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Revert on "Human height" Page
Hello @Loriendrew
My edit to the page human height was reverted and changed back to:
The tallest living man is Sultan Kösen of Turkey at 251 cm (8 ft 3 in) and the tallest living woman is Siddiqa Parveen of India at 234 cm (7 ft 8 in).
This statement is not backed by any source, and the Wikipedia article on Siddiqa Parveen states that she was "formerly listed by Guinness World Records as the tallest living woman", which I believe makes it clear that for whatever reason, that title no longer holds. The current wikipeda article on Rumeysa Gelgi states that, as of the present, "she is the tallest living woman confirmed by Guinness World Records." The Guinness World Records official website also confirms the same (https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/tallest-woman-living-). I am restoring the edit, this time citing the Guinness World Records page as a source.
I hope this clears up any confusion, and I do admit that it is quite unclear, as any 'official' sources on this matter are scant, and the data seems to conflict with each other (Siddiqa Parveen is stated to be 234 cm, but Rumeysa Gelgi is apparently only 215.16 cm; I am not aware why Siddiqa Parveen does not hold the record as of now, but Guinness clearly states as such).
Apologies for any confusion or lack of clarity in my writing.
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If/Then
The copyvio goes back further than the two revisions you've tagged for revdel. You need to identify when the material was first added as it's all those revisions that will require deletion. Nthep (talk) 19:56, 13 January 2024 (UTC)
- Think I found the correct range and updated the notice. My apologies.. have not had much revdel experience.--☾Loriendrew☽ ☏(ring-ring) 00:26, 14 January 2024 (UTC)
- No apology needed. Getting your head round the scale of some copyvios and how far back they go can be quite staggering. I know it shocked me when I first started looking at them. Nthep (talk) 07:17, 14 January 2024 (UTC)
- It went a lot further back, to November 2013! Nthep (talk) 17:03, 14 January 2024 (UTC)
- I am so sorry, was looking for some specific phrases which popped up within my range. If we do this again, just send me the "More!" meem and I will dive further.--☾Loriendrew☽ ☏(ring-ring) 17:11, 14 January 2024 (UTC)
- I'd suggest Wikipedia:Who Wrote That? as a tool for finding out who added the text. Nthep (talk) 18:52, 14 January 2024 (UTC)
- I am so sorry, was looking for some specific phrases which popped up within my range. If we do this again, just send me the "More!" meem and I will dive further.--☾Loriendrew☽ ☏(ring-ring) 17:11, 14 January 2024 (UTC)
"Battle of Sialkot(1761)" listed at Redirects for discussion
The redirect Battle of Sialkot(1761) has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Anyone, including you, is welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2024 January 18 § Battle of Sialkot(1761) until a consensus is reached. Steel1943 (talk) 21:42, 18 January 2024 (UTC)
Steve Earle
Hello I saw you added to Steve Earle's page that he has a daughter with a groupie. I am not a regular editor here, but think this should at least be framed as speculation. The source you used is an unsourced aggregation site, and as I noted on the talk page there, the claim is unsubstantiated. There are two well researched biographies of Earle, which I think should take precedence. St. John does mention the claim by Baker, and it may well be true, but Earle denied it and there was never an attempt to prove paternity at the time. It is not impossible that she has since used Ancestry or something similar, but there would need to be a source. 131.238.215.0 (talk) 14:57, 29 January 2024 (UTC)
- This information was not added by me, just moved it into chronological order and formatted the entry and citation.--☾Loriendrew☽ ☏(ring-ring) 21:48, 31 January 2024 (UTC)
Department Q
Hi, thanks for your message, which was the first I saw of the merge. Yes, I felt there were enough references for a stand alone page, especially with the change in location and size of the production (Netflix) Hildreth gazzard (talk) 16:01, 25 February 2024 (UTC)
Why rvs an "Eric" removed because
so i add "Eric Filatov (born 2018)" and later was removed 2001:44C8:4707:AFC8:E8C5:BBF1:59C6:C37A (talk) 10:26, 6 March 2024 (UTC)
- Entries to lists should have an existing article. If Filatov has an article made, then they can be added to the list.--☾Loriendrew☽ ☏(ring-ring) 20:38, 6 March 2024 (UTC)
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Hello. I'm SolshineBenie and i'm going to tell the question is to why you revert my edit that is supposed to be unchanged and untouched? SolshineBenie (talk) 00:40, 5 May 2024 (UTC)
- Your edit contained multiple significant errors. The correct article/link is COVID–19 pandemic, "Cornavirus pandemic" is a redirect to that article. You had a misspelling. Additionally, you changed the title of a published article, so it was reverted back to the correct title.--☾Loriendrew☽ ☏(ring-ring) 02:14, 5 May 2024 (UTC)
- Im sorry. But to me the name Coronavirus seems to be a correct name for a disease instead of this? Bye fir now. SolshineBenie (talk) 02:16, 5 May 2024 (UTC)
RFA2024 update: phase I concluded, phase II begins
Hi there! Phase I of the Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review has concluded, with several impactful changes gaining community consensus and proceeding to various stages of implementation. Some proposals will be implemented in full outright; others will be discussed at phase II before being implemented; and still others will proceed on a trial basis before being brought to phase II. The following proposals have gained consensus:
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See the project page for a full list of proposals and their outcomes. A huge thank-you to everyone who has participated so far :) looking forward to seeing lots of hard work become a reality in phase II. theleekycauldron (talk), via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 08:09, 5 May 2024 (UTC)