User talk:Operator873/Archive 12

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The Big Pig article

I simplified it, I hope it is better now. Still looking for references. Will be back soon. Thank you for pointing it out. Dr. Nono YesMaybe (talk) 19:55, 12 February 2023 (UTC)

Question

Can you delete all the articles i created? 40.138.162.44 (talk) 06:42, 2 March 2023 (UTC)

to "troll with a ... template"

You wrote: "It literally took more keystrokes to troll with the cn template than to actually fix the issue......................)".--Someone took the effort of pointing out that an article had something that could not stand.--Someone did not have good faith, one might say.--Someone seems to have had an expectation that I was going to find a solution.--Conclusion: some of us can work on, not having "less, good faith" (my quote). Some of us, can work on when to not bother to point out an obvious flaw (in an article).--I sort of hope that i do not get blocked for outing someone's "troll allegation thingy" (my quote). Have a nice day, 2001:2020:329:FE68:3D39:42F7:51C8:33E1 (talk) 07:10, 6 March 2023 (UTC)

20th Century Fox Television changed It's name to 20th Television

Because of the Disney Acquisition to avoid confusion with Fox corporation Ninthelevedaradades4243222 (talk) 19:37, 14 March 2023 (UTC)

Dmytro Dikusar

Bro! Please undelete it. I am in the process of simplifying it. I will do further simplification still now. Haoreima (talk) 18:58, 31 March 2023 (UTC)

Bro! All those articles you recently deleted are modified at large scale levels. They are given much efforts from my side to be simplified. Even at the talk pages of many of those pages, User:Darkfrog24 & I were discussing of different ways to simplify it. Please undelete them. I will do further simplification. Please. Haoreima (talk) 19:01, 31 March 2023 (UTC)

@Haoreima: I just deleted more than 10 articles that you copied from English Wikipedia and changed a few words, often to another complex word. They aged in range from being created today to being created in late 2022. I do not believe you had any intent of simplifying anything further since you hadn't addressed the articles from 2022. Simple English Wikipedia strives to use a limited wordlist which is easy for everyone to understand. Our pages are not supposed to be a copy of English Wikipedia with slightly different words. Writing appropriate pages here is hard. I will not be undeleting any of the pages as they were not simple English. Please see WP:HOW before creating any more pages. Operator873 ^connect 19:03, 31 March 2023 (UTC)

Haoreima is indeed trying to improve those articles so they can count toward the point total in the 2023 Feminism and Folklore Write-a-Thon. But Op's just pointed out that Haoreima has stopped editing multiple articles that were still not simple enough before.

Op, would you be amenable to restoring one article at at time? Haoreima could simplify, say Kangla Sha, and then you could restore another if and only if that first article passes muster. How do you feel about this, Haoreima? Darkfrog24 (talk) 19:23, 31 March 2023 (UTC)

@Darkfrog24: @Haoreima: No, I would not be willing to restore one page at a time. These deleted articles were in such a state that if you'd like them restored, you can refer to the currently existing English Wikipedia copy. Haoreima needs to understand words like associated, recognition, delegates, etc are not simple English and that writing in simple English is quite difficult. I understand wanting to expand the wiki and especially needing to include better articles about Feminism and women in general. However, creating bad articles is not the way. This has been a long-term and on-going issue as I'm currently looking at articles from April 2022 that are near exact copies as well. Operator873 ^connect 19:29, 31 March 2023 (UTC)

@Haoreima: I'll be willing to stop further deletions and allow you time to simplify the pages you've created from May 2021 and onwards. Monday, I will resume deleting pages that are copied from English Wikipedia with little or no simplification. I hope any newly created pages are not copied from English Wikipedia and feature simple English. Operator873 ^connect 20:18, 31 March 2023 (UTC)

As a side note, I realize writing original pages in simple English is difficult. It is very hard, in fact. But, with your background, I bet you can write some outstanding pages, once you acclimatize to the standards here. Operator873 ^connect 20:22, 31 March 2023 (UTC)

Bro! It's ok. I will try at my best level to simplify them. If found still unsuitable, please delete them. No worries. I will start simplifying them from today onwards. But completing all of them before Monday (tomorrow) will be somewhat hard for me. Kindly extend the last date a little bit. Thanks. Haoreima (talk) 14:37, 2 April 2023 (UTC)

