User talk:UnsungHistory/Archive

Page expectations:

  • Do not Vandalize,It will get reverted and you will be reported,It is a policy here but UnsungHistory will enforce it better them some might
  • Follow UnsungHistory's pronoun prefferences,while UnsungHistory is a male that does not mean you cannot reffer to UnsungHistory using "She/Her"or "They/Them",UnsungHistory does not believe it has any correlation with Gender,UnsungHistory does except He/Him,but not Ma'am,or Sir,or Mister,etc.
  • Do not respond before UnsungHistory does,this is UnsungHistory's Talk Page so UnsungHistory expects people to be directing it at UnsungHistory if they write here
  • Feel free to pinge UnsungHistory (although UnsungHistory does not insist on it) even though this is UnsungHistory's talkpage.
  • Prefferably write in English or Russian,UnsungHistory does not know other languages,however bulgarian and scots will be easy to understand to some extent due to mutual intellegibility,but ultimately this is english wikipedia so english

Citations are not needed for everything said in the lead section of an article

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Please see MOS:LEADCITE. Basically, if it is already cited in the body-text of the article, it does not necessarily need to be cited in the lead-section. FOARP (talk) 12:34, 10 September 2024 (UTC)Reply

Page move reverted

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  Welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia, articles should not be moved, as you did to San Francisco 4th and King Street station, without good reason. They should have a name that is both accurate and intuitive. Wikipedia has some guidelines in place to help with this. Generally, a page should only be moved to a new title if the current name doesn't follow these guidelines. Also, if a page move is being discussed, consensus needs to be reached before anybody moves the page. If you would like to experiment with page titles and moving, please use the test Wikipedia. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. Thank you. OrdinaryScarlett (talk) 00:12, 4 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

Teahouse talkback: you've got messages!

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Hello, UnsungHistory. Your question has been answered at the Teahouse Q&A board. Feel free to reply there!
Please note that all old questions are archived after 2-3 days of inactivity. Message added by MolecularPilot 04:13, 5 November 2024 (UTC). (You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{teahouse talkback}} template).Reply

Just testing out my new signature

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Example comment UnsungHistory (Questions or Concerns?) (See how I messed up) 19:25, 6 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

Welcome to The Wikipedia Adventure!

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Hi UnsungHistory! We're so happy you wanted to play to learn, as a friendly and fun way to get into our community and mission. I think these links might be helpful to you as you get started.

-- 23:08, 7 November 2024 (UTC)

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help UnsungHistory (Questions or Concerns?) (See how I messed up) 00:02, 9 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

Hi UnsungHistory. It appears that you accidentally transcluded the petition page on your user page. The difference between transclusions and links is that a transclusion displays an entire page and its code looks like this: {{Wikipedia:2024 open letter to the Wikimedia Foundation}}, while a link's code looks like this: [[Wikipedia:2024 open letter to the Wikimedia Foundation]]. Curly brackets transclude pages and square brackets link to them. I've replaced the transclusion with a link, although you may want to remove the note you added to the userbox. Regards, Nythar (💬-🍀) 07:11, 9 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

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Your thread has been archived

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Your thread has been archived

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got it UnsungHistory (Questions or Concerns?) (See how I messed up) 02:14, 14 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

Teahouse

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You currently have 310 edits to Wikipedia, of which 46 are to the Teahouse, while only 36 are to encyclopedia articles. You lack the necessary experience to be a Teahouse host. Your answers show it. They are often vague, misleading and misinformed. For example, at WP:TH#How can I hibernate my Wikipedia page for a few days?, you recommended a userpage template when the question was about a mainspace article. So, I suggest that you do not try to answer questions that you clearly do not understand correctly, and be careful to provide only indisputably accurate answers. If you are not highly confident that your answer is correct, then leave the question for a more experienced editor to answer. Your time would be better spent improving encyclopedia articles because that is the best way to learn how to advise people about how best to create and improve articles. Cullen328 (talk) 08:32, 14 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

@Cullen328,thanks for the feedback,for now I will stop helping out on Teahouse,and turn my focus to articles,I am collecting opinions on the matter:User:UnsungHistory/Should UnsungHistory be a Teahouse host poll 1 UnsungHistory (Questions or Concerns?) (See how I messed up) 22:32, 14 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
This is exactly the wrong response. WP:NOTASOCIALNETWORK. Please focus on articles or you will be blocked from these areas where you are being disruptive. Star Mississippi 00:04, 15 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
We do not run opinion polls about whether or not someone should be a Teahouse host. It is not a popularity pageant. There is only one test and that is helpful competence. Your record of misleading and incorrect answers at the Teahouse shows that you are not currently ready to be a Teahouse host. Work on improving encyclopedia articles instead. Cullen328 (talk) 00:51, 15 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

