User talk:Tails Wx/Archive 15

Hello, Tails
I hope you're having a great day. But the is question are you on YouTube? -CouchPotato0209

P.S I might not respond until Monday because I'm taking a break CouchPotato0209 (talk) 13:33, 22 April 2023 (UTC)


 * I am not, unfortunately. I hope you're having a good day as well! Tails   Wx  13:50, 22 April 2023 (UTC)
 * I saw something that said "Miles Tails Prower" I thought that could be relate to you. Do you have any information about this "Miles Tails Prower". CouchPotato0209 (talk) 11:54, 24 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Well, that account is unrelated to me! Tails   Wx  12:11, 24 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Are you an expert at speaking in Korean? CouchPotato0209 (talk) 14:15, 24 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Nah–I'm not quite fluent, I'm sort of rudimentary. I can speak English quite well, though! Tails   Wx  14:33, 24 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Do you know anybody who speaks Korean fluently? CouchPotato0209 (talk) 14:36, 24 April 2023 (UTC)
 * I've got a few friends, but I can't share it due to privacy concerns. Tails   Wx  14:39, 24 April 2023 (UTC)
 * The Korean Wikipedia definitely would. ― Blaze WolfTalkBlaze Wolf#6545 14:40, 24 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Thank you very much! CouchPotato0209 (talk) 14:43, 24 April 2023 (UTC)
 * No problem!  Tails   Wx  14:48, 24 April 2023 (UTC)

BTW,, after you asked me, I decided to create one, and should be linked in my userpage! Tails  Wx  20:36, 24 April 2023 (UTC)


 * Y'know, this reminds me of my own YouTube channel. I haven't shut it down, I just haven't uploaded a new video in... a year holy crap. ― Blaze WolfTalkBlaze Wolf#6545 20:44, 24 April 2023 (UTC)

Tech News: 2023-17
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 * Due to security issues with the Graph extension, graphs have been disabled in all Wikimedia projects. Wikimedia Foundation teams are working to respond to these vulnerabilities.
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A barnstar for you!

 * Wow–thanks so much Blaze! And you're a great friend as well, especially when giving me advice for denial stuff, like here! And I've learned from my mistakes from you! :) Tails   Wx  17:35, 26 April 2023 (UTC)
 * I forgot that your username used to be Sarrail. Interesting that very IP was recently blocked again for the same behavior they were blocked for. Clearly some people don't learn. ― Blaze WolfTalkBlaze Wolf#6545 17:42, 26 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Shhh! I, uh, actually didn't want to expose my personal information, so I think that explains why I was named that name in the first place. ;) Anyway, this this welcome message to the IP is interesting! Seriously, that IP escalated their disruptive editing... Tails   Wx  17:54, 26 April 2023 (UTC)
 * I think that was just a new user restoring a welcome message not knowing that they can remove the welcome message per WP:OWNTALK. ― Blaze WolfTalkBlaze Wolf#6545 18:04, 26 April 2023 (UTC)
 * The IP already had a welcome message placed on their talk page prior to the newer one! I wonder if the user who placed the welcome message noticed the previous one! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Tails   Wx  18:11, 26 April 2023 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * Thanks, ! Good to have you around on Wikipedia as well! Tails   Wx  00:18, 19 April 2023 (UTC)

Welcome to QAI
Supporting the barnstar: welcome to project WP:QAI, and thank you for severe weather only in articles ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:20, 19 April 2023 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the welcome, ! Looking forward to improve articles! Tails   Wx  12:35, 19 April 2023 (UTC)
 * My story today is about a woman who sang a piece I love. She was born on 26 April 1921. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:37, 26 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Ooh, nice! Apparently the link didn't work; but I found the article! Tails   Wx  01:28, 27 April 2023 (UTC)

DYK for Richmond, Indiana facility fire
-- RoySmith (talk) 12:02, 30 April 2023 (UTC)

The WikiCup
I'm puzzled why user "Sarrail" claimed points in the WikiCup for the Kenji Yonekura ITN item? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 08:43, 29 April 2023 (UTC)


 * Well, I used to be named Sarrail. Should the WikiCup scoring page for me be moved to my current name? Tails   Wx  12:20, 29 April 2023 (UTC)
 * No, that's OK, I was just clarifying the position. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:45, 1 May 2023 (UTC)

A Barnstar For You!

