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A lengthy welcome
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November 2024
[edit ]Information icon Hello, I'm Hipal. I noticed that you made an edit concerning content related to a living (or recently deceased) person on Bo Horvat, but you didn't support your changes with a citation to a reliable source. It's been removed and archived in the page history for now. Wikipedia has a very strict policy concerning how we write about living people, so please help us keep such articles accurate and clear. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you! --Hipal (talk) 17:17, 1 November 2024 (UTC) [reply ]
- What should I do to add his last name language status? Should I include a link to a wiki dictionary? Servite et contribuere (talk) 03:18, 2 November 2024 (UTC) [reply ]
- See Horvat for the etymology.
- For WP:DUE mention in the article on Bo Horvat, a reliable source about Bo is required. --Hipal (talk) 23:05, 4 November 2024 (UTC) [reply ]
- Such as like, putting in the name Horvat, but with a link to the article of the name of Horvat or a link to Horvat in the Wikipedia dictionary? Servite et contribuere (talk) 01:22, 5 November 2024 (UTC) [reply ]
- I think I meant redirect actually Servite et contribuere (talk) 01:23, 5 November 2024 (UTC) [reply ]
- With a Target page Servite et contribuere (talk) 01:23, 5 November 2024 (UTC) [reply ]
- Bo Horvat is an entry in Horvat. I'd leave it at that. --Hipal (talk) 02:56, 5 November 2024 (UTC) [reply ]
- With a Target page Servite et contribuere (talk) 01:23, 5 November 2024 (UTC) [reply ]
- I think I meant redirect actually Servite et contribuere (talk) 01:23, 5 November 2024 (UTC) [reply ]
- Such as like, putting in the name Horvat, but with a link to the article of the name of Horvat or a link to Horvat in the Wikipedia dictionary? Servite et contribuere (talk) 01:22, 5 November 2024 (UTC) [reply ]
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Coups Creek moved to draftspace
[edit ]Thanks for your contributions to Coups Creek. Unfortunately, I do not think it is ready for publishing at this time because it has no sources and it needs more sources to establish notability. I have converted your article to a draft which you can improve, undisturbed for a while.
Please see more information at Help:Unreviewed new page. When the article is ready for publication, please click on the "Submit for review" button at the top of the page OR move the page back. BoyTheKingCanDance (talk) 05:54, 2 December 2024 (UTC) [reply ]
Coups Creek moved to draftspace
[edit ]Thanks for your contributions to Coups Creek. Unfortunately, I do not think it is ready for publishing at this time because it has no sources. I have converted your article to a draft which you can improve, undisturbed for a while.
Please see more information at Help:Unreviewed new page. When the article is ready for publication, please click on the "Submit for review" button at the top of the page OR move the page back. BoyTheKingCanDance (talk) 09:39, 2 December 2024 (UTC) [reply ]
- Honestly, where do you live for starters, just what country? Servite et contribuere (talk) 09:42, 2 December 2024 (UTC) [reply ]
Travis Head protection
[edit ]Information icon Hello. This is a message to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions, such as the edit(s) you made to Travis Head, did not appear to be constructive and have been reverted. Please take some time to familiarise yourself with our policies and guidelines. You can find information about these at our welcome page which also provides further information about contributing constructively to this encyclopedia. If you only meant to make test edits, please use your sandbox for that. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you may leave a message on my talk page. What are you doing? You are not an admin. You cannot protect the article. Meters (talk) 08:58, 8 December 2024 (UTC) [reply ]
- I didn’t know I couldn’t protect the article. Thanks for letting me know. I was just worried about potential vandalism after his test century as India is a country with over 1 Billion people, and Cricket is considered a religion there, and with over 1 Billion people can come some crazy fans, and due to his performances against India, unfortunately has resulted in vandalism. I would recommend (If you are an admin) to give Semi Protection, because his page is repetitively vandalised Servite et contribuere (talk) 09:42, 8 December 2024 (UTC) [reply ]
- Also, thanks for the advice mate Servite et contribuere (talk) 09:45, 8 December 2024 (UTC) [reply ]
- If you think the article needs to be protected then the place to request protection is WP:RPP. Note that we don't proactively protect articles. Being
worried about potential vandalism
is not a reason to protect an article. Meters (talk) 09:48, 8 December 2024 (UTC) [reply ]- It doesn’t appear to be working. Oh well, I guess these vandalised edits on Travis Head are usually reverted anyways Servite et contribuere (talk) 09:53, 8 December 2024 (UTC) [reply ]
