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Template_talk:Multitrout#How do I use this? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Firestar464 (talk • contribs) 04:06, 24 April 2020 (UTC)

Answered there. — jmcgnh^{(talk) (contribs)} 07:14, 24 April 2020 (UTC)

National varieties of English

Hello. In a recent edit to the page Greta Thunberg, you changed one or more words or styles from one national variety of English to another. Because Wikipedia has readers from all over the world, our policy is to respect national varieties of English in Wikipedia articles.

For a subject exclusively related to the United Kingdom (for example, a famous British person), use British English. For something related to the United States, in the same way, use American English. For something related to another English-speaking country, such as Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, India, or Pakistan use the variety of English used there. For an international topic, use the form of English that the original author of the article used.

Given that, please don't change articles from one version of English to another, even if you don't normally use the version in which the article is written. Respect other people's versions of English. They, in turn, should respect yours. Other general guidelines on how Wikipedia articles are written can be found in the Manual of Style. If you have any questions about this, you can ask me on my talk page or visit the help desk. Thank you. Sundayclose (talk) 15:35, 9 September 2020 (UTC)

I apologize. I blindly used Grammarly without checking first. Firestar464 (talk) 02:00, 10 September 2020 (UTC)

RiverCity ferries reversal

see https://www.businessnewsaus.com.au/articles/sealink-secures-brisbane-citycat-contract.html this reference shows the correct name as RiverCity and not River City so the name as changed may be correct. I am still investigating. Perhaps the name of the article River City Ferries should be changed correspondingly. 125.168.62.92 also changed the name within this article.Fleet Lists (talk) 04:24, 8 October 2020 (UTC)

@Fleet Lists: No problem. When you finish investigating, please move the article as needed instead of just editing the link. Firestar464 (talk) 04:26, 8 October 2020 (UTC)

Help with Lupin

I added Lupin to my js file and bypassed the cache, but nothing happened. What is wrong? Firestar464 (talk) 02:59, 13 October 2020 (UTC)

The next thing to try is to log out and log back in.

If you still don't see the tools added to your toolbar, you should probably ask for assistance at User talk:Lupin/Anti-vandal tool. You're more likely to find fellow users of the tool there than with {{help me}}. — jmcgnh^{(talk) (contribs)} 03:17, 13 October 2020 (UTC)

Your edit on the South China Sea

Friend, I saw where you had added a sort of inbox to the article South China Sea, and I am not sure that you noticed how your inbox disrupts the orderly format of that article. It is perhaps best to leave it out. If you'd like, you may think about adding the information in a collapsible window at the bottom of the page. Be well.Davidbena (talk) 18:07, 20 October 2020 (UTC)

@Davidbena: I reverted an edit to restore that infobox. I didn't add it. I apologize.

Sorry about not responding quickly!

I haven't been on Wikipedia for 3-4 days. When you commented on my talk page, I didn't see it at first. I replied to it. Have a good day! Toad62 (talk) 19:43, 20 October 2020 (UTC)

Help with wikimood

How do I get a wikimood? It's currently blank, and I want to adjust it to +9. How do I adjust it? Firestar464 (talk) 02:53, 21 October 2020 (UTC)

Hi there, use {{User:ElectroChip123/MoodWidgit|mood=9}} to adjust on a -10 to 10 scale — IVORK _Talk 05:07, 21 October 2020 (UTC)

Else {{WM|center|mood=9}} does the same — IVORK _Talk 05:10, 21 October 2020 (UTC)

About historical Parallels

I am glad to see your attention on the discussion page. In any case, I am not in the mood to engage in political discussions. Moreover, they are not directly related to me personally. I am a citizen of the Russian Federation. All I wanted to do was illustrate my point about the historical parallels between modern life and the English politician Palmerston more than 150 years ago. I think this is a legitimate desire on my part. Therefore, I intend to restore the fragment I have given. If, of course, you don't mind it. 93.81.210.123 (talk) 07:32, 22 October 2020 (UTC)

@93.81.210.123: Did you see the message I posted on your talk page? Please read it. Thank you.Firestar464 (talk) 07:36, 22 October 2020 (UTC)

Of course, I read your message. I understand that you have decided not to change your mind. Well, so be it. Although the topic of historical Parallels is a legitimate topic for discussion, including for Palmerston. 93.81.210.123 (talk) 07:42, 22 October 2020 (UTC)

@93.81.210.123: Please understand that Wikipedia talk pages are not forums and are for discussion of improvements to the article. For more information, please read WP:FORUM Firestar464 (talk) 07:49, 22 October 2020 (UTC)

I completely agree with you. I regret that you took my speech as an intention to organize some kind of political forum. But I will only point out that the topic of historical Parallels is a legitimate topic of discussion. 93.81.210.123 (talk) 08:22, 22 October 2020 (UTC)

@93.81.210.123: That is if you're trying to make improvements to the article. Firestar464 (talk) 10:31, 22 October 2020 (UTC)

That's what I was trying to do. You must agree that not every head of the British Cabinet is accused of being bribed by a foreign power. Fierce criticism and accusations accompanied that Palmerston all his life, and he calmly endured all this. Isn't it worth mentioning? Moreover, the topic of Palmerston's accusations affects very well-known historical figures. What Karl Marx alone is worth it. Isn't that right? 93.81.210.123 (talk) 11:40, 22 October 2020 (UTC)

Help

How do I deal with draft space edits of other users, like on this one? This would be considered vandalism on other articles, but this is a draft space created by the same user. What should I do? Firestar464 (talk) 07:45, 23 October 2020 (UTC)

Some people don't think draft-space drafts are any different from sandboxes, and the evidence here is that the user is mostly just trying things out, not particularly indicative of vandalism. Probably the most you should do is drop a message on their talk page explaining that they should experiment in their own user space, not in draft space, and show them how to create a userspace draft. You could also give them a welcome message, since their user talk page is not yet created. — jmcgnh^{(talk) (contribs)} 08:32, 23 October 2020 (UTC)

(edit conflict) Jmcgnh beat me to this, but I just want to add that this isn't vandalism by any stretch of the word. From what I can tell, it's the user trying to write a draft and borrowing syntax and structure from an existing page - I would personally leave well alone as use of draft space to draft an article is exactly what it's for. The most I would do is welcome the user and offer assistance. stwalkerster (talk) 08:38, 23 October 2020 (UTC)

Help

If an editor blanked a page but has already been blocked, do I need to warn them? Also, how do I deal with gravedancing users? Firestar464 (talk) 03:05, 26 October 2020 (UTC)

Warnings/reports are generally only given for actions past the last warning/sanction, so nothing needed in this example. And for WP:GRAVEDANCING, they can be warned/WP:ARVd per the first link — IVORK _Talk 03:27, 26 October 2020 (UTC)

October 2020

Please do not delete or edit legitimate talk page comments, as you did at Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Rollback. Such edits are disruptive, and may appear to other editors to be vandalism. If you would like to experiment, please use your sandbox. [1] bonadea contributions talk 11:49, 23 October 2020 (UTC)

@Bonadea: I understand. I will not do such a thing again. Firestar464 (talk) 11:53, 23 October 2020 (UTC)

