User talk:Destroyeraa/Archive 4

Welcome to the WikiCup!
Welcome to the 2021 WikiCup! The first round began on 1 January and your submissions page can be found here. If you are wondering how to get started, a good article review might be a good place to begin. Any questions on the rules or on anything else should be directed to one of the judges, or posted to the WikiCup talk page. The first round will end on 26 February; the 64 highest scorers at that time will move on to round 2. The judges for the WikiCup are and. Good luck! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 20:23, 8 January 2021 (UTC)

Checking in
Hi there. Are you still planning to have that interview with Hurricanehink? I'm asking this because the latest issue of the newsletter will be published in just 1 week. I'll try to have everything I planned to write completed within a day or two. Although my operation is going to knock me out of commission for a few days, I'll try to drag myself back onto WP to make some final checks next Thursday. BTW, I see that you decided to enter the 2021 WikiCup! If I had more time and energy (and no surgical operation to worry about), I might have joined that one as well. Seeing all of those familiar names is getting my competitive spirit all fired up (hehe). But alas, if I were to attempt an entry this year, I'd only get myself brutally demolished. Sniff sniff. Oh well. Anyway...As consolation, I'll clean up the mess that are the citations in the 2020 AHS and PHS articles. Since I have more time on my hands than you do (oh yes, you know that I'm right XP), I'll probably be able to get a leg up on you if you ever choose to tackle those. Even though I only have a few days left before the...pain...begins. Anyway, I hope you're doing well in school and in life, in general. See you around,  Light and Dark2000  🌀 (talk) 23:41, 8 January 2021 (UTC)
 * I am not planning to write anything for the HH this edition. The WikiCub I joined because I saw users like Jason Rees and Hurricanehink enter. It's mainly a way to encourage users to do more for the wiki. As for your operation, I wish you a smooth operation and quick recovery. Remember: "He will see us through. The light has been turned on the works of Darkness. But Truth and the light will prevail." Best, ~ Destroyer 🌀🌀 01:17, 9 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks. Thank you so much for you support. I'm probably going to be miserable anyway, but...I'll do my best to hang in there.  Light and Dark2000  🌀 (talk) 01:25, 9 January 2021 (UTC)
 * You saw the change to my userpage, right? ~ Destroyeraa 🌀🇺🇸 01:30, 9 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Yes. I did. I'd rather not comment about that on-wiki, though. There are too many prying eyes.  Light and Dark2000  🌀 (talk) 01:31, 9 January 2021 (UTC)
 * I know. I'll get to you on that on Discord tomorrow...I need some rest. I took a break from there due to recent events. Luckily Wikipedia doesn't censor. ~ Destroyeraa 🌀🇺🇸 01:35, 9 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Yeah, Wikipedia isn't censored (or rather, it's not supposed to be). But some stuff is better kept off-wiki, you know? Anyway, get some rest. Meanwhile, I'm going to hammer out my Hurricane Herald sections. And I'm going to see if I can straighten out some more 2020 TC articles later tonight.  Light and Dark2000  🌀 (talk) 01:43, 9 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Yeah, most political talk belongs off-wiki. See you there tomorrow. Stay safe, ~ Destroyeraa 🌀🇺🇸 01:45, 9 January 2021 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Hurricane Beryl
Hello! Your submission of Hurricane Beryl at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! SL93 (talk) 15:18, 11 January 2021 (UTC)

Regarding the message you sent to 2003 LN6
Hello! I have seen that you have sent a uw-test1 template to 2003 LN6. I want to let you know that 2003 LN6 got permission off-wiki to make the test edits. 2003 LN6 also said that I could use it to test out Twinkle. Thank you! -322UbnBr2 (Talk &#124; Contributions &#124; Actions) 03:07, 12 January 2021 (UTC)
 * My apologies. Also, I'm sorry for the unnecessary warning. Welcome to WPTC. Cheers, ~  Destroyeraa 🌀🇺🇸 15:17, 13 January 2021 (UTC)

Some cookies for you!
Here's wishing you a belated welcome to Wikipedia, Destroyeraa!

I know I was barely around last year until July, and even then, I didn't make a "full" return until September. If I had been more active and paid more attention, I would have welcomed you personally, both to WP and to WPTC. Someone should have done it – I'm actually sad that no one stepped up to do so. There's no way I would have let that slip by. Anyhow, you can't change the past. You're pretty smart, and you have a decent amount of experience at this point, so I no longer see any point in dropping a Welcome! template on your talk page. And per the usual welcome templates, yeah, you know where to go if you have questions. And I'm always open, in case you were wondering.

Anyway, here are some cookies to make up for that. (Well, an attempt on my part.) Baked with extra brown sugar too, for more flavor! XD I should have done this back in July or August. All the same, I'm thankful that you're here.  Light and Dark2000  🌀 (talk) 15:07, 13 January 2021 (UTC)


 * Aw man, I didn't mean to make you feel even more miserable by making you regret your wikibreaks! welcomed me in June IIRC after I joined WPTC. Yeah, thanks for the cookies, it really brightens my day (I love brown sugar) . I wish you a speedy recovery.  ~  Destroyeraa 🌀🇺🇸 15:12, 13 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Too late, it's already done. 😝 I really do regret stepping away like I did last year. I should have learned from 2015–2016 (regarding WPTC involvement). I just hope that you feel at home now on WPTC, like I do. Huh, I have a sweet tooth as well! Brown sugar and cinnamon are some of my favorites. :) Thanks again, for your kind thoughts.  Light and Dark2000  🌀 (talk) 15:16, 13 January 2021 (UTC)

Mac n’ Cheetos!


Shift674 has given you a Mac n' Cheetos (🧀🐆)! Mac n' Cheetos promotes WikiLove (📖💞) and hopefully this one has made your day cheesier. It is dangerously cheesy! Mac n' Cheetos is the combination of both macaroni and cheese and the Frito-Lay snack Cheetos. Spread the WikiLove by giving someone else a Mac n' Cheetos, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend.

Spread the goodness of Mac n' Cheetos by adding {{subst:Mac n' Cheetos}} to someone's talk page with a friendly message!


 * Yummy! Thanks! ~ Destroyeraa 🌀🇺🇸 20:02, 15 January 2021 (UTC)

Oh no...
Wait. What's going on here? Please God, no. Not you, too. ;(  Light and Dark2000  🌀 (talk) 22:13, 13 January 2021 (UTC)

A smoothie for you!

