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Anil's Ghost AfD
Hi there, I see you've removed the deletion tags from the article. You can do that, because we're all voting keep and you're the nominator, but you have to also close the AfD! Instructions here:. -- asilvering (talk) 22:52, 7 February 2022 (UTC)


 * Further context for why weird things are happening to you when you think you're doing them correctly: because you are editing with a brand-new account, you are not yet in the user group WP:AUTOCONFIRM, so some of your actions will trigger edit filters and other warnings that experienced editors are watching. Policy is on your side (it's ok to be bold!), but there's so much vandalism from new accounts that people tend to be jumpy about it, and the system is set up to try to catch whatever vandalism it can before it gets to mainspace. It's perfectly fair to go to an editor's talk page and ask them (politely, of course) why they've challenged your edits. -- asilvering (talk) 23:28, 7 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Also, sorry someone's already implying you might be a sockpuppet. That happened to me in my first week of editing, too. Pretty off-putting. It'll stop eventually. (Or it'll turn out you actually are a sock and get blocked.) To anyone else reading this, please remember not to WP:BITE. -- asilvering (talk) 23:38, 7 February 2022 (UTC)

I mean, I get it, but have these people not heard of a learning curve? I don't magically know how to do everything right off the bat FFS.Just Another Cringy Username (talk) 23:32, 7 February 2022 (UTC)


 * They have. They actually expect you to be worse at this than you are. I prefer to imagine that newbies can be competent, possibly because I like to imagine I was myself not an incompetent noob. Also, you're digging in a pretty necessary but thankless hole right now, removing unsourced junk from literature articles, and I'd like to see more people doing that. Literature articles in general on the project are often in really bad shape. So, do please keep at it. (But maybe have another read through of WP:NBOOK before you nominate another book for deletion. It's quite hard to get articles removed solely on the basis of "it's crap". It's close to "literally impossible" to remove an article on a multiple-prize-winning book by a famous and highly awarded author.) -- asilvering (talk) 23:53, 7 February 2022 (UTC)

February 2022
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Tagging pages for speedy deletion
Hello, Just Another Cringy Username,

You do not have enough editing experience to judge which pages should be deleted and whether they should be deleted through speedy deletion, proposed deletion or articles for deletion. Please do not tag any more pages until you have much, much more experience editing on the project. You should not be getting involved in administrative work with an account that is only 4 days old with 100 edits. Thank you. Liz Read! Talk! 07:02, 11 February 2022 (UTC)

"Anyone can request speedy deletion by adding one of the speedy deletion templates, but only administrators may actually delete." --https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Criteria_for_speedy_deletion Just Another Cringy Username (talk) 07:10, 11 February 2022 (UTC)


 * Yes, but it must meet one of the speedy deletion criteria. Liz has been around for over a decade here, and has been an admin for a while, so you probably don't need to quote policy to her. 🙂 Mako001 (C) (T)  23:48, 12 February 2022 (UTC)


 * I see you also tagged Catherine Barba for PROD. I took advantage of your notice to add an additional more recent source but in fact the existing references seemed perfectly adequate. Until you gain more experience, it would be more useful to do some constructive editing yourself rather than picking up articles for possible deletion. Please let me know if you think I can help you along.--Ipigott (talk) 10:38, 18 February 2022 (UTC)

Justerini & Brooks
I undid your edit to Justerini & Brooks per wp:KDL (Keep dead links) If the citation has been around awhile, that suggests that it supported the content. You can wp:Fix the problem by checking https://archive.org and adding "|archive-url" and "|archive-date". See template:cite web for obtuse documentation. Cheers Adakiko (talk)


 * I did a lot more than remove dead links. The article is full of spammy peacock content and most of the footnotes that weren't dead were primary sources from J&B's own website. It's been marked for maintenance for years now, and you're going to put all that back w/o even looking at what I did? Just Another Cringy Username (talk) 21:53, 12 February 2022 (UTC)


 * Restored your edits. Please remove in parts? My apology over that. Cheers Adakiko (talk) 22:07, 12 February 2022 (UTC)

Apology accepted. Will remember to edit in bite size pieces. Just Another Cringy Username (talk) 22:38, 12 February 2022 (UTC)


 * Thank you! There is that tradeoff between convenience and filling up the page history. Some edit histories multiple rewording of a sentence. That redlink I left above should have been WP:FIXTHEPROBLEM. Thanks again! Cheers Adakiko (talk) 22:54, 12 February 2022 (UTC)

Reverted your deletion of the section of King Hussein's funeral.
See my response to your comment on my Talk page. Cheerio and happy editing. Mako001 (C) (T)  23:54, 12 February 2022 (UTC)

Stubifying
Hello again, sorry to pester you. I just noticed something else you might appreciate some advice on.

