User talk:Puddleglum2.0/Archive 2

DYK for Little Cross
— Maile (talk) 00:01, 20 February 2020 (UTC)

NPPSCHOOL
Just a quick reminder that it's been a bit over two weeks since I posed an as-yet-unanswered followup question on your NPPSCHOOL page. Once we wrap up original research, the next topic is speedy deletions. signed,Rosguill talk 22:54, 21 February 2020 (UTC)
 * I'm sorry . I'll try to be more active in the future, taking a look now. Thanks, Puddleglum  2.0  00:55, 22 February 2020 (UTC)
 * OK, I can get to that Saturday morning. (PST). Thanks for your patience. Puddleglum  2.0  01:03, 22 February 2020 (UTC)
 * no worries, I just wanted to check in in case it had slipped off your radar. signed,Rosguill talk 01:09, 22 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Cool, thanks . As you can see in the above thread, I've written an article! It was an interesting process. Thanks again, Puddleglum  2.0  01:10, 22 February 2020 (UTC)

Fajr International Film Festival
Hi Puddleglum, I don't want to template you with GOCE-ab-noedits, but what's the status of your c/e of Fajr International Film Festival, where you've yet to make an edit? Cheers,  Baffle☿gab  10:43, 28 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Whoops! I'm so sorry, I forgot I signed up to review that article! Working on it now. Again, so sorry! Puddleglum  2.0  21:16, 28 February 2020 (UTC)
 * No problem, thanks for that. It's a short article. Cheers,  Baffle☿gab  02:13, 29 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks for reminding me. I just had a quick question for you about the article (I could raise it elsewhere, but I do want your opinion.) A lot of the article's content is just lists; is that acceptable? None of the list contents are even linked. Thanks, Puddleglum  2.0  04:58, 29 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Yes, I saw there's two or more large lists in there. They are unreferenced so you're well within policy to remove them without discussion. It's up to you but I'd certainly mark them with Unreferenced-section and put them between Div col / Div col end templates to reduce scrolling on large screens. It's fine not to worry about layout problems though. Cheers,  Baffle☿gab  06:30, 29 February 2020 (UTC)

March Madness 2020
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WikiCup 2020 March newsletter
And so ends the first round of the competition. Everyone with a positive score moves on to Round 2, with 57 contestants qualifying. We have abolished the groups this year, so to qualify for Round 3 you will need to finish Round 2 among the top thirty-two contestants.

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These contestants, like all the others, now have to start scoring points again from scratch. In Round 1 there were four featured articles, one featured list and two featured pictures, as well as around two hundred DYKs and twenty-seven ITNs. Between them, contestants completed 127 good article reviews, nearly a hundred more than the 43 good articles they claimed for, thus making a substantial dent in the review backlog. Contestants also claimed for 40 featured article / featured list reviews, and most even remembered to mention their WikiCup participation in their reviews (a requirement).

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WikiCup newsletter correction
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Administrators' newsletter – March 2020
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A cup of coffee for you!

 * Thanks! Puddleglum  2.0 (How's my driving?) 20:07, 9 March 2020 (UTC)

GOCE March newsletter
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WPR interview
Hey Puddleglum, just letting you know that I've answered your questions on your WPR page. -- Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝)  20:45, 22 March 2020 (UTC)


 * Thanks a lot ! Puddleglum  2.0 (How's my driving?) 21:37, 22 March 2020 (UTC)

Akane Yamaguchi
Hello. Help copy edit. Thanks you. Vomli (talk) 07:48, 30 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Hi ! I went through and fixed the obvious mistakes. If you want a more in-depth copyedit, feel free to request one at the GOCE Request page. Thanks, -- Puddleglum 2.0 (How's my driving?) 14:20, 30 March 2020 (UTC)

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March copy edit notes
Hi! Thanks for helping to reduce the copy-edit backlog by an astounding 75% in March! Here are a few notes on your copy edit of Salisbury-class frigate: You can see my diff here. I wouldn't count any of these points against you, but try to catch this sort of thing if you're doing a featured-quality copy edit. Thanks again! – Reidgreg (talk) 14:04, 1 April 2020 (UTC)
 * 1950's &rarr; 1950s, mid 1950s &rarr; mid-1950s (MOS:DECADE)
 * 1961–2 &rarr; 1961–62, 1966-68 &rarr; 1966–1968, from 1967–70 &rarr; from 1967 to 1970 (MOS:DATERANGE)
 * 2000-ton &rarr; 2,000-ton (MOS:DIGITS, for article consistency)
 * Neither ... or &rarr; Neither ... nor
 * The acronym RN was used for Royal Navy without explanation (MOS:ACRO).
 * There were a couple run-on sentences.
 * Thank you ! I'll keep this in mind for the future. -- Puddleglum 2.0 (How's my driving?) 14:07, 1 April 2020 (UTC)

Congrats

 * Oh, thanks a lot ! I really appreciate it. (Also though, some credit to for having the original idea. =) ) it's great to be writing for the Signpost . -- Puddleglum  2.0 (How's my driving?) 01:52, 2 April 2020 (UTC)

Belated welcome
Thanks, matey :)

Better a late welcome than no welcome at all, naturally. I'd send ya a beer back but I need to enjoy them cookies first.

