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Proposed deletion of Äratus


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Nomination of Äratus for deletion
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Query
Hello, Estopedist1,

I went to WikiProject Estonia with a question, saw that the talk page wasn't very active but that you had responded to some questions and thought I'd come directly to you.

We have a very new editor, Montenois, who is doing a lot of work in the area of Estonian politics and political history. I encountered them because they emptied out a lot of categories, instead of making a proposal at WP:CFD, and so I had to revert some of their edits where they recategorized people by geography.

I'm not sure of what subject areas interest you on the project but I was hoping that someone who knew more than I about Estonia could check out this highly active new editor and make sure they were going in a positive direction (meaning that I won't have to do a whole lot more of reverting!). Or, since you are a long-time editor here, you also might know of another editor who is also interested in Estonian political history who might make this new editor's acquaintance and maybe invite them to participate in the WikiProject. Thanks, in advance, for any guidance you can provide. Liz Read! Talk! 22:48, 6 January 2022 (UTC)

What relates to Estonia topic, it seems that user:Montenois' goal is to improve categorizing at Category:People from the Governorate of Livonia. It seems to be OK. Liz, could you please specify which categories have been emptied by Montenois? Eg if I see reverting at Special:Diff/1063814321, I cannot understand it. Just in case, I am pinging some Estonia activists --Estopedist1 (talk) 08:35, 7 January 2022 (UTC)
 * I can answer that directly. The only categories which I did empty were ones related to those Latvian municipalities which ceased to exist six months ago. As those familiar with Latvia know, that country underwent a rather radical administrative reform on 1 July 2021, when the number of first-level administrative units went down from 119 to a mere 43. This obviously meant that a very large number of Wikipedia pages on Latvian geography-related topics became partially outdated. The Latvian-language Wikipedia has more or less caught up with the changes, but as things seem to move much slower on the English-language Wikipedia in matters relating to Latvia, I decided to start updating the info on Latvian municipalities and articles relating to them. This involved moving localities and persons from those categories which became obsolete on 1 July 2021 to the correct categories. For example, as Aloja Municipality ceased to exist on 1 July 2021 and its territory was merged to Limbaži Municipality, the obvious thing to do is to is to update the info, including moving people from the newly-obsolete category "People from Aloja Municipality" to the correct one, "People from Limbaži Municipality". This has, of course, the inevitable effect of emptying the newly-obsolete categories. I had no idea that anyone would think of that as a controversial move, because as far as I understand, updating outdated information is something that should be done immediately as one notices it. That Aloja Municipality (and many more) ceased to exist on 1 July is not a matter of opinion but a fact, and editors should be able to update the info accordingly. As most of the info on the English-language wikipedia regarding Latvian municipalities is still outdated, I greatly suspect that Liz wasn't aware of the fact that those Latvian municipalities had recently ceased to exist and that I in fact had a very good reason to move the persons and the localities to their correct categories. She no doubt thought that I had engaged on some kind of random category-emptying rampage for no evident reason and acted accordingly, which had the effect of creating some collateral damage, as she also reverted a large number of edits which had nothing to do with those newly-obsolete Latvian municipality categories which I had in fact emptied for the reason stated above. This collateral damage concerned mostly Estonia-related articles. I was somewhat puzzled when I discovered this, because I couldn't understand what this had to do with the stated reason (emptying categories). As far as I can remember, I haven't been emptying any Estonia-related categories and I haven't seen any reason to do so, as Estonian administrative categories aren't outdated. Montenois (talk) 10:12, 7 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Actually, I am not so sure about Latvian categories either. I am facing a similar problem for Ukraine, and it looks to me that the best way to specifically discuss categories is to open a dedicated discussion. I will try to do it today or tomorrow and post a link at your talk page. Please for the time being do not empty categories, even if they have to be emptied we have a dedicated process for this.--Ymblanter (talk) 11:50, 7 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Wikipedia talk:Categories for discussion--Ymblanter (talk) 19:51, 8 January 2022 (UTC)


