User talk:Clovermoss
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Question from User:Jmadson10
Hi can you advise regarding the reason for declination? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jmadson10 (talk • contribs) 23:49, 17 June 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Jmadson10, of course I'll let you know the reason. So right now, Draft:Josh Madson is very short. It's only a sentence or so and it's cited to only one source. This page explains our standards for inclusion for articles about people, because we don't actually have articles about everything or everyone that exists. Otherwise we'd have a lot of resumes and we're not LinkedIn. I will say that being in a head position for US Agriculture sounds like it could be something that could be notable about Madison, but there still should be citations to mutiple, independant, reliable sources that discuss him in detail to demonstrate why he is important. Does that help? I will also say that it's important to declare any potential conflict-of-interest you may have. I'll leave a message on your talk page that explains that further. Feel free to ask me any other questions you may have about editing or if you need me to clarify anything. Clovermoss (talk) 00:01, 18 June 2022 (UTC)
Question from Zayd.22y on Talk:Bahdinan (17:31, 21 June 2022)
hi --Zayd.22y (talk) 17:31, 21 June 2022 (UTC)
- @Zayd.22y: Hi! Welcome to Wikipedia. Do you have any questions about editing that I can help you with? Clovermoss (talk) 20:25, 21 June 2022 (UTC)
Women in Green - July GA Editathon
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Hello Clovermoss:
WikiProject Women in Green is holding a month-long Good Article Editathon event in July 2022!
Running from July 1 to 31, 2022, WikiProject Women in Green (WiG) is hosting a Good Article (GA) editathon event focused on the topic of women and the environment. Participants are invited to work on nominating and/or reviewing GA submissions related to women and women's works during the event period (with an emphasis on environmental links and topics). GA resources and one-on-one support will be provided by experienced GA editors, and participants will have the opportunity to receive a special WiG barnstar for their efforts.
We hope to see you there!
Alanna the Brave (talk) 13:09, 24 June 2022 (UTC)- Hi Alanna the Brave. It's nice to hear from you, it's been awhile. I'll consider trying to help out with this, but nothing immediately comes to mind. We'll see, I guess. My to-do list is already huge, but I might give it a try regardless. Clovermoss (talk) 15:09, 24 June 2022 (UTC)
- There's no pressure -- I understand the challenges of a huge to-do list! ;-) We'll likely have other events down the road, too. Best, Alanna the Brave (talk) 16:52, 24 June 2022 (UTC)
Thanks for your question about article assessment at St. Catharines. I don't know much about assessment, and just about every article I've ever written has been a stub. One article I wrote, Kodak Black, has had 1,177,452 views in the past year, and is still rated as "start" and "low-importance", and I've only taken one article, Lake Ontario Ordnance Works, to "good article". My biggest concern with St. Catharines is that it needs to be re-ordered to correspond with WP:CCSG. This is an issue with many Canadian articles. I find that once an article has a solid and familiar outline, the editing improves. But I agree St. Catharines is a "C", as it has lots of unsourced sections that is just basically "stuff people know" which gets added to the article in good faith. Oh, and I had one Canadian article, Val Gagné, Ontario, featured on a "Did you know". Cheers! Magnolia677 (talk) 17:45, 25 June 2022 (UTC)
- @Magnolia677: Okay, thanks! Improving St. Catharines is on my to-do list because I lived there for like 6 years. Technically not my hometown, but still, fond memories. I've written a few articles about the city, like Morningstar Mill and Burgoyne Bridge. A really really long-term goal is improving basically all the articles related to the Niagara Region but I wouldn't be surprised if that's a goal that takes me years, honestly. My Wikipedia to-do list is starting to look like my TBR (to be read) list. Anyways if you ever see anything that's in Ontario that you need like a photo of or something, keep me in mind! I also have some books about local history so I might be useful for that, too. Clovermoss (talk) 00:56, 26 June 2022 (UTC)
Ontario is a magnificent place and I've been fortunate to do a few road trips there. Morningstar Mill is well done, as is Burgoyne Bridge (too bad about the suicides). A while back I wrote Multi-way bridge, which the world needs more of. I also forgot about St. Johns, Ontario in Thorold, which I expanded from a redirect, and which had a "did you know".
