User talk:1Wiki8Q5G7FviTHBac3dx8HhdNYwDVstR/Archives/2016/October

Thank you!
Thank you for your excellent work improving Galactic Tick Day. It looks much more encyclopedic now. --MelanieN (talk) 22:03, 29 September 2016 (UTC)
 * Cheers, it's always nice when a science education topic reaches notability! --  1Wiki8 ........................... (talk) 13:14, 30 September 2016 (UTC)

Aidan Delgado
I give you a friendly challenge  to remove the promotionalism for his cause without rewriting the entire article. (and adding the necessary inline documentation, making it clear when it is merely repeating his own opinion of himself) You said it was easy. Based on my experience in rewriting a few thousand bad articles, i think it permeates the article to the extent that there's no way of doing it without rewriting from scratch. If you end up rewriting it entirely, well and good, because I never said he was not notable, but that's not just removing promotionalism.  DGG ( talk ) 20:43, 1 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Most interesting. Of course rewriting from scratch (WP:TNT) is always an option, and should never be discounted if one wants to consider things in terms of easiness.   What portions of the article did you find most promotional?  Stuff like "he has become one of the most visible and well-known veterans in the anti-war movement"  ?  --  1Wiki8 ........................... (talk) 21:21, 1 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Cut the article down to a more neutral account. Seemed pretty easy, normal editing that occurs every day.  I again refute any AFD !vote based on general notion that "cleanup is too hard".   Seems like those !votes may really mean "Conditional Keep if someone else does the work to cleanup".   Cheers  --  1Wiki8 ........................... (talk) 19:01, 2 October 2016 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * Cheers, I had fun cleaning the article. --  1Wiki8 ........................... (talk) 07:16, 5 October 2016 (UTC)

A beer for you!

 * Correct! No shitposting allowed. Except in cases where it has significant historical value ;)  --  1Wiki8 ........................... (talk) 07:16, 5 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Inre WP:CHURN, perhaps it would be better to leave the commentary as-is in the prose ("WP:CHURNALISM"), and then provide the examples suggested therein ("maybe at WP:CHURNALISM, that clearly defines the term, and gives several examples of business news coverage that both is and is not "churnalism"") below the text already present in this essay. North America1000 12:01, 5 October 2016 (UTC)


 * Per this idea, I added an empty section to the page, "Legitimate business news coverage versus churnalism". Do you think this would work out? North America1000 12:04, 5 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Sounds like a good idea to me. --  1Wiki8 ........................... (talk) 13:37, 5 October 2016 (UTC)

communication
It helps sometimes to email; he helps even more to talk on skype or phone ; since Im on arb com I've signed a pledge of confidentiality. Your decision; I won;t ask again. DGG ( talk ) 14:30, 5 October 2016 (UTC)
 * 👍 so noted -- 1Wiki8 ........................... (talk) 14:49, 5 October 2016 (UTC)

October suprise
I will be away for a few months while I concentrate on a commercial project unrelated to Wikipedia. I may drop in from time-to-time, but won't be able to do any significant editing. Thanks to everyone who has made contributing to this vast treasure trove of knowledge both enjoyable and entertaining. Wikipedia is fun, and I look forward to contributing again in 2017! -- 1Wiki8 ........................... (talk) 06:54, 10 October 2016 (UTC)

The Signpost: 14 October 2016
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Thanks
You thanked me for a remark at AFC Help. I assume that you are aware that my remark was sarcasm and that no one on the Internet knows you are being sarcastic. Similarly, no one knows sometimes that an IP is a troll. I thought that the IP who was demanding that we improve drafts was being a troll, but I don't know or care. You're welcome. Robert McClenon (talk) 13:50, 19 October 2016 (UTC)
 * As a fellow volunteer, I thought you did well.  The IP seemed to have a misunderstanding about how things work here, and sometimes creative remarks like yours helps them see the light.  Rock on!  --  1Wiki8 ........................... (talk) 16:56, 19 October 2016 (UTC)

WikiProject PHP
i am interested in joining the PHP WikiProject. I was a doing PHP coding as a paid hobby but got fed up with employers with high demands. I have not been on Wikipedia in years, and I am coming back for a hobby. feel free to hit me up on my talkpage! IdiotCoder (talk) 18:50, 30 October 2016 (UTC)