I've noticed that one of your activities is removing promotional material from articles. As you have noticed, there sometimes isn't much left afterwards. Sometimes, the need for sections even vanishes, and the article becomes a stub. In case you were wondering, this isn't a problem. A good stub with just the facts is better than 7500 bytes of poorly sourced, promotionally toned material.

Regarding this, I have two things to say. First, if you find that, after removing all unnecessary promo and stub-ifying the article, it seems to lack the notability for an article, send it to AfD. Mention in your nomination that you had removed all promotional material, then noticed that it no-longer seemed to warrant an article. That will avoid you being accused of "gutting" or before nomination, which is considered bad faith and disruptive. I don't think you've been in this situation yet, but I figured you would like some advice on it before you found yourself there.

Second, if your edits result in the article being reduced to a stub, remember to go to the talk page and change the "class" parameter in the wikiproject templates to "stub". Then, choose between 1 and 4 of the most relevant wikiprojects listed there (but not all of them) and add their stub templates to the article. You can find out more about this on WikiProject Stub sorting.

Cheerio and happy editing. Mako001 (C) (T)  03:35, 13 February 2022 (UTC)

Regarding your recent PROD
Hello. I'm writing you to let you know that I've removed your PROD notice from Shoop Shoop Diddy Wop Cumma Cumma Wang Dang. I have completely rewritten the article from scratch, removing all the original research and adding plenty of cited information as well as an infobox. As you can see, the song peaked at number two in New Zealand, reached the top 20 in Australia, and was nominated for multiple awards, so I believe the subject has a valid claim of notability now. If you have any questions or concerns, please respond. Thank you. ResPM (T&#x1F508;&#x1F3B5;C) 13:57, 4 March 2022 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Wicked (Maguire novel)
The article Wicked (Maguire novel) 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:Wicked (Maguire novel) for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Caeciliusinhorto-public -- Caeciliusinhorto-public (talk) 15:00, 21 March 2022 (UTC)

Deprodding of Alida's Song
I have removed the tag from Alida's Song, which you proposed for deletion. this book meets WP:NBOOK as it has received multiple reviews. If you still think this article should be deleted, please do not add back to the page. Instead, feel free to list it at Articles for deletion. Thanks! Coolabahapple (talk) 10:52, 8 April 2022 (UTC)

Adventures of Mark Twain
Hello! What a coincidence, I just started working on the Adventures of Mark Twain page as well and was surprised to see activity on it. I thought I'd warn you I'm watching the movie again in the next couple days to write a full synopsis, so anything you add between now and then may not stick. It's one of my favorite movies so I'm glad it's getting some attention! FinishingTheRat (talk) 01:29, 11 April 2022 (UTC)


 * Be my guest! I've added everything I can remember. I haven't seen the movie since I was a kid. Where did you find it anyway? Just Another Cringy Username (talk) 03:52, 11 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Sorry for the late reply, I thought Wikipedia told me it would give me notifications on these sorts of things. Anyway, the whole thing is up on YouTube, but I ended up waiting until I got my hands on the collector's edition DVD so I can also check out the director's commentary. FinishingTheRat (talk) 14:29, 17 May 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Wicked (Maguire novel)
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 23 April 2022 (UTC)

Prod on Tim Kelly (playwright)
Hello Just Another Cringy Username -- I've deprodded this. As there is clear evidence of notability as well as sources (albeit not inline), it is not at all suitable for proposed deletion. Please be more careful with proposed deletion; there is unfortunately rather little oversight of the process and valuable content can be lost by poor nominations. Regards, Espresso Addict (talk) 02:55, 14 May 2022 (UTC)

