User talk:XXBlackburnXx

Warnings

1. Do not impersonate administrators.
2. Do not blank pages. That is vandalism. WikiAlpha does not have Wikipedia's notability policies.

Warning

You are receiving this warning because: you blanked an article you didn't write; or you removed a large block of material from an article you didn't write; or you hijacked an existing article, turning it into an article about something else; or you rewrote key passage(s) of an existing article to attack someone; or you moved an article you didn't write to a nonsense name, or into the Deleted: namespace. The list of what is ALLOWED here is broad. Wikialpha:CSD lists the kind of material that is subject to deletion. The list of what is allowed includes (1) articles about scammers; (2) articles by scammers, whatever that might mean; and (3) it even includes articles that look like unrealistic puff-pieces, where someone has written an article about themselves, where they assert they are the greatest rapper in the history of rapping, in Bangladesh. Please review Wikialpha:CSD. If an article triggers your concern, AND it meets one of those criteria, place a tag on it. If an article triggers your concern, but it does not meet one of those criteria, your choices include: (1) POLITELY raising your concern, on the article's talk page, or the main contributor's user talk page; or (2) shrugging your shoulders and walking away. It doesn't matter if material you see here triggers you to hate the author, or the subject of an article, you must be polite. If the administrator who reviews your deletion tag does not agree with your concern, you can, POLITELY, explain your concern to them again, in more detail. But understand that what is allowed here is very broad. Note: If you were blocked for vandalism: and can explain that what you did wasn't vandalism, you can get your block rolled back. if you can explain that you didn't know any better, and you can make a convincing case that you won't do it again, an administrator may agree to reduce the period of your block. Ping the administrator who blocked you by leaving a note to them, on your User talk: page, that includes a wikilink to their User: page. [[User:Geo Swan]], for example. When you are blocked you can still write to your User talk: page.

WritingSnowman (talk) 17:45, 11 January 2024 (UTC)

User:WritingSnowman drew my attention to your contribution history. I agreed that the extensive page blanking looked like vandalism.

Blocking you, welcoming you...

Then, when rolling back your edits I saw the first two articles you blanked were written in foreign languages. These are subject to tagging with {{db-language}}, as per Wikialpha:CSD. So, I changed your block from indefinite, to two hours. The tools here do not seem to let me unblock you. If, when rolling back, I find all your page blankings could have been instead the application of a tag from Wikialpha:CSD I will leave you unblocked.

How long do article with one of the {{db-*}} tags sit there before being deleted? Generally at least a week, sometimes much longer. Geo Swan (talk) 07:30, 12 January 2024 (UTC)

I checked all the articles you blanked. They were all eligible for being tagged for speedy deletion. So, Welcome aboard!

I became an administrator here, after contributing articles here for half a dozen years. The site's owner entrusted me with administrator authority to make it easier to work with my own contributions, and without a real mandate, or specific responsibilities for regular administrator duties. I have to bear in mind that lots of material that wouldn't be allowed on the wikipedia is allowed here.

I also picked up how to use the administrator tools jobs here by trial and effort. If you have advice on how to use those tools better, don't hesitate to tell me. Geo Swan (talk) 08:55, 12 January 2024 (UTC)