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August 2022

Please do not remove content or templates from pages on Wikipedia, as you did to User talk:Less Unless, without giving a valid reason for the removal in the edit summary. Your content removal does not appear to be constructive and has been reverted. If you only meant to make a test edit, please use your sandbox for that. Other than leaving your own comments, you should not edit other editors' talk pages. Schazjmd (talk) 06:42, 19 August 2022 (UTC)

Poor template text needs fixing

Thanks for attempting to start new articles on various redlinked plant taxa. I noticed you’ve placed some useful text on your userpage as a template to help you start each new article. Please don’t use it in that form again as the structure of the English is not very good and it lacks the correct formatting. A few simple changes should get you sorted. See Festuca alpina edits to view the changes from your templates text that were necessary. The taxon name should be first (in bold), with a few words saying what kind of thing it is. There is no need to say the taxon name is “accepted” because if it were a synonym it should be a WP:REDIRECT to the valid name. Do check you’ve transcribed the authority names fully (I had to fix your templated example for you). Finally, avoid words like “seem to” unless that lack of certainty is explicitly reported by scientific sources. I spotted one recent example where it sounded to me more like you were describing ‘’your own’’ uncertainty about something. Hope this helps you make better plant stubs in future. Regards, Nick Moyes (talk) 08:11, 19 August 2022 (UTC)

Thank you. BloxyColaSweet (talk) 11:42, 19 August 2022 (UTC)

Editing other users' talk pages

OK, so I don't think you're intending to do damage. But somehow you have deleted large chunks of other users' talk pages whenever you posted there. See this diff for when you posted on my talk page, and this diff for when you posted on Schazjmd's talk page. Plus there's a warning above about this edit to @Less Unless's page. We need to get to the bottom of this asap, or you're going to get blocked for disruptive editing, whether you intended to do this, or not.

So please explain what system you're using to edit from and how you're doing it. Are you visiting via a normal computer browser, or a mobile app? Please list any scripts you have loaded up, or any browser extensions that might be deleting stuff when you try to edit. I believe Schazmd already asked this when they wrote "perhaps you have a script installed or some sort of browser extension that is causing the problem, because you made the same incorrect changes to my talk page when you posted your message. I suggest you figure out the problem and fix it. You may be able to get assistance at and WP:HELPDESK or WP:VPT. " The place to look first is anything you've added to your COMMON.JS or COMMON .CSS files (which only you can see), but another problem could be if you are using Grammarly, or some other automatic text-checking/editing tool. If so, please try deactivating it. Some (rather unclear!) information is available at WP:NOGRAMMARLY.

I would say that, whenever someone posts to your talk page, you should answer them there, and not on their own userpage as you did with me today. Its rather unhelpful to reply somewhere else as it spreads discussions into different places, and I personally still want to follow up our discussion and steer you to use better species stub text than your current templated text which I raised above and which you responded to on my user page.

Finally, as an aside, but on the subject of templates: Can I ask you if you would let me delete User:BloxyColaSweet/SpeedyDeletionNotice! (SDN!) VIEW and the redirect to it? It's not at all helpful and, to be honest, rather suspicious to see. I notice you've not used it recently, so I suggest you agree to me removing it as we never want to see it being left for any other users again. Hoping this makes sense. In the meantime I advise you not to post to any other tlak pages until we can get to the bottom of how you're doing all this weird deletion when using Source Editor. Regards, Nick Moyes (talk) 16:00, 19 August 2022 (UTC)

Greetings, I am again sorry, I promise I have no trolling intentions, literally. I didnt know how I deleted others content on their talk pages, I will be figuring the problem now. I am terribly sorry. As for the topics, I will sure take note of others talk pages. Terribly sorry. BloxyColaSweet (talk) 23:51, 19 August 2022 (UTC)

You just said this 7 minutes ago, and then did this two minutes ago. Explain yourself. PRAXIDICAE🌈 23:59, 19 August 2022 (UTC)

And I'll note that this one was clearly intentional and more than just removing content - you changed Pppery's signature. PRAXIDICAE🌈 00:00, 20 August 2022 (UTC)

