User talk:Ergo Sum/Archive 3

Your GA nomination of Alphonsus J. Donlon
The article Alphonsus J. Donlon you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Alphonsus J. Donlon 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 The Rambling Man -- The Rambling Man (talk) 07:21, 10 June 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Charles H. Stonestreet
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Charles H. Stonestreet 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 The Rambling Man -- The Rambling Man (talk) 09:01, 22 July 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Charles H. Stonestreet
The article Charles H. Stonestreet 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:Charles H. Stonestreet for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of The Rambling Man -- The Rambling Man (talk) 09:21, 22 July 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Manresa Island
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Manresa Island 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 The Rambling Man -- The Rambling Man (talk) 12:22, 22 July 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Manresa Island
The article Manresa Island 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:Manresa Island for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of The Rambling Man -- The Rambling Man (talk) 12:41, 22 July 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of William Feiner
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article William Feiner 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 The Rambling Man -- The Rambling Man (talk) 19:01, 28 July 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of William Feiner
The article William Feiner 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 Feiner for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of The Rambling Man -- The Rambling Man (talk) 20:03, 28 July 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Samuel Mulledy
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Samuel Mulledy 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 The Rambling Man -- The Rambling Man (talk) 10:02, 29 July 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Samuel Mulledy
The article Samuel Mulledy 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:Samuel Mulledy for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of The Rambling Man -- The Rambling Man (talk) 11:01, 29 July 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Charles H. Stonestreet
valereee (talk) 00:01, 2 August 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Charles H. Stonestreet
The article Charles H. Stonestreet you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Charles H. Stonestreet 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 The Rambling Man -- The Rambling Man (talk) 10:41, 26 July 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Manresa Island
The article Manresa Island you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Manresa Island 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 The Rambling Man -- The Rambling Man (talk) 06:22, 27 July 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Samuel Mulledy
— Maile (talk) 12:02, 15 August 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Joseph J. Himmel
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Joseph J. Himmel 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 The Rambling Man -- The Rambling Man (talk) 09:01, 18 August 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of William Feiner
The article William Feiner you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:William Feiner 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 The Rambling Man -- The Rambling Man (talk) 07:02, 1 August 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Samuel Mulledy
The article Samuel Mulledy you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Samuel Mulledy 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 The Rambling Man -- The Rambling Man (talk) 07:42, 1 August 2019 (UTC)

Bryant Park
Great idea!, the category. Do you have any interest in creating Template:Bryant Park to add to articles as well? --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 19:48, 15 August 2019 (UTC)
 * Sure. I'll add it to my to-do list.  Ergo Sum  02:43, 19 August 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Manresa Island
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:01, 21 August 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of David H. Buel
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article David H. Buel 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 The Rambling Man -- The Rambling Man (talk) 09:01, 30 August 2019 (UTC)

DYK for David H. Buel
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:02, 3 September 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Joseph J. Himmel
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 00:01, 6 September 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Joseph J. Himmel
The article Joseph J. Himmel 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:Joseph J. Himmel for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of The Rambling Man -- The Rambling Man (talk) 19:22, 18 August 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Joseph J. Himmel
The article Joseph J. Himmel you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Joseph J. Himmel 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 The Rambling Man -- The Rambling Man (talk) 08:03, 19 August 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Jerome Daugherty
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Jerome Daugherty 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 The Rambling Man -- The Rambling Man (talk) 21:01, 12 September 2019 (UTC)

