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Happy editing! Tacyarg (talk) 20:32, 10 June 2021 (UTC)

Recent Ordinalia performance
Can you find a better source than atlasobscura for your recent addition? It would be a pity if someone deleted this... Tewdar (talk) 23:02, 30 November 2021 (UTC)


 * The actual journalist seems fine, so we should be alright. People have raised concerns about the reliability of that website in the past, is all. Thanks for your contribution. Tewdar (talk) 23:08, 30 November 2021 (UTC)

Yeah, I'll look for one. The article seemed to be of much better quality with more original research than I would've expected of that site, but as you said, it will still likely be poorly received by some editors. It shouldn't be too hard to find something and I'll do it when I get the chance. Thank you for the support. An anonymous username, not my real name (talk) 23:24, 30 November 2021 (UTC)


 * Like I say, the actual journalist seems legit (wrote for BBC travel, apparently), so I would personally oppose any removal attempts. Meur ras dhis! 😁 Tewdar (talk) 23:34, 30 November 2021 (UTC)

Thanks for your support! An anonymous username, not my real name (talk) 00:54, 1 December 2021 (UTC)

December 2021
Please do not add inappropriate external links to Wikipedia, as you did to Aloe vera. Wikipedia is not a collection of links, nor should it be used for advertising or promotion. Inappropriate links include, but are not limited to, links to personal websites, links to websites with which you are affiliated (whether as a link in article text, or a citation in an article), and links that attract visitors to a website or promote a product. See the external links guideline and spam guideline for further explanations. Because Wikipedia uses the nofollow attribute value, its external links are disregarded by most search engines. If you feel the link should be added to the page, please discuss it on the associated talk page rather than re-adding it. ''Perhaps you shouldn't edit topics outside your expertise, WP:CIR. Read WP:MEDRS for the quality of sources needed when applicable to human health and diseases.'' Zefr (talk) 22:23, 23 December 2021 (UTC)

I will not die on this hill. If you, a clearly more senior and knowledgeable editor, believe that my actions were not in Wikipedia's best interests, I will accept that. An anonymous username, not my real name (talk) 22:33, 23 December 2021 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Oriental fire-bellied toad
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Your GA nomination of Oriental fire-bellied toad
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Antarctica featured article review
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Your GA nomination of Oriental fire-bellied toad
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Your GA nomination of Alaska marmot
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Your GA nomination of Alaska marmot
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March 2022
Hello. This is a message to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions, such as the edit you made to John C. Young (college president), did not appear to be constructive and have been reverted. Please take some time to familiarise yourself with our policies and guidelines. You can find information about these at our welcome page which also provides further information about contributing constructively to this encyclopedia. If you only meant to make test edits, please use your sandbox for that. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you may leave a message on my talk page. Thank you. Adakiko (talk) 13:20, 3 March 2022 (UTC)


 * I'm not sure why you've reverted my GA promotion. As you can see, I reviewed the article, placed it on hold, and then passed it when it was ready. Please explain your reason for removing it. An anonymous username, not my real name (talk) 13:38, 3 March 2022 (UTC)


 * Unless I'm missing something that is hidden within some guideline somewhere, I don't see the issue either. Per WP:GAN/I, The nomination may be reviewed by any registered user who has not contributed significantly to the article and is not the nominator, emphasis is mine. He hasn't edited at all since reverting all of your edits, so I guess we'll see, but I've reverted all of those edits for now. PCN02WPS  ( talk  &#124;  contribs ) 15:19, 3 March 2022 (UTC)


 * is correct. I struck out my erroneous warning. I apologize for undoing your Good Article approval and edits. I also apologize for my improper warning. Cheers Adakiko (talk) 19:55, 3 March 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Alaska marmot
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Somali pigeon
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:03, 31 March 2022 (UTC)