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Welcome to my talk page I use the name Cullen328 on Wikipedia, but you can call me "Jim" because that's my real first name. If you want to start a new conversation, please click "New section" or "Add topic" at the top of this page. I keep the old comments from July and August of 2009 that follow the "Contents" here, because these friendly words of greeting made me feel welcome when I first started editing Wikipedia.

The importance of a friendly greeting

Hello and welcome to my talk page. If you want to start a new conversation, please click "New section" at the top of this page. I keep the comments that follow from July and August of 2009 readily visible, because these friendly words of greeting made me feel welcome here on Wikipedia when I first started editing. Cullen328 Let's discuss it 17:38, 6 November 2011 (UTC

Please offer your thoughts

I would appreciate comments and suggestions on any contributions I make. I am learning.Cullen328 (talk) 03:22, 3 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Nice work on Jules Eichorn. He's been needing an article for a while.   Will Beback  talk  06:28, 31 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
If I may suggest, now that you've posted the Eichorn article the draft below might be deleted. It's your talk page to do with as you like, but it's a bit hard to edit around.
As for formatting and pictures, a good way to learn is to look around at other articles to see what you think looks best. It can be helpful to break up long blocks of text into subsections. Perhaps it'd be possible to split the biography into two or three eras. Other than that, the formatting is usually kept fairly plain. As for photos, it's easy to upload them: the trick is in finding photos with appropriate licensing. If you have any personal photos then those'd be fine. There are might be pictures of the peaks he did first ascents on in the Wikicommons. File:Cathedral Peak.png is a so-so pic of Eichorn Pinnacle.
As before, feel free to ask if you have any questions. There are several editors here who are mountaineers or just admirers of the Sierra, so you're in good company.   Will Beback  talk  21:13, 31 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
PS: Many editors create "sandbox" pages for drafting articles. For example, User talk:Cullen328/Sandbox.   Will Beback  talk  00:17, 1 August 2009


Your climber biographies

Hey Jim, just wanted to say welcome and thanks for your contributions to the Sierra Nevada climbing history articles. You're filling a niche that's been missing here, I look forward to working with you. --Justin (talk) 11:54, 27 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I'll second that. Nice work on Allen Steck and welcome to Wikipedia. I don't know who you are planning to write up next but if your taking requests I think Peter Croft (climber) could really use a page. If you ever have any questions please ask. Thanks again for your great additions.--OMCV (talk) 02:25, 29 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks Justin and OMCV. I am beginning work on Tom Frost and Glen Dawson. Comments on Norman Clyde would be welcomed. I will defintely read up on Peter Croft, OMCV. I am still "learning the ropes" in Wikipedia, to use a climbing analogy, and have all sorts of things in mind. My biggest challenge right now is getting permission to use images. My next biggest challenge is hiking to the top of Mt. Whitney with my wife in ten days - she's never been above 12,000 feet except for the train ride up Pikes Peak. As she's 56 and developing arthritis in her toes, it will be an accomplishment if she (and I) complete the Class 1 feat. Jim Heaphy (talk) 02:34, 29 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Debra and I made it to the summit of Mt. Whitney at 2:20 PM on Friday, September 11. Jim Heaphy (talk) 00:59, 17 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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Happy New Year

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Happy New Year 2021
I hope your New Year holiday is enjoyable and the coming year is much better than the one we are leaving behind.
Best wishes from Los Angeles.   // Timothy :: talk 

working on a new page

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hello jim, hope you are doing well. i am a beginner on wikipedia but i am auto correction user. i want to write an article on a ngo which is working very good in there respective field. a friend of mine wrote a article on that topic but it got deleted due to less third party source. can you suggest me something how to write an article which won't get deleted, also i have some credible third party source so i want to ask how can i mention them because they are external links. Devanshusharma569 (talk)devanshusharma569

Happy St. Patrick's Day

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Happy St. Patrick's Day!
I hope your St. Patrick's Day is enjoyable and safe. Hopefully next year there will be more festive celebrations.
Best wishes from Los Angeles.   // Timothy :: talk 

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Request of Help on "Just the Facts" Tone

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Hi Jim,

I am very new to Wikipedia. I got your feedback on the draft article located under PhoCoHaNoi. Thanks so much for your comments. I would greatly appreciate if you would spare some valuable time to highlight those parts from the draft that I need to pay close attentions to regarding the aspect that you raised. I know it would be a long shot to ask if you would even consider providing specific examples by directly editing them on the draft.

Lastly, I still do not know on how to submit the revision for review. I do not see any obvious buttons or pull-down menus from the Sandbox setting that would be able to allow to submit the article for review.

Thank you so much.