 * Aw, thank you so much! I love fruit smoothies too. I am feeling better today, though I still need some rest. After Martin Luther King Jr. Day, I have another round of exams, so I won't be editing much. Are you joining the Cyclone Cup? Please do. Thanks again. ~ Destroyeraa 🌀🇺🇸 20:04, 15 January 2021 (UTC)
 * I'll probably get demolished by others, but I'm seriously considering it at this point. I have this competitive urge that I need to satisfy, hehe. But I'd probably be playing more of a beta-testing or a supportive role there than a full-fledged competitor, given my real-life schedule. More on that later.  Light and Dark2000  🌀 (talk) 05:11, 16 January 2021 (UTC)

Someone has hugged you!
 has hugged you! Hugs promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better (and hopefully wasn't meant as an invasion of personal space). Spread the WikiLove by hugging at someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Happy editing! Sorry I forgot to reply to the message you left on my talk, I kept telling myself I would then completely forgot. I saw that you placed a notice on your talk about how you weren't feeling too good. Wikipedia can be stressful sometimes, and if you ever need to take a break, then do so. I wish you the best! — Yours, Berrely  • Talk∕Contribs 08:51, 14 January 2021 (UTC) Hug others by adding {{subst:Hug}} to their talk page with a friendly message.
 * I second this one. (I'd hold you real tight if I could.) ;(  Light and Dark2000  🌀 (talk) 18:34, 14 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Thank you so much! I am feeling better today, and I hope to get some edits in on the weekends. I have another round of exams coming, which will reduce my editing drastically again (and increase my stress). Thanks for your support. ~ Destroyeraa 🌀🇺🇸 20:05, 15 January 2021 (UTC)

Hey
Remember this? When you have the time. I'll be waiting. BTW...I'm very sorry about yesterday. I shouldn't have ignored you like that. I should have been there for you, instead of carrying about my business as usual. I regret every second of it. More on that off-wiki.  Light and Dark2000  🌀 (talk) 18:34, 14 January 2021 (UTC)

A kitten for you!
I am sorry to hear that you aren't well, I hope you feel better soon! Stay safe

🌀CycloneFootball71🏈 |sandbox 02:38, 15 January 2021 (UTC) 


 * Thanks so much for the kitty! I am feeling better today. I wish you and your family a healthy and safe weekend. ~ Destroyeraa 🌀🇺🇸 20:08, 15 January 2021 (UTC)
 * I am glad to hear that you are feeling better. Thank you, best wishes to you and your family as well. 🌀CycloneFootball71🏈 |sandbox 20:39, 15 January 2021 (UTC)

Siopao for you!


Shift674 has given you a siopao! Siopao promotes WikiLove (📖💞) and hopefully this one has made your day better. Siopaos are wonderfully delicious! They are a Chinese-Filipino snack, may contain beef, chicken, pork, salted duck egg or shrimp; and popular in the Philippines and Thailand. Spread the WikiLove by giving someone else a siopao, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend.

I am sad to know you had a sickness that affected your ability to edit here, and I am glad to know you have felt better since then. I saw that you liked Chinese food, so I brought some Siopao! -Shift674-🌀contribs 03:12, 16 January 2021 (UTC)

Spread the goodness of siopaos by adding {{subst:Siopao for you}} to someone's talk page with a friendly message!


 * Yummy! I wish I can get this at my nearest Filipino restaurant, though I don't think they deliver. Thanks again for the virtual food! Cheers, ~ Destroyeraa 🌀🇺🇸 00:09, 19 January 2021 (UTC)

A teardrop for you!

 * BTW, hopefully you'll feel well enough for us to get together sometime this weekend. Especially before your exams next week. It really has been too long. BTW...You've got a lot of explaining to do (off-wiki). Don't you even think for a second that I'm going to give you a free pass for that coverup you pulled. And don't you forget to take your medicine, and rest as needed. (Take medicine until the more severe symptoms are completely gone.) They're both crucial for a swift recovery.  Light and Dark2000  🌀 (talk) 05:11, 16 January 2021 (UTC)
 * I'm terribly sorry for the misery I've caused you over the past few days. I really didn't mean to scare you and other users by the . Thanks for your continued support. Stay safe and optimistic. ~  Destroyeraa 🌀🇺🇸 00:13, 19 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Ah, it's okay. I just don't want you to hide any of that stuff anymore. It can be real scary just thinking about the possibilities. Especially with the chaos unfolding in this world right now. I'm just glad that you're okay. :)  Light and Dark2000  🌀 (talk) 00:15, 19 January 2021 (UTC)

Someone has smiled at you!
 Hello Destroyeraa, Robloxsupersuperhappyface has smiled at you! Smiles promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling at someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Go on, smile! Cheers, and happy editing! Smile at others by adding {{subst:Smile}} to their talk page with a friendly message.

Hey hope you’re doing well, and I hope you are able to get your health better during your break from Wikipedia.Robloxsupersuperhappyface (talk) 21:56, 16 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your compassion. During my break, my health has improve drastically, and I am not ill anymore. I hope I didn't scare anyone - I did not get covid. I'm sorry for the late reply, it's not that I did not see your kind message. Thanks again, and stay safe. Cheers, ~ Destroyeraa 🌀🇺🇸 13:44, 21 January 2021 (UTC)

Happy 20th Wikipedia Anniversary!
Also, now you have been on Wikipedia for a year! Congrats! Stay safe, Cyclone   Toby  02:03, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Thank you! I hope you had a great WP 20th anniversary! Sorry for the late reply, it's not that I didn't see your kind message. Stay safe! ~ Destroyeraa 🌀🇺🇸 13:45, 21 January 2021 (UTC)

Please help
Hey, Destroyer. The others won't understand this, but I know you will. They are coming after me, again. It's really bad. I've left more details off-wiki; it's just much too personal to talk about here. Please help me. Thanks. Your friend,  Light and Dark2000  🌀 (talk) 19:52, 17 January 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Hurricane Beryl
— Maile (talk) 00:02, 18 January 2021 (UTC)

BBC 1 idents
Thanks for the message. While updating some of my YouTube clips I referred to the idents page of Wikipedia and realised there was a gap on Simon Luxtons input between 1963 and 1969- which I attempted to fill. Unfortunately since I provided a lot of the early clips on his site and tried to help with dates etc I can’t supply any other verification as a lot a material in there would have come from me. The tv-ark site has radically changed since the death of Simon and the details on the ident pages reduced. The tv room also was a recipient of a lot of my recordings- but once again it has closed complete with the background information held on it. It’s not much of a bind to me as I can (and have) put clips on YouTube along with any historical information I have. So since the actual ‘facts’ aren’t particularly held anywhere at least my YouTube clips provide an information source.

Thanks

Dave Baldwin 178.78.85.12 (talk) 14:52, 21 January 2021 (UTC)

Greetings, Dave. Thank you for the explanation. When sourcing information, you should use the refs tag and put the url inside the tags. I hope this helps. Happy editing! ~ Destroyeraa 🌀🇺🇸 17:42, 21 January 2021 (UTC)

A barnstar for you! - Un EtoileDeGrange pour vous!
NOTE: Translated to include French. Because I said so. ~ AC5230  talk  17:01, 21 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the barnstar! I don't know French, but I can get the basic gist of your translated words. Does EtoileDeGrange mean barnstar? Merci, ~ Destroyeraa 🌀🇺🇸 17:48, 21 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Etoile de grange is French for barn star. Google gave me the option. I did. (I don't know THAT much French) ~ AC5230  talk  11:56, 22 January 2021 (UTC)

A kitten for you!
It has been quite a time since you started your wikibreak. When you will be coming back? BTW, I'll give you a bicolor kitten. I like them all!

 Mario Jump  83!  07:15, 22 January 2021 (UTC) 


 * Thank you so much for the cute kitty! My wikibreak isn't really that much of one anymore, though I have sporadic exams through February 1st. I'll change it soon. Thanks again! ~ Destroyeraa 🌀🇺🇸 17:01, 22 January 2021 (UTC)

A brownie for you!

