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Six Foot Track Marathon
Hi SpaceInnovader, Greetings, I have reviewed the article and added two references. Pls note that most of your source are primary even with my added reference, the article might subject for deletion. Kindly source independent reliable source (such as local newspaper coverage of this event) for verification to further strengthen the article survival. For reliable source see here WP:RS and for verification see here WP:V. Thank you.  CASSIOPEIA(talk) 12:50, 14 February 2018 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Paris-Versailles Race
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 * 1) [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=&action=edit edit the page]
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 * Hello, SpaceInnovader. I removed the proposed deletion tag from Paris-Versailles Race because I found substantial coverage in newspapers, both in French and English, suggesting that the race is notable according to the standards applied in the English language Wikipedia. I have added a few of those sources. Please note the importance of providing independent reliable sources in establishing notability. Thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia.--Arxiloxos (talk) 18:34, 14 February 2018 (UTC)


 * Thanks for updating it SpaceInnovader (talk) 02:50, 15 February 2018 (UTC)

Makda Harun
Hi SpaceInnovader, Good day. The above page is a copied and paste from German to English translation from Wiki German Site. Please note that proper attribution is needed - please take note for your next article and please see proper attribution here WP:PATT. Kindly go through the history page of this article and check on the "diff" to see what I have added for your reference on next edits. Thank you.  CASSIOPEIA(<b style="#0000FF">talk</b>) 13:21, 14 February 2018 (UTC)

higher points of tasmania
thanks for your work - improvements were needed and good to see you are doing them -!!! JarrahTree 08:27, 26 February 2018 (UTC)
 * cheers, it's a cool area of the world SpaceInnovader (talk) 08:49, 26 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Indeed I do have a photo of my car caught in snow a very very long time ago ... JarrahTree 09:30, 26 February 2018 (UTC)

Dancewave page edit
Hi SpaceInnovader! thank you for your time and attention to my Dancewave page! I noticed you edited one paragraph, do you know if that is the only paragraph on the page which needs edits? I am eager to be updated and know if the page will be reviewed soon. Any insight that you provide will be very much appreciated! (ITLRosanna (talk) 17:07, 26 February 2018 (UTC))
 * From what I can tell it all needs editing to remove emotive language, but I am relatively new too. Details on how they review articles are here SpaceInnovader (talk) 22:35, 26 February 2018 (UTC)

Pit Schubert - Proper attribution needed - pls do not plagiarize
Hi SpaceInnovader, I would like to inform you that this is your SECOND creation page which you have copied and pasted in translation of the content from Wiki FR to Wiki En page - see here. Please not proper attribution is needed and do note please do use your own word to create/edit content with independent reliable source for not commit plagiarism as you have done. Pls see proper attribution her WP:PATT, reliable source WP:RS, verification WP:V. Thank you. <b style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:80%;color:#FA0"> CASSIOPEIA</b>(<b style="#0000FF">talk</b>) 11:46, 1 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Thanks CASSIOPEIA. I read WP:PATT after the last article and put a note on talk page using the translated page tag referencing the German article and mentioned the translation in my edit summary as detailed in WP:TFOLWP. Did I need to do something else? Please give some more guidance. SpaceInnovader (talk) 11:53, 1 March 2018 (UTC)


 * Hi SpaceInnovader, Greetings and thank you for the question. If you use other editor work/content (copy and paste) inregarless the content is from Wiki English to Wiki English page or Wiki xx to Wiki English page you need to mention in the edit summary prior you save the edit ONLY IF the copy and paste content is a short sentence. For content more than that, one should create / add /edit the content with his/her word to avoid plagiarism and same go to all inline citation for source used. For you case, pls do not commit the same mistake again. You would use the source/reference but write with you own word. Thank you. <b style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:80%;color:#FA0"> CASSIOPEIA</b>(<b style="#0000FF">talk</b>) 12:14, 1 March 2018 (UTC)