Campanula cervicaria

Can I ask why you deleted Campanula cervicaria? Did you think it was too short? Lights and freedom (talk) 00:30, 6 April 2023 (UTC)

@Lights and freedom: Restored. I only saw the IP's "ok" content. Oopsie. Thanks for saving it! Operator873 ^connect 00:32, 6 April 2023 (UTC)

Recent Deletion

I saw that you deleted the recent article i published and it seems that it was not simplified or converted enough. I will make sure it is simplfied. Thanks for letting me know YassarBukhari (talk) 20:08, 6 April 2023 (UTC)

Rangeblock

Hey Operator, Can you rangeblock the vandalizing IP?

Thanks, 🔥 Illusion Flame (talk) 21:25, 17 April 2023 (UTC)

Cynthia Smith With Smitty's Kitchen

Hi, I see the article published yesterday has been deleted. That's fine as there is an article in the Sandbox re: the above subject which was published several weeks ago. I wasn't able to find it yesterday. It goes into much more detail. Is it possible to expedite the publishing of that article? 72.73.200.243 (talk) 01:38, 20 April 2023 (UTC)

User talk:Proflowa

Please revoke TPA. Thanks for blocking and for that blocking statement! Illusion Flame (talk) 02:07, 4 May 2023 (UTC)

Just saw you locked the account. Thanks and you can disregard this! Illusion Flame (talk) 02:08, 4 May 2023 (UTC)

@Illusion Flame: Yeah usually a good idea to let the sysops decide when to revoke TPA. Especially when there might be other actions in process. Just more clicks for me to have to do if I'm already looking at the global edits with my Steward hat on. Operator873 ^connect 02:09, 4 May 2023 (UTC)

Will leave revoking TPA to the sysops in the future. Thanks for handling the situation quickly and using your steward hat well! Illusion Flame (talk) 02:11, 4 May 2023 (UTC)

Bot873 processing changed?

I have had User talk:Auntof6/Newsletters set up for a long time to be archived by the archiving bot. The parameters I set are supposed to put the archived data on a page whose name indicates the month in which the archive is done.

It looks like Bot873 isn't doing that. I currently have two archives out there.

• The earlier one, User talk:Auntof6/Newsletters/Archives/2023 1, should contain things that were archived in January (because of the "1" at the end), but mostly contains things from March. It also contains one archive from early on April 1.
• The other one, User talk:Auntof6/Newsletters/Archives/2023 2, should contain things that were archived in February (because of the "2" at the end), but contains things from April.

Is it possible that Bot873 is interpreting the month parameter as a quarter parameter instead? I know this used to be handled correctly in the past. Thanks for any light you can shed on this. -- Auntof6 (talk) 08:39, 3 May 2023 (UTC)

@Auntof6: Nothing has changed with Bot873 and I haven't pulled any updates to it. I did notice that the User:MiszaBot/config template on User talk:Auntof6/Newsletters contains a |counter = 1 part which is normally used for archiving pages with Archive 1, Archive 2, etc. This may be confusing the bot a little bit since you're wanting to archive by year and month. The config says counter is ignored if %(counter)d isn't used, but I've seen stranger things happen. Lets try removing that part of the template and see if it fixes the weirdness. Operator873 ^connect 19:18, 3 May 2023 (UTC)

OK, I removed the counter parameter and will wait to see what happens next time. It's interesting, though, that it worked correctly with that parameter for a long time. Fortunately, this isn't urgent because I routinely delete the older archives anyway. Thanks for your reply. -- Auntof6 (talk) 19:22, 3 May 2023 (UTC)

@Auntof6: Yeah I noticed that it hadn't been changed in a long while. And it's more confusing since I haven't done any code updates since Bot873 was created. Very very very weird. I'll go thumb through logs and see if there are any glaring red flags. Thanks for letting me know. Operator873 ^connect 19:28, 3 May 2023 (UTC)

You know, I think I may have misunderstood how the archiving is being done. User talk:Auntof6/Newsletters/Archives/2023 2 doesn't contain things that were archived in February. It contains things from February that were archived. I was just looking at the most recent archive, which has the suffix "3", and it has things from March. I thought the month identifier was the month of the archive rather than the content, but I can live with it this way. Sorry for the bother! --Auntof6 (talk) 06:33, 7 May 2023 (UTC)

