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Keith D, on the Helicobactor Pylori page you inserted a "this section is empty." It is not clear to me as to which section you are referring. If you can tell me the section, I will try to correct this. Thanks. joflaher ( talk) 18:47, 3 May 2020 (UTC)
Hi Keith, Sorry I deleted your {clear} from the Trolleybuses in Mexborough and Swinton article, but I just assumed I had accidentally copied it in. I am wondering what type of machine you are viewing it on to get just an A next to the route diagram. On my browser, the map only occupies about 40% of the width, and I get almost three paragraphs next to it. If I run my browser in full screen mode, I get part of the fourth paragraph as well. By my calculations, you must have a screen resolution of around 650 px wide, which is surely unusual in this day and age. Is there not some way to say {clear on a low resolution screen}, as the vast swathe of white space looks terrible on a normal monitor? I have moved the map down, but left the clear for the moment. I have also redrawn the map with nearly every terminus on a different row, so I can put all the labels down the right hand side. That cuts it down from about 490 px to 420 px, but I have not published it yet, as it is not quite so elegant. Bob1960evens ( talk) 22:38, 3 May 2020 (UTC)
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16:59, 4 May 2020 (UTC)
Hi Keith
Hoping you might look at recent additions to 3 pages:
and
as well as
Thanks a always, T
Thanks for your quick edit just now to this article that I have also contributed to. Do you think the article is getting to the point where it can be recommended for publication? O-Jay ( talk) 16:51, 8 May 2020 (UTC)
Hello:
The copy edit you requested from the Guild of Copy Editors of the article Port of Hull has been completed.
Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
Regards,
Twofingered Typist ( talk) 15:45, 10 May 2020 (UTC)
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Hello, I am a beginner wikipedist. My name is Mariusz, I'm from Poland. I often browse English-language Wikipedia because it is richer than Polish. I decided to edit some articles about CAD software. I'm interested in this. I have worked on many programs professionally. I edited, among others, CAD, ActCAD (transferred from Polish Wikipedia), IntelliCAD, AllyCAD. I've seen in history that you have tremendous experience. Please, join the discussion, review my articles or correct them. I saw you were editing articles in the IT industry. I am asking for your understanding. I need directions. Some wikipedists treat beginners as rubbish. Sometimes I am so annoyed that I would like to leave it. However, I think my knowledge may be useful. Then I think of my grandmother, who is 90 years old. She knew many medicinal plants and was able to use them. I've always wanted to write it down. But I've never had time. Then my grandmother had a stroke. All her knowledge, passed down from generation to generation, sputtered like a bubble. That's why I am asking for help. You wrote: Please do not bite the newcomers. I feel bitten and hunted like animals. Thank you if you take care of my articles. ZengaONE ( talk) 22:54, 13 May 2020 (UTC)
Hello, can you please fully protect Tulisa's article as Blueberry72 is vandalising the page by removing the sourced genres? Barnebykerry ( talk) 18:07, 15 May 2020 (UTC)
If you use the Citation bot link in Category:CS1 maint: PMC format, the bot will take care of everything, and do additional cleanup as well. Headbomb { t · c · p · b} 16:19, 16 May 2020 (UTC)
For some reason I just end up spelling January wrong. Ugh. Thanks for fixing it.-- Historyday01 ( talk) 01:23, 17 May 2020 (UTC)
Apparently the author of the website to which the {{
Rayment}}
and the other
related tempates link has died (See
Talk:Viscount Baltinglass#Leigh Rayment - reference). Whether that is true or not, I know not. However what is true is that the website no longer exists. So I changed the templates to point to a recent archived version of the template see (
Template talk:Rayment#Website domain expired).
There has been a long running dispute over whether the website is Wikipedia reliable. It is generally agreed that it is accurate, but in most cases the website does not cite it sources and even when it does it only give what Wikipdia editors describe as general references. Therefor all of the templates have the code to automatically add:
In some of the templates this has been turned off ("commented out")—due to the latest argument over whether the cite is or is not Wikipedia reliable. As the people involved are in the most experienced editors this is a slow disagreement that has been rumbling on for years, and is discussed about once every five years or so.
However if the template is placed in the sections "Further reading" or "External links" then whether or not it is a reliable source is not relevant, so the external links flag is available to turn off the warning when they are activated by default.
