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Painter Luigi Arzuffi

Hi, dearest Ser Amantio di Nicolao, how are you? Me so and so, cause spinal hernia, but I go on!!!

Please, do you have 4 minutes to visit this new page I opened? Thank you very much for your great work, see you soon. Rei Momo (talk) 06:35, 2 July 2024 (UTC)

Nomination of Andy Mougal for deletion

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Amy Tyron

Hi, I saw you removed Amy Tyron from Olympic Medalists in Equestrian-- she did receive a Bronze medal in the team competition in Athens in 2004 so I'm not sure why that category was removed. Nayyn (talk) 09:41, 10 July 2024 (UTC)

@Nayyn:: She is now in Category:Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in equestrian. She does not need to be in the parent as well. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 08:37, 12 July 2024 (UTC)

July music

story · music · places

Today's story is about a photographer who took iconic pictures, especially View from Williamsburg, Brooklyn, on Manhattan, 9/11, yesterday's was a great mezzo, and on Thursday we watched a sublime ballerina. If that's not enough my talk offers chamber music from two amazing concerts. -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:50, 20 July 2024 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Main Page history/2024 July 30b will have a baritone, a violinist, a composer and a Bach cantata, - almost too much, and the composer's article, Wolfgang Rihm, should be better, help wanted. - Plenty of music on my parents anniversary day ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:01, 30 July 2024 (UTC)

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Speedy deletion nomination of Category:Costa Rican naturalists

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Aimée de Jongh

Hi Ser Amantio di Nicolao,

Yesterday I tried to update Aimée de Jongh's Wikipedia page with her latest comprehensive career and bio information. And also with a more recent, professional press photo. Unfortunately, due to a conflict of interest, the update was rejected.

If I send the text to you, would you be willing to review it and update your version of the page? The information I gathered came from a reliable source, the artist's own website https://www.aimeedejongh.com.

Thank you. BBruyn (talk) 12:50, 2 August 2024 (UTC)

August music

story · music · places

Today I have two "musicians" on the Main page, one is also the topic of my story, watch and listen, - I like today's especially because you see him at work, hear him talk about his work and the result of his work - rare! -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:19, 7 August 2024 (UTC)

... and a third, like 22 July but with interview and the music to be played today --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:41, 8 August 2024 (UTC)

On 13 August, Bach's cantata was 300 years old, and the image one. The cantata is an extrordinary piece, using the chorale's text and famous melody more than others in the cycle. It's nice to have not only a recent death, but also this "birthday" on the Main page. And a rainbow in my places. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:00, 13 August 2024 (UTC)

Help? My story today is about a woman, nominated for RD but needing support as I write this. A composer died whose article is long and mostly unreferenced. And some articles open for review, always. - How are you? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:03, 27 August 2024 (UTC)

Tamanend as native American leader?

Hi -- what’s the rationale for believing Tamanend was not a native American leader?

 R/ the JMOprof ©¿©¬ 01:48, 13 August 2024 (UTC)

@JMOprof: He is categorized in Category:17th-century Native American leaders; no need to be in the parent. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 02:05, 13 August 2024 (UTC)

Ah so! Thanks.  R/ the JMOprof ©¿©¬ 19:03, 13 August 2024 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Category:I-Kiribati women writers

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Veronica Tyler

An unjustly forgotten Baltimore soprano, could use your expertise to improve it if I missed anything. Thanks! Gamaliel (talk) 15:07, 19 August 2024 (UTC)

@Gamaliel: Looked good when I looked at it earlier today. I'll check a couple of our books and see if there's anything else that might be of use. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 02:13, 20 August 2024 (UTC)

Marisa Williamson wikipedia page

Thanks for help you've provided maintaining my wikipedia page. It has some troll-like errors at the moment.

"Her magnum opus in the public eye was her solo song, "4 Her D", appearing in the world-renowned K-Pop group, B1llUSTRATION's debut album as a Target-exclusive bonus track."

I was wondering if you'd be able to clear those up for me.

Many thanks in advance! -- Marisa Williamson 98.124.203.2 (talk) 15:33, 21 August 2024 (UTC)

Help me!

@Ser Amantio di Nicolao Hi! I created a draft Draft:Hosenul Islam . I request you to check this draft and please inform me the weaknesses of the draft or edit it . Please !মোঃ আহসান হাবিব রিফাত (talk) 05:03, 26 August 2024 (UTC)

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Help

I need help at In the Light of Truth: The Grail Message. tgeorgescu (talk) 21:15, 27 August 2024 (UTC)

@Tgeorgescu: Sorry, this isn't a realm in which I have much expertise. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 00:18, 28 August 2024 (UTC)

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21st-century English sportswomen

Please can you pause the automated addition of the 21st-century English sportswomen category until you can do so accurately, I have reverted over 50 of your additions within the cricket Wikiproject only as they had been misplaced. JP (Talk) 08:23, 4 September 2024 (UTC)

@Jpeeling: I've found where the problem lies, so it can be eliminated when I redo the set. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 14:47, 4 September 2024 (UTC)

Seeking assistance with a case on WP:ANI

Hey there! Could you help have a look on this persistent deletion of content case? It is unbecoming with the repeated pattern of deletions by associated IP addresses. Appreciate your assist on this . Thanks hundenvonPG (talk) 16:27, 9 September 2024 (UTC)

Celibacy

Hi, @Ser Amantio di Nicolao I was recently browsing your page, and I was wondering if you could possibly point me in the right direction for joining the Red Women project. In conjunction, I was also interested in learning if Celibacy is required for joining? Thank you! 47.6.36.61 (talk) 04:52, 10 September 2024 (UTC)

September music

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Three stories related to today in memory, 11 September, 20 July and 20 June, the latter piece of art also pictured on the Main page. -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:48, 11 September 2024 (UTC)

Today is Schoenberg's 150th birthday! On display, portrayed by Egon Schiele, with music from Moses und Aron, and with two DYK hooks, one from 2010 and another from 2014; the latter, about his 40th birthday, appeared on his 140th birthday, which made me happy then and now again. - See places for a stunning sunrise, on the day Bruckner's 200th birthday was celebrated (just a few days late). --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:31, 13 September 2024 (UTC)

My story today features a pic I took from my position in the choir, I can also offer varied delightful music, some from Venice, also with pics I took, - note the rose in the clarinet ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:26, 25 September 2024 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Category:Moldovan writers by century

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Thank you / A request

For many years, I've wanted to thank you for your careful vigilance of my Wikipedia page (Dawn Eden Goldstein). I'm honored that you took an interest in it. All your edits have been first-rate.

