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 Done Seamen's Haven → Seamen's haven (closed by non-admin page mover)   Kadzi   (talk) 12:42, 12 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Dr. Kadzi: Thanks so much for your help! AleatoryPonderings (talk) 12:46, 12 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Hello again :). Hope you're doing well. I had a small request if you have time. There is a user Leesaaisath on my talk page that is discouraged and thinking about leaving. They received a few dings from users and I nominated an article for deletion. I tried to encourage them, if you have time I thought you might be able to offer a word of encouragement and advice also, in hopes of retaining a potentially good editor with under-represented language skills. Again hope you're doing well.   // Timothy :: talk  14:52, 15 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@TimothyBlue: Sorry if the ping is annoying; wasn't sure if you were watching. Thanks for thinking of me, and I hope you are doing well! I responded on your talk—hopefully it's somewhat reassuring for them :) AleatoryPonderings (talk) 15:08, 15 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Never annoying to be reminded of you my friend :)   // Timothy :: talk  15:11, 15 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

My recent Draft was not verified, plz help the person i had mentioned is really a professional football coach i had given sufficient References plz help.... — Preceding unsigned comment added by Darzubair (talk • contribs) 16:00, 15 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• Hi Darzubair! Looking at the draft article, I can see three potential problems:

1. You did not give inline citations, which is required according to the biographies of living persons policy.
2. You may not have clearly indicated how the subject of the article satisfies our notability criteria, in particular the notability criteria for football players.
3. You may not have cited reliable sources. Please make sure that sources you use are generally considered reliable. If you have a question about the reliability of a source, you can ask at the Teahouse or the reliable sources noticeboard. If you use the reliable sources noticeboard, you should first search the archives to make sure your question hasn't been asked before.

If you've made sure all these criteria are met, your article should be ready for mainspace. Happy editing! AleatoryPonderings (talk) 16:55, 15 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

May remove this PROD, haven't decided if I want to spend the time editing the article, but found at least AllMusic, CMJ, The Washington Post, and Billboard, thanks. Caro7200 (talk) 18:07, 17 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• @Caro7200: Thanks for letting me know! If the sources are there, feel free to contest the prod. AleatoryPonderings (talk) 18:09, 17 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • @Caro7200: Did you still want to work on it? Happy to deprod it myself to avoid having the prod expire if you think there's enough sourcing. AleatoryPonderings (talk) 06:10, 21 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, yes, thanks, I will take another look at it this afternoon. Thank you. Caro7200 (talk) 12:54, 21 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, added some refs. I also saw some newspaper articles that I couldn't actually read. It needs work, but I try not to totally rewrite articles. Feel free, obviously, to add a "close association" template, or whatever, thanks. Caro7200 (talk) 14:39, 21 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Caro7200: Thanks for your work! I'll take a look and see what tag(s) make sense. Always appreciate when someone deprods and substantially improves the article :) AleatoryPonderings (talk) 14:42, 21 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

So you like Pigmeat Markham? Listened to "Here Comes the Judge" yesterday, on an old mix CD I came across. Interesting old userpage. Caro7200 (talk) 15:15, 21 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Tbh I don't think I ever actually listened to him? I was just interested in old music/entertainment at the time, I think. A very interesting figure, definitely! AleatoryPonderings (talk) 15:19, 21 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

	The Barnstar of Diligence
	For pinging me when needed. Bearian (talk) 14:42, 19 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Bearian: Very much appreciate it! Was about to give you a barnstar for taking on the boring work—please consider this your barnstar as well :) AleatoryPonderings (talk) 14:52, 19 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, AleatoryPonderings,

I was just working with a page you tagged and found that you were a longtime editor/admin who was returning to work on the project. So, I thought I'd welcome you back! I'm sure many things have changed while some of the old problems remain. I see few old-timers return after leaving years ago so thanks for doing so and connecting this account with your previous identity. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 21:01, 19 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, thanks @Liz! It's been a very long while, indeed. Some things feel exactly the same; some things entirely different. In any event, I'm glad to be back. Thanks again for your note :) And sorry for messing up that speedy—I never really worked much with CSD even when I had the tools, so I'm not super familiar with the intricacies of policy in that area. AleatoryPonderings (talk) 21:08, 19 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

On 20 August 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Budlong Pickle Company, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that a "pickle train" delivered workers to the Budlong Pickle Company in the early 20th century? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Budlong Pickle Company. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Budlong Pickle Company), 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.

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A tag has been placed on Photogenic requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G14 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is a disambiguation page which either

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@ShohagS: I replied at Talk:Photogenic. I probably just misinterpreted the guidelines or the closing comment? AleatoryPonderings (talk) 16:20, 20 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Hello! I’ve added a detailed comment and some sources on the Shlomit Yanisky-Ravid discussion page. Following your comment - Id be happy if you read my comment and tell me what you think. Thanks! DEgnel (talk) 18:18, 23 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@DEgnel: Hi! I responded at the AfD. I am not convinced by the points you raise, but please don't take that personally. It's just one person's opinion about the sources. Others may well disagree. AleatoryPonderings (talk) 18:30, 23 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

	The Original Barnstar
	Great stuff all around- particularly at AFD! Keep up the good work. Eddie891 Talk Work 23:35, 24 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Eddie891: Ah, that's so kind of you! I really appreciate it :) AleatoryPonderings (talk) 23:36, 24 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Pardon the talk-page-stalk @AleatoryPonderings:. I echo this sentiment. You have been a pleasure to interact with in all my interactions with you, more specifically in many of the recent AfDs. Thanks AleatoryPonderings. Ktin (talk) 00:27, 26 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, thanks Ktin! It's been great to work with and "meet" you too :) AleatoryPonderings (talk) 00:29, 26 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

email me so I can reply, with great appreciation. --SergeWoodzing (talk) 19:04, 25 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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On 30 August 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Martha Moulsworth, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that 17th-century English writers Martha Moulsworth and Alice Sutcliffe are each known for a single literary work? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Martha Moulsworth. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Martha Moulsworth), 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.

