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2017–2018

2017–2018

Welcome

Hello, WikiImprovment78, and welcome to the Simple English Wikipedia! Thank you for your changes.

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If you need help just click here and type {{helpme}} and your question and someone will reply to you shortly.

Good luck and happy changing! --Eptalon (talk) 22:56, 15 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Grenfell tower fire

Thanks for your edits on Grenfell Tower fire, you are one of about 3 people who edited the article. I would be greatful if you could quickly have a look to see if what I wrtoe is both accurate, and easy to understand. --Eptalon (talk) 22:58, 15 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Lonely year...

Yeah, I got no messages in 2018. IWI (chat) 20:08, 5 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

2019

2019

About Peng Kang Hill station (simple English)

I beg to pardon. You said the article was a near carbon copy. Carbon copy of what? I will be frank. It's not a carbon copy. Allkayloh (talk) 00:02, 18 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

The closest resemblance is the standard English version of the Peng Kang Hill station page. Allkayloh (talk) 00:03, 18 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Allkayloh: My apologies; I made a mistake. IWI (chat) 00:06, 18 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]
@Only: (tps) As someone who had simplify a enwp train station article Sembawang MRT station, I will like to say that IWI tagging of A3 isn't too off. The sentences are really complex and currently, there isn't any work. It looks quite like the enwp article, so could you consider an A3. I can help to simplify, but the station itself lacks notabilty currently also, but not so close to A4. Can you advice us what to do, thanks. Just to note there isn't proper attribution also. --Cohaf (talk) 15:13, 19 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]
I don’t have time to look at this further today so you’re always welcome one to ask another admin to look at it. But I declined it because the user had been working on it over the course of 10-15 minutes and had just edited it 3 minutes prior to the QD tag. I think that my declining it to allow the user to continue to work on it was more than reasonable. Only (talk) 15:32, 19 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]
@Only:I understand your point but the user stop editing after that tag was slapped. I personally will wait for a little while longer, say 30 minutes or so. Thanks for your input and I think I'll QD it again. Regards, --Cohaf (talk) 16:05, 19 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Category:February 2019 events

I saw your edit summary for the creation of this category. It now has three entries, so it's fine now, but two entries is too few for most categories. See Wikipedia:Categories#Is there a need for the new category? for the guideline on this. --Auntof6 (talk) 07:12, 14 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Auntof6: Guidelines aren’t to die by. There were going to be more articles to add to it, obviously and that’s what I meant. Your intentions are good and I respect that. IWI (chat) 22:06, 14 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

March 2019

Hi, I am Rectify 54. Just to let them know that Wikipedia has more articles per website. Please, check and remind us. Thank you. Rectify 54 (talk) 19:05, 5 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Rectify 54: I don’t understand what you have said. IWI (chat) 19:06, 5 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I edit pages for the right sentence for paragraphs. Rectify 54 (talk) 19:08, 5 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Rectify: I’m really sorry but I still don’t understand. IWI (chat) 19:09, 5 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

September 11 attacks

Hi, IWI. I was looking at your changes to September 11 attacks. Please be sure to use simple language and simple sentence structure in your changes. You added or created sentences that could be divided. Also, if you add a piece of information, include a reference. If it's something that you personally know (such as the second WTC impact being broadcast live), that's what Wikipedia calls original research and it's not allowed.

Thanks. --Auntof6 (talk) 00:55, 7 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Auntof6: I’ll be sure to use enwiki’s sources. I don’t know what other words to use without change it the meaning entirely though. IWI (chat) 00:59, 7 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
If you want to give me specific examples, I can try to help with that. --Auntof6 (talk) 01:01, 7 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Use past participle in passive voice construction

See comment in talk page of: https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:British_Columbia

The "copying" problem

It is true that I copied the English Wikipedia, but I DID simplify the contents. Just check it out. A planetree leaf (talk) 14:11, 9 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

As a foreigner I do believe that the content is simple enough to read.A planetree leaf (talk) 14:14, 9 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

It would be great if you can help make the content even more simple. I will add something like "simplified from the English Wikipedia" next time I copy something from the English Wikipedia. A planetree leaf (talk) 14:30, 9 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

A3

Just wanted to let you know as you may not have realized. Just being the same as what is on en.wiki does not meet A3. If the text that was brought over was already simple it is completely legitimate. They do still need to say they copied it from there. And if I were you I would just remind them of that in the future. I have attributed the ones you just put up for speedy as they were almost all simple enough. -DJSasso (talk) 14:11, 9 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Djsasso: Understood. IWI (chat) 14:52, 9 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I completely get where you're getting at with these edits - it might be problematic on the other hand as there is a user under that name already. Do you have plans to usurp it? Hiàn (talk) 16:57, 9 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I've deleted them since they're non-existent users and there is someone else there who could, in theory, utilize that page. If you usurp it, that'll be fine to make the redirect as a doppelganger. Only (talk) 17:33, 9 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
@Only: That user has never made an edit and it is abandoned. I may be being stupid but how do I usurp. I certainly do not want to change the name of this account. IWI (chat) 19:44, 9 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
You’d have to make a dummy account that the stewards would move to the new username. I don’t know if they’d allow that for the purposes of a doppelgänger though. Only (talk) 20:59, 9 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
@Only: I don’t think so either. It’s not a big deal for me anyway. IWI (chat) 21:17, 9 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Ketone Category

Hello! Thank you for creating Category:Ketones. However, we normally need at least three pages in a category before it is created. Because categories are a way to group together similar articles, there is no need to create a new category for just one or two articles. If you think there might be more pages to add to the new category, please add them now. Thank you. Auntof6 (talk) 01:08, 12 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Auntof6: I planned to create ketone articles later. I've just created butanone, so I have sufficiently populated it. IWI (chat) 16:00, 12 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Sounds good. As you know, though, we have a three-entry rule. Please wait until there are already three articles before creating a category.
Besides that, I changed a lot of articles that you overcategorized. Please don't categorize things in more than one place in a branch of the category tree. Thanks. --Auntof6 (talk) 18:04, 12 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
I will pay closer attention to the tree in the future, which I oversighted. What happened was I made the Category with the intention of immediateley creating ketone articles, but then became preoccupied. In future, I will create the category when there are three to add. Thanks for your help, Auntof6. Your input both here and the project overall is greatly appreciated, sometimes I wonder how this wiki would get on without you. IWI (chat) 19:43, 12 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Question: Why is not possible index user page?

Hi. I found the option by looking in the visual editor. What is the reason for not being able to index the user page? Thank you.

(Bgmaster (talk) 22:21, 13 March 2019 (UTC))[reply]

(talk page stalker) @Bgmaster: The purpose of indexing a page is to have its contents show up in web searches. None of the things allowed on user pages need to show up in web searches. If you want the personal information on your user page to show up in web searches, that indicates that you are using Wikipedia as a web host, which is not allowed. --Auntof6 (talk) 00:13, 14 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
@Bgmaster: Just saw this. Yeah, what ^ they said. IWI (chat) 15:43, 14 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Movies banned in China

Please stop striking out other users' comments, even if the user is a sockpuppet. If you think it's necessary, you can bring things to the closing admin's attention by adding a comment after the text you think is a problem. --Auntof6 (talk) 02:48, 17 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Very well. IWI (chat) 21:35, 17 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

It remains unclear until now, but there is also the possibility the attack was caused by a broken relationship instead of being a terrorist attack. I have been following it this afternoon on Dutch sites. Several witnesses claim he went especially for a woman, and deliberately tried to shoot the people trying to help her after that. But those witnesses all agree on one thing: they heard someone calling "Allahoe Akhbar". We just have to wait and see. Maasje (talk) 16:39, 18 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Maasje: We'll follow official reports for now. Do you speak Dutch? IWI (chat) 16:42, 18 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, but even Dutch authorities are not very sure about his motivation behind the crime at this moment. But the guy they are looking for certainly is no saint. Since 2012 he has been accused of rape, violence, theft, burglary and firing a weapon. "100 procent zekerheid hebben we nog niet. Het zou ook kunnen dat het in relationele sfeer is." translated: "We don't have 100% certainty. It could also be relational" and "Het is niet uitgesloten dat er meer verdachten zijn." translated "We cannot rule out more suspects" as I read a few minutes ago here (the official Dutch public broadcast internet channel). Maasje (talk) 16:52, 18 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
@Maasje: Well, I guessed he was no saint; he killed 3 people. I wouldn’t be against you correcting it, as long as you add those sources. IWI (chat) 16:54, 18 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
If I have time and more hard-needed facts I'll try to look into it tomorrow. By the way, additional info (but I don't know how reliable) I found here. Even more fun! Seems that Dutch police locked him up a few years ago for "having relationships with IS" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_State_of_Iraq_and_the_Levant) and a local businessman over there stated he fought in Chechnya. I'll just have to wait for facts. Maasje (talk) 17:08, 18 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Raciology

The word "raciology" is in dictionaries, but its etymology, provenance and historic importance are not discussed in Wikipedia. The word was popularized by a Colonial School formed in Nazi Germany, under the belief that the scientific study of "race" was a necessary component of colonization on non-white countries by Nazi Germany.

I would like to post the same definition of raciology that is found in Oxford English Dictionary and Merriam's Dictionary instead of the summary treatment now given to the word, which does not even include the dictionary definition.

I can post this information within the existing section on scientific racism, but I would like assurance that my well researched study of the German's efforts to study "raciology" will not be removed.

The article is complete and, as you know, I have been formatting and posting it a bit at a time. FrancisLloydHolland (talk) 23:52, 18 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@FrancisLloydHolland: While I respect that, there are two problems.

Barnstar

The RickK Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
Well done on keeping your calm during the onslaught! ;) --Yottie =talk= 19:43, 19 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Yottie: Thank you very much. IWI (chat) 19:44, 19 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Article

ImprovedWikiImprovment, I was going to be working on that article and you auto quick delete template it.. --Dreamlover8 (talk) 18:27, 23 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

(talk page stalker) @Dreamlover8: If you are actively working on an article, you can put a template on it to let people know that. One such template is {{under construction}}. This is not a guarantee that the article won't be deleted, but it might prevent that for a while. If you will be working on the article for more than a day or two, consider creating a sandbox page in your userspace, where you can work on it longer.--Auntof6 (talk) 19:20, 23 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
@Dreamlover8: Yeah exactly; I had no way of knowing that. From the way the page was at the time, it fit into the quick deletion policy. IWI (chat) 20:01, 23 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@ImprovedWikiImprovment please don't jump to conclusions. --Dreamlover8 (talk) 20:12, 23 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Dreamlover8: I use the information I have to make the right decision, that’s not jumping to conclusions. IWI (chat) 20:16, 23 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Even at the first edit, it would not have fallin into that QD criteria. Being short is not a candidate for A1. Vermont (talk) 22:39, 23 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
With all due respect, Vermont, "Snapple is a flavored beverage in the United States" is not an encyclopedia article. It had very little meaning. IWI (chat) 23:12, 23 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Short != no meaning. It was a full sentence which accurately described the subject. Expanding an article is always optimal over deleting it. Vermont (talk) 00:56, 24 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

That vs Which

Spotted this. Interesting, albeit not necessary. In British English there is a tendency to use that and which interchangeably in that type of clause. I thought it may be interesting for you to know, therefore, that it is not necessarily a mistake. --Yottie =talk= 01:41, 24 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Yottie: Hi there. In this case, "which" can only come after a comma. If a comma isn’t there it should say that. It is a mistake, even if colloquially it is often mistaken. IWI (chat) 13:10, 24 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
I beg to differ and suggest reading the University of Oxford Style Guide (see page 12). At least that's what I was taught there! Yottie =talk= 13:32, 24 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
@Yottie: There are brackets used there, which changes the syntax. The reason why that sentence was wrong is actually quite complex and is explained well here. IWI (chat) 13:38, 24 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
I looked at the wrong page. Basically, that is wrong. If a comma wouldn’t make sense, then "that" should be used, not "which". IWI (chat) 13:47, 24 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

New templates

Hi, IWI. I noticed that you created Template:Bartable without its doc page. Please be sure to bring over doc pages when you bring templates from enwiki. If you'd like an admin to import a doc page for you (or even to import the main template itself), just leave a note in the admins' notice board. Thanks. --Auntof6 (talk) 07:16, 26 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

2020

2020

Eponymous categorization

While you are correct that the article was already categorized in that category. It is not uncommon for us to categorize both an article and the category named after it to both be in the same categories. Whether or not this is one of those situations I suppose it could be debated and I don't care enough to do so. But I just wanted to let you know that there are often times where both should be categorized so it isn't always appropriate to remove. -Djsasso (talk) 12:49, 25 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Djsasso: I don't think we should put a sub-cat into the "Senators from Vermont" cat, but that's just my opinion. IWI (chat) 14:33, 25 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

You've got mail!

Hello, ImprovedWikiImprovment. You have a new email! Please check it at your convenience.
Message added 17:15, 25 May 2020 (UTC). You can take off this notice at any time by removing the {{You've got mail}} or {{YGM}} template.

Thegooduser Let's Talk! :) 🍁 17:15, 25 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Thegooduser: understood. Didn't think about it. IWI (chat) 17:19, 25 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
No problem. It's tempting to hit [rollback] isn't it? ;) --Thegooduser Let's Talk! :) 🍁 17:20, 25 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@Thegooduser: haha indeed. IWI (chat) 17:20, 25 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

We're called 'Simple' for a reason!

Please don't bring over text from En wiki and leave it unchanged. However short or long, the text needs to be carefully simplified according to our guidelines. Thank you. Macdonald-ross (talk) 06:36, 26 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Macdonald-ross: which article are you referring to? I always simplify. IWI (chat) 10:41, 26 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

how to write a story

To write a story of my people in simple english is hardly for me please can someone help. (Mba asla (talk) 10:34, 27 May 2020 (UTC)).[reply]

I will put some links on your talk page to help you. IWI (chat) 11:58, 27 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

reply

Yes, I know. I'm not the type of person who likes to have/see comments/questions unanswered, if you don't want me to respond to any other old comments in the future, please let me know. --Thegooduser Let's Talk! :) 🍁 01:57, 29 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Thegooduser: That's fine, I was just making sure you knew. Responding is not a bad thing at all. IWI (chat) 01:58, 29 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
but if the comment was from 1908, it's 112 years old lol --Thegooduser Let's Talk! :) 🍁 02:00, 29 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@Thegooduser: One day there will be 100 year old comments lol. 2101 the first article will be 100. Exciting stuff, sad that I won't be able to see it. IWI (chat) 02:02, 29 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
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Yea I will probably won't see it too... lol... but someone will see these comments after 100 years, who knows? I wonder how many articles Simple English Wikipedia will have then --Thegooduser Let's Talk! :) 🍁 02:06, 29 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@Thegooduser: At the rate so far around 800,000. Then again, TDKR Chicago did about one third of the articles so far so who knows? IWI (chat) 02:10, 29 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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800,000, wow... I was hoping we'd reach 1 million in 20 years, but thank you TDKR Chicago 101 for all the articles you created --Thegooduser Let's Talk! :) 🍁 02:15, 29 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Thegooduser and TDKR Chicago 101: You’re welcome. And it’s true! IWI (chat) 10:48, 29 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Katie Hill

Hello, I was wondering why you redirected Katie Hill to Katie Hill (politician) when Katie Hill is longer. Could I add the removed material to Katie Hill (politician)? Thanks. Naddruf (talk) 04:11, 30 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

(talk page stalker) @Naddruf: It might be because the longer article is mostly unsimplified text from English Wikipedia. Also, the shorter one was created first. --Auntof6 (talk) 04:47, 30 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@Naddruf and Auntof6: yes you created a complex article that already exists on this Wikipedia. IWI (chat) 11:38, 30 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Ok. I'm not sure what you meant by "you", as it was created by Norman R MacDonald. Naddruf (talk) 14:36, 30 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@Naddruf: Oh yes; sorry about that. IWI (chat) 14:38, 30 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Cricket...

Hello, before adding a QD template, check whether a five-minute edit session (such as this) can save the article...--Eptalon (talk) 20:48, 30 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Eptalon: My mistake. In future I'll do that. IWI (chat) 21:25, 30 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Btw, I did the same with Surround sound, see here. Took a little longer, but not much...--Eptalon (talk) 21:28, 30 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@Eptalon: I mean they both fit the criteria, but you're right ; it benefits the encyclopedia more to just fix them than delete. IWI (chat) 21:51, 30 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
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Can you take another look at Run (cricket), please? - I don't play cricket, and where I live, almost no people do. Ideally, we also get an image to illustrate the concept. Thanks...--Eptalon (talk) 11:41, 4 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@Eptalon: I’m British so I do have a basic understanding, although I don’t play or watch cricket. I’ll take a look. IWI (chat) 13:18, 4 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@Eptalon: You got it mostly right, just a few key points were missed that I updated. I took a video used on the enwiki article as it is good. IWI (chat) 17:00, 4 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Languages

Thanks! Not literally. In fact, some of them are the same languages (Bosnian, Croat, Serbian) while others are very similar to each other (Czech and Slovak). Personally, level 1 and 2 I'd describe as "I understand" rather than "I speak". :) Niegodzisie (talk) 21:23, 1 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Niegodzisie: That's cool man. I know slavic languages are very similar so it makes sense. I've been learning Russian myself and I have realised that. How have you learned so many? IWI (chat) 21:27, 1 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@ImprovedWikiImprovment: Apart from my native Polish: English, Czech, Russian, B/H/S (Bosnian-Croat-Serbian). I used also to speak German quite well. Niegodzisie (talk) 21:35, 1 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@Niegodzisie: You should try a romance language like Spanish or French. Spanish is easier. That is impressive. IWI (chat) 21:37, 1 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Help

Could you explain to me how I can make an infobox for my personal page please? Grady240105 (talk) 17:59, 2 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

(talk page stalker) Grady240105 for your userpage? --Thegooduser Let's Talk! :) 🍁 18:00, 2 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
I left them a message on their talk page. IWI (chat) 18:02, 2 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Sports car

"Sportscar" isn't a word in any variant of English, so I'm moving the page to "Sports car". Grady240105 (talk) 16:54, 3 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

See your talk page. IWI (chat) 17:16, 3 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the satellite imagery of Great Britain; it certainly makes the article more appealing. The previous image had the merit of showing quite clearly what the island is and is not. I can't bring myself to urge its reinstatement, but I wonder whether it might be possible to crop the image at the left, to include less of Ireland and, as it happens, The Hebrides? --GrounderUK (talk) 19:33, 3 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@GrounderUK: I think both could be used in the lead. I'll have a look. IWI (chat) 20:01, 3 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Ok I restored both. IWI (chat) 20:06, 3 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Looking good. Thank you.--GrounderUK (talk) 20:09, 3 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

My user page

Hi, I don’t understand why you keep editing my user page and what you found to be obscene about it?— Preceding unsigned comment added by Sitspinner (talkcontribs) 16:21, 4 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Sitspinner: please stop this. You are going to get yourself blocked. You know very well what I find obscene or inappropriate about it. It is vandalism; you've put it there only to shock people. IWI (chat) 16:23, 4 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Barnstar

The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
For your great work here! Through your edits that keep on improving articles here at Simple Wiki, you have become a very valuable community member. Keep up the good work! --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 14:52, 6 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@TDKR Chicago 101: Thank you very much! IWI (chat) 14:52, 6 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Unblock requests

Please don't remove unblock requests, even those that are clearly in bad faith. Doing this can prevent admins from seeing bad behavior. It can also be seen as interfering with communication with admins, leading to a justifiable complaint from the user in question. Thanks. --Auntof6 (talk) 05:26, 8 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Auntof6: Can you send me a link to the diff? I don't recall doing that. Thanks, IWI (chat) 15:02, 8 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
I see what you were referring to. Apologies; I didn't see the unblock template. I thought it was simple vandalism. Only was monitoring their talk page as he removed tp access, so I'm sure he saw it anyway. I'll be more careful in future. Thanks, IWI (chat) 16:04, 8 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Castilian languages

I think you might reconsider this page. We already have information on Spanish language, and Castilian language already redirects to Spanish language. This page could also redirect to Spanish language IMO.