An article which torments me is Florida, Cochrane District. A few years back I recall reading a short history of Florida, something about how the rugged farmers gave it a go, but were hampered by the short growing season, and the cost of shipping produce to market. I've search all over for this source again, with no luck.
I'm sharing with you some of the Ontario (and one Quebec) articles I've written, because many of the sources were hard to find, and may help you with your research.
Also, this is an excellent resource.
- Airlie, Ontario
- Alma, Ontario
- Ariss, Ontario
- Banda, Ontario
- Blue Springs, Ontario
- Brookville, Ontario
- Brucedale, Ontario
- Centre Inn, Ontario
- Creek Bank, Ontario
- Cumnock, Ontario
- Darbyville, Ontario
- Elmbank, Ontario
- Haltonville, Ontario
- Hull, Quebec#1917 to 2000
- Kenilworth, Ontario
- Living Springs, Ontario
- Mansewood, Ontario
- Maple Hill, Bruce County, Ontario
- Maryhill, Ontario
- North Woolwich, Ontario
- Olivet, Ontario
- Petherton, Ontario
- Pinkerton, Ontario
- Riverbank, Ontario
- Riverstown, Ontario
- Rosedene, Ontario
- Ruskview, Ontario
- Sayers Mills, Ontario
- Scotch Block, Ontario
- Speyside, Ontario
- Spier, Ontario
- St. Johns, Ontario
- Tim Horton#Death and aftermath
- Tunis, Ontario
- Val Gagné, Ontario
- Weissenburg, Ontario
- Zuber Corners, Ontario
- Zion, Northumberland County, Ontario
Cheers. Magnolia677 (talk) 10:02, 26 June 2022 (UTC)
- @Magnolia677: I'd never heard of multi-way bridges before, it was an interesting read! Thanks for sharing helpful resources like you just did. Even just the link you shared before about layout was super helpful, because I wasn't previously aware of it. Cheers to you as well! Clovermoss (talk) 11:51, 26 June 2022 (UTC)
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New Page Reviewing
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Hello, Clovermoss.
I've seen you editing recently and you seem like an experienced Wikipedia editor. |
Consider this a gentle nudge from someone you have never interacted with that you should throw your hat into the arena! We would love to have you! HouseBlastertalk 01:00, 28 June 2022 (UTC)
- @HouseBlaster: Sure. Out of curiousity, since I've never interacted with you, how did you find out about me? If you don't mind telling me. Clovermoss (talk) 01:09, 28 June 2022 (UTC)
- This. From the rest of your comments on that page, it is obvious that you know a good bit about NPR—why not get the perm? Every bit helps with the backlog! HouseBlastertalk 01:16, 28 June 2022 (UTC)
- @HouseBlaster: That would be because I've been going through NPP school. But sure, I'll actually go and apply at PERM. Personally I think it may be a bit premature since I only recently became an AfC reviewer and I have limited experience with AfDs, but we'll see I guess. Clovermoss (talk) 01:18, 28 June 2022 (UTC)
- This. From the rest of your comments on that page, it is obvious that you know a good bit about NPR—why not get the perm? Every bit helps with the backlog! HouseBlastertalk 01:16, 28 June 2022 (UTC)
New page reviewer granted
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Hi Clovermoss. Your account has been added to the "New page reviewers
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Title of a page is wrong
Hello,
My mother is referenced here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cecile_Josp%C3%A9
But her name is Cecil, not Cecile. The page was originally created by the Women in Red project.
How can I change the headline name?
Thanks,
Edward EdJospe (talk) 14:35, 28 June 2022 (UTC)