The external links flag is tested for wether it is set (exists) or is not set. So what is used as the value to set it does not matter. Some people use "1" because that is what is used in programming, and is my preferred choice, however other are more comfortable with "y" as in ("yes" and "no"). Clearly "o" (oh) would be confusing because: does it mean "on" or "off" or "0" as in "0" and "1"?
I am not very active on Wikipedia at the moment, however an editor had challenged the applicability of Category:Wikipedia articles incorporating an LRPP template as an external link ( diff) so a ran an AWB script to check if it should be empty. As you can see there were 130 pages (about 8% of the total) where the template is in the "External links" or "Further reading" sections. I am now running the same script over the other Rayment templates and adding the parameter where appropriate.
BTW now that the website is dead, I suspect that over time the addition of new references using Rayment will diminish, and those in the articles will be gradually replaced with more Wikipedia reliable sources.
-- PBS ( talk) 08:20, 17 May 2020 (UTC)
As for the specific example you queried, yes it was a duplicate and yes that was a mistake. If I had noticed it I would have aborted that edit, however two instances it makes no difference to the presentation. I could make the AWB script look for duplicates and skip them, but there are so few of them, that coding it would be (in my judgment) more trouble that it is worth given how few cases link that exist. -- PBS ( talk) 08:35, 17 May 2020 (UTC)
Nawab Afridi ( talk) 15:46, 17 May 2020 (UTC) Hello Keith D, I am a beginner and I need your guidance how to add links to the aritcle List of Pakistani Peace Laureates. Please I need your guidance.
Nawab Afridi ( talk) 18:15, 17 May 2020 (UTC) Thank you very much for the guidance dear Keith D. I have added related links in List of Pakistani Peace Laureates as desired by you. Once again thanks.
Virginia v. John Brown Perhaps you know a better way to handle it, but saying the article cited appeared in the Independent on the 9th is incorrect. That's the date of the reprint. With the materials I have ready access to I can't find the original. deisenbe ( talk) 17:02, 18 May 2020 (UTC)
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Sir why I have not been granted extended confirmed user status even after 500 edits and 30 day tenure? Editor wikip6 ( talk) 05:30, 23 May 2020 (UTC)
I am undoing vandalism on test wiki by an LTA, is what they added considered vandalism before I continue more? -- Thegooduser Life Begins With a Smile :) 🍁 00:22, 25 May 2020 (UTC)
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Nawab Afridi ( talk) 17:08, 25 May 2020 (UTC) Being a moderator, you always checked my page List of Pakistani Peace Laureates and fixed the errors every time for which I was always thankful to you for your support and cooperation but today I just checked my page and have found some other moderator removing the descriptions and ruining my entire page. All my efforts and struggle have been ruined.
Dear @ Keith D:,
I received your warning about the quality of the sources used within en:Christine Holgate article. Would you mind clarifying the problem I am facing and suggesting how to fix that problem? Thank you for noticing me that I did something wrong and needed further improvement. I am looking forward to receiving your response! Thank you! -- Quinndo ( talk) 11:29, 26 May 2020 (UTC)
|pmc=PMC123456
where the "PMC" in the parameter value is redundant and needs removing. The details on
Category:CS1 maint: PMC format explain how to make the messages visible against the incorrect cite or you can set your preferences - under the Preferences tab set "Show hidden categories" - to see the hidden categories.
Keith D (
talk)
11:48, 26 May 2020 (UTC)Thankyou for the edit! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mmaro17 ( talk • contribs) 08:26, 29 May 2020 (UTC)
Your change of Yo-Yo Ma’s biography from “born to Chinese parents” to “”born to Taiwanese parents” cannot be supported by evidence. Ma’s father, Hiao-Tsiun Ma, was born in Zhejiang in then Republic of China, now People’s Republic of China. In 1947, Hiao-Tsiun Ma travelled from China to France where Yo-Yo Ma was born. The fact that Hiao-Tsiun Ma was a citizen of Republic of China which retreated to Taiwan in 1949 doesn’t make him a “Taiwanese” in a modern sense. Ma’s mother was born in Hong Kong, which also doesn’t support your change.
“Taiwanese” is a highly loaded word in contemporary identity politics, and you shall apply it with care and caution. Your personal political orientation shall not decide historical facts.