- If you think the article needs to be protected then the place to request protection is WP:RPP. Note that we don't proactively protect articles. Being
Dallas Texans (NFL) content
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- OK... But other things aren’t sourced, some things are just facts, and if everything had to be sourced, I would recommend going to list of defunct sports teams in all 4 of the Big 4 Sports, come back and tell me, just a reminder that so many things are just so obvious Servite et contribuere (talk) 06:22, 9 December 2024 (UTC) [reply ]
- I just find some things a bit weird Servite et contribuere (talk) 06:28, 9 December 2024 (UTC) [reply ]
- You were previously warned about adding unsourced claims. Did you read the links? "All quotations and any material challenged or likely to be challenged must be supported by an inline citation to a reliable, published source." When you added an unsourced claim this time I challenged it by removing it with the edit summary "unsourced". That is a direct request for a source. It does not matter if you think it is obvious (this is clearly not a case of WP:BLUESKY), or if there is other material that is unsourced. And adding the "while many believe ..." aside only makes it worse. Unless a reliable published source says that Dallas is the most recent major sports team to fold, we do not say that. And it would be WP:SYNTH to add sources for the fold dates of any other folded teams and then reach the conclusion that Dallas was the most recent.
- Please read WP:BRD for what to do when you edit has been undone. Meters (talk) 06:44, 9 December 2024 (UTC) [reply ]
- OK. Let’s just leave it as it is I guess. What should I do? Add a link to a list of defunct teams? Just a reminder that other lines are unsourced Servite et contribuere (talk) 06:49, 9 December 2024 (UTC) [reply ]
- What do you mean, what should you do? Did you read what I wrote? Did you read the links? Add your claim with a reliable source that says that the team was the last major sports team to fold, or don't add it at all. Meters (talk) 06:53, 9 December 2024 (UTC) [reply ]
- OK. I will obey these rules of requiring a source and I will focus on editing my Wiki User page instead, and use reliable sources Servite et contribuere (talk) 06:57, 9 December 2024 (UTC) [reply ]
- What do you mean, what should you do? Did you read what I wrote? Did you read the links? Add your claim with a reliable source that says that the team was the last major sports team to fold, or don't add it at all. Meters (talk) 06:53, 9 December 2024 (UTC) [reply ]
- @Meters You are 100% correct. "While many believe" statements are unencyclopaedian. I actually did believe they were the last to fold, but no source said so, I thought "The Barons merged, they didn't fold", but what I didn't realise was that the San Jose Sharks reversed the Merger. So if no source supports a claim, it is likely not true (Some might be true EG: Bo Horvat might be of Croatian descent, but he just doesn’t care, and thus in his view is irrelevant to him). Thanks for the advice to help me get better. It's probably best for me to just stick to things I'm good at (Like reverting vandalism on Cricketers and correcting their role per the source cited) Servite et contribuere (talk) 09:12, 23 January 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
- OK. Let’s just leave it as it is I guess. What should I do? Add a link to a list of defunct teams? Just a reminder that other lines are unsourced Servite et contribuere (talk) 06:49, 9 December 2024 (UTC) [reply ]
Sources needed
[edit ]Hi! I'm about to revert a bunch of your recent updates. If a page says sources are needed, it's probably best to provide the sources before removing the warning. Doctorhawkes (talk) 08:16, 19 December 2024 (UTC) [reply ]
- First of all, what part of Australia are you from? Servite et contribuere (talk) 08:42, 19 December 2024 (UTC) [reply ]
- No, not "first of all". It is irrelevant where User:Doctorhawkes is from, and it is not appropriate to ask any editor personal questions. Meters (talk) 00:50, 20 December 2024 (UTC) [reply ]
- OK. I won’t ask without asking their permission (Unless that is Inappropriate, and please tell me if it is). But I can tell you that I was born in Wahroonga, a suburb on Sydney’s Upper North Shore Servite et contribuere (talk) 13:18, 20 December 2024 (UTC) [reply ]
- No, not "first of all". It is irrelevant where User:Doctorhawkes is from, and it is not appropriate to ask any editor personal questions. Meters (talk) 00:50, 20 December 2024 (UTC) [reply ]
Original research on Northern Eagles
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- OK. Understood. I will leave citation needed in there. It might seem obvious to me that the decision to not play at North Sydney Oval angered North Sydney fans, but it doesn’t seem obvious to everyone. And that is what counts Servite et contribuere (talk) 01:38, 21 December 2024 (UTC) [reply ]
- Also, I just asked Meta AI, and it seems pretty obvious that all Norwegian Australians are part of the Norwegian Diaspora. How could it be majority and not all? Servite et contribuere (talk) 01:46, 21 December 2024 (UTC) [reply ]
