User talk:Ergo Sum/Archive 1

St. Patrick's
"The corporate name and official website name of the external link is simply Archdiocese of New York". Thant's fine your web site but what I'm trying to do with the wiki page is make all of the cathedral pages consistent with one another, i.e., on the "External Links section", "Official Cathedral Site" first, "Roman Catholic Archdiocese/Diocese of..." second. Check it out. -Roberto221
 * @Roberto221 I appreciate your efforts to standardize the terminology of various facets of cathedral articles. However, I think it is necessary to bring to your attention that I am neither the owner nor operator of the website, nor am I affiliated with St. Patrick's Cathedral or the Archdiocese of New York. Therefore, it would be incorrect to designate said website (located in the External links section) as "mine." Nonetheless, I find it only logical that if both the website's proper and colloquial names (as well as the name under which the legal entity was incorporated in New York) are Archdiocese of New York, its link should be represented as such, rather than as an alternate name.  Ergo Sum  23:54, 10 August 2015 (UTC)

Template:Infobox school
Hi. Before making unilateral changes, you may wish to discuss your proposals first with the stakeholders or with user talk:Kanguole. --Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 07:40, 21 August 2015 (UTC)
 * @Kudpung Not to sound impolite, but I have no idea as to what you're referring. Could you please elucidate?  Ergo Sum  17:15, 21 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Sorry. What I meant was, you'd get more response to your suggestion if you post at the schools project or at user talk:Kanguole. --Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 20:42, 21 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Thanks for clarifying. I could hardly count my recommendation that the NRHP template be embedded into the school template as unilateral, seeing as no action was actually taken. I also see no reason for why the infobox school template talk page is not the proper place to list such a comment. However, I will duplicate it where you suggest if you think it would yield more fruitful results.  Ergo Sum  02:37, 22 August 2015 (UTC)
 * @Kudpung But I am also a bit confused about why you list the Southern California task force of WikiProject California as the stakeholder of the infobox schools template. In my opinion, that seems like a rather unusual statement.  Ergo Sum  02:45, 22 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Typo: the shortcut for the school's project is WT:WPSCH, the one I erroneously typed was WT:WPSC. Sorry again for the confusion. --Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 02:59, 22 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Thanks again for clarifying.  Ergo Sum  03:20, 22 August 2015 (UTC)

Jay Heritage Center, 1838 Peter Augustus Jay House and Jay Estate (also known as Jay Property)
Dear Ergo Sum, Thanks for your interest in the Jay Heritage Center, the 1838 Peter Augustus Jay House and the Jay Estate (also known as Jay Property). We are grateful for your efforts to make our Wikipedia presence more accessible especially since the history we are preserving is so important! The Jay Heritage Center, the 1838 Peter Augustus Jay House and the Jay Estate (also known as Jay Property)are all 3 very different things but related to each other like Russian nesting dolls. JHC is a non-profit that owns the 1838 Peter Augustus Jay House and its surrounding .75 acres outright (as well as an additional non-Jay related 1907 Carriage House and .75 acres around it). The 1838 Jay Mansion which is notable for its outstanding Greek Revival architecture and history was not John Jay's house but was built on the footprint of Jay's original home, a 1745 farmhouse called "The Locusts"; pieces of the 1745 house were incorporated into the 1838 structure. The house lies within the Jay Estate landscape (23 acres in entirety) which is notable for being the land that John Jay grew up upon with its original viewshed towards Long Island Sound (immortalized in a prominent Guy Pene Du Bois mural); the land itself also has the highest archaeological importance. This 23 acre parcel of land and everything on it is also operated and maintained by JHC even though JHC does not own all of it. That is why they all have separate Wikipedia entries. It is a unique relationship and to our knowledge the only configuration of its kind among New York State historic sites as JHC is not "friends" group but rather a distinct entity with both ownership rights and operating responsibilities. Hope this is helpful. I can understand why you might suggest merging the sites but that would likely confuse these legal distinctions that have taken many years to clarify. Given your interest in NY History and the law, it would be a pleasure to have you come visit us! - Minard38   — Preceding unsigned comment added by Minard38 (talk • contribs) 12:09, 5 September 2015 (UTC)

