User talk:Ser Amantio di Nicolao/Archive 41

Happy New Year, Ser Amantio di Nicolao!

Happy New Year!

Ser Amantio di Nicolao,
Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia.
–Davey2010^Talk 11:29, 1 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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@Davey2010: Thanks very much - happy editing to you, too, in 2021 and beyond! --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 12:36, 1 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed deletion of Maryam Yakubova (educator)

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Nomination of Master of the Death of the Virgin (painter) for deletion

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Nomination of Maryam Yakubova (educator) for deletion

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PlanespotterA320 (talk) 15:15, 3 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

51 bad reference links created while editing on auto-pilot

51 articles in Category:Rivers of Mato Grosso with bad reference links. See results of this search.

The external link is missing an underscore: md_Mato Grosso_brazil.pdf → md_Mato_Grosso_brazil.pdf

Please fix them, as I fixed this page. Thanks, wbm1058 (talk) 20:58, 4 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Wbm1058: Sure - I'll have to take care of it tonight, but I'll get to it then. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 21:00, 4 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. Also, I was wondering about your source for these articles. Did you manually read the names off the map or pull data from an uncited database? You started an article about Verde River (Bolivia), which is now a redirect: Verde River (Bolivia) to Verde River (Mato Grasso). There is an open proposal to merge this with Rio Verde (Guaporé River tributary). I am unable to easily determine whether these are the same river, or two different rivers. It's possible the river in Mato Grosso crossed the Rondônia border and the Bolivia border – why the "(Bolivia)" disambiguation in the title of the original version? wbm1058 (talk) 00:04, 5 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

There is a third article, Rio Verde (Mato Grosso), also started by you, which may be the same river too. Was originally titled Verde River (Teles Pires River). – wbm1058 (talk) 00:35, 5 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Wbm1058: I think they were created from lists of redlinks, way back when. Honestly, it's been so long that I can't really remember - back in the early days, when things around here were a bit looser. :-) --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 00:45, 5 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Wbm1058: Fixes made. Sorry for not informing you earlier - I'm apparently more than a little woolly-brained tonight. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 06:55, 5 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I saw that. That was fast! Impressed with your proficiency with AWB. I figured it out. Your source was List of rivers of Mato Grosso, which was created by Kmusser, another editor from the DC area, at 14:56, 13 July 2009‎ . Perhaps you know him. You created the stub based on the red link in his list just over a day later, at 02:34, 15 July 2009. Earlier, List of rivers of Rondônia was created at 18:36, 22 June 2009‎ and Rio Verde (Guaporé River tributary) was created by you off that red link at 04:33, 6 July 2009‎. I started a discussion at Talk:Rio Verde (Guaporé River tributary). – wbm1058 (talk) 13:49, 5 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Wbm1058: My proficiency with AWB is born of long practice - thanks very much. :-) I don't know Kmusser (though thinking it over a bit, I believe we have had the odd discussion now and again), and honestly don't recall realizing that the redlink list was as new as it was when I created the articles; I was simply on a spree stubbing rivers from countries all over the world. Like I say...things were a bit looser back in the day. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 15:28, 5 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I can chime in, the original list of rivers was made by me and it was indeed reading them off of that map manually. Kmusser (talk) 03:42, 6 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Kmusser: Ah, thanks. Funny - I hadn't realized my set of edits followed so closely on the heels of yours. Just one of those odd coincidences, I suppose. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 03:49, 6 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Also to answer the question, there are two separate rivers named Rio Verde that are tributaries of the Guaporé, at least according to those Ministry maps, one is entirely in Rondônia (currently at Rio Verde (Guaporé River tributary)) and the second and probably more significant one forms part of the Bolivia - Brazil border (currently at Verde River (Mato Grasso)) and does not enter Rondônia, so no those shouldn't be merged, but there might need to be some renaming to clarify.Kmusser (talk) 04:03, 6 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed deletion of Davis Shop, Virginia

The article Davis Shop, Virginia has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Rural road intersection with a couple of homes nearby, GNIS entry is sourced to a county highway map. No indication that there is or was a legally recognized community here. Newspapers.com hits are for Davis Shop Road, and google and google books aren't bringing up significant mentions.

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Graham Waterhouse

As of 2020, he is a German citizen also. How would that be reflected in categories? Also got a PhD. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:26, 5 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

ps: I hope you found my "card", with thanks for yours. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:27, 5 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Gerda Arendt: That would be reflected with a category such as Category:21st-century German composers, to which he can easily be added, then.

Very nice card, thank you - I'm glad you liked mine as well. :-) --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 15:34, 5 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Happy 🍰 Day

And Happy New Year — Preceding unsigned comment added by 27.33.6.222 (talk) 11:25, 5 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@27.33.6.222: Thanks very much - I always forget my anniversary is this early in the year, for some reason. Seems like it ought to be later in the month. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 15:38, 5 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I admire your dedication and help on Wikipedia. My wife is constantly attacked. Her page Linda Chorney. Last hack was anonymously placed 5 days ago. How can we combat this or send a desist letter to the offending party? scott at immerseallinace dot com ImmerseAlliance (talk) 13:11, 4 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Feel free to reach out. This is very frustrating. I don’t understand why they allow Anonymous ImmerseAlliance (talk) 13:13, 4 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Editing. ImmerseAlliance (talk) 13:13, 4 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you

I really appreciate the well wishes for this new year you left on my talk page. Such a passionate quote from an amazing work of artistic beauty. Great joy and peace to you this year and may you encounter experiences that make you happy but also allow you to expand your wings and broaden your reach. --ARoseWolf (Talk) 16:03, 5 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Tsistunagiska: Thanks very much - I'm glad you enjoyed. And I'm so, so glad to see you back in these precincts, you have no idea. Happy editing! --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 16:29, 5 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The Working Wikipedian's Barnstar

Every time I refresh my watchlist, there is a new edit (or three) by you, usually fixing a category or something related to it. You work tirelessly to make Wikipedia better in small ways, performing gnomish and thankless tasks that most people are completely unaware of. For this reason, I would like to award you the Working Wikipedian's Barnstar Revirvlkodlaku (talk) 05:34, 6 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Revirvlkodlaku: You're very kind - thanks very much. It ain't much, as the meme says, but it's honest work.

Happy editing! --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 07:09, 6 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Painters from Lucca has been nominated for renaming

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Thanks for your Authority control edit

Hello, I'm a newcomer here. Your edit for Everything Everything's A Fever Dream showed up on my watch page and introduced me to Authority control. I take very seriously Wikipedia's democratic internet space which all your hard work has sustained. Thank you very much! CharlesTStokes (talk) 19:04, 9 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@CharlesTStokes: Thanks very much for the kind words. You may also be interested in this: Wikipedia:Authority control; it talks about what it's used for around here. It's helped me wrap my head around the concept a lot since I've begun paying attention to it.

Happy editing! --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 19:06, 9 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed deletion of Glenaire, Virginia

The article Glenaire, Virginia has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Subdivision, fails WP:GEOLAND. [1].

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Disambiguation link notification for January 10

An automated process has detected that when you recently edited After the Storm (Monica album), you added a link pointing to the disambiguation page Dirtbag.

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What is going on at this user talk?...

Seems a little odd to me, if you could please take a look at User talk:Encyclopædius's edit history? Page moves etc... Thanks, Shearonink (talk) 00:59, 12 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Shearonink: Not sure - I'll suss around a bit, maybe offline, and see if I can figure out what's what. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 01:28, 12 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Sir, can you help me with this article.

hello sir, i am a new wikipedia user, i am trying to contribute to wikipedia. i am basically from kashmir and i want to contribute to wikipedia with kashmiri notable articles. i have started drafting my first article on a kashmiri entrepreneur and i have checked it multiple times and it looks fine to me now, but since i am new i might be wrong, can you kindly assist and guide me on this article. please see if more information is required or it is enough. i'll be very thankful if you help me with my first article and also help me to publish it to main space.

Link of the draft:- https://wiki.riteme.site/wiki/Draft:Zeyan_Shafiq

Thanks and regards humsar.Hums4r (talk) 03:00, 12 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Hums4r: I'm sorry, business really isn't a field with which I'm particularly familiar, nor is esports. I'd ask someone with expertise in one or other of those fields for more suggestions. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 05:53, 12 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Potential problem involving gadget

Hello Ser Amantio di Nicolao. You recently added, with Cat-a-lot, the category "Women state legislators in Georgia (U.S. state)" to the pages Amanda Gourgue and Deanna Jurius. These are clearly not applicable categories, as these state legislators are in New Hampshire, and nothing on their pages mentions Georgia. I have no understanding how these Wikipedia gadgets work, but I just wanted to warn you that it seems that this one is doing some clearly incorrect things. – RoundSquare (talk) 23:34, 12 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@RoundSquare: Not the gadget - it's me, sorry. I chose a wrong pair of articles when I made the edit. Thanks for catching it. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 00:23, 13 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

You made the billionth edit!

Congrats! Scorpions13256 (talk) 01:05, 13 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Scorpions13256: Thanks very much. Wasn't quite aiming for it - just to get us close - but it's nice nonetheless. :-) --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 01:07, 13 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

YOU DID IT!

Special:Diff/1000000000. JJP...MASTER!_{[talk to] JJP... master?} 01:05, 13 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@JJPMaster: Happy to be of service, thanks. :-) --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 01:09, 13 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

	The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
	You just made edit #100000000 to the article Death Breathing: https://wiki.riteme.site/w/index.php?title=Death_Breathing&oldid=1000000000 Congrats, and here's to a billion more edits. Ionmars10 (talk) 01:05, 13 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Ionmars10: Thanks very much for the hardware. Indeed - onward and upward. Here's to the next billion taking less than twenty years. :-) --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 01:12, 13 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

WOW

You got the 1 billionth edit on Wikipedia there in Death Breathing. CONGRATS!!! Mario Jump 83! 01:06, 13 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@MarioJump83: Thanks very much for the kind words. :-) --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 01:13, 13 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Congratulations!! Fitting indeed... I feel like this will make the news. Ovinus (talk) 01:44, 13 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Congrats on billionth edit!

It was quite fitting. Anyway congratulations we reached one billion! Your edit was the one it seems, was it a prophecy? Maybe. Des Vallee (talk) 01:06, 13 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Des Vallee: A prophecy of good things to come, surely. Thanks very much for the kind words. :-) Onward and upward, and all that good stuff. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 01:14, 13 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Congrats, we have been following the progress towards 1B closely at The Signpost newsroom. ☆ Bri (talk) 01:28, 13 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Bri: Thanks very much - I've been following the progress closely myself. Didn't think I was going to be the one to get it, but I'll take it. At least it's not vandalism. :-) --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 01:31, 13 January 2021 (UTC)*[reply]

I guess the people on Discord (including myself) weren't the only ones. Again, congratulations on earning your place in internet history. I to am glad it wasn't a vandal from a school like last time. Scorpions13256 (talk) 01:33, 13 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Death Breathing might not be the most auspicious title, but at least the billionth edit was made in mainspace (and not at, say, WP:3RR) and by a well-known(!) editor. Be prepared for the news media getting all over your story again. Speaking of which, could you write a paragraph or 3 for The Signpost. We'll likely put something in News and notes. If you're at a loss for what to write, pretend I asked these questions: "How does it feel making the billionth edit on enWiki using Wikipedia's current software? What meaning does this have for you, or for the project as a whole? What were you thinking when you started editing "Death Breathing"? How soon after making the edit did you find out it was the billionth? How are you going to celebrate? Is there anybody you'd like to thank? How does this milestone compare to (any of your previous milestones)?

BTW, congrats!!!!! Smallbones_(smalltalk) 01:36, 13 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Scorpions13256: Was that the millionth, then? I'm afraid I don't recall the incident in question - regardless, thanks again for the kind words. :-)

It was the 100 millionth edit. This was back in 2007. Scorpions13256 (talk) 01:42, 13 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Scorpions13256: Well, I was around for it, that much I'll say. Asking me to remember anything that far back is a tall order, now... --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 01:44, 13 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Smallbones: I'd be happy to cobble something together for the Signpost later this evening. Got a couple of things on, but I'll try to write something up before I get to bed. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 01:41, 13 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, no rush at all. Smallbones_(smalltalk) 02:04, 13 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Smallbones: Still...I'll get working on it tonight. I've got a couple of thoughts in the back of my head.

By the by, sorry for the terser-than-usual comments, but I've been a bit more distracted than usual this evening. That should be quieting down, though. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 02:08, 13 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

And here I thought I was fast in spotting that it was just made (a mere hour late)... Congratulations all around! Perryprog (talk) 01:59, 13 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Perryprog: Thank you kindly. I must have been the slowest one on the uptake - I didn't realize I'd done it until I saw the messages on my talk page. :-) --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 02:00, 13 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

And I only noticed because I was linking a diff and realized "hey, revision IDs don't start with a 1!" I have a feeling this talk page will be receiving quite a lot of similar comments throughout the next few days. Perryprog (talk) 02:03, 13 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Perryprog: Honestly, I was just trying to help get over the billion mark before the twentieth anniversary. It was a nice bonus having the actual billionth edit. :-) --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 02:12, 13 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Honorable mention (and tremendous luck) is also due to Trappist's Monkbot for "nine nines": Special:Diff/999999999. —[AlanM1 (talk)]— 01:33, 15 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@AlanM1: Indeed - a nice number, too. That being said...I doubt I'll be around to see "ten tens", unless there are some major advances in medical science. :-) --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 01:36, 15 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

At least you were lucky enough for the authority control template to display. 𝟙𝟤𝟯𝟺𝐪𝑤𝒆𝓇𝟷𝟮𝟥𝟜𝓺𝔴𝕖𝖗𝟰 (𝗍𝗮𝘭𝙠) 17:56, 30 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

One billionth edit!

