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Reason for chaning "Sardar Sir Michael Filose" to "Sir Michael Filose".

Hey, I see that you have undoed my change on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jai_Vilas_Mahal this wikipedia page of Jay Vilas Palace. I have seen many articles mentioning him as a Sardar. If you could tell me the reason as why calling him "Sardar Sir Michael Filose" is wrong. It would be helpful, enlightning. --MShreyanshu (talk) 08:03, 15 July 2021 (UTC)

Thank you for the message! I followed MOS:HONORIFIC, according to which honorific prefixes—styles and honorifics in front of a name—should generally not be included in the article body. WatkynBassett (talk) 09:47, 18 July 2021 (UTC).

Any reason why you added the malfunctioning mask back on Amy Coney Barrett?

Hey, I saw that you undid my change to the published works section of this page. I'm not sure why. The mask is adding dashes in place of author names on her work - and it's inconsistent with the appearance of other Supreme Court Justices pages - see, e.g. Sonya Sotomayor, Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch. If you can explain why you think the malfunctioning mask "looks better" I'd appreciate it. 06:28, 13 October 2021 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by NDSteve10 (talk • contribs)

Many thanks for reaching out! I was following the Manual of Style guideline for bibliographies on Wikipedia, which states: "Template may be used to format bibliography entries; for single-author lists, use |author-mask= to avoid repeating the author's name." Kind regards WatkynBassett (talk) 16:01, 15 October 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Reichsoberhandelsgericht

On 4 November 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Reichsoberhandelsgericht, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that for more than six decades no federal supreme court existed in the German territories until the Reichsoberhandelsgericht was formed in 1869? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Reichsoberhandelsgericht. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Reichsoberhandelsgericht), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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.

— Maile (talk) 00:03, 4 November 2021 (UTC)

Thank you for the article which is also featured on Portal:Germany --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:23, 4 November 2021 (UTC)

Many thanks for your kind words!WatkynBassett (talk) 20:56, 4 November 2021 (UTC)

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Kingdom of Britain

Hello, sorry to bother you! I created a disambiguation page in place of the redirect: Kingdom of Britain. I'm not sure if I did everything right, please take a look. I will be very grateful, thanks! --145.15.244.234 (talk) 13:54, 19 April 2022 (UTC)

Thank you for reaching out and sorry for answering late. As I see it, your proposal received support here, so I gather your issue will be resolved soon! WatkynBassett (talk) 07:44, 23 April 2022 (UTC)

DYK for List of justices of the Federal Constitutional Court

On 26 April 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article List of justices of the Federal Constitutional Court, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Claus Leusser, a justice of the German Federal Constitutional Court, served for only four months? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/List of justices of the Federal Constitutional Court. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, List of justices of the Federal Constitutional Court), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:03, 26 April 2022 (UTC)

Precious

justices

Thank you for quality articles around German courts and their people, such as List of justices of the Federal Constitutional Court, Reichsoberhandelsgericht, Oberappellationsgericht der vier Freien Städte and Carl Georg von Wächter, for making, updating and correcting infoboxes, for "thank you for reaching out", - you are an awesome Wikipedian!

You are recipient no. 2735 of Precious, a prize of QAI. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:10, 26 April 2022 (UTC)

I am deeply honoured to receive this absolutely unexpected award, it kinda made my day. That said, let me take this opportunity to say, that you have done amazing work for the public good – free and universal knowledge – here for a decade, Gerda Arendt, I am deeply impressed. WatkynBassett (talk) 19:47, 26 April 2022 (UTC)

Thank you, blushing a bit. Someone told me to pass the award for someone's first DYK, and I didn't quite manage for your first, but see a bright future, - thank you! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:23, 26 April 2022 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Hun speech

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Lloyd Hall (Bremerhaven)

Want to clean this up and add to it? It could be another DYK, or we could add it to the Hun speech for a double. --evrik ^(talk) 21:53, 26 April 2022 (UTC)

I am a little bit busy at the moment and know next to nothing about Lloyd, let alone this building - but I will certainly think about it. Thanks for the kind offer! WatkynBassett (talk) 15:15, 27 April 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Hun speech

On 3 May 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Hun speech, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the former German chancellor Bernhard von Bülow called Wilhelm II's 1900 Hun speech the "worst speech of that time and perhaps the most disgraceful speech that Wilhelm II [had] ever given"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Hun speech. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Hun speech), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 3 May 2022 (UTC)

		Hook update
		Your hook reached 29,841 views (1,243.4 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of May 2022 – nice work!

theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/they) 03:13, 4 May 2022 (UTC)

Dean

Don't hesitate to crop a better one from that video! Vysotsky (talk) 20:30, 24 May 2022 (UTC)

Thank you for reaching out! But this is not an area of my expertise, I stick to text creation. Best wishes! WatkynBassett (talk) 16:38, 26 May 2022 (UTC)

Werner Flume nomination

I just need one more inline citation added to send this to DYK. Hopefully you see this so that it gets added and sent up. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 16:36, 3 June 2022 (UTC)

Hi, I am very sorry that I did not address this earlier as I was quite unexpectedly otherwise occupied. But I will deal with it now and I am very happy about your constructive review of my DYK nomination. WatkynBassett (talk) 11:59, 6 June 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Werner Flume

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DYK nomination of Sea of Tranquility (novel)

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DYK for Sea of Tranquility (novel)

On 7 July 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Sea of Tranquility (novel), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Olive Llewellyn, a character in the novel Sea of Tranquility, has been called a stand-in for Emily St. John Mandel, the novel's author? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Sea of Tranquility (novel). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Sea of Tranquility (novel)), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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.