PS We believe our organization does meet Wikipedia's notability standards - so does NY State Governor Andrew Cuomo who in addition to adding permanent NY State Path Through History signage on the parkways for the Jay Heritage Center in May 2014 has awarded JHC not one but two preservation grants totaling $891,056 in just the last 9 months Minard38 (talk) 12:33, 5 September 2015 (UTC)Minard38


 * Please see my response on the 1838 Peter Augustus Jay House talk page.  Ergo Sum   18:26, 5 September 2015 (UTC)

Georgetown School of Dentistry
appreciate your contributions to school of dentistry and details about it on the Georgetown page, but should it be listed on the university template and the table of constituent schools of the university if it is defunct? looking at templates and tables of different schools don't show any similar uses. I'm not sure but I think school of dentistry should probably be taken off them. Jx242 (talk) 01:03, 13 September 2015 (UTC)
 * My logic for including it as I did was because the Dental School was a rather long-lived school that turned out many graduates and had a notable impact on the university. Additionally, I followed Yale's example, which lists their defunct school in their list of schools and on their template. The table on the Georgetown University article is not necessarily comprehensive only of existing schools, so I think it would be prudent to include the defunct one as well.  Ergo Sum  03:37, 13 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Granted, I can understand removing it from the table, as that implies it is an active school. However, I do believe it should remain in the template.  Ergo Sum  03:39, 13 September 2015 (UTC)

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A page you started (William Matthews (priest)) has been reviewed!
Thanks for creating William Matthews (priest), Ergo Sum!

Wikipedia editor Blythwood just reviewed your page, and wrote this note for you:

"Looks OK. I've added two sources from Google Books. I think you may want to check the claim that he was the first American-born president since although it appears in a book it depends very much on what you call 'American' - are we discounting anyone in Florida or Texas or Louisiana or California? Especially since he wasn't 'American-born' but born a British citizen? I've changed it to 'British North American' which seems more plausible to me but I think this might need more checking."

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 * Thanks for reviewing the page. I've clarified the language in the article to more accurately reflect the claim.  Ergo Sum  19:32, 25 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Incidentally, having read this recently, this sounds like it might be an interesting framework to expand the article from, although he isn't mentioned in the article. Blythwood (talk) 18:53, 1 September 2016 (UTC)
 * From my own knowledge of that situation (I happen to have read rather extensively about the early university and state of Maryland), Matthews was affiliated with Georgetown before that particular sale occurred and during his presidency, while the Maryland Jesuits did own plantations on which there were slaves (and presumably some of the proceeds from those helped fund the college), I am not aware of any formal connection between slave ownership and the university that early on. It would be interesting if you did happen to find something to that effect, though.  Ergo Sum  20:24, 1 September 2016 (UTC)

DYK nomination of William Matthews (priest)
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 * Issue addressed.  Ergo Sum  19:31, 25 August 2016 (UTC)

DYK for William Matthews (priest)
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Autopatrolled granted
Hi Ergo Sum, I just wanted to let you know that I have [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3ALog&type=rights&user=&page=User%3A added] the "autopatrolled" permission to your account, as you have created numerous, valid articles. This feature will have no effect on your editing, and is simply intended to reduce the workload on new page patrollers. For more information on the patroller right, see Autopatrolled. Feel free to leave me a message if you have any questions. Happy editing! Lord Roem ~ (talk) 20:07, 18 September 2016 (UTC)

Cafe Junczion
Dear Sir,

I am very new to Wikipedia. As you know English is not my mother tongue I might make mistake. I really appreciate you time taken to review my article and suggest me on few edits. I kindly request you to please guide me to edit the mistakes which you have found in the article.

Looking forward for your reply.

