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I don't live on Cullen Ct, but I like the street sign

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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)

Question from Cult of spaghetti (01:05, 20 October 2025)

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Hello, can I create an article from scratch? --Cult of spaghetti (talk) 01:05, 20 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Cult of spaghetti. No, a brand new account cannot create an article directly. You must be autoconfirmed. Also, you need some practical experience to understand what is required. I suggest at least several weeks of improving existing articles. You can use the Articles for Creation process but the reviewers can be very stringent and it can take a long time to get a draft approved. Read and study Your first article. Cullen328 (talk) 02:19, 20 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Citing Audio Visual material

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Sorry but I lack the technical skill to use such a template and the only material I could put in it would be what was available from the old text of the article. It wasn't my edit in the first place. I'm not being funny but Wikipedia is supposed to be a collaborative effort Perhaps you could use the template or take iit up with the editor who originally put the sentence in Spinney Hill (talk) 13:07, 20 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

October music

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story · music · places

My story today is about a song a friend gave me, very literally: inventing a melody to a poem, singing and playing guitar. Yesterday's was about a great singer, and you can listen. In case you like Barber better than Mozart, try this. - Regards to your sister! -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:08, 21 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Sweetstea (01:16, 22 October 2025)

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What exactly is the number(like a plus seven or negative 2) beside when you review your edits under user contribution page? --Sweetstea (talk) 01:16, 22 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Sweetstea. A positive number means that your edit added that number of characters, and a negative number means that your edit removed that number of characters. If your edit both added and removed characters, the net result will be shown. Cullen328 (talk) 01:22, 22 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Many thanks! Sweetstea (talk) 01:24, 22 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Nywitrzy (11:18, 28 October 2025)

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I was unable to add sources when adding chart positions for Poland in the article https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mon_c%C5%93ur_r%C3%A9siste_encore, could you help me with that? I'm still very green when it comes to editing and I wouldn't want to do any harm in the encyclopedia. Thanks in advance! --Nywitrzy (talk) 11:18, 28 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Nywitrzy. To be frank, I am a fan of the rock and roll music of the Anglospere, and so I know very little about continental European popular music and even less about the Polish charts. I will say that you cannot do any permanent harm and any beginner's errors can be corrected easily. Try things out on your sandbox page, and study Referencing for beginners. I can answer specific questions about that aspect of editing, although I use very few automated tools. Cullen328 (talk) 07:39, 29 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from MGPS -4G on IEEE 802.11b-1999 (16:01, 29 October 2025)

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Passsword vule jawya hoyece --MGPS -4G (talk) 16:01, 29 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, MGPS -4G. Please ask questions in English on the English Wikipedia. For password problems, please read Wikipedia:User account security. Cullen328 (talk) 18:48, 29 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Request for early AfC review of Draft:M. Ravi (police officer)

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Hello Jim,

I hope you’re doing well. I recently submitted a new article for review titled Draft:M. Ravi (police officer). It’s a fully sourced and neutral biography of a retired IPS officer from Tamil Nadu, with citations from national outlets like The Hindu, Times of India, Economic Times, and DT Next.

I understand the backlog is long, but if you have time, I’d be grateful if you could take an early look or provide any feedback. I’ve tried to follow all BLP and sourcing guidelines carefully.

Thank you so much for your time and for helping new editors like me.

Best, Arun Anderson Arunanderson (talk) 14:47, 30 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Requesting some help

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A user (Amranu) you pageblocked from Electronic harassment last year for "Tendentious editing, bludgeoning, failure to accept consensus" is now doing the same exact thing at Talk:Gang stalking. And they've just progressed to inserting their preferred POV into the article, despite zero support and significant pushback at talk. They've been warned multiple times at the article talk page, but simply won't listen. ᛗᛁᛟᛚᚾᛁᚱPants Tell me all about it. 18:07, 30 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, MjolnirPants, and thanks for the report. I have blocked the editor sitewide for one month and pageblocked them indefinitely from Gang stalking and its talk page. Cullen328 (talk) 18:51, 30 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks. That was getting rather tiresome. ᛗᛁᛟᛚᚾᛁᚱPants Tell me all about it. 18:59, 30 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
MjolnirPants, it is very sad when an obviously intelligent person conducts themself that way. I take no pleasure from such blocks. Cullen328 (talk) 19:01, 30 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I am right there with you. I just left a message at their talk which I hope will be read as the olive branch I intended it to be.
I usually try to make an effort to reach out whenever someone I've conflicted with, who appears to be actually trying to improve this project (as opposed to merely pushing their preferred narrative), gets sanctioned because on a handful of occasions, that enemy-turned-friend dynamic seems to get through to them, and I get to watch and help them become a competent editor.
While that outcome is fairly rare, it's always worthwhile, in my opinion, to aim for it. Let's hope it becomes a little bit less rare in the fallout from this instance. ᛗᛁᛟᛚᚾᛁᚱPants Tell me all about it. 19:22, 30 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Guide to temporary accounts