PhoCoHaNoi

Hello, PhoCoHaNoi. I am not going to edit the draft myself, because I want this to be a learning exercise for you. Here are a few examples of unacceptable wording:
  • "celebrating the 73-year history of outstanding men and women"
  • "pioneering contributions"
  • "sustained leadership and strategic vision"
  • "Exceptional services to innovation ecosystem"
  • "stimulating small business innovation, meeting the Air Force and DoD R&D needs, broadening participation in innovation and entrepreneurship, and boosting commercialization"
  • " So, as Dr. Pham looked back now, he brought systems-theoretic science and control engineering principles, together with teamwork and interdisciplinary to bear fruition in solving warfighter engineering problems, various areas of specific focus for increased activities in space control autonomy and space domain awareness."
It is not the job of a Wikipedia editor (you) to praise a person. Every trace of this non-neutral language must be removed. A Wikipedia article should never say "Person A is great!" Instead, it should say "Reliable source C reports that Expert B says that Person A is great", along with a reference to Reliable source C.
As for how to submit your draft, I will explain that when the draft complies with the neutral point of view. Cullen328 Let's discuss it

Sending Messages to Other Editors

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Hi Jim. I will deeply appreciate anything that you can do to help. How can I find out about other editors and send them messages? I recently looked for an article about The Italian Coffee Company that I had read years ago. However, I could not find it. I believe that this article should be available. I am a new editor and I have a big learning curve ahead of me. Maybe you can post to my talk page. I am user Mojosa17. Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Invitation to Local Wikimania Event in San Francisco this Friday

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Hi!

Wikimania is happening and hopefully you're enjoying the sessions. While it's fairly last minute, you're warmly invited to participate in the local Wikimania-themed meetup in the Wikimedia Foundation office this Friday (tomorrow!). You will have to register in advance, but we would love to see more people from the WikiSalon community participate! For more information and registration, please check out meta:Wikimania 2022/San Francisco Meetup.

The event will involve hacking, teaching, learning, and celebrating and we'll have snacks. We will have the opportunity to watch live sessions at Wikimania together in the afternoon. The rest of the day we'll have opportunity to participate in the hackathon, and we may have some on-demand workshops/learning sessions.

In case we run out of space, it's first-come-first-serve so let us know soon! Hope to see you there.

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On behalf of the Bay Area Wiki Salon team and Bittakea, Effeietsanders

Debate to delete a Category

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You have been Notified because you were once involved in a similar discussion involving Founding Fathers.
There is a debate over whether to keep Category: Homes of United States Founding Fathers as a category. More opinions are needed. The discussion is located Here -- Gwillhickers (talk)

August music

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story · music · places

Today's story - short version: ten years ago we had a DYK about a soprano who sang in concerts with me in the choir, - longer: I found today a youtube of an aria she sang with us then, recorded the same year, - if you still have time: our performances were the weekend before the Iraq war ultimatum, and we sang Dona nobis pacem (and the drummer drummed!) as if they could hear us in Washington. -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:28, 18 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Check out my talk for an Independence day, or: the pic of Oksana Lyniv was taken on 24 August. There's listening and reading in today's story, and I like both. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:29, 24 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

On top of my talk: birthday of a great violinist and Requiem for a great friend. We sang Paradisi gloria from the Stabat Mater in the end. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:32, 31 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Feedback request: Biographies request for comment

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How do I grow as an editor?

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Greetings, Cullen, I am a new editor on Wikipedia. I only made a few very minor edits (fixing grammar, typos and changing the tone to neutral) and I would really like to improve and begin to take on bigger tasks. What would you recommend? Thank you and best of wishes! CoolestViki (talk) 20:50, 1 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, CoolestViki. There are countless ways to make a bigger impact on Wikipedia. One good way is to focus on things that you are highly familiar with, such as the early history of your home town or a hobby of yours or an obscure interest of yours. Perhaps you own some books about a topic that is poorly developed on Wikipedia. Such interests can be an avenue to developing new content.
I noticed that you changed Mandé peoples to Mandé people. Please read Mandé peoples. The Mandé peoples are not an ethnic group. They are a collection of different ethnic groups that speak the same language. So, the plural "peoples" is appropriate in this case. So, be careful about the changes that you make. Superficial appearances can be deceiving. Cullen328 (talk) 17:27, 3 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Wow, I didn't know that the word "peoples" even existed… Well, I guess you learn something new every day. Thank you for the reply! CoolestViki (talk) 18:30, 3 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

How to de-escalate

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On the page Abcoude me and an IP are engaging in an edit war (which I recognize as wrong) over the death of someone. I put a warning template on their talk page, but they don't seem to want to or try to communicate in any other way besides edit summaries. ☩ (Babysharkboss2) 16:49, 3 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Babysharkboss2, cease all edit warring behavior right now because you are at high risk of being blocked if you continue. Do not refer to any person, dead or alive, as a "rando". It inflames things. Do not vent your emotions in edit summaries. Read Dispute resolution for your legitimate options. Cullen328 (talk) 17:00, 3 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Babysharkboss2, "this chick" is unacceptably dismissive of a 17 year old who just got killed. What were you thinking? Cullen328 (talk) 17:04, 3 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I recognize that wording was in horrid taste. Even if I wasn't in an edit war, even if I was just editing the page myself, if this was my first edit, even, I definitely should've used 'victim'. I realize the severe implications of the wording used and I apologize. ☩ (Babysharkboss2) 17:15, 3 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Conflict of Interest - Politics