The historical part of Spanish language could be expanded, perhaps with a section on former and other languages used in Spain (we do have Occitan). The general principle is that a user ought not to have to search several pages for closely related material. I don't feel super-strongly about this, and it may be something which could be debated further. Macdonald-ross (talk) 06:18, 11 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Macdonald-ross: Well there are more than one Castilian language. They are technically a language family, with Spanish being the major member. I do see what you mean with users not having to search through many pages. The distinction is between Castilian language (which is Spanish and redirects there) and the Castilian languages (a family of closely related languages). IWI (chat) 14:46, 11 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Like Extremaduran is a Castilian language but it is not Spanish. IWI (chat) 14:50, 11 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
That still leaves us with two pages whose titles differ by only a terminal 's', and on very closely related topics. That is not good. Let's move 'Castilian languages' to 'Castilian language family'. Macdonald-ross (talk) 15:05, 11 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@Macdonald-ross: Isn't there a policy or guideline that says that articles can differ by one letter? Or at least on enwiki. IWI (chat) 15:06, 11 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Like this? IWI (chat) 15:08, 11 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Deletion tag

Dear Sir,

Thanks for your concern and will to make wikipedia better place,

as we were still under process of editing the page (https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maziar_Rajabi) after publish the page we have noticed the Deletion Tag on the page due to notability and reference issue. We highly appreciate u to check again the page and if you think is ok please remove the delete tag on the page to improve it in wiki manner.

Please help us if it needs any change...

We do our best to fulfill ur expectation on wiki.

Thank You sir— Preceding unsigned comment added by Letsdoitrightnow (talkcontribs)

@Letsdoitrightnow: Firstly, please remember to sign comments with ~~~~ at the end. You said "we", does this mean there are many people using your account? This isn't allowed. Only one person is allowed to use one account. On Wikipedia, we have a guideline about notability. This person that the article is about is not notable. They haven't done anything important enough to be on wikipedia. IWI (chat) 01:44, 15 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Talkback

Hello, ImprovedWikiImprovment. You have new messages at Template talk:Did you know.
Message added 21:48, 18 June 2020 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

Changed the hook; awaiting feedback. --sithjarjar666 (my profile | my contribs | speak to me) 21:48, 18 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I have another question for you there when you have time. --sithjarjar666 (my profile | my contribs | speak to me) 22:34, 18 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Made all the changes you suggested; what now? --sithjarjar666 (my profile | my contribs | speak to me) 22:48, 18 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@SithJarJar666: Wait for other user's opinions. Once good, someone will put it in a queue, preferably someone uninvolved. IWI (chat) 22:56, 18 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
I can do that. Thank you! --sithjarjar666 (my profile | my contribs | speak to me) 22:57, 18 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

When you changed “see also” to “related pages” on the Camp Jupiter article...

I’m guessing it’s for the same reason that “external links” becomes “other websites”? :) --sithjarjar666 (my contribs | talk to me | email me | see my enwiki profile) 22:19, 19 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@SithJarJar666: Yes. IWI (chat) 22:19, 19 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
cool --sithjarjar666 (my contribs | talk to me | email me | see my enwiki profile) 22:20, 19 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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(talk page stalker) Thanks for helping change those headings. If you'd like search expressions that can help you find various permutations of them, you can find them on my user page where it says "sample search strings".

I also noticed that you added a blank line before the stub template on this page. That's good, but be aware that it's customary to have two blank lines before a stub template so that there's good visual separation between the stub information and the preceding text. That's less important if the stub information is right after a navbox or something similar --Auntof6 (talk) 05:20, 20 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Auntof6: thank you for the advice; I’ll take it on board. I wasn’t sure exactly how many lines to leave, but now I know. Thanks, IWI (chat) 12:03, 20 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

oh

so it's still June and not July, thanks --Thegooduser Let's Talk! :) 🍁 00:33, 20 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Thegooduser: Yes. Even so, it has only been three days since the final warning. This means instant report to VIP. IWI (chat) 00:34, 20 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Warnings can carry over into the next month. The month changing doesn't mean go back to level 1. IWI (chat) 00:39, 20 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Turkic people page

You seem to not read the references nor what is actually included into the text. These studies: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/320915864_Austronesian_influence_and_Transeurasian_ancestry_in_Japanese_A_case_of_farminglanguage_dispersal, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4405460/, https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/evolutionary-human-sciences/article/tracing-population-movements-in-ancient-east-asia-through-the-linguistics-and-archaeology-of-textile-production/440213710888C5D9488901B27E047D03, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352226719300534 mentioned explicitly Northeast China and Manchuria or Mongolia respectively. Not Central Asia. And Central Asia is not the same as Manchuria. Also your version includes racualist claims about a Caucasoid race definition for "original Turks",which is nothing but WP:OR. Please read before you include unsourced claims. Thank you.81.10.217.91 (talk) 11:39, 21 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Regardless, you need to discuss this on the talk page. You can't just keep reverting. IWI (chat) 11:48, 21 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Unblock

This blocked user asked to be unblocked, but one or more administrators said no to this unblock request. Other administrators can also review this block, but should not unblock the user without a good reason. Do not remove this unblock review while you are blocked.

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Request reason:

I ask for a reconsider. This is long-term abuse on the page; the user has been reverting back for a while. I accept that I violated the three-revert rule. I apologise for this. IWI (chat) 11:42, 21 June 2020 (UTC)

Decline reason:

I think it would make sense for you to follow some of your own advice: "you need to discuss this on the talk page. You can't just keep reverting." If there has been such a significant long-term abuse at that page (which I don't see significant evidence of in the history; I see one edit by this IP in April), there are many ways to address that without engaging in an edit war. -- Only (talk) 12:19, 21 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Either way, I accept the block. I won't disrupt the project and would like to return to improving and protecting it as soon as possible. If that is in 24 hours time, so be it. IWI (chat) 12:04, 21 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Only: Thank you for the response. I also withdraw my patroller request, given the circumstances. Please close this for me. Also remove rollback from my account. I apologise for the violation. IWI (chat) 12:21, 21 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
I assumed it was an LTA and assumed wrong, which is the reason I violated the 3RR. I made a mistake and I accept the consequences. IWI (chat) 12:24, 21 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@Chenzw and Only: I believe this block is mistaken and IWI did not "assume wrong". I'm not familiar with 81.10.217.91, but they've been engaged in enough cross-wiki disruption to get blocked on frwiki, dewiki, and enwiki, at least. Given that, I think most users would have reasonably assumed "LTA" also. Suffusion of Yellow (talk) 21:14, 21 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@Suffusion of Yellow, Chenzw, and Only: As stated above, either way I accept the block. I was not reverting vandalism, therefore I violated 3RR. Simple as that. IWI (chat) 01:07, 22 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

A1 autoroute

Hi, I have taken the liberty of making a few changes to the above article. I hope that's ok. Thanks for making a start on it! --Yottie =talk= 18:59, 22 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Yottie: Of course it's ok! Thank you for making it better. IWI (chat) 19:03, 22 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Lupstee

Since you reported him to VIP, just wanted to let you know that he sent me an email asking me to restore his preferred version of Talk:Katyn massacre, in case that changes anything. --sithjarjar666 (my contribs | talk to me | email me | see my enwiki profile) 22:39, 24 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@SithJarJar666: Yeah this is expected. Ignore it, do not reply. IWI (chat) 22:39, 24 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
OK, can do. I also muted him to prevent future emails... --sithjarjar666 (my contribs | talk to me | email me | see my enwiki profile) 22:45, 24 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

FYI

Just a very minor point: I am female and I would prefer that you didn’t presume to know my gender when you refer to me in the third person. You may not be aware that this is a microaggression and that it affects me personally, which is why I’m politely letting you know. Thanks Greeseefeesees aka Legerrich (talk) 05:46, 30 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Legerrich: Sorry about that. Will fix it accordingly. IWI (chat) 05:47, 30 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
(talk page stalker) @Legerrich: If you want, you can set your pronouns in your settings (under User profile) and also add {{User female}} to your user page. --Auntof6 (talk) 07:24, 30 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@Auntof6 and Legerrich: I try my best to avoid assuming everyone is male. Sometimes I slip. Most editors here are male, but obviously not all. Sorry about that. IWI (chat) 14:06, 30 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Related pages

Hi, quick question. What's the right order elements in a page? Related pages and then Other Sites? Or the other way around? Many thanks! — Infogapp1 (talk) 21:32, 1 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Infogapp1: Usually, we have Related pages and then Other websites underneath. IWI (chat) 22:46, 1 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
(talk page stalker) @Infogapp1: And if there are references and/or notes, those go in between. --Auntof6 (talk) 03:53, 2 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Yep. IWI (chat) 06:52, 2 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Tahini

Hi IWI! Just thought you may be interested, following your edit to Tahini. Arabic could be used in that context. One of the OED definitions for Arabic is "Arab or Arabian in origin, character, or design". Basically synonyms! --Yottie =talk= 18:42, 3 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Yottie: This is true, but the usual word is "Arabian" with "Arabic" usually meaning the language. I think we should stick to the most common word. IWI (chat) 18:47, 3 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
That's your opinion, but they are basically the same thing. Just trying to help (and I thought it was interesting)! --Yottie =talk= 18:50, 3 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@Yottie: It certainly is my opinion. In my experience, "Arabian" is usually used to refer to things or people from Arabia, mainly because "Arabic" is too associated with the language (which is also spoken outside Arabia). I could be wrong and you're welcome to start a discussion on the matter :). Thanks, IWI (chat) 18:52, 3 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
No need to start a discussion. As I said, they mean the same thing so I am happy with either. Semantically, they are exact synonyms. Happy editing! --Yottie =talk= 18:58, 3 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for the note anyway :) IWI (chat) 18:59, 3 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Benjamin Bocio

Sorry I made a mistake, I thought I was writing in my profile, I will publish the biographie of Benjamin in a while. --Dominicanboy1 (talk) 23:33, 4 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Dominicanboy1: Before you do that, I suggest that you look at our general notability guidelines and our biography guidelines. Based on my quick Google search, I don't think Bocio is notable enough for our encyclopedia. Only (talk) 00:01, 5 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@Dominicanboy1: Agreed. The article will probably be deleted if you create it. IWI (chat) 00:04, 5 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@Only: ::@ImprovedWikiImprovment: Ok, thank you, I will work in other biographies and I will leave this one for later, I am working in the bio of dominican entrepreneurs, they are notable in their field, but thank you !! --Dominicanboy1 (talk) 00:13, 5 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@Dominicanboy1: Just make sure they fit our notability guideline before you start writing them. IWI (chat) 00:30, 5 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

He's all yours when you have time! --Yottie =talk= 18:05, 5 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Yottie: You've done a brilliant job. I removed the tag. IWI (chat) 18:23, 5 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you very much! Time to look for the next project... ;-) --Yottie =talk= 18:30, 5 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya Date of Death

Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya died on the 17th per: The New York Times, BBC, Olympic Channel & ESPN --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 01:00, 20 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@TDKR Chicago 101: Yes forgive me; I was following ruwiki. IWI (chat) 08:50, 20 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@ImprovedWikiImprovment: Yes sometimes these things can be tricky seeing that sometimes the date of death is mixed up with the date the body is discovered or the death is announced. Good work on your part nonetheless! --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 09:25, 20 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@TDKR Chicago 101: thank you for correcting it :) IWI (chat) 09:28, 20 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Barnstar

The Original Barnstar
For your ongoing contributions, each and every day. Keep up the great work! --Yottie =talk= 20:24, 20 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@Yottie: Thank you so much. This means a lot to me. :) IWI (chat) 20:26, 20 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Big Reference Weekend 2020

The Citation Barnstar The Citation Barnstar
Thank you for taking part in the Big Reference Weekend 2020. As a team, we helped make 177 pages better! Every change helps, big or small. Well done! Yottie =talk= 09:58, 22 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@Yottie: Thank you! I’m sorry I wasn’t able to help more. IWI (chat) 11:28, 22 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Don't be silly, you helped plenty! Well done. --Yottie =talk= 11:30, 22 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thomas John Bacon

Hi I have added a lot more and also raised my reason for doing so. I’m quite new so please help to guide me if you can. Thank you Performancegoth (talk) 15:07, 22 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Performancegoth: Unfortunatley, it doesn't seem like this person has enough coverage in reliable sources to meet our general notability guideline. The community will decide whether to delete the article or not. IWI (chat) 15:14, 22 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Copy Edit

Hi "ImprovedWikiImprovment" i have edited New and Renewable Energy Authority, it is now commercial organization its governmental. could you please explain how it is promotional? It is the has the responsibility of all Renewable Energy projects in egypt?--Hamid (talk) 23:38, 26 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@حُميد: Yes. Perhaps I made an error. I saw it had been deleted before for advertising. Appears to not fit our QD criteria. IWI (chat) 23:42, 26 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

July 2020

Hello I just made an edit to Disneyland, tell me if I should remove it or change it. --ILoveCocomelon (talk) 19:57, 27 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

(talk page stalker) @ILoveCocomelon: You made a good edit there; I just had to fix the formatting a little. Good job. Also, I see you ended your hiatus a bit early;).... --sithjarjar666 (my contribs | talk to me | email me | see my enwiki profile) 19:59, 27 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@ILoveCocomelon: Looks fine. IWI (chat) 20:01, 27 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

OS request

Hi, thanks for reporting the problem, and it has now been suppressed. Peterdownunder (talk) 12:39, 29 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Peterdownunder: thanks. Regards, IWI (chat) 12:55, 29 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Oops!


Smash!

You've been squished by a whale!
Don't take this too seriously. Someone just wants to let you know you did something really silly.

For this. --Yottie =talk= 18:16, 29 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Yottie: Yup indeed it was haha. Corrected quickly though ;) IWI (chat) 18:18, 29 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Editing

Hi, I can only edit a little at a time. Can u create a sandbox for me? Thnx Vasaziu (talk) 20:39, 1 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Vasaziu: You should be able to create it yourself by clicking this link: User:Vasaziu/sandbox. IWI (chat) 20:41, 1 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
thank you. Vasaziu (talk) 20:42, 1 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Question about disambiguation

Hi, saw you just created a disambiguation page for Brum. Just consulted Category:Disambiguation pages on EN as I want to learn how to do it. Along with creating or picking categories and merging suggestions, I'm not very good with this, so I would appreciate your guidance. So if I were to add {{Disambiguation}} on top of an article I want to create a disambiguation, it will then create that category? Or do I need to set that up as well? Many thanks. — Infogapp1 (talk) 22:37, 8 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Infogapp1: I think we like to keep it simple here with as few categories as possible. This is a question better suited for Auntof6. In terms of the disambig pages themselves, it is usually sufficient to copy them from enwiki with attribution and sometimes a little simplification. IWI (chat) 22:54, 8 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Understood, that's why I'm not creating any categories as (1) I'm not sure how to even create them in the first place (2) I'd rather stick to impving existing articles for now. I only asked because I saw you added a disambig for Brum and I wanted to know how to do it (if it's easy to do, haha). I'll certainly take a look at EN formats where needed. Thanks — Infogapp1 (talk) 22:58, 8 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
(talk page stalker) @Infogapp1: I'm not sure whether you are asking about disambiguation or categories. They don't usually mix. Disambiguation pages are not categorized except for the categories added by the disambiguation templates. I'd be glad to help you with creating either disambiguation pages or categories if you can be more specific about what you'd like help with. --Auntof6 (talk) 23:25, 8 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@Auntof6: Oh no, I was only mentioning I'm not very good with categories and merging. So, if disambiguation is just as complicated, I'd probably stay away from doing any of them for now. Appreciate the offer and I'll certainly reach out in case I need to do it down the line. Thanks to you both. — Infogapp1 (talk) 23:30, 8 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@Infogapp1: Disambiguation is not complicated. The hardest part is deciding whether the disambiguation page should be at the base name, or if one of the listed items should be at the base name. We can look to enwiki for that. --Auntof6 (talk) 23:33, 8 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Makes sense. I'll look at EN for examples in case I run into similar cases. Thank you. — Infogapp1 (talk) 23:36, 8 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Rahul Kumar Pandey

Hi i recreated an article for Rahul Kumar Pandey, (that you marked for deletion) because now it follows each and every Wikipedia policies. The person have sufficient web articles on google. Non-advertising, notable and authentic references provided. Article created for a person who is doing a lot of social welfare activities for the people of Patna, Bihar, India. Thank you! Please take a look! GuidePro (talk) 21:24, 12 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@GuidePro: You were warned not to recreate the article by an administrator. It is advertising and the person is not notable for Wikipedia. IWI (chat) 22:27, 12 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, Yes i got a warning yesterday to not create an article again due to advertising. But this article doesn’t carry any kind of promotion to individual, or a brand.

And according to Wikipedia policy,

‘A person can be notable if he or she has been written about in many published secondary sources. These must be reliable, independent of each other, and independent of the subject. If there is not a lot of coverage in any one source, then several independent sources may be combined to show notability.’

And you can search about Rahul Kumar Pandey on every search engine, saying the person is not notable for Wikipedia is not fair now. Request you to take a proper look on article and weblinks. Thank you! GuidePro (talk) 22:36, 12 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your great example

The Barnstar of National Merit
From helping create and improving highly informative articles on events, roads, to helping organise the Big World Heritage Weekend. Thank you for helping preserve the national treasures, and for being one yourself in the process. Many thanks! - Infogapp1 (talk) 00:33, 13 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@Infogapp1: Thank you so much for this barnstar! Kind regards, IWI (chat) 01:32, 13 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

why is flop not simple

For what reason would flop not be simple? Could you clarify that? Angela Kate Maureen 15:09, 13 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Tropical Storm Angela: Sure. I think describing something that has failed as a "flop" is not something people new to English would understand. The word "flop" has other meanings. Do you disagree? :) regards, IWI (chat) 15:40, 13 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
(talk page stalker) @Tropical Storm Angela: Using the word flop to describe a failure is slang, possibly even jargon, and those are 1) almost never simple and 2) not the kind of formal language that should be used in an encyclopedia. --Auntof6 (talk) 18:24, 13 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Wikidata

Hi, I saw you on Infogapp1's talkpage telling them to link their pages to a Wikidata item. Could you teach me to do that as well? Many thanks, ~Prahlad balaji (t / c) (remember to {{ping}} me) |email me/talk page 22:39, 14 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Prahlad balaji: Of course. On a new article, you will see a link in the left sidebar that says "add links". Click this and type in the wiki you want to link to in the top box, and the page you want to link to in the bottom box. For the English Wikipedia, type "enwiki" in the top box and the name of the English Wikipedia article in the bottom box. Hope this helps. IWI (chat) 22:43, 14 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

::Thanks, will do. Cheers, ~Prahlad balaji (t / c) (remember to {{ping}} me) |email me/talk page 22:44, 14 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, I can't find an "add links" link in the sidebar. Is it within the editor? ~Prahlad balaji (t / c) (remember to {{ping}} me) |email me/talk page 22:47, 14 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@Prahlad balaji: It should show up in read mode at the very bottom of the sidebar on the left-hand side. IWI (chat) 22:48, 14 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Ah, now I've found it. Thanks for the help! ~Prahlad balaji (t / c) (remember to {{ping}} me) |email me/talk page 22:50, 14 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Resit vs Retake

Does UK use "Resit"? For me it sounds like sitting down on a chair again, but then I learned it meant to take a test again, in Canada, we use the word retake. --Thegooduser Let's Talk! :) 🍁 00:39, 15 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

(talk page stalker) @Thegooduser: In the UK and some other places, people use the term sit instead of take when talking about exams. As I think about it, it seems to make more sense anyway. Those phrasal verbs will get you every time! --Auntof6 (talk) 10:26, 15 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Yes I can confirm that we "sit" exams over here. And you "resit" an exam. IWI (chat) 10:44, 15 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
I was confused why there was a picture of a girl sitting down doing a test for the word 'resit' for the longest time, I know why now! --Thegooduser Let's Talk! :) 🍁 01:12, 16 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Your email

Sorry for the late reply. It looks like that user has been globally locked now. --Auntof6 (talk) 10:27, 15 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Auntof6: Yes it turned out that a CU investigation got the account. It was who I thought it was. IWI (chat) 10:46, 15 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you

Thanks for putting my RFP in the right place. I got so used to RFCU where I add requests on top of the page =) — Infogapp1 (talk) 01:01, 16 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Infogapp1: That's ok. I feared an admin would miss it in the wrong place. :) Regards, IWI (chat) 01:07, 16 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia and copyright

G12 does not apply to enwiki. Articles copied from en should only be tagged with A3. Best regards, ~Prahlad balaji (t / c) (remember to {{ping}} me) |email me/talk page 01:21, 17 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Prahlad balaji: You are not correct. Articles copied from other wikis without attribution are copyright violations and can be deleted under G12. IWI (chat) 01:37, 17 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for the response; I will remember. ~Prahlad balaji (t / c) (remember to {{ping}} me) |email me/talk page 01:39, 17 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

TW

Hi. May I ask?