 * By the way, if you want to write a message to other editor in "your talk page", you need to ping them so they could be notified. I noticed you wrote to me as I watch your talk page since I had written to you prior. To ping someone pls put this prior you start the message  . For example to ping me put  and sign off by place 4 tildes after you finish the message. I have sent you a welcome message, see top of your talk page, there are many topics would help you to edit Wikipedia and learn about Wikipedia guildlines and policy. For any questions you have about editing, you could post a message to WP:Teahouse, some helpful and friendly Wikipedia's will answer you questions.  Have a good day. <b style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:80%;color:#FA0"> CASSIOPEIA</b>(<b style="#0000FF">talk</b>) 12:20, 1 March 2018 (UTC)


 * Thanks - I'll use that in the future! I don't fully understand your feedback about translation and plaguirsm, as in this case I did paraphrase the work of the German wiki it was not just a copy and paste edit (although the previous one mostly was). I'll ask at the teahouse before any new translations. SpaceInnovader (talk) 12:32, 1 March 2018 (UTC)


 * In short you could use the source but write in your own word. Happy editing SpaceInnovader and good night. <b style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:80%;color:#FA0"> CASSIOPEIA</b>(<b style="#0000FF">talk</b>) 12:40, 1 March 2018 (UTC)

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Invitation to join Women in Red

 * Thanks, my interest in mainly in updating climbing/space articles but I'd bappy to collaborate if/when there's a crossover. -- Spacepine (talk) 16:48, 10 June 2018 (UTC)

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Lake gordon
Please note that if you make idle thoughts on edit summaries - please also consider what already exists in the available articles - thanks JarrahTree 11:59, 23 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Thanks, I was looking through SW Tas pages and noticed that there were (or should be) a lot of pages mentioning the formation of Lake Pedder but no page giving a central summary. It currently links to the Lake Pedder page, but I don't think that's ideal or clear enough. Do you think that's a fair assessment? Spacepine (talk) 12:04, 23 January 2019 (UTC)
 * It is not a simple exercise. I am not sure what you mean by 'formation of Lake Pedder' - do you mean the New Lake Pedder, and the Gordon dam scheme?  JarrahTree 12:38, 23 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Yes. Gordon Dam Scheme (New Lake Pedder). Perhaps I'm naive - but wouldn't it just be a matter of writing the article, and summarising/linking to it in the appropriate locations? Spacepine (talk) 12:41, 23 January 2019 (UTC)
 * the material is already there - also the gordon dam protests (effectively synonymous with lake pedder) require something better than green left weekly for WP:RS. Youre not naive, the problem with all the south west tas things some people from the South West Tas conservation battles of the 1970s are dying off already, and there is a complicated, very complicated story around the personalities from the 1960s the 1970s into the 1980s and their various ways of writing about some of the issues - most of it unrelatable on something as open as wikipedia talk page - there are many cross linked issues with understanding the transition between the various tasmanian political parties and to what extent they were influenced by the power of the Hydro - and to what extent the groups of people from both tasmania and the mainland in dealing with intransigent thinking about things makes for very very interesting historiographical issues that could well be lost... and how this affects the nature of what is on wikipedia - what is in the histories of the Hydro and the rather pathetic histories from the opposition to the dams, is something that could take up vast amounts of time and space.  The Gordon River Power Development scheme - and the category - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Gordon_River_power_development_scheme - could do with gordon dam protests - but...
 * consider:

The thing is there are a number of things - the Gordon River dam - is the upper dam that flooded lake pedder - it was the lower gordon that was promoted by the Hydro to flood the Franklin. Gordon River - upper, Lower Gordon - never built. Some slippage occurs. JarrahTree 13:02, 23 January 2019 (UTC)

please note
WP:NOTGALLERY - cheers !! (they are discouraged) JarrahTree 01:32, 15 February 2019 (UTC)
 * Fair, current main photo isn't the best - hopefully other editors can trim it down to best ones. Will be more discerning next time Spacepine (talk) 01:35, 15 February 2019 (UTC)
 * no big deal many tassie arts have low watching rates - its more growing more than one line that really over-does it also some photos (mine of the west coast for instance of somethings) could do with update better photos agree... JarrahTree 01:46, 15 February 2019 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your improvement to Tasmanian items - appreciated - JarrahTree 04:59, 15 February 2019 (UTC)
 * CHeers, it's an interesting part of the world Spacepine (talk) 05:34, 15 February 2019 (UTC)

