Hey, AS. I see there are continuing issues. I'm still willing to work with you. Ping me if you want that. —valereee ( talk) 05:16, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
there's IMO no reason to block someone who is sincerely trying to improve.
Welcome back, A.S. Brown, and sorry for not welcoming you earlier; I only just now noticed you are back. I wanted to echo Valereee's comments, and I'm also willing to help you; feel free to ping me, also. But I have to also echo Valereee's concern about this edit summary at Józef Unrug, but even more strongly. For anybody else, that one edit summary by itself would just be an eyebrow-raiser, if that; might have gotten them a warning, or more likely not. With you, it might not be a bright-line violation, but it is *very* reminiscent of what got you blocked in the first place, and I can't help seeing it as a serious lack of judgment given your recent block and unblock, and if it happens again, you may be blocked again, this time permanently.
If you want to continue editing here, and I think you still have a lot to contribute, I think you have to pay extreme and constant attention to every edit summary of yours going forward. I would strongly advise you in your edit summaries, not to comment on, or to use any words relating to: race, religion, sex, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, politics, people by country name, religion, or anything considered a culture war-buzzword. If you are uncertain of your ability to judge what is, or isn't, in that category, then please either stop using edit summaries entirely, [a] or use one of a set of pre-formulated summaries that are as bland as a boiled potato.
In addition, you might consider voluntarily avoiding editing articles in controversial subject areas, as well as any article under ArbCom discretionary sanctions (abortion, Arab-Israeli conflict, 9/11 attacks, etc.; see full list here). I hope this helps, and if you have any questions about this, or anything else, please feel free to ask. Once more, welcome back! Mathglot ( talk) 21:51, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
Notes
Hello A.S.B. I am also glad to see you editing again. One of the things I do when things get really frustrating around here is type out (either in the editing field or in the edit summary box) my angry, blowing off steam, etc. message but then (and this is the important part) I don't hit save. While this often works for me I know it might seem silly to you so please feel free to blank this message. Best regards. MarnetteD| Talk 22:16, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
A.S. Brown, if you go to your preferences, then to "gadgets", and scroll down to "editing", you'll see "Add two new dropdown boxes below the edit summary box with some useful default summaries". If you tick that box, it will give you two menus at the bottom of the edit window, "common edit summaries – click to use" and the same for minor edit summaries. They say things like "expanding article" and "adding/improving reference(s)". Using those would avoid the problematic summaries. Don't feel you have to use them, but please consider giving them a try. SarahSV (talk) 22:20, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
I noticed what I assume is a typo in your Archive filename,
Archieves1. You can fix this by renaming the file, if you wish. If you don't know how to do that, or would like assistance, you can ask and I'll be happy to do it. Alternatively, make a request in a new discussion section at any later time, and add {{
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00:45, 11 January 2021 (UTC)
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The article cites "Weinberg 1980" and "MacDonogh 1990" but no such sources are listed in the bibliography. Can you please add? Is MacDonogh a typo in year? Also, suggest installing a script to highlight such errors in the future. All you need to do is copy and paste importScript('User:Svick/HarvErrors.js'); // Backlink: [[User:Svick/HarvErrors.js]]
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I have noticed how much of the project's articles on World War II were written by you. This is incredibly important work and a crucial part of the encyclopedia. So here's a modest cup of coffee to thank you for all your work. JBchrch talk 16:32, 2 June 2021 (UTC) |
I just wanted to say thank you for your edits to this article. They have helped to fill in a lot of information that I was unable to find. GaryColemanFan ( talk) 00:00, 20 June 2021 (UTC)
Hi, in this series of edits to Edvard Beneš you introduced references to "Heimann 2009", "Wheeler-Bennett 1967", "Crampton 1997", and "Lukes 1999" which are not defined. I suspect "Wheeler-Bennet 1967" is a typo for "Wheeler-Bennett 1948" (the google books link is to a 1965 printing of a 1963 re-issue of the 1948 edition), that "Lukes 1999" is a typo for "Lukes 1996", and Crampton 1997" is a typo for "Crampton 1999" (the link given is broken), but don't have the works to double check. I don't have any idea what "Heimann 2009" is. Are you able to double check and fix them? Thanks, DuncanHill ( talk) 16:48, 13 July 2021 (UTC)
In National Schism no works are defined for "Kostis 2018" and "Kaloudis 2014" which I believe you added. DuncanHill ( talk) 01:39, 22 July 2021 (UTC)
Hi, A.S. Brown, I know you know about named references, because you added the named reference <ref name="Paris">...</ref>
to the article
The Holocaust in France in
this edit. But, it looks like you don't know about
reusable named references, as you added the full, {{
cite news}} citation text for the "Paris" reference four times in that edit, when you really only have to do it just once. After the first one, to refer back to the same reference you added before, just use the ref-tag again with its name, with but instead of including the whole citation, just place a forward slash and the ending right-angle bracket. So, for the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th footnotes, all you need to include is <ref name="Paris" />
and that's it; it will pick up the previous reference by that name, and link to it properly.