How to use to WP:TW?

Thanks. Gomdoli4696 (talk) 01:41, 17 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Gomdoli4696: To use Twinkle, you must first be autoconfirmed. This should happen within the next two days. When you are autoconfirmed, you can add Twinkle by clicking "My settings" at the top, then going to the "gadgets" tab. There you should be able to turn Twinkle on. Hope this helps :) IWI (chat) 01:47, 17 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Ah... I'm not autoconfirmed.--Gomdoli4696 (talk) 01:48, 17 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Your QD request

I declined your QD request on the talk page for the user with the bad user name. I don't believe it fits the requirement for A3, because the page content was not vandalism. However, if you want to take it to RfD, I'd have no problem with that. --Auntof6 (talk) 05:36, 18 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

How to use

Hi, IWI! I'm back!

I have more question.

how to use "QD logs"? Gomdoli (talk) 11:24, 18 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Gomdoli4696: Go to Wikipedia:Twinkle/Preferences and tick the box that says "Keep a log in userspace of all QD nominations". IWI (chat) 12:10, 18 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks. I added my options. --Gomdoli (talk) 12:15, 18 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Barnstar

The Original Barnstar
Thank you for taking part in the Big World Heritage Weekend 2020! Collectively, we made 376 changes and created 56 new articles about World Heritage Sites! Whether big or small, every change you made helps make the Simple English Wikipedia a better source of information. Well done. Yottie =talk= 12:53, 19 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@Yottie: thanks! We have all done very well! :) IWI (chat) 17:30, 19 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

wp:St

Hey! Do I need to add a note of my rfa to simple talk? --Thegooduser Let's Talk! :) 🍁 01:25, 20 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

It's not necessary, but is allowed. You only need to transclude it on RFP, which is already done. You can also add {{rfa-notice}} to your user (talk) pages. Naleksuh (talk) 01:25, 20 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Noted! --Thegooduser Let's Talk! :) 🍁 01:26, 20 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

What is the problem? Articles "List of converts to Buddhism" and "List of Buddhist conversions in India" contain different types of information. You don't want the list of conversions I wrote in "List of Buddhist conversions in India" and also in "List of converts to Buddhism". Can you tell me which article to put this content in? If you do not want the content in the "List of Buddhist conversions in India", nominate to delete this article, do not redirect it. I have experience of creating 700 articles on Marathi Wikipedia, but here I see arbitrary management. Sandesh9822 (talk) 08:53, 20 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Sandesh9822: Well in that case you should be well aware of the edit warring policy we have on Wikipedia. Take it to the talk page of one of the pages. I am uninvolved, I just restored the status quo for discussion. IWI (chat) 09:04, 20 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
You should have discussed it first and then later decided according to the majority. But in this case only two things happened - the article I made was redirected to another article and the entire text of that article was removed. This is like removing the article, but you did it without discussion in it. Sandesh9822 (talk) 09:12, 20 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@Sandesh9822: No. A user reverted your change, and you reverted back. This is edit warring. It is you who should have discussed it with the editor who reverted you, as opposed to reverting back. IWI (chat) 09:14, 20 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
User:Naleksuh redirected the article to another article without assigning any reason, so I reverted that edit. Perhaps the user did not understand the difference in both the articles. But this user should have had discuss before doing this. After that you reverted my edit!!! Why do you think the wrong editing by @Naleksuh: was appropriate? A user did a mistake and you support it.
It seems to me that the decision to remove any article should not be taken by a member alone. Between the editing war of new and old users, the edits of the old users should not be considered correct and the edits of new users should not be wrong. We must take the right decision.
I put my opinion, and I will not come here again. Both of you do as you wish.
@Infogapp1: please see this matter. Sandesh9822 (talk) 10:46, 20 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@Sandesh9822: You are not understanding how Wikipedia works. You don’t seem to understand the idea that you shouldn’t revert back if you have been reverted. You should not take offence because of this, but rather keep it in mind next time someone reverts you. If you do this many times you may be blocked from editing. IWI (chat) 11:29, 20 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Jumping in as I was pinged. @Sandesh9822:, I agree with IWI's statement above about not engaging in what may be considered edit warring. If you have a question about an editor's edit (in this case Naleksuh), please try to leave a message on their talk page, as opposed to reverting their edits, as having discussions usually may help in resolving the issue. --Infogapp1 (talk) 12:17, 20 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

 (change conflict)  It seems that Naleksuh's attempt to redirect the article was the original controversial edit in question, before it was subsequently reverted. If we were to refer to the guidelines in the WP:BRD cycle, then the originating editor(s) should be the one initiating the discussion. The status quo appears to be the one established on 1 Aug. Chenzw  Talk  12:23, 20 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@Chenzw: Okay fair. Perhaps this is an error on my part in that case. The user had already tried to add this to a different article and was reverted. I think the user should have took this to mean that they need to discuss the addition of this table, rather than try to add it elsewhere. IWI (chat) 12:33, 20 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
I texted User:Naleksuh on the talk page yesterday, but he did not reply yet. Now? Sandesh9822 (talk) 17:25, 21 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@Sandesh9822: Wait until 24hrs after your message, whenever that was. If Naleksuh still hasn't replied (who I ask does engage in a discussion with you), you may restore it, considering him redirecting the article was in fact the bold move anyway. Right now it is the morning where he lives and he may still be sleeping. --IWI (talk) 17:30, 21 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
I don't see what the difference between the two articles is other than that his is specific to India. Naleksuh (talk) 17:43, 21 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@Naleksuh: "List of Buddhist conversions in India" article contains the mass conversions, while "List of converts to Buddhism" article contains only notable individuals. One of these two articles is for Indians and the other is for people from all over the world. Both have different content. Sandesh9822 (talk) 19:42, 21 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
The second point of "Indians vs . All over world" is resolved, because I didn't just redirect to the article, I redirected to the section on India. For the first part, yes, it does only contain notable individuals. Now that I understand what the purpose of your table is, I think we are getting somewhere. However, I still believe that the current content is more in the scope of Wikipedia. Naleksuh (talk) 19:54, 21 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Ygm

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RFA

Thanks for your input, it is appreciated, thank you --Thegooduser Let's Talk! :) 🍁 02:06, 21 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Thegooduser: That's ok. I'm sorry to have to oppose in the end, but I had to do what was best for the encyclopedia. Kind regards, --IWI (talk) 02:07, 21 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Don't be sorry that you had to oppose, it was my error not knowing policy, you or anyone should not have to feel sorry for opposing me, it's merely just voting, and it doesn't damage my relationship with you or any or the other editors, to me adminship is no big deal, I just wanted to help out --Thegooduser Let's Talk! :) 🍁 02:09, 21 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Of course. Thanks for volunteering anyway, and maybe one day you can reapply. Regards, --IWI (talk) 02:11, 21 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Imagine "mail in" RFA ballots lol --Thegooduser Let's Talk! :) 🍁 02:13, 21 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@Thegooduser: LOL haha. That made me chuckle :D --IWI (talk) 02:18, 21 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Think you could take a look at this when you have time? I’d appreciate your input on it, as I think it needs a little more simplifying. If you can’t that’s fine, I’ll just have Yottie do it.

Also, what did you do to your sig, and why? It’s so... boring now.

Regards, --sithjarjar666 (my contribs | talk to me | see my enwiki profile) 23:15, 21 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hello SithJarJar666. Yes I will look at it within the hour. I just wanted to simplify my signature, sorry if it bores you, lol :) --IWI (talk) 23:20, 21 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Guess I’ll just have to make mine extra fancy to make up for it;) Also, thank you. I know I seem experienced, but I’m actually not that good at the simplification... --sithjarjar666 (my contribs | talk to me | see my enwiki profile) 23:22, 21 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Speaking of extra fancy, check out my fancy new userpage! Sorry about stealing your userboxes... --sithjarjar666 (my contribs | talk to me | see my enwiki profile) 23:23, 21 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@SithJarJar666: That's ok; you're perfectly welcome to use the userboxes I have used. Also, you seem to be very good at simplification. --IWI (talk) 23:39, 21 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
You really think so?--sithjarjar666 (my contribs | talk to me | see my enwiki profile) 00:02, 22 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Well I certainly didn't have much to do on that article :) --IWI (talk) 00:03, 22 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I understand that procedure generally does not permit commenting on already-closed RfDs, but just a revert saying not to edit archived RfDs in the edit summary is not as useful as engaging the editor in resolving their concern, and pointing them to the correct destinations. Ultimately, editors may not be as familiar with processes on this wiki, and efforts should be taken to actually talk to them. Chenzw  Talk  05:44, 23 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Chenzw: I had planned to leave them a message on their talk page, but then I saw your reply. All good :) --IWI (talk) 05:46, 23 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

67.209.10.235

Hiya, just wanted to double check. Did you mean to thank them for their edit on TikTok? Looks like they have incorrectly spelt 'Ukrainian' and could have been an edit test, so I reverted as AGF. --Infogapp1 (talk) 19:59, 24 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Infogapp1: I did mean to thank them, but it seems I had misread the revisions. Apologies for that :) --IWI (talk) 20:02, 24 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
No problem, I just didn't want to confuse them =) --Infogapp1 (talk) 20:03, 24 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hello IWI I came here so I could ask you to delete the article MyUsernamesThis or at least get someone do it. The reason is that "When I started the article, I knew nothing about making on wiki articles. But I wanted to find information. But then you are someone else got on to me and I didn't have time. So I couldn't say anything."

--Hamuyi (click for userpage) (talk (click for talkpage) 00:52, 25 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Hamuyi: I am not an administrator, therefore cannot delete the article. It is tagged for Quick Deletion and will be deleted soon. Thanks, --IWI (talk) 00:54, 25 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry. I just lose my patience sometimes. Thank you for replying --Hamuyi (click for userpage) (talk (click for talkpage) 00:57, 25 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

all good :) --IWI (talk) 00:58, 25 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

'Fix Obvious error"

Hello. I know you mean no harm, but your edit summary 'Fixed Obvious error' can be viewed as attacking a user, because of the tone of the edit summary. I know you aren't attacking, but it can be viewed as an attack for some people. I just wanted to let you know about this. :)--Thegooduser Let's Talk! :) 🍁 01:02, 25 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Thegooduser: Not an attack at all. I was just using it as a reason to edit the user's heading, as normally this would not be done, but since the error seemed obvious, I felt I could edit it and fix the link. I was saying that it was obviously an error, and not intentional. Hope this clarifies for both you and Hamuyi. :) --IWI (talk) 01:06, 25 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Got it! :) --Thegooduser Let's Talk! :) 🍁 01:08, 25 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

When I read that almost mad me mad. But it did not bother me. --Hamuyi (click for userpage) (talk (click for talkpage) 01:10, 25 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Hamuyi: What I meant was "fixing something that is clearly a mistake", not anything else. I hope you can understand. Sorry for the misunderstanding. :) --IWI (talk) 01:13, 25 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I knew you did not have to tell me '-' --Hamuyi (click for userpage) (talk (click for talkpage) 01:14, 25 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

okay :) --IWI (talk) 01:14, 25 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hello sir

Hello sir i am new here, you tagged my very first article about Bollywood actor, cinematographer, I have cited and add more reference after your deletion tag, Please take a look.

Please give advice if I do any thing wrong or suggest anything. Cheeku05 (talk) 04:55, 25 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you very much for removing speedy deletion template. Cheeku05 (talk) 05:01, 25 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@Cheeku05: I have started a deletion discussion for the article. I still do not think it meets our notability guidelines. May I ask your connection to this actor? Do you know him, or are you him? --IWI (talk) 05:03, 25 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
I am Ankit (represent this subject),
I added English references please have a look,
I want to work here and don't want to delete my first article, please have a look on these English references.
Thank you Cheeku05 (talk) 05:20, 25 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@Cheeku05: Then you should read our conflict of interest guideline. We would prefer that users do not create articles about themselves, but if they do, they should say this. --IWI (talk) 05:27, 25 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
But i am not advertising myself I write in a very neutral tone, please advice sir for now what can i do?? Cheeku05 (talk) 05:30, 25 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@Cheeku05: Like I said, I don't think it is notable. Other editors will come to an agreement on whether to keep or delete the article over the next week. You can try to find reliable, independent sources that talk about the subject a lot to show that the subject is notable enough for Wikipedia. --IWI (talk) 05:34, 25 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Sorry to disturbing you but I'm waiting yours for 10 hrs, can you please help to know me when the deletion tag will be remove, I'm not too much knowledge of wiki.
By the way I have mentioned my confession to deletion discussion page.
Thank you Cheeku05 (talk) 14:17, 25 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@Cheeku05: There will be a discussion about this article. It will last for a week. After then, either the article will be deleted, or the tag will be removed. You will have to wait the seven days. Thanks, --IWI (talk) 14:37, 25 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Please check this page

You recently placed a deletion tag on my recent article. Can you please remove them so I will update them. She is notable . Please sir article name Diana Eneje. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ilovegod112 (talkcontribs) 23:41, 25 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Ilovegod112: Nothing tells me that she is notable, and because of this I will not remove the tag. May I ask your connection to this person? Do you know Diana Eneje, or are you her? --IWI (talk) 23:43, 25 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
She is a celebrity sir, Google search her your self Sir . I will edit the articles now with why she is notable sir. Search the name (DUMEBI by Rema) Song own by one of the biggest Nigerian artist with over 22 millions view on YouTube And you will see why she is notable Ilovegod112 (talk) 23:48, 25 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
You didn't answer my question. How are you connected to Diana Eneje? Views have nothing to do with our notability guidelines. Also, please stop adding the {{wait}} template here; this is only meant to be used on articles tagged for quick deletion, not on talk pages. --IWI (talk) 23:51, 25 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
I am not connected to her anyway and am sorry for the wait tag. After the video by Rema she became famous , she won 2 awards. She is famous . I just decided to create a page for her since she doesn’t have one. Ilovegod112 (talk) 23:59, 25 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Sir I will edit them with why she is notable if only you could removed the tag. Ilovegod112 (talk) 00:00, 26 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Sorry, but I am not going to remove the tag until there is a claim of notability on the page. There are plenty of notable people you can create articles about. --IWI (talk) 00:02, 26 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Okay sir but she is notable, Spent hours creating this article. And I read the Wikipedia policy. Ilovegod112 (talk) 00:07, 26 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Like I said, I am sorry. It can be difficult to accept, but I am almost certain that this person does not meet the notability guidelines. If it is deleted, please don't create it again nor attack the admin that deletes it. This may mean they will block you from editing. --IWI (talk) 00:10, 26 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Well Thanks Ilovegod112 (talk) 00:12, 26 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Hello sir can you check the page now. Ilovegod112 (talk) 00:45, 26 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Hello sir,
The article have been well edited. Check them out Ilovegod112 (talk) 01:22, 26 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
The article did not fit our quick deletion criteria. I have started a deletion discussion that will last a week where the community will decide whether to delete or not. --IWI (talk) 21:30, 26 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hello

I want to add pictures to pages without pictures. How can I find pages without pictures--Tarih (talk) 14:59, 27 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Tarih: Hello. I do not think there are any tracking categories or special pages that could help you find articles without images. I will ping Auntof6 here who is much more experienced than me and may be able to give you some guidance here. My advice would be to hit the "show any page" button on the left until you find an article without an image. I assume you are here from commons? --IWI (talk) 15:03, 27 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you--Tarih (talk) 15:06, 27 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@Tarih: Category:No local image but image on Wikidata is supposed to list articles that have no images but whose Wikidata entries have an image. You can find some there, but I noticed that some of the articles in that category do actually have images. --Auntof6 (talk) 17:54, 27 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, most of them have pictures. Thank you for your interest--Tarih (talk) 18:02, 27 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Dealing with new articles

Hi ImprovedWikiImprovment, I want to ask you for advice on dealing with new, poorly written articles, because you've been here for a long time, and I think you do that a lot. Over the last couple months, I have often patrolled recent changes for vandalism, and often encounter new articles. Some of them I tag for QD, and others I try to fix so they look a little more like a stub. But I almost never leave a message for the person who wrote the article, because I don't know what to say (besides telling them that their article will be deleted). Do you have any suggestions? I recently noticed this article: Philippine Space Agency. It is written badly, but it seems to have some useful information. Do I have to fix it myself? If articles like that are just left here, they look like clutter. Thank you. Naddruf (talk) 01:02, 28 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Naddruf: Certainly. There are a few key things I look for first:
  • Checking it isn't a direct enwiki copy, or copyright violation of another website.
  • Simplifying the language used.
  • Changing "see also" to "related pages".
  • Changing "external links" to "other websites".
  • Ensuring the article has the correct categories. You can use articles about similar subjects (or the equivalent enwiki article) as a guide.
  • Tagging articles as stubs, if needed.
  • Cleaning up articles to fit the manual of style. This includes having bold at the start, adding any links and ensuring paragraphs are separated properly.
  • Sometimes I will cite uncited claims using references from enwiki, or elsewhere. Also, I may add an appropriate image.
  • I also link the article to the wikidata item using the "add links" button on the sidebar.
If an article is bad and fits a QD criteria, it is up to you whether you want to clean it up or tag it. If an article is bad enough to be deleted, you should leave a warning to the user such as {{subst:uw-create1}}. People who make good articles that needed cleaning up can be left a welcome message to help them learn how to write articles.
Hope this helps. Please ask me any other questions. --IWI (talk) 01:22, 28 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
So about sending a message to the writer, the answer is you don't usually do that? Also, the things I'm used to doing so far are adding categories, adding the stub tag, adding links, and bolding the necessary parts. Naddruf (talk) 01:23, 28 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@Naddruf: If they have made a QD worthy article, warn them with {{subst:uw-create1}}. If they made an article that needed cleaning up, use a welcome template. Generally it is good to leave a message. --IWI (talk) 01:29, 28 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Okay, so just the automatic templates. Thank you for your suggestions. Naddruf (talk) 01:36, 28 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
This is what I do personally, yes. You're welcome :) --IWI (talk) 01:58, 28 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Added a couple more

I added a few more to that Rfd. I am sure it won't change your comment but just wanted to let you know. Created that Rfd before I realized the extent of the problem. -Djsasso (talk) 20:27, 31 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Djsasso: Good point. I'll take a quick look at the new ones. --IWI (talk) 20:28, 31 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Twinkle

Is it just me and my settings, or Twinkle no longer automatically posts a QD notification to the creator's talk page when their article is nominated for QD? --Infogapp1 (talk) 13:47, 5 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I don’t think I am suffering from this issue. You might want to check Wikipedia:Twinkle/Preferences. --IWI (talk) 14:16, 5 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah, just realised one of the criteria wasn't ticked, but it's all good now. Many thanks. --Infogapp1 (talk) 15:27, 7 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Barnstar

The Special Barnstar
Thank you for taking part in the Big Cleanup Weekend 2020! We made 409 changes and helped fix many problems on articles in category:Wikipedia maintenance. Well done! Yottie =talk= 10:58, 9 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@Yottie: thanks, but I don’t think I am worthy of this barnstar, having barely contributed due to being busy. --IWI (talk) 15:54, 9 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Of course you do. As I always say, quality not quantity! --Yottie =talk= 17:41, 9 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Your revert of Special:Diff/7104421

May I know your rationale for undoing the addition of an internal wikilink of a politician's article, which has multiple inline citations confirming his office position? Chenzw  Talk  12:30, 11 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Chenzw: Yes, of course. The user is WMF globally banned and may not edit any Wikimedia project. Restoring it later is better than letting him think he is welcome to change this Wikipedia by letting his edit stay, per DENY. --IWI (talk) 12:32, 11 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Also, I was not the only one reverting there. --IWI (talk) 12:36, 11 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
It is worth pointing out that the undo kicked off a revert war involving 4 more rounds of back-and-forth undos between two additional editors, and eventually led to an actual abusive diff. In future it might be worth considering requesting a revdel of the disruptive edit summary instead. I should also mention that at the time you decided to revert, you were the first editor in the chain and could not possibly claim knowledge of future reverts. Chenzw  Talk  12:37, 11 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
The first edit summary alone was enough to tell me who it was, as there is an attack on Antandrus. I intentionally left the reverting for a sysop to do it after the proxy was blocked thereafter to minimise any kind of war. --IWI (talk) 12:43, 11 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
And as you can see here, the user thinks you support his changes. This is why I did not want to allow their edits to remain. --IWI (talk) 17:15, 13 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

FYI, I declined your qd request on this article because the content is different from the version that was deleted. --Auntof6 (talk) 13:04, 19 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Auntof6: That's fine; thanks for taking a look at the deleted article. I will shortly start an RfD for this in that case. --IWI (talk) 13:09, 19 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Recognition

Operator873's Outstanding Wikipedian Award
For exceptional, conspicuous, and meritorious service to the Wikipedia community, I am proud to present this award to ImprovedWikiImprovment in honor of their accomplishments which reflect great credit upon themselves and their fellow Wikipedians.
Your dependability and steadfast devotion to this project are noticed and appreciated. Thank you for all the work you put in here. Operator873talkconnect 00:13, 20 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@Operator873: I am honoured to receive such a lovely award. Thank you so much Operator; it means a lot :) --IWI (talk) 00:14, 20 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Delete request

Hi sir, has Rajamagal, Gokulathil Seethai (2019 TV series) has copied from English Wikipedia, please delete those articles Ppkalabika (talk)

@Ppkalabika: I’m not an administrator so I cannot do that. If you want them deleted for that reason, please add {{QD|A3}} to the top of the page. --IWI (talk) 13:31, 24 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

We sent you an e-mail

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Thank You

Hi buddy! Thanks for warm welcome. Will definitely work on developing articles in simple english wiki. i have few doubts on here. 1) If i write an article from english wiki to simple english how to notify you before publishing it ? i hope if i get trained with your assistance will help me more. 2) In simple eng wiki, articles from English wiki or other languages are only allowed or i can write new articles ?