 * Thanks for the brownie! Yum! Yeah, everything has been fine. I have since recovered and my activity is ramping up again, though I still have sporadic exams until February 1st. Thanks again, and stay safe. ~ Destroyeraa 🌀🇺🇸 17:03, 22 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Good to know you've recovered.  🌀 𝕾𝖚𝖕𝖊𝖗 𝕮𝖞𝖈𝖑𝖔𝖓𝖎𝖈 𝕾𝖙𝖔𝖗𝖒 𝕮𝖔𝖗𝖔𝖓𝖆 🌀 18:08, 22 January 2021 (UTC)

A smile for you! — revoked
Really? (diff) Comeon. That does the opposite than to lower the temperature. Why even add further negativity into the mix? Sorry, but that isn't a good look. El_C 17:18, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
 * I'm sorry if you disagree but I have my own personal reasons for revoking it. I disagreed with the closure of the ANI thread but won't argue it further. I believed that it would be more just if you had given a chance for LightandDark2000, Hurricanehink and Jason Rees to give their two cents. I restored the smile for the sake of avoiding more crap and/or personal attacks. Thanks, and stay safe. ~ Destroyeraa 🌀🇺🇸 19:58, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Destroyeraa, not to belabour the point, but to me, it just looks kinda bad. Anyway, I had my reasons for swiftly closing that ANI complaint. But thank you for sharing your perspective. Best, El_C 20:01, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
 * I respect your rational for closure and I will be more careful from now on. Thanks again. Best, ~ Destroyeraa 🌀🇺🇸 20:02, 26 January 2021 (UTC)

Someone has smiled at you!
 Hello Destroyeraa, HurricaneCovid has smiled at you! Smiles promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling at someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Go on, smile! Cheers, and happy editing! Smile at others by adding {{subst:Smile}} to their talk page with a friendly message.

Hey, I hope you're doing well and your health is improving. You've been on a Wikibreak for quite some time now. Cheers! Hurricane  Covid  (contribs) 01:26, 28 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Thank you so much for the smile! My health has improved greatly over the last two weeks… thank you for your support. I have some exams in the coming few days, which I need to get over before ending the wikibreak! Thanks again for the smile, and stay safe. BTW, aren't you getting another nor'easter soon (Monday-Tuesday timeframe)? Cheers, ~  Destroyeraa 🌀🇺🇸 16:54, 28 January 2021 (UTC)
 * No problem! Great to hear your health is improving! And yes, another nor'easter is coming, and I think you will get more snow than me from it though. Hurricane   Covid  (contribs) 17:22, 28 January 2021 (UTC)
 * This one may be my first really "significant" winter storm (the Dec 15-17 one only dropped 8 inches). I'll make sure to take photos :) Cheers, ~ Destroyeraa 🌀🇺🇸 17:26, 28 January 2021 (UTC)
 * I got 14 inches from that one; I'll probably get somewhat less this time, but it'll fall on top of the 4.something inches of current snow depth. Hurricane   Covid  (contribs) 17:31, 28 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Oh, I live in MD, and only got like 6-7 inches. It was supposed to be a lot more, since it was forecasted that the coastal low moves away from us and send us heavier snow, which did not happen.  🌀 𝕾𝖚𝖕𝖊𝖗 𝕮𝖞𝖈𝖑𝖔𝖓𝖎𝖈 𝕾𝖙𝖔𝖗𝖒 𝕮𝖔𝖗𝖔𝖓𝖆 🌀 19:09, 2 February 2021 (UTC)

WikiProject Current Events Discussion (New proposal to admins)
You are invited to a new proposal that will affect the WikiProject Current events. The discussion is about adding a way to track how many times an article is listed at Portal:Current events. You can see the proposal here. Elijahandskip (talk) 15:18, 28 January 2021 (UTC)

Michael 2018
Hey destroyaa! Doge saying hi but I see that there are 2 of the same gifs in the Hurricane Michael is this ment to be there? Or should someone delete it? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Doge1941 (talk • contribs) 03:24, 30 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Hi there! It was fixed by . Cheers, ~ Destroyeraa 🌀🇺🇸 16:38, 3 February 2021 (UTC)

Alr thank you also hope you get better! Doge1941 (talk) 18:07, 4 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Thank you! Stay safe. Best, ~ Destroyeraa 🌀🇺🇸 18:57, 4 February 2021 (UTC)

A cupcake for you!
Thank you so much for the kind words and messages. My health is improving greatly and I am returning to editing again (end of Wikibreak). Thanks again, and I wish you all and your families good health and a wonderful week. Best, ~ Destroyeraa 🌀🇺🇸 16:40, 3 February 2021 (UTC)
 * No problem! Just take better care of yourself going forward. And please don't shred yourself over something like that again. That kind of stress and self-beating doesn't help you anyway.  Light and Dark2000  🌀 (talk) 16:50, 3 February 2021 (UTC)
 * I'm glad we made you feel better. But as mentioned, don't be to stressed, it can be harmful to you.  🌀 𝕾𝖚𝖕𝖊𝖗 𝕮𝖞𝖈𝖑𝖔𝖓𝖎𝖈 𝕾𝖙𝖔𝖗𝖒 𝕮𝖔𝖗𝖔𝖓𝖆 🌀 17:29, 3 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Finally!  Mario Jump  83!  23:26, 3 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Thank you for saying thank you. Some people, after getting hundreds of barnstars, don't even bother to reply to them. (I check admins' talk pages.) I'm glad that you aren't one of those. 🐔 Chicdat  Bawk to me!  11:38, 4 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks again. It's very wonderful to have a community that cares for me. Thanks y'all. And Chicdat, you're very welcome! ~ Destroyeraa 🌀🇺🇸 16:34, 4 February 2021 (UTC)


 * No problem! 🎸🎻🥋🏅🌀 𝕾𝖚𝖕𝖊𝖗 𝕮𝖞𝖈𝖑𝖔𝖓𝖎𝖈 𝕾𝖙𝖔𝖗𝖒 𝕮𝖔𝖗𝖔𝖓𝖆 🌀🏅🥋🎻🎸 16:40, 4 February 2021 (UTC)

Welcome back (and with a pun)!
Glad to see that you're back in editing, but don't destroy your affinity in doing so! Tfess up?or down? 18:48, 3 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks! Ha ha ha ~  Destroyeraa 🌀🇺🇸 16:35, 4 February 2021 (UTC)

Lucas
Just fyi that Lucas reached Category 1 (JTWC) intensity in the SPac, and never in the Australian basin. Just letting ya know. :) Typhoon2013  (talk) 01:33, 4 February 2021 (UTC)
 * My bad. Forgot the old rules! Cheers, ~ Destroyeraa 🌀🇺🇸 16:32, 4 February 2021 (UTC)

Some stroopwafels for you!

 * No, thank you! You're one of the reasons I am back here editing. Cheers, ~ Destroyeraa 🌀🇺🇸 15:31, 5 February 2021 (UTC)

A nor'easter for you!

