User talk:Mindmatrix/2021

Hospital dmy dates
I understand the use of DMY as chosen by you as the First Major Contributor to the article, but Canada generally uses MDY dates. ViperSnake151  Talk  20:15, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
 * As per your selection as the First Major Contributor to the article and guidance of MOS:DATETIES, I hereby rescind my objection to use of DMY on the article, as MDY is in error and against implied consensus. ViperSnake151   Talk  20:16, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Well, OK then...; note that I restored your original comment as the second one in isolation was slightly confusing. Mind  matrix  20:26, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
 * That was me taking it back, basically. Actually looking at Canada apparently allowing either for some reason is a bit odd imo. ViperSnake151   Talk  20:37, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
 * That's likely the Quebecois influence, but I suspect immigrants are also more likely to use the DMY format they are familiar with, so that format has had non-trivial use in Canada given the country's high immigration rate. (I personally use this format anytime I don't use the YYYY-MM-DD format. Some people find it annoying, but others like it.) Mind  matrix  20:52, 18 January 2021 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free image File:Artist rendition of Mackenzie Vaughan Hospital.jpg
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QR Code
Why did you remove the paragraph I wrote about French Techs which use QR Codes on clothing ? I thought Wikipedia was objective, I don't understand why you did that QRiste (talk) 21:24, 28 January 2021 (UTC)
 * That paragraph reads like an advertisement, and one of the supplied references is to the website of the shop Ateliar Paris. Mind  matrix  21:56, 28 January 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Made in Canada
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 1 February 2021 (UTC)

Nathan Lawr
Thanks for the notification. I was aware of the deletion, as I saw it being unlinked in other articles that I watchlist — but I have no intention of challenging it at this time. Our notability and sourcing standards are very different in 2021 than they were in 2007, of course, so I didn't have to do nearly as much 14 years ago to demonstrate his notability as I would have to do today, and it's not at all an obvious given that he would actually pass today's NMUSIC standards. So I knew about it, but just let it slide because I don't feel all that strongly about it. Bearcat (talk) 15:32, 29 March 2021 (UTC)

"Focative case" listed at Redirects for discussion
A discussion is taking place to address the redirect Focative case. The discussion will occur at Redirects for discussion/Log/2021 April 3 until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. ColinFine (talk) 15:41, 3 April 2021 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Flying Fathers
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DYK for Flying Fathers
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Proposed deletion of Museum of Vision Science


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Happy Vesak!




 Happy Vesak , Thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia, and a Happy and Blessed Vesak  to you and yours!   User:JaMongKut (talk) 18:09, 25 May 2021 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Category:Card games introduced in the 1850s


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Please warn vandals
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Precious anniversary
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Contested deletion
This page should not be speedily deleted because... (your reason here) --182.1.204.175 (talk) 12:04, 23 June 2021 (UTC)
 * You need to put a little more effort into this. Mind  matrix  13:22, 23 June 2021 (UTC)
 * The comment above comes from a LTA user. (CC) Tb hotch ™ 15:01, 23 June 2021 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Category:1994 establishments in Newfoundland and Labrador


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revert - rm promotional link disguised as a ref
Hi Mindmatrix, You reverted some of my contributions in Rationalism and Hume's Fork ("revert - rm promotional link disguised as a ref "), and I am new in Wikipedia so I hope to learn what went wrong. Why did you not just remove the link you objected to? Did you have more objections to my contributions? Could you please make them explicit then? Thank you and kind regards GlobalNewzBy (talk) 09:55, 7 September 2021 (UTC)

Thanks
Thanks for |your correction to SQLite - I thought that was linked earlier but I agree with your reinstatement. peterl (talk) 02:04, 31 October 2021 (UTC)

Nomination of Trois-Pistoles (disambiguation) for deletion
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Reverts incorrect
@mindmatrix can you please explain why you reverted over 11 changes of mine?? as per CNAC the 742 area code and 365 ARE indeed in those areas that you have removed them from..

for instance those areas are indeed currently served by 905/289 and those number received an overlay of 365 AND 742 area code.

so I am perplexed why you have removed them thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by 942digital (talk • contribs) 17:30, 4 November 2021 (UTC)