Fesseha atlaw

A page that you deleted per QD A3 has been recreated, maybe without simplification. If you know where it comes from, I would like to know the origin of this article. MathXplore (talk) 10:48, 12 May 2023 (UTC)

@MathXplore: It was clearly copied from another source. I don't know where the original is from, but if I did... it'd have likely been deleted as copyright violation. A3 was me assuming (hoping) it was a failed self-promotion draft or machine translation of such a draft from elsewhere. Operator873 ^connect 18:19, 12 May 2023 (UTC)

Gamal Abdel Nasser

Hey,

I noticed that you made some changes in the Gamal Abdel Nasser page, I really appreciate them and will try to improve them. We are really trying our best me and my colleague @Jaime Méndez de Vigo as it is a university project and we are first time users in wikipedia.

Thank you. Ines.lv (talk) 16:05, 15 May 2023 (UTC)

IPv6 user you just warned

Operator just wanted to give you a heads up that IP you just warned for complex english I have been watching them. They have made a series of disruptive edits over the past few weeks on different IPs. Its always PBS shows. Infact one of them wrote the currently RFDed article Personal Finance and Money Management which I have had QDed before and it was remade. Bobherry Talk My Changes 22:49, 1 June 2023 (UTC)

Bobherry Yep, I'm aware. Doing some WP:AGF and handing them some WP:ROPE and such. You're free to remove all complex sections of that article, if you like. It is appropriate. Operator873 ^connect 22:51, 1 June 2023 (UTC)

Make that months. Several others and I have tried to explain to them before how the articles should look. Bobherry Talk My Changes 23:00, 1 June 2023 (UTC)

Revert on Brake

Hi, you reverted Brake to a earlier version, but you restored the link spam I had removed that was added prior to Catherine's edits. Can you please re-review? XXBlackburnXx (talk) 08:04, 5 July 2023 (UTC)

@XXBlackburnXx: Oops! Sorry about that. Done. Operator873 ^connect 08:12, 5 July 2023 (UTC)

Protection on your talk page

Been seeing a recent uptick in vandalism - maybe 3-4 days of semi might drive it away. #prodraxis ^connect 14:09, 5 September 2023 (UTC)

Cherry Hill Park

I wanted to ask why you reverted my edit(s) to the Cherry Hill Park page. I want to raise it from Stub-class but I don't know how, because Special:ContentTranslation doesn't make it Simple English. I'd appreciate your response. Contributor^118,784 Let's talk 14:22, 21 November 2023 (UTC)

Is my page good?

I substantially rewrote this page you moved to userspace. Here it is User:Immanuelle/Izumo clan do you think it is good now? Immanuelle ❤️💚💙 (please tag me) 20:32, 6 November 2023 (UTC)

I see you're finally back. Do you think the page is good? Immanuelle ❤️💚💙 (please tag me) 01:42, 23 November 2023 (UTC)

User:Naleksuh

Hi! Can you remove rollbacker flag from this user because he is globally banned, please? Thanks! 2403:6200:8871:8C96:7C07:A385:617C:A964 (talk) 17:22, 22 November 2023 (UTC)

Happy holidays

Hello Operator873: 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, --Ferien (talk) 16:10, 23 December 2023 (UTC)

Spread the WikiLove; use {{subst:Season's Greetings}} to send this message

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas and a Prosperous 2024!

Hello Operator873, 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 2024. Happy editing, –Davey2010Talk 15:27, 24 December 2023 (UTC) Spread the love by adding {{subst:Seasonal Greetings}} to other user talk pages.

Invitation to Organize Feminism and Folklore 2024 Writing Competition

Please help translate to your language

Dear Operator873/Archive 12,

Hope you are doing well, Wishing you a Happy New Year!.

We extend a heartfelt invitation to you to organize the Feminism and Folklore 2024 writing competition, which is scheduled to take place from February 1, 2024, to March 31, 2024. This year's edition of Feminism and Folklore will concentrate on feminism, women's issues, and gender-focused topics, aligning with a Wiki Loves Folklore gender gap focus and featuring a folk culture theme on Wikipedia.

