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Sorry, but I'm really sick of the blatant ignoring of INVOLVED by a number of admins, and since nobody else is saying anything about it, I thought I would. In my ideal Wiki world, a violation of INVOLVED like that would cause a whole bunch of admins to swarm against the violator in reaction. I can dream, can't I? -- В²C ☎ 23:00, 27 February 2019 (UTC)
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Good day.
Sorry for bothering you. But a troll group is active in Wikipedia. Their actions are directed against one company. I previously worked for this company. The attacks have not stopped for about 8 years. This group began active actions immediately after the conclusion of contracts with the United Arab Emirates. This is a company engaged in the development of new transport technology. Now a testing ground is being built in the UAE within the framework of the American University of Sharjah.
Analysis of changes.
1. The name has been changed. “String Transport” by “SkyWay Group”. String Transport is a transportation technology that has been developed by scientist and inventor Anatoli Yunitski since the 1970s. Now the company founded by this person has its own project designing bureau, production facilities, test site, and the construction of a test line in the UAE has begun. SkyWay Group is a non-existent term that does not relate to String Transport.
2. Earlier, Anatoli Yunitski tried to start working in different countries. Thus, a demo sample based on a ZIL truck was even built in Russia in the 1990s. This clearly proved a high durability and reliability of string track structures. But in Russia, repeated attempts to take away promising developments were made. As a result, Yunitski was forced to leave the project. This story repeated in Australia. After a long search for a suitable region, it was decided to return to Belarus, where everything had to be started anew. And now, when the company SkyWay Technologies is close to bringing the project to life, trolls’ activity increased.
3. The article reads: “Unfortunately, no one from the SkyWay Group has ever implemented a project outside Belarus” - this is a lie. Video from the construction site in the UAE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nz0PIqa2o18.
4. The article says: “Although many countries, including Australia, India, Indonesia, Italy, Lithuania and the United Arab Emirates started negotiations with the SkyWay group, no projects have been implemented” - a lie again. Memorandums have been signed and cooperation continues, however, no country can begin construction until the technology has passed certification, the company's employees are actively working on it now. (At least 2 months ago, when I worked there, it was like this).
5. The article contains false information about financial irregularities - another slander from the detractors of the project. There are no securities related to string transport on sale. Investors are invited to purchase part of the intellectual property rights, the evaluation of which is deposited as the authorized capital in a company attracting investments. Central banks have not found any illegal actions done by representatives of companies offering to invest in the technology development in exchange for a part of the intellectual property rights, and regulators have issued a warning to secure themselves and relieve themselves of responsibility. Thus, in spite of the warning, there are major investors of the project in Germany, and Slovakia awarded the International Peace Prize to the General Designer of String transport for “a significant contribution to the development of human civilization, improvement of human living conditions and ensuring safety throughout the world.” https://www.teraz.sk/slovensko/tradicne-ankety-zdruzenia-nef-hospod/358270-clanok.html There are many other points in this article. I ask you to interfere because the standard methods for resolving disputes in Wikipedia do not help. I watched the history of changes and discussion of the article. A group of ill-wishers has misled the administrators. They started it all over a month ago. There is a forum in Russia, in which they coordinate their work: they discussed there the possibility of creating or replacing the page doing discrediting videos on YouTube.
Attempts to edit the article did not lead to any result. Five other users and me were suspended and called it vandalism. But how would you call the things that these people did?
