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Your draft article, Draft:Culture of Wisconsin


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Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing.  T K K ! bark with me! 15:27, 4 December 2017 (UTC)

Hello
Just a tip; if you would like a space to work on your Draft:Culture of Wisconsin article, use your sandbox. But just so you know, the link Culture of Wisconsin has been created since your last draft attempt. It is currently at re-direct to the "Culture" section in the Wisconsin article. fyi (and once you re-post your questions about consensus from that IP user talk page, I'll will try to help you with that if I can) - wolf  18:44, 10 October 2018 (UTC)

Hey thanks, that would be awesome. I created it, seeing no such page existed yet on Wisconsin's culture (even though it existed for other states). Unfortunately I haven't gotten around to it since, but I'm glad you want to help. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wiscipidier (talk • contribs) 20:49, 14 October 2018 (UTC)
 * FYI - please don't forget to sign your posts, by adding x4 tildes ( ~ ) to the end of your comment. Thanks - wolf  03:45, 15 October 2018 (UTC)

Your draft article, Draft:Culture of Wisconsin


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Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Phospheros (talk) 01:46, 22 April 2019 (UTC)

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Manned vs crewed
Hey there, I get that you prefer manned over crewed in both Apollo 9 and Apollo 13, but as I posted in my edit summary, an RfC concluded "Manned" should be avoided where possible, with the exception to this being proper names (e.g. Manned Spaceflight Center).

If you would like to have the consensus reevaluated, please post a new RfC at Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style.

Continuing to change crewed to manned in the way that you are is a form of disruptive editing, so please challenge the consensus if you strongly disagree with it.  Kees08  (Talk)   21:02, 14 March 2020 (UTC)

Sweden-Netherlands relations moved to draftspace
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May 2020
Hi Wiscipidier! I noticed that you recently marked an edit as minor&#32;at Bryan Walters that may not have been. "Minor edit" has a very specific definition on Wikipedia — it refers only to superficial edits that could never be the subject of a dispute, such as typo corrections or reverting obvious vandalism. Any edit that changes the meaning of an article is not a minor edit, even if it only concerns a single word. Please see Help:Minor edit for more information. Thank you.  Eagles   24/7  (C)  20:01, 26 May 2020 (UTC)

Hello Eagles, I didn't realize how minor edits differentiated from regular edits, supposedly for smaller fixes in a page. Thanks for letting me know about this.

Wiscipidier (talk) 16:15, 27 June 2020 (UTC)Wiscipidier

June 2020
Hello, I noticed that you may have recently made edits while logged out. Wikipedia's policy on multiple accounts usually does not allow the use of both an account and an IP address by the same person in the same setting and doing so may result in your account being blocked from editing. Additionally, making edits while logged out reveals your IP address, which may allow others to determine your location and identity. If this was not your intention, please remember to log in when editing. Thank you. IamNotU (talk) 16:09, 27 June 2020 (UTC)

Thanks for sharing that, it's important to remember the importance of not giving away critical information like location & identity. No, that was not my intention. Cheers, Wiscipidier (talk) 16:14, 27 June 2020 (UTC)Wiscipidier


 * Wiscipidier, to clarify, I don't think that you are deliberately editing while logged out in order to hide your identity, since you usually sign your username beside your IP number. The policy on multiple accounts doesn't prohibit editing while logged out per se. However, you have received numerous warnings on your IP talk page (many of which you have removed). Because of this, editing while logged out could still be seen as avoiding scrutiny, or contravening other parts of the policy. I would advise you that it would probably be in your own interest to avoid further editing while logged out.
 * Also, given the number of warnings on that page - at least a dozen for unsourced edits, and quite a few others for various other types of disruptive editing - please consider this your "final warning" about adding unsourced content, especially to biographies of living persons, and about editing other peoples' talk page comments; although you are permitted to completely remove others' comments from your own talk page, including the IP talk page, you may not edit or alter what others have written. This includes even making small changes like spelling corrections, or - as you have done just now with the one I left above - altering user warning templates (I have restored it). Please refer to the respective policy pages I've linked to for more information, thanks. --IamNotU (talk) 17:04, 27 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Also, given the number of warnings on that page - at least a dozen for unsourced edits, and quite a few others for various other types of disruptive editing - please consider this your "final warning" about adding unsourced content, especially to biographies of living persons, and about editing other peoples' talk page comments; although you are permitted to completely remove others' comments from your own talk page, including the IP talk page, you may not edit or alter what others have written. This includes even making small changes like spelling corrections, or - as you have done just now with the one I left above - altering user warning templates (I have restored it). Please refer to the respective policy pages I've linked to for more information, thanks. --IamNotU (talk) 17:04, 27 June 2020 (UTC)

