Very Polite Person

Your GA nomination of Sentient (intelligence analysis system)

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Your GA nomination of Sentient (intelligence analysis system)

The article Sentient (intelligence analysis system) you nominated as a good article has failed ; see Talk:Sentient (intelligence analysis system) for reasons why the nomination failed. If or when these points have been taken care of, you may apply for a new nomination of the article. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Viriditas -- Viriditas (talk) 01:43, 31 July 2024 (UTC)

WP:CITEVAR

WP:CITEVAR specifies changing where the references are defined, e.g., moving reference definitions in the reflist to the prose, or moving reference definitions from the prose into the reflist as one of the citation variations to avoid changing without consensus. Please undo that change you made to Luis Elizondo, thanks. Schazjmd (talk) 17:11, 27 August 2024 (UTC)

You mean the moving of them all down to the bottom? -- Very Polite Person (talk) 17:12, 27 August 2024 (UTC)

Yes. Schazjmd (talk) 17:12, 27 August 2024 (UTC)

I replied on talk page asking if there is a reason we should stick with the much harder to work on / edit structure. -- Very Polite Person (talk) 17:15, 27 August 2024 (UTC)

Previous WP editing

I hope you are not offended by my asking these questions, but the combination of your prolific and rapid editing, along with article creation, has made them emerge in my mind. Firstly, have you ever edited the English Wikipedia as a user name/account other than Very Polite Person? If so, what was that user name/account? Per WP:SOCK there are certainly valid reasons for maintaining multiple accounts. Doing so, however, is atypical and often disruptive. For the record I have only ever edited enWP as JoJo Anthrax. Thanks. JoJo Anthrax (talk) 14:34, 4 September 2024 (UTC)

IP editing here and there and reading mainly, but I've used Wikimedia and similar tools and written cited (like here or other contexts) reference materials many times in the past in various professional roles. It's not the most complicated process, learning the various local specific rules aside. I tend to edit in bursts when I have time for this hobby. -- Very Polite Person (talk) 14:38, 4 September 2024 (UTC)

That isn't a direct answer to either of my questions. But I do recognize that you are not obligated to answer them. At least not here, and not now. JoJo Anthrax (talk) 14:57, 4 September 2024 (UTC)

Is there a problem with my editing? -- Very Polite Person (talk) 14:59, 4 September 2024 (UTC)

Also not a direct answer to my questions. I again recognize that you are not obligated to answer them. That you are unwilling to answer them directly, however, seems odd. I will drop it for now. JoJo Anthrax (talk) 16:23, 4 September 2024 (UTC)

"Mainly" was just an expression. I'd see an error or type somewhere over the years (I didn't keep track) and like many people just tweak it. Nothing remarkable. Can I ask why you are asking or can you please clarify if there any issues with my editing?

Why did you call out my creation of two articles in National Security Space Association and Tip and cue? I also substantially expanded a few to where I basically 'made' them perhaps; such as this, this, and this. Like I said on Talk:Luis Elizondo, I enjoy making comprehensive pages of the sort I would read myself.

Is this related to the articles I have focused on and their subject matter?

I hadn't noticed any similar inquiries of other editors on their talk pages, and I have an allergy to not understanding anything at all, so I am asking for you to explain so that I can understand. Thanks! -- Very Polite Person (talk) 16:36, 4 September 2024 (UTC)

I intend this to be my final post to this thread. I explained my motivation for asking those two questions - which I answered about myself - in my initial post to this thread. I will do so again here. In my perhaps limited experience few if any new, or near-new, editors engage in the prolific and rapid editing/commenting that you have displayed. When such editing occurs in an article related to a contentious topic(s) (see WP:CTOP, including BLP and PS/fringe), it is not unreasonable to ask that new editor if they have ever edited enWP using another name/account. I have not accused you of doing anything wrong. Rather, I asked you two simple questions that you could answer succinctly and directly. You have chosen not to do so, and as I wrote above I have chosen to drop it. JoJo Anthrax (talk) 18:11, 4 September 2024 (UTC)

Thanks? I have no idea what to make of this line of inquiry overall. As an editor, should I scrutinize anyone who begins editing a "contentius" topic they have not previously? What sorts of things that are problematic should I look for? If I find them, where or how to whom should I report them? -- Very Polite Person (talk) 18:17, 4 September 2024 (UTC)

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