This year we have created two new Tools for the Feminism and Folklore project. The tool is called Campwiz. This tool is created by the international Tech team of Wiki Loves Folkore especially crafted for Feminism and Folklore project. The tool works as same as fountain or dashboard but has extra abilities required for jury and submission of articles.

To create a new campaign on Campwiz, organizers to follow these steps:

1. Go to the tool link: https://tools.wikilovesfolklore.org/
2. Select your wiki on which you want to organize the campaign (enter the name or short code, such as "en" for English Wikipedia).
3. Give your campaign a name example "Feminism and Folklore 2024 on English Wikipedia)".
4. Select the start and end dates (note: keep your start date as Feb 1 and end date as March 31).
5. Provide a description for your campaign (you can briefly describe the campaign in this section).
6. Make sure to keep the checkboxes ticked for "Allow users to submit articles that were not created but expanded." if you want to use the campaign for expanded articles also.
7. Keep minimum added bytes as 4000 and minimum added words as 400 and click next.
8. In the jury section, keep the checkboxes ticked for "Allow jury members to participate in the campaign" and "Prevent jury members from seeing each other's votes." As per your preference.
9. Under the jury search box, type the username of your jury and click on the "+" button to add; you can add multiple jury members.
10. Click next to review and then click on save.

With this we have also created a Missing article tool. This tool identifies articles in the English Wikipedia that are absent from your native language Wikipedia. You can customize your selection criteria, and our tool will provide you with a table displaying the missing articles along with suggested titles. You also have the option to download the list in both CSV and wikitable formats.

Both tools, the Missing Article Tool and the Campwiz Tool, are now available for public use during the Feminism and Folklore campaign. You can find more information about these tools here: https://tools.wikilovesfolklore.org/

There are also some changes in the rules and criteria's. Please go through the rules below.

1. Minimum Length: The expanded or new article should have a minimum of 4000 bytes or 400 words, ensuring sufficient depth and coverage of the chosen topic. The local organizers are free to choose the minimum length criteria as per needs of their local Wikipedia and must be clearly mention on local project page.
2. Language Quality: Articles should not be poorly machine-translated, ensuring that language quality and readability are maintained at a high standard.
3. Timeline of Creation or Expansion: The article should be created or expanded between 1 February and 31 March, aligning with the specified contest timeline.
4. Theme Relevance: Articles should directly address the theme of feminism and folklore, exploring connections between gender, cultural traditions, and intangible heritage.
5. No Orphaned Articles: Articles must not be orphaned, meaning they should be linked from at least one other article to ensure visibility within the Wikipedia ecosystem.
6. No Copyright violations: There should be no copyright violations, and articles should adhere to local Wikipedia policies on notability, ensuring that the content meets the standards for notability.
7. Adequate references and Citations: Each article should include proper references and citations following local Wikipedia policies, ensuring the reliability and credibility of the information presented.

Learn more about the contest details and prizes on our project page here. Should you require any assistance, please feel free to contact us on our meta talk page or via email.

We eagerly anticipate your enthusiastic coordination and participation in Feminism and Folklore 2024.

Thank you and Best wishes,

Feminism and Folklore 2024 International Team

--MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 06:51, 18 January 2024 (UTC)

Talkback

Hello, Operator873. You have new messages at 223.18.133.27's talk page.
Message added 23:19, 29 February 2024 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

Kk.urban (talk) 23:19, 29 February 2024 (UTC)

Question

Honest question, after reading your edit to Quatro de Fevereiro Airport- isn't "money problems" rather vague? Is someone learning English going to read that and understand what it means? I'm curious- I'm a native English speaker so maybe I'm wrong. SurferSquall (talk) 04:23, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

@SurferSquall: Money problems is much more simple English than "financial difficulties." One of the challenges in writing simple English is conveying complex thoughts. But if you follow BE 1500, you can usually get it done. Feel free to expand on it. Operator873 ^connect 04:27, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

Do you approve of this edit request?

See here: Wikipedia talk:RecentChanges#Add semi-protected edit requests. Kk.urban (talk) 18:56, 29 March 2024 (UTC)

I generally avoid templates all together. I'll let someone with a better understanding of templates review and comment. Operator873 ^connect 18:58, 29 March 2024 (UTC)