User talk:RiggedMint/Archive2024

Vandalism on page for "Names of large numbers"

Hey, RiggedMint, I notice you have made recent useful changes to this page. I was looking at the large numbers and noticed two recent vandalisms. Could you remove them? THey are:

10^10^7777 Tyler's Constant

added on:

03:25, 26 January 2024? 2001:56b:3fe3:ca35:b969:ca89:693c:7884    ??Names for large numbers

and:

10^10^3344 Paul's Constant

added on:

17:13, 14 December 2023? 204.184.16.250  Added a new number known as Paul's constant.

These large numbers don't exist. Thanks!

Steven L Wagar (talk) 18:02, 31 January 2024 (UTC)

Sure, I can also replace them with real ones (such as graham's number). RiggedMint 21:06, 31 January 2024 (UTC)

It is done. RiggedMint 23:09, 31 January 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for these updates. I checked the page from my phone, and was somewhat shocked to discover that there are two Wikipedias -- normal and "simple.wikipedia.org". The normal page for large numbers at Names of large numbers - Wikipedia is, frankly, a lot better than this simple page (Names of large numbers). I now understand the goal of simple English Wikipedia, and you no doubt know it, too. But I think that means that this page should only simplify the info on the main page and not embellish it with more numbers or anything like that. Steven L Wagar (talk) 19:12, 1 February 2024 (UTC)

@Steven L Wagar: I don't think limiting simplewiki to contents of enwiki is the right way. Instead we should focus on presenting complex topics in simple layman terms without thinking how much less/more detailed pages here are than on enwiki. Sincerly, A09 (talk) 19:19, 1 February 2024 (UTC)

Ok, that is fair, but at the same time, the simple and regular pages shouldn't diverge in the information they present. Simplewiki editors should just review the regular pages from time to time and that would probably suffice. Steven L Wagar (talk) 21:42, 1 February 2024 (UTC)

February 2024

Welcome to Wikipedia. Everyone is welcome to change things here, but talk pages are meant to be a record of a discussion. Deleting or changing good comments, as you did at User talk:Eptalon, should not be done, even if you meant it well. Even fixing spelling and grammar in others' comments is usually advised against, because it can irritate the users whose wrote them. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about how you can help build this encyclopedia. Thank you. Thanks - Da Lamb^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 16:49, 19 February 2024 (UTC)

Just a heads up

Hi. Only check users can use the confirmed template. Please do not put these on yourself. We also do not use suspected accounts either, especially to the en wiki. Everyone gets a chance on simple. If you suspect an editor is evading their block you can post at Wikipedia:Requests for checkuser. There is no need to get in an edit war on a users page as the user controls it and it’s their decision as to what is on it, not another editor. This can be seen as an edit war. Thanks for the welcome back too! Much appreciated. Thanks - Da Lamb^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 17:02, 19 February 2024 (UTC)

@PotsdamLamb: Wasn't me who put it on, it was an enwiki sysop whom put it on. RiggedMint 18:41, 19 February 2024 (UTC)

I know it wasn’t you and it wasn’t a sysop who put it on the user page here. If they are a sysop on en wiki that doesn’t make them a sysop here. Thanks - PDL^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 19:25, 19 February 2024 (UTC)

Removing pictures

Hi there. There is no reason to remove pictures from a autotaxon box as you did on Hyneria. The autotaxon box does not need to be shortened and removing pictures has nothing to do with simplifying. They are there for reference for people to look at and we encourage images on the articles regardless of where they are. Thanks - PDL^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 15:41, 20 February 2024 (UTC)

I get that, but why did you remove all my simplification? RiggedMint 15:42, 20 February 2024 (UTC)

::I’m going to add it back in a moment. I’m troubleshooting something else on the article. Thanks - PDL^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 15:44, 20 February 2024 (UTC)

Well no need to as you just did. Thanks - PDL^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 15:45, 20 February 2024 (UTC)

February 26, 2024

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Thanks - PDL^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 15:23, 26 February 2024 (UTC)

You made a whoopsie!