Thank you ! :) --Jayreborn (talk) 10:09, 26 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Jayreborn: Hello and welcome! Yes you can create articles from the English Wikipedia. But when doing this, there are two things you must make sure you do:
  1. Make sure you simplify the text. You can see more about how to do that at Wikipedia:How to write Simple English pages. Usually, if you can't find a word on this page, it is not simple enough.
  2. Make sure you add attribution to the talk page. You can find out how to do this at Wikipedia:Transwiki attribution.
Thank you. If you have any more questions, please ask me. Regards, --IWI (talk) 14:28, 26 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

help

@Thegooduser: I'm here. What do you need help with? --IWI (talk) 23:36, 1 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Does this source, verify, that tempura, came from Portugal and not Japan? --Thegooduser Let's Talk! :) 🍁 23:44, 1 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@Thegooduser: It verifies that tempura is based on (or originates from) a Portuguese recipe called "peixinhos da horta". I'm not sure whether this quite means "tempura is Portuguese"; I still think the dish is very much a Japanese one. --IWI (talk) 23:50, 1 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]
en:Peixinhos da horta is actually its own dish. I think tempura is a Japanese dish based on the Portuguese dish. Tempura developed in Japan, not Portugal, so I would say that Tempura did not develop in Portugal but Japan. --IWI (talk) 23:58, 1 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

User:88.103.180.144

Lately, I've got a bizzare, propagandistic non-collaborative message from an anonymous IP. I do a whois check and it is linked to Czech Republic.[1] This may be related to Koncorde and BatteryIncluded, but due to a number of policy violations it poses, it needs to be investigated further before taking any action. -- 2001:D08:D8:5B58:C8D7:CA5:984B:D57C (talk) 15:08, 6 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I’m suspicious you are related to them, but I rolled it back and warned them. --IWI (talk) 15:15, 6 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]
But I'm not related to them. I was attacked by them. Anyway, thanks for rolling it back. I am not part of them. I want to help. -- 2001:D08:D8:5B58:C8D7:CA5:984B:D57C (talk) 15:22, 6 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah I am assuming as much. Just seemed strange that you also wrote about this "red-brown" whatever. --IWI (talk) 15:23, 6 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Because I've been calling out and opposing this red-brown convergence for some time. I don't want Wikipedia to assume a political stance: I believe if it does, then a certain segment of Wikipedia users will surely be alienated. And it wouldn't surprised me if some within Wikipedia turns out to be part of it all along. -- 2001:D08:D8:5B58:C8D7:CA5:984B:D57C (talk) 15:36, 6 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Hi IWI, you can read about this IP here when his last wiki-wide ban was applied to the entire of 2001:d08:d8. I would suggest having nothing to do with the IP. He is a well known internet crank. Koncorde (talk) 19:20, 6 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@Koncorde: Thanks a lot for highlighting that to me. That explains a lot, regards --IWI (talk) 19:48, 6 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Eddie Van Halen

It's hard to catch everything that needs to be changed in an article when someone dies, but make sure you change the living people category to a year-of-death category. I've made the change for this one. --Auntof6 (talk) 21:58, 6 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Auntof6: Yes I noticed; thanks for catching that. :) --IWI (talk) 22:00, 6 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Twinkle ARV module

How to use this module? Thanks. — Gomdoli (talk) 12:07, 7 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, I found; VIP module. — Gomdoli (talk) 12:08, 7 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Yes was about to say, we call it "VIP (vandalism in progress)". --IWI (talk) 12:09, 7 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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E217 series

I Just want to make a new article using an existing article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tokyo Metro 6000 series (talkcontribs) 01:01, 12 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Tokyo Metro 6000 series: I do not understand what you mean. Please do not move that article again, an admin will fix it in time. --IWI (talk) 01:02, 12 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Deleting a page to make way for a move

When you have this kind of request, it's simpler to just ask at the admins' noticeboard for the desired move to be done. The admins can delete the target page as part of the move, saving a step.--Auntof6 (talk) 06:04, 12 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Auntof6: Okay, will do in the future. Always thought it was best to avoid clogging up the noticeboard, as moves requiring admins happen a lot. --IWI (talk) 06:42, 12 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Unsuccessful RfA...

Hello, ImprovedWikiImprovment, I have closed your RfA as unsuccessful; you were 4 support votes (or 8%) short of what our guideline stipulates. Please continue the good work you do, and don't feel bad. Perhaps try again some other time? --Eptalon (talk) 19:54, 18 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, and thank you for the message Eptalon. I am honoured to have been nominated in the first place as well as all the support I received from the community. I’d like to thank the opposers for their feedback and I will continue the work that I have been doing and will work on the points highlighted to me. Regards, --IWI (talk) 19:58, 18 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

A Treat from Thegooduser

Banana Ice Cream

ImprovedWikiImprovment, I would like to treat you to this (virtual) Ice Cream, for being an awesome Wikipedian, and for being Bold for going to an RFA, you deserve this! Don't ever give up and you will get the mop soon, you are awesome! :) --Thegooduser Let's Talk! :) 🍁 21:30, 18 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you so much for the ice cream Thegooduser, I shall enjoy it :). Thank you for your kind words also, both here and in the RFA. Perhaps I will try again in the future... Kind regards, --IWI (talk) 21:41, 18 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Sadden

To see your RFA ended this way. I thank you for your courage to run and I wish you all the best in future if you wish to run again. Happy Editing. Sidenote, viwiki is really one of the worst place to ask for deletions, I had several of my taggings reverted. It's not a small wiki vs large wiki issue, they just enjoy letting Vietnamese subjects to have pages there. I did several crosswiki cleanups of paid editors / globally locked ones, and I managed to get all the articles deleted from major wikis like de/ja/it/pt/es etc and the only one which refuse is vi. However, each wikis have it's own governance and notablity standards, so slowly I learned to ignore them. Anyway, thanks for volunteering :). Camouflaged Mirage (talk) 09:35, 19 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Camouflaged Mirage: Thank you for your support. Yes I learnt this the hard way it seems, however I do not think starting a deletion discussion for an article you think isn’t notable is a bad thing to do, nor would I describe that as "disturbing". The governing body of any project is the community, and they have decided new editors cannot start deletion discussions. That is fair enough – it is for this reason I should not have started it. Also, if they have a different idea of notability that is fine too. I will continue to be passionate (but not aggressive) in deleting spam articles here, though. If that would cost me the admin tools, so be it (although that does not seem fair). As for the other points, they were very much constructive and fair points of criticism. As Eptalon said to me, RfAs are very much about "dirty laundry". You too had your concerns that I can learn from in your support vote. But I am happy and I will continue to contribute here as normal. Perhaps I will try again in the future :). Regards, --IWI (talk) 10:11, 19 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

RfA

Sorry to have missed your RfA candidacy. I would have supported you 100%. Also, thought I let you know how much I appreciate you being polite in all our interactions. Keep up the great work, and hope to support you in the future. --Infogapp1 (talk) 14:43, 19 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Infogapp1: Thank's Infogapp. I try to be kind most of the time to all people I interact with. I do tend to agree with the consensus of the RFA that I'm probably not ready yet. Thanks for your kind words :) --IWI (talk) 14:53, 19 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

May I ask about Volkswagen New Beetle, I don't know if this article is good or bad. Could you check it? Thank you. — Gomdoli (talk) 03:31, 21 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Gomdoli4696: There's a comment in the article that makes it a vandalism article. I have tagged it for quick deletion. Thanks, --IWI (talk) 11:31, 21 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

QD A1 on Low

Please note that policy specifically states that "Having a small amount of content is not a reason to delete if it has useful information." for QD A1. Quick deletion should not be used as an alternative method of "remediating" encyclopedia articles of a sub-par quality. Chenzw  Talk  09:39, 22 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Chenzw: I didn't think it had much meaning when I tagged it, but it appeared to be a dictionary definition now that I look at it again (i.e. not A1). Sorry about that, thanks for letting me know :). --IWI (talk) 09:45, 22 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi!

Can you please not bother me? Thanks! --136.228.204.250 (talk) 19:44, 23 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

If you make helpful changes I will not bother you. However, if you continue to make bad changes then I will not leave you alone as I want you to stop, and you will eventually be blocked from changing Wikipedia if you continue. You're welcome to make good changes, so please do that. --IWI (talk) 19:47, 23 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

can you help me

go back to simple talk please :( — Preceding unsigned comment added by Malifex (talkcontribs) 18:08, 27 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry for not getting back to you quickly. I have answered over there, and so have two other users :). --IWI (talk) 18:57, 27 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Russian

Is Russian hard to learn? --Thegooduser Let's Talk! :) 🍁 23:47, 31 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Thegooduser: Depends on how you compare it. Some words are similar to English in some way and the alphabet is fairly easy too. It is certainly easier than Japanese but harder than Spanish, French, German etc. You might want to ask Vermont too who speaks it much better than me. --IWI (talk) 23:57, 31 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]
I'll wait till Vermont replies and see what he says :) . --Thegooduser Let's Talk! :) 🍁 00:07, 1 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
For me, the hardest parts have been knowing when to write ы or и, and also the case system. It's definitely something someone can do with a bit of time, there's tons of helpful resources online. Vermont (talk) 00:11, 1 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
I'll going to learn Russian, when I'm finished Japanese ;) --Thegooduser Let's Talk! :) 🍁 00:14, 1 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@Vermont and Thegooduser: Yeah those two letters sound very similar to us English speakers at least. I haven't worked out the case system yet myself...lol --IWI (talk) 00:15, 1 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Vermont Most useful thing I learned in History Class, "When war strikes, burn everything" --Thegooduser Let's Talk! :) 🍁 00:16, 1 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
(talk page stalker) @Thegooduser: My local public library has online software you can use for free to study languages. Might you have a library with something like that? --Auntof6 (talk) 04:15, 1 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Auntof6 I'm with the en:Vancouver Public Library, I never checked if they have language study for free --Thegooduser Let's Talk! :) 🍁 21:21, 1 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
I just tried Russian and IMO it's harder than Japanese... --Tsugaru Let's Talk! :) 🍁 03:21, 21 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@つがる: Hm, really? In what way? Many words are similar to English and the alphabet must be easier than Japanese, right? --IWI (talk) 18:56, 21 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
I cannot get past the very first Duolingo lesson. Busuu was somewhat helpful, but the only word I know is "Priyvet" "Cot" and "Mama" Japanese Is easier lol --Tsugaru Let's Talk! :) 🍁 21:17, 21 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
I've never found Duolingo to be particularly helpful in teaching anything really. The best way to learn is to talk with natives, although that can be difficult. I make my own flashcards of words and phrases that I want to learn, rather than useless stuff like "this is a dog" or whatever. --IWI (talk) 21:19, 21 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Duolingo shoves the material down your throat, they make/force you to understand everything, even if you don't. --Tsugaru Let's Talk! :) 🍁 21:30, 21 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
It teaches you non-useful stuff IMO. Learn relevant words first, as in stuff you will actually use. --IWI (talk) 21:34, 21 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you...

...for including the source website URL in your QD/copyvio request. It's very helpful when people do that. :) --Auntof6 (talk) 07:17, 4 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Auntof6: Thank you for the message. It was no problem at all :) --IWI (talk) 01:23, 5 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

You've got mail!

Hello, ImprovedWikiImprovment. You have a new email! Please check it at your convenience.
Message added 20:52, 15 November 2020 (UTC). You can take off this notice at any time by removing the {{You've got mail}} or {{YGM}} template.

Thegooduser Let's Talk! :) 🍁 20:52, 15 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The Page Views Template

@つがる: It seems to be counting only a small time frame of this year but I don’t know why. Mine displays the entire year. --IWI (talk) 10:29, 10 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
When did you put yours up? --Tsugaru Let's Talk! :) 🍁 23:18, 12 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@つがる: Not quite sure, probably a while ago. --IWI (talk) 23:21, 12 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Does the template not like me or something? :/ --Tsugaru Let's Talk! :) 🍁 23:29, 12 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Happy late birthday!

i see your birthday is december 4, so i just said it a bit late. happy birthday though!LiteralOrder - TALK 20:35, 10 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Sockpuppet or not I appreciate the message. Thanks, --IWI (talk) 22:20, 10 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Happy B-Day! --Tsugaru Let's Talk! :) 🍁 00:43, 11 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you つがる :) --IWI (talk) 10:07, 11 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hey

Just wanted to say hi, also I might be able to edit some on simple still. I’m gonna edit here a lot less though, since I’m kinda busy with enwiki now... you understand, right? How are you doing, by the way? (Happy waay late birthday...) --sithjarjar (my contribs | talk to the sith lord) 18:47, 21 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@SithJarJar666: Hi, I'm doing fine thanks, how are you? I understand perfectly, you can edit as often as you like; don't worry about it. We all undertand if you are busy. And thanks for the late birthday wishes :) --IWI (talk) 18:52, 21 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Page

I swear I saw in a newsletter, that the page for printing link would be gone, but who said that? --Tsugaru Let's Talk! :) 🍁 22:14, 21 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I haven't seen that, sorry. --IWI (talk) 22:16, 21 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
I need the ref for the next TWW, but if I can't find it, TWW is going to be delayed more --Tsugaru Let's Talk! :) 🍁 22:26, 21 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you!

... and a happy Christmas to you and yours! Macdonald-ross (talk) 08:57, 24 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Eptalon and Macdonald-ross: Merry Christmas to you both and thanks for the messages :) --IWI (talk) 14:15, 24 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Merry Christmas, ImprovedWikiImprovement!

Hi! I wish you and your family a very merry Christmas! I have a present for

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A WikiPresent for Christmas.

Merry Christmas and a happy new year! 80.225.166.139 (talk) 13:06, 25 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you very much. Merry Christmas to you too. --IWI (talk) 18:51, 25 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hello dear colleague, my article is translated from the Persian version, which has no problem in Persian, why did you tag it?--VsDFRT (talk) 00:29, 29 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I even announced on the article Talk page after it was created that it was translated.--VsDFRT (talk) 00:31, 29 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@VsDFRT: It doesn’t matter. You can’t remove a QD template from an article you created. It is up to an administrator to decide if it should be deleted. --IWI (talk) 00:40, 29 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Spam

Hello, dear colleague. I wrote an article of a notable actor from my country Tunisia. You voted to delete as spam and you declined my draft. Could you help me so that I can know my mistake. Thank you ChrisMat2020 (talk) 04:44, 29 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

They are written in an advertisement tone. May I ask what your connection is to this actor? --IWI (talk) 04:45, 29 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@ImprovedWikiImprovment: My article is translated from French Wikipedia I'm just a fan and a writer. I don't know him personally --ChrisMat2020 (talk) 04:50, 29 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
 (change conflict)  I don’t see any evidence the actor meets the notability guidelines either. This is why I voted to delete. It may be that the French article is written from someone connected to the actor. --IWI (talk) 04:52, 29 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@ImprovedWikiImprovment: I don't think because he has an important fan base in Tunisia as an actor. There are arabic and French wikipedia and I cited several notable sources like Kapitalis, Mosaïque FM, Africultures, Tuniscope and others. You can consult administrators or users from Tunisia. Thanks --ChrisMat2020 (talk) 05:00, 29 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
The community will decide whether we should keep or delete the article over the next week. --IWI (talk) 16:55, 29 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

removing redirect to Saffir−Simpson scale

Why are you removing the redirect Saffir−Simpson scale from the main article? Angela Kate Maureen 03:01, 31 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Tropical Storm Angela: Hi. That is just temporary so the redirect can be deleted and I can move the page to that location, per the move request on the talk page. --IWI (talk) 03:02, 31 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

2021

2021

years

Okay, time files when you're having fun ;) --Tsugaru Let's Talk! :) 🍁 21:33, 1 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Haha indeed. --IWI (talk) 21:34, 1 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Hey, do you want a dark theme vector skin? --Tsugaru Let's Talk! :) 🍁 02:13, 2 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

No thanks. I have always disliked dark modes in general, lol --IWI (talk) 02:14, 2 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Actually? Light theme burns my eyes... --Tsugaru Let's Talk! :) 🍁 02:15, 2 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Yep, haha. --IWI (talk) 02:21, 2 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Years 2

Hi.
How far are we going to go with the years? English Wikipedia currently go to 2029 in terms of year pages that don't redirect to 3rd millennium. Is there any year we're aiming to get up to? Belwine💬📜 20:55, 2 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I was thinking we should just leave it there. Not much purpose going further. --IWI (talk) 20:56, 2 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Ok, thanks :) Belwine💬📜 20:57, 2 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
(talk page stalker) @Belwine: Our practice has been to create a page for a year only if there's more than just the standard skeleton information. For example, 2069 currently has only that basic info. I'll go looking for those and remove such years and any categories that end up empty. --Auntof6 (talk) 21:14, 2 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Ok, thank you. :) Belwine💬📜 21:19, 2 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
@Auntof6: While I agree and won't create any more, I don't see any real purpose of deleting such pages. --IWI (talk) 21:43, 2 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
OK, I found some content to add to them. If you create any more, be sure to add something that's unique to the year, not just the standard things that all year pages get. We have deleted these in the past through the RFD process when they didn't have anything beyond that. --Auntof6 (talk) 04:29, 3 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Fair enough. Will do. --IWI (talk) 16:45, 3 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

making Bethany Joy Lenz picture frameless

For what reason did you make the Bethany Joy Lenz photo frameless? Can you clarify that? Angela Kate Maureen 21:39, 3 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

(talk page stalker) I don't see anything wrong with that, only that it will mess up mobile view. I did it before for Maiko --Tsugaru Let's Talk! :) 🍁 22:02, 3 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
@Tropical Storm Angela: No real reason, I just thought it looked better. Undo if you like. Kind regards --IWI (talk) 22:47, 3 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I've been adding thumbnails and captions to images. Without the frame and caption I think it looks unfinished and like it's just floating in space. With the frame it looks like it's supposed to be there.--Gordonrox24 | Talk 23:18, 3 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Often there is no information to add. Guidelines state that captions are there to offer context, which is not really needed in a lead image displaying a person. It’s a matter of opinion, but I think frameless images look better when no caption is needed. --IWI (talk) 23:31, 3 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Better to avoid "currently" in articles

Hi, IWI,

I see you've been adding state legislature articles. That's great. They need more attention. But, I have a suggestion. It is best to avoid currently. As you well know, we have very few editors here. Currently creates a lot of maintenance as elections happen. Rather than "The house is currently controlled by the Republican Party." something like "The Republican Party got control in 20XX." which is still true even if the Democrats regain control later. It's best just to avoid now and currently altogether. Thanks, --Gotanda (talk) 05:29, 7 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Gotanda: Yes that makes sense, thanks for the suggestion. I recently updated an article with seat numbers from 2012, so this is clearly an issue. Kind regards, --IWI (talk) 05:32, 7 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

A Barnstar for You!