 * I have noticed that many of user:Montenois' edits have actually improved the categorization of the Estonian subjects. Many edits that were reverted also stripped away a lot of valuable information to articles that Montenois added that had improved the articles. Apart from the categories that Montenois added, in many cases they have also done a good job on many Estonian articles clarifying places of birth, political parties, dates, etc., and all seem to check out with when I have looked into the edits. However, all of those good edits were also lost when reverted. I am unsure what categories specifically are allegedly being emptied, as there would still be container categories for the new categories being created? I can't help too much with Latvian topics, but I am guessing that they are doing similar work with those categories and topics. ExRat (talk) 13:56, 7 January 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Luidia savignyi
— Maile (talk) 12:02, 11 January 2022 (UTC)

Your draft article, Draft:Lumekuninganna


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Your draft article, Draft:Kertu (film)


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Your draft article, Draft:Cherry Tobacco


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"Infoclutter"
Hi Estopedist. You have repeatedly deleted image parameters with edit summaries such as "the fewer infoclutter, the better encyclopedia". I would like to ask you what Wikipedia policy/policies you are trying to implement here? Tammbeck talk  13:24, 4 February 2022 (UTC)


 * parameter "upright" is redundant and subjective. Parameter "center" is redundant and subjective. Parameter "left" disturbs the outlook of a page, and should be avoided whenever possible. Parameter "right" is redundant, because default already is "right"--Estopedist1 (talk) 13:31, 4 February 2022 (UTC)


 * I think you're partially correct but a quick google search found the guidelines on extended image syntax, eg WP:PICSIZE, to be extant. I think we should all agree to try and follow the actual guidelines here. Tammbeck  talk  13:45, 4 February 2022 (UTC)
 * (watching, ec:) I agree that "right" is default and can go, and "left" should be reserved to the few cases where a subject looks to the right and the image left doesn't displace the next header. But why would "upright" be subjective when an upright image would be given prominence objectively by being larger when not marked "upright"? I'd also understand "center" which is used standard in infoboxes. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:47, 4 February 2022 (UTC)


 * I'm quite sure that parameters like "upright=2.1", "upright=3.1", "upright=0.9" and etc numbers deter editors. These numbers are setted randomly. There are very few cases where parameter "upright" improves the quality, because if you want to see quality you click on the file itself and see it in Wikimedia Commons--Estopedist1 (talk) 16:34, 4 February 2022 (UTC)
 * I disagree. Firstly, I meant just saying "upright" for images that are not landscapes. Secondly, if you have images with rich detail, seeing them in normal size is not inviting to even click. When an image contains something written, there's a minimum size of that script to be visible without an extra click. When the article subject is a painting, I want to see it in a way that I can decide to read the article or not. Please handle these things as you like for articles you write, but leave other articles alone. Suggestions on the talk page are fine, also obvious "mistakes" such as a left image that's better right. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:18, 4 February 2022 (UTC)

Same problem, yet again, this time at Ernst Sebastian von Manstein
Pete AU aka --Shirt58 (talk) 11:39, 8 April 2022 (UTC)
 * no attribution to Ernst Sebastian von Manstein
 * is this your own de->en handwritten translation, or something you have created through online machine translation tools?


 * I used amburger database. Own translation, no machine used Estopedist1 (talk) 12:10, 8 April 2022 (UTC)

Is born, and was born
Hi Estopedist. I hope you can rememeber that "(s)he was born in" is correct, not "is born". Pelmeen10 (talk) 17:37, 15 April 2022 (UTC)
 * I have used the phrase "is born in" if the human is still living; otherwise "was born in"--Estopedist1 (talk) 18:13, 15 April 2022 (UTC)
 * It is always "was born", even if the person is alive. Pelmeen10 (talk) 18:19, 15 April 2022 (UTC)
 * @Pelmeen10 we probably both are not native speakers. So, on which English-language source(s) your statement is based on? Estopedist1 (talk) 18:37, 15 April 2022 (UTC)
 * 100% of Google searches will answer you. Pelmeen10 (talk) 18:43, 15 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Native English speaker here. It's always "was born". Past/present tense may vary in some other cases. E.g. "he lives in Estonia" is for somebody who is alive; "he lived in Estonia" could be somebody alive who has moved somewhere else, or somebody who is dead (and whose last place of residence before death may or may not have been Estonia). Plantdrew (talk) 21:10, 15 April 2022 (UTC)
 * @Pelmeen10@Plantdrew thanks all! I add this job to my "to-do"-list. It is easy with AutoWikiBrowser Estopedist1 (talk) 06:39, 23 April 2022 (UTC)
 * should be ✅ Estopedist1 (talk) 15:00, 24 April 2022 (UTC)

