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Wijiji
Apparently in 2011 you made this addition in the Etymology section of Wijiji to comment on the name (but at first glance it looks like a comment on its original form ):


 * The name may be the word with the most dotted letters in a row.

Do you have any particular source saying this, or is it an uncited observation? --TangoFett (talk) 22:45, 3 January 2022 (UTC)


 * I believe this was in the Encyclopedia of Misinformation (this was over a decade ago), but would have to check. --Piledhigheranddeeper (talk) 21:37, 4 January 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Hardwick and Woodbury Railroad
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 12:02, 8 January 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Woodbury Granite Company
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 12:02, 8 January 2022 (UTC)

Your edits to Providence and Worcester Railroad
You added a citation needed tag, with the text "how was a P&W train in Antrak's track?". It is clear that you did not actually read the article, or you would have seen the text in the section above the sentence you tagged that states, "The company reached an agreement in 1996 for trackage rights over the Northeast Corridor between New Haven and the New York and Atlantic Railway's Fresh Pond Junction yard in Queens. The Providence and Worcester uses these trackage rights to haul stone between its connection with the Branford Steam Railroad and New York City." The company also has trackage rights from New Haven east into Providence, Rhode Island. Please do not be this careless with tagging articles in the future. Thank you. Trainsandotherthings (talk) 00:37, 14 January 2022 (UTC)


 * And the citation, which was the real point? Ah, I see, quietly added. --Piledhigheranddeeper (talk) 02:09, 14 January 2022 (UTC)

Philip Carteret
This article is (theoretically) a biography, but it begins with its subject's joining the navy. Other than the date/place, there is nothing about his birth, parents, education, etc. Surely at least some of this is known, as his birthdate is. --Piledhigheranddeeper (talk) 02:29, 10 February 2022 (UTC)


 * @Piledhigheranddeeper: I found information about his parents, but nothing about his life before joining the navy at 14. Apparently he dropped the "de" when enlisting (says a note in the edition of his journals that has nothing about his early life). —Kusma (talk) 17:30, 10 February 2022 (UTC)


 * Well, that's a start! Keep up the good work! --Piledhigheranddeeper (talk) 18:17, 10 February 2022 (UTC)

Dangling modifier
You seem |seem to miss the point of a dangling modifier (a.k.a. dangling participle), as in History of the Jews in Hong Kong. The text read: "As a major financial centre, much of Hong Kong's Jewish community is temporary in nature, largely consisting of expatriates from countries with much larger Jewish populations, such as Israel, United States, France, and other countries." The modifier, "As a major financial center", modifies the subject of the sentence. The subject of the sentence is "Hong Kong's Jewish community". However, HK's Jewish community is NOT "a major financial center"—HK itself is. So the modifier of this sentence doesn't modify the subject, which is an error. Changing the modifier so that it does modify the subject corrects the error. That's what I did. It's not about clarification; it's about grammar. I'd be happy to explain further if you like. --Piledhigheranddeeper (talk) 16:00, 16 February 2022 (UTC)


 * @Piledhigheranddeeper - Thanks, it makes sense. However I'm still not too sure about starting a sentence with "As the city is a.." when the sentence before ends with "..on the city". The word "city" would be repeated too much. — Golden  call me maybe? 16:18, 16 February 2022 (UTC)


 * One could also revise the sentence to read "As Hong Kong is a major financial centre, much of the territory's [or another term] Jewish community is temporary in nature, largely consisting of expatriates from countries with much larger Jewish populations, such as Israel, United States, France, and other countries." There are several ways to do this, the example is only an example. --Piledhigheranddeeper (talk) 19:05, 16 February 2022 (UTC)

Precious anniversary
--Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:47, 25 March 2022 (UTC)


 * Truly, what a long, strange trip it's been! But thank you very much. Piledhigheranddeeper (talk) 17:45, 28 March 2022 (UTC)