If you need to reference different pages of the same source then do this: <ref name="Paris" />
for page 123, then {{rp|123}}
<ref name="Paris" />
for page 99 on the next one, and so on. If the page number is the same in all four, you can just use the {{rp|99}}
|page=
parameter inside the {{
cite news}} template. I've already fixed this up for you in the French Holocaust article, so you don't have to. (Although, your four references don't include a page number, so that would be a good thing to add.) Please see
WP:NAMEDREFS for the full details on reusing named references. Thanks,
Mathglot (
talk)
02:17, 22 July 2021 (UTC)
In addition, if you need assistance for any translations, such as Chirac's quotation from his 1995 speech commemoration the roundup at the Vel d'Hiv, which you added to the Holocaust in France in this edit, don't hesitate to call on me. I fixed it up a bit; don't forget to watch out for faux amis, such as secondé (not "seconded" in this context, but "assisted"). Thanks, Mathglot ( talk) 04:46, 22 July 2021 (UTC)
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Hello ASB. Well it has been quite the year - good and bad. I am retiring from editing so I had to stop by and thank you for all your kind words and thoughts. I really do wish for the best for you in all your future endeavors on WikiP - and even more so off. Cheers. MarnetteD| Talk 01:52, 2 January 2022 (UTC)
Regarding this discussion about template usage, no worries, it's nbd. In future, it's best to either transclude or substitute the template; as R64 pointed out, copy/pasting can cause problems, usually not major ones, however. Be that as it may, if you have a template that *almost* does what you want, but not quite, just leave an edit request on the template talk page describing what you want, and probably someone will respond. If no response after a decent interval, then try WP:WikiProject Templates. HTH, and Happy New Year! Mathglot ( talk) 07:27, 5 January 2022 (UTC)
Hi there A.S. I don’t see the Caruana bit on page 153-54 of the book. The last sentence is also unclear to me about what “indication” related to the fleeing. Vaselineeeeeeee ★★★ 14:24, 8 February 2022 (UTC)
You may be interested in the discussion at Category talk:Nazi personnel who resisted the Holocaust#Correct title?. Sincerely, HopsonRoad ( talk) 14:25, 1 April 2022 (UTC)
Hey, AS. I see there are continuing issues. I'm still willing to work with you. Ping me if you want that. —valereee ( talk) 05:16, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
there's IMO no reason to block someone who is sincerely trying to improve.
Welcome back, A.S. Brown, and sorry for not welcoming you earlier; I only just now noticed you are back. I wanted to echo Valereee's comments, and I'm also willing to help you; feel free to ping me, also. But I have to also echo Valereee's concern about this edit summary at Józef Unrug, but even more strongly. For anybody else, that one edit summary by itself would just be an eyebrow-raiser, if that; might have gotten them a warning, or more likely not. With you, it might not be a bright-line violation, but it is *very* reminiscent of what got you blocked in the first place, and I can't help seeing it as a serious lack of judgment given your recent block and unblock, and if it happens again, you may be blocked again, this time permanently.
