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Hey Joseph Ca98! As mentioned above by AntiDionysius, article talk pages are not suppose to be used like a standard forum-style page. They should be used to help improve articles. With that, I saw you mentioned adding information on category 6 hurricanes. Some information regarding a proposed category 6 ratings is actually already in the article: Saffir–Simpson scale#Proposed extensions. A perfect way to use an article talk page would be if you have additional information and sources regarding a proposed 6th category for hurricanes. If you do, that is what you should either add to the article or mention on the talk page.
With that being said, while article talk pages should not be used like a forum, user talk pages can. If you want to message me about Wikipedia or a general weather-topic, feel free to message me on my talk page anytime! If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask me! Cheers and welcome to Wikipedia! The Weather Event Writer (Talk Page)00:17, 20 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I agree, Atlantic and Pacific storms are interesting, but I guess I'm wondering if you're more interested in newer storms, older ones, or a combination? ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 17:38, 23 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Ooh, glad you mentioned Katrina! There is actually a big project between a few users, including myself, trying to get the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season article to a featured topic, which means every storm from that season is a good article. Katrina is a huge topic and a lot of work is needed. Was there any aspect of Katrina that you were interested in? There's political effects, the number of displaced people, the rebuilding of New Orleans. ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 20:47, 23 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Now, I wanna give you a heads up that these articles are gonna take a ton of work. I worked on Effects of Hurricane Katrina in the Southeastern United States fairly recently, and the entire Louisiana section needs reworking. I was going to get to that at some point, but if you wanted to try, you might be able to figure out what needs to be done. For example, making sure the information is cited, makes sense, and is thorough. There doesn't need to be a ton of information about Louisiana, since there's the subarticle for New Orleans, but it should be covered in some detail. Let me know if you need help or direction, but a lot is going to need to be rewritten entirely. ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 20:59, 23 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Citing is extremely easy. You start with <ref> and then put the url in, and then end with </ref>. There's a lot more you could do, but if you're in a hurry and just want to include the URL, that's OK too. As for not having time, that's also ok, there's no deadline. But if anyone has an interest in writing, they should at least know the basics like citing, for whenever they do have the time. ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 20:15, 24 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Try it here. For example, [1] - this is the most basic way to cite something. Below is how it'll show up. But if you look below, you'll see that the second one is a more completed reference, like right here - [2] You can look in the edit window to see how I did that.
Just a quick question cause I'm very tiny-brained, and wasting my sweet, precious time working on a Leslie article (pls don't kill me I'm trying to do Katrina too), and I don't know how to get started (no I can't get to the page where I start making the article) so can you please tell me it might help for any other articles too butt i don't know srry Joseph Ca98 (talk) 17:44, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I'm very tiny-brained, and wasting my sweet, precious time
I gotta address this first. I don't think anyone should speak down about themselves that way. The fact that you typed that means you have enough brain capacity to type with multiple words. That is better than the average person online. Secondly, you shouldn't be editing Wikipedia with the mindset of wasting time. If you're doing something as an experiment, then you can make sandboxes, like if you wanted to try writing something up. As for Leslie, you have to start with the question, what are you trying to add that isn't currently on Wikipedia? That should be the goal for any editor. If you want to make articles to get Wiki credit or some kind of status, then you're editing for the wrong reasons. We're all editing the same encyclopedia, trying to contributed to the sum of human knowledge. So there are two very different questions you're asking. Are you asking how to make a new article? If so, check out Wikipedia:Articles for creation. But if you're asking how to edit, I think you already know how to edit. So would you mind being a bit clear about what you are asking for here? ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 18:22, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
You gotta find good ways of dealing with all of that. Wikipedia is supposed to be a chill place where we learn and collaborate. If you're furious, I suggest taking a walk, listening to some chill music, that kinda stuff. It doesn't make for a good editing atmosphere when you're writing in all caps on talk pages, or saying you're furious. ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 14:52, 28 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I agree with Hurricanehink here. If you need to calm down, then step away from the thing that hurts you. I almost quit Wikipedia, but with the help of others, I became better and calmer. 🍋🍋(talk!)20:24, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
You have been told by many users that this draft is not needed. I advise you to take this warning seriously, but do whatever you want, even though it might get you banned. 🍋🍋(talk!)20:19, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I know how you feel on people telling you “no”. I felt the same way when making the Kirk article. It wasn’t until a sockpuppet of Andrew5 (Crete44) published it. It‘ll be ok. The seas will calm down. 🍋🍋(talk!)20:32, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
just put there username. First put a “@“ and it will show a pop-up menu. Then type the username and it will ping that person (Example: @Example) would ping the user “Example”. 🍋🍋(talk!)17:28, 2 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
its actually kind of nice (not because i learned something new (and i dont have pride i am bi i am pride kinda (sorry if that was rude) its because its a little fun for me (also thank you)| (to me/me talking to myself about the afore parentasies wait why is this so long of me) why was that so rude of me tho Joseph Ca98 (talk) 18:16, 2 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah, I’m a Christian, but as Christians, we cannot make fun of someone’s religion. We just think it’s a sin and try to warn them. So saying you are “proud” is kind of against my religion. It’s ok though. 🍋🍋(talk!)18:41, 2 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
OK you two, you should probably stop the religious talk. I don't think your discussion is productive anymore at this point. Remember, we are here to edit an encyclopedia. ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 19:57, 2 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Not on Patty. @Quxyz already made a draft. I’m making a draft on the tropical disturbance near Panama, which will hit land, no matter where it goes. 🍋🍋(talk!)20:05, 2 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Still very premature to work on future Rafael's article. I still think you could work on something more important until the storm actually develops. ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 20:16, 2 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
A bare URL error. References show this error when one of the URL-containing parameters cannot be paired with an associated title. Please edit the article to add the appropriate title parameter to the reference. (Fix | Ask for help)
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Joseph Ca98, you continue to use Chat GPT content to source article content. As others have pointed out to you above, it is not a reliable source and cannot be used on Wikipedia. Please stop doing so immediately.-- Ponyobons mots18:59, 2 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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I think the main reason you are getting "attacked" is because you are making small mistakes that we are trying to help you fix. I don't think anyone means to "bully" you, but we are trying to help you and improve some of your editing ability. Do you know what I mean? I think some things editors say may come off as mean or disrespectful, but I think they are just trying to show you that what you may have done is wrong, like making an article for a non-notable storm or using ChatGPT.
Regarding this edit, there is no need to have a link at the top of the article with the other storms named Debby. It's already listed at the bottom. Also, there isn't a need to have that disclaimer up top if there is a year in the title. ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 00:44, 14 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for your contributions to Possible PTC 20 (2024). Unfortunately, I do not think it is ready for publishing at this time because it has no sources and you've indicated that it's a "work in progress".
I have converted your article to a draft which you can improve, undisturbed for a while.