 * P.S. On a little side note, I am going to be slowly working on expanding Wikipedia's documentation of older tornadoes, including the "by year" articles (i.e. Tornadoes of 1946) and U.S. lists by year. Currently, 1946 is the oldest set of articles, so my work is cut out. You are more than welcome to help out when I start the next year (1945), which should be a little less than 1946 (hooray!). If you would like, I can also ping you when I start the 1945 article set. I'm going to take a short break from the list articles though since documenting 164 tornadoes in 11 days is rough. Anyway, I really do appreciate the help you gave! Cheers! Elijahandskip (talk) 02:55, 1 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Hi, ! No problem! And, actually, if you don't mind, I'll start the 1945 list very soon, but only with the U.S. Weather Bureau sources. Oh, and thanks for your contributions on the 1946 list as well, and good luck on your expansion with the Tornadoes of 1946 article! Tails   Wx  13:23, 1 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Go for it! To save you some work, you don’t need to create a the Tornadoes of 1945 page fully. User:Halls4521/Tornadoes of 1945 can be moved into mainspace as a stub. Elijahandskip (talk) 14:57, 1 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Ooh, nice! Thanks! Tails   Wx  15:36, 1 May 2023 (UTC)

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DYK for 2023 New York City parking garage collapse
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DYK for 2023 Fort Lauderdale floods
-- RoySmith (talk) 12:02, 4 May 2023 (UTC)

May the Fourth be with you
Happy Star Wars Day Tails! -- Grapefanatic  (talk) 13:19, 4 May 2023 (UTC)


 * I didn't know that until now! Because I haven't even watched Star Wars ever. :P Thanks, and same goes to you, !  Tails   Wx  13:25, 4 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Never seen Star Wars? For Williams' music alone it's worth a watch! I would recommend it, a great day to see it as well. <span style="font-family: Opensans, sans-serif;">Schminnte (talk • contribs) 14:00, 4 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Alright! I'll watch it prior to midnight as my bedtime nears. Thanks for the suggestion, ! Tails   Wx  14:36, 4 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Hope you enjoy it, you deserve a break from all the patrolling you do. <span style="font-family: Opensans, sans-serif;">Schminnte (talk • contribs) 21:16, 4 May 2023 (UTC)
 * What if...I patrol and watch via split screen? Nah, I'll just watch it. Thanks! Tails   Wx  21:23, 4 May 2023 (UTC)

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 * Octicons-gift.svg Last week, Community Tech released the first update for providing better diffs, the #1 request in the 2022 Community Wishlist Survey. This update adds legends and tooltips to inline diffs so that users unfamiliar with the blue and yellow highlights can better understand the type of edits made.
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A barnstar for you!

 * Wow–thanks, ! Thanks for your help in anti-vandalism work there as well! Nine  Tails' variant 03:13, 9 May 2023 (UTC)

ITN recognition for Denny Crum

 * Dang dude. I proabbly won't be getting any ITN recognition unless for whatever reason one of the video game articles becomes newsworthy. ― <b style="background:#0d1125;color:#51aeff;padding:1q;border-radius:5q;">Blaze Wolf</b>Talk<sub title="Discord Username" style="margin-left:-22q;">Blaze Wolf#6545 20:08, 11 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Aw. How about trying out some experience at ITN for other topics, like recent events? Tails   Wx  04:20, 12 May 2023 (UTC)

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Tech News: 2023-20
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 * Citations that are automatically generated based on ISBN are currently broken. This affects citations made with the VisualEditor Automatic tab, and the use of the citoid API in gadgets and user scripts. Work is ongoing to restore this feature.

