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Question from 3ZVOSVOCBOE6028 (02:03, 19 June 2024)
Hey so I am writing a draft article about Maksymil'yanivka, Pokrovsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast and I need to find references for information I want to add about it. Do you know how i could find some information about it? for example population pre war or something like that.Get back to me if and when you can, thanks! --3ZVOSVOCBOE6028 (talk) 02:03, 19 June 2024 (UTC)


 * @3ZVOSVOCBOE6028 Gosh, I don't really know. You should try asking at WP:Wikiproject Ukraine. CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 21:51, 19 June 2024 (UTC)

Translating of articles
I was going to translate an article from Bengali Wikipedia to english. The references used in bn wiki are from Bengali language journal or website.should i have to look out for English articles or use those references from bn wiki. --kemel49(connect)(contri) 21:37, 21 June 2024 (UTC)


 * @KEmel49 You can use non-english language sources, though it can be helpful to provide translations in the footnotes. And if you can find English language sources to supplement that will help. CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 21:41, 21 June 2024 (UTC)
 * @CaptainEek, what if i use  template's language parameter.i was thinking about that but the problem is that the source will still remains as it is --kemel49(connect)(contri) 21:45, 21 June 2024 (UTC)
 * @KEmel49 Yeah thats fine. What I meant was you can use the quote parameter to provide a translated quote from the source. CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 21:50, 21 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Shall try this.Thanks captain ⛵ --kemel49(connect)(contri) 21:52, 21 June 2024 (UTC)

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Question from TheAuditor20 (10:51, 12 July 2024)
Hi there, I’ve created a new draft for brimsdown fc. I’m waiting for it to be approved and was hoping it could be checked if it meets the criteria and would like the page redirected to the new page. --TheAuditor20 (talk) 10:51, 12 July 2024 (UTC)

WPTC
It took me a minute or so to decipher "WPTC" in this comment about the Historical elections motion. Even for those who do get what it means straight away, a link to Arbitration/Requests/Case/WikiProject Tropical Cyclones so memories can be refreshed would be handy. Thryduulf (talk) 22:54, 19 July 2024 (UTC)


 * @Thryduulf Will do, thanks for pointing that out. So easy to become lost in the acronym sauce, as it were. CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 22:55, 19 July 2024 (UTC)

Hi, got a user adding misinformation
On the Monsterverse page, they keep removing names of confirmed known characters and adding a confirmed nonexistent character to the entry for Godzilla King of the Monsters. just want some help keeping information accurate there. Lindenhs (talk) 23:19, 19 July 2024 (UTC)


 * @Lindenhs Hi! Glad to see you editing Wikipedia. So my first question here is can you link to the source you're referring to? We rely on reliable published sources to back up our articles. <b style="color:#6a1f7f">CaptainEek</b> <i style="font-size:82%; color:#a479e5">Edits Ho Cap'n!</i>⚓ 23:23, 19 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Trying to get a public one but I regularly talk with people officially involved with the MV, the characters that keep getting removed were confirmed onscreen in multiple films and by Legendary a few times.
 * The nonexistent character is Sargon who has never been seen or referenced ever and was confirmed by the comic/novel writer for the MV Greg Keyes not to exist in a private chat I got permission to share. Here:
 * https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/f6fc77d3-a4c8-4df5-bafe-bebf68ae3090/scale-to-width/755
 * I am aware this isn’t the ideal way to do it, and as said I’m trying to get a more public statement from them. However the evidence is there as all other Titans in KOTM have on screen sources unless they are novel or comic exclusives.
 * If you need more then say so from me I will try getting a better source. Lindenhs (talk) 23:32, 19 July 2024 (UTC)
 * @Lindenhs Well I certainly applaud your networking skills for connecting with Mr. Keyes. But a text chat is what we call original research, which is generally disallowed. The issue is it has no publisher, so a reader can't easily verify if its true for themselves. But the Newsweek article at does mention Sargon. Now, there might be a nuance here that I'm missing, perhaps there's a reason why its included in the Newsweek article that could be clarified in our article? <b style="color:#6a1f7f">CaptainEek</b> <i style="font-size:82%; color:#a479e5">Edits Ho Cap'n!</i>⚓ 23:37, 19 July 2024 (UTC)
 * It was a joke on Bloody Disgusting that Newsweek copy pasted.
 * the joke was “Titanus Sargon in Mexico” as a reference to Sargon of Akkad aka Carl Benjamin a racist/sexist YouTuber and later politician who threatened to take over Mexico and was jokingly called Sargon of Mexico.
 * It’s literally just that.
 * Carl Benjamin Lindenhs (talk) 23:45, 19 July 2024 (UTC)
 * I did make a public post to see if I can get a public direct comment on it however and if I get a reply I’ll link it if that works? Lindenhs (talk) 23:48, 19 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Hey can you please talk to the user who keeps undoing the edit and removing the confirmed characters? Lindenhs (talk) 18:59, 20 July 2024 (UTC)
 * I've been keeping an eye on the talk page. Things seem to be productive so far. Wikipedia follows a model called bold revert discuss. We want people to be bold and change and improve the encyclopedia. But if someone makes a change, and someone else disagrees with it, the change can be reverted. The person who made the change in the first place is not entitled to revert that reversion. Instead, the article stays in the status quo ante version, while both parties discuss the merits of the issue. You're currently in the merits of the issue portion of the discussion. You should keep engaging on the talk page. While your claim appears to have some merit as to the missing characters, the other editor is pointing out that you'll need a better source to prove that Sargon isn't in the monsterverse. Please don't change the text of the article until you've come to a conclusion on the talk page. If you reach an impasse let me know and we can go from there. <b style="color:#6a1f7f">CaptainEek</b> <i style="font-size:82%; color:#a479e5">Edits Ho Cap'n!</i>⚓ 19:31, 20 July 2024 (UTC)
 * @Lindenhs forgot to ping you. <b style="color:#6a1f7f">CaptainEek</b> <i style="font-size:82%; color:#a479e5">Edits Ho Cap'n!</i>⚓ 19:32, 20 July 2024 (UTC)
 * I’m apparently about to get banned… Lindenhs (talk) 19:35, 20 July 2024 (UTC)
 * I sent some links on the talk page directly from the film… but if trying to update information to be up to date with information that’s been available for 10 years now and debunks those old articles is apparently a ban offense I don’t see the point.
 * btw I’m an admin on one of the Godzilla wikis, this information can be corroborated by both existing Godzilla wikis. Lindenhs (talk) 19:37, 20 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Probably getting banned soon so oh well.. at least I tried I guess. Lindenhs (talk) 19:40, 20 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Well you won't get banned if you just stop edit warring. Perhaps your wiki works different than ours, but here, you don't edit back and forth. You talk it out. <b style="color:#6a1f7f">CaptainEek</b> <i style="font-size:82%; color:#a479e5">Edits Ho Cap'n!</i>⚓ 19:44, 20 July 2024 (UTC)
 * We also don’t allow it, but I did try talking it out and sent multiple sources, screenshots, etc but they didn’t listen.
 * both on their talk page and mine.
 * the information on these characters is available from legendary on twitter (which I don’t have so can’t provide links) and Instagram, as well as official material like the novels and comics.
 * like Mokele has multiple chapters dedicated to his rampage in KOTM including a complete description of him. Lindenhs (talk) 19:52, 20 July 2024 (UTC)
 * If I’m able to get one of the people I’m friends with who work with Legendary to confirm any information in anyway that’s public even as a comment on a post I make, would that count? Lindenhs (talk) 19:58, 20 July 2024 (UTC)
 * @Lindenhs I have a several hour meeting I have to go to right now but if you can hold off from making more edits or getting yourself trouble I will try to be helpful about this in a few hours. <b style="color:#6a1f7f">CaptainEek</b> <i style="font-size:82%; color:#a479e5">Edits Ho Cap'n!</i>⚓ 20:00, 20 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Cause I can provide a few of those now?
 * Like Dougherty in the pinned comment here talking about Orochi.
 * https://www.instagram.com/p/CQ9r6MQM_xrmgBz2_6LDWiTLkMcAJp6aN5j-Bg0/?igsh=eWFndW43ZzFpNWh1 Lindenhs (talk) 20:00, 20 July 2024 (UTC)
 * I’m giving up…
 * like it’s not that hard for the person arguing with me to check if the accounts I’m referring to are legit, or to access the comics and novels.
 * If information is not allowed to be updated because nobody is willing to check or look into new information provided publicly, what’s the point? Lindenhs (talk) 06:00, 21 July 2024 (UTC)

