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Please don't take this as a hostile or sarcastic post, you didn't do anything wrong. Just pointing out that since you've added [1] Trump's full remarks, I think I'm dumber after reading that. Hopefully other readers don't experience the same as me. starship.paint ~ KO 02:28, 26 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Thank you for letting me know! — the Man in Question (in question) 21:45, 7 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for taking care of it! —Anomalocaris (talk) 03:31, 8 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Re: underlining not being distinctive enough and adding bolding. I assume BDD has Help:Preferences#Advanced options set to underline all Wikilinks, or to use the Skin or Browser default (which is defaulted to underlining on their Skin or Browser). Just an FYI. Cheers! -- JHunterJ (talk) 15:44, 9 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Hey, MIQ:

I just wanted to bring to your attention this RFD as well as this one. It's generally considered bad practice to close discussions before anyone had the chance to participate, and for the second one there are more important issues at play. Per WP:NACINV, you should generally always avoid closing discussions of which you were a participant. Even for the noncontroversial stuff, it's considered proper to just let an uninvolved editor have at it.

Either way, thank you for your contributions and participations in the RFD process. It hasn't gone unnoticed! –MJL ‐Talk‐☖ 13:35, 10 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Well, I can unclose either if you want to add to the discussion. That's been done recently on the RfD page. I did so following similar examples such as #Ghost people and #Biobag. I closed the first because after three and a half days, no one else had commented on a pretty straightforward DAB; I am not familiar with the original editor's experience with Wikipedia, but they would seem to have not realized disambiguating was an action they could take themselves without going to RfD (and the editor thanked me for closing the discussion). I closed the second one because the original poster completely changed their mind, and because shaheed, like saint, is an obvious redirect. I am sorry I have caused offense by closing those two, and again I'm happy to reopen them if you want to discuss them more; but I stand by having closed them. I would never intentionally close one that seemed at all controversial, or to suit my own personal RfD philosophy. — the Man in Question (in question) 18:18, 10 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]
No dude you're fine, but like generally that stuff had qualified for Wikipedia:Speedy keep because both of those the closer in question was the nominator. It worked out in this case, so it's whatever I guess. I am not offended whatsoever, and I don't think they should be reopened. I'm only mentioning it because of the times when it could get you in some real hot water. As for the first one, ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.
You've been here longer than me, I think. I'm not trying to question your judgement; just providing feedback, I guess. –MJL ‐Talk‐☖ 21:54, 10 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]
The two examples I cited were a retarget and a keep; the two you cited were a disambiguate and a keep. Seem pretty similar to me. And "longer", schmonger! "Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example..." You are clearly working to set a good example. — the Man in Question (in question) 22:22, 10 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Please could you slow down with your RfD nominations. I've already spent an hour already today on RfD just dealing with your nominations on today's page and I haven't even looked at all of them yet. Not only is this placing an unreasonable burden on other editors it strongly suggests that you are not doing (adequate) WP:BEFORE with your nominations. Thryduulf (talk) 11:06, 19 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

That I've had cause to close your nomination of Äpfel as speedy keep as a fundamentally incorrect nomination is further evidence that you are not taking enough care. Thryduulf (talk) 11:26, 19 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]
I have already been trying to go slow with the nominations (given how many I have to nominate). But duly noted; I was planning to post more today, but I'll save them for tomorrow. It is a WikiOgrish tendency. I am sorry for causing you unwanted trouble. I have always taken "Redirects for discussion" to mean what it means—for discussion. True, the redirects I list I intend to default to delete, but I am always looking for a discussion more than I am looking for deletion. As for Äpfel, that was obviously a mistake on my part. I'm sorry about that. I would have appreciated being allowed a chance to comment on (and withdraw) that nomination before it was closed. But it's all right. — the Man in Question (in question) 19:07, 19 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]
It's not the delete/discuss that's the issue, it's the volume of research you are asking other editors to do - you should also be doing a full review of each of the redirects you nominate before you nominate them (and ideally summarise your findings with the nomination), the speed and volume you're nominating them at suggests you aren't. Yes there will be some redirects that have obvious answers others spot you didn't - we don't expect perfection - but these should be a minority. Thryduulf (talk) 20:07, 19 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi MiQ,

Way back in the mists of time (2009), when Wikisource was new and exciting, you started work on s:Huon of Burdeux. Subsequent to that work however, times and policy changed, and the work you did now falls afoul of the policy on "annotated" texts (basically all editorial changes to a text are forbidden, unless an entirely unmodified original exists). As a consequence, the text has been proposed for deletion, as both an annotated work and as an incomplete extract.