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 * Hi . Your edit summary said "The previous edit was vandalism masked as a good faith edit". What made you think that? I changed it as per MOS:GNL. Although I accept the term "manned" can be appropriate for pre 1990 NASA missions, they have since updated their guidelines - Spacepine (talk) 13:49, 21 February 2019 (UTC)
 * Also, I'm a little bit offended. Please assume good faith in the future - and I'll assume the same of you - Spacepine (talk) 14:09, 21 February 2019 (UTC)
 * You changed Donald Trump to Fatty Pumpkin.--- Coffee  and crumbs  14:16, 21 February 2019 (UTC)


 * Ahahahaha, well that's on me! I use FoxReplace to make that substitution (and others) to make news articles more readable. Apparently it didn't just make a cosmetic change, it actually changed text on the page while I was editing! Thanks for catching it - will have to find another way to enjoy the news (my apologies if I offended your politics). Spacepine (talk) 14:28, 21 February 2019 (UTC)

Welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia, articles should not be moved, as you did to Richard Dry, without good reason. They should have a name that is both accurate and intuitive. Wikipedia has some guidelines in place to help with this. Generally, a page should only be moved to a new title if the current name doesn't follow these guidelines. Also, if a page move is being discussed, consensus needs to be reached before anybody moves the page. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. Thank you. --- Coffee  and crumbs  13:31, 21 February 2019 (UTC)


 * Thanks! Did you read my edit summary? So do you have any alternatives? Spacepine (talk) 13:49, 21 February 2019 (UTC)


 * Paternity is not an excuse for adding honorifics - there are many alternatives available - qualifiers after the name (if indeed there are two articles in existence) can include birth dates, or occupations - there is no need for honorifics - just look at other subjects who have father and son or individuals with same names - the possibilities are actually quite considerable. JarrahTree 14:02, 21 February 2019 (UTC)
 * I did. I am a very careful editor like we all should be. Competence is required. Please familiarize yourself with Wikipedia's policies, guidelines, and other naming conventions. There is no disambiguation necessary exactly because we do not have an article on the father. No alternative is necessary. You are welcome to use Richard Dry Sr. to create an article on the father.--- Coffee  and crumbs  14:16, 21 February 2019 (UTC)


 * Cheers Jarrah, I made the change based on the MOS for distinguishing family members, not article titles. Will use the date option next time. Coffee, I was planning on making one for the father. I implied that that was my plan, but I'll be more precise in the future. Glad I waited for the communitites opinion before proceeding Spacepine (talk) 14:28, 21 February 2019 (UTC)

tassie dams
some are already done... see. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Hydro_Tasmania_dams. and a lot are included in the power station parts.. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crotty_Dam - or - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin_Dam or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotts_Peak_Dam - for examples of the level of detail etc... JarrahTree 09:43, 22 February 2019 (UTC)
 * Cheers, I mostly want to learn more about the topic (and then expand the articles if they need it). Thanks for the examples -- Spacepine (talk) 09:47, 22 February 2019 (UTC)

Some baklava for you!

 * Thanks :) yeah, I'll be around. Am eyeing the Huygens article next, but I'm open to collaborating --Spacepine (talk) 23:51, 10 March 2019 (UTC)


 * Huygens sounds like a worthy cause. I am working my way through the 1960s since I spend much of my time there.  Working on Gemini next.