TFA
Thank you today for Thomas F. Mulledy, "the two-time President of Georgetown University, one of the founders of the College of the Holy Cross, and a prominent 19th-century leader of the Jesuits in the United States. He was very cantankerous and was not on good terms with most of his fellow Jesuits. Today, he is most remembered for having been the main actor in the 1838 Jesuit slave sale, in which he sold 272 slaves owned by the Jesuits to pay off Georgetown's debts. This resulted in significant protests at Georgetown and Holy Cross in 2015 and 2016, respectively."! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:25, 14 September 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of John D. Whitney
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article John D. Whitney 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 The Rambling Man -- The Rambling Man (talk) 16:41, 17 September 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of John D. Whitney
The article John D. Whitney 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:John D. Whitney for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of The Rambling Man -- The Rambling Man (talk) 17:41, 17 September 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Joseph A. Lopez
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Joseph A. Lopez 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 The Rambling Man -- The Rambling Man (talk) 20:03, 18 September 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of David H. Buel
The article David H. Buel 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:David H. Buel for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of The Rambling Man -- The Rambling Man (talk) 11:21, 2 September 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of David H. Buel
The article David H. Buel you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:David H. Buel 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 The Rambling Man -- The Rambling Man (talk) 09:41, 5 September 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Enoch Fenwick
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Enoch Fenwick 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 The Rambling Man -- The Rambling Man (talk) 20:42, 20 September 2019 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Church of the Gesú (Philadelphia)
Hello! Your submission of Church of the Gesú (Philadelphia) 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! Farang Rak Tham  (Talk) 18:19, 23 September 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Jerome Daugherty
valereee (talk) 00:03, 24 September 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Lawrence C. Gorman
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Lawrence C. Gorman 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 The Rambling Man -- The Rambling Man (talk) 07:21, 26 September 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of John B. Creeden
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article John B. Creeden 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 The Rambling Man -- The Rambling Man (talk) 19:42, 29 September 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of John B. Creeden
The article John B. Creeden 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:John B. Creeden for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of The Rambling Man -- The Rambling Man (talk) 20:21, 29 September 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Jerome Daugherty
The article Jerome Daugherty 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:Jerome Daugherty for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of The Rambling Man -- The Rambling Man (talk) 11:41, 13 September 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Jerome Daugherty
The article Jerome Daugherty you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Jerome Daugherty 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 The Rambling Man -- The Rambling Man (talk) 15:01, 13 September 2019 (UTC)

Charles H. Stonestreet
As this is a fine article, and is failing due to lack of reviews, I suggest you canvas for wider feedback. Normally that kind of thing is frowned upon on wiki, but not when its constructive and for article improvement. Off the top of my head Gerda Arendt and Tim Riley seem epically suited to suggesting improvements for the page; Gerda because she know the broad topic area, Tim because of his sensitive command of the appropriate language for an article like this. Both are very nice people, and highly approachable. Ceoil (talk) 00:56, 5 October 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Joseph A. Lopez
valereee (talk) 00:04, 6 October 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of John D. Whitney
The article John D. Whitney you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:John D. Whitney 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 The Rambling Man -- The Rambling Man (talk) 20:03, 18 September 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Joseph A. Lopez
The article Joseph A. Lopez you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Joseph A. Lopez 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 The Rambling Man -- The Rambling Man (talk) 20:02, 19 September 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Enoch Fenwick
The article Enoch Fenwick 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:Enoch Fenwick for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of The Rambling Man -- The Rambling Man (talk) 09:21, 22 September 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Enoch Fenwick
The article Enoch Fenwick you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Enoch Fenwick 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 The Rambling Man -- The Rambling Man (talk) 20:02, 22 September 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Lawrence C. Gorman
The article Lawrence C. Gorman 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:Lawrence C. Gorman for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of The Rambling Man -- The Rambling Man (talk) 19:21, 29 September 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Lawrence C. Gorman
The article Lawrence C. Gorman you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Lawrence C. Gorman 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 The Rambling Man -- The Rambling Man (talk) 20:21, 29 September 2019 (UTC)

Editing News #2 – Mobile editing and talk pages – October 2019
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Inside this newsletter, the Editing team talks about their work on the mobile visual editor, on the new talk pages project, and at Wikimania 2019.

Help
What talk page interactions do you remember? Is it a story about how someone helped you to learn something new? Is it a story about how someone helped you get involved in a group? Something else? Whatever your story is, we want to hear it!

