User talk:2002zk

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Walter Görlitz (talk) 05:13, 12 April 2021 (UTC)

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Short descriptions

Thanks so much for adding short descriptions to all those articles.

Would it be a problem to modify the process so that a new line is added after the short description rather than have it on the same line as the existing first line of the page? Walter Görlitz (talk) 22:31, 30 April 2021 (UTC)

Accidental mark as vandalism

Hi,

Just to let you know I accidentally clicked the vandalism button on your recent Razorlight edit. I immediately reverted it but I'd just like to apologise profusely for any grievance this causes DeputyBeagle (talk) 23:33, 1 May 2021 (UTC)

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Short description

Hi, 2002zk. I have noticed you adding several Short description templates to articles, as for example here at Willow Run. Could I ask you to add a line-feed after the template when you add it? I don't suppose it makes much of a difference to the coding/functionality of the page, but it looks a little...messy, when, for example, the {{about}} template comes immediately after the {{Short description}}. I think it would be clearer for everybody if there were just one template per line (as is usual). Thanks,— JohnFromPinckney (talk / edits) 22:40, 29 May 2021 (UTC)

I came here to say the same thing. The way you are doing it makes the markup a bit cluttered. BernardoSulzbach (talk) 17:51, 26 June 2021 (UTC)

@JohnFromPinckney and BernardoSulzbach: I will be the third editor to ask 2002zk to please press the enter key after adding a short description. Are you listening? Thank you. Magnolia677 (talk) 22:24, 9 August 2021 (UTC)

Since you pinged us, BernardoSulzbach and I are listening, but we aren't the problem. @2002zk: is a mobile user and therefore, probably can't hear us. I wish there were a way to communicate with this user short of a brief block. — JohnFromPinckney (talk / edits) 22:49, 9 August 2021 (UTC)

Ha ha ha. No, this is actually so funny. There are things that could help improve the encyclopedia, but this? And even suggesting blocking, are you out of your mind? If you even go so far as to realise that these are mobile edits, why not, like, ask the app developers to change how the short description feature is implemented, as you seem to care enough to be complaining here. ~~~~
User:1234qwer1234qwer4 (talk) 14:53, 10 August 2021 (UTC)

The idea of a brief block to get a user's attention is not my invention; I have seen it considered in a few cases at AN/I. I do not mean to say that this little annoyance is a blockable offense; it was just the only thing I know of which might get past the WP:THEYCANTHEARYOU problem.

As for dev requests: what change to you suggest I ask for? I don't think I have any problem with the way SDs are implemented. I have a problem with the way this user is adding them. — JohnFromPinckney (talk / edits) 00:07, 11 August 2021 (UTC)

I mean the implementation of the "Add short description" feature in the app. ~~~~
User:1234qwer1234qwer4 (talk) 07:33, 11 August 2021 (UTC)

I wasn't aware there was an "Add short description" feature in the app. I guess I assumed 2002zk was just typing it in. — JohnFromPinckney (talk / edits) 17:13, 11 August 2021 (UTC)

Also, do you think not adding a linebreak would be a case for ANI? ~~~~
User:1234qwer1234qwer4 (talk) 07:41, 11 August 2021 (UTC)

Well, it's tough, since it's not necessarily a major issue; as far as I know (although I can't be sure), it doesn't break any displays or readers, it's just a bloody nuisance for you humans to read. And the step before ANI is trying to work out conflicts through communication, which we apparently can't, and an ANI case presumes (AFAIK) an opportunity for the subject editor to state their case (which they can't do if they don't see the ANI notice on their talk).

The best idea I have for the next thing to do, if they resume editing like this, is to revert, and leave a link to this thread in the edit summary. Possibly they will notice something then, and figure out to come here and engage with us. — JohnFromPinckney (talk / edits) 17:13, 11 August 2021 (UTC)

Let's not solve a case instead of the disease: if the app is really guilty of not adding these linebreaks, we need to fix the app. BernardoSulzbach (talk) 18:25, 11 August 2021 (UTC)

@JohnFromPinckney, BernardoSulzbach, and Magnolia677: If it's pertinent, this user's similar edit on Sue H. Elmore caused formatting problems with the infobox, i.e. wrecking it. The problem is the lack of line break. Jessicapierce (talk) 14:31, 13 September 2021 (UTC)

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