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My Bad Lol
My internet died on that one revision, that’s why it seems so strange. Also, soon to be happy new year. Cheers! Tyrone (talk) 17:18, 31 December 2021 (UTC)
 * , yeah I didn’t think it was intentional. I’ve had 2022 for a full 6 hours already. HNY to you, too.  Schwede 66  17:20, 31 December 2021 (UTC)

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Happy Adminship Anniversary!
 '''Wishing Schwede66 a very happy adminship anniversary on behalf of the Birthday Committee! Best wishes! CAPTAIN RAJU''' (T) 19:58, 6 January 2022 (UTC)

Precious anniversary
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Walter Stanley Hill
https://livingheritage.lincoln.ac.nz/nodes/view/4518 Christom2 (talk) 07:16, 11 January 2022 (UTC)

https://mellsopfamilynz.weebly.com/blog/titi-farm-oaks-link-to-windsor-castle Christom2 (talk) 07:18, 11 January 2022 (UTC)
 * , thanks. Have a read of WP:BIO, please.  Schwede 66  07:22, 11 January 2022 (UTC)


 * The person has received a well-known and significant award or honor 122.62.32.180 (talk) 08:07, 11 January 2022 (UTC)
 * From what I've seen, notability isn't met. But by all means, try and write an article and see whether it will survive. The process most commonly used for testing that is WP:AfD.  Schwede 66  08:51, 11 January 2022 (UTC)

Autopatrolled
Hi Schwede66. Hope you are doing well and had a great holiday season. Following our previous discussion back in November about my withdrawal I decided to submit a new request under Requests for permissions/Autopatrolled, though I noticed that most requests have been left unchecked or unanswered since late Dec 2020. I was wondering if the process is meant to take that long and the general review process for this type of request is time consuming or if the admin who oversees the page is not active anymore. I thought I should bring it to an active admin's attention. Thank you. Keivan.f Talk 21:40, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
 * , actioned at Requests for permissions/Autopatrolled as .  Schwede 66  23:16, 18 January 2022 (UTC)

Using a German article
Hi there, just wondering if you could assist me with the protocols around the situation when there is a page in German about New Zealander but the link is strange and it is difficult to open or edit in English. Is it acceptable to create a new page in English Wikipedia - with a slightly different name obviously? The article is  Jennie McCormick

I know you are really busy, so this is not urgent. Just a possibility that I might improve or re-create the page. Kia ora

Realitylink (talk)Realitylink
 * , I'm not sure I fully understand your question. We have Jennie McCormick and on the English Wikipedia, the corresponding link is a redirect to Farm Cove Observatory. You can simply edit that redirect (click here) and turn it into an article. But before you do anything else, read Help:Translation first. Does that answer your questions?  Schwede 66  20:59, 19 January 2022 (UTC)


 * Still a bit confused...I can't edit anything on the redirected link in English, or even open it and I did get a bit lost in that Help Translation thread. So can I create a whole new page for this person in English? You did tell me one time that patience was your second name....much appreciated.Realitylink (talk) 21:15, 19 January 2022 (UTC)Realitylink Realitylink (talk) 21:15, 19 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Try now: Jennie McCormick. Ignore the template; it's there for you to edit.  Schwede 66  21:19, 19 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Ok, thanks. So this becomes a new page?  As a matter of interest, are  you able to get an English translation of the other page?Realitylink (talk) 21:23, 19 January 2022 (UTC)
 * , this already IS the new page (linked to Wikidata; you'll see it has an Italian article, too). For a translation, Google Translate is your friend.  Schwede 66  21:29, 19 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Ok, have translated and will transfer to the new page and make edits from there. Thanks again. Realitylink (talk) 00:01, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
 * And a start was made using the existing text, which I can now develop.Realitylink (talk) 00:28, 20 January 2022 (UTC)