Congrats! --DB1729 (talk) 11:35, 13 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Super cool. Congratulations! --Rosiestep (talk) 14:33, 13 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

DB1729, Rosiestep: thank you kindly. It was a nice surprise, I have to say. :-) --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 15:19, 13 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Amazinggggg. Congrats! ---Another Believer _(Talk) 20:42, 15 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Another Believer: It's just a number. I mean, a REALLY BIG number. But still... :-) --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 20:46, 15 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks very much. Happy 20th, and happy future editing! --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 20:46, 15 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

	The Editor's Barnstar
	For having the ONE BILLIONTH EDIT!!!!!!! This is a revolutionary time in Wikipedia, and I'm happy to be there 🔥LightningComplexFire🔥 15:14, 13 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@LightningComplexFire: Thank you kindly. It is indeed a revolutionary time in Wikipedia, and I, too, am happy to be along for the ride. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 15:20, 13 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

And it happened 2 days before WP's 20th anniversary, what a coincidence! --🔥LightningComplexFire🔥 15:22, 13 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@LightningComplexFire: Imagine that... :-) (Yes, things lined up quite nicely in making it possible.) --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 15:24, 13 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I bet this will be on the news --🔥LightningComplexFire🔥 15:25, 13 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@LightningComplexFire: Could be. I suspect it'll be mentioned, if anything, as part of twentieth-anniversary celebration pieces, rather than as something standalone. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 15:29, 13 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

https://www.inspiredtraveler.ca/wikipedia-celebrates-its-20th-anniversary-it/ You are mentioned here, but not for your edit 🔥LightningComplexFire🔥 15:32, 13 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Somebody was going to do it, and Ser's chances were miles better than anybody else's - with 3,925,607 edits (as of this morning), Ser has more than anybody else, by over 1.8 million. --Redrose64 🌹 (talk) 19:16, 13 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Redrose64: Eh, well, gotta keep myself out of trouble somehow. :-) (Actually, one can argue that I land in a whole 'nother kind of trouble sometimes, but that's a horse of a different color. Besides, a fellow can dream, can't he?) --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 19:18, 13 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

LightningComplexFire, and for some reason mentioned as an it. Steven Pruitt, under the pseudonym Ser Amantio di Nicolao, is the most active human contributor to the English-language version of Wikipedia. It made the equivalent of 659 changes a day for 16 years. Which despite the almost botlike efficiency required to get so many milestones still seems kind of mean. Asartea ^Talk ^| ^Contribs 09:41, 14 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Asartea: I got the impression the article was one of those machine-translated things that get semi-auto-created from time to time. The syntax overall seems a bit fractured for English. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 15:05, 14 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Ser Amantio di Nicolao, Are you gonna put that on your userpage? 🔥LightningComplexFire🔥 20:29, 13 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@LightningComplexFire: I have a page for barnstars and other awards - I'll copy it over there at some point to keep it with my others from over the years. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 20:47, 13 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Ser Amantio di Nicolao, No, I mean are you going to mention you have the billionth edit? 🔥LightningComplexFire🔥 20:48, 13 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@LightningComplexFire: Maybe. Hadn't given it much thought, to be honest. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 20:49, 13 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Let's put it into perspective - out of 1 billion edits, Ser has made just over 3.9 million. That works out at about 1 in 256. --Redrose64 🌹 (talk) 22:27, 13 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Redrose64: OK, now you're scaring me... --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 22:36, 13 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Whoa, that's... wow. This is genuinely much more impressive in my opinion. (If you want another fun statistic, a billion edits over twenty years works out to be around 95 edits a minute.) Perryprog (talk) 02:14, 14 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Anyone who can generate a number with that many zeroes should be a Bitcoin miner. However, this is Wikipedia, so you win a barnstar. Certes (talk) 01:19, 14 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Certes: I tried understanding Bitcoin once. Almost got somewhere with it, too. I'll stick to something a little more concrete, I think. :-) --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 01:49, 14 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Huge congrats on the once-in-a-lifetime milestone! It's quite an honor to make the billionth edit. SNUGGUMS (talk / edits) 02:43, 14 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@SNUGGUMS: Thanks very much - it is indeed. Honestly wasn't expecting it. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 02:44, 14 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

No problem at all :) SNUGGUMS (talk / edits) 02:56, 14 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Congrats! :) --Nintendofan885^{T&Cs apply} 20:24, 14 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Nintendofan885: Thank you kindly. :-) --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 20:28, 14 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

And now you've reached 4,000,000 edits. --Redrose64 🌹 (talk) 21:45, 26 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Redrose64: Lot of time on my hands, what can I say? :-) --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 21:48, 26 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

A cupcake for you!

For being the user to make Wikipedia's BILLIONTH EDIT! Gatemansgc (TɅ̊LK) 01:55, 14 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Gatemansgc: Thanks very much - and just in time for dessert, too. :-) ==Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 01:56, 14 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for your efforts

	The Working Wikipedian's Barnstar
	Thank you for your continued service adding to Wikipedia throughout 2020. - Cdjp1 (talk) 17:38, 14 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Cdjp1: Thanks very much. It was one of the few things that kept me sane in an insane world. Happy editing, and may this year be pleasanter than the last. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 18:01, 14 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

A cheeseburger for you!

At this point I don't need to write an explanation — you know why I'm giving you this. Thanks for everything. 👏👏👏 —pythoncoder (talk | contribs) 21:01, 14 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Pythoncoder: Thanks very much. I was planning on having Thai for dinner, but I might need to rethink that now. :-) --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 21:02, 14 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Congrats!

		The Original Barnstar
		Congrats on the one billionth edit! X-Editor (talk) 02:06, 15 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@X-Editor: Thank you kindly - it'll look good on the mantlepiece. :-) --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 02:08, 15 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Ser Amantio di Nicolao: You're welcome. You deserve it! X-Editor (talk) 02:16, 15 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

	The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
	Do I really need to tell you why anymore ;) Asartea ^Talk ^\| ^Contribs 07:30, 15 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Asartea: You don't, but it never hurts to hear again. :-) Thank you kindly, and happy 20th! And happy editing, of course. :-) --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 14:43, 15 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Ser Amantio di Nicolao, well in that case, congratulations on making the billionth edit and having made over 3,938,397 edits and being the most active human editor on Wikipedia. Asartea ^Talk ^| ^Contribs 15:34, 15 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Asartea: Why thank you. Not that I was fishing for that, or anything. :-) --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 15:36, 15 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Some baklava for you!

Congratulations for one billionth edit and active contribution throughout years! Ahmetlii (talk) 07:33, 15 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Ahmetlii: Thanks very much - it was very tasty. :-) Happy 20th, and happy editing! --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 14:44, 15 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

	The Editor's Barnstar
	Congrats on getting that achievement, not many will say that they know the person who did it. HawkAussie (talk) 08:19, 15 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@HawkAussie: What can I say? I'm not even sure I know myself, and I've had years of practice. :-) Happy 20th, and happy editing! --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 14:44, 15 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Happy 20th anniversary

Celebration~!

You have been one of the valuable volunteers of this great human innovation which has stepped into its 20th year! You have set a perfect example for young generation like me to show dedication and commitment to improve the quality of Wikipedia by being the all time highest editor in English Wikipedia history. The success of Wikipedia is largely due to the dedicated editors like you. Hope you are doing well and have a prosperous onwiki experience in the future. Enjoy the 20th birthday anniversary of Wikipedia.

Abishe (talk) 11:04, 15 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Abishe: Thanks very much for the kind words; for my part, I always enjoy seeing your name attached to work around here, as I know it's a mark of quality editing.

Happy 20th, and happy editing! --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 14:46, 15 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

		The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
		Not only are you the most active human on Wikipedia, you are the person responsible for the 1 billionth edit! -Shift674-🌀^contribs 13:59, 15 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Shift674: Thanks very much - you're very kind. Happy 20th, and happy editing! --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 14:46, 15 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

WP 20

Thank you for good wishes! - Happy Wikipedia 20, - proud of a little bit on the Main page today, and 5 years ago, and 10 years ago, look: create a new style - revive - complete! I sang in the revival mentioned. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:14, 15 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Gerda Arendt: Congratulations - I've seen quite a bit of your work on the Main Page over the past few weeks. Nice to see someone carrying the standard for classical music. :-) Happy 20th, and happy continued editing! --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 19:51, 15 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you ;) - featured today a pic I took --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:56, 19 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Gerda Arendt: Very nice. A couple of my rehearsal photographs can be seen in this article, from a few months back. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 20:58, 19 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for sharing. Keep watching my talk for latest news, today Gotthilf Fischer, - not exactly my style, but a great inspiration for many! - I just found - after tedious search Category:Heads of universities in Germany. I'd like to fin that when looking for Category:Rectors of universities in Germany, and "Presidents" same, and without Germany same. Could I just write redirects? Probably not? - I'd never looked for "Heads". --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:35, 26 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Gerda Arendt: Certainly - category redirects are possible. In fact, I like them - they work well with tools like HotCat. Let me take a quick look and see which would be the proper title. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 18:31, 26 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Gerda Arendt: There doesn't appear to be any agreement as to terminology, so I'm going to leave it be for the time being. But Category:Rectors of universities in Germany now exists as a redirect.

By the by, started Dorothée Manski - edit #4,000,000 (technically 4,000,001, but who's counting?) --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 18:35, 26 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Congrats ;) - I never look at my count, but someone else mentioned 2.5 m - I'm number 2 in DYK, DYK? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:54, 26 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Gerda Arendt:I DNK that. :-) Congratulations. I don't know much about Manski - just found an entry for her in Baker's and saw that she had no article. Interestingly, there's an article on her husband in the German Wikipedia, but nothing about her... --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 18:56, 26 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I'll look! - Today I think of Jerome Kohl, remembered in friendship --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:20, 28 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I moved the soprano to Dorothee Manski, - no source uses the accent. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:18, 9 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Gerda Arendt: Well...not no source; Baker definitely does. (I had meant to check David Ewen, but I can't find my copy offhand.) But it doesn't matter to me either way, honestly. Thanks for letting me know. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 19:14, 9 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, should have said "of the sources I can see". Who is Baker? The Metropolitan Opera where she appeared more than 300 times, has no accent. She was vertainly born without it (Dorothea). WorldCat has it, but that was all I could see. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:20, 9 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Gerda Arendt: Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians. Not sure where the accent came from, but it was definitely in at least some sort of use. Though again, as I say, it doesn't matter to me one way or the other. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.}

Not serious question

Do you have the diff where the Abraham Lincoln hotdogs edit was? and yes, it applies to me that when it's a quarter past 5 and you had a busy day it's the most hilarious thing in the world --164.52.225.30 (talk) 19:39, 15 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@164.52.225.30: Link is here, if it's of any use. Haven't thought about that page in forever. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 19:46, 15 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Super late, I know, but...

congratulations on getting the billionth edit! I was casually editing a few pages a few days ago and the revision ID was around 998 million. Never thought it would arrive this soon!

Enjoy some pie for the moment being, KevTYD (wake up) 20:18, 15 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@KevTYD: I've kept my fork. :-)

Yeah, it's been running at about 200,000 edits a day for a while now, though I think there was a small uptick earlier this week as the milestone drew near. I'm just glad that it arrived before the twentieth anniversary. Also that I got it, but that's honestly icing on the ~~pie~~ cake; I'm just glad that it was reached when it was. Rounds things out nicely.

Anyhow - happy editing, and happy 20th! --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 20:40, 15 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

You got the billionth? Cool, a very fine way for Wikipedia to round that number off. Randy Kryn (talk) 21:52, 16 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Randy Kryn: Thanks very much. Onward and upward to the next billion, I suppose? We'll get there - hopefully in under twenty years. :-) --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 06:16, 17 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@83.9.194.96: See [2]. It's all a bit symbolic, admittedly, but still and all. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 17:57, 17 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

As far as I know, Graham87 (talk · contribs) is the only person who can satisfactorily explain the discrepancy between NUMBEROFEDITS being less than 1000000000 and the fact that revision numbers are now well past 1000000000. It's something to do with early edits being deleted, even when the page itself was not deleted. --Redrose64 🌹 (talk) 21:04, 17 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Redrose64: Bit academic at this point - I wonder if it'll come out in the Signpost feature? (For which I still need to write my bit...perhaps I'll get cracking on that tonight.) --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 01:26, 18 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Nah I don't know ... the NUMBEROFEDITS variable has always been a bit weird here. Graham87 03:45, 18 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Graham87, @Redrose64: Eh, as I say - it's all academic. It's all symbolic of somethingorother, anyway. :-) --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 04:48, 18 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

FWIW there's this old village pump thread, which confirms my memory that numberofedits used to be *higher* than the oldid (and I was in the thread). Graham87 05:18, 18 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Congrats on having the 1 billionth edit! My guess is that deleted edits are probably the largest factor now. I believe numberofedits reflects the number of live undeleted edits while revid reflects the total number of edits. My currently deleted CSD log has several hundred revisions attached to it, if memory serves, that an admin is more than welcome to use for testing if they desire. -- Dolotta (talk) 21:06, 18 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Dolotta: Huh...hadn't thought of it within the context of deleted edits. Makes sense.

Thanks for the kind words. :-) Happy editing! --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 01:51, 19 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

ANI procedure

Dear Ser Amantio di Nicolao,

Would you be able to advise on the following situation? I would like to know if there are any ground rules for ANI cases, the way they are handled. I've just been blocked over a content issue by an editor who is not knowledgeable about the subject and has misunderstood a Talk page discussion. And subsequently they ignored my explanation. This reflects the whole procedure. Everybody here is very judgmental but not interested in checking the facts of the accusations, nor the counter evidence which has been completely ignored. I'll spare you the details for now because the background of the case is a dispute over fringe theories with a couple of believers, but it seems that rational thinking doesn't enter the equasion at any level. Nor do Wikipedia policies and guidelines for that matter. Are there no rules at all? Thank you.Saflieni (talk) 03:53, 16 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Saflieni: I'm not sure what you want of me, exactly? ANI has rules - but one of them is that sometimes it's just best to back away, instead of continuing to fight an issue. I would suggest you do that. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 06:52, 16 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, and I'm sure that would make sense under normal circumstances. But if regular people back away each time bullies and/or advocates make life difficult it becomes a process of natural selection favouring those attitudes and ideologies. It's already fifty shades of dishonesty in my experience. The negative impact on Wikipedia content is clearly visible, which is why I decided to stick it out in this specific case concerning fringe theories about genocide. That's a potentially dangerous issue to let slide, along with health and safety topics. Wikipedia was not created to end up as another source of misinformation on the internet, I believe. Saflieni (talk) 08:04, 16 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

(talk page watcher) @Saflieni: you have not just been blocked - if you are blocked you wouldn't have been able to post here. You have been blocked in the past, but that block expired at 20:49, 29 December 2020 (UTC) - two and a half weeks ago. --Redrose64 🌹 (talk) 08:53, 16 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you Redrose64. It's a ban, you are right. Cleared that up. Now the rest of it: I'm banned over a content dispute, which I explain here. The block was for using the word lies in the context explained in WP:IUC under 2d, but I agreed that my choice of language was too confrontational. I didn't use such words afterwards as far as I know so I guess they had to invent something else. In both cases (again: the first one deserved, the second not) it was an admin who had previously inserted themselves as parties in the discussion who blocked/banned me, which I find a questionable use of privileges. Saflieni (talk) 09:30, 16 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

User:Saflieni - Either appeal the ban to WP:AN, or don't appeal the ban. I tried to caution you that editors who complain about how unfair or unfriendly Wikipedia is usually find it to be an unfriendly place. You said that I was depersonalizing you. It appears that you are making it impossible to address your conduct, because you either deflect any criticism as depersonalizing, or counterattack that you are being personally attacked. You were topic-banned for your conduct in a content dispute. Content disputes complicated by user conduct are a common problem in Wikipedia, and sometimes can be dealt with by content resolution, and sometimes require a conduct remedy. You made it impossible to deal with the content, because of your conduct. (In my opinion, you got off easy. You were not blocked.) Either appeal the ban to WP:AN, or don't appeal the ban, and stop discussing it. Robert McClenon (talk) 15:51, 16 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Saflieni: You've had some very good advice here from two other long-standing editors; I would suggest that you take it into account. Drop the issue and walk away from it - continuing to fight can lead to nothing good. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 16:18, 16 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Who's fighting? I've respectfully asked you a sincere question and have explained why. You were listed as an experienced editor available for advice. But here's one of the problems I'm facing. A few editors hound me all over Wikipedia to leave false accusations and the most horrible insults to paint me into a corner. Yet they never respond to my invitations to have a normal dialogue.[3] It's the trolling behaviour you find everywhere where people interact from behind a computerscreen. They don't realize that the person on the other side is a flesh and blood human being. Robert McClenon's information is not true btw. Saflieni (talk) 17:03, 16 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Saflieni: I'm not accusing you of fighting with me. But this issue has been raised, and dealt with, at ANI...yet you're asking for more assistance from other editors after its resolution. Hence my advice. It's been dealt with at ANI. Leave it be.

