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Kwame Boateng

Not a problem! Giant Snowman 13:43, 7 May 2018 (UTC)

A cookie for you!

Thanks for your very nice copyediting at SpellForce 3. I might have to ask you for your copyediting services on future articles as well.

Regards So Why 13:57, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

Thank you very much

The RfC discussion to eliminate portals was closed May 12, with the statement "There exists a strong consensus against deleting or even deprecating portals at this time." This was made possible because you and others came to the rescue. Thank you for speaking up.

By the way, the current issue of the Signpost features an article with interviews about the RfC and the Portals WikiProject.

I'd also like to let you know that the Portals WikiProject is working hard to make sure your support of portals was not in vain. Toward that end, we have been working diligently to innovate portals, while building, updating, upgrading, and maintaining them. The project has grown to 80 members so far, and has become a beehive of activity.

Our two main goals at this time are to automate portals (in terms of refreshing, rotating, and selecting content), and to develop a one-page model in order to make obsolete and eliminate most of the 150,000 subpages from the portal namespace by migrating their functions to the portal base pages, using technologies such as selective transclusion. Please feel free to join in on any of the many threads of development at the WikiProject's talk page, or just stop by to see how we are doing. If you have any questions about portals or portal development, that is the best place to ask them.

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Again, we can't thank you enough for your support of portals, and we hope to make you proud of your decision. Sincerely, — The Transhumanist 00:06, 27 May 2018 (UTC)

P.S.: if you reply to this message, please {{ping}} me. Thank you. -TT

Portal RfC

You posted a nice thank-you message on my talk page for my support of the Portal system, but I was actually partially supporting depreciation :). I supported depreciation because I wasn't convinced portals could be maintained, but on seeing the amazing response from editors (you in particular), I would've changed my vote.

P.S. It might be time to archive some of your talk page... Tera TIX 03:08, 27 May 2018 (UTC)

Deprecation isn't deletion, and therefore you were also partially opposed to the proposal. And saving portals in any form, preserves them for possible reviving or leapfrogging later. Hence, my heartfelt thanks. And with technology advancing so rapidly, I don't believe they would have stayed deprecated for long. See accelerating change. If you like our responses at the RfC, you should check out the development threads at WT:WPPORT. — The Transhumanist 04:16, 27 May 2018 (UTC)

Fiona Nash

As far as I can tell, her website appears to be offline, which is perhaps why the editor concerned is removing such content? -- Longhair\^talk 23:40, 31 May 2018 (UTC)

Good point. Tera TIX 23:43, 31 May 2018 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
	For keeping Ricardo clean — Safety Cap (talk) 04:45, 21 June 2018 (UTC)

Thank you! Just trying to help out

Tera TIX 05:36, 21 June 2018 (UTC)

Sources

Find sources by yourself next time. ~ Abelmoschus Esculentus (talk to me) 01:49, 27 June 2018 (UTC)

@Abelmoschus Esculentus: If you rollback an edit that removes unsourced material, surely the onus is on you to find a source. That said, I promise to be more proactive when finding sources in future situations like this. Still learning :) Tera TIX 02:06, 27 June 2018 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Original Barnstar
	thanks Editman5 (talk) 06:54, 28 June 2018 (UTC)

@Editman5: No problem! Tera TIX 06:56, 28 June 2018 (UTC)

Respect other editors!!

I am so absolutely sick and tired of working for hours to carefully edit a Wikipedia entry appropriately, only to have some uninformed schmuck spend one second ignorantly destroying everything I've done. I realize that I am in the distinct minority of being a conservative in the overwhelmingly liberal Wikipedia world, but might there be some liberals who actually care for honesty and integrity? Your deleting my corrections to the Vince Foster alleged suicide article, without bothering to spend a moment finding out if you have a leg to stand on - that was the straw that sent me off the edge. Too often those who share your narrow worldview have done the same to my edits, and I simply can't stand it anymore. Can you find six studies supporting the claim that Foster's death was a suicide? If so, name them!! But you can't, so why would you delete my correction? Do you believe you know more about the Foster case when you are 10,000 miles away, than I do right here? How many articles have you read on the subject? How many books? I've been watching this case for 25 years. Have you? Why did you delete my correction regarding David Brock's background? The previous claim was simply false, and if you don't believe me, go read what David Brock himself wrote. If anyone gives a damn about the truth, how about reading Ambrose Evans-Pritchard's work re Foster's death? Or are you simply ready to admit that the truth takes a backseat to your political beliefs? If you bother to read the evidence of homicide, let me know where Evans-Pritchard went wrong. As someone who has had an avid interest in true crime for decades, I think I know what evidence looks like. Do you? And more importantly, do you care at all?? Lastly, I have made approx. 300 Wikipedia edits in my time. I challenge you to show me ONE where what I wrote was not fair and balanced. One! Go ahead. I'm waiting. ~~ Vcuttolo (talk) 09:12, 2 July 2018 (UTC)

