User talk:LeónGonsalvesofGoa/Archive 1

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Archive 1

Hello, LeónGonsalvesofGoa, and welcome to Wikipedia. We appreciate encyclopedic contributions, but some of your recent contributions, such as your edit to the page Goa, seem to be advertising or for promotional purposes. Wikipedia does not allow advertising. For more information on this, please see:

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I'm feeling a bit baffled. How am I including promotional content?LeónGonsalvesofGoa (talk) 17:22, 8 August 2023 (UTC)

I just realized that you copied content from List of people from Goa into Goa. I apologise for the above message implying that you're promoting. Also, we don't have to copy all the content. Separate pages exist for their topics. And, in cases where we copy from page to another in Wikipedia, we need to attribute it as described at WP:CWW. Welcome to Wikipedia, happy editing and sorry once again! — DaxServer (t · m · e · c) 07:51, 8 August 2023 (UTC)

I did some further reading. I don't understand why the section has to remain blank on the page. Could you please clarify? LeónGonsalvesofGoa (talk) 03:28, 21 August 2023 (UTC)

No problem at all, I appreciate your swift response. I have a lot of reading to do.LeónGonsalvesofGoa (talk) 17:22, 8 August 2023 (UTC)

Welcome, welcome, welcome LeónGonsalvesofGoa! I'm glad that you are joining the drive! Please, have a cup of WikiTea, and go cite some articles.

CactiStaccingCrane (talk)18:52, 1 February 2024 UTC [refresh]via JWB and Geardona (talk to me?)

Welcome to the 2024 Developing Countries WikiContest, LeónGonsalvesofGoa! The contest is now open for submissions. List your work at your submissions page to earn points. If you haven't done so already, please review the following:

• Got open nominations? List them at review requests.
• Looking for a topic to work on? Check out suggested articles and eligible reviews.
• Not sure if your article qualifies? See the guidelines for more information or contact a coordinator for verification.
• New to Wikipedia? Many experienced editors are part of this contest and willing to help; feel free to ask questions about the contest on the talk page.
• Know someone else who might be interested? Sign-ups remain open until 15 July, so don't hesitate to invite other editors!

On behalf of the coordinators, we hope you enjoy participating and wish you good luck! If you have any questions, please leave a message on the contest talk page or ask one of the coordinators: Ixtal (talk · contribs), sawyer777 (talk · contribs), or TechnoSquirrel69 (talk · contribs). (To unsubscribe from these updates, remove yourself from this list.) —TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 00:07, 9 July 2024 (UTC)

After reviewing the contest, I don't think I am qualified to review pages. I'd like to withdraw and work on developing my expertise before participating in similar contests. LeónGonsalvesofGoa (talk) 04:09, 13 July 2024 (UTC)

Hey León, I'm sorry to hear that! I have removed you from the contest at your request. I do want you to be informed, however, that the DCWC rewards more than just reviewing. For example, you could create an article to nominate at Did you know? or In the news, which you may then nominate to be a good article — which are all non-reviewing opportunities. If you would like to improve your content reviewing skills specifically, you can ask for a mentor, and an experienced editor will guide you through your first review of a good article nominee on a topic of your choice. I'm here to answer any relevant questions if you have them! —TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 04:58, 13 July 2024 (UTC)

On second thought, I would benefit from mentorship. I'm a bit stretched for time, so I will pace myself. Do I need to re-enlist? My name is still on the sign-up list. (Wikipedia:2024 Developing Countries WikiContest/Signups) LeónGonsalvesofGoa (talk) 03:09, 15 July 2024 (UTC)

Great to hear that! I have put your name back up on the leaderboard; no further action is needed from you. I hope you'll find the mentorship resources educational, and I'm looking forward to your submissions to the contest! I just want to leave another friendly reminder that you can always reach out on the contest talk page for help and guidance from other experienced participants. Let me know if you have any questions! —TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 05:24, 15 July 2024 (UTC)

The 2024 Developing Countries WikiContest has now been running for a month, and we've already seen some momentous improvement in the quality of many articles about underrepresented subjects! So far, our top-scoring participants are:

• Magentic Manifestations (submissions) – 338 points, mainly from nine good articles. He's a contender for the "most submissions for a single country" specialty award, with nine submissions for India.
• Arconning (submissions) – 305 points, including from six seasonally-appropriate Olympics-related good articles.
• Generalissima (submissions) – 290 points, the bulk from her featured article about Greenlandic interpreter Qalaherriaq and two China-related good articles.
• AirshipJungleman29 (submissions) – 245 points, mostly from the achievement of bringing Genghis Khan to featured status.
• Thebiguglyalien (submissions) – 144 points from three good articles, including two about Kiribati elections, and four reviews of good article nominees.