If you want to overcome the topic block, look at Wikipedia:Banning policy. In the meantime I would recommend lying low and doing the best, most non-controversial editing you can in other subject areas. After at least six months - preferably a few more - you can appeal for the block to be revised. But don't continue pushing the issue now - it will only aggravate matters further. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 17:31, 16 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, but I specifically asked about rules and regulations, not for your assistance in continuing the ANI case. The topic block isn't even my main concern either. My edits kept disappearing anyway - deleted, reverted, hashed up by the fringe theory advocates who managed to claim ownership of the page. I'm more concerned about the fifty shades I mentioned. There was no evidence, just allegations. Nobody bothered to read my defence nor check anything. In the end they massaged a minor content issue into something suggestive of ... well, still nothing worth mentioning. Yet everybody got really worked up, like a pelting mob. That can't be right. But anyway. Not your problem I guess. Good luck Saflieni (talk) 19:29, 16 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, crikey. Please read WP:BLOCKBANDIFF and do not use one term as if it were equivalent to the other. --Redrose64 🌹 (talk) 21:41, 16 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Redrose64 and Robert McClenon Thanks very much for the assist on this. Sorry to leave you with cleanup duty; I'm generally a bit non-confrontational by nature, but had the added dis(?)advantage of being out with friends for most of the day today, and so couldn't respond as I might have liked. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 06:18, 17 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

No need to become unpleasant. The explanation of the editor who issued the ban shows me right (and then some): [4]. No evidence, rebuttals ignored, allegations taken at face value, and a difference of opinions about content as reason for the ban. Isn't this the opposite of what ANI was intended for? So much for "all Wikipedians are equal". For anyone with a sense of fairness: The accusing party just explained to me last night that their polarizing language was not directed at genocide scholars as I thought, but at me personally.[5] Combine that attitude with their shopping for blocks and bans at the Noticeboards where evidence is ignored and what do you get? It's a legitimate question. I'll try Arbcom again, but am now afraid it will be disrupted again like before.Saflieni (talk) 06:55, 18 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Saflieni: Stop. Leave it alone and stop. And read this. You are risking another block, and a longer one this time. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 06:57, 18 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I apologize. How did we go from I would like to know if there are any ground rules for ANI cases, the way they are handled. to this? I'll file my appeal and will leave you alone.Saflieni (talk) 07:52, 18 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Respectfully: I've apologized. I found the WP:CANVASS page and read it. It's so common that I never realized it's frowned upon. Now I know. It really wasn't my intention, so I hope we can put it to rest.Saflieni (talk) 20:09, 18 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Saflieni: Yes, certainly - and I hope that my comments weren't taken as a threat. More as a warning - I wanted to give you the chance to be aware before plunging over the edge. As for WP:CANVAS - I admit, it is tricky sometimes to spot what's canvassing and what isn't. My own personal rule from long years' engagement here is to avoid anything that has even the appearance of canvassing. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 20:23, 18 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

	The Editor's Barnstar
	Congratulations on holding the highest number of edits on Wikipedia, with at least one billion edits! TheRealLTG talk 21:59, 18 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@TheRealLTG: Thanks very much, but that's not quite accurate. I have the highest edit count, and I have edit #1,000,000,000 on the entirety of the English Wikipedia, but I do not myself have one billion edits. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 01:49, 19 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

That also depends on whether the last phrase is dependent on "Wikipedia" or "holding". 𝟙𝟤𝟯𝟺𝐪𝑤𝒆𝓇𝟷𝟮𝟥𝟜𝓺𝔴𝕖𝖗𝟰 (𝗍𝗮𝘭𝙠) 14:08, 27 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Rosina Cox Boardman

I came across the article you did on Rosina Cox Boardman while doing stubs on women artists in the Smithsonian American Art Museum's collection. It's really quite the sweet little article, congrats and thanks! Possibly (talk) 03:36, 20 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Possibly: Thanks very much - glad you enjoyed. I've always enjoyed miniature painting, and did a little run of articles like that a few years ago. My own particular favorite is Clarissa Peters Russell - the original source I had for her (the catalog of the inaugural exhibition at the National Museum of Women in the Arts) says something to the effect that "not much is known about her". Thirty years later, and...well, you can see the result of additional scholarship. :-)

Happy editing! --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 04:04, 20 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Sam fonteyn

Hello, I have noticed that you've been editing the page of Sam Fonteyn. He is my grandfather and I have a picture I would like to put up. Is there anyway you can help me with this? Sorry I'm rubbish with all of this. Thanks. Lostnspaced (talk) 13:17, 20 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Lostnspaced: I would begin by looking at Wikipedia:Images: that will give you a lot of resources to tell you what to do. Best thing to do would be to upload the image on Wikimedia Commons, assuming you hold the copyright to it. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 15:01, 20 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Removal of category

Hi there Ser Amantio. Just wanted to ask for your reasoning behind this edit. Was it because the subject already belonged to the subcategory Category:South Korean television actresses?

Sdrqaz (talk) 19:36, 20 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Sdrqaz: And the category Category:21st-century South Korean actresses as well, yes. Same for a lot of those I removed from the parent category. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 19:37, 20 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The explanation was much appreciated, thanks. Sdrqaz (talk) 19:44, 20 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Sdrqaz: Surely - any time. Happy editing! --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 19:45, 20 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Assistance needed

You seem to have very high credentials with Wikipedia. I am requesting assistance. A group of people have hi-jacked a page that I have special interest in and have blocked me and others out of being able to edit it. It is causing harm to many families associated with the organization. Can you help edit and protect? Donoharm2021 (talk) 18:45, 21 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Donoharm2021: I can take a look at the article, but I can make no guarantees. What you describe sounds suspiciously like ownership - see WP:OWN for more information on that. Also, I have no higher credentials than many other editors - I've simply been here longer, and done more, than many other editors. That doesn't give me any special abilities. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 20:06, 21 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for looking. We are not looking to own the page, only to be able to edit and put protection if possible. I have seen that you added authority control to a few school pages that have had similar issues and maybe it helped? The page is Bulloch Academy. While we would love to have the content removed from the page altogether, we would be most grateful to have the harmful content pushed down so that this description does not show up in the sidebar when the school is searched on Google. At this point, all truthful information about the school has been removed from the page and we are blocked out of editing. We have gone through all of the suggested Wikipedia resolutions and have been met with many roadblocks. I’ll spare you of all of the heartache and phone calls that we have had from our minority students and parents who are upset and hurt by this action. Thank you for any help that you can offer. Donoharm2021 (talk) 20:25, 21 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Donoharm2021: There's really only one way to push the content you describe down the page, and that would be to expand the article to provide a fuller picture of the entirety of the school's history and curriculum. But the information to which you refer is sourced, and should not be removed. It would be better to contextualize it.

As the article is protected, you can request edits on the talk page. That is what I would do - ask people to add sections about curriculum, athletics, etc. (making sure to provide sources as necessary). Otherwise that's all I can suggest. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 20:33, 21 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your suggestions. We will try this when protections have expired on the page. Any suggestions for having an IP address and account unblocked? My request was denied and the account was identified as a sock puppet. Donoharm2021 (talk) 20:58, 21 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Donoharm2021: I would take that question up with the administrator that blocked you initially: explain the situation and ask for advice. It may be there's nothing further you can do, but they may be able to offer better guidance than I could; I'm afraid I don't deal very often with sockpuppetry issues.--Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 21:32, 21 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you so much for your help and suggestions. Donoharm2021 (talk) 00:24, 22 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Donoharm2021: Certainly - good luck to you. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 00:59, 22 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Weird fiction/Iain Banks

Your edit to the Iain Banks page drew my attention to the list of Weird Fiction writers.

The list lacks references for many of the writers in the 1980-present section, including Iain Banks. I have been unable to find any reliable sources that cite Iain Banks as being a writer of Weird Fiction (the genre, as opposed to fiction that is a bit weird), and that is why I ended up reverting your edit on his page and also removing him from the list on the Weird Fiction writers page.

In an odd way, I'd like to thank you for drawing my attention to it, as trying to reference the 1980-present section properly will give me a nice little project to keep me occupied on an evening. :)

All the best. - H. Carver (talk) 02:04, 23 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@H. Carver: Certainly - happy to be of help. :-) I figured that was likely to be the case with one or two of them, to say the least. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 02:09, 23 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination of Tillmans, Virginia for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Tillmans, Virginia is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Tillmans, Virginia until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article.

Hog Farm _Talk 03:50, 24 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Request for French translation assistance

Hello! I'm writing to ask for your help expanding the new article on the Napoleonic looting of art. I recently translated most of it from the Italian Wikipedia, and I'm hoping to improve it up to GA quality. One of the problems that the page has is that it is mostly written, currently, from an Italian perspective—it seems like the French Wikipedia article entry might be able to help with that, but I, alas, don't know the language. I saw your name on the French WP: WikiProject Intertranswiki page and thought I'd ask. Would you be interested/available to help? Humbly, —WingedSerif (talk) 21:23, 26 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Wingedserif: I can take a look, but not sure when - perhaps this weekend. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 21:37, 26 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

February 2021 at Women in Red

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--Rosiestep (talk) 15:00, 27 January 2021 (UTC) via MassMessaging[reply]

Hi

Greetings brøther, may I have some LÖÖPS? Do you like FŬŖŘÈȚ? Do you hate ȚǑM ÑŌÔĶ? If so, YOU HATE MR KRABS! Anyway, Check out Buffalo, it's cool. Right by the lake. And please visit after your "post-insurrection" lockdown. Were you in the insurrection? If so, I need to report you. Ok bye UwU.2603:7080:BB0E:FFE9:565:E0C7:B4B2:30BD (talk) 22:00, 27 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@2603:7080:BB0E:FFE9:565:E0C7:B4B2:30BD: What are you talking about? I live near the Chesapeake Bay...I love Mr. Krabs. Especially fried and dusted with Old Bay. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 22:05, 27 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

OMG YOU REPLIED THIS IS SURPRISING! Anyway...

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@2603:7080:BB0E:FFE9:565:E0C7:B4B2:30BD: No need to be surprised - I generally try and respond to things on my talkpage. Thanks for the barnstar. :-) --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 22:29, 27 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Barnstar of kindness

	Barnstar of kindness
	Thank you for being you. Rosiestep (talk) 23:20, 27 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Rosiestep: I'd much rather be me than anyone else - I've had close to 37 years of practice at it, so I suppose I know what I'm about at this point. :-)

And thank you for being you, of course. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 23:21, 27 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Journey Arrival

This CD was released in the U.S. in April, 2001. Jeckylback (talk) 02:16, 30 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Jeckylback: If you have a source for this, you can add it into the article. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 05:52, 30 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I don't have the source yet, but I have the CD. I've owned the CD for years. And I remember watching Journey on VH1's Behind The Music in February, 2001 and they said that Arrival album was set for an April release. Jeckylback (talk) 17:05, 30 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Jeckylback: Ah, OK - good luck finding a source for it. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 07:04, 31 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, thank you. Jeckylback (talk) 03:48, 1 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Question: I am not sure how to handle this, and I would love your help, please, Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.}, if you are willing. I was reading the page for Journey's Arrival album here: https://wiki.riteme.site/wiki/Arrival_(Journey_album) and I notice that there is a full paragraph that seems to be plagiarized, but I do not know how to handle it, so I thought I would ask you. Namely, the Wikipedia page says:

(BLOCK QUOTE:) The album was first released in Japan in late 2000 but, due to Internet leakage, the band decided to delay its release in the United States. Based on feedback from fans who heard the leaked version, the band decided to record two harder rocking songs, "World Gone Wild" and "Nothin' Comes Close," which were included on the American version of the album, which now did not retain "I'm Not That Way" from the Japanese release.

but (for comparison) Journey's official homepage says:

(BLOCK QUOTE:) The album was originally first released in Japan in late 2000, but due to its leakage onto the Internet, the band decided to delay its release in the United States. Due to feedback from fans who heard the leaked version of Arrival, the band decided to record two harder rocking songs, which were included on the American version of the album. Arrival produced a minor adult contemporary hit with the ballad "All the Way", while rock fans were more satisfied with songs like "Higher Place" and the two new tracks on the American release, "World Gone Wild" and "Nothin' Comes Close".

I am not sure who made these edits on the page of Journey's album Arrival, but I thought you would probably be able to tell (more easily than I can tell) from the page edits, and I thought you might want to (please) take the appropriate action. It is blatant plagiarism, and I do not know how to report it, or even who posted this. Thank you very much for considering! I would (please) welcome your help with this.

P.S. Your editorial work on Wikipedia is really amazing. I'm learning a great deal from reading about your editorial work! MDW333 (talk) 02:06, 9 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

In my haste, I forgot to put the link for Journey's official page about the album Arrival, for that second quote! I'm sorry... Here it is: https://www.journeymusic.com/pages/disc/122 (hope that helps!) MDW333 (talk) 02:08, 9 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@MDW333: Thanks very much for the lovely words - you're very kind.

I'm pinging Diannaa to this conversation as someone who has far more experience in these matters than I; I'm decent enough at undoing simple plagiarism, but disentangling things further back in the edit history has a tendency to defeat me sometimes. Best to call in an expert. :-) --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 05:44, 9 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you very much Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.}. Very nice to meet you Diannaa. I am a longtime Wikipedia user but only recently getting brave enough to edit pages when I see things that need fixing! I look forward to learning from you how to handle such things. MDW333 (talk) 09:41, 9 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The oldest version of the page that was archived by the Wayback Machine is dated 2009 and we've had this content since 2005. My other tools show nothing. So it's impossible to prove either way at this point in time. I have paraphrased it presumptively because I think it was likely copied.— Diannaa (talk) 13:33, 9 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you very much for this feedback and your proactive work, Diannaa, I appreciate you! MDW333 (talk) 14:24, 9 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Diannaa: Thanks very much for sorting this out. I'm afraid that I was running low on bandwidth last night (of the mental variety), and at this point in the week am scarcely capable of the mental gymnastics needed to puzzle out the history on something like that. Perhaps tomorrow will be better.

Anyhow, apologies for dropping you in the soup without warning. :-) --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 16:01, 9 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you letter

Thanks for all your work for Wikipedia. I am new and I view you as an inspiration. Itsactuallyrig (talk) 19:49, 30 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Itsactuallyrig: Thanks very much - you're very kind. Welcome aboard, and happy editing! --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 07:03, 31 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of White Oak Landing, Virginia

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Edits in a short time

Would you tell me how do you make so many changes in a short time? Dr Salvus (talk) 13:05, 31 January 2021 (UTC)Dr SalvusDr Salvus (talk) 13:05, 31 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Dr Salvus: I use a couple of tools that help my editing. That's it - nothing special. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 18:07, 31 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

It would probably be helpful to at least link to the appropriate pages. @Dr Salvus: Please see WP:AWB and WP:Cat-a-lot. 𝟙𝟤𝟯𝟺𝐪𝑤𝒆𝓇𝟷𝟮𝟥𝟜𝓺𝔴𝕖𝖗𝟰 (𝗍𝗮𝘭𝙠) 18:38, 31 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

A goat for you!

You are the Greatest Of All Time

Dr Salvus (talk) 13:12, 31 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Dr Salvus: I'm not, really, but thank you very much all the same. :-) I've just been lucky enough to get some attention for my work, is all. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 18:09, 31 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I think it is good that experienced people like you can answer users who have many questions.

