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I don't live on Cullen Ct, but I like the street sign
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I use the name Cullen328 on Wikipedia, but you can call me "Jim" because that's my real first name. If you want to start a new conversation, please click "New section" or "Add topic" at the top of this page. I keep the old comments from July and August of 2009 that follow the "Contents" here, because these friendly words of greeting made me feel welcome when I first started editing Wikipedia.
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Hello and welcome to my talk page. If you want to start a new conversation, please click "New section" at the top of this page. I keep the comments that follow from July and August of 2009 readily visible, because these friendly words of greeting made me feel welcome here on Wikipedia when I first started editing. Cullen328Let's discuss it 17:38, 6 November 2011 (UTC
If I may suggest, now that you've posted the Eichorn article the draft below might be deleted. It's your talk page to do with as you like, but it's a bit hard to edit around.
As for formatting and pictures, a good way to learn is to look around at other articles to see what you think looks best. It can be helpful to break up long blocks of text into subsections. Perhaps it'd be possible to split the biography into two or three eras. Other than that, the formatting is usually kept fairly plain. As for photos, it's easy to upload them: the trick is in finding photos with appropriate licensing. If you have any personal photos then those'd be fine. There are might be pictures of the peaks he did first ascents on in the Wikicommons. File:Cathedral Peak.png is a so-so pic of Eichorn Pinnacle.
As before, feel free to ask if you have any questions. There are several editors here who are mountaineers or just admirers of the Sierra, so you're in good company. Will Bebacktalk21:13, 31 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Hey Jim, just wanted to say welcome and thanks for your contributions to the Sierra Nevada climbing history articles. You're filling a niche that's been missing here, I look forward to working with you. --Justin (talk) 11:54, 27 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I'll second that. Nice work on Allen Steck and welcome to Wikipedia. I don't know who you are planning to write up next but if your taking requests I think Peter Croft (climber) could really use a page. If you ever have any questions please ask. Thanks again for your great additions.--OMCV (talk) 02:25, 29 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks Justin and OMCV. I am beginning work on Tom Frost and Glen Dawson. Comments on Norman Clyde would be welcomed. I will defintely read up on Peter Croft, OMCV. I am still "learning the ropes" in Wikipedia, to use a climbing analogy, and have all sorts of things in mind. My biggest challenge right now is getting permission to use images. My next biggest challenge is hiking to the top of Mt. Whitney with my wife in ten days - she's never been above 12,000 feet except for the train ride up Pikes Peak. As she's 56 and developing arthritis in her toes, it will be an accomplishment if she (and I) complete the Class 1 feat. Jim Heaphy (talk) 02:34, 29 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Hello, Thovy Boni. When writing a new article, the main role of a Wikipedia editor is to find reliable, independent published sources that devote significant, in depth coverage to the chosen topic, to create references to those sources, and to accurately and neutrally summarize what those sources say about the topic. Please read Your first article for greater detail. Successfully writing a new article is a major challenge for inexperienced editors. I recommend at least several weeks of improving existing articles combined with careful study of Wikipedia'spolicies and guidelines first. Cullen328 (talk) 05:59, 8 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hello, Mclitsonfairbay. I assume that you are talking about edit summaries and in particular your misspelling of Port Huron. Edit summaries cannot be corrected and this typo is trivial and obvious. There is no reason to be concerned about it. Please read Help:Edit summary. Please note the advice there: Avoid long summaries. Edit summaries are not for explaining every detail. A truly serious error in an edit summary can only be corrected by making a dummy edit such as adding a space, and explaining the previous error in the new edit summary. Cullen328 (talk) 19:11, 16 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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References for this article on Melvin Goldfield.