Microsoft merger
Thanks, but alas someone changed it back: Microsoft announces its intent to acquire video game company Activision Blizzard. – Sca (talk) 13:36, 20 January 2022 (UTC)

Old draft
Hi S - hope you don't mind, but I've expanded an old draft article of yours and moved it into the main space as Mesopotamia Station. Grutness... wha?   00:47, 22 January 2022 (UTC)
 * , haha, I see the draft is from 2012. ‘bout time somebody dealt with it! Thanks heaps. There’s a few gems in my draft space; help yourself to whatever takes your fancy.  Schwede 66  17:07, 22 January 2022 (UTC)
 * :-) Cheers! Grutness... wha?   22:04, 22 January 2022 (UTC)

Reversion of Robert Muldoon edit
Hello, I see that you removed my edit on the Robert Muldoon page about The Panthers mini-series. I didn't add a reference as the content I added simply links to existing wikipedia pages (Roy Billings and The Panthers miniseries) that already contain the relevant references. Is that not correct? As for the comment on misuse of minor edit - noted, thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Zkhott (talk • contribs) 10:23, 23 January 2022 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Cyril Croker
Hello! Your submission of Cyril Croker at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Constantine  ✍  14:07, 23 January 2022 (UTC)

Strumigenys ayersthey
Hello, Schwede66,

I hope you are well. When an article is moved to a bad, new title, unfortunately, the efficient Wikipedia bots immediately change all of the redirects to the page to point to the new target, the lousy title. When you correct a bad page move, please leave a redirect behind, at least for a few hours, so that the bots can correct all of the redirects so they are pointing back to the correct, usually original, page name. When you don't leave a redirect, then valid redirects become broken redirects and they can be mistakenly deleted (as I did in this case). When you do leave a redirect, then the bots can do their work and correct the redirects to the original target.

Of course, if there are no redirects to the page being moved around, this doesn't matter but I imagine that Wikipedia has as many redirects as they have articles so there is a good chance most long-standing articles have a redirect or two. Thank you! Liz Read! Talk! 23:40, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
 * , I see. Good advice. I thought I had caught it early enough...  Schwede 66  23:56, 24 January 2022 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Weston House
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Charles Simeon
You clearly need your eyes checked if that was a problem. Majority of talkpages are like compact. Adamdaley (talk) 04:02, 29 January 2022 (UTC)

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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 03:02, 3 February 2022 (UTC)

Unused NZ shading templates
Hey, after the modification of the parlbox's style these /shading templates you created are unused. If these aren't needed anymore could you speedy them as author?
 * Template:Asia Pacific United Party/meta/shading
 * Template:Freedom Movement (New Zealand)/meta/shading
 * Template:NMP (political party)/meta/shading
 * Template:One New Zealand Party/meta/shading
 * Template:People's Choice Party/meta/shading
 * Template:Piri Wiri Tua Movement/meta/shading
 * Template:Workers Party of New Zealand/meta/shading
 * Template:Workers' Party of New Zealand (1991)/meta/shading Gonnym (talk) 18:37, 3 February 2022 (UTC)
 * I've dealt with it under "housekeeping".  Schwede 66  19:14, 3 February 2022 (UTC)

Sandy Yates
Apologies, that was clearly meant to be Stub class. Serves me right for reviewing when tired. Rugbyfan22 (talk) 18:17, 5 February 2022 (UTC)

