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Hi. I'm trying out a new editing approach for the month of April 2020, at least up to this point. I'll let you know how it goes. thanks!! --Sm8900 (talk) 16:03, 3 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Sm8900, Cool, I wish ya luck! CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 18:54, 3 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]
thanks. I think it's working!! --Sm8900 (talk) 01:08, 20 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Sm8900, Thats good to hear! What interesting things ya up to? CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 06:06, 20 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]
trying out a new signature now. i think it is an improvement. I have a question though. how did you get the anchor image to be part of your signature, i.e. as an actual typeable character, rather than a link to a visual file for that image? I am trying to adopt a similar symbol. thanks!! --Sm8900 03:43, 1 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

okay, I found a way to copy and paste symbols as actual text. can you please tell me if there is a way that I can convert a visual symbol from a file into a copyable text character? thanks!! --Sm8900 🌎 04:02, 1 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Sm8900, You probably shouldn't use images in your signature, its bad for page load time, and I think its against policy anyway. You can use emojis however! You are using the earth emoji already I see. I used an anchor emoji. As long as Wikipedia will render it, you have a pretty wide choice. I used an emoji finder website to copy what I wanted. CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 04:22, 1 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
that's very helpful. I've been trying to find a website with a compleete set. I did find one with the earth symbol. can you please give me a website or link that you find helpful? thanks!! --Sm8900 🌎 04:36, 1 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Sm8900, I used emojipedia [1] CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 04:39, 1 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
thanks!!! ok, I used that as well. getting closer now to a good version. thanks!!! ---Sm8900 ★✪ 🌎 🇺🇸 14:12, 1 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

It's me, Thylacine24

I'm from this section and this section of the help desk, the latter of which you helped me with. Sorry that I didn't address my response directly to you. I just wanted to make sure that you received my response, so I wouldn't be ungrateful to you, and a liar by omission. (Note: Added comma after "you" in edit.)--Thylacine24 (talk) 21:57, 18 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thylacine24, No need to post on my page, you can use one of the Template:ping ping templates to get folk's attention. And glad to be of assistance. As a note: no need to edit a comment several times unless there is a really glaring error. Folks don't notice or care about small errors. Another way to get around needing to make multiple edits: just make sure you read through your post before posting. CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 23:54, 18 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]
CaptainEek: Thanks for replying, and telling me about the Template:Ping. I know about the "[[User:{{{1}}}|{{{1}}}]]" replying feature, though, if that's what you were talking about, and sorry for the condescending nature of this sentence. Also, sorry about all this in general; I have OCD, so I feel inordinately guilty and pedantic over my own and others' errors a lot, and a Type A personality, so I often forget to fully proofread (if at all). Just for the record, though, could you please tell me if by your reference to me "edit[ing] a comment several times", you were referring to my response to you on the help desk? I ask this for OCD-related reasons; sorry to ask you to answer because of my own psychological insecurities. (Edit: Sorry about the "[[User:{{{1}}}|{{{1}}}]]" thing, I was typing a lowercase "u" with two braces on either side, and I should have previewed it first.)--Thylacine24 (talk) 00:27, 19 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Thylacine24, I refer to you editing my talk page a couple of times. Its not biggie, just letting ya know. If it takes a few edits, its alright, but I do get a notification each time you do. CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 00:30, 19 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]
CaptainEek: Sorry to be rude, but I wasn't talking about editing on your talk page, I was asking if you saw my responses to you on the help desk. Or are you trying to tell me that you want me to communicate there instead of here? Also, I screwed up for the third time today in being signed in when posting, and had to cut my reply, reload after logging in elsewhere on Wikipedia, and then paste my reply, so it took longer to reply to you that time than earlier, as well as now, for me having to tell you that; sorry yet again. (Edit: I started off writing the part about my having forgotten to log in for the third time because I had forgotten about how I had cut, reloaded, and pasted, then remembered, then did it anyway to annoy you. I'm really sorry about that as well.)--Thylacine24 (talk) 00:35, 19 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Okay, full story: when I got around to telling you how I'd forgotten to log in for the third time, I remembered about the cutting, reloading, and pasting, then did it anyway, because I felt bitter and frustrated and wanted to be mean to somebody, and there's a part of me that wants to say that it was my OCD partly motivating me, but that's just my subconscious, and I'm only writing this now out of OCD and to alleviate my guilt by making you think that I was acting on a compulsion when I was really just trolling. I'm sorry yet again to keep annoying you.--Thylacine24 (talk) 01:36, 19 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]
CaptainEek: The post directly above this, while OCD-motivated, was also subconsciously motivated in order to alleviate my guilt. Sorry about that as well. Sorry about this whole debacle, really. (And I also forgot to use the right format in the "reply to" template and to sign this, so I had to fix those things, sorry again!)--Thylacine24 (talk) 16:28, 19 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Adoption

