MauriceBer

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I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Again, welcome! User:Shirt58 (talk) 🦘 10:24, 30 November 2022 (UTC)

L'île du Sud (South Island, l'île Boisées) moved to draftspace

An article you recently created, L'île du Sud (South Island, l'île Boisées), is not suitable as written to remain published. It needs more in-depth coverage about the subject itself, with citations from reliable, independent sources in order to show it meets WP:GNG. It should have at least three, and right now it does not have any. And please remember that interviews, as primary sources, do not count towards GNG.(?) Information that can't be referenced should be removed (verifiability is of central importance on Wikipedia). I've moved your draft to draftspace (with a prefix of "Draft:" before the article title) where you can incubate the article with minimal disruption. When you feel the article meets Wikipedia's general notability guideline and thus is ready for mainspace, please click on the "Submit your draft for review!" button at the top of the page.Onel5969 ^{TT me} 11:07, 14 December 2022 (UTC)

Hi Thank you. It is an island in a unique area of biodiversity and notable in this respect. I will try to put more on this. A Vessel has just foundered around it on the reef putting its unique biodiversity, land and sea at risk. MauriceBer (talk) 10:41, 15 December 2022 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: L'île du Sud has been accepted

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Dan arndt (talk) 08:37, 15 December 2022 (UTC)

Thank You, Dan. I will do my best to contribute! MauriceBer (talk) 13:50, 15 December 2022 (UTC)

L'Île Coco and L'île du Sud

These appear to be the same island. Am I wrong? Abductive (reasoning) 18:11, 20 December 2022 (UTC)

Hi, Thank you for the input. Good point but someone involuntarily confused them at some stage. Coco (not currently inhabited) is much bigger and is north of Ile du Sud (inhabited and helped to save 20 souls on a grounded fishing boat on 5 December 2022) and is more wooded than IDS and has many more birds and is much bigger. From Google maps: Coco to Ile du Sud 20 kms and coordinates Île du Sud (South Island, AKA l'île Boisées) 16°48′55″S 59°30′09″E ;Coco Island (AKA Île Cocos, Île aux Cocos) 16°48′56″S 59°30′09″E, 0.5 km2 (0.19 sq mi). Hope that helps. Thank You! MauriceBer (talk) 04:32, 21 December 2022 (UTC)

Managing a conflict of interest

Hello, MauriceBer. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places or things you have written about on the page Jean-Raymond Boulle, you may have a conflict of interest (COI). Editors with a conflict of interest may be unduly influenced by their connection to the topic. See the conflict of interest guideline and FAQ for organizations for more information. We ask that you:

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Also, editing for the purpose of advertising, publicising, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. Thank you. Edwardx (talk) 09:23, 21 December 2022 (UTC)

Thank you. Understood. I am not paid nor do I request to be paid for my contributions but carry out research and do pro bono work to educate and inform through my research. There is no FOIA in Mauritius and this sometimes makes it opaque. MauriceBer (talk) 11:45, 21 December 2022 (UTC)

Wikipedia and copyright

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Jean-Marie Chelin moved to draftspace

An article you recently created, Jean-Marie Chelin, is not suitable as written to remain published. It needs more in-depth coverage about the subject itself, with citations from reliable, independent sources in order to show it meets WP:GNG. It should have at least three. And please remember that interviews, as primary sources, do not count towards GNG.(?) Information that can't be referenced should be removed (verifiability is of central importance on Wikipedia). I've moved your draft to draftspace (with a prefix of "Draft:" before the article title) where you can incubate the article with minimal disruption. When you feel the article meets Wikipedia's general notability guideline and thus is ready for mainspace, please click on the "Submit your draft for review!" button at the top of the page.Onel5969 ^{TT me} 20:21, 7 January 2023 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

The Original Barnstar

Thank you for your articles related to the St. Brandon archipelago! I did not even know it existed until stumbled upon an article, just to fix a table. By the way, do you think it would be possible to create an article for Raphael Fishing Company itself? Right now all information about this strange company, its history and the extraordinary legal regime is scattered across a veritable archipelago of articles. – Finnusertop (talk ⋅ contribs) 11:48, 8 January 2023 (UTC)

Yes! I don't do how to transfer it to Raphael Fishing Company. I am a newbie doing a lot of research over the holidays but don't know how to do this. Can you do it and/ or tell me how to do it. This is a very important subject for the future of conservation in Mauritius. MauriceBer (talk) 11:51, 8 January 2023 (UTC)

Raphael Fishing Company redirects to St. Brandon. How do I delete the redirect and put-up Raphael Fishing Company? MauriceBer (talk) 14:02, 8 January 2023 (UTC)

I think you need to delete the redirect, please. Thank you. MauriceBer (talk) 14:21, 8 January 2023 (UTC)

Hi, MauriceBer! I did not realize you were already one step ahead with creating Raphael Fishing Co. This is okay. I've asked Raphael Fishing Company to be deleted and someone will move your article under that title. You don't have to do anything with the move process, just keep up your good work and continue writing as usual. It is truly a fascinating topic. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask me. We've all been newbies once! – Finnusertop (talk ⋅ contribs) 12:36, 9 January 2023 (UTC)

Hi Mr Barnstar, Fantastic! You really motivate me to contribute! I am going blind at the moment from all the research but small price to pay... MauriceBer (talk) 13:22, 9 January 2023 (UTC)

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Blocked for sockpuppetry

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Concern regarding Draft:Jean-Marie Chelin

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Your draft article, Draft:Jean-Marie Chelin

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In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace, the draft has been deleted. When you plan on working on it further and you wish to retrieve it, you can request its undeletion. An administrator will, in most cases, restore the submission so you can continue to work on it.

Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 20:24, 7 July 2023 (UTC)