 * As I mentioned on your talk page, many of the changes you made broke links. Please read that message, and re-introduce your changes with a proper, unbroken link. It should look like this: 905, 289, 365, and 742 . For example, this change is okay, but you linked to Area codes 905, 289, 365, and 742, which you can see is a redlink (such an article doesn't exist). Formatted as I indicated above, it would look like this: 905, 289, 365, and 742, which works properly. Mind  matrix  17:38, 4 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Also note that other changes, such as this one, were simply wrong, as 742 does not cover Hamilton. Mind  matrix  17:42, 4 November 2021 (UTC)

DYK for A Song for Arbonne
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:03, 9 November 2021 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Category:1924 establishments in Manitoba


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Board games
Hey there, thank you for your contributions in the board game area. :) If you were interested, I have been working on a massive project which does somewhat involve board games at User:BOZ/Games deletions - I know that the majority of those articles are gone for good, but I'm sure there are some that should not have been deleted in case you see anything there that can be resurrected! :) BOZ (talk) 12:53, 14 November 2021 (UTC)
 * I took a quick peek at the list. Password and maybe Blitzkrieg merit an article, and perhaps a few others. I may take a crack at resurrecting Password at some point in the future, but most sources will be offline and more difficult to find. I'm currently reviewing various sources for potential new articles about games from the past 15-20 years.  Mind  matrix  13:47, 14 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Sounds good - if you need me to restore any deleted articles to draft space, let me know! BOZ (talk) 13:53, 14 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks, but that's not needed - I've been an admin since 2005 so I can peruse deleted articles if necessary. However, I usually prefer starting articles from scratch. Mind  matrix  14:05, 14 November 2021 (UTC)

Request for review
Hi there, I am writing you to ask whether you could help me with the review of the page European Partnership for Democracy, on which I've been working on so that it fits with the community standards. I would be grateful if your expertise could help me enhancing it again, if it needs to, or if you could validate the publication. Thank you in advance for your consideration. Coffeebreak12 14:04, 17 November 2021 (CET)


 * I'm investing my time elsewhere on Wikipedia, but I will say that you should improve your referencing. Specifically, use citation templates (choose from the most appropriate from Citation Style 1), ensuring to include at a minimum the following: a URL (for online references), title, authorship info (use 'first' and 'last' fields), publisher, publication date, and access date. Otherwise, you have bare URLs that lead to link rot. See Citing sources for more details. You can see an example of how its done at Suburbia (board game), an article I recently created. Good luck! Mind  matrix  16:34, 17 November 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Children of Earth and Sky
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DYK for A Brightness Long Ago
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DYK for Little Canada (attraction)
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DYK for Broom Service (board game)
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DYK for Patchwork (board game)
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DYK nomination of Photosynthesis (board game)
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DYK nomination of Dragomino
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You created a very good article, but can you suggest a more curiosity-provoking hook? HouseOfChange (talk) 03:34, 30 November 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Sagrada (board game)
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DYK nomination of Isle of Skye: From Chieftain to King
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DYK nomination for Cartographers (board game)
I completed a review at Template:Did you know nominations/Cartographers (board game), and hope you could clarify something there. Thanks! Flibirigit (talk) 16:29, 4 December 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Oceans (board game)
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DYK nomination of Isle of Skye: From Chieftain to King
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DYK for Parks (board game)
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:02, 7 December 2021 (UTC)

Administrators will no longer be autopatrolled
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Nomination of Munk School of Global Affairs for deletion
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DYK for Suburbia (board game)
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DYK for Great Western Trail (board game)
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DYK for Dragomino
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Invitation to take part in a survey about medical topics on Wikipedia
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 * I do not fill out surveys on Google Docs or any other third-party system, as they inherently cannot assure my privacy. Mind  matrix  22:35, 13 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Of course, that's understandable. Although I believe doing so in the Chrome incognito mode should be pretty secure, and as far as I know the survey does not record any IP or such. You can also consider reading the survey and wiki-emailing me any thoughts or comments if you would like to share something this way. Again, I totally understand if you will chose not to participate, it's a voluntary activity and thank you for notifying me of your concerns. Cheers! Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus&#124; reply here 09:55, 14 December 2021 (UTC)

DYK for MicroMacro: Crime City
— Maile (talk) 12:02, 14 December 2021 (UTC)


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DYK for Cytosis (board game)
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DYK for Scanner Price Accuracy Code
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DYK for Photosynthesis (board game)
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 12:03, 16 December 2021 (UTC)


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DYK for Isle of Skye: From Chieftain to King
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DYK for Downtown Eatery (1993) v. Ontario
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DYK for Bisciola
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