User talk:SparklingBlueMoon

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Again, welcome! C F A 💬 22:15, 18 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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	Thanks for trying to intervene in that edit war, and for letting them know about BLPN. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 23:54, 10 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 23:54, 10 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Benedict Francis

Hello. I saw that you BLPPRODded Benedict Francis. An administrator is likely to decline it, because there were already sources of sorts on the page, in the form of external links. WP:BLPPROD says "To be eligible for a BLPPROD tag, the entry must be a biography of a living person and contain no sources in any form (as references, external links, etc., reliable or otherwise) supporting any statements made about the person in the biography." I know, because I inadvertently fell foul of that provision too. I don't disagree that the article does not belong on Wikipedia, and in fact it looks as though it may be a closely reworded copy of the subject's biography from their personal web site, so I have tagged it as a copyright violation, which will hopefully get the article removed anyway. Cheers SunloungerFrog (talk) 08:27, 3 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I know that BLPPROD is for articles that do not contain any sources, but the sources of this article were not well inserted, so in doubt I marked it, thank you for informing me about this. SparklingBlueMoon (talk) 15:00, 3 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

You're welcome, and as you'll see the article has now been deleted anyway. Cheers SunloungerFrog (talk) 15:02, 3 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

December 2024

Hello. Regarding the recent revert you made to Bart Simpson (filmmaker): you may already know about them, but you might find Wikipedia:Template index/User talk namespace useful. After a revert, these can be placed on the user's talk page to let them know you considered their edit inappropriate, and also direct new users towards the sandbox. They can also be used to give a stern warning to a vandal when they've been previously warned. Thank you. $Jayhawker6$ 【💬】 18:36, 9 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello @Jayhawker6, is there an option for this with Twinkle? SparklingBlueMoon (talk) 18:39, 9 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Yes! I suggest that you read more about twinkle and how to use it along with reverting vandalism on the respective pages. Twinkle has a tool you can use and settings you can configure to automatically send you to the user talk page to warn the user after reverting.

Jayhawker6

【💬】 18:42, 9 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, thanks for letting me know. SparklingBlueMoon (talk) 18:47, 9 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]