User talk:Thincat
DYK for Cairngorm Plateau Disaster[edit]
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 10:08, 26 April 2016 (UTC)
Talkback[edit]
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The talk page discussion I started. ...William, is the complaint department really on the roof? 10:20, 2 July 2016 (UTC)
Black Canyon High School[edit]
Regarding Black Canyon High School, Thanks for catching my error of using WP:NOTYET. What I actually meant was WP:TOOSOON. --Zackmann08 (Talk to me/What I been doing) 16:06, 30 September 2016 (UTC)
Orphaned non-free image File:Freedom Charity logo.png[edit]
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Autopatrolled granted[edit]
Hi Thincat, I just wanted to let you know that I have added the "autopatrolled" permission to your account, as you have created numerous, valid articles. This feature will have no effect on your editing, and is simply intended to reduce the workload on new page patrollers. For more information on the patroller right, see Wikipedia:Autopatrolled. Feel free to leave me a message if you have any questions. Happy editing! Beeblebrox (talk) 19:47, 16 November 2016 (UTC)
ArbCom Elections 2016: Voting now open![edit]
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FYI: help desk canned answers[edit]
Judging by [1], you are not aware of {{HD}}. Those prove useful. Cheers! TigraanClick here to contact me 10:32, 20 January 2017 (UTC)
- Thank you. I was not aware of the template (but for communication I never use templates anyway). I expect there is a template for saying what I have just said! Thincat (talk) 12:19, 20 January 2017 (UTC)
Request for Comment on the guidelines regarding "joke" categories[edit]
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AFD[edit]
Thank you for reminding and making me think better about the AFD in question, I have now presented the valid reasons for deletion. Capitals00 (talk) 08:48, 12 May 2017 (UTC)
- Thank you for letting me know. I don't have any knowledge of what sources have to say on the matter so I will not be taking part in any discussion. I suspect it is a matter of editorial judgement how things should be handled. Thincat (talk) 09:05, 12 May 2017 (UTC)
DYK for List of Mountain Bothies Association bothies[edit]
Mifter (talk) 00:02, 23 May 2017 (UTC)
Very nice![edit]
| The Barnstar of Diligence | ||
| Wanted to give you this for that amazing work on List of Mountain Bothies Association bothies. That's a real public service—and it's a treat to read about something you had no idea existed. Veggies (talk) 19:36, 23 May 2017 (UTC) |
- Thank you. It was a lot of work but it drove home to me how Geoff Allan for his book must have done a hundred times more work. I did know that bothies existed but I've never been in one and on the two occasions I've been at a place where one is I didn't realise there was a bothy there at all! Thincat (talk) 19:54, 23 May 2017 (UTC)
A barnstar for you![edit]
| The Original Barnstar | |
| Amazing job on List of Mountain Bothies Association bothies! You took a subject that few people have ever heard of and gave it the full FA treatment. The DYK hook was also fantastic! Since I was the one who promoted it to the image slot, I thought it might show a conflict of interest to give you a barnstar for it on the spot, so I waited until after it appeared on the main page. Guess what? 37,379 readers agree with me! Keep up the great work! Yoninah (talk) 09:04, 25 May 2017 (UTC) |
- @Yoninah: Thank you for your message. I was pleased it had gone to the image slot, it was a very good photo for Geograph. As for the hook, at least two people complained about it (not the usual suspects) and seemingly administrative action was required while it was on the main page![2][3] The article got a lot of hits and I'll see about that when I have time. Thincat (talk) 17:29, 25 May 2017 (UTC)
RfA[edit]
| Thanks for supporting my run for administrator. I am honored and grateful. ) Cullen328 Let's discuss it 21:52, 23 July 2017 (UTC) |
DYK for Thomas Abernethy (explorer)[edit]
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:04, 11 September 2017 (UTC)
File:Geoffrey Bruce & George Finch, 1922.jpg listed for discussion[edit]
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- Apologies; I had never heard of that little factoid before. I've withdrawn the FfDs. ~ Rob13Talk 00:10, 20 September 2017 (UTC)
- Thank you. I've replied on your talk page. Thincat (talk) 13:44, 20 September 2017 (UTC)
Thanks![edit]
Hi Roger, thank you for your comments at my RfA. Your support is much appreciated! ansh666 22:26, 22 September 2017 (UTC)
List of caves of Maryland[edit]
Hello. I'm not sure what your logic is behind the revert for deletion. Care to elaborate? That talk page is almost 99% me, so are you saying I'm at odds with myself? The only person to reply to me was from a fellow who doesn't frequent the article but was strolling by. As for the discussion itself, nothing of consequence was said, which is why I'll start stripping the article of uncited info shortly. What is left may be eligible for deletion again through AfD as almost none of the remaining material will pertain to the subject matter in any meaningful or notable way. Also, something being controversial doesn't mean that the proposal is without merit. I've laid out several valid policy reasons why this article shouldn't exist at all.