If I might be so bold as to request your intervention on a page about someone dear to my heart, I'd love to see someone update the page for Father Edward Dowling, S.J., using information from my biography of him, Father Ed: The Story of Bill W.'s Spiritual Sponsor (Orbis Books, 2022). David Crumm, writing about Father Ed for Read the Spirit, noted several errors on Dowling's Wikipedia page, which I believe have yet to be corrected--see https://readthespirit.com/explore/dawn-eden-goldsteins-father-ed-lifts-up-the-saint-who-befriended-bill-w-and-helped-to-spread-the-good-news-about-alcoholics-anonymous/. As Crumm notes, my book also contains information that would be of interest for the Wikipedia page on Edwin A. Lahey.

I don't know what Wikipedia's rules are with regard to whether you are permitted to receive promotional materials from subjects of pages, but if it's permitted, I'd be delighted to have a copy of Father Ed sent to you or to someone who can pass it on to you. My email address can be found on my Dawn Patrol blog. In any case, you have my continued gratitude. Dedengoldstein (talk) 01:40, 22 September 2024 (UTC)

Overcategorization

I've noticed some semi-automated category edits from this account. I guess some categories were changed or something and they were being updated on articles. The problem I'm seeing is that the old/obsolete categories shouldn't have been on the article in the first place. Any chance that you can check that the categories actually apply to the article while updating them? – Reidgreg (talk) 05:06, 23 September 2024 (UTC)

@Reidgreg: Can you please give me a couple of specific examples of what you're seeing? Once I can see for myself I can better answer your question. Also: I'm about to head to bed, so I probably won't be answering until tomorrow evening. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 05:23, 23 September 2024 (UTC)

To be clear, this isn't your fault; the articles had category problems before your edits. At worst you added a tiny amount of clutter to a trash heap. For my perspective, categories should be for defining characteristics of the subject which are commonly and consistently referred to by the article's sources. Very often I see categories which are trivial or contradictory to the article content, but it's generally a low priority for me to address them. Some examples:

• The Hunt (2020 film) is a tricky one as the sources disagree to the genre of the film, to the point of a 45-word 20-source explanatory footnote. Of the 20 sources, only one called it an 'action-comedy' so that category is weakly supported. Other weak or unsupported categories are 'Films based on Animal Farm', 'American splatter films', 'Films about death games', and 'Obscenity controversies in film'.
• The Happytime Murders is another one where the edit history is full of unsupported genre and category changes. It had been categorized as an action film and you added English-language to that, but I don't think any source calls it an action film. I removed those and a score of other categories.
• Johnny & Clyde had an unsupported 'drama' category to which you added English-language.

Reidgreg (talk) 15:11, 23 September 2024 (UTC)

@Reidgreg: (Apologies for the delay - I thought I would have more time for an in-depth response these past few days, but evidently I misjudged my time management skills and level of exhaustion.)

I take your point...and I will see if anything jumps out at me as I continue filling out the categories. Though it's going to be a fairly large task yet, so I suspect some things will fall through the cracks no matter how careful I am. Still, I'll keep my eye out for anything I can. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 05:18, 26 September 2024 (UTC)

Women in Red October 2024

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October music

story · music · places

You may remember Maryvonne Le Dizès, my story today as on 28 August. Some September music was unusual: last compositions and eternal light, with Ligeti mentioned in story and music. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:59, 3 October 2024 (UTC)

Congratulations on your milesone!! - Today brought a timely promotion of Helmut Bauer to the Main page on the day when pieces from Mozart's Requiem were performed for him. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:35, 12 October 2024 (UTC)

@Gerda Arendt: Thanks very much. I spent today in southern Maryland with a friend, visiting Thomas Stone National Historic Site and scratching another one of my itches. :-) --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 07:04, 13 October 2024 (UTC)

That sound lovely! - Did you see the pics of two musical events and the cat (in places)? The enthusiasm of that keyboard player seemed unlimited. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:15, 13 October 2024 (UTC)

@Gerda Arendt: Not as unlimited as that of the cats, surely? --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 07:26, 13 October 2024 (UTC)

Agree ;) - I made Leif Segerstam my big story today. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:56, 16 October 2024 (UTC)

My story today is a cantata 300 years old, based on a hymn 200 years old when the cantata was composed, based on a psalm some thousand years old, - so said the 2015 DYK hook. I had forgotten the discussion on the talk. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:24, 20 October 2024 (UTC)

Happy whatever you celebrate today, - more who died, more to come, and they made the world richer. Greetings from Madrid where I took the pic of assorted Cucurbita in 2016. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:05, 31 October 2024 (UTC)

Gordon Bowker: Journalist

What is it about Gordon Bowker's contributions to British journalism that caused you to remove him from the category "British Journalists"?Geneus01 (talk) 06:32, 5 October 2024 (UTC)

@Geneus01: He is in the category Category:20th-century British journalists. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 17:10, 5 October 2024 (UTC)

Thanks - my mistake; there are so many sub categories of journalist, it must surely take one to eliminate overlap and retain the integrity of granularity - well beyond my understanding - observation well made! Geneus01 (talk) 05:48, 6 October 2024 (UTC)

CfD nomination at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2024 October 7 § Local politicians by nationality

A category or categories you have created have been nominated for possible deletion, merging, or renaming. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2024 October 7 § Local politicians by nationality on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. --MikutoH ^talk! 01:16, 7 October 2024 (UTC)

I need help

This unsigned pirate 2a02:c7e:5e7d:e00:a921:9096:3c65:7de8 has been putting dead information on the page Arthur and the Minimoys. He/she thinks that the Weinstein cut is "still available on DVD" just because a copy of it was found in a charity shop. Look, the Weinstein cut has not been renewed on any format due to the closure of The Weinstein Company following the arrest of Harvey Weinstein in 2018. They’re all out of print as they were dated in 2007, 11 years prior as American distributors bought rights to the original uncut version in 2023. A month ago, an another unsigned pirate, could have been the same one, inserted the link to its former version that’s not even accessible anymore, which he/she thinks it is. Could you please find an admin and put an end to this fairytale editing? Thank you. Retrosunshine2006 talk 03:28, 7 October 2024 (UTC)

@Retrosunshine2006: I would post this question over at Wikipedia:WikiProject Film for more assistance; it's not a field in which I have much interest or knowledge, to be honest. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 04:26, 7 October 2024 (UTC)

@Ser Amantio di Nicolao Thanks. Retrosunshine2006 talk 05:00, 7 October 2024 (UTC)

Adventure films?