«born»
no need to add this in brackets in the beginning, võrdle teiste isikuartiklitega, weird indeed.... btw, existence of an article implies that indeed, was born..., no need to “litter”... ☆☆☆— PietadèTalk 20:04, 10 May 2022 (UTC)

About pic of Neatostema
Hello,

By clicking on the page of the botanical genus Neatostema, I saw the photo of this plant and I think that it is another family, that of the Brassicaceae (Alyssum simplex, probably this group). And not Neatostema. What do you think ? I don't know how to change the name of the photo, I think it's important to change it.

Thanks, Quentin45 (talk) 16:38, 18 May 2022 (UTC)


 * Might be worth involving - he's our resident plant expert...  Tammbeck  talk  15:00, 18 May 2022 (UTC)
 * @Plantdrew could you help please? Estopedist1 (talk) 15:01, 18 May 2022 (UTC)
 * I've replaced the image. The image that was being used didn't depict the same plant as the other images on Commons. I'm not familiar with Neatostema, but the image I selected as a replacement is definitely the right family (Boraginaceae), and was uploaded by somebody who claims to be a botanist, so I assume they've got the genus/species ID correct.

If it isn't broken, don't fix it!
In the article Realization (figured bass), the audio file of Johann Kirnberger's realisation of Bach's BWV 1079 used to work perfectly well for more than two years — until you fiddled with it on Wikipedia Commons. Now it won't play at all. As the person responsible for this, please would you put it back exactly as it was. Why should I have to? Ttocserp 14:40, 18 June 2022 (UTC)


 * @Ttocserp, really thanks, mate! Wikimedia Commons "bug". Now OK Estopedist1 (talk) 14:50, 18 June 2022 (UTC)


 * No it's not ok. Just (1) reverse everything that you did and (2) test it.Ttocserp 15:55, 18 June 2022 (UTC)
 * strange, if the parameter "upright=0.75" changes something there Estopedist1 (talk) 16:12, 18 June 2022 (UTC)
 * It's not strange. It has to do with your changes on Wikipedia Commons.  Fix those by reverting to what it was before you interfered with it.  Leave the page Realization (figured bass) alone, for heaven's sake.Ttocserp 16:34, 18 June 2022 (UTC)
 * On 18 June 2022 at 06:41 on Commons you deleted File:Johann_Kirnberger's_BWV_1079_rAdagio_ealization.ogg (which worked perfectly), and replaced it by one of your own devising (that doesn't work).
 * Does this concern you in any way? Are you going to fix it?  Are you perhaps going to reply to this message?Ttocserp 21:38, 18 June 2022 (UTC)
 * @Ttocserp everything is restored and is working well. You probably realise that former file name "Commons:File:Johann Kirnberger's BWV 1079 rAdagio ealization.ogg" is invalid. Please give me a screenshot or explain what is wrong at the moment? Estopedist1 (talk) 02:38, 19 June 2022 (UTC)
 * No, it is not working. (1) Open the article Realization (figured bass).  (2) Go to Example 13 and attempt to play the audio file.  It will not play, but will displays an X.  That means the program is calling an .ogg file that has been corrupted.
 * The person who corrupted the file was you, by deciding it was "invalid" and deleting it. A  file that works is not invalid, even if the spelling offends somebody's aesthetic sense.  Please stop being disingenuous, and fix it.Ttocserp 07:32, 19 June 2022 (UTC)
 * @Ttocserp please purge the page (ALT + SHIFT + *). Example 13 is working perfectly Estopedist1 (talk) 08:03, 19 June 2022 (UTC)
 * I meant Example 12; there is no Example 13. Ttocserp 10:42, 19 June 2022 (UTC)
 * @Ttocserp, proof that files are working: https://ibb.co/KG8BJvx Estopedist1 (talk) 19:57, 19 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Before I refer this to the administrator's notice board, I offer you one last chance. Are you seriously claiming Example 12 (audio file) in the current  as edited by you on 18 June 2022 is working?Ttocserp 05:28, 20 June 2022 (UTC)
 * @Ttocserp Example 12 is working perfectly. Try to open this article in another PC. Very likely the problem is purging or WP:NULLEDIT Estopedist1 (talk) 06:53, 20 June 2022