Please tell us a story about how you used a talk page. Please share a link to a memorable discussion, or describe it on the talk page for this project. The team would value your examples. These examples will help everyone develop a shared understanding of what this project should support and encourage.

Talk Pages
The Talk Pages Consultation was a global consultation to define better tools for wiki communication. From February through June 2019, more than 500 volunteers on 20 wikis, across 15 languages and multiple projects, came together with members of the Foundation to create a product direction for a set of discussion tools. The Phase 2 Report of the Talk Page Consultation was published in August. It summarizes the product direction the team has started to work on, which you can read more about here: Talk Page Project project page.

The team needs and wants your help at this early stage. They are starting to develop the first idea. Please add your name to the "Getting involved" section of the project page, if you would like to hear about opportunities to participate.

Mobile visual editor
The Editing team is trying to make it simpler to edit on mobile devices. The team is changing the visual editor on mobile. If you have something to say about editing on a mobile device, please leave a message at Talk:VisualEditor on mobile.

Edit Cards



 * On 3 September, the Editing team released version 3 of Edit Cards. Anyone could use the new version in the mobile visual editor.
 * There is an updated design on the Edit Card for adding and modifying links. There is also a new, combined workflow for editing a link's display text and target.
 * Feedback: You can try the new Edit Cards by opening the mobile visual editor on a smartphone. Please post your feedback on the Edit cards talk page.

Toolbar



 * In September, the Editing team updated the mobile visual editor's editing toolbar. Anyone could see these changes in the mobile visual editor.
 * One toolbar: All of the editing tools are located in one toolbar. Previously, the toolbar changed when you clicked on different things.
 * New navigation: The buttons for moving forward and backward in the edit flow have changed.
 * Seamless switching: an improved workflow for switching between the visual and wikitext modes.
 * Feedback: You can try the refreshed toolbar by opening the mobile VisualEditor on a smartphone. Please post your feedback on the Toolbar feedback talk page.

Wikimania
The Editing Team attended Wikimania 2019 in Sweden. They led a session on the mobile visual editor and a session on the new talk pages project. They tested two new features in the mobile visual editor with contributors. You can read more about what the team did and learned in the team's report on Wikimania 2019.

Looking ahead

 * Talk Pages Project: The team is thinking about the first set of proposed changes.  The team will be working with a few communities to pilot those changes. The best way to stay informed is by adding your username to the list on the project page: Getting involved.
 * Testing the mobile visual editor as the default: The Editing team plans to post results before the end of the calendar year. The best way to stay informed is by adding the project page to your watchlist: VisualEditor as mobile default project page.
 * Measuring the impact of Edit Cards: The Editing team hopes to share results in November.  This study asks whether the project helped editors add links and citations.  The best way to stay informed is by adding the project page to your watchlist: Edit Cards project page.

– PPelberg (WMF) (talk) & Whatamidoing (WMF) (talk) 16:51, 17 October 2019 (UTC)

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Incomplete DYK nomination
Hello! Your submission of Template:Did you know nominations/John D. Whitney at the Did You Know nominations page is not complete; if you would like to continue, please link the nomination to the nominations page as described in step 3 of the nomination procedure. If you do not want to continue with the nomination, tag the nomination page with db-g7, or ask a DYK admin. Thank you. DYKHousekeepingBot (talk) 09:50, 20 October 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of John B. Creeden
The article John B. Creeden you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:John B. Creeden 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 The Rambling Man -- The Rambling Man (talk) 14:41, 30 September 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Church of the Gesú (Philadelphia)
Gatoclass (talk) 00:02, 21 October 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Ross T. McIntire
Gatoclass (talk) 00:01, 23 October 2019 (UTC)

DYK for John B. Creeden
Gatoclass (talk) 00:02, 25 October 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Enoch Fenwick
valereee (talk) 00:01, 26 October 2019 (UTC)

DYK for John D. Whitney
Gatoclass (talk) 03:33, 27 October 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Arthur A. O'Leary
Gatoclass (talk) 00:02, 30 October 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Lawrence C. Gorman
Gatoclass (talk) 00:02, 6 November 2019 (UTC)

DYK for St. Charles College (Louisiana)
valereee (talk) 00:03, 19 November 2019 (UTC)

Google Code-In 2019 is coming - please mentor some documentation tasks!
Hello,

Google Code-In, Google-organized contest in which the Wikimedia Foundation participates, starts in a few weeks. This contest is about taking high school students into the world of opensource. I'm sending you this message because you recently edited a documentation page at the English Wikipedia.

