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HI! THANKS FOR THE FEEDBACK! JackGann (talk) 07:11, 26 July 2014 (UTC)
Way to pounce! I went to do this exact edit a minute after you... stop reading my mind! EvergreenFir (talk) Please {{re}} 01:16, 30 July 2015 (UTC)
A cup of tea for you![edit]
A fox for you![edit]Thank you for your correction on the 2024 Apalachee High School shooting article. I know it's a hot topic and emotions are high but I'm glad there was someone who was willing to make that important correction. |
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On 14 November 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Schoharie limousine crash, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the stretch limousine involved in the recent crash near Schoharie, New York, killing 20, appeared at two vehicle inspections earlier this year with different license plates? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Schoharie limousine crash), 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. A beer for you![edit]
Christchurch mosque shootings[edit]Thanks for keeping the international reactions under control. AIRcorn (talk) 08:51, 17 March 2019 (UTC)
A kitten for you![edit]For your work on Christchurch_mosque_shootings. Stuartyeates (talk) 08:21, 5 April 2019 (UTC)
A bowl of strawberries for you![edit]
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Fame at last...
[edit]How does Wikipedia deal with a mass shooting? A frenzied start gives way to a few core editors. No mention of me though:). Nice diagrams, and a quick look at the page histories of shooting incidents will show a core of regular editors.--♦IanMacM♦ (talk to me) 17:30, 19 December 2012 (UTC)
HI WWGB, I'm a researcher at Sydney Uni and would like to contact you. I'm not sure how best to do this and hoping this message somehow reaches you....Doctor 17. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Doctor 17 (talk • contribs) 08:45, 18 April 2017 (UTC)
- This initial contact led to this article. WWGB (talk) 02:49, 10 July 2021 (UTC)
Were you aware?
[edit]I assume that you have been made aware of this. But, in the event that you were not, I wanted to point it out to you and bring this to your attention. Your name was mentioned in this article: How does Wikipedia deal with a mass shooting? A frenzied start gives way to a few core editors. Thanks. Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 23:46, 29 December 2012 (UTC)
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Thank you...
[edit]... for the revert - but as far as I know I DIDN'T DELETE ANYTHING! This is as weird as the fact that I'm continually being 'logged-out' despite requesting a year-long log-in. Cheers! Shir-El too 08:48, 16 September 2024 (UTC)
- @Shir-El too: Here is the diff of your edit. You may not have intended to, but your edit removed sourced material. Most likely an edit conflict with another editor. WWGB (talk) 09:48, 16 September 2024 (UTC)
- Thank you again! Cheers! Shir-El too 17:17, 17 September 2024 (UTC)
Killing of Jordan Neely
[edit]Hello. Where in Killing of Jordan Neely, or its references, does it say that Neely "threatened to kill a woman and her child"? Wikishovel (talk) 07:02, 18 September 2024 (UTC)
- @Wikishovel: Sorry, that was an accidental rollback (fat fingers). Thanks for reverting it. Regards, WWGB (talk) 07:11, 18 September 2024 (UTC)
- No problem, and thanks for your quick reply. Wikishovel (talk) 07:15, 18 September 2024 (UTC)
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[edit]The person who added those unsourced individuals has also reverted almost all my previous edits where I added inline links. I am happy to accept your reversions if you deal with him also. I am going to have to redo hours of work. Bryan Krippner (talk) 10:45, 28 September 2024 (UTC)
- @Bryan Krippner:Please direct me to articles where your inline links were reverted. Which editor did that? I will gladly restore your work if it was removed inappropriately. Regards, WWGB (talk) 10:52, 28 September 2024 (UTC)
Understanding of what constitutes a "blog"
[edit]Hi @WWGB:, appreciate your revert was made in good faith but that is a personal website within a university site's extension. The fact that a page is called "books and blog" does not make it a blog in itself. The BBC and Guardian websites have "blogs". They're not the type of blog we disallow on Wikipedia (such as blogger, word press sites). Thanks Jkaharper (talk) 11:32, 30 September 2024 (UTC)
Hi @WWGB:, in relation to jatz a reminder that photographs of product serving suggestions on blogs created by producers can be useful but you should not necessarily assume specifics or truthfulness of those serving recommendations without additional written references. Appreciate your good faith efforts. Thank you. 2406:3400:21D:8560:E05D:CA17:8B4B:1B74 (talk) 05:03, 20 October 2024 (UTC)
Administrator Elections: Call for Candidates
[edit]Administrator Elections | Call for Candidates
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A barnstar for you
[edit]The Tireless Contributor Barnstar | ||
This is for your tireless contributions to Deaths in 2024. Pachu Kannan (talk) 15:34, 14 October 2024 (UTC) |
Being bold, I redirected this as ATD. Bearian (talk) 15:46, 16 October 2024 (UTC)
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Administrator Elections: Discussion phase
[edit]The discussion phase of the October 2024 administrator elections is officially open. As a reminder, the schedule of the election is:
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Administrator Elections: Voting phase
[edit]The voting phase of the October 2024 administrator elections has started and continues until 23:59 31st October 2024 UTC. You can participate in the voting phase at Wikipedia:Administrator elections/October 2024/Voting phase.
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In the voting phase, the candidate subpages will close to public questions and discussion, and everyone who qualifies for a vote will have a week to use the SecurePoll software to vote, which uses a secret ballot. You can see who voted, but not who they voted for. Please note that the vote tallies cannot be made public until after voting has ended and as such, it will not be possible for you to see an individual candidate's tally during the election. The suffrage requirements are different from those at RFA.
Once voting concludes, we will begin the scrutineering phase, which will last for an indeterminate amount of time, perhaps a week or two. Once everything is certified, the results will be posted on the main election page. In order to be granted adminship, a candidate must have received at least 70.0% support, calculated as Support / (Support + Oppose). As this is a vote and not a consensus, there are no bureaucrat discussions ("crat chats").
Any questions or issues can be asked on the election talk page. Thank you for your participation. Happy electing.
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Discussion
[edit]Open to hearing your comments @ Talk:2022 Buffalo shooting wizzito | say hello! 02:56, 25 October 2024 (UTC)
Misclick?
[edit][4]. It breaks the schedule section. Feel free to self revert if you want. –Novem Linguae (talk) 07:13, 25 October 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks, Fixed. WWGB (talk) 07:16, 25 October 2024 (UTC)