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A cup of tea for you!

With this ever dramatic world and winter coming, here's a cup of tea to alleviate your day! This e-tea's remains have been e-composted SwisterTwister talk 05:05, 22 October 2015 (UTC)

@SwisterTwister: Many thanks - just what I needed after digging through heaps of EL spam ;). GermanJoe (talk) 05:10, 22 October 2015 (UTC)

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CashCashPinoy

Hi German Joe, thank you for the message you sent me - I appreciate it. I will always keep the guidelines on my mind from now on. Regards, Gilbert Bermudez — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gilbertbermudez (talk • contribs) 09:58, 30 October 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for your consideration of those guidelines. GermanJoe (talk) 10:38, 30 October 2015 (UTC)

Supermac's page neutrality

Hey GermanJoe! Good morning and thanks for your message. After reviewing the information given on the article I'm sure the tone is neutral. Still, please would you edit/proofread it to make sure I did not make a mistake? Thanks very much (I hope this is how it is supposed to be done, the messaging). Frenchiefry — Preceding unsigned comment added by Frenchiefry (talk • contribs) 08:42, 3 November 2015 (UTC)

Hello @Frenchiefry:, I'll just give you a few general tips, as someone more knowledgeable with the chain could do a better job improving the article:

• In case you are connected to this company, you should disclose that connection and read the WP:COI guideline for editing.
• The article's "Advertising", "Sponsorship" and "Charity" sections are very detailed and put a bit too much weight on the company's accomplishments from its own point of view. More content to those sections should be avoided, the information should be summarized as far as possible (I already trimmed it down some).
• I have added a few "citation needed" tags to the article, where additional sources would be useful.

The article is not totally promotional - compared to other company articles -, but it was certainly biased in favor of the company. GermanJoe (talk) 13:01, 3 November 2015 (UTC)

Question about dead link

Hi @GermanJoe, I am @Wavefxsimple. As you knew that I consider to the dead links reference from wiki. I tried to get back the content and post it in a blog platform with the clear format and correct content. I also happy to correct grammar and spelling from suggested articles. It very grateful to me that if you could correct me if I am wrong in this case. When I found a dead link, may I replace it by the same or the original content. Could you guide me on this situation Thanks and best regards — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wavefxsimple (talk • contribs)

I have moved your question to a new section, just a technical fix for clarity. Usually new topics or questions are started with a new section at the bottom of talk pages. GermanJoe (talk) 04:07, 17 November 2015 (UTC)

Hello @Wavefxsimple:, I have posted a standard message with some links to basic information on your talkpage. Regarding your question: in general blogs are not considered to be reliable source (see WP:RS for the basic guideline about what is and is not a usable source on Wikipedia) and should not be used, although there are some exceptions. If you see a dead link, a good way to fix it would be to find a replacement for the original link or an archived page for the dead URL on sites like Internet Archive. Alternately you could try to search for more recent reliable sources, as the content of some of those dead links would be outdated by now anyway. In that case it would be best to update the article content and the verifying source for the more actual information. As a basic rule: links to promotional sites or unreliable sources should be generally avoided. When you are unsure about the reliability of a source for any given information, you could try asking on the article's talkpage or at WP:RSN (as a last resort for difficult cases). I hope, that information is helpful for you - please feel free to ask, if you have further questions. Best regards. GermanJoe (talk) 04:25, 17 November 2015 (UTC)

Hello @GermanJoe:, That's pretty clear to me, thanks for the hint — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wavefxsimple (talk • contribs)

The Bugle: Issue CXVI, November 2015

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Lipman

Excuse me, but I do not know the man. Statements were selected from work, and cited as correct form in WPPEACOCK, and as in countless other articles--and god knows, I've read them. See the WPPEACOCK example. I appreciate your work, but What on Earth? I'm not him. I don't know him. In any event, appreciate your efforts on my contribution, and a good cup of Earl Grey to you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 185.55.217.6 (talk) 08:56, 28 November 2015 (UTC)

Hello, please keep the discussion about this article to the article's talkpage Talk:Alan Lipman, so other interested editors can follow it more easily. I have the article watchlisted and will get notified automatically about changes and new discussions. I'll check the latest situation and comment on article talk with further thoughts. Thank you and best regards. GermanJoe (talk) 12:21, 28 November 2015 (UTC)

