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Today's Wikipedian 10 years ago

Awesome

Ten years!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:41, 3 February 2021 (UTC)

Aw, thanks! Still here!-- Patrick, _oѺ^∞ 14:40, 3 February 2021 (UTC)

that's so rare, let's celebrate ;)

Precious

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Thank you for quality articles about Georgetown University, Alanya, Philodemic Society, Villa Le Balze and Jack the Bulldog, for updating Virginia with dedication, for "yep, that is briefer", for being still here, - Patrick, repeating from 10 years ago: you are an awesome Wikipedian!

You are recipient no. 2526 of Precious, a prize of QAI. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:11, 3 February 2021 (UTC)

Earth Day 2022 Edit-a-thon - April 22nd - 2PM EST

You're invited! NYC Earth Day 2022 Edit-a-thon! April 22nd!

Sure We Can and the Environment of New York City Task Force invite you to join us for: 2022 Earth Day Edit-a-thon 2pm - 4pm EST (April 22nd) online via Zoom and in person This Edit-a-Thon is part of a larger Earth Day celebration, hosted by Brooklyn based recycling and community center Sure We Can, that runs from 1PM-7PM and is open to the public! See this flyer for more information: https://www.instagram.com/p/CcGr4FyuqEa/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

-- Environment of New York City Task Force

Ah, this sounds like a good time! We'll be out of the city, but thanks for the invite! Catch ya next time!-- Patrick Neil, _oѺ^∞/Talk 23:17, 10 April 2022 (UTC)

Finland became a member of NATO on Tuesday April 3, 2023

Finland became a member of NATO on Tuesday according to both this Bloomberg news source: http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-04-04/finland-to-join-nato-as-alliance-expands-northwards

and this US PBS News source: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/finland-to-become-latest-member-of-nato-on-tuesday-military-alliance-leader-says

Best, --Leoboudv (talk) 07:03, 4 April 2023 (UTC)

Sauli Niinistö signed the accession document 10 minutes ago, at 13:00 CET. It becomes official when he hands that document to Jens Stoltenberg about an hour from now. Just be patient, you will be right shortly! -- Patrick Neil, _oѺ^∞/Talk 11:53, 4 April 2023 (UTC)

• I understand sir. I now live in Metro Vancouver Canada but I have many family members and relatives in Malaysia and I come from Malaysia...as I said in my wikipedia profile. My family legally immigrated to Canada in 1989. When I first visited Malaysia in June 2017, I was surprised to find out that Malaysia was about 16 hours ahead of Metro Vancouver and the US Pacific coast states of California/Washington State. I guess people ahead of us in the Far East want to "jump the gun" so to speak and make an edit because time is so much further in their time zone. Best, --Leoboudv (talk) 23:51, 4 April 2023 (UTC)

(NATO) - May I just ask...

...where you are getting that 1 more hour thing from? I am a bit confused. - L'Mainerque - (Disturb my slumber) - 12:17, 4 April 2023 (UTC)

NATO twitter. It's actually down to 5 minutes now, though it looks like they're running late. The handoff ceremony is streaming live on NATO's website. -- Patrick Neil, _oѺ^∞/Talk 12:25, 4 April 2023 (UTC)

The map is wrong

Finland doesnt have the right colour. Still light blue as Sweden. 2A02:1406:4B:F9CC:0:0:E79:AF33 (talk) 14:38, 5 April 2023 (UTC)

@2A02:1406:4B:F9CC:0:0:E79:AF33 Sorry, what file/article are you talking about? Be sure to clear your personal web browser cache, the way Wikipedia works when files are replaced under the same name can mean your browser may not realize a new version is available. Patrick Neil, _oѺ^∞/Talk 15:35, 5 April 2023 (UTC)

"Ham Sandwich" listed at Redirects for discussion

The redirect Ham Sandwich has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Anyone, including you, is welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2023 May 17 § Ham Sandwich until a consensus is reached. * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 17:44, 17 May 2023 (UTC)

Precious anniversary

Precious

Three years!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:48, 3 February 2024 (UTC)

"(جامعة جورجتاون (قطر" listed at Redirects for discussion

The redirect (جامعة جورجتاون (قطر has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Anyone, including you, is welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2024 February 14 § (جامعة جورجتاون (قطر until a consensus is reached. Utopes _{(talk / cont)} 03:39, 14 February 2024 (UTC)

Good article reassessment for D.C. United

D.C. United has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Z1720 (talk) 14:10, 19 August 2024 (UTC)

Native American data

I responded to you on my talk page. Maybe we should consult some actual Native American Wikipedia users (such as user Yuchitown) and ask them what do they think about this? Domen von Wielkopolska (talk) 21:11, 2 September 2024 (UTC)

TBH, these reverts appear to fall under WP:IDONTLIKEIT as no guideline/policy was brought up to explain the removals. Of course, if anyone wants to start a community discussion about them, feel free to proceed. Stefen 𝕋ower_{s among the rest!} ^{Gab • Gruntwerk} 21:25, 2 September 2024 (UTC)

The policy here that I'd say is being violated is that of WP:SUMMARY and WP:NOTDATA, which was highlighted to the user previously on their talk page, which is the existing discussion where I've replied. Again, I don't see any evidence of an anti-Native American conspiracy here on Wikipedia, I just don't think these Wikipedia articles are the correct place for these additions. Thanks -- Patrick Neil, _oѺ^∞/Talk 21:35, 2 September 2024 (UTC)

I've usually regarded WP:NOTDATA meaning to avoid large data dumps rather than summarizing data tables. Also, I'm not accusing anyone of a "conspiracy" but if we have refined ethnic breakdowns for states then there is no reason to discriminate when it comes to RS-confirmed Native American tribe breakdowns. Prose is more optimal but I don't think we have a strong reason to keep out the material ahead of a proposed community discussion. Stefen 𝕋ower_{s among the rest!} ^{Gab • Gruntwerk} 21:45, 2 September 2024 (UTC)

If there is too much data I can always trim the table and include fewer tribes. Domen von Wielkopolska (talk) 21:53, 2 September 2024 (UTC)

What's up?

Why the revert? Why not one word of explanation? Lfstevens (talk) 02:17, 13 November 2024 (UTC)

Sorry, just seemed like strange vandalism to me. In what world do the anecdotal thoughts of a school principal about "the kids today" and their vaping need its own paragraph on an article covering a U.S. state? That wouldn't even belong on the article about the given school, let along the school district, let alone the state the school is found in. Even if it was relevant, the text is an obvious close paraphrasing of that source article. The second paragraph in the Public schools section has a variety of facts and figures. If you can distill those five paragraphs to two sentences or so of concise facts that build off the existing information, then yes, that would be the place for it. Hope that helps! -- Patrick Neil, _oѺ^∞/Talk 13:04, 13 November 2024 (UTC)