Looking for ways to climb up the leaderboard yourself? Help out your fellow participants by answering a few review requests, particularly the older entries. Several more nominations needing attention are listed at eligible reviews, and highlighed entries receive a 1.5× multiplier! The coordinators would like to extend a special thanks to Thebiguglyalien (submissions) for his commitment to keeping these review pages up to date.

If you have any questions, please leave a message on the contest talk page or ask one of the coordinators: Ixtal (talk · contribs), sawyer777 (talk · contribs), or TechnoSquirrel69 (talk · contribs). (To unsubscribe from these updates, remove yourself from this list.) Sent via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) —TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 14:24, 1 August 2024 (UTC)

Hi, as someone with relevant subject expertise, would you mind me taking over the review at Talk:Tamil culture/GA1? Your participation will still be welcome! TrangaBellam (talk) 12:44, 11 August 2024 (UTC)

Thank you for your interest in the article. I’ve replied on the talk page. LeónGonsalvesofGoa (talk) 20:24, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

The Developing Countries WikiContest has now been running for two months, and we've seen tremendous improvement in the encyclopedic coverage of several underrepresented areas from a wide range of editors! The coordinators would like to highlght some of the newer faces who have been making notable contributions in the contest, including but by no means limited to:

• Arconning (submissions) – 386 points, with several good articles primarily relating to the Olympics
• Vigilantcosmicpenguin (submissions) – 141 points, who created multiple articles about abortion rights and laws in African countries
• TheNuggeteer (submissions) – 126 points, who has contributed to several articles associated with the Phillippines
• Jaguarnik (submissions) – 125 points, with several good article reviews and an appearance in the In the news section of the Main Page
• Averageuntitleduser (submissions) – 119 points, and has written about several Haitian topics and historical figures.

Only one month remains until the end of the contest, so it's time to make your remaining nominations! Please consider answering some review requests, particularly the older entries, as a way of helping out your fellow participants and moving up the leaderboard. Good luck!

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I noticed that your recent edits to the section on the anti-Hindu violence in Bangladesh from September 6, 2024, removed crucial details and citations from my contribution. The removed information provided essential context about the attack, including specifics about the mosque's involvement and the resulting injuries.

Please be aware that these edits may violate Wikipedia’s guidelines on neutrality and verifiability. The changes seem to obscure significant aspects of the incident, potentially misleading readers. My code edit was intended to ensure the article reflects an accurate and comprehensive account based on reliable sources.

I suggest we discuss this on the talk page to address these concerns and ensure that all relevant information is presented fairly and accurately. Restoring the detailed information is crucial for maintaining the article’s integrity. JESUS (talk) 06:27, 11 September 2024 (UTC)

The 2024 Developing Countries WikiContest has come to a close! After a thrilling finish to the event with a slew of submissions on the final day, we have our winners. With 608 points, Thebiguglyalien (submissions) comes in third with his series of Kiribati and Botswanan submissions; BeanieFan11 (submissions) flies into second place at the last second with 771 points after a string of good articles about sportspersons; and after leading for much of contest's three months, Generalissima (submissions) finishes with a whopping 798 points to take home the Gold Belt Buckle. Congratulations to our winners!

In addition to his spot in the top three, BeanieFan11 (submissions) also wins the special awards for submitting under the most countries (44 countries) and for writing the most articles about women (15 Did you know? nominations)! Magentic Manifestations (submissions), after making 16 submissions under the Indian flag—15 of them good articles—receives the awards for most submissions for a single country and most featured or good articles promoted. For their submission of one FAC review, five FLC reviews, and 20 GAN reviews, Simongraham (submissions) wins for most article reviews.

The results of the contest have far exceeded any expectations the coordinators had for it at the beginning: among the submissions to the event were 3 FAs, 10 FLs, 88 GAs, dozens of article reviews of every kind, and more Did you know? submissions than we can count! Regardless of your level of participation, every contestant can be proud to have contributed towards a major step in countering the systemic bias on Wikipedia. Every year, millions of readers and editors around the globe use Wikipedia to educate themselves and communicate with others about parts of the world that often receive less attention than they deserve. Thank you for participating with us in the contest and contributing to this effort. The DCWC will return next year and we look forward to seeing you contribute again! However, before that...