Eléna Gee
The tag is there to encourage further development of the article. Currently, there does not appear to be enough in-depth sourcing about this individual to meet WP:GNG, and while there is a claim that the individual might meet WP:NARTIST, the most notable exhibits are uncited. But if you feel the article, in its current incarnation is up to encyclopedic standards. Okay.  Onel 5969  TT me 02:06, 8 February 2022 (UTC)
 * , how do you know that there does not appear to be enough in-depth sourcing about this individual to meet WP:GNG when most of the sources are offline? That's one big assumption.  Schwede 66  02:09, 8 February 2022 (UTC)
 * I agree it is an assumption, two are primary sources (4, 6), and the rest appear to be about the field she works in, or the exhibit she is part of, rather than her specifically (1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12). Again, the tag is not saying she is not notable, but to encourage development of the article. Regardless, take care.  Onel 5969  TT me 11:51, 8 February 2022 (UTC)
 * , I note it says the following in the template documentation: Do not use this tag merely because the page requires significant work.  Schwede 66  20:34, 8 February 2022 (UTC)
 * , could you please comment on the sources (especially 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12) and into how much depth they go in covering Gee?  Schwede 66  18:11, 9 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Kia ora, the sources 1,2, 3 include bios on Elena Gee and mention her more than just in passing. The other references do offer briefer mentions of her from what I recall. These sources are in the artist archives at Auckland Museum and with red restrictions I haven't been able to access them to double check how much she is mentioned in the later sources. I understand the issues with you having to take my word for it. There are more online resources that I will add to the article to amend this. She definitely meets the requirements for notability Susan Tol (talk) 22:24, 9 February 2022 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Arthur Dudley Dobson memorial
Hello! Your submission of Arthur Dudley Dobson memorial at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Bruxton (talk) 02:33, 11 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you for the prompt attention to my concerns. I can tick it but I should I wait for the sake of the ALT? Not sure if the powers will allow an 8 week wait. Bruxton (talk) 03:06, 11 February 2022 (UTC)
 * , you could strike ALT0 for clarity and say that ALT1 is approved for 18 April. Nobody will care that it's 2 weeks outside of the rules.  Schwede 66  03:59, 11 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Morning, I added an architectural sketch by Cecil Wood, but I am not impressed with the visual quality of it. Feel free to move it or erase it. Bruxton (talk) 15:59, 11 February 2022 (UTC)

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Quick Question about Dashes
Often you have to come in and clean up my edits (thank you and sorry!), fixing my dashes. How can I do them without needing fixed? Sorry to be a pain! Nauseous Man (talk) 17:22, 20 February 2022 (UTC)
 * , short answer: install the script and run it after you've finished editing an article. Long answer: read MOS:DASH, internalise it and use the correct dash while you edit. If you use the source editor, the endash and emdash are the first items listed in the menu "Wiki markup" underneath the text window. And don't feel bad when I tidy up dashes after you are done; with the script, it's literally three button clicks. I don't mind doing it.  Schwede 66  17:37, 20 February 2022 (UTC)

Nomination for deletion of Template:1886 Western Maori by-election
Template:1886 Western Maori by-election has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. Gonnym (talk) 08:14, 22 February 2022 (UTC)
 * , I thought we had long agreed that substitution is the way to go? If so, arrange substitution if it's not already done and then the template can be nuked. It doesn't need further discussion.  Schwede 66  08:26, 22 February 2022 (UTC)
 * It was substituted some time ago. I personally can't speedy it as I'm not the creator so all I can do is tag it. Gonnym (talk) 08:28, 22 February 2022 (UTC)
 * , once it's substituted, just tell me and I'll get rid of it.  Schwede 66  08:37, 22 February 2022 (UTC)

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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 01:47, 2 March 2022 (UTC)

Meeting Invitation: to establish Wikimedia Aotearoa New Zealand Inc ("WANZ Inc") as an Incorporated Society and register as a charitable entity
Kia ora,

We are meeting on Thursday 17 March at 7.30pm on Zoom to establish Wikimedia Aotearoa New Zealand Inc ("WANZ Inc") as an Incorporated Society. Please do join us. You can find more information here

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 * , sweet. I'll be there. Thanks for organising.  Schwede 66  07:51, 3 March 2022 (UTC)

Aotearoa
I am addressing persons of influence. That's why I write to you. Aotearoa is such an awkward name to say and spell. We need a short sharp distinctive name like Fiji has. My vote would be for Taupo. Too difficult? see where Zimbabwe found their current name (not to mention the name of their capital city). Regards, Eddaido (talk) 10:00, 3 March 2022 (UTC)

