User talk:Engineerchange

Julia Chinn
Hi there, the image purporting to be of Julia Chinn isn't only a caricature, it's essentially a caricature within a caricature. It has been cropped from a containing a portrait implied to be of Julia Chinn, with an appearance that is deliberately unlike the actual historic person. Onetwothreeip (talk) 08:59, 25 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Understood, I'm no expert on this topic, but I would suggest you get consensus on Talk:Julia Chinn before removing the image. Even though it's a caricature, it may be the only "likeness" we have to present an image of what she looked like, and that's why I would likely discourage the removal. I think providing context of that in the caption adds value. Best, --Engineerchange (talk) 15:24, 25 November 2023 (UTC)

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United States Revenue Marine
In the article John Adams Webster the name United States Revenue Cutter Service was first used in the 1890s and before that the service was known as Revenue Marine. Webster was an officer in the Revenue Marine. I thought my link provided adequate information about the service in which he served as it does link to the United States Revenue Cutter Service. My link was to preserve the historical aspect of the name of the service at the time Webster served. The use of the name United States Revenue Cutter Service as used by your edit is an historical inaccuracy. Please consider reverting your edit. Cuprum17 (talk) 14:33, 7 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Sorry, that was a sloppy edit by me. I will say that the cite (which I just added) says "Revenue Service", which can be confusing. --Engineerchange (talk) 14:55, 7 December 2023 (UTC)
 * I read the newspaper article and the reporter probably looked back to the formation of the Coast Guard in 1915 and the Revenue [Cutter] Service as a forerunner and looked no further. Contemporaries of Webster might have even referred to the Revenue Marine as Revenue Service and informally. It was referred to that informally from time to time from the 1860s until 1894 when the change was made official. Thank you for your cooperation and the addition of the cite. Cuprum17 (talk) 17:14, 7 December 2023 (UTC)
 * of course, thank you for pointing out my error! --Engineerchange (talk) 17:18, 7 December 2023 (UTC)

Happy New Year, Engineerchange!


Happy New Year! Engineerchange, Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia.

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Help/ Mentorship
I admired your work from afar for quite some time and have been motivated by your edits. Having someone like you to guide and mentor me would be a real game-changer since you have been through the process and have succeeded. I just created this article JOM Charity Award noticed not live on google. Sorry to bother you. Wishing you a Happy new year. High regards. Calyx2s (talk) 18:15, 3 January 2024 (UTC)
 * thanks for the kind note, I made a few edits. Be sure when you cite sources, not to copy paste the text from others, but to rewrite in your own words. Otherwise, it may fall under WP:COPYVIO. Thanks, --Engineerchange (talk) 01:15, 4 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Thank you for the help/guide and insights, I appreciate it. On the other hand, i noticed the article is not live on Google when search on. I'm sorry if disturbing you. Calyx2s (talk) 04:37, 4 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Google doesn't web crawl Wikipedia everyday. Read WP:SEO. I would anticipate the page to show up in Google search results within the next couple weeks, but no one truly knows. --Engineerchange (talk) 04:49, 4 January 2024 (UTC)
 * , I tried making research now, I found out is when a page is reviewed or patrol that when it goes live on Google and can only be done by an experience editor. Can you kindly help to review it.Calyx2s (talk) 05:11, 4 January 2024 (UTC)
 * I don't think I can help you any further. I do not have any reviewer or patroller rights. You can ask questions further at WP:Teahouse. --Engineerchange (talk) 05:42, 4 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Thank you, I appreciate your support/ Help.Calyx2s (talk) 12:53, 4 January 2024 (UTC)

A quick thank-you
Dear @Engineerchange: thank you for your prompt edits on Cameron Farquhar McRae (minister)! Your addition of the newspaper obituary helps to tremendously clarify the article. Thank you for your attention and your search ability. Cheers, -- The Lonely Pather (talk) 22:53, 9 January 2024 (UTC)
 * made a few more changes and found a photo! thanks for the kind note! --Engineerchange (talk) 23:54, 9 January 2024 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Category:Wikipedia requested photographs in Elizabeth City County, Virginia