Claudia Octavia
Greetings. I took to consolidating the refs on Claudia Octavia and I'm concerned that I might've stepped on your toes. I wish you could take a look at the page to see any possible errors. I received messages that many cite errors were left, although I can't see them. In any case, I have no problem with my edit can be reverted; in hindsight, putting too much in one edit might have been a mistake I regret. Apologies for any inconvenience caused. (Edit: I have just learned that my ability to be online the next two days might be uncertain, hence why I'm asking you this.) EdgarCabreraFariña (talk) 21:42, 8 July 2022 (UTC)

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 * No probl'm, blala'! ~ Piledhigheranddeeper (talk) 16:46, 22 December 2022 (UTC)

Salting the earth
In this edit, you added the phrase "in order to poison the fields and prevent a resurgence" to the lead, where it is followed by a reference to Ridley's article. In fact, Ridley's article does not say that, and the article makes clear that this was a ritual and symbolic practice which probably had no practical purpose. What's more, the article is about salting cities, not agricultural fields, and anyway it would have been impossible to transport and spread sufficient salt to have any effect on agricultural fertility. This has all been discussed extensively in Talk:Salting the earth. --Macrakis (talk) 23:12, 18 February 2023 (UTC)

Unsourced edit
This edit was both unsourced and wrong. The right of way remains largely visible, you can still see the causeway between Wickford and Wickford Landing, and the old Wickford Junction turntable is still intact. Heppner's book supports this. Don't add unsourced things to articles, and really don't add unsourced things that are also blatantly wrong. Trainsandotherthings (talk) 18:02, 1 March 2023 (UTC)


 * That seems like "little" remains. When performing my own investigation (which is WP:OR, of course), I observed just a shade of embankments, roadbed, etc.  I made a note and went off in search of an authoritative cite.  You beat me to it (16 minutes!), and came to a different conclusion on a matter of opinion.  I don't think flaming me ("nonsense") is the appropriate response. See No personal attacks. Piledhigheranddeeper (talk) 18:26, 1 March 2023 (UTC)
 * If you think that's a personal attack, you have no idea what WP:NPA actually says. While I'm glad you found the subject of the article interesting, you've been here long enough to know that you don't add original research to articles, especially to something that is actively on the main page. There's enough OR in rail articles on Wikipedia already without you adding more. Trainsandotherthings (talk) 20:58, 1 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Which I was looking for a cite, so it would NOT be OR; you were simply a mite faster with your version. Please pay attention to the whole post, and refrain from denigrating differences of opinion. Piledhigheranddeeper (talk) 22:04, 1 March 2023 (UTC)

TFA
Please do not do this to the day's featured article. If you spot a problem, fix it; if you're not sure how, use the talk page. Drive-by tagging is disruptive and does nothing to help the article. HJ Mitchell &#124; Penny for your thoughts? 09:49, 6 March 2023 (UTC)


 * Once again, somebody got to the fix before I did. And the article is better because of it. Piledhigheranddeeper (talk) 16:23, 6 March 2023 (UTC)

I can write, and I can spell, and I can type too!
What I can’t do is spend hours looking at a computer screen.

Hello Piledhigheranddeeper

I recently commented on the first paragraph of “Napoleon Leading the Army over the Alps”. Only later was I able to read your 2021 remark in the same vein. Since then, having looked at your user page I’ve noted that we think alike in many ways. Most of my minor edits are described as “redundant word“; the most recent I discovered was “near proximity”.

So you might like to take a look at the recent discussion about the introduction to “Caste”. It drew the response that the first paragraph of this feature article had been worked out over many years. But at least some flexibility seemed possible. Twice before, I have come across reactions along the lines of “this is a feature article”, implying (a) I own it, (b) it is perfect, and (c) it cannot be changed, never mind improved.

While I am well behind you in number of edits and Wiki-longevity, I have also been through phases, from early enthusiasm to obsession, to frustration followed by withdrawal. I am now trying to be very selective in what I edit. I have learned that exact quotations can only be challenged for relevance, not content. Sadly, I have also learned that “not my problem!“ is my best response to many articles, although I try to leave some kind of note. Perhaps I will eventually get around to creating one or two articles which were my goal in the first place.

