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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]

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

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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

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

ContributeurT Congrats, you test was successful, welcome to Wikipedia! CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 16:15, 18 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
ContributeurT, I see that you asked a now deleted question about Draft:Gilles Grapinet. A few points to make:
  1. Is this your original account? If you've had previous accounts, but lost access to them, you need to say so.
  2. If you have a conflict of interest in Grapinet or his companies, or have been paid in any way, including being an employee of Grapinet or his companies, you need to disclose that fact. See WP:PAID for more info.
  3. The reason for the decline of the article was multi-fold. For starters, it reads pretty promotional, and has lots of buzzwords in it.
  4. Mainly, the draft didn't have sources that established Grapinet's notability. The sources mentioned Grapinet either briefly or not at all. Many of the sources were also not reliable. To get the draft approved, you'd need to find multiple quality sources that discuss Grapinet with more than just passing mentions. CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 16:39, 18 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you CaptainEek for your responses. Ok I just add on my user page the fact that I'm an employee of Worldline, the company led by Gilles Grapinet. hope it will help to publish his page. What's more, this draft we are trying to publish is a translation of the already published french page of Mr Grapinet (https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilles_Grapinet).

  • You're speaking about buzzwords and others promotional facts, we did not have this blocking factors on french wikipedia. Is it different on the english version of wikipedia?
  • Ok for the notability i'm trying to find other sources.
  • Will it help if I first publish the company page?

Thank you by advance for your help ContributeurT (talk) 15:06, 27 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

ContributeurT, Yes, add on your userpage a disclosure, which you can do by adding the following text, including the brackets: {{paid|employer=Worldline}}.
Each language of Wikipedia has different standards. I don't know what they do on French Wiki, but here we do not allow promotional editing, and require our articles to be neutral.
Publishing a page for the company could help, but that isn't guaranteed. CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 15:38, 27 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your responses. In order to establish Mr Grapinet's notability, can I source French article too?

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.Galendalia CVU Member \ Chat Me Up 16:01, 18 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Vermilion flycatcher

On 19 May 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Vermilion flycatcher, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Pyrocephalus, the genus name of the vermilion flycatcher (example pictured), literally means 'fire head'? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Vermilion flycatcher. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Vermilion flycatcher), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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.

— Maile (talk) 00:02, 19 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Template Editor rights

Is there a way I can get template editor rights for editing just a small amount of project related (DRN and Spoken Wikipedia)? --Galendalia CVU Member \ Chat Me Up 17:46, 19 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Galendalia, Can't say that I'm the right person to ask about that, I'm not very familiar with permissions. If you want the perm, you can ask at Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Template editor. Alternatively, if you wish to make just a small number of edits, you would be better off just submitting edit requests on the pages in question, or asking a template editor/admin to make the edits on your behalf. CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 17:48, 19 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Galendalia I agree with Eek, as the minimum requirements are more than what you have. Signed,The4lines |||| (You Asked?) (What I have Done.) 17:52, 19 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
CaptainEek and The4lines - Thank you. I have gone to the board and asked to see what can be done. --Galendalia CVU Member \ Chat Me Up 18:04, 19 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

The Admin's Barnstar
Off to a quick start! Thanks for your work at RFPP and elsewhere. Take care, Kevin (aka L235 · t · c) 21:41, 19 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there!

Hello i left a reply on my talk page. Check it. Btw how do I ping u? U hav a complex signature. MRC2RULES (talk) 22:12, 19 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

MRC2RULES, The secret is using Template:ping. The wikitext looks like {{ping|CaptainEek}} . CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 03:04, 20 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I know it but sometimes it doesn't work MRC2RULES (talk) 12:37, 20 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

MRC2RULES, You have to make sure to sign your post in the same edit you add the template, otherwise the ping doesn't work. CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 15:29, 20 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

The Original Barnstar
Thank you ! Neoerin2020 (talk) 04:32, 20 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Gone fishing

Tackle box

Whack!