Help me to return the article or delete it completely, thank you for any help. In my turn, I am ready to help with the creation of an article containing objective information. Based on facts and my experience as an engineer. You should understand that it's unpleasant to watch how they destroy what you have been working on for so long. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Aleksei Pobol ( talk • contribs) 14:40, 3 March 2019 (UTC)
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Hi, I worked very hard last night to fill Preps 3 and 4 with women-only hooks for March 8 International Women's Day. (See discussion at WT:DYK#Women's history month.) I left one hook which I approved (and therefore wasn't able to promote) in the special occasion holding area for March 8, and we also have some other women's hooks in the special occasion holding area under March. I don't understand why you filled the empty slots in Prep 4 with men's hooks. Would you be able to swap them out with Template:Did you know nominations/Tanya Saracho and something else from the March holding area? Thanks, Yoninah ( talk) 16:14, 7 March 2019 (UTC)
I understand the argument that there is no primary topic based on historical significance, but what about usage? The page views show the film gets far more views. -- В²C ☎ 21:36, 8 March 2019 (UTC)
Hi, you just promoted this set before I could fix one of the hooks. The Farm Vegetarian Cookbook hook should say at the end "any European language". Thanks, Yoninah ( talk) 21:59, 12 March 2019 (UTC)
I have reverted your edit on Cyclone Idai per WP:CALC. All totals are accurately sourced, albeit it needs some reworking as new information comes out. Noah Talk 22:27, 16 March 2019 (UTC)
Re the RM close at Talk:Gawwada language: I guess this might have been a difficult one to deal with, but it kind of ends up sustaining the perception, common among people who edit language articles, that RMs are at best a waste of time. We're sticking to a name that's both obsolete and pejorarive simply because one editor has shown up to oppose marshalling a bunch of largegely irrelevant quotes from the guidelines. – Uanfala (talk) 16:27, 20 March 2019 (UTC)
Hi, just a heads up. Your edit to plum brandy contained an error. You wrote that it was a drink. It is not (as the main text states in greater detail). It is a plum soaked in brandy. I corrected that, at the article. Unfortunately, the error found its way onto the main page. I have notified them of that. Cheers Gulbenk ( talk) 02:13, 21 March 2019 (UTC)
I don't know when Rwandan Civil War will be scheduled at TFA, but I'm hoping to get people to look at the FAs that were promoted in January, including this one. This is a hard blurb to write because a lot happened. I tried using some standard methods on it and this is what I wound up with ... doesn't mean this is right, of course, and it needs to be shrunk further (from 1063 characters to 1025 or less). I stopped the narrative at the capture of Kigali ... the stuff after that is important, but you could make the argument if you wanted to that it doesn't need to be in the blurb since it comes after civil war. So ... thoughts? What can be trimmed? - Dank ( push to talk) 19:37, 27 March 2019 (UTC)
The Rwandan Civil War was a conflict between the Hutu-led Rwandan Armed Forces and the rebel Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF), founded by Tutsi refugees. The army, assisted by French troops, had largely defeated the RPF by the end of October 1990. Paul Kagame took command of the rebels, withdrawing troops to the Virunga mountains for several months before beginning a guerrilla war. A series of protests forced Rwandan President Juvénal Habyarimana to begin peace negotiations with the RPF and domestic opposition parties. Despite disruption by the extremist group Hutu Power and a fresh RPF offensive in early 1993, the Arusha Accords were signed in August 1993. United Nations peacekeepers were installed, but the Hutu Power movement was steadily gaining influence. After the assassination of President Habyarimana in April 1994, between half a million and a million Tutsi and moderate Hutu were killed in the Rwandan genocide. The RPF quickly resumed the civil war, capturing the capital, Kigali, in July, and they remain in power as of 2019. ( Full article...)
Hi, I think we need to work out the YPF hook before Prep 1 is ready for promotion. I've entered an alt on the ERRORS thread. Yoninah ( talk) 21:28, 31 March 2019 (UTC)
Hi, we regularly get complaints if one image is on the main page for too long, in this case Mueller, so we try to rotate other images in and out for freshness. Given that Barr is the person to whom the report was delivered and was already mentioned in the blurb, it seemed reasonable to swap to his image. Why do you think this is a controversial edit that you've undone without discussion? Step hen 23:28, 31 March 2019 (UTC)
I simply do not see any good reason for "pulling" this. The hook is and was clear and factually correct, especially with ALT1. There is sensibly no DYK rule against words being repeated, which is sometimes necessary, as it is here, and choosing ALT1 would have been the way to deal with the very trivial point raised. I protest in the strongest possible terms and I should be grateful if you would spend some time sorting this out. Moonraker ( talk) 11:34, 4 April 2019 (UTC)
Answers will be appreciated, and indeed apologies. Moonraker ( talk) 16:52, 6 April 2019 (UTC)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article King's Cross Thameslink railway station you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Ritchie333 -- Ritchie333 ( talk) 11:40, 4 April 2019 (UTC)
Thanks for the apology - they are often a rarity round here, but very appreciated when received. I hope your day gets better, and have a kitten to destress you! Cheers -
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Not sure it had got as far as that, but your call. Slatersteven ( talk) 14:06, 5 April 2019 (UTC)
@Amakuru. Thank you for getting involved. Apparently we did need some mediation.
