User talk:Inference

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Referencing[edit]

Try wp:RefToolbar/2.0 to generate references. See WP:NAMEDREFS about combining references. Cheers Jim1138 (talk) 07:39, 13 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Laplace's approximation has been accepted[edit]

Laplace's approximation, which you submitted to Articles for creation, has been created.

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S0091 (talk) 17:39, 15 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Thank you. Alexf^(talk) 23:17, 25 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

This user's unblock request has been reviewed by an administrator, who accepted the request.

Inference (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

Request reason:

I've carefully read the wikipedia rules regarding account names, I can't identify any specific rule which would preclude my account name.

Accept reason:

Unblocking per below. Happy editing. --Blablubbs (talk) 18:44, 26 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Alexf: I'm a bit confused – Inference seems like a fairly normal English word, I'm not sure how it's indicative of a COI or other problem. Am I missing something? --Blablubbs (talk) 10:01, 26 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Blablubbs: Inference is indeed a common word. It is also the name of his website which he quoted in his article - www.inference.org.uk which triggered filter 149. -- Alexf^(talk) 10:25, 26 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Alexf and Blablubbs: The assumption that I have association with www.inference.org.uk is mistaken, I've never contributed to that website, although I confess to having known its author before he passed away. I created a reference link to that page because it is a self contained, standard text book explanation in only 2 pages, and available online. I don't know exactly how these filters work, but the page I recently contributed about Laplace's approximation doesn't reference any of my own pages or any of my own work whatsoever - I do understand this is a concern for the wikipedia project, and respect it. Inference (talk) 12:01, 26 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Alexf: Thanks, I missed that. Given the explanation above, and the fact that none of the account's contributions seem problematic to me, I'd be inclined to unblock. Would that be ok for you? --Blablubbs (talk) 17:04, 26 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Blablubbs: Ok. No issues then. -- Alexf^(talk) 18:41, 26 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, unblocked. --Blablubbs (talk) 18:44, 26 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Alexf and Blablubbs: thanks for the quick turnaround Inference (talk) 18:52, 26 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]