If you can produce evidence that either Yo-Yo Ma or his father has claimed to be of Taiwanese ancestry, please produce sources.
I hope you will make proper changes on your own.
Please also cross reference Yo-Yo Ma’s Wikipedia entries in other languages.
Thanks.
A concerned Wikipedia user from Toronto, Canada Untimelythoughts ( talk) 13:56, 30 May 2020 (UTC)
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22:31, 1 June 2020 (UTC)
What type of reference would you like to support the Mike Close addition?
I did try to add a link to youtube but this did not work. Here's Mike winning a championship race in 1986 for proof. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtcwN7XfW44
Also, Mike was F1 World champion in 1977 http://f1stockcars.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Mike-Close-199.jpg
I'd like the addition to be restored since he designed and built cars for other drivers as well as being an accomplished driver himself. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:C7F:6415:C800:7C77:6A9D:F655:D707 ( talk) 18:47, 6 June 2020 (UTC)
Thanks for the reply. It's unlikely that I'm going to find a reference to Mike being from Starbotton on the BBC. It's possible that he might appear in an old stock car meeting programme but I'm unlikely to find an exact reference. It's common knowledge within the stock car community that Mike is/was from Starbotton; check out this video description for someone else who knows where Mike was from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNal_y3YXMI — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:C7F:6415:C800:7C77:6A9D:F655:D707 ( talk) 19:35, 6 June 2020 (UTC)
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21:12, 8 June 2020 (UTC)
I'm referring to the raw veganism page. I would like to make more edits on there if you'd like to help. There are articles I'd like to build, if you'd like to help me out. Idk how something can reach me, but if you do - awesome! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hawaiisunfun ( talk • contribs) 22:38, 8 June 2020 (UTC)
I also notice that your talk page is really nice and welcoming too. I appreciate it all and aspire to be like that! <3 Thanks for what you do. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hawaiisunfun ( talk • contribs) 22:41, 8 June 2020 (UTC)
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Thank you for just helping out what I wrote and encouraging it along, along with others. Crossing paths again in collaborating would be something I look forward to if it ever happens again! Hawaiisunfun ( talk) 22:43, 8 June 2020 (UTC) |
Thanks for this cleanup. I hate leaving errors but had no idea as I rarely deal in journals or other pieces where month-year is more common than monday-day-year. StarM 00:42, 10 June 2020 (UTC)
Hi Keith:
I'm Nahshon Anderson an artist, writer and African American Transgender. In March, my Wikipedia article was nominated for deletion. In April, it was deleted. Since then, I have received two grants from national arts organizations. Though the grants have not been mentioned in the press (as of yet), I can provide you proof via email. Will you please consider reviewing them to restore my Wikipedia article or are you the wrong person to ask?
/info/en/?search=Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Nahshon_Dion_Anderson — Preceding unsigned comment added by Shootingrange78 ( talk • contribs) 21:55, 10 June 2020 (UTC)
Can you check this please
Can you check this please?
Can you check this please?
Thanks as always T.
This one is very hard for me - can you bring up the photo file on the Lupton family page of Kate Lupton, Baroness von Schunck to be in alignment with her section on the page please?
Thanks from T.
What's the feedback about Draft:Gordon Tredgold? If it is okay, how can I submit it? I need your help sir.