Thanks and Regards,

IssacIssacpanicker007 (talk) 21:17, 20 September 2016 (UTC)Issacpanicker007 (talk) 21:18, 20 September 2016 (UTC)
 * Welcome to Wikipedia! We're glad to have your help. Everyone is welcome to contribute to the encyclopedia, but there are certain policies that all articles are required to abide by. As you can see, I've placed several notices on Cafe Junczion that signify to other editors that there are several issues with the newly created article. One of those policies is notability: for an article to be created, its subject must meet certain community-determined standards of public notability. In my opinion and in 78.26's (an administrator's) opinion, Cafe Junczion failed to meet those criteria. Please do not be discouraged just because one of the articles you created was deleted. It happens to the best of us. I would highly recommend familiarizing yourself with the Wikipedia policies and, by all means, continue editing. The best practice for learning the guidelines is by doing.  Ergo Sum  21:30, 20 September 2016 (UTC)
 * Hi Issacpanicker007. I'm sorry your early Wikipedia experience is frustrating.  We do have policies about what makes a topic encyclopedic, as Ergo Sum mentioned your article didn't come close to meeting the notability guidelines.  If you've read them, and you feel your topic is notable and you want to give it a go, may I suggest you follow the suggestions at WP:Your First Article, using the Draft space and Articles for Creation?  That will allow you to develop your article without worrying about it getting deleted.  If you have any further questions there are lots of editors willing to help you understand this place, which is unquestionably complicated at times.  All the best,   78.26   (spin me / revolutions) 00:58, 21 September 2016 (UTC)

Thawabit
Hi. I see you added the POV tag in Thawabit, but left nothing on the talk page to justify its addition. Why? Al-Andalusi (talk) 22:28, 20 September 2016 (UTC)
 * Please see my response at Talk:Thawabit.  Ergo Sum  23:24, 20 September 2016 (UTC)

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Rollback granted
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Venice location maps
It looks like technology has overtaken me while I was dragging my heels on the request you made at the map workshop a few months ago. Try out using the fantastic new OSM Location map template. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Joe Roe (talk • contribs)


 * Thanks for working on the request and also pointing out that new feature. I wasn't aware of it.  Ergo Sum  22:05, 1 December 2016 (UTC)

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Westchester
Hi Ergosum,

While I normally prefer customizable templates to single images, it appears Photomontage has no ability to display even spaces between images of irregular sizes and thus a single image would be aesthetically preferable. This is typical across many Wikipedia locality articles, and this one is of so little edit and viewing traffic (and thus the image rarely changes) that one image should be fine. As is typical in these situations, I can send you or others the easily-editable PSD file. ɱ (talk) · vbm  · coi) 23:49, 6 February 2017 (UTC)  ɱ  (talk) · vbm  · coi) 23:49, 6 February 2017 (UTC)

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Template:Did you know nominations/Irish Fright
Ergo Sum, please return as soon as possible to your review here; there has been a response to your most recent comment, and it looks like it could be ready for approval. Thank you very much. BlueMoonset (talk) 21:48, 11 July 2017 (UTC)

RM closures
Just as an FYI, typically an uninvolved editor closes the RM. Since you didn't actually !vote but did propose it above, it would probably just be better to formalize the !vote. TonyBallioni (talk) 02:18, 25 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I realized that afterwards. That's why I removed the discussion closing templates. Also, since this would be a technical move, only an admin can actually execute the consensus.  Ergo Sum  02:50, 25 July 2017 (UTC)
 * People with the extended mover bit can as well. Not applicable here because you're involved, but there is also nothing against non-admins without that technical to right suppress redirects closing an RM they are uninvolved with. They'd just need to post to WP:RM/TR when they did it. Same as when any non-admin closes an RM that is move protected. TonyBallioni (talk) 02:57, 25 July 2017 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Angelo De Donatis
Hello! Your submission of Angelo De Donatis 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) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Yoninah (talk) 20:06, 29 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your response. FYI, you should use this symbol: as a check mark when responding on a DYK nomination. The green tick is used by the reviewer to inform the DYK bot that the article is approved. Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 23:24, 29 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Got it. Thanks for the heads up.  Ergo Sum  23:27, 29 July 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Angelo De Donatis
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A Message
Hi. How are you?

I thought I would write this message to say that from the Armonk, New York Article, Armonk is not a Hamlet but a Census Designated Place (CDP). (How you can tell by this is by viewing the Municipalities and Communities of Westchester County Chart at the end of the Article).