Good, thanks. Please also remember not to make any changes that go against WP:ENGVAR (as commented above, in the section "National varieties of English"), and if you are still using Grammarly you have to be aware of the fact that that software actually causes a lot of problems. Unless you check every single thing that Grammarly marks as an "error" very carefully, you will inevitably end up introducing language errors into articles, such as here. Grammarly is a blunt tool, it marks things it thinks is wrong; sometimes it catches errors, sometimes it marks correct language use as incorrect and suggests another equally correct variant, and sometimes it suggests replacing correct grammar with a word or phrase that is in fact wrong. This is important to be aware of if you use it. --bonadea contributions talk 12:04, 23 October 2020 (UTC)

@Bonadea: I do check every error Grammarly displays. However, the software lags, though very rarely. (My first edit without editing others' comments!) Firestar464 (talk) 12:10, 23 October 2020 (UTC)

Look, could you please disable Grammarly? This edit again added multiple errors, and again made WP:ENGVAR changes as well as completely pointless changes of the kind Grammarly makes (non-errors that the software just doesn't like) – the few actual language errors were in hidden notes so not a problem, but if they bothered you, you could have changed them manually.) --bonadea contributions talk 07:03, 26 October 2020 (UTC)

@Bonadea: Sure. Looks like WP and Grammarly are not good friends. Firestar464 (talk) 07:06, 26 October 2020 (UTC)

Hello, I'm CodeMars04. I wanted to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions to 2020 Copa Libertadores have been undone because they did not appear constructive. If you would like to experiment, please use your sandbox. If you have any questions, you can ask for assistance at the Teahouse. Thanks. CodeMars04 (talk) 14:21, 23 October 2020 (UTC)

Speedy deletion tagging

Hello, Firestar464,

Before you do any more CSD tagging, please review Criteria for speedy deletion. You need to have a valid, appropriate reason for tagging a page for deletion that meets a specific Wikipedia criteria. Thanks. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 02:44, 29 October 2020 (UTC)

@Liz: Don't admins always delete empty user and talk pages? Firestar464 (talk) 02:54, 29 October 2020 (UTC)

No, we do not delete user talk pages unless they contain material that violate BLP or copyright rules. User talk pages are typically blanked by users instead. Again, I encourage you to review WP:CSD because the criteria for speedy deletion are very specific and if you want to tag a page, it has to fit one of the criteria. It's not just for deletion of a page you think isn't useful. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 04:21, 29 October 2020 (UTC)

I see you've been having a hard time on here lately.

Hey. I see that you've been having a hard time on here lately. I'm here to try to help you out. A lot of editors have been concerned about your anti-vandalism patrolling. I applaud you for going out of your way to defend Wikipedia from trolls because we are always short on anti-vandals. However, based on what I've seen, it appears that you are getting a little too ahead of yourself. However, at the same time, your willingness to learn makes it seem like you have a lot of potential. What do you think about finding an instructor at WP:CVSCHOOL? If you do well enough, you might be granted permission to use the rollback button.

I took the time to write on your talk page because it seems that we both have Asperger Syndrome. Asperger Syndrome can make Wikipedia a bit difficult for some. Believe me; I would not have been capable of becoming a successful recent changes patroller back in 2017. I think enrolling in WP:CVSCHOOL will probably benefit you more than most of the other graduates. What do you say? Scorpions13256 (talk) 23:23, 29 October 2020 (UTC)

@Scorpions13256: Hello, and thank you for contacting me. I would like to clarify what you meant by "getting a little too ahead of yourself." Again, thank you for contacting me. Firestar464 (talk) 02:04, 30 October 2020 (UTC)

It just means that you might be trying to learn too much too quickly. I was like that when I started editing. I'm saying this because you've only been active since the beginning of October. I admit, I did not check your edits all that much before writing to you, but I think a brief search through past couple weeks were enough for me to conclude that WP:CVSCHOOL would be beneficial for you. I hope I'm not worrying you or anything. I am not in a position of authority like some of the other editors who have written to you. Scorpions13256 (talk) 02:54, 30 October 2020 (UTC)

something I noticed

I was looking at materialscientist's user talk page because he does so much anti-vandalism, and I was giving him a barnstar for anti-vandalism when I saw one you gave him. I decided to read your user page because we have a similar username, ans realized you have aspergers. I have aspergers too, but I usually dont tell people on Wikipedia that. I also saw that you like cats, which makes me think you got it from warriors by erin hunter, because I got my username from that too. I am sorry if this post bothered you, but I felt like I wanted to tell you. Firestar9990 (talk) 19:09, 30 October 2020 (UTC)

Help

I tried to add a description to a photo I added in Charles Trenet but unfortunately I couldn't add one for some reason. Can someone help me? Thanks! The photo is the photo of Trenet's tomb. Firestar464 (talk) 11:49, 1 November 2020 (UTC)

It looks like it was removed by Theroadislong as 'photograph of grave adds nothing to our understanding of the subject so removing'. Don't worry about adding a description - Rich^T|C|E-Mail 12:19, 1 November 2020 (UTC)

@Rich Smith: I actually grabbed it from the French Wikipedia page about Charles Trenet.

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Please be civil on the talk page. Any attacks will be removed. Secondly, please remember to WP:AGF. Thank you!

Also,

Anthony William Hall

Hello Firestar464, I noticed that you reverted my recent change to this article; since the current state of it reflects a considerable amount of original research and citation of primary sources which aren't supported by reliable secondary published sources relating to Hall, I'm not sure that this is ideal? For example, who's to say the correct individual of this name has been identified by the user who added these census and BMD records to the article? I doubt very much that there is only one "Anthony William Hall"! Without decent secondary sources I just don't feel that the use of primary sources in this way has resulted in a reliable article. For example, a oublished source I encountered yesterday gave Hall's birthplace as Shropshire; of course it might well be incorrect, and Chiswick correct, but without another reliable source clarifying the matter, it's hard to tell! No offense meant; just interested to hear what you think on the subject. Best regards 78.144.77.159 (talk) 17:17, 4 November 2020 (UTC)

@78.144.77.159: First, you cannot cite every single sentence. Second, the paragraph you removed was cited, perhaps poorly, but did not need to be removed. Best regards, Firestar464 (talk) 02:19, 5 November 2020 (UTC)

To deal with your points: citations for statements on his place of birth and marriage are very definitely needed. Otherwise, anything can be claimed without corroboration. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:FindMyPast#Original_research and the guidelines here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:No_original_research, to which the article's current usages of primary resources run counter. The only compromise, since you appear desirous of retaining it, would be to allow the paragraph to remain, but to distinctly identify the statements for which insufficient citations are provided. Best regards.78.144.77.159 (talk) 14:48, 5 November 2020 (UTC)

Klingon starships

Please restore what you deleted. I am Stephen V Cole, designer of STAR FLEET BATTLES and the creator and owner of the STAR FLEET UNIVERSE, a property licensed by Paramount and in business over forty years. See www.starfleetgames.com for all of the source data you will need. I also designed the Klingon B10, C8, F5 and most of the rest. I am a registered engineer, with a masters degree in military science and three years in command of a military reserve unit. Star Fleet Battles is the biggest selling science fiction game in history. I know what I am talking about. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.196.128.135 (talk) 18:52, 5 November 2020 (UTC)

@74.196.128.135: If you have a reliable source, please cite it. Thank you. Regards, Firestar464 (talk) 02:28, 6 November 2020 (UTC)

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Please be a little more careful when reverting edits, as you reverted to a vandal edit here [2] ~ Chip🐺 19:09, 1 December 2020 (UTC)