Another one is that Draft:Tyler L. Adams has been subjected to numerous correction, I make the final edition four days ago, but up to now nothing has been done on the corrected Draft. Please can you help me to give me feedback about it? Abbas Kwarbai ( talk) 05:51, 14 June 2020 (UTC)
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18:48, 22 June 2020 (UTC)
Please check refs - thanks again T. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 175.32.219.132 ( talk) 22:39, 24 June 2020 (UTC)
Thank you for correcting my slip-of-the-keyboard last night from September to June. I'm currently working on a big project for September, and have clearly got that month too much on my mind! Many thanks. Timothy Titus Talk To TT 12:05, 26 June 2020 (UTC)
I posted a discussion about 1292simon at WP:ANI but no action was taken against him while he was involved in removing content at BMW articles for no reason and the discussion was archived. Espcially at the BMW 5 Series (F10), BMW 5 Series (G30), BMW 3 Series (E36) and BMW 3 Series (E46) articles. As seen on Talk:BMW 5 Series (F10), this user is trying to force his preferred changes to these articles without even attempting to look into the matter. I request you to look into the matter. Thank you. U1 quattro TALK 18:41, 26 June 2020 (UTC)
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Keith D, on the Helicobactor Pylori page you inserted a "this section is empty." It is not clear to me as to which section you are referring. If you can tell me the section, I will try to correct this. Thanks. joflaher ( talk) 18:47, 3 May 2020 (UTC)
Hi Keith, Sorry I deleted your {clear} from the Trolleybuses in Mexborough and Swinton article, but I just assumed I had accidentally copied it in. I am wondering what type of machine you are viewing it on to get just an A next to the route diagram. On my browser, the map only occupies about 40% of the width, and I get almost three paragraphs next to it. If I run my browser in full screen mode, I get part of the fourth paragraph as well. By my calculations, you must have a screen resolution of around 650 px wide, which is surely unusual in this day and age. Is there not some way to say {clear on a low resolution screen}, as the vast swathe of white space looks terrible on a normal monitor? I have moved the map down, but left the clear for the moment. I have also redrawn the map with nearly every terminus on a different row, so I can put all the labels down the right hand side. That cuts it down from about 490 px to 420 px, but I have not published it yet, as it is not quite so elegant. Bob1960evens ( talk) 22:38, 3 May 2020 (UTC)
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16:59, 4 May 2020 (UTC)
Hi Keith
Hoping you might look at recent additions to 3 pages:
and
as well as
Thanks a always, T
Thanks for your quick edit just now to this article that I have also contributed to. Do you think the article is getting to the point where it can be recommended for publication? O-Jay ( talk) 16:51, 8 May 2020 (UTC)
Hello:
The copy edit you requested from the Guild of Copy Editors of the article Port of Hull has been completed.
Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
Regards,
Twofingered Typist ( talk) 15:45, 10 May 2020 (UTC)
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Hello, I am a beginner wikipedist. My name is Mariusz, I'm from Poland. I often browse English-language Wikipedia because it is richer than Polish. I decided to edit some articles about CAD software. I'm interested in this. I have worked on many programs professionally. I edited, among others, CAD, ActCAD (transferred from Polish Wikipedia), IntelliCAD, AllyCAD. I've seen in history that you have tremendous experience. Please, join the discussion, review my articles or correct them. I saw you were editing articles in the IT industry. I am asking for your understanding. I need directions. Some wikipedists treat beginners as rubbish. Sometimes I am so annoyed that I would like to leave it. However, I think my knowledge may be useful. Then I think of my grandmother, who is 90 years old. She knew many medicinal plants and was able to use them. I've always wanted to write it down. But I've never had time. Then my grandmother had a stroke. All her knowledge, passed down from generation to generation, sputtered like a bubble. That's why I am asking for help. You wrote: Please do not bite the newcomers. I feel bitten and hunted like animals. Thank you if you take care of my articles. ZengaONE ( talk) 22:54, 13 May 2020 (UTC)
Hello, can you please fully protect Tulisa's article as Blueberry72 is vandalising the page by removing the sourced genres? Barnebykerry ( talk) 18:07, 15 May 2020 (UTC)
If you use the Citation bot link in Category:CS1 maint: PMC format, the bot will take care of everything, and do additional cleanup as well. Headbomb { t · c · p · b} 16:19, 16 May 2020 (UTC)
For some reason I just end up spelling January wrong. Ugh. Thanks for fixing it.-- Historyday01 ( talk) 01:23, 17 May 2020 (UTC)
Apparently the author of the website to which the {{
Rayment}}
and the other
related tempates link has died (See
Talk:Viscount Baltinglass#Leigh Rayment - reference). Whether that is true or not, I know not. However what is true is that the website no longer exists. So I changed the templates to point to a recent archived version of the template see (
Template talk:Rayment#Website domain expired).
There has been a long running dispute over whether the website is Wikipedia reliable. It is generally agreed that it is accurate, but in most cases the website does not cite it sources and even when it does it only give what Wikipdia editors describe as general references. Therefor all of the templates have the code to automatically add:
In some of the templates this has been turned off ("commented out")—due to the latest argument over whether the cite is or is not Wikipedia reliable. As the people involved are in the most experienced editors this is a slow disagreement that has been rumbling on for years, and is discussed about once every five years or so.