@Vcuttolo: I don't mind what's in the article, as long as it's reliably sourced. You provided no sources for your contributions, so... Tera TIX 05:24, 3 July 2018 (UTC)

@Vcuttolo: I've now had a chance to look into the matter more deeply. First of all, I would like to emphasise that I am not a 'liberal' and have no 'ax to grind' regarding the subject; in fact, the first I'd heard of it was when I edited the article. I know it can be frustrating to have your edits reverted, but they are still present in the page history so you can easily re-insert them. A couple of things:

The New York Times and the Washington Post are respected sources which refer to the incident as a suicide and theories to the contrary as conspiracy theories. When you changed 'conspiracy' to 'alternate' and 'death' to 'suicide', that made me think at the time that you were trying to push a POV inappropriately and was the main reason I reverted your edits.
After subsequent research, I think you are correct on the number of investigations – 5.
I'm not sure about the chunk of text about David Brock's political leanings.
I would recommend proposing these changes on the talk page since you have been reverted by other editors as well.

I apologise if you felt you had been unfairly treated at any stage. I am optimistic that the result of this discussion will be a better, well-cited article. Tera TIX 04:24, 4 July 2018 (UTC)

Link removal

The link what I have subbmited has been removed because “it seems inappropriate.” Is it any way that website link can be approved JBSZBO (talk) 03:28, 6 July 2018 (UTC)

@JBSZBO: As Thewolfchild explained, that list is only for notable agencies (i.e. agencies that have received significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the topic). Otherwise, the list would become more like an advertising directory. For further information, see our guidelines on external links and our notability guidelines. Tera TIX 07:09, 6 July 2018 (UTC)

The edit I made to List of Finnish monarchs and Heads of State

The additions I made were just English translations of their epithets. I don't think a source is necessary for that. --2001:14BB:420:95A6:C40C:55A6:BCDD:B92A (talk) 13:06, 16 July 2018 (UTC)

I'll take your word for it since I don't read Finnish, but please try to be a bit clearer in you summaries next time. Thanks for discussing! Tera TIX 13:09, 16 July 2018 (UTC)

ZERO 2 INFINITY

We close the page then. Tell you robot to allow us to close the page.

@81.56.0.40: 1) I don't control Cluebot NG. 2) As I said, companies don't control whether or not Wikipedia has a page on them. 3) If you have a problem with the content, open a discussion on Talk:Zero 2 Infinity instead of blanking the page. Tera TIX 13:22, 17 July 2018 (UTC)

Please get in touch with our CEO, please provide your phone or other contact details so we make a meeting. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.56.0.40 (talk) 13:26, 17 July 2018 (UTC)

@81.56.0.40: Why do you want to make these edits in the first place? You said on Danski454's talk page that they're "part of a corporate event", but why do you need to change the links on a public page for a corporate event? Could you copy the article to a company computer (with attribution) and edit it there instead? Tera TIX 23:41, 17 July 2018 (UTC)

Yo

Don't you dare mimic me by repeating something I said, as you did at My Life as a Teenage Robot. That's why I got tight with you and told you to back off. 68.197.237.168 (talk) 11:10, 2 August 2018 (UTC)

And I already have tried to open up a discussion. Look at my contributions as well as the other two editors' contributions who have been edit warring with me on the article. Common sense. 68.197.237.168 (talk) 11:12, 2 August 2018 (UTC)

It's been three damn days since one of the two other editors who were edit warring with me on the Teenage Robot article and the Teenage Robot episode list article have opened up a discussion on the talk page. You honestly think I have the guts to wait? And don't say because they are busy with life. They weren't so "busy" when they were reverting my edits. What's going on now then? Hmmm? Hmmm? Hmmmmmmmm? 68.197.237.168 (talk) 11:18, 2 August 2018 (UTC)

@68.197.237.168: 1. Not mimicking you, just quoting you.

2. I took a look at your contributions – you made personal attacks at User talk:WikiPediaAid which you were blocked for. At User talk:Amaury you wrote "Who are you to revert my recent edits to that guy about the Nickelodeon show My Life as a Teenage Robot?" – to me, this statement seems to imply improper ownership of the article. These comments are not helpful for starting a positive and productive discussion.