Hi. I write to you with great respect. I have no intention of fighting or winning a fight. I just want you to answer questions about the article about Elon Musk. Why are very few users able to edit this article? Why are edits reverted to many users and a few users can edit without their edits being reversed? HAL333 Why can this user remove content without having to explain anything on the talk page? Many well-intentioned users are unable to edit this article because this user reverts most users' edits. The user can modify the article at will and other users must always use the talk page. Why does this user have privileges over the other Wikipedia users?. The user has removed a lot of content from the main article without having to use the talk page. I just want you to answer me. I think it is good that experienced people like you can answer users who have many questions. All my esteem and appreciation towards you. --JShark (talk) 03:14, 1 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

There is a conflict of interest in this article. [6] Apparently I am not the only one who has noticed the same about this user QRep2020. The users Elephanthunter and BoMadsen88 are absolutely right. https://wiki.riteme.site/wiki/Wikipedia:Conflict_of_interest/Noticeboard#QRep2020 --JShark (talk) 05:16, 1 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Clearly the integrity of this article is not good. It would be good if many users talk about this topic and so there would be no doubts about the integrity of this article in the future. --JShark (talk) 05:28, 1 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@JShark: I have not edited the article in question, therefore I can't answer your question. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 05:37, 1 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for everything. Have a nice day. --JShark (talk) 06:45, 1 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

	The Working Wikipedian's Barnstar
	Thanks for making Wikipedia a better place!

Treekangaroosandlions 2 (talk) 17:08, 1 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Treekangaroosandlions 2: Thanks very much - you're very kind. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 18:15, 1 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

No problem! :) Treekangaroosandlions 2 (talk) 18:16, 1 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

1 billion edits

A little late on this, but congrats on making the one billionth edit! And thanks for everything else you've done. Awesomelink234 (talk) 00:27, 3 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Awesomelink234: Thanks very much - it was a nice little thrill, I'll admit. :-) --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 00:33, 3 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed deletion of Peradenya

The article Peradenya has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Implausible typo of Peradeniya. Not worth redirecting and nothing to be merged either

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Giuseppe Frazzetto

Are you going to work on this article? It has been tagged for notability for nine years. Bearian (talk) 19:41, 3 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Bearian: I hadn't planned on it, no. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 19:44, 3 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

A kitten for you!

Treekangaroosandlions 2 has given you a kitten! Kittens promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Your kitten must be fed three times a day and will be your faithful companion forever! Spread the WikiLove by giving someone else a kitten, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend.

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Treekangaroosandlions 2 (talk) 22:05, 3 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Treekangaroosandlions 2: Thanks very much - you're very kind. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 06:55, 4 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

No problem! :) Treekangaroosandlions 2 (talk) 15:18, 4 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

		The Special Barnstar
		Thanks for making Wikipedia a better place! Keep up the great work, Ser Amantio di Nicolao!

Treekangaroosandlions 2 (talk) 16:43, 4 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Treekangaroosandlions 2: And again, thank you. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 01:44, 5 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

No problem. :)) Treekangaroosandlions 2 (talk) 01:47, 5 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

A Barnstar for you!

		The Original Barnstar
		Thanks for creating all the talk pages on French football team squad templates I created. It's something I always forget about! Cheers, Gricehead (talk) 08:33, 5 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Gricehead: Thanks very much. You're not alone in that - I always forget to create the talkpage whenever I create an article. I know in years past I and one or two other editors would do periodic sweeps through the various categories to find any that might have been left behind. :-)

Happy editing! --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 15:07, 5 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Some Barnstars for you

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		The Barnstar of Diligence
		For your tireless work for the wiki 23emr (talk) 13:41, 5 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@23emr: Thank you, thank you, and thank you. :-) And happy editing! --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 15:08, 5 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Merchandise Giveaway Nomination – Successful

Hey Ser Amantio di Nicolao,

You have been successfully nominated to receive a free t-shirt from the Wikimedia Foundation through our Merchandise Giveaway program. Congratulations and thank you for your hard work! Please email us at merchandisewikimedia.org and we will send you full details on how to accept your free shirt. Thanks!

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-- Vermont (talk) 23:44, 5 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Wayward Template Talk: creation process?

Hello! I came across a bunch of oddly named, orphaned, Template Talk: pages you created; it seems that whatever process you use to create them went a little bit wrong last night and started transposing bits of the page name (e.g. Template_talk:RsonPaul_W._S._Ande which is a mangled version of 'Paul_W._S._Anderson'). I've tagged 'em all as CSD G8, but just wanted to let you know in case your AWB routines need tweaking. Thanks! ƒirefly ( t · c ) 10:39, 8 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Firefly: Thanks. That is...huh. Wow. I honestly can't imagine how something like that happens in the first place. I'll try and regenerate those links in a day or so and see if I can recreate the error. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 14:50, 8 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

It's weird isn't it? I can't think of how that'd happen either... be interested to know if/when you figure it out! ƒirefly ( t · c ) 14:52, 8 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Firefly: I'll let you know. Only think I can think of would be human error while creating the list, but even that...this isn't the sort of thing caused by a simple typo or mistransposition of information. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 15:06, 8 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think talk pages should be created for template sandboxes, like the one you created at Template talk:Valentinian dynasty/sandbox. You have much more experience than I do at page creation and gnome edits, but I do a lot of template editing, and I can't think of any use for a talk page for a template sandbox. – Jonesey95 (talk) 04:56, 10 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Jonesey95: Sorry, hadn't realized that snuck in there. (Also, apologies for the confused response - I had another answer here but removed it because it wasn't apposite. It's been a long day.) I'll delete it as created in error. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 07:07, 10 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Category:Ambassadors of Moldova to Portugal

A tag has been placed on Category:Ambassadors of Moldova to Portugal requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the category has been empty for seven days or more and is not a disambiguation category, a category redirect, a featured topics category, under discussion at Categories for discussion, or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion.

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Re: Uzumba-Maramba-Pfungwe District, Zimbabwe

Hello, Ser Amantio di Nicolao. You have new messages at Talk:Uzumba#Requested move 14 February 2021.
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Dab talk pages

Hi! There's no need to create dab talk pages if all they contain is the project banner. In fact, doing so is actively discouraged. You can see the template's documentation for the reasons why. – Uanfala (talk) 03:02, 15 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Uanfala: OK - thanks for the heads-up. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 06:09, 15 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Precious anniversary

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:10, 15 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Dorothee Manski

On 16 February 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Dorothee Manski, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Dorothee Manski, a soprano of the Berlin Court Opera, gave 335 performances at the Metropolitan Opera after being invited to appear there as the Witch in Humperdinck's Hänsel und Gretel in 1927? You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Dorothee Manski), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (ie, 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:01, 16 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Removal from Category:Italian film directors in subcat using Cat-a-lot

Hi, Just wondering what your reason was to delete Joe D'Amato from the category of Italian film directors since he was Italian and a film director. Best, f. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Flickyard (talk • contribs) 14:33, 16 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Flickyard: He is in the subcategory Category:Film directors from Rome. No need for him to be in the parent as well. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 14:37, 16 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for explaining. Would that apply to all directors from Rome or any other city in Italy, that as soon as they'd appear in a list of their city, they would be removed from the list of Italian directors? I think if one only created enough lists for all the Italian cities, the list of Italian directors would then be empty. I am sorry if I make my point badly, but this still appears strange to me. Thank you for your time and attention to this question / problem. Flickyard (talk) 08:24, 17 February 2021 (UTC).[reply]

@Flickyard: It would apply, not just to directors from Rome, but directors from other cities as well. For more information, see WP:DIFFUSE. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 23:15, 17 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

A cupcake for you!

Treekangaroosandlions 2 has given you a cupcake! Cupcakes promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by giving someone else a cupcake, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. ^†

Treekangaroosandlions 2 (talk) 18:50, 17 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Treekangaroosandlions 2: Thanks very much. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 23:16, 17 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

You're welcome. :) Treekangaroosandlions 2 (talk) 23:30, 17 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion

Speedy deletion nomination of Fuego River

A tag has been placed on Fuego River requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done for the following reason:

Importance

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A cup of tea for you!

Have a nice day, from the UK! EGL1234 (talk) 06:58, 22 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@EGL1234: Thanks very much - just the thing for a morning like today. :-) --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 14:47, 22 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Page protection

Hi Ser Amantio di Nicolao, urgent page protection needed on St. Ignatius of Loyola Catholic Secondary School. -KH-1 (talk) 03:21, 24 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@KH-1: I've added extended confirmed protection for a week. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 03:26, 24 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Please proofread recommended citation text when using reflinks and similar tools

I have partially cleaned up after Reflinks for you. Please proofread the the auto-generated text that tools like this recommend for you. – Jonesey95 (talk) 18:51, 25 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Unnecessary and incorrect talk page creation

Why? – Jonesey95 (talk) 05:04, 26 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Jonesey95: An unspotted error in the category tree. Thanks for alerting me - easy enough to fix. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 07:02, 26 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Let me pile on here; you're flooding my watchlist with these, (and also filling Category:File-Class Computing articles with esoteric files like years-old Wikipedia screenshots) and don't appear to be making the slightest effort to do anything about it. We all make mistakes, but once you're aware you're making mistakes it's down to you to fix it, not a vague "easy enough to fix" and an apparent expectation that cleaning up your mess is someone else's problem. ‑ Iridescent 15:29, 26 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Iridescent: Apologies - I received the message last night before bed, which meant that my response was more woolly-brained than I'd like it to be. And I've been busy all morning so far, and will likely be fairly busy until the end of the day today. I do fully intend to fix these. However, I won't have a chance to do much until tonight at the earliest. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 15:39, 26 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

MfD nomination of File talk:Editingoldsample20200107Capture.PNG

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MfD nomination of File talk:Snapshot of article(2).png

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MfD nomination of File talk:Snapshot 2006-07-12 16-04-33.jpg

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Proposed revision of Lucia Fairchild Fuller article

Greetings. I see that you have made contributions to the Lucia Fairchild Fuller article. I have become interested in the topic and have drafted an expansion at my sandbox: User:CornishFourColumns/sandbox. You are welcome to make further edits before I transfer it into the article space. Additionally, I welcome comments that you may have at User:CornishFourColumns/sandbox. Sincerely, CornishFourColumns (talk) 16:14, 26 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Fabrizio Romano

Hello Mr. Pruitt,
I really admire your work here on Wikipedia. I would like to first of all thank you for all your millions of contributions on the wiki.
I come here to you today because I need a bit of help from a fellow editor. Since I know you have edited Wikipedia a lot, I assume you must know many things about it, including potentially in other languages (?) - your username is from a character in an Italian play, correct?
Anyways, I would need your help to seek an Italian-English editor who can help me translate the page Fabrizio Romano into Italian. I personally do not know Italian, but I have a motivation to translate it into Italian and therefore I will work to achieve this goal. If you can help me find an editor who would helpfully translate this article, it would make my week. Thank you so much, Mr. Pruitt. I thank you again.
Best regards,
Paul Vaurie (talk) 01:16, 27 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Paul Vaurie. Steven does not speak Italian, although he does sing opera. Sorry! Tucker Gladden 👑 04:40, 27 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Paul Vaurie: I can't promise that this will be of any help, but there is a category of Italian-speaking users at Category:User it. Alternatively, you could ask at Wikipedia:WikiProject Intertranswiki and see if anyone there is able to assist. Sorry I can't be of more help. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 07:11, 27 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

That's fine, thank you so much. I will look in both places. Have a good evening,
Paul Vaurie (talk) 00:21, 1 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Copyright and Trademark Infringement Lawsuit section

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InvestigativeNews (talk) 00:56, 1 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Phi Alpha crest

Quick question: You I see you created a file, File:En-wikipedia arms 9-full.svg on Commons. I don't recognize it as a crest of one of the three Phi Alpha groups on that DAB page. Did you have a particular page use in mind, of one of the Fraternity and Sorority Project pages? Jax MN (talk) 07:13, 3 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Never mind. I figured it out. The standard WP Heraldry crest, with the puzzle piece symbol, tripped me up. Weirdly, I hadn't seen it before. Jax MN (talk) 07:28, 3 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

What does this have to do with Ser Amantio di Nicolao though? 𝟙𝟤𝟯𝟺𝐪𝑤𝒆𝓇𝟷𝟮𝟥𝟜𝓺𝔴𝕖𝖗𝟰 (𝗍𝗮𝘭𝙠) 07:45, 3 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

He made a Talk page associated with the file.

A notification said, "The Wikipedia page File talk:Crest of Phi Alpha fraternity.jpg has been created on 2 March 2021 by Ser Amantio di Nicolao, see..." (just a talk page)

I read this (mistakenly) as "The Wikipedia File:Crest of Phi Alpha fraternity.jpg has been created on 2 March 2021 by Ser Amantio di Nicolao, see..." (the file itself)

Jax MN (talk) 14:59, 3 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Jax MN: It's quite alright - I figured something like that was the case. :-) Sorry not to respond last night, but I was just about ready to shut down when you pinged me. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 15:04, 3 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. It appears you have also linked the wrong page in your initial comment? 𝟙𝟤𝟯𝟺𝐪𝑤𝒆𝓇𝟷𝟮𝟥𝟜𝓺𝔴𝕖𝖗𝟰 (𝗍𝗮𝘭𝙠) 15:05, 3 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Yes. That's it. Jax MN (talk) 15:25, 3 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

A little help?

Hi Ser Amantio di Nicolao. You helped me in the past, which I'm grateful for. I'd like to ask for your help once again. I know that it is normal, in English Wikipedia, to add various templates in the talk page of a new page. I'd like to know if you could do it for Abraji. Also, I incorrectly named the article Abraji instead of ABRAJI. I don't know how to fix this. Could you do that for me too? Thanks! User:Tetizeraz. Send me a ✉️ ! 17:03, 4 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Tetizeraz: Given that the Portuguese article uses the full name, I moved the article to Brazilian Association of Investigative Journalism instead, and created a couple of redirects. I've also updated the talk page. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 17:25, 4 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

A big, happy smiley for the wikipedian who edited the MOST!

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	Hello! You have received a SMILEY for... EDITING THE MOST ON WIKIPEDIA! Congratulations on getting approx. 4,139,697 edits! (Also, you are awesome! Thank you for contributing.) KTTNEW^{Talk :D contribz} 18:28, 4 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@KTTcontributesNEW: Thanks very much - you're very kind. Happy editing! --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 20:05, 4 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Category:Films directed by Alan Lindsay

A tag has been placed on Category:Films directed by Alan Lindsay requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the category has been empty for seven days or more and is not a disambiguation category, a category redirect, a featured topics category, under discussion at Categories for discussion, or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion.