If you want to continue editing here, and I think you still have a lot to contribute, I think you have to pay extreme and constant attention to every edit summary of yours going forward. I would strongly advise you in your edit summaries, not to comment on, or to use any words relating to: race, religion, sex, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, politics, people by country name, religion, or anything considered a culture war-buzzword. If you are uncertain of your ability to judge what is, or isn't, in that category, then please either stop using edit summaries entirely, [a] or use one of a set of pre-formulated summaries that are as bland as a boiled potato.
In addition, you might consider voluntarily avoiding editing articles in controversial subject areas, as well as any article under ArbCom discretionary sanctions (abortion, Arab-Israeli conflict, 9/11 attacks, etc.; see full list here). I hope this helps, and if you have any questions about this, or anything else, please feel free to ask. Once more, welcome back! Mathglot ( talk) 21:51, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
Notes
Hello A.S.B. I am also glad to see you editing again. One of the things I do when things get really frustrating around here is type out (either in the editing field or in the edit summary box) my angry, blowing off steam, etc. message but then (and this is the important part) I don't hit save. While this often works for me I know it might seem silly to you so please feel free to blank this message. Best regards. MarnetteD| Talk 22:16, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
A.S. Brown, if you go to your preferences, then to "gadgets", and scroll down to "editing", you'll see "Add two new dropdown boxes below the edit summary box with some useful default summaries". If you tick that box, it will give you two menus at the bottom of the edit window, "common edit summaries – click to use" and the same for minor edit summaries. They say things like "expanding article" and "adding/improving reference(s)". Using those would avoid the problematic summaries. Don't feel you have to use them, but please consider giving them a try. SarahSV (talk) 22:20, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
I noticed what I assume is a typo in your Archive filename,
Archieves1. You can fix this by renaming the file, if you wish. If you don't know how to do that, or would like assistance, you can ask and I'll be happy to do it. Alternatively, make a request in a new discussion section at any later time, and add {{
Helpme}}
to your message.
Mathglot (
talk)
00:45, 11 January 2021 (UTC)
The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Powers of Darkness (Iceland) until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.
Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article.
— ImaginesTigers ( talk) 00:52, 16 January 2021 (UTC)
Please do not remove content or templates from pages on Wikipedia, as you did to
Powers of Darkness (Iceland), without giving a valid reason for the removal in the
edit summary. Your content removal does not appear to be constructive and has been
reverted. If you only meant to make a test edit, please use your
sandbox for that. Thank you.
Dl2000 (
talk)
21:49, 25 January 2021 (UTC)
Hello, A.S. Brown, and welcome to Wikipedia! I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages you might find helpful:
I hope you enjoy editing here and being a
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sign your name on
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== How are you doing? ==
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The article cites "Weinberg 1980" and "MacDonogh 1990" but no such sources are listed in the bibliography. Can you please add? Is MacDonogh a typo in year? Also, suggest installing a script to highlight such errors in the future. All you need to do is copy and paste importScript('User:Svick/HarvErrors.js'); // Backlink: [[User:Svick/HarvErrors.js]]
to
your common.js page. Thanks,
Renata (
talk)
23:08, 25 May 2021 (UTC)
I have noticed how much of the project's articles on World War II were written by you. This is incredibly important work and a crucial part of the encyclopedia. So here's a modest cup of coffee to thank you for all your work. JBchrch talk 16:32, 2 June 2021 (UTC) |
I just wanted to say thank you for your edits to this article. They have helped to fill in a lot of information that I was unable to find. GaryColemanFan ( talk) 00:00, 20 June 2021 (UTC)
