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Happy editing! Andre🚐 19:17, 9 August 2022 (UTC)

Thanks; will have a look at the tutorials...--Ralfdetlef (talk) 20:13, 9 August 2022 (UTC)

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-- Tamzin^{[cetacean needed]} (she|they|xe) 09:58, 13 August 2022 (UTC)

OK. The Idiots to me were the Dem guys buying votes for extreme right-wing Rep candidates; but I guess it was poorly written.--Ralfdetlef (talk) 16:08, 13 August 2022 (UTC)

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OK, I can see your point. But, as Chou En Lai said of the French Revolution, it's to way to early to really know if it was good or bad. There are tons and tons of Covid remarks in WP articles and they are all wrong, must be wrong, because we simply don't know, what really happened, what worked, what didn't. And it will make Wikipedia look incredible stupid in two or three years...--Ralfdetlef (talk) 16:32, 28 August 2022 (UTC)

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It took a lot of work

Yes, people constantly wanted to insert non-encyclopædic material. Basically unless you are very patient, monitor frequently, and evenly and fairly discuss on TP, things usually go astray quickly. And I'm sure once people take their eye off the ball, it will happen again. But the most important component is to have several eyes. Otherwise you quickly get overrun. Also: know your WP:PG. Cheerio, XavierItzm (talk) 04:31, 31 August 2023 (UTC)

Yes, all the WP guidelines are in a way necessary, I guess. But I am basically happy about every good article, esp. about sensitive stuff. I started contributing to german and english WP some ten years ago (User: Radh); but took a long break, and most of the people I knew then are long gone and I miss them -and some were hardcore communists, even Stalinists, but basically good guys.--Ralfdetlef (talk) 16:32, 31 August 2023 (UTC)

Please stop using talk pages as though they are forums

You know you shouldn’t but continue. Doug Weller talk 17:57, 21 October 2023 (UTC)

I use "they" when I don't know what sex an editor is. I hadn't seen the symbol on the top of this page indicating you are male. It's very common to use "they". Doug Weller talk 10:16, 22 October 2023 (UTC)

O.K., this was idiotic on my part. I was irritated, that's all.--Ralfdetlef (talk) 17:11, 22 October 2023 (UTC)

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