(UTC) It works for some operating systems, not others. So there may be file incompatibilty, or it's even being blocked by antivirus software. I have recomposed this file and created it afresh, with some musical dynamic improvements. Now please, let it be.Ttocserp 16:09, 20 June 2022 (UTC)

Imprecis edit history comment on an AWB edit to Vingis Park
With this Revision as of 07:53, 8 November 2021 to Vingis_Park you added a comment "unreferenced + wikifying, replaced: |right| → | (2), {{reflist → {{Reflist" Several points here. I am not sure what the AWB search was, but this article is and was at the time referenced. Your edit made no substantial changes to the references. AWB allows a user to overide the semi-automated edit history comment and in this case you should have done so explaining what the edit did.

The AWB edit made two types of edit. The first was to change the settings of the images. As such images had been custom set by someone, if you are making a bold change then you ought to have mentioned the changes in the edit comment. Secondly all the other changes made no difference to the apperance of the article, and it is questionable if they ought to be made at all. For example what is the advantage of "Reflist" over "reflist"?

As all the changes were superficial and the reason for the semi-automated AWB edit is neither clear or substantive this is possibly a case of "If it ain't broke, don't fix it"

Also please archive the older entries on your talk page because it is way too large, and may hinder other editor's ability to comment here.

— PBS (talk) 17:02, 28 June 2022 (UTC)


 * @PBS thanks for the comment! Yep, a bit sloppy AWB edit, but quite old one, and my newer AWB edits are better ones. Wikifying means also that image syntax "right" and "random pixels" were removed. I am using Reflist with capitalized R, if others template (like Commons category, Coord, Stub) are also with the capitalized letters. So there is logical harmony in an article Estopedist1 (talk) 18:38, 28 June 2022 (UTC)

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Your draft article, Draft:Wilhelm von Wrangell


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Nomination of Darya Pinakhina for deletion
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Ülo Adamson
Hey Estopedist,

Just wanted to see whether you had any thoughts on the notability of Ülo_Adamson, or places where other sources can be found. Thanks! Ovinus (talk) 21:25, 30 September 2022 (UTC)


 * @Ovinus I tend to agree that fails WP:SIGCOV. Best I can find are (many mentionings) and  (rather not serious source). Maybe user:ExRat wants to say something? Estopedist1 (talk) 05:35, 1 October 2022 (UTC)


 * No. Nothing to say that you haven't said. I cleaned up the article when it was created by another editor, but agree that fails WP:SIGCOV. ExRat (talk) 05:51, 1 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your input. Ovinus (talk) 02:56, 2 October 2022 (UTC)

Why was I blocked?
Hello, Estopedist1,

I can not currently unable to edit on wikidata for reason vandalism. What's happened? What was i do? Thanks. Ahcuna (talk) 06:23, 30 October 2022 (UTC)


 * @Ahcuna due to massive vandalism in Wikidata, I have implement some range blocks. Unfortunately good users (like you) are also affected. Could you give first numbers of your IP, so I can modify the range block Estopedist1 (talk) 06:46, 30 October 2022 (UTC)
 * IP: 1.46.141.249
 * Thanks. Ahcuna (talk) 07:11, 30 October 2022 (UTC)
 * @Ahcuna I modified the range block. OK now? Estopedist1 (talk) 07:19, 30 October 2022 (UTC)
 * It's good. Thank you very much. Ahcuna (talk) 07:34, 30 October 2022 (UTC)

Please, I request to unlock my account to continue editing on wikidata.
Hello Estopedist1, I recently realized that my account is blocked and I can't edit apparently due to vandalism.

