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The discussions were listed automatically at Wikipedia:WikiProject Football#Article alerts (of which I appear to be the only person to read!), and I then manually added to WP:FOOTYDEL which is the WikiProject's centralised & organised discussion log. Giant Snowman 10:15, 1 June 2021 (UTC)
Thank you, Marchjuly, I very much appreciate your note. Sometimes Wiki just wears a body thin ... probably best to move on when that happens. Once again, I appreciate your comments. Best, Christian Gregory ( talk) 01:02, 2 June 2021 (UTC)
Thanks for explaining more about how COIN posts get closed. I thought it was 14 days after the start, not 14 days after the last edit. I don't want to further delay that COIN discussion from getting closed, so I'm replying here instead of there :) I'm a bit confused how it works because it doesn't seem to be the same as AfD. How is consensus reached? Who makes the final call about whether or not there's a COI? Who is the one that adds the templates to the talk pages? When the template is added, is it permanent? Meaning that even 5 years from now if the article is completely re-written, if someone removes a COI template from the talk page, that edit will get reverted?
This is my first time at COIN and I am feeling extremely overwhelmed with the whole procedure. Dr. Universe ( talk) 00:54, 3 June 2021 (UTC)
templates to the talk pagessince there are lots of different types of templates and there are lots of different types of talk pages; so, perhaps you could clarify a bit. If you're talking about a template added to a user talk page, then anyone can add one of them. Moreover, the template can be removed by the user in question per WP:BLANKING, but it will be assumed that they've seen the template and understand it if they do. If you're talking about adding a template to an article talk page, then anybody can pretty much do that as well. The template remains in place as long as it's still applicable I guess and whether that takes five years, ten years, or a hundred years is anybody's guess. Again there are lots of different types of templates; so, it's hard to give a more specific answer without know which template and which page you're referring to. -- Marchjuly ( talk) 01:50, 3 June 2021 (UTC)
actually doing other things, then that's their business. It would be too hard for someone to take you what you posted above to be the equivalent as saying "At least I've got a real job". You'd probably be surprised how many times something like that has been posted on a Wikipedia talk page by someone who usually doesn't really understand how Wikipedia works (and usually doesn't care anyway) and is quite unhappy because "Wikipedia" is not letting them do what they want to do. I'm not saying you're such a person, but they are plenty who are who post similar statements.There's nothing wrong with editing articles about topics you're interested in or which you have specific knowledge about as long as your edits are otherwise in accordance with relevant Wikipedia policies and guidelines. In fact, Wikipedia actually wants " expert editors" because they can use their knowledge to improve many articles; however, once again, they just need to do their best to make sure their edits are in accordance with relevant Wikipedia policies and guidelines. If there are types of articles that interest you or you possess some sort of specialized knowledge that you want to use to help improve Wikipedia, try looking for a Wikiproject where you can find such articles and discuss them with editors with similar interests.The AfD time starts as you say when the discussion is open, but that doesn't mean it automatically ends once seven days have passed. Some AfDs are closed rather quickly whereas others can go on for quite some time. Some discussion are required to remain opening for a minimum amount of time just to allow a consensus to better develop and also perhaps to try and discourage people who might be unhappy with the way the discussion is going from unilaterally trying to close them. If you want to participate in AfDs, then that's fine; just be aware that such discussions can get pretty contentuos and even downright nasty in some occasions. You might want to take a look at WP:AFDEQ and WP:ATA for some ideas on how to productively participate in AfD discussion and avoid some common mistakes that are often made by those you do participate in them. -- Marchjuly ( talk) 01:50, 4 June 2021 (UTC)
As I clicked publish on a response to you on that talk page, I edit-conflicted with the admin deleting the file, so I just wanted to stop by and say I appreciate all the time you put into assisting them and other editors — when I was first starting out a few months ago, you actually answered quite a few of my media questions and were an enormous help. Sorry for the time you spent this time around. DanCherek ( talk) 22:25, 5 June 2021 (UTC) |
Hey Marchjuly, I just wanna let you know I sincerely apologize for my disruptive edits in the Michael E. Rodgers article. I now know edit warring isn’t the right thing to resolve this issue, but now since you two started a discussion on the talk page, and will follow it for now on. Again, I am sorry. 2600:1000:B053:8F4A:A8EE:78BF:3F3E:5B85 ( talk) 23:17, 7 June 2021 (UTC)
Hello. I saw your excellent advice on uploading a sports team logo. May I pick your brain as to how to do this correctly. I've found a logo for s defunct team, the Richmond Roosters that I'd like to upload with the typical wording for use of a logo as representative. There seems to be solid precedent, but I've not done this before and wish to do it right the first-time. Can I ask for your advice on how to proceed?! Thanks in advance. Gonzaga15 ( talk) 17:16, 12 June 2021 (UTC)
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The discussions were listed automatically at Wikipedia:WikiProject Football#Article alerts (of which I appear to be the only person to read!), and I then manually added to WP:FOOTYDEL which is the WikiProject's centralised & organised discussion log. Giant Snowman 10:15, 1 June 2021 (UTC)
Thank you, Marchjuly, I very much appreciate your note. Sometimes Wiki just wears a body thin ... probably best to move on when that happens. Once again, I appreciate your comments. Best, Christian Gregory ( talk) 01:02, 2 June 2021 (UTC)
Thanks for explaining more about how COIN posts get closed. I thought it was 14 days after the start, not 14 days after the last edit. I don't want to further delay that COIN discussion from getting closed, so I'm replying here instead of there :) I'm a bit confused how it works because it doesn't seem to be the same as AfD. How is consensus reached? Who makes the final call about whether or not there's a COI? Who is the one that adds the templates to the talk pages? When the template is added, is it permanent? Meaning that even 5 years from now if the article is completely re-written, if someone removes a COI template from the talk page, that edit will get reverted?