Edith Storey edit
I have reverted your addition of a citation to Find a Grave on Edith Storey. Unfortunately, that source is one of several that are not reliable because they are user-generated. Please see WP:USERGENERATED for more information. Eddie Blick (talk) 00:42, 16 May 2022 (UTC)

Prod on Georg Benoit
Hello again Just Another Cringy Username -- I've deprodded this. Notability under WP:PROF would be conferred by being president of a major university, and the tags were all placed seemingly at random by a novice editor who was later blocked for sock puppetry. Regards, Espresso Addict (talk) 15:53, 17 May 2022 (UTC)

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Jack Vance novels
You unilaterally merged five novels to Demon Princes without even initiating a discussion. At least a couple of them have review sections, with there being absolutely no doubt the rest have been reviewed as well, since Vance is considered a major science fiction writer, so your actions are not justified and have been reverted by me. Clarityfiend (talk) 23:30, 6 June 2022 (UTC)


 * You're wrong. There was an active deletion discussion going on for the main Demon Princes page, during which I brought up the idea of merging the five pages, an idea which was approved and encouraged by another member of the discussion. I then closed the discussion under speedy keep (all "keep" votes and no ongoing discussion) and made the merge. As part of the merge, I did indeed merge the review sections into the main article. As written, the five novel articles were all or almost all plot and the main page was written mostly in-universe. Post merge, we have one article which (OMG!) meets Wikipedia standard.
 * But sure, go ahead and restore a bunch of glorified fanboy tribute pages! Why do I even bother? Just Another Cringy Username (talk) 23:58, 6 June 2022 (UTC)
 * There is no discussion at Talk:Demon Princes, nor was there one at the Afd for Demon Princes. Clarityfiend (talk) 00:00, 7 June 2022 (UTC)
 * A deletion discussion for Demon Princes does not cover mergers of other articles, one of which even you now admit merits its own article. All of the novels have been reviewed by reliable sources, which "meets Wikipedia standard": Star King - 6 reviews, Killing Machine - 5 reviews, The Palace of Love - 3, The Face - 6 and The Book of Dreams - 7. As stated by other contributors above, you lack the experience to make such decisions unilaterally. Clarityfiend (talk) 00:18, 7 June 2022 (UTC)

E.g. multiple reviews for The Killing Machine, satisfying WP:BOOKCRIT. Clarityfiend (talk) 23:52, 6 June 2022 (UTC)


 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Demon_Princes
 * Here's the AfD discussion, where you will note my making the suggestion and another editor seconding it. And why wouldn't a deletion discussion cover merging of other articles, especially if those articles don't meet standard? The only article of this group which met Wiki standard was the main Demon Prince article and that only after I deleted over 16K of in-universe fanwank. The individual novel articles were nothing but overlong plot summaries. A couple had a review or two, which were duly incorporated into the main article.
 * No decision was made unilaterally, and what if it was? Despite your attempt at gatekeeping, there's no required minimum tenure before an editor is allowed to make this type of decision. Stop stanning and look at it objectively.
 * Lastly, this discussion should be taking place on the Demon Prince talk page, not here. I've posted a link to this section on that page, so if you have anything else to say, please say it there so others can join in the discussion. Just Another Cringy Username (talk) 02:19, 7 June 2022 (UTC)

AfD suggestions
Hello ! I wanted to reach out to see if I could be of some help with your understanding of AfDs. Earlier today you nominated a film for deletion here, where you stated there were "". When I did a cursory Google search, sources from a number of RS popped up, including Variety, a green-level source for the topic at hand at WP:RSP. There were seven sources (of varying quality) I listed on the AfD page along with my keep !vote. I also pointed out WP:CONRED on that AfD, which states sources do not need to exist on the current version of the article; they simply need to exist overall (though incorporating them into the article is obviously the most preferable route).

I came to your talk page to leave you a message, and saw you've added prods onto pages that have been summarily de-prodded a number of times (if only counting the deprods on your talk page, at least five). You've nominated Harpies, Quiet Cool, and Demon Princes for deletion, and those were all kept. You also nominated the film The Nanny Express for deletion, and the only two !votes so far are for the film to be kept.