If you have any questions, please leave a message on the contest talk page or ask one of the coordinators: Ixtal (talk · contribs), sawyer777 (talk · contribs), or TechnoSquirrel69 (talk · contribs). (To unsubscribe from these updates, remove yourself from this list.) Sent via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) —TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 19:02, 3 October 2024 (UTC)

Hello LeónGonsalvesofGoa! The thread you created at the Teahouse, Adding articles to Wikiprojects, has been archived because there was no discussion for a few days. You can still read the archived discussion. If you have follow-up questions, please create a new thread. See also the help page about the archival process. The archival was done by lowercase sigmabot III, and this notification was delivered by KiranBOT, both automated accounts. You can opt out of future notifications by placing {{bots|deny=KiranBOT}} on top of the current page (your user talk page). —KiranBOT (talk) 03:37, 3 December 2024 (UTC)

Hello @LeónGonsalvesofGoa,

I recently notified you on the talk page of California Cantonese of a recent edit; thank you! Aearthrise (talk) 14:56, 4 December 2024 (UTC)

- Ratnahastin (talk) 17:22, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

This is a standard message to notify contributors about an administrative ruling in effect. It does not imply that there are any issues with your contributions to date. You have shown interest in South Asian social groups. Due to past disruption in this topic area, the community has authorised uninvolved administrators to impose contentious topics restrictions—such as editing restrictions, bans, or blocks—on editors who do not strictly follow Wikipedia's policies, expected standards of behaviour, or the page-specific restrictions, when making edits related to the topic. For additional information, please see the guidance on these sanctions. If you have any questions, or any doubts regarding what edits are appropriate, you are welcome to discuss them with me or any other editor.

- Ratnahastin (talk) 17:22, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Lingayat Vani is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Lingayat Vani until a consensus is reached, @LeónGonsalvesofGoa I welcome you to vote in it and contribute to the discussion. PerspicazHistorian (talk) 12:48, 11 December 2024 (UTC)

While I’m sure this was not the outcome you had anticipated, I believe it is the best one for now. If I hadn’t fallen ill, I had planned to change my vote. LeónGonsalvesofGoa (talk) 05:18, 12 December 2024 (UTC)

Its okay. I have also been busy lately in my college exams, will try to write it again after proving its notability with more references. PerspicazHistorian (talk) 08:09, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

@LeónGonsalvesofGoa is there any way to find archive of the earlier version of article? I lost all the references and citations. Thank You ! PerspicazHistorian (talk) 08:11, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

Should i put it for Deletion review ? PerspicazHistorian (talk) 08:16, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

From what I reviewed, I noticed several references being misrepresented, such as using content about Lingayats but claiming on Wikipedia that it pertains to Lingayat Vani. I suggest taking a step back to assess how much content you can actually find specific to Lingayat Vani before considering a deletion review. LeónGonsalvesofGoa (talk) 07:25, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

I welcome you to vote in it and contribute to the discussion, Talk:Lingayatism#Requested move 14 December 2024. Thank You ! PerspicazHistorian (talk) 07:58, 16 December 2024 (UTC)

@LeónGonsalvesofGoa I noticed that your recent edits on this page introduced harv/sfn reference errors, which were fixed by another editor. Another edit, e.g. Special:Diff/1284695721 introduced a source using sfn for "Syman 2011", but a source for "Syman 2011" is missing (there is a source for "Syman 2010"). I am not sure if "Syman 2011" and "Syman 2010", but you can verify and fix (I don't have access to the source). Also, as noted by the other editor, there is a script which you can install to see such issues. Asteramellus (talk) 01:33, 18 April 2025 (UTC)

You are correct, thank you for pointing that out. I have corrected the year. LeónGonsalvesofGoa (talk) 03:45, 18 April 2025 (UTC)

Hello. This is a message to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions, such as the edit(s) you made to Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha, did not appear to be constructive and have been reverted. Please take some time to familiarise yourself with our policies and guidelines. You can find information about these at our welcome page which also provides further information about contributing constructively to this encyclopedia. If you only meant to make test edits, please use your sandbox for that. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you may leave a message on Talk:Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha. Thank you. Joshua Jonathan - Let's talk! 05:59, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

Joshua Jonathan - Let's talk! 06:01, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

And this is a questionable warning. Joshua Jonathan - Let's talk! 06:05, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

You are invited to participate in The World Destubathon. It's currently planned for June 16-July 13, partly due to me having hayfever during that period and not wanting to run it throughout July or August in the hotter summer and will be run then unless multiple editors object. There is currently $3338 going into it, with $500 the top prize. As 250 countries and entities is too much to patrol, entries will be by user, but there is $500 going into prizes for editors covering the most countries. Sign up if interested! ♦ Dr. Blofeld

Hey LeónGonsalvesofGoa, the Developing Countries WikiContest will be returning for a second year, and sign-ups are now open! The contest will run from 1 July to 30 September, and the objective remains the same: improve as many articles relating to developing countries as you can to help fight systemic bias on Wikipedia.

In other news, we have a new face on the coordinator team this year: last year's sixth-place finisher, Arconning (talk · contribs)! The coordinators would like to extend a sincere thanks to Ixtal (talk · contribs), who is leaving the team, without whom the contest would not exist. After feedback from contestants last year, the scoring rules are undergoing some modifications; the new rules and a summary of the changes made will be posted to the contest talk page shortly.