@Both. I had not anticipated a dispute. I have edited several Wikipedia articles over 12 years...not many, but a few...and I have never been involved in a dispute. I was surprised to see the reversion so quickly and with a comment that was untrue and did not address the non-NPOV argument I made in the edit.
@Both. Having never had a dispute and never getting involved in talk, I am unfamiliar with the procedures. I have expertise on the topic. I am very familiar with the Wikipedia Pillars. I am almost totally unfamiliar with how to talk.
@Slatersteven. This is not personal for me. Merely mentioning your name in the talk isn't making it personal. It is referring specifically to someone who took action to revert my changes without addressing the reasons for my change. I disagree with your assertions that there was ever a consensus. Looking through the history of this section that you provided, I see numerous objections to its inclusion. Having a majority of interested parties falling on your side is not a consensus. A consensus is "general agreement" and there has never been general agreement on having this section. Calling you out on POV bias is not getting personal. It is following the rules. The history of the discussion of this topic is filled with inflammatory rhetoric about the shootings. I am not the one being emotional here. I'm trying to keep this entry simply about facts. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rmmiller44 ( talk • contribs) 18:17, 5 April 2019 (UTC)
The article King's Cross Thameslink railway station you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:King's Cross Thameslink railway station for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Ritchie333 -- Ritchie333 ( talk) 16:01, 5 April 2019 (UTC)
Hello Amakuru. You two days ago closed a RM at Talk:Astana. Someone has immediately reopened a new identical one. Is there a procedure to speedy close this or similar, lest everyone have to restate the same points? Best, CMD ( talk) 17:21, 5 April 2019 (UTC)
Would you be willing to give me belated credit for this ITN item? I usually don't complain about not getting credit, but I'm especially proud of this cap, since it was so hard fought. Elections are so difficult to get posted at ITN these days. This one edit took me nearly 4 hours because I don't speak Slovakian.----- Coffeeand crumbs 12:59, 6 April 2019 (UTC)
The article King's Cross Thameslink railway station you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:King's Cross Thameslink railway station for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Ritchie333 -- Ritchie333 ( talk) 16:42, 6 April 2019 (UTC)
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Hi, Amakuru. In
your recent edit to Rootabaga stories, you introduced a reference named Greenwood
, but failed to define it. My guess here is that you were copying wikitext from another page, but I can't find where you were copying it from. Do you know what that reference is supposed to be, or where it came from? Thanks,
Bernanke's Crossbow (
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00:48, 8 April 2019 (UTC)
When you made News Corporation into a DAB page, you may have overlooked WP:FIXDABLINKS. Creating that DAB page broke 2,803 links: 20.9% of the bad links to DAB pages reported by User:DPL bot on 11 April 2019. The typical number of new bad links to DAB pages is around 500-800 per day, and they all need to be fixed by hand. Narky Blert ( talk) 04:27, 12 April 2019 (UTC)
After three days you have still not replied to my question above, which is still not the way an Admin should behave. I am going to raise this matter again at WT:DYK. Moonraker ( talk) 02:12, 13 April 2019 (UTC)
Hi Amakuru, I see you 've SP'd the above article a mere 26 minutes from its creation on the pretext of persistent vandalism. I've looked at the edit history and I can only see one instance of minor vandalism. Could you please unprotect it. Thanks, Silas Stoat ( talk) 19:00, 15 April 2019 (UTC)
Id say keep it protected to prevent adding nonsense, even if it means I cannot add anything usefull. 208.54.36.166 ( talk) 12:45, 16 April 2019 (UTC)
Thank you for removing the nonsense on the notre dame fire. It's really disrespectfull. 208.54.36.166 ( talk) 12:43, 16 April 2019 (UTC)
I know, again, it's disrespectfull. Just think of all the history lost and the crying Parisans, sad. ;(. 208.54.36.166 ( talk) 12:47, 16 April 2019 (UTC)
I agree that there was no consensus on the Stokely Carmichael/Kwame Ture rename, but doesn't that mean it should go back to what it was? It was always at Stokely Carmichael until it was moved without discussion or consensus a couple weeks ago. I should think that would be the default unless there's a consensus to move it.— Chowbok ☠ 00:51, 17 April 2019 (UTC)
Hi. I didn't see your comments on Template:Did you know nominations/Harry B. Neilson until now. You asked if there were any objections; well, it may be a little late, but I have the same objection as Gatoclass. Referring to it as " fox hunting" is just wrong. It should be reworded, or at the very least, it should be unlinked. If you still feel there's consensus, I won't object further, but since you asked, I figured I should give my opinion. MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 01:15, 18 April 2019 (UTC)