Hi, in this series of edits to Edvard Beneš you introduced references to "Heimann 2009", "Wheeler-Bennett 1967", "Crampton 1997", and "Lukes 1999" which are not defined. I suspect "Wheeler-Bennet 1967" is a typo for "Wheeler-Bennett 1948" (the google books link is to a 1965 printing of a 1963 re-issue of the 1948 edition), that "Lukes 1999" is a typo for "Lukes 1996", and Crampton 1997" is a typo for "Crampton 1999" (the link given is broken), but don't have the works to double check. I don't have any idea what "Heimann 2009" is. Are you able to double check and fix them? Thanks, DuncanHill ( talk) 16:48, 13 July 2021 (UTC)
In National Schism no works are defined for "Kostis 2018" and "Kaloudis 2014" which I believe you added. DuncanHill ( talk) 01:39, 22 July 2021 (UTC)
Hi, A.S. Brown, I know you know about named references, because you added the named reference <ref name="Paris">...</ref>
to the article
The Holocaust in France in
this edit. But, it looks like you don't know about
reusable named references, as you added the full, {{
cite news}} citation text for the "Paris" reference four times in that edit, when you really only have to do it just once. After the first one, to refer back to the same reference you added before, just use the ref-tag again with its name, with but instead of including the whole citation, just place a forward slash and the ending right-angle bracket. So, for the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th footnotes, all you need to include is <ref name="Paris" />
and that's it; it will pick up the previous reference by that name, and link to it properly.
If you need to reference different pages of the same source then do this: <ref name="Paris" />
for page 123, then {{rp|123}}
<ref name="Paris" />
for page 99 on the next one, and so on. If the page number is the same in all four, you can just use the {{rp|99}}
|page=
parameter inside the {{
cite news}} template. I've already fixed this up for you in the French Holocaust article, so you don't have to. (Although, your four references don't include a page number, so that would be a good thing to add.) Please see
WP:NAMEDREFS for the full details on reusing named references. Thanks,
Mathglot (
talk)
02:17, 22 July 2021 (UTC)
In addition, if you need assistance for any translations, such as Chirac's quotation from his 1995 speech commemoration the roundup at the Vel d'Hiv, which you added to the Holocaust in France in this edit, don't hesitate to call on me. I fixed it up a bit; don't forget to watch out for faux amis, such as secondé (not "seconded" in this context, but "assisted"). Thanks, Mathglot ( talk) 04:46, 22 July 2021 (UTC)
Terminimal2 ( talk) 03:30, 15 August 2021 (UTC)
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Here is a snowman a gift a boar's head and something blue for your listening pleasure. Enjoy and have a wonderful 2022 ASB. MarnetteD| Talk 02:39, 19 December 2021 (UTC) |
Hello, A.S. Brown! Thank you for your work to maintain and improve Wikipedia! Wishing you a
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A.S. Brown,
Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable
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Thank you for your card and hard work this year! ★Trekker ( talk) 22:13, 31 December 2021 (UTC)
Hello ASB. Well it has been quite the year - good and bad. I am retiring from editing so I had to stop by and thank you for all your kind words and thoughts. I really do wish for the best for you in all your future endeavors on WikiP - and even more so off. Cheers. MarnetteD| Talk 01:52, 2 January 2022 (UTC)
Regarding this discussion about template usage, no worries, it's nbd. In future, it's best to either transclude or substitute the template; as R64 pointed out, copy/pasting can cause problems, usually not major ones, however. Be that as it may, if you have a template that *almost* does what you want, but not quite, just leave an edit request on the template talk page describing what you want, and probably someone will respond. If no response after a decent interval, then try WP:WikiProject Templates. HTH, and Happy New Year! Mathglot ( talk) 07:27, 5 January 2022 (UTC)
Hi there A.S. I don’t see the Caruana bit on page 153-54 of the book. The last sentence is also unclear to me about what “indication” related to the fleeing. Vaselineeeeeeee ★★★ 14:24, 8 February 2022 (UTC)
You may be interested in the discussion at Category talk:Nazi personnel who resisted the Holocaust#Correct title?. Sincerely, HopsonRoad ( talk) 14:25, 1 April 2022 (UTC)