However, if you want to have a discussion, I recommend doing so beforehand and not after I start deleting stuff. I've already given a few pointers. Leitmotiv (talk) 17:18, 23 November 2017 (UTC)
- I have given my rationale on the talk page but I suspect your comment here was started before I saved it. I don't particularly disagree with much of what you say about the article although I think we should cherish as much as possible. My difficulty is merely that PROD seems to me not the best (or even appropriate) first step. I can see some useful reliable-seeming sources on the topic as a whole as well as on individual caves so I think something could be salvaged even without recourse to the books. Thincat (talk) 17:34, 23 November 2017 (UTC)
- PROD wasn't the first step. As you can see, I started a conversation on the article's talk page back in October with little to no interest. PROD was step 2. Anyhoo, I'll stop replying here and carry it forward at the article's talk page, which is what I've been trying to do since October. Leitmotiv (talk) 17:48, 23 November 2017 (UTC)
List of caves of Maryland has been added to Articles for Deletion discussion[edit]
Hello Thincat,
Just a courtesy notice to let you know that the page has been added to Articles for Deletion here. Leitmotiv (talk) 01:38, 28 November 2017 (UTC)
- Thank you. I probably won't take part in the discussion but thank you for informing me about this all the same. Thincat (talk) 08:13, 28 November 2017 (UTC)
ArbCom 2017 election voter message[edit]
Nomination of Joshua Claybourn for deletion[edit]
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Joshua Claybourn is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.
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Sexual abuse incidents at Adass Israel School, Melbourne[edit]
it may be worth adding the following link into your article at the appropriate place http://www.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdoc/au/cases/vic/VSC/2015/499.html Downunderling (talk) 02:02, 25 January 2018 (UTC)
- Oh, thank you. That's so useful. I'll certainly include it (but I'll read it through first!). There were several points where the newspapers were differing about details of the case (e.g. whether Erlich was the only plaintiff or whether her sisters were as well). I found the case very distressing - I hadn't realised how insidious grooming can be. Thincat (talk) 08:29, 25 January 2018 (UTC)
- @Downunderling: I've read it all through and it's a dreadful story. I found the judge's statements mostly clear to understand and I've corrected bits in the article where the press got things wrong. There's far more that could be said but, so far as I'm concerned, it'll have to do for now. I suspect the judge went out on a limb a bit sometimes but I'm glad he did. I'll keep an eye open because there will obviously be further developments. Thank you again. Thincat (talk) 21:48, 25 January 2018 (UTC)
Another Daily Mail RfC[edit]
There is an RfC at Talk:Daily Mail#Request for comment: Other criticisms section. Your input would be most helpful. --Guy Macon (talk) 12:26, 1 March 2018 (UTC)
Adam Watson (scientist)[edit]
Hi Thincat, thanks for your comments on this article. I'd completely forgotten about it and I have a bit more editing experience than I did back in November, so will see if I can strengthen it a bit. Tacyarg (talk) 17:39, 1 March 2018 (UTC)
- @Tacyarg: Thank you. I hadn't previously realised that his recent books had been published by Paragon, which does indeed look to be a self-publishing firm. I have two earlier books by him, one published by Collins and the other (the definitive book of Cairngorms mountaineering) by the Scottish Mountaineering Trust. So, I wondered whether the Paragon books were reprints of books out of press but no, they seem to be the only publication. Thincat (talk) 13:05, 2 March 2018 (UTC)
Invitation to WikiProject Portals[edit]
The Portals WikiProject has been rebooted.
You are invited to join, and participate in the effort to revitalize and improve the Portal system and all the portals in it.
There are sections on the WikiProject page dedicated to tasks (including WikiGnome tasks too), and areas on the talk page for discussing the improvement and automation of the various features of portals.
Many complaints have been lodged in the RfC to delete all portals, pointing out their various problems. They say that many portals are not maintained, or have fallen out of date, are useless, etc. Many of the !votes indicate that the editors who posted them simply don't believe in the potential of portals anymore.
It's time to change all that. Let's give them reasons to believe in portals, by revitalizing them.
The best response to a deletion nomination is to fix the page that was nominated. The further underway the effort is to improve portals by the time the RfC has run its course, the more of the reasons against portals will no longer apply. RfCs typically run 30 days. There are 19 days left in this one. Let's see how many portals we can update and improve before the RfC is closed, and beyond.
A healthy WikiProject dedicated to supporting and maintaining portals may be the strongest argument of all not to delete.
We may even surprise ourselves and exceed all expectations. Who knows what we will be able to accomplish in what may become the biggest Wikicollaboration in years.
Let's do this.
See ya at the WikiProject!