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Hi Amakuru -- I belatedly went back to errors and realised that you'd responded -- your ping didn't go through for some reason. I've responded there; in summary I'd support pulling, but I'm happy to leave the decision up to you. PS Are you now the formal PotD co-ordinator? It would be useful if the PotD page named someone to contact in case of emergencies when the image changes at midnight. Espresso Addict ( talk) 08:40, 24 April 2019 (UTC)
You have Jules Massenet scheduled for May 12 but that article is also TFA, so you will want to pick something else for that day. — howcheng { chat} 16:17, 25 April 2019 (UTC)
My apologies...I was trying to view another page and hit the revert button by mistake. And sorry for not noticing earlier...I was AFK for several minutes. p b p 14:03, 26 April 2019 (UTC)
I don't quite see the point of salting when it's another admin who recreates it. I'm not going to revert you, because I do not see the point of extending this to ANI. Please read what I have just written at User talk:Iridescent. And then consider whether it might have been better to simply try another AfD. Consider, if I do something deliberately opposite to what I usually do for the sake of compromise, whether my view might perhaps be the mroe reasonable. DGG ( talk ) 23:20, 27 April 2019 (UTC)
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Sorry, but I'm really sick of the blatant ignoring of INVOLVED by a number of admins, and since nobody else is saying anything about it, I thought I would. In my ideal Wiki world, a violation of INVOLVED like that would cause a whole bunch of admins to swarm against the violator in reaction. I can dream, can't I? -- В²C ☎ 23:00, 27 February 2019 (UTC)
And so ends the first round of the competition. Everyone with a positive score moves on to Round 2. With 56 contestants qualifying, each group in Round 2 contains seven contestants, with the two leaders from each group due to qualify for Round 3 as well as the top sixteen remaining contestants.
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These contestants, like all the others, now have to start scoring points again from scratch. Between them, contestants completed reviews on 143 good articles, one hundred more than the number of good articles they claimed for, thus making a substantial dent in the review backlog. Well done all!
Remember that any content promoted after the end of Round 1 but before the start of Round 2 can be claimed in Round 2. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews.
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Good day.
Sorry for bothering you. But a troll group is active in Wikipedia. Their actions are directed against one company. I previously worked for this company. The attacks have not stopped for about 8 years. This group began active actions immediately after the conclusion of contracts with the United Arab Emirates. This is a company engaged in the development of new transport technology. Now a testing ground is being built in the UAE within the framework of the American University of Sharjah.
Analysis of changes.
1. The name has been changed. “String Transport” by “SkyWay Group”. String Transport is a transportation technology that has been developed by scientist and inventor Anatoli Yunitski since the 1970s. Now the company founded by this person has its own project designing bureau, production facilities, test site, and the construction of a test line in the UAE has begun. SkyWay Group is a non-existent term that does not relate to String Transport.
2. Earlier, Anatoli Yunitski tried to start working in different countries. Thus, a demo sample based on a ZIL truck was even built in Russia in the 1990s. This clearly proved a high durability and reliability of string track structures. But in Russia, repeated attempts to take away promising developments were made. As a result, Yunitski was forced to leave the project. This story repeated in Australia. After a long search for a suitable region, it was decided to return to Belarus, where everything had to be started anew. And now, when the company SkyWay Technologies is close to bringing the project to life, trolls’ activity increased.
3. The article reads: “Unfortunately, no one from the SkyWay Group has ever implemented a project outside Belarus” - this is a lie. Video from the construction site in the UAE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nz0PIqa2o18.
4. The article says: “Although many countries, including Australia, India, Indonesia, Italy, Lithuania and the United Arab Emirates started negotiations with the SkyWay group, no projects have been implemented” - a lie again. Memorandums have been signed and cooperation continues, however, no country can begin construction until the technology has passed certification, the company's employees are actively working on it now. (At least 2 months ago, when I worked there, it was like this).