 * Thanks for the nor'easter. It was really bad here in New Jersey. I got 19.5 inches of snow, as submitted to the NWS. Another nor'easter may be coming though... ~ Destroyeraa 🌀🇺🇸 15:35, 5 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Ah, ok. Yeah can't wait for the one on Sunday, though it won't be as bad as the one before. You know, I kind of want a repeat of the 2016 blizzard.  🏅🌀 𝕾𝖚𝖕𝖊𝖗 𝕮𝖞𝖈𝖑𝖔𝖓𝖎𝖈 𝕾𝖙𝖔𝖗𝖒 𝕮𝖔𝖗𝖔𝖓𝖆 🌀🏅 15:41, 5 February 2021 (UTC)

Please don't go...
No. You're not a bully. You are far nicer than I am as a person, probably even nicer than I ever was at any point in my life. I mean it. This isn't your fault. There's no way you could have possibly known what had happened in that kid's life. You are not responsible for any of this. Had he continued his behavior, I would have dragged him off to AIV myself. He brought this on himself. You can't trash yourself for this. There are so many things that are out of our control. And we all make mistakes. You cannot let things like this drag you down. It'll really destroy you. Please don't go. I don't think any less of you. And you're still my friend.  Light and Dark2000  🌀 (talk) 21:08, 5 February 2021 (UTC)
 * If you want the discussion to be continued off-wiki, then start it off-wiki. 🐔 Chicdat  Bawk to me!  11:17, 7 February 2021 (UTC)
 * I wish I knew the goings-on between you two. 🐔 Chicdat  Bawk to me!  11:18, 7 February 2021 (UTC)

I'm Sorry.
Hello. I saw that you were going on a wiki-break, and I wanted to apologize for what happened. I didn't mean for this to blow up into what it did, and I apologize for bringing you into the discussion here, I just though that you could explain it better than me, for the user so that they could understand why their name wasn't on the list, and what CIR meant. Unfourtunately, he got blocked, and you ended up feeling like a bully. Again, I apologize, I did not mean to make you feel like the bully here. 🌀CycloneFootball71🏈 |sandbox 22:18, 5 February 2021 (UTC)
 * No, please don't tear into yourself either. Look, both of you need to stop being so hard on yourselves. Even though it is possible that it could have been handled a bit differently, the kid's actions warranted the block. And there is no way either of you could have known about the stuff in his life. Ultimately, both of you made the right call. BTW, the kid is now Globally Locked for cross-wiki abuse. It appears that he has been socking for close to two weeks now. Both of you are some of the kindest editors that I have met, and I have been on Wikipedia for close to 12 years now. You have a good heart, and you should be proud of it. Both of you.  Light and Dark2000  🌀 (talk) 20:50, 6 February 2021 (UTC)
 * , I am trying to work at not doing such things such as tearing myself apart, but unfortunately it still gets the best of me. I understand now what you mean, Thank you for the kind words, you are a very kind person yourself. Thanks. 🌀CycloneFootball71🏈 |sandbox 05:29, 8 February 2021 (UTC)
 * I'm sorry. You made the right call, as LightandDark2000 said, to ping me there to stop the kid. I didn't know they were an LTA! Please don't tear into yourself. Thank you for your support, and stay safe. Best, ~ Destroyeraa 🌀🇺🇸 22:52, 11 February 2021 (UTC)
 * I had no idea either that the kid was an LTA. Thank you for support as well, you stay safe also. I am working on not tearing into myself, so hopefully things get better. Thanks again for the response 🌀CycloneFootball71🏈 |sandbox 00:11, 12 February 2021 (UTC)

A yellow mechanical bird for you!
 Thank you for being a great contributor! Also, isn't this giving you myself, based on my (old) username?... Skarmory  (talk •   contribs)  23:54, 6 February 2021 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the little bird! Isn't Skarmory a pokemon, and Yellow Skarmory a yellow pokemon? Lol. Stay safe. ~ Destroyeraa 🌀🇺🇸 22:54, 11 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Yeah, it is a pokemon! There is no yellow versions in the game, that was just something I added to the name (my favorite color) when I made the username. Skarmory   (talk •   contribs)  19:37, 12 February 2021 (UTC)

Cookies!

 * Yum! Thanks! Stay safe, ~ Destroyeraa 🌀🇺🇸 22:54, 11 February 2021 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * Aw, thanks! I saw that you re-started the WPNTS wikiproject! Excellent idea! I'm joining. Stay safe, ~ Destroyeraa 🌀🇺🇸 22:56, 11 February 2021 (UTC)

Invitation to join the Non-tropical storms WikiProject
Since you're already active on those articles and have an interest there. If you want to. :)  Light and Dark2000  🌀 (talk) 02:29, 8 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the barnstars and the invite! Please don't tear yourself apart. Stay safe, ~ Destroyeraa 🌀🇺🇸 22:57, 11 February 2021 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * Aw...thanks! Remember that you're special too! Stay safe, ~ Destroyeraa 🌀🇺🇸 22:58, 11 February 2021 (UTC)

Cyclone Faraji moved to draftspace
An article you recently created, Cyclone Faraji, is not suitable to remain published. It needs to meet Wikipedia notability guidelines. I've moved your draft to draftspace (with a prefix of " " before the article title) where you can incubate the article with minimal disruption. When you feel the article meets Wikipedia's general notability guideline and thus is ready for mainspace, please click on the "Submit your draft for review!" button at the top of the page.DachshundLover82 (talk) 02:01, 9 February 2021 (UTC)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:2019_USA_Team_Handball_Nationals_-_Women%27s_Open_Division
Hi there,

I hope all is well.

I noticed you rejected this wikipedia submission and I'm trying to understand the reasons. This page classifies results of an official sports competition (team handball, US National Championship, women) and is a continuation of the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_USA_Team_Handball_Nationals_-_Women%27s_Open_Division.

I'm hoping this can get approved as it follows the exact same basis as the 2018 page.

I look forward to hearing from you, and thank you.

Best, Handball4USA — Preceding unsigned comment added by Handball4usa (talk • contribs) 01:42, 10 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Hi there! I hope you are well too. The main problem about the draft is that it needs more sources. Several sections are still unsourced. If you can add some more sources to the draft, I'll be happy to publish it. I hope this helps. Best, ~ Destroyeraa 🌀🇺🇸 22:47, 11 February 2021 (UTC)

Welcome to WPNTS!
It's great to see you join us. I finally managed to welcome you to something. ^_^  Light and Dark2000  🌀 (talk) 03:24, 12 March 2021 (UTC)

Happy Valentine's Day & Lunar New Year!

 * Thanks! I hope you enjoyed your Lunar New Year with quality time with your family! Stay safe, ~ Destroyeraa 🌀🇺🇸 01:58, 24 February 2021 (UTC)

A shiny smiling star for you!

 * Hi. I saw the notice on your user page that said you were in the path (or are being affected) by Winter Storm Uri. I hope this storm doesn’t interfere in your current situation, and I am hoping the best for you. Stay safe, -Shift674-🌀contribs 01:49, 14 February 2021 (UTC)

Thanks for the shiny smiling star ! Uri didn't do much except for some minor flooding (ankle-deep) in my garage due to a combo of rapid snowmelt and heavy rain. Stay safe, ~ Destroyeraa 🌀🇺🇸 01:57, 24 February 2021 (UTC)

Hey there
I saw the notice on your user page about you being in the path of Winter Storm Uri. I hope you are staying safe and warm. Your friend, Coding  Cyclone  citation needed 01:45, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks! Uri didn't do much except flood my garage with ankle-deep water due to a combo of rain and rapid snowmelt. Stay safe, ~ Destroyeraa 🌀🇺🇸 01:56, 24 February 2021 (UTC)


 * I'm glad you're safe. The weather is really getting more extreme. Hyperactive hurricane season, record-breaking fires in Australia and California, and now these crazy winter storms. Climate change... Coding  Cyclone  [citation needed] 04:19, 24 February 2021 (UTC)

A pie for you!

