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Pedantic hyphenation

When there is no language specified, there should be hyphenation in the phrase "as-yet-undetermined language", being that it is a compound adjective. — TARDIS builder^✉ • 04:26, 25 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

To editor TARDIS Builder: thank you very much for this correction! and it has been

completed. P.I. Ellsworth , ed. ^{put'er there} 04:42, 25 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Template-protected edit request on 4 August 2024

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Please change

However, per [[WP:NOTBROKEN]] do not replace these redirected links with a [[WP:piped link|piped link]] unless the page is updated for another reason.

to

However, per [[WP:NOTBROKEN]] do not replace these redirected links with a [[WP:piped link|piped link]].

to better reflect the guideline WP:NOTBROKEN, which says that redirects generally should not be bypassed in links. There are some exceptions in the guideline, but none have to do with the page being updated for another reason. Thank you. —Mx. Granger (talk · contribs) 22:25, 4 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Completed. P.I. Ellsworth , ed. ^{put'er there} 16:45, 5 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]