Humphrey Tribble     (“Humpster”) Humphrey Tribble (talk) 04:00, 13 March 2023 (UTC)


 * Yes, the issue of ownership is a knotty one. People who think that every drop of their golden prose is so perfect that they cannot brook the slightest contamination by someone else's words are quite something, are they not? (I am especially amused by some of the excuses they use.)  But Wikipedia, like the world, is made up of a vast array of characters, and we must get along with them, or at least tolerate them.  But I do understand periodic withdrawal. Piledhigheranddeeper (talk) 21:26, 20 March 2023 (UTC)

Always precious
Ten years ago, you were found precious. That's what you are, always. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:48, 25 March 2023 (UTC)

Why, thank you very much! I do what I can, and you're pretty awesome yourself. --Piledhigheranddeeper (talk) 21:22, 26 March 2023 (UTC)

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 * Can't have that! Piledhigheranddeeper (talk) 14:32, 7 April 2023 (UTC)

John Jacob Astor: America's First Multimillionaire
The book needs to be formatted properly and given a page number. LittleJerry (talk) 16:43, 7 April 2023 (UTC)

Unclear antecedent
You reverted an edit made on grounds of an unclear antecedent with "'After suppressing a minor conflict in Wales in 1276–77, Edward responded to a second one in 1282–83 with its conquest': It is not unclear."

A pronoun should refer to the preceding noun (the antecedent, which means "going before"). Here, the pronoun in question is "its". The preceding noun is "one", itself a reference to "conflict". However, the "its" actually refers to Wales (what was conquered), which is not the preceding noun. Hence the insertion of another noun to break the bad antecedent. Piledhigheranddeeper (talk) 18:57, 7 May 2023 (UTC)


 * @Piledhigheranddeeper I see your point. Personally I do not see the confusion but you should go ahead and do as you see fit. I still am not sure if Wales could be called a "country" here, though. Apologies. Unlimitedlead (talk) 19:00, 7 May 2023 (UTC)
 * What would you prefer to call it? Principality?  Land? Piledhigheranddeeper (talk) 19:01, 7 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Honestly I have no idea. The safest option would be to call it either "Wales" or "it". Unlimitedlead (talk) 19:03, 7 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Will cogitate. Piledhigheranddeeper (talk) 19:25, 7 May 2023 (UTC)

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Answer On Atlantic City Talk Page
I have replied to your question on the Atlantic City Talk Page, check it out. 🙂 Over5help550 (talk) 21:46, 27 July 2023 (UTC)

"tinclad"
Do you have any objections to me reverting the addition of quotation marks around this for List of tinclad warships of the Union Navy? The sourcing on this topic essentially never places "tinclad" in quotations. Hog Farm Talk 02:33, 29 August 2023 (UTC)


 * I'd want to set it off (as a new and uncommon term, not to mention a key term in the title of the article), but have no particular love of quotation marks. Would boldface work for you? Piledhigheranddeeper (talk) 10:54, 29 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Yes, I think bolded would be preferable. Hog Farm Talk 01:38, 30 August 2023 (UTC)

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Blocked for copyright problems
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 * I wish to re-write. I apologize for any errors I may have made; I was not trying to steal others' work.  I have noted in the past that the copyright-catcher seems somewhat hypersensitive (it flagged "the Town of Hardwick", for example). Piledhigheranddeeper (talk) 18:16, 19 December 2023 (UTC)
 * This is not about any individual article. I am concerned about the pattern of behavior, which needs to stop. You will need to convince that you will not create any more copyright problems using the unblock process before you will be permitted to rewrite the existing ones. MER-C 03:26, 20 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Convince whom? Piledhigheranddeeper (talk) 12:32, 21 December 2023 (UTC)
 * An uninvolved administrator via the unblock template. — SamX &#91;talk · contribs&#93; 16:15, 21 December 2023 (UTC)

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