User talk:MrOllie

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Regarding my recent edit

Hello MrOllie,

Thank you for your message. I apologize if my edit came across as spam—that was not my intention.

I added the links because I believed they were relevant examples of gamified learning platforms that could help readers better understand how gamification is applied in practice. Duolingo is a well-known example of gamification in education, and I believed atoply was also relevant because it applies similar gamification principles to the learning experience. My intention was to provide readers with useful resources that illustrate the concepts discussed in the article, not to advertise, promote or spam any website.

I understand that Wikipedia has strict guidelines regarding external links and promotional content. If these links do not meet those guidelines, I won't re-add them. If there is a more appropriate way to include this information—such as citing reliable independent sources or discussing it on the article's talk page—I would be happy to do that instead.

If possible, I would appreciate it if you could explain which specific guideline the links did not meet, as I'd like to better understand how to contribute appropriately in the future.

Thank you for your time. Amazing AustinFL (talk) 17:19, 11 July 2026 (UTC)

Hi. See WP:AITALK. No one is here to explain things to an LLM. Write in your own words or not at all. MrOllie (talk) 20:23, 11 July 2026 (UTC)

Hi. The guidance at WP:AITALK says editors may be politely invited to rewrite comments in their own words. I'd appreciate it if you could address me in that spirit. Thank you. Amazing AustinFL (talk) 17:27, 12 July 2026 (UTC)

It is disrespectful to expect someone typing in their own words, politely, to a wall of machine-generated text. No one is asking for your contributions here, and if you find it hard to accept, the door is there. 海盐沙冰 _{/ aka irisChronomia / Talk} 17:48, 12 July 2026 (UTC)

Hi. I don't think expecting basic courtesy is unreasonable, and dismissive remarks are never appropriate. Amazing AustinFL (talk) 18:09, 12 July 2026 (UTC)

Now you know. 海盐沙冰 _{/ aka irisChronomia / Talk} 18:19, 12 July 2026 (UTC)

But it's a shame you don't Amazing AustinFL (talk) 18:23, 12 July 2026 (UTC)

I heard that quite a lot. Never from experienced ones, though. 海盐沙冰 _{/ aka irisChronomia / Talk} 18:34, 12 July 2026 (UTC)

You're getting the same 'basic courtesy' we extend to everyone who gets caught linkspamming and then posts an AI-wall of text trying to excuse that behavior. MrOllie (talk) 18:35, 12 July 2026 (UTC)

It could simply be a person expressing a doubt in a polished way. That’s no reason to assume they’re copy-pasting AI text, and certainly not a reason to be impolite. ~2026-39680-57 (talk) 16:26, 14 July 2026 (UTC)

No, they obviously posted AI-slop. It's right there, scroll up. MrOllie (talk) 16:27, 14 July 2026 (UTC)

Not trying to be rude here, but do you have anything to prove that its AI? And let's say, even if it was, that's definitely no reason to be that impolite. ~2026-39680-57 (talk) 10:30, 15 July 2026 (UTC)

It's full of the typical ai signs. And what is 'impolite' is link spamming and trying to make excuses for that with AI slop. MrOllie (talk) 11:17, 15 July 2026 (UTC)

That's what I'm asking. What exactly are the 'signs' which show it is AI? ~2026-39680-57 (talk) 15:35, 16 July 2026 (UTC)

If you can't recognize obvious LLM when it is in front of your eyes I think you are going to have big problems navigating the world these days. I decline to discuss this tangent with you any further. Kindly don't post here about it again. MrOllie (talk) 16:00, 16 July 2026 (UTC)

Looks like a sealion to me. 海盐沙冰 _{/ aka irisChronomia / Talk} 11:44, 17 July 2026 (UTC)

VIT - false accusations

Before accusing editors of promotional editing, check the content and do not blindly remove sources and information related to history of the university, former names and NIRF ranking and NAAC rating. Highlight which part is incorrect i will fix. And why are removing its former names? and deleting everything i contributed? i should not contribute to the article? only u own the article? who gave you authority to dominate the article with ur personal opinions ? Naltox50 (talk) 09:55, 12 July 2026 (UTC)

It's likely that when a veteran editor makes the guess of conflict of interest, they know what they're saying. I'll review your contribs, though. 海盐沙冰 _{/ aka irisChronomia / Talk} 10:04, 12 July 2026 (UTC)

I got the authority from the same place as you got the authority to rewrite the article and call anyone who disagrees with you a vandal, I suppose. MrOllie (talk) 12:37, 12 July 2026 (UTC)

New editor accusing another veteran editor, on their talk page, of falsely making accusations, is certainly one way to bring attention to themselves... 海盐沙冰 _{/ aka irisChronomia / Talk} 12:44, 12 July 2026 (UTC)

Colorado State University dispute

I looked at the discussion on the article talk page but did not read it in detail. I trusted that if you said that the filing editor was casting aspersions, the filing editor was casting aspersions, and the dialog should be restarted. I think it will end up either in DRN again or at WP:ANI, but I want to see the editors try civil discussion before trying civil mediated discussion. I thought that if an experienced editor said that the discussion wasn't civil, the editors should be cautioned about civility before trying to mediate. Robert McClenon (talk) 19:20, 13 July 2026 (UTC)

MrOllie's role.

Hello friend! What are you here on Wikipedia? What is your role? AtilaOMagnifico (talk) 17:24, 16 July 2026 (UTC)

I work on whatever I think needs work. We're all volunteers here, no one has an assigned role. MrOllie (talk) 17:31, 16 July 2026 (UTC)

On Editing Kyoto

Hello. Regarding my edits concerning Kyoto: the information I added is found in Japan's nationally authorized textbooks and is recognized as fact by the Japanese government; I have also provided sources. I ask that you refrain from unilaterally dismissing and removing this content by labeling it as "bizarre." 加茂川の民 (talk) 00:08, 20 July 2026 (UTC)