User talk:Toddst1

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Have you noticed the spate of new users adding poorly-sourced content about Finland to day and year articles? Deb (talk) 20:25, 2 September 2021 (UTC)

Yep. That signpost article cuts both ways. We got a couple of solid contributors (one joined the project) but plenty of bozos. Toddst1 (talk) 22:41, 2 September 2021 (UTC)

@Deb:, [1]. Toddst1 (talk) 13:28, 3 September 2021 (UTC)

@Deb:, Still at it [2]. Toddst1 (talk) 00:16, 2 October 2021 (UTC)

Anne Rice

I've done nothing of the sort. What "poorly referenced biographical content" are you referring to? If you are going to accuse me of something it would help if you specify the details of you are talking about. Two Bananas (talk) 21:10, 25 September 2021 (UTC)

(talk page watcher) Two Bananas, when you edited Anne Rice to remove the unsourced date of death, you also restored the unsourced date of birth which Toddst1 had just removed in the edit before yours. I'm pretty sure that's what Toddst1's message on your talk page refers to. Schazjmd (talk) 21:19, 25 September 2021 (UTC)

@Two Bananas: Yes. This edit added not one, but two unsourced dates of birth. Looking at my edit summary, it's hard to imagine how you didn't understand that. Perhaps you should read your talk page. It was spelled out there too. Toddst1 (talk) 21:22, 25 September 2021 (UTC)

It was a simple mistake made when undoing obvious vadalism on the article. It was certainly nothing that deserved the hostile message I received on my talk page that threatened to block me from Wikipedia. Please, I ask that, in the future, you keep in mind the Wikimedia code of conduct. We are all volunteers here as I'm sure you know. My edit history clearly shows my good will towards this site to remove vandalism and make small fixes for the better. A gentle message to say, "you undid an important edit, please be more mindful in the future" would have been a better way to bring my mistake to my attention. You get more flies with honey than vinegar, as the saying goes. Two Bananas (talk) 21:43, 25 September 2021 (UTC)

Dunno. Any editor that's above reading their own talk page as you proudly proclaim, and can't read an edit summary but comes charging in demanding I specify the details of what I already explained on their talk page, gets very little respect. Please be more careful and perhaps detune the bad attitude (and projection). Toddst1 (talk) 22:45, 25 September 2021 (UTC)

Hello, I am new to making wikipedia articles.

I appreciate you reviewing my article over Salvatore Briguglio, so adding inline citations is just adding the source next to the text where it came from? I also want to add an image on the article, https://themobmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/briguglio-GI-515113372_crop.jpg but I'm not sure how to avoid copyright, any help would be appreciated, thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sodapoppers (talk • contribs) 01:57, 21 October 2021 (UTC)

@Sodapoppers: Thanks for asking. It looks like that site is copywritten so you can't use their photo. Check out Wikipedia:Copyright violations. Toddst1 (talk) 02:14, 21 October 2021 (UTC)

Thank you, if you don't mind checking the article to see if I'm doing inline citations correctly, I just want to be sure of it.--Sodapoppers (talk) 02:28, 21 October 2021 (UTC)

You're getting close. Take a look at Wikipedia:Citing_sources#Inline_citations. You'll want to use the templates listed in this section. Toddst1 (talk) 02:35, 21 October 2021 (UTC)

Okay, thank you, I believe I'm fully done with the ref list, but am I doing it correctly? I apologize as I'm new to creating articles and some of this stuff confuses me, haha! --Sodapoppers (talk) 02:55, 21 October 2021 (UTC)

I've added an image to the article, and I believe it is good to go, but can you check to make sure? Thanks. Sodapoppers (talk) 16:35, 21 October 2021 (UTC)

@Sodapoppers:I took a look. First, I deleted the obvious copyright violation of the image. You can't steal copywritten material from websites and use it on Wikipedia. Second, I fixed up the Oxygen reference using a more conventional way of citing sources as an example for you and removed the link from the WP:EL section. You can see the full documentation for the template I used here: {{cite web}}. You should use the {{cite news}} for the New York Times piece. I hope this is useful. Toddst1 (talk) 22:27, 21 October 2021 (UTC)

@Sodapoppers: Please take a look at what I did here and here. Toddst1 (talk) 02:34, 22 October 2021 (UTC)

@Sodapoppers:, I think you're getting the hang of it! Nice work. Question: I'm thinking that you meant to say references #3 & 4 are the same and #6 & 7 are the same. Is that correct? If so, I can show you a better and easy way of using the same reference more than once, but I want to be sure before I make the change. Toddst1 (talk) 03:08, 25 October 2021 (UTC)

@Toddst1: Thank you, I appreciate that, and yes, the references are the same. --Sodapoppers (talk) 18:38, 25 October 2021 (UTC)