If you have any questions, please leave a message on the contest talk page or contact one of the coordinators: Arconning (talk · contribs), sawyer777 (talk · contribs), or TechnoSquirrel69 (talk · contribs). (To unsubscribe from these updates, remove yourself from this list.) Sent via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) —TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 09:33, 17 June 2025 (UTC)

LeónGonsalvesofGoa, for the second running of the Developing Countries WikiContest, it is now open for submissions. Welcome to the contest! You can now list your work at your submissions page to earn points. The coordinators have addressed some of the queries at the last contest and we are hopeful that it'll turn out great for you—yes, you! If you haven't done so already, please review the following:

• New to Wikipedia? Many experienced editors are part of this contest and willing to help; feel free to ask questions on the talk page.
• Got open nominations? List them at the review requests sidebar.
• Looking for a topic to work on? Check out suggested articles and eligible reviews. Remember, reviews now award 10 points!
• Not sure if your article qualifies? See the scoring rules for more information or contact a coordinator.
• Know someone else who might be interested? Sign-ups remain open throughout the contest, so don't hesitate to invite other editors!

On behalf of the coordinators, we hope you enjoy participating and wish you the best of luck! If you have any questions, please leave a message on the contest talk page or ask one of the coordinators: Arconning (talk · contribs), sawyer777 (talk · contribs), or TechnoSquirrel69 (talk · contribs). (To unsubscribe from these updates, remove yourself from this list.) Sent via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) —TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 03:52, 1 July 2025 (UTC)

We're a month into the 2025 Developing Countries WikiContest, with stiff competition at the top of the leaderboard already! Our current top five contestants are:

1. Spookyaki (submissions) – 256 points, mostly from a handful of GAs about women's history in Latin America as well as the 1991 Haitian coup d'état.
2. vigilantcosmicpenguin (submissions) – 229 points, back with a number of articles on abortion in various African countries.
3. simongraham (submissions) – 213 points, mainly from GAs on species of jumping spiders in both Africa and Azerbaijan.
4. PizzaKing13 (submissions) – 200 points, with five GAs on articles relating to Salvadoran politics, history, and griddle cakes.
5. BeanieFan11 (submissions) – 168 points from a few GAs, a few DYKs, and a few ITNs on athletes from a variety of countries.

Looking for ways to climb up the leaderboard yourself? Help out your fellow participants by answering a few review requests, particularly the older entries. Several more nominations needing attention are listed at eligible reviews, and highlighed entries receive a 1.5× multiplier!

On behalf of the coordinators, we'd like to thank all the participants for helping to combat systemic bias on Wikipedia! If you have any questions, please leave a message on the contest talk page or ask one of the coordinators: Arconning (talk · contribs), sawyer777 (talk · contribs), or TechnoSquirrel69 (talk · contribs). (To unsubscribe from these updates, remove yourself from this list.) Sent via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) —TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 03:36, 4 August 2025 (UTC)

Two weeks ago, the 2025 Developing Countries WikiContest came to a close! After three months of stiff competition at the top of the leaderboard, we have our winners. vigilantcosmicpenguin (submissions), continuing his work on covering abortion in Africa, comes in third with 692 points. simongraham (submissions) comes in second with 763 points, largely from a slew of good articles about jumping spiders. And returning to the podium for the second year in a row, BeanieFan11 (submissions) takes the Gold Belt Buckle with a mind-boggling 946 points from his series of articles on sportpersons. Congratulations to our winners!

Amazingly, the award for the most countries covered goes to both BeanieFan11 (submissions) and simongraham (submissions), who each submitted articles under 30 flags! BeanieFan11 (submissions) also wins for writing the most quality articles (16 good articles). For submitting 16 articles related to El Salvador, PizzaKing13 (submissions) wins the award for most submissions under one country. The award for most submissions related to women goes to both Spookyaki (submissions) (7 biographies about women) and vigilantcosmicpenguin (submissions) (21 related articles). And for the second year, simongraham (submissions) wins for the most reviews, having submitted 21!

Among the participants' contributions were 2 FAs, 5 FLs, 124 GAs, and an uncounted number of DYKs, ITNs, and reviews of every kind! Regardless of your level of participation, every contestant can be proud to have contributed towards a major step in countering the systemic bias on Wikipedia. Every year, millions of readers and editors around the globe use Wikipedia to educate themselves and communicate with others about parts of the world that often receive less attention than they deserve. Thank you for participating with us in the contest and contributing to this effort. The DCWC will return next year, and we look forward to seeing you contribute again! However, before that...

If you have any questions, please leave a message on the contest talk page or ask one of the coordinators: Arconning (talk · contribs), sawyer777 (talk · contribs), or TechnoSquirrel69 (talk · contribs). (To unsubscribe from these updates, remove yourself from this list.) Sent via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) —TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 16:43, 18 October 2025 (UTC)