User talk:Bukolarr
January 2018
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Your submission at Articles for creation: MAYOWA OLUYEBA (January 3)
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Your submission at Articles for creation: MAYOWA OLUYEBA (January 6)
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Your submission at Articles for creation: Mayowa Oluyeba (January 10)
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Welcome to Wikipedia, Bukolarr! Thank you for your contributions. I am Mahveotm and I have been editing Wikipedia for some time, so if you have any questions, feel free to leave me a message on my talk page. You can also check out Wikipedia:Questions or type {{help me}} at the bottom of this page. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:
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Thanks Mahveotm for the warm welcome, and knowledge sharing. I enjoyed the cookies. Please accept this ice cream as my way of saying 'You are my friend'
(Bukolarr (talk) 19:38, 14 January 2018 (UTC))
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Mahveotm (talk) 09:28, 31 March 2018 (UTC)Your submission at Articles for creation: Ifeanyi Akogo (November 6)
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May 2020
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{{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}. MER-C 14:47, 2 May 2020 (UTC)
Bukolarr (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))
Request reason:
Hello, I am appealing to be unblocked because I believe that I have been misconstrued. I was blocked by MER-C. The stated reasons for my block is that my edits have been advertorial/promotional, but this isn't true. The article that I edited was not created by me, and I have no contact whatsoever with the editor that created the article or the subject of the article. I know that I do not have as much experience as many other editors, as I have only created and edited very few articles (due to my hectic work schedule) since I became an editor in Jan 2018. However, I have never edited or created for advertorial/promotional purposes. Being at home due to the COVID19 lockdown afforded me the time to edit, and I went through the list of articles of notable persons in my country, and I just started editing. Whilst editing the article I realised the relative organisation had no article on Wikipedia, and I decided to create one. I realise now that I should have taken the article through AFC so that more experienced editors can veto it. Also, I agree that I broke certain edicts and statutory guidelines whilst editing, and these led to the block. I have never offended in this manner, I did not mean to harm Wikipedia, and I promise never to do this again. I apologise for my offences, and I hereby appeal to be unblocked so that I can continue contributing. Thank you.
Decline reason:
I've looked at Courteville Business Solutions Plc. The way it's written is quite over-the-top. It includes phrases like "providing cutting edge solutions" (as opposed to the normal solutions offered by everyone else?), "unique business solution models" (same deal), "effectively solve endemic and peculiar challenges" (as opposed to the incompetent competitors who can only solve easy problems, of course), "delivering definitive and innovative e-business solutions" (come on, this is just spam now), etc. This is an encyclopedia, not a press release. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 06:39, 29 May 2020 (UTC)
Hello, NinjaRobotPirate (talk) Thanks for your comments and review. In the period that I have been blocked, I have studied the guidelines for creating articles and more, and I have read articles in the category of the one I tried to create. I now fully realise my mistakes and misconduct. Also, I should have taken the article through AFC to be reviewed with the help of experienced editors. If I am allowed, I would undo my errors but if not, then the article should be deleted. Consequently, I appeal to be unblocked so that I can keep contributing and I promise to do better. Thank you. Bukolarr 21:30, 31 May 2020 (WAT).
If you want to make any further unblock requests, please read the guide to appealing blocks first, then use the {{unblock}} template again. If you make too many unconvincing or disruptive unblock requests, you may be prevented from editing this page until your block has expired. Do not remove this unblock review while you are blocked.
I request the blocking administrator, MER-C, to comment on the unblock request. Thank you. Newyorkbrad (talk) 04:05, 7 May 2020 (UTC)
The appeal is entirely without merit because Special:Undelete/Courteville Business Solutions Plc. is block-worthy spam. It also doesn't explain how File:Mayowa Oluyeba.jpg, File:Adebola Ismail Akindele.jpg and File:Ifeanyi Akogo.jpg are this user's own work. MER-C 08:11, 7 May 2020 (UTC)
Newyorkbrad (talk), MER-C (talk) Thank you for your comments.
Ever since joining Wikipedia in 2018, the deleted article was my 2nd attempt to create an article, and if didn't meet the specification, then it should be deleted. However, I have edited various pages on Nigerian; Food, Culture & Traditions, Cities, Tourism, Women and more in the last 3 years. And they have been in no way advertorial or promotional.