Sorry, Chip. I thought he was reading unsourced content. I apologize. Firestar464 (talk) 01:07, 2 December 2020 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Showbiz826

Please leave merging / moving cases for clerks. Your case move has caused confusion and split histories. Dreamy Jazz ^{talk to me | my contributions} 23:32, 10 December 2020 (UTC)

I have fixed it by merging the cases. If you want cases to be merged, add a clerk request. Dreamy Jazz ^{talk to me | my contributions} 23:41, 10 December 2020 (UTC)

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Hello, your edit has changed a userbox that appears on over 400 pages. I don't see the problem with this userbox, would you mind if I changed it back? NemesisAT (talk) 20:42, 20 December 2020 (UTC)

Sorry, I should have added a bit more, my message was a bit blunt. There are multiple autism userboxes for people to choose from, they don't all need to redirect to one template. If you prefer {{User:UBX/ASD}}, you're welcome to use that one. But I don't think its right to change the wording of a template that hundreds of other editors have chosen to include in their userpages. NemesisAT (talk) 20:48, 20 December 2020 (UTC)

NemesisAT I didn't know there are multiple ASD-related UBXes. Thank you for letting me know. Firestar464 (talk) 06:47, 21 December 2020 (UTC)

No probs, I've gone and changed it back but haven't changed the one on your userpage so you may want to go in and swap it for a different box like the User:UBX/ASD template. Best wishes NemesisAT (talk) 12:01, 21 December 2020 (UTC)

No, I changed it back [3]. Firestar, my post in this thread [4] was not a personal attack, nor was I telling you to "get out of Wikipedia". Because NenesisAT's complaint was current, I didn't realize that it referred to something from November, and for that I apologize; but as so many times before the right thing to do was not to remove my post (as you did) but rather to simply say, "Perhaps you didn't notice that was last month, but I do see how it's the kind of thing I need to stop doing." EEng 13:48, 21 December 2020 (UTC)

EEng, I think the confusion was with no Wikipedia: space material, which could be erroneously read as Wikipedia in general (e.g., "no Wikipedia, full stop"). Perryprog (talk) 16:18, 21 December 2020 (UTC)

Good point. What I meant, Firestar, is that I suggest you refrain from editing pages in the "WP" namespace, that is, guidelines and policies, noticeboards, etc. If you feel you need to raise something at a noticeboard, it would be a good idea to consult Valeree first. EEng 17:11, 21 December 2020 (UTC)

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Ways to improve The Real Exorcist

Hello, Firestar464,

Thank you for creating The Real Exorcist.

I have tagged the page as having some issues to fix, as a part of our page curation process and note that:

A primary source and IMDb does not advance notability. The unsourced plot means there is no way to check for original research. Otr500 (talk) 20:44, 23 December 2020 (UTC)

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@Otr500: Hi, and thank you for letting me know. This is one of those things that I know is notable, but can't establish...You see, it won many awards and was at the top of the theaters in JP for a few weeks or so. (Starting to sound like an HS cult member and a UPE.) May I ask how one sources a plot? Thanks!

Hey, FS464! There's information at WP:PLOT and MOS:PLOT. You can use the creative work itself to source a plot, but if you can find RS discussing the plot even briefly, that's better. You also want to avoid long plot summaries; I would say the summary in the article is at least twice as long as it should be. The problem with the sourcing is that none of it is to unaffiliated reliable sources. You might try searching for sources in Japanese, or ask for assistance at WP:WikiProject Japan. —valereee (talk) 19:56, 24 January 2021 (UTC)

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i see you think i am a sockpuppet, and those reasons are understandable but i can explain why they are wrong.

I will start with the cat gif, i saw it on shadowblade08's page and copy pasted the source code because I thought it looked nice.

the interactions have stopped after a bit, as you may notice I don't bother with shadowblade08 anymore.

the thing you were taking about [5] was made in june 2020 and the last reply was in september 2020.

if you can come up with some more reasons you think i'm a sockpuppet (which I am not) then please tell me. Firestar9990 (talk) 21:24, 26 January 2021 (UTC)

The SPI was ruled unlikely. My apologies for the inconvenience, Firestar9990. Changing topic, perhaps you should get a mentor, like for example, perhaps Valereee. Thank you for contacting me! :D Firestar464 (talk) 05:42, 27 January 2021 (UTC)

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I currently only have one RFC open. I forgot to link to some of the sites that day. I apologize. I will also pay attention to the format when not using RFCs. Firestar464 (talk) 02:20, 25 January 2021 (UTC)

No problem! Thanks for accepting all of this feedback. — Newslinger talk 00:55, 28 January 2021 (UTC)

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17:40, 8 February 2021 (UTC)

Open Proxy reports

Hi Firestar, I hope you're doing well. I've noticed you recently made a few requests at Wikiproject Open Proxies lately that seem to be mostly based on IPQualityScore flagging the IPs in question. I've declined to run checks for those reports because of all the APIs that IPcheck uses, IPQS is by far the most error-prone: The false positive rate is so high that I wonder why we're even using it. Could I ask you to only report if there is corroborating evidence aside from IPQS that indicates proxy activity? If there's something I missed and there were additional reasons for your report, please let me know and I'll have another look. Thanks and best, Blablubbs|talk 10:55, 11 February 2021 (UTC)

Blablubbs I use the Toolforge tool to check said IPs, FYI. Thanks for letting me know! Firestar464 (talk) 11:53, 11 February 2021 (UTC)

The toolforge tool just aggregates different proxy checking APIs – including IPQS, it doesn't actually do any checking of its own. IPQS is in the fourth column. :) Blablubbs|talk 12:31, 11 February 2021 (UTC)

Blablubbs What do you suggest I use in the future? Firestar464 (talk) 06:23, 12 February 2021 (UTC)

The other APIs included all tend to be more reliable than IPQS. As a rule of thumb, you could try to only report when two proxy checking APIs other than IPQS flag. Blablubbs|talk 13:23, 12 February 2021 (UTC)

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17:54, 15 February 2021 (UTC)

I noticed an edit of yours on Ellagic Acid

I noticed what you put a template in the lead paragraph. However, we tend to not put citations in the lead if the information in question is cited in the body. In this case, it was. The lead paragraph is also a summary of what will be found in the body. We only put references in the lead if the information in question is not found in the body. Thanks. Scorpions13256 (talk) 16:39, 16 February 2021 (UTC)

Apologies, I couldn't see the ref. Firestar464 (talk) 06:39, 17 February 2021 (UTC)

No worries. Everything else you've done as of now appears to be good. Scorpions13256 (talk) 13:19, 17 February 2021 (UTC)

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Wow!

I just got done looking at all of your recent contributions from your first RCP attempt, and you absolutely killed it. The only problem I have is with your revert on Yehh Jadu Hai Jinn Ka!. I personally would have left it alone and left the experts to add a source, but a better reason to revert would have been that the information was unsourced. I think it's okay to remove newly added unsourced information, but not old unsourced information. Great work!

