor Jayanendra Chand Thakuri starred in more than 100 films? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Jayanendra Chand Thakuri. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Jayanendra Chand Thakuri), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Amakuru (talk) 12:03, 11 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Mighty kind of CAPTAIN MEDUSA, thank you! Usedtobecool ☎️ 05:35, 12 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

not sufficiently notable for inclusion in Wikipedia.

Dear sir, usedtobecool!

Good day,

My contribution to Wikipedia of the article Nepali Patro is being denied various times citing different reasons. I want to humbly inform you that I have written this article with all the data and facts that are true and authentic. I assure you that all the references I have cited and references given in the article are true and have no incorrect information or whatsoever which can or violate the Wikipedia rules or hinder its goodwill. Actually, you yourself can study it and be sure of that as you are more professional than I am and also from Nepal. I am merely a starter on this wiki platform and I am still in the initial learning phase whereas you have done a lot of contributions. Thus, you have more knowledge on how to improve this article.

I want to assure you I am contributing with the article of Nepali Patro app, which in fact if studied thoroughly, references given, etc is the first digital calendar app to be launched here in Nepal for Nepalese people here and also those living abroad.

Maybe my writing is not so perfect but, I have tried my best for the article to be as good and perfect as possible.

I have been going through other Nepali digital calendar app and have become confused because Nepali Patro has more notable references than those which are already published in Wikipedia. Thus, please sir, do explain to me "which and what kind of notable references" have to be included for and its approval and I will surely try my best to make it "Sufficiently Notable for Inclusion in Wikipedia".

hoping to get your full cooperation in this regard so that the Nepali Patro article can be approved.

thanking you in advance for your kind co-operation.

sudan bhattarai dryair 02:05, 12 July 2020 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sudan Bhattarai Upadhaya (talk • contribs)

First of all, Wikipedia is not for promotion. Secondly, I don't see your conflict-of-interest disclosure anywhere. Please go through WP:COI and WP:PAID, and make necessary disclosures. Thirdly, Wikipedia has its own inclusion criteria. The subject existing or its article having verifiability and accuracy, though necessary, are not sufficient. The topics need to meet the applicable notability guidelines to merit inclusion. If there are other articles on subjects that are not notable, you can nominate them for deletion; advocating inclusion of more crap would be backwards. Usedtobecool ☎️ 05:33, 12 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

DYK nomination of Deepak Manange

Hello! Your submission of Deepak Manange at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Narutolovehinata5 ^tccsdnew 10:32, 27 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

New message from Narutolovehinata5

Hello, Usedtobecool. You have new messages at Template:Did you know nominations/Deepak Manange.
Message added 00:01, 31 July 2020 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

Narutolovehinata5 ^tccsdnew 00:01, 31 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Message to usedtobecoo from Dx engine

Dear usedtobecool,
I was going through wikipedia to contribute regarding nepali artist's life and event and i have got your messager regarding Uttam Neupane Kamana award 
receiving  picture image copyright issue. I would like to inform you that mr Uttam Neupane is pioneer sound mixer from nepal and the picture what i have uploaded   
in his wikipedia page was from Award organizer website so it is one hundred percet reliable to keep it on his page so i would request you to keep it on his page.

Thank you.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dx engine (talk • contribs) 15:32, 14 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I have nominated it for deletion at Commons. I will have nothing more to do with whatever ends up happening with it. Your argument is irrelevant; if it is a copyright violation, Commons admins will delete it. I am sorry to see you engage in WP:UPE and WP:SOCKING; I suggest you start respecting Wikipedia policies and terms of use before you end up globally banned. Usedtobecool ☎️ 16:37, 14 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Re-review request

Hello, I request you to re-review the draft Draft:Valmiki Ashram. Many improvements have been made since its first submission was declined. Nisheshbhattarai (talk) 14:45, 19 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Nisheshbhattarai, the draft isn't ready but we can only discuss that once you decide to abide by policy. I have left a note about how to do so at User talk:Bhattarai1237. Regards! Usedtobecool ☎️ 08:09, 20 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

ITN recognition for Madhav Prasad Ghimire

On 20 August 2020, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Madhav Prasad Ghimire, which you nominated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Step hen 03:22, 20 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Seeking your thoughts