Regarding the images, I'm a News Editor. I have been in the local news industry for over 15 years now. My digital photo database contains over 4,000 images (It's sort of a thing around here). And I was only contributing the images to the articles because I have them. It was not my intention to harm or spam Wikipedia, If they aren't acceptable, I can retrieve them, if possible.
Howbeit, I'll like to say again that I am sorry for my errors, I understand all my shortcomings as stated, I promise to respect all the regulations, and I appeal to be unblocked. Thank you. Bukolarr 09:00, 10 May 2020 (WAT).
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Hello, I have been blocked, and I have appealed to be unblocked but my plea has been ignored without response. What is the way forward? Thanks. Bukolarr.
Hello MER-C (talk),
I am appealing to you to please unblock me.
I know that I have erred, and after reading Wikipedia:Five pillars, I know now that the article that I tried to create was spammy. But that was never my intention.
I confess that I used phrases from news articles (free media) without editing them to be neutral and encyclopedic.
Please give me a chance to improve and do better. I promise to seek help from experienced editors and to desist from creating articles without going through the proper channels. Please unblock me. Thanks.
Bukolarr 04:24, 03 June 2020 (WAT).
August 2020
[edit]Bukolarr (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))
Request reason:
Its been almost 4 months now since I was blocked due to the promotional tone of my contributions and I now clearly understand the mistakes that I made and accept all wrongdoings. I am a professional journalist and was only contributing to Wikipedia using my knowledge without following Wikipedia policy.
My very first and only surviving article Mayowa Oluyeba was created using AFC. which allowed experienced Editors to review it well and definitely removed all WP:PEACOCK words that I might have used and so it was retained and kept till now but my only mistake was not taking my next article through AFC beleving that I must have done things right the first time, so I could go ahead.
This block has given me the opportunity to study all the neceesary Wikipedia policies about writing articles which include; neutral point of view, words to watch, and even guide in writing my first article. I know better now, and I promise not to repeat the mistakes, and I hope my unblock request will be reviewed so I can go back to contributing better using the laid out policies. Thank you. Bukolarr 02:13, 14 August 2020 (WAT)
Decline reason:
Only one open unblock request at a time, please. I will leave your other request open. SQLQuery me! 16:09, 28 November 2020 (UTC)
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I would like to ask MER-C what makes this, this and this "spam" or "advertising", and by extension what makes this a "Spam / advertising-only (emphasis mine) account". Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 14:24, 7 September 2020 (UTC)
- UPE accounts often make edits like this to pad their edit count and look innocent. In these cases their edits may not be 100% spam but the intentions were always 100% spam. I was somewhat more sloppy in distinguishing between the two earlier. It's the deleted contributions and the images which led to the block and there is still no satisfactory explanation as to why they are this specific editor's own work (the news editor stuff explains how he has access to the images, but does not explain how they are the copyright holder). MER-C 16:36, 7 September 2020 (UTC)
Ritchie333 (talk), MER-C Thank you for your comments.
Firstly, I am a She, not a He. Regarding the images, as I explained 4 months ago, I do not only have access to these images, I own them. I have been in the local news industry for over 15 years now and my digital photo database contains over 4,000 images. It's an industry norm around here.
Why? Well, during the military era in Nigeria, media houses were mobile because of incessant military raids which led to the incarceration of journalists. Photographers and and other journalists often had to carry conspicuous cameras at that time, which left them vulnerable to random searches by the military, and so it was safer for them not to carry any hard copies that could further implicate them. Hence, News Editors carried the bulk and were hired based on their ability to support publications with materials (which were mostly hard copies at that time).
Years later, we still do it. We are no longer under military dictatorship but, we legally buy bulk images from freelance photographers, and archives. It's a collection that we can bequeath or trade at retirement. (My database has images from the Colonial Era and the Civil War, to current events, concerts, portrait images, farms, tourist sites, cheiftaincies etc.) Owning these images helps your work, and your organisation can access it whilst you work for them, without the worry of copyright infringements.
Thank you again, and I sincerely hope that my explanation is satisfactory.