Lol. On the revert you did to Fire engines, you also took out the banner I put at the top stating no sources. Please be careful in the future to see what has changed before you flip it back :) Thanks - PDL^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 15:33, 28 February 2024 (UTC)

I had already tagged with no sources during the revision, so it is fine. RiggedMint 15:48, 28 February 2024 (UTC)

It showed that it wasn't there but an anon reverted it. But I put it back up again :) Thanks - PDL^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 15:49, 28 February 2024 (UTC)

Alrighty. RiggedMint 15:50, 28 February 2024 (UTC)

lol Thanks - PDL^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 15:51, 28 February 2024 (UTC)

It seems like the rv didn't carry the tag, so I put it back. RiggedMint 15:52, 28 February 2024 (UTC)

All good. Hopefully the person adds them. I am sure there were some at one point. But it is what it is since we have a lot without references. Thanks - PDL^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 15:53, 28 February 2024 (UTC)

The reason reverted it is because:

1. It was complex.
2. No sources nor no links.
3. Unnecessary jargon, that is related to article but not needed at all.

RiggedMint 15:56, 28 February 2024 (UTC)

Agreed :) Multi-tag it :) Thanks - PDL^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 15:56, 28 February 2024 (UTC)

Nah, the revision I reverted to is good, It just needs sources. RiggedMint 16:01, 28 February 2024 (UTC)

lol easily obtainable but I am a little busy today. :O I would just drop it on the IP talk page whom has been doing extensive work on it. Thanks - PDL^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 16:10, 28 February 2024 (UTC)

Problem is the IP is a mobile IP, which means they're IP changes so I really can't. RiggedMint 16:11, 28 February 2024 (UTC)

Which I find funny because I noticed they block the entire range for AT&T phones as well as T-Mobile. lol Thanks - PDL^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 16:28, 28 February 2024 (UTC)

Congrats!

BRP has granted you your patroller rights. Please visit your request for comments. I will be archiving it in a couple of hours, so if you don’t see it, just search the archives. Again congrats 🎉 🎊 and a job well done! Thanks - PDL^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 14:49, 24 March 2024 (UTC)

Oh, thanks for the congrats! :) RiggedMint 17:07, 24 March 2024 (UTC)

Marziyeh Amirizadeh

Hi, could I ask which article is this copied from? --Ferien (talk) 15:28, 25 March 2024 (UTC)

@Ferien: I am not sure what it's copied from, but you can definitely tell it's copied due to the fact that the reference numbers are still there. (Example: Marziyeh Amirizadeh is an Iranian American public speaker, author[1] and activist.[2]) RiggedMint 15:29, 25 March 2024 (UTC)

Hmm, I've searched quite a bit with Google, https://copyvios.toolforge.org etc and can't seem to find anything as of yet. The references could be due to copying or (unlikely, but still possibly) misunderstanding how references work, so I will just leave the page for now, for another admin to review. --Ferien (talk) 15:38, 25 March 2024 (UTC)

Cruel Summer (GOOD Music album)

You may want to remove your QD for this. See w:Cruel Summer (GOOD Music album) Thanks, and be well! - PDL^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 19:06, 15 April 2024 (UTC)

I don't think I did though? RiggedMint 12:48, 16 April 2024 (UTC)

Oh yeah, I marked it as QD because it was nonsensical. RiggedMint 12:59, 16 April 2024 (UTC)

Inactive/dead WikiProjects

I'm replying here because this isn't related to the RfD where you left the question.

What we've done in the past is two things. First, make sure the owner hasn't edited in a long time. Second, make a good faith effort to contact the owner (not only here but on other Wikimedia projects where they may have been active) to ask if they object. If there's no response after a good amount of time (I'd wait longer than the usual one week we have for discussions), then you can probably take over the project.

The reason we don't just take over a project (as was done in one recent case anyway) is that the project pages belong to the user whose space they're in. WikiProject pages can be seen as a little different from a user's other pages, though, because they're meant for multiple people to use. Just keep in mind that you don't have to take over the project to work on it, even if the owner isn't around. -- Auntof6 (talk) 18:55, 4 September 2024 (UTC)

I see, I will probably contact the owner of the astronomy one if he's still active somewhere, might I ask, how can I create my own wikiproject? I've been thinking of doing one for the medieval ages. RiggedMint 18:58, 4 September 2024 (UTC)

Well, Davidbuddy9 has been inactive for 7 years already here, and went inactive two years ago on Enwiki, with two small edits since then. 🪐 Haumeon the Adventurer 🪐 19:24, 4 September 2024 (UTC)

@RiggedMint: Just create a page for it in your userspace, You can look at other WikiProject pages for ideas on what to include. Then if you want to publicize it, you can announce it at Simple talk, invite specific users, or whatever else you can think of. -- Auntof6 (talk) 19:35, 4 September 2024 (UTC)

And since I can't find Davidbuddy9 anywhere, can I take the astronomy project into myuserspace? 🪐 Haumeon the Adventurer 🪐 19:37, 4 September 2024 (UTC)