You've been whacked with a wet trout.

Don't take this too seriously. Someone just wants to let you know that you did something silly.


Smash!

You've been squished by a whale!
Don't take this too seriously. Someone just wants to let you know you did something really silly.

@Zvikorn: Perhaps you could enlighten me as to what whale worthy thing I've done? I don't recall deleting the front page recently... CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 15:56, 20 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

New admin

Hello there, how are you getting on with your new permissions? I find there is a lot to learn. I was really impressed by your message to the editor who requested protection for Alice Paul, protection that you thought was unwarranted. I plan to keep a copy for future use. Keep it up! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:52, 21 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Cwmhiraeth, There sure are a lot of new buttons! And I appreciate the kind words :) CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 22:00, 21 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Battle of Vukovar

Why are sources being deleted and crimes in Battle of Vukovar being hidden? Please return to write the truth. This is the source that was deleted https://web.archive.org/web/20110106010123/http://www.ess.uwe.ac.uk/comexpert/ANX/VIII-10.htm — Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.142.116.206 (talk) 06:01, 22 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Donald Trump mental health RfC

CaptainEek, are you able to edit your closure to provide clarification, or would I have to request that at WP:AN? I feel like the closing statement, "I read the consensus to be that there shall be no paragraph regarding the mental health of Donald Trump" is overly broad because it can be interpreted to mean that there can be no paragraph which includes any text whatsoever making any reference to "mental health". This seems to be how you yourself interpreted that.[2]) I don't see a policy reason for this. So for instance, if I proposed creating a "Personal image" subsection under Public profile with the below text, it could be reverted based on Consensus 39[3].

Personal image

Beginning in the 1980s, Trump had a strong presence in tabloid media where he was portrayed as a playboy and an extravagantly wealthy hero of the working class.[1] Political scientist Michael Nelson writes that Trump has cultivated an image as "the epitome of entrepreneurial success and glamour".[2]

During his political career, "Trump's unique personal style, brashness and disregard for conventional political norms and discourse" has won him both supporters and detractors, according to Gallup.[3] In response to questions raised about his temperament and mental status, Trump has described himself as a "very stable genius".[4][5][6][7]

Sources

  1. ^ Baym, Geoffrey (August 2019). "'Think of Him as The President': Tabloid Trump and the Political Imaginary, 1980–1999". Journal of Communication. 69 (4): 396–417. doi:10.1093/joc/jqz022.
  2. ^ Milkis, Sidney M.; Nelson, Michael (2019). The American Presidency: Origins and Development, 1776–2018 (8th ed.). Los Angeles: Congressional Quarterly Press. p. 582. ISBN 9781544323121.
  3. ^ Newport, Frank (13 July 2017). "Trump Disapproval Rooted in Character Concerns". Gallup. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  4. ^ Rucker, Philip; Leonnig, Carol (2020). A Very Stable Genius: Donald J. Trump's Testing of America. Penguin Press. ISBN 9781984877505.
  5. ^ Cummings, William (July 11, 2019). "Trump says he's 'so great looking and smart, a true Stable Genius' in tweet bashing 2020 Dems". USA Today. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  6. ^ Maza, Carlos (24 January 2018). "The awkward debate over Trump's mental fitness". Vox. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  7. ^ Levin, Aaron (25 August 2016). "History of Goldwater Rule Recalled as Media Try to Diagnose Trump". Psychiatric News. American Psychiatric Association. doi:10.1176/appi.pn.2016.9a13. Retrieved 25 April 2020.

You write, "Even if we don't take armchair diagnosis as fringe, any paragraph would have to be exactingly written to stay within BLP bounds."..."Even many of the support votes had a caveat that they would only support if the ensuing paragraph was tightly controlled and did not get into fringe issues such as Trump possibly having dementia." That only speaks to the possibility of using armchair diagnoses or including information meant to educate readers about specific diagnoses, not whether to include any mention of his mental health. You write, "While I personally think there could be some carefully worded addition at some point in the future, given the factors discussed: I read the consensus to be that there shall be no paragraph regarding the mental health of Donald Trump. Should substantial new information regarding Trump's mental health arise, feel free to open a new discussion. " This last text taken in context must also refer to diagnoses or medical opinions, but as I said it could be mistakenly interpreted to mean there could not even be a mention of the media story or his own comments about his mental health.