I would like to ask you to take part in Google Code-In as a mentor. That would mean to prepare at least one task (it can be documentation related, or something else - the other categories are Code, Design, Quality Assurance and Outreach) for the participants, and help the student to complete it. Please sign up at the contest page and send us your Google account address to google-code-in-admins@lists.wikimedia.org, so we can invite you in!

From my own experience, Google Code-In can be fun, you can make several new friends, attract new people to your wiki and make them part of your community.

If you have any questions, please let us know at google-code-in-admins@lists.wikimedia.org.

Thank you!

--User:Martin Urbanec (talk) 21:58, 23 November 2019 (UTC)

Message from User:The Rambling Man
TRM has been in touch with me offwiki. He's taking a wikibreak at least and is considering retiring altogether. He asked me to let you know that unfortunately he won't be able to help you with your GA review as promised. I haven't done a GA review before but I'm experienced at FA and confident I can read up, so if you'd like me as an inadequate replacement for TRM's expertise, please do ask. --Dweller (talk) Become old fashioned! 14:53, 5 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Thanks for letting me know. I'm sorry to hear that. TRM was an invaluable editor; hopefully, he'll come back one day. If you're interested in tacking a whack at GANs, I have plenty for you. TRM worked through a whole group with me; when I have some time in about a month, I plan on finishing out the remaining Presidents of Georgetown University, which means I'll nominate about 25 GANs. Your help reviewing would be greatly appreciated. (Also, I'm slowly working on getting those GAs to FA; I have one FAC pending now, and once that is done, will nominate another).  Ergo Sum  21:15, 5 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Perhaps you'd have a chance to give one of the GAs a look. My GANs can be found here, but the ones I prioritize are James A. Ryder and Arthur A. O'Leary, in that order.  Ergo Sum  04:09, 2 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Hi. I've not been massively active recently. I've just finished a review of one of his GANs and I'll start Ryder next, thanks. --Dweller (talk) Become old fashioned! 10:03, 2 January 2020 (UTC)
 * It's under way, --Dweller (talk) Become old fashioned! 12:42, 3 January 2020 (UTC)

DYK nomination of James A. Ward
Hello! Your submission of James A. Ward 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) 18:02, 17 December 2019 (UTC)

Edit-warring on Federalist Society
Your recent editing history shows that you are currently engaged in an edit war; that means that you are repeatedly changing content back to how you think it should be, when you have seen that other editors disagree. To resolve the content dispute, please do not revert or change the edits of others when you are reverted. Instead of reverting, please use the talk page to work toward making a version that represents consensus among editors. The best practice at this stage is to discuss, not edit-war. See the bold, revert, discuss cycle for how this is done. If discussions reach an impasse, you can then post a request for help at a relevant noticeboard or seek dispute resolution. In some cases, you may wish to request temporary page protection.