But I haven't done anything wrong, I haven't made any mistake regarding the wikidata rules. I did something wrong? MichellDasilva (talk) 03:39, 3 November 2022 (UTC)


 * @MichellDasilva please give me your first numbers of IP, so I can modify the range block Estopedist1 (talk) 06:36, 3 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Hello Estopedist1, sorry for the delay this is the IP address. 190.29.248.245 MichellDasilva (talk) 13:10, 3 November 2022 (UTC)
 * @MichellDasilva I don't find that this IP or IP range is blocked. Can you clarify the blocking action? Estopedist1 (talk) 18:19, 3 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Hello Estopedist1, thanks for replying. I am trying to add verified data but I get a message saying the following:
 * You are currently unable to edit Wikidata. You are still able to view pages and data entries, but you are now

not able to edit, move, or create them. Editing from 2800:E2:0:0:0:0:0:0/33‬ has been blocked (disabled) by Estopedist1‬ for the following reason(s): Vandalism This block (ID #40403) has been set to expire: 14:52, 27 January 2023. MichellDasilva (talk) 18:31, 3 November 2022 (UTC)


 * ✅ @MichellDasilva done Estopedist1 (talk) 18:46, 3 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you very much, and sorry for the inconvenience caused. 😊 MichellDasilva (talk) 18:48, 3 November 2022 (UTC)

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full name
Please don't use full name parameter when it matches the name in the article. The proper parameter is "name=". Pelmeen10 (talk) 21:07, 31 January 2023 (UTC)


 * OK, I don't use Estopedist1 (talk) 21:12, 31 January 2023 (UTC)

About VAT Theatre
Is VAT Theatre I would appreciate your thoughts about this. User:Shirt58 (talk) 🦘 11:54, 2 February 2023 (UTC)
 * a theatre company?
 * a theatre building?
 * a theatre company named for that building?
 * a building named for that theatre company?
 * It's a Thursday and I regularly fall asleep at my desk on Thursday trying to cram maybe 9 or 10 hours work into a 7h 30min working day - this is my problem, not yours.


 * @Shirt58 Wikidata:Q20530086 gives answers. I am not sure about that, has this theatre company been all the time in the same location (i.e. Sakala 3, Tallinn, see ) Estopedist1 (talk) 12:23, 2 February 2023 (UTC)

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Rollback granted
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Page mover granted
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Category:Shopping centres in Estonia
Hello, Estopedist1,

Please do not move category pages. The Wikipedia bots don't automatically recategorize all of the contents of a category when you manually move a page so you can't move a category like you would move an article or draft page. If you believe a category should be retitled, you need to make a nomination at Categories for Discussion. CFD is used for all category deletions, renames and merges. There is a speedy rename at CFD you can try if it is a situation that meets speedy rename guidelines.

Once you work through CFD, if a rename is accepted, an admin or editor who works at CFD can move it to the CFD working page where the CFD bot can recategorize articles to the appropriate category page. Thank you. Liz Read! Talk! 00:09, 17 February 2023 (UTC)


 * And the same situation goes with Category:Cabinet of Lithuania. Thanks. Liz Read! Talk! 00:12, 17 February 2023 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Category:Estonian culture-related lists


A tag has been placed on Category:Estonian culture-related lists 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 clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself. Liz Read! Talk! 01:55, 22 February 2023 (UTC)

id est
i.e. and id est don't mean what you seem to think. English translation: that is. What follows is an exclusive list. Therefore, "id est: Category:Economy of Lithuania" means "only Category:Economy of Lithuania".

Obviously, that isn't correct. You need to list all of the target categories.

Also, it has become pain in the neck for you only giving one example, and (or me) having to complete your nomination. We and the closers are doing hundreds of these.

No closer will look at parent categories. In fact, they aren't supposed to look as they are "uninvolved".

Failure to make a complete nomination means we're not likely to support them. Without support, the closing result will be "relist" and "no consensus" wasting everyone's time. William Allen Simpson (talk) 05:02, 28 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Thanks! Just mistakes by a non-native speaker Estopedist1 (talk) 08:43, 28 February 2023 (UTC)
 * @William Allen Simpson, I can close a discussion as upmerge and upmerge it to the parent categories if that is mentioned in the nomination.However, it is very annoying to manually do this for all of the nominations. PLease don't leave it to others to fix your nominations. (I haven't seen any of your recent nominations, as I'm working through discussions ready to be closed from 8 days ago; I hope you are adding these correctly.) — Qwerfjkl  talk  18:16, 1 March 2023 (UTC)
 * @Qwerfjkl: don't worry, mate! My new CFDs will be correct. Once, I was Wikimedia Commons CFD specialist, but the enwiki and Commons CFD systems are bit different. Anyway, really thanks to improve my past nominations! Estopedist1 (talk) 18:27, 1 March 2023 (UTC)

Group nominations at CFD
Hi, please note that when you are nominating a group of categories in a single discussion at CFD, you should specify the section heading used on the CFD log page.

