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The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
This is for your activity in the Teahouse. For a new editor, you are really focused on helping others, and I admire that a lot! I hope that you stick around, have this as a reward for your kindness. S.G. (They/Them) (Talk)(Contributions)08:46, 29 December 2025 (UTC)Reply
Aw, thanks! I've spent ample time on the front end of Wikipedia over the years, so I find I'm learning the most right now by poking around backstage. Lots to learn from other newbies asking questions! ChompyTheGogoat (talk) 09:25, 29 December 2025 (UTC)Reply
I've spent ample time on the front end of Wikipedia over the years
@ChompyTheGogoat: I apologise for my late response (there was a power-outage where I live) but what you described reminds me of...well me! I spent a lot of time reading Wikipedia before making an account, I don't remember what rule/policy I stumbled across while checking page histories, but I do remember that when I found that policy, I went into a rabbithole and read pretty much any policy, guideline, or essay that I could find. Obviously, I haven't read everything but, I tried my best to gather as much information as I could to help for when I eventually decided to make an account. But yeah, I hope you stick around! Wikipedia is a community as well as an encyclopedia, remember that. S.G. (They/Them) (Talk)(Contributions)11:03, 29 December 2025 (UTC)Reply
That's more or less how it went, just more gradually - sometime in the last couple years there was some push that led to lots of flags on articles so I started reading up on why they'd been posted, and left a talk note once or twice suggesting minor changes that I didn't want to attempt myself because I was afraid of breaking the entire world. The error in the article from the other day was SO minor that I felt like I could probably manage to adjust a few words without ruining it, and after doing so as a temp it prompted me to create an account, so 🤷♀️ ChompyTheGogoat (talk) 11:31, 29 December 2025 (UTC)Reply
Sorry, I probably should have phrased my question more clearly - I was concerned the photo might have been inappropriately modified, not just "why is this weird". Finding out it was just a prosthetic cleared things up. Still odd to run across in the middle of the article without explanation, but it is in character. ChompyTheGogoat (talk) 12:08, 31 December 2025 (UTC)Reply
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Oh sorry I am very new to Wikipedia channels and I thought ChompyTheGogoat was an indicated channel. I went to X but they are quite complex to reach:) Imtups92 (talk) 10:21, 23 February 2026 (UTC)Reply
@Imtups92 I'm not on X but I'm pretty sure you can just make an account and post there.
We don't have channels here - we have public notice boards, like Teahouse, plus individual talk pages for users or articles. All of which are publicly visible. ChompyTheGogoat (talk) 10:27, 23 February 2026 (UTC)Reply
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Hi there! So, after all that discussion, the topic was closed and nothing happened. It said their was no vote. I'm so confused! Do you have any idea what happened and/or what can be done? Or even who I can ask about it? CanelaQuill (talk) 08:22, 23 March 2026 (UTC)Reply
Can you link me to the thread? It's my understanding that the editor who proposes a move is automatically considered to be a !vote in favor, which is potentially enough support if there's no indication anyone else disagrees - and on the primary thread there was at least the two of us in favor. IIRC the others who chimed in were either in agreement or neutral. I tried to make sure all of the proposals linked to that one so discussions wouldn't be split across multiple pages, but maybe someone missed that? ChompyTheGogoat (talk) 08:35, 23 March 2026 (UTC)Reply
I dropped a note on the closer's TP. I think maybe they just skimmed it and didn't see clear !votes. It didn't seem controversial in the first place, so I don't think there should be any issue. ChompyTheGogoat (talk) 06:50, 2 April 2026 (UTC)Reply
It doesn't look like they've been active since I left that. I'll give it a bit longer, then see about asking elsewhere if they don't turn up. I honestly doubt there would be any issue if we just did a WP:BOLD move, but there's still the redirects to deal with. ChompyTheGogoat (talk) 19:04, 5 April 2026 (UTC)Reply
I'm fine waiting a few more days. As for redirects, does that mean manually changing links within pages? That would be a drag, but also good practice for me, I guess.:) CanelaQuill (talk) 11:24, 9 April 2026 (UTC)Reply
Oh, I didn't even think of that part. I just mean the current situation with the Tetun pages redirecting to Tetum, which will need to be reversed. I think there might be a tool to help identify in article links that need to be changed, but not sure where or how it works. ChompyTheGogoat (talk) 11:50, 9 April 2026 (UTC)Reply
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Hello sorry for the second ping on this topic. The RFC from a few weeks ago that you provided a neutral third opinion on has closed with consensus on the inclusion of the pregap's description, but two editors being for inclusion of the sample and two against. Could I ask that you please check out the other points raised by Pingnova on Talk:Act III: This City Made Us and weigh in on if you think it's justified? It's no worry if you are still unconvinced, my hope though is someone else will be able to weigh in as a 'tie-breaker' in that instance. All the best, thank you for your consideration. PBugaboo (talk) 23:20, 1 April 2026 (UTC) PBugaboo (talk) 23:20, 1 April 2026 (UTC)Reply
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Latest comment: 7 days ago12 comments4 people in discussion
Hey Chompy, I know you! I was thinking that your name looks familiar just now, and realized that you were there to support me at ZoomInfo's page. I'm happy to see you decided to stay, and, congrats on your new tool (TAIV)!
Happy 1000th. Somehow I only today read your name for the first time properly, my brain smoothed over it as ChompyTheGoat for the first 1000. CMD (talk) 13:56, 27 July 2026 (UTC)Reply
Use common sense in interpreting and applying policies and guidelines. WP:USERNAME also prohibits names that are deliberately deceptive, confusing, [or] misleading
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you asked "The "associated IP" box doesn't require TAIV, right?", i can confirm that i can see the "associated IP" box as an TA (i can't see it if i switch to private browsing/incognito/another browser where i'm not a TA and not logged in)
i created a throwaway TA to see if maybe there's an editing requirements for TAs to see that box, but no, it requires me to have a TA or (presumably) being logged in ~2026-38678-64 (talk) 04:41, 15 July 2026 (UTC)Reply
See List of years in philosophy. Someone went around mass-creating a heap of listicles (many unsourced) that don't meet WP:NLIST standards: A list topic is considered notable is if it has been discussed as a group or set by independent reliable sources. See also WP:TOOSPECIFIC: A list should be defined so that a reasonable number of readers seek it out. All of the sources I have seen (including the ones added for this article) only prove that the items listed exist. Per the talk page for the above set index, they've previously been nominated for deletion with no consensus, and a subsequent attempt at reorganization appears to have been abandoned. All of which I realized after PRODing the first article, so it looks like another group nom is in order. ChompyTheGogoat (talk) 01:03, 20 July 2026 (UTC)Reply
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Hi! I am contacting you to request assistance with some of the recent revision requests on the ZoomInfo page (found in the Talk section). The most active editor on that page acknowledged them but indicated that they are not interested in reviewing them at this time. This is somewhat concerning to me because this editor also disclosed a strong bias against the topic of the page in a previous comment. I appreciate any help you can provide. I am trying to be as respectful and understanding of this process as possible. ~2026-42346-67 (talk) 16:16, 31 July 2026 (UTC)Reply
(talk page stalker) Though editors are under no obligation to respond to requests (including denying and going through the arguments to provide a reasoning), so please be very patient.