Bukolarr 01:32, 8 September 2020 (WAT)
November 2020
[edit]Bukolarr (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))
Request reason:
Hello, Over 6 months ago, I was blocked. Ever since then, I have appealed severally and explained my position, to no avail.
I was guilty of not taking the article that I created through the proper channel AFC before publishing it. I have apologised for this severally, and the article has been deleted. I hereby apologise again, and appeal to be unblocked. Being blocked has made it impossible for me to contribute, and fully experience Wikipedia.
The main reason I became an Editor was because I considered Wikipedia as an OER (Open Education Resource) that has created a global platform to learn, share and grow. Which I have experienced on other OER platforms such as UNESCO's Global Alliance for Partnerships on Media and Information Literacy (GAPMIL) - which has over 50,000 members globally, and I was one of the first 10 members.
In the last 6 months of constantly appealing to be unblocked; I have been unable to participate in Edit-a-thon events organised by the local Wikimedia Community (I have been a member since 2017). These events are being organised for us to further develop our editing skills, so that we can contribute better.
I have also had to reveal more and more about my private life, and I am not happy about that. Being an Editor on Wikipedia was supposed to be a faceless volunteer position. It was also supposed to be a platform where you can learn, make mistakes, re-learn and grow.
I know that every Knowledge Platform has standards, and of course they should be adhered to, but shutting people out because you can, feels abusive. It is also abusive, the way the Administrator that blocked me has referred to me as a spam artist. If you don't know a person's character, you shouldn't dump down on them, even in the line of duty.
When I was blocked, I visited the page of the Administrator that blocked me to try and communicate with him, but I couldn't. However, I was shocked to find on his page, a column which boldly stated that he was on the hunt for "Bullshit Articles from Sub-Saharan Africa" Why Africa? Why not Bullshit Articles Globally?
I found this to be a slur on Africa and Africans. Was the Administrator suggesting that Africans are incapable of producing articles? The statement seems to infer that, and that's degrading. I think it should be unethical for Administrators to use their powers to target a select group of people. I have seen many poorly written articles on Wikipedia that are still there but they weren't written by Africans, and so obviously they aren’t considered as spam or bullshit. All the powers to unblock are in the hands of the blocking Administrator, and so if he/she doesn't like my username or where I am from, then a slight offence can shut me out permanently.
African subjects are chronically underrepresented on Wikipedia, and there are fewer African Wikipedians across the entire continent than in Hong Kong alone, and only 5% of that very low number are women (of which I am supposed to be one), and now I have been systemically shut out as an African, and as a Woman.
This was the very first time I ever offended on Wikipedia, and if there's no room for correction or a redress, and growth, how am I supposed to participate? Or is this supposed to be strategic way force me to leave? Do the following no longer apply? WP:BLOCKNOTPUNITIVE WP:NOPUNISH WP:BLOCKP WP:BLOCKPREVENTATIVE WP:BLOCKDETERRENT
Please consider my appeal. Thank you.
Bukolarr 20:54, 11 November 2020 (WAT)
Decline reason:
Procedural decline. No response to follow-up question below in over 2 weeks. The editor is encouraged to respond to the question and then request another unblock if appropriate. --Kinu t/c 02:48, 24 December 2020 (UTC)
If you want to make any further unblock requests, please read the guide to appealing blocks first, then use the {{unblock}} template again. If you make too many unconvincing or disruptive unblock requests, you may be prevented from editing this page until your block has expired. Do not remove this unblock review while you are blocked.
This block request is mostly you complaining about the editor who blocked you and why you'd like to be unblocked. That isn't very productive. However, you do seem to be willing to be a good editor, so I think you have a shot at being unblocked. But you will need to do following first:
- Explain what you'd like to edit if unblocked
- Show an in-depth understanding of our paid and conflict of interest policies
- Declare any prior paid or COI relationships. Your past edits look exactly like paid for advertising spam.
CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 04:56, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
Bukolarr (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))
Request reason:
My previous appeal was declined procedurially because I couldn't respond in time. Hello CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓, Hello Kinu t/c, Thank you for your comments.
Please forgive my tardy response, I have been indisposed for 3 weeks - I had malaria, but I am currently recovering.