However, as I mentioned in that discussion, I think the work you did there was great, and I would love to see it saved. Is this text something you would be interested in working on? The existing text needs to have an unmodified original text available, and the whole work needs to be completed (unmodified first, annotated optionally afterwards). So not a small project, but, if you're interested, a worthwhile one. It can also be tackled bit by bit: the Wikisource community is generally reluctant to delete works if there is any appreciable progress on them at all.

PS. I'd been thinking about contacting you for a while, but didn't want to be too pushy about this. But then your recent edits to Charles Dickens happened by my watchlist just as I was discussing a Dickens related issue over on Wikisource, so I chose to consider it serendipity and give you a poke afterall. Blame kismet! ;) Happy hollidays in any case. --Xover (talk) 09:21, 22 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Agreed, the hyphen is non-standard. I didn't think a verbal explanation was warranted on this niggly point, although I am sure some Greek scholars (which I am not) would consider it vital ;-) ...On further research, I think my Greek teacher may have been wrong about the pronunciation; the WP article on Ancient Greek pronunciation says: "The geminate [prolonged] versions of the aspirated stops /pʰː tʰː kʰː/ are written with the digraphs ⟨πφ τθ κχ⟩.... I am not sure exactly how IPA /pʰː/ is pronounced (as in English emphatic 'pop'? or 'foo'?), so I bow out! Stet. --D Anthony Patriarche (talk) 23:58, 25 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Hello, in Wikipedia talk:Service awards/Archive 2#Renovation proposal, what does the title "Looshpah" look like to you? Can you tell me a little more about how this name came about and what do you see as "impressive" ("... Looshpah ... are made-up words that are intended to sound impressive") in it? I have translated this page into another language, but this title, made by transcription into this language, looks weak/loose (compared to other titles nearby that have strong parts with t,r,d in them) and has connotations with scold words. Because of this, it looks less desirable to participants and less frequently used templates with the same names. I would like to make this name stronger and cooler in translation, but since this is not a real word and has no meanings, it is difficult for me to understand what "impressive" meaning/image is in it. Sunpriat 20:01, 19 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Did I come up with it? It's so long ago, I don't remember. It's clearly supposed to sound humorous, like an over-grandiose title that goes too far and comes out silly (the way an over-grandiose person might try so hard to seem elegant that he or she seems silly). It sounds a bit like "poobah" or "pasha" or "moonshee"; and it looks like there might be a little bit of "Oompa-Loompa" thrown in for good measure. Hope that helps. — the Man in Question (in question) 20:44, 19 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I'll add that in English, all of the names (Tutnum, Grognard, etc.) sound silly, as is intended. The primary names like "Master Editor", "Veteran Editor" are supposed to be the serious versions, "Looshpah", "Tutnum" humorous alternatives for those who don't want to take themselves so seriously. And thanks for working hard for another Wikipedia! — the Man in Question (in question) 01:57, 20 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you, now there is material to think about.
Oh, even intentionally "silly"? Then, does Grognard sound better like /ɡrɔːnjɑːr/ (n softer and more feminine) or as /ɡrɔːɡnɑːr/, /ɡrɔːɡnɑːrd/ (n-d more hard and masculine)? I also thought at first that Tutnum is closer to /tuːtnuːm/ because of Tutankhamun / ˌtuːtənkɑːˈmuːn / as an association with reaching the level of a big and main ruler, but maybe it should sound more mocking? Sunpriat 21:32, 20 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I don't think the names are meant to sound mocking, but they are meant to bring a smile to the face. They are not mean-spirited, but light-hearted, meant to suggest, "I don't take myself too seriously." As for how you would translate/transliterate them, that is up to you, since you get to shape how you want them to be perceived in the language you are translating them into. But the pronunciations English-as-a-first-language-speakers are likely to use for them are as follows: Signator US: /ˈsɪɡˌneɪtər/ UK: /sɪɡˈneɪtə(r)/, Burba /ˈbɜːrbə/, Novato /nəˈvɑːtoʊ/, Grognard US: /ˈɡrɒɡnərd/ UK: /ˈɡrɒɡˌnɑː(r)d/, Tutnum /ˈtʌtnəm/, Labutnam /ləˈbʌtnəm/, Looshpah US: /ˈluːʃˌpɑː/ UK: /ˈlʊʃpə, -pɑː/, Togneme /ˈtɒɡˌniːm/. Hope that helps. — the Man in Question (in question) 00:12, 21 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Hello! I just started Shakespeare coat of arms, and managed to stumble on your Shakespeare knot (2008). I even found your source online, [2], but this edition doesn't seem to mention the Shakespeare knot. Do you know any available WP:RS that does? This version of the coa seems have it, and I'm wondering if anyone commented on that. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 10:45, 5 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I note that this source [3] doesn't mention "Shakespeare knot". Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 10:58, 5 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