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Question from Moureen77 (11:58, 18 May 2023)
hello Tails, good day, am new on wiki editing space, I wanted to upload a picture to a wiki biography post but i get stop sake of the fact am new and this will be my first ever wiki editing, how to i go about it please?

Regards Moureen77 --Moureen77 (talk) 11:58, 18 May 2023 (UTC)


 * Hi, ! If you would like to upload a picture which you've taken and/or you've given authorization by the author of a picture to upload, you can go to Wikimedia Commons to upload! To upload a non-free file, go to File upload wizard. You can find additional information by clicking the links. Hope this helps! Tails   Wx  12:40, 18 May 2023 (UTC)
 * I want to upload the picture a person biography post on Wikipedia. so which is free and non-free file, please elaborate? can I upload the picture directly to the page directly?
 * Thank you.
 * moureen77 Moureen77 (talk) 14:05, 18 May 2023 (UTC)
 * , free files are pictures you've taken yourself, or authorization by the author of the original picture you are going to upload, while non-free files are copyrighted and more information can be found at Non-free content on that. Uploading images can also be a useful link as well! Tails   Wx  15:54, 18 May 2023 (UTC)

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 * An improved impact module will be available at Wikipedias. The impact module is a feature available to newcomers at their personal homepage. It will show their number of edits, how many readers their edited pages have, how many thanks they have received and similar things. It is also accessible by accessing Special:Impact.
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Question from BF114 (17:28, 23 May 2023)
How do I create an article? --BF114 (talk) 17:28, 23 May 2023 (UTC)


 * Hi, ! You can create an article, though I would recommend drafting it first through WP:AFC, then submit it for review, and then if it has sufficient reliable sources and is in good shape, then it can become an article! Tails   Wx  18:46, 23 May 2023 (UTC)

Currency
I have a new currency Mexican pesos! CouchPotato0209 (talk) 13:19, 23 May 2023 (UTC)


 * Nice! Tails   Wx  18:47, 23 May 2023 (UTC)

Goodbye, Tails
I am gone.. I'm going to check this account now and I hope you always will remember me. Because I always remember you. Goodbye, Tails I'm going to check this account But I don't know when. But I will always remember you and I will always remember Blaze Wolf. Remember I am always in your heart. Farewell, Tails I hope I get to see you again. P.S Were we friends? CouchPotato0209 (talk) 00:42, 26 May 2023 (UTC)


 * That's a lie. You literally vandalized my talk page saying that you hated me. ― <b style="background:#0d1125;color:#51aeff;padding:1q;border-radius:5q;">Blaze Wolf</b>Talk<sub title="Discord Username" style="margin-left:-22q;">Blaze Wolf#6545 01:11, 26 May 2023 (UTC)
 * I was just trying to say goodbye but I will come back in 9 months. The timer is on my profile. It's something special for you and me :) Farewell! CouchPotato0209 (talk) 20:12, 26 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Alright, see you! Tails   Wx  22:27, 28 May 2023 (UTC)

Tech News: 2023-22
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 * Citations can once again be added automatically from ISBNs, thanks to Zotero's ISBN searches. The current data sources are the Library of Congress (United States), the Bibliothèque nationale de France (French National Library), and K10plus ISBN (German repository). Additional data source searches can be proposed to Zotero. The ISBN labels in the VisualEditor Automatic tab will reappear later this week.
 * Octicons-gift.svg The page now has "" options to select all the pages within a namespace. This feature request was voted #161 in the 2023 Community Wishlist Survey.

Problems
 * For a few days earlier this month, the "Add interlanguage link" item in the Tools menu did not work properly. This has now been fixed.

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 * Octicons-sync.svg The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from . It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from . It will be on all wikis from (calendar).
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