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On 30 August 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Alice Sutcliffe, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that 17th-century English writers Martha Moulsworth and Alice Sutcliffe are each known for a single literary work? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Alice Sutcliffe), 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.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 30 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, hope all is well. I'm curious about your redirection of Urban Research Program. I actually considered that, but ended up deciding to PROD, given that the URP isn't mentioned at the target article at all, and doesn't seem to merit a mention. What was your thinking? Best, Eddie891 ^Talk _Work 00:02, 2 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Eddie891: Ah, that's completely fair—I really just saw that it was hosted at Western Sydney University and thought that, in the (unlikely) event that someone was searching for it, they'd have somewhere to go. Nothing much beyond that. Feel free to revert and take it to AfD/RfD if you think that makes sense! I just saw a vaguely plausible redirect target and decided to go for it. AleatoryPonderings (talk) 00:08, 2 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Huh, I guess I can understand that that. I'm embarrassed to admit that I'm not that familiar with RfD, so will probably rv and take it to AFD, because I really couldn't find sourcing to justify a mention there. I agree that almost always redirection is a good outcome. Again, I'm pretty impressed with your contributions -- you remind me a lot of myself actually (in a good sense, please don't take offense at the comparison!). Best, Eddie891 ^Talk _Work 14:11, 5 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Eddie891, Makes perfect sense—go right ahead. And no, certainly no offense taken :) AleatoryPonderings (talk) 14:15, 5 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for this. Nothing more important than editors constructively working together. Cheers colleague 🍾 Celestina007 21:34, 2 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Celestina007, Of course :) Thanks again for your detailed and helpful responses. AleatoryPonderings (talk) 21:37, 2 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

For sorting out the mess that had become of the Dairy in India DYK! – SD0001 (talk) 04:07, 4 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@SD0001: Aw, thanks! I'm not sure I entirely resolved it, but hopefully I untangled some of the many knots. AleatoryPonderings (talk) 04:10, 4 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

A tag has been placed on Photogenic (disambiguation) requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G14 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is a disambiguation page which either

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Just wanted to say thank you for your contributions at the AfD and on the article. I appreciate the hard work you put into this. You did convince me, this is notable. I would have commented as such at the AfD, but it was closed. Best wishes, Waggie (talk) 14:01, 4 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Waggie: Thanks for your note—I appreciate it! It took a bit of digging, but the secondary sources we needed finally emerged :) AleatoryPonderings (talk) 14:41, 4 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

On 5 September 2020, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article David Graeber, which you updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Black Kite (talk) 23:59, 5 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, Black Kite! I only did a bit of cleanup; feel a bit sheepish getting official recognition :) AleatoryPonderings (talk) 00:08, 6 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, sorry for the long delay answering and missing the discussion. A redirect to Illuminati is neither wholly wrong nor wholly right. I really don't understand where the proper venue would be to discuss this as the pages I found were marked closed, so please bear with me for writing to you instead. I'll gladly repost if I can find the proper place. :-) Illuminism is still today pretty much a nonword in English, it got a minimum of traction only because the word for enlightenment in some big Romance languages is illuminisme - illuminismo, making it a tempting false friend for nonnative writers, like "today I didn't become my mail' (bekommen = receive in German). It even had a WP entry, which was clearly a forgotten stub for enlightenment when a very thorough entry for it already existed. After long notice I deleted the stub and put in the redirect. I still find no usage referring to illuminati, either the conspiracy theory or the original, actual group of people. Wikitionary has an unimpeacheable entry that references the French and lists all the related terms. To align WP to Wikitionary I'd prefer the redirect to enlightenment, but illuminism is so marginal, and the WP Illuminati entry so thorough, that it might not really matter. Spamhog (talk) 16:11, 6 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Spamhog, Thanks for your detailed reply! Narky Blert (forgive the ping, Narky Blert, but I wanted to credit you) made a similar point at the RfD. It seems, all things considered, like the best result in this case would have been delete, given the vagaries and subtleties at play. Such are the perils of seeking consensus among non-experts, I suppose … AleatoryPonderings (talk) 16:58, 6 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the ping!

@Spamhog: False friends are a pain. I'll add German See/sea (where there's some overlap), Knecht/knight and Knabe/knave; and if your Italian shower is too hot, do not increase the flow of caldo. False friends in English can be even more deceptive, because unexpected: wikt:Table#Verb #4 and 5, watershed and Rubber (disambiguation)#Other uses.

I'm not any sort of expert on C18 thought, but had come across "illuminism" before somewhere. Concepts like the Enlightenment itself and freemasonry differ markedly either side of the Channel. All this is a long-winded way of saying that I've tagged Illuminism as {{R with possibilities}}, and added a soft link to German WP. Narky Blert (talk) 18:06, 7 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi AleatoryPonderings, 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. However, you should consider adding relevant wikiproject talk-page templates, stub-tags and categories to new articles that you create if you aren't already in the habit of doing so, since your articles will no longer be systematically checked by other editors (User:Evad37/rater and User:SD0001/StubSorter.js are useful scripts which can help). Feel free to leave me a message if you have any questions. Happy editing! – Joe (talk) 06:36, 8 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Joe Roe: Thanks! I appreciate it :) AleatoryPonderings (talk) 11:53, 8 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

how did you become so big so fast in wikipedia? how did you do all that? they have declined all my requests everywhere please help me.