A couple friendly reminders:
 * When nominating an article for deletion, a WP:BEFORE must be completed. Number 4 states the minimum that is required before nominating an article is a Google search. ("The minimum search expected is a normal Google search, a Google Books search, a Google News search, and a Google News archive search; Google Scholar is suggested for academic subjects.")
 * When nominating an article for deletion, there is likely to be a notability standard for that topic (ie films falling under WP:NFILM, etc). You are expected to review this accompanying notability standard.
 * If you are not sure about a topic's notability, opening a discussion on the article's talk page is helpful.
 * General competency in that topic area is helpful (note I've linked an essay, not a policy).

If you have any questions please feel free to reach out, or visit the Teahouse, a place for new editors to ask questions. Cheers! --Kbabej (talk) 23:13, 27 June 2022 (UTC)


 * @Kbabej Let me explain my thought process. When I see an article w/ longstanding problems, if I don't think the article is worth trying to save (an admittedly subjective judgment), I send it to AfD. I look at it as a way of saying, "OK, WP, time to put up or shut up. Either whip this article into shape or let go of it." If the article is kept, it usually comes away much improved. (See Harpies, for example.)
 * As far as talk pages go, I've brought up issues there before and the one thing I've discovered is, people rarely read talk pages.
 * On another note, I'm continually frustrated by the number of people who will rush to find sources to challenge an AfD, but can't be bothered to edit those sources into the article. Do they feel it's more important to rescue the article from the evil deletionists than to create a useful working encyclopedia? Or do they see WP as nothing more than a repository for pop culture trivia?
 * Would welcome your thoughts on any of this. Just Another Cringy Username (talk) 03:25, 28 June 2022 (UTC)
 * @Just Another Cringy Username, thanks for the reply. I understand the frustration with coming across subpar articles and wishing the editors who created them had put in more effort. I hear you there. AfD is not actually meant for a "put up or shut up" moment, although I can understand how as a new user it could seem that way. There's actually a WP essay on this exact thing called "Deletion is not cleanup" (link here: WP:DINC).
 * When coming cross a subpar article, I usually think "Should this exist on WP?" I will quickly look for searches, starting with the Google search I mentioned from my original post here on your talk page, and if I find reliable sources, I move on. I remind myself although that article is absolutely subpar, I can't clean up every subpar article on WP by implementing all the sources I've found for it. Since we're all volunteer editors (a belated welcome, BTW!), editors need to have an interest in the article they've come across or they won't invest the time. If I came across an old football player's bio from the 1920s, for example (something that doesn't interest me in the least), I could say "Should this exist on WP?", quickly look for sources, see they exist, and then move on, since the AfD likely won't be successful.
 * In the past I've been frustrated myself when I've brought an article to AfD and sources I couldn't initially find start turning up. I find myself asking "Where were those before? Why haven't they been implemented?" as you seem to agree with from your post above. The trick (for me at least) is to do the BEFORE search and if I don't find anything, I nominate away! I can rest assured I'm not misusing the AfD process to get an article cleaned up. If I find sources, I move on and let it go.
 * You seem to be an active and engaged editor, and we need those on WP. I only reached out because I want editors to stick around, and if editors are judged to be "misusing" processes, like AfD, they can find themselves working at odds against the community we're all here to support.
 * Thanks again for the reply, and for reading my long-winded post. I never want to bite the newbies and hope your experience on WP is a good one. Let me know if I can help with anything! --Kbabej (talk) 05:23, 28 June 2022 (UTC)

I have sent you a note about a page you started
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Thank you for creating Murder of Joanne Witt.

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 * Glad to add something worthwhile to add to WP! Perhaps you'd consider reviewing the DYK nomination? Just Another Cringy Username (talk) 06:28, 2 July 2022 (UTC)

Unsourced Plots / Recaps
Just to let you know per MOS:FILMPLOT, it is not required for film plots to have a citation. The film itself is the citation. It seems like you have removed several movie pages, which probably need to be reverted back. Here are some of the pages: Mission: Impractical, Catastrophea, Eye of Heaven, However, if the page has no citation, then instead of deleting you must first search for citations. Many of these old movies probably have citations in Google Books or older publications. Newspapers.com is another source. And if you still think they should be deleted, then it is best to submit to AFD. Lovewiki106 (talk) 08:32, 6 July 2022 (UTC)


