User talk:Minnastronomer

I'm curious why you accepted John S. Bradstreet; it's been speedily deleted as unreviewed LLM content with nonsensical or nonexistent refs which were present in the first revision of the article. I understand mistakes can happen but if 5+ of the refs don't even exist... how are you missing that? Electricmemory (talk) In solidarity 18:24, 3 June 2026 (UTC) Reply

As the article is now deleted, I'm afraid I can't point to specific examples. I didn't look terribly thoroughly at the sources. I saw MNHS cited, I verified it was a real notable figure, and didn't look too much further into it. Usually I don't need to. Clearly, I was too quick in my review. Knowing what I do know, I am thankful it is gone. Minnastronomer (talk) 20:47, 3 June 2026 (UTC) Reply

Hi @Minnastronomer - you tagged the article for Francis X. Shen as having disputed neutrality, but didn't add anything to the Talk page on it. I left a comment on the Talk page but didn't hear back so figured I'd leave a comment here. Is your concern related to the part about his political campaign or something else? Also, do you view the page as being pro-Shen or anti-Shen? Or a different issue? I'd like to make edits to get it better but am still not sure what the concern is. Thanks! Dflovett (talk) 02:51, 4 June 2026 (UTC) Reply

I believe my issue was that the article, specifically the career section, reads as a list of accomplishments. I think the article could be improved by adding more information about his life besides his jobs and alma mater. At the time the article was tagged he was currently running a political campaign, and I though it possible that the article was simply listing achievements so that potential voters would look him up and see only his qualifications, and thus could be swayed towards voting for him. However, with his political campaign now suspended, these concerns are no longer applicable. I still believe adding more life information to the article would be beneficial, however is perhaps of slightly less concern without the possibility of immediate political ramifications. Minnastronomer (talk) 03:26, 4 June 2026 (UTC) Reply

That makes sense! I can try to make some edits that adds in more. Although I get what you mean about it seeming less urgent now that the campaign is suspended. Dflovett (talk) 03:38, 4 June 2026 (UTC) Reply

Thank you. I look forward to seeing the article improve. Minnastronomer (talk) 03:44, 4 June 2026 (UTC) Reply

Hi @Minnastronomer - I wanted to come back to this one. I've had a really hard time finding criticism or negative press of Francis X. Shen. You would think that his political campaign would've resulted in some, but in most articles covering that race, he's more of a footnote (plus he dropped out of the race.) I'm keeping an eye out but wanted to revisit this one in case you were wondering what ever happened. Dflovett (talk) 01:16, 29 July 2026 (UTC) Reply

Sounds fine by me. Maybe he'll do something later that gets him press coverage. For now, no action need be taken. Minnastronomer (talk) 02:27, 29 July 2026 (UTC) Reply

Hello Minnastronomer... Signed your guestbook and added it on a list on your behalf. Cheers! Volten001 ^☎ 09:24, 4 June 2026 (UTC) Reply

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John B123 (talk) 06:29, 13 June 2026 (UTC) Reply

@Minnastronomer, please follow WP:DRAFTNO – "Reasons not to move an article to draftspace...Another editor is actively working on the article, e.g. there is an {{under construction}} notice or there have been constructive edits made within the last hour". Waiting 3 minutes is not sufficient; a good rule of thumb is waiting an hour. aesurias (ping me in your reply, or I won't see it) (talk) 06:33, 13 June 2026 (UTC) Reply

You need to wait an hour, per WP:NPPHOUR. Do keep it in mind next time. -MPGuy2824 (talk) 07:24, 13 June 2026 (UTC) Reply

Hi Minnastronomer. Thank you for your work on Infrared cluster. Another editor, Mariamnei, has reviewed it as part of new pages patrol and left the following comment:

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Hello, Minnastronomer. This message concerns the Articles for Creation submission or draft page you started, "William G. Kubicek".

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I think we have a different opinion of what is ready for mainspace and what is not yet ready.