Hey there, just letting you know I generally haven't been paying too much attention to the surge of category changes you've been making, but it raised my eyebrows when I saw that you'd categorized Jaws 2 as an adventure film. It's not described as such in the lead, nor do I think most if any sources would categorize it as such. I've reverted that and a handful of other changes. I'm not sure whether that was intentional on your part or not, but you might want to slow down a little. DonIago (talk) 13:35, 7 October 2024 (UTC)

@Doniago: The problem is, often, that I'm picking up on categories that have already been added to the article. Jaws 2, for instance: it was categorized under Category:Sea adventure films and Category:1970s adventure films, both of which I've since removed. So that kind of thing is getting amplified. I catch it when I can (the other day I ran into a Spanish-language film that had been categorized as "English", for some reason), but sometimes things do slip through. Otherwise I try to take a good look at the category tree before proceeding, because sometimes oddities do occur. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 04:30, 8 October 2024 (UTC)

I think it might be better to look at the genres used in the lead and possibly look for references to genres within the article than to go by categories that are currently applied to articles, though I realize that might create more work. While I think your changes are probably fine in the majority of cases, I saw a few more where the category changes didn't appear to be substantiated by the article text. I'm not trying to admonish you at all; I'm just concerned that what's ultimately happening is the addition of improper categories rather than removal of categories that shouldn't have been there in the first place. DonIago (talk) 05:29, 8 October 2024 (UTC)

Another recent one, Point Break as a comedy film? DonIago (talk) 13:55, 10 October 2024 (UTC)

@Doniago: Ah, yeah - that was a category mistake. It's categorized under Category:Buddy cop films, which are categorized under both Category:Action thriller films and Category:Buddy comedy films. I removed a couple from my list when I generated it, but that one appears to have slipped through. Sorry. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 13:59, 10 October 2024 (UTC)

It's okay, but please consider slowing down a bit on this. I'm uncomfortable with the number of reverts I've had to make to your changes, especially since I'm obviously not seeing all of them (I'm not going through your contributions list; these are articles I was already watching). DonIago (talk) 14:02, 10 October 2024 (UTC)

@Doniago: I'm likely coming to a slowdown point soon anyway - this is a huge project, and I'm trying to get what I can done to get it out of the way. But I think most of the major categories are done.

But I have a question for you: I noted that in both Teen Wolf and Teen Wolf Too you've removed the sports-comedy-related categories, but left the category Category:American basketball films. Do you think it's enough to categorize it as a sports film, rather than a sports comedy? --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 14:05, 10 October 2024 (UTC)

So, I haven't seen Teen Wolf Too, so I can't really say how much sports is a primary aspect of that film, but I definitely remember basketball being a significant component of the first film. That said, I would question whether it's a "sports film". Aren't those typically films where the sport is a primary driver of the plot? The basketball in the first film is somewhat incidental, IIRC. If Marty Scott is a swimmer or a baseball or soccer player instead, does it change anything in terms of the overall plot?

More to the point though, as always: what do reliable sources say? Do they categorize either of these films as being sports films?

If "basketball films" is a sub-cat of "sports film", but nobody really calls either film a "sports film", then it may be best to remove that as well.

I dunno, is this a reasonable analysis? I feel like I'm rambling. DonIago (talk) 14:22, 10 October 2024 (UTC)

@Doniago: You're not rambling, no - you've hit upon exactly the problem that creeps into these category trees; at what point does a subject (such as sports) become a "primary" driver of the film? And of course, because one cannot see all films in one's life, it can become more difficult to judge if one has not seen the film in question. I'll leave it for now, as untangling it requires more research than I can provide...but there are a couple of other categories I might throw in there, then. (I'm a completist: if it fits under the "sports film" rubric then it should receive the requisite categories.)

Similarly...returning to Category:Buddy cop films: I'm not wild about the idea of putting them as a subcategory of either Category:Action thriller films or Category:Buddy comedy films, because I don't think a category tree should be an either/or proposition; it should be a "both" proposition. I tend to leave it as it is because I trust that there are editors that know film better than I. Even so...I would prefer a more elegant solution. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 14:40, 10 October 2024 (UTC)

Well, Buddy cop is a subgenre of Buddy film, which explicitly states that it's a subgenre of romantic comedy (not necessarily more than affection between people though). So I guess one shouldn't be using "buddy cop" unless they're referring to a comedic film. That said, I think most BC films but possibly not all of them could also be considered action thriller films? However, if there are exceptions, then that complicates matters. I'm not quite sure whether I'm responding to the kernel of your concern though. DonIago (talk) 16:05, 10 October 2024 (UTC)

@Doniago: You are, though, because that's how Point Break breaks down (no pun intended) into a comedy film. I don't necessarily disagree - "buddy cop" implies comedy to me, as well. In which case the category tree is correct, but perhaps the film is misfiled.

Really, though, I mean it more as an illustrative point than anything else. Which is usually a sign that I've been thinking about things too long. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 16:19, 10 October 2024 (UTC)

Well, Point Break was categorized as a buddy cop film with no mention of such a dynamic within the body of the article, so I've removed those categories. I'd be okay with it being called a "buddy film" given that the article does discuss the nature of the relationship between the two main characters in those terms. However, "buddy" is kind of a hybrid genre of which comedy is a component, and the "buddy film" category is not a subcat of any comedy genre, so I'd be fine with "buddy" categories being applied. Hope that helps! DonIago (talk) 16:47, 10 October 2024 (UTC)

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A barnstar for you!