A tag has been placed on Category:Wikipedia requested photographs in Elizabeth City County, Virginia indicating that it is currently empty, and is not a disambiguation category, a category redirect, a featured topics category, under discussion at Categories for discussion, or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion. If it remains empty for seven days or more, it may be deleted under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and removing the speedy deletion tag. Liz Read! Talk! 18:28, 25 January 2024 (UTC)

Breaks, Virginia
I'm not sure why you requested a photo at Breaks, Virginia. Thank you. Magnolia677 (talk) 22:20, 27 January 2024 (UTC)
 * I've been resorting all of the requested photos in Virginia. The article references the "break" in the mountain being the namesake for the town; seemed like an obvious suggestion. I believe the "of" param referenced that in the template. --Engineerchange (talk) 22:21, 27 January 2024 (UTC)
 * You might find one here, or this one. --Magnolia677 (talk) 22:28, 27 January 2024 (UTC)
 * added one of those. Cheers, --Engineerchange (talk) 22:36, 27 January 2024 (UTC)
 * perhaps, the more appropriate question is do you know of a photo of _the_ "break" in Pine Mountain. I do think the namesake of a town (when available) is of interest (and relevance) to the reader. --Engineerchange (talk) 22:43, 27 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Having a photo of some other place that this place is named after, would be a decorative image. It would be similar to adding a picture of Kabul to Cabool, Missouri, or of Portuguese Angola to Angola, New York, or of Waterloo, Belgium to Waterloo, Indiana. --Magnolia677 (talk) 22:49, 27 January 2024 (UTC)
 * I think your analogy would hold if it were named after some far off place; like Memphis, Tennessee or Greece, New York. The photo would be of a specific landmark that borders/intersects the area, so it being part of this place makes it within context. It's as significant and relevant to the article's context (per MOS:IMAGERELEVANCE) as including the photo of the (human) namesake of a town, which is fairly common. It being one of the few details in the article, I don't see how it couldn't be relevant. --Engineerchange (talk) 23:06, 27 January 2024 (UTC)
 * I will revert, so I'd suggest you start a discussion on the article talk page first. Thanks. Magnolia677 (talk) 23:11, 27 January 2024 (UTC)
 * thanks for the note; added as suggested. --Engineerchange (talk) 23:20, 27 January 2024 (UTC)

Welcome to the drive!
Welcome, welcome, welcome Engineerchange! I'm glad that you are joining the drive! Please, have a cup of WikiTea, and go cite some articles. CactiStaccingCrane (talk)18:51, 1 February 2024 UTC //en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Engineerchange&action=purge refresh via JWB and Geardona (talk to me?)

Colonelsnow
Thank you for trying to improve my edits in the article, Bernard Baruche. Sorry for deleting the notification of adding a citation for the phrase you meant to better. I'll try to find a citation for it, and it's okay to rewrite it back in place.

-Colonelsnow Colonelsnow (talk) 13:50, 6 February 2024 (UTC)

New Article
Engineerchange, I've just made a new article on Wikipedia simple english, and I'd like you to edit some of the parts. It's titled 'Bernard Baruch'. Your'e free to edit anything; I'm a beginner, you see, and I not as experienced in Wikipedia editing as you are. The article is quite short, so please help to expand the information. Thank you.

-Colonelsnow Colonelsnow (talk) 10:27, 7 February 2024 (UTC)


 * Thanks for editing! Colonelsnow (talk) 05:29, 8 February 2024 (UTC)

WikiCup 2024 February newsletter
The 2024 WikiCup is off to a flying start, with 135 participants. This is the largest number of participants we have seen since 2017.

Our current leader is newcomer, who has one FA on John Littlejohn (preacher) and 10 GAs and 12 DYKs mostly on New Zealand coinage and Inuit figures. Here are some more noteworthy scorers:


 * , with one FA on Hö'elün, two GAs on Mongolia-related articles, and two DYKs;
 * , with one FA on Doom (2016 video game), one GA on Boundary Fire (2017), and 11 reviews;
 * , with one FA on Holidays (Meghan Trainor song), a nine-article FT on 30 (album), and two DYKs;
 * , with one FA on OneShot and one DYK;
 * , with five GAs and five DYKs on television and radio stations;
 * and, both with one FA and one DYK each.