The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
Thank you for quickly reverting vandalism on a regular basis! :) Belwine💬📜 14:00, 7 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Belwine: Thank you very much, and the same to you. --IWI (talk) 16:32, 7 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hey

Did you use a rollback script or what, I manually clicked the rollback on that IP vandal and was unsuccessful for 9-10 of them, thanks for reverting :)Camouflaged Mirage (talk) 19:41, 8 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Camouflaged Mirage: Yeah I used mass rollback. No problem :) --IWI (talk) 19:41, 8 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Must be that, I didn't use for the sake of I am afraid of any errors as some might be valid at times (there are users who got blocked using mass rollback), but my personal preference only. :) Camouflaged Mirage (talk) 19:43, 8 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Whilst you're on the subject of this.. thanks for reverting the changes that the IP vandal made from me too! :) They did revert quite a few of my edits... Belwine💬📜 19:43, 8 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
@Camouflaged Mirage: Of course. I made sure all of the changes were vandalism. All of the edits were reverting good edits by Belwine, so it seemed appropriate. Mass rollback is a powerful tool and must be used wisely! And you're welcome Belwine :) --IWI (talk) 19:46, 8 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Concurred, have a nice day ahead guys :) Camouflaged Mirage (talk) 19:48, 8 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Ed Bruce

Hello ImprovedWikiImprovment, the article you nominated for quick-deletion ('Complex article from another WP') has since been simpilfied. Please do a regular request for deletion, if you still think it needs deleting. --Eptalon (talk) 10:46, 9 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for telling me. It looks good now. --IWI (talk) 11:32, 9 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

One of your edits on the RFD for Ram Ray

With this change, you struck out the input from a user who became blocked after making the comment. When you want to make that kind of note, please just leave your own note and do not strike out the other user's comment. Otherwise you leave yourself open to being accused of interfering with the other user's comments (even though that might be deserved). Thanks. --Auntof6 (talk) 17:17, 9 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Auntof6: I was under the impression that users are not allowed to vote twice. All of their other sockpuppet votes were stricken, so I don't really see the issue in also striking this one. Sockpuppet votes intefere with the closing admin determining consensus. In addittion, you put emphasis on the word after, even though someone couldn't possibly comment while they were blocked. Of course, I would not strike a vote of someone purely on the basis that they are blocked, if that is the impression that you got. Best, --IWI (talk) 17:24, 9 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Your edit summary mentioned that the user was a blocked sockpuppet, not that they had already commented. The other stricken comments were stricken by Eptalon, who is an admin/crat/checkuser, and therefore officially has the ability to determine that two users are the same. I just don't want to have the possibility of a user being able to accuse another of doing them any wrong. --Auntof6 (talk) 22:16, 9 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
@Auntof6: A CU check determined they are likely related and was consequently blocked by another CU. I assumed Bsadowski1 had just forgotten to strike the comment. You can see the check on the WP:RfCU page. I probably should have made it clearer to avoid confusion. --IWI (talk) 22:20, 9 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

My userpage

How can I get the images to change every few hours? --Tsugaru Let's Talk! :) 🍁 01:44, 10 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@つがる: I'm not sure, sorry. Best, --IWI (talk) 01:54, 10 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Yea, that's always my answer when people ask me, "So what are you gonna do when you finish school?" lol --Tsugaru Let's Talk! :) 🍁 01:56, 10 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Ha ha, you'll find something you enjoy eventually I'm sure. :) --IWI (talk) 01:58, 10 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Yea, I was looking at this place but they assume I can only speak French and if you look at my userpage, you'll see I'm a fr-1 so... --Tsugaru Let's Talk! :) 🍁 02:00, 10 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I saw a large group of school children with that logo when I visited London (they were near parliament). Must be an interantional student program. Intersting. --IWI (talk) 02:02, 10 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
As soon as my local Japanese Embassy offers student visa, I need to apply right away. You said you saw a group of children with that logo, where were they from? --Tsugaru Let's Talk! :) 🍁 02:06, 10 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Not certain, although the langauage the leader person spoke sounded Swedish/Norwegian/Danish. --IWI (talk) 02:08, 10 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Interesting. How come the Ram Ray RFD isn't closed yet? --Tsugaru Let's Talk! :) 🍁 02:11, 10 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Well a couple of admins voted on it so they can't close it. We just have to wait for another admin to close it. --IWI (talk) 02:12, 10 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
@つがる: The page has now been deleted, I have just requested for QD of all the redirects to be deleted too... Belwine💬📜 15:41, 11 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Barrackpore

I checked that you are a patroller so can you patrolled this article. If it is not simplified, QD it. As it is a translated from English Wikipedia.KP (talk) 07:33, 13 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Ping me if needed KP (talk) 07:33, 13 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@TTP1233: I assumed you were going to simplify it, but since you wanted it deleted, and it is complex, I have tagged it for A3. Best, --IWI (talk) 07:35, 13 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

No I don't want to delete it but since its complex again, I will recreate this article with simple details thank you for reminding me. KP (talk) 07:37, 13 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@TTP1233: I'm confused. So you don't want the article deleted then? Should I remove the tag. --IWI (talk) 08:01, 13 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I added wait tag for that. Don't worry for this. I told If it is not simplified, then QD it. I hope you understand. i missed then so I appologise. I will remind you later for patrolling ok. — Preceding unsigned comment added by ‎TTP1233 (talkcontribs) 08:08, 13 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

No problem. Sorry for the confusion. --IWI (talk) 08:10, 13 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Almost this article is simplified. Now you can check and patrolled. Because you are the onlyactive patrolled user.KP (talk) 08:19, 13 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I will have a look through when I have time, but I think quite a bit more simplification is needed. --IWI (talk) 08:26, 13 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I will do that as well.KP (talk) 08:32, 13 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Good catch!

Good catch on The Flying Dueces! It had escaped notice, and was indeed a complex copy. Macdonald-ross (talk) 09:17, 14 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Macdonald-ross: Thanks! No problem :) --IWI (talk) 09:18, 14 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Patrol

Could you pls patrol my two articles as urgent, Devi Lal and Yashwantrao Chavan. They are two deputy PM of India.KP (talk) 10:01, 14 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

User scripts

Hello IWI! Hope you're well. Regarding user scripts, are you allowed to use scripts from en.wikipedia here (with minor changes to adjust for simple.wikipedia)?
Also, how can I use the reset talk script? It is getting a little tedious manually removing/reverting vandalism from talk pages.
Thanks, Belwine💬📜 22:08, 14 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Belwine: You can load scripts from any URL by adding : mw.loader.load("url"); to Special:MyPage/common.js. For reset talk, that URL would be https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:DannyS712/Reset_talk.js?action=raw&ctype=text/javascript - you can also use any URL from English Wikipedia, or anywhere on the internet, depending on your browser's crossorigin settings. Naleksuh (talk) 22:13, 14 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
 (change conflict)  Thanks :) I managed to install the Reset talk one just before the reply but thanks for the confirmation on loading scripts from any Wiki. Belwine💬📜 22:15, 14 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks Naleksuh for answering this while I was away. --IWI (talk) 06:25, 15 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Message on Bangladeshi users

Masum Ibn Musa and Prodipto Deoler are seems to be connected to each other. I may or may not think this as sockpuppetry of Masum Ibn Musa. What do you think?KP (talk) 10:04, 17 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

(talk page stalker) I don't think that this new account is a sock, personally. Masum Ibn Musa appears to be quite a trusted user on Wikipedia in general. He has patroller and rollback rights on the Bengali Wikipedia, rollback rights here and on the English Wikipedia. He has been given these rights because he is trusted with them. I think Masum would know that socking is not a good idea, I would be surprised if he was socking. Belwine💬📜 10:22, 17 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
While, as Belwine states, this would be unlikely, if you have evidence of socking then feel free to request CU. I'm not seeing any evidence right now to suggest any sockpuppetry. --IWI (talk) 10:38, 17 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
(talk page stalker) Even a CU might not help much, as Bangladesh is a dense country, it's very hard for CU to work in these situations, we need strong behavioral evidence. Camouflaged Mirage (talk) 10:50, 17 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Anyway, per AGF such speculation is not appropriate without evidence. --IWI (talk) 11:01, 17 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, I agree. Camouflaged Mirage (talk) 11:12, 17 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I came here from a rfd and noticed this conversation. As a Bangladeshi user I can confirm they are not sock. Prodipto is a trusted user in bnwiki and has Autopatrolled right there. I'm familiar with both of their editing behaviour. They both are interested in Islam related articles. Thank you.Yahya (talk) 11:18, 17 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Nice catch

I only meant to bring over the infobox. Didn't notice I got the other paragraph. Not sure how that even happened. -Djsasso (talk) 16:18, 19 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Oh I see...I accidentally edited an old revision. -Djsasso (talk) 16:18, 19 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
@Djsasso: Yes, I figured it was a mistake. I was just leaving you a message, no harm done :) --IWI (talk) 16:20, 19 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Request

Hello Improve wiki! I will update and upgrade the article I created. Could you please remove the notification? Haoreima (talk) 12:20, 22 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Haoreima: Unfortunately not. We cannot allow text copied from other websites to stay. Best, --IWI (talk) 12:21, 22 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Is there any way to save the article from deletion? Haoreima (talk) 12:29, 22 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
(talk page stalker) Not really. I'd recommend working outside of Wikipedia (e.g. on a word document or notepad) to improve the article. --Belwine💬📜 12:31, 22 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
The easiest way is to delete it and recreate it. Copyrighted text is not allowed anywhere on Wikipedia, not even in the history of the article. --IWI (talk) 12:32, 22 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. Haoreima (talk) 12:35, 22 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hello

Hello IWI! Will you teach me how to move a page? Besides, I noticed you said you have two accounts in wikipedia. Is it permitted, may I know? And one more thing, will you help me create my user page, putting templates like those in yours. They are really attractive, I think so. And lastly, wow😮, you are a 19 years old guy and very active in wikipedia. In fact, I am also 19. Haoreima (talk) 08:23, 23 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Haoreima: Hi. So to move a page, you click the "more" tab at the top of the page and then click "move". This will give you the form to move the page. Yes I do have an alternate account that I use on public computers. If you do that, you have to make it very clear on the user pages that you have another account. Pretending to have one or otherwise misleading people with more than one account is sockpuppetry and will get you blocked. If you want to use the templates on my user page, just press "edit" and copy them over. Thanks for the kind words. --IWI (talk) 09:34, 23 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I have, User:Goutamkumar Oinam 2 is the one. Please help me. Haoreima (talk) 09:42, 23 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
@Haoreima: Unless you have a valid reason to, I would say you don't use that account anymore and only use this one. Best, --IWI (talk) 10:58, 23 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Copy and paste

Will copy and paste from other language Wikipedia pages in simple English Wikipedia allowed? Haoreima (talk) 14:52, 23 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Haoreima: Only if you carefully simplify all of the text. This page tells you how to do that. You will also have to add attribution to the article's talk page. This page tells you how to do this. --IWI (talk) 14:53, 23 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

IP adding links to Japanese Wikipedia

Hello ImprovedWikiImprovment, I have blocked the IP that tried adding links to Japanese Wikipedia, likely with Japanese text. Feel free to re-instate the deleted edit if it is constructive, and you feel fine with it. The Ip got a free limiited term block for edit warring. --Eptalon (talk) 11:00, 24 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah thanks, the user is an LTA that has been harassing me cross-wiki for a while. Best, --IWI (talk) 11:10, 24 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Request

I have recently created a series of articles. And I fear if they would be deleted or nominated for deletion. Please review them and if you find any problem, please inform me. Haoreima (talk) 17:27, 24 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Talkback

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Edit the year article templates

Hello, I would like to know how to edit the year article template so that it isn't exactly the same as the English Wikipedia. What I mean is that I don't think it's that necessary to add in extra info about a certain year other than it being a common year, leap year, century leap year, current year, the first or last year of a specific decade, century, millennium. For example:

2020 (MMXX) was a leap year starting on Wednesday in the Gregorian calendar. It was the first year of the 2020s.

2021 (MMXXI) is a common year starting on Friday in the Gregorian calendar and is the current year.


2022 (MMXXII) will be a common year starting on Saturday in the Gregorian calendar.


For century leap years:

2000 (MM) was a century leap year starting on Saturday in the Gregorian calendar. It was the last year of the 20th century and 3rd millennium and the first year of the 2000s.


If you want to discuss this more, please let me know on my talk page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by ‎189.169.152.227 (talkcontribs) 01:20, 29 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I replied on your talk page. --IWI (talk) 01:28, 29 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

My Bad

I was on the wrong page for some reason. They changed the QD on their page and that was supposed to be reverted. I will fix it. Thanks. PotsdamLamb (talk) 16:50, 29 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Ah ok, no harm done. --IWI (talk) 16:51, 29 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Although they don't appear to have removed the QD template on the page. --IWI (talk) 16:53, 29 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

IP address blocked

The IP user you warned not to vandalize is now blocked because Belwine told me they are an open proxy and they are blocked with an expiry time of 2 months. Wagnerrrr (I think we need to talk) 19:13, 30 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

(talk page stalker) that is what they were globally blocked for by Bsadowski1 - however, you did not need to put the block template on the page --Belwine💬📜 19:16, 30 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, sorry. Wagnerrrr (I think we need to talk) 23:11, 30 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

use of Wikipedia:DENY

I had put a warning on the user's page; somehow, you used WP:DENY and erased the warning. Can you please put the warning back up? You might have targeted the wrong page. Angela Kate Maureen 16:21, 31 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Tropical Storm Angela: Hi. That user is a banned long-term abuser and any warnings only make him vandalise more, so with him it's best to just revert, report to admins, and ignore. This is per WP:DENY. Best, --IWI (talk) 16:23, 31 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Medium.com

Is medium.com a reliable source for citing in wikipedia article? Haoreima (talk) 04:11, 2 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

(talk page stalker) @Haoreima: Not really as anyone can write there. --Belwine💬📜 08:13, 2 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah any website with user-generated content is unreliable. --IWI (talk) 10:03, 2 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the information. Haoreima (talk) 10:13, 2 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Can you check this article and see the simplification? I hadn't created it but I had expanded it.DJRC (talk) 09:40, 4 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@TTP1233: Yes, the article is very complex. Please read this page and make sure most words you use can be found on this list. There is really not much point in creating such complex articles; it goes against our main goal. --IWI (talk) 11:24, 4 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

CI

I cannot wrap my head on how committed identity works. Can you explain it to me? --Tsugaru Let's Talk! :) 🍁 01:29, 7 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@つがる: A CI is a code that can identify you if you get locked out of your account or your account is otherwise compromised. Usually, you will think of some personal information that nobody would know, and then put that through a hash generator online, giving you the code. You can then prove your identity by giving the information you used, and they will check to see if it will give the correct code. So say if my information was "Wikipedia", I could give that to you, and you could see if that would give "D83D8B6E18C38434A113775AC1879A3A738222B1DD0B06BD7B7B6E00B99B69A532CD7F06F44621E62047E9FF7107E655BC2927959A3A9AE3FB2BD47E07E863C0" on an online SHA-512 generator (which it does), so you know I am the true owner of the account. --IWI (talk) 01:42, 7 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Which site will allow me to generate a code? --Tsugaru Let's Talk! :) 🍁 01:51, 7 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
There are a number, but I would not do it through an online website for a real string due to security. See here for help. It's best to use a pretty complex set of information that you can remember. --IWI (talk) 01:57, 7 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Oh and, make sure it is in SHA-512; it is best. --IWI (talk) 01:58, 7 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Yea I have one of those on en-wiki, but It's old and I think the security is shitty, and easy to crack. How do I void the code? --Tsugaru Let's Talk! :) 🍁 02:00, 7 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Just remove the old one from your userpage. --IWI (talk) 02:01, 7 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
And Revdel it? --Tsugaru Let's Talk! :) 🍁 02:01, 7 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I don't see why that would be needed. --IWI (talk) 02:02, 7 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
So once I just remove it, it's voided? --Tsugaru Let's Talk! :) 🍁 02:03, 7 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
If you say in the edit summary something like "this can never be used to identify me again", that should be enough. --IWI (talk) 02:05, 7 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
What site did you use to create the hash? --Tsugaru Let's Talk! :) 🍁 21:39, 7 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
One of the ones linked on the doc page. I strongly recommend you use one that creates the hash client side (like the ones linked at the template), as opposed to over the Internet. --IWI (talk) 23:26, 7 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Help

Please how can I create an article in this simple Wikipedia because there are a lot of things to be created. OXXTQ651 (talk) 05:53, 11 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

(talk page stalker) Go to an article that doesn't exist, then press Start if you want to use the visual editor or Create source if you want to use the source editor. --Belwine💬📜 08:07, 11 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Accusation

You are acusing me of spam, but have no idea of the context and work QSS is doing. Photo is taken from the site that clearly has CC ShareAlike licence! QueerSport (talk) 23:52, 11 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@QueerSport: Given your username, it seems pretty clear to me that you are likely connected with the organisation, and probably trying to advertise it (though I could easily be mistaken). However, the main issue in terms of the article is that the organisation does not meet our notability guidelines. If you can find good, independent and reliable sources to show that it is notable, it is more likely it will be kept; I was unable to find any. Best wishes, --IWI (talk) 23:56, 11 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
In terms of commons, I have removed the missing permission template now that you have given evidence of permission. --IWI (talk) 23:57, 11 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
IWI please direct me to the criteria for notability, as this is the leading NGO in LGBTIQ+ work in the region. They organized confrence with Council of Europe and European Gay and Lesbian Sport Federation. They led important and ground breaking research on non-binaries in sport...what is the criteria that is not met? It is NGO doing LGBTIQ+ sport work, not elite commercial club to be winning league competitions. Please elaborate. QueerSport (talk) 00:03, 12 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
@QueerSport: Please click here to read the general notability guideline. To show notability, we need several reliable sources that talk about the organisation in depth (a lot). They also have to be not connected with the organisation. This usually means magazines, journals, newspapers, news reports etc. --IWI (talk) 00:07, 12 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
IWI that is general notability maybe for mainstream sports, not for community sports organization. Should we not have any because they do not fill news? Dont you think that is CIS-gender and straigh bias? QueerSport (talk) 00:15, 12 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Not at all. The general notability guideline can apply to anything, hence the word "general". If no sources have covered it due to some sort of bias, that's out of our control unfortunately. We follow what sources say; Wikipedia does not exist to right great wrongs. Best regards, --IWI (talk) 00:19, 12 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hey

Hopefully you pick up the clues user admin odd. If you don’t feel free to email me. PotsdamLamb (talk) 08:11, 23 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@PotsdamLamb: I'm sorry, but I don't understand what you mean. --IWI (talk) 08:13, 23 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
The questions being asked I am trying to get an admin to answer. I’ve a hunch there is something more to this. PotsdamLamb (talk) 08:15, 23 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
@PotsdamLamb: I'm assuming they are simply asking a question. No reason to think otherwise. --IWI (talk) 08:19, 23 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
You don’t have to AGF me IWI. I do the same but again somethings amiss. PotsdamLamb (talk) 08:24, 23 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I'm not so sure that there is. Just seems like a newer user asking questions. If they are banned on enwiki on a different account (which is the only bad faith situation I can think of), then that is not really something of our concern anyway. --IWI (talk) 08:31, 23 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

q

Cause I thought system would only allow 1 email per 1 account. --Tsugaru Let's Talk! :) 🍁 01:17, 26 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Emails used to come through for my alternate account fine, but you could test it by requesting a password reset I guess. --IWI (talk) 01:19, 26 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

WikiProject invitation

Hello ImprovedWikiImprovment, I would like to invite you to WikiProject Vital Articles! There are over 100,000 articles on Simple English Wikipedia, but this project's goal is to work on 100 of the most important articles. We will choose one or two articles to improve at a time. We will try to make the articles more complete or promote them to good article status. Hope to see you there! Naddruf (talk) 18:48, 3 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Sure, I'm happy to help. --IWI (talk) 09:30, 4 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Nominating for rights

Hi. On enwiki, I noticed users can be nominated by other users for rights (autopatrol, rollback, etc.) Can users be nominated by others for such rights here? —Belwine (talk) 21:46, 5 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

(talk page stalker) @Belwine: Here, we nominate mostly just for rights that are voted on. If you know someone you think should have rollback, patroller, etc., just suggest to them that they request it. BTW, you can't nominate for or request autopatrol: on this wiki, that's bundled with patroller. --Auntof6 (talk) 22:01, 5 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Ok, thanks —Belwine (talk) 22:04, 5 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
@Belwine: Yeah, it is only really common here with advanced user rights such as sysop. --IWI (talk) 23:13, 5 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Judeo-Christian and why I RfD'd

I'm posting this here because our conversation at RfD has moved away from whether the article Judeo-Christian should be deleted. I think you misunderstand why I nominated it for deletion.