For example, the text to enter on a category page for a proposed merger is ProposedName

Typically, the nominator starts with just one category, and does not specify a section name. That current category name, including the prefix "Category:", becomes the section heading when you start the nomination on the CFD log page.

When you tag other categories, you should specify the SectionName parameter. If you forget to do so, you can add this later, in the 1= parameter of the Cfd full template, like this.

Adding more categories on a later day is more fiddly, because just subst'ing the template creates a link to the current day's CFD log page. Here are 2 alternative ways to do it:
 * 1) Subst the template as above, saving the page, and then edit the date.
 * 2) Edit a category page that has a CFD nomination linked to the relevant section. Copy all six lines from the CFD template. Paste that into the additional category pages to be nominated, amending as necessary e.g. the target category names for merging.

I hope this is helpful. If you need more help, feel free to ask me or. – Fayenatic  L ondon 11:44, 28 February 2023 (UTC)


 * @Fayenatic london, @Qwerfjkl: thanks. I was sloppy. Manual tagging of every individual category seems to be a bot task. I hope that in future, Twinkle will allow to do multi nominations, which tag every category in question automatically Estopedist1 (talk) 16:39, 28 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Yes, I noticed that you aren't tagging every category in a bundled nomination which complicates the CFD closure. A bot doesn't handle this so please remember to tag every category that you include in a nomination. Thank you. Liz Read! Talk! 02:03, 5 March 2023 (UTC)
 * @Liz, yes sorry, some older CFDs are incomplete. You can close them as "incompleted request". My newer nominations should be correct Estopedist1 (talk) 06:30, 5 March 2023 (UTC)

good catch!
funny how many years it took to get fixed - thank you, very embarassing... JarrahTree 05:41, 19 March 2023 (UTC)

Looses project ratings
Hello, by this edit it has removed the rating display from the individual project banners. The ratings should remain displayed in the project banners, even if they are from the banner shell wrapper. This is important as you do not know which projects, if any, are opted out of using the one from the wrapper. Keith D (talk) 13:55, 2 April 2023 (UTC)


 * @Keith D: could you please clarify? I don't see differences here, these "importance=" and "class=" are infoclutter for categories Estopedist1 (talk) 18:39, 2 April 2023 (UTC)


 * The problem is the individual project banners now do not show a rating but are blank when the ratings are removed, previously they showed a class of category and importance of N/A, with or without the fields been completed. Keith D (talk) 19:41, 2 April 2023 (UTC)
 * @Keith D: strange. I don't see differences between my edit and previous edit (check https://ibb.co/dc7fnx8). Could you upload your view? Estopedist1 (talk) 19:49, 2 April 2023 (UTC)
 * It looks like what they have done has also affected the previous versions of the page. I was expecting each of the project templates in the banner to have assessments as it does with pages without the banner shell, and as it was before the tinkering with the banner shell. Keith D (talk) 00:32, 3 April 2023 (UTC)

Channels
Since when are Ärapanija and M Klubi tv channels (TV kanal)? First one should be a tv show and second a tv series. Pelmeen10 (talk) 13:27, 3 April 2023 (UTC)


 * @Pelmeen10: obvious mistakes. Corrected. Thanks! Estopedist1 (talk) 13:35, 3 April 2023 (UTC)

Question about Template class
Hello Estopedist1, I hope you're doing well. I just have a quick question about correct formatting for templates using WikiProject Banner Shell. I know template class is a non-mainspace class rating, but I thought you would still include it for templates on their talk page, with NA as the importance: for example, But is this not the correct formatting? (I know it's not but I'm not entirely sure what is) Thanks!  Johnson 524  (Talk!) 11:22, 14 April 2023 (UTC)