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Stamp assessments

In all my years here I've never understood why any editor would bother add a blank Philately WikiProject assessment to stamp images on the enwiki. It serves no purpose to the project overall and really provides nothing useful. The project does not specifically rate images considering there are so few on the enwiki anyway: some non-free and a few that are not PD outside the US. The place for most stamps images is on the commons and we don't rate them there. The NA quality class mainly contains templates, redirects and some images. ww2censor (talk) 17:40, 7 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Ww2censor: This is something that, in my experience, has varied depending on the WikiProject. Personally, I tend to think that templates can be as useful for tracking images as for rating them. Different strokes, and all, I suppose - I don't know that there's a broader, overarching rule about it. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 18:05, 7 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination of Walkers Corner, Virginia for deletion

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East Camp

Hi, thanks for your article on East Camp and St Athan in general. I live in this area, I must say, these houses are not 1958 prefabs, nor are they the ones used as accommodation for the 1958 games. The mostly wooden camp accommodation on the base was used, photos are available online. The lego land houses were mostly built from poured concrete main structures, with built-on cavity wall porches, utility rooms and bathrooms. Pre-fabs are pre fabricated and then assembled or even delivered whole. The deeds for my street show 1968/69 as the build for the houses. I have a downloaded image of the entrance to the competitors village from one of the news paper archives, showing the layout, quite primitive! Regards, Jezzaboy. Jezzaboy21 (talk) 22:59, 9 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

If you love Nicolas Cage help me?

Hello! I wanted to come to the great and powerful OZ after my trip on the yellow brick road, gaining heart, brain & courage.. now I want to go home! (Home to a verified article that is!) I started this Draft on the acting style made famous by the American Treasure or NATIONAL Treasure (Little Cage joke) Nicolas Cage -> Draft:Nouveau Shamanic I was hoping I could get your expertise on any more final tips as I have submitted it for review! I’d love to hear your thoughts if you have the time ! Sincerely yours, Elvisisalive95 (talk) 01:59, 10 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Elvisisalive95: Sorry, I don't really know that much about film, so I wouldn't be of much help. Best of luck to you, though. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 02:01, 10 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

User:Ser Amantio di Nicolao Thank you for your time, Legend. Thanks Elvisisalive95 (talk) 02:04, 10 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Elvisisalive95: Sorry I couldn't be of more help - happy editing! --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 02:06, 10 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Mayors of Paducah, Kentucky has been nominated for merging

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"Freaked Out" listed at Redirects for discussion

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A barnstar for you!

The Original Barnstar

You are the best Sir Amantio di Nicolao!

I watched Nas Daily's video about you and I checked your account. You have made so many tremendous edits and I'm sure Wikipedia would not be as great as it is today without you!

Thank you for all the hard work you do and your actions are being seen. :) Hhzhang2345 (talk) 20:31, 11 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Hhzhang2345: You're very kind - thanks very much for the kind words. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 20:44, 11 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed deletion of Mahanurora

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A brownie for you!

Just a brownie! Your number one fan! Hhzhang2345 (talk) 15:57, 12 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Hhzhang2345: Thanks very much. :-) --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 18:23, 13 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Non-existent WikiProject templates

Hi, when you tag a talk page for a WikiProject, do you WP:PREVIEW your edits? I ask because nine of your edits on 28 February 2021 (a, b, c) have created talk pages that contain only the non-existent {{WikiProject Chamber music}}. Are you working from an outdated list of WikiProject banners? --Redrose64 🌹 (talk) 22:03, 12 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Redrose64: I think I know what happened...I meant to type "classical music", but had a brain fart. I do try to check WikiProject templates before filling them in...these three I think were just circumstantial. I'll fix them in a sec. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 22:06, 12 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Well, that's group "c" fixed ... should groups "a" and "b" be fixed the same way? --Redrose64 🌹 (talk) 11:45, 13 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Redrose64: Should've been, yes. I just took care of them. Apologies...it's been a severely long week; my brain isn't as sharp as I'd like it to be. Apparently I miss even the obvious when it's held right up in front of my face. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 12:36, 13 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you --Redrose64 🌹 (talk) 22:41, 13 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

File:Lolotte and Werther by Eunice Pinney.jpg scheduled for POTD

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Eunice Pinney (1770–1849) was an American folk artist active in the towns of Windsor and Simsbury, Connecticut. According to art historian Jean Lipman, a specialist in American folk painting, Pinney and her contemporary Mary Ann Willson are considered two of the earliest American painters to work in the medium of watercolor. This painting, entitled Lolotte et Werther, depicts a scene from Goethe's popular novel The Sorrows of Young Werther, and is in the collection of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.

Painting credit: Eunice Pinney

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flooding watchlists

I don't know if there is a better way for you to do it, I expect via a bot but you just flooded a lot of watchlists by making 140 (!!!!!) edits in 60 seconds. Can you please reconsider this rapid fire editing so our watchlists aren't completely flooded with category changes? VAXIDICAE💉 13:46, 15 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Will you please make a bot request for this? There were also 372 edits in a single minute at 13:37. VAXIDICAE💉 13:54, 15 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Praxidicae: I can look into it, but I'm not sure there's any way that Cat-a-lot edits can be designated as made by a bot. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 01:37, 16 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

New NCOA logo

Hey there! I work at NCOA and don't really know how to change a logo on a page, but saw that you were the last one to modify the NCOA (National Council on Aging page). Any chance you might be able to update our logo? We went through a brand refresh:

Our agency: ^[1] Ad week article: ^[2] New logo link: ^[3]

References

Thank you in advance :) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jacqaluyan (talk • contribs) 14:06, 16 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Jacqaluyan: I might take a look at Wikipedia:Non-free content and see what it says about images - that should provide you with some good working guidelines. Sorry I can't be of more assistance, but I've never been particularly good with non-free images. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 06:10, 17 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Userbox cleanup request

@Ser Amantio di Nicolao: User:Soumya-8974 has messed up many userboxes, by creating junk redirects. Many userboxes on Wikipedia:Userboxes/COVID-19 were redirected onto one page. The work was very sloppy thou, you can see the mess at Template:User stayed at home. I also know of at least one other template where this person redirected political userboxes onto one userboxes, the same sloppy way. I don't know how many userboxes all total this person has screwed up. Can you please undoing the terrible redirects that this person did, you will also have to check the gallery pages. Catfurball (talk) 16:34, 16 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Catfurball: I don't know that I'll have the time, or the wherewithal, to deal with this in the next few days. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 06:08, 17 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Ser Amantio di Nicolao: That's ok, I'll just ask someone else. This is way over my head, since I only care to add userboxes to catgories and create new categories for userboxes. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Catfurball (talk • contribs) 16:33, 17 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Good Olfactory:! Can you please help with this mess! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Catfurball (talk • contribs) 18:15, 19 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Catfurball: If you don't sign your posts, no notification is sent. Good Olfactory will be notified by my post though. --Redrose64 🌹 (talk) 20:47, 19 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Redrose64: Sorry, normally I catch my mistakes. Don't bother will send the message correctly this time. @Good Olfactory:! Catfurball (talk) 17:06, 22 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Was this a Cat-a-lot error?

The category you added in this diff was for year of birth missing, but the year of birth is indicated in the lede, as usual for biography articles. And the 1954 births category already exists in the article. Did the tool you're using mess up? Silver seren^C 02:31, 17 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Silver seren: Hmmm. Interesting. Not sure why it ended up in the list. Thanks for spotting; I'll have to dig around a bit further and see what's up. Looks like it was added to the list in error, but why I don't know. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 02:49, 17 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Even weirder, I just noticed that you made an edit right before that that removed the very category you then added back in? So I guess it was already on there probably from early in the article and didn't get removed once the year was put in. Which still doesn't explain how it ended up on your list if the missing birth year category was already there anyways. :P Silver seren^C 02:54, 17 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Silver seren: That being the case, it may simply be a case of wires getting crossed somewhere along the line. Happens once in a while when I use Petscan. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 02:57, 17 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Novels by John Green (author) has been nominated for discussion

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Speedy deletion nomination of Category:Philanthropists from West Virginia

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Becoming English

Good morning! I see you have added the category 20th-century English male writers to the Edward Knoblock article. There are other categories there already that also label him "English". I wonder if this is right? He was undoubtedly a naturalised British citizen, but can one become English (or Welsh or Scottish for that matter)? Not a matter of great import but it looks a bit odd to me. Tim riley talk 08:27, 18 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Tim riley: Thanks for pointing it out - I've fixed it. In my experience such things usually happen when one "English" category was added to the article, way back when - subsequent edits disseminate it further. I agree, it was a bit peculiar as it stood. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 06:06, 19 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Nomination of Carys Corner, Virginia for deletion

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Speedy deletion nomination of Hicks Mill, Virginia

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Hi

Hi sir. I was wondering why you call this place Sioux township here in Parkville Missouri? I am just a curious cat. I wish I knew more about the history here. It is an I dian tribe I know. Nebo hill is very close to here as well. So why Sioux? Why here? Katy I have a YouTube channel maybe if you would want to check it out? Its called ophiuchus Temple on the River of Light . Earth dragon Chinese Astrology Just a wondering soul Ophiuchus33 (talk) 10:23, 22 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

April editathons from Women in Red

Women in Red | April 2021, Volume 7, Issue 4, Numbers 184, 188, 194, 195, 196

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non-diffusing?

I've seen edits like this https://wiki.riteme.site/w/index.php?title=Yolanda_Adams&curid=1583428&diff=1013883171&oldid=1009776636 and https://wiki.riteme.site/w/index.php?title=Yolanda_Adams&diff=next&oldid=1013883171 but with other articles, these are added to articles were category:20th-century American women singers and category:21st-century American women singers. Not sure what the process is here... Walter Görlitz (talk) 04:29, 24 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

This is a good example https://wiki.riteme.site/w/index.php?title=Ashley_Cleveland&curid=4155946&diff=1013884038&oldid=1012503838 ... Walter Görlitz (talk) 04:31, 24 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Walter Görlitz: So, they should be in both categories, Category:20th-century American singers and Category:20th-century American women singers - the latter is a non-diffusing child of the former. I don't think I've hashed it up any... --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 05:59, 24 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Category:20th-century American women singers is inside of Category:20th-century American singers, so if they are in the former, they are in the latter. Walter Görlitz (talk) 06:01, 24 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Walter Görlitz: Ye-e-e-e-e-es, but the former is non-diffusing. So someone who is in the former should be in the latter. There's a bit about it here. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 06:05, 24 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed deletion of Jean Baptiste Randriamaro

The article Jean Baptiste Randriamaro has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

WP:BEFORE gave me 0 results, only some books mentions which do not establish notability per WP:BIO, no signs of being Senate member

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barn star.....

		The Minor Barnstar
		"Minor edits are often-overlooked, but essential, contributions to Wikipedia. The Minor Barnstar is awarded for making minor edits of the utmost quality." This barnstar is awarded to Ser Amantio di Nicolao. your coordinate edits on Nightingale College are so cool. I want to learn how too. Infinitepeace (talk) 01:05, 25 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

If the subject of nursing interests you, you are welcome to see the talk page. Thanks again! Infinitepeace (talk) 01:05, 25 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Infinitepeace: You're very kind - thanks very much. The best way to learn is to do what I did - just open the editing interface and poke around using the preview function until you see it look like what you want. :-) --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 01:59, 25 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Incorrect Reference Link In Wiki Entry

Good morning - Not sure if you can assist with this, but I saw you were the last person to edit the entry. I'm sorry I've only dabbled with Wikipedia and don't have the expertise to make the change or I would be happy to.

In this entry: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bustin%27_Loose_(Chuck_Brown_album) reference number 1 leads to an incorrect page on Allmusic.com. Currently it links to this page: https://www.allmusic.com/album/in-effect-mode-mw0000199948 which is incorrect and a completely irrelevant page on Allmusic.com

It should actually link to this page on Allmusic.com: https://www.allmusic.com/album/bustin-loose-mw0000117455 this is the relevant album page for the entry on Wikipedia.

I really apologize if you're not the correct person to make the change. Hopefully in the near future I can learn to make corrections to simple things such as this.

Thank you in advance and for all you do to keep the site running and accurate!

Cheers!

Joe — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.125.80.32 (talk) 09:39, 26 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Dictionary of Women Worldwide

Hi there (and sorry this is so long!)
Checking in about the Dictionary of Women Worldwide since I know you’ve been busy and may not have seen latest, but wanted to give you a chance to weigh in if you’re still interested!
Current status: editor Antiqueight has a great Excel-based method for turning the index into a list of wiki links, but we just don’t have the volunteer power to check and remove all the blue links in 25,000 names. In 10 days of doing almost nothing else on wiki, I hardly made a dent. Meanwhile Gamaliel has a semi-automated way to put the redlinks into Wikidata, but needs the blue links removed first.
You and I had discussed the utility of finding and listing stubs among the blue links, and of course one finds some (<5%) misdirects, although often the corrected version is still a blue link, so finding a red link among the blue links is quite rare, I estimate <1% of all the names. I still think these would be valuable in an ideal world, but our present mechanisms and volunteer capacity just don’t make it possible to process them. I am thinking to ask Antiqueight only to give us red links—unless you have the interest and/or innovation for a good way to process the blue links more quickly, which it occurs to me you might!
Currently they are saved to User:Innisfree987/Dictionary_of_Women_Worldwide_blue_links, if you want to test any methods there. At the main redlist page we are just removing all the blue links without checking and unfortunately even doing that manually is very slow, which is why I’m thinking to ask Antiqueight not to give them to us at all, if that’s possible on their end.
Ok let me know if anything here is unclear (probably!) and what you’re thinking, if you’re still interested. Cheers, Innisfree987 (talk) 18:46, 26 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Innisfree987: Thanks very much for letting me know. The external stuff that's been keeping me busy has begun winding down, so I should be in a position to help out quite a bit more beginning in the next few days. I'll take a look at some length - hopefully by Sunday night - and let you know if I have any more thoughts. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 06:11, 27 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you much! And don’t worry if your off wiki obligations keep you from it—we’ll just do the best we can (all we ever can!) Innisfree987 (talk) 17:45, 27 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Redux—Greetings! I imagine you have moved on to other projects at this point but just in case the 25,000 women still interest, we never ended up finding a way to automate the separation of red and blue links, and so kept a copy of all: they can be found A-D, E-M, and N-R, so far. Once finish doing the red links, I am going to be pretty tapped out but one certainly could make valuable use of the blue links especially if there were a way to go through them quickly. Many stubs could really use the addition of this reference to solidify their case for being in the ‘pedia! Anyway, just to let you know what’s out there. Maybe let me know if you might want to use them (and you’d be free to do so any way you wished!); I just might not keep them indefinitely if no one has plans for them. Cheers! Innisfree987 (talk) 18:59, 28 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Innisfree987: Thanks very much for keeping me in the loop. I apologize for getting the ball rolling on this and then becoming absent, but I haven't had the wherewithal to focus on following through the way I would like. Perhaps things will change in a month or two, I don't know; for now I have less energy than I'd like for an undertaking such as this. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 06:15, 29 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The shortage of energy is something I completely understand and I only hope you’re occupied with things you find at least interesting and maybe even enjoyable! Not to worry about this—just one of so many optional tasks on WP’ Innisfree987 (talk) 19:31, 29 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Innisfree987: It's the same old story, isn't it? I have all kinds of ideas and plans coursing through my head throughout the day. I finish up work and sit down after dinner, and all I want to do is watch something mindless on YouTube, or maybe perform a few background edits that don't require a whole lot of thought. It's getting worse the longer I'm cooped up - I can see that much. I hope I can begin returning to some kind of normalcy again soon. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 17:44, 1 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

A good wish for us all! I got lucky to get into this just before I lost what feels like all initiative myself, and now I am just processing the list. What I’ll do when it finally finishes and I need to start new projects again—oy! Innisfree987 (talk) 17:50, 1 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Innisfree987: In my experience, sometimes it's not bad after a task like that to just step back for some breathing room. I've done that more times than I can count over the past 15 years. A little idle reading of articles more than editing them...and sometimes you learn the most fascinating things. :-) --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 18:05, 1 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Take it easy for a while—now there’s an idea! I think you could be onto something :) Innisfree987 (talk) 21:28, 1 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Innisfree987: I know, I know...what's that line about practicing what one preaches? :-) --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 21:30, 1 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Category:Architecture firms based in Alabama

A tag has been placed on Category:Architecture firms based in Alabama requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the category has been empty for seven days or more and is not a disambiguation category, a category redirect, a featured topics category, under discussion at Categories for discussion, or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion.