 * Here is the Discord server! --Neopeius (talk) 03:43, 14 March 2019 (UTC)

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Drop bear
Why the addition of Marsupial lion to the "see Also" on Drop Bear? As best I know, it's not a hoax. <b style="color:green">Tarl N.</b> ( discuss ) 12:42, 12 March 2019 (UTC)
 * It filled the same ecological niche as the Drop Bear - i.e. Lay waiting in gums and droped on people's heads. Theorised by a BBC Doco to be an inspiration for it - cultural memory and all. Or just an outstanding coincidence. --Spacepine (talk) 01:55, 13 March 2019 (UTC)
 * And I disagree with referring to Drop Bears as a hoax. By wikipedias own definintion a hoax is "falsehood deliberately fabricated to masquerade as the truth. It is distinguishable from errors in observation or judgment, rumors, urban legends, pseudosciences, and April Fools' Day events that are passed along in good faith by believers or as jokes". I understand they're mostly synnonyms, but without quibbling too much over definitions, "hoax" has a connotation of malice or ill-will that "urban legend", mythical creature, mythical animal or legendary creature (all used in similar contexts) doesn't. Drop Bears are not described to children/tourists with ill-will. I appreciate the desire for clarity, but "hoax" does a poor job of describing a Drop Bear's place in Australian culture. --Spacepine (talk) 04:16, 13 March 2019 (UTC)
 * I took the reference back out. It has no place in an article about a hoax. And drop bears are a hoax, they are a tall tale used to confuse visitors. If you disagree with my reversion, take it to Talk:Drop bear. Regards, <b style="color:green">Tarl N.</b> ( discuss ) 21:55, 13 March 2019 (UTC)
 * My hobby is not quibbling over minutia with Americans about an Australian topic. Keep your article the way you want it --Spacepine (talk) 23:14, 13 March 2019 (UTC)

ostraya ostraya we luv yes we do
funny how the creeping in of engvar and cuktural imperialism variations seems to be pervasive JarrahTree 14:28, 22 March 2019 (UTC)
 * yeah, nah, salways a decent hoot spinning a yarn that seppos and poms can't sus out --Spacepine (talk) 14:38, 22 March 2019 (UTC)

The Official WP SpaceFlight patch

 * Thanks Neopeius, I like the orbital ring Spacepine (talk) 01:50, 29 March 2019 (UTC)


 * I'm glad you like it. :) It's modeled on the Air Force's space patch. --Neopeius (talk) 18:07, 9 April 2019 (UTC)

Copying within Wikipedia requires attribution
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 * Thanks for adding that template for me Diannaa. Do you use a tool to detect recent changes like this, or did you come by it while trying to work out the crazy intricacies of AFL? --Spacepine (talk) 02:12, 2 April 2019 (UTC)

SOLRAD 1
Thanks for stopping by the article. I know you are new to the FAC process, but if you liked the article and found it satisfying, particularly after the modifications made in response to your questions, I'd be delighted if you'd render an opinion. :) And feel free to let me know if you have any articles that need assessment.  --Neopeius (talk) 03:00, 18 April 2019 (UTC)
 * No wuz, and cheers! I'll have a look into FACs a bit more and weigh in if it's still stalled after the Easter break --Spacepine (talk) 12:54, 19 April 2019 (UTC)
 * We're still stalled... One fellow gave support.  More would be greatly appreciated! :)  --Neopeius (talk) 14:15, 24 April 2019 (UTC)
 * Haha, had an Aussie Easter break and linked it with ANZAC Day. Will give it another squiz Spacepine (talk) 09:28, 28 April 2019 (UTC)
 * It made it! Congrats :) --Spacepine (talk) 09:30, 28 April 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Molniya orbit
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 * Congratulations! You're on a roll. :) --Neopeius (talk) 14:18, 19 April 2019 (UTC)