 * and
 * gives the same result when dealing with categories, templates, files. I definitely prefer the latter which is easy to write and has much better appearance. If you have counter-arguments, please give me--Estopedist1 (talk) 11:43, 14 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Only one, doesn't not putting  put the page into Category:Unassessed United States articles instead of Category:Template-Class United States articles? I'm not asking you to change anything, I was just curious for myself. Thanks!  Johnson 524  (Talk!) 11:55, 14 April 2023 (UTC)
 * @Johnson524: if you shed closer look to, then you see that there are no templates or categories; hence your wild guess doesn't hold. Good luck! Estopedist1 (talk) 12:00, 14 April 2023 (UTC)
 * I didn't mean anything by the question, I simply did not know and it looks like you did have the answer.  Johnson 524  (Talk!) 12:14, 14 April 2023 (UTC)

deletion of Wiki Project Banner Shell
May I ask why you deleted WPBS from the talk page of Urkki (magazine)? Egeymi (talk) 16:29, 27 April 2023 (UTC)


 * @Egeymi: no point to use WPBS, if there are only two WPs. AutoWikiBrowser creates WPBS if there are 3+ WPs Estopedist1 (talk) 21:41, 27 April 2023 (UTC)

Living parameter on biographical articles
I've noticed that you've been adding WikiProject biography tags to a bunch of articles over the past few days, and would like to remind you to add  parameters to the  template on the corresponding talk page. The living parameter accepts two values:  (if the subject(s) are alive), and   (if the subject(s) are dead). I see you're using AWB, so I realize it's not as easy as it looks, but, if you can, could you take the time to manually add a living parameter to some of the new templates (there are currently 145 pages in the missing living parameter backlog as I write this)? Sorry if my message sounds a little harsh — this is just a friendly message that will hopefully save biography project editors from many tedious edits. Happy editing! Clear friend  a  💬  03:27, 7 May 2023 (UTC)


 * @Clearfrienda: no problem. One question: is it rational to add template to the articles about bands/musical groups. I guess that there may be problem to assess   parameter because the bands often has short lifespan, but members of bands have long lifespan Estopedist1 (talk) 04:57, 7 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Yes, it is. Bands and other subjects that aren't necessarily one person or even a biography still qualify for WikiProject Biography because they're still describing people. The living parameter isn't about the lifespan of the band itself; rather, it's about if the article discusses living people (because then, you must be extra careful to follow WP:BLP when editing). So, even if the band has long since broken up, if any of the members are still alive and referenced in the article, it's important to add  to the biography template — this way, people know the article discusses real, living people. Hope this clears everything up. Happy editing,  Clear  friend  a  💬  12:12, 7 May 2023 (UTC)

May 2023
Hello, I wanted to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions&#32;to User:Azoo202 have been undone because they did not appear constructive. There could absolutely be a good reason for your edit which I'm unaware of and in that case go ahead and redo it, but I am not quite sure why it was done and the edit summary did not provide much clarity. WhichUser AmI  05:42, 25 May 2023 (UTC)


 * @WhichUserAmI we don't use topical WPs at user's mainspace. These clutters WPs statistics Estopedist1 (talk) 05:46, 25 May 2023 (UTC)
 * I must be tired, I apologize. I went ahead and undid my revision, have a good night. WhichUser  AmI  05:54, 25 May 2023 (UTC)

May 2023
There is currently a discussion at Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you.192.76.8.86 (talk) 15:14, 27 May 2023 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Estonian World
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 * @DoubleGrazing: I originally proposed it to be a redirect to List of magazines in Estonia. Later a IP removed this redirect and wrote an article, which should be deleted as you already PROD Estopedist1 (talk) 15:13, 3 June 2023 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of ART IST KUKU NU UT


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Nomination for deletion of Template:Commissioners of the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary
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Nomination of Jaan Tõnisson's first cabinet for deletion
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The article will be discussed at Articles for deletion/Jaan Tõnisson's first cabinet until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

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Whitespace
Hello. When you make edits like this, you are creating whitespace at the top of the article. Please don't leave a line between the short description template and the infobox template. Would you be able to go through all the articles you've done this on and remove the gap? Cheers, Number   5  7  23:47, 7 July 2023 (UTC)