On another note, try using Redwarn instead of Twinkle. It has more buttons and is so much more convenient. Scorpions13256 (talk) 19:51, 18 February 2021 (UTC)

I also noticed that the Whistler guy you reported to UAA was not actually a username violation even though he was spamming. Other than that, excellent work. I think we might already seeing a massive improvement on your part. Scorpions13256 (talk) 19:57, 18 February 2021 (UTC)

As for the Yehh Jadu thing, I warned them for WP:MOS instead of unsourced material. Thank you for all the help! Firestar464 (talk) 04:22, 19 February 2021 (UTC)

REDWARN IS AWESOME! THANK YOU!!!!! Firestar464 (talk) 04:26, 19 February 2021 (UTC)

Today's report

I noticed that you made a lot of reverts yesterday. Nonetheless, I have gone through them all as promised. I'm unsure if your revert on Can Yaman was justified because the article's factual accuracy was disputed. I personally would have left it alone and not waited for someone knowledgeable to assess the situation. On Tommy Vext the removal of text was justified because it was unsourced and potentially libelous. On Sagar (singer), the information he changed may have been factually correct, but it was problematic because it was unsourced. I would have just assumed good faith and left it alone. On Mischief Reef, the IP may have been wrong to make those changes, but I wouldn't have labeled it as vandalism. I would have just used Twinkle to revert it as an unexplained change. On MV Stellar Banner I would not have warned the editor, I would have just reverted it as a good-faith edit that made the prose more awkward. On M.S. Golwalkar, you did make a good revert, but I do not think it was wise to request that the page be protected. There was not enough disruption. Everything else was good.

Advice I have for you going forward:

1. Do not revert unexplained removal of content if it is unsourced controversial information.
2. Only request that pages be protected if there is long-term disruption toward a page (10 bad edits in the past week, and few constructive edits), or if there is a sudden massive amount of disruption going on that makes constructive editing going on. See Rush Limbaugh. Scorpions13256 (talk) 18:13, 20 February 2021 (UTC)

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A barnstar for you!

	The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
	thanks for your helpful comment Gareth fr (talk) 14:36, 23 February 2021 (UTC)

You're welcome! Firestar464 (talk) 02:48, 24 February 2021 (UTC)

User talk:Alibino

FTR, this wasn't vandalism—but it was either Alibino socking, a passing LTA trolling, or something of that ilk; WP:DENY is the appropriate strategy. Thanks for that! ——Serial 11:12, 24 February 2021 (UTC)

Serial Number 54129 Thanks, I've filed an SPI. Firestar464 (talk) 11:17, 24 February 2021 (UTC)

Advice

I see you reported someone by the name of PeppaPigisaTaxFraud to UAA. I can see why you thought that was a problematic username, but it was not egregious enough for a report. If someone has been editing for months, they probably aren't violating any username policies. An administrator would have noticed and blocked them on sight if it truly was a violation. I'm pretty ignorant about UAA, so this is the best advice I can give you. Cheers. Scorpions13256 (talk) 03:31, 25 February 2021 (UTC)

Sorry...I wasn't aware they were here for months now. Firestar464 (talk) 03:57, 25 February 2021 (UTC)

No worries. Just check their contributions for next time. Scorpions13256 (talk) 04:37, 25 February 2021 (UTC)

One more thing. I feel like I may have given you some bad advice on here on Mischief Reef and Sagar (singer). If an editor alters facts, it is wise to do some investigating to determine if the facts they added or changed are incorrect. If you can't tell, leave it alone. If the information is factually incorrect, you can revert it. Sorry about that. Redwarn does have a button where you can revert edits for "introducing deliberate factual errors." Perhaps you can do that so I can assess your edits better. Scorpions13256 (talk) 04:44, 25 February 2021 (UTC)

Thank you for clarifying! Firestar464 (talk) 04:50, 25 February 2021 (UTC)

/* 488 Pista */ edit

Hey @Firestar464, I own an unmodified 488 Pista and I got to know from other sources that the 0-60 mph time is 2.9 sec. So please change that. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 171.76.127.196 (talk) 07:18, 26 February 2021 (UTC)

171.76.127.196 That's not what you were intending to do; you were blanking with the edit summary "removed fake source." Firestar464 (talk) 07:24, 26 February 2021 (UTC)

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Some advice I have for you.

If someone removes a lot of text in one edit, make sure they did not add additional text in previous edits. For Gehana Vasisth, the IP editor did remove a lot of text, but they did explain it. "Unexplained Content Removal" wasn't an appropriate reason. The problem with their edit was that they removed entries in his filmography that do not yet have their articles. We tend to keep them in articles even though the articles haven't been created yet.

In Geralt of Rivia the editor did not actually remove content. They added it. When reverting people who remove content, make sure they actually removed content.

In List of modern great powers, I would have done more investigating to see if the edit they made was constructive. They gave their reason for reverting the content, so "Unexplained content removal" was not the right summary.

The change on Lamborghini Huracán was made in good faith, but was problematic because they removed references and added unsourced information. If you find that Redwarn doesn't give sufficient summaries, you could use a custom edit summary with Twinkle instead.

I'm unsure why you considered the edit on Roseville, California vandalism. On the surface, it looks fine, but I could be wrong.

Lastly, for Battle in Berlin, they provided a source, but it was not formatted properly. That was a good revert.

I would recommend enabling Twinkle in your preferences to make custom summaries easier if you have not done so already. Have a good weekend! Scorpions13256 (talk) 20:33, 27 February 2021 (UTC)

Scorpions13256, so which do you suggest I use, RW or TW? Thanks for the advice! Firestar464 (talk) 09:47, 28 February 2021 (UTC)

You can use them both at the same time. That's what I do. Scorpions13256 (talk) 16:47, 28 February 2021 (UTC)

I also edited my wall of text comment above. I may have used the wrong word on Lamborghini Huracán. On another note, what settings do you use when doing RCP? I use the intent filter prediction, but specifically, I only examine edits that the filters deemed to be likely made in bad-faith. I have a feeling that your settings do not sufficiently filter out good edits from bad edits. Scorpions13256 (talk) 16:56, 28 February 2021 (UTC)

Scorpions13256, here are my settings. Firestar464 (talk) 04:37, 1 March 2021 (UTC)

I tried using those exact settings when I started doing RCP last summer. I found that it made RCP incredibly boring, and filled with false positives. If you get rid of the "likely have problems" settings and replace them with the "likely bad-faith" settings, I think you'll get more obvious vandalism. Scorpions13256 (talk) 05:11, 1 March 2021 (UTC)

Good work

I just checked your contributions. I am much more satisfied with your performance now that you've changed the settings. I hope tonight can be just as good. Scorpions13256 (talk) 15:48, 1 March 2021 (UTC)

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Sorry I wasn't around March 4. However, I am around today.

I don't think it was right to report the guy at Talk:Mobilink to AIV. I would have just talked to an administrator instead.

I have also noticed that when you encounter angry editors removing content they don't like, you label it as non-constructive. I personally would just use a custom edit summary in my revert and tell them to take it to the talk page Spaceman (Nick Jonas song) was a good example. I would have also told them that dead URL's don't mean that the information is false.

On Asgard (comics), your revert appeared to be good, but you were too WP:BITEy because the edit may have been done in good faith. You could use the disruptive editing templatee instead. It is a default template in Twinkle.

That KOKUMA person may not have actually been vandalizing, though I only did a cursory check. It is inappropriate to report someone as a vandalism-only account when they appear to be making good-faith edits.

Again, don't report people to UAA if they haven't edited in 13 years.

If someone says "removed incorrect information" in an edit summary, I would investigate to see if the removal was correct. If you don't know, I would wait for someone else to act.

