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Hi Vernon! Admin Liz suggested me to contact you about simple wikipedia. This is a famous convicted scammer with the fake agency for bots and fake accounts online.All the articles there are paid and fake and you can see that when you check them. https://simple.wikipedia.org/Michael_Graziano
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They made a Simple wikipedia page to keep scamming people online. This is their scam agency, it is called Mindful/Monopolize. https://www.mindfulagency.com/ One of their "owners", a convicted pedophile was jailed last year.https://whoradio.iheart.com/content/2022-09-01-nevada-man-accused-of-child-sex-assault-arrested-in-iowa/
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Here is the article about their scam with link to the lawsuits. It is disgusting. Do you know how to nominate that page to be deleted?His contributions are for the same scammers and his team. Someone I know was scammed by them.  https://www.thephoblographer.com/2023/06/27/photographer-sues-monopolize-for-50k-in-the-craziest-story-ever/ ] (]) 20:52, 2 December 2024 (UTC)
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:Hi @]! I've nominated the article for deletion; you're correct that basically all of the sources are paid. Thanks for sending a message about this. ] (]—]) 22:16, 2 December 2024 (UTC)
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::Thanks! It also shows this scammer MichaelG created one more promo page. It was deleted on wikipedia, bots seem to make a page on simple wikipedia. ] Not sure if it qualifies for speedy deletions. instructions say to consider speedy deletion first. https://simple.wikipedia.org/Wikipedia:Requests_for_deletion I am trying to figure out how to learn to nominate a page on simple Misplaced Pages, but instructions are a little complicated.
Hi, the sources have not yet got to the required standard. We need to have independent, reliable, substantial sources. So far nearly every source there is connected to the subject. The only reliable independent one is a one liner from Columbia College. There should be a better reference than IMDB for the academy award. We don't count IMDB as reliable as anyone can edit this. ] (]) 12:30, 16 May 2016 (UTC)
::Here. https://simple.wikipedia.org/Lika_O
::Text it the same. It does not meet ], ] , ] ,],]. All the sources are blatantly promotional. ] (]) 01:26, 3 December 2024 (UTC)


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The last references does not work, as it seems that the url was temporary. The next step you should do is to add the reference tags to the sentences in the article so that you get the clickable number linking to the foot notes. You use <nowiki><ref>url etc</ref></nowiki> inserted after the sentence to show where the information for the sentence came from. see ]. Is there any independent reference for the emmy award? ] (]) 22:47, 16 May 2016 (UTC)
:There is no need to delete the text about the Emmy Award, as it is verified. But if you could find an independent source, it would help show notability. It is something that would very likely be published elsewhere (if it is true). At the moment we only have a small amount of text from sources used for ], so the article still may not survive an ] - delete discussion. ] (]) 23:29, 16 May 2016 (UTC)


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Please do not upload it again. It is from a copyrighted site. Thanks. ] (]) 22:11, 19 May 2016 (UTC)


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Scammers on Misplaced Pages.

Hi Vernon! Admin Liz suggested me to contact you about simple wikipedia. This is a famous convicted scammer with the fake agency for bots and fake accounts online.All the articles there are paid and fake and you can see that when you check them. https://simple.wikipedia.org/Michael_Graziano

They made a Simple wikipedia page to keep scamming people online. This is their scam agency, it is called Mindful/Monopolize. https://www.mindfulagency.com/ One of their "owners", a convicted pedophile was jailed last year.https://whoradio.iheart.com/content/2022-09-01-nevada-man-accused-of-child-sex-assault-arrested-in-iowa/

Here is the article about their scam with link to the lawsuits. It is disgusting. Do you know how to nominate that page to be deleted?His contributions are for the same scammers and his team. Someone I know was scammed by them.  https://www.thephoblographer.com/2023/06/27/photographer-sues-monopolize-for-50k-in-the-craziest-story-ever/ Moondust534 (talk) 20:52, 2 December 2024 (UTC)

Hi @Moondust534! I've nominated the article for deletion; you're correct that basically all of the sources are paid. Thanks for sending a message about this. Vermont (🐿️—🏳️‍🌈) 22:16, 2 December 2024 (UTC)
Thanks! It also shows this scammer MichaelG created one more promo page. It was deleted on wikipedia, bots seem to make a page on simple wikipedia. Misplaced Pages:Articles for deletion/Lika O Not sure if it qualifies for speedy deletions. instructions say to consider speedy deletion first. https://simple.wikipedia.org/Wikipedia:Requests_for_deletion I am trying to figure out how to learn to nominate a page on simple Misplaced Pages, but instructions are a little complicated.
Here. https://simple.wikipedia.org/Lika_O
Text it the same. It does not meet WP:BIO, WP:ANYBIO , WP:ATH ,WP:PROF,WP:ENT. All the sources are blatantly promotional. Moondust534 (talk) 01:26, 3 December 2024 (UTC)

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Question from Abdulmujibalhaddad (05:23, 10 December 2024)

what will happen if i editing something because i though the article had wrong source, particulary in history ? --Abdulmujibalhaddad (talk) 05:23, 10 December 2024 (UTC)

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Rae, one of my first interactions with you was emailing answers@ over the summer when I wanted to know how the UCOC was licensed. Thank you for the diligent follow up to my question. But since then I have enjoyed getting to know you better, and it was a pleasure meeting you at WCNA. I hope to see you in NYC for WCNA2025 :) Best to you and yours in 2025, and happy holidays! HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 04:50, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

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Question from Mkbonline (16:37, 24 December 2024)

What we can change? --Mkbonline (talk) 16:37, 24 December 2024 (UTC)

@Mkbonline: What do you want to change? You can edit almost all pages :) Vermont (🐿️—🏳️‍🌈) 18:21, 25 December 2024 (UTC)

Question from Ysrkavali on Pattapu language (14:37, 25 December 2024)

I need to add links and need to add some content it's not not shwoing --Ysrkavali (talk) 14:37, 25 December 2024 (UTC)

@Ysrkavali: I've made an edit to format the link as a citation, and to restore content I think you accidentally partially removed in a previous edit. If you're using the visual editor, there's an easy tool for automatic citations. Vermont (🐿️—🏳️‍🌈) 18:27, 25 December 2024 (UTC)
thank you Ysrkavali (talk) 00:30, 26 December 2024 (UTC)

Question from Ibrahim01721 (12:00, 26 December 2024)

If I don’t give any references or links in my article then will Misplaced Pages remove it? --Ibrahim01721 (talk) 12:00, 26 December 2024 (UTC)

Question from Etzel Provence on User talk:Etzel Provence (22:26, 27 December 2024)

Waarom word deze info van Etzel verwijderd? Er is niks mis mee. Hij is een belangrijke invloed geweest op de muziek van curacao. Hij is 4 jaar geleden overleden. En het is belangrijk dat zijn legacy blijft leven voor iedereen die naar zijn info zoekt. --Etzel Provence (talk) 22:26, 27 December 2024 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue 224, December 2024

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