I’ve been on Wikipedia since 2017 as an IP editor but to tell you the truth, I haven’t learnt much. I’ve never written an article before and have mostly made minor contributions. Initially, I was planning on adopting a user whom I frequently helped but he turned out to be a paid editor and was blocked. I tried coding a bot, it didn’t go as planned either. Everything has been going downhill since then, the number of my contributions have dwindled and.. Well, here I am. Could you adopt me and teach me everything from scratch? Thanks, Rodrigo Valequez(🗣) 14:54, 19 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Rodrigo Valequez, Howdy hello! If you're willing to learn, then I'm willing to help.
  1. For starters, what topics are you interested in?
  2. Why did you start editing Wikipedia?
  3. What would you like to get out of adoption? CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 21:20, 19 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  1. I mostly revert vandalism but I’d love to contribute to articles related to history.
  2. Back in 2017, I realised that there were a few typos in the article which I was reading. I corrected them and began contributing to other articles as an IP. It’s a great feeling to actually be useful.
  3. I’d like to learn how to fight vandalism and how to write/improve articles.

By the way, thanks for the quick reply! Rodrigo Valequez(🗣) 21:32, 19 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Wound response in plants has been accepted

Wound response in plants, which you submitted to Articles for creation, has been created.

Congratulations, and thank you for helping expand the scope of Wikipedia! We hope you will continue making quality contributions.

Since you have made at least 10 edits over more than four days, you can now create articles yourself without posting a request. However, you may continue submitting work to Articles for creation if you prefer.

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Thanks again, and happy editing!

-- RoySmith (talk) 23:50, 19 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks!

Thanks for the WikiWelcome! --Stringency Auditicale (talk) 06:54, 20 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

A ship for you!

A random ship, definitely not the Black Pearl..
I award you with this ship, don't ask me where I got it. Rodrigo Valequez(🗣) 10:55, 21 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

DYK nomination of Callaghan MacCarty, 3rd Earl of Clancarty

Hello! Your submission of Callaghan MacCarty, 3rd Earl of Clancarty at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! SpinningSpark 13:56, 22 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Rodrigo

My computer is a Macintosh LC II with a Motorola 68EC030 CPU and a 40-120 MB hard disk which I was able to scrap from a PowerBook 145B, so it isn’t the greatest computer. I’ve been having trouble with my mouse and I can’t get a new computer so I was going to ask you if there’s a way I can use my keyboard for adding references and templates. Thanks, Rodrigo Valequez(🗣) 23:22, 23 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Rodrigo Valequez, Oh gosh, I'm not quite sure actually. You should probably ask at the help desk, as someone there will probably know the tech side better than I would. CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 23:33, 23 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, sorry for not starting a new section, do you have any recommendations for a new fan? Rodrigo Valequez(🗣) 23:34, 23 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Rodrigo Valequez, A new fan? How so? CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 22:21, 24 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

For my computer, the one I’m using makes a lot of noise. Rodrigo Valequez(🗣) 06:14, 25 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Rodrigo Valequez, Oh gosh, can't say that I know. A question that google can answer better than I. CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 06:15, 25 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Question Comment

@CaptainEek: Pardon me, but how did I get a B-Class rating on my most recent draft that got accepted. Is it because it covers a wide amount of topics?

@LucasA04: I may have over-rated it to be honest, it might only be C class, but it seemed reasonably complete compared to the likely length of the subject. If you feel that the article should be much longer, or is missing components, I can drop the rating. I cannot however raise the rating, as to get a higher rating you need to go through a formal review process. CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 22:20, 24 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]
CaptainEek, It's fine. I will, however, look for more information. Cheers! LucasA04 (talk) 22:24, 24 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Cyntoia Brown page is unfairly biased

I have a problem with how heavy the article leans in favor of discussing the prosecution theory, but is completely resistant to include anything that court records show about the defense’s position. How convenient that information about the prosecution’s arguments are pulled from court documents, but edits adding the defense position is edited out. It’s clear that this article is meant to paint the individual in a harsh light and is not at all written from a neutral standpoint. I expect more from Wikipedia. Candi Jones (talk) 07:31, 25 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Candi Jones, Well the article is certainly quite in need of a POV cleanup. To be honest, all of the court records and the info they support should be removed. For such a controversial topic, only reliable secondary sources should be used. Court records are primary sources and can be easily manipulated or misunderstood. If you can find media coverage that discusses the defense's story, then you can use it. In general the article needs to state less things in Wikipedia's voice. The article should say things like "The prosecution contended" "The defense said" instead of just stating it as the gospel truth. CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 07:37, 25 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Here’s one:

https://heavy.com/news/2017/11/johnny-allen-cyntoia-brown-murder-nashville/ Candi Jones (talk) 07:42, 25 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Candi Jones, A more reliable source than heavy is preferred, you may wish to look at WP:RSP, a list of sources and how reliable they are considered. CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 07:47, 25 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I mean...reliable? Look at the other sources in the page. This article is just a propaganda piece at this point. It’s been allowed to become troll central at this point. Candi Jones (talk) 07:50, 25 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The lead detectives letter to the Governor Urging him not to release her is even used as a source. Candi Jones (talk) 07:52, 25 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Candi Jones, It needs a definite cleanup. A lot of sources are bad or need to go, or be replaced by better ones. If you'd like to take that on, you should give our policy on neutrality a good read, as well as our policy on reliable sources. CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 07:56, 25 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Is there not someone on Wiki who does that sort of cleanup? I am not versed in Wiki, I just have researched this case as part of a larger project on domestic minor sex trafficking and the criminal justice system. Is there not someone more qualified? (I already got accused of having a close personal tie to this article) Candi Jones (talk) 07:59, 25 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Candi Jones, We have people who do that sort of cleanup. But we also have 6 million articles, of which 5 million need a great deal of work, and only a few thousand highly active editors each month. So we need all the help we can get. CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 08:06, 25 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Understood... I just did some edits. I made notes about the reason for the edits being in line with what you and I discussed. A huge chunk of it relied on the court case. I removed it and left it to the facts...not inferences, not opinions. She was convicted of shooting and killing him. She was sentenced to life in prison. Very to the point. (Although not those exact words, and with a bit more detail) Candi Jones (talk) 08:13, 25 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

There are two other cases included in my research, if I see anything related to them that needs addressing, I will help out there too. Candi Jones (talk) 08:15, 25 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Gingerbreadhouse97 completely reversed everything I did to clean up the article and is insistent on using the court documents to support the edits despite them being unacceptable as you told me. It seems like Gingerbreadhouse97 is somehow deeply rooted in a campaign to make this Wiki a retrial of Brown instead of an information source. (See his comments on the Cyntoia Brown: Talk page.) Could you please step in to help. Candi Jones (talk) 21:40, 25 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

DYK

Hello, nice to meet you. Could you review my DYK nomination. Link is here, [2] Thanks! The4lines (talk) 15:10, 25 April 2020 (UTC)The4lines[reply]

Fixed. The4lines (talk) 02:46, 27 April 2020 (UTC)The4lines[reply]

article about Howard Kunreuther

Thank you for your guidance on the article I am trying to create about Prof. Howard Kunreuther. I am following examples for Paul Slovic and Baruch Fischhoff, both of whom are Kunreuther's colleagues and contemporaries.

128.91.218.136 (talk) 17:59, 25 April 2020 (UTC)Carol Heller, April 25, 2020[reply]

Well there's the issue. Paul Slovic's article is pretty bad, and not the typical style of our articles. Baruch Fischhoff's article is pretty bare bones. I tried to find a good article on a scientist of similar standing, but couldn't in a quick search. But I can suggest taking a look at the Noam Chomsky article, which shows a good way to cover a modern, living, professor. Now of course Chomsky is a bit more famous than your guy. But the point is that the structure of discussing their life, career, accomplishments in separate sections is solid. CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 04:07, 26 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion contested: Draft:GRETA

Hello CaptainEek. I am just letting you know that I contested the speedy deletion of Draft:GRETA, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: as per WP:RDRAFT. Thank you. Eumat114 formerly The Lord of Math (Message) 06:52, 27 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Seeking Adoption. Many Questions.

Hi CaptainEek,

I hope you'll forgive me if this sounds a little strange, but for the past couple weeks I've been absorbing a lot of information and trying to piece together what, exactly, is going on in world. I've looked through a plethora of sources; everything from ancient esoteric philosophy, to political articles, to mathematical analysis, to programming languages. I believe I am onto something, but I haven't managed to take the final step, that is, I don't know how to decide.

I assure you, I'm not going insane. At least, I don't think I'm going insane. However, I believe strongly that the world as we see it is not the way it truly is. I do not wish to lose my autonomy, and yet I do not wish to be enslaved. To whom, then, should I pledge allegiance? I have loved this world, but truly, I love being alive. If there is some way that I can continue living, and still maintain the fundamental autonomy of "I" - to avoid being enslaved by either the left or the right - then please, help me.

Forgive me if this doesn't make sense, however, I hope it does, and that you can offer me anything that might help me make this ultimate choice.

Thanks in advance, and I look forward to your prompt response.