Do not hesitate to use custom edit summaries when reverting. You could enable Twinkle and hit the rollback button. A menu will pop up that will allow you to justify your reasoning.

I've noticed an improvement. Have a nice day. Scorpions13256 (talk) 17:17, 5 March 2021 (UTC)

Scorpions13256, Regarding KOKUMA, they have been blocked as a username vio. Firestar464 (talk) 03:16, 6 March 2021 (UTC)

Sorry. I should have clarified that UAA would have been a more appropriate venue. Scorpions13256 (talk) 10:06, 6 March 2021 (UTC)

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Trouted

Whack! You've been whacked with a wet trout. Don't take this too seriously. Someone just wants to let you know that you did something silly.

You have been trouted for: Not properly formatting RfCs, see WP:RFC for advice on how to set one up. It was established last time that a RfC on CNN was going to go absolutely nowhere, and I advise that you withdraw it before somebody else closes it. Hemiauchenia (talk) 06:00, 9 March 2021 (UTC)

Also, your close of the thread above the RfC was unjustified, so I have removed it. Hemiauchenia (talk) 06:02, 9 March 2021 (UTC)

Hemiauchenia, that should've been taken to AfD, as it was a comment on "why the book is notable." Also, the next time you contest a closure I suggest you take it to AN as per instructions in WP:CLOSE. Firestar464 (talk) 06:06, 9 March 2021 (UTC)

Contested closures apply to well attended discussions, not threads that have received 0 comments. The thread in question was not, as you state, about why the book is notable but about whether the source can be considered independent because it is by the grandson of the subject, while also noting that the book had been published by a reputable publisher and favourably received by scholarly publications. That's clearly within the purview of the RSN. Hemiauchenia (talk) 06:14, 9 March 2021 (UTC)

 Self-trout. Thank you. Firestar464 (talk) 06:20, 9 March 2021 (UTC)

Factions of Halo page

I thought that I did explain that in the edit summary thing. Maybe I was mistaken about that. I moved the content to the Halo Array page and expanded upon it because it was about the Forerunner shield worlds which are connected to the Halo Array and so belong better there. I'm actually the one who wrote that content in the first place. It just seems to fit better in the Halo Array page.--32.214.191.156 (talk) 05:25, 11 March 2021 (UTC)

Thanks for letting me know. However, I think it's fine there. Firestar464 (talk) 05:32, 11 March 2021 (UTC)

Moving it to the other page gives it more room to expand. It needs more than a simple paragraph considering the importance that shield worlds have in Halo lore and there's really no other place to put it. Expanding it in the Factions page like I did in the Halo Array page just wouldn't have worked either.--32.214.191.156 (talk) 05:41, 11 March 2021 (UTC)

Hi, see WP:PAPER. Firestar464 (talk) 05:45, 11 March 2021 (UTC)

Trouted

Whack! You've been whacked with a wet trout. Don't take this too seriously. Someone just wants to let you know that you did something silly.

You have been trouted for: YOUR REASON HERE You rolled back some edits I made to Brian Rose. I will not be voting for him, but that doesnt mean I feel comfortable with seeing how strongly politicised his wikipedia page has been edited. Did you even read it? Wikipedia is strongly losing neutrality and I would have thought as an editor or moderator it is your job to prevent and not assist this 86.10.191.51 (talk) 11:12, 12 March 2021 (UTC)

Hi, the parts you removed were properly sourced. If you have any concerns you can take it to the talk page. Regards, Firestar464 (talk) 11:35, 12 March 2021 (UTC)

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Final report

I'm terribly sorry I have not been active enough to help you lately. My OCD has been out of control, and I had two science exams and a philosophy paper due this week. I am writing to you because I no longer have the mental capacity to examine your edits.

Taking up the task of mentoring you has taught me that I'm really not so experienced with Wikipedia just yet. The last thing I will tell you is that I believe that you are getting too involved with things you are not experienced with. For example, I feel that you are too inexperienced to be making reverts on political articles during content disputes. I have also noticed that you are making inappropriate AFD nominations.

I think the best thing to do right now is focus on writing articles, and reading Wikipedia's policies and guidelines very carefully.

I am terribly sorry I could not help you as much as I wanted to. I'm just that sick. Please be aware that I am struggling just as much as you. From now on, if you have a question, I would go to the teahouse or the helpdesk if you have a question. Valereee is also a good source, but I feel that other administrators can help you out just as much.

Congratulations on becoming a pending changes reviewer though! That is a fun right to have. Peace. Scorpions13256 (talk) 19:35, 13 March 2021 (UTC)

Vandalism on White slavery article

Hello. I write to you as you seem to have an interest in the article White slavery. It is now being heavily vandalized/censured by a user who gives the impression of having an agenda (appears to incorrectly claim that no slavery occurred in Baghdad or among the Moors in Al-Andalus). The article needs to be proctected against this, particularly since several other attempts of the same kind have been made before. I would have reverted it myself, but my health (I suffer from anxiety) does not permit me to engage in any kind of conflicts. I also wonder: perhaps it would be a good idea to place the article under some kind of permanent protection? Some articles, if I am correct in my observation, are protected because their content make them particularly exposed to vandalism. The article White slavery is very controversial, so perhaps it warrants such protection? It is just a suggestion. My best greetings --Aciram (talk) 01:29, 14 March 2021 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) Hi, Aciram. The problem seems to be two new users who are not aware of our principles for sourcing etc. I have warned them both. If that doesn't help, I can protect the article. Bishonen | tålk 09:48, 14 March 2021 (UTC).

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A barnstar for you!

	The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
	For actively reverting vandalism. I also see you are like me; (or the other way) as we both use Twinkle and Redwarn :) Vandalism shall not take over Wikipedia! SHB2000 (talk) 07:36, 16 March 2021 (UTC)

Good news

I saw on Discord that the bad news I gave you was disappointing. It's just that this is my final full semester of college and everything. When I typed that message My OCD was making me perform these insane rituals all day. I have decided to start mentoring you again on April 2 (I thought April 1 was inappropriate). The reason I stopped is that I realized I had a project due earlier than I thought, and my OCD got dramatically worse. Once this project is over I will be of much better use to you than I was before.

I will say that I am not too experienced with much of what you are doing lately (e.g., your recent Mfd), and I can't help you there. However, I can still help you with the RCP. As long as you are okay with me scrutinizing your reverts, I will be more than happy to continue helping you out.

In the meantime, I think it would be best if you started writing new articles or participating in discussions. I have noticed that you seem to start inappropriate discussions a lot. This is something that I think you can improve on, but I think it is best to learn how to start discussions by participating in them and observing what other people have to say. I almost started a bad RFC on WP:RSN one time, but I decided against it after I saw someone get rekt for starting an inappropriate RFC on CNN. Anyway, have a nice day! Scorpions13256 (talk) 03:41, 18 March 2021 (UTC)

Thank you! Hey, what if you lied to me that you'd mentor me on 4/1, I report for duty, and you slap me? Firestar464 (talk) 04:07, 18 March 2021 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Histone

The article Histone you nominated as a good article has failed ; see Talk:Histone for reasons why the nomination failed. If or when these points have been taken care of, you may apply for a new nomination of the article. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Esculenta -- Esculenta (talk) 18:02, 20 March 2021 (UTC)

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• There is a Wikipedia app for KaiOS phones. They don't have a touch screen so readers navigate with the phone keys. There is now a simulator so you can see what it looks like.
• The reply tool and new discussion tool are now available as the "Discussion tools" beta feature in almost all wikis except German Wikipedia.