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Hello, Cullen328. This message is being sent to remind you of significant upcoming changes regarding logged-out editing.

Starting 4 November, logged-out editors will no longer have their IP address publicly displayed. Instead, they will have a temporary account (TA) associated with their edits. Users with some extended rights like administrators and CheckUsers, as well as users with the temporary account IP viewer (TAIV) user right will still be able to reveal temporary users' IP addresses and all contributions made by temporary accounts from a specific IP address or range.

How do temporary accounts work?

Editing from a temporary account
  • When a logged-out user completes an edit or a logged action for the first time, a cookie will be set in this user's browser and a temporary account tied with this cookie will be automatically created for them. This account's name will follow the pattern: ~2025-12345-67 (a tilde, year of creation, a number split into units of 5).
  • All subsequent actions by the temporary account user will be attributed to this username. The cookie will expire 90 days after its creation. As long as it exists, all edits made from this device will be attributed to this temporary account. It will be the same account even if the IP address changes, unless the user clears their cookies or uses a different device or web browser.
  • A record of the IP address used at the time of each edit will be stored for 90 days after the edit. Users with the temporary account IP viewer (TAIV) user right will be able to see the underlying IP addresses.
  • As a measure against vandalism, there are two limitations on the creation of temporary accounts:
    • There has to be a minimum of 10 minutes between subsequent temporary account creations from the same IP (or /64 range in case of IPv6).
    • There can be a maximum of 6 temporary accounts created from an IP (or /64 range) within a period of 24 hours.

Temporary account IP viewer user right

How to enable IP Reveal

Impact for administrators

  • It will be possible to block many abusers by just blocking their temporary accounts. A blocked person won't be able to create new temporary accounts quickly if the admin selects the autoblock option.
  • It will still be possible to block an IP address or IP range.
  • Temporary accounts will not be retroactively applied to contributions made before the deployment. On Special:Contributions, you will be able to see existing IP user contributions, but not new contributions made by temporary accounts on that IP address. Instead, you should use Special:IPContributions for this (see a video about IPContributions in a gallery below).

Rules about IP information disclosure

  • Publicizing an IP address gained through TAIV access is generally not allowed (e.g. ~2025-12345-67 previously edited as 192.0.2.1 or ~2025-12345-67's IP address is 192.0.2.1).
  • Publicly linking a TA to another TA is allowed if "reasonably believed to be necessary". (e.g. ~2025-12345-67 and ~2025-12345-68 are likely the same person, so I am counting their reverts together toward 3RR, but not Hey ~2025-12345-68, you did some good editing as ~2025-12345-67)
  • See Wikipedia:Temporary account IP viewer § What can and can't be said for more detailed guidelines.

Useful tools for patrollers

  • It is possible to view if a user has opted-in to view temporary account IPs via the User Info card, available in Preferences → Appearance → Advanced options → Tick Enable the user info card
    • This feature also makes it possible for anyone to see the approximate count of temporary accounts active on the same IP address range.
  • Special:IPContributions allows viewing all edits and temporary accounts connected to a specific IP address or IP range.
  • Similarly, Special:GlobalContributions supports global search for a given temporary account's activity.
  • The auto-reveal feature (see video below) allows users with the right permissions to automatically reveal all IP addresses for a limited time window.