In any event, keep up your good work, you've done a great deal in a short (or maybe long) time span yourself.... NomadicNom (talk) 22:30, 3 April 2020 (UTC)


 * Thanks ! I've been here about 7 months, so I know a bit about WP. =) If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me! Thanks, -- Puddleglum 2.0 (How's my driving?) 22:34, 3 April 2020 (UTC)


 * Interestin'. I've been around Wikipedia and other wikis for maybe four years... always been kinda a casual Wikipedian though. Been taking to recent-changes sniping in the last couple months though. NomadicNom (talk) 22:50, 3 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Oh, I just realized you registered in 2018! I just saw you had only 400 or so (quality) edits so I assumed you were new; my apologies! =D I'm curious -- do you edit other language wikipedia, or wikis separate from the WMF? Thanks, -- Puddleglum 2.0 (How's my driving?) 22:55, 3 April 2020 (UTC)
 * I've spent a little time on the JA wiki, but two years of trying to learn that language doesn't seem to have gone very far yet... so I still don't know enough to make proper edits there just yet. Outside WMF.... mostly I've done Wikia editing, on the Fallout Wiki. How 'bout yourself? NomadicNom (talk) 22:58, 3 April 2020 (UTC)
 * English Wikipedia is my home =) I read the Italian Wikipedia sometimes, by an not confident enough in my grasp of the language to actually edit there. I also occasionally dabble in other wikis, for the video games I play, but I'm not active much outside en.wp. My main editing haunt currently is at the GOCE, which is a project that works in improving grammar, but I also occasionally do some vandal fighting, help new users at the teahouse, and write a monthly column for the Signpost. Anyways, happy editing, it's always good to take a quick break from editing and talk for a bit. =) -- Puddleglum 2.0 (How's my driving?) 23:14, 3 April 2020 (UTC)


 * Fix broken ping: -- Puddleglum  2.0 (How's my driving?) 23:14, 3 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Happy editing to ya as well. Hope to see ya 'round the RC. NomadicNom (talk) 23:21, 3 April 2020 (UTC)

March 2020 GOCE drive bling
Thanks for helping to reduce the copy-editing backlog by 75% in one month! – Reidgreg (talk) 21:46, 4 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks ! -- Puddleglum 2.0 (How's my driving?) 21:47, 4 April 2020 (UTC)

Let me know if I can help with the interview in anyway
Puddle g,

I've been late in getting started this month and was just wondering if you're copacetic with the interview assignment. BTW, if you don't like to receive Wiki emails but want to send one there's a workaround. In your preferences just turn to email option on, send the email, then turn it off again. Smallbones( smalltalk ) 03:13, 6 April 2020 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the tip ! Feel free to do whatever with the interview -- I don't feel any particular ownership of it. One thing I wanted your opinion on though -- I wasn't quite sure whether the questions are interesting enough, whether it's what the readers want to know... What do you think? For the WPR I'm planning an interview with WikiProject Redirects. Thanks as always, -- Puddleglum 2.0 (How's my driving?) 04:20, 6 April 2020 (UTC)

Changing meanings
Hi Puddleglum; please be careful to avoid changing the meanings of texts when you copy-edit articles. I refer you to |1st Armoured Division (India)], where you changed "redesignated" to "split". "Redesignated" means to give something a new designation—to rename something—not to divide it into multiple parts. I don't wish to nag you but I think it's an important point. That said, it's good to see your help and encouragement of new copy-editors on various talk pages, it's appreciated. :) Cheers,  Baffle☿gab  01:31, 16 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks, my dictionary I use actually didn't have the word "redesignate" so I tried to replace it with the nearest word I could find. (Time for a new dictionary!) I appreciate your checking! Thanks, -- Puddleglum 2.0 (How's my driving?) 03:44, 16 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your reply; yes, my browser's spelling checker wants me to spell it "re-designate" along with some other bizarre suggestions (inc. "redesign-ate"!). If I'm unsure of a word's spelling or meaning, I find a web-search usually provides useful results. Anyway, I hope you're keeping well in these unusual times. Cheers,  Baffle☿gab  04:47, 16 April 2020 (UTC)

