User:Toadspike

Toadspike

Contact

It is fastest to contact me by pinging me on the Wikimedia Discord server, where my nickname is Toadspike. Please always ping me in conversations on-wiki! I do not always check talk pages unless I get a notification. Email is slower and less reliable, although I'll probably see the message eventually. I would prefer to be referred to by he/him or they/them pronouns. I prefer the former, but they/them is generally a safe bet on the Internet. :)

About me

Hello there! I speak English, German, and Chinese, and will gladly do translations when they are within my competence. I play the double bass and piano, and I'm a decent quizbowl player. The major edits I make often focus on history, especially that of places I've visited or lived. I started out making many minor copyedits to fix spelling, grammar, and double spaces, add serial commas, and improve weird formatting, quirks which have been generously distributed throughout Wikipedia by my peers and, occasionally, myself. Nowadays, I sometimes write content, too! Advice and criticism are always welcome; simply leave a message on my Talk page. I also love to teach new editors the mysteries of Wikipedia. I am a firm believer in the power of mobile editing, although I find it more convenient to edit with a large screen and a tangible keyboard. I have created a few articles, including Anna Pestalozzi-Schulthess, 5 Broadgate, Yunxian Man, and Tuas Lamp Post 1. Maybe one day I'll improve them to B-class or GA. I am variously active at NPP, AfD, AfC, and pending changes – I will happily answer questions about any, or work on a backlog in an emergency. I was involved with 2022 Ukraine cyberattacks, which unfortunately required constant updating.

Various userboxes

Wikipedia:Babel enThis user is a native speaker of the English language. deDieser Benutzer spricht Deutsch als Muttersprache. zh該用戶的母語是中文。 该用户的母语是中文。 no-1Denne brukeren/brukaren kan litt norsk. Search user languages #This user chats on the Wikimedia Community Discord server. This user is a member of the Guild of Copy Editors. This user is a participant in WikiProject Switzerland. This user is a participant in WikiProject China. This user is a member of the Chinese military history task force of WikiProject Military history. This user is a participant in WikiProject Short descriptions. This Wikipedian remembers Vami IV. This Wikipedian remembers Nosebagbear.

To-do list

I must remember to check WP:Dashboard or WP:CENT regularly! Fill out User:Generalissima/Administration of Cultural Heritage top ten archaeological discoveries with translations from dewiki, zhwiki articles. Perhaps create articles on interesting entries that don't have any yet. Create Tutu Kueh [1][2] Update 2022 Ukraine cyberattacks with all the recent sources. Draft:Phil Ventre Wang Anshi and New Policies (Song dynasty) should be updated using the Cambridge History of China. Upload various images from my photo library to Commons [3]. House of Li and related pages for the Sui, Tang, and Song dynasties need clarification on possibly non-Han ethnic backgrounds of their leaders. Federal Palace of Switzerland needs expansion, multiple locations and buildings in Switzerland need to be written up. Wallingford, Connecticut needs to be better, as does Paul Mellon Arts Center. Similarly, an article on the Kohler Environmental Center is in order. Overhaul Landslide and related articles to be...useful. Jörg Meuthen is inadequate. Create an article on the 差役法, assuming enough sources can be found. Corvée's China section can be improved with the same sources. Central station is a mess. Hopefully Hauptbahnhof can be re-created as a list. Swissmill Tower Jiashen Incident Censorate is a disappointment Hauptgestüt Trakehnen could have an English article List of salaries of heads of state and government needs data fields filled in and standardized (especially the USD conversion columns). Yam_(route) could use expansion, likely from CHoC. Need to mention "arrow messenger" nickname. Burma Road Swissair has serious grammar issues and omissions. CGI Inc. has some UPE issues.

Wikipedia vandalism information
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Level 2

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6.32 RPM according to EnterpriseyBot 20:10, 12 May 2024 (UTC)

Pending changes backlog
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Level 4

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5 pages according to DatBot 20:45, 12 May 2024 (UTC)