Happy Holidays
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Public transport
[edit ]On Friday 27, December 2024, if you have stuff to talk to me about, I will not be looking at my Wikipedia page until at least 13:00PM AEST. Do not expect a response before this time as I am returning something I accidentally put in my purse at a relative’s house that actually belongs to them Servite et contribuere (talk) 14:58, 26 December 2024 (UTC) [reply ]
Threw up
[edit ]On 28 December 2024, in the morning AEST, I threw up. I might need some time off and if you have anything to say, I might not reply Servite et contribuere (talk) 15:51, 27 December 2024 (UTC) [reply ]
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- Thanks for letting me know. That was a mistake on by behalf. I meant to link to Bowler (cricket) but I just don’t think I was thinking about it at the time Servite et contribuere (talk) 02:56, 25 January 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
Attempted protection of Mitchell Owen
[edit ]Did my attempt at protection at least work? Sushidude21! (talk) 11:51, 27 January 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
- I tried to protect Travis Head, but I couldn’t since I am not an admin. Trust me, it won’t work Servite et contribuere (talk) 11:53, 27 January 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
Non civil comment
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- Hi! Thanks for letting me know. What comment was it? Servite et contribuere (talk) 12:51, 28 January 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
- @ProClasher97 I do apologise for the personal attacks on User:Gamerboykarl. I definitely went too far. This is a complete violation my values. I should try and educate him in a more polite way on the differences of seasons by hemisphere Servite et contribuere (talk) 13:00, 28 January 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
- Hello there! It’s ok, I just figured I would give you a reminder about it so you were aware of it and so you don’t do it again. I see your other question from before, it was the edit that you made on HiLo48’s talk page mentioning how he didn’t realize it’s Summer in Australia. (I also saw they subsequently responded to you in what appeared to be a non-civil way, and I did also send a message to them about their comments as well). ProClasher97 ~ Have A Question? 13:10, 28 January 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
- i am not a baby Gamerboykarl (talk) 13:27, 28 January 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
Josh Inglis
[edit ]This was a bad edit. I'm all for not updating stats while a game is in progress, but you didn't have to revert it - it was a completed innings, and in fact the batting stats haven't changed since that time - and you certainly didn't need to remove the category. St Anselm (talk) 19:18, 1 February 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
- Thanks for your words. I am actually about to take a short nap. The category can go back now. It’s just best to not update anything until the match has ended. It was a completed innings, but there is a generally accepted standard not to edit stats until the match is complete. But I think it’s probably best to not update anything (Including categories) until the match is complete Servite et contribuere (talk) 20:55, 1 February 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
- The issue is not so much whether to update or not, but if it has been updated, whether to revert or not. Please don't remove valid categories, even if you think someone is jumping the gun. St Anselm (talk) 22:08, 1 February 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
- Thank you for statement. I do understand that editors can disagree on what they believe should and should not be done (Apart from consensus like no vandalism, like fake names for example). I can understand your view (Correct me if I am wrong) The innings was complete, and thus cannot be undone Servite et contribuere (talk) 22:38, 1 February 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
- Indeed. St Anselm (talk) 23:28, 1 February 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
- Thank you for statement. I do understand that editors can disagree on what they believe should and should not be done (Apart from consensus like no vandalism, like fake names for example). I can understand your view (Correct me if I am wrong) The innings was complete, and thus cannot be undone Servite et contribuere (talk) 22:38, 1 February 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
- The issue is not so much whether to update or not, but if it has been updated, whether to revert or not. Please don't remove valid categories, even if you think someone is jumping the gun. St Anselm (talk) 22:08, 1 February 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
I am very unwell