"extremely WP:BITEy"
I don't think making such an aspersion was appropriate. Being firm about adhering to policy, especially when it involves accusations of racism, for example, is not "BITEy," —being new is not a license for such violations— it is a necessary part of an admin's role. El_C 02:21, 21 April 2020 (UTC)
 * I apologize for the use of the word "extremely", and will strike it out soon. It was wrong to call an editor racist, but I do believe at least some allowance should be given to such a new editor, assuming it was, however wrong, in good faith and ignorance of policy. A warning and links to relevant policy in my opinion would have sufficed, but I could be completely off, I only skimmed the discussion. Again, I apologize, and did not intend for anything I wrote to be a knock against you or C.Fred, I realize you are doing the right thing, but in a way I personally would not follow. Cheers, -- Puddleglum 2.0 (How's my driving?) 02:42, 21 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Puddleglum2.0, apology accepted. But all allowances were, in fact, made. The user was not blocked, even after they tendentiously argued that saying a user is only somewhat motivated by racism was any better than saying they were motivated by racism outright. I think I was able to get my point across, which they seem to have now understood, thereby ending the exchange amicably. El_C 02:49, 21 April 2020 (UTC)
 * thank you. I have refactored my comments according to this discussion, (I still am sorry that they had such a heated entry into Wikipedia, no matter who began it) and hope that we are on good terms now? Thank you for all your contributions. -- Puddleglum 2.0 (How's my driving?) 02:55, 21 April 2020 (UTC)
 * We're good, Puddleglum2.0. Thanks for the kind words and thank you for taking my concerns to heart. It is appreciated. All the best, El_C 03:02, 21 April 2020 (UTC)

Help is needed
Hi Puddleglum, I hope you are doing well and staying safe! I find your Wiki signature very appealing, especially that little message at the end (How's my driving?). I wish I could create something similar with the Columbus' phrase (Following the light of the Sun, we left the Old World) in Latin. No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't get it right in the signature section of user preferences as it keeps telling me like html tag is wrong. However, when I type it manually in ordinary texts, it works perfectly. Will you kindly give me a hand with this, I would really appreciate that. Thank you in advance! --Visioncurve (talk) 07:51, 17 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Of course ! Can you give me an example of what you want your signature to look like, and then I can create it for you? Thanks, -- Puddleglum 2.0 (How's my driving?) 14:13, 17 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your prompt response to my request. I highly appreciate that. I would love to have this one: Visioncurve (linking to "User:Visioncurve"), immediately followed by "Haec lux solis, relinquentes senex mundi" (linking to "User talk:Visioncurve"). Thank you very much!--Visioncurve (talk) 15:10, 17 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Sounds good ! I have just one more question, do you want any colours in your signature, or do you want the talk page link to be above or below the userpage link like my "2.0"? Thanks, -- Puddleglum 2.0 (How's my driving?) 15:55, 17 April 2020 (UTC) also,do you want a different font?
 * Hi, Puddleglum. How are you? Regarding you last question, I would like the first part of my signature (Visioncurve) in purple and the rest (Columbus's phrase) in green. It would be nice having the talk page linked to Columbus's words. Thanks a lot and stay safe!) --Visioncurve (talk) 04:30, 20 April 2020 (UTC)
 * doing fine, thanks! I hope you are staying well also. How's this: Visioncurve  Haec lux solis, relinquentes senex mundi? If you like it, you can copy the code in the message into your preferences, otherwise tell me if you want any fixes and I'll be happy to make them! Cheers, -- Puddleglum  2.0 (How's my driving?) 20:28, 20 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Yup, it worked!) You are the best, you know that? Thank you so much! Take care...-- Visioncurve '' Haec lux solis, relinquentes senex mundi 04:38, 21 April 2020 (UTC)
 * No problem, I'm glad it worked! Stay safe! -- Puddleglum 2.0 (How's my driving?) 04:45, 21 April 2020 (UTC)

GOCE CV for Signpost
On what page is this being written up? Is it User:Puddleglum2.0/May CV or somewhere else? Should we answer the questions from ? What's the procedure? – Reidgreg (talk) 11:57, 21 April 2020 (UTC)
 * We were initially going to do a Community View piece, but now I think we are going to do a WPR, as most members and participants seem to think it would be a better fit, so it would be great if you could answer the questions at the WPR page. Sorry for the confusion. Thanks! -- Puddleglum 2.0 (How's my driving?) 14:10, 21 April 2020 (UTC)

What is purpose of guest book
I looked at your user page, and noticed a link to your “guest book”. What is th purpose of this guestbook? Just wondering. Thanks, Total Eclipse 2017 (talk) 17:34, 21 April 2020 (UTC)
 * It really doesn't serve much of a purpose -- I just like to collect signatures I guess. =D There are a lot of editors that have them, if an editor appreciates.something I did or something, they can put their sig there. Or just for fun. They aren't required, it's just a fun thing. -- Puddleglum  2.0 (How's my driving?) 17:39, 21 April 2020 (UTC)
 * I put mine there because why not:)Total Eclipse 2017 (talk) 17:01, 23 April 2020 (UTC)