User talk:Lithopsian

User: Power Hacks

I notice you've reverted yet another change made by User:Power Hacks. I reverted others. Quite literally, every single edit they have made outside of their own pages has been harmful. Partly poor grammar (evidently English is not their primary language), but also a complete inability to provide citations for the factoids they introduce. Is it time for something more than simply adding messages on their talk page? Tarl N. (discuss) 18:43, 3 September 2022 (UTC)

I don't know. I'm loath to escalate when the edits appear to be simple lack of WP:COMPETENCE, but there comes a point when it must be done. I'll add a level 4 warning notice and then it should be obvious to anyone that it's time to buck up or get kicked off. Lithopsian (talk) 12:43, 4 September 2022 (UTC)

I'm sorry because I'm pessimistic - I'm too afraid of being blocked from editing. However, if I'm a optimist, I will said some good news. If I fixed my editing errors, I won't be blocked from editing. Power Hacks (talk) 01:21, 10 September 2022 (UTC)

You can try to edit a page, but you *must* read and understand the policies about having reliable references first. Given that you're already neck-deep in warnings, I can understand the reluctance to continue editing as you were. New editors usually get a message about the Teahouse, a place for new editors to go where they can ask questions and get feedback about their editing. I don't see a message on your talk page, but you can still go. I haven't used it, so I don't know how responsive people are there, but it is an option for getting guided through your first few edits. You could also go a completely different way and go through articles for creation. There you can create a new article and get feedback on it without the risk of getting blocked for disrupting existing pages. On the downside, it can be (very!) slow to get feedback which may be frustrating. On the upside, you may create a completely new article. Eventually. Lithopsian (talk) 09:43, 11 September 2022 (UTC)

Up The Faraway Tree

I'm looking for the discussion area on this page?

This? Although with redirects, depending on what you want to discuss, it is often more helpful to discuss at the target: Talk:The Faraway Tree. Lithopsian (talk) 19:40, 13 September 2022 (UTC)

I've added to the talk page - since adding the page, I've since found out there are more books in the series (not written by Blyton) so I don't know how/if I should proceed. TheFatJamoc (talk) 17:44, 20 September 2022 (UTC)

"R Tauri" listed at Redirects for discussion

An editor has identified a potential problem with the redirect R Tauri and has thus listed it for discussion. This discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2022 September 22#R Tauri until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. PopePompus (talk) 20:33, 22 September 2022 (UTC)

Reversion?

I’m at a complete loss as to why you reverted my edit using WP:COMMONNAME as your justification. I didn’t change an article title, so what the heck does that have to do with me? I was simply adding the name of a nebula into the name table section on the List of planetary nebulae… so please, fully explain your thought process behind your decision to revert my edit.

Thank you.

Sykoskit (talk) 13:45, 17 October 2022 (UTC)

Kudos for discussing first. Articles generally only contain one wikilink per page, although there are exceptions. Tables are specifically mentioned as an exception, but the implication is that links may be repeated for different rows, not in several cells on the same row (again, there can always be exceptions). Nebulae in the list are mostly linked under the most commonly-used name (it isn't 100%, but then herding cats never is!). A common name may be included in the list but is not linked unless it is the most commonly-used name (ie. the title of the article). Wikipedia is not here to promote the latest fancy name that someone thought up on a whim, but it is here to reflect what people are likely to be familiar with and what they need to be familiar with if they aren't already. Probably the NGC designation shouldn't be linked when the common name of a nebula is the proper name, but they all seem to be linked at the moment. Just something to consider, although mass changes should generally be discussed first. This change could be discussed on the list talk page if you think there should be a more standardised approach, or more repeated wikilinks to proper names, or less. You might also consider renaming individual object articles if they aren't titled with the most commonly-used name per WP:COMMONNAME, but I think you'd get a lot of pushback in this particular case. Lithopsian (talk) 14:09, 17 October 2022 (UTC)

Distance R Aqr

The source given by you for the distance to R Aqr is an automatic generated result, which is based on the assumption that R aqr is a single star. But this is not the case for R Aqr, because the components move, the red giant is extended, and circumstellar emission interferes with the determination of the star's position. That's why the GAIA distance isn't correct, and this value certainly can't simply be adopted. The distance should be taken from a different paper like: Accurate parallax measurement toward the symbiotic star R Aquarii, where they taken into account that the target is a symbotic star. 51.154.43.165 (talk) 10:41, 28 October 2022 (UTC)

Discuss at Talk:R Aquarii. It isn't appropriate for me, or you and I both, to decide article content without input from other editors. Lithopsian (talk) 13:22, 28 October 2022 (UTC)

Page Doesnt Exist

No, it's not a test (Originally it was.) But an error happened and I lost all the links from the WWII combat vehicle page so im re-doing it.

Sorry for the inconvenience, im working as fast as possible! Gun Nut perk (talk) 15:58, 16 November 2022 (UTC)

I'm still not entirely convinced what you're trying to achieve, but Wikipedia doesn't work like that. Article-space is, strangely enough, for articles ... about *things*. Not articles about nothing. Articles that don't yet exist are known as redlinks and will generally appear red. You appear to be trying to reinvent the wheel. See WP:MOS for many other hints on how to format articles, wikilinks, etc. I notice that Page Doesnt Exist has now been deleted. Please don't recreate it or a similar "placeholder" page in mainspace. Redlinks are sufficient. You can create such articles in your own user page or sandbox. Note that some list articles and some navboxes include many redlinks for topics presumed to be notable but not yet created, but the practice is discouraged. Lithopsian (talk) 16:43, 16 November 2022 (UTC)

Previous edit war on List of largest known stars

In May of 2022, there was an edit war regarding St2-18. You stated that the reason why St2-18 was not on the list from September 2021 to May 2022 was due to the main edit warrior wanting it gone. Primefac incorrectly thought that I was the edit warrior, but He thought this because my username and SpaceImplorerExplorerImplorer's usernames are similar. I am sorry for what wrong I may have done during that edit war, and I am sorry for my disruptive edits during 2020.--The Space Enthusiast (talk) 11:36, 17 November 2022 (UTC)

I don't really remember, I have to admit losing the will to live when trying to edit that article. Did you do anything wrong? Anyway, nobody really wins edit wars, everybody ends up looking bad. Lithopsian (talk) 16:14, 17 November 2022 (UTC)

I di many things wrong. I am the same user as USER:THE COLOSSAL GALAXY NAMED IC1101, and you know I was disruptive and impulsive.—-The Space Enthusiast (talk) 16:24, 17 November 2022 (UTC)

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Metal-poor stars

Lithopsian, please you add metal-poor star articles into wikipedia, such as HE 0020-1741, HE 0557-4840, HE 1219-0312, HE 2252-4225, HE 2327-5642, BPS CS29491-0069, BPS CS29497-0004, so, please you create all of these pages, Lithopsian

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