[edit ]Hi everyone. Just letting you know that I am currently very unwell in my Sinuses. It is really annoying me. I will be prioritising my health for the next while. I might not be as active. If you do have something to say, feel free to say it, but I am very unwell. Thank you Servite et contribuere (talk) 17:33, 9 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
Wikipedia and copyright
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It's very important that contributors understand and follow these practices. Persistent failure to comply may result in being blocked from editing. If you have any questions or need further clarification, please ask them here on this page, or leave a message on my talk page. You also cited a journal article which has nothing to do with the subject-- why? Thank you. Moneytrees🏝️ (Talk) 19:01, 12 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
- Sorry Moneytrees! I didn't see your notice. Much of the content removed (Specifically club history) was not added by me. Second of all, was the club rivalry copyright? Third of all, if you are wondering about me citing a journal article that has nothing to do with the article about the subject, if you are talking about this: [1], I would suggest that you read it again and tell me what you think. Thank you Servite et contribuere (talk) 00:32, 13 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
- The bottom of the Rugbynews site says "Copyright © 2020 Rugby News. All rights reserved", so yeah its under copyright. Moneytrees🏝️ (Talk) 01:03, 13 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
- Moneytrees Does that mean we cannot use the source at all, or just cannot copy all or parts of the source? Servite et contribuere (talk) 01:07, 13 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
- That just means we can't copy from the source; the vast majority of sources are under copyright and can't be copied from at all, unless you're quoting from it. Otherwise, we're free to cite it; I don't think there's any sources that you aren't allowed to cite, unless they don't exist or something... Moneytrees🏝️ (Talk) 01:18, 13 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
- Moneytrees I actually wanted to know specifically whether this means we cannot copy anything or not copy most. Thank you Servite et contribuere (talk) 01:19, 13 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
- We really shouldn't copy anything from sources in general, unless we're explicitly quoting it. Moneytrees🏝️ (Talk) 01:42, 13 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
- Moneytrees OK, back to the question I had before please. Thank you Servite et contribuere (talk) 01:47, 13 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
- About what source you cited in the edit? I've asked some other admins offwiki to verify what I've said, but regardless, even if you cited the right source, it wouldn't have mattered; it would still be a copyright issue. Moneytrees🏝️ (Talk) 02:00, 13 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
- Moneytrees The same one as before: [2] what my question is, is only a limited amount allowed to be copied or none (For more specific words, 0%)? Thank you Servite et contribuere (talk) 02:02, 13 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
- Ideally, nothing gets copied. That said, proper nouns and basic facts (such as, x graduated from y university or the score of the game was xxx to yyy, so and so made a goal, etc) are considered to not be copyrightable, so you needn't worry about copyright overlap there, if that makes sense. Moneytrees🏝️ (Talk) 02:11, 13 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
- Moneytrees I would find it easier personally if you just said yes or no to the question you just replied to to TBH Servite et contribuere (talk) 02:17, 13 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
- It seems like the way you posed it wasn't a yes or no question? But to cut all the other verbiage out: "none". Moneytrees🏝️ (Talk) 02:29, 13 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
- Moneytrees Oh. Well first, to be loud and clear, you mean 0%? And second well that is a problem unfortunately I get in way too often when I don't understand what others say. I have Austism and ADHD so by Brain operates differently to others, thus; I sometimes get into misunderstandings. BTW, this I am not requesting a mental health expert. I am just letting you, my brain operates differently to other people's. Sorry you didn't understand my question. I could have been more specific. Anyways, I guess those things happen sometimes. Thank you Servite et contribuere (talk) 02:34, 13 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
- 0, yeah. And don't sweat it on communication; it happens, especially on Wikipedia. Moneytrees🏝️ (Talk) 02:37, 13 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
- Moneytrees Oh. Well first, to be loud and clear, you mean 0%? And second well that is a problem unfortunately I get in way too often when I don't understand what others say. I have Austism and ADHD so by Brain operates differently to others, thus; I sometimes get into misunderstandings. BTW, this I am not requesting a mental health expert. I am just letting you, my brain operates differently to other people's. Sorry you didn't understand my question. I could have been more specific. Anyways, I guess those things happen sometimes. Thank you Servite et contribuere (talk) 02:34, 13 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
