User talk:Nativeoftwostates

I'm sorry
Hey, I just saw the message you tried to leave on my user page. Just as a heads up, in future, if you want to message someone on here, use their talk page instead; that's what it's there for. Anyway, I want to sincerely apologise for my revert and very harsh warning. You didn't do anything wrong, it was entirely my fault. I wasn't familiar with the shortened form of "raccoon", so when I saw the edit, I took one look at it, falsely assumed it was just vandalism containing a racial slur, and reverted it with a harsh warning. I now see that I made a serious mistake.

I have removed the warning from the IP talk page. I hope this doesn't give you a bad first impression of editing Wikipedia. Thegreatluigi (talk) 00:55, 5 January 2021 (UTC)

Not a problem, my friend. I totally get how someone who didn't live in the USA might think "coon" was a detestable racial slur. Have a good one--I appreciate your diligence in working to find vandals, etc. God bless you!

December 2022
Hello, I'm Materialscientist. I wanted to let you know that I reverted one of your recent contributions—specifically this edit to Oahu—because it did not appear constructive. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. If you have any questions, you can ask for assistance at the Teahouse or the Help desk. Thanks. Materialscientist (talk) 04:00, 10 December 2022 (UTC)


 * Materialscientist...the reason I added the phonetic pronunciation is that it is not apparent from the spelling alone. Someone might pronounce it Ah-hoo...Oo--uh--hoo, etc.  I think that it would be beneficial/constructive to include a pronunciation of the word in text form.  Thank you. Nativeoftwostates (talk) 01:05, 11 May 2024 (UTC)
 * That is a laudable goal, but there were several issues with your edit. The article did already had a pronunciation guide in IPA, which is the normal way that pronunciation is provided on Wikipedia; see MOS:IPA. The additional pronunciation you added ("uh-wah-hoo") is incorrect in several respects: it renders the initial long O /o/ as "uh", it renders the glottal stop /ʔ/ as "w", and it does not show which syllable is accented. It is possible to use a respelling system in addition to IPA to show pronunciation, but it should be done in a standard way, as explained in H:RESPELL. A correct respelling was added later in Special:Diff/1216491317. CodeTalker (talk) 01:57, 11 May 2024 (UTC)
 * If you look for the pronunciation on the internet, the spoken word is pronounced as as I gave it. I do acknowledge that there are pronunciation guides, but many readers are not skilled in the usage of such, so a phonetic spelling is quite useful, I believe. Nativeoftwostates (talk) 02:06, 11 May 2024 (UTC)
 * I looked up a native Hawaiian speaker...and it is, indeed, different than I gave it. It would be, phonetically, Oh-ah-who.  So, I stand corrected! Nativeoftwostates (talk) 02:08, 11 May 2024 (UTC)

September 2023
Please do not add or change content, as you did at Tales of the Gold Monkey, without citing a reliable source. Please review the guidelines at Citing sources and take this opportunity to add references to the article. Thank you. Magnolia677 (talk) 20:49, 4 September 2023 (UTC)


 * Magnolia677, with respect, it seems clear that you have not read the Louis L'Amour books. I have.  I would not have added the claim that there was a resemblance of his books to the source material had it not been apparent.
 * His writings about swashbuckling pilots and tramp steamer captains in the Pacific is too close to not notice. Nativeoftwostates (talk) 02:02, 11 May 2024 (UTC)

Leave the World Behind (film)
Hello. Where is the source for this? Thanks.  Mike  Allen   20:45, 9 December 2023 (UTC)

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April 2024
Hello, I'm CodeTalker. I noticed that you added or changed content in an article, Tampa, Florida, but you didn't provide a reliable source. It's been removed and archived in the page history for now, but if you'd like to include a citation and re-add it, please do so. You can have a look at referencing for beginners. If you think I made a mistake, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. CodeTalker (talk) 19:48, 28 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Hi, I'm replying here to your last addition to this page because I think you meant it to be a reply to my 28 April message above, although you embedded it in the welcome message from Thegreatluigi at the top of the page. All content on Wikipedia must be verifiable; that is, it must be supported by a published reliable source; see WP:V. Information based on personal knowledge and experience is not acceptable, even if true. To add the "tampon" joke, you'd need to find one or more published sources that report on it, although IMO it's probably too trivial to add even if such a source were found. The Burt Reynolds information you added claimed not only that he was a minority owner, which is probably easy to find a source for, but also that "his movie fame created additional attention and excitement". This claim would again need to be supported by a reliable source that makes that claim.I hope this is helpful. CodeTalker (talk) 01:48, 11 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Code Talker, who in the world would know any better than me that it added excitement? I was there.  If I recall correctly, he even drove his Trans-Am onto the field.  Consider, also, that "creating additional attention and excitement" would be considered subjective, regardless of the source.  The Tampa Tribune (now the Tampa Times) has much of this info, but I am not so interested in giving Wikipedia a fuller picture that I would pay to search to archives. HOWEVER, if you want to read a little something about it in the old Tampa Tribune--that easily shows how Reynolds added some flair--here's the link: https://www.google.com/search?q=Tampa+Tribune+AND+%22tampa+bay+bandits%22+AND+%22Burt+Reynolds%22+AND+%22tom+mcewen&rlz=1C1CHBD_enUS1096US1096&oq=Tampa+Tribune+AND+%22tampa+bay+bandits%22+AND+%22Burt+Reynolds%22+AND+%22tom+mcewen&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOdIBCTI3MTk5ajBqNKgCALACAQ&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#vhid=JGwPPhk70-7ghM&vssid=l Nativeoftwostates (talk) 01:56, 11 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Again, please read WP:V. This is a Wikipedia policy. I understand that it can be counterintuitive that information that you know personally is not acceptable, but that is the way things work here. There are several articles that I could improve with my own personal knowledge, but I am not allowed to do so without sources. Otherwise, how would you or anyone else know that what I am saying is true?The 14 March 1986 Tampa Tribune article that you cite is a step in the right direction, but I don't see anything in that article that says that Reynolds's involvement "created additional attention and excitement", it just says that Reynolds is no longer associated with the Bandits. CodeTalker (talk) 02:02, 11 May 2024 (UTC)
 * If you read down the first column, you'll see how it was a "successful promotion." Also, in the last column, it is certainly understood that Reynolds' celebrity brought something to the table.  If you're looking for that particular wording--"created additional attention and excitement"--I doubt those words were used in that manner.  But it is clear that some of that was generated by his celebrity. Nativeoftwostates (talk) 02:19, 11 May 2024 (UTC)