 * thanks for noticing. If I am right, then at some templates, such whitespace-line will not be generated Estopedist1 (talk) 05:39, 8 July 2023 (UTC)
 * Every article I have seen you add the short description template to now has whitespace above the article introduction. Number   5  7  11:25, 8 July 2023 (UTC)
 * @Number 57: strange that e.g. Indulis has no whitespace Estopedist1 (talk) 14:55, 8 July 2023 (UTC)
 * and if there is a file, then no whitespace, e.g. Indulis Bikše Estopedist1 (talk) 14:57, 8 July 2023 (UTC)
 * I am looking at election and referendum articles. Number   5  7  22:01, 8 July 2023 (UTC)
 * Are you not going to sort this out? Number   5  7  20:00, 9 July 2023 (UTC)
 * @Number 57: damage is marginal. And not easy to find all occurences. Maybe the election/referendum template to be changed that it doesn't create a whitespace row? Estopedist1 (talk) 20:09, 9 July 2023 (UTC)
 * Please just go through all the election and referendums you added this to (which is obviously where the problem is) and fix it. Number   5  7  20:10, 9 July 2023 (UTC)
 * ✅ Estopedist1 (talk) 20:19, 9 July 2023 (UTC)

Categories
Hello, Estopedist1,

Are you going to create Category:2021 disestablishments in Algeria and Category:2023–24 in Algerian football? Because I was going to delete the talk pages because they were orphaned talk pages but it looks like you just haven't created the category pages yet. If you could create the category page at the same time that you create the category talk page, it would prevent them showing up as pages to be deleted. Thank you. Liz <sup style="font-family: Times New Roman; color: #006400;">Read! Talk! 19:25, 21 July 2023 (UTC)


 * @Liz thanks for the info! Quarry search (https://quarry.wmcloud.org/query/74727) is so powerful that it also gives unexisting categories (i.e. articles with a red category). Next time I will manually check that so-called false positives are omitted Estopedist1 (talk) 19:37, 21 July 2023 (UTC)

"Karulaugu Sports Center" listed at Redirects for discussion
The redirect [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Karulaugu_Sports_Center&redirect=no Karulaugu Sports Center] has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Anyone, including you, is welcome to comment on this redirect at  until a consensus is reached. Edward-Woodrow :) [ talk ] 14:13, 22 July 2023 (UTC)

Speedy deletion contested: File:Generic-shackle.svg
Hello Estopedist1. I am just letting you know that I contested the speedy deletion of File:Generic-shackle.svg, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: The reason given is not a valid speedy deletion criterion. Thank you. BangJan1999 13:54, 11 August 2023 (UTC)

Multi-file FfD Nominations
Hi Estopedist1. When you create multi-file FfD nominations, could you please use, specifically: Template:Ffd2a. I've also created a tool that makes this very easy. Thanks,  F ASTILY   03:04, 13 August 2023 (UTC)

Multi-file FfD Nominations Again
Hi Estopedist1. When you create multi-file FfDs, could you please put the templates at the top of the section,. Also, please ensure that you are tagging every file you nominate for deletion with. Thanks,  F ASTILY   09:07, 16 August 2023 (UTC)

I have sent you a note about a page you started
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Nomination of Pärnu City Orchestra for deletion
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Nomination of Marin Mägi-Efert for deletion
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Speedy deletion nomination of Category:Cemeteries in Ethiopia


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"Camille Camille" listed at Redirects for discussion
The redirect [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Camille_Camille&redirect=no Camille Camille] has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Anyone, including you, is welcome to comment on this redirect at  until a consensus is reached. Jay 💬 19:05, 10 January 2024 (UTC)


 * @Jay: in general, I usually tend to support deleting of misspelled or suspicious redirects. For me this is obvious infoclutter for enwiki database. But I have seen, that it is very hard to delete even obviously misspelled redirects Estopedist1 (talk) 20:08, 10 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Any action on the redirect will be taken based on the discussion at that page, hence you may comment there. Jay  💬 06:23, 11 January 2024 (UTC)

Category:Malagasy folklore has been nominated for merging
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Precious anniversary
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Rodentolep(t)is
Hey. You may be interested in this RfD related to an article you created, Rodentoleptis, which I think is misspelt: Redirects for discussion/Log/2024 July 5. Cheers,—Ketil Trout (&lt;&gt;&lt;!) 04:31, 7 July 2024 (UTC)