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• You will be able to read but not edit twelve wikis for a short period of time on 23 March at 06:00 (UTC). This can also affect password changes, logging in to new wikis, global renames and changing or confirming emails. This could take 30 minutes but will probably be much faster.

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• Syntax highlighting colours will change to be easier to read. This will soon come to the first wikis. [30]

Future changes

• Flagged revisions will no longer have multiple tags like "tone" or "depth". It will also only have one tier. This was changed because very few wikis used these features and they make the tool difficult to maintain. [31][32]
• Gadgets and user scripts can access variables about the current page in JavaScript. In 2015 this was moved from wg* to mw.config. wg* will soon no longer work. [33]

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16:51, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

Speedy deletion declined: User:Cesar Tort/discussion

Hello Firestar464. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of User:Cesar Tort/discussion, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: U5 doesn't apply here. Appears to be an article draft, and the user has made thousands of mainspace edits. . Thank you. GedUK  16:12, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

 Self-trout Firestar464 (talk) 01:18, 23 March 2021 (UTC)

Nominating articles for GA

Hi there,

I noticed that you have nominated two articles for GA status despite making minimal edits to the articles (Histone and Hua Mulan, to be precise, the former of which failed its nomination). There is an expectation that a GA nominator has played an active role in improving the article prior to its nomination, although this is not a necessity. What is important, when nominating a potential good article, is to be available to respond to all comments that the reviewer will make. The GA process is on follows: an article is nominated, a reviewer agrees to look at it, they make a list of things that can be improved about the article, and the nominator has a week (give or take, I personally allow flexibility as long as the reviewer is in communication with me) to make those edits. If they do, the article is passed; if not, it fails.

It doesn't seem very fair to a GA reviewer to nominate an article if you do not intend to make the suggested changes. A good GA review is very thorough, and can take multiple hours to do in its entirety, especially for longer or more complex articles. I wanted to let you know this before somebody reviews Hua Mulan. If you intend to respond to any suggested changes, great! If not, it would be better to withdraw the nomination. Kncny11 ^(shoot) 00:44, 24 March 2021 (UTC)

*sighs* That's why I've stopped doing GAN. Firestar464 (talk) 01:31, 24 March 2021 (UTC)

I see you have been doing RCP again.

I see you have been doing RCP again. I thought we agreed that you wouldn't do this until April 2. You can do April 1, if you'd like though. I'm available to critique your edits today, but I may not be available tomorrow. I'm not going to go over all of your edits on this talk page, but I will discuss patterns that I have noticed.

Advice I have:

If a large amount of content is removed, but no content is altered, it is best to revert on the grounds that it is an unexplained removal of content (Islamic flags).

If someone provides a rationale for removing large amounts of content, do not revert it on the grounds that they didn't say why they removed it (NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III).

The edit on Eoabelisaurus was not made in bad faith.

For edits like Diamagnetism, your revert was correct, but I would have instead used a custom edit summary to tell them to take their concerns to the talk page because the information was sourced.

Redwarn has many useful edit summaries, but it can't do everything. Ever since I introduced you to the new RCP filter, I have noticed that your editing has improved. However, I think you are still in need of mentorship. Have a nice day. Scorpions13256 (talk) 01:21, 21 March 2021 (UTC)

"I thought we agreed that you wouldn't do this until April 2." I don't think there was any such agreement, but I'll wait for you just to be safe. Firestar464 (talk) 07:50, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

Thanks. I see you did it again though. However, as Tuesday approaches, I may become increasingly unavailable. For your most recent RCP edits, I am largely satisfied with your performance. I'm not sure about the ones related to WP:BLP and sourcing because I haven't checked most of them thoroughly to see if the existing sources actually contained the information the editors you reverted added, but I can say your reverts would all be correct if they were adding unreferenced information to articles.

In addition, I think it would be wiser to use welcome templates explaining their errors instead of jumping straight to warning templates if the edits you reverted were made in good faith. This will be less WP:BITEY. Scorpions13256 (talk) 10:22, 24 March 2021 (UTC)

Sorry, I didn't mean to do RCP, but did some watchlist patrolling and PCR. Firestar464 (talk) 10:24, 24 March 2021 (UTC)

Tukaram

Don't revert Tukaram , all the info added from reliable newspaper website's from Maharashtra with proper citations. 106.195.7.51 (talk) 06:04, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

That's not what you did; you added an invisible tag to an infobox. Firestar464 (talk) 06:47, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

Lost Saga reversal

Hi, I edited the Lost Saga page most recently before noticing your comments on my user page and I apologize for that. (Also accidentally blanked my own talk page on accident, I suck at navigating Wikipedia on mobile).

I respect all Wikipedia rules but I’ve never known it to be an issue using a single external link for a website that involves the topic at hand in a direct manner when said topic doesn’t have their own Wikipedia page. If this is really a problem then why is it acceptable for other pages to have them? The only reason I actually learned that external links could be used in Wikipedia was from other similar pages having them.

I’m very happy to debate the effect of having external links on the Lost Saga Wikipedia page itself, but what you and the other user who keep undoing my edits (Rdp) are doing isn’t debate. All you’re doing is saying “no links” and undoing my ENTIRE edit, which includes MUCH more than adding links. You’re literally, repeatedly, undoing updates to the page and causing the page to display INCORRECT, OUTDATED information. Just remove the links if they’re such a problem, do not undo my entire edit when every other aspect of the edit is done in 100% good-faith and is full of objective, credible information with sources added.

I genuinely apologize from the very bottom of my heart if anything I say comes off as uncivil, because that IS NOT my intention. All I’m trying to do is keep a single article updated. As I told Rdp, it’s a very small game that has never had a lot of widespread attention, and people have actually thanked me on Discord and other outlets for my changes because they actually discovered the return of the game due to my Wikipedia edits. I don’t think this would change much with the links removed, but it IS changed significantly by my entire edits being undone because you’re literally removing the information I added regarding the game’s new life and new official website in the citations.

Again, I’m happy to debate this; heck, I’ll even remove the links themselves if that’ll suffice. But I’m just asking very nicely, not at all trying to be uncivil: could you please not undo my entire edit? Thank you

Have a great day

- PrinceAltoid Prince Altoid (talk) 22:24, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

Prince Altoid Hi, thanks for contacting me. I see you have reinstated your edits. Thanks for doing so in compliance with policy! Firestar464 (talk) 02:21, 26 March 2021 (UTC)

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• Some very old web browsers don’t work well with the Wikimedia wikis. Some old code for browsers that used to be supported is being removed. This could cause issues in those browsers. [34]
• IRC recent changes feeds have been moved to a new server. Make sure all tools automatically reconnect to irc.wikimedia.org and not to the name of any specific server. Users should also consider switching to the more modern EventStreams. [35]

Problems

• When you move a page that many editors have on their watchlist the history can be split. It might also not be possible to move it again for a while. This is because of a job queue problem. [36]
• Some translatable pages on Meta could not be edited. This was because of a bug in the translation tool. The new MediaWiki version was delayed because of problems like this. [37][38]

Changes later this week

• The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 30 March. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 31 March. It will be on all wikis from 1 April (calendar).