 * I felt confident redirecting because those are actually old Doctor Who tie-in novels, which AFAIK don't get much attention from reviewers. The articles themselves are nothing but plot recaps, and as I've heard admins say before, if someone wants to make a real article out of it, it's there. Just Another Cringy Username (talk) 20:35, 6 July 2022 (UTC)

July 2022
Please do not replace Wikipedia pages with blank content, as you did at List_of_The_Story_of_Saiunkoku_characters. Your content removal does not appear to be constructive and has been reverted. If you think that the page should be deleted, please read How to delete a page. If you only meant to make a test edit, please use your sandbox for that. Thank you.Soraciel (talk) 04:28, 8 July 2022 (UTC)


 * @Soraciel It's nothing but a bunch of wanky WP:FANCRUFT, but hey, if the weeaboos like it, who am I to judge? Just Another Cringy Username (talk) 05:43, 8 July 2022 (UTC)
 * That description may be your viewpoint, but it does not align with my perspective or, presumably, that of the dozens of other editors who have worked on the page over the last eight years. The WP:FANCRUFT page is an essay, not a guideline.  Even if you feel that a page should be categorized as such, that on its own isn't enough justification for deleting the page.
 * By the way, you might not realize it, but "fancruft" has rude connotations (which are described further in the essay that you linked), and "weeaboo" is an outright insult. Please refrain from using uncivil terms in the future. Soraciel (talk) 22:41, 8 July 2022 (UTC)

Re: your post at WP:COIN
Hello, I think you did this innocently, but be aware you should not post links to sites on which can lead people to directly contact other users. This is in violation of the WP:OUTING subsection of the general harassment policy on Wikipedia. Please be more careful going forward. Cheers, SVTCobra 22:20, 9 July 2022 (UTC)


 * Oh, yes, I was trying to out (not doxx, but just expose) a spammer, but it's been taken care of now. Sorry about that. Just Another Cringy Username (talk) 00:51, 10 July 2022 (UTC)
 * In the future, if you have such information and it is needed to expose an undisclosed paid editor, send it to paid-en-wp@wikipedia.org instead of posting it on-Wiki. This way it gets into the hands of trusted functionaries. For more details, read the box at the top of WP:COIN. Cheers, SVTCobra 11:22, 10 July 2022 (UTC)

Converting episode articles into redirects
Hey, if I can trouble you with a small request. When you redirect episode articles, can you please do the following two things:
 * Add Television episode redirect handler (ideally with the values filled in)
 * Link to the episode entry in the table instead of the general article.

As an example, see this.

Thanks! Gonnym (talk) 15:54, 10 July 2022 (UTC)


 * Wow, @Just Another Cringy Username, you are basically deleting dozens of articles, some of which are up to 14 years old. Did you seek consensus before embarking on this adventure? Or do you just unilaterally decide what is "overlong plot"? SVTCobra 20:17, 10 July 2022 (UTC)
 * I'm working off of the list of "plot summaries which need attention," in particular this one:, which happens to contain a lot of Ugly Betty episode articles. Most of these articles consist of a far-too-detailed plot recap, lots of OR, unsourced trivia, and a sentence or two about how the ratings were for that particular ep. Sources are...light and, as you say, some of these have been tagged for years w/ no action taken.
 * I PROD'ed one such article, it sat for a while, and somebody eventually just redirected it, so I figured that's the way to go. I'm not indiscriminately deleting all of them. If there's something that seems genuinely notable and properly sourced (other than just "here were the ratings") I leave it. I figure if somebody really wants to resurrect the article w/ proper sourcing, it's still there and they can. I'm not playing G-d, just cleanup crew.
 * I've been doing something similar w/ old Doctor Who book articles. Most of those are literally nothing more than reiterations of the books' plots. Just Another Cringy Username (talk) 21:49, 10 July 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Murder of Joanne Witt
Gatoclass (talk) 12:03, 24 July 2022 (UTC) theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/they) 15:51, 25 July 2022 (UTC)

Idol
There's a process to delete articles which was followed for Idol: The Musical and there was no consensus to delete. As someone who is part of the musicals project, I'm keen to expand musical theatre articles on Wikipedia, especially when there are suitable sources, rather than have them deleted. If you genuinely believe there is no place for this article, then follow the AFD process again.