Hi Usedtobecool! Since you considered closing it yourself, I was wondering what your thoughts are on the close here. I explained my objections below it. Do you think it's worth going to AN to ask for a review? {{u|Sdkb}} ^talk 23:43, 8 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Sdkb, (apologise for the delay; my online life has been disrupted of late). I feel being a would be closer is kinda like being a retired pope, that's why I didn't respond to your ping. Obviously no closer ought to be held hostage to what someone else who didn't close might have closed it as. Even a completely opposite outcome, as long as it's within reach, is not considered sufficient reason to overturn. The concern about supervoting is a valid reason for initiating a review though. Close calls and controversial topics are best closed by admins. Adding those two together, I think you would be justified in taking it to review if you so choose, though there's no guarantee the review will resolve in your favour. Best, Usedtobecool ☎️ 03:21, 10 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

thank you

I sincerely appreciate someone they might decide to trust taking over. I've been trying to help, but there's just too much water under the bridge. —valereee (talk) 18:23, 15 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

A few areas

Hi again. Thanks so much for digging out the note yesterday. While waiting on the ban to expire, it's a good time to learn more before contributing. When you have time, I'd really appreciate your offered ideas about a few things which are perplexing (and there are others I'll include later, if you're still willing):

Content: What's to be done with content errors, as in here [1], and here [2], when CON isn't achieved? Should each factual error citing on talk be accompanied by diffs - always necessary? And if CON still isn't achieved, what then?
RS: Where is it best to ask for V on reliability of sources? A norm I've noticed is to state the source's name if reliability issues are noted, ie. "Xinhua reports..." "Human Rights Watch reports...", is this an accepted standard?
RS for recent events in Tibet: BBC and sources including ICT note the difficulty foreigners (which would include msm reporters) have in gaining access to areas. This leaves other sources as providers of reports. On the contrary side, Xinhua and other state run agencies are documented as not being reliable. Does it follow that no sources are acceptable? I understand general policy -if it isn't covered by noted RS, it shouldn't be included- but it's a conundrum. Are there policies/norms which address including information from war zones, for example, which might apply to this situation?
Academic RS: So far, I've noticed two academic sources, with their own pages, layered into Tibetan Buddhist pages. Being knowledgeable in the topics, I've also noticed each source has bias. Connecting the exhibited bias to RS about the author's bias is difficult, whereas providing RS with different views is not as difficult. (If you're familiar with the term "armchair quarterbacks", it's a way to describe aspects of the bias/lack of knowledge on the subject.) What's the best recourse?

Hope these aren't too many questions. I've dug through policy, but haven't found the specific answers. Much obliged for your time and aide. Pasdecomplot (talk) 12:47, 16 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Connecting the exhibited bias to RS about the author's bias—A likely reference to the BLP violations against Melvyn Goldstein made here. CaradhrasAiguo (leave language) 13:25, 16 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@@ Line 203: / Line 203: @@
 * Academic RS: So far, I've noticed two academic sources, with their own pages, layered into Tibetan Buddhist pages. Being knowledgeable in the topics, I've also noticed each source has bias. Connecting the exhibited bias to RS about the author's bias is difficult, whereas providing RS with different views is not as difficult. (If you're familiar with the term "armchair quarterbacks", it's a way to describe aspects of the bias/lack of knowledge on the subject.) What's the best recourse?
 Hope these aren't too many questions. I've dug through policy, but haven't found the specific answers. Much obliged for your time and aide. [[User:Pasdecomplot|Pasdecomplot]] ([[User talk:Pasdecomplot|talk]]) 12:47, 16 September 2020 (UTC)
+:{{tq|Connecting the exhibited bias to RS about the author's bias}}&mdash;A likely reference to the BLP violations against [[Melvyn Goldstein]] made [[Talk:11th_Panchen_Lama_controversy#Bad_faith_revert,_guidelines_for_controversial_page_not_being_followed|here]]. <span style="color: #8B0000">Caradhras</span>Aiguo (<small>[[User talk:CaradhrasAiguo|leave language]]</small>) 13:25, 16 September 2020 (UTC)