This draft was denied due to a lack of references. How do we improve the list of references if we do not have copies of independent work available to cite? --Hy Mayerson (talk) 18:16, 18 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hello, Hy Mayerson. Your draft calls this person a significant figure. Who says so? References to significant, in depth coverage of this person in fully independent, reliable sources are required to write an acceptable Wikipedia biography. If you cannot find such sources, you should abandon the draft. Cullen328 (talk) 20:59, 18 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I understand what you are saying. Melvin's work was shown internationally, but I'm not finding anything that can verify that fact since he passed in 2000. Not much on-line info was available before then. Some of his work was purchased by the Chester County Court House and displayed in the 1990's and I am working on finding proof of that. Otherwise we may be at a dead end unless you can suggest a different way to get the page published, possibly by entering in a different category. Hy Mayerson (talk) 19:40, 20 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
How can I get my draft looked at sooner? I've been working on an article for the Coronation of Charles II of England, and i've felt it needs an entire article to itself because of how much stuff happened. Not to menti1on how it was the first coronation after the civil war. --Okmate (talk) 14:17, 20 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hello, Okmate. Your draft has been declined because you have not provided sufficient references to reliable sources. The Pepys reference is a primary source that is, of course, over 350 years old. Far newer secondary sources are preferred. I would look to in-depth academic biographies of Charles II published in the late 20th century or 21st century. They may well analyze what Pepys wrote. Cullen328 (talk) 16:38, 20 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hey Cullen328, brand new to this. I wanted to double check that the subjective promotion issue in the biography section of this page is "and started building his career as a songwriter" before I made any edits. (And if not that, then what it is that I'm blind to.) Thank you kindly! --Majortom227 (talk) 02:19, 21 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
You seem to have a history with this one. He seems to be back to doing his antics again. In any case I figure you may be involved in this case so just asking what to proceed with now. ~2025-34607-36 (talk) 19:00, 22 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Just worth noting, this IP has been leaving threats on The Banner’s talk page, refusing to discuss their disputed content with TB, and left a rather snotty message on a completely unrelated user’s talk page thread… I know it was my report that resulted in TB being banned last time round, but this time I feel like this IP is causing issues. Apologies they’ve decided that your talk page is the right place to complain instead of ANI or another noticeboard… Danners430tweaks made19:08, 22 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hello, Danners430. I have no objection to a temporary account alerting me to any type of problem needing adminstrator attention. Discussing things first with individual administrators before going to high visibility noticeboards is a good thing and is to be encouraged. The problem I have with this specific report is the complete lack of recent evidence. The word "antics" is a personal attack without evidence. Cullen328 (talk) 19:17, 22 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Cullen, I'm looking to make an addition to my company's wikipedia page. We've rebranded, and I'm trying to decide whether I'll create a new page for our company (Storesight) or to edit the existing page of our old Companies (Field Agent and Shelfgram).
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Please see my suggestion (currently the last comment) at this AfD and indicate your agreement or otherwise. (I intended to ping you, but initially mistyped your username.) Thanks. General IzationTalk 18:34, 25 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Well, yes, but it is those arguments and all that follow I propose to {{collapse}} (not {{hat}}, as I thought about it a bit more). It would be strange if your comments remained uncollapsed while the content you were responding to is. The nominator has expressed agreement. General IzationTalk 18:58, 25 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
But I see also that your comments are responsive to the nominator's opening comments, so will leave them alone unless you choose yourself to add them to the collapsed section (to be done later). General IzationTalk 19:55, 25 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hello, am I allowed to make contribution in other languages? Also are there any non credible citation sources that contributors should avoid? Thanks --VADCVA (talk) 09:57, 26 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hello, VADCVA. You can contribute content in other languages in that particular language version of Wikipedia. All content and substantive discussion on the English Wikipedia should be in English. Please read Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Perennial sources for discussion of the most commonly debated sources. That list is not comprehensive. Cullen328 (talk) 17:58, 26 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hello.
How can I create an article? I only see suggested edits but I'm not interested in editing other docs, just creating a new one that should be in the wikipedia. --Integral Wizard (talk) 12:03, 26 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hello, Integral Wizard. Your account is too new and too inexperienced to create new articles. I recommend that you spend several weeks productively improving existing articles. Writing an acceptable new article is exceptionally difficult for someone unfamiliar with Wikipedia's Policies and guidelines and social norms. Start by studying Your first article and the links you will find there, and consider using the Articles for creation process. Cullen328 (talk) 18:05, 26 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I'm pretty sure writing an article with Wikipedia style is actually very easy. Trivial to edit using different tools. I want to add important information to public wikipedia, not edit other articles. Integral Wizard (talk) 18:07, 28 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Integral Wizard, style is far from the only issue that most new editors have difficulty with. In order to write an acceptable new article, it is necessary to understand Wikipedia's core content policies and most important guidelines. At this point, you lack the necessary experience to write a new article. That requires at least four days of editing and at least ten productively edits. What is the topic of the article you want to write and why do you believe that the topic is notable and therefore eligible for an encyclopedia article? How much have you studied the links that I provided you? Cullen328 (talk) 19:10, 28 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I would like to describe the next Internet protocol (a cloud protocol) which I have studied for more than 4 years now and it is in the middle of a massive shift in software space. I also have 15 years of experience in software engineering, so I know what I'm talking about. People deserve to know. Spending 4 days editing articles, for what? For using ChatGPT to style my post accordingly? Integral Wizard (talk) 20:21, 28 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Integral Wizard, on Wikipedia, people deserve to know only about notable topics and I have asked you to explain why your topic is notable as Wikipedia defines that term. You cannot create a new article directly with your current level of experience. You can begin writing a draft in your sandbox or you can use the Articles for Creation process. Your work must comply with the relevant policies and guidelines. This is mandatory and not negotiable. Cullen328 (talk) 01:07, 29 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I would be happy to explain why it is important. And could try to write it all out in sandbox.
In short, software world is simultaneously going through two major shifts - crypto and AI. This defines the entire software space going forward. Massive change in a few decades. But what everybody is missing is that crypto is not just about finance/ tokenization. Beyond, crypto can be used to write any software on-chain. This is beyond 99.9% of crypto. Nobody in crypto knows or cares about this. While all in traditional/ web2 world presume crypto is just about finance.