The article is sourced by a single source, and appears to be titled incorrectly. Woudl you mind going it a further study? 🇵🇸‍🇺🇦 Fiddle^Timtrent Faddle^{Talk to me} 🇺🇦‍🇵🇸 07:32, 6 July 2026 (UTC) Reply

Usually, a new article such as this is worked on following approval. I reasonably expected that the article would see activity and improvements after approval. To my dismay, the improvements I wanted to happen were not made. Minnastronomer (talk) 16:16, 6 July 2026 (UTC) Reply

It's one thing to know the longest or shortest serving governor - but what does it add to go to the detail of days? Also, you argued that the column should be there because "other lists like it have one," but when I pointed out that fifty lists like it don't have one, you said they should, which undermines the entire argument: It should have the column because others have it, and if others don't have it, they should. It's suddenly not an argument of "other stuff exists". --Golbez (talk) 01:33, 11 July 2026 (UTC) Reply

Had an idea of how to incorporate it into the existing colum; I don't mind so much if it's not wasting inches of real-estate. Please take a look and let me know what you think. --Golbez (talk) 03:15, 12 July 2026 (UTC) Reply

I like that format, I think it's a compromise we can all be happy with. Thank you. Minnastronomer (talk) 04:04, 12 July 2026 (UTC) Reply

Hello Minnastronomer, it seems like you may be operating several accounts that have not been disclosed. This is usually disallowed by policy, since it runs into the risk of a potential deceptive practice. If this is the case, please disclose any alternative accounts you might have on your userpage, or contact the Arbitration Committee. Thanks, Staraction (talk · contribs) 05:41, 11 July 2026 (UTC) Reply

I suspected this might happen. I have been getting a few of my friends onto wikipedia, since they've been interested in it but didn't know how to start here. I've had them set up userpages and usually also ask them to sign my guestbook if they want. They are not alt accounts of mine, but they are accounts I've helped my friends set up. Minnastronomer (talk) 06:27, 11 July 2026 (UTC) Reply

Well, it's not "a few" that have raised concerns. There are other accounts, such as Abby000000000 , which are technically related but not to a concerning degree. But there's specifically just one other account, whose behaviour appears very similar to yours, and also is very strongly technically linked to this account. I don't want to out what might be a privacy alt of some kind. But if it's a privacy alt, it's extremely discoverable behaviourally, and you may want to abandon it. In solidarity, asilvering (talk) 06:49, 11 July 2026 (UTC) Reply

There is one account that I use on another browser that's mostly for small fixes if I notice them being needed while reading wikipedia over there. I will disclose it. I have not used it for anything malicious, as I said before, mostly smaller fixes as I read. Minnastronomer (talk) 17:18, 11 July 2026 (UTC) Reply

Great, thank you. Happy editing! In solidarity, asilvering (talk) 23:46, 11 July 2026 (UTC) Reply

This is semi-late, but I wanted to apologize because I thought for a pretty decent amount of time you were a sockpuppet of a long-time banned user with very similar interests to you (especially with Minnesota politics). Thanks for disclosing the alternate account. wizzito | say hello! 23:45, 23 July 2026 (UTC) Reply

I see. Thank you for telling me. If you're at liberty to tell, who was this user, and what did they do to be banned? Minnastronomer (talk) 04:39, 24 July 2026 (UTC) Reply

You can take a look at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Buzzards-Watch Me Work for details. Best, Staraction (talk · contribs) 04:41, 24 July 2026 (UTC) Reply

Fascinating to read. I think its kinda cool how in-depth and thorough you guys are. I had no idea about this person at all. Is there anything else I would need to (or could/should) do regarding this? Minnastronomer (talk) 05:02, 24 July 2026 (UTC) Reply

You are all set. Happy editing, and thanks for your contributions! Best, Staraction (talk · contribs) 05:04, 24 July 2026 (UTC) Reply

Thank you. I did appreciate that during the investigation someone lamented the amount of my contributions that would have to go if I were found to be a sockpuppet. Nice to know my work's been appreciated. Minnastronomer (talk) 05:08, 24 July 2026 (UTC) Reply

Hi Minnastronomer! The following is what I am sending to the folks that signed up to the event. It looks like the event as around 25 people that will be attending.
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Thank you for signing up to attend the Minnesota User Group Wiknic at the State Capitol on Saturday, July 18. The event is still scheduled to proceed, with a forecasted high of 88°F and a low of 72°F.