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	Congratulations on your six millionth edit! ϢereSpielChequers 09:20, 12 October 2024 (UTC)

@WereSpielChequers: Thank you kindly. It's been a long pull to get there, as Gershwin says, but I finally made it. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 15:22, 12 October 2024 (UTC)

Yikes, that's incredible, congrats, I remember I once had twice your edits! We should start a pool on guessing when you surpass the number of articles we have! Hope you're having a good year Ser. ♦ Dr. Blofeld 12:18, 12 October 2024 (UTC)

Wow, that's a lot! Congrats, and thanks! --Rosiestep (talk) 13:13, 12 October 2024 (UTC)

@Rosiestep: Any time. :-) Gotta say, it feels good to bang out an article for the first time in...over a year, I think? It's been too long. (See below comment about last year.) --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 15:25, 12 October 2024 (UTC)

@Dr. Blofeld: Oooh, can I get in on that? I could use the money. :-) I'm having...well, a better year than last year. But given the stinking cesspool that was last year, that's not difficult. Hopefully it continues to improve...we shall see. (Not going to lie - hitting this milestone helps me feel a little more optimistic, silly as that may seem.) --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 15:24, 12 October 2024 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

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	Because six million edits speak for themselves. Congratulations on reaching the milestone. Best wishes on the way to many more. Red Director (talk) 03:43, 17 October 2024 (UTC)

@Red Director: Thanks very much. It's been a slog, but I made it...now, onwards and upwards. Or something. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 12:52, 17 October 2024 (UTC)

Admin question

I have an account issue I need help with and don't know how to contact anyone here. There is something I wish to have removed which reveals my personal information. Please let me know. Thanks. Grimsfury (talk) 02:15, 20 October 2024 (UTC)

@Grimsfury: This should be fairly able to achieve with a revision deletion. Where is the information located, and has it been removed yet? --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 03:02, 20 October 2024 (UTC)

Hi! Thanks.

My old username was associated with an abuser, so I've had it changed. Someone in my family years ago tried to surprise me at the publication of my first book by using my account to create a wiki page for me, which was speedy deleted, but I can't remove any of the references to it so it still shares my full legal name publicly and connects it to my Old username. It's why I haven't used wiki for any more edits since. I thought of making a new account but I've had this one for so long I don't want to lose it. I just want to clean it up for a fresh start. Is this possible?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Codebender_Cate&action=history Codebender Cate (talk) 21:28, 20 October 2024 (UTC)

@Codebender Cate: Most of what you request should be possible, though it's at a paygrade a bit higher than mine. I can hide deleted edits, but I'm not sure how to hide an entire deleted page - I would ask over at Administrators' noticeboard for further guidance. As to the profile: even though you've renamed, I'm not certain it's possible to fully disassociate from the old username...again, I'm not sure how easy it would be to hide those edits. It's possible that since the account was compromised, even a long while ago, you might have to start fresh. Another question for the administrators' userboard. (If anyone there takes you to task for asking in the wrong place, you can blame me for sending you there.)

I apologize I can't offer more immediate assistance, but I really don't use my admin rights for that much. As I say, though...most of your request should be fairly easy to take care of by someone better-versed in the tools than I. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 03:23, 21 October 2024 (UTC)

Thanks! Codebender Cate (talk) 03:42, 21 October 2024 (UTC)

@Codebender Cate: Any time - sorry I can't be of more help. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 04:06, 21 October 2024 (UTC)

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I want your hepl because big user delete my pages daily

Hello brother i am from india, I need your help because I am a small user and some big users delete my page because there is a lot of casteism among the people of India and they delete my page due to casteism. I have no other option except messaging you. They have also blocked my ID. Mihirhastin (talk) 16:49, 23 October 2024 (UTC)

@Mihirhastin: I'm sorry, I don't know anything about the issues you raise, and I cannot help you. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 16:55, 23 October 2024 (UTC)

It’s ok thank you for response thank you bro Mihirhastin (talk) 17:01, 23 October 2024 (UTC)

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FIX THE ARTICLE

Can we edit the article so that a proper image is included. It worthless to have a article about someplace but include of photo of another place. Jutty1224 (talk) 02:28, 25 October 2024 (UTC)

@Jutty1224: If there is a free photograph available, then you can swap them out. If the article in question has an improper image, you can remove it...with an edit summary explaining why. If you are reverted you will need to explain yourself further. Any more than that I cannot offer, or do. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 04:13, 25 October 2024 (UTC)

Humble Pen Pal Request

Good Day Ser Amantio di Nicolao

I have a most heinous and troublesome curiosity for information, however due to the limited notion of our time, we are often forced to choose. As such I have forced my self upon a most pragmatic path. As such, I came to the logical conclusion that the wikipedian with the most number of edits would possibly have a large category of horizontal thinking information, ie multidisciplinarianism. I would be most appreciative of having the opportunity to engage with you.

Best, Artorius de Avalon Artorius de Avalon (talk) 04:07, 25 October 2024 (UTC)

@Artorius de Avalon: I'm not entirely certain what I have to offer in return, but you're free to ask me whatever questions you wish. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 04:14, 25 October 2024 (UTC)

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Hey There It's Yogi Bear

Umm, why did you undo the things I did with my old IP address. You didn't even provide sources for the supposed Goodtimes and Warner VHS tapes of this. 66.164.104.47 (talk) 01:18, 31 October 2024 (UTC)

What can one help using AWB and categories

Hey @Ser Amantio di Nicolao

I have spotted you a lot around in my watchlist and recent changes, mostly changing categories using AWB. I have access to AWB and would like the contribute more, especially related to categories. Can you suggest some places, techniques and generally where can I help out while using AWB. Some tips and tricks of what you do will also be helpful.

Thanks for your time! ~/Bunnypranav:<ping> 07:37, 2 November 2024 (UTC)

@Bunnypranav: I usually discover the categories that need to be filled in through trial and error...I'll be looking at an article, and I'll look at the categories and notice one that I didn't realize existed. I'll look at it and see if it needs filling out - if it does, I add it to my mental list.

Do you use Wikipedia:PetScan at all? That's how I generate my lists, most of the time. It's quite useful, especially with a little logic. I find it especially helpful when generating by-century lists to work on.