As a reminder, competitors may submit work for the first round until 23:59 (UTC) on 27 February, and the second round starts 1 March. Remember that only the top 64 scoring competitors will make it through to the second round; currently, competitors need at least 15 points to progress. If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, and you hope to get it promoted before the end of the round, please list it on WikiCup/Reviews. However, please remember to continue to offer reviews at GAN, FAC and all the other pages that require them to prevent any backlogs which could otherwise be caused by the Cup. As ever, questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup and the judges (,, and ) are reachable on their talk pages. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 17:58, 11 February 2024 (UTC)


 * Wish you get on the list next time! Colonelsnow (talk) 13:56, 12 February 2024 (UTC)

Colonelsnow
Sorry for asking you a lot to help, but I've written another article in Simple English Wikipedia about Jebel Sahaba. If you can and have time, please edit again. Regards, Colonelsnow. Colonelsnow (talk) 11:18, 14 February 2024 (UTC)

Invitation to join New pages patrol
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WikiCup 2024 March newsletter
The first round of the 2024 WikiCup ended at 23:59 (UTC) on 27 February. Everyone with at least 30 points moved on to Round 2, the highest number of points required to advance to the second round since 2014. Due to a six-way tie for the 64th-place spot, 67 contestants have qualified for Round 2.

The following scorers in Round 1 all scored more than 300 points:


 * , who has 916 points mostly from one FA on John Littlejohn (preacher), 15 GAs, and 16 DYKs on a variety of topics including New Zealand coinage and Inuit figures, in addition to seven reviews
 * , who has 790 points from two FAs on Felix M. Warburg House and Doom (2016 video game), two GAs, one DYK, and 11 reviews
 * , who has 580 points from one FA on Hö'elün, two GAs on Mongolia-related articles, two DYKs, and five reviews
 * , who has 420 points mostly from nine GAs and seven DYKs on television and radio stations
 * , who has 351 points from one FA on Holidays (Meghan Trainor song), a nine-article FT on 30 (album), and three DYKs
 * , who has 345 points from one FA on OneShot, one DYK and two reviews

In this newsletter, the judges would like to pay a special tribute to, who unfortunately passed away this February. At the time of his death, he was the second-highest-scoring competitor. Outside the WikiCup, he had eight other featured articles, five A-class articles, eight other good articles, and two Four Awards. Vami also wrote an essay on completionism, a philosophy in which he deeply believed. If you can, please join us in honoring his memory by improving one of the articles on his to-do list.

Remember that any content promoted after 27 February 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 at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on WikiCup/Reviews Needed. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, feel free to review one of the nominations listed on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed. Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:40, 28 February 2024 (UTC)

Nomination for deletion of Template:Ghoulies
Template:Ghoulies has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. -- wooden superman  10:46, 27 March 2024 (UTC)

WikiCup 2024 April newsletter
We are approaching the end of the 2024 WikiCup's second round, with a little over two weeks remaining. Currently, contestants must score at least 105 points to progress to the third round.

Our current top scorers are as follows:


 * with 642 points, mostly from 11 GAs about radio and television;
 * with 530 points, mostly from two FAs (Well he would, wouldn't he? and Cora Agnes Benneson) and three GAs;
 * with 523 points, mostly from 11 GAs about coinage and history;
 * with 497 points, mostly from a FA about the 2020 season of the soccer club Seattle Sounders FC and two GAs;
 * with 410 points, mostly from a FA about the drink Capri-Sun and three GAs;
 * with 330 points, mostly from a FA about the English botanist Anna Blackburne and a GA.

Competitors may submit work for the second round until the end of 28 April, and the third round starts 1 May. Remember that only competitors with the top 32 scores will make it through to the third round. If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, and you hope to get it promoted before the end of the round, please list it on WikiCup/Reviews. Please remember to continue to offer reviews at GAN, FAC and all the other pages that require them to prevent any backlogs. As a reminder, competitors are strictly prohibited from gaming Wikipedia policies or processes to receive more points.