And so the vast majority of software (including crypto) ignore, that we are transitioning to a new Internet infrastructure. The cloud providers are coded as an internet cloud protocol. And the software is written by AI. This is massive, beyond the scale of dot-com. ~2025-37096-27 (talk) 12:57, 30 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I assume that you are Integral Wizard editing logged out. Please log in to edit. Every word that you wrote may well be true, but the way that you are framing it sounds like this is your own original insight. Wikipedia has a core content policy, No original research that does not permit that type of content. You use the word "important" and maybe it is. Wikipedia editors use the word notable instead, which is defined differently. The role of a Wikipedia editor is to summarize work by others that has been previously published elsewhere in reliable sources. If you have new insights into the future of the software world in the era of crypto and AI, you should write a paper and submit it to a peer reviewed academic journal covering information technology. Only if and when those new insights have already been published elsewhere, might a Wikipedia article about this topic be acceptable. Cullen328 (talk) 17:41, 1 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
ICP is developed by Dfinity Foundation, which is the largest crypto and distributed software research center in the world. I'm not making this up, just putting it together.
Integral Wizard, then go ahead and write your draft, citing and summarizing coverage of Dfinity Foundation in reliable sources that are fully independent of Dfinity Foundation. When you are confident that your draft fully complies with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines, then submit it to Articles for Creation. Cullen328 (talk) 22:03, 1 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hey, I wanted to let you experienced editors know about a common glitch I keep encountering. Some text inside collapsible lists in infoboxes becomes invisible when using dark mode. I'm not sure how to fix it, but I've seen it quite often. The last two examples I noticed were Territories of the United States and Ataturk --ChickpeaAnxiety (talk) 16:50, 30 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aye-aye#CITEREFPiper2007
in this website, citation 8, how do I give it a page number. I tried to edit it throught the references and literature references, but I can't seem to find the spot. Can you tell me where to change it?
Hello, Haongonoka. That reference uses a shortened footnote template. The documentation is at Template:Sfn. The page number needs to be added in the body of the article at the very end of the "Folk belief" section. Using the source editor, you need to remove the "Page needed" template from the shortened footnote template and replace it with the correct page number. Cullen328 (talk) 17:12, 1 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hello, Danners430. I see that three sockpuppets have been blocked while I was asleep. If disruptive editing resumes, let me know and I will be happy to semiprotect the article. Cullen328 (talk) 17:21, 1 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
At least you can wrap yourself in tartan, Danners430. It is pretty chilly here even with the sun, so I will put on an Alaska sweatshirt when I take my puppy out for a walk. Cullen328 (talk) 17:53, 1 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Hello dear mentor!
I hope you’re doing well. I wanted to ask whether it’s allowed to fully translate an article from a government institution, for example, a school, or if I should request permission beforehand. --The Will Guy (talk) 15:38, 3 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hello, The Will Guy. It is not usually useful to post the full English text of a government document on Wikipedia, and in general the same would apply to a translation of a government document. There are exceptions though. For example, we include the full text of the Gettysburg Address because it is brief and of enormous historic and literary importance. The copyright status of your document needs to be taken into consideration, which varies. For example, documents created by employees of the US federal government are in the public domain, but documents from many other government agencies are restricted by copyright. If you give me more detailed information about the source of the document, what it is about, and why you think that a translation belongs on Wikipedia, I may be able to give you better advice. Cullen328 (talk) 20:51, 3 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hello. I am a recent account addition. I mostly did so to actually connect my financial contributions to myself, who is a frequent consumer of Wikipedia information and felt it deserved more help due to increased reactionary attacks towards free information.
I have never edited before due to my feeling of ever-limited experience in any field, at least any experience or knowledge worth editing a page for.
In your opinion, what is the best way to judge whether someone's information, with proper sourcing of course, is worthy of submission to begin with? Whether any information had significant enough veracity or import?
Hello, Imp0ss1blyPrepared. First of all, there is no connection between your financial donations to the Wikimedia Foundation and your contributions as a Wikipedia editor. They are completely separate. The question about which information belongs in an encyclopedia and which doesn't is an interesting one, and sometimes there is no easy answer. Wikipedia has many policies and guidelines that can help making that determination. The three interrelated core content policies are Verifiability, the Neutral point of view and No original research. Notability is a very important guideline that is a tool for determining which topics are eligible for a freestanding article. What Wikipedia is not is a policy that describes what is inappropriate for inclusion. In particular, Wikipedia is not an indiscriminate collection of information. It is a reference work, specifically an encyclopedia. I hope that this helps. Cullen328 (talk) 02:51, 4 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Is a screenshot from Google Earth copyright free, i.e.. can I upload them into Wikipedia articles? --Pranav Sahaj (talk) 13:43, 5 ecember 2025 (UTC)
Hello, Pranav Sahaj. Although Google does make Google Earth images easy to share, the terms of their license are more restrictive than Wikipedia requires. For example, they do not permit promotional re-use for commercial purposes on posters, t-shirts, coffee mugs and the like. Freely licensed images on Wikipedia can be used commercially. So, Google Earth images cannot be used on Wikipedia. Cullen328 (talk) 06:22, 6 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