To answer your question "And at the risk of sounding juvenile, what if I do redirect it?" - then it will be undone and the correct process followed. Mark E (talk) 09:25, 27 July 2022 (UTC)


 * That's the problem: there's nothing to expand. All properly sourced material was merged into the main American Idol article, which amounted to two lines. As you will read there, the musical died a quick death w/ no more than a couple passing mentions in the media. As for the AfD and surrounding debate of what to merge/expand/redirect, it was long and contentious and it ended w/ everybody sort of throwing up their hands and saying, "IDK, do whatever."
 * I did what I felt in good faith was best for the article. If you think you can do better, well, this is WP and you don't need my permission to try. Just Another Cringy Username (talk) 17:47, 27 July 2022 (UTC)
 * No worries. Have added in two sourced lines (plot/creatives) which was missed out of the merge, and will leave at that. Mark E (talk) 00:24, 28 July 2022 (UTC)
 * And now that's been reverted and the skimpy little article has been restored, where it will no doubt sit there for another 10 years untouched. Might as well cut those lines from the main article now. SMH Just Another Cringy Username (talk) 02:22, 28 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Literally, *Facepalm*...
 * I'll give it a spruce up. There's a plot summary which was deleted in the past, and I've found a few more articles on the web. Mark E (talk) 08:40, 28 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Looks a lot better now! Do you happen to know if the "Joe Walker" who was in this show is the same Joe Walker from Team Starkid? One of the reasons I didn't bother trying to save this article was the lack of notable participants, but if he was in it, that would help. Just Another Cringy Username (talk) 21:00, 28 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Don't believe so from these pictures - https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Photo-Flash-Idol-The-Musical-20070706 Mark E (talk) 23:10, 28 July 2022 (UTC)

Redirect for Episodes of Heros
Hey @Just Another Cringy Username I saw that you tried to redirect a couple articles from Heros but they got reverted. I agree that they should be redirected to the season list. I've nominated two of them for deletion so they can redirect to the episode list. I just wanted to let you know and keep you in the loop.  Dr vulpes  (💬 • 📝) 00:16, 8 August 2022 (UTC)


 * @Dr vulpes Voted on both of them! I'm fighting this same battle over on Are You Being Served? I nominated their character list for merging and the inclusionists pounced. "But all the other 50 year old Britcoms have one!" They've bluntly stated they don't accept the concept of cruft. Just Another Cringy Username (talk) 05:13, 9 August 2022 (UTC)
 * I feel your pain. Also I wish Mr Humphries could slide in to that conversation, it would at least be amusing.  Dr vulpes  (💬 • 📝) 05:35, 9 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Wonder if he's free? Just Another Cringy Username (talk) 06:24, 9 August 2022 (UTC)

Articles for deletion/Villains (Heroes)

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Hi. Your copies (Special:Diff/1103982290, Special:Diff/1104286655) from to The Legend of the Legendary Heroes do not comply with WP:Copying within Wikipedia (guideline, shortcut WP:PATT). I informed you of this requirement at the list's AfD. Would you like me to repair them per WP:Copying within Wikipedia (shortcut WP:RIA)? Flatscan (talk) 04:27, 15 August 2022 (UTC)


 * Yes, please do. I did the edit as part of the merge and by the time I remembered I was supposed to use the template, I had already published the edit. I didn't know there was a way to fix it or I would've done it myself. Just Another Cringy Username (talk) 05:20, 15 August 2022 (UTC)
 * I made a dummy edit (Special:Diff/1104653489) and added Copied templates (Special:Diff/1104653499, Special:Diff/1104653505). Feel free to reach out if you have any questions. Flatscan (talk) 04:53, 16 August 2022 (UTC)

Revert
Can you revert this please? https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=California_State_Prison,_Los_Angeles_County&action=history 2601:206:301:4A90:4132:BAAC:F0DC:8A90 (talk) 03:29, 13 September 2022 (UTC)


 * Why me? I've never touched that article. Just Another Cringy Username (talk) 04:43, 13 September 2022 (UTC)