AdjustingFramework (talk) 22:45, 27 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

AdjustingFramework, Well before I would accept you as an adoptee, I would want you to take The Wikipedia Adventure. CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 23:01, 27 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks very much for pointing that out to me. I've completed all the sections, and updated my userpage. (I can't say that I found the imagery of the Blue and Red Kachina particularly comforting, but maybe that is by design.) Let me know if there's any further information you need me to provide, and if you'd be willing to help me with the next step in the journey. — Preceding unsigned comment added by AdjustingFramework (talk • contribs) 02:01, 28 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

AdjustingFramework Alright, well I have a couple of general questions then to see if I'm a good fit as an adopter. If not I can try to recommend another.
  1. What would you hope to get out of adoption?
  2. What topics are you interested in? What areas would you like to edit?
  3. Why did you join Wikipedia?

CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 02:04, 28 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

{{|captaineek}}

  1. If, as I suspect, we are approaching what one might commonly refer to as "the end of the world", then I admit to having more than a passing interest in self-preservation. It seems to me that this would need to be accomplished via some means of consciousness uploading, storage, etc., or, perhaps, by using some unknown method of moving both my mind and my physical body off of the Earth. However, I am wary of the first, since I fear the loss of autonomy - am I playing into the trap of some malevolent entity, literally "selling my soul" because I am arrogant enough to believe that I have that kind of control? Am I being deceived, and would I be better off accepting the Bible as written, and accepting Jesus as my personal savior? I wasn't raised in the church, but this idea haunts me nonetheless. It's illogical, but what else is "faith" if not the rejection of logic? Regardless, if the world is about to be destroyed, then Wikipedia seems to be our Ark. Whatever happens to me, I think it's worthwhile to help preserve a bit of what this world is, and I think I should help.
  2. I'm becoming increasingly interested in the metanarrative that seems to hold across time periods and disciplines. For example, I think there is an argument to be made that AI research, the Kybalion, coding languages, and the movie Beetlejuice (and possibly everything ever created by mankind) can all be interpreted in such a way as to reach the same conclusions. The fact that we don't see things as such a way is simply because we do not have a proper understanding of the information. I know wikipedia is not the place to cite opinions, post my own research, etc., but I think as I explore more and come across interesting connections, it'd be nice to add relevant citations to further strengthen this informational web I believe I'm uncovering. I know wikipedia has been a great source for me as I've been searching for answers, but I've found several conceptual topics that aren't covered yet.
  3. I suppose I covered that already in my first 2 responses. It was mostly by chance, but now that I'm here, I feel that I ought to participate.

AdjustingFramework (talk) 02:32, 28 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

AdjustingFramework, Okay, couple of points here.
  • The world is definitely not ending. Yeah, things aren't going so well, but I can guarantee you that the world has had it way worse and made it through just fine. We've made it through countless pandemics and wars and genocides and the world has kept on chugging.
  • Dunno what you're waffling on about, but this is Wikipedia. It is an encyclopedia. Our goal is to present the sum total of human knowledge in the best way possible. We are not a way to upload your consciousness or preserve your memory etc etc. See a list of other things we are not.
  • Wikipedia is interconnected yes with links to other things, but its not a big web or some meta-narrative. If thats why you want to edit Wikipedia, maybe you shouldn't. If you see a big conspiracy in Wikipedia, that is also not a good reason to edit.
  • If you're going to contribute, you should do it because you are interested in the topics and want to help build an encyclopedia. Ulterior motives are not a good reason to edit Wikipedia.
  • I hope you can take a look at what you've written and understand that from the perspective of others it comes across as vague ramblings. That sort of content is not generally appreciated on Wikipedia.
  • I know its a very stressful time for everyone. If you're stressed out or psyched out, it may not be good a time to start editing. Make sure to stay connected with the people around you in these tough times, and please take care of yourself :) The world isn't ending, and we're gonna make it through this, and be stronger for it.
  • Bottom line: if you'd like to actually contribute to Wikipedia for honest reasons and are in a good place personally, I can try to help you or point you to someone who can. Otherwise, editing Wikipedia might not be the best move for you at the moment.
Smooth sailing, CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 03:01, 28 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! Maybe that's what I needed to hear. I still think Wikipedia still seems like something worth contributing to; like I said, there were several concepts that I've been looking into lately that don't have their own pages. Is adoption always reccommended, or can I learn on my own? I can understand why you'd be concerned, but I proomise I'm not going insane.