 * Thanks. Luckily, Uri and Viola weren't bad for me, compared to Texas and the Deep South. There's no winter madness in Indonesia, I assume? Stay safe, ~ Destroyeraa 🌀🇺🇸 01:55, 24 February 2021 (UTC)
 * There is no kinds of that. Just rain. Even then, it could be very destructive. 2021 South Kalimantan floods is one example here that affected my home region...  Mario Jump  83!  02:33, 24 February 2021 (UTC)

A belated Happy Valentines Day!
Sorry for the belated message. It was also my mom's birthday, so I took a little break from wiki to celebrate. I saw the notice on your userpage that you are in the path of Winter Storm Uri. That storm sent me a lot of ice, so stay safe, ok? 🏅🌀 𝕾𝖚𝖕𝖊𝖗 𝕮𝖞𝖈𝖑𝖔𝖓𝖎𝖈 𝕾𝖙𝖔𝖗𝖒 𝕮𝖔𝖗𝖔𝖓𝖆 🌀🏅 13:55, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
 * I'm wishing your mom a belated (late) happy birthday! I hope you escaped all that ice without any damage! Uri flooded by garage due to rapid snowmelt and heavy rain, though I'm fine. Thanks for the belated Velentine's Day card! Stay safe, ~  Destroyeraa 🌀🇺🇸 01:54, 24 February 2021 (UTC)

A coffee for your journey through Winter Storm Viola
Thanks. Storm wasn't too bad, though it did manage somehow to drop 0.12" of freezing rain. Was overall not a big storm, but it was a pain to shovel all that ice :) Stay safe. ~ Destroyeraa 🌀🇺🇸 01:52, 24 February 2021 (UTC)

Stay safe too! --a_liza aliza's chat, lila's chat/aliza's mess, lila's mess 13:35, 24 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Destroyeraa, did you know that and  are blocked? ~ 🌀     SCS CORONA     🌀 19:23, 1 March 2021 (UTC) Sockpuppets of, says the blocking admin. Another sockpuppet of IaiIa123 is, who has had some interaction with me and.

Student Cockade draft
Hello you previously declined the draft Student Cockade (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Student_Cockade), i have edited it, and it has now been waiting review for several months. Would it be possible for you to review it again ? Thanks in advance! EdenFaust (talk) 18:02, 23 February 2021 (UTC)

February flowers
... for what you said to Flyer22 --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:15, 25 February 2021 (UTC)

WikiCup 2021 March newsletter
Round 1 of the competition has finished; it was a high-scoring round with 21 contestants scoring more than 100 points. Everyone with a positive score moves on to Round 2, with 55 contestants qualifying. You will need to finish among the top thirty-two contestants in Round 2 if you are to qualify for Round 3. Our top scorers in Round 1 were:


 * Epicgenius led the field with a featured article, nine good articles and an assortment of other submissions, specialising on buildings and locations in New York, for a total of 945 points.
 * Bloom6132 was close behind with 896 points, largely gained from 71 "In the news" items, mostly recent deaths.
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 ImaginesTigers, who has been editing Wikipedia for less than a year, was in third place with 711 points, much helped by bringing League of Legends to featured article status, exemplifying how bonus points can boost a contestant's score.
 * 🇷🇼 Amakuru came next with 708 points, Kigali being another featured article that scored maximum bonus points.
 * Flag of the United Nations.svg Ktin, new to the WikiCup, was in fifth place with 523 points, garnered from 15 DYKs and 34 "In the news" items.
 * 🇧🇼 The Rambling Man scored 511 points, many from featured article candidate reviews and from football related DYKs.
 * Standard of Oliver Cromwell (1653–1659).svg Gog the Mild, last year's runner-up, came next with 498 points, from a featured article and numerous featured article candidate reviews.
 * Bennington Flag.svg Hog Farm, at 452, scored for a featured article, four good articles and a number of reviews.
 * 🇺🇸 Le Panini, another newcomer to the WikiCup, scored 438 for a featured article and three good articles.
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Lee Vilenski, last year's champion, scored 332 points, from a featured article and various other sport-related topics.

These contestants, like all the others, now have to start again from scratch. In Round 1, contestants achieved eight featured articles, three featured lists and one featured picture, as well as around two hundred DYKs and twenty-seven ITNs. They completed 97 good article reviews, nearly double the 52 good articles they claimed. Contestants also claimed for 135 featured article and featured list candidate reviews. There is no longer a requirement to mention your WikiCup participation when undertaking these reviews.

Remember that any content promoted after the end of Round 1 but before the start of Round 2 can be claimed in Round 2. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is a good article candidate, a featured process, or something else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on WikiCup/Reviews.

If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to keep down the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Sturmvogel 66 (talk) and Cwmhiraeth (talk). MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 20:25, 1 March 2021 (UTC)

Please move
Can you please move User talk:Super Cyclonic Storm Corona/Archive 2 to User talk:Super Cyclonic Storm Corona/Archive 2021 without a redirect? Sorry to give you more work, but I don't have page mover rights. Thanks. ~ 🌀    SCS CORONA     🌀 16:50, 4 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Can you also move User talk:Super Cyclonic Storm Corona/Archive 2020 back to Archive 1 without a redirect and back again without redirect? Thanks.
 * I can do it. But hold on, do you really want to use two different types of titles? Why not use one format instead for all of them (e.g. 1, 2, 3, etc., or 2020, 2021, 2022, etc.)? I think that some consistency might be better.  Light and Dark2000  🌀 (talk) 17:44, 4 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Good point. So, can you change them to years, like the first one to 2020 and second to 2021? Thanks. And sorry for giving you more work, really sorry. ~ 🌀    SCS CORONA     🌀 18:26, 4 March 2021 (UTC)
 * And also, there is also something you might want to take a look at on Drmies's talk page. ~ 🌀    SCS CORONA     🌀 18:30, 4 March 2021 (UTC)

Don't
Don't tell me you've left Wikipedia. 🐔 Chicdat  Bawk to me! 11:16, 18 March 2021 (UTC)

I hope not! That would be really sad, he inspired me to join Wikipedia! 🥺 AwesomeHurricaneBoss (talk) 14:54, 18 March 2021 (UTC)

Honestly, I don't think he's gone. If he planned to make a full exit, I think we would know. He's Semi-Retired for now, due to school work. He did say that he was busy in his edit summaries on his user page, and he put up that notice on top of his page as well. He'll probably be back in May or June. We have a life outside of Wikipedia, you know.  Light and Dark2000  🌀 (talk) 16:48, 19 March 2021 (UTC)
 * You should know. You've been having off wiki discussions with him the whole year. 🐔 Chicdat  Bawk to me!  09:59, 20 March 2021 (UTC)

I hope that's the case, LightandDark2000. AwesomeHurricaneBoss (talk) 18:11, 19 March 2021 (UTC)


 * I hope so, too. He was so nice to all the project. 🐔 Chicdat  Bawk to me!  10:17, 20 March 2021 (UTC)

Best of wishes to Destroyeraa. Tfess up?or down? 23:54, 19 March 2021 (UTC)

Adding on to everybody else, I do hope that you aren't too stressed, Destroyeraa. Stay safe. CodingCyclone! 🌀 📘 20:01, 21 March 2021 (UTC)

Smashed by a Hurricane!