I'm sure there are lists of tips and tricks I could come up with, but honestly the best thing to do, I think, would be to tinker around with it and see what you can come up with via trial and error. That's what I did when I first got started, and it helped me find a rhythm to to sort of thing that works for me.

Is there anything in particular you're looking to do? --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 17:24, 2 November 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for the detailed response. I would love to systematically add categories, either to articles that are eligible (but do not have it), or create new categories and add eligible articles to it. I have heard about PetScan before, any specific way you use it? ~/Bunnypranav:<ping> 17:34, 2 November 2024 (UTC)

@Bunnypranav: So basically, with PetScan, you feed in a couple of categories and it spits out (or should spit out) a list of articles that are in both, or all, of them. For instance: feeding it Category:20th-century births, Category:20th-century deaths, and Category:English sportsmen gives you a list of English sportsmen born between 1901 and 2000. The trick is, if you don't give it a depth number, it will only search those first-level categories. So that particular search won't turn up very much, because those top-level categories aren't very full. Add a depth number of "2" or "3" (I usually use "5" to get fairly deep into the category tree) and it will turn up more articles.

This is where the trial and error comes in, I should say, because category trees aren't always intuitive. Which is why, for starters, I recommend looking for a bit before you get started, so that you can see what categories are in the tree. There's a function that allows you to exclude categories from your search, and I find that very useful. (In the search above, for instance, I set it to exclude Category:20th-century English sportsmen. Because that's the category I want to add, and it doesn't help me to have a list of articles that already feature it.)

What I would do is start by filling out some existing categories - there are plenty of them around that need filling out, and it gives you a chance to learn the mechanics of categories before you start creating them yourself. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 17:42, 2 November 2024 (UTC)

Nice, thanks for the guidance, will definitely use it. ~/Bunnypranav:<ping> 17:44, 2 November 2024 (UTC)

@Bunnypranav: Any time - always happy to be of help. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 17:45, 2 November 2024 (UTC)

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Categorising '21st century sportsmen'

Please can you calm/slow down these edits? You have swamped my watchlist. GiantSnowman 09:37, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

@GiantSnowman: I'll try to do so. I think I've done most of the heavy-duty, large-scale football countries anyway, so any future batches are going to be substantially smaller. Also, I'm spending less time at home next weekend, so... :-) --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 11:57, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

Lovely, thanks! GiantSnowman 15:33, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

...this is happening again! Your '21st-century British sportsmen' has swamped my watchlist again! GiantSnowman 16:57, 21 November 2024 (UTC)

@GiantSnowman: Sorry - it's a one-off. I may do "English sportswomen" soon, but that'll be that. No more British sports-related-articles in the offing, as far as I can tell.

If I do find another batch to do I'll give you a warning. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 17:11, 21 November 2024 (UTC)

No worries! I have far, far fewer women on my watchlist, so that shouldn't be an issue. GiantSnowman 17:32, 21 November 2024 (UTC)

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Spanx Updates

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WP:STUBSPACING

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Per WP:STUBSPACING, "Leave two blank lines between the first stub template and whatever precedes it (one blank line leaves the stub category notice butted up against any preceding navigation template; it takes two blank lines in the edited text to produce one blank line in the displayed text)."

I've just learned this so sharing with you as well. GauchoDude (talk) 17:18, 12 November 2024 (UTC)

@GauchoDude: Thanks for letting me know. I suspect it's something that will need to be taken up with whoever oversees the Cat-a-Lot tool, as it's something that appears to be happening automatically as a consequence of the use of the tool. I know similar modifications can be made to AutoWikiBrowser; I wonder if they can be made to Cat-a-Lot as well. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 17:38, 12 November 2024 (UTC)

@Ser Amantio di Nicolao: Yeah, I'm not sure how any of that works. I've not used nor interacted with(?) any bots or bot runners to my knowledge. Not even sure where to post that. Maybe pass along the message? Certainly not end of the world stuff, but it just caught my eye. GauchoDude (talk) 19:32, 12 November 2024 (UTC)

@GauchoDude: Best place to raise it would be on the help page for the relevant tool, so that the developers can see the issue and work to fix it. What complicates it here is that Cat-a-Lot was designed for Commons, and as I recall there was no local help page on Wikipedia. It's been a while since I tried to run a help page to ground...I'll see what I can turn up, if I can remember to do so. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 20:42, 12 November 2024 (UTC)

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Minor note

Sorry for bugging you but I thought I should just leave this FYI. In regards to this edit, Category:American football offensive lineman, 1980s birth stubs and similar American football and Canadian football categories are for the sports of American football and Canadian football, not nationalities. I have removed Category:21st-century American sportsmen from Tyler Holmes' page as he is Canadian. I changed some others also. Thanks, ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 14:46, 14 November 2024 (UTC)

@WikiOriginal-9: Thanks for the reminder: that had occurred to me just as I finished going through the sets, and I had meant to sit down and run an AWB run to rectify the error in a day or two, once I could be sure PetScan picked up all the changes. And then I somehow let it slip...which is happening more and more the older I get *sigh*. I'll try to do a run tonight and clean it up some. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 14:54, 14 November 2024 (UTC)

No worries. If your scan doesn't catch anything, I might have already fixed them all. ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 14:58, 14 November 2024 (UTC)

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November music

story · music · places

greetings from a trip -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:34, 25 November 2024 (UTC)

Happy Thanksgiving! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 00:48, 29 November 2024 (UTC)

@Gerda Arendt: Thanks very much - to you as well! (I know it's not such a thing in Europe, but even so. No reason why it shouldn't become one. :-) ) --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 06:52, 29 November 2024 (UTC)

Yes, good idea, after Halloween made it into Europe. - I uploaded pics of a trip that was a 10-day celebration of a 16 November event, but the day was also when a dear friend died. We sang Hevenu shalom aleichem at his funeral yesterday, and it was good. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:08, 30 November 2024 (UTC)

Greeting and request

Hello. I saw your article about Margarita Madrigal. Thank you for writing it. I am researching her life and work. May I talk to her about her?