@Praxidicae, the other edits were the same apparently "intentional" changes. It is possible they're using some sort of browser extension that makes automatic changes. (When I first began editing, I had to disable a widget that automatically replaced a certain politician's name with something else when I discovered it was making that change in articles I had open to edit.) But BIoxy, you need to troubleshoot this and figure out the problem before editing any more talk pages. Weird that it doesn't do it when you edit your own. Schazjmd (talk) 00:05, 20 August 2022 (UTC)

No really, I seriously dont know how I am deleting content then and their. I am trying to fix things, for now I wont be replying to others talk pages this week since this is really destructive. BloxyColaSweet (talk) 00:05, 20 August 2022 (UTC)

Also I am removing all my browser extentions even if Grammarly isnt present anywhere. BloxyColaSweet (talk) 00:06, 20 August 2022 (UTC)

You can post on my talk page if you want to test if you've fixed the problem, I'll understand what's going on. After you post, look at the page's history...if you see numbers in red by your edit, it means your edit is still removing a lot of content. Schazjmd (talk) 00:10, 20 August 2022 (UTC)

I have replied to your talk, Is it still deleting your content? BloxyColaSweet (talk) 00:16, 20 August 2022 (UTC)

Update : I have removed all my browser extentions. No, I dont have scripts installed, I highly suspected it was my Copy-To-Paste clip board extention. I still doubt that I can comment talk pages without deleting content. BloxyColaSweet (talk) 00:11, 20 August 2022 (UTC)

It worked. Your edit to my talk page didn't change anything else on the page or delete anything. Schazjmd (talk) 00:17, 20 August 2022 (UTC)

Terribly sorry for the inconvience that was cuased earlier. Ill make sure to be careful next time. BloxyColaSweet (talk) 00:20, 20 August 2022 (UTC)

It's okay, just glad it's resolved. It would really hamper your editing if you couldn't post on talk pages. But you're good to go now. Schazjmd (talk) 00:23, 20 August 2022 (UTC)

Me too. I'm pleased you sorted it. Nick Moyes (talk) 09:28, 20 August 2022 (UTC)

A few tips

I'm glad you resolved the issue above. Following on from my comments about using templated text to make stubs articles, here are a few observations which I hope you'll take on board. Firstly, avoid using just a bare url as a reference. Make it a really good one using the Cite button in [[WP:VE, or the Template>Cite web or Cite Journal in Source Editor. Try to get as full a reference as you can. To help you, there's a 'look-up' magnifying glass icon you can click after pasting in the url . It attempt to retrieve as much of the citation as it can, though you may have to add a few extra bits like page number, access date. A 'Ref name' is always worth adding so that you can reuse the same citation later on and find it again easily whilst doing later edits. Avoid stating the obvious, but do spend 10 minutes or so, reading through your sources. You found a really interesting on for Festuca alpina which I've used to copy edit what you started. It's always worth trying to extra as many of the basics as you can. These aggregate groups can be quite confusing, so don't delve too deeply if you're not sure about it, but always check for the same name being used by different authors to refer to different taxa - many of which are no longer valid. I'm still not hugely keen on your wording of the templated example on your userpage. The English is still a bit clunky. You can put the family link as a wikilink to the type of plant that it is (e.g. grass), which avoids stating the obvious or using the word 'species' three times in three consecutive sentences. But all in all you're doing ok. Shout if you need any other help.

BTW:On your own talk page, I'd suggest removing the NOTOC template as you'll find it helps people to navigate your talk page. You can set up auto-archiving, but I recommend leaving past discussions on your page for quote a while. It helps others help you to see past discussions. If I think of anything else to suggest, I'll come back and add them to this thread. Regards, Nick Moyes (talk) 10:05, 20 August 2022 (UTC)

Yes, Nick Moyes, I am already taking note of those tips, I am really rusty. BloxyColaSweet (talk) 11:16, 20 August 2022 (UTC)

Also, Most of the stub pages I do are all rarely-recorded. But im getting there. BloxyColaSweet (talk) 11:20, 20 August 2022 (UTC)

I am starting to use non-bare urls on one page about a mushroom. BloxyColaSweet (talk) 11:21, 20 August 2022 (UTC)

I assume you're talking about Agaricus alabamensis and a few other very short stubs you are rushing to create right now? My view is that they offer virtually nothing to a user in their current form (except to prove that the taxon exists, and to make you feel good that you've created some stubs). Now, that might sound harsh, but a really good editor would take their time, find sources, check other language wikis and do their utmost to add something worthwhile. To be frank, telling us that Agaricus alabamensis is in the genus Agaricus and the family Agaricaceae is not that helpful; one can deduce all that just from a redlink at Agaricus!