Just curious, though. Do you happen to know why wikipedia uses the specific imagery of the Blue Star Kachina? As you progress through the modules, there's all sorts of phrasing that seems clearly designed to evoke the ideas of something coming from space to the earth (I understand that it explicitly means going "to the article", but the imagery is not subtle). Your rewards that you get after each test progress from blue to red, further referncing the Hopi story of the end of the world. — Preceding unsigned comment added by AdjustingFramework (talk • contribs) 04:03, 28 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

AdjustingFramework, Adoption is not mandatory, though it can be helpful. I wasn't adopted and learned on my own, though I did take a significant amount of time to read our policies and guidelines.
I don't think that we do use the imagery of the blue star kachina. The Wikipedia adventure has had those colors for years, because some volunteer thought that blue and red was a nice color scheme. Blue and orange are contrasting colors, and red is close to orange. Trying to find that kind of meaning in places where it is not can lead to improper conclusions. Wikipedia has no prophets on it or doomsayers, just people who want to build a tool of information. CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 04:13, 28 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Callaghan MacCarty, 3rd Earl of Clancarty

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WP:ANI

Hey, CaptainEek,

It's fine for you to close discussions on ANI if they have resolved themselves but please remember to include a {{NAC}} with your closing rationale and signature. It's important, especially for new editors, to know whether a discussion has been closed by an admin or not. Thank you! Liz Read! Talk! 00:24, 1 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Liz, Oops, my bad, I almost always do but I forgot on that one. Thanks for the reminder! I'll amend my latest close to note that. CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 00:29, 1 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

May 01st

A lot of greets from this side, But may I know why has you redirected the article "Heena Shahab (Siwan)" to his husband 's_I know, currently she's not in office but is wife of a convicted criminal and politician and holds a prominent face from Bihar State region. Thanks Sturdyankit (chat) 05:08, 1 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Sturdyankit, The article was a mess, and it didn't establish the subject's notability. Notability is not inherited, if your wife or brother or kid is notable, that does not make you notable. Furthermore, the article was extremely poorly written, perhaps the result of using auto-translation. It also had WP:BLP issues. CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 05:22, 1 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Count Von Aubel:adoption

Dear CaptainEek, thanks for your message. The answer is yes: I am not a native speaker and I am mostly interested in writing and editing geometry articles. My next activity, whenever I find the time, will be the attempt for the creation of a geometry article indeed. Best Regards; Count Von Aubel (talk) 08:18, 1 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Count Von Aubel, You may wish to ask Rosguill to adopt you, he is good with language stuff. I'm afraid I don't currently know of any adopters who are big math folks, you might wish to ask at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Mathematics to see if anyone there would like to take you on. CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 08:24, 1 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Dear CaptainEek, I would appreciate to be adopted by Rosguill, I already had a positive interaction with her/him but I think she/he did not considered to adopt me for some reasons (probably Maths). Anyhow I might try ask again. Best Regards; Count Von Aubel (talk) 10:55, 6 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your contributions

Hi sweetie, how are you, thank you for your contributions, if i need assistance with anything i will let you know, thanks for your kindness, glad you love purple so do i , i had my eyelashes tinted purple, lol. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 1.43.80.59 (talk) 10:19, 1 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Adoption

Yes, please teach me Wikipedia. Hello world 6 (talk) 13:06, 1 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hello world 6, Howdy hello! Well I'm not necessarily offering adoption, I'm trying to see if I can match you up with a good adopter, which could include me. For starters, before most folks would accept you as an adoptee, you would need to take The Wikipedia Adventure. CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 20:08, 1 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

OK, I'll go to TWA, shall I remove the "adopted by you" banner and place a "to be adopted" one? Hello world 6 (talk) 00:07, 12 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hello world 6, That is reasonable for now. I'm actually a bit full up on adoptees right now, but I'll try to point you in the right direction. What topics are you interested in editing? What would you like to get out of adoption? CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 00:15, 12 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

WikiCup 2020 May newsletter

The second round of the 2020 WikiCup has now finished. It was a high-scoring round and contestants needed 75 points to advance to round 3. There were some very impressive efforts in round 2, with the top ten contestants all scoring more than 500 points. A large number of the points came from the 12 featured articles and the 186 good articles achieved in total by contestants, and the 355 good article reviews they performed; the GAN backlog drive and the stay-at-home imperative during the COVID-19 pandemic may have been partially responsible for these impressive figures.