If unblocked; I will not edit articles about people or organisations. I'll only edit articles on neutral subjects such as Arts, Culture, Tourism, Education, History, Politics etc. I'll desist from creating articles for now, and I'll spend the next year (2021) developing my editing skills through the local editathon events.
My edit history (below) has largely been on neutral subjects, up until my last edit which led to being blocked - for which I admit to being careless, and not following the guidelines, ever since then, I have re-read the policies and guidelines WP:PG and WP:NPOV for editing articles, and I fully understand that all encyclopedic content on Wikipedia must be written from a neutral point of view, and I promise not to deviate from these guidelines anymore.
My Edit History
• Gender — Women in Nigeria, Women in Africa,
• Tourism & Culture — Yoruba people, Babalawo, Oba (ruler), Nigerian traditional rulers, Yorubaland, Tourism in Nigeria, Yoruba people, Ekiti people, Ibadan,
• Food — Yam (vegetable), List of African dishes, Garri, Jollof rice,
• People — John Morton-Finney (died 1998), Scipio Vaughan (died 1840), Ayo Fayose, Mayowa Oluyeba, Ifeanyi Akogo, Bola Akindele,
I have never done any paid edits. I have read WP:PCD, and I understand the procedures for declaring a paid edit, and why it is imperative. And if I have done any paid editing or if there's any conflict of interest, I assure you that I would have declared it immediately, as there is no reason to hide it.
I have also read WP:COI and I now understand that my edits may have reflected WP:APPARENTCOI, whereas I have no connection in any way to any of the subjects that I have edited, however, I was persistently editing the same article, and therefore my edits appeared like spam - I apologise for the recklessness, and will never do that again.
It's been almost 8 months since I have been blocked, and in that period, I have learnt the error of my ways and I have taken the time to comprehensively read the guidelines to being an Editor on Wikipedia, and I believe that I will contribute better going forward.
I hereby appeal to be unblocked. Please consider my appeal. Thank you. Bukolarr 19:05, 29 December 2020 (WAT)
Decline reason:
Procedural decline only. This unblock request has been open for more than two weeks but has not proven sufficient for any reviewing administrator to take action. You are welcome to request a new block review if you substantially reword your request. To be unblocked, you must convince the reviewing administrator(s) that
- the block is not necessary to prevent damage or disruption to Wikipedia, or
- the block is no longer necessary because you
- understand what you have been blocked for,
- will not continue to cause damage or disruption, and
- will make useful contributions instead.
Please read the guide to appealing blocks for more information. Yamla (talk) 14:33, 31 January 2021 (UTC)
If you want to make any further unblock requests, please read the guide to appealing blocks first, then use the {{unblock}} template again. If you make too many unconvincing or disruptive unblock requests, you may be prevented from editing this page until your block has expired. Do not remove this unblock review while you are blocked.
February 2021
[edit]Bukolarr (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))
Request reason:
User talk:Yamla Thank you for your comment. I am appealing to be unblocked. Its been almost 10 months now since I was blocked due to the promotional tone of my contributions. This block has given me the opportunity to study Wikipedia policies and guidelines for editing articles, which include; neutral point of view, WP:PG and WP:NPOV. I now fully understand that all encyclopedic content on Wikipedia must be written from a neutral point of view, and I promise not to deviate from these guidelines anymore. I now clearly understand the mistakes that I made, and I am sorry for all my wrongdoings. I was contributing to Wikipedia using my knowledge, and I admit to being careless by not following the policies and guidelines. I did not mean to harm Wikipedia, and I promise to respect all the policies and guidelines. Being blocked has also made it impossible for me to participate in local Wikimedia events and trainings, and I aspire to learn, and do better. I apologise for my offences, and I hereby appeal to be unblocked so that I can continue contributing meaningfully to Wikipedia. Thank you. User:Bukolarr 19:55, 8 February, 2021 (WAT).
Decline reason:
Procedural decline only. This unblock request has been open for more than two weeks but has not proven sufficient for any reviewing administrator to take action. You are welcome to request a new block review if you substantially reword your request. To be unblocked, you must convince the reviewing administrator(s) that
- the block is not necessary to prevent damage or disruption to Wikipedia, or
- the block is no longer necessary because you
- understand what you have been blocked for,
- will not continue to cause damage or disruption, and
- will make useful contributions instead.