WP SPFLT
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 * Yeah, sure. Is there a membership list? --Spacepine (talk) 09:48, 28 April 2019 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Molniya orbit
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 * Please see new note on your DYK nomination. Yoninah (talk) 18:46, 3 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Hi Spacepine, any objection to running this DYK during July 16–24 (50th Anniversary of Apollo 11). It would be in very good company. --- Coffee  and crumbs  20:54, 4 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Sounds great :) Good work with collating all the space related GA/FA articles btw --Spacepine (talk) 11:48, 5 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Thank You! It has been fun. Just counting the days with anticipation. --- Coffee  and crumbs  13:35, 5 June 2019 (UTC)
 * It might be too late. Could we pool back this DYK and hold for July? ---  Coffee  and crumbs  13:18, 5 June 2019 (UTC)
 * I wouldn't mind running it later, but what does it have to do with the Apollo missions? Meanwhile, they have more than enough Apollo-specific hooks to run that day. Yoninah (talk) 14:31, 5 June 2019 (UTC)
 * It's fine. We have enough for July 21. Let it run. Thanks! --- Coffee  and crumbs  20:29, 5 June 2019 (UTC)

Molniya orbit
Hey, Spacepine! Just wanted to call out the second paragraph of the Molniya_orbit section, which doesn't include a citation. To be confident that no one will ding this before it appears on the main page in a few days, would you be able to find a citation for that para? Sorry to nitpick! (ETA: I'd have done it myself, but I have zero expertise in this subject and would likely screw something up.) --valereee (talk) 14:39, 5 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Yeah no worries, it's a supported by pretty much everything - done --Spacepine (talk) 13:44, 6 June 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Molniya orbit
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 * Cheers, That was quick! --Spacepine (talk) 11:39, 9 June 2019 (UTC)

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DYK for Tundra orbit
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 22 July 2019 (UTC)

Incomplete DYK nomination
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I have sent you a note about a page you started
Thanks for creating Xu Xiaodong.

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 * No worries at all, thanks for reviewing so quickly --Spacepine (talk) 23:01, 27 August 2019 (UTC)

A cup of tea for you!

 * No worries at all. I thought your recent work far outweighed old problems. Hope to see you around the spaceflight articles. --Spacepine (talk) 23:03, 27 August 2019 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Petra Klingler
Hello! Your submission of Petra Klingler 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) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Yoninah (talk) 20:34, 29 August 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Petra Klingler
— Maile (talk) 00:02, 1 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Good job! :D --Hecato (talk) 07:54, 3 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Danke :) --Spacepine (talk) 08:07, 3 September 2019 (UTC)

Xu Xiaodong
Hi Spacepine, thanks for creating Xu Xiaodong! It's too interesting to go wasted, so I nominated it for DYK, see nomination page. Feel free to add your comment or suggest other hooks there. Cheers, -Zanhe (talk) 21:56, 2 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Thanks Zanhe! The only reason I hesitated was that I can't read Chinese language sources and was worried I missed something. But I trust your edits have filled the gaps. Cheers, Spacepine (talk) 00:18, 3 September 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Xu Xiaodong
valereee (talk) 12:02, 12 September 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Geostationary orbit
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Geostationary orbit you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Amitchell125 -- Amitchell125 (talk) 08:00, 21 September 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Geostationary orbit
Gatoclass (talk) 00:02, 18 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Congratulations! Your hook made our DYK Stats page with at least 5,000 hits! Yoninah (talk) 02:05, 31 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Thanks for letting my know Yoninah, that's great! --Spacepine (talk) 04:04, 1 November 2019 (UTC)

Google Code-In 2019 is coming - please mentor some documentation tasks!
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Your GA nomination of Geostationary orbit
The article Geostationary orbit you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold. The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Geostationary orbit for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Amitchell125 -- Amitchell125 (talk) 19:40, 30 September 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Geostationary orbit
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Your GA nomination of Geosynchronous orbit
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Geosynchronous orbit you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Chiswick Chap -- Chiswick Chap (talk) 14:40, 3 February 2020 (UTC)