Best,

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IP, please do not write your personal info on Wikipedia. I have removed it. If you create an anonymous account, you will be able to email Ser Amantio di Nicolao through the "email this user" link, which is in either the left- or right-side menu depending on how you're accessing Wikipedia. If you do not want to or can't create an account, you might try posting at the reference desk for assistance. Thank you. Ivanvector (^Talk/_Edits) 18:26, 25 November 2024 (UTC)

A further note: I did not create the article. I have edited it over the years, but I did not create it, and would not be the best person to contact for more information. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 18:31, 25 November 2024 (UTC)

Danny blair

Hey, this is Danny Blair the musician from Elizabeth New Jersey. I'm working on my Wikipedia write up and you keep editing it back I have a number one record released on September 12, 2022 Albee Al thottie I am an American producer Danny Blair on Spotify Therealdannyblair on ig 67.82.129.80 (talk) 23:12, 27 November 2024 (UTC)

@67.82.129.80: I'm sorry, you have the wrong editor. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 23:30, 27 November 2024 (UTC)

Autograph Request

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Thank you for everything you do here! I'm not sure if this is appropriate to ask, but my best friend desperately wants an autograph from you to frame in her house. I'll cover anything necessary to get this done. Please let me know, and feel free to email me. Thank you so much! Veggieskater (talk) 19:27, 28 November 2024 (UTC)

User Abduvaitov Sherzod V Wiki

Hello, dear Wikipedian, I am always an active contributor to the English Wikipedia. Please grant me the "enhanced verified user" privilege and what functions this privilege will perform. Thank you. Happy editing! Abduvaitov Sherzod V Wiki (talk) 09:26, 29 November 2024 (UTC)

@Abduvaitov Sherzod V Wiki: I'm sorry, there is no privilege with that name on the English Wikipedia. I might ask over at Wikipedia:Teahouse for more information about privileges and how to receive them. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 05:55, 30 November 2024 (UTC)

Thank you Abduvaitov Sherzod V Wiki (talk) 09:30, 30 November 2024 (UTC)

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Proposed deletion of Owala (7°16′N 80°34′E)

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Mass created article by Ser Amantio di Nicolao. The link to the Sri Lankan government website is a generic one at which no information (nor way of even finding information) about this supposed village is available. Likely based on GNS data, an unreliable source. The location, which is in the article title (and so, if wrong, fatal for the article), is apparently known as Embilmeegame based on addresses at the location. Fails WP:V, and even more so WP:GEOLAND.

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Proposed deletion of Owala (7°31′N 80°39′E)

The article Owala (7°31′N 80°39′E) has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

The location in the article-title is an empty hillside. Owala is the name of the primary school roughly a kilometre from this location, but the school appears to be part of Matale (the school is called "Owala Primary school, Matale"). Mass created article by Ser Amantio di Nicolao. The link to the Sri Lankan government website is a generic one containing no information, nor way of finding information, about this location. The article is, based on prior experience, most likely based on information from GNS, an unreliable source. Fails WP:V, WP:GEOLAND.

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Proposed deletion of Talwatta (7°16′N 80°40′E)

The article Talwatta (7°16′N 80°40′E) has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Mass created article by Ser Amantio di Nicolao. The link to the Sri Lankan government website is a generic one containing no information, nor way of finding information, about this location. The article is, based on prior experience, most likely based on information from GNS, an unreliable source. The location, which is part of the article title, is really the village of Ampitiya. Fails WP:V, WP:GEOLAND.

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Proposed deletion of Talwatta (7°17′N 80°39′E)

The article Talwatta (7°17′N 80°39′E) has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Mass created article by Ser Amantio di Nicolao. The link to the Sri Lankan government website is a generic one containing no information, nor way of finding information, about this location. The article is, based on prior experience, most likely based on information from GNS, an unreliable source. The location is clearly within the boundaries of the city of Kandy and there is no obvious village at this location, still less one called Talwatta (local addresses do not mention this name). Fails WP:V, WP:GEOLAND.

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Mislabeled image

Hi User:Ser Amantio di Nicolao! This image [1] seems to be mislabeled. It is actually from Hierakonpolis, dated Naqada IC-IIA (3600-3500 BCE?). Please see (with photograph of the same artifact): Friedman, Renée; Van Neer, Wim; Linseele, Veerle (2011). "THE ELITE PREDYNASTIC CEMETERY AT HIERAKONPOLIS: 2009–2010 UPDATE". EGYPT AT ITS ORIGINS 3 Proceedings of the Third International Conference “Origin of the State. Predynastic and Early Dynastic Egypt”, London, 27th July – 1st August 2008. Leuven, Paris, Walpole, MA: ORIENTALIA LOVANIENSIA ANALECTA 205. pp. 159–161. The Tomb 16 complex. Discovered in 1998–1999 by the team of B. Adams (2002a, 2004: 47–52), Tomb 16 is a large tomb of the Naqada IC–IIA period into which a bricklined tomb of the Naqada IIIA2 period had later been inserted in what now appears to be an act of respectful renovation rather than usurpation (Hendrickx 2008: fig. 5). (...) In all probability, the two famous ceramic masks also originate from this tomb (Fig. 2). Some fragments were found in the tomb fill, although the majority were collected in surface and subsurface levels to the west and especially to the south, where the beard to the smaller mask was recovered in 2010. Other finds from the tomb and its fill include carnelian ring beads, two biconical gold beads, ivory comb fragments, rock crystal blades, three transverse arrowheads and one tanged arrowhead. I think the labeling was confused with [2] by the source (same type of identification), or the museum got it wrong. The discrepancy was identified here. I will let you handle the renaming and re-labelling of the file on Commons if you're convinced. Best पाटलिपुत्र (Pataliputra) (talk) 06:21, 2 December 2024 (UTC)

@पाटलिपुत्र: Feel free to make any changes you wish to the file at Commons; you are better equipped than I to do so. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 06:25, 2 December 2024 (UTC)

OK thanks! पाटलिपुत्र (Pataliputra) (talk) 06:26, 2 December 2024 (UTC)

Hi! Im Marta from Spain

My name is Marta and I am from Spain. I am your age and I am impressed with you. I want to thank you for your contributions. I am a regular reader of Wikipedia, I love it. I would like to be able to talk to you by email, if you are okay with it, because I think you are a person from whom I can learn a lot and also about your way of seeing life. I think it could be very beneficial. 81.47.23.167 (talk) 18:27, 2 December 2024 (UTC)

@81.47.23.167: Thanks very much for the kind words. You're welcome to email me if you wish - there is an "Email this user" link on this page that will allow you to send me a message - but I don't know that I have anything particularly special to offer. :-) --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 02:26, 3 December 2024 (UTC)

You're very kind. I thank you very much for giving me the opportunity to write to you. I am very impressed by your writing and think you have a lot to offer. On the other hand, I'm starting to think that I don't offer much because I've searched and I don't see the option to send an email :-) Can you tell me where, please? Marpe2425 (talk) 09:22, 3 December 2024 (UTC)

@Marpe2425: The link should be on the bottom of the page, alongside the links like "Edit" and "Watch". That's where it is on my editing interface, although I use a little different one from most editors. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 17:31, 3 December 2024 (UTC)

I can't see "send email" option. I can see “talk”.Sorry, that seems difficult for me.