Being involved in an edit war can result in you being blocked from editing&mdash;especially if you violate the three-revert rule, which states that an editor must not perform more than three reverts on a single page within a 24-hour period. Undoing another editor's work—whether in whole or in part, whether involving the same or different material each time—counts as a revert. Also keep in mind that while violating the three-revert rule often leads to a block, you can still be blocked for edit warring&mdash;even if you don't violate the three-revert rule&mdash;should your behavior indicate that you intend to continue reverting repeatedly.. Snooganssnoogans (talk) 17:18, 21 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Don't tell me I'm edit warring when I reverted your one edit and then opened a discussion on the talk page that you haven't responded to (diff).  Ergo Sum  17:20, 21 December 2019 (UTC)
 * How can I respond to a talk page discussion that did not exist before I warned you that you were edit-warring? Snooganssnoogans (talk) 17:23, 21 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Perhaps that's why when someone says let's take it to the talk page in an edit summary, you either start a talk page discussion yourself or wait more than 30 seconds before posting a block threat on their talk page.  Ergo Sum  17:29, 21 December 2019 (UTC)

DYK for William Francis Clarke
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 25 December 2019 (UTC)

Irony
Just this morning, I was working on my user page, and spent a good deal of time trying to find an appropriate use of the word subsequently somewhere on Wikipedia. So, bingo! Keep up your excellent work, and I'm sorry for the bump in the road. Sandy Georgia (Talk)  20:37, 24 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Glad I could help provide an example! Thanks for your comments and courtesy.  Ergo Sum  20:40, 24 December 2019 (UTC)

I see Ian has promoted, so you had a nice thing to wake up to on Christmas. Merry Christmas! Sandy Georgia (Talk)  15:20, 25 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Merry Christmas to you.  Ergo Sum  21:13, 25 December 2019 (UTC)

DYK for James A. Ward
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 12:01, 25 December 2019 (UTC)

TFA
Thank you for Charles H. Stonestreet, a "19th-century Jesuit who led Georgetown University and the American Jesuit province at a critical time in their history. He had a rather interesting life. One tidbit is that he was called as a character witness for two of the conspirators in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln."! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:39, 25 December 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of James A. Ryder
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article James A. Ryder 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 Dweller -- Dweller (talk) 10:41, 2 January 2020 (UTC)

Discussion at Template talk:Infobox organization
You are invited to join the discussion at Template talk:Infobox organization. Italawar (talk) 04:27, 4 January 2020 (UTC)

DYK for David Hillhouse Buel (soldier)
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:02, 6 January 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Thomas I. Gasson
Gatoclass (talk) 12:02, 9 January 2020 (UTC)

DYK for William J. Devlin
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:01, 4 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Um, if he died July 21, 1938, then how did he have a stroke on November 9, 1938 ? That it says so in the reffed source does not absolve of repeating an impossibility.
 * Um, if he died July 21, 1938, why has it said he died July 24, 1938 in the lede since December 12th?
 * These things bother me. That it is not noticed by others amazes me. Shenme (talk) 04:49, 4 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Thank you for pointing this out. As you can see, mistakes happen, even by reliable sources. In the future, it may be more convenient to resolve factual discrepancies in accordance with WP:BOLD or by beginning a discussion on the article's talk page.  Ergo Sum  05:27, 4 January 2020 (UTC)
 * So it is necessary for me to correct the date of death in the lede, as mentioned above? (done, sigh) Shenme (talk) 04:05, 12 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Necessary? No, it's not necessary for you to do anything. This is a volunteer project. One that I took a break from while on vacation. But thanks for fixing it.  Ergo Sum  19:50, 12 January 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Francis Dzierozynski
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 15 January 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Francis X. Talbot
M AN d ARAX •  XAЯA b ИA M  21:18, 16 January 2020 (UTC)

Comment about an answer at your RfA
Hello, Ergo Sum! Although I have opposed at your RfA, I know you are a valuable editor here and I think you are probably going to pass and get the mop. And I wish you well. I notice that one person (support #76) disagreed with your answer regarding page protection - and they are right, we wouldn't go to "indefinite" after just two short previous protections. Indefinite protection is rare, really a last resort, used after a long series of repeated and increasing protections as noted in the protection log. So I thought you might want to take a look at my essay regarding page protection, User:MelanieN/Page protection. Even if you don't plan to do much page protection, it can be helpful to have some guidelines for when you do. -- MelanieN (talk) 19:28, 20 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Thank you, ! I'll definitely give it a look. I appreciate the advice.  Ergo Sum  19:31, 20 January 2020 (UTC)

Your input is requested
at Wikipedia Signpost/Next issue/Community view before Friday.