It sounded like you do believe that any mention whatsoever of his mental health was indeed addressed by the RfC close, because you communicated to me that "any paragraph about his mental health would need to be carefully written to give WP:DUE coverage and avoid WP:BLP issues." [4] But that's not a policy or consensus evaluation; of course any added text would have to adhere to policies.

Would you clarify that your close does not find that there shall be no text mentioning Trump's mental health? Thank you. Kolya Butternut (talk) 10:22, 24 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I have replied on the Donald Trump talkpage, to keep discussion where it was. CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 16:31, 24 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

note re article

Hi CaptainEek. Avast and ahoy there!! congrats on your adminship. I hope it's okay if I still approach you periodically, to get your input on my efforts at editing here at Wikipedia? I can still really use your help and input on various things. thanks!!

could you please take a look at this article, when you have a chance?

  • The article is: 2020s in political history. As you can see, this article is one that I have created, in the hopes of providing it as a way for Wikipedia to continuously provide an overview and a chronicle of contemporary history, as events happen.

so far, the Wikipedia community seems to have accepted this new type of article for the most part. I would like to do everything I can to make sure this article is formatted logically, and can continue to develop and to be updated periodically.

If you have ideas or comments on the format used, or the content, or the basic article structure, feel free to let know. obviously I am hoping that new articles continue to be created on this basis, for each successive decade as time passes. so that is one reason that I would welcome any input on this. Please ping me when you reply. thanks!! --Sm8900 (talk) 14:13, 24 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Sm8900, I'm trying to see how that is distinct from 2020 in politics and government? I'm wondering if the article might be better titled as 2020s in politics and government, to match the year articles? Otherwise, seems to be good. It can always be tricky to keep these large scale articles "tamed", but its easier when there is someone (like you!) to keep watch over them. CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 19:09, 24 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks!! Appreciate your reply. I’ll give all of that some thought. Thanks! —Sm8900 (talk) 02:07, 25 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Ahoy, Cap'n

I read some of the discussion on Jimbo's page that you alluded to on my UTP, and decided it best to focus on other things...which led to another entirely different issue that reared its ugly head...but I survived the storm. One could safely say that I've found my sea legs. So...how are you holding up, Cap'n? Atsme Talk 📧 03:04, 25 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Atsme, Arrr, not too shabby. Finally used to all the new admin buttons, and am now settling in, trying to see if I can still make the final round of the WikiCup...ayyy that would be some good booty to catch. CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 17:13, 25 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
that's great, Captain!! but what about the brand-new expanded sea cabin that you get as an admin? how are you liking that? I heard it has a bigger quarter gallery, and an oak-paneled wardroom? --Sm8900 (talk) 13:37, 27 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Sm8900, Haha, though in reality one sees little of that, due to all the constant mopping :P CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 15:46, 27 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

June 2020 at Women in Red

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Communications

In this post (Revision as of 18:14, 25 May 2020 at Wikipedia:Village pump (miscellaneous)) you state "Flalf is one of my adoptees, and asked if I could take a look here". I looked at your interaction with flalf using editorinteract and can not see the edit please could you provide the diff. -- PBS (talk) 11:31, 26 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@PBS: They asked me off-Wiki, on Discord, so that's why you didn't see it :) CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 15:14, 26 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
I suspected as much, and it also explains the unexplained comment "and after discussing it with a few other editors". I think it is harmful for the project for discussions about pages to take place anywhere but on Wikipedia talk pages. I think you should encourage your adoptees not to correspond over other channels. -- PBS (talk) 15:23, 26 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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