Clovermoss

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• The Wikipedia Library – this cannot be used until you have 6 months tenure, no active blocks, and 500 edits. However, once you meet the criteria, it is a very useful resource. There is also the Wikipedia:Resource Exchange. I have subscriptions to the Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, and Niagara Falls Review, if you ever want me to verify something for you. I also have access to the James A. Gibson library at Brock University.

Question from ContentCreatorMD (17:00, 14 June 2024)

How do I create a page --ContentCreatorMD (talk) 17:00, 14 June 2024 (UTC)

@ContentCreatorMD: This guide is what you're looking for. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 17:12, 14 June 2024 (UTC)

Question from Jackthemall (18:22, 14 June 2024)

How do I make a page about someone? --Jackthemall (talk) 18:22, 14 June 2024 (UTC)

Hi Jackthemall. This page explains how you would go about that. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 18:28, 14 June 2024 (UTC)

Aww

Thank you for believing in me :) Vanderwaalforces (talk) 18:32, 14 June 2024 (UTC)

harv/sfn no-target errors in Jehovah's Witnesses

Hi, in Jehovah's Witnesses you have a couple of references, "Chryssides, p. 89" and "Chryssides, p. 116" which are causing harv/sfn no-target errors. There are several works by Chryssides listed in the references (three in the Sources, and more in the actual References). If you could fix these that would be appreciated. DuncanHill (talk) 14:45, 15 June 2024 (UTC)

@DuncanHill: Sorry about that. I just added the missing year to two sources with the page numbers you listed. Did I miss any others? Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 14:50, 15 June 2024 (UTC)

Thanks, it's removed the article from the error category. DuncanHill (talk) 14:51, 15 June 2024 (UTC)

Please refrain from soapboxing

People who openly declare Christianity on their profile should probably avoid doing things like "bold editing" articles on MAID. Wiki is an encyclopedia, not a political soapbox. 142.160.101.97 (talk) 08:05, 18 June 2024 (UTC)

Hi, may I ask why you think my edits are political soapboxing? I assume you're referring to Talk:Euthanasia in Canada#My recent bold edits since you've recently made a bunch of edits to that page. I ask that you generally focus on content and not the contributor – it's particularly important when interacting with others who may have alternate perspectives than your own. I'm open to the idea that the article could be better but you don't have to insult people to bring up concerns. For a start, maybe you could explain what exactly your concerns are with my actual editing or more broadly, about the article in general (there's a substantial part of the article content that I had absolutely nothing to do with). To be clear, what I had in mind of a possible split article was something like "Legal history of euthanasia in Canada". I trimmed a lot of the tangentially related content because otherwise a tag regarding article size would've been appropriate.

By the way, I haven't believed in God since I was 13. I don't think this magically makes me unbiased in the subject matter. It's a bit difficult to be completely indifferent when such legislation impacts me on a personal level, which is why I'm trying to be a bit more considerate to said concerns even though I think my recent edits are reasonable. I don't see why you'd assume someone's religious beliefs makes them inherently unsuitable for editing any given topic area. There's 2.2 billion Christians and it's inappropriate to suggest that everyone in that group is somehow incapable of editing neutrally. Also, bold editing is generally encouraged. If people have problems with said edits, discussion about them often takes place. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 08:38, 18 June 2024 (UTC)

A belated apology

Hello Clovermoss, an RfA discussion about whether a certain oppose is valid has prompted me to remember the time I was on the opposite end of a similar dispute at your RfA a few months ago. This might seem a bit out of the blue, but on reflection I believe I was not only wrong on the issue at hand but I expressed myself in a way that was too harsh towards you. Sorry. I'm not sure how you felt about it exactly, but I remember you wrote a fairly long response to me and another editor who'd expressed a similar concern, so you must have been taking it at least somewhat seriously. – Teratix ₵ 10:25, 18 June 2024 (UTC)

@Teratix: Apology accepted. Surprisingly enough you're not the only one to come here lately to express the same idea. I'll offer the same advice I did then: it's not uncommon to change your mind about something and don't be too hard on yourself. I will admit that your opinion stung a little at the time, probably because I'd seen you across the project and otherwise had a good impression. That sort of thing makes rejection a wee bit harder. If you're curious about what I felt like in regards to RfA, I recently wrote a huge essay about it. Feel free to share your thoughts on that. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 14:19, 18 June 2024 (UTC)

Moosleute

You are right, I was interested in the Moss People. For two reasons. One. Plants. Two. Ich spreche ein wenig Deutsch. Hitting several of my interests at once. 🌿MtBotany (talk) 15:42, 18 June 2024 (UTC)