User talk:Mikocheni Reporter

Although some prefer welcoming newcomers with cookies, I find fruit to be a healthier alternative.

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November 2023

This is your only warning; if you use Wikipedia for soapboxing, promotion or advertising again, as you did at Tea culture, you may be blocked from editing without further notice. This is NOT what this global encyclopedia is for. Do not ever do this again. Julietdeltalima (talk) 16:19, 8 November 2023 (UTC)

Hi Juliet,

Thank you for that. I am a bit confused, Tanzania is a major tea growing country and we have a tea culture of which I only hinted at. We have similarities with chai from India and tend to grow a lot of Assam varieties. Tea is considered an important drink here and is consumed more than coffee. I am not sure how I was soapboxing, I thought I was improving the page by including a tea-producing and tea-drinking country.

Perhaps you could let me know where I went wrong so that I do not repeat the mistake. I am passionate about increading Tanzania's presence on Wikipedia and perhaps you can help me do that better.

Thank you. Mikocheni Reporter (talk) 16:20, 22 November 2023 (UTC)

The fact that you included an inline external link to a very spammy-looking website is not good. Many of your contributions seem to consist only of inserting what sounds like tourism-industry promotional language, which is not of any encyclopedic benefit; please see Wikipedia's guidelines regarding the inappropriateness of flowery adjectives. You can't be "passionate about increasing [a subject's] presence" here. Please read WP:NPOV and WP:COI. We are here to be neutral and objective and if you are "passionate" about a subject you must be very sure not to let your enthusiasm slip into your writing. I am unfortunately not able to take more time discussing this with you today (it is the last work day before a holiday weekend in the U.S. and I have quite a lot to do) but I urge you to ask this question at WP:TEAHOUSE for further feedback. Thanks. - Julietdeltalima (talk) 16:32, 22 November 2023 (UTC)

Thank you for taking the time to let me know. I shall keep your advice in mind. Enjoy your holiday. Mikocheni Reporter (talk) 16:36, 22 November 2023 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Karimjee Family (April 26)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed. Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reasons left by KylieTastic were: Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit after they have been resolved.

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KylieTastic (talk) 18:11, 26 April 2024 (UTC)

Hello, Mikocheni Reporter! Having an article draft declined at Articles for Creation can be disappointing. If you are wondering why your article submission was declined, please post a question at the Articles for creation help desk. If you have any other questions about your editing experience, we'd love to help you at the Teahouse, a friendly space on Wikipedia where experienced editors lend a hand to help new editors like yourself! See you there! KylieTastic (talk) 18:11, 26 April 2024 (UTC)

@KylieTastic Thank you, Katie. The recommendations for improvement are clear and helpful. Mikocheni Reporter (talk) 12:54, 27 April 2024 (UTC)