When a drafter writes "Jews believe Jesus was the Messiah" and "Christians think they're descended from Jacob" in Wikipedia's voice, they're promoting a political point. It touches on things like the U.S. military stance on Israel. How much do you know (or want to know) about the rise of evangelical Christianity in American politics since the eighties?

It was a little like if the article had said "Antifa organized the January 6 storming of the U.S. capitol" (it didn't) or "The Chinese government made the COVID-19 virus in a lab to use as a weapon" (it didn't). That stuff has to go. If guidelines apply, they're guidelines about hoaxes, or WP:RIGHTGREATWRONGS if the "wrong" is that people think it really was Trumpers at the riots (which it was). Darkfrog24 (talk) 01:17, 6 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Darkfrog24: Of course it has to go, but deletion is not cleanup. An article having unsourced information is not a reason to delete. If it is an obvious hoax, A6 can apply. Otherwise, it is simply a cleanup situation. --IWI (talk) 11:20, 6 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
No, but I offer that RfD is the designated place for further inspection and discussion. You said to reread WP:DELETE, and it says this: "Articles that do not have sources and are probably not true. Usually these can also be quickly deleted as vandalism or nonsense if the article is obviously nonsense or obviously false or a hoax, but articles that might be true should be inspected and discussed more." The policy makes provision for hoaxes that need to be looked at closely before it becomes clear they are hoaxes. If you require something from WP:NOT, it's #6, propaganda and advocacy.
I gather you think it would be better to research and rewrite an article until it is no longer harmful; that's not what I'm here to talk about right now. Have I satisfied you that I broke no rules in nominating Judeo-Christian for deletion? Darkfrog24 (talk) 14:47, 15 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Darkfrog24, I didn’t say you broke any rules, nor do I think so. This is not something you should take as some sort of accusation, it was just friendly advice for the future. I totally understand your rationale for starting the request, but arguments for cleanup are to be avoided for deletion discussions. It would have been better to bring it up on the article's talk page or simple talk for general discussions about the article. RfDs are discussions for if you believe the article should be deleted. And I’d like to again emphasise the Wikipedia idiom that "deletion is not cleanup" once again. Many, perhaps even the majority, of new articles have problems; this does not mean we should simply delete them all. This is especially important on a small wiki like ours. I'd also add that you would do better focusing on the spirit of a policy rather than firmly sticking to them word for word; that's not how they are intended. Best, --IWI (talk) 15:03, 15 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I did believe the article should be deleted and also that the deletion could not wait for a talk page discussion. I deal with many new articles and most of them do not have problems that require immediate deletion, but this one did. It doesn't sound like you do understand my rationale, but I don't think I can explain any more without repeating myself. You've made it clear you did read my posts the first time. Darkfrog24 (talk) 15:09, 15 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
@Darkfrog24: It's not something worth pondering on, it was just some friendly advice for the future :). I did not intend to seem like I was accusing you, so I am sorry if I did. I understand you wanted to delete it, I was trying to explain that deletion is not cleanup, and such arguments shouldn't be used for deletion. If the concept of the article was completely false, or the majority of the article is false, that would be different. In this case, the author had inserted some unverifiable claims, something that should be removed and sourced to be correct. Only if there is no useful information and the article is completely false would deletion be appropriate. Remember, on our small wiki it is especially harmful to delete useful content; eventually somebody will come along and clean it up, and when that happens is of no relevance as Wikipedia has no deadline. Best regards, and have a nice afternoon, --IWI (talk) 18:36, 15 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you so much for the link. What a fascinating read. I will point out two things I read in NOTCLEANUP:
  • (If there is no usable content, however, it may well be best to delete.)
  • if an article is so bad that it is harmful in its current state, then deleting now, and possibly recreating it later, remains an option
You'll recall this is pretty much what I said. I do get what you're saying about how most articles don't need deletion; they just need a little help. We're agreed on that point. Darkfrog24 (talk) 19:41, 15 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Uncyclopedia

Actually the url is needed, because there are 2 uncyclopedias — Preceding unsigned comment added by ‎Hump the grump (talkcontribs) 20:12, 8 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Hump the grump: The URL does not belong in the title of the infobox or lead section. Also, please remember to sign messages by adding ~~~~ at the end. Thank you, --IWI (talk) 20:14, 8 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

ok, if you say so, let me revert it Hump the grump (talk) 20:15, 8 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I understand what you were trying to do now, as they have two URLs. Another user has added the other URL in the correct place in the infobox. Thanks, --IWI (talk) 20:17, 8 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

You gave me a laugh...

...with the edit summary on this change. :) --Auntof6 (talk) 12:28, 11 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Auntof6: Glad I could be of entertainment, lol :) --IWI (talk) 12:34, 11 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Since that request was already declined it is no longer active, so that comment was not needed. If and when the user becomes unblocked and makes a new request, an admin will re-evaluate at that time. The evaluating admins do see extenuating circumstances like this, and having non-admins make comments 1) makes it harder to read through request pages because of the extra verbiage and 2) promotes hard feelings between editors. Please try to keep non-admin observations to a minimum in places that are not community votes. Thanks. --Auntof6 (talk) 02:09, 12 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, fair enough. Apologies. I had added it mostly for the record. --IWI (talk) 09:31, 12 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Question

I don't ever canvass or participate in it, but I am wondering if is it canvassing, asking people to oppose your own RFA? --Tsugaru Let's Talk! :) 🍁 02:20, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

(talk page stalker) @つがる: It is. See en:WP:CANVAS. --Auntof6 (talk) 02:43, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Auntof6 Thanks for the link, Please note I don't plan to do this, I was just curious and wondering. Also, I noticed you removed my bullet point, first off please accept my apologies for having this habit (it's hard to break! Also I was told it wasn't really much a problem) but isn't that 'changing other's comments?'. --Tsugaru Let's Talk! :) 🍁 02:54, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
The issue with "changing other's comments" relates to changing the content (it can even apply to fixing typos), not to changing the formatting. I removed the asterisk out of habit, because conversations on talk pages usually don't use them, and I didn't intend to use one in my reply. It isn't a big problem, as you say, just something that 1) is unnecessary and 2) can cause indenting problems if there are a lot of replies. At the end of the day, though, it's your talk page, so put it back if you want and I'll try to remember not to remove them. --Auntof6 (talk) 07:01, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
@Auntof6 and つがる: Just noting that it is my talk page, not Tsugaru's. However, I don’t think this is a particularly big deal though, and certainly isn't changing someone's comment to remove the bullet point. Often one may change the indentation of another ones comment for better readability. Tsugaru, if you want to re-add it, you are welcome to. If you want to use it in the future, you can; and I don’t think there are big issues caused by it.
In terms of canvassing, asking someone to vote any way in a community discussion would be canvassing, even if that vote is against your actual view or detrimental to you. Any attempt to disrupt the consensus building process is not allowed. --IWI (talk) 10:21, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Sorry, I meant to say that it was Tsugaru's comment, not talk page. --Auntof6 (talk) 11:05, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Ah, understood. --IWI (talk) 14:36, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Stating again that I don't intend to do this, nor will I ever participate in canvassing. I was just wondering --Tsugaru Let's Talk! :) 🍁 20:19, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@つがる: Yes, this was understood :). I was just responding to your query. --IWI (talk) 20:20, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Oh and, doesn't this mean that political lawn signs are canvassing? --Tsugaru Let's Talk! :) 🍁 20:23, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Yes. They actually call politicians knocking doors and asking them to vote for them or delivering leaflets "canvassing" in real life. --IWI (talk) 20:25, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Oh, you should watch UK parliament, it's like a stand-up comedy sometimes. ;) --Tsugaru Let's Talk! :) 🍁 20:27, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Indeed. I often find myself watching our BBC Parliament TV channel, lol. --IWI (talk) 20:28, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I see that the comedians have found themselves to the article --Tsugaru Let's Talk! :) 🍁 20:33, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Indeed. Sadly this took place quite a while ago and was not fixed until now. --IWI (talk) 20:46, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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That's the problem, vandalism stays up for months on wiki, before being found and reverted. --Tsugaru Let's Talk! :) 🍁 20:47, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Assistance request

Hi IWI, a few days ago I created Cavalier King Charles Spaniel as it was showing as a red-link on Spaniel, but today I discovered an article Cavalier King Charles spaniel already exists, albiet unreferenced. (I believe, in common with all dog breeds - see for instance articles I had nothing to do with yet Irish Setter or German Shepherd - that all the words in the dogs breed name should normally be inital capitals. How do we go about merging here but keeping the correct title and of course the references, there is the interesting part in the original article about King Charles keeping these dogs that is not covered in mine but I could source and add that? Any help appreciated. JW 1961 Talk 20:56, 18 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Joseywales1961: I don't think there is any issue with redirecting the old article to your new one and changing the Wikidata item accordingly. As long as the history remains in the redirect. --IWI (talk) 21:31, 18 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks IWI, I'll attempt that so, do you mind if I ping you when done to check it's done right for here? and many thanks for your help JW 1961 Talk 21:40, 18 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Certainly; feel free, and thank you for your work here :) --IWI (talk) 21:51, 18 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

haha

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@Belwine: Hi, apologies but I can't reply by email due to some issues. I would say there isn't much point in tagging them in my opinion. I certainly wouldn't take the time to do so, and it is probably against DENY. Best, --IWI (talk) 19:56, 27 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Talkback

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black vs African American

You changed the word black into African American on Sheila Dixon. What is the reason you did that? Angela Kate Maureen 06:39, 28 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Tropical Storm Angela: Good morning :) I had changed it because you had used African American elsewhere in the article. Feel free to revert me, I just thought it would be better. Best, --IWI (talk) 08:03, 28 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
(talk page stalker) Hello there; I think you can use either. The Enwp article has a sentence: "She was the first African-American woman to serve as president of the City Council, Baltimore's first female mayor, and Baltimore's third black mayor." (pretty much at the top). But remember, I am not a native English speaker, and there may be nuances of either "African American" or "black" that I am not aware of. It looks like "black" is also used for certain groups in the Middle East and Turkey (which resulted from Slave trade, mostly in the Ottoman Empire); anyway: Indigenous Australians ("Aborigines") have also been called "black"; in "Melanesia" (the clusters of Islands in the Pacific), the "Melos" is form Ancient Greek, and means black (in reference to the darker skin color of these people). That said you're probably fine with either...--Eptalon (talk) 08:15, 28 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
(talk page stalker) "African American" is more specific, and therefore is a better choice if it applies. "Black" can apply to anyone with dark skin. "African American" refers to American people with African ancestry, especially those who are descended from African people who were brought to the Americas as slaves. In the US, we tend to use the terms interchangeably, but that is not a good practice on Wikipedia where we are supposed to have a more global view. --Auntof6 (talk) 10:33, 28 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you both for giving further explanation. --IWI (talk) 11:36, 28 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • If I translate from the same version each time, and put the URL version in the edit summary, do I need to put the 'translated page' template in the talkpage each time? It's the exact same version. (I did it just to be safe) --Tsugaru Let's Talk! :) 🍁 00:07, 31 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    @つがる: if it's all from the same version, you only need to use the template once. The edit summary also becomes redundant with the template too, but you can still do it if you like. --IWI (talk) 08:46, 31 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Here is the mop

May god have mercy on you. Welcome to the janitorial staff. Take it slow. -Djsasso (talk) 00:35, 1 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Djsasso: Thank you very much. --IWI (talk) 00:36, 1 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Congrats IWI! Now, since it's April Fools Day, Can you block me for 1 second? And DO NOT nuke the Main Page haha --Tsugaru Let's Talk! :) 🍁 00:37, 1 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you :). I will be sure not to do that, lol. Happy April Fools too. --IWI (talk) 00:38, 1 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
CONGRATS! (confetti) Operator873talkconnect 00:38, 1 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Congratulations, I say (looking cautiously at the calender). I myself was nominated for enwiki admin on April Fool's Day (2005, back in the Triassic), and it's been an interesting road. You will meet terrible people on this journey. Also helpers. Lots of helpers. You'll be one of the good ones. Antandrus (talk) 00:42, 1 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I thought about putting the unsuccessful template on at first to see if anyone was paying attention but didn't want to give them a heart attack. -Djsasso (talk) 00:45, 1 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Djsasso If I have a heart attack, what's the number for 9-1-1? lol --Tsugaru Let's Talk! :) 🍁 00:46, 1 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
0118 999 881 999 119 725 3 -Djsasso (talk) 00:48, 1 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
+decrats Djsasso as a April Fools joke+ Operator873talkconnect 00:49, 1 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Djsasso Do they charge for an ambulance? ;P --Tsugaru Let's Talk! :) 🍁 00:53, 1 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I was so busy because of exams that I totally missed the RFA but I am very happy to see you as an admin. A huge congratulations.-BRP ever 01:13, 1 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks. :) --IWI (talk) 01:20, 1 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
@Antandrus: Oh, and I should also point out that I was four years old in 2005 :P. lol --IWI (talk) 01:20, 1 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Not revealing my age, but I was way younger than that in 2005 LOL --Tsugaru Let's Talk! :) 🍁 01:26, 1 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Ha ha ha. :) I was older than four, but otherwise will not reveal my age.
At four I would have been a lousy admin, but could have been at least a somewhat amusing vandal. Antandrus (talk) 01:37, 1 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
For all we know, a DOG could be a sysop on any Wikipedia! Maybe a dog is typing this ;) Am I even a HUMAN? I wonder... --Tsugaru Let's Talk! :) 🍁 01:40, 1 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Congrats, here's the T-shirt :) --Belwine (talk) 05:53, 1 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Lol, thanks Belwine. --IWI (talk) 11:02, 1 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Notability

Deri Lorus & Vedax Musix seems to be notable with reliable source. Can you recheck again? Underpants90 (talk) 13:37, 1 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The community will discuss their notability over the course of a week. Best, --IWI (talk) 13:40, 1 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Your change to Simple talk

Why did you put in an incorrect spelling of my user name when I had just fixed it? --Auntof6 (talk) 19:43, 1 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah sorry, hit rollback by mistake. See your talk page. --IWI (talk) 19:44, 1 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Congrats on getting admin, so here is a barnstar

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For becoming an admin here. Keep up the amazing work, and keep up the fight against vandalsim. ShadowBallX (talk) 20:35, 1 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you ShadowBallX :) --IWI (talk) 20:36, 1 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Protected pages

You know, not all protected pages need a template, especially pages protected for short amounts of time. Having the template on them just increases the amount of housekeeping that has to be done when the protection expires. --Auntof6 (talk) 11:20, 2 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The template doesn't display the icon when it isn't protected, so it isn't a problem from that standpoint. It's something perhaps a bot could be made to take care of I suppose. You're right that the template is likely more useful on pages with longer protections. --IWI (talk) 11:23, 2 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
That's good. Does it also suppress the category if the page isn't protected? --Auntof6 (talk) 12:23, 2 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah, I believe it just switches to the "pages with incorrect protection template" category. --IWI (talk) 12:24, 2 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
 (change conflict)  (talk page stalker) There is a bot on enwiki that removes and adds protection templates automatically.
Although we don't have anywhere near as many protected pages as them, we could have a bot deal with protection templates, if it ever got so bad. --Belwine (talk) 11:25, 2 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah. It's not really a huge issue, because as I said, the template will only display the icon on pages that are actually protected. Periodically, people will go through the category and remove them. --IWI (talk) 11:26, 2 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Flood flag

Hey, I noticed you were active. I'm probably going to do quite a few changes adding reflists and putting references before punctuation, more than 100, so can I have the flood flag to stop flooding recent changes? Thanks, --Belwine (talk) 19:37, 2 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Sure, I will grant for an hour. Let me know when you're finished. --IWI (talk) 19:38, 2 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I will probably take more than an hour to finish this task, please could I have it for another hour? I should finish by the end of that hour. Apologies for the inconvenience. --Belwine (talk) 20:32, 2 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
No inconvenience :) sure, --IWI (talk) 20:53, 2 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
@Belwine: lol, are you already finished? Seems I added the flag just as you finished. --IWI (talk) 20:56, 2 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
No, I wasn't. I was just finding some more pages to fix. I should be done when the flag expires. --Belwine (talk) 21:00, 2 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Oh, okay :) happy editing. --IWI (talk) 21:01, 2 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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I should be done by the time the flag is automatically removed. Thanks for granting it, I've managed to fix most of the pages with the reference before punctuation :D --Belwine (talk) 21:45, 2 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

 Done :) --Belwine (talk) 21:50, 2 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Question about diffs

A little bit of a strange question: Is there any way to view diffs without previewing the page itself? --Belwine (talk) 20:03, 3 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

(talk page stalker) Belwine You mean like compare revisions? --Tsugaru Let's Talk! :) 🍁 20:09, 3 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
@つがる: Yes. Is there any way to just have the diff, with no preview of the page? --Belwine (talk) 20:12, 3 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
You can Install 'popups' from the 'My Settings' --Tsugaru Let's Talk! :) 🍁 20:14, 3 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Ah, ok, I'll see if that works. It's on another wiki, but I think popups is on it. Thanks :) --Belwine (talk) 20:15, 3 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
@Belwine: here is more info --Tsugaru Let's Talk! :) 🍁 20:17, 3 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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SALTing

Hi, how does SALTing work here on simple.wiki? Do you think there are grounds to SALT Atto Abbas (taking also into consideration all the cross-wiki spam). I just want to make sure that the sockpuppet doesn't just create another (his 10th?) account, and re-create Atto Abbas. Nehme1499 (talk) 19:00, 4 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Nehme1499: If they recreate, it can be re-deleted after an RfD that resulted in delete per QD criteria G4. SALTing is only usually warranted if we have repeated recreations. --IWI (talk) 19:01, 4 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Ok got it. And do new articles (which had already been deleted previously) by non-autopatrolled users have some sort of indication that they were deleted at some point also here on simple? Nehme1499 (talk) 19:03, 4 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
If they are at the same title, they yes, it will be in the logs. But our small community means an admin will likely remember that it had been deleted before, even if it's at a new title. If you see one in future, tag it with G4; that can help too. --IWI (talk) 19:06, 4 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I ask for their TPA to be revoked after a recent revision. Darubrub (talk) 15:48, 7 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

 Done thanks. --IWI (talk) 15:49, 7 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Flood flag

Hello, I'll need the flood flag again just for about 10 minutes or so to do some very quick category work with the villages in Kollam district. Thanks, --Belwine (talk) 15:41, 8 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Belwine: How many changes will be made, approximately. --IWI (talk) 15:42, 8 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Probably 128 --Belwine (talk) 15:43, 8 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
@Belwine: Okay, granted for 10 minutes. Will monitor. --IWI (talk) 15:44, 8 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Oh, that was much less than I thought it would be. Either way, all of this in recent changes would not be fun... You can now remove the flag. --Belwine (talk) 15:45, 8 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Meh, it still would have been flood. The 100 rule-of-thumb is only a recommendation, not a firm rule. Removed :) --IWI (talk) 15:47, 8 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah really if you end up going and checking other peoples edits while you were "flooding" when you were done then it doesn't really even matter. Basically people just wanted to make sure that edits didn't get missed that may have happened while you were editing. You will often see me do 50 edits stop for a couple minutes while I check any edits that happened while I made those 50 and then do another 50 and repeat etc. -Djsasso (talk) 16:22, 8 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Rename request