@Lindenhs I think part of the issue here is that there are different sourcing standards for a fandom wiki vs. Wikipedia. Fandom wikis often heavily draw from the source material, as a primary source. But Wikipedia has a generally strong aversion to relying on the source material. Instead, we rely on secondary sources, i.e. sources that have talked about the original source. So we're not going to rely on what authors themselves are saying about their work. Nor are we really dedicated to that level of fandom detail. That's why fandom wikis exist: they go into much greater detail than we do, and are full of cool and dedicated fans who pore over the source material to keep things accurate. But that sort of original research is just not what we do on Wikipedia. We say what the secondary sources say. <b style="color:#6a1f7f">CaptainEek</b> <i style="font-size:82%; color:#a479e5">Edits Ho Cap'n!</i>⚓ 06:37, 21 July 2024 (UTC)

Did you just say
you hope arbcom can lay out private parts a little more completely at some point? 😂 Levivich (talk) 00:34, 20 July 2024 (UTC)


 * @Levivich Oh dear me, unfortunate choice of wording there. One usually has to take ArbCom to dinner first :P <b style="color:#6a1f7f">CaptainEek</b> <i style="font-size:82%; color:#a479e5">Edits Ho Cap'n!</i>⚓ 00:39, 20 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Which is very expensive because there's like a dozen of them. That reminds me of a joke: Five Wikipedia arbitrators go out to dinner. The server asks, "What are you having?" The first arb says they'll wait to order until they hear what everyone else is ordering. The second arb says they'll wait to order to give time for the kitchen staff to make recommendations. The third arb says they're leaning towards the chicken, but they want to hear what the chicken has to say first. The fourth arb suggests skipping the orders and just paying the bill. The fifth arb says they're not available for dinner tonight, stands up and leaves the table, but then comes back later for dessert. Levivich (talk) 05:45, 20 July 2024 (UTC)
 * "They want to hear what the chicken has to say first" 🤣 Having had dinner with quite a number of arbs, I'd say they actually tend to make pretty good dinner guests! Though I doubt that dinner based arbitration will soon overtake our regular modes of arbitration :P <b style="color:#6a1f7f">CaptainEek</b> <i style="font-size:82%; color:#a479e5">Edits Ho Cap'n!</i>⚓ 05:51, 20 July 2024 (UTC)
 * It could work: parties might agree to pay for dinner based arbitration--better than arbs deciding remedies on an empty stomach! Levivich (talk) 06:08, 20 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Would the parties receive their just desserts? Newyorkbrad (talk) 14:04, 20 July 2024 (UTC)
 * LOL! I am stealing that for the next draft of the arbcom dinner joke. Levivich (talk) 15:43, 20 July 2024 (UTC)