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Your submission at Articles for creation: Herman Bouwer (March 2)[edit]

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reasons left by Star Mississippi were:

This submission is not adequately supported by reliable sources. Reliable sources are required so that information can be verified. If you need help with referencing, please see Referencing for beginners and Citing sources.

This submission appears to read more like an advertisement than an entry in an encyclopedia. Encyclopedia articles need to be written from a neutral point of view, and should refer to a range of independent, reliable, published sources, not just to materials produced by the creator of the subject being discussed. This is important so that the article can meet Wikipedia's verifiability policy and the notability of the subject can be established. If you still feel that this subject is worthy of inclusion in Wikipedia, please rewrite your submission to comply with these policies.

The comment the reviewer left was:

Bouwer may meet N:SCHOLAR, but this is too promotional to be accepted.

Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit after they have been resolved.

If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to Draft:Herman Bouwer and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
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Star Mississippi 18:54, 2 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Mikaelam5512! Having an article draft declined at Articles for Creation can be disappointing. If you are wondering why your article submission was declined, please post a question at the Articles for creation help desk. If you have any other questions about your editing experience, we'd love to help you at the Teahouse, a friendly space on Wikipedia where experienced editors lend a hand to help new editors like yourself! See you there! Star Mississippi 18:54, 2 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

May 2023[edit]

Your account has been blocked indefinitely because your recent comments show that this account has been shared between a father and a daughter. A Wikipedia account is for one person and one person only. Each Wikipedia editor is expected to maintain account security so that only one person has access to the account. Please see our blocking and username policies for more information.

We invite everyone to contribute constructively to Wikipedia, but users are not allowed to edit with accounts that have inappropriate usernames, and we do not tolerate 'bad faith' editing such as trolling or other disruptive behavior. If you believe that this block was incorrect or made in error, or would otherwise like to explain why you should be unblocked, you are welcome to appeal this block – read our guide to appealing blocks to understand more about unblock requests, and then add the following text to the bottom of your user talk page: {{unblock-un|new username|your reason here ~~~~}}

Cullen328 (talk) 06:39, 11 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

If you choose to create your own account @Mikaelam5512 and continue to edit, I've answered your query at User_talk:Star_Mississippi#Herman_Bouwer and my colleague @Netherzone has also begun work on the draft. We're happy to help if we can Star Mississippi 14:56, 11 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Cullen328:

Thank you for your edits and your time. I will work on getting a new account and the my daughter's account blocked.

Thanks!

Mikaelam5512 (talk) Mikaelam5512 (talk) 05:57, 16 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I have sent you a note about a page you started[edit]

Hello, Mikaelam5512. Thank you for your work on Herman Bouwer. User:Netherzone, while examining this page as a part of our page curation process, had the following comments:

I went ahead and improved the article on this important groundwater hydrologist. (I took an interest in him due to my own interest in hot springs and groundwater pollution issues.) Please review the changes I made in article history (click on "View History"). In the event that you appeal the block and decide to make other contributions to the encyclopedia, I'd suggest to first start with a tutorial, such as The Wikipedia Adventure. Make sure, in the future, to not share an account with another person (a big no-no here!), and to learn about the correct way to cite references (sources). See: WP:CITE and WP:RS. Thank you for your contributions.

To reply, leave a comment here and begin it with {{Re|Netherzone}}. Please remember to sign your reply with ~~~~. (Message delivered via the Page Curation tool, on behalf of the reviewer.)

Netherzone (talk) 16:38, 11 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Netherzone: Thank you and the other reviewers for your edits to the Herman Bouwer page. It looks great! Once I figure out how to unblock this account and set up my own, I'll have just a couple of minor technical edits.

Again thanks!!

Mikaelam5512 (talk) Mikaelam5512 (talk) 05:55, 16 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I would note that it is preferred to use the term "article" to refer to the content of the encyclopedia, not the broader "page". 331dot (talk) 08:30, 16 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

If you wish to appeal the block, please read and follow the links in the block message above. Make certain that in the future you do not share an account with another person, including family members. Netherzone (talk) 11:03, 16 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Unblock[edit]

This user's request to be unblocked to request a change in username has been reviewed by an administrator, who accepted the request.

Mikaelam5512 (block log • active blocks • global blocks • autoblocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

Requested username:

Mikaelam5512 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

Request reason:

I was blocked because I asked my daughter to set up an account and help me set up a page for Herman Bouwer. I did not realize that individuals cannot share an account. This will not happen again and I would like to set up my own account. However, it appears that I currently am also blocked because we share the same IP address. Your help in removing the block is greatly appreciated. Neither of us understood the rules of engagement Mikaelam5512 (talk)

Accept reason:

This account will remain blocked, but I have changed the block to permit you to create a new account for yourself. Others may create accounts as well. However, if family or others at your physical location also create accounts, you all will want to make it very clear that you are different people. 331dot (talk) 00:56, 27 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Mikaelam5512, you identified this in a talk page post as "my daughter's account". Has she actually made any of the edits, or did she just create it for you? 331dot (talk) 08:36, 16 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

she created it for me. I was hoping to outsource learning about setting up a wiki page to her Mikaelam5512 (talk) 19:33, 20 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Cullen328 I have some thoughts here, but I was wondering what you think is the way forward here, if there is one. Thanks. 331dot (talk) 07:04, 21 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
331dot, my main concerns at this point are account security and copyright attribution. If two people are permitted to have access to one account, that number could multiply. Family and friends might join in. And who should be credited with the authorship of the content? Can we be sure that it was the father who wrote things instead of the daughter? I am sympathetic to the scenario described here, but in the end, I believe that we must stand firm on the principle that a Wikipedia account is for one person and one person only, and that passwords can never be shared. I have been married for 42 years and the only substantive thing about me that my wife does not know is my Wikipedia password. We have a shared password safe for everything else. Cullen328 (talk) 07:36, 21 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Completely agree, thanks for the insight. Do you think this is the end of the road, or could we soften the block to permit them to create a new account themselves? 331dot (talk) 07:42, 21 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
All that being said, I do not oppose creation of a new account, as long as we have a convincing pledge of account security and a commitment to editing in accordance with Policies and guidelines. Everybody makes mistakes. The ability to learn quickly from one's mistakes is what is important, 331dot, as I am sure that you will agree. Yes, let's soften in this instance. Cullen328 (talk) 07:45, 21 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
What do you say, Mikaelam5512? 331dot (talk) 10:36, 21 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
It would be great if you could unblock at least our IP so that I can create a separate account. Mikaela can then set up a different account for herself for future use if necessary. Mikaelam5512 (talk) 23:17, 26 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hi 331dot. Just following up on your question of May 21. I realize I was late in responding, but would still like to get unblocked.

thanks, Mike Mikaelam5512 (talk) 00:35, 15 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I altered the block to permit account creation; you may just create a new account for your personal, sole use. 331dot (talk) 00:53, 15 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! Mikaelam5512 (talk) 04:52, 18 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]