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November 2020

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  • Annnd.... then you go and do it again anyway? Really?
    Please, use the preview function, (as noted just above), before you save anything. This is a good habit to get into, and not just for new/inexperienced editors like yourself, but all editors. It helps cut down on a lot of errors and reduces the number of entries in article histories and watch-lists, which in turn saves time and effort for your fellow editors.
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    Point is, there were plenty of things you could've done, instead of the learning-via-trial-by-error method which is strongly discouraged here. Thank you - wolf 14:23, 16 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@Thewolfchild: Sorry for messing so much stuff up. I think I've fixed all of it now.
Thank you for providing all of these resources. As you could tell, I did not know most of them existed. I have also just figured out how Previewing works, so I'll definitely use that more often. In fact, I am using it right now to see how this message looks.
While you're reading this, could you please tell me if or when I should delete stuff from this page (such as your messages and this reply)? If this is the only method of communication between editors, I expect it to become cluttered eventually. Warm regards, Toadspike (talk) 23:02, 16 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Your talk page basically (but not completely) belongs to you, so can delete anything you like, whenever you like, with some exceptions, such as block notices (see WP:UP for more info). Please note that archiving is preferred to deleting, and it would probably be a good idea to keep some of the links to resources here handy, for awhile at least. But again... totally up to you. - wolf 00:21, 17 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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DYK for 2022 Ukraine cyberattack

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Your submission at Articles for creation: 5 Broadgate has been accepted

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Bkissin (talk) 17:33, 9 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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FoxBlade

Hi. I noticed you are a major contributor to 2022 Ukraine cyberattacks and thought I'd give you a heads-up: A New York Times article just reported that last Wednesday Microsoft found an attack by a new wiper, named FoxBlade apparently aimed at Ukraine govt. I started a stub on it, could use some help. The article also has some reporting on increased cooperation between Silicon Valley and US military due to Ukraine. Cheers --ChetvornoTALK 04:02, 1 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @Chetvorno:, thank you for the information. I will get around to adding it eventually, I am very busy with other things at the moment. Do you happen to know if FoxBlade is different from HermeticWiper (already in the article)? I suspect they are different, but they were discovered on the same day by different companies, so maybe it’s the same thing with two different names. A source on this distinction would be very helpful. Toadspike (talk) 20:42, 4 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Pro russian vandalism 37.73.57.36 (talk) 05:35, 2 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Can you clarify please? He reverted some vandalism on that article a couple days ago; do you have a question about that? (talk page stalker) Bsoyka (talk) 23:25, 3 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Cabayi (talk) 09:18, 8 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Concern regarding Draft:Thadious M. Davis

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FYI - I found this page in the set of pages about the deleted, and I edited it so that it is now in the main space as Thadious Davis. I'd love to see additional contributions from you on the page. DaffodilOcean (talk) 13:54, 11 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you so much, DaffodilOcean. I never got around to finishing this and I am very grateful that you could fill the article in and publish it. It looks very good now, I especially like how you organized the citations of all the books and reviews. Toadspike (talk) 16:31, 11 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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New show nearby articles feature on Kartographer maps

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Your draft article, Draft:Phil Ventre

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William Dunbar

Dunbar was a priest as noted in the following subsection (Religious and moral works) of the article:

"Dunbar was an ordained priest of the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland and several of his works have religious subject matter."

Yours,

107.122.161.41 (talk) 15:33, 11 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for visiting my talk page and letting me know of your concerns. The Wikipedia Manual of Style stipulates that generally the title of Reverend is not included in front of a person's name (MOS:REV). For an example of this, see the article on the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., where the lead does not include either title in front of his name. I see that your addition was also reverted by someone else; I hope this adequately explains why. Best, Toadspike (talk) 16:49, 11 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, question for you.

In regards to Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Rollback of Vector 2022 you stated that Although there are some tweaks I would like to see (better line/color use for separation of the UI sections and less whitespace between the TOC and the article) reverting the whole thing is not a solution. If that is our first instinct, there will never be progress. Besides, the proven benefits of shorter lines and the convenience of the sticky TOC are categorically better for most readers out there. How do you feel now, months after the discussion and with certain improvements added?