Hello IWI, could you please change my username to "ZzzzZ"? –Hulged†^|k11:41, 10 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

(talk page stalker) @Hulged: You will have to follow the steps at m:Steward requests/Username changes. You will be changing your name globally, there is no option to change your name locally anymore. --Belwine (talk) 11:43, 10 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Belwine, ok thanks! –Hulged†^|k11:49, 10 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

(talk page stalker) Also, if it was available locally, only a bureaucrat could do it :) --Tsugaru Let's Talk! :) 🍁 21:39, 10 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Design Help

I'm terrible with wikicode when designing pages, could you point me to an tutorial page? Tsugaru Let's Talk! :) 🍁 00:42, 12 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Sure. en:Help:Wikitext is a good place for that :) --IWI (talk) 00:44, 12 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks. Also how's it going? --Tsugaru Let's Talk! :) 🍁 00:52, 12 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
@つがる: Sorry, my internet went last night so I went to sleep :/ I'm doing fine thanks, other than that :D My internet has returned. --IWI (talk) 14:42, 12 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

LTA IP blocks

I noticed you put in the same blocks with the same restrictions with the same reasoning to multiple IPs. Is it a sock using a VPN or proxy? Darubrub (talk) 16:03, 12 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

(talk page stalker) Yes. --Belwine (talk) 16:04, 12 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
 (change conflict) Yes, some kind of proxy service (unless they are instantly travelling thousands of miles, lol). --IWI (talk) 16:05, 12 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
(talk page stalker) On enwiki I block the IPv4s for six months (unless they geolocate to Chicago) -- I have noticed he gets the same ones over and over enough for me to suspect it may do some good. (ps - you're doing a nice job adminning. :) ) Antandrus (talk) 16:47, 12 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you Antandrus :). I'm not sure whether it would be worth doing the same here, considering IPs can change. --IWI (talk) 16:57, 12 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
The only IP's that don't change are my grades ;P --Tsugaru Let's Talk! :) 🍁 23:44, 12 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Haha! Sounds funny. 88.145.93.137 (talk) 23:50, 12 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

DYK Queue

What's the policy on updating the queue, the current one has been on for 8 months now. We have 3 more queues ready, I suggest a new queue, which will leave us with 2 queues left, a total of 16 months if we keep them on for 8 months each? Though it may vary depending on the numbers of DYK hooks made Tsugaru Let's Talk! :) 🍁 01:13, 14 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

(talk page stalker) Generally you don't want to exhaust the DYK queue too quickly or we get in a situation where we use up all the hooks and then are stuck on one. Being that its been eight months we can probably update since we have a couple ready. But generally I suggest never updating them if we don't have a few ready. At the rate we generate them right now we don't make enough to update more than about once every 6 months. Unfortunately last year we switched them a bunch too fast so used them all up in a couple months and didn't spread them out so we could update them every couple months. -Djsasso (talk) 14:25, 14 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, that was my fault last year. Sorry. Right now, it could be good to switch the queues. --IWI (talk) 14:33, 14 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
How can I update the Queue, if this seems to soon, please let me know, but we do have 2 queues after this one, and as mentioned earlier would last 1 year up to 16 months. --Tsugaru Let's Talk! :) 🍁 23:39, 14 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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@Darubrub: I didn't receive an email from you. --IWI (talk) 16:53, 15 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
That's strange. But you deleted the page anyway! Darubrub (Let me know) 17:15, 15 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Not sure what caused that, but glad the issue is solved anyway. --IWI (talk) 17:17, 15 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Changes to Language article

Hi there - saw you were active and an admin so thought I'd ask you something! There have been a few changes to the page Language that have been trying to shoehorn facts about Greek into the introduction. It doesn't really make any sense reading the rest of it (seems like somebody wants to promote Greek?), but I'm wary of getting stuck in an edit war so was wondering if you could take a look and see what you think? Best, Milo, Talk, Contribs 17:23, 15 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@SpaceGuy32: Well the first thing I would say is please do not revert further on that page. You have already done three reverts, so per WP:3RR you shouldn't make any other reverts on that page for the next 24 hours at least, except vandalism. I will take a look at the problem, though I suggest you start a talk page discussion as this seems like a content dispute. I would also suggest you do not use rollback for such cases - it is designed for clear-cut vandalism only. Thank you for letting me know, --IWI (talk) 17:28, 15 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
In terms of the content itself, I'm not sure what the IP editor is trying to say. It doesn't seem accurate that most English words come from Greek. --IWI (talk) 17:30, 15 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Yes that's why I reverted originally, as that was clearly wrong information! But as you say it was getting close to becoming an edit war so I wanted to step back and let somebody else deal with it. Djasso seems to have decided to revert it and block the IP making some of the changes. Sorry with the rollback thing - I'll make sure it's completely clear-cut in the future. Thanks so much for your help, Milo, Talk, Contribs 17:34, 15 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Yes indeed, though the block was only applied as it was an open proxy, which aren't allowed. And yes, it was good that you stepped back. --IWI (talk) 17:36, 15 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Looks like an account has now been registered to make the same changes. I'm happy to start a talk page discussion if you think that would be useful, but I think the changes fairly obviously aren't helpful. Best, Milo, Talk, Contribs 17:41, 15 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Seems like you blocked the account. Is that an SPA or a sock of the IP? Darubrub (Let me know) 17:58, 15 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Since it seems obvious that it all comes from the same person, and there have been more than 3 reverts, I have applied a 24 hour edit warring block on the account. The other IP range was only blocked as a proxy. --IWI (talk) 18:01, 15 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
(talk page stalker)  (change conflict)  The changes are exactly the same as the IP changes, so they were abusing multiple accounts (and IPs) to break WP:3RR. --Ferien (talk) 18:01, 15 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
So, ducky? Darubrub (Let me know) 18:03, 15 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I only see one account being used unless I’m missing something. There is no policy against editing as an IP when you have an account. But yes, the reason I have applied the block is because per DUCK, they have broken 3RR. --IWI (talk) 18:04, 15 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, you are allowed to edit as an IP when you have an account, but when you are also edit warring using both an account and two IPs to try to get around WP:3RR, that's not acceptable in my view.--Ferien (talk) 18:08, 15 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
All IPs used by them have been blocked, including two proxy ranges. This is why we have NOP. --IWI (talk) 18:12, 15 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Friday Night Dinner

Hi there. On Friday Night Dinner on enwiki, there seems to be a mistake. Please could you correct the mistake below. 1. Users are inserting information stating the series has ended when Channel 4 have not released a statement whether it has or hasn’t. According to Channel 4, the series is believably still in production but the organisers of the show have no plans to make a new series for the time being. Thanks. 88.145.95.25 (talk) 18:35, 15 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@88.145.95.25: The page is unprotected. You should be able to edit it.--Ferien (talk) 18:39, 15 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
@Ferien: Sorry but the IP I use on enwiki is blocked when I didn’t do anything wrong. I’ve tried appealing but the admins haven’t reviewed the appeal yet. 88.145.95.25 (talk) 19:23, 15 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Oh, I see. Apologies. --Ferien (talk) 19:24, 15 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Accepted. 88.145.95.25 (talk) 19:30, 15 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
You will have to wait until the block on your IP address can be appealed and make the change yourself. This isn't a matter for this wiki. Thanks, --IWI (talk) 19:42, 15 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

hello

Just wondering, what happens if you accidentality delete all of Wikipedia? Tsugaru Let's Talk! :) 🍁 01:54, 16 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@つがる: Sorry for the delay. I'm not sure what you mean. Do you mean delete all articles? I don’t know how that would be possible, but that would be bad. Technically speaking it would be (eventually) reversible. --IWI (talk) 11:34, 18 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
(talk page stalker) I suppose if you nuke users who have made the most articles then you could delete a good chunk of this Wikipedia. I don't think you can undo nukes at the same speed as you can do them. If you delete thousands of pages through nuke that would take ages to undo. However, I'm not sure whether it would be technically possible to nuke thousands of articles. --Ferien (talk) 11:56, 18 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
The nuke interface let’s you pick a limit of what to delete, defaulted at 500. I'm not sure how long it would take to restore. Yes, these are powerful tools; thankfully, none of our admins would do such a thing. --IWI (talk) 11:59, 18 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
After some tests, it definitely is possible to do such a thing. --Ferien (talk) 19:01, 20 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Hi, I sort of meant this as a jokey question, of what happens if you nuke all Wikipedia pages. Sorry for not specifying it was a jokey question --Tsugaru Let's Talk! :) 🍁 20:07, 18 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Actually, to be serious there is a comment here about admin tools being destructive, so I don't know how bad it would be if pages were randomly nuked (which will 99% not happen from an admin, unless the account is hacked) --Tsugaru Let's Talk! :) 🍁 20:12, 18 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Yes. Quite damaging, but reversible from a technical standpoint. It would just take a while. Even if an admin account is compromised, it would still need someone who knows what they are doing for such a thing to happen, so hopefully unlikely. --IWI (talk) 06:57, 19 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi.

Congratulations to you for your adminship. I heard it from Ferien (then Belwine). Wish you a good luck for future.DJRC (talk) 17:07, 17 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you :) --IWI (talk) 11:32, 18 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Star box

Can I also use your multiple star signed rectangular box installed at the top of your user page? Is that only yours or usable by others? Haoreima (talk) 06:16, 19 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Haoreima: it's based on the number of changes you have made and amount of time you have been here. See which one you have achieved here. --IWI (talk) 06:55, 19 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Wikiprojects

Hello IWI, I joined back three months ago and I would like to be active here. I was looking for WikiProject India, but I couldn't find. I saw there are many wikiprojects created in userspace. So I thought you might know if someone has created Wikiproject India. :) –Hulgedtalk15:50, 19 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

(talk page stalker) @Hulged: See Wikipedia:WikiProject, there is a WikiProject India :) --Ferien (talk) 15:53, 19 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Ferien, thanks for pointing out! I'd like to manage that wikiproject. Can I do so? Or it is limited to the creator of the project? --Hulged (talk) 15:59, 19 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
@Hulged: Probably limited to the creator. You should ask them about it, they seem to have been active quite recently (30 March) --Ferien (talk) 16:04, 19 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Ok! Thanks Ferien. --Hulgedtalk16:08, 19 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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(talk page stalker) @Hulged: WikiProjects here are unofficial. This list I made, includes info about how they're managed here. --Auntof6 (talk) 16:15, 19 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Auntof6, had a look at the list. It's really helpful for the users who came here from English Wikipedia. --Hulgedtalk16:21, 19 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Deletion error

You deleted the following pages that I created, Krrish, Student of the Year 2, and Varun Dhawan. Those weren't bad pages. Please restore them. Rohit Chopra 1974 (talk) 15:26, 23 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Rohit Chopra 1974: They were bad pages. They were directly copied from the English Wikipedia, which is not allowed without simplification. --IWI (talk) 15:27, 23 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
(talk page stalker) @Rohit Chopra 1974: Did you copy from the English Wikipedia? Copying from the English Wikipedia is not allowed, and pages that are copies can be quickly deleted. --Ferien (talk) 15:28, 23 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
No, I simplified it by deleting some sentences and changed some words to make it, well, simple. Rohit Chopra 1974 (talk) 15:31, 23 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Simplifying for this wiki is much more than deleting sentences and changing a couple of words. Please read WP:HOW. Best, --IWI (talk) 15:33, 23 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Hello, if you need more time to simplify an article, you can create it in your userspace. For example, User:Rohit Chopra 1974/Krrish. Then it will not be deleted, and you can publish it when you're done with it. Lights and freedom (talk) 15:34, 23 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Okay, this should work. Rohit Chopra 1974 (talk) 15:41, 23 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Okay, I recreated the Krrish page. It was not copied from English Wikipedia. Feel free to check it. Rohit Chopra 1974 (talk) 16:04, 23 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I recreated the Student of the Year 2 and Varun Dhawan articles and put them in my own words. Rohit Chopra 1974 (talk) 18:26, 23 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

New user

Hello there. Is the username “History of the Earth and World” appropriate for a user I found with the name? I’ll assume good faith for now, but I don’t know if it violates our username policy. RPBG 💬 🖊 20:04, 25 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

(talk page stalker) Have they edited yet? --Tsugaru Let's Talk! :) 🍁 20:05, 25 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

No but we might want to keep an eye on them though. RPBG 💬 🖊 20:09, 25 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I think it is appropriate for a username. The username doesn't show they are going to be sharing the account, or promoting something, and I don't think the username will offend people. --Ferien (talk) 20:19, 25 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Ok. That’s sorted :) RPBG 💬 🖊 21:34, 25 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi IWI, when you get the chance to, could you please respond to this email I sent you? If you can't then please let me know. Many thanks, --Ferien (talk) 21:20, 15 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Hm, I’m not seeing an email. Could you please resend it? Best, --IWI (talk) 21:30, 15 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Resent :) --Ferien (talk) 21:39, 15 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

My comments

Sorry for the unhelpful comments, IWI. I promise to refrain from making those sorts of comments. Thank you. RPBG 💬 🖊 23:47, 27 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

It's fine. You're new here, so just try to take it a little slow and keep away from the main administrative tasks until you have a little more experience. Generally, non-admins shouldn't add comments underneath unblock requests as it can cause problems, unless there is a good reason to do so. Best, --IWI (talk) 23:58, 27 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
(talk page stalker) If you have a legit question that you think is very important and that an admin might miss it, can you ask? --Tsugaru Let's Talk! :) 🍁 00:02, 28 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
That could definitely be a good reason, yes. --IWI (talk) 00:03, 28 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Regarding IP blanking

I got a message saying that IPs should not blank their talk pages, see here. --Ferien (talk) 18:45, 30 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

What is said there is not correct. --IWI (talk) 18:47, 30 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Oh ok. I will just WP:FOLLOW then. --Ferien (talk) 18:49, 30 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Question

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Why is there are a difference lol? Tsugaru Let's Talk! :) 🍁 02:43, 1 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Protection of my user page permanently

Hi again, since I'm actively using English Wikipedia for a long time, I have decided to stop continuing this wiki. It's a farewell for me to this wiki. Please make an admin protect to my userpage so that, even my retirement to the wikipedia family, no one can change my userpage. Good bye all the best for your future tenure here. With best wishes.--DJRC (talk) 17:10, 12 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

 Done --IWI (talk) 17:12, 12 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for doing it. Hope we will meet again soon. DJRC (talk) 17:16, 12 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Me too. Have a good one :) --IWI (talk) 01:43, 13 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

May 2021

I added a tag to the article, hopefully that will address the issue(s). --Tsugaru Let's Talk! :) 🍁 02:33, 13 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I'm afraid it probably won't. The article is generally well-sourced. If I have time I will fix the numbers. Thanks, --IWI (talk) 02:34, 13 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks again IWI. Also great work so far with the admin rights! --Tsugaru Let's Talk! :) 🍁 02:35, 13 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you, Tsugaru. --IWI (talk) 02:37, 13 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

That IPv6

Hey, that is the WMF-banned user that was blocked yesterday. What a pain in the (insert whatever you want here). PotsdamLamb (talk) 22:56, 24 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Oh can you pull TP and email access too please? PotsdamLamb (talk) 22:57, 24 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks! May I ask why only 24 hours? PotsdamLamb (talk) 23:00, 24 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
No problem. I blocked for 31 hours as the standard first IP block. There hasn't been a level of disruption from the IP to warrant longer. Will monitor, thanks. --IWI (talk) 23:02, 24 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Typically it says 31 hours. Is that something admins add to the reason and it just auto-populates the date and time of expiration? PotsdamLamb (talk) 01:28, 25 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
(talk page stalker) Admins can specify whatever length of time they want. The block screen prefills 31 hours, which we often use for a first block for anyone, not just IPs. It's not necessarily standard, just frequently used. The idea there is that if a vandal is active at certain times of day, for example at noon their time, a 24-hour block might not affect them much because it would end around the time they're ready to be online again. --Auntof6 (talk) 05:29, 25 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
@Auntof6: Thanks that’s what I was wondering. PotsdamLamb (talk) 05:45, 25 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Mail

Hello, ImprovedWikiImprovment. You have a new email! Please check it at your convenience.
You can take off this notice at any time by removing the {{You've got mail}} or {{YGM}} template. --Ferien (talk) 15:44, 8 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry

No context deletion ill remember that. Durantnba (talk) 00:12, 4 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Restore the page

Restore the deleted page please help ashlin (talk) 15:54, 4 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Please restore the user page Ds Abhishek ashlin (talk) 15:55, 4 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Invitation

Hello ImprovedWikiImprovment, I Space chinedu would like to invite you to join WikiProject History because I believe that you can make an impact in this Wikiproject. If you believe that you want to join or not please let me know Space chinedu (talk) 10:00, 18 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

How ya doing?

You probably won:t see me around much for the next few weeks or months! But I will keep TWW updated to the best I can! Just seeing how things are here on Wikipedia. I just graduated High School, but still got lots of work to do on online school, and in real life! Doesn:t look like much has happened, asides from Ferien being an admin (congrats to him!) and the new Good Article Tsugaru Let's Talk! :) 🍁 20:25, 27 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

(And sorry for typos, using a Japanese-English Keyboard)! --Tsugaru Let's Talk! :) 🍁 20:26, 27 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Hello つがる! I am doing fine thanks. Congrats on your graduation. Nice to see you here again. --IWI (talk) 10:41, 28 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Freedom Haven page deleted for incorrect reason - please correct

If I'm reading this correctly (I'm a newbie), you deleted Freedom Haven page for copyright violations because I missed adding a reference to my page when I was quoting myself. I then added the missing reference, but you deleted it anyways - please correct this and restore the page. The page in question is both [FreedomHaven.org FreedomHaven.org] AND http://freedomhaven.org/Tony/FreedomHaven/index2.html?5800771.8848421555... they both point to the same folder on the same server - it's the same page. Please correct your mistake and restore the page. Thank you.TonyOlsen (talk) 02:05, 28 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hello there. I took the decision to close the RfD early mainly because of the clear copyright violation. We cannot keep any text sourced from another website. Aside from that, as some voters said, the subject doesn't seem to have been covered in enough reliable sources to be notable for Wikipedia. There also appears to be a conflict of interest here; I suggest you edit in areas that you are not directly involved in. If you still disagree with my deletion, you can take it to deletion review. Best, --IWI (talk) 10:39, 28 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

"I took the decision to close the RfD early mainly because of the clear copyright violation." I referenced the page I was quoting - why didn't this fix the copyright flag? What should I have done on the page that I didn't? TonyOlsen (talk) 00:17, 29 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Whether you reference the source of the text or not, we cannot use copyrighted text from other websites. --IWI (talk) 13:15, 29 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your response. "we cannot use copyrighted text from other websites" - I'm having trouble understanding this and would appreciate more information. Ignoring for the moment the fact that the source qouted here (FreedomHaven.org) was/is NOT copyrighted (it's published under the GNU license), doesn't WikiPedia quote copyrighted sources? If so, was the problem that I quoted this source incorrectly, or are you saying that we shouldn't quote copyrighted sources at all... or are you saying something else? I'm confused and request additional clarification (so that I can do it correctly next time). TonyOlsen (talk) 12:06, 30 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I hadn’t seen that it was published under a free licence, and would need to see where it says that. And you didn’t just quote the page (which would be fair use anyway), you simply used the text in the article to create this article. The point is moot anyway, because there were other reasons why I closed the RfD early as highlighted in the RfD for the deletion (notability). It was my bad choosing to delete under G12, instead of the RfD; apologies for that. --IWI (talk) 10:44, 31 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Don't forget this, tedious as the process is! Macdonald-ross (talk) 13:38, 29 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I nominated it. Thanks! --IWI (talk) 13:41, 29 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Revdel

I noticed you removed the edit summary, but it can be still found in the move log. Darubrub (Let me know) 13:04, 5 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

 Done --IWI (talk) 13:05, 5 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

the uses of "unauthorized" editing bot scripts

Is there some reason Wikipedia editors are prohibited from operating unauthorized editing bot scripts? Can you please explain reasons that editors on Wikipedia sites would not be allowed to do so? Angela Kate Maureen 02:43, 17 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

(talk page stalker) Probably because if done wrong, they would mess up all the pages it operated on. --Tsugaru Let's Talk! :) 🍁 03:29, 17 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Because to use a bot, you have to be approved by a crat at WT:BOTS. Though the community has shown opposition to mass page creation with bots in the past. --IWI (talk) 08:35, 17 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
(talk page stalker) Using a script can allow a user to make a mess of hundreds (if not thousands) or articles in a very short period of time. That is the biggest reason, so only trusted users are given the ability to use bots through the process that IWI links to. Anyone else that does so will be blocked. -Djsasso (talk) 12:03, 17 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Deletion of 'Mohammed Shanooj (musician)

Hello Administrator, --Ferien (talk) 15:44, 29 August 2021 (UTC), he has selected article 'Mohammed Shanooj (musician)' for speedy deletion! The Article seems Notable and there are more references to stable. It contains no promotional, advertising, autobiography, or anything. Its view in neutral point of view. Please Undo/Remove your Block and Republish same article as soon as possible, because its Notable and need to be in wikipedias with policy. If you find any Mistakes or any manner, please edit it & improve you can or for other users instead of speedy deletion. UnknownEditor1234567890 (talk) 06:38, 30 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

(talk page stalker) Please do not spam. Ferien has already explained it to you. It is NOT within wikipedias policy. Please note that you may be blocked for advertising and promoting yourself or someone that has paid you. Ely - Talk 07:01, 30 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Request for information (WLWSA Newsletter #1)

Wiki Loves Women South Asia 2021
September 1 - September 30, 2021view details!
Thank you for organizing the Wiki Loves Women South Asia 2021 edition locally in your community. For the convenience of communication and coordination, the information of the organizers/judges is being collected through a Google form, we request you to fill it out.

