User talk:Sojourner in the earth/Archive 1

1st Arm Div casualties
Not sure how I managed to bugger up copying the figures from that table, thank you for catching that and fixing it. EnigmaMcmxc (talk) 16:54, 21 February 2023 (UTC)
 * No worries. Sojourner in the earth (talk) 17:01, 21 February 2023 (UTC)

Clement Ligoure dates
Hi there! Thanks for the edits to this page and the advice around consistent dates :) I went through and made it consistent in the article. But I wasn't sure how to change the infobox dates to dmy and still have his age at death still show. Almostds (talk) 16:21, 27 February 2023 (UTC)
 * No problem, I've altered the infobox dates to dmy. Sojourner in the earth (talk) 17:55, 27 February 2023 (UTC)

Oh, that does remind me
I wanted to defend a hook I wrote that you pointed out was along the same lines as the piri & tommy hooks. As someone who didn't like the piri & tommy hooks, I definitely see where you were coming from with the reference to my Spiders Georg hook – it does look similar. I think my main reasons for going with that hook were: Between the two, I think the Spiders Georg hook had some nuances that distinguish it as a precedent. If you were wondering why I did that, I certainly didn't mean to have the effect on the hooks we're seeing now. Hope that clears my name a little :) theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/her) 19:47, 16 July 2023 (UTC)
 * 1) The actual fact of the hook is verifiably true, even as a wikivoice statement. The factoid about humans swallowing 8 spiders a year is a myth. So really, this was just a weird way of presenting basically verifiable information, so there's no WP:VOICE breach.
 * 2) The article does actually deliver on the hook – Spiders Georg is actually about a meme that centers around that factoid, rather than just happening to include the quote somewhere.
 * 3) It was run on April Fools' Day.
 * Well, I could argue with you on points 1 and 3, but honestly I feel bad about that comment; it was an expression of frustration and it wasn't fair of me to call out specific hooks that had already had their day. I have a lot of respect for you and you certainly don't need to clear your name with me; I'm sorry that I gave you that impression. My Errors report yesterday was needlessly agressive too; apparently meme hooks are a trigger point for me. It's probably because I rarely encounter memes out in the wild, so when I come across them on Wikipedia my first reaction is kind of "how is this encyclopedic?" But they're an important part of Internet culture I suppose; I'll try harder not to let my biases show.While we're here, it was nice of you to say you'd like to see me with the admin bit one day. It's not an ambition of mine but I still appreciate the compliment. For what it's worth, I've never voted in an RFA before but I would definitely vote for you if you ran again. Sojourner in the earth (talk) 16:00, 17 July 2023 (UTC)
 * Totally, all good :) it's hard not to come down like a ton of bricks sometimes, but I super appreciate all the work you do (especially because uncovering errors is a fairly thankless job). I super appreciate your support in turn! theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/her) 22:49, 18 July 2023 (UTC)

Palm Springs
Sorrrrrry, I tried posting the canned messages about POV editing. And then I sent a more personal message with suggestions about how to "non-WP" advocate for the Mayor. But I got a trollish response. Well, following DFTT, I don't want PSFacts sending me messages. I think the PSFacts IP is in Hawaii -- accordingly they can't personally advocate for the cowboy in Palm Springs as I suggested. But I hope your persuasive recommendation to "open discussion" will help. Thanks. – S. Rich (talk) 03:28, 17 July 2023 (UTC)
 * No worries, you were well within your rights to end the conversation after they started making unsubstantiated COI accusations. I don't think they were trolling though; they just didn't realise that the ordinary mode of internet discourse doesn't fly here. It seemed like a good time for an uninvolved editor to step in. In my advice I tried to focus on what PSFacts should do next, rather than on the mistakes they'd made already; sorry if that made it seem like I was taking sides or criticizing you in any way. Sojourner in the earth (talk) 16:12, 17 July 2023 (UTC)