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Thank you for your note on the talk page of Caladenia rosea. I wrote a whole lot of junk about it being endemic to Western Australia. Now corrected myself. The image is correct. Gderrin (talk) 21:15, 6 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for confirming this, now I can be more certain in reverting if it's ever removed again. It's a nice photo! Toadspike (talk) 21:36, 6 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Damn! I have confused myself. You will notice that the image of the plant in Caladenia rosea is the same as the image on the Caladenia rosella page. So there can only be one. The image on Caladenia rosea is of Caladenia rosella. Sorry for my brain fade. I will remove the image but it is not an accepted species by the Western Australian Herbarium. I will include a note of the Talk Page of Caladenia rosea. Gderrin (talk) 01:47, 7 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Simatupang redirect

Hello! I noticed during my patrol that you redirect Simatupang to T. B. Simatupang. In my opinion, this is not a good redirect as Simatupang is the name of the clan. While T.B Simatupang might be the most famous of the Simatupang clan, redirecting the clan name to him isn't correct. I am looking for your opinion on this matter, thank you. ✠ SunDawn ✠ (contact) 02:06, 18 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for raising this issue! I redirected because I saw “Simatupang” used mononymously in an article to refer to T. B. Simatupang, and there was no disambiguation page or redirect already at Simatupang. If you would like to create a disambiguation page or article that replaces the redirect, then please do. I see that the other two articles that use the name are Iwan Simatupang and Sahala Hamonangan Simatupang. However, I think that T. B. Simatupang is so much more famous than the other two that the redirect is appropriate. (For example, Churchill redirects to Winston Churchill, even though other people have the same name.) An article on the clan would also be okay, I think the closest equivalent now is the list entry at Marga (Batak), which lists only T. B. Simatupang under that name.
tldr; If you want to change the redirect, please do, but I think it’s appropriate for now. Toadspike (talk) 09:23, 18 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

New message from Narutolovehinata5

Hello, Toadspike. You have new messages at Template:Did you know nominations/Roman Ratushnyi.
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Thank you very much! I'll work through the setup tasks, and then start off reviewing redirects like the one that inspired me to request the user right. Toadspike (talk) 11:48, 1 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Metro stations in Vietnam

Some of the articles about Metro stations in Vietnam could probably be improved by adding material from the coresponding articles in the Vietnamese Wikipedia. Eastmain (talkcontribs) 02:06, 22 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Eastmain In most cases I checked the Vietnamese Wikipedia articles and there was no material to add. The sourcing there was just as lacking as in the English articles. However, if you show me sources with sigcov for any station and the GNG is met, I will withdraw the nomination. Toadspike [Talk] 06:33, 22 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Yunxian Man

On 1 June 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Yunxian Man, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the skulls of Yunxian Man (example pictured) are "relatively complete" despite being heavily crushed? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Yunxian Man. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Yunxian Man), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. 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.

Aoidh (talk) 00:03, 1 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

WP:MOS error on Iodine

Hello, I'm 120.56.107.103. I have automatically detected that this edit performed by you, on the page Iodine, may have introduced referencing errors. They are as follows:

  • A WP:MOS error. It shows that this is an error because the article Iodine uses Use British English template in it and the article contains Sulphur in all chemical names all Sulfur in American English, which is wrong as per this national varieties of English template in this article.

Please check this page and fix the errors highlighted. When you correct this mistake, the article Iodine will be improved as there is no unsourced information and typos with no changes in the meaning of the text.

Thanks, 120.56.107.103 (talk) 120.56.107.103 (talk) 10:30, 5 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

You may change sulfur to sulphur, but please do not do anything else in an edit claiming to only be fixing a MOS issue. I did not "introduce referencing errors", or any errors; my reverting a change you made did not add anything new to the article. Toadspike [Talk] 10:36, 5 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, you did not introduce errors to Iodine, but what I want is, you should change all mentions of Sulfur as Sulphur in all those chemical names in Iodine as per WP:MOS because the article's language template says use British English only but this article wrongly uses American English, so i want you to remove them and correct them now. 120.56.167.99 (talk) 05:49, 8 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The IPs are used by User:Vishal Kandassamy to avoid the indefinite block. Apparently, WP:SULF is not to their liking. Favonian (talk) 08:28, 8 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for taking care of this. Incidentally, I didn't know about that guideline, thanks for sharing it! Toadspike [Talk] 09:11, 8 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Thank you! Toadspike [Talk] 10:05, 12 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]