It was in the 1884 edition (see the image in the article). I no longer remember any of the details (more than a decade since), but I did just now find reference to it in Google Books' snippet view of the 1884 edition [4]: "On the signet ring preserved in the birthplace at Stratford-on-Avon is engraved a true lover's knot entwining the letters W. S., and this is said to have belonged to Shakespeare (Fig. 11)." If you search "Shakespeare knot" in quotes, the phrase seems to appear on p. 12, but because of snippet view I don't have any more context.
I also found this in Shakespearean Relics (1883), p. 6 [5]: "There is in the Museum at Stratford the massive gold signet ring, with the letters W S entwined with a tasseled true lover's knot, which was found some thirty or more years ago, and which Mr. Halliwell-Phillips thinks there is little doubt belonged to the poet, and was probably lost but shortly before his death—that is, during the interim between the drafting of his will and the execution of it, for in the last clause the word 'hand' is substituted for the word 'seal' previously written."
Hope that helps. — the Man in Question (in question) 21:51, 5 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for replying! I just started Shakespeare's signet ring, none of the sources used "Shakespeare knot". Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 22:01, 5 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Here we go: [6]. No "Shakespeare knot". Your article inspired my article, though. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 22:10, 5 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I also found in Shakespeare and Sexuality (2001), p. 23 [7]: "The true-lover's knot is the iconographic image of the elaborately encoiled and overlapping thread, with no beginning or end. […] Examples may be seen as well in portraits of the time – such as that of Sir Henry Lee (1568) in the National Portrait Gallery." This image can be seen here, with the knot in question on Lee's right shoulder. It is similar to the "Shakespeare knot".
And in Shakespeare: For All Time (2003), p. 268 [8]: "In March 1818 Haydon wrote breathlessly to Keats 'I shall certainly go mad! In a field at Stratford upon Avon, in a field that belonged to Shakespeare; they have found a gold ring and seal, with the initial thus – W. S. and a true lover's knot between. If this is not Shakespeare who is it? – a true lover's knot!! – … As sure as you breathe, & that he was the first of beings the Seal belonged to him – O Lord! –'." And there is a photograph of the ring itself in this source. — the Man in Question (in question) 22:19, 5 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Category:Altaic multilingual support templates has been nominated for discussion

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Precious anniversary

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Regarding move request for Merry-Go-Round (disambiguation)

I'm posting this note here instead of via a direct ping since I probably flooded your notifications with a bunch of edit reverts. I'm letting you know that I have removed your request to move Merry-Go-Round (disambiguation) to Merry-go-round from WP:RMTR rather than moving it to full discussion; my reasoning for this is that I would believe that if it moved to full discussion, you would prefer to use a different rationale than the rationale you had posted on WP:RMTR. Steel1943 (talk) 00:29, 21 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Proposed deletion of Jeff Lindsay (disambiguation)

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Category:Novels set in fictional villages has been nominated for deletion

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Common name of U. erectus

Hello, in 2007 you've created the Umbilicus erectus article, in which you've placed "Reniform Venus' navel" as the English common name for it. I've tried searching for sources to back it up, but I'm unable to find any non-circular references on it, and it appears to be a translation of its Italian vernacular name "Ombelico di Venere reniforme". Neither reference or taxon identifier in the article shows it having any English vernacular name. Would you happen to remember what source you have used for creating this article? Randi🦋TalkContribs 15:21, 6 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Precious anniversary

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Category:21st-century illustrators of fairy tales has been nominated for merging

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CfD nomination at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2023 December 18 § X in fiction II

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Category:Novels set in populated places has been nominated for merging

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Wikipedia.

This redirect that you nominated for deletion in 2009 and 2019 was deleted per Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2024 April 9#Redirects with trailing.. Interestingly at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2023 November 6#Recently created redirects with a full stop at the end the author created them with the reason "The redirect "Wikipedia." exists too, so I created this." which I does indeed show WP:PANDORA is a thing. Crouch, Swale (talk) 21:37, 17 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]