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Removal of maintenance template
Can you please clarify why you removed the refimprove maintenance template at Idlewild (novel)? The first time you removed it, the reason you gave was "Removed maintenance tag as this article now meets GNG w/ the addition of reviews." I reverted your edit with the explanation that the template was about WP:Verifiability not WP:Notability, only for you to remove the template once again with no explanation this time. While the "Reception" section in the article is referenced and the "Plot" section doesn't require an inline citation, there are no citations whatsoever for the publication information in the rest of the article including the infobox. Bennv123 (talk) 19:38, 2 October 2022 (UTC)


 * I don't often see publication information sourced. Even including pub info at all seems to be more of an "old WP" thing. Have you found policy on this? I've looked w/o success. Just Another Cringy Username (talk) 05:36, 3 October 2022 (UTC)
 * By publication information, I mean content like the publication date, publisher, published sequels etc. The policy in question is WP:Verifiability. One of the core content policies of Wikipedia. If the verifiability of any unsourced content is challenged (as I did by placing the maintenance template in the first place; and then again by re-adding the template with the explanation: "[...] I added it with regards to all the uncited content including no citations whatsoever for all the publication information"), the onus is on any editor who wants to remove the template to provide inline citations to reliable sources that address the verifiability concerns. The whole point of WP:Verifiability is to help weed out errors like the one I found here when I was trying to verify the publication dates given in this very article. Bennv123 (talk) 10:28, 3 October 2022 (UTC)
 * And to clarify, WP:Verifiability applies to "All material in Wikipedia mainspace, including everything in articles, lists, and captions..." This includes publication information, infoboxes, lead sections (unless the same information is already sourced in the article body) and so on. Bennv123 (talk) 13:11, 3 October 2022 (UTC)
 * I've looked at the edit history and I see what's going on. Just before you came into the picture, I had PROD'ed the article for being a glorified plot recap w/ insufficient sourcing. Somebody else came along and added a bunch of reviews, thus proving notability. I removed your tag, thinking it was left over from that issue. Just Another Cringy Username (talk) 16:16, 3 October 2022 (UTC)

SeaQuest Interactive Aquariums issue
I am messaging you since you have made edits to the above page before. In fact the issue arises from you approving the merge. Please check Talk:SeaQuest_Interactive_Aquariums Sincerly. 100.40.189.211 (talk) 18:59, 25 October 2022 (UTC)

Guardians of Ga'Hoole removal
Hello, i wanted to clarify why you deleted the Guardians of Ga'Hoole story section? That is blatant article vandalism. There are ways to summarize the story instead of wiping the section of the face of the internet. I have undid your deletion. If you still want to summarize the story, how about not deleting the entire thing? 2600:6C4A:4E7F:EE7F:9B3:4076:2C69:1581 (talk) 20:01, 18 November 2022 (UTC)