3. Wikipedia is a volunteer project – you don't get to set deadlines for other users. Tera TIX 11:44, 2 August 2018 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Jack Petruccelle

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

According to the dates mentioned inside the article, because WP:TOOSOON, living person, nothing special about the references more like tabloid journalism, seems to me more like a self-promotion therefore possible also for WP:COI

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Please consider improving the page to address the issues raised. Removing {{proposed deletion/dated}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. 194.177.198.8 (talk) 17:34, 6 August 2018 (UTC)

Autopatrolled granted

Hi Teratix, I just wanted to let you know that I have added the "autopatrolled" permission to your account, as you have created numerous, valid articles. This feature will have no effect on your editing, and is simply intended to reduce the workload on new page patrollers. For more information on the autopatrolled right, see Wikipedia:Autopatrolled. Feel free to leave me a message if you have any questions. Happy editing! Schwede 66 08:40, 14 August 2018 (UTC)

@Schwede66: Thank you! Tera TIX 09:00, 14 August 2018 (UTC)

No, thank you to you for creating decent articles. Keep up your good work. Schwede 66 09:06, 14 August 2018 (UTC)

Speedy deletion declined: Grapes of Rad

Hello Teratix. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of Grapes of Rad, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: according to https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/12/tj-miller-headlines-this-_n_1961080.html, notable people like Ben Roy work on this podcast, so it might be significant enough for inclusion. Consider WP:ATD or WP:AFD. Thank you. So Why 14:35, 17 August 2018 (UTC)

Hello @SoWhy: I looked at that source as well, but I'm not sure it's actually talking about the subject. It doesn't mention any of the same hosts, and the format is a monthly comedy show in Denver rather than a weekly podcast in Seattle. I think it might be a complete coincidence the two subjects share the same name! (However, I did find this source for the podcast, which looks like the best of a bad lot). Tera TIX 01:17, 18 August 2018 (UTC)

As far as I can tell, the article talks about the same subject, albeit possibly in a different format. As WP:A7 is only for weeding out the most obvious stuff, I thought this required more deliberation. Since Ben Roy works on that "Grapes of Rad", this might be a possible search term to redirect to his article and mention it there per WP:ATD. Regards So Why 14:50, 18 August 2018 (UTC)

@SoWhy: Yeah, it was a bit of a terrible nomination on my part. I'll improve with experience. Tera TIX 12:33, 20 August 2018 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for telling me. i'll keep a look out from now on. and by the way.... how did u get to be so sucsessful? and in such a short time. it's been 3 years since i made my first account on wikipedia B.N. Dehigaspage (talk) 16:05, 15 September 2018 (UTC)

Hello @B.N. Dehigaspage: I would say that as long as you are doing something engaging and interesting to you, then you are succeeding. Tera TIX 10:27, 16 September 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Nathan Murphy (Australian footballer)

On 22 September 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Nathan Murphy (Australian footballer), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that after Australian rules footballer Nathan Murphy was drafted by Collingwood, cricketer Shane Warne rang club president Eddie McGuire to commend the selection? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Nathan Murphy (Australian footballer). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Nathan Murphy (Australian footballer)), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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, 22 September 2018 (UTC)

Thank you for your intervention

Thank you for intervening in the act of ownership done on Anju Patna. It's always a pleasure to have other members in assisting the need for a proper talk-page discussion. Denver| Thank you (talk) 13:26, 28 September 2018 (UTC)

No problem! Tera TIX 13:31, 28 September 2018 (UTC)

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Scooby-Doo! and the Curse of the 13th Ghost

Hi, just a heads up that SOMETHING U REMEBER just added the exact same COPYVIO stuff again. I don't have a lot of experience with requesting revisions be deleted for copyright infringement, but you may want to re-open the RD1. Cheers, Katniss May the odds be ever in your favor ♥ 16:13, 23 November 2018 (UTC)

Hello @KatnissEverdeen: the new text is far less blatantly infringing than the redacted text, so I'm hesitant to request revision deletion in this case. I think the new text should be fine but I will reword it to be sure. For future reference, you can request revision deletion under RD1 using Template:Copyvio-revdel. You can either leave an explanation for the deleting admin on the talk page, or specify the infringing source URLs and revisions to be deleted using the template parameters. – Teratix ₵ 23:17, 23 November 2018 (UTC)

Thank you (re:Threatin)

Hi Teratix, thank you for your message! I was traveling, so I only just got it.

("Hello, I'm Teratix. I noticed that you added or changed content in an article, Threatin, but you didn't provide a reliable source. It's been removed and archived in the page history for now, but if you'd like to include a citation and re-add it, please do so. If you need guidance on referencing, please see the referencing for beginners tutorial, or if you think I made a mistake, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. – Teratix ₵ 06:57, 25 November 2018 (UTC)")

I appreciate you sending me a message! The problem is that there are no sources out there to cite. I put the information together myself, by ways of googling, following links, and comparing information available through nic/whois. It's all easily verifiable through the same means. I was reasonably proud of the extensive list that I think covered most or all of Threatin's fake websites, still the most interesting part about the whole thing to me, but apparently there's no mechanism for adding first-hand accounts to wikipedia, and of course this is nothing to publish scientific reports about. So I guess I just gave up. But I still wanted to thank you for taking the time to message me. --Makiralenitas (talk) 21:00, 10 December 2018 (UTC)

