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Please use present, not past tense

Hi Paul, I appreciate your many updates on 2023 in the United Kingdom (thanks!). However, can you please use the present, rather than past tense, consistent with all entries?

e.g.

  • The energy regulator Ofgem has asked energy companies...

... should instead be:

  • The energy regulator Ofgem asks energy companies

Thanks, Wjfox2005 (talk) 11:33, 3 February 2023 (UTC)

@Wjfox2005: Thanks for the note. I'm sure it's no problem to word it like that, and UK articles don't tend to be written in past tense anyway. I wonder though if you could clarify this a bit further. Is the sentence you mention actually properly past tense? "The energy regulator Ofgem has asked energy companies..." describes in the present something that has already happened. But past tense would surely be to say "The energy regulator Ofgem asked energy companies..." I know some year articles (such as 2023 in Ireland) do use that kind of wording, but we never have. This is Paul (talk) 18:59, 5 February 2023 (UTC)
@Wjfox2005: I did a bit of research into this, and it turns out the style you're asking me to avoid is actually called the present perfect tense, where one describes past actions that are related to or continue into the present. I haven't encountered any previous issues with its use, and in some cases using the present perfect tense makes far more sense than using the present tense. I always appreciate feedback on my contributions to Wikipedia, but do please make sure you're giving me the right feedback. This is Paul (talk) 10:20, 6 February 2023 (UTC)

ReFill

Could I ask you please to stop using your method of adding bare references and then expanding them by using ReFill? It has a habit of producing some fairly poor results that then require fixing. I would recommend using the RefToolbar instead; this appears by default in the editing window and lets you access convenient forms for directly inserting structured citations:
  • Location in menu
    Location in menu
  • Example of form
    Example of form

Thanks. XAM2175 (T) 11:47, 17 February 2023 (UTC)

@XAM2175: Thanks for the heads up. Unfortunately RefToolbar doesn't appear for me in the edit window (I'm not sure why) but I see WP:REFLINKS seems to be working fairly well these days so I'll switch back to that. That sometimes also produces poor references, but is easier to edit and correct because the references appear as separate windows. Hope that's ok. This is Paul (talk) 14:29, 17 February 2023 (UTC)

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Illegal Migration Bill

Hey Paul Thanks for the help on the Illegal Migration Bill. I'm using only a smartphone so editing is practically impossible (as evidenced by this message taking three attempts!) 

doktorb wordsdeeds 17:43, 7 March 2023 (UTC)
No worries, from time to time I've done some editing on a tablet and that can be a pain as well. This is Paul (talk) 17:52, 7 March 2023 (UTC)

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Concern regarding Draft:Heart Cornwall

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I don't remember creating this article, but I've changed it to a redirect anyway as that would seem like the sensible thing to do. This is Paul (talk) 13:35, 21 March 2023 (UTC)

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