5. The article contains false information about financial irregularities - another slander from the detractors of the project. There are no securities related to string transport on sale. Investors are invited to purchase part of the intellectual property rights, the evaluation of which is deposited as the authorized capital in a company attracting investments. Central banks have not found any illegal actions done by representatives of companies offering to invest in the technology development in exchange for a part of the intellectual property rights, and regulators have issued a warning to secure themselves and relieve themselves of responsibility. Thus, in spite of the warning, there are major investors of the project in Germany, and Slovakia awarded the International Peace Prize to the General Designer of String transport for “a significant contribution to the development of human civilization, improvement of human living conditions and ensuring safety throughout the world.” https://www.teraz.sk/slovensko/tradicne-ankety-zdruzenia-nef-hospod/358270-clanok.html There are many other points in this article. I ask you to interfere because the standard methods for resolving disputes in Wikipedia do not help. I watched the history of changes and discussion of the article. A group of ill-wishers has misled the administrators. They started it all over a month ago. There is a forum in Russia, in which they coordinate their work: they discussed there the possibility of creating or replacing the page doing discrediting videos on YouTube.
Attempts to edit the article did not lead to any result. Five other users and me were suspended and called it vandalism. But how would you call the things that these people did?
Help me to return the article or delete it completely, thank you for any help. In my turn, I am ready to help with the creation of an article containing objective information. Based on facts and my experience as an engineer. You should understand that it's unpleasant to watch how they destroy what you have been working on for so long. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Aleksei Pobol ( talk • contribs) 14:40, 3 March 2019 (UTC)
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Hi, I worked very hard last night to fill Preps 3 and 4 with women-only hooks for March 8 International Women's Day. (See discussion at WT:DYK#Women's history month.) I left one hook which I approved (and therefore wasn't able to promote) in the special occasion holding area for March 8, and we also have some other women's hooks in the special occasion holding area under March. I don't understand why you filled the empty slots in Prep 4 with men's hooks. Would you be able to swap them out with Template:Did you know nominations/Tanya Saracho and something else from the March holding area? Thanks, Yoninah ( talk) 16:14, 7 March 2019 (UTC)
I understand the argument that there is no primary topic based on historical significance, but what about usage? The page views show the film gets far more views. -- В²C ☎ 21:36, 8 March 2019 (UTC)
Hi, you just promoted this set before I could fix one of the hooks. The Farm Vegetarian Cookbook hook should say at the end "any European language". Thanks, Yoninah ( talk) 21:59, 12 March 2019 (UTC)
I have reverted your edit on Cyclone Idai per WP:CALC. All totals are accurately sourced, albeit it needs some reworking as new information comes out. Noah Talk 22:27, 16 March 2019 (UTC)
Re the RM close at Talk:Gawwada language: I guess this might have been a difficult one to deal with, but it kind of ends up sustaining the perception, common among people who edit language articles, that RMs are at best a waste of time. We're sticking to a name that's both obsolete and pejorarive simply because one editor has shown up to oppose marshalling a bunch of largegely irrelevant quotes from the guidelines. – Uanfala (talk) 16:27, 20 March 2019 (UTC)
Hi, just a heads up. Your edit to plum brandy contained an error. You wrote that it was a drink. It is not (as the main text states in greater detail). It is a plum soaked in brandy. I corrected that, at the article. Unfortunately, the error found its way onto the main page. I have notified them of that. Cheers Gulbenk ( talk) 02:13, 21 March 2019 (UTC)
I don't know when Rwandan Civil War will be scheduled at TFA, but I'm hoping to get people to look at the FAs that were promoted in January, including this one. This is a hard blurb to write because a lot happened. I tried using some standard methods on it and this is what I wound up with ... doesn't mean this is right, of course, and it needs to be shrunk further (from 1063 characters to 1025 or less). I stopped the narrative at the capture of Kigali ... the stuff after that is important, but you could make the argument if you wanted to that it doesn't need to be in the blurb since it comes after civil war. So ... thoughts? What can be trimmed? - Dank ( push to talk) 19:37, 27 March 2019 (UTC)
The Rwandan Civil War was a conflict between the Hutu-led Rwandan Armed Forces and the rebel Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF), founded by Tutsi refugees. The army, assisted by French troops, had largely defeated the RPF by the end of October 1990. Paul Kagame took command of the rebels, withdrawing troops to the Virunga mountains for several months before beginning a guerrilla war. A series of protests forced Rwandan President Juvénal Habyarimana to begin peace negotiations with the RPF and domestic opposition parties. Despite disruption by the extremist group Hutu Power and a fresh RPF offensive in early 1993, the Arusha Accords were signed in August 1993. United Nations peacekeepers were installed, but the Hutu Power movement was steadily gaining influence. After the assassination of President Habyarimana in April 1994, between half a million and a million Tutsi and moderate Hutu were killed in the Rwandan genocide. The RPF quickly resumed the civil war, capturing the capital, Kigali, in July, and they remain in power as of 2019. ( Full article...)