Blanking on my talk page
I'm not sure why you blanked information on my talk page. Perhaps it was a test edit. I've restored it. Magnolia677 (talk) 16:29, 27 June 2020 (UTC)

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Your draft article, Draft:Sweden-Netherlands relations


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Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia! UnitedStatesian (talk) 01:27, 26 November 2020 (UTC)

Hello UnitedStatesian. Thanks for the heads up and information about where to go regarding the draft of my article. I meant to return to this draft but was sidelined by other projects and was unable to give this my attention. I'll get started on that very soon.

Best, Wiscipidier

RfC - scope and title for the American Revolutionary War article
I'm forwarding this RfC notice to you, along with the ongoing Discussion Summary Chart because you are listed as a Military Project member interested in the American Revolutionary War. The RfC and discussion is found at Talk:American Revolutionary War. Please feel free to delete this notice if it does not fit your current interests. - TheVirginiaHistorian (talk) 23:37, 5 December 2020 (UTC)

American Revolutionary War, which is within the scope of this WikiProject, has an RFC for value. A discussion is taking place. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments on the discussion page. Thank you. TheVirginiaHistorian (talk) 23:23, 4 December 2020 (UTC)

Thanks for sharing this with me, I'll be sure to look into it more soon Wiscipidier (talk) 03:32, 7 December 2020 (UTC) Wiscipidier

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Thanks again, and happy editing! I dream of horses (Contribs) Please notify me after replying off my talk page. Thank you. 09:53, 10 December 2020 (UTC)

Terrific, thanks for sharing this! Will do!

Wiscipidier (talk) 15:43, 4 March 2021 (UTC)Wiscipidier

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Hello, thanks for the heads up! I’ll do a better job of leaving a description when making edits from now on. Wiscipidier (talk) 14:08, 8 September 2021 (UTC)

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Misplaced query in Milwaukee
Questions about articles' content should be asked on the talk page of the articles; in this case, a question like that would be asked at Talk:Milwaukee. As to the answer - do you know of any reliable, sectarian sources of such information? Because I live in Milwaukee and I don't. -- Orange Mike &#124;  Talk  00:40, 25 March 2022 (UTC)

Hey there! Why do you call it vandalism out of curiosity? Maybe it shouldn’t have been inserted as a footnote, but it’s still important to ask questions like that nonetheless. I just posted a section about it at Talk:Milwaukee. I know that Milwaukee has a mosque on the city’s south side (as does neighboring Brookfield). Regardless, it would be good to know more about religious life in Milwaukee in general. Also, challenge accepted to further research this question! Wiscipidier (talk) 00:54, 25 March 2022 (UTC)Wiscipidier
 * Corrected my own bad choice of word, there; sorry, Wisci. I live in the inner city, where the Muslim presence is mostly Black Muslim, plus some Somalis, etc. -- Orange Mike &#124;  Talk  01:18, 25 March 2022 (UTC)

Just being curious...
wondering where you got that information from Lotje (talk) 22:18, 7 May 2022 (UTC)

Hello Lotje, it was completely made up pretty much, I have no interest in sabotaging various pages (especially of decidedly evil people), though I wasn’t in the best head space when I did it. There have been reports of his declining health, but until there’s an official report of his death, then it has been totally made up. Thanks for asking Wiscipidier (talk) 17:17, 10 May 2022 (UTC)Wiscipidier

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Wikiproject Military history coordinator election nominations open
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Voting for the WikiProject Military History newcomer of the year and military historian of the year awards for 2023 is now open!
Voting is now open for the WikiProject Military History newcomer of the year and military historian of the year awards for 2023! The the top editors will be awarded the coveted Gold Wiki. Cast your votes vote here and here respectively. Voting closes at 23:59 on 30 December 2023. On behalf of the coordinators, wishing you the very best for the festive season and the new year. via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 23:56, 22 December 2023 (UTC)