I think I have the option to send email activated, and if not, my email is arantzag2024(sign)gmail.com.

As I said, I love everything you've written and I'd like to talk about these issues with you and learn more. Don't feel obligated to write to me, but if you want to, I'll be happy to. Thanks. Marpe2425 (talk) 18:44, 3 December 2024 (UTC)

@Marpe2425: I will try, but I cannot promise anything, especially as I'm usually fairly busy for most of December. As I say, though, feel free to email me as well if you wish. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 20:19, 3 December 2024 (UTC)

I understand and I apologize for my insistence. Thank you for all. Marpe2425 (talk) 20:32, 3 December 2024 (UTC)

@Marpe2425: No need to apologize - I am happy to talk, if possible. But I'm trying to be realistic about my schedule for the year. :-) _-Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 21:22, 3 December 2024 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Nagolla (7°27′N 80°37′E)

The article Nagolla (7°27′N 80°37′E) has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Mass-created article and essentially unsourced since the link to the Sri Lankan government website contains no information about this location, nor gives any obvious way of finding such information on it about this place. The location, which is part of the article title (and thus, if incorrect, fatal to the verifiability of this place) is in the Kotuwegedara neighbourhood of Matale town. There is nowhere in or near this place called Nagolla. Fails WP:V, and even more so WP:GEOLAND.

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Nomination of Ozenic, Virginia for deletion

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Proposed deletion of Tawalantenna (7°4′N 80°40′E)

The article Tawalantenna (7°4′N 80°40′E) has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Mass created article. Link to Sri Lankan govt website contains no information about this site (nor way of finding information site) and almost certainly wasn't consulted in creating this article. Location in the title (which if incorrect is fatal to this article) is in the village of Otolawa. Fails WP:V and even more so WP:GEOLAND.

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Proposed deletion of Naranwala (7°22′N 80°30′E)

The article Naranwala (7°22′N 80°30′E) has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Mass created article. Link to Sri Lankan govt website contains no information about this site (nor way of finding information site) and almost certainly wasn't consulted in creating this article. Location in the title (which if incorrect is fatal to this article) is a non-descript location in the village of Galadegara. Fails WP:V and even more so WP:GEOLAND.

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Proposed deletion of Naranwala (7°13′N 80°34′E)

The article Naranwala (7°13′N 80°34′E) has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Mass-created article. Source is cited generically, and does not contain any information about this location. Location is the village of Siyambalagoda. Fails WP:V.

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Proposed deletion of Nikatenna (7°19′N 80°28′E)

The article Nikatenna (7°19′N 80°28′E) has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Mass created article. Source is cited generically and does not contain any information about this location. The location in the title is in the village of Hatharaliyadda. Fails WP:V

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Proposed deletion of Nikatenna (7°19′N 80°37′E)

The article Nikatenna (7°19′N 80°37′E) has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Mass created article. Effectively unsourced (the cite is to a website that contains no information about this location). The location is really - well, look at the map: it's Katugasthota (or possibly Rathmale). Fails WP:V.

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Proposed deletion of Nikatenna (7°22′N 80°31′E)

The article Nikatenna (7°22′N 80°31′E) has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

The location is really Galagedara, Central Province. Mass-created and unsourced article (the cite is a generic one to a website that contains no information about here). Fails WP:V.

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Nomination of Crockett Town, Virginia for deletion

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Regarding vandalism on article "Amani Oruwariye"

Dear administrator, I'd like to seek help regarding this issue after having reverted three times with the possibility of getting banned. User 97.70.170.85 has been quite disruptive, is the 3RR still applicable in this case? EepTheMeep (talk) 06:06, 10 December 2024 (UTC)

@EepTheMeep: Other users are working on the article right now, so you should be fine. But I would avoid any further reverts. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 06:22, 10 December 2024 (UTC)

Alright, thank you for your assistance and have a nice day.

EepTheMeep (talk) 06:25, 10 December 2024 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Jordan, Virginia

The article Jordan, Virginia has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

The GNIS reference is non-substantive. Does not appear on USGS topos, the GNIS entry was pulled from an Alexandria Drafting Co. map, which has been found to contain questionable entries in the past. Nothing in the recent Arcadia Press history of the county. Newspapers.com searching is difficult due to the commonness of this word as a name, but I'm not finding anything relevant here. " A history of Northampton and Accomack Counties"'s index has Jordan as a surname as a single reference to "Jordan's plantation". No evidence this meets WP:GEOLAND or WP:GNG.

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Proposed deletion of Lecato, Virginia

The article Lecato, Virginia has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Topographic maps show a railroad station where the Pennsylvania RR bypasses Oak Hall, Virginia; bizarrely the maps show Oak Hall Station as being at Horsey, Virginia. Searching for Lecato in the local papers on newspapers.com brings up surnames, Lecato Station brings up uses as a waypoint and as a rail point. Only surnames in the index of Virginia's Eastern Shore;: A history of Northampton and Accomack Counties. No evidence this meets WP:GEOLAND or WP:GNG.

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Proposed deletion of Locksville, Virginia

The article Locksville, Virginia has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Nothing in the index of Virginia's Eastern Shore;: A history of Northampton and Accomack Counties for this, and no mention in the recent Arcadia Press history of Accomack County. The newspapers.com references are such as this, which has Locksville in quotation marks, almost seeming to imply that this wasn't a readily identifiable place name. I'm not finding any substantive coverage in sources that would suggest WP:GEOLAND or WP:GNG are met here.