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Hey Jim, firstly want to say thank you for being such a prominent contributor of a valuable resource I've made use of my whole life. Secondly, I've taken a look at WP:COI (and WP:PSCOI) and it doesn't seem to mention politics. Is it appropriate to edit articles regarding political ideas and figures I agree with? What about those ideas I would deem opposed to mine? I assume so, so long as I do not start advocating.

I ask because the question of individual politics seems to fall within the realm of bias and is a rather difficult problem. Please let me know if there is an article I've missed somewhere. Thanks for helping out a newcomer. WokeScientologist (talk) 15:04, 6 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Being a Democrat or a Republican isn't a COI. Being paid/working for the Democratic Party or for the GOP is. tgeorgescu (talk) 15:07, 6 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hello, WokeScientologist. A problematic conflict of interest arises in the area of politics whenever an editor's political stance or affiliation is more important and motivating to them than our shared goal of creating, expanding and improving a neutral, well-referenced encyclopedia. Personally, I usually refrain from editing articles about topics that I get too emotional about, although I may comment on the talk page. I try to cultivate a willingness to revert vandalism and BLP violations, and insist on neutral content, in articles about people that I may intensely dislike or deeply disagree with. Wikipedia editors can be vigorous advocates off-Wikipedia, but advocacy for anything but free knowledge on Wikipedia itself is problematic. As for reading, the Neutral point of view is the applicable core content policy. Cullen328 (talk) 06:42, 7 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Administrators' newsletter – September 2025

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (August 2025).

Administrator changes

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Interface administrator changes

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CheckUser changes

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Oversight changes

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Guideline and policy news

  • An RfC is open on whether use of emojis with no encyclopedic value in mainspace and draftspace (e.g., at the start of paragraphs or in place of bullet points) should be added as a criterion under G15.

Technical news

Arbitration

  • The arbitration case Article titles and capitalisation 2 has been closed.
  • An RfC is in progress to amend the structure, rules, and procedures of the Arbitration Committee election and resolve any issues not covered by existing rules.
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Administrator Elections | RFC phase

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The RFC phase of the July 2025 administrator elections has started. There are 10 RFCs for consideration. You can participate in the RFC phase at Wikipedia:Administrator elections/July 2025/RFCs.

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Uncivil at The Banner

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Reverted a user gravedancing on The Banner… most minor thing ever, but concerned because the user is “standing by what they said”… is it a problem? original edit, and discussion at User talk:RPC7778… Danners430 tweaks made 08:15, 15 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for letting me know, Danners430. I have warned that editor. Cullen328 (talk) 05:58, 16 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from ImangeNyembezi on Help:Getting started (18:16, 15 September 2025)

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Hello --ImangeNyembezi (talk) 18:16, 15 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from ImangeNyembezi on Help:Getting started (18:19, 15 September 2025)

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Hello.What is a noun --ImangeNyembezi (talk) 18:19, 15 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, ImangeNyembezi. Please read Noun. Cullen328 (talk) 06:00, 16 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Ashah91 (09:58, 16 September 2025)

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How do I contribute weekly? I have 2 hours per week. --Ashah91 (talk) 09:58, 16 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Ashah91. Please take another look at Wikipedia:Community portal. You can find many easy but important tasks there. Cullen328 (talk) 15:53, 16 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Food Goddess (15:17, 19 September 2025)

