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12 years of adminship

Wishing Hurricanehink a very happy adminship anniversary on behalf of the Wikipedia Birthday Committee! Chris Troutman (talk) 14:17, 17 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

12 years and I haven't gone rogue yet! Thanks {Chris troutman (talk · contribs)! :) ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 15:46, 17 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Adminship Anniversary!

Have a very happy adminship anniversary on your special day!

Best wishes, CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 20:59, 17 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Effects of Hurricane Wilma in Mexico

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Effects of Hurricane Wilma in Mexico you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of TropicalAnalystwx13 -- TropicalAnalystwx13 (talk) 03:41, 19 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Effects of Hurricane Wilma in Mexico

The article Effects of Hurricane Wilma in Mexico you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Effects of Hurricane Wilma in Mexico for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of TropicalAnalystwx13 -- TropicalAnalystwx13 (talk) 17:02, 19 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Re: Great to see you editing!

Greetings and likewise to you! In fact, I was just about to upload some surface weather maps to accompany the article on the 1949 hurricane. Fortunately, I am currently living abroad out in the rural countryside, so I am relatively insulated from the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic. I will certainly consider setting up the 1949 Florida hurricane for FA review shortly. Be well. CapeVerdeWave (talk) 14:41, 21 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

On a related note, I am currently perusing the process of review for a current FA candidate, so that I may know how best to reformat the article. CapeVerdeWave (talk) 15:31, 21 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

	The Barnstar of Diligence
	You have probably gotten a few of these already, but you deserve another for all of your amazing edits, and hard work to make articles better constantly, so hats off to you :) Weatherman27 (talk) 15:57, 21 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks so much Weatherman27 (talk · contribs)! I appreciate the kind words and the recognition, as it can be thankless sometimes. I hope you keep up your editing as well :) ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 18:53, 21 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, just wanted to show my appreciation :) Weatherman27 (talk) 04:45, 22 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The best way to show that appreciation, even more than barnstars, is becoming a writer yourself :) There are tons of articles that need work. Sometimes it's as basic as fixing a typo, or maybe you add a citation for something that was unsourced (meaning someone added content without verifying it). Wikipedia works best when it builds on its trust as an institution, and you can be a part of that too. What kind of weather articles are you interested in, @Weatherman27:? ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 14:46, 22 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, plan on writing lots, I am mostly interested in cyclones, (tropical and nontropical) but severe weather is interesting too. I also like the tropical cyclone seasons, and spend most of my time there.@Hurricanehink: Weatherman27 (talk) 16:29, 22 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

That's great! What basin, if you don't mind me asking? There are lots of season articles that could use some love, all around the world, and just over the last few years. ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 16:48, 22 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

To be honest, I kind of go between all of the basins, but I mostly visit the Atlantic and Wpac, and sometimes the Epac too.Weatherman27 (talk) 21:29, 22 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Are you looking for any projects in those basins, by chance? There are tons of articles that exist on those storms, and some can use a lot of love. There are also a handful of storms in each basin that could have their own article, but no one has tried/put in the research. Are you looking for an article like that, more recent or older storm? Just curious. I'm working on a storm in 2015 and one in 2007. ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 00:55, 23 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, but I mostly am just studying the seasons, I am looking for a good storm to edit, and I am not sure which one to do. Weatherman27 (talk) 04:34, 23 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

So there are lots of options, and each has their limitations. For instance, Tropical Storm Lidia (2017) is largely done, but it's missing United States impact, and it might be missing some Spanish sources (no sé si puedes leer español). If you want to avoid any foreign languages, Tropical Storm Norma (1970) is mostly about flooding in Arizona. If you're just looking to get your feet wet and take a stab at improving a decent article, check out Hurricane Jose (2017), which is also largely done, but it can't hurt to do some spotchecks, fix formatting, and do a fresh Google search. The best part about editing is that it's all volunteer, so if you're thinking in your head "forget this random guy, I'd rather write about violins", then no worries. I'm a musician too, so I know what it's like to work with others, to improvise, to rest, and to scream when a string breaks and you want to rage quit :P ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 14:39, 23 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Wow, Thank you for the suggestions, I will definitely try and edit those. Lol, you're definitely right, I know what you mean about being a musician lol :) Weatherman27 (talk) 17:44, 23 March 2020 (UTC) I just added some info on Tropical Storm Norma (1970) so thank you for the suggestions :) Weatherman27 (talk) 18:04, 23 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Us musicians and weather nerds gotta look out for each other in these crazy times. Are you looking for an article to work on and improve to good article status, or are you just getting your feet wet as an editor? ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 18:32, 23 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