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17:29, 29 March 2021 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Brie Larson

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Brie Larson 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 Firestar464 -- Firestar464 (talk) 08:00, 1 April 2021 (UTC)

Strange. I'm talking to myself. Firestar464 (talk) 10:21, 1 April 2021 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Talk:Brie Larson/GA1

Please refrain from introducing inappropriate pages, such as Talk:Brie Larson/GA1, to Wikipedia. Doing so is considered vandalism and is prohibited. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Repeated vandalism may result in the loss of editing privileges. Under section G3 of the criteria for speedy deletion, the page has been nominated for deletion.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. TriiipleThreat (talk) 12:10, 1 April 2021 (UTC)

Come on. It's April Fools Day. Did I not make that clear? Just MfD it as "not funny" if you feel so unhappy about it. Firestar464 (talk) 12:27, 1 April 2021 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Brie Larson

The article Brie Larson you nominated as a good article has failed ; see Talk:Brie Larson for reasons why the nomination failed. If or when these points have been taken care of, you may apply for a new nomination of the article. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Firestar464 -- Firestar464 (talk) 13:41, 1 April 2021 (UTC)

It's time again

April 2nd arrived. I have noticed that you have still been incorrectly nominating things for deletion. Personally, I think it is wise to not nominate things for deletion unless you have read the relevant policies or guidelines. These will tell you all the reasons it is acceptable to make such nominations. The same rule applies for RFCs. I noticed that you did a good job nominating a hateful userpage for deletion. However, your rationale did not seem very policy-based. You should have said that it was WP:POLEMIC or something. When nominating things for deletion, try to include the policy or guideline that allows for deletion in your rationale. If you can't find a policy-based argument for making these nominations, it is best to just leave the page be. I hope you had fun on April Fools Day. Scorpions13256 (talk) 22:04, 3 April 2021 (UTC)

A kitten for you!

a kitten :)

Suspicioussandwich (talk) 00:48, 4 April 2021 (UTC)

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• Editors can collapse part of an article so you have to click on it to see it. When you click a link to a section inside collapsed content it will now expand to show the section. The browser will scroll down to the section. Previously such links didn't work unless you manually expanded the content first. [39]

Changes later this week

• The citoid API will use for example 2010-12-XX instead of 2010-12 for dates with a month but no days. This is because 2010-12 could be confused with 2010-2012 instead of December 2010. This is called level 1 instead of level 0 in the Extended Date/Time Format. [40]
• The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 6 April. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 7 April. It will be on all wikis from 8 April (calendar).

Future changes

• PAWS can now connect to the new Wiki Replicas. Cross-database JOINS will no longer work from 28 April. There is a new way to connect to the databases. Until 28 April both ways to connect to the databases will work. If you think this affects you and you need help you can post on Phabricator or on Wikitech.

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General Hospital

Hey – the reason that I removed the spaces between the notices was because on the mobile version, there is a space at the top, which makes it worse DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk) 07:43, 6 April 2021 (UTC)

NP. Firestar464 (talk) 07:44, 6 April 2021 (UTC)

First update since March

Hey. How are you doing? This may be the last time I post updates on your talk page. I may move all conversations on another page in my userspace from now on so your talk page archives don't largely consist of my advice. I also have to tell you that I have been quite ill, but I don't know why. I am seeing the doctor tomorrow. Until things improve, I may be slow to respond to messages.

Advice:

The edit Church of the SubGenius was definitely done in good faith, assuming they made no other edits. That grammar mistake he put in the article is a common misconception.

The removal of content on Jack Silvagni may have been correct. I haven't examined the sources, but it seems like the person who put the content there may have put their original research in the article. It is also worded in an inappropriate tone.

Remember to use edit summaries when you revert. I don't understand why you made the revert on Adam Smith.

The edit on Margaret Sanger may not have been vandalism, but may have been an annoying attempt to right great wrongs.

I am definitely pleased with how well you did last night This was definitely your best performance yet. There is probably something horribly wrong with my body, but I am confident that I processed your edits properly. I hope you like being a pending changes reviewer. If you keep this up for a couple more months, you will probably get the rollback button. Scorpions13256 (talk) 02:22, 7 April 2021 (UTC)

Regarding Smith, their edit was not helpful. I guess I didn't know how I could explain that. Firestar464 (talk) 03:31, 7 April 2021 (UTC)

Scorpions13256 Wait...you're leaving? "last time..." Firestar464 (talk) 11:26, 9 April 2021 (UTC)

No.I just plan on creating a page in my userspace. Scorpions13256 (talk) 16:17, 9 April 2021 (UTC)

How things will work now

As I have said before, I do not want to spam your talk page. I have created a page in my userspace that I would like you to visit every time you do RCP. To get to it, just click on my userpage, and you will see bold writing. If you want, I can ping you every time I edit it. Scorpions13256 (talk) 19:32, 14 April 2021 (UTC)

Pahela Baisakh page

Hello Firestar464

Have a look at the Pahela Baisakh page. I made edits with citations that were promptly reverted by Tithi Sarkar. I do not want to engage in an edit war. That said, your outside and more neutral perspective may be helpful. In short, I included information on how the Bengali New Year is celebrated elsewhere in South and South East Asia on the very same date which is not irrelevant. But once again, I would prefer not to engage in edit wars. Dipendra2007 (talk) 16:49, 15 April 2021 (UTC)

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Recent changes

• Email to the Wikimedia wikis are handled by groups of Wikimedia editors. These volunteer response teams now use Znuny instead of OTRS. The functions and interface remain the same. The volunteer administrators will give more details about the next steps soon. [41][42]
• If you use syntax highlighting, you can see line numbers in the 2010 and 2017 wikitext editors when editing templates. This is to make it easier to see line breaks or talk about specific lines. Line numbers will soon come to all namespaces. [43][44][45]
• Because of a technical change there could be problems with gadgets and scripts that have an edit summary area that looks similar to this one. If they look strange they should use mw.loader.using('mediawiki.action.edit.styles') to go back to how they looked before. [46]
• The latest version of MediaWiki came to the Wikimedia wikis last week. There was no Tech News issue last week.

Changes later this week

• There is no new MediaWiki version this week.

Future changes

• The user group oversight will be renamed suppress. This is for technical reasons. This is the technical name. It doesn't affect what you call the editors with this user right on your wiki. This is planned to happen in two weeks. You can comment in Phabricator if you have objections.

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Recent changes

• Templates have parameters that can have specific values. It is possible to suggest values for editors with TemplateData. You can soon see them as a drop-down list in the visual editor. This is to help template users find the right values faster. [47][48][49]

Changes later this week

• The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 27 April. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 28 April. It will be on all wikis from 29 April (calendar).

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21:23, 26 April 2021 (UTC)

Drunkenly delete a cat

This wouldn't really be appropriate for teahouse which is why I'm saying it here but, that can sound very weird if someone didn't know what you were talking about and actually thought you were talking about deleting a cat. Just thought I'd let you know about this! Blaze The Wolf | Proud Furry and Wikipedia Editor (talk) 13:08, 3 May 2021 (UTC)

Tech News: 2021-18

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Recent changes

• Twinkle is a gadget on English Wikipedia. It can help with maintenance and patrolling. It can now be used on other wikis. You can get Twinkle on your wiki using the twinkle-starter GitHub repository.

