User talk:Crawdad Blues

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Vandalism & Warnings: A Notice

Hello Crawdad Blues, I noticed that you had undone an edit at RoboCop, but did not warn the IP on their talkpage. Next time, it's best you give a warning at the appropriate warning level. Until then, fret not, I have warned the IP myself on their talkpage. Thank you! ~GoatLordServant^(Talk) 23:49, 17 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hi GoatLordServant. Thanks for the note. I'm not really interested in warning other editors (even drive-by IP vandals, on whom I suspect such warnings have little effect). I understand why you do it, but it's just not something I care to participate in. I don't normally deal with vandalism; in this case, I happened to come across it while I was searching for something else, so I fixed it. It took 30 seconds, and that's all the time and energy I want to invest in it. I don't spend a lot of time on Wikipedia in any case, and when I do I prefer to make small improvements to obscure articles in the quiet backwaters of the site, and leave the policing (and attendant drama) to others. Cheers, Crawdad Blues (talk) 14:21, 18 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the reply Crawdad Blues. While your improvements to articles and drama avoidance do help the site greatly, when you take it upon yourself to revert vandalism, it is basically mandatory standard protocol to warn the offending editor. Per WP:WARNVANDAL, users should be warned for each and every instance of vandalism. I understand you do not usually deal with vandalism, but with these kind of things there's usually always a next time. We do also have gadgets like Twinkle that greatly simplify the undoing and warning process, that is if you're interested in adhering to Wikipedia's policies simply and quickly-- in any case thank you for understanding, ~GoatLordServant^(Talk) 14:43, 18 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Ellen Beach Yaw

Just wondering if you're ready to revisit the article per your last comment on the Talk page? All the best! -- Ssilvers (talk) 04:39, 24 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Ssilvers. Thanks for the reminder. I got involved in other things, and to be honest Yaw wasn't high on my priority list. But I do have a few sources squirreled away somewhere. I'll dig them up and try to make a few additions in the next week or so. Don't expect a lot of new content, just some clarifications and additional references. Cheers, Crawdad Blues (talk) 14:25, 24 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! Happy editing! -- Ssilvers (talk) 15:35, 24 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Great work. Now the Lead section needs to be expanded with a summary of the most important points made in the article. Can you add in a few sentences to make it about 2 paragraphs long? See WP:LEAD if you need more guidance. -- Ssilvers (talk) 05:57, 8 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. I ended up with more new content than I expected. One thing led to another, as often happens. When I get some additional time I'll do a little more work on the final section of the article, but I'm not sure when that will be. Feel free to expand the lead yourself if you think that's important. Cheers, Crawdad Blues (talk) 17:07, 8 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]