Smash!!!

You've been destroyed by a Category 5 hurricane in the month of April!!! On April Fools' Day, too. Of all the possible days in the year. Rest in peace(s)...

Oh no! Not you, Destroyeraa! 😱 No! No!! NO!!! This can't be happening... How will I ever be able to live with this loss? Ugh. I'm already dying inside. RIP. It looks like I need to get started on your eulogy. I need a moment...Oh, f***. Sniff, Sniff. Sobs uncontrollably 😭  Light and Dark2000  🌟 (talk) 02:13, 1 April 2021 (UTC)

....

HAHAHAHAHA!!!!! Surprise!!! 🤣 Happy April Fools' Day!! ^_^ I hope you're having a wonderful day, and that this message finds you well. Hopefully this little "message" of mine gave you a good time and made your day better. Stay safe and healthy. Your friend,  Light and Dark2000  🌟 (talk) 02:13, 1 April 2021 (UTC)

One month!
It's been one month since you last edited. I miss you Destroyeraa. 🐔 Chicdat  Bawk to me! 10:45, 8 April 2021 (UTC)


 * Destroyer, please. Everyone in the WPTC misses you greatly. You are an important asset to the WikiProject. Please come back. ~~ 🌀𝚂𝙲𝚂 𝙲𝙾𝚁𝙾𝙽𝙰🌀 13:05, 12 April 2021 (UTC)

David Adelman article
Hello there!

Back in November 2020, you declined this article regarding David Adelman (Denver Nuggets assistant coach), understandably as the title and sourcing both needed to be edited. These changes have since been made. I understand that you are not as active on here as you used to be, however I was hoping you could potentially take another look at it. I am clearly very new to everything in the Wiki world, so I appreciate any and all help I can get from you.

Thank you kindly! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Stevieruano (talk • contribs) 14:44, 24 April 2021 (UTC)

WikiCup 2021 May newsletter
The second round of the 2021 WikiCup has now finished; it was a high-scoring round and contestants needed 61 points to advance to Round 3. There were some impressive efforts in the round, with the top eight contestants all scoring more than 400 points. A large number of the points came from the 12 featured articles and the 110 good articles achieved in total by contestants, as well as the 216 good article reviews they performed; the GAN backlog drive and the stay-at-home imperative during the COVID-19 pandemic may have been partially responsible for these impressive figures.

Our top scorers in Round 2 were:


 * 🇧🇼 The Rambling Man, with 2963 points from three featured articles, 20 featured article reviews, 37 good articles, 73 good article reviews, as well as 22 DYKs.
 * Epicgenius, with 1718 points from one featured article, 29 good articles, 16 DYKs and plenty of bonus points.
 * Bloom6132, with 990 points from 13 DYKs and 64 "In the news" items, mostly recent deaths.
 * Bennington Flag.svg Hog Farm, with 834 points from two featured articles, five good articles, 14 featured article reviews and 15 good article reviews.
 * Standard of Oliver Cromwell (1653–1659).svg Gog the Mild, with 524 points from two featured articles and four featured article reviews.
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Lee Vilenski, with 501 points from one featured article, three good articles, six featured article reviews and 25 good article reviews.
 * Transgender Pride flag.svg Sammi Brie, with 485 points from four good articles, eight good article reviews and 27 DYKs, on US radio and television stations.
 * Flag of the United Nations.svg Ktin, with 436 points from four good articles, seven DYKs and 11 "In the news" items.

Please remember that DYKs cannot be claimed until they have appeared on the main page. As we enter the third round, any content promoted after the end of Round 2 but before the start of Round 3 can be claimed now, and anything you forgot to claim in Round 2 cannot! Remember too, that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them (except for at the end of each round, when you must claim them before the cut-off date/time). When doing GARs, please make sure that you check that all the GA criteria are fully met.

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Two months
It's only been two months since you last edited, but it feels much longer. Please come back soon, I really miss you. 🐔 Chicdat  Bawk to me! 11:59, 3 May 2021 (UTC)

Invitation to rejoin WPTC
I think that things have settled down enough now. I know that you are busy with school right now, but please come back when you get out of school. Those of us here on WPTC really miss you. ^_^ Your friend,  Light and Dark2000  🌀 (talk) 00:29, 16 May 2021 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * Glad to see that you've come back, you were truly missed. :)🌀CycloneFootball71🏈 |sandbox 04:23, 25 June 2021 (UTC)

Three months
3 months now. Please come back, Destroyeraa. I really miss you. 🐔 Chicdat Bawk to me!  13:14, 3 June 2021 (UTC)

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Destroyeraa-alt
Hi Destroyeraa! I hope you're doing well. I noticed that an account, Destroyeraa-alt, was created just now. Is this account yours? Did you create it? I just want to make sure that there's no impersonation attempts going on... :-)  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   17:29, 24 June 2021 (UTC)
 * I can confirm that this is Destroyeraa himself. (I regularly speak with him off-wiki.) He made that account for use on public computers. His personal computer is having issues right now. I'll let him comment here if he has anything else he wants to say.  Light and Dark2000  🌀 (talk) 18:25, 24 June 2021 (UTC)
 * You said somewhere that he'd come back "around June 24." Yesterday I loaded and reloaded your contributions page. I wasn't paying attention to the new account that had just been created. 🏳️‍🌈 Chicdat Bawk to me!  10:35, 25 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Glad to see the Destroyer is back. Jay  Tee  🕊️  🇺🇸  21:53, 24 June 2021 (UTC)

Hello, and I hope you're doing well too. Yes, is my alt account. I've made a note of that on my userpage. Thanks, ~ Destroyeraa 🌀🇺🇸 00:55, 25 June 2021 (UTC)
 * No problem! Just making sure! :-) Cheers -  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   23:12, 2 July 2021 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * +1. I second. Welcome back! ~ 🌀 Hurricane Covid 🌀 01:49, 25 June 2021 (UTC)
 * I third. Welcome back!!! It's great to see you on WP again. I've been stalking your contributions to see when you'd come back ... that sounds creepy, though. :P codingcyclone  advisories/damages 02:21, 25 June 2021 (UTC)

Oh my goodness you're back. A very-happy welcome back to you friend. 🌀CycloneFootball71🏈 |sandbox 04:13, 25 June 2021 (UTC)
 * YOU CAME BACK! My goodness, I thought you never would. 🏳️‍🌈 Chicdat Bawk to me!  10:27, 25 June 2021 (UTC)

Thank you! Destroyer (Alternate account) 01:39, 27 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Of course! I'm so glad you're here. codingcyclone  advisories/damages 03:19, 27 June 2021 (UTC)
 * No problem, just happy to see you back! 🌀CycloneFootball71🏈 |sandbox 04:14, 27 June 2021 (UTC)

Op-ed
You're scheduled to make an opinion piece in the next newsletter.

Speaking of opinion pieces and newsletters... here's my piece about you. And you came back!