Please keep in mind to be of good faith. I didn't mean to be of a disruption.

Warm regards,

[User:Sarah.t.life]] Sarah.t.life (talk) 00:15, 21 August 2017 (UTC)


 * Hello Sarah.t.life. Thank you for the tip, though I was aware of that. Why do you mention it? Did I inadvertently make an edit to the contrary?  Ergo Sum  01:37, 21 August 2017 (UTC)


 * Hi Why, your very welcome. Ohh! So you were aware of that before, then why do you keep reverting it? I assume so, yes, you may have.


 * User:Sarah.t.life


 * Sarah.t.life (talk) 22:21, 21 August 2017 (UTC)
 * I'm pretty sure I've never reverted any of your edits on the Armonk, New York article. Can you link to a particular edit so I know what exactly you're referring to?  Ergo Sum  01:05, 22 August 2017 (UTC)


 * How can you do that actually? (My apologies, I was never taught that method of inputting).


 * User:Sarah.t.life


 * Sarah.t.life (talk) 00:59, 23 August 2017 (UTC)
 * On the Armonk, New York article, if you click "View history" on top, then select two consecutive versions using the blue dots, then click the "compare selected revisions" button. Then you can just copy the URL in the browser bar. Ergo Sum  01:03, 23 August 2017 (UTC)


 * Ohh! My sincerest apologies! I believe I have mistaken you for another User about these reverts. (You can disregard these messages that I have inserted in this section).


 * User:Sarah.t.life


 * Sarah.t.life (talk) 02:27, 23 August 2017 (UTC)

Your help desk questions
You didn't get a response, but maybe you could try asking again. This isn't something I would know how to help with. Or have you tried WP:VPT?— Vchimpanzee  •  talk  •  contributions  •  21:10, 25 September 2017 (UTC)
 * I've tried on the Village pump to no avail. I might try again on the help desk, but it doesn't seem like there are many who know the answer to this question.  Ergo Sum  02:13, 26 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Did you ever get help for your October 7 question?— Vchimpanzee  •  talk  •  contributions  •  19:37, 11 October 2017 (UTC)
 * No, I didn't. I posted it again at the Help Desk a few days ago, but there was no response.  Ergo Sum  21:05, 11 October 2017 (UTC)

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Please give your expert advice
Hi. I noticed that you are interested in law. Can you please take a look at this discussion about Reid Collins & Tsai article? I would appreciate your expert advice on the subject. -- Bbarmadillo (talk) 13:59, 2 January 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Guardia Lombardi
Vanamonde (talk) 04:22, 17 January 2018 (UTC)

Template Editor
Somehow you didn't get the standard message, so I'll take the liberty of pasting this...

Your account has been granted the "templateeditor" user permission, allowing you to edit templates and modules that have been protected with template protection. It also allows you to bypass the title blacklist, giving you the ability to create and edit editnotices. Before you use this user right, please read Template editor and make sure you understand its contents. In particular, you should read the section on wise template editing and the criteria for revocation.

You can use this user right to perform maintenance, answer edit requests, and make any other simple and generally uncontroversial edits to templates, modules, and edinotices. You can also use it to enact more complex or controversial edits, after those edits are first made to a test sandbox, and their technical reliability as well as their consensus among other informed editors has been established. If you are willing to process edit requests on templates and modules, keep in mind that you are taking responsibility to ensure the edits have consensus and are technically sound.

This user right gives you access to some of Wikipedia's most important templates and modules; it is critical that you edit them wisely and that you only make edits that are backed up by consensus. It is also very important that no one else be allowed to access your account, so you should consider taking a few moments to secure your password.

If you do not want this user right, you may ask any administrator to remove it for you at any time.


 * Useful links
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 * User:AnomieBOT/TPERTable – outstanding template-protected edit requests (bot-generated)
 * Request fully-protected templates or modules be downgraded to template protection

Happy template editing! Cabayi (talk) 16:37, 19 January 2018 (UTC)

As far as I'm aware you're the first to have the permission on a trial basis. It may help you to work on template changes in which you have no personal interest other than ensuring a successful change. You can find the list of template edit requests at User:AnomieBOT/TPERTable, and the templates which require some work prior to deletion or merger at Templates for discussion/Holding cell. After a couple I'm sure you'll see my reasons for declining a couple of your requests was not about agreement or disagreement, merely a desire to make sure nothing breaks as a result of the change.