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Myotus (talk) 21:12, 16 July 2026 (UTC) Reply

I have no issues that should effect my attendance, thank you for your consideration. Most of the tour should be inside and ACed, so that will help. I will let you know as soon as I can if any plans change. Minnastronomer (talk) 00:51, 17 July 2026 (UTC) Reply

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Thanks for your contributions to List of infrared clusters. Unfortunately, I do not think it is ready for publishing as a live article at this time because it has no sources. I have converted it to a draft which you can improve, undisturbed for a while.

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Hi Minnastronomer, I hope you’re doing well! I just wanted to check in and thank you again for the work you’ve already put into the Josh Liljenquist draft. I completely understand that you’re volunteering your time and may be busy, so there is absolutely no rush. I was just wondering whether you still plan to continue working on it when you have time, or whether there is any additional sourcing or information that would be helpful for me to locate. Thank you again for everything you’ve done. NorthStarJoshL26 (talk) 18:39, 27 July 2026 (UTC) Reply

Don't expect this to be fast. It will probably be some time until it's done. Be patient. Minnastronomer (talk) 04:24, 28 July 2026 (UTC) Reply

Understood. Thank you for letting me know, and I appreciate the time you’re volunteering. I’ll be patient and leave the draft in your hands. NorthStarJoshL26 (talk) 04:51, 28 July 2026 (UTC) Reply

Hey @Minnastronomer - looking for your input. I started this draft and submitted it; it was rejected, which was probably a good call (not ready yet.)

Curious what you think. Is notability there? Worth the effort? If so, would you be interested in working on it with me?

Here's what I've got so far: Draft:John O'Sullivan (tour guide) Dflovett (talk) 16:15, 3 August 2026 (UTC) Reply

He seems notable, based on the coverage. My advice would be that there should be more info on him included. For example; "O'Sullivan also faced criticism for his lack of public presence and community support during Operation Metro Surge" should also mention who was criticizing him, and the source has some good info you didn't include. I'd say that the article needs some more info (especially the infobox) and some more sources. Shouldn't take too much work to get ready. I'm willing to collaborate on this. At the least, get back to me here when you've done some work and I can review the article. Minnastronomer (talk) 18:47, 3 August 2026 (UTC) Reply

Thank you for your recent work adding primary election results to various gubernatorial election pages. I just want to let you know that for a given election, the party whose primary is listed first in an article is whoever was the incumbent going into the race. It seems that you've been listing first whoever won in November, so I just wanted to let you know that. Mad Mismagius (talk) 23:41, 10 August 2026 (UTC) Reply

I did not know that. Feel free to correct this. You shouldn't need to worry about any pages prior to 1900, since the Republicans were the incumbents in all of those but one. But feel free to check. Minnastronomer (talk) 23:44, 10 August 2026 (UTC) Reply

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Hi Minnastronomer,

I recently wrote an article of political importance in Minnesota women's history that I thought you'd find interesting, the Scandinavian Woman Suffrage Association. I'm just looking for someone to review it if you have the time, as you are interested in Scandinavian and Norwegian-American history in Minnesota I thought I would reach out to you. The organization's second president was Hans Mattson's daughter, Nanny Mattson Jaeger. Thanks so much. HappyHistorian1862 (talk) 16:04, 27 August 2026 (UTC) Reply

The article looks pretty good. One thing that isn't in it that I would like to know is when Jaeger took over from Martin. How long were their presidencies? Was this a short power struggle or long and drawn out? If there isn't the information, then I guess we won't know, but if there is, I encourage its addition. That's about it though, it's a good article. Minnastronomer (talk) 17:06, 27 August 2026 (UTC) Reply

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Sounds good. I'll get on it when I can. Minnastronomer (talk) 04:06, 29 August 2026 (UTC) Reply