Only 100 or so words. It should be fun and serious at the same time.

All the best,

Smallbones( smalltalk ) 00:39, 23 January 2020 (UTC)

RFA
Whichever way it goes, it reminds me starkly of my first RFA which was followed less than four months later by this one. Our audience is a fickle one....! The Rambling Man (Staying alive since 2005!) 23:33, 21 January 2020 (UTC)
 * This seems to be something of a nail-biter. Thanks for the comparison!  Ergo Sum  23:48, 21 January 2020 (UTC)
 * My recently departed grandfather was a past master of "if there's nothing you can do about it, don't worry about it" style. I guess this is one such moment.  The Rambling Man (Staying alive since 2005!) 00:06, 22 January 2020 (UTC)
 * I think you will make it. While it would have been optimal to have more "tool" experience, it is good that so many could look at your strong intrinsics (which I don't think anybody denies).  You are in a way, the ultimate benchmark of NOBIGDEAL; people forget that while failing editors can roam freely for years in WP, failing admins (i.e. those without strong intrinsics, imho), attract attention quickly – in a way, it is NOBIGDEAL for the community, but ABIGDEAL for the poor admin who attracts such attention. All the best, and I hope it concludes well. Britishfinance (talk) 11:07, 22 January 2020 (UTC)
 * I'm glad to see you sticking it out. I know it can be difficult to read that much criticism in one place. I disagree with most of the opposition and you're precisely the type of candidate we need applying for the tools. The focus these days on "admin stats" versus common sense and commitment to the project is bananas. -- Laser brain  (talk)  13:30, 22 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Support what Laser brain said, especially the "common sense" bit. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:39, 22 January 2020 (UTC)
 * I am pleased to see this RfA is still running, and in particular it was nice to see the consensus leap up from a low of 40% to above 75% where it is right now, and I hope it stays there. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont)  14:15, 23 January 2020 (UTC)
 * ↑↑↑↑ What they all said. I have absolutely nothing against the 'nuts and bolts'-style candidates that are the norm at RfA, but it's great to see someone who is involved in content creation going for it. We need balance in the admin cadre, not just one style of admin, and your level-headed approach and common sense is just what's needed to add to the mop-holders. I suspect you'll get through now (famous last words!): there are no skeltons in the closet (which is what makes things tank at this stage), and the proportion of "must have stats" vs "no red flags/looks decent enough/nobigdeal/notadick/a positive benefit" won't vary too much. Cheers - SchroCat (talk) 22:05, 23 January 2020 (UTC)
 * I'm also glad to see that your patience has been rewarded (knock on wood). I think the vast majority of "opposes" were about various editor's personal hobby-horses rather than actual evaluations of you as an editor or potential administrator.  That had to be distressing to read, nonetheless.  I look forward to your proving them wrong. Best wishes. Eggishorn (talk) (contrib) 00:15, 25 January 2020 (UTC)

Misty Mountain River.jpg


FYI, I have deleted an image you uploaded five years ago. This image comes from, which permits only non-commercial use of their images. That is not sufficiently free for Wikipedia. Please see Db-noncom-notice if you are interested in reading the template notice. --B (talk) 13:25, 24 January 2020 (UTC)
 * I don't even remember uploading it. Must have been early in my wiki career. Thanks for the notice.  Ergo Sum  14:51, 24 January 2020 (UTC)

The Tension
I can almost feel the tension on your behalf I !voted a support & I’m positive in less than 23 hours you’d emerge successful. Cheers. Celestina007 (talk) 00:15, 25 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Hope you do OK, though I felt it wasn't appropriate for me to !vote on this occasion. However, I have just added one quick question to the end which I thought might be of interest to any late !voters who show up. Regards, Nick Moyes (talk) 11:56, 25 January 2020 (UTC)