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Episode article short descriptions

Hey, I removed the short descriptions from the Rings of Power episode articles because they are automatically generated by the infobox per the documentation at Template:Infobox television episode. Was there are a reason you reverted me without acknowledging my change or explaining why they should be restored? - adamstom97 (talk) 20:08, 5 October 2022 (UTC)

Hi, thanks for your message! I must admit that I did not see that you reverted me earlier, I thought that I forgot these episodes. My reasoning was to achieve consistency between the different episodes of the season – now all have the same style of short description. Is an automated process preferable in your view? WatkynBassett (talk) 20:49, 5 October 2022 (UTC)

Hopefully just using the auto ones from the infoboxes will keep all of these articles consistent and also consistent with most other episode articles (I'm sure there are others that have overridden the auto description but all of the ones that I work on have not). - adamstom97 (talk) 21:04, 5 October 2022 (UTC)

@Adamstom.97 Unfortunately, I did not see this inner-season consistency on mobile before – that was the reason for my adding of the short descriptions. But feel free to revert me and I will check in a few days whether inner-season consistency is achieved. If it is not I will reach out to you and we can see how this can be rectified. Have a nice day! WatkynBassett (talk) 21:12, 5 October 2022 (UTC)

Thanks for looking into that point re Wilhelm

I have to support another PG Wodehouse fan! Mr Serjeant Buzfuz (talk) 02:44, 10 October 2022 (UTC)

@Mr Serjeant Buzfuz Thank you for the pleasant exchange, may the Empress of Blandings be a blessing! WatkynBassett (talk) 05:03, 10 October 2022 (UTC)

It’s a fascinating article. I had never heard of the speech before, and enjoyed reading the article. Thanks for putting it up! Mr Serjeant Buzfuz (talk) 14:41, 10 October 2022 (UTC)

@Mr Serjeant Buzfuz Thanks! Kind messages like these make editing Wikipedia a pleasant experience! WatkynBassett (talk) 18:08, 10 October 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Institutes (Gaius)

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DYK for Miller Arnold case

On 30 October 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Miller Arnold case, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Frederick the Great personally convicted six judges for their involvement in the Miller Arnold case and sentenced them to a custodial penalty? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Miller Arnold case. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Miller Arnold case), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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.

— Maile (talk) 00:02, 30 October 2022 (UTC)

		Hook update
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theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/her) 01:58, 31 October 2022 (UTC)

A kitten for you!

I just read Miller Arnold case. A fascinating episode, thanks for writing about it!

—Compassionate727 ^(T·C) 18:03, 30 October 2022 (UTC)

This is very kind and generous of you, Compassionate727! It means a lot that people actually read the somewhat esoteric articles I am interested in! WatkynBassett (talk) 18:11, 30 October 2022 (UTC)

DYK for A Man and His Dog (novella)

On 7 November 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article A Man and His Dog (novella), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the dog in A Man and His Dog was modelled after Thomas Mann's real-life dog Bauschan? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/A Man and His Dog (narrative). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, A Man and His Dog (novella)), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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.

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Happy New Year, WatkynBassett!

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WatkynBassett,
Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia.
Abishe (talk) 17:29, 31 December 2022 (UTC)

Many thanks Abishe! Happy New Year to you too! WatkynBassett (talk) 12:57, 1 January 2023 (UTC)

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Happy New Year!

		Happy New Year!
		Hi Watkyn Bassett! Looking backwards, looking forwards, best wishes for the New Year. Happy wikifying! (Regardless of UTC, it is still January 1 where I'm posting!) Mr Serjeant Buzfuz (talk) 02:24, 2 January 2023 (UTC)

@Mr Serjeant Buzfuz Many thanks! Happy new year to you too! WatkynBassett (talk) 08:36, 2 January 2023 (UTC)

Reason for undoing proof

Hi there—I saw you undid my changes on the direct calculation section of Monty hall problem that improved the intuitiveness and clarity of a proof. I was hoping to understand why you did this or if there was anything I could change to prevent my edits from being undone in the future. Thank you. GabeTucker (talk) 04:33, 13 January 2023 (UTC)

Hi GabeTucker! Thank you for reaching out. I understand that it is often frustrating when an edit is undone – especially if one has no idea why. I reverted you because you were reverted before. Wikipedia has a policy known as WP:BRD. This means that one should be bold and simply make the change they want, as you did. But if one user disagrees, he can also simply revert you. After this revert, you, as the changing editor, have the obligation to go to the talk page and discuss your edit. As you did not do this, but just did your reverted edit again, I reverted you with "as before". It was not a judgment of the value of your edit, but simply the hint that you have to go to the talk page and explain your edit and gain consensus for it. Happy editing! WatkynBassett (talk) 06:54, 13 January 2023 (UTC)

Thank you very much for your detailed and helpful response! I am new to editing on Wikipedia, so when I saw my changes were immediately undone, I assumed there had been a glitch with my changes being saved and made them again. Next time, I'll go to the talk page and explain my edit rather than reverting the changes. I appreciate your explanation! GabeTucker (talk) 07:21, 13 January 2023 (UTC)

@GabeTucker Great! I am glad I did not discourage you with my harsh "as before"! Next time I will hopefully remember to explain myself a bit more when reverting a new-ish editor. Happy editing! WatkynBassett (talk) 07:44, 13 January 2023 (UTC)

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