Our top scorers in round 2 were:

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Adoption

I am currently seeking adoption. I'm seeking more experience, rather than first time experience. Now, if needed, ask me some questions to help you understand my request. Henry20090 (talk) 22:45, 1 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Henry20090, Howdy hello! A few questions. I may or may not be a good fit as an adopter, if not I'll try to match you with someone who is.
  1. What would you like to get of adoption?
  2. What topics are you interested in on Wikipedia? What do you like editing?
  3. Why did you decide to edit Wikipedia? CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 23:09, 1 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

1.Mostly wikitext experience. 2.I'm one to be interested with articles about Colorado, and travel and roads. However, I haven't made any edits to those types of articles, mostly because of my high involvement in counter-vandalism. 3. Mostly counter-vandalism, and certain contributions to mostly random articles. Henry20090 (talk) 23:46, 1 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

(Yes, I plan to take a CVUA course once I have 200 mainspace edits.) Henry20090 (talk) 23:47, 1 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Henry20090, Have you taken the Wikipedia Adventure? That might be a good idea CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 00:02, 2 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Adoption

Hello - Yes, I am still interested. Someone had left a message awhile ago but never got back after I replied. --Azurerae (talk) 22:11, 2 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Azurerae, They probably didn't get back to you cus they didn't see it, since you didn't use something such as Template:ping to get their attention. I may or may not be a good fit as an adopter, if not I'll try to match you with someone who is. First off, can you answer a few questions?
  1. What would you like to get of adoption?
  2. What topics are you interested in on Wikipedia? What do you like editing?
  3. Why did you decide to edit Wikipedia?
  4. Have you taken The Wikipedia Adventure? CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 22:16, 2 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
CaptainEek,
  1. A mentor who can help me better understand the community, politics and general use of tools and templates.
  2. Romance Authors, Religious Persecution, Notables from the cemetery I am working on, Peasley and Ihda Name Studies, as well as my Jehovah's Witnesses Project on Wikitree. Adding notable profiles, adding the subjects wikitree id here and their wikidata id to wikitree.
  3. Because there wasn't an English article for Simone Arnold Liebster.
  4. Yes, it was one of the first things I did.
Thanks for your help!
--Azurerae (talk) 22:34, 2 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Azurerae, Well I think I might be able to be of assistance then! I'll be honest, I have no familiarity with WikiTree, and very little with WikiData so I can't really help you there. But I can definitely help you with the Wikipedia side of things. If you give me a day or so I can draw up some adoption stuff and we can go about figuring out a mentoring scheme. As a side note, do you use discord? If so you might wish to join our semi-official WP:DISCORD. CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 22:42, 2 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
CaptainEek, That's funny. I just went to the page for discord on here and clicked the link and just got authorized. Sounds great. thanks again! on discord as Azure (Robinson-27225)#6407 --Azurerae (talk) 22:46, 2 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Unreferenced statements

Hello, a member has listed Petra Unkel, has passed away, as far as i can understand and im no expert but doesn't wikipedia need a verifiable reference? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 1.43.80.59 (talk) 23:48, 2 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Anything regarding living people or recently deceased requires a reliable source yes. However, I can't see the edits you refer to? The last edits on Petra Unkel were almost two months ago. Who said they passed away, and where? CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 00:02, 3 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Your message on my talk page

Hi Eek, I am still seeking adoption.

Apologies for the late reply,

ArkayusMako (talk) 17:30, 3 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

ArkayusMako, Have you taken the Wikipedia adventure? If not, please do so before I consider adopting you. If I don't adopt you, don't worry I'll find you someone who will. CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 10:39, 4 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Adoption

Hey there! I want to get adopted and learn more about wikipedia. Can you help me? Rahbab Chowdhury (talk) 10:25, 4 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

MRC2RULES, I can help ya out, by either adopting you, or finding someone who can. But before I would adopt you, I would want you to take the Wikipedia Adventure, which it looks like you tried to start a few times. Also, as a side note, you probably shouldn't have as much identifying info as you do on your userpage, especially cus you're a kid. And I would also suggest against using your name as your signature, or using a nickname instead of your full name. CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 10:37, 4 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Yes but i got stuck at create userpage option as i have already created one already. Now its just there. i can't go further Ok i changed my username.MRC2RULES (talk) 10:47, 4 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
MRC2RULES, Hmmm, that is an interesting problem I hadn't thought about before. Can you perhaps skip to the next mission? CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 10:51, 4 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Yes but the problem is, i get stuck at things i have done already like creating a talk page etc. MRC2RULES (talk) 10:54, 4 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

MRC2RULES, Hmmm I'll admit I don't know tons about the adventure's inner workings. Well since you've been around a bit, lemme ask a few questions:
  1. What would you like to get out of adoption?
  2. What topics are you interested in editing?
  3. Why did you join Wikipedia? CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 11:03, 4 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Here are they

  1. .Know more about copy editing, fix my past mistakes, taking on vandalism.
  2. .I am not topic specific but i like to edit errors i find. Personally i like tecnology and science
  3. . With the aim of fixing articles. When i first joined i found many mistakes so i thought, why not fix these as WP can be edited by anyone? My first editing and most was done on Bangladesh International School, Dammam on which i added the school's logo, info and much more. Now i want to focus on editing other articles

