User talk:Nimbus227/Archive 14

Uncivil editor Mark Lincoln
As an involved editor, but I would greatly appreciate your participation in the ANI discussion at Administrators'_noticeboard/Incidents. &mdash; Cheers, Steelpillow (Talk) 12:35, 18 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Sorry to trouble you again, but the ANI discussion of Mark Lincoln has become increasingly bizarre and I don't think I can progress it on my own. Maybe I should retire from it? Any further participation from you would be most welcome. &mdash; Cheers, Steelpillow (Talk) 00:07, 23 October 2020 (UTC)

Tsetse fly - Rounds Carried
Changing between 21 & 25

On the Ordnance QF page, the rounds carried is referenced at 21 yet the mossie article states 25 & I really can't be arsed arguing the toss when I'm only trying to be consistent, change both BAM but let's not leave it different, you can check Williams quite easilyTHE 6 PDR 7 CWT AND THE MOLINS GUN If there is a statement that it's 25, then prove that "fact" back it up & change both. Steve Bowen (talk) 12:20, 31 October 2020 (UTC)


 * The citation immediately after your amendment is to a different source, this is known as 'cite hijacking'. If a reader went to that source (WP:VERIFY), they would find a different figure. The fact is already cited, the onus is on you to verify the new figure using a reliable source (WP:RS). Please discuss article related subjects on its own talk page e.g. Talk:De Havilland Mosquito. Nimbus (Cumulus nimbus floats by)  12:29, 31 October 2020 (UTC)

Dornier Do 31
please refrain from using deprecated templates. i have put a lot of effort into removing them and you start re-introducing them. Desist!--Petebutt (talk) 05:46, 24 November 2020 (UTC)
 * You transposed lb and kg (noticed by another editor) and also changed the citation style contra to CITEVAR, I suggest you refrain from doing either. Be advised that correcting your multiple mistakes, removing unencyclopedic content and jargon, and restoring established citation styles manually has become too time consuming. Affected article sections will be rolled back to an earlier version. Nimbus (Cumulus nimbus floats by)  05:48, 24 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Pete, one, go and re-read WP:OWN, and two, remember that "desist!" is not a civil way to approach matters. - The Bushranger One ping only 08:00, 24 November 2020 (UTC)
 * I've been advised this morning not to get further embroiled in this for medical reasons, ideally I need to step away from this environment for a week at least.
 * If an ANI case is raised about this problem I would just ask that all related user and article talk pages and revision histories are analysed thoroughly for proof of citation style changes, introduced errors and repeated, polite requests over many years (by myself and other editors) to follow Wikipedia etiquette. Nimbus (Cumulus nimbus floats by)  11:09, 24 November 2020 (UTC)


 * Hi Nimbus. I’m sorry to read that medical reasons have reared their ugly heads in relation to your activities here, but I certainly understand that these things happen. Remember you and your health and your family are so much more valuable to you than this project. Please take a well-earned break and spend the time contemplating things that bring you serenity. There will be many who, like me, look forward to seeing your by-line again, but only in a time-frame that suits you. Best wishes! Dolphin ( t ) 00:13, 25 November 2020 (UTC)


 * Thanks for your kind words, I gave it a one week break and have decided (and am able) to carry on for the time being. If necessary I will move to another subject area on Wikipedia. Cheers. Nimbus (Cumulus nimbus floats by)  11:28, 1 December 2020 (UTC)

thanks
It seems churlish to acknowledge through just a specimen edit of yours the work you've done on List of aircraft engines, and thanking them all would be too many notifications. So I'll mention it here. Thanks. GraemeLeggett (talk) 19:29, 27 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks Graeme, I was worried that I might be stepping on your toes. There is a lot to do. I archived the talk page to make new conversations easier to read/find. There are many duplicated sections, I'm just plodding through the headers at the moment, picking the easy/obvious ones to start with. Cheers Nimbus (Cumulus nimbus floats by)  19:33, 27 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Not at all. As you may see, I get sidetracked into fixing entries as much as delinking headers. GraemeLeggett (talk) 17:08, 28 December 2020 (UTC)
 * We ought to discuss a clean-up plan somewhere, there are many duplicated sections, duplicated types, linked sub-variants, wikilinks to incorrect articles and citations next to valid blue links. Some red links can easily be turned blue, I've done a few today. The page load time is quite slow, it may need splitting but if it is thinned out first it may be ok as it is. Will probably finish for today soon as I've got a family event this evening. Cheers. Nimbus (Cumulus nimbus floats by)  17:15, 28 December 2020 (UTC)

The WikiEagle - January 2022
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NPP July 2022 backlog drive is on!
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New Page Patrol newsletter August 2022
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Are you a member of the Society? User:Ahunt has kindly created a userboxes for Wikipedians in the RAeSoc. See User talk:Ahunt. Dolphin ( t ) 02:45, 28 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Afraid not, never did have the honour of a fellowship! Cheers. Nimbus (Cumulus nimbus floats by)  07:45, 28 September 2022 (UTC)


 * Really? I picked you as a Fellow with 20-year clasp! Dolphin ( t ) 10:11, 28 September 2022 (UTC)


 * I think there was money involved in the 'award'! Nimbus (Cumulus nimbus floats by)  11:38, 28 September 2022 (UTC)


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New Page Patrol newsletter October 2022
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New Pages Patrol newsletter January 2023
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Training Airways 123 Page
Hey, I am the person who created the Training Airways 123 page, I just wanted to clarify that that was an article I made because it was originally a sandbox page. I moved the page not knowing it would turn into an actual page/article. I continued the conversation with SunDawn here. User talk:SunDawn Chicagoorange (talk) 02:36, 27 January 2023 (UTC)

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New Page Patrol – May 2023 Backlog Drive
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Just for your interest/info
Hey I thought I’d just let you know that some edits you reverted recently at Airbus A330, were the work of users under a sockpuppet investigation, and some of them have already been blocked. Please see Sockpuppet investigations/2021Porto Final. Fork99 (talk) 20:22, 7 June 2023 (UTC)

New Pages Patrol newsletter June 2023
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Redirect drive: In response to an unusually high redirect backlog, we held a redirect backlog drive in May. The drive completed with 23851 reviews done in total, bringing the redirect backlog to 0 (momentarily). Congratulations to who led with a staggering 4316 points, followed by  and  with 2868 and 2546 points respectively. See this page for more details. The redirect queue is steadily rising again and is steadily approaching 4,000. Please continue to help out, even if it's only for a few or even one review a day.

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You are invited to join the discussion at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/TRAPPIST-1/archive3. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 15:48, 21 June 2023 (UTC)


 * Bump, since the FAC has gone with little further input for a while. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 20:15, 2 July 2023 (UTC)

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Fiat CR.32
I seem to have left an unsually high number of typos behind me, thanks for cleaning up the messTheLongTone (talk) 14:11, 22 July 2023 (UTC)
 * No problem. Nimbus (Cumulus nimbus floats by)  15:39, 22 July 2023 (UTC)