yes indeed. I am kind of in between, I want to improve/create articles to go to the good article status, but I am still getting used to everything, if that makes an sense. Weatherman27 (talk) 21:47, 23 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Then of the ones I recommended, Jose might be the easiest. At a quick glance, it looks the most done. The tricky part is figuring out what's missing, and how to incorporate new information. The best way is to experiment and put some time into researching it. I can help you out with the process if you want. I've only been writing on Wikipedia for 15 years :P ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 21:54, 23 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

yeah sure, let's do it. Lol Weatherman27 (talk) 22:18, 23 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Great! So it's not that difficult. There are three components to a good article. Is there enough info in the article, is it all cited, and is the writing good enough? For the first part, you'll have to do Google searches, and somewhat familiar with the subject. You might notice that the storm passed near some area, but the article might not have any info for the area. Or maybe you'd expect more impacts, and there might be more info out there. As for whether it's cited, make sure all of the links are working, that you don't source any blogs (or other unreliable sources), and the citation covers the information. So keep these in mind with whatever article you decide to do. I'll happily answer any questions you have with the process. ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 01:03, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

okay, thank you for the info, I will definitely put it to good use and ask any questions. Weatherman27 (talk) 02:56, 24 March 2020 (UTC) I also added a few things on Hurricane Jose, but these are minor for now. Weatherman27 (talk) 15:23, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I saw your edits on Jose. It was decent, but watch out for the existing structure of the article. There are three paragraphs for US. The first is more of an overview, second is mid-Atlantic impacts, and third is New England. You added the Virginia bit to the New England section. also, it was good you added the reference for the TCR, but that was already used in the article. When that happens, you can type it out as:
<ref name="TCR"/> - you can name your references when you use them multiple times. Just a trick of the trade :) ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 22:41, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Okay thanks for the tips, I apologize, I am not familiar with the East Coast, also thanks for showing me how to do the ref's easier, I didn't know that until now, so thank you for that. Weatherman27 (talk) 03:17, 25 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

No worries! That's what this is all about. You can't write about something unless you familiarize yourself with it, and that takes some time. Do you want me to move your bit about the Virginia storm surge, or do you want to? ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 12:47, 25 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, makes sense. You can do it if you want. Thanks for the info and teaching me how to write articles better. Weatherman27 (talk) 15:01, 25 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hey

Hay there! Long time no see. Seems these strange and unfortunate times it seems a bunch of us old time WPTC editors seem to be returning to active editing. Same goes for myself honestly with me likely to resume my work on the WPAC typhoons from the early 90s in the coming days. Y E ^Pacific ^Hurricane 20:08, 21 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Vicente

You should see the expansion Vicente has gotten. I am almost done with the article. ;) Noah^Talk 17:49, 31 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Re: Welcome

So to answer, I don’t usually track things in the SWIO, rather the NATL and seldom the EPAC, but I wanted to see if I could possibly improve one of the lesser known and or underdeveloped basins (the SWIO). I also chose to start there because I wanted to see something fresh and different from most of the NATL TCs I may be familiar with (also, the SWIO and SHEM are both in season at the moment, giving me something to follow in the “off season”.) I didn’t necessarily have an intention of working on old/new storms in specific, but just clicked on a 1980s SWIO season and worked both forwards and backwards, filling in previous and recent seasons from then. I’m not exactly sure as to how long I’ll be working on filling in images for TCs in the SWIO, but I’d like to work on something perhaps more urgently needed at some point. Unfortunately I am busy with school though, but keep trucking I will do...

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 You should see the expansion Vicente has gotten. I am almost done with the article. ;) [[User:Hurricane Noah|<span style="white-space:nowrap;text-shadow:#009200 0.3em 0.4em 1.0em,#009200 -0.2em -0.2em 1.0em;color:#009200"><b>Noah</b></span>]]<sup>[[User talk:Hurricane Noah|<span style="color:#ff0000"><b>Talk</b></span>]]</sup> 17:49, 31 March 2020 (UTC)
+== Re: Welcome ==
+So to answer, I don’t usually track things in the SWIO, rather the NATL and seldom the EPAC, but I wanted to see if I could possibly improve one of the lesser known and or underdeveloped basins (the SWIO). I also chose to start there because I wanted to see something fresh and different from most of the NATL TCs I may be familiar with (also, the SWIO and SHEM are both in season at the moment, giving me something to follow in the “off season”.) I didn’t necessarily have an intention of working on old/new storms in specific, but just clicked on a 1980s SWIO season and worked both forwards and backwards, filling in previous and recent seasons from then. I’m not exactly sure as to how long I’ll be working on filling in images for TCs in the SWIO, but I’d like to work on something perhaps more urgently needed at some point. Unfortunately I am busy with school though, but keep trucking I will do...