So what I'd like to suggest is that you ask yourself what it is that someone would want to know. Where does it occur? What does it look like? Is it rare, common or endangered, and what serious sources exist about it? Now, for this mushroom, I found very little, except its likely distribution, and the size and colour of its spores. Many other sources I found on Google and in Google books searches were only previews, so it was hard to glean much at a quick check. But this Google result would let you explain about spore size/colour and give an additional reference that a student with access to a university library might then be able to follow up. Another trick is to see if a page exists on any other language Wikipedia, and see what those pages say. I simply go to Google and type the species name you want to write about, followed by 'wiki'. Thus, by searching on Agaricus alabamensis wiki, I found this on ceb-wiki. It doesn't tell us a whole lot more, apart from date of naming, but it has additional references, and you can improve your version over it by adding the spore information I gave you above.

To be honest, one link to an entry on GBIF doesn't seem that useful to me. So, the more effort you are prepared to can put into each new stub you create, the more respect I would have for you as an editor, making really worthwhile content, and with a much better list of sources that other users can then investigate for themselves.Nick Moyes (talk)

OK. I just spotted Lotus aduncus, too. I'd be interested to hear what more you could add to that before you move on. My feeling is that you should attempt to hone in on where it is a native, describe its habitat (maybe Google books has some info - it's not listed in my copy of Flowers of Europe by Polunin). Check for synonyms (I'm a bit confused myself about any relationship to L. gebelia), and check for pages in other language Wikipedias. That should lead to two things happening. If other pages for that taxon exist, you should get them automatically linked via the Language tool in the lower left part of the Wikipedia menu in desktop view. You should then check each of those pages out to see how they might have handled synonymy (if at all), or what other information they have added. Then take a look at the references they've cited and add that extra information from them, not by a direct translation of the other Wikipedia. Can they be used to enhance information you've already given? Nick Moyes (talk) 10:23, 21 August 2022 (UTC)

Sorry about Agaricus alabamensis, as I think that was before you gave me the tips on not stating the obvious on that same day. BloxyColaSweet (talk) 05:09, 22 August 2022 (UTC)

A Barnstar for you!

		The Editor's Barnstar
		For your involvement in this discussion and for coming to the right conclusion on Chondrilla acantholepis, which you created. Nick Moyes (talk) 09:36, 21 August 2022 (UTC)

Thank you. BloxyColaSweet (talk) 03:31, 22 August 2022 (UTC)

Happy Christmas

	Merry Christmas, BloxyColaSweet
	or whatever else you may celebrate at this time of year. Thank you for all your work on Wikipedia throughout the year and may 2023 prove to be a happy and successful year for you and your family Josey Wales Parley 20:07, 22 December 2022 (UTC)

Thank you for the greetings! Happy Holidays to you too! I saw your user page and I hope you are doing well, Apologies if I was late im currently not well at this time. BloxyColaSweet (talk) 02:34, 11 January 2023 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Writer's Barnstar
	For many species of grasses. Robert McClenon (talk) 04:37, 14 January 2023 (UTC)

Thank you so much for giving me this award. BloxyColaSweet (talk) 04:39, 14 January 2023 (UTC)

I have sent you a note about a page you started

Hello, BloxyColaSweet. Thank you for your work on Codonanthopsis anisophylla. User:SunDawn, while examining this page as a part of our page curation process, had the following comments:

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✠ SunDawn ✠ (contact) 11:49, 14 January 2023 (UTC)

Hello SunDawn!! Your always welcome to curate my stub pages! Thank you for coming to me!! BloxyColaSweet (talk) 11:53, 14 January 2023 (UTC)

