User talk:Dilettante/Archives/2024/October

Requesting removal of AWB perms

I'm not using AWB as much as I expected so could I be removed from the AWB access list?

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Sincerely, Novo Tape (She/Her)^{My Talk Page} 21:55, 17 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Please check to make sure I did it properly. I wasn't even aware there was a list, let alone adding or removing entries from it. Seemed simple enough, but you never know.--Bbb23 (talk) 13:32, 18 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! I'm no longer able to use AWB and JWB so I think it worked. Sincerely, Novo Tape (She/Her)^{My Talk Page} 15:50, 18 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Teahouse host welcome

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John Amabile

No vandalism here. Please review the stub article that exists for Amabile. 65.88.88.56 (talk) 18:04, 19 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry. I was mistaken in reverting you. I'll restore your edit now. Thanks for trying to make Wikipedia more accurate! Sincerely, Novo Tape (She/Her)^{My Talk Page} 18:12, 19 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

What's this she/her nonsense? If I am communicating with you, I shall be saying 'you'. How dare you undo my edits which are aways designed to improve style and add or correct facts. What do you actually know about the items you are 'editing'?? 82.39.166.176 (talk) 16:39, 20 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, if you look at the page history, you'd see I misclicked and undid my incorrect change. Sincerely, Novo Tape^{My Talk Page} 16:51, 20 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Editing while logged out

Hi - was that intentional, or a mistake? If the latter, you could reach out to oversight and ask to have the diffs redacted. I haven't run a check on your account or anything, I figured it out in the old-fashioned way; if I can do that, other people probably can too. It's not strictly against policy, and I don't think that you've done anything improper, so please don't interpret this as a telling off, I'm really just letting you know that it can be spotted, and that some people see it as suspicious so, you know, you might not want to do it. Cheers Girth Summit _(blether) 18:17, 19 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I honestly have no idea what you're talking about; I don't remember editing logged-out. I just enabled email. Would it be possible for you to send me the diff over email? Sincerely, Novo Tape (She/Her)^{My Talk Page} 18:23, 19 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Girth Summit: Sincerely, Novo Tape (She/Her)^{My Talk Page} 18:30, 19 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Girth Summit _(blether) 18:34, 19 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Replied just now (sorry for the delay). Sincerely, Novo Tape (She/Her)^{My Talk Page} 20:20, 19 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

No reply received yet. Girth Summit _(blether) 22:54, 19 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Not sure why. It's showing up in my sent mail category. Either way, just emailed it again. Novo Tape (talk) 23:01, 19 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! Glad that was cleared up. Sincerely, Novo Tape (She/Her)^{My Talk Page} 14:48, 20 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of User talk:Factcheckersoffical

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Battle of Bratačića

why did you delete my edits for this battle? It is tottaly accurate. Subabsrb (talk) 22:08, 31 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Switching the casualties to "light" and "a lot bigger" is both informal and a downgrade from the previous estimates listed. Sincerely, Novo Tape (She/Her)^{My Talk Page} 22:09, 31 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

There are sources about that, and why did you remove the whole infobox of military conflict? Subabsrb (talk) 22:13, 31 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, the program I was using reverted both your edits. I'll self-revert. Sincerely, Novo Tape (She/Her)^{My Talk Page} 22:14, 31 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, thanks Subabsrb (talk) 22:15, 31 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Nineteen Eighty-Four

I guess that makes me O'Brien . -- Deepfriedokra (talk) 18:06, 16 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Lol. I haven't read 1984 since I was in middle school, but I guess that'd make me Charrington, doing anti-vandalism work but as an ordinary officer, not a sysop/Inner Party member. Sincerely, Novo Tape (She/Her)^{My Talk Page} 18:11, 16 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

who would be Big Brother? the WMF? arbcom? jimbo? :) – dudhhr^talk_contribs^she_her 22:37, 16 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe Jimbo.

I think the ministry of peace would be the wmf, oversighters would be the ministry of truth, and arbcom would be the ministry of love.