That's it. MRC2RULES (talk) 11:26, 4 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Can I get adopted? MRC2RULES (talk) 23:11, 4 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

MRC2RULES, Yes I would be willing to take you on as adoptee. Give me a bit of time to draw up a curriculum for you. You can help me out by trying to find some more specific articles or topic areas that you would like to work in. Ideally, find three articles that are kinda short or in need of improvement, and that you are interested in, and post them here. CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 03:47, 5 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Currently working on (I am in the guild of copy editors) John Cena MRC2RULES (talk) 09:05, 5 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Will post later two afterwards MRC2RULES (talk) 09:05, 5 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I would post

John Cena (Copy edit)

Bangladesh International School, Dammam (Multiple issues)

Dammam These are the topics I guarantee know about and all of them have problems. I want to fix them MRC2RULES (talk) 21:24, 5 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Adoption

Hello, you requested a message here per my adoption banner. Sorry for the late response! -Kylie Look at me Judge me SCREAM AT ME 12:28, 4 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

KylieInTheSkylie, A Few questions:
  1. What would you like to get out of adoption?
  2. What topics are you interested in editing?
  3. Why did you join Wikipedia? CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 21:03, 4 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
A few answers,
  1. I'd love to get help with learning the ways of Wikipedia sea, with learning more closely the policy, further support with making encyclopedic quality articles, and when to use specific templates!
  2. I prefer to edit about plants, weather, current events, and chem!
  3. I joined Wikipedia in 2018 to not have to use my IP in edits, and in recent months, started making more and more edits.

-Kylie Look at me Judge me SCREAM AT ME 23:41, 4 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

KylieInTheSkylie, Yes I would be willing to take you on as adoptee. Give me a bit of time to draw up a curriculum for you. You can help me out by trying to find some more specific articles or topic areas that you would like to work in. Ideally, find three articles that are kinda short or in need of improvement, and that you are interested in, and post them here. CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 03:50, 5 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you! Looking at some articles that may need improvement, will get back to you on that soon! -Kylie Look at me Judge me SCREAM AT ME 13:16, 5 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

You've got mail

Hello, CaptainEek. Please check your email; you've got mail!
It may take a few minutes from the time the email is sent for it to show up in your inbox. You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{You've got mail}} or {{ygm}} template.-Sm8900★ 🌎 23:46, 4 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Sm8900, I have replied to your email. CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 02:02, 5 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

You have been nominated for adminship

I have also added my co-nomination statement. Good luck! – bradv🍁 03:55, 5 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
I wish you "skillful writing" because that feels as important as luck. Best, Barkeep49 (talk) 03:57, 5 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Barkeep49, Bradv I thank you both heartily! I will have my answers to the questions in shortly. CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 03:58, 5 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Kind of a rough ride, reminds me of my first RFA, wherein a respected member of the community got in the first oppose with a recent, fairly serious error in judgement. It sank me, but I ran again and got in and here I am ten years later still at it. I actually agree with Tony about "that other captain" but I don't see it as an issue so serious that you can't be trusted to be an admin. In any case you seem to be handling it well, if you ask me RFA itself is a decent test of how a user would handle adminship, since you ge criticized a lot when doing admin work. To use a nautical metaphor, weather the storm, stay on course, and I think you'll get that admin ship. Beeblebrox (talk) 19:53, 7 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Ahh, reminding me of the good old days. -Ad Orientem (talk) 01:21, 8 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Oops!

My bad. Guess I have to add a confirmation popup for that script now... Enterprisey (talk!) 15:06, 5 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Adoption

Yes, I am still seeking adoption. If you want to adopt me, then please get back to my talk page as soon as possible.

NameHasChanged (talk) 16:54, 6 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

note re current items

Hi CaptainEek. top of the mornin' to ya!! thanks for all your input at the recent talk page colloquy with Nick Moyes. I just wanted to let you know, in the interest of getting a fresh viewpoint, and as much feedback, ideas, comments and input as possible, I have contacted another adopter, User: Iazyges, to ask them if they could please provide me with feedback and input, and to treat me as an adoptee. please note, I still welcome any input, ideas, feedback or comments that you may have, any time you may wish. I have enjoyed being your adoptee, and I am glad that I had a chance to be in touch and to get to know you. Again, you are welcome to contact me any time, if you have any comments, ideas, or input that you wish to express. I appreciate all your help. thanks!! --Sm8900 (talk) 01:43, 8 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Sm8900, I've been glad to be of assistance, and wish you well! CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 01:44, 8 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
thanks!! happy voyages to ya!!! I'm sure we will be in touch again many times, on many varied explorations, on various highways and byways of Wikipedia. Happy editing! cheers!! --Sm8900 (talk) 01:47, 8 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi.