 * Hi Spacepine, I'm not sure if you've noticed this? I'd be glad to know you're on the case and your plans for completing the GA process. All the best, Chiswick Chap (talk) 07:54, 7 February 2020 (UTC)


 * Hi there, I've taken the time to review your article, which needs only a few small changes, and I'm a bit astonished you've not even acknowledged that a review is in progress. Why would you submit an article to GA, take up people's time, and then abandon the work? I'm a bit flummoxed, honestly, but would be glad to hear from you now. A simple statement that you'll be working on it shortly, or that you've decided to abandon it, would be much appreciated. Many thanks, Chiswick Chap (talk) 22:12, 9 February 2020 (UTC)


 * Hi Chiswick, thanks for reviewing the article - your time is very much appreciated! Regardless of whether this succeeds the GA process your notes will go towards improving the article. I hope you understand the life sometimes gets in the way. I plan to have addressed all your notes by the end of today. Cheers --Spacepine (talk) 22:50, 9 February 2020 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Geosynchronous orbit
The article Geosynchronous orbit you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Geosynchronous orbit for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Chiswick Chap -- Chiswick Chap (talk) 09:41, 10 February 2020 (UTC)

Thank you for being a vital part of Spaceflight!

 * Thanks Neopeius - much appreciated --Spacepine (talk) 23:10, 11 February 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Geosynchronous orbit
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 00:03, 22 February 2020 (UTC)

Chopping VA5 Bios
What areas do you feel most comfortable chopping? When the move to reallocate 2500-5000 bios passes (and I reckon it is a when), which areas need to be cut more than others? (Some areas are only 5x larger than VA4 and some are much more than 5x larger). p b  p  13:32, 3 March 2020 (UTC)
 * I see two options:
 * Cut all existing bios equally
 * Assuming a 5k cut, make all areas 3.6x larger than VA4, with the excess allocated to Miscellaneous (for a total of 800).
 * I prefer the first option --Spacepine (talk) 22:22, 3 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Among bios, where do you feel most qualified to chop? For me, it's American political leaders.  Sometime this week, I'm going to prepare what American political leaders (or political leaders and jurists) could look like at sizes of 50, 75, 100, 125 and 150.  One of the other questions we need to explore is what "full sets" of leaders we want and which we can live without.  p  b  p  14:50, 4 March 2020 (UTC)
 * I'm gonna leave it for a week or two in case someone else wants to weigh in.
 * Happy to cut anything, but I'll start with the sciency ones. Idc about "full sets", my !vote is scale up a different criteria. Best of luck/enjoyment finding a leader list you're happy with. --Spacepine (talk) 03:12, 7 March 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Chen Qiushi
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:01, 28 May 2020 (UTC)

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Blocked, and taking some time away
I've been blocked.

It was a bold edit with consequences. I didn't expect an indef block, and will take some time over the next few weeks or months to read policy and mull it over. FYI admins: My preliminary policy reading shows that I was cut-and-dry in the wrong. I should have sent an email instead. It didn't occur to me at the time though, because (to explain, not excuse) emails are slow and I didn't like the idea of any side channel communication on wiki. I'm in the process of refining that view.

I'm under the impression that this block can be appealed, but since I haven't been active recently anyway, I'll take it as a cue to extend my wikibreak.

In case I don't come back, thank-you all for this experience.

I'm proud of the contributions that I made, especially in the Spaceflight area. 2,432 edits, 4 GAs and 7 DYKs feels like somehow both an impressive resume, and the mere beginnings of competence. Ultimately, I think the biggest thing is just contributing to the online culture of free knowledge. It's certainly given back; helping me grow my technical, research, writing and interpersonal skills.

Thanks again, and bye for now.

Spacepine (talk) 10:20, 20 March 2021 (UTC)

As blocking administrator, what are your thoughts here? I'm of the opinion this is a good candidate for unblocking, but don't have access to the (oversighted) outing. --Yamla (talk) 18:25, 8 May 2022 (UTC)

Welcome back and membership in WikiProject Climbing
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