Who would the other nations be? I'm thinking wikipediocracy or traditional encyclopedias. Sincerely, Novo Tape (She/Her)^{My Talk Page} 23:05, 16 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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More Than Scientists

Novo Tape, thank you very much for the feedback on More Than Scientists, it's definitely helpful.

I removed the commentary in the last paragraph of the lead, leaving a short statement supported by the two quoted descriptions from the coverage.

Do you think the section on the general public's belief in climate science would be a good article on its own? It is an important part of the (on-going) history. As is, it focuses on the time period when More Than Scientists was launched, to provide context and background for that campaign. I could look at researching it further to update it to current time so it can stand on its own and then moving it out to a separate article? In the meantime I've shortened and tightened it up, and I could shorten it more if you think that would be better.

(and if this response should be left somewhere other than your talk page please let me know where. Thanks!) Keystone77 (talk) 22:52, 26 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

You're welcome. Also, don't worry—this is the appropriate venue for discussing my feedback. The article Public opinion on climate change already exists, but, if you're interested, I encourage you to edit it or discuss changes on the talk page. It's worth noting the page is designated as a contentious topic, so editing it may require particular care in terms of sourcing.

I notice that you've published your draft for review again. I'd still strongly recommend cutting down the section on Public Awareness since it's as long as the rest of the article. It's unlikely, though possible, that it will be published in the current form due to the undue weight concerns. I've added a see also link to public opinion on climate change under that section so that readers can gain more info if they'd like and the article doesn't need to include too much about public opinion. I can review the article again once you make those changes. Sincerely, Novo Tape (She/Her)^{My Talk Page} 17:16, 27 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks again – it’s really helpful to have someone providing feedback and edits. Ok, I greatly cut down the section on public opinion (I do think it's an important section tho since it describes why climate scientists have been interested in a vehicle like More Than Scientists for speaking out – which is unusual for scientists!) The page on public opinion talks around this aspect (the public’s opinion of the scientific consensus) so I’ll work on adding the add'l detail there.

As for resubmitting it for review, I assumed that was the next step after addressing your comments (altho apparently not sufficiently :) – sorry if that was jumping the gun. Please let me know what you think with this draft. Thanks! Keystone77 (talk) 05:00, 28 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I understand how it can be hard to trim info, but I think the article is fairly well balanced now. Don't worry about jumping the gun. It took me a long time to learn when an article is ready and how to navigate Wikipedia's numerous policies and guidelines. I'm happy to help when you err.

I've published the draft because it looks sufficiently sourced to be an article. Thanks for working to improve Wikipedia's coverage! If you need any more help, don't hesitate to ask me or visit this forum. Sincerely, Novo Tape (She/Her)^{My Talk Page} 16:43, 28 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Addendum: It's also common practice to edit a draft after it's submitted, and there's nothing wrong with doing so. Sincerely, Novo Tape (She/Her)^{My Talk Page} 19:28, 28 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Reverting vandalism reversion

Hi! I just reverted some vandalism on Corey Perry and I think you mistakenly reverted my reversion. Granted there's a lot of vandalism going on at that article at the moment due to rumours floating around, but could you check again and see if the article is OK? Thanks! --2604:3D09:A17E:7300:1C2C:2EBA:27DC:D8E6 (talk) 19:32, 28 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think I reverted you. Based on the page history, no-one reverted your edit. I accidentally gave you the wrong welcome template (I meant to thank you for fighting vandalism). Sorry about that! It should be fixed now Sincerely, Novo Tape (She/Her)^{My Talk Page} 19:35, 28 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

No problem; just wanted to check. Have a great day! --2604:3D09:A17E:7300:1C2C:2EBA:27DC:D8E6 (talk) 19:38, 28 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

You too! Sincerely, Novo Tape (She/Her)^{My Talk Page} 16:32, 29 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Submission revert