- It seems like the way you posed it wasn't a yes or no question? But to cut all the other verbiage out: "none". Moneytrees🏝️ (Talk) 02:29, 13 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
- Moneytrees I would find it easier personally if you just said yes or no to the question you just replied to to TBH Servite et contribuere (talk) 02:17, 13 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
- Ideally, nothing gets copied. That said, proper nouns and basic facts (such as, x graduated from y university or the score of the game was xxx to yyy, so and so made a goal, etc) are considered to not be copyrightable, so you needn't worry about copyright overlap there, if that makes sense. Moneytrees🏝️ (Talk) 02:11, 13 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
- Moneytrees The same one as before: [2] what my question is, is only a limited amount allowed to be copied or none (For more specific words, 0%)? Thank you Servite et contribuere (talk) 02:02, 13 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
- About what source you cited in the edit? I've asked some other admins offwiki to verify what I've said, but regardless, even if you cited the right source, it wouldn't have mattered; it would still be a copyright issue. Moneytrees🏝️ (Talk) 02:00, 13 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
- Moneytrees OK, back to the question I had before please. Thank you Servite et contribuere (talk) 01:47, 13 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
- We really shouldn't copy anything from sources in general, unless we're explicitly quoting it. Moneytrees🏝️ (Talk) 01:42, 13 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
- Moneytrees I actually wanted to know specifically whether this means we cannot copy anything or not copy most. Thank you Servite et contribuere (talk) 01:19, 13 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
- That just means we can't copy from the source; the vast majority of sources are under copyright and can't be copied from at all, unless you're quoting from it. Otherwise, we're free to cite it; I don't think there's any sources that you aren't allowed to cite, unless they don't exist or something... Moneytrees🏝️ (Talk) 01:18, 13 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
- Moneytrees Does that mean we cannot use the source at all, or just cannot copy all or parts of the source? Servite et contribuere (talk) 01:07, 13 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
- The bottom of the Rugbynews site says "Copyright © 2020 Rugby News. All rights reserved", so yeah its under copyright. Moneytrees🏝️ (Talk) 01:03, 13 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
CS1 error on Fox Valley Road
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- I don't know how to fix it. It might be fine actually, I did put the citation in and that is what happened... Please put in title Sydney Adventist Hospital to help me. I am not very good at coding. Thank you Servite et contribuere (talk) 04:58, 16 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
- Fixed✅ Servite et contribuere (talk) 05:01, 16 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
Incorrect capitalisation
[edit ]Information icon Welcome to Wikipedia, and thank you for your contributions. Although everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia, please note that there is a Manual of Style that should be followed to maintain a consistent, encyclopedic appearance. Deviating from this style, as you did in First Lady of North Korea, disturbs uniformity among articles and may cause readability or accessibility problems. Please take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. In "The first lady or North Korea", "first lady" should be lowercase because it's modified by the determiner "The". See the manual of style about capitalization. —Eyer (he/him) If you reply, add {{reply to|Eyer}}
to your message. 17:30, 16 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
- Eyer Not going to even bother reading the manual style right away. All I know is I made a mistake. Thanks for the correction Servite et contribuere (talk) 17:41, 16 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
- No worries, friend. Happy editing! —Eyer (he/him) If you reply, add
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to your message. 17:45, 16 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
- No worries, friend. Happy editing! —Eyer (he/him) If you reply, add
Vermont Open
[edit ]Last month you reverted my red link edits for some of the champions of the Vermont Open. First you stated that "We don't add red links" but we clearly do. Then you noted that the "red links don't seem necessary or relevant." But these champions are all clearly worthy of a page; in fact, I intend to create pages for all of them. I think these red links should be re-applied.