 * Long, detailed plot recaps are not desirable on WP. Since this article is about the series as a whole, it's best to give a brief overview of the basic premise and leave it at that. See WP:PLOTSUM. Just Another Cringy Username (talk) 07:20, 19 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Your source says the following: "The description should be thorough enough for the reader to get a sense of what happens and to fully understand the impact of the work and the context of the commentary about it."
 * The story plot summary is only 378 characters, this is tiny compared to other, smaller book series: Harry Potter (6890), Wings of Fire (3203), hell even the Wolves of the Beyond section on the same page! (4048)
 * Maybe your removal was justified, but just removing it outright with no notice feels like a slap in the face to fans of the series. You could've at least tried to bring it to our attention rather than just remove it outright. RegularBlueJay (talk) 12:39, 19 November 2022 (UTC)
 * And yes, it continues to say: "On the other hand, however, the plot summary must be concise because Wikipedia's coverage of works of fiction should be about more than just the plot. Plot summaries that are too long and too detailed can also be hard to read and are just as unhelpful as those that are too short."
 * But, by removing the 44k description, you may have satisfied one objective but then failed another. Now the summary is too short and doesn't give enough detail or context to the series.
 * And even then, it finishes: "Finding the right balance requires careful editorial discretion and discussion."
 * Which I believe was not done in this case, where you just blindly deleted an entire section because it was "too detailed". You could've asked for help in trimming it down or even tried to summarise it as best as you could with the information that you instead deleted. I'm just saying that you may have overstepped your boundaries and ruffled some feathers, but if you rectify this then we can find a balance between detail and length. RegularBlueJay (talk) 12:48, 19 November 2022 (UTC)
 * TBH I don't think there's anything to rectify. The article is presented as an overview of the series as a whole, not to highlight individual books. If you disagree, you're free to write a few short sentences about each one, or even do articles for each individual book--as long as you can prove up notability for said book.
 * As far the fans go, we're writing an encyclopedia, not a fansite. While fans are welcome to contribute, those contributions should be made objectively and free from emotional attachment to the material. Just Another Cringy Username (talk) 18:51, 19 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Look at the Harry Potter, or Star Wars wiki page. Those series have a very detailed plot section, but you dont seem to bring destruction to those pages. If you wish to contribute to the GoG page, you can summarize the story line instead of obliterating it. 2600:6C4A:4E7F:EE7F:41DD:E26C:B06C:EA3D (talk) 22:42, 19 November 2022 (UTC)
 * They're also slightly more well known and thus would hold more interest to the general public. Let go of your emotional attachment to this fairly obscure children's book series and ask yourself, "What if I had never heard of this story?" I doubt you'd want an overly enthusiastic fanboy infodumping this level of detail when a couple of well chosen sentences would be sufficient. Just Another Cringy Username (talk) 07:04, 20 November 2022 (UTC)
 * and a 378 story 'summary' is not a couple of well chose sentences. You just blindly erased the entire story section, leaving the 375 'summary' there. Your wiki account is 10 months old and full of people complaining that you deleted stuff you shouldn't have. Also, if its so obscure, why does it matter if the story page is detailed? 2600:6C4A:4E7F:EE7F:1CA7:3460:1664:9BD (talk) 15:27, 20 November 2022 (UTC)
 * It matters because as I've said several times already, this is not a fan wiki. A summary is not a recap and should not be able to serve as a substitute for reading the book. As long as we're playing "mine's bigger than yours" with accounts, you're posting from an unregistered IP, which in Wikiland means you'll come in for even more scrutiny than I will.
 * And this is my final word on the matter. We're not going to agree and I don't think any further discussion would lead to anything more productive. Just Another Cringy Username (talk) 17:32, 20 November 2022 (UTC)

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Edits made to: Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution page
Hi. The new summary to this page is nicely summarized in reference to Revision as of 23:13, 20 August 2022. However I think the detailed breakdown of the chapter titles with a brief paragraph of the chapter's contents hold relevance and importance to the subject matter of the Hackers book.

I recently listened to Hackers on audible and found the old version of this Hackers wikipedia page to be helpful to follow along with the various historic events and to help remember the notable names attached to these historic events. I feel like the old page would also help many others retain all the information in this book.

I would consider adding all the things that you deleted back in under a new sub header titled "Synopsis". I also recommend the details of each chapter being added back to this page because a lot of books on audible don't list out the chapter names so a resource to find such information is important.

I wanted to reference the Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee's wikipedia page but it too has been edited and important information about the book has been removed.

Hackers is a work of non-fiction and it is American history. I believe the more information provided by sources like wikipedia only accentuates the book itself. The need to pursue editing down pages that provide details about such books should not be a priority IMO. Ianposton (talk) 17:52, 7 February 2023 (UTC)


 * While I'm happy the information was useful to you, WP is not intended to function as a study guide or supplement to another work, and doing so would be an infringement of that work's copyright. WP operates under the legal doctrine of fair use and we need to walk a fine line. That's why we deliberately keep summaries short and not all-inclusive. (I suspect the Bury My Heart page was edited for a similar reason.) Just Another Cringy Username (talk) 19:09, 7 February 2023 (UTC)

BLPPROD
I'm letting you know that I've reverted your BLPPROD at Alexander S. Bermange. BLPPROD only applies if there's no form of source or reference, including external links and authority control. With that said, I do think deletion is reasonable here. You'd just need to use AfD or a standard PROD (isn't bureaucracy fun). Thebiguglyalien ( talk ) 04:16, 11 April 2023 (UTC)


 * If you want to PROD it or start an AfD, go right ahead. Just Another Cringy Username (talk) 05:42, 11 April 2023 (UTC)