— 🏳️‍🌈 Chicdat Bawk to me!  10:51, 25 June 2021 (UTC)


 * Along with Chicdat's kind and great words, here is what some of the other editors said:

Destroyeraa was the person who invited me to the project. Like many others, his hard work and diligence made him a role model to me. Without him, I probably wouldn't be where I am today. He gave me advice when I was trying to improve Hurricane Fran (which I never completed, but would like to do as an honor to him) and helped me realize some of my earlier edits were a bit CIR-y and disruptive (albeit unintentionally). He was always unfailingly civil and helped other editors when they were down. He also created the Cyclone Cup which is actually really fun and something that I personally would never have thought of, and is helping to drive some people to create and improve more articles. To me, he was a symbol of the rebirth of WPTC. When he left, it seemed as though that age disappeared. I know that real life always takes precedence over Wikipedia, but hopefully he can figure out how to balance the two and come back soon. CodingCyclone! 🌀 📘

Destroyeraa has had a profound effect on the WPTC. He has been so helpful and kind throughout his time on Wikipedia, and I want to thank him for that. He has done so much for us throughout his time here, and Wikipedia has not been the same for the project since he left. He has helped me through lots, during some very difficult times, and he has been a great friend. He helped me create my first Opinion piece ever, which helped me get into editing these newsletters for the editors of this project. Despite some mistakes, he overcame these and became even better than before, and he really inspired me to improve myself in the realm of editing tropical cyclones. He did so much for this project, and me and the rest of this Wikiproject want to thank him for all that he has done. I am not sure what else to say, as Chicdat and CodingCyclone said everything that was in my mind. However, he was a great friend. Destroyeraa, you will be missed here on Wikipedia. I hope one day you may return and regain your faith in WPTC again, but for now, I only hope and wish for the absolute best for your life. Thank you again. 🌀CycloneFootball71🏈 |sandbox

Destroyeraa brought me to speed during my initial WPTC tenure as SMB99thx, since I was not that active in my first years and also not aware of Wikipedia's changing guards, like newer users having advanced permissions so quickly, having many user scripts, very communicative on-and-off-wiki (i.e. using Discord), and so much more that I don't understand back when I first joined in WPTC. By learning from him, eventually, I did have the same advanced permissions like his up to last month, having many user-scripts, as well as using a custom theme for Wikipedia, which is not Vector, and its very cool! Without him, I may have been going into a path Chicdat is currently taking right now, as Chicdat wasn't able to stay as a page mover and a rollbacker early in his Wikipedia career, then got into several troubles which led me into adopting him. Now, I am going to give him lessons that I learned from Destroyeraa himself. Other than that, I don't have anything much to say about him, but I hope he's back again to help me once more, and bring me further growth as an editor going forward, which could potentially assist me at shepherding Chicdat into a better place.  Mario Jump  83! 

The others above have pretty much captured what I would like to say, and since Destroyeraa and I have stayed in contact off-wiki, I'll make this brief. Destroyeraa was a one-of-a-kind. I've been here for 12 years now, and I have to say that I've rarely ever come across someone like him; even less so in real life. The work he has done in just one year on Wikipedia (as a registered user) is absolutely astounding; it took me 6 years for my editing to reach that level of professionalism. I have not seen anyone like him show up on WPTC since Hurricane Noah joined in 2017. He is really smart, and he is also one of the nicest people I've ever met. And he's a very good friend as well. Destroyeraa, I bet you were able to guess most of what I said here, but you should know that you're a real gem. Those of us here miss you, and there are others as well. And I did tell you that your absence would be felt, didn't I? Regardless of what you think, what you do here does and will affect us. I'm very happy that you've decided to come back this summer, once you get out of school. I hope to see you around the place then. Your friend,  Light and Dark2000  🌀

-🌀CycloneFootball71🏈 |sandbox 16:50, 26 June 2021 (UTC)

WikiCup 2021 July newsletter
The third round of the 2021 WikiCup has now come to an end. Each of the sixteen contestants who made it into the fourth round had at least 294 points, and our top six scorers all had over 600 points. They were:


 * 🇧🇼 The Rambling Man, with 1825 points from 3 featured articles, 44 featured article reviews, 14 good articles, 30 good article reviews and 10 DYKs. In addition, he completed a 34-article good topic on the EFL Championship play-offs.
 * Epicgenius, a New York specialist, with 1083 points from 2 featured article reviews, 18 good articles, 30 DYKs and plenty of bonus points.
 * Bloom6132, with 869 points from 11 DYKs, all with bonus points, and 54 "In the news" items, mostly covering people who had recently died.
 * Standard of Oliver Cromwell (1653–1659).svg Gog the Mild, with 817 points from 3 featured articles on historic battles in Europe, 5 featured article reviews and 3 good articles.
 * Bennington Flag.svg Hog Farm, with 659 points from 2 featured articles and 2 good articles on American Civil War battles, 18 featured article reviews, 2 good articles, 6 good article reviews and 4 DYKs.
 * ICS Zulu.svg BennyOnTheLoose, a snooker specialist and new to the Cup, with 647 points from a featured article, 2 featured article reviews, 6 good articles, 6 good article reviews and 3 DYKs.

In round three, contestants achieved 19 featured articles, 7 featured lists, 106 featured article reviews, 72 good articles, 1 good topic, 62 good article reviews, 165 DYKs and 96 ITN items. We enter the fourth round with scores reset to zero; any content promoted after the end of round 3 but before the start of round 4 can be claimed in round 4. Please also remember that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them (one contestant in round 3 lost out because of this). When doing GARs, please make sure that you check that all the GA criteria are fully met.

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Articles for Creation July 2021 Backlog Elimination Drive
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Please do not draftify tornado/severe weather articles
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Welcome back to WPTC!
A very belated welcome back. LOL. This should've been done a long time ago, but since you've returned, I decided I might as well give you this. BTW, I re-added your username to the active roster (which you should've done yourself), since you've technically rejoined WPTC, and since leaving your name off is pretty odd. Even if your name is rotated back onto the inactive roster soon, this should be done for the record.  Light and Dark2000  🌀 (talk) 23:05, 23 August 2021 (UTC)

WikiProject Twenty-Tens Decade Started
Hey. I know we have crossed paths every now and then with weather articles, so I wanted to invite you to a new WikiProject, the WikiProject of the Twenty-Tens decade. It was proposed near the end of May, but it was officially created today. Not sure if you would be interested, but I thought I would drop you an invite and say hi. Elijahandskip (talk) 02:37, 25 August 2021 (UTC)

WikiCup 2021 September newsletter
The fourth round of the competition has finished with over 500 points being required to qualify for the final round. It was a hotly competitive round with two contestants, 🇧🇼 The Rambling Man and Epicgenius, each scoring over 3000 points, and six contestants scoring over 1000. All but one of the finalists achieved one or more FAs during the round, the exception being Bloom6132 who demonstrated that 61 "in the news" items produces an impressive number of points. Other contestants who made it to the final are Gog the Mild, 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Lee Vilenski,  BennyOnTheLoose, 🇷🇼 Amakuru and  Hog Farm. However, all their points are now swept away and everyone starts afresh in the final round.