Regards,
Chief disambiguator (talk) 20:24, 16 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
- Chief disambiguator Thanks for your comments and expressing your concern. If we do add red links, my bad. Also, can you please cite a manual guideline that does say we that we do add red links please? Thank Servite et contribuere (talk) 03:42, 17 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
- We definitely use red links. Some examples of red links we use for golf pages include the North Carolina Open tournament page and the article for Vic Bennetts. Overall, the rationale for red links is provided here. In addtion, we have discussed the purpose of red links on the WP:GOLF talk page a couple of years ago.
- Chief disambiguator (talk) 00:20, 20 March 2025 (UTC)Chief disambiguator[reply ]
- Chief disambiguator Look, I’m not a Wikipedia Golf expert. I should probably focus on things I am expert on. One comment did say Red links are OK if an article is possible. I don't know whether these are notable people. I should just focus on things I am more of an expert on TBH Servite et contribuere (talk) 02:17, 20 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
- Chief disambiguator (talk) 00:20, 20 March 2025 (UTC)Chief disambiguator[reply ]
- It's ok and thanks for your honesty. Now you know that we use red links. Most people - including golf afficionados - would be unaware of these golfers but there is potential for a page for each one. I will return the red links soon.
- Chief disambiguator (talk) 04:27, 22 March 2025 (UTC)Chief disambiguator[reply ]
RfC at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject United States
[edit ]Hi, I promised earlier today that I would explain this edit . Basically, I removed the |rfcid=
parameter in order to force Legobot (talk · contribs) to visit the page and assign another rfcid. This is because each rfcid must be unique, and in this edit you assigned your own (something that should never be done) but worse still, you appear to have copied the value from a completely different RfC - the one at Talk:United States#RFC: Is English the official language of the United States?. This meant that there were then two ongoing RfCs with the same rfcid, which compromises the data tables maintained by Legobot. This in turn has caused duplication, mislinking, and corrupted the RfC listings (example ). Please, always let Legobot assign its own rfcid, unless you know exactly what you are doing. --Redrose64 🌹 (talk) 19:18, 18 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
- Thanks for letting me know Servite et contribuere (talk) 02:53, 19 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
Reversion of move
[edit ]Hey, just wondering why you reverted my move of NATO Air Training Command – Afghanistan for being undiscussed? Whilst it's true that it was undiscussed, my understanding is that minor moves – such as correcting a hyphen for an en-dash and fixing spacing – don't generally require a move discussion, unless there's a reasonable expectation that it would be contested. Cheers in advance, RadiculousJ (talk) 16:12, 24 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
- Hi! I don't know if I was aware about the correct hyphen TBH. Just thought it was incorrect at the time. I will do more research and find sources so I can find out the correct hyphen. If you want to say it is the correct hyphen; Provide sources Servite et contribuere (talk) 00:03, 25 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]