Dear Novo Tape, Hello, Can you tell me why you reverted my edits on Draft:Pablo, I think I Had given better reason for declining an submission. :)~~ αvírαm|(tαlk) 18:09, 30 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I reverted to the first review because I edit conflicted and they were the first to review. If you'd like, I can restore your review (or you can restore it yourself). Sincerely, Novo Tape (She/Her)^{My Talk Page} 18:09, 30 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Ping @Zoglophie: in case they have any objections. Sincerely, Novo Tape (She/Her)^{My Talk Page} 18:11, 30 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I think we edit conflicted again, @Aviram7 if you think your reason is better, please revert it to your preferred version. zoglophie^•talk• 18:14, 30 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Zoglophie and Aviram7: I've reverted since no-one seems to have any objection. Sincerely, Novo Tape (She/Her)^{My Talk Page} 18:18, 30 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Dear Navo and Dear @Zoglophie: Hello, Very bad! but I think first declined reason was is better declined reason from me and from also navo's declined reason., navo, Thanks for reply. Thnx :) ~~ αvírαm|(tαlk) 18:29, 30 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Aviram7: I've already filled the page history so I won't edit it further. I welcome you to restore it to any version you like. Sincerely, Novo Tape (She/Her)^{My Talk Page} 20:50, 30 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Starlab Space Station

Whack!

You've been whacked with a wet trout.

Don't take this too seriously. Someone just wants to let you know that you did something silly.

You've been trouted because you have reverted what appears to be this edit, but you've actually managed to restore something else, and that wasn't a great idea. But don't worry, you've managed to self revert it as everybody makes mistakes. Anyway, happy reverting! – 64andtim ^(talk) 19:56, 30 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, that was my bad. Sincerely, Novo Tape (She/Her)^{My Talk Page} 20:43, 30 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Jayden lopez talk page

Wanted to let you know that I moved your Warning to be within the December section of their user talk. Shearonink (talk) 17:40, 6 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! The program I'm using glitched for whatever reason. Sincerely, Novo Tape (She/Her)^{My Talk Page} 17:43, 6 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

November 2023 GOCE drive award

		The Minor Barnstar
		This barnstar is awarded to Novo Tape for copy edits totaling between 1 and 3,999 words (including bonus and rollover words) during the GOCE November 2023 Backlog Elimination Drive. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! Dhtwiki (talk) 09:05, 7 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Kosei Eguchi

Hello. I'd like to ask why did you revert changes here? Kosei Egichi was indeed a woman... SunshineRays125 (talk) 17:29, 8 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@SunshineRays125 This source states Eguchi is male. If you can provide two sources stating they're female, or one more in-depth/more reliable source, I'll self-revert. Sincerely, Novo Tape (She/Her)^{My Talk Page} 17:38, 8 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Closing

About "Despite the multiple discussions, none were formally closed...", I thought I'd drop by and saying that formal closing (=boxing up) and summary statements are pretty rare, and they're not really necessary. The important thing is whether editors agree; the rest is for convenience (mostly, the convenience of later editors who just want to know the result and don't want to read the whole thing).

BTW, if you're interested in pharmaceuticals, you might want to put Wikipedia:WikiProject Medicine and Wikipedia:WikiProject Pharmacology on your watchlist. WhatamIdoing (talk) 22:58, 11 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

WhatamIdoing. Sorry for the (extremely) late response but I've been inactive the past month due to a personal matter. I think I wrote that line in reference to When a discussion involves many people and the outcome is not clear, it may be necessary to formally close the discussion from WP:CLD as well as another page specifically about policy/guideline changes (though for the life of me I can't remember which page that is or what it said). Either way, thanks for letting me know that closure isn't common.

For now, I expect most of my content creation to be under the purview of WikiProject Novels, but I'll keep your suggestion in mind for the future. Sincerely, Novo Tape^{My Talk Page} 16:44, 11 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

No worries. Welcome back! WhatamIdoing (talk) 18:00, 11 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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メリークリスマス！ (Merry Christmas)

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