This is my first time at COIN and I am feeling extremely overwhelmed with the whole procedure. Dr. Universe ( talk) 00:54, 3 June 2021 (UTC)
templates to the talk pagessince there are lots of different types of templates and there are lots of different types of talk pages; so, perhaps you could clarify a bit. If you're talking about a template added to a user talk page, then anyone can add one of them. Moreover, the template can be removed by the user in question per WP:BLANKING, but it will be assumed that they've seen the template and understand it if they do. If you're talking about adding a template to an article talk page, then anybody can pretty much do that as well. The template remains in place as long as it's still applicable I guess and whether that takes five years, ten years, or a hundred years is anybody's guess. Again there are lots of different types of templates; so, it's hard to give a more specific answer without know which template and which page you're referring to. -- Marchjuly ( talk) 01:50, 3 June 2021 (UTC)
actually doing other things, then that's their business. It would be too hard for someone to take you what you posted above to be the equivalent as saying "At least I've got a real job". You'd probably be surprised how many times something like that has been posted on a Wikipedia talk page by someone who usually doesn't really understand how Wikipedia works (and usually doesn't care anyway) and is quite unhappy because "Wikipedia" is not letting them do what they want to do. I'm not saying you're such a person, but they are plenty who are who post similar statements.There's nothing wrong with editing articles about topics you're interested in or which you have specific knowledge about as long as your edits are otherwise in accordance with relevant Wikipedia policies and guidelines. In fact, Wikipedia actually wants " expert editors" because they can use their knowledge to improve many articles; however, once again, they just need to do their best to make sure their edits are in accordance with relevant Wikipedia policies and guidelines. If there are types of articles that interest you or you possess some sort of specialized knowledge that you want to use to help improve Wikipedia, try looking for a Wikiproject where you can find such articles and discuss them with editors with similar interests.The AfD time starts as you say when the discussion is open, but that doesn't mean it automatically ends once seven days have passed. Some AfDs are closed rather quickly whereas others can go on for quite some time. Some discussion are required to remain opening for a minimum amount of time just to allow a consensus to better develop and also perhaps to try and discourage people who might be unhappy with the way the discussion is going from unilaterally trying to close them. If you want to participate in AfDs, then that's fine; just be aware that such discussions can get pretty contentuos and even downright nasty in some occasions. You might want to take a look at WP:AFDEQ and WP:ATA for some ideas on how to productively participate in AfD discussion and avoid some common mistakes that are often made by those you do participate in them. -- Marchjuly ( talk) 01:50, 4 June 2021 (UTC)
As I clicked publish on a response to you on that talk page, I edit-conflicted with the admin deleting the file, so I just wanted to stop by and say I appreciate all the time you put into assisting them and other editors — when I was first starting out a few months ago, you actually answered quite a few of my media questions and were an enormous help. Sorry for the time you spent this time around. DanCherek ( talk) 22:25, 5 June 2021 (UTC) |
Hey Marchjuly, I just wanna let you know I sincerely apologize for my disruptive edits in the Michael E. Rodgers article. I now know edit warring isn’t the right thing to resolve this issue, but now since you two started a discussion on the talk page, and will follow it for now on. Again, I am sorry. 2600:1000:B053:8F4A:A8EE:78BF:3F3E:5B85 ( talk) 23:17, 7 June 2021 (UTC)
Hello. I saw your excellent advice on uploading a sports team logo. May I pick your brain as to how to do this correctly. I've found a logo for s defunct team, the Richmond Roosters that I'd like to upload with the typical wording for use of a logo as representative. There seems to be solid precedent, but I've not done this before and wish to do it right the first-time. Can I ask for your advice on how to proceed?! Thanks in advance. Gonzaga15 ( talk) 17:16, 12 June 2021 (UTC)