Hi, I think we need to work out the YPF hook before Prep 1 is ready for promotion. I've entered an alt on the ERRORS thread. Yoninah ( talk) 21:28, 31 March 2019 (UTC)
Hi, we regularly get complaints if one image is on the main page for too long, in this case Mueller, so we try to rotate other images in and out for freshness. Given that Barr is the person to whom the report was delivered and was already mentioned in the blurb, it seemed reasonable to swap to his image. Why do you think this is a controversial edit that you've undone without discussion? Step hen 23:28, 31 March 2019 (UTC)
I simply do not see any good reason for "pulling" this. The hook is and was clear and factually correct, especially with ALT1. There is sensibly no DYK rule against words being repeated, which is sometimes necessary, as it is here, and choosing ALT1 would have been the way to deal with the very trivial point raised. I protest in the strongest possible terms and I should be grateful if you would spend some time sorting this out. Moonraker ( talk) 11:34, 4 April 2019 (UTC)
Answers will be appreciated, and indeed apologies. Moonraker ( talk) 16:52, 6 April 2019 (UTC)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article King's Cross Thameslink railway station you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Ritchie333 -- Ritchie333 ( talk) 11:40, 4 April 2019 (UTC)
Thanks for the apology - they are often a rarity round here, but very appreciated when received. I hope your day gets better, and have a kitten to destress you! Cheers -
SchroCat (
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Not sure it had got as far as that, but your call. Slatersteven ( talk) 14:06, 5 April 2019 (UTC)
@Amakuru. Thank you for getting involved. Apparently we did need some mediation.
@Both. I had not anticipated a dispute. I have edited several Wikipedia articles over 12 years...not many, but a few...and I have never been involved in a dispute. I was surprised to see the reversion so quickly and with a comment that was untrue and did not address the non-NPOV argument I made in the edit.
@Both. Having never had a dispute and never getting involved in talk, I am unfamiliar with the procedures. I have expertise on the topic. I am very familiar with the Wikipedia Pillars. I am almost totally unfamiliar with how to talk.
@Slatersteven. This is not personal for me. Merely mentioning your name in the talk isn't making it personal. It is referring specifically to someone who took action to revert my changes without addressing the reasons for my change. I disagree with your assertions that there was ever a consensus. Looking through the history of this section that you provided, I see numerous objections to its inclusion. Having a majority of interested parties falling on your side is not a consensus. A consensus is "general agreement" and there has never been general agreement on having this section. Calling you out on POV bias is not getting personal. It is following the rules. The history of the discussion of this topic is filled with inflammatory rhetoric about the shootings. I am not the one being emotional here. I'm trying to keep this entry simply about facts. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rmmiller44 ( talk • contribs) 18:17, 5 April 2019 (UTC)
The article King's Cross Thameslink railway station you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:King's Cross Thameslink railway station for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Ritchie333 -- Ritchie333 ( talk) 16:01, 5 April 2019 (UTC)
Hello Amakuru. You two days ago closed a RM at Talk:Astana. Someone has immediately reopened a new identical one. Is there a procedure to speedy close this or similar, lest everyone have to restate the same points? Best, CMD ( talk) 17:21, 5 April 2019 (UTC)
Would you be willing to give me belated credit for this ITN item? I usually don't complain about not getting credit, but I'm especially proud of this cap, since it was so hard fought. Elections are so difficult to get posted at ITN these days. This one edit took me nearly 4 hours because I don't speak Slovakian.----- Coffeeand crumbs 12:59, 6 April 2019 (UTC)
The article King's Cross Thameslink railway station you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:King's Cross Thameslink railway station for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Ritchie333 -- Ritchie333 ( talk) 16:42, 6 April 2019 (UTC)