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Nomination of Grays Corner, Buckingham County, Virginia for deletion

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Jackattack1597 (talk) 21:44, 28 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you

I was just reading about your record and I want to thank you for everything you've done. Wikipedia rocks and it's all thanks to the generosity of people contributing big (like you) and small.

@Bcartolo: You're very kind - thanks very much. (With apologies for taking so long to respond...it's been a week, I can tell you.) --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 16:51, 3 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

St Columba’s High School Dunfermline

Just to let you know since you seem to own the page for that school that the Senior leadership team has changed and is as follows: Head Teacher Michael McGee, Depute Head Teachers Kerry Gibb, Karen Stewart, Chris McKay, Donna Canning and Business Manager Linda Morris

Also perhaps you could lay it out in a similar way to the Glenrothes High School page Anonymousscotland (talk) 14:21, 3 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Anonymousscotland: I don't own the page - I've made a few edits, but so have other people. Anyone is free to edit it however they wish. :-) --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 16:48, 3 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Ser Amantio do Nicolao the St Columba’s High School Dunfermline page is restricted access and it’s just bugging me how wrong and unorganised the information is Anonymousscotland (talk) 08:32, 4 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Ser_Amantio_di_Nicolao the St Columba’s High School Dunfermline page is restricted access and it’s just bugging me how wrong and unorganised the information is Anonymousscotland (talk) 08:33, 4 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

V. V. Rankine for you

I'm going through the Smithsonian's online list of women artists. I wasn't sure about Draft:V. V. Rankine, but I gave it a shot anyway. She lived in Washington, and was apparently the wife of a British diplomat. Help yourself if interested, as I do not think I have anything to add to it.--- Possibly (talk) 04:14, 4 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Possibly: Thanks very much - I'll take a look in the morning and see what I can turn up. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 06:23, 4 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Possibly: So I had a look in McMahan - she's not in there, but that's not surprising given that his cutoff was a birthdate of 1900. (He planned on a second volume, I suppose for artists born after 1900, but he died before that could come to fruition.) I did some more digging online, and found a few more dribs and drabs that might be of some use: she was friends with Anne Truitt, who took a job teaching at the Madeira School on Rankine's suggestion (see this PDF); she also went by Elvine Magruder for a time (according to this); she had a piece in the collection of the Corcoran Gallery that is now, after that museum's disbursal, in the collection of the American University Museum (see this list). You'll have to Ctrl+V "Rankine" in any of those to find the reference.

Personally, between these and the Black Mountain College museum information, I think there's just enough to squeak by with an article. I have a feeling that more can be found in print archives that haven't yet been digitized. But then, I'm an avowed inclusionist, so others may have different opinions on the subject. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 18:24, 4 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I agree two collections = notable. Nice work. --- Possibly (talk) 18:26, 4 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Possibly: Make that three - she's also represented in the Phillips Collection. (Nothing in the National Gallery - I checked last night. I'll have a quick look-see at the other collections that took stuff from the Corcoran, but I don't think there's anything in any of them.) Happy to be of help. :-) --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 18:29, 4 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Ser Amantio di Nicolao: this had slipped my mind, but I have now added the material you found. Thank you kindly for your assistance! See V. V. Rankine.--- Possibly (talk) 01:26, 24 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Possibly: Looks good - happy to be of help in putting it together. :-) --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 02:03, 24 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

A really interesting guy

You might be interested in this: Roger Noble Burnham.
The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston wrote in their 1986 catalogue that no one had yet made a detailed study of Burnham. That seems to still be the case. Best, == BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 13:34, 6 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@BoringHistoryGuy: Talk about a varied career. Never heard of him, although I'm sure I've seen something of his work before. Thanks for the tip. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 13:45, 6 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I'd only heard of him for the Boston City Hall Annex figures.[7]

There were cast-concrete figures by Stirling Calder and Samuel Murray (Eakins's protegee) on a tall building here in Phila. They were removed in the 1950s. The Calder figures were placed in the garden of a religious library, and survive in great shape. The Murray figures were placed in a suburban cemetery, and were destroyed by vandalism.

A shame Boston couldn't/didn't save theirs. == BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 14:08, 6 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@BoringHistoryGuy: Sometimes it's luck of the draw. That being said, I'm sure the "Calder" name had something to do with it - people will sit up and take notice of a Calder when they won't take notice of a Burnham. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 14:37, 6 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

One interesting thing about the Murray figures was that Eakins assisted in their creation, and members of their circle posed for the Biblical figures. Two of them survive at a church in Alaska (! ?), including Moses, a posthumous portrait of Walt Whitman. == BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 15:25, 6 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@BoringHistoryGuy: I always forget that Eakins was a sculptor as well - but I know the Hirshhorn has a few of his bronzes in the collection.

Also, I'm afraid it looks like the sculptures don't survive any longer... --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 15:47, 6 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for this. I emailed it to a friend who's an Eakins scholar. == BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 16:08, 6 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@BoringHistoryGuy: Sorry to be the bearer of bad news. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 16:14, 6 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Good to know the facts. Thanks. == BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 16:20, 6 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@BoringHistoryGuy: I agree - better to have some record of what happened, even if it's the less-than-ideal outcome.

Incidentally, I've got a couple of DC-related things in the pipeline, somewhere down the way - I'll let you know when they come unclogged. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 17:18, 6 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I used to be down there a lot, but haven't been to DC/VA since Thanksgiving 2018. A college graduation next month and a high school one in June, but until I get a Covid shot, I won't be going to either. == BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 17:44, 6 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@BoringHistoryGuy: Good luck. I'm on track to get my second shot sometime later this month. It'll be nice to return to some semblance of normalcy ere too much longer...I hope, at least. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 19:25, 6 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

My cohort should become eligible in about 2 weeks. Pennsylvania has not handled the rollout well. == BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 22:06, 6 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

An odd incident regarding vaccinations: Philadelphia held a big vaccination event for teachers and daycare workers. They either ran out of vaccine or created a raincheck idea for those who couldn't make it. Go to the Convention Center and sing "The Wheels on the Bus Go 'Round and 'Round," and you'll be vaccinated. Hundred of people who were not teachers found out about the password, showed up and sang, and jumped the line to be vaccinated. == BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 22:17, 6 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@BoringHistoryGuy: That sounds...unfortunate, to say the least. (And supremely poorly planned.)

I've heard rumors about Pennsylvania - I hope things pick up there soon. I have to say, much as I enjoy grousing about Fairfax County government (and most of the time it's justified), they've actually done quite well with the vaccine rollout. I was eligible in one of the early tiers due to high BMI...first time being fat has actually worked to my advantage. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 23:36, 6 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I have 4 sisters, and all of them have had at least their first shot. One works for Pfizer, so her husband and 20-something kids were vaccinated. The sister in Illinois had a mild case in January, self isolated in the basement, and neither her husband nor 3 kids got it. Another niece had an asymptomatic case while away at college, and didn't find out until months later. She went to a blood drive, and the Red Cross told her she had antibodies. I feel guilty that I haven't given blood since January 2020. Looking forward to normality. == BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 14:14, 7 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@BoringHistoryGuy: My folks had their first shots way back in mid-March; they got the second dose yesterday afternoon, in point of fact. I had my first one at the beginning of last week. Haven't been given the opportunity to sign up for my second yet, but I expect a notice to that effect in a week or so. I'm looking forward to normality, but I'm not sure what it's going to look like, at this point...I don't know that anyone has an idea. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 15:06, 7 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I don't expect the irrational exuberance of the 1920s, but a modest boom followed by a recession. The Spanish Flu hit mostly children and young adults, and viruses weren't identified until after WW2. My grandfather lost a younger sister (for whom my cousin was named), and my grandmother lost a younger brother (for whom my father was named). Philadelphia was the epicenter for the 2nd (and worst) wave of the epidemic. I re-read a journal kept by a local artist. October 1918 was the worst month, with the city's streets empty during the day, save the occasional Model T with a coffin sticking out of the back. The city gave away free coffins, but one had to transport it to the cemetery yourself. == BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 15:39, 7 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@BoringHistoryGuy: I'm no economist, so take this with a grain of salt, but I suspect the boom is going to be quite a bit bigger than modest. I think we've seen so many people cooped up indoors for so long that there's going to be an explosion of spending, at least for the first couple of weeks, when they get back into the world - on things like restaurant visits, shopping trips for luxuries, that sort of thing. Add in the summer travel season and the fact that there are a lot of people who've been building up savings, and I think the odds for a rocket of a boom are going to be pretty decent. That will spend itself out, though, and there'll be some kind of stagnation, if not a full recession, after.

I need to ask some questions about my family's history during the flu pandemic - I don't know that we were affected that badly. Of course, my mother's side of the family had other concerns in 1918... --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 19:29, 7 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I have 2 brothers-in-law who are economists (and curiously, they have the same first name). Of course, with all the money being pumped into the economy there will be some sort of boom. But between vaccine deniers and Evangelical Christians resistant to taking the vaccine, we may never reach herd immunity, nationally. So there may be places with persistent outbreaks, that miss out on much of the boom. Probably better for Blue states than Red. == BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 22:15, 7 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@BoringHistoryGuy: I agree, there's bound to be some kind of a boom...I just think it's going to involve more than just the money being pumped into the economy. As for herd immunity, I remain optimistic (which is not my wont, usually); I keep hearing that the number of people, in surveys, who refuse to take the vaccine keeps going down, so I think we'll reach a point where society can open up reasonably well, for the most part. I think there may be an outbreak here or there, but nothing that can't be handled by the current medical system. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 02:54, 8 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

A sock puppet investigation.

Hello, you legend! I see that you’re an admin— I’m HelenDegenerate, and I really need your help. I found what I suspect to be a handful of sock puppets being operated by the same person. I just opened an investigation for it about 2min ago. Can you help me with this? It’s here: Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Reiksnza Thanks, HelenDegenerate (talk) 01:23, 7 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@HelenDegenerate: Sorry - your message hit just as I was stepping out on an errand, and I completely forgot about it by the time I got home.

I'm an admin, but I don't have the ability to run sock puppet investigations, so I'm afraid I wouldn't be much use in an instance such as this. You reported the case at WP:SPI, and that would have been my recommendation...there are editors there who can make the requisite checks and ban accordingly. On the rare occasions that I've run into a suspected sockpuppet, I've reported them there myself.

Sorry I couldn't be of more assistance. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 14:01, 7 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks!

Thanks for your improvements to my articles! I'll include some of those categories in the future. T. E. Meeks (talk) 12:37, 14 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@T. E. Meeks: Any time - always happy to be of help. :-) --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 01:20, 15 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Yasmine Petty

Hello! I just removed a malicious link fron the page of Yasmine Petty. The link led to the escort service with allegedly fake profile of the model. The link was on the page for months (I checked its rvision history), so maybe it is a good idea to give Yasmine Petty any protection status as she seems vulnerable. I left the request on her Talk Page. --GreenPastures17 (talk) 18:22, 14 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@GreenPastures17: If it's been there for a while and there's no evidence of recent vandalism, I think it doesn't require protection just now. That could always change, of course. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 18:25, 14 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I thought you should know...

Don't let the haters get you down. You've provided more free information than probably anyone ever has in history, and you are responsible for teaching thousands, maybe even millions of people, and you do it all for free. Your dedication makes you deserving of some sort of award, but I can't think of anything that could suffice. You honestly deserve all the praise in the world for your work. Not enough people appreciate you for what you do. Thanks you for reading this(if you do, that is). You aren't just an editor. You're a dedicated worker. You're a teacher. You're an inspiration. Kudos.

I would also like to note: I wasn't sure if you had this information, but I happen to be a developer and could definitely help out around here should you need it. I have around 5 years of experience with FANDOM, you can view my profile^[1] . If you ever need any help with CSS, HTML, or JavaScript, I'm one message away(There are probably a million other people you already know who meet these qualifications, but I'm still available). 1SimonLovelace (talk) 00:46, 16 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ scp-fanon.fandom.com/wiki/User:1SimonLovelace

@1SimonLovelace: You're very kind, but you overstate the case - I am just one of many here. I do my part as well as others do theirs. Still and all, thanks for the kind words. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 02:42, 16 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Vera Franceshi

You edited an article about Vera Franceschi. I have many of her albums. She was my Aunt.

I was a boy when my Father, her brother, received the call from New York that she had passed. My Father, Dr Roger Franceschi, recently passed.

Dario Franceschi

Category:Artists in the Smithsonian American Art Museum collection

Howdy! Question: before I get too deep into populating this, do you think it is OK as a category?--- Possibly (talk) 02:58, 20 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Possibly: Hmmmmm...that's a tuffy. It has worth, as far as a way of organizing the information. That being said, I'm not convinced a category is the best way of organizing the material. For one thing, it'll be a huge category: for another thing, any such category is likely to be huge given the numbers of artists involved. Thirdly, there are artists for whom a ton of these categories could be created and populated, which I don't think is particularly helpful.

Is there another similar category? My own feeling is that this would likely be better served as a list article, or a series of list articles, rather than a category. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 14:32, 20 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you so much for taking the time to advise me on this. I still find categories to be a very opaque business. to answer your question: no, I have not seen any other "in the collection of" categories. I'm probably going to do as you suggest and turn it into a list; however that could also run to several thousand artists!--- Possibly (talk) 03:27, 23 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Possibly: Well, the advantage to lists is that they can be split up once they get too long. There is some precedent for that, though I don't know specifically as to museum collections...though I don't see any reason why not create a list of artists in a museum collection.

And if it makes you feel any better, categories are still opaque to me, too, and I've been fiddling around with them for years, now. Much of what I've picked up has been learned by doing. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 03:35, 23 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Category:2021 murders in the United States

There is a conversation about when it is appropriate to categorize something as a murder. I noticed that you edited Roger Kibbe as a 2021 murders in the United States. This conversation may affect that edit. See https://wiki.riteme.site/wiki/Talk:2021_Atlanta_spa_shootings#Category:murder Yousef Raz (talk) 21:35, 20 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Populating Category:20th-century American people

In this edit, and massive numbers of other such articles, you've added Category:20th-century American people, which appears to be a top-level parent category. Will every person who lived in the 20th century be added to this category? Alansohn (talk) 00:36, 21 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Alansohn: Per the hatnote at Category:20th-century American women: that is a non-diffusing category, and anything found there should ideally be found either in Category:20th-century American people or in one of its subsets. So I would assume as much. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 00:40, 21 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Kim Peyton, cited above, was already in Category:20th-century American women and you added Category:20th-century American people. She should be in both? Alansohn (talk) 00:52, 21 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Alansohn: Briefly: yes, if she's not in a subcat of the latter. See more about it here and here. I admit it's sometimes hard to wrap one's head around it all. (It still gives me conniption fits.) --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 00:55, 21 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I've seen the two "explanations" before, but Category:20th-century American people is exactly the kind of category that should be fully diffused; every person should fall into at least one subcategory. The 20th century is Wikipedia's densest century in terms of biographical articles and we could end up with tens of thousands of articles in this parent. Alansohn (talk) 00:59, 21 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Alansohn: I take your point, and I did try to exclude as many articles as I could. In any event, I've pulled back from further population of the category for now. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 01:02, 21 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed deletions

The articles Berthin Telolahy, Jules Androkae and Christophe Samuel have been proposed for deletion because they have no references. Under Wikipedia policy, these biographies of living persons will be deleted after seven days unless they have at least one reference to a reliable source that directly supports material in the article.