G’day captain, I won’t be able to contribute to any articles for a few days. I’m in a heated discussion right now and I spend most of my time replying to other users. Just wanted to let you know. Regards, Rodrigo Valequez(🗣) 16:08, 9 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

hang on

I know I've opposed you. Just wanted to write a word of support here for you. It has been a killing RfA and more towards the end; I wouldn't want any candidate to go through such a situation. Don't let the stress get to you. Hang on. Love, Lourdes 17:19, 11 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

You've done a great job responding. Hang in. Per Lourdes above, many of the opposes aren't unsupportive. —valereee (talk) 19:59, 11 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Keep your timbers from shivering - just a few hours to go, I think the sun is over the yard arm, it'll be time to raise the Jolly Roger shortly. Double rations of grog all round! GirthSummit (blether) 20:56, 11 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

One hour left, hang on! Signed,The4lines |||| (You Asked?) (What I have Done.) 02:53, 12 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Congrats

-- Amanda (aka DQ) 04:56, 12 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I am geniunely shocked no one has given you the T-shirt yet. Well, I shall save you! Here ya go! --TheSandDoctor Talk 06:19, 12 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
P.S. If you haven't already done so, you may want to add Response Helper. It's hands down the most useful tool I employ as an admin. Welcome to the team. -Ad Orientem (talk) 15:13, 12 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

The Admin's Barnstar
Congratulations on your successful RfA. There's some helpful information at WP:NAS, and of course if you need any specific advice there are people all around you that are willing to help (including your friendly nominators). Thanks for volunteering to help in this role, and good luck! – bradv🍁 04:54, 12 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Draft: Revelation 13:18 (rapper)

Hello Nice to meet you I appreciate your feedback on the article can you look at the article and make edits and corrections to the sources and written marterial per Wikipedia specifications so it can be stripped down so the reviewer doesn't have to wade through allot of unnecessary information to make it easier on the reviewer like mentioned. I would appreciate your contribution to the article and Wikipedia. Thanks Allot For Your Time KplusWequalsU (talk) 00:53, 14 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

KplusWequalsU, I'm afraid I have neither the time or interest to fix the draft for you. I can try to help you understand how to fix it, but if you want someone else to do the work for you, you'll need to ask elsewhere. I have already given you in-depth feedback at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Articles for creation regarding the quality of sources. If you still aren't sure how sources should work, please give a read to reliable sources. CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 00:57, 14 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I appreciate your feedback I am a novice at Wikipedia so I understand the advice you are giving but don't feel comfortable making the changes cause of my novice Wikipedia experience. That's I am reaching out to Wikipedia community for help. I appreciate the time you took for the feedback have a Blessed 2020 through these trying times Thanks CaptainEek KplusWequalsU (talk) 01:08, 14 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

KplusWequalsU, Well I see that you were able to create the article in the first place, so I believe in your abilities to work on it from here. One only gets better by doing. The moral of you improvements: you need to remove the bad sources, and the material they support, and find good sources. That is just a bit of deletion and a bit of addition, nothing too fancy. CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 01:13, 14 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Noted I appreciate your advice and contribution to the article thanks KplusWequalsU (talk) 01:22, 14 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Vermilion flycatcher

Hello:

The copy edit you requested from the Guild of Copy Editors of the article Vermilion flycatcher has been completed.

Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

There are a couple of things I'll mention. In the Taxonomy section a 2016 study is mentioned. I have added a "by whom" tag for clarification. In the Vocalization section I moved the Cornell Lab citation (#4) to the end of the sentence where the Lab is mentioned. I'm not sure if it is still required at the end of that paragraph, (tq|As a lead-up to copulation, the female may give a tjee-tjee-tjee call.[4][16]}}, so I left it there. In the Distribution section this sentence appears South American populations, however, especially those further south, may make large migrations to the northernmost parts of the Brazilian Amazon. I'm assuming "large" here refers to large numbers of this particular population migrating and not that it is a long distance migration. You might want to alter the wording?

Best of luck with the FAC review.

Regards,

Twofingered Typist (talk) 20:49, 15 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

P.S Thanks for the brownie!

Vermilion flycatcher - Part 2

I forgot to mention that I reformatted the Breeding section so that the paragraphs each dealt with a specific topic (I felt). This necessitated me moving the juvenile male photo to the following section so that the Breeding section's layout was maintained.

Twofingered Typist (talk) 20:53, 15 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

test — Preceding unsigned comment added by ContributeurT (talk • contribs) 15:50, 18 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Draft refused: Gilles Grapinet

Hello Captain Eek

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