Problems

• The content translation tool did not work for many articles for a little while. This was because of a bug. [50]
• Some things will not work for about a minute on 5 May. This will happen around 06:00 UTC. This will affect the content translation tool and notifications among other things. This is because of an upgrade to avoid crashes. [51]

Changes later this week

• Reference Previews will become a default feature on a number of wikis on 5 May. This is later than planned because of some changes. You can use it without using Page Previews if you want to. The earlier plan was to have the preference to use both or none. [52][53]
• The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 4 May. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 5 May. It will be on all wikis from 6 May (calendar).

Future changes

• The CSS classes .error, .warning and .success do not work for mobile readers if they have not been specifically defined on your wiki. From June they will not work for desktop readers. This can affect gadgets and templates. The classes can be defined in MediaWiki:Common.css or template styles instead. [54]

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15:42, 3 May 2021 (UTC)

Trouted

Whack! You've been whacked with a wet trout. Don't take this too seriously. Someone just wants to let you know that you did something silly.

You have been trouted for: Giving incorrect advice to new users.

You told JuliaWoj97 (talk · contribs) to create a new article, but their account is not autoconfirmed, and thus they cannot. 78.28.55.108 (talk · contribs · WHOIS) noticed and corrected you, so no harm done, but when I saw that big trout at the top of this page, how could I resist?

More broadly, though, I find that when helping a new user it's always good to point them to a relevant help page—in this case probably Help:Your first article—and also to point them to The Teahouse. (Usually I just slap on a {{welcome}} after my answer, since that links to both Help:Introduction and the Teahouse.) -- Tamzin (she/they) | o toki tawa mi. 01:51, 7 May 2021 (UTC)

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• The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 11 May. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 12 May. It will be on all wikis from 13 May (calendar).

Future changes

• You can see what participants plan to work on at the online Wikimedia hackathon 22–23 May.

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15:08, 10 May 2021 (UTC)

Good job

Good job handling that sock on Anti-Chinese sentiment in the United States. I was not aware that it was a sock despite the investigation warning. You were right to revert the entire edit. Just write "Rv sock" in an edit summary to make it easy for everyone to understand what is going on. I see you have not been doing RCP all that much lately. I am honestly not so sure if you need mentorship anymore. I honestly think you acquired somewhat of an ability to predict the consequences of your actions.

If I am satisfied with how things are going, I will leave you alone on the last day of May. If you get in trouble ping me. I might put together a nice template for you at the end. I would not be surprised if you got the rollback button at the end of the month. Again, ping me when you request the permission.

To increase your changes of this happening, I would advise you to read these pages in case there is something important you do not know yet.

User:Synoman Barris/CVUA/Asartea

User:Girth_Summit/CVUA/Eyebeller

User:Thanoscar21/CVUA/JJPMaster

I am very proud of you. Scorpions13256 (talk) 03:13, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

*sob* Thank you... Firestar464 (talk) 03:23, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

Do the honors

I think it might be okay for you to apply for the rollback permission. You seem to have done largely a good job distinguishing good-faith edits from vandalism though there are issues. However, they may be comparable to when I applied last summer. I do not think a consistent pattern of errors is detectable like it was when you first applied. Ping me when or if you apply. I will try to write a comment below your request before the administrator makes their decision. I am doing this early because I believe you have reached a point where I am no longer qualified to help you in many situations. Good luck. Remember, the rollback button is only used for vandalism. Scorpions13256 (talk) 04:06, 16 May 2021 (UTC)

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Recent changes

• There is a new toolbar in the Reply tool. It works in the wikitext source mode. You can enable it in your preferences. [55] [56] [57]
• Wikimedia mailing lists are being moved to Mailman 3. This is a newer version. For the character encoding to work it will change from UTF-8 to utf8mb3. [58][59]
• An earlier issue of Tech News said that the citoid API would handle dates with a month but no days in a new way. This has been reverted for now. There needs to be more discussion of how it affects different wikis first. [60]

Changes later this week

• MediaWiki:Pageimages-blacklist will be renamed MediaWiki:Pageimages-denylist. The list can be copied to the new name. It will happen on 19 May for some wikis and 20 May for some wikis. Most wikis don't use it. It lists images that should never be used as thumbnails for articles. [61]
• The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 18 May. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 19 May. It will be on all wikis from 20 May (calendar).

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13:47, 17 May 2021 (UTC)

Sad

I see you got denied the rollback button for that edit warring I told you about. I didn't think to take that into account. I explained to Moneytrees that you thought you were dealing with a sock. I hope it changes his mind. At least he thinks you do good work. Wait three months if this does not work out. Scorpions13256 (talk) 21:03, 18 May 2021 (UTC)

Also, starting tomorrow I plan on taking a 3 to 7 day break from all technology. I'll do my best to wait for Moneytrees' response, which I expect tonight. Scorpions13256 (talk) 22:14, 18 May 2021 (UTC)

Courtesy ping Moneytrees. --Firestar464 (talk) 03:57, 19 May 2021 (UTC)

Again, I'm sorry, but I am not going to reconsider. From the WP:3RRNO guideline regarding socks; "Reverting actions performed by banned users in violation of a ban, and sockpuppets or meatpuppets of banned or blocked users." None of the involved users were banned or blocked at the time, so it would not have been exempt. I also got declined rollback early on for edit warring on a BLP, so I know the feeling and disappointment of thinking you're going to get a permission and then not getting it. My advice is to avoid edit warring and to not revert something if you aren't 100% sure its vandalism, even if it's highlighted by whatever software; there's a lot of anti-vandals out there, so edit can be left for someone else. Control over my reverts, consistent editing, and communication are key in building the trust for rollback and I got it back when I reapplied a bit later. Moneytrees🏝️^{Talk/CCI guide} 18:13, 19 May 2021 (UTC)

@Moneytrees: Strange. I could have sworn the block had already taken place. In that case, you are right. My memory and health have been killing me lately. No problem. I guess he will just have to wait. Firestar464, you are not the only one who struggled early on. I misinterpreted the situation on Australian Unemployed Workers' Union a week after getting the rollback button. I was going to apply for Autopatrol a few weeks ago, but I committed a BLP violation without realizing it. I'm still taking a WikiBreak. I'm just checking here because I received a phone call about a highly important unrelated email. Moneytrees, I am sorry if I sound condescending. Scorpions13256 (talk) 00:52, 20 May 2021 (UTC)

Tech News: 2021-21

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• The Wikimedia movement has been using IRC on a network called Freenode. There have been changes around who is in control of the network. The Wikimedia IRC Group Contacts have decided to move to the new Libera Chat network instead. This is not a formal decision for the movement to move all channels but most Wikimedia IRC channels will probably leave Freenode. There is a migration guide and ongoing Wikimedia discussions about this.

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• The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 25 May. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 26 May. It will be on all wikis from 27 May (calendar).

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• There was an issue on the Vector skin with the text size of categories and notices under the page title. It was fixed last Monday. [62]

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17:04, 31 May 2021 (UTC)

Congratulations!

You have officially graduated from the Scorpions13256 RCP school. This means that you are capable of doing RCP without any supervision. I have come to the conclusion that you can deal with any complaints you receive by yourself. I also think you are capable of learning from your mistakes in a way that will not cause disruption. Again, sorry for misinterpreting the edit warring situation. Happy editing, and happy belated Memorial Day. Scorpions13256 (talk) 03:41, 2 June 2021 (UTC)

You should start charging for this. --Firestar464 (talk) 07:58, 2 June 2021 (UTC)