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Proposed deletion of Macedonia, Virginia

The article Macedonia, Virginia has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

I'm admittedly having some trouble cutting through the search engine noise for this one. There's nothing in the index of Virginia's Eastern Shore;: A history of Northampton and Accomack Counties or in the recent Arcadia Press book about the county. Newspapers.com is bringing up some Baptist churches in the area and an AME church. This name does appear on the USGS topographic maps, but that doesn't seem to be a great indication for these VA places, see also Claytonville, Virginia (AfD discussion) and Pyletown, Virginia (AfD discussion). I'm not seeing anything that would support a WP:GEOLAND or WP:GNG pass here.

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Seasons Greetings!

Hello there, 'tis the season again, believe it or not, the years pass so quickly now! A big thank you for all of your contributions to Wikipedia in 2024! Wishing you a Very Merry Christmas and here's to a happy and productive 2025! ♦ Dr. Blofeld 08:51, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

@Dr. Blofeld: Ha - I was just watching a rerun of You Only Live Twice not ten minutes ago. I always manage to think of you as Donald Pleasance, rather than one of the other fellows. Thanks very much for the kind wishes, and season's greetings to you as well! --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 08:55, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

Yeah, he was definitely the definitive Blofeld, the others were all imposters hehe! ♦ Dr. Blofeld 10:08, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

@Dr. Blofeld: Now, now...Charles Gray might have something to say about that... --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 11:29, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

December music

story · music · places

Listen today to Beethoven's 3rd cello sonata, on his birthday - it was a hook in the 2020 DYK set when his 250th birthday was remembered. I picked a recording with Antônio Meneses, because he was on my sad list this year, and I was in Brazil (see places), and I love his playing. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:56, 16 December 2024 (UTC)

I come to fix the cellist's name, with a 10-years-old DYK and new pics - look for red birds --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:16, 18 December 2024 (UTC)

Category question: We have Category:Annunciation in Christian art, but not Category:Annunciation, nor Category:Annunciation in music. I put a new little song in the former, but many don't see music as part of the arts. I don't want to have add cats for "Gabriel" and "Mary, mother of Jesus" to related music articles, - plain "Annunciation", which should imply those and also "Gospel of Luke", would be better, related to Annunciation. - New pics from Paris, a story about a great soprano, and still plenty of work ahead around the seven cantatas Bach composed for the 1724 season. Keep watching "music" or my talk, I may not have time for individual greetings. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:48, 23 December 2024 (UTC)

@Gerda Arendt: Given that we have both Category:Paintings of the Annunciation and Category:Sculptures of the Annunciation, I think putting musical compositions in the upper-level category is the way to go. Whether or not people view music as falling under the rubric of "art", I think it's established enough that it does. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 17:31, 24 December 2024 (UTC)

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas and a Prosperous 2025!

Hello Ser Amantio di Nicolao, may you be surrounded by peace, success and happiness on this seasonal occasion. Spread the WikiLove by wishing another user a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past, a good friend, or just some random person. Sending you heartfelt and warm greetings for Christmas and New Year 2025. Happy editing, Ozzie10aaaa (talk) 17:13, 17 December 2024 (UTC) Spread the love by adding {{subst:Seasonal Greetings}} to other user talk pages.

--Ozzie10aaaa (talk) 17:13, 17 December 2024 (UTC)

@Ozzie10aaaa: Aaaack, missed responding to this last night somehow. Apologies for that. Thanks very much for the kind wishes, and I wish you and yours the same. And happy editing, of course. :-) --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 12:35, 18 December 2024 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Guillocheau

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

No significant coverage of the settlement in independent reliable sources to establish notability. Found social media for people with this last name. Article was created in 2008.

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question about categories

Hello! regarding this diff, would you mind explaining to me how categories work in this case? If there is a more specific category a more general one should not be used? So for exemple when would you use the Category 21st-century Japanese women? The page also states that people can also be "in diffusing subcategories of the parent." So i am confused about your removal. Cinemaandpolitics (talk) 14:44, 21 December 2024 (UTC)

@Cinemaandpolitics: "If there is a more specific category a more general one should not be used?" - yes, that's it in a nutshell. There can be exceptions, but they are rare (and should be noted as non-diffusing on the category page, though they are not always); generally speaking, an attempt should be made to diffuse categories as much as possible. See this for more information.

To your other question: Category:21st-century Japanese women would be used on an article about a Japanese woman who was active in the 21st century, but who otherwise cannot be placed in a subcategory. I know it and similar categories were used in the past when there were no "sportswomen" categories.

Does that help at all? --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 18:14, 21 December 2024 (UTC)

Thank you, it is pretty clear now. I was not aware of WP:DIFFUSE but it makes sense. Cinemaandpolitics (talk) 18:54, 21 December 2024 (UTC)

@Cinemaandpolitics: It's not the most straightforward thing. It's taken me a while to wrap my head around it, and to remember it as well. To be perfectly honest, most of the stuff I know about categories is stuff I've learned/picked up along the way while editing over the years. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 19:38, 21 December 2024 (UTC)

well yea, the definition itself on the category page is misleading. Why does it say that pages can be find in diffused subcategories as well, if they should not be in both according to guidelines? It's contradictory. Cinemaandpolitics (talk) 19:45, 21 December 2024 (UTC)

@Cinemaandpolitics: Which is why (when you come right down to it) I've sort of figured it out as I go by watching other editors. Not ideal, perhaps, but it gets the job done. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 18:24, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

Sure, I trust you. Cinemaandpolitics (talk) 11:11, 23 December 2024 (UTC)

Greetings of the season

~ ~ ~ Greetings of the season ~ ~ ~

Hello Ser Amantio di Nicolao: Enjoy the holiday season and winter solstice if it's occurring in your area of the world, and thanks for your work to maintain, improve and expand Wikipedia. Cheers, Spread the love; use {{subst:User:Dustfreeworld/Xmas3}} to send this message.

--Dustfreeworld (talk) 09:46, 24 December 2024 (UTC)

@Dustfreeworld: Thanks very much for the kind wishes, and the same to you. Happy editing! --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 17:28, 24 December 2024 (UTC)