User talk:~delta/Archives/2023/August
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Welcome
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Welcome to project QAI, Prodraxis! -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:57, 31 July 2023 (UTC)
- Thank you! I am looking forward to contribute to the project! — Prodraxis {talk • contribs} (she/her) 00:36, 1 August 2023 (UTC)
The Signpost: 1 August 2023
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- Opinion: Are global bans the last step?
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Request for Review/Critique/Suggestions of Improvements
@Prodraxis: Hi! Thanks for your welcome entry on my Talk page last month. Here is an article I've been working on offline and I just published: Joseph Bavaria. Would love to read your comments, suggestions, and overall criticism. Let me know.Particleshow22 (talk) 02:31, 7 August 2023 (UTC)
- Hello @Particleshow22! Nice work on the article overall. It's great to see new users writing content (even I myself, who have been editing for ~5 months now, mostly focus on maintenance work lol.) I have one thing to say though: try to find more citations and references for the "Early life" section as well as the first paragraph under the "Career" sections. On Wikipedia, for biographies of living people we try to have every sentence be verified by independent secondary sources. I have added a {{more citations needed}} template to the article fyi. Good luck finding sources and happy editing! Cheers, — Prodraxis {talk • contribs} (she/her) 02:42, 7 August 2023 (UTC)
- @Prodraxis:Thank you for your prompt review. It took me a while to write the article and assemble the sources. I am sure I will get better fast. I will add sources as I find them--I've just found and added this interview (primary source) which verifies a great art of his early life section. I am motivated to remove that ugly more citations tag lol. Thanks.Particleshow22 (talk) 02:51, 7 August 2023 (UTC)
DYK for T Express
On 10 August 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article T Express, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that T Express is the tallest, tenth-fastest and third-longest wooden roller coaster in the world? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/T Express. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, T Express), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. 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) 00:02, 10 August 2023 (UTC)
A kitten for you!
Thanks for signing my guestbook!
Notrealname1234 (talk) 21:41, 11 August 2023 (UTC)
- You're welcome! — Prodraxis {talk • contribs} (she/her) 00:02, 12 August 2023 (UTC)
Good catch
Hey Prodraxis, for catching and acting upon that racist screed, I'd like to present you with this barnstar:
The Defender of the Wiki Barnstar | ||
For services in riding the community of a racist diatribe and in so doing protecting the integrity of the project, you are hearby awarded this token of appreciation and esteem. SnowRise let's rap 04:23, 12 August 2023 (UTC) |
- Thank you! — Prodraxis {talk • contribs} (she/her) 10:35, 12 August 2023 (UTC)
Declined speedy deletion: Timeline of World War I (1917–1918)
I have declined your speedy deletion of Timeline of World War I (1917–1918) as the article is not a copyright violation. The web site you listed is an unattributed copy of Wikipedia's article on WW I. The timeline article provides an attribution in the edit summary on its creation. -- Whpq (talk) 03:16, 15 August 2023 (UTC)
- Ok, understood. — Prodraxis {talk • contribs} (she/her) 03:27, 15 August 2023 (UTC)
The Signpost: 15 August 2023
- News and notes: Dude, Where's My Donations? Wikimedia Foundation announces another million in grants for non-Wikimedia-related projects
- Tips and tricks: How to find images for your articles, check their copyright, upload them, and restore them
- Cobwebs: Getting serious about writing
- Serendipity: Why I stopped taking photographs almost altogether
- Featured content: Barbenheimer confirmed
- Traffic report: 'Cause today it just goes with the fashion
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article T Express you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Toobigtokale -- Toobigtokale (talk) 11:22, 16 August 2023 (UTC)
My guestbook
Hi Prodraxis, I think, you know more about it. Should this entry be removed from my guestbook? Have a nice weekend. --WikiUser1234945-- (talk) 16:51, 19 August 2023 (UTC)
- @--WikiUser1234945--: Well, to me it looks like some vandal copying my signature to troll me, so I think it's best to remove it for now. — Prodraxis {talk • contribs} (she/her) 17:53, 19 August 2023 (UTC)
DYK for Imsil Cheese Theme Park
On 26 August 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Imsil Cheese Theme Park, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Imsil Cheese Theme Park (event pictured) cost over ₩39 billion to build? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Imsil Cheese Theme Park. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Imsil Cheese Theme Park), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. 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.
theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/her) 12:02, 26 August 2023 (UTC)
August thanks
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Thank you for improving articles in August! - Today, my focus is on Renata Scotto, after days of updating. -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:08, 20 August 2023 (UTC)
- You're welcome! Always happy to improve the encyclopedia. It's funny when I was a newer user I used to be focused mostly on maintenance and antivandalism but nowadays I've been doing more content work. Nice work on that article by the way - honestly, I always appreciate your great content work. — Prodraxis {talk • contribs} (she/her) 17:02, 20 August 2023 (UTC)
- Thank you so much! - Today is Debussy's birthday. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:25, 22 August 2023 (UTC)
- Interesting, I didn't know that - somehow I had Orchestra class at school on Debussy's birthday.... interesting coincidence :) — Prodraxis {talk • contribs} (she/her) 16:47, 22 August 2023 (UTC)
- Nice coincidence! - It's even on the Main page, "On this day". But I like my little tribute of his cello sonata better, actually last year's. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:12, 22 August 2023 (UTC)
- Today is Gwendolyn Killebrew's birthday, - pictured: a spider and sweet food --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:49, 26 August 2023 (UTC)
- This too shall pass. - Ten years ago on 28 August, I heard a symphony, with a heavy heart because of the pending decision in WP:ARBINFOBOX, and not worried about my future here but Andy's. - It passed, and I could write the DYK about calling to dance, not battle, and Andy could write the DYK mentioning about peace and reconciliation, - look. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:36, 28 August 2023 (UTC)
- Interesting, I didn't know that - somehow I had Orchestra class at school on Debussy's birthday.... interesting coincidence :) — Prodraxis {talk • contribs} (she/her) 16:47, 22 August 2023 (UTC)
- Thank you so much! - Today is Debussy's birthday. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:25, 22 August 2023 (UTC)
New page reviewer granted
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I have sent you a note about a page you started
Hello, Prodraxis. Thank you for your work on Draken (roller coaster). User:Tails Wx, while examining this page as a part of our page curation process, had the following comments:
Good work!
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Tails Wx 22:33, 29 August 2023 (UTC)
- @Tails Wx: Thanks for the kind words and for the DYK review! To be honest, when creating this article I was kinda shocked that it was BLARed due to a "lack of notability" before even if this had tons of SIGCOV and signs of notability in Korean sources so I decided to just write the article myself again from a redirect. #prodraxis connect 23:12, 29 August 2023 (UTC)
- Wow, really? Interesting, and good work on the article! I can tell you put effort into making this. :) Tails Wx 22:33, 30 August 2023 (UTC)
The Signpost: 31 August 2023
- From the editor: Beta version of signpost.news now online
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- In the media: Taking it sleazy
- Recent research: The five barriers that impede "stitching" collaboration between Commons and Wikipedia
- Draftspace: Bad Jokes and Other Draftspace Novelties
- Humour: The Dehumourification Plan
- Traffic report: Raise your drinking glass, here's to yesterday