Lithopsian

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Per the discussion at the talk page at User talk:SpaceImplorerExplorerImplorer, my edit does not violate the spirit of any Wikipedia policy, including the WP:No original research one. InTheAstronomy32 (talk) 15:05, 20 May 2024 (UTC)

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Actually i use Zotero to make citations. InTheAstronomy32 (talk) 18:53, 3 June 2024 (UTC)

Then you need to find something better because it sucks for Wikipedia. Lithopsian (talk) 19:57, 3 June 2024 (UTC)

I am still using Zotero but fixing the citation errors 21 Andromedae (talk) 20:31, 28 July 2024 (UTC)

"Staracle" external links to star naming company

Hello L, wanted to call your attention to something...

I am dismayed to see that someone has added a star naming company "Staracle" to the external links for a great many astronomical objects (see the Messier 2 page for example). Isn't this an undue use of Wikipedia to promote commercialism, a rather scammy one at that?

I'm writing to you because I think you're a more experienced editor than me, so might know better how to deal with the issue. Or if not, at least let me know your opinion. Best and clear skies! Assambrew (talk) 23:16, 21 July 2024 (UTC)

Somewhat a false alarm. Using LINKSEARCH, I found only about a dozen external links to Staracle. I will go ahead and remove them. Thanks for listening... Assambrew (talk) 03:18, 22 July 2024 (UTC)

Shyam Singh

Thanks for helping untangle Shyam Singh (politician) vs Shyam Singh Rana. Are they both current MLAs, or does the infobox of the former also need corrected? Oravrattas (talk) 17:48, 10 December 2024 (UTC)

I'm not an expert and have no special knowledge, but the quick research I did suggested that the "original" (born 1948) was no longer in office and the "new" has just been elected. The assembly website shows them as two different people with two different names. However, see https://www.news18.com/elections/assembly/haryana/shyam-singh-rana-s07aed2008a010e2024c004/ which gives an age of 76 for Shyam Singh Rana, and https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/former-inld-mla-shyam-singh-rana-joins-bjp/articleshow/111526027.cms which describes the 2014 MLA as moving to the BJP in 2024. So, the same person after all? Lithopsian (talk) 14:31, 11 December 2024 (UTC)

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