However if the template is placed in the sections "Further reading" or "External links" then whether or not it is a reliable source is not relevant, so the external links flag is available to turn off the warning when they are activated by default.
The external links flag is tested for wether it is set (exists) or is not set. So what is used as the value to set it does not matter. Some people use "1" because that is what is used in programming, and is my preferred choice, however other are more comfortable with "y" as in ("yes" and "no"). Clearly "o" (oh) would be confusing because: does it mean "on" or "off" or "0" as in "0" and "1"?
I am not very active on Wikipedia at the moment, however an editor had challenged the applicability of Category:Wikipedia articles incorporating an LRPP template as an external link ( diff) so a ran an AWB script to check if it should be empty. As you can see there were 130 pages (about 8% of the total) where the template is in the "External links" or "Further reading" sections. I am now running the same script over the other Rayment templates and adding the parameter where appropriate.
BTW now that the website is dead, I suspect that over time the addition of new references using Rayment will diminish, and those in the articles will be gradually replaced with more Wikipedia reliable sources.
-- PBS ( talk) 08:20, 17 May 2020 (UTC)
As for the specific example you queried, yes it was a duplicate and yes that was a mistake. If I had noticed it I would have aborted that edit, however two instances it makes no difference to the presentation. I could make the AWB script look for duplicates and skip them, but there are so few of them, that coding it would be (in my judgment) more trouble that it is worth given how few cases link that exist. -- PBS ( talk) 08:35, 17 May 2020 (UTC)
Nawab Afridi ( talk) 15:46, 17 May 2020 (UTC) Hello Keith D, I am a beginner and I need your guidance how to add links to the aritcle List of Pakistani Peace Laureates. Please I need your guidance.
Nawab Afridi ( talk) 18:15, 17 May 2020 (UTC) Thank you very much for the guidance dear Keith D. I have added related links in List of Pakistani Peace Laureates as desired by you. Once again thanks.
Virginia v. John Brown Perhaps you know a better way to handle it, but saying the article cited appeared in the Independent on the 9th is incorrect. That's the date of the reprint. With the materials I have ready access to I can't find the original. deisenbe ( talk) 17:02, 18 May 2020 (UTC)
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Sir why I have not been granted extended confirmed user status even after 500 edits and 30 day tenure? Editor wikip6 ( talk) 05:30, 23 May 2020 (UTC)
I am undoing vandalism on test wiki by an LTA, is what they added considered vandalism before I continue more? -- Thegooduser Life Begins With a Smile :) 🍁 00:22, 25 May 2020 (UTC)
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Nawab Afridi ( talk) 17:08, 25 May 2020 (UTC) Being a moderator, you always checked my page List of Pakistani Peace Laureates and fixed the errors every time for which I was always thankful to you for your support and cooperation but today I just checked my page and have found some other moderator removing the descriptions and ruining my entire page. All my efforts and struggle have been ruined.
Dear @ Keith D:,
I received your warning about the quality of the sources used within en:Christine Holgate article. Would you mind clarifying the problem I am facing and suggesting how to fix that problem? Thank you for noticing me that I did something wrong and needed further improvement. I am looking forward to receiving your response! Thank you! -- Quinndo ( talk) 11:29, 26 May 2020 (UTC)
|pmc=PMC123456
where the "PMC" in the parameter value is redundant and needs removing. The details on
Category:CS1 maint: PMC format explain how to make the messages visible against the incorrect cite or you can set your preferences - under the Preferences tab set "Show hidden categories" - to see the hidden categories.
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11:48, 26 May 2020 (UTC)Thankyou for the edit! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mmaro17 ( talk • contribs) 08:26, 29 May 2020 (UTC)
Your change of Yo-Yo Ma’s biography from “born to Chinese parents” to “”born to Taiwanese parents” cannot be supported by evidence. Ma’s father, Hiao-Tsiun Ma, was born in Zhejiang in then Republic of China, now People’s Republic of China. In 1947, Hiao-Tsiun Ma travelled from China to France where Yo-Yo Ma was born. The fact that Hiao-Tsiun Ma was a citizen of Republic of China which retreated to Taiwan in 1949 doesn’t make him a “Taiwanese” in a modern sense. Ma’s mother was born in Hong Kong, which also doesn’t support your change.