Sourcing

Thank you for creating plant stubs. Its nice that you seem to be stepping up your pace of contributions. However, I note that you inserted two superfluous sources into Limonium bourgeaui; one was already in the article, and the other was a generic, computer-generated treatment on caring the plant that was not supporting any statement in the article. I also note that you aren't italicizing species names in the references; species names are to be italicized everywhere that they occur, even if the references didn't do it. Keep up the good work. Abductive (reasoning) 12:04, 15 January 2023 (UTC)

Thank you. I will for sure note the reliablity of sources next time. And make all the plant names italic. I am for sure going to take note of this next time I create stubs. Im surpised that im not getting in trouble or banned for creating stubs. BloxyColaSweet (talk) 21:24, 15 January 2023 (UTC)

No prob. I've created over 1500 and nobody banned me, but they did remonstrate with me over formatting. Editors are willing to cut a lot of slack for people who create only a few articles, but once someone starts to mass-produce, it's expected that they carefully follow WP:WikiProject Plants/Template. Abductive (reasoning) 22:21, 15 January 2023 (UTC)

January 2023

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Ok, Thank you for your reply, I will for sure make a summary next time I edit. Thank you for your feedback. BloxyColaSweet (talk) 05:38, 18 January 2023 (UTC)

Hello, I'm BloxyColaSweet. I wanted to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions have been undone because they did not appear constructive. If you would like to experiment, please use your sandbox. If you have any questions, you can ask for assistance at the Teahouse or the Help desk. STOP BloxyColaSweet (talk) 22:36, 18 January 2023 (UTC)

Hello, I'm BloxyColaSweet. I wanted to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions have been undone because they did not appear constructive. If you would like to experiment, please use your sandbox. If you have any questions, you can ask for assistance at the Teahouse or the Help desk. Warning BloxyColaSweet (talk) 01:34, 24 January 2023 (UTC)

Formatting

I have tidied up Festuca minutiflora to conform with WP:PLANTS consensus on what a plant stub should look like. In particular, the list of synonyms should not include the extraneous publication information. And as I mentioned above, species names should be italicized. Abductive (reasoning) 08:29, 19 January 2023 (UTC)

Where did you conform with WP:PLANTS? BloxyColaSweet (talk) 09:23, 19 January 2023 (UTC)

As I mentioned above, editors kept remonstrating with me about formatting. I tried to make better stubs, but the lack of a clear guide was frustrating for me. So I asked around for consensus, the result of which is in WP:WikiProject Plants/Template, where it says "an example of a basic stub on a species of flowering plant, with the minimal requirements and templates, can be found at Syzygium racemosum." Abductive (reasoning) 09:53, 19 January 2023 (UTC)

Admin attack on your Talk page deleted

A now-blocked account posted a long attack on an Administrator on your Talk page. I deleted it. David notMD (talk) 18:08, 4 February 2023 (UTC)

I would like you to elaborate on what attack. I don't recall any attack happening. BloxyColaSweet (talk) 21:11, 4 February 2023 (UTC)

Check View history first before posting a Welcome

You posted a Welcome! for User:A12922391 who has been active for many years. I reverted it. The reason the Talk page was empty was because A12922391 had blanked it. I suggest you check View history for editors before posting a Welcome on Talk pages. David notMD (talk) 18:14, 4 February 2023 (UTC)

April 2023

Hello, I'm BloxyColaSweet. I wanted to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions have been undone because they did not appear constructive. If you would like to experiment, please use your sandbox. If you have any questions, you can ask for assistance at the Teahouse or the Help desk. Your DOING THE WRONG THINGS! BloxyColaSweet (talk) 07:33, 2 April 2023 (UTC)

Deletion discussion about Helianthus annuus 'Russian Giant'

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TheLongTone (talk) 12:08, 9 May 2023 (UTC)

Also, im not new to wikipedia. Why are everyone saying 'Welcome to Wikipedia'? When ive been here over 100 days. BloxyColaSweet (talk) 07:49, 13 May 2023 (UTC)

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Buzzoz BloxyColaSweet (talk) 23:12, 22 May 2023 (UTC)

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Yes delete it. BloxyColaSweet (talk) 01:57, 20 June 2023 (UTC)

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Its alright, please delete so. BloxyColaSweet (talk) 21:51, 13 August 2023 (UTC)

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