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Hi, Amakuru. In
your recent edit to Rootabaga stories, you introduced a reference named Greenwood
, but failed to define it. My guess here is that you were copying wikitext from another page, but I can't find where you were copying it from. Do you know what that reference is supposed to be, or where it came from? Thanks,
Bernanke's Crossbow (
talk)
00:48, 8 April 2019 (UTC)
When you made News Corporation into a DAB page, you may have overlooked WP:FIXDABLINKS. Creating that DAB page broke 2,803 links: 20.9% of the bad links to DAB pages reported by User:DPL bot on 11 April 2019. The typical number of new bad links to DAB pages is around 500-800 per day, and they all need to be fixed by hand. Narky Blert ( talk) 04:27, 12 April 2019 (UTC)
After three days you have still not replied to my question above, which is still not the way an Admin should behave. I am going to raise this matter again at WT:DYK. Moonraker ( talk) 02:12, 13 April 2019 (UTC)
Hi Amakuru, I see you 've SP'd the above article a mere 26 minutes from its creation on the pretext of persistent vandalism. I've looked at the edit history and I can only see one instance of minor vandalism. Could you please unprotect it. Thanks, Silas Stoat ( talk) 19:00, 15 April 2019 (UTC)
Id say keep it protected to prevent adding nonsense, even if it means I cannot add anything usefull. 208.54.36.166 ( talk) 12:45, 16 April 2019 (UTC)
Thank you for removing the nonsense on the notre dame fire. It's really disrespectfull. 208.54.36.166 ( talk) 12:43, 16 April 2019 (UTC)
I know, again, it's disrespectfull. Just think of all the history lost and the crying Parisans, sad. ;(. 208.54.36.166 ( talk) 12:47, 16 April 2019 (UTC)
I agree that there was no consensus on the Stokely Carmichael/Kwame Ture rename, but doesn't that mean it should go back to what it was? It was always at Stokely Carmichael until it was moved without discussion or consensus a couple weeks ago. I should think that would be the default unless there's a consensus to move it.— Chowbok ☠ 00:51, 17 April 2019 (UTC)
Hi. I didn't see your comments on Template:Did you know nominations/Harry B. Neilson until now. You asked if there were any objections; well, it may be a little late, but I have the same objection as Gatoclass. Referring to it as " fox hunting" is just wrong. It should be reworded, or at the very least, it should be unlinked. If you still feel there's consensus, I won't object further, but since you asked, I figured I should give my opinion. MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 01:15, 18 April 2019 (UTC)
A glass of Thandai for you | ||
Here is a glass of
Thandai for you. Thandai is a traditional
Indian cold drink prepared with a mixture of
almonds,
fennel seeds,
watermelon kernels,
rose petals,
pepper,
vetiver seeds,
cardamom,
saffron,
milk and
sugar. Thanks for closing the RM request at Talk:Astana. I appreciate the explicit mention of a cooling time of 3 months, will help to save volunteer efforts on Wikipedia. Thank you.
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Hi Amakuru -- I belatedly went back to errors and realised that you'd responded -- your ping didn't go through for some reason. I've responded there; in summary I'd support pulling, but I'm happy to leave the decision up to you. PS Are you now the formal PotD co-ordinator? It would be useful if the PotD page named someone to contact in case of emergencies when the image changes at midnight. Espresso Addict ( talk) 08:40, 24 April 2019 (UTC)
You have Jules Massenet scheduled for May 12 but that article is also TFA, so you will want to pick something else for that day. — howcheng { chat} 16:17, 25 April 2019 (UTC)
My apologies...I was trying to view another page and hit the revert button by mistake. And sorry for not noticing earlier...I was AFK for several minutes. p b p 14:03, 26 April 2019 (UTC)
I don't quite see the point of salting when it's another admin who recreates it. I'm not going to revert you, because I do not see the point of extending this to ANI. Please read what I have just written at User talk:Iridescent. And then consider whether it might have been better to simply try another AfD. Consider, if I do something deliberately opposite to what I usually do for the sake of compromise, whether my view might perhaps be the mroe reasonable. DGG ( talk ) 23:20, 27 April 2019 (UTC)