A while back I took a stab at describing what makes a good edit request at User:Cabayi/Making effective template edit requests. If you have any ideas for improving the essay please edit away. I'd really appreciate it.

offered to act as a sounding-board if you have any problems/questions. I'd like to echo that. Good luck & best wishes, Cabayi (talk) 16:37, 19 January 2018 (UTC)
 * Many thanks for your offer to lend your advice when necessary. You've both been helpful in the past with acquainting myself with the norms and technical matters of edit requests alike.  Ergo Sum  19:22, 19 January 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Pecorino di Carmasciano
Gatoclass (talk) 00:47, 24 January 2018 (UTC)

Infobox school proposed updates
Hi, I think it would be ok for you to go ahead and implement my proposed updates to the two existing parameters in Infobox school. Its been 5/6 days since I last proposed the updates on the talk page and there is support after posting on WPSCH talk page. Steven (Editor) (talk) 18:29, 7 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Done.  Ergo Sum  18:46, 7 February 2018 (UTC)

Editing News #1—2018
Read this in another language • Subscription list for the English Wikipedia • Subscription list for the multilingual edition Did you know? Did you know that you can now use the visual diff tool on any page?



Sometimes, it is hard to see important changes in a wikitext diff. This screenshot of a wikitext diff (click to enlarge) shows that the paragraphs have been rearranged, but it does not highlight the removal of a word or the addition of a new sentence.

If you enable the Beta Feature for "", you will have a new option. It will give you a new box at the top of every diff page. This box will let you choose either diff system on any edit.

Click the toggle button to switch between visual and wikitext diffs.

In the visual diff, additions, removals, new links, and formatting changes will be highlighted. Other changes, such as changing the size of an image, are described in notes on the side.



This screenshot shows the same edit as the wikitext diff. The visual diff highlights the removal of one word and the addition of a new sentence. An arrow indicates that the paragraph changed location.

You can read and help translate the user guide, which has more information about how to use the visual editor.

Since the last newsletter, the Editing Team has spent most of their time supporting the 2017 wikitext editor mode, which is available inside the visual editor as a Beta Feature, and improving the visual diff tool. Their work board is available in Phabricator. You can find links to the work finished each week at VisualEditor/Weekly triage meetings. Their current priorities are fixing bugs, supporting the 2017 wikitext editor, and improving the visual diff tool.

Recent changes

 * The 2017 wikitext editor is available as a Beta Feature on desktop devices. It has the same toolbar as the visual editor and can use the citoid service and other modern tools.  The team have been comparing the performance of different editing environments.  They have studied how long it takes to open the page and start typing.  The study uses data for more than one million edits during December and January.  Some changes have been made to improve the speed of the 2017 wikitext editor and the visual editor.  Recently, the 2017 wikitext editor opened fastest for most edits, and the 2010 WikiEditor was fastest for some edits.  More information will be posted at Contributors/Projects/Editing performance.
 * The visual diff tool was developed for the visual editor. It is now available to all users of the visual editor and the 2017 wikitext editor.  When you review your changes, you can toggle between wikitext and visual diffs.  You can also enable the new Beta Feature for "Visual diffs".  The Beta Feature lets you use the visual diff tool to view other people's edits on page histories and Special:RecentChanges.
 * Wikitext syntax highlighting is available as a Beta Feature for both the 2017 wikitext editor and the 2010 wikitext editor.
 * The citoid service automatically translates URLs, DOIs, ISBNs, and PubMed id numbers into wikitext citation templates. This tool has been used at the English Wikipedia for a long time.  It is very popular and useful to editors, although it can be tricky for admins to set up.  Other wikis can have this service, too.  Please read the instructions. You can ask the team to help you enable citoid at your wiki.