@Haumeon: See above where I mentioned trying to contact the owner. I'd try both here and on other WikiMedia sites where the user was last active. Even if they haven't been active, they still own the page(s) and might appreciate the courtesy of a good faith effort to contact them. -- Auntof6 (talk) 19:45, 4 September 2024 (UTC)

I actually created my WikiProject (Pakistan) without realizing there was already an existing one, as it wasn't listed on the Wikipedia:WikiProjects list. When I found out....I simply redirected it to the new one I had created. The original project’s owner has been inactive for nearly 15 years and had only contributed to this one wiki. In such a situation, what would have been the appropriate course of action? – Cyber.Eyes.2005^Talk 19:57, 4 September 2024 (UTC)

Perhaps emailing the creator? 🪐●Haumeon 20:01, 4 September 2024 (UTC)

Also a good idea, if they're emailable. -- Auntof6 (talk) 20:03, 4 September 2024 (UTC)

@Cyber.Eyes.2005: I would still have tried to contact the owner first, just in case. Some editors get notified when someone leaves them a message, and that notification might still be in place. -- Auntof6 (talk) 20:02, 4 September 2024 (UTC)

@Cyber.Eyes.2005: Also, it's best not to be too quick to change other users' pages. -- Auntof6 (talk) 20:04, 4 September 2024 (UTC)

Got it, I'll keep that in mind. I think I'll leave a message on their talk page to let them know, also I don't think they are emailable as well. – Cyber.Eyes.2005^Talk 20:15, 4 September 2024 (UTC)

I checked all of Davidbuddy9's archives, and he only has one real comment from a person, a QD nom of some astronomy article. All the others are just Tech News. I can't even find his email. 🪐●Haumeon 20:20, 4 September 2024 (UTC)

And I don't have my email connected and for personal reasons I don't want to connect it. 🪐●Haumeon 20:24, 4 September 2024 (UTC)

If i don't get a message within a week on the enwiki talkpage, I will (supposedly) take over it. RiggedMint 23:04, 4 September 2024 (UTC)

@RiggedMint: As I said above, you might want to wait more than a week. This isn't like the organized discussions we have. If someone isn't as active as they used to be, they might not be checking for messages very often. Personally, I'd wait a month. There's nothing urgent here, after all. -- Auntof6 (talk) 23:50, 4 September 2024 (UTC)

But of course. RiggedMint 00:13, 5 September 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for the tip. @Auntof6 RiggedMint 20:30, 4 September 2024 (UTC)

Editor experience invitation

Hi :) I'm looking for experienced editors to interview here. Feel free to pass if you're not interested. Cactus🌵 ^{spiky ouch} 10:13, 16 September 2024 (UTC)

Interesting. RiggedMint 12:55, 16 September 2024 (UTC)

Warnings

I noticed at Munising, Michigan's revision history you reverted the vandal, but didn't warn them. I take it you forgot to do it or was there a reason behind your decision not to warn?- FusionSub (Talk page) (Contributions) 14:19, 17 September 2024 (UTC)

I usually just do revert, report, and ignore, I learnt this method to combat LTAs and others. I would warn but I don't usually... RiggedMint 14:57, 17 September 2024 (UTC)

Oh, it was an LTA?- FusionSub (Talk page) (Contributions) 15:00, 17 September 2024 (UTC)

I don't think so, I think I just forgot to warn them on this one. RiggedMint 15:01, 17 September 2024 (UTC)

Oh ok.- FusionSub (Talk page) (Contributions) 15:02, 17 September 2024 (UTC)

List of fokker aircraft

Can you explain why List of fokker aircraft has little or no meaning?

The top comments should be removed, but the article seems generally useful (unless it's incorrect; I haven't checked). Batrachoseps (talk) 18:25, 23 September 2024 (UTC)

It does not make sense for an encyclopedia. It's also short and has barely any meaning other than the list. The List is honestly quite short, and should be put in Fokker. TL;DR: QD A1 + en:WP:NOTDB RiggedMint 21:38, 23 September 2024 (UTC)

AN topic

Well that's gotten totally out of hand from the IP! I think I'll be disengaging from there. Ravensfire (talk) 17:50, 19 November 2024 (UTC)

I'll report them to VIP then. They are clearly here to attack users... RiggedMint 17:51, 19 November 2024 (UTC)

The irony of the IP range that was ranting on AN is there have been a half-dozen article created in the past month by that range now up for RfD as promotional spam - [1]. Ravensfire (talk) 21:25, 19 November 2024 (UTC)