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Hi! I did a lot of work building up this site and understand my POV wasn't as neutral as it should have been. Bad me, given I'm a research scientist; I jumped in once Greg's colleague started the page and became overzealous in my writing. My apologies. However, I did have many factual statements with references, many internal to Wikipedia, and external sources. What is the best way to get that content back on the page? Oh, and I didn't sign my comments, either. Again, my apologies. Help! ;) tia --Food Goddess (talk) 15:18, 19 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Food Goddess. This is about Gregory B. Newby. When you refer to him casually by his first name of "Greg", then that is indicative of a personal relationship of some sort, which is a Conflict of interest. You should disclose any COI on your (now nonexistent) user page. Click the red link and declare. Your large September 12 edit to that article added several unreferenced laudatory assertions to a biography of a living person. Such content is contrary to policy, as it violates two core content policies, Verifiability and the Neutral point of view. So, ponder where you went wrong and please avoid such mistakes going forward. As for "internal to Wikipedia", that is a problem in itself. Because Wikipedia is user generated content subject to vandalism and general incompetence, one Wikipedia article can never be used as a reference in another Wikipedia article (although new editors often try). See WP:CIRCULAR for an explanation. I have not reviewed all of your edits but I see that the article in question has been severely (and correctly) pruned by a more experienced editor. If you want to expand it right, please do so carefully, in accordance with policies and guidelines, and take into account feedback from other editors. Cullen328 (talk) 07:30, 20 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks! Never referred to him as other than Newby but your other points are well taken! And I did re-review the policies, so thanks for that, though I missed the part about internal links to other wiki pages. This is interesting as I use wiki in my own research and most of the links are internal to Wikipedia. Hmmm. In any case, I really appreciate your reply, I definitely got overzealous for my first go around. Cheers. 2601:19B:403:2000:DC01:182F:6DDD:675C (talk) 15:30, 20 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I just added my COI in two different places and also replaced the internal Wiki links with external urls. I hope all is okay with you, Jim (I note your family health crisis, which I'm experiencing as well.) Thanks again. Food Goddess (talk) 18:03, 20 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hello, Food Goddess. Perhaps you misunderstood a few of my points. You referred to Newby as "Greg" in your initial message to me. When disclosing a conflict of interest, you should describe the nature of the conflict. Personal friend? Relative? Professional associate? I was not discouraging the use of wikilinks which are fine when used appropriately. Instead, I was discouraging the use of one Wikipedia article as a reference in another Wikipedia article, which is a different matter. As for my family health crisis, my sister's health has stabilized a bit although she still has a long list of problems. Thanks for mentioning it. My brother, on the other hand, has been in the hospital for a week. My wife and I visited with my sister and her daughter and about 100 other people at a fancy dinner party tonight, which was very nice. Cullen328 (talk) 07:58, 21 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from MsMissing on RAC Foundation (16:17, 20 September 2025)

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Hello, I have a question: would it be bad to rely on primary sources for who works in a company/organization/etc?

(The page I'm working on uses primary sources for alot of the employees for the RAC Foundation) --MsMissing (talk) 16:17, 20 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, MsMissing. If other independent references make it clear that the organization itself is notable, then it is OK to use a primary source for major leadership roles like CEO, president, founder and so on. Extensive staff lists are not appropriate since the foundation's website should contain that information, and essentially duplicating website content is not Wikipedia's role. Cullen328 (talk) 08:05, 21 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Interlochen Center for the Arts

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Hi, Cullen328. I wondered if you could have a look at IP editor 204.84.113.197 (talk · contribs). You recently blocked Idk12365 for harassment and edit warring on Interlochen Center for the Arts. 204.84.113.197's edits are similar and they have been rather rude about another editor's contribution in their edit summary here. Thanks for that; let me know if I need to raise this via a noticeboard. I will also request page protection for the article. Tacyarg (talk) 20:36, 22 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Tacyarg. Sorry for being slow to let you know but I did block this IP for a week. Also, Ponyo semi-protected the article for two months. Cullen328 (talk) 01:57, 26 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Move request from Draft space to mainspace for Draft:La Cadena de las Americas

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Ciao User:Cullen328--When you have some extra time perhaps you can assist in reviewing and moving Draft:La Cadena de las Americas into the mainspace from the Draft Space. It appears to be well documented and it describes a colarborative effort to create a nonprofit international radio network to promote cultural diplomacy and international peace by William S. Paley at the Columbia Broadcasting System and Nelson Rockefeller at the Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs throughout North and South America during World War II as in support of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's interest in Pan-Americanism. The network received widespread recognition by diplomates throughout South America for its promotion of democratic ideals while also providing a forum for musicians and composers from both North and South America to participate as cultural ambassadors for international peace--- an unusual and remarkable cooperative effort by a private media conglomerate and a government agency. Thanks again in advance for your thoughtful assistance and Happy Editing. With best regards...47.19.187.198 (talk) 22:39, 25 September 2025 (UTC)NHPL[reply]

Hello, IP editor. Your draft looks promising at first glance. You have a lot of repeated references, though. Please use the named reference function to consolidate these. See WP:REFNAME for the procedure. Once you do that, I will take a deeper look. Cullen328 (talk) 01:53, 26 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Ciao User:Cullen328- Many thanks for the advice and rapid reply! I've consolidated the references as much as possible, added an additional reference from JSTOR and corrected a few minor spelling errors. I hope this is an improvement. When yo have a chance take a look. Once again, thanks in advance for your kind assistance. With best regards 47.19.187.198 (talk) 15:22, 26 September 2025 (UTC)NHPL[reply]

Question from Tinus Strydom (06:06, 29 September 2025)

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hi --Tinus Strydom (talk) 06:06, 29 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Tinus Strydom. That is not a question. Do you have one? Cullen328 (talk) 08:33, 29 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]