Mountain View POV section tag

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If you want to ensure some action on this you should probably describe your issues on the talk page. Without it, the tag can be removed after some time. --John (User:Jwy/talk) 15:55, 15 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

  Done UnsungHistory (Questions or Concerns?) (See how I messed up) 22:46, 15 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

Signature Controversy

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Hello, UnsungHistory,
I know you are proud of your new signature but it is very, very long. Most signatures for long-time editors are short. I think the important element in a signature is a legible username and a link to your User talk page, I don't think most of the other information is important. Other editors just need to know how to reach you and what your name is. Liz Read! Talk! 04:11, 7 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
Hello,@Liz,
Thanks for the concern, when I have more time i will consider shortening it, however, you are basically telling me that i should probably remove the " (See how I messed up)"part, which is the link to my Contributions page,pointing out that editors really need is just my talk page and user page, but isn't the "Read!"part of your signature a link to your contributions page, just shorter then in mine? UnsungHistory (Questions or Concerns?) (See how I messed up) 16:00, 7 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
I saw your signature in the open letter, and am not sure that the "See how I messed up" part is good for a serious legal matter, also a time-stamp is missing, - no idea how you achieved that, - looks like something messed up ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:10, 7 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
Gerda Arendt A missing tilde does that. As we all know, ~~~~ produces a signature and timestamp, while ~~~ produces a signature without a timestamp and ~~~~~ produces only a timestamp. - ZLEA T\C 02:59, 16 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
no,I just copy pasted my signature code overlooking the timestamp UnsungHistory (Questions or Concerns?) (See how I messed up) 03:04, 16 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
I removed it as not valid, - please try again. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:31, 7 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
The limit in the policy is 255,this is less then half,58/255 characters UnsungHistory (Questions or Concerns?) (See how I messed up) 21:36, 7 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
I agree your signature is pretty long - it's a little hard to read as my eyes are immediately drawn to "Questions or Concerns?" instead of your username. qcne (talk) 11:39, 14 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
I was coming here to say just this, and coupled with @Cullen328's note below, I'd strongly suggest you focus on something that isn't your sig or the teahouse. Neither of those is what this project is for. Star Mississippi 23:41, 14 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
As the editor with the first posting here, I want to say that the header when I originally posted my comment was NOT "Signature controversy", it was "Just testing out my new signature". So the header was imposed on this discussion, it was not coming from me to call my opinion about an editor's signature a "controversy". Liz Read! Talk! 02:09, 16 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
I think it happened in this edit. —usernamekiran (talk) 07:52, 16 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

A message from UnsungHistory to a few editors

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@Liz,@Gerda Arendt,@Star Mississippi,@Aquarium substrate,@Qcne,Here is how it all unfolded in my perspective:I wanted a custom signature,just like almost all of you except for @Gerda Arendt,after some testing around with the code,I got what I wanted,just a little test to make sure it worked,the best place to do so I decided is my own talk page,and then,topic dropped,and I move on with my normal wikipedia activities,just with a different signature,but then people began making a big deal about it,and to address the length concerns:the limit is 255 characters,mine has only 58,that is 22.7 % not even half UnsungHistory (Questions or Concerns?) (See how I messed up) 17:29, 16 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

Actually, your signature counts as 248 characters by my count, namely User:UnsungHistory|<span style="color: Purple">UnsungHistory</span>]] ([[User talk:UnsungHistory|<span style="color: Purple">Questions or Concerns?</span>]]) ([[Special:Contributions/UnsungHistory|<span style="color: red">See how I messed up</span> Mike Turnbull (talk) 18:20, 16 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
My concern has less to do with the allowed length and more with how it disrupts discussions although @Michael D. Turnbull is absolutely correct. There are allowances and you may technically be in compliance, but as a new editor your priority should not be a shiny sig. Your sig should identify your edits and give editors a way to communicate with you. Star Mississippi 19:03, 16 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

Your submission at Articles for creation: Utah Constitutional Sovereignity Act has been accepted

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Utah Constitutional Sovereignity Act, which you submitted to Articles for creation, has been created.

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