This message has been sent to you because you are listed as a local organizer/judge in Metawiki. If you have changed your decision to remain as an organizer/judge, update the list.

Regards,
Wiki Loves Women Team 11:47, 31 August 2021 (UTC)

Hey

Sorry I am too busy to had missed your RFA, this is my late congrats. So glad to see you elected and doing good admin work here. Thank you for stepping up and take care. Camouflaged Mirage (talk) 12:23, 5 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Camouflaged Mirage: Hi! :) I've missed you; nice to see you here. Thank you, and welcome back! --IWI (talk) 14:16, 5 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome back

Welcome back after a long gap, that's pretty long gap for former super active editor like you. May I know what had happened to you during those days? We're you unwell or sick? Haoreima (talk) 18:58, 4 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Haoreima: Hi! Thank you for asking; no I have not been sick, thankfully, but I recently started university so I have been very busy with that. I also had to move across the country to be here, so I haven't really had much time for Wikipedia. I was mostly only doing small fixes on enwiki. I hope to be more active this month. Thanks :) --IWI (talk) 19:01, 4 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

time

Hey IWI, hope you're doing well. You may want to change your user page now the clocks have gone back. Thanks :) --Ferien (talk) 17:53, 1 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, I will do that :) --IWI (talk) 19:37, 1 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Question about a Wiki Page

Hi there, I'm new to Wiki editing wiki and noticed that the name on the page https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highways_England is wrong, and since you were one of the others to edit I think you might be able to help. It should now be National Highways, just wanted to know if you could change the title, because I'm not too sure what I'm doing, lol. Oykwos (talk) 00:51, 3 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

 Done I moved the page to the new name. Thanks, --IWI (talk) 22:19, 7 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Deletion Review of Youssef Rzouga

Thanks for undeleting the Social Media Marketing page that I nominated for deletion review. Could you please look at the other one that I nominated? Both were deleted outside of our normal process by the same administrator and there seems to be consensus to undelete both. It looks like I put them both at the top of the page when I was meant to put them at the bottom, which might be why they were ignored for so long. Thank you. Wikipedia:Deletion review#Youssef Rzouga Blissyu2 (talk) 04:13, 5 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

  • @Blissyu2: You've been cautioned about canvassing before, so please have a care before asking anyone to look at nominations you made. I say this knowing that I was the admin you're having the disagreement with, but this is a separate issue. -- Auntof6 (talk) 04:31, 5 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Deletion reason of Syed Falak

Hi, you recently deleted the page Syed Falak and you didn't mention the deletion reason in the logs. I would like to know the reason to improve the page. Thank you. 39.33.255.88 (talk) 12:58, 10 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Because there was consensus from the community that the subject does not meet notability guidelines. It's unlikely any improvement will end with a different result. --IWI (talk) 16:10, 10 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for your response. The person is notable. Before making the decision, I think you should see the page by yourself instead of making decision on consensus from the community. Because I added so many reliable sources which were supporting the subject. I don't think so that the person is not notable. Please review the page again it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. 39.33.255.88 (talk) 16:42, 10 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Happy holidays

Spread the WikiLove; use {{subst:Season's Greetings}} to send this message

Merry Chrysler

Spread the WikiLove; use {{subst:Season's Greetings}} to send this message
Thank you, both. Merry Christmas. :) --IWI (talk) 22:28, 23 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

2022

2022

How we will see unregistered users

Hi!

You get this message because you are an admin on a Wikimedia wiki.

When someone edits a Wikimedia wiki without being logged in today, we show their IP address. As you may already know, we will not be able to do this in the future. This is a decision by the Wikimedia Foundation Legal department, because norms and regulations for privacy online have changed.

Instead of the IP we will show a masked identity. You as an admin will still be able to access the IP. There will also be a new user right for those who need to see the full IPs of unregistered users to fight vandalism, harassment and spam without being admins. Patrollers will also see part of the IP even without this user right. We are also working on better tools to help.

If you have not seen it before, you can read more on Meta. If you want to make sure you don’t miss technical changes on the Wikimedia wikis, you can subscribe to the weekly technical newsletter.

We have two suggested ways this identity could work. We would appreciate your feedback on which way you think would work best for you and your wiki, now and in the future. You can let us know on the talk page. You can write in your language. The suggestions were posted in October and we will decide after 17 January.

Thank you. /Johan (WMF)

18:19, 4 January 2022 (UTC)

January 2022

Hello! Thank you for creating Category:2022 in entertainment. However, we normally need at least three pages in a category before it is created. Because categories are a way to group together similar articles, there is no need to create a new category for just one or two articles. If you think there might be more pages to add to the new category, please add them now. Thank you. Auntof6 (talk) 07:10, 9 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Recent troublemaker

Can you have a short look at the troublemaker please? Recent hostile deletion of uptodate and reliable sources. --Al-Zaynir (talk) 19:30, 8 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

(talk page stalker) @Al-Zaynir please resolve the issue with that user yourself if you have a problem, don't use someone's talk page unless if you have a problem. MrMeAndMrMeLet's talk 19:40, 8 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Periodic table template

Is there any reason why you removed the colors in Template:Periodic Table? Lights and freedom (talk) 20:02, 17 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Lights and freedom: Hi. I synced it with the enwiki version, which was more accurate and did not contain unconfirmed elements. Regards, --IWI (talk) 20:04, 17 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I agree that elements 119 and 120 should not be included. I'm not sure which enwiki version you're referring to. If it's :en:Template:Periodic table, that one only has the s, f, d, and p blocks. I think it would be better if the template includes all the types of elements, like alkali metals, lanthanides, etc., not just the blocks. Lights and freedom (talk) 20:09, 17 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Block evasion

Please block Special:Contributions/545e u eye636mev ryehr6 for block evasion. If you don't know them, they keep making sockpuppet accounts to ask people to make changes to the horror film article on enwiki. Lights and freedom (talk) 17:10, 2 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Lights and freedom: could you link me to a previous account? I can't block as I'm not familliar. --IWI (talk) 17:11, 2 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Special:Contributions/KcauqElZtak, original account was en:Special:Contributions/Jinnifer. Lights and freedom (talk) 17:13, 2 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@Lights and freedom: I'll have a talk with some other admins and we will keep watch. Thanks. --IWI (talk) 17:17, 2 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The block evader is trying to lock me out of my account

Got a notification saying multiple failed attempts to login. Kaseng55 (talk) 04:10, 18 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Kaseng55: He does this to me all the time (and I get such notifications all the time). As long as you've got a strong password, the chances your account being compromised are next to zero. SHB2000 (talk) 04:24, 18 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Good thing I have a strong password.
I searched these IP address here: https://www.abuseipdb.com/
And some of them are engaged in hacking, brute force or fraudulent activity. So be cautious. Kaseng55 (talk) 04:27, 18 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I'm not very concerned. w:WP:LTA/GRP is an IP-hopping vandal, so you might receive multiple notifications of such, but realistically it's next to impossible for him to actually guess the correct password. SHB2000 (talk) 04:30, 18 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
He's been harassing us, virtually without break, since 2006. (The only break was 2015-2018 when he was in jail for stalking and harassment.) He can't actually hurt you, but by all means use a strong password. Antandrus (talk) 04:35, 18 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Hopefully we won't have the Twinkie edit war again though... SHB2000 (talk) 04:40, 18 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Indeed. (Am I a bad person for finding it hilarious? - don't quote me. lol) Antandrus (talk) 04:41, 18 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
No I find it hilarious too (but let's be honest, the quality of a lot of articles in simplewiki are a joke). SHB2000 (talk) 04:46, 18 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Talk page protected

IWI: I semi-protected your talk page due to the vandalism from IPs. If you do not want this, feel free to ask to have it removed. -- Auntof6 (talk) 05:58, 18 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Auntof6, IWI could just remove it himself since he's an admin ;) --Ferien (talk) 06:26, 18 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@Auntof6: Thank you very much :) --IWI (talk) 06:45, 18 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@Ferien: Ack! I forgot that! -- Auntof6 (talk) 06:48, 18 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

"PDL" not "PL"


Smash!

You've been squished by a whale!
Don't take this too seriously. Someone just wants to let you know you did something really silly.

Da LambTalk to me!OMG, What have I done? 23:41, 21 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Apologies, lol XD --IWI (talk) 23:42, 21 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

T.O.T.S.

Hi, thank you for removing the QD, I added it because this is what it looked like at the time. It looks better now. Cheers, Hockeycatcat (talk) 03:18, 23 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Hockeycatcat: That still wouldn't meet A4 because being on Disney Junior is a sufficient claim of significance for A4 not to be met. Thanks, --IWI (talk) 03:24, 23 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, IWI. I noticed that you declined the QD on this, noting that it is "not about a person". Just FYI, the QD option for notability (A4) applies to more than just people. For example, it applies to products, which a television series is. I'm not commenting on whether this one is notable, just that it would qualify for A4 if it were not. -- Auntof6 (talk) 03:18, 23 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Auntof6: Ah okay. I did know this, but never thought it would qualify as a product. Thanks for letting me know. Either way, a claim of being on the Disney Channel wouldn't meet A4. Thanks, --IWI (talk) 03:22, 23 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Basketball Variation

Relayball is a Basketball Variation as a Passing game it was featured on North Country Public Radio NCPR. El Panther (talk) 23:31, 10 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

NCPR is a sister promotion of National Public Radio El Panther (talk) 23:48, 10 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Recent block

Hi, ImprovedWikiImprovment! I noticed that you blocked 185.219.140.172, but they only made 1 edit and hadn't been warned at all. Was a block really necessary in this case? Cheers, Hockeycatcat (talk) (changes) 10:10, 19 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Yes because they had been doing the same thing on several IP addresses. Regards, --IWI (talk) 10:10, 19 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
It's just a reference addition, that doesn't seem like vandalism, I'd say just leave a message on the guys talk page and then if he does it again block him, But it's your choice at the end of the day. N1TH Music (talk) 12:06, 27 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Considering the same behaviour leading to the block on enwiki, I'd say it was vandalism. --IWI (talk) 22:47, 27 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@ImprovedWikiImprovment I'm still not completely convinced, I'm blocked on the en.wiki and part of the reason I'm here is to prove my competence, and capability I don't think we should judge people based on another wiki's events, I'd say give the guy 1 chance. But Right now I supposed we just wait see if he makes an unblock request, that shows he cares to some extent. N1TH Music (talk) 19:08, 29 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@N1TH Music: It looks like the IP is an open proxy so it is moot now, but I stand by my action. I wasn't "judging"; I was taking a technical action to prevent damage to the wiki. We do use behaviour on other wikis to make a decision about whether further disruption is likely, hence why we have ONESTRIKE for accounts (which is policy). We will never block a person not causing disruption here though, of course, but someone causing issues cross-wiki who starts causing those same problems here is likely to be given fewer chances, and in the case of accounts we often give them just one. --IWI (talk) 23:14, 29 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, I see. Just wondering! Cheers, Hockeycatcat (talk) (changes) 10:11, 19 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Well it was on enwiki, but the onestrike principle was used, as more abuse from IP is likely. --IWI (talk) 10:12, 19 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

That's understandable, I'm glad that ONESTRIKE also applies to IPs. Hockeycatcat (talk) (changes) 10:13, 19 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, all rules are applicable for all users and IPs. DRC (User:TTP1233) (talk . e-mail . contrib) 10:14, 19 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Actually, it doesn't word for word, but I used the principle to do what seemed best for the wiki in this particular case (the spirit of it). --IWI (talk) 10:15, 19 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Atom review

Hi ImprovedWikiImprovment, if you ever have some time you might check out Atom, if you think it's simple enough, if it covers all important points. It's at WP:PGA right now. Thanks! Lights and freedom (talk) 22:47, 3 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Block required

Hello, the ip 90.248.117.46 has been consistently vandalising. Per our zero tolerance policy, they should be blocked. N1TH Music (talk) 06:52, 20 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Helping with a research project in Simplification

Hello ImprovedWikiImprovment,

I'm reaching out to you because I am working on a research project on simplification and am looking to collaborate with domain experts.

A quick introduction: I am a researcher interested in text simplification and am working towards publishing a resource in text simplification based on Simple Wikipedia (quite a rich encyclopedia). We believe this resource, which we will make public, could be valuable to educate and increasing awareness of text simplification.

Some colleagues and I are looking to collaborate with domain experts in the creation of the resource. We've secured some budget for our research project, so there's the possibility to remunerate a few experts that would work with us.

I do not mean to spam you, so feel free to disregard/delete if you feel this is inappropriate (and I apologize). On the other hand, if you are interested, please feel free to reach out, either directly on Wikipedia or by email (phillab@berkeley.edu) and I would be happy to tell you more.

Thank you, and sorry again if you feel this is inappropriate,

Philippe Laban

You can check my previous academic publications (one of which is on Simplification) on this website: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=fR5t200AAAAJ

~~~~ Philippelaban (talk) 23:36, 22 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

2023

2023

Hey. Uhh, did you mean to delete this? I see the chat on the creator's talk page so I guess we can wait for them to respond. Just curious about the tag. Thanks! --Gordonrox24 | Talk 21:01, 20 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Gordonrox24: No I just added the tag in case they didn't add anything else (rather than deleting outright), which they ended up doing anyway, so no worries. --IWI (talk) 05:57, 21 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Hah ok. I just did a couple of double takes when I read your name on the tag. All good. Thanks. --Gordonrox24 | Talk 14:26, 21 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Aguascalientes page move

Hey IWI! I would like to move Aguascalientes Municipality to Aguascalientes City, because the article as written is about the city, not the municipality. However, there is currently an article at Aguascalientes City, although it has very little information and could be deleted. The city is within the municipality, and it seems that the vast majority of people in the municipality live in the city, so I don't think two pages are really necessary. Do you think you could make this move somehow, even if by deleting Aguascalientes City or moving without leaving a redirect? Lights and freedom (talk) 05:12, 23 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I did it, but I moved the old article for the city to Aguascalientes (city) and turned it into a redirect, to preserve the history. --IWI (talk) 05:27, 23 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Looks like a good solution, thanks! Lights and freedom (talk) 05:29, 23 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

A4 says If not everyone agrees that the subject is not notable [...] the article may not be quickly deleted, and should be discussed at RfD instead. While that part of the policy isn't followed to the letter most of the time, I find it's better to just RfD when it's disputed to let the community comment on it. There's no harm in letting it sit for a week. --Ferien (talk) 20:55, 27 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Ferien: But it's hard to imagine a case where a page creator is going to agree with a QD. It’s just a case of whether they contest it beforehand. It's also worth noting that A4 is not actually referring to whether the subject is notable or not, it is whether the page itself claims that the person has significance. Indeed, a notable subject could still have an article about them deleted via A4 if the article did not have a "credible claim of significance", as the enwiki equivalent describes it. So if an admin decides that there is no such claim on the page, an RfD is unnecessary. --IWI (talk) 21:07, 27 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Accidentally requested WP:QD G3

I accidentally requested G3 on Talk:Japanese war fan and it should've been WP:QD G8 since it's a talk page with no main page. I know you added the talk page template to it but I'm not sure a main page would ever be created for it. Thanks! Philipnelson99 (talk) 15:46, 3 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Oh I see, thanks; I missed that. Gone :) --IWI (talk) 15:48, 3 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Sweet, thank you :) Philipnelson99 (talk) 15:48, 3 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Mace a Teahouse

go to WP:Teahouse pls 122.53.47.47 (talk) 14:55, 8 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Page deletion request

Hi IWI, I hope you're well, When you have a spare 5 minutes could you kindly delete User talk:Davey2010/Archive Changes please?, (Thank you for reverting the vandalism there btw),
Up until now I had no idea that page even existed and chances are unless it's vandalised again then I'll just forget its existence again for the next 10 years lol,
Many thanks, Warm Regards, –Davey2010Talk 22:45, 8 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

(talk page stalker) Davey2010,  Done --Ferien (talk) 22:52, 8 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Many thanks @Ferien greatly appreciated, Take care both of you, Warmest Regards, –Davey2010Talk 23:17, 8 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@Davey2010: Hi Davey, good to hear from you mate :) Thanks Ferien. --IWI (talk) 23:22, 8 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

WAT WAS RONG WITH MY EDITS?!

HELLO!!!1 WAS WAS RONG WITH MY EDITS?! WHEN I MADE THE PAGE OF THE OHIO GRIDDY COMPETITION, I USED A RELIABLE SOURCE!!!!!!! WHAT DID I DO QRONG?!/ 😠 😠 😠 😠 😠 😠 😠 😠 😠 😠 😠 😠 😠 😠 😠 😠 😠 😠 History Utah Maker (talk) 15:58, 17 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@History Utah Maker: Your page is a hoax. If you recreate it, you will be blocked from editing. --IWI (talk) 16:00, 17 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
OK SO. IF I SAY ITS A FICTIONAL WIL IT BEE ALLOWED?!?!??!?! --History Utah Maker (talk) 16:03, 17 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@History Utah Maker: No. No reliable sources exist. --IWI (talk) 16:05, 17 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

[1][2] [3] --History Utah Maker (talk) 16:11, 17 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Social media is not a reliable source, and that looks like a Cameo video (he was paid to say it). --IWI (talk) 16:13, 17 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

References

  1. Hank Schrader challenges you to the Goofy Ahh yearly Griddy Competition in Ohio, retrieved 2023-02-17
  2. Hank Schrader challenges you to the Goofy Ahh yearly Griddy Competition in Ohio, retrieved 2023-02-17
  3. Hank Schrader challenges you to the Goofy Ahh yearly Griddy Competition in Ohio, retrieved 2023-02-17

Typo?

List of sociologists from Asia. See List of scientists from Asia. Regards! 2001:2020:31D:FE78:287C:93A8:829E:6CA0 (talk) 19:17, 28 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Yes so redirecting to List of sociologists is not a correct action, because the article is a list of sociologists worldwide, not just Asia. --IWI (talk) 19:22, 28 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I am not exactly sure what you are trying to achieve with your recent changes, but they have not been helpful. --IWI (talk) 19:23, 28 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Before you blank sections

List of sociologists. Please consider how you can improve section List_of_sociologists#B. After all, you are the one who has imported that section from English-wiki.--Note the red links: Just about none of them say how that person is wiki-notable (and our wiki does not have a source).--It would be nice if you look into that matter, before blanking any section. Regards! 2001:2020:335:FAC1:24F2:2E02:7ED2:1808 (talk) 06:55, 1 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Question

Can you delete all the articles i created? 40.138.162.44 (talk) 06:41, 2 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]