Let's work together

 * The team is planning a presentation about editing tools for an upcoming Wikimedia Foundation metrics and activities meeting.
 * Wikibooks, Wikiversity, and other communities may have the visual editor made available by default to contributors. If your community wants this, then please contact Dan Garry.
 * The  block can automatically display long lists of references in columns on wide screens.  This makes footnotes easier to read.  This has already been enabled at the English Wikipedia.  If you want columns for a long list of footnotes on this wiki, you can use either   or the plain (no parameters)   template.  If you edit a different wiki, you can request multi-column support for your wiki.
 * If you aren't reading this in your preferred language, then please help us with translations! Subscribe to the Translators mailing list or contact us directly. We will notify you when the next issue is ready for translation. Thank you!

—User:Whatamidoing (WMF) (talk) 23:14, 28 February 2018 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Episcopal Seminary of Fiesole
Hello! Your submission of Episcopal Seminary of Fiesole 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) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Yoninah (talk) 21:16, 4 March 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Episcopal Seminary of Fiesole
Gatoclass (talk) 00:02, 12 March 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Church of Santa Maria Primerana
Gatoclass (talk) 02:47, 13 March 2018 (UTC)

Upcoming changes to wikitext parsing
Hello,

There will be some changes to the way wikitext is parsed during the next few weeks. It will affect all namespaces. You can see a list of pages that may display incorrectly at Special:LintErrors. Since most of the easy problems have already been solved at the English Wikipedia, I am specifically contacting tech-savvy editors such as yourself with this one-time message, in the hope that you will be able to investigate the remaining high-priority pages during the next month.

There are approximately 10,000 articles (and many more non-article pages) with high-priority errors. The most important ones are the articles with misnested tags and table problems. Some of these involve templates, such as infoboxes, or the way the template is used in the article. In some cases, the "error" is a minor, unimportant difference in the visual appearance. In other cases, the results are undesirable. You can see a before-and-after comparison of any article by adding ?action=parsermigration-edit to the end of a link, like this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Foss?action=parsermigration-edit (which shows a difference in how infobox ship is parsed).

If you are interested in helping with this project, please see Linter. There are also some basic instructions (and links to even more information) at https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-ambassadors/2018-April/001836.html You can also leave a note at WT:Linter if you have questions.

Thank you for all the good things you do for the English Wikipedia. Whatamidoing (WMF) (talk) 21:18, 19 April 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of William Matthews (priest)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article William Matthews (priest) you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Farang Rak Tham -- Farang Rak Tham (talk) 12:21, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

DYK approved. Do I need to do anything else?
Hello ! Thanks for reviewing the Low-key photography nomination for DYK. It might sound stupid, but since this is my first article I nominated for GA and DYK, do I need to do anything else? Robertgombos (talk) 19:26, 14 June 2018 (UTC)
 * (watching:) Robertgombos, no, nothing you have to do, just keep the nomination watched, to see when it will be closed to go to a preparation area, and then watch Template:Did you know/Queue. You'll get credit on your talk when it appears (usually at some midnight UTC). Enjoy! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:45, 14 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Oh, fair enough, thanks ! Robertgombos (talk) 20:14, 14 June 2018 (UTC)

Template:Infobox United States federal court
I have to say you're doing a fantastic job with the template. If I may, I have a few requests: I appreciate your work on this template, and if possible, am willing to assist you in its implementation across pages. – JocularJellyfish TalkContribs 00:43, 21 June 2018 (UTC)
 * 1) Can you add a parameter for the title of the "chief judges" in the infobox. For example, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation does not have a chief judge, but a "chairman", so having a blanket label on chief judges would not be accurate. This request only applies to tribunals.
 * 2) For the court abbreviation in legal citations parameter, can you not have the parentheses appear if no abbreviation is input? The United States Alien Terrorist Removal Court, for example, does not have a known case citation label, and thus, the parentheses appear for no reason.
 * Thanks! 1) Yes, that's a good idea; I've implemented that. 2) United States Alien Terrorist Removal Court currently uses Infobox U.S. federal court, which is different from Infobox United States federal court (I know the two are easily mistaken at the moment). The empty parentheses do not appear in Infobox United States federal court. Once the TfD is closed, I intend to make Infobox U.S. federal court a redirect and then do a round robin page move.  Ergo Sum  01:04, 21 June 2018 (UTC)