“Taiwanese” is a highly loaded word in contemporary identity politics, and you shall apply it with care and caution. Your personal political orientation shall not decide historical facts.
If you can produce evidence that either Yo-Yo Ma or his father has claimed to be of Taiwanese ancestry, please produce sources.
I hope you will make proper changes on your own.
Please also cross reference Yo-Yo Ma’s Wikipedia entries in other languages.
Thanks.
A concerned Wikipedia user from Toronto, Canada Untimelythoughts ( talk) 13:56, 30 May 2020 (UTC)
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What type of reference would you like to support the Mike Close addition?
I did try to add a link to youtube but this did not work. Here's Mike winning a championship race in 1986 for proof. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtcwN7XfW44
Also, Mike was F1 World champion in 1977 http://f1stockcars.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Mike-Close-199.jpg
I'd like the addition to be restored since he designed and built cars for other drivers as well as being an accomplished driver himself. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:C7F:6415:C800:7C77:6A9D:F655:D707 ( talk) 18:47, 6 June 2020 (UTC)
Thanks for the reply. It's unlikely that I'm going to find a reference to Mike being from Starbotton on the BBC. It's possible that he might appear in an old stock car meeting programme but I'm unlikely to find an exact reference. It's common knowledge within the stock car community that Mike is/was from Starbotton; check out this video description for someone else who knows where Mike was from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNal_y3YXMI — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:C7F:6415:C800:7C77:6A9D:F655:D707 ( talk) 19:35, 6 June 2020 (UTC)
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I'm referring to the raw veganism page. I would like to make more edits on there if you'd like to help. There are articles I'd like to build, if you'd like to help me out. Idk how something can reach me, but if you do - awesome! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hawaiisunfun ( talk • contribs) 22:38, 8 June 2020 (UTC)
I also notice that your talk page is really nice and welcoming too. I appreciate it all and aspire to be like that! <3 Thanks for what you do. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hawaiisunfun ( talk • contribs) 22:41, 8 June 2020 (UTC)
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Thanks for this cleanup. I hate leaving errors but had no idea as I rarely deal in journals or other pieces where month-year is more common than monday-day-year. StarM 00:42, 10 June 2020 (UTC)
Hi Keith:
I'm Nahshon Anderson an artist, writer and African American Transgender. In March, my Wikipedia article was nominated for deletion. In April, it was deleted. Since then, I have received two grants from national arts organizations. Though the grants have not been mentioned in the press (as of yet), I can provide you proof via email. Will you please consider reviewing them to restore my Wikipedia article or are you the wrong person to ask?
/info/en/?search=Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Nahshon_Dion_Anderson — Preceding unsigned comment added by Shootingrange78 ( talk • contribs) 21:55, 10 June 2020 (UTC)
Can you check this please
Can you check this please?
Can you check this please?
Thanks as always T.
This one is very hard for me - can you bring up the photo file on the Lupton family page of Kate Lupton, Baroness von Schunck to be in alignment with her section on the page please?
Thanks from T.
What's the feedback about Draft:Gordon Tredgold? If it is okay, how can I submit it? I need your help sir.
Another one is that Draft:Tyler L. Adams has been subjected to numerous correction, I make the final edition four days ago, but up to now nothing has been done on the corrected Draft. Please can you help me to give me feedback about it? Abbas Kwarbai ( talk) 05:51, 14 June 2020 (UTC)
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Please check refs - thanks again T. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 175.32.219.132 ( talk) 22:39, 24 June 2020 (UTC)
Thank you for correcting my slip-of-the-keyboard last night from September to June. I'm currently working on a big project for September, and have clearly got that month too much on my mind! Many thanks. Timothy Titus Talk To TT 12:05, 26 June 2020 (UTC)
I posted a discussion about 1292simon at WP:ANI but no action was taken against him while he was involved in removing content at BMW articles for no reason and the discussion was archived. Espcially at the BMW 5 Series (F10), BMW 5 Series (G30), BMW 3 Series (E36) and BMW 3 Series (E46) articles. As seen on Talk:BMW 5 Series (F10), this user is trying to force his preferred changes to these articles without even attempting to look into the matter. I request you to look into the matter. Thank you. U1 quattro TALK 18:41, 26 June 2020 (UTC)
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