Round 4 saw the achievement of 18 featured articles and 157 good articles. Bilorv scored for a 25-article good topic on Black Mirror but narrowly missed out on qualifying for the final round. There was enthusiasm for FARs, with 89 being performed, and there were 63 GARs and around 100 DYKs during the round. As we start round 5, we say goodbye to the eight competitors who didn't quite make it to the final round; thank you for the useful contributions you have made to the Cup and Wikipedia, and we hope you will join us again next year. For other contestants, remember that any content promoted after the end of round 4 but before the start of round 5 can be claimed in round 5. Remember too that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them.

If you are concerned that your nomination, whether it be for a good article, a featured process, or anything else, will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on WikiCup/Reviews Needed (remember to remove your listing when no longer required). If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to help keep down the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Sturmvogel 66 and Cwmhiraeth. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:01, 2 September 2021 (UTC)

48th issue of Hurricane Herald newsletter
 Light and Dark2000  🌀 (talk) 19:52, 6 September 2021 (UTC)

You’ve been trouted!
For blindly reverting a sock edit that obviously fixed an error (it wasn't disruptive at all). :P Sure, sock and LTA edits should be reverted for the most part, but there's no Wikipedia policy stating that all sock edits (constructive edits included) must be reverted. See WP:BRV and WP:IAR. And I believe that constructive edits, regardless of whom they came from, should not be reverted. Please be more careful with your reverts in the future.  Light and Dark2000  🌀 (talk) 20:33, 9 September 2021 (UTC)

Whaled!
For screwing up an attempt to revert an erroneous page-move. (In the future, either directly move it back to the original title (if possible), or round-robin move it back to the original title. If none of those options work, just place a deletion tag on the target page and get an admin.) Please be more careful in the future. LOL. :P  Light and Dark2000  🌀 (talk) 01:53, 10 September 2021 (UTC)

Moving pages
Hello, Destroyeraa,

Whenever you move a page from main space to Draft space, please tag the original page for speedy deletion, CSD R2. It helps if you use Twinkle. It makes things easier for admins patrolling CSD categories. Thank you. Liz Read! Talk! 01:24, 12 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Hi,, thank you for the reminder. Will do. Best, Destroyer (Alternate account) 20:34, 15 September 2021 (UTC)

User talk:GDFilbert
Hello, Destroyeraa,

I can see that you are frustrated by this editor but you can't make a statement like "you will be blocked without any final warning!" You're not an admin, you can not block this editor and I doubt you could go to an admin's talk page and just have this editor blocked on your say-so unless they were doing significant vandalism which doesn't seem to be the case here. Any administrator wading into this situation is going to pause to get more information on what is going on here before taking action.

Please don't let your emotions and frustration cause you to make idle threats or these warnings start to become meaningless. Liz Read! Talk! 00:29, 23 September 2021 (UTC)


 * P.S. It's also confusing that your alternate account redirects to this talk page even though you haven't used this account in months. Is there a reason why you have abandoned this account? Liz Read! Talk! 00:29, 23 September 2021 (UTC)
 * I apologize for the threats in the warning. Also, regarding my alt, I currently am borrowing a computer as my PC is broken. Destroyer (Alternate account) 19:47, 27 September 2021 (UTC)

Tropical Storm Vamei
Could you please explain what MOS:DATE guideline was violated on my edit? According to MOS:DATEFORMAT, the format that I applied is accepted within Wikipedia. ABC paulista (talk) 17:43, 30 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Per this, the dates in articles with a Malaysian topic should be generally in DMY format. Sorry for the late reply. Destroyeraa (Alternate account) 01:52, 2 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Ok, that's easy to fix. I'll provide the proper formatting right away. ABC paulista (talk) 02:06, 2 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Thank you. Best, Destroyeraa (Alternate account) 20:00, 2 November 2021 (UTC)

WikiCup 2021 November newsletter
The WikiCup is over for another year and the finalists can relax! Our Champion this year is, who amassed over 5000 points in the final round, achieving 8 featured articles and almost 500 reviews. It was a very competitive round; seven of the finalists achieved over 1000 points in the round (enough to win the 2019 contest), and three scored over 3000 (enough to win the 2020 event). Our 2021 finalists and their scores were:


 * 1) with 5072 points
 * 2) with 3276 points
 * 3) with 3197 points
 * 4) with 1611 points
 * 5) with 1571 points
 * 6) with 1420 points
 * 7) with 1043 points
 * 8) with 528 points

All those who reached the final round will win awards. The following special awards will be made based on high performance in particular areas of content creation and review. Awards will be handed out in the next few days.


 * wins the featured article prize, for 8 FAs in round 5.
 * wins the featured list prize, for 3 FLs in round 5.
 * wins the featured topic prize, for 13 articles in a featured topic in round 5.
 * wins the good article prize, for 63 GAs in round 4.
 * wins the good topic prize, for 86 articles in good topics in round 5.
 * wins the reviewer prize, for 68 FAC reviews and 213 GAN reviews, both in round 5.
 * wins the DYK prize, for 30 did you know articles in round 3 and 105 overall.
 * wins the ITN prize, for 71 in the news articles in round 1 and 284 overall.

Congratulations to everyone who participated in this year's WikiCup, whether they made it to the final round or not, and particular congratulations to the newcomers to the WikiCup, some of whom did very well. Wikipedia has benefitted greatly from the quality creations, expansions and improvements made, and the numerous reviews performed. Thanks to all who have taken part and helped out with the competition, not forgetting User:Jarry1250, who runs the scoring bot.

If you have views on whether the rules or scoring need adjustment for next year's contest, please comment on the WikiCup talk page. Next year's competition will begin on 1 January. You are invited to sign up to participate; the WikiCup is open to all Wikipedians, both novices and experienced editors, and we hope to see you all in the 2022 competition. Until then, it only remains to once again congratulate our worthy winners, and thank all participants for their involvement! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Sturmvogel 66 and Cwmhiraeth. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 19:55, 3 November 2021 (UTC)

Disambiguation link notification for November 9
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Join WikiProject U.S. Roads
If possible, could I join the wikiproject: U.S. Roads? It reads that I can add my username to the members, so do I have permission to join? Thanks. Severestorm28  talk   Contribs

20:56, 9 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Of course! Next time, you don't need to ask for permission as wikiprojects are open to all registered users. Cheers, Destroyeraa (Alternate account) 00:43, 22 November 2021 (UTC)

Medicane and Infobox:storm
Hello and sorry for having messed up the infobox. The question is that at present time Infobox:storm has no capability to display metric first e.g. 100 km/h (65 mph) which is "normal" for windstorms occurring in the Mediterranean and in continental Europe. I asked for help in the infobox discussion, but no one replied. Can you help me? Thanks in advance.--Carnby (talk) 21:39, 17 November 2021 (UTC)
 * There is a way to do this manually, by inserting a convert template. I can do this later. BTW, you cannot remove the USD values from the infobox. They are included in almost every infobox on natural disasters because US dollars are a global currency. Adding Euros is good enough (and all of the Medicane infoboxes already have the Euro values, I believe).  Light and Dark2000  🌀 (talk) 22:33, 17 November 2021 (UTC)

ArbCom 2021 Elections voter message
Sorry about the disruptions, I mainly did it out of curiosity because im new to editing, not to cause trouble, I should have known better tho, so I won't do it again. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Catagory 5 Hurricane Dylan (talk • contribs) 20:16, 23 November 2021 (UTC)