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I am going to try and add the floating "cup of tea" that you have to my talk page. It is awesome. TY —Moops⋠T⋡ 20:33, 1 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Added it, and it looks great. I hope you don't mind that I took this from you. I really like it. :) —Moops⋠T⋡ 20:36, 1 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Moops: Of course I don't mind. I'm glad you like it. By the way, you might also find the WP:UPDC interesting, if not useful. — The Transhumanist 07:32, 2 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I took a look at your talk page, and adopted your crooked Table of Contents. — The Transhumanist 08:14, 2 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
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Hey, TT. I added a Portal and a user with 800,000 edits deleted it along with deleting some whitespace. Is this cool? (I used to be Checkingfax). See: Special:MobileDiff/1132289216 - Cheers! {{u|WikiWikiWayne}} {Talk} 05:40, 8 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I added it back. Wondering why they deleted it previously, plus the whitespace. Cheers! {{u|WikiWikiWayne}} {Talk} 09:23, 10 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Hey, The Transhumanist. I always thought that per MOS:LAYOUT that Portals went in the See also section, if the article contains a See also section. I recently put some Portals in an article, in See also, and somebody moved them to the very bottom of the References section. Now I see there is not much Portal placement guidance in MOS:LAYOUT. I wonder why? Are you still interested in Portals? Cheers! {{u|WikiWikiWayne}} {Talk} 19:11, 24 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
In answer to your question, I'm not too into portals these days. I haven't been very involved in Wikipedia development over the past few years, though I use it each day. I occasionally switch to editor mode to fix a typo, or grammar, here or there, and less frequently do some real editing. I also respond to requests or notices to rescue pages in danger of deletion, and am involved with a rescue effort now. Currently, I'm also involved with a discussion of the potential impact of large language models, and the AI chatbots powered by them, like Chat-GPT, on Wikipedia, and how Wikipedia should respond via policy and action. 07:36, 25 January 2023 (UTC)
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Kudos on the initiative and determination on WP:VPP#Wikipedia response to chatbot-generated content. I've pinged Jimbo to the discussion, since it goes well beyond en.Wiki, both to the question of relevance of some human-generated content (eg. Wikis), as well as the technical capabilities of MW. François Robere (talk) 14:34, 28 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@François Robere: Nice! By the way, I've been monitoring related news, and I'm continuously blown away. See why in my latest addition to the discussion:
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Firstly, I had problems even getting a message to you because in the latest "Vector" skin there is no "edit" button on your talk page. I had to revert the recent change just to post this message. Why not prioritise usability over prettiness and get rid of whatever silly formatting you have?
I do use preview, and save when I believe it is done. I have the compulsion to reread the post again after it is completed and saved. And if I find something wrong with it, I fix it. Then the cycle repeats itself. Sorry. I guess I can mark the revisit edits as minor. As for the formatting of this page, I was unaware of the edit button problem, as I use the old vector skin. It sounds like the new skin has ruined my formatting. I'll look into it. Thank you for the heads up. — The Transhumanist 08:53, 29 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
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Thanks for your contributions to Outline of reptiles. Unfortunately, I do not think it is ready for publishing at this time because it has no sources.