If you created the article, please don't be offended. Instead, consider improving the article. For help on inserting references, see Referencing for beginners, or ask at the help desk. Once you have provided at least one reliable source, you may remove the {{prod blp/dated}} tag. Please do not remove the tag unless the article is sourced. If you cannot provide such a source within seven days, the article may be deleted, but you can request that it be undeleted when you are ready to add one. jp×g 02:27, 21 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed deletion of Gilbert Evenom Ngolo

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Awa Manneh

Hi there! You seem to be a busy guy, so I'll get straight to the point.

What was your reason for removing R&B/soul singer, Awa Manneh, from the Category:Swedish female singers? Manneh was born in Sweden and still resides there and as far as I know she is a woman.

I noticed that she was added to several similar caegories, so thought that the above mentioned category might be obsolete?

/Stefan 2.67.81.232 (talk) 18:16, 21 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@2.67.81.232: It is - she's now categorized in Category:20th-century Swedish women singers and Category:21st-century Swedish women singers, so there's no need for her to be in the parent category as well. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 18:21, 21 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination of Scholfield, Virginia for deletion

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A barnstar for you!

		The Purple Barnstar
		Keep up the great work, Ser Amantio di Nicolao! treekangaroos (talk) 18:04, 25 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Treekangaroosandlions 2: Thank you kindly. :-) --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 05:27, 26 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Ser Amantio di Nicolao: You're welcome! treekangaroos (talk) 15:59, 26 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Prix mondial Cino Del Duca winners has been nominated for deletion

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Category:People from Carriacou and Petite Martinique has been nominated for merging to Category:Carriacou and Petite Martinique people

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Category:Vietnamese honorary titles has been nominated for discussion

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Travel to Ukraine

Hey! I saw Ukraine's flag is missing on your template "countries I've visited". If you feel desire to travel to Ukraine - I will be happy to show you here around. --KokoLubat (talk) 07:20, 28 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@KokoLubat: Thanks very much. I don't think I'll be traveling internationally any time soon, but should that change I'll let you know. :-) --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 06:10, 29 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Locust Grove, Oregon

Hello Ser Amantio di Nicolao, wondering if this image would be suitable to enhance the article. Thank you for your time. Lotje (talk) 14:47, 1 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Lotje:} Why not? I'm always in favor of more images in articles. That said, I've never been to Oregon - I'd look for someone who has more experience with the state/area in question. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 16:56, 1 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Of course, that is the best way to find out, but how to trace someone from that part of the world. (thinking) Lotje (talk) 06:29, 2 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Lotje: I might look around over at Wikipedia:WikiProject Oregon - I know there are some active editors there. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 17:01, 2 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Scott Jenkins runderwear draft

Hi, I was wondering if you’d help me with my draft on scott Jenkins (Rhys Jenkins brother who you edited his wiki page) thank you Abbyfleming1983 (talk) 16:19, 1 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

It should say scott Jenkins runner draft Abbyfleming1983 (talk) 16:19, 1 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Abbyfleming1983: Sorry - sports really isn't an area in which I have much knowledge or interest. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 17:12, 1 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

American memoirists

Hello there. I have no idea how much bother it would be to split up Category:American memoirists by century, but at >1,500 articles, it seems ripe for splitting. If at some point you have time & inclination to look at it, thanks! --Rosiestep (talk) 16:24, 1 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Rosiestep: Shouldn't be much of a bother at all - I'll take a look sometime shortly and see what I can do. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 17:15, 1 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Rosiestep: I've gotten it down to just under 800 entries; the rest will probably take a bit more manual sorting. I'll try and take a look this week at what's left to see if there's any more easy sorting to be done. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 02:47, 3 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Awesome and thanks! Much more useful now. --Rosiestep (talk) 13:35, 3 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Rosiestep: Happy to be of assistance, as always. :-) --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 13:50, 3 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

		The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
		How do you edit so much?! You have so much time on your hands! Anyways, I award you this barnstar! Keep up the great work! treekangaroos (talk) 20:03, 1 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Chiefs

Greetings! Would you like to delete the redirects? Molokai Kamauaua, Kamauaua of Molokai, Queen Kapau and Kapau a Nuakea. You're an admin, so you're in charge. P. S. I didn't notice before that you "visited me".—Miha (talk) 08:35, 2 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Mychele Trempetich: I'm not particularly interested in deleting redirects - is there any particular reason these should be removed? I'm in favor of as many redirects as possible, honestly. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 17:02, 2 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Caillou Pettis creation

Hi. I was wondering if you could create a page for film critic Caillou Pettis. Let me know if you need any help with it or need assistance with finding sources!

Thanks, ElliesPoetry

@ElliesPoetry: I'm not particularly interested in film. That said, I've done a cursory search online and don't find enough sources to warrant an article.

Also, I see you've posted this request at multiple locations: I might have a look at WP:Canvassing before proceeding any further. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 17:05, 2 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

	The Original Barnstar
	Thank you very much for you contributions on Wikipedia! WikiWriter1220 (talk) 18:25, 3 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@WikiWriter1220: You're very kind - thanks very much! --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 13:55, 5 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Please add link to MotherJones article from a few days ago about Dr. Simone Gold to her Wikipedia Page

Please add link to MotherJones article from a few days ago about Dr. Simone Gold I feel it is relevant and should be listed. Not sure where it goes one the page

Thank You

MotherJones MAY 6, 2021 Doc or, Lawyer, Insurrectionist: The Radicalization of Simone Gold

Doctor, Lawyer, Insurrectionist: The Radicalization of Simone Gold

47.147.192.136 (talk) 09:47, 8 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Martha Berkeley

Greetings! I have just reverted your addition of Category:Australian male painters, having previously removed Category:19th-century male artists. Martha Berkeley is definitely a woman and already has Category:19th-century Australian women artists appended.--Oronsay (talk) 05:13, 10 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Oronsay: I believe the technical term is "Aw crap, sorry." I forgot she was in the list - I had meant to remove her last night, but forgot. Sorry about that. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 05:22, 10 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

No problem. I just didn't want to get into an edit war with an editor of your experience. BTW, your reply made me LOL - always a good thing. Keep up your good work.--Oronsay (talk) 05:47, 10 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Oronsay: No edit war necessary - in an instance like this, the fault is entirely mine, and I'm happy someone else was able to spot the problem and fix it before I had a chance to. And happy to provide a laugh whenever necessary. :-)

Happy editing! --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 07:37, 11 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Removing category on S.M. Stirling

Out of curiosity, why was this category removed from the article? The edit notice simply said you were doing it, not why. Regards, Tarl N. (discuss) 02:35, 13 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Ah. Never mind, I figured it out. He's already listed under "Canadian emigrants", which is a sub-category. It wasn't obvious to me from the edit comment. Tarl N. (discuss) 02:38, 13 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Tarl N.: That's the reason, yes. Sorry - you caught me just after I stepped away for a little bit. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 06:25, 13 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Trouble with category

@Ser Amantio di Nicolao: I'm having trouble with Category:Political user templates, User:Praxidicae keeps removing the instructions. I have put instructions on many of the userbox categories, since many userpages are appearing on them from editors. Know User:Blablubbs has just undone me, this is just plain rude. Can you please undo this work, and restore my edit. And also watch this page. Catfurball (talk) 20:47, 13 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Catfurball: If you have concerns with the edits made by other users, you should take them up with them, either on their talkpages or in the talkspace of the userboxes. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 06:15, 14 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Removing categories of American people pertaining to descent

@Ser Amantio di Nicolao: Hello. I noticed that you have been removing a number of categories pertaining to the descent of American people without providing any reasoning. I am mostly interested in the ones of Greek descent that you have removed. I already reverted your edit in John Catsimatidis. I see you also did the same at the following articles: Andrea Dimitry, Aristodimos Kaldis, Stephen Antonakos, Helen Damico, George Papassavas, Yannís G. Kevrekidis, Garafilia Mohalbi, Lucas Samaras, Alexander Pantages, Gregory Anthony Perdicaris, Spyros Skouras, Lucas M. Miller, Angelo Sotira, William Tavoulareas, Michael Tsapatsis, Tommy Lee, Dionisios Vlachos, Aravella Simotas, Van Vlahakis, Jean Xceron, John Celivergos Zachos. Instead of reverting the edits, i thought of asking you first. I assume that you removed them because there is also the Category:Greek emigrants to the United States. If that is indeed the case, it still doesn't justify the removal of the respective category since they were American (they lived in America, had the citizenship, etc.), thus it is relevant. Demetrios1993 (talk) 21:48, 14 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Demetrios1993: Per WP:DIFFUSE: Category:Greek emigrants to the United States is a subcategory of Category:American people of Greek descent, therefore anything in the former is automatically assumed to be in the latter and does not need to be placed in both. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 21:55, 14 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for letting me know. I didn't notice that it was a subcategory of Category:American people of Greek descent. I will rv myself in John Catsimatidis as well. Demetrios1993 (talk) 23:15, 14 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Demetrios1993: Quite alright - categories aren't the easiest things to wrap one's head around here, I find. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 00:21, 15 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I personally disagree with this logic. For example, if I were to move to the US and live there for, say, three years, I would be a "Lebanese emigrant to the United States", but I wouldn't automatically become an "American" (thus, be under American people of Lebanese descent). There are American people of Lebanese descent who have never lived in the US (so, only descent category), there are Lebanese emigrants to the US who don't have US citizenship (only emigrant category), and there are emigrants who have citizenship (both categories). Nehme₁₄₉₉ 13:21, 21 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Nehme1499: I've seen some arguing over the semantics on this, off and on: my own thought is, if you move to the US but don't take out citizenship, you're likely to be classed under Category:Lebanese expatriates rather than Category:Lebanese emigrants. Regardless: per the category tree, Category:Lebanese emigrants to the United States is a subcategory of Category:American people of Lebanese descent, hence the removal. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 13:50, 21 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Ok got it. So, if someone moved to a country and becamea citizen of that country, he is an "emigrant" . If he didn't gain citizenship, he is an "expatriate". What if he was already a citizen of countries X and Y, was born in X and moved to Y: is he an X emigrant to Y? Also, is there no case at all where an article might be both part of a child and parent category at the same time? Nehme₁₄₉₉ 16:20, 21 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Nehme1499: To the first question: I'm not sure if that's the legally-binding way to describe it, but in my experience that seems to be generally how the categorization scheme works here (I'm sure there are some exceptions for people who are long-term residents who never take out citizenship, but that tends to get more complicated).

To the second: in a case like that I would generally, personally, avoid using the word "emigrant" to describe someone in such a situation. (A person who, say, is born to American parents in Italy, and returns with them to the United States at the age of ten, is, to me, "American" more than they are "Italian".)

To the third: see WP:DIFFUSE. There are circumstances when an article can be in both a child or a parent category, but they are generally fairly rare. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 16:40, 21 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. For a couple of practical examples: Lary Mehanna was born in Lebanon to a Lebanese father and a French mother. He has moved back and forth between Lebanon and France; therefore, he should just have the Lebanese people of French descent, and French people of Lebanese descent categories, correct? It wouldn't make sense for him to be an "emigrant" to France, as he is already a French citizen. Theo Bücker, on the other hand, if a German-born German, who has lived in Lebanon for over a decade, also marrying a Lebanese woman (but not obtaining citizenship). He would be your aforementioned "exception", who should have the German emigrants to Lebanon category despite not having obtained citizenship? Nehme₁₄₉₉ 16:49, 21 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Nehme1499: Lary Mehanna I would not describe as an emigrant to France, correct - if he has claimed French citizenship since birth, then he's not really an "emigrant".

Theo Bücker is tricky; I'm not sure I would use the word "emigrant" to describe him, because he has never taken out citizenship. On the other hand, I can see the argument for using the word to describe him, yes. Where has the bulk of his career been spent? To me, the example I was thinking of was someone like Gian-Carlo Menotti - born in Italy, and died in Scotland, but spent the bulk of his career in the United States. He never took out American citizenship, but almost all of his music was written in the United States, and he was very definitely an American composer.

As I say...tricky. And very imperfect. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 16:54, 21 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I would be happy to use citizenship (or, in a sense, de facto citizenship, such as someone commonly being defined as being "American" despite legally not being so) as the discriminator between the emigrant and expatriate categories. It would be a good idea to note these nuances somewhere, maybe at the top of each expatriate/emigrant category. We already have templates such as {{Fooian expatriate sportspeople in Bar cat}}, so it might be a good idea to overhaul the whole expatriate/emigrant categories to also just use templates ({{Fooian expatriate people in Bar cat}}), and place some sort of note within the template itself, so that it displays in all categories (without having to do so manually). Nehme₁₄₉₉ 17:02, 21 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Nehme1499: I agree: the "emigrant" and "expatriate" categories need some standardization. I'll add it to my list of tasks to get to when I have the patience. Which may be some little while, admittedly... --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 22:15, 21 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Kichkalnya

Hello, I found out about you in Russian YouTube on a video about your thread from reddit. You are a very wonderful person! I hope you make history! I wanted to ask if you could add/correct the article about my village Kichkalnya? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kichkalnya Troncap (talk) 13:47, 16 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Troncap: Thank you very much for the kind words, but I'm afraid I wouldn't know where to begin to correct the article - I can recommend a couple of editors with more expertise in the area, though. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 16:11, 16 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I wrote an article with the help of a google translator, I do not know English well, I will be glad if you help. Troncap (talk) 23:08, 16 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Troncap: I would check with Wikipedia:WikiProject Russia: they can provide you more assistance than I can. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 01:08, 17 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

My name is Mary Noël Morse Canfield. I am the daughter of Carlton E. and Patricia A. Morse. They started out being my Foster Parents via the Foster Parents Plan for War Children. On Christmas Day of 1950, the three of us met for the first time in Rome. After many difficulties, Mama brought me to New York City in April 1951. I was four years old. I truly believe they were the best parents ever.

I have written an autobiography, much of which concerns my relationship with my wonderful Mama and Daddy

The Wikipedia article about Daddy states that he was survived only by his second wife Millie, who is a wonderful lady and still alive in Idaho.

When I read this, I was very saddened. I too am his survivor, as are my husband Roger and three children: Blaine, Carlton Morse and Alicia Britany Noël Canfield.

How can this information be added to Daddy's site? I've tried doing so, but I can't even figure out how to create an account with Wikipedia. Please help me.