If you would like to learn more about rules and scoring for the 2024 WikiCup, please read WikiCup/Scoring. Further questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup and the judges (,, and ) are reachable on their talk pages. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 15:05, 12 April 2024 (UTC)

Presidents of Ford
Not sure where you got the idea that the April 2006 discontinuation of the Presidency at Ford Motor Company lasted more than a matter of months but I've restored the table at List of leaders of Ford Motor Company. Every post-William Clay Ford Jr. CEO has been president.71.105.190.227 (talk) 02:44, 27 April 2024 (UTC)

WikiCup 2024 May newsletter
The second round of the 2024 WikiCup ended on 28 April. This round was particularly competitive: each of the 32 contestants who advanced to Round 3 scored at least 141 points. This is the highest number of points required to advance to Round 3 since 2014.

The following scorers in Round 2 all scored more than 500 points:
 * with 707 points, mostly from 45 good article nomination reviews and 12 good articless about radio and television;
 * with 600 points, mostly from 12 good articles and 12 did you know nominations about coinage and history;
 * with 552 points, mostly from a featured article about the 2020 Seattle Sounders FC season, three featured lists, and two good articles;
 * with 548 points, mostly from a featured article about the snooker player John Pulman, two featured lists, and one good article;
 * with 530 points, mostly from two featured articles (Well he would, wouldn't he? and Cora Agnes Benneson) and three good articles.

The full scores for Round 2 can be seen here. So far this year, competitors have gotten 18 featured articles, 22 featured lists, and 186 good articles, 76 in the news credits and at least 200 did you know credits. They have conducted 165 featured article reviews, as well as 399 good article reviews and peer reviews, and have added 21 articles to featured topics and good topics.

Remember that any content promoted after 28 April but before the start of Round 3 can be claimed during Round 3, which starts on 1 May at 00:00 (UTC). 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 at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on WikiCup/Reviews Needed.

If you would like to learn more about rules and scoring for the 2024 WikiCup, please see this page. Further questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup and the judges (,, and ) are reachable on their talk pages. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:37, 29 April 2024 (UTC)

Your Teahouse question
You did not get a response to Teahouse/Questions/Archive 1193. Did you get the help you needed? If not, WP:VPT might be the place to ask.— Vchimpanzee  •  talk  •  contributions  •  21:51, 18 June 2024 (UTC)
 * appreciate the note, I wasn't aware there was another Teahouse, so I reposted there. Cheers, --Engineerchange (talk) 01:18, 19 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Technically, it's not a Teahouse, but I'm glad I could help. If I wasn't so far behind in the archives, I'd have let you know sooner.— Vchimpanzee  •  talk  •  contributions  •  13:48, 20 June 2024 (UTC)

WikiCup 2024 July newsletter
The third round of the 2024 WikiCup ended on 28 June. As with Round 2, this round was competitive: each of the 16 contestants who advanced to Round 4 scored at least 256 points.

The following editors all scored more than 400 points in Round 3:


 * with 1,059 points, mostly from 1 featured article on DeLancey W. Gill, 11 good articles, 18 did you know nominations, and dozens of reviews;
 * with 673 points, mostly from 2 featured articles on Worlds (Porter Robinson album) and I'm God, 5 good articles, and 2 did you know nominations;
 * with 557 points, mostly from 1 featured article on KNXV-TV, 5 good articles, and 8 did you know nominations; and
 * with 415 points, mostly from 1 featured article on Great cuckoo-dove, with a high number of bonus points from that article.

The full scores for round 3 can be seen here. So far this year, competitors have gotten 28 featured articles, 38 featured lists, 240 good articles, 92 in the news credits, and at least 285 did you know credits. They have conducted 279 featured article reviews, as well as 492 good article reviews and peer reviews, and have added 22 articles to featured topics and good topics.

Remember that any content promoted after 28 June but before the start of Round 4 can be claimed during Round 4, which starts on 1 July at 00:00 (UTC). 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 for a good article, featured content, or anything else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on WikiCup/Reviews Needed.

If you would like to learn more about rules and scoring for the 2024 WikiCup, please see this page. Further questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup and the judges (,, and ) are reachable on their talk pages. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 21:30, 29 June 2024 (UTC)