Sincerely, — The Transhumanist 10:24, 21 April 2018 (UTC)
Thank you very much[edit]
The RfC discussion to eliminate portals was closed May 12, with the statement "There exists a strong consensus against deleting or even deprecating portals at this time." This was made possible because you and others came to the rescue. Thank you for speaking up.
By the way, the current issue of the Signpost features an article with interviews about the RfC and the Portals WikiProject.
I'd also like to let you know that the Portals WikiProject is working hard to make sure your support of portals was not in vain. Toward that end, we have been working diligently to innovate portals, while building, updating, upgrading, and maintaining them. The project has grown to 80 members so far, and has become a beehive of activity.
Our two main goals at this time are to automate portals (in terms of refreshing, rotating, and selecting content), and to develop a one-page model in order to make obsolete and eliminate most of the 150,000 subpages from the portal namespace by migrating their functions to the portal base pages, using technologies such as selective transclusion. Please feel free to join in on any of the many threads of development at the WikiProject's talk page, or just stop by to see how we are doing. If you have any questions about portals or portal development, that is the best place to ask them.
If you would like to keep abreast of developments on portals, keep in mind that the project's members receive updates on their talk pages. The updates are also posted here, for your convenience.
Again, we can't thank you enough for your support of portals, and we hope to make you proud of your decision. Sincerely, — The Transhumanist 10:21, 25 May 2018 (UTC)
P.S.: if you reply to this message, please {{ping}} me. Thank you. -TT
- @The Transhumanist: I have never taken much interest in portals but the RFC proposal seemed so crass that I "opposed" at an early stage when most opinions were along the lines of "support, but don't delete the portals".[4] Bizarre. So, thank you for rebooting portals – I have been keeping a slight eye on things and might think about creating a portal, or extending an existing one, when things have settled down. Thincat (talk) 15:59, 25 May 2018 (UTC)
- (pinging @Noyster:) It's true that things have not settled down, but for the most part, in a good way. Interest in the WikiProject is high, and activity in the WikiProject is high. I hope these never settle down. Ongoing strife is not currently a problem; though there is one opposing editor who has become a nuisance, but with no consequence to portals or their WikiProject.
- So far, we've automated the intro section and categories section, semi-automated the selected article section(s), and are working to fully automate that and all the rest of the sections, with active development of methods for news, DYK (did you know?), etc. Auto-generating the topics section is probably going to be the hardest feature to develop, as it may require AI (see Automatic taxonomy construction).
- Automation methods we are employing so far include selective transclusion (see {{Transclude lead excerpt}}, randomization (see {{Transclude random excerpt}}), and bots (e.g., see User:JL-Bot/Project content). The transclusion templates are pretty sophisticated, using lua modules to power them. I'm expecting full semi-automation within a couple months, and complete automation by the end of the year.
- "Complete automation"? Yep, from start to finish: you type in the subject of the portal and some parameters, and the tools do the rest. We've got portal construction down to an hour or two. By the time we're done it will take minutes for the computer, seconds (less than a minute) for the editor (to plug in the initial data).
- Yes, I know what you are thinking: "Won't that cause a portal explosion?" I believe it will. :)
- We even have an elite squad of WikiGnomes. I'm not exaggerating when I say, "We're having fun."
- I hope to see you at the WikiProject's talk page. That's where most of this is happening. If you like what you see, by all means, add your name to our project members list. Cheers, — The Transhumanist 20:16, 25 May 2018 (UTC)
List of Late Quaternary prehistoric bird species at AfD[edit]
Thanks for the heads up! It looks like this article has gone through a lot of splitting since I was working on it. My contributions were mainly for Mesozoic birds (I think the article used to be simply "List of Prehistoric Bird Species"). Unfortunately I don't have much to add for "Late Quaternary" extinct birds specifically. Dinoguy2 (talk) 11:46, 12 June 2018 (UTC)
- @Dinoguy2: Oh, I hadn't realised that. Anyway, it now looks to be heading for "keep", even "snow keep"! Thincat (talk) 12:04, 12 June 2018 (UTC)
An offer I hope you won't refuse.[edit]
I've already found your previous refusal of User:Dweller's attempt, so I'm not optimistic about my chances, but I'm going to do it anyway. Would you allow me to nominate you to be an admin? I've seen you a lot on DRV. Your arguments always seem to be rational, polite, and grounded in policy. You're on my short list of people who I frequently tempundelete histories for, and wonder why they've never acquired the tools to do it themselves. -- RoySmith (talk) 16:45, 22 October 2018 (UTC)
- Thank you for your suggestion but I'll still say no. Sometimes it's not necessary to see the undeleted article before giving an opinion at DRV but in the recent case you really needed the history to judge the DRV nomination's claims. Thank you for your involvement at DRV. I think you are a bit unusual in both taking part in discussions and closing them (though not the same ones!). Over the years I think the level of discussion at DRV has been generally good and the closes consistently rational and reasonable. Thincat (talk) 09:59, 23 October 2018 (UTC)