User talk:Rick Joseph

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Happy editing! Peaceray (talk) 20:27, 7 September 2025 (UTC)

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• Are you using AI to generate text? In the article you created Buddhists the ISBN don't match the book titles. PhilKnight (talk) 11:35, 15 October 2025 (UTC)

Can we get an answer on the AI use, Rick? Readers and other editors should be made aware of this, on relevant articles, if it's the case that some of the text was written by a chatbot. Belbury (talk) 16:19, 17 October 2025 (UTC)

@Belbury

I want to make it clear that I did not use any AI tools in creating this content. Transparency about AI use is important for Wikipedia, but in this case, the text originates entirely from human editing. If any AI-generated content is present elsewhere, it should be properly noted according to WP:AI so that readers and editors can be fully informed. Rick Joseph (talk) 18:11, 17 October 2025 (UTC)

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Jay8g [V•T•E] 20:08, 4 November 2025 (UTC)

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Zohran_Mamdani&diff=prev&oldid=1320939117

Your above edit violate WP:BLPBALANCE

Please be more careful Cinaroot (talk) 17:52, 7 November 2025 (UTC)

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Thanks, and feel free to ask me more on my talk page. — Opecuted (talk) 15:32, 25 November 2025 (UTC)

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Hi Rick Joseph. Please do not use the Daily Mail as you did at Honeysuckle Weeks. It is not a reliable source. See WP:DAILYMAIL. The WP:DAILYMIRROR is also not a suitable source for such claims. Kind regards, Robby.is.on (talk) 15:53, 2 February 2026 (UTC)

@Robby.is.on Thanks for informing. ®️ICK JOSEPH (🗯️) 18:55, 2 February 2026 (UTC)

You're welcome. Happy editing, Robby.is.on (talk) 20:01, 2 February 2026 (UTC)

You'll want to take the {{adminstats}} template off of your user page, as the template is for WP:ADMIN accounts only, and won't ever show anything on a non-admin user page. Your use of the template could be a little misleading to other editors for suggesting that you might be an administrator.

I don't think there are any equivalent stat templates for regular users, but you can use something like {{User contrib}} to track your number of edits manually, if you wish to. Belbury (talk) 19:25, 2 February 2026 (UTC)

@Belbury Thanks for your guidance. I'm sorry for using Administrator template. ®️ICK JOSEPH (🗯️) 19:28, 2 February 2026 (UTC)

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	The Original Barnstar
	Thank you for improving the Walk for Peace page! Acelalover (talk) 01:31, 18 February 2026 (UTC)

@Acelalover

Thank you, Acelalover, for rewarding me with a Barnstar. I truly appreciate the recognition and your thoughtful acknowledgment of my contributions. Your support means a great deal and motivates me to continue improving articles and collaborating with the community.

Sorry for the late response, but I wanted to be sure to properly express my gratitude. Thanks again for your kindness and encouragement! ®️ICK JOSEPH (🗯️) 10:27, 28 February 2026 (UTC)