DerekWinters

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DerekWinters, good luck, and have fun. --Adrian (talk) 22:05, 13 October 2012 (UTC)

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Nomination of Devanagari ka for deletion

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Kakāra

Is ककार the Sanskrit name? What about कवर्ण? Gorobay (talk) 19:29, 31 January 2013 (UTC)

Both are suitable names for the letter क, but only in Indo-Aryan languages, however ककार is more common when referring Sanskrit. I am not sure of the name of क in other non-Indo-Aryan languages such as Newari/Nepal Bhasa and Bodo. DerekWinters (talk) 20:45, 31 January 2013 (UTC)

Nomination of List of loan words in Hindi for deletion

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Nomination for deletion of Template:Periodic table (Hindi)

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Your edits on cy

Thanks for you edits on cy (Welsh) Wikipedia: aticles w:cy:Nitrogen and w:cy:Hydrogen. Both alternative words you suggest seem to be incorrect (Nitrogen = "blorai" and Hydrogen = "ulai". What are your sources for these edits? I have reverted your edits and would like an explanation, please. Llywelyn2000 (talk) 07:27, 7 February 2014 (UTC)

I had been looking through an old Welsh dictionary (1800s ish) and stumbled upon "ulefai" for oxygen. I was quite intrigued and a little searching around brought up w:cy:Hen enwau Cymraeg am yr elfennau, so I thought to add them. DerekWinters (talk) 22:49, 7 February 2014 (UTC)

June 2014

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Hypercorrection

Hello, DerekWinters. This seems like a valuable addition, but it desperately needs sourcing. Could you add some citations, please? (Yes, I know, the entire page desperately needs sourcing, but I can't easily track down the users who added the older sections.) Thanks, and happy editing, Cnilep (talk) 08:45, 19 June 2014 (UTC)

Hello Cnilep. I added a source, but it was the only one I could find. I can't find my other sources. Do forgive me. However, should I find my other sources, I shall be sure to cite them. DerekWinters (talk) 16:57, 19 June 2014 (UTC)

Help:IPA for Kashmiri

I based the vowels from this source, the vowels from the source you have shown me are the same, but represented by different Devanagari letters because orthography is not regulated. Michael Peter Fustumum (talk) 11:37, 5 November 2014 (UTC)

Deletion nomination

Hello. A help page you created has been nominated for deletion. Please see the discussion at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/IPA for X. — Ƶ§œš¹ _{[lɛts b̥iː pʰəˈlaɪˀt]} 00:29, 22 December 2014 (UTC)

Inuinnaqtun

Inuinnaqtun is not really seen in syllabics. It uses the Roman orthography see Kitikmeot Inuit Association Languages and Nunavut's Official Languages. Cheers. CambridgeBayWeather, Uqaqtuq (talk), Sunasuttuq 20:39, 25 January 2015 (UTC)

March 2015

Hello, I'm SMC. I wanted to let you know that I reverted one of your recent contributions —the one you made with this edit to Diencephalon— because it didn’t appear constructive to me. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks. SMC (talk) 22:16, 26 March 2015 (UTC)

Your changes to List of religions and spiritual traditions

Why are you changing 'mythology' to 'religion' in so many links, when the links that result are redirects? Of 5 changes I checked 3 became redirects, e.g. Lugbara religion and Zulu religion. Did you check all these? Can you the name changes explain a bit, as perhaps you should have done in the edit summary? Oh, and if you are going to create the Mesoamerican section by pulling everything not North American out of List_of_religions_and_spiritual_traditions#American then maybe you should have retitled that to "Native American". Oh, but you forgot Olmec religion, the mother religion. But, hey, then maybe you should have done South American for Inca mythology? Oh, but that's different from Religion in the Inca Empire? What a mess... and I must be grumpy. Shenme (talk) 04:36, 24 May 2015 (UTC)

Welcome to Wikipedia from the Anatomy Wikiproject!

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Articles moves

Hi Derek, I notice you've made a few moves (since reverted): Talus bone -> Ankle bone, Tibia --> Shin bone, Patella --> Knee cap. It's great to have another enthusiastic editor on WP. However please propose the mergers first by writing on the articles talk pages. This gives other users the chance to weigh in and often allows a more nuanced approach. If you want to, please consider also leave a note at the talk page of WikiProject Anatomy. "Ankle bone" is unlikely to have consensus for moving, as multiple bones make up the ankle (See ankle). The same goes for the patella, as "knee cap" refers to the structure in surface anatomy whereas patella refers to the bone. Cheers --Tom (LT) (talk) 05:22, 4 June 2015 (UTC)

June 2015

Hello, I'm KylieTastic. I wanted to let you know that I reverted one of your recent contributions —the one you made with this edit to Hyoid bone— because it didn’t appear constructive to me. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks. KylieTastic (talk) 19:35, 14 June 2015 (UTC)

Hello, I'm LT910001. I wanted to let you know that I undid one or more of your recent contributions to Fibula because it did not appear constructive. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Please discontinue this disruptive editing without first building a consensus. You have been contacted be other users. Tom (LT) (talk) 07:00, 25 June 2015 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Tweenbrain

Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to contribute to Wikipedia, introducing inappropriate pages, such as Tweenbrain, is not in accordance with our policies. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Under section G3 of the criteria for speedy deletion, the page has been nominated for deletion.

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Tweenbrain listed at Redirects for discussion

An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect Tweenbrain. Since you had some involvement with the Tweenbrain redirect, you might want to participate in the redirect discussion if you have not already done so. Tom (LT) (talk) 09:55, 29 June 2015 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Old Bengali language

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Non-notable language. No evidence of in depth coverage in independent reliable sources.

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July 2015

Please do not remove Articles for deletion notices from articles or remove other people's comments in Articles for deletion pages, as you did with Malacca Art Gallery. Doing so won't stop the discussion from taking place. You are, however, welcome to comment about the proposed deletion on the appropriate page. Thank you. LibStar (talk) 00:45, 7 July 2015 (UTC)

Please stop your disruptive editing. If you continue to vandalize Wikipedia, you may be blocked from editing. Please stop editing anatomy articles without first seeking consensus as I have explained above. I have reported you to the administrators noticeboard here: [1]. Tom (LT) (talk) 00:29, 29 July 2015 (UTC)

Administrators' Noticeboard/Incidents

There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. Tom (LT) (talk) 11:49, 29 July 2015 (UTC)

• DerekWinters, you really need to come to this noticeboard discussion and respond to the issues raised there. Your editing has proved repeatedly disruptive and sanctions may be imposed if you continue to edit along these lines. (The discussion should be at [2], or you can look for your username in the table of contents.) Softlavender (talk) 12:46, 29 July 2015 (UTC)

You have been blocked indefinitely from editing for sock puppetry. Note that multiple accounts are allowed, but using them for illegitimate reasons is not, and that any contributions made while evading blocks or bans may be reverted or deleted. If you think there are good reasons why you should be unblocked, you may appeal this block by first reading the guide to appealing blocks, then adding the following text below this notice: {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}.  Jezebel's Ponyo^{bons mots} 15:49, 29 July 2015 (UTC)

Nomination of List of loanwords in Gujarati for deletion

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PepperBeast (talk) 19:30, 5 April 2024 (UTC)