Please read the guide to appealing blocks for more information. Yamla (talk) 18:22, 1 May 2021 (UTC)
If you want to make any further unblock requests, please read the guide to appealing blocks first, then use the {{unblock}} template again. If you make too many unconvincing or disruptive unblock requests, you may be prevented from editing this page until your block has expired. Do not remove this unblock review while you are blocked.
May 2021
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Bukolarr (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))
Request reason:
Hello MER-C (talk), I hope you're doing great, and keeping safe and healthy. It's been 1 year and 2 weeks since you blocked me from Editing Wikipedia. Ever since then, I have taken a sit-down to fully comprehend my errors, and to learn, and re-learn the value and priviledge of being an Editor, which I had hitherto taken for granted. In the course of 1 year and 2 weeks, I have appealed a few times, and these appeals have been reviewed by Newyorkbrad (talk), CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓, Yamla (talk),Kinu t/c, among others. And after each time, I have gone back to re-read all the policies and guidelines that I had flaunted which led to my being blocked. I admit my carelessness, and disrespect to Wikipedia, and I would like to appeal to be unblocked. Please be assured that I fully understand what I have been blocked for, I have learned my lessons, and I will no longer disregard, or cause damage or disruption to Wikipedia. I believe I deserve another chance, because Wikipedia is a OER and Learning Resource and I have been unable to actively participate in any of the learning programs since I have been blocked. I promise to adhere to all guidelines, and only make useful contributions to Wikipedia from this time forth. Hence, I hereby appeal, please unblock me. Thank You. User:Bukolarr 14:28, May, 2021 (WAT)
Accept reason:
You appear to have been unblocked, Welcome back! SQLQuery me! 11:27, 25 May 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Bukolarr, you refer to "your errors", "your carelessness" and "disrespect to Wikipedia"; that's relatively unspecific. Please summarize, concisely, what exactly your errors were, and how exactly you have changed. In the previous unblock request, you have mentioned a "promotional tone"; the block reason says "likely covert advertising". Did you do covert advertising, and how, and why? And if you did so, for whom? If there has been a violation of WP:PAID, please provide the missing disclosure notice(s). ~ ToBeFree (talk) 20:21, 16 May 2021 (UTC)
Hi ~ ToBeFree (talk),
Thank you for your comment.
My errors were that I created a page and published it without taking it through AFC. And yes, the page had a promotional tone because I copied it from a site, and did not edit, or reformat it to be encyclopedic, and so it appeared to be advertorial or to be "likely covert advertising".
As at the time of my being blocked, I admit that I had not read most of the the policies or guidelines for Editors, and I did not have much experience creating or editing articles, and so my creating an article with an advertorial/promotional tone was careless, and not taking it through AFC was disrespectful.
However, I have never engaged in covert advertising or paid editing on Wikipedia. Since I have been blocked, I have read WP:PAID, and WP:COIPAYDISCLOSE, and I understand that if I were being paid to edit, all I have to do is disclose it, to avoid any conflict of interest.
Since my being blocked, I have read Wikipedia:Five pillars, WP:PG and WP:EP, and these have helped me understand the impact of Wikipedia as Encyclopedia, and an Open Education Resource, and why articles that violates its policies, harm the reputation and value of Wikipedia. And I am sorry that my actions portrayed this.
I have agonized over my being blocked for a year now, and I have not been able to actively partake in Trainings, Seminars or Edit-a-thons that are provided. From henceforth; I will focus more on learning, and all my edits will be in neutral tone. I will never create any article without taking it through AFC. And when in doubt, I'll ask experienced Editors for help.
Thank You. User:Bukolarr 11:22, 17 May, 2021 (WAT)
- MER-C, I intend to unblock this editor unless you object. Your feedback would be appreciated. Cullen328 Let's discuss it 18:54, 23 May 2021 (UTC)
- No objections, but if they spam again it's game over. MER-C 19:02, 23 May 2021 (UTC)
Hello Let's discuss it,
Hello MER-C,
I just want to say, Thank you. User:Bukolarr 17:23, 24 May, 2021 (WAT).
- Bukolarr, you are now unblocked. Welcome back. Cullen328 Let's discuss it 17:43, 24 May 2021 (UTC)