Paul Lapun
Re your insertion of full death date in the Lead: Manual of Style/Biography states "The opening paragraph should usually have dates of birth and (when applicable) death. These dates (specific day–month–year) are important information about the subject, but if they are also mentioned in the body, the vital year range (in brackets after the person's full name) may be sufficient to provide context." Given that the date of death is also included in the Infobox and in the final para, I really see no point in also including it in the Lead. Roundtheworld (talk) 09:21, 4 March 2022 (UTC)
 * , yes, it does say that. But I’m not sure why as almost every editor provides the full dates. You hardly ever see it being done any other way. If you feel strongly about it, please do revert me; I don’t mind.  Schwede 66  14:46, 4 March 2022 (UTC)

John Behan
Following the addition of a number of relevant references to John Behan (educationist), any chance of you making another appraisal? Lindsay658 (talk) 01:00, 7 March 2022 (UTC)
 * , much better. Well done! If you are aiming for the next level (i.e. B class), the most obvious area to work on is a much longer lead. The bio itself may also be a bit on the short side for that.  Schwede 66  01:12, 7 March 2022 (UTC)

As requested
Not for blocking me but for using pen and paper to record data in $currentyear.  Nixinova   T   C   03:45, 9 March 2022 (UTC)


 * Seems I haven't stolen your humour. That's got to be good news.  Schwede 66  03:49, 9 March 2022 (UTC)

March songs
Thank you for looking at Nabucco. It's now up for GA, so in case it will considered for OTD again, we'd have less of a problem. Listening to the charity concert mentioned here. I created the articles of the composer and the soprano. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:00, 10 March 2022 (UTC)

Now, you can also listen on YouTube, and more music, the piece by Anna Korsun begins after about one hour, and the voices call "Freiheit!" (freedom, instead of "Freude", joy). Music every day, pictured in songs. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:29, 14 March 2022 (UTC)

Nabucco is now GA, and the Prayer is on the Main page, finally + new flowers --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:40, 23 March 2022 (UTC)


 * Well done, Gerda.  Schwede 66  22:05, 23 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Well, the Prayer was on the German Main page on 5 March, and could have been here sooner because it was written in English first, but we had to wait for an RfC if we may mention Ukraine at all these days. No comment. - Nabucco: I know little about OTD, but if it's more or less the same every year, could you change the link now that it is GA? Beginning in 2023, we'll have the 300th anniversayry of a bunch of Bach Cantatas. What is the way to have a few mentioned there? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:12, 23 March 2022 (UTC)
 * I know very little how OTD works. I sometimes fix MP errors and have run into trouble by doing things that violate OTD practices so I'm not the best person to ask.  Schwede 66  22:18, 23 March 2022 (UTC)

Question
Why did you tag Herries Beattie with underlinked? They're a lot of wikilinks in the article related to the article itself. SoyokoAnis -  talk  13:26, 14 March 2022 (UTC)


 * , I've edited the article and apart from a general copy-edit and tidy up (including link removal as per WP:OVERLINK), I added 17 blue links and 2 red links (if I counted correctly). That many additional links meets my definition of underlinked. I'm happy to answer any further questions; please fire them at me.  Schwede 66  23:09, 14 March 2022 (UTC)
 * @Schwede66 Oh, okay. Thank you! SoyokoAnis  -  talk  10:34, 15 March 2022 (UTC)

Hello!
Thanks for your comments on Hanna Veres - the dates issue was an oversight but me, but I don't know about reference translation templates, so I would really like to take you up on the offer of doing a demonstration one. Thanks very much for the offer Lajmmoore (talk) 09:10, 18 March 2022 (UTC)


 * , I've done an example for you. It needs two parameters and that's all. Any questions, please ask.  Schwede 66  09:30, 18 March 2022 (UTC)