@Sodapoppers: Take a look at what I did here. BTW, you don't need to use {{yo}} to alert me to changes on my talk page. Everyone gets notice of new edits on their talk. Toddst1 (talk) 00:44, 26 October 2021 (UTC)

I would like to add an image to the article but can't find any public domain images of Salvatore Briguglio, and he's dead so I can't take a picture of him, and if I can use an image, how can I make it fair use? --Sodapoppers (talk) 03:07, 31 October 2021 (UTC)

@Sodapoppers: Acquire (purchase) the rights to the photo from the copyright holder and then assign those rights to Wikipedia. Anything less will be a copyright violation. Toddst1 (talk) 15:05, 31 October 2021 (UTC)

Greetings Toddst1

To my clear recollection, I remember you as an outstanding administrator, worthy of emulation and a benefactor to all that you served. I am curious, and begging your pardon; ask: would you be willing to serve as an administrator again? I ask with the utmost respect and apologize if my asking is out of line. Wishing you all the best.--John Cline (talk) 16:12, 31 October 2021 (UTC)

@John Cline:Hi John, Thanks for your kind words. I think my brand of admin thinking is decidedly out of vogue. The frustration over what I would call the politics and nonsense around being an admin is summed up in WP:NOTNAS - an essay which has ruffled more than a few feathers. I feel it's probably gotten worse since I stepped down. A shame, really. Cheers! Toddst1 (talk) 22:01, 31 October 2021 (UTC)

@John Cline: How about you? You've been around plenty long and know the wheat from the chaff. Toddst1 (talk) 01:03, 14 November 2021 (UTC)

Thank you Toddst1, your message is extremely kind and its sentiments, well received. Notwithstanding the essay which you linked above (a new and enjoyable read) I am convinced that adminship is a role which I am not well suited for. I am less convinced that your brand of adminstration is so "decidedly out of vogue" that Wikipedia is better without your wielding a mop, but I respect your decision that it is so. And I remain in your debt for all you have done, especially the uplifting words which you've so graciously offered above. May the best be at your fore.--John Cline (talk) 07:35, 20 November 2021 (UTC)

Precious anniversary

Precious

Eight years!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:06, 5 December 2021 (UTC)

Why you removing my stuff

Hey, I don't know how this function works. But I posted something in pop culture and I'm not sure why it was removed since it's a thing in popular culture. Darthplaydoh (talk) 17:06, 6 December 2021 (UTC)

Thanks for asking. WP:TRIVIA applies. Your addition did not improve the encyclopedic nature article at all. Toddst1 (talk) 17:48, 6 December 2021 (UTC)

Got it. New to this. Darthplaydoh (talk) 18:02, 6 December 2021 (UTC)

@Darthplaydoh: No worries. It takes a while to figure all this out. It seems your heart is in the right place. Let me know if you have questions or need help. Toddst1 (talk) 18:27, 6 December 2021 (UTC)

December 14

Hello again, Toddst1! On the page December 14, I reverted this edit because the latter person does not have a page on Wikipedia, let alone a citation to a reliable source as required per WP:DOYCITE. I could be wrong (as I have been many, many times before), but isn't that the proper protocol under DOYCITE? I believe what happened is you thought I had added the person to the article without a citation, but I in fact removed it, and then you reverted it. Sorry for the lack of clarity, I was unsure how to eloquently state this! HouseBlaster^talk 18:15, 14 December 2021 (UTC)

@HouseBlaster: Thanks for bringing that to my attention. Brain fart on my part. Sorry! You're 100% right. This is the edit I meant to revert because Leroy is never defined. Toddst1 (talk) 21:13, 14 December 2021 (UTC)

It is all good! Thank you so much for keeping track of all of the day-of-the-year articles, it is nice to know that a friendly user dedicates significant time to ensuring these are maintained! HouseBlaster^talk 21:44, 14 December 2021 (UTC)

November 2nd

I approved a pending change by user:Superior-wisconsin and cleaned it up a little. You reverted my cleanup but not the original change. Is that what you meant to do? (To be clear: I have no problem with you reverting both edits.) Cheers, Nick Levine (talk) 23:36, 18 December 2021 (UTC)

Actually while I’m here I’ll revert the other one anyway. Sorry for the noise. Nick Levine (talk) 23:43, 18 December 2021 (UTC)

You're right - that's what I meant to do. Thanks Nick. Toddst1 (talk) 23:44, 18 December 2021 (UTC)

re your comments on my page Dec 17

hello, on Dec 17 you wrote that I was engaged in an edit war on the Dec 18 page. On the Dec 18 page I removed an entry that was clearly duplicate, as per the talk page, where the possibility of removing it was raised, and no one said otherwise. That was the only thing I did on the Dec 18 page. Could you please clarify for me? Thanks. --142.163.194.149 (talk) 01:59, 25 December 2021 (UTC)