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Hi Transhumanist. Well, it's official! Outline of lichens is the first outline to receive its FL star, as of today. :) Thanks for all your help and encouragement! MeegsC (talk) 23:28, 29 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@MeegsC: Congratulations. Job well done. What's next? What do you have planned next in the outline department? — The Transhumanist 23:53, 29 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
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Hi, I like outlines. Did you request those draft outlines to be restored so you could work on them to move them to mainspace? —Alalch E. 19:59, 8 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Alalch E.: Those that can be, yes. Once an outline is ready for prime time, it can be moved into article space. That'll take more development for some than others. One that looks particularly close to being ready is Draft:Outline of George Washington. — The Transhumanist 22:01, 8 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
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The Outline Barnstar
Hello The Transhumanist, you are receiving this award for the creation and continued dedication to WikiProject Outlines. You deserve this barnstar more than anyone. Jerium (talk) 19:18, 12 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Jerium: Thank you. By the way, if you think of ways to improve outlines or the outline project, please let me know. Thanks again. Sincerely, — The Transhumanist 00:01, 13 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
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I'm quite new to editing, but you should be able just to release this image (while still giving credit to the references) because you made it as seen with the blue barnstar you used as a source. Daryl76679 (talk) 22:46, 15 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Jerium: That's like asking, "Were the barnstars you've created necessary?" Which leads to "Is art necessary?" Yes. Very much so. And in art, details matter. It's your new design (adjusted slightly by color), and is symbolically much more representative of outlines, due to its tree structure icon. Well done. And you've anchored that symbol nicely to the WikiProject by displaying it prominently on its main page. That was brilliant. Now, by default, in a sense, all instances of its smaller version (in the awards) point back to it. Bravo! — The Transhumanist 23:38, 17 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
The Transhumanist Okay, when you removed the alt that I had made at your request, I was not upset. In fact, based on the discussion on my talk page, I was not surprised as you were clearly thrilled with a barnstar being introduced; But now that we've ended up to this point, your biggest mistake occurred, confusing my patients for kindness. I and members of WP:WPWPA do not oust pre-existing barnstars, we only remaster barnstars that do not use File:Original Barnstar Hires.png per WP:B2G and add them into the barnstar template as the secondary alternative option while the original still remains in the template as the primary option. That is a gesture of honorable-courtesy, to acknowledge their efforts, original makers, in creating the original barnstars. The thing that no one ever does though, even if you are not a member of WP:WPWPA, is replace the barnstar file-images in barnstar templates that were already-rewarded to editors for whatever reason. That is just a low-ball move, near equivalent to blanking a page. Everything you've done in the template, I am undoing, but I will fullfill your request; and as one who is as good as Antonu (Yes, I am making that comparison), you don't know what a high-quality barnstar is, and you especially don't know how to properly award other editors. Jerium (talk) 00:36, 18 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Jerium: First, let me say thank you for updating the alt image on the barnstar page. That looks even better than the one I hobbled together from your previous design. Very nice.
As for the awarding process itself, my opinion is that it's between the giver and the recipient. It's not like it's a physical award sitting on their mantle. This, being a wiki, provides more options. If a rewarder sees a way to improve an award they've given, especially one they customized themselves, the edit button is just a click away. Likewise, if a recipient prefers the earlier version, they are welcome to revert. And if they don't, then perhaps that's an indication that they at least didn't mind the modification. Note, that I changed the look of the award, not the message content. Though, I wouldn't hesitate to fix a typo, or awkward wording, in the text of an award I've given.
Regarding the other barnstar, let me ask some philosophical questions: What do lightbulbs have to do with outlines? Are you saying that we're stuck with a lightbulb representing outlines as a main award on the barnstar page forever? How did that happen? What's the procedure for getting it changed to something more relevant? No hard feelings here. Just scratching my head, wondering what can be done about it. No lightbulbs are going off, though. Except, maybe this one: Could you be talked into changing it to something that captures the essence of outlines? That way, you would still be the credited artiste, and I know you could come up with something mind blowing. You remind me of Penubag in that regard. (He created the medal for the World Developer Award).
Last, but not least, is that we can always talk things over, and I'm glad you feel free to express your feelings. I look forward to our continued sharing of thoughts and ideas. — The Transhumanist 00:58, 19 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
The lightbulb stays as it was the original upload. The new version also stays, so no one is taking a loss. It would be very difficult to get consensus to remove the newly updated barnstar, with the amount of effort I put in on quality, but I don't want to continue this discussion any further. Also, you're rude and insulting. We're done. Jerium (talk) 01:09, 19 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Well, you are on my talk page, and you did add the "rude" comment after you wrote that you didn't want to continue, thus continuing. So, I'm going to take those as cues to respond...
Then the light bulb stays. You met me half-way, which is willingness to compromise, and for that, I am grateful. And so, I guess I can do the same.
It seems a bit quirky, but, we can adapt to the light bulb barnstar. I imagine the award's prose could go something like this:
"I hereby award you this light bulb of excellence for creating such a wonderful outline and illuminating the world with its knowledge." Or maybe "Here is a light bulb to brighten your day, for creating such an illuminating outline." And this one: "You have illuminated minds like Edison illuminated the world. For this, you are awarded the outline light bulb!"
Those work for me. If you can't beat 'em, join 'em. Thanks for the barnstar award designs. Sincerely, — The Transhumanist 07:10, 19 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
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