Noël Canfield

nell45can@gmail.com

Question about removal from Canadians of Welsh descent

Hi. I noticed that you removed Terry Matthews from Category:Canadian people of Welsh descent. I'm curious - why? He is a Canadian person of Welsh descent. I'm just puzzled. - Dyork (talk) 01:04, 22 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Dyork: He is categorized under Category:Welsh emigrants to Canada, which is a subcategory of Category:Canadian people of Welsh descent. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 01:08, 22 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Ser Amantio di Nicolao: Ah, I did not see the subcategory. Thank you for the explanation. - Dyork (talk) 01:14, 23 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Seeking for help editing an article

Hello Ser Amantio di Nicolao I am a student who is new to Wikipedia. One of my courses consists in editing and updating the Kirindy Forest Wikipedia page, I saw that you edited the Kirindy Mitea National Park page and was wondering if you would be able to provide me with some feedback and help me improve it.

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated :) --Marie Salichon (talk) 01:53, 22 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Marie Salichon: I don't mind looking at the article, but it's a subject about which I know nothing - I think it would be best to find someone who has much better knowledge on the subject. Perhaps someone involved in your course? --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 05:25, 23 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

A goat for you!

I watched Nas Daily's video on you and I appreciate what you are doing! I also edited a few Wikipedia articles, mainly on places in Asia and such, especially is that I am Asian, and am a student. Many of the articles you made/edited has helped me (Do not know which ones, you edited more than 3 million). I hope you continue doing what you have to do, and that Wikipedia becomes more accurate.

Teikie (talk) 22:47, 22 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Teikie: You're very kind - thanks very much. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 05:23, 23 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Walloon writers has been nominated for merging

Category:Walloon writers has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Rathfelder (talk) 10:13, 23 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hello. Can you please help me with a link I need to add to an article? ElenaEt (talk) 18:03, 24 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Need to talk

Hello There, Ser Amantio di Nicolao Please revert to this message as I need to know something from you, as it is important but I dont know if you are available right now or not!! please ping me so that I get the notification, Ill be right back here once you ping me, Thanks!!Suryabeej (talk) 06:03, 26 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

AWB typos

You realise that you had AWB set with a typo when you edited eg Category:20h-century American women artists earlier today? Le Deluge (talk) 16:56, 27 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Le Deluge: I did not realize, no - despite checking, apparently I managed to overlook that. Thanks for letting me know; I'll fix it ASAP. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 16:57, 27 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Rulers

Molokai Kamauaua
Kamauaua of Molokai
Queen Kapau
Kapau a Nuakea

I believe those redirects serve no purpose.—Miha (talk) 17:47, 27 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Mychele Trempetich: Why are you telling me? I didn't have anything to do with their creation, and have never edited them. That's beside the fact that I don't agree - I always support redirects wherever possible. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 18:31, 27 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Didn‘t you ask? Miha (talk) 10:52, 28 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

June 2021 at Women in Red

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Speedy deletion nomination of Knollwood, Virginia

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Removing "Category:20th-century African-American people" from Louis E. Burnham?

I wondered why you removed the Category:20th-century African-American people from Louis E. Burnham. I speculate that it's because that category is too general for someone who is in other African-American categories already. Perhaps Category:20th-century African-American people is meant for other African-Americans who aren't in more specific African-American categories... I just don't know, but I'm curious about it. I probably have an excessively proprietary attitude towards this article.

Incidentally, in the USA, African-American tends to mean Black people in the USA. But this is a parochial definition, as the words refer to Black people in the New World; just as people in the USA nearly always, and parochially, mean "USA," when they say "America." It's not necessarily what people in, say, Colombia mean by America. (I can't cite a reference for "America" in Colombia. I did hear this many decades ago...) For more on this point of view, see a review of Isabel Wilkerson's Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents in the London Review of Books, or listen to the podcast, which you can find both at the bottom of the review page, and also, with introductory text, here. The podcast is a discussion with the review's author. Larry Koenigsberg (talk) 15:10, 29 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Larrykoen: You're correct: Category:20th-century African-American activists is a subcategory of Category:20th-century African-American people; there's no need for the two categories to be in simultaneous use unless one of them is non-diffusing, which isn't the case here. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 17:25, 29 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Cynthia Cranz

How do you know if Cynthia Cranz never started acting in 1995? I have sources to show you.

https://voiceactorsplacesmediaandmore.fandom.com/wiki/Cynthia_Cranz

https://dubbing.fandom.com/wiki/Cynthia_Cranz

https://voice-over-and-voice-acting.fandom.com/wiki/Cynthia_Cranz

Hello, Ser Amantio di Nicolao, I see you've made several edits to the page on author Joel Redon. I have a paperback copy of the novel Angel by British novelist Elizabeth Taylor that Joel has signed. Just reaching out to see if you were a friend of Joel's and would want this book. Best wishes, ~~ Ellen Skagerberg Santa Rosa, California — Preceding unsigned comment added by EllenSka (talk • contribs) 23:14, 6 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Gianni Schicchi

Just popped over to say I love Schicchi too. I was checking the editing history of an article and as soon as I read your name, the voice of whoever plays the notary in the Munich radio orchestra recording jumped into my head. I had to come and check out your page. Anyway, fist bump, Gianni Schicchi is just about the wittiest opera ever. Is this the right place to leave a message like this? I hope so. Best wishes! Chronicle47 (talk) 16:35, 8 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Chronicle47: Sure - you can leave messages like that in talkspace. Personally, I often think of Dale Travis in the Met Live in HD production a few years ago - a gem of a production in every way.

Welcome aboard, and happy editing! --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 16:55, 8 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Why revert the political ideology ratings?

User Dogdad3 (talk · contribs) added political ideology ratings to a bunch of politician's pages, referencing the American Conservative Union but occasionally other organizations as well. These seem to me fairly anodyne additions. I've seen such interest group ratings many times in Wikipedia pages, also ratings from the Lugar Center and 538.

But all of Dogdad3's additions have been reverted. Here is an example diff.

I'm not understanding the reason for these reverts, except that some of the original edits were mistakenly marked as minor. I have added a couple of similar edits over the years myself. Since you did some of the reverts, and I recognize and respect your work, I figured to come here to ask you. -- M.boli (talk) 18:10, 10 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@M.boli: Honestly, I was following the lead of KidAd, who had reverted a number of them on the grounds that they were spammy. Seemed like a reasonable choice by an editor who knows what they're about, so I went along with it. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 18:19, 10 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the ping. While I am not opposed to ideology ratings as a concept, I believe they should be used to serve a purpose. For example, the NRA releases ratings for politicians that can be helpful to understand where a politician stands on gun-related issues. The same can be said for NARAL on abortion-related issues and NORML for marijuana-related issues. The ideology scores being added were from the "The American Conservative Union's Center for Legislative Accountability," which only seems to measure conservatism among right-leaning politicians. It may be helpful for a reader to know if a politician is pro- or anti-marijuana, but it does not seem helpful to know that a Republican politician is 91% conservative according to the American Conservative Union. I tend to avoid labelling edits as "spam" or "vandalism" unless absolutely necessary or obvious. In this case, it is clear from Dogdad3's edit history that, after adding their ideology scores, they followed them with edits correcting pronouns. (here, here, here). This leads me to believe that they maybe copy-and-pasting the same paragraph across many pages. KidAd • SPEAK 18:38, 10 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

KidAd: Righto! Yes, those edits by @Dogdad3: do appear to be repetitively stamped out. Thanks for clarifying. It seems I should feel free to add such a rating to a politician's web page, but it should serve some purpose. -- M.boli (talk) 19:43, 10 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

KidAd:Your reasoning does not make sense as to why publishing transparent political ratings would not be beneficial. The political rating scale measures every politician on a scale from 0-100 and is quite literally the most transparent and easily accessible way to truly see the voting records of US politicians. "Ideology ratings need to serve a purpose", I would like you to explain how giving transparency to readers on how a politician voted beyond classifying them as Republican or Democrat does not serve a purpose. You also can not claim that they "looked spammy" when it would make much more sense for that type of information to be readily available on every politician as opposed to just a couple. All that removing these ratings is doing is withholding valuable and intricate information from readers who go to the Wikipedia page of a certain politician.

•Please note that Dogdad3 is a duck sock of PoliticalScientist3. Dr. Swag Lord (talk) 20:06, 11 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

James Robinson edit

Why did you remove the category African Americans in the Revolutionary War from his page? Ejshalis7 (talk) 18:57, 14 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Ejshalis7: He's in the subcategory Category:Black Patriots - he does not need to be in the parent category as well. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 18:59, 14 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you Im still new to this Ejshalis7 (talk) 19:02, 14 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Ejshalis7: Quite alright - I've been here for a while and categorization still gives me headaches. You might want to take a look at Wikipedia:Categorization - it could be helpful. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 19:03, 14 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination of TB Crossroads, Virginia for deletion

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Hog Farm _Talk 03:43, 15 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

A kitten for you!

Thanks a lot, you have really contributed to the world's knowledge base.

Rishabhbhat (talk) 11:51, 16 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Rishabhbhat: You're very kind - thanks very much. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 16:26, 16 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The bastards keep deleting Virginian unincorporated communities though eh? ; † Encyclopædius 10:07, 18 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Encyclopædius: It doesn't really bother me, to be honest - I know that the sources I was using back then were depreciated at best, useless at worst. Nothing I'd be using these days, certainly. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 17:08, 18 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Well, as long as they're not places which canbe expanded into meaty stubs, most British hamlets can be expanded! † Encyclopædius 17:56, 18 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Encyclopædius: Most of them are barely even wide places in the road, really. They exist more in someone's mind than in actuality. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 18:07, 18 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

thank you

For giving your valuable time on Wikipedia. Live long. ~সাজিদ (আলাপ) 16:56, 17 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@ShazidSharif: Thanks very much - you're very kind. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 19:34, 17 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Why the vague categories?

Please diffuse into most-specific categories. Thanks. Elizium23 (talk) 03:49, 18 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Elizium23: I will be doing another run to catch things like that shortly. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 03:51, 18 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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June

thinking of you on St. John's Day, decorated with St. John wort and a rainbow, with some impressions of places, flowers and music for you - also thinking of Gianni Schicchi for TFA on premiere day in December ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:33, 24 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Gerda Arendt: Hans Sachs' nameday, of course. :-) Talking of whom...assuming everything goes according to plan, the Met is reviving their glorious production of Meistersinger in late October and early November and I think I'd like to go. One of my favorite operas, and one of the most beautiful productions they've ever done.

You'll have me dancing around the office singing "Johannistag! Johannistag!" in a minute. :-) (Just call me David for today.) --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 15:53, 24 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

enjoy the dance, David! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:22, 24 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Gerda Arendt: Until I jump onto Beckmesser's back and start cudgeling him. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 17:53, 24 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

American Businesspeople Category

Hello Ser Amantio di Nicolao. I've noticed recently you're adding the American businesspeople to pages that seem somewhat inapplicable. One example of this is the article George R. McKay. The text of the article indicates he was a politician and a farmer. It doesn't really imply he was involved with any business, as far as I can tell. I just wanted to check the rationale behind adding this category to this and other pages recently. RoundSquare (talk) 17:04, 24 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@RoundSquare: It appears that Category:American farmers and its children are subcategories of Category:American businesspeople in the food industry...which is not something I'm sure I agree with. (I tend to give fairly wide latitude when categorizing "businesspeople" due to the variety of professions that can cover.) Looks like something I'll need to sort out later this evening. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 17:56, 24 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Ravel as a 19th century conductor

Good afternoon! Not sure your recent categorisation of Ravel as a 19th century conductor is ideal. True, he conducted a performance of an early piece when a student in 1897, but to the extent that he was a conductor at all (not a very good one according to his friends and colleagues) it was in the 20th century. I don't press the point, as I don't suppose many readers ever look at the categories under an article, but it's as well to be as precise as possible. Best wishes, Tim riley talk 13:07, 25 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Tim riley: For what it's worth, my edit refined a category that was there rather than adding it (I didn't question it, as I have no idea what some of those modernists got up to in their free time :-). Not sure how it got there in the first place, but I have no qualms about removing it. As for precision, I agree with you completely. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 14:12, 25 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Good! Thanks for that. Tim riley talk 14:21, 25 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Tim riley: Surely - happy to be of assistance. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 15:43, 25 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

20th-century male singers

Hello. You added "20th-century male singers" category to people, that don't sing at all. Please correct. Thank you. Grimes2 (talk) 17:13, 26 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Grimes2:, Oh, goddammit. I don't know where my brain was this morning. Sorry about that. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 17:38, 26 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

you now seem to have removed that category from a lot of people who are apparently singers. Hans Lissmann for example is listed as "(tenor)" which suggests he sings, and Jack Lathrop is described as a vocalist. Elemimele (talk) 17:42, 26 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Elemimele: My policy, when screwing up on a large level like that, is to wipe the slate clean and start again from scratch. So I undid everything I did in that round of edits, and will begin again when I have the chance to sit down and do it properly. Later tonight, most likely. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 00:17, 27 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

no worries, good luck! Elemimele (talk) 05:36, 27 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Adminship Anniversary!

Have a very happy adminship anniversary on your special day!

Best wishes, CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 21:32, 26 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@CAPTAIN RAJU: Thanks very much - you're very kind. :-) --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 00:19, 27 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Request revision delete

Hi. I edited an article on wikipedia but i forgot to log in. Can you please delete my edit revision urgently please. Im new in wikipedia but I searched and it shows that administartors can manage it by something called RevDel. The page name is Hindu Shahis. Can you delete the last revision without login that shows the ip adress. Thanks Modcheck2002 (talk) 02:25, 27 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

For what reason? So far as I know merely displaying an IP address isn't sufficient grounds for a revision delete. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 02:26, 27 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I didnt knew that it would show the ip adress if i was not logged. I just want the ip adress to be removed because its personal data and i don't want to be showed there. I dont want the revision to be removed but the ip adress that shows there Modcheck2002 (talk) 02:34, 27 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Modcheck2002: OK, I've reviewed WP:Revdel, and that appears to be a valid use of the tool, so I've done as you request. Please check and make sure I've got the right one. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 02:48, 27 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hi. Thanks you very much its the right revision. But the next revision that was reverted by the other user shows my ip. Nothing can be done about it? Its really annoying that it shows the personal location because i didnt knew about this Modcheck2002 (talk) 03:01, 27 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Modcheck2002: If I could hide just the IP, that's one thing. There's more to the edit summary, though. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 03:06, 27 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

So the ip cant be hidden from there.. the undid revision section. I checked the other user history page and it also shows there. If the ip can be hidden from both sides i would be very thankful Modcheck2002 (talk) 04:25, 27 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Modcheck2002: I'm not aware of a way to partially hide edit summaries. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 03:40, 27 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I checked and it says that the tool can hide edit summaries. If you can hide it from both article page and the user profile page it would be great but in the other case can you request it to another admin. Im sorry to bother but i just dont want my ip to be shown there Modcheck2002 (talk) 05:00, 27 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Modcheck2002: It can hide complete edit summaries. I don't know about partial edit summaries. I would recommend asking another administrator. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 04:02, 27 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Alaa_al-Siddiq

Hello, how are you? Although there are reliable sources for this article and you had reviewed it. and edited by many editors, this person User:Styyx is trying to deliberately sabotage the article and put a template on it Can you protect the article at the administrator level? Thank you --Aydinaydin2020 (talk) 12:46, 28 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Explained this already in my edit summary but now I'll do it in detail. The sources about the person are only about her death, which doesn't make her notable per WP:BLP1E. Other sources only mention her and don't talk about her in detail. I might start an AfD soon. Parallel discussions on simplewiki and trwiki exist. Also, stop removing maintenance tags put by other editors, thank you. ~Styyx^{Talk? ^-^} 13:41, 28 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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