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Further information and discussion

Most of this message was written by Mz7 (source). Thanks, 🎃 SGrabarczuk (WMF) (talk) 02:48, 31 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Consensus

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"When in doubt, don't block" is the guidelines. Wikipedia:Administrators' guide/Blocking Consensus wasn't achieve. Please don't assert yourself into discussion without actually doing the work of reading or asking for comment or violating my rights by putting a warning before blocks. I'll like to report that you violated my rights and also inaccurate since consensus wasn't achieved other way or another. Cladeal832 (talk) 03:33, 31 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Cladeal832, I had no doubt. If you believe that my pageblock is improper, then appeal the block. Another adminstrator will unblock you if you make a convincing case that you will no longer be disruptive.. Your block is limited to only two pages. You are free to edit millions of articles and tens of millions of other pages, and doing so productively and collaboratively increases your chances of getting the page block lifted. Cullen328 (talk) 05:17, 31 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Notice of noticeboard discussion

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Information icon There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. The thread is Block in violation of site's rules. 45dogs (they/them) (talk page) 04:18, 31 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Dancingcarts (01:42, 2 November 2025)

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Is there a necessary requirement to add a singer / musician to Wikipedia such as 1000 listeners or whatever? --Dancingcarts (talk) 01:42, 2 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Dancingcarts. The singer/musician must be the subject of significant, in-depth coverage in reliable, published sources that are entirely independent of the singer/musician and their PR people, record company and so on. You can find additional information at WP:MUSICBIO and Your first article. Please be aware that self-promotion is forbidden on Wikipedia. Cullen328 (talk) 02:12, 2 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Layla pearl on List of art media (16:57, 2 November 2025)

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Hello, how do I add a suggestion --Layla pearl (talk) 16:57, 2 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Layla pearl. Every Wikipedia article has a corresponding talk page. So, suggestions for improving that list article belong at Talk: List of art media. Cullen328 (talk) 18:38, 2 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from ATWW2W (11:45, 3 November 2025)

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how can i copy and past --ATWW2W (talk) 11:45, 3 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from ATWW2W (11:57, 3 November 2025)

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hi, where is the edit button --ATWW2W (talk) 11:57, 3 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from ATWW2W (13:21, 3 November 2025)

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I edit an article and post it, but i cannot see it. Why? --ATWW2W (talk) 13:21, 3 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I am sorry, ATWW2W, but self-promotion is not permitted on Wikipedia. Cullen328 (talk) 19:16, 3 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Good morning.
Sorry, i didn't pay attention. Thank you for your message, I really appreciate it. Again thank you and have a good day. 93.112.39.161 (talk) 05:54, 4 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Question from Thovy Boni (04:45, 8 November 2025)

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how to make a article --Thovy Boni (talk) 04:45, 8 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Thovy Boni. When writing a new article, the main role of a Wikipedia editor is to find reliable, independent published sources that devote significant, in depth coverage to the chosen topic, to create references to those sources, and to accurately and neutrally summarize what those sources say about the topic. Please read Your first article for greater detail. Successfully writing a new article is a major challenge for inexperienced editors. I recommend at least several weeks of improving existing articles combined with careful study of Wikipedia'spolicies and guidelines first. Cullen328 (talk) 05:59, 8 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Wattaflashbang (13:06, 9 November 2025)

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What is The Filipino Gamer --Wattaflashbang (talk) 13:06, 9 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I have no idea, Wattaflashbang. Try using Google or your favorite search engine. Cullen328 (talk) 17:46, 9 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

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The Admin's Barnstar
For taking care of the disruption here. Thank you. JeffSpaceman (talk) 21:56, 9 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you, JeffSpaceman. Cullen328 (talk) 23:26, 9 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Mclitsonfairbay (14:03, 16 November 2025)

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Note: Mclitsonfairbay's mentor Alyo is away.

Hi there. I have made an edit to a page, and have a typo in my remarks for the edit. How do I edit my own remarks to correct that typo? --Mclitsonfairbay (talk) 14:03, 16 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Mclitsonfairbay. I assume that you are talking about edit summaries and in particular your misspelling of Port Huron. Edit summaries cannot be corrected and this typo is trivial and obvious. There is no reason to be concerned about it. Please read Help:Edit summary. Please note the advice there: Avoid long summaries. Edit summaries are not for explaining every detail. A truly serious error in an edit summary can only be corrected by making a dummy edit such as adding a space, and explaining the previous error in the new edit summary. Cullen328 (talk) 19:11, 16 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]