 * Thanks for your collaboration on this template. – JocularJellyfish TalkContribs 16:56, 21 June 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of William Matthews (priest)
The article William Matthews (priest) you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold. The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:William Matthews (priest) for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Farang Rak Tham -- Farang Rak Tham (talk) 07:21, 15 May 2018 (UTC)

William Matthews
Re the FAC, I think it kind of just timed out. Look forward to its renomination post the GA review. Ceoil (talk) 20:45, 12 May 2018 (UTC)
 * That's probably the case. The article is in the GA nomination process right now, so I'll let that finish up and account for any suggestions, at which point I'll give FAC another go.  Ergo Sum  22:31, 12 May 2018 (UTC)
 * In my view, you are down to formatting issues now, and wish you the best of luck. Ceoil (talk) 01:13, 13 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Thank you. Hopefully you'll weigh in when I re-propose as FAC.  Ergo Sum  02:46, 13 May 2018 (UTC)
 * You fell down on the page numbers thing last time. Will give another read over but ping me when ready. Ceoil (talk) 06:06, 13 May 2018 (UTC)

Just got around to cleaning up the article and re-nominating. If you have a moment, I'd appreciate you weighing in on the FAC.  Ergo Sum  19:02, 2 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Again, if you have a moment and feel like weighing in on the FAC, it would be very appreciated.  Ergo Sum   14:49, 16 July 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of William Matthews (priest)
The article William Matthews (priest) you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:William Matthews (priest) for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Farang Rak Tham -- Farang Rak Tham (talk) 11:21, 18 May 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Andrea L. Thompson
— Maile (talk) 00:02, 3 July 2018 (UTC)

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"Notable people" section at Full Sail University
Hello! I am reaching out to you as an active editor and member of WikiProject Universities. I've been working with Full Sail University to suggest improvements to the Wikipedia article on its talk page (where I've also disclosed my COI). I've proposed adding a sourced list of notable alumni, similar to other university articles. However, I've struggled to get a volunteer editor to review and implement the proposed markup. Would you be willing to take a look at the sourced list of people here and update the article appropriately? Thanks for your consideration. Inkian Jason (talk) 18:13, 1 August 2018 (UTC)
 * This request has been answered. Take care! Inkian Jason (talk) 17:41, 22 August 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Old North Building
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 13 August 2018 (UTC)

William Matthews (priest)

 * Thank you for copy editing.  Ergo Sum  23:10, 3 September 2018 (UTC)
 * No worries, it's an interesting article. Good luck with your planned FA nom. Cheers,  Baffle gab1978  02:15, 4 September 2018 (UTC)

Re: Our Lady of Pompeii Church (Manhattan)
Thanks for your work on this article! --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 17:06, 2 September 2018 (UTC)
 * You're welcome! It was a pleasure to work on. Fascinating history.  Ergo Sum  17:49, 2 September 2018 (UTC)
 * I'm curious, do you have plans to nominate the article for Good status? --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 18:33, 2 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Yes, that's precisely what I intend. There are just a few more things I want to add to the article, and then I'm going to nominate it.  Ergo Sum  18:42, 2 September 2018 (UTC)
 * --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 18:59, 2 September 2018 (UTC)

I've created the good article nomination. I'd appreciate it if you could weigh in with your thoughts when you have a moment.  Ergo Sum  23:14, 2 September 2018 (UTC)
 * I don't conduct GA reviews, but I'll take another look at the article. Again, great work! --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 00:04, 3 September 2018 (UTC)

I also noticed this article, and it looks like it's in great shape. Good luck with your GA nomination. epicgenius (talk) 18:54, 4 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Thank you. As I say above, if you feel comfortable weighing in on the GA nomination, even if not to start it, I'd appreciate it.  Ergo Sum  23:49, 4 September 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Sanctuary of San Gerardo Maiella
Alex Shih (talk) 00:02, 16 September 2018 (UTC)