IHS Logo

GermanJoe, yes the logo is the school's official one. As a new Wikipedia user, I'd need help uploaded it directly to English Wikipedia and use it as a "fair use" logo. If it helps the image's source is https://webstores.activenetwork.com/school-software/ihs_viking_webstore/index.php?l=product_detail&p=323#.Vl5xe4Rln-Y Rnk97280 (talk) 04:34, 2 December 2015 (UTC) Specifically, the source link is [here]. Rnk97280 (talk) 04:49, 2 December 2015 (UTC)

Hello @Rnk97280:, I'll take your word on the "official" part :) and have uploaded the logo at File:Irvington High School Vikings logo.png, please double-check, if I got any of the information in the image description wrong - feel free to tweak the info. GermanJoe (talk) 05:29, 2 December 2015 (UTC)

Everything's fine and thank you so much GermanJoe! Rnk97280 (talk) 05:51, 2 December 2015 (UTC)

Improve existing entry

I am trying to correct information and increase the amount of information available on our Wikipedia entry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercy_College_of_Health_Sciences. The information is not biased and can easily be found in various sources. However, the edits keep getting undone. Since an authority on the subject (an employee/members of the organization) isn't allowed to make these improvements, can you suggest the best way to help build upon the limited entry that is currently in place? There is a lack of information on the page and some of the links are incorrect...this seems counterproductive when the goal is to provide accurate info. The article as it was prior to the latest reversion - or at least as much of it as possible - is information we would consider useful.

For an example of the scale of information we'd like to have available on our page, see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simpson_College

Thank you in advance, Mchsmarketing (talk) 17:27, 4 December 2015 (UTC)Mchsmarketing

Hello @Mchsmarketing:, thank you for checking before making any additional edits.

1. First things first, you'll have to start a new user account. In general, account names representing organisations or groups of people are prohibited. You could name an account "your firstname_MCHS" or "your initials_MCHS" (or a completely anonymous invented name), but it should be something that is specific for one single user.
2. As a user with a conflict of interest, make sure to disclose this information on your (new) userpage - see WP:COI for more information.
3. For changes or corrections you have 2 venues for suggestions as COI-editor:
   1. Post your suggestion on the article's talkpage and add {{edit request}} at the start of your message.
   2. Post at WP:PAIDHELP as central forum, again starting your message with {{edit request}}.
4. If you want to suggest a complete re-draft of the article or a whole section, it might be better to create such a version in your userspace first and then link to it in your edit request. But I strongly suggest to start with smaller changes for now, until you got used to Wikipedia's specific rules and processes.
5. If you know additional sources about the topic, it would also be helpful to post those links on the article's talkpage even if you do not intend to use them yourself. Maybe some other editor will find them useful to expand the article. Or you could upload some photographs of the college, but make sure those images are released under a completely free "Creative Commons" license, or you own their copyright yourself as photographer and are willing to release the images under such a free license.
6. Uncontroversial common facts can occasionally be sourced with self-published references, anything else should have an independent, reliable source from newspapers, journals, books, etc. (see WP:RS).

Hope those tips are helpful to get the article improved. Please feel free to ask me again, if you have further questions. General article-related questions are better posted on the article's talkpage though - so all interested editors can follow them. Best regards. GermanJoe (talk) 18:01, 4 December 2015 (UTC)

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Editor of the Week

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		Your ongoing efforts to improve the encyclopedia have not gone unnoticed: You have been selected as Editor of the Week for your determination and dedication to help the encyclopedia grow. Thank you for the great contributions! (courtesy of the Wikipedia Editor Retention Project)

Editor Buster7 submitted the following nomination for Editor of the Week:

Editing since mid 2010, GermanJoe has become most active this last year with over 15000 edits, 65% to article space. His 99% use of the edit summary shows a desire to help editors that follow to understand the "Why" of an edit. German Joe gladly provides assistance to many historically related articles as is evidenced by his work at Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor and Germany. He takes his time to make articles and images better and assists editors in need whenever possible. He is especially adept at providing guidance and formatting help in a very congenial and collaborative tone. A worthy recipient of the award.

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Thanks again for your efforts! Buster Seven Talk 16:23, 13 December 2015 (UTC)