@Makiralenitas: Wow, that's a lot of effort you put in to researching this! Nice job! Unfortunately, Wikipedia has a policy prohibiting original research in articles, so it won't be included in the article unless others write about it. You might like to try an alternative outlet for this material. – Teratix ₵ 23:45, 10 December 2018 (UTC)

Yeah, I posted a list on reddit at one point, I just have to check if it was the most recent version. That's where it'll live. --Makiralenitas (talk) 04:21, 11 December 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Jackson Nelson

On 20 December 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Jackson Nelson, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that in 2017, Australian rules footballer Jackson Nelson (pictured) finished a game against Hawthorn despite breaking his wrist in the second quarter? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Jackson Nelson. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Jackson Nelson), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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.

Alex Shih (talk) 12:01, 20 December 2018 (UTC)

AfD of Mimas

Hi, I've noticed that back in July 2018 you added a proposal for deleting the article Mimas (band) to the Wikipedia:WikiProject Deletion sorting/Music page. Unfortunately that's not the correct way of nominating an article for deletion, which is why your proposal has sat unnoticed at the bottom of the page for six months. Did you want to formally nominate it for deletion? If so, I'll help you out and get it in the right place. Richard3120 (talk) 23:07, 2 January 2019 (UTC)

Hello User:Richard3120 and thanks for bringing this to my attention. I think what happened here was that I PRODded the article, listed the PROD under the MUSIC delsort, came back to the article a few days later and removed the PROD (I wasn't sure whether Big Scary Monsters Recording Company counted as "one of the more important indie labels", which would meet WP:BAND criterion 5), but didn't remove the notice from the delsort page. I'm still not sure whether the band is notable; maybe you could give your opinion? – Teratix ₵ 22:53, 11 January 2019 (UTC)

On a quick look, my initial reaction would be "extremely dubious"... unless they've charted in their home country or there are sources in Danish, the only sources so far seem to be reviews of their Lifejackets album in Rock Sound and The Line of Best Fit. As they provide little biographical detail, that might not be enough to save the band's article. Richard3120 (talk) 23:11, 11 January 2019 (UTC)

The uncertainty over Danish sourcing is why I generally stay away from AFDing articles about subjects where most sources would be non-English. – Teratix ₵ 23:28, 11 January 2019 (UTC)

I know what you mean - I understand German, so I could make a reasonable guess at interpreting Dutch and Scandinavian languages and determining sources. But AfDs that involve searches in an Asian language or script are best avoided for me... Richard3120 (talk) 23:50, 11 January 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Will Schofield

On 18 January 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Will Schofield, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Australian rules footballer Will Schofield overcame a compound dislocation of his finger to play out the final quarter of a match? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Will Schofield. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Will Schofield), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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.

Amakuru^{The muffin is not subtle} 00:02, 18 January 2019 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Nina Morrison

Hello! Your submission of Nina Morrison at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Sounder Bruce 03:50, 16 February 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Nina Morrison

On 26 February 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Nina Morrison, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Nina Morrison was nominated for the 2019 AFL Women's Rising Star award on debut – but suffered a season-ending knee injury in training the next week? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Nina Morrison. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Nina Morrison), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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.

— Maile (talk) 00:02, 26 February 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Tom Barrass

On 27 February 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Tom Barrass, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Australian rules footballer Tom Barrass (pictured) injured his back while using a dustpan and missed six matches? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Tom Barrass. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Tom Barrass), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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.

— Maile (talk) 12:01, 27 February 2019 (UTC)

A brownie for you!

Apologies for the double warning on User talk:110.23.229.129. I was just about to remove my warning when I saw you had beaten me to it.

Thanks for your work on this! KNHaw ^(talk) 06:17, 27 February 2019 (UTC)

@KNHaw: No! It was my fault; when I revert with Twinkle it automatically opens the talk page so I can issue a warning, even if it hasn't actually done the revert yet. It's a pain. Sometimes I issue warnings only to find others have got there first... I probably need a trout instead of a brownie, or a least a trout-flavoured brownie.

Anyway, I'll take this in the spirit it was offered. Good luck with your future editing!

– Teratix ₵ 06:58, 27 February 2019 (UTC)

That happens with me on Twinkle as well. I'm just glad we're all on the same page!

Also, can we just take a moment and consider that, despite the combative, uncivil, divisive mess that the internet is today, we have two people who volunteer to make Wikipedia each trying to be polite to one another almost to the point of it becoming a Goofy Gophers routine? Wikipedia is a great place!

--KNHaw ^(talk) 18:01, 27 February 2019 (UTC)