Kia ora! That source I added to Te Teira Manuka was attributed to him since it appeared to contain a large quote from him in which he discussed his ancestry at length. Did I reference it incorrectly? Dhantegge (talk) 12:21, 27 August 2024 (UTC)

I wasn't quite sure if you were trying to reference the document Te Teira printed, or the quote within the newspaper. The newspaper is a better source, because it shows his claim of the right to sell the land is accepted. Your reference was therefore correct.-Gadfium (talk) 19:01, 27 August 2024 (UTC)

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Kia ora,

Ive started a discussion on the talk page for Tūheitia Paki to move it to "Tuheitia". The late king was rarely referred to with his birth surname, and also - crucially - "Tuheitia" isnt actually spelt with a macron. The only instance i can see it being spelt with one is on Te Aka, which would in any other instance be a reliable source. But Māori media, international media, local media, and Waikato Tainui all refer to him as "Tuheitia", without the macron. Dhantegge (talk) 10:19, 3 September 2024 (UTC)

Possible return of recently non-constructive anon editor - claiming correcting typo - could you consider making article semi-protected again ? ChaseKiwi (talk) 19:56, 3 September 2024 (UTC)

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Kia ora Gadfium, yesterday I merged the articles for Torbay and Torbay Heights (as far as I could tell there seemed very little possibility of Torbay Heights expanding any further, and the area is almost always described as a subsection of Torbay). If you've got a spare moment, would you be able to merge the demographics sections? --Prosperosity (talk) 23:22, 25 September 2024 (UTC)

Done. I wonder if Waiake should also be merged into Torbay. The 2023 SA3 area includes it as "Torbay-Waiake". I should have access to similar levels of detail from the 2023 Census in a week, per https://www.stats.govt.nz/2023-census/2023-census-release-schedule/, and it will take me about two years to update all NZ populated places.-Gadfium (talk) 23:54, 25 September 2024 (UTC)

Thank you! I feel like Waiake should probably be merged as well - it doesn't really have much of a distinct identity separate from Torbay, but it is an officially Gazetted location, so this feels like something that needs more of an in-depth discussion. --Prosperosity (talk) 00:26, 26 September 2024 (UTC)

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If you found a source that supports the name why would you not just add it as a citation? Traumnovelle (talk) 01:33, 12 November 2024 (UTC)

Do you still believe OneRoof to be an RS after the RSN discussion? Traumnovelle (talk) 19:00, 2 November 2024 (UTC)

The discussion ended without any consensus, so the site is not deprecated. Your two examples show that the earliest residential housing dates need to be treated with caution. Mass removal of oneroof as a reference is not appropriate.-Gadfium (talk) 02:29, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

Would you agree to DRN? I still see this as a completely inappropriate source. Traumnovelle (talk) 19:13, 13 November 2024 (UTC)

Your evidence in the last discussion was entirely about the earliest residential housing date, which I am happy to accept is not reliable. I have removed it from several articles, and will remove it from any others as I update them.-Gadfium (talk) 21:53, 13 November 2024 (UTC)

I'm asking if you'd agree to dispute resolution over this. I don't believe just because no evidence of inaccuracy was found for other information means we should assume it is reliable and accurate. Clearly we disagree here and other attempts at soliciting extra opinions haven't worked. Traumnovelle (talk) 22:29, 13 November 2024 (UTC)

WP:DRN is for "small content disputes". This is an attempt by you to deprecate a source, which you have tried to do twice at WP:RSN and failed to get a consensus. Even if you and I were to agree at DRN, no other editor would be bound by that, and most of the use of the source has not been by me. DRN is not a valid path. Have you considered Wikipedia:Drop the stick and back slowly away from the horse carcass might apply?-Gadfium (talk) 23:46, 14 November 2024 (UTC)

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Thank you. I enjoyed writing it.-Gadfium (talk) 20:22, 15 December 2024 (UTC)