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I was a long-time reader and lurker (since 2003). I appreciate the Five pillars and the idea of open knowledge, and want to give something back; this is why I began editing in 2021. I'd like to receive your feedback on anything I've done. Expect a reply! :)
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Your GA nomination of StoneToss

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The article StoneToss 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:StoneToss and Talk:StoneToss/GA1 for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Lazman321 -- Lazman321 (talk) 16:21, 4 October 2024 (UTC)Reply

Your GA nomination of StoneToss

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The article StoneToss you nominated as a good article has passed  ; see Talk:StoneToss for comments about the article, and Talk:StoneToss/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Lazman321 -- Lazman321 (talk) 17:42, 19 October 2024 (UTC)Reply

Invitation to participate in a research

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Hello,

The Wikimedia Foundation is conducting a survey of Wikipedians to better understand what draws administrators to contribute to Wikipedia, and what affects administrator retention. We will use this research to improve experiences for Wikipedians, and address common problems and needs. We have identified you as a good candidate for this research, and would greatly appreciate your participation in this anonymous survey.

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BGerdemann (WMF) (talk) 19:27, 23 October 2024 (UTC) Reply

Gerard Gertoux

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Perfectly content to see it at AfD. I will remain neutral if so. If deleted it should be salted again, because that will prove I was in error for asking for unsalting and acceptance. I shall not be at all offended. 🇺🇦 FiddleTimtrent FaddleTalk to me 🇺🇦 15:06, 29 October 2024 (UTC)Reply

I've just collapsed a load of guff in the talk page there. I think the editor may be on their way to a NOTHERE block 🇺🇦 FiddleTimtrent FaddleTalk to me 🇺🇦 15:14, 29 October 2024 (UTC)Reply
@Timtrent: Thanks. I think it's fine that you made that enter mainspace, and agree that it looks like it could survive AfD. It's a questionable article, but it's not something that can't be tolerated until it's addressed. —Alalch E. 21:34, 29 October 2024 (UTC)Reply
You may already have seen that this is now at AfD by my hand. I have done a deal of work inside it and satisfied myself that my acceptance was a good faith error. I invite whatever opinion you see fit at that discussion. 🇺🇦 FiddleTimtrent FaddleTalk to me 🇺🇦 16:26, 8 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
Thanks for the notification. —Alalch E. 16:27, 8 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

Notice of edit warring noticeboard discussion

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  Hello. This message is being sent to inform you that there is currently a discussion involving you at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Edit warring regarding a possible violation of Wikipedia's policy on edit warring. Thank you. The Blue Rider   16:19, 31 October 2024 (UTC)Reply

Convenience link: Special:PermanentLink/1254826901#User:Alalch E. reported by User:The Blue Rider (Result: No violation)Alalch E. 21:25, 2 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

A friendly reminder to check the brakes

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I think you may be going a bit trigger happy with the warnings in relation to the dispute at Tamara (given name). If they’re already quickly reverting the first template warning, they’re not going to react positively to a 4im 3rr warning. It would be one thing if this were a brand new account in need of having their rights explained to them, but they have several thousand edits. Needling them with further templates is unnecessary from a notification perspective and unproductive from a de-escalation perspective signed, Rosguill talk 16:24, 31 October 2024 (UTC)Reply

You're right about that. The templates I was sending them were the NOR ones to awake them to the manifest NOR problem. —Alalch E. 16:27, 31 October 2024 (UTC)Reply
I think that the first warning was appropriate. After that...they may have yet to learn the lesson about OR, but you placing more warnings within 24 hours is not going to teach them anything. signed, Rosguill talk 16:35, 31 October 2024 (UTC)Reply
Agreed. When they removed the first one, that should have been it for that type of template. —Alalch E. 16:36, 31 October 2024 (UTC)Reply

ITN recognition for Novi Sad railway station canopy collapse

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On 3 November 2024, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Novi Sad railway station canopy collapse, which you updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Schwede66 04:20, 3 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

Maintaining Recent Article Improvements & Preventing Edit Wars

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After following proper Wikipedia protocol to improve the Egregore article (announcing my intent, receiving no objections, completing substantial improvements), the recent reversion attempt is concerning. To prevent an edit war and document the necessity of these improvements: Procedural Steps Followed:

Discussion initiated regarding article issues by other contributors in (November 2020) and by me in (Sept 2024) No objections raised to proposed improvements Major rewrite completed addressing longstanding issues Attempted reversion (3 Nov 2024) without discussion This discussion opened to establish consensus

Core Improvements Made:

Policy Previous Issue Current Solution
WP:NPOV Presented supernatural claims as fact Frames content as cultural/sociological phenomena
WP:RS Relied on self-published/esoteric sources Uses academic journals and peer-reviewed research
WP:FRINGE Gave undue weight to esoteric claims Balances scientific framework with cultural context
WP:SCHOLARLY Lacked academic context Grounds concepts in established research

Key Transformations:

Redefined from "non-physical entity" to "sociological and psychological concept" Introduced Durkheim's collective effervescence framework Added peer-reviewed studies on group psychology Properly contextualized esoteric interpretations

The improved version maintains respect for the subject matter while meeting Wikipedia's core standards. Reverting without discussion undermines both WP:BRD and the collaborative improvement process. I request that we maintain the improved version and discuss any specific concerns through proper channels. --HyperSite (talk) 00:28, 8 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

I appreciate your reaching out to me, and, yes, your desire to improve this article is valid. I can't imagine that any edit wars will be occurring. However, I share another editor's concern stated on the talk page that your rewrite has introduced original research. Do you mind if this discussion continues on the article's talk page to keep everything concentrated? —Alalch E. 12:44, 8 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

Thomas Sewell (neo-Nazi) has been nominated for Did You Know

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Hello, Alalch E.. I've nominated Thomas Sewell (neo-Nazi), an article you either created or to which you significantly contributed,  to appear on Wikipedia's Main Page as part of Did you know . You can see the hook and the discussion here. You are welcome to participate! Thank you. ~~~~

TarnishedPathtalk 12:16, 15 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

Recall closure template

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Hi Alalch. Did you use a template for this edit? I want to adjust the wording. – Joe (talk) 10:19, 18 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

@Joe Roe: Hi. I did not. —Alalch E. 10:21, 18 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

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DYK for StoneToss

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On 23 November 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article StoneToss, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that X's rules were changed when StoneToss sought help from Elon Musk after an anti-fascist group published materials claiming to have revealed their identity? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/StoneToss. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, StoneToss), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:03, 23 November 2024 (UTC)Reply