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Hello Valereee, I'm getting near submission, so I am going to ask for your advice as follows: is it acceptable that I submit one item at a time? I am thinking that the item may get disapproved, then I will get better idea of how to correct my submission, and also I will most likely or confidently get it right on my second and third submission. It's a pleasing learning process for me. Thank you. Allpeoplearepeopleofcolor (talk) 20:31, 22 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Allpeoplearepeopleofcolor, are you asking me whether you should post a link to or email me more than one source? You can certainly do it one at a time and learn from the process. Choose the one you think best supports a claim to notability -- that is, represents significant coverage in a reliable source that is independent of the article subject. Valereee (talk) 11:59, 23 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Valereee, I'm sending you one source (the first link below) and eager to hear your comment. Considering IMDb can not be used as a reliable source, and my professional profile is in there and other places, I am sending the link (the second one below) to my IMDb page as an identity reference for you. My professional name is Yankee Zhou, or Yankee Zhou Yanz, and as a published poet, my name is Zhou Doubt, and my Chinese professional name spelled in English is Zhou Yanz (周晏子). I run Memory Community basically using my birth name in English spelling (Deyung Chou or DeYoung Zhou) as the owner of the organization where as I use Yankee Zhou for my "Movie Memoir" creations representing the organization. I wish if my page on Wikipedia is allowed to establish, I shall be presented as "Yankee Zhou", which is already extensively used and recognized. Should you need more evidence to clarify my identity, I can provide them. I'm happy to have an opportunity to submit my sources one at a time so that, like you said, I can learn from the process. Thank you! [#1 https://archive.kitsapsun.com/news/local/filmmaker-preserving-memories-stories-from-elderly-residents-ep-416580852-356233721.html] [#2 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5685139/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1]https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5685139/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1Allpeoplearepeopleofcolor (talk) 16:36, 25 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hey, Allpeople. I'm sorry for the delay, I am quite busy IRL right now. On a quick glance, that source looks reasonable. It is a hyperlocal source, which means the other two need to be non-local, non-niche. Valereee (talk) 14:51, 29 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hey Valereee, I am afraid what I am trying to send you this time may be unacceptable, however, I don't seem to have a choice other than sharing a screenshot of my FilmFreeway account dashboard (I heard that screenshots were not reliable for a review.) You have said that I can send you pictures, so please direct me how to send them to you. Thanks! If this source is unreliable, please give me further instructions. Moreover, it has been on my mind to ask: would the images of books, movie posters or behind-the-scenes pictures be acceptable or more acceptable? Thank you as always. Allpeoplearepeopleofcolor (talk) 01:21, 31 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Hm...that isn't a restriction an individual admin is authorized to enact in AP. Maybe AE? Although it has slowed down quite a bit with the semi in place, and there are multiple admins paying attention. But, yes, such a requirement would allow non-admins to feel confident that an RfC re: GoA by a non-ECR can simply be removed. Valereee (talk) 14:42, 29 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Maybe just a moratorium on requested moves for some period of time? I think an uninvolved admin could do that as an individual admin action without overstepping. Valereee (talk) 14:48, 29 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
It's certainly no more extraordinary than semi'ing the talk, which I did twice and another admin also did (set to expire later today), but it would be a pretty extraordinary admin action. Valereee (talk) 14:26, 30 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hello, I hope you're well. I would like to ask your advice on this matter; what should I do? Obviously it no longer makes sense to block Xiaomichel's two remaining sockpuppets (they're no longer a danger), however the IP pointed out to me that their sockpuppets added the France, Germany, and UK parts to the history section. I think it's correct that all content added by the user, who has created and orchestrated more than 10 already blocked sockpuppets (including two non-blocked ones), should be deleted (without selecting which ones yes and which ones no), but I would like your opinion. JacktheBrown (talk) 17:15, 29 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Happy new year 2025, opened with trumpet fanfares that first sounded OTD in 1725 (as the Main page had). Near the end of the month, I have vacation pics to offer and the story of Werner Bardenhewer. I took the pic, and it was my DYK on his 90th birthday, in both English and German. He spent the day in Africa, and after his return said - chatting after a mass of thanks he celebrated at Mariä Heimsuchung - that we'd have to talk about these articles. -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:44, 30 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
