Blaze Wolf

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Note 2: When it is April fool's day, DO NOT TROUT ME as an April Fool's joke. In the past I had a trout button which I removed due to persistent abuse of it. If you trout me on April Fool's Day I will revert you and ask that you do not do it again.

Note 3: Any comments here regarding a vandal or from a blocked user that I was WP:AGF will be archived once I ensure there is nothing left to say per WP:DENY.

Note 4: If I remove your comment and you add it back, I will revert you and warn you for doing so. If you do it again after that then I will report you for harassment. This crap has gone on for way too long and I've become less and less tolerant of it. Removing comments from my own talk page is perfectly allowable per WP:OWNTALK.

Update!

Hello everyone! It's been a while since I last provided an update on what's going on. So, here's a quick update on my life and account. I still have work so I'm still not going to be nearly as active as I used to be, however I will try and maintain a somewhat regular activeness here on Wikipedia. I do have a mobile device but uh, mobile editing sucks so I probably will only use it for small edits rather than big ones. I'm not sure how active I'll be so for now I'm keeping my mentor status as away. ― Blaze Wolf^Talk_{blaze__wolf} 19:54, 14 August 2023 (UTC)

Good to see you back around. 74.73.224.126 (talk) 20:31, 14 August 2023 (UTC)

Hi Wolf. I'll add a reference to the story on James Dyson and repost. Didn't realise that everything needs a reference.

YieldLondon (talk) 20:31, 25 December 2023 (UTC)

Question from User6000000 (12:11, 10 June 2024)

hello i got my article "alikhan village" put into mainspace, i may have misunderstood but ill copy paste the message here, "Super Dud talk contribs‎ m 4,673 bytes 0‎ Albertx07 moved page Draft:Alikhan (village) to Alikhan (village): Move to mainspace" doesnt this mean my page should be public now? why cant i see it when i search on google, even when i type the details too, even in an incognito web --User6000000 (talk) 12:11, 10 June 2024 (UTC)

(talk page watcher) @User6000000 It will be public after 90 days or if the page gets "patrolled" by a patroller who checks new articles. Rusty4321 ^{talk contribs} 16:58, 13 June 2024 (UTC)

Question from Ripfumelo3528 (14:17, 10 June 2024)

Hi,How to edit --Ripfumelo3528 (talk) 14:17, 10 June 2024 (UTC)

Tech News: 2024-24

Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.

Recent changes

• The software used to render SVG files has been updated to a new version, fixing many longstanding bugs in SVG rendering. [1]
• The HTML used to render all headings is being changed to improve accessibility. It was changed last week in some skins (Vector legacy and Minerva). Please test gadgets on your wiki on these skins and report any related problems so that they can be resolved before this change is made in Vector-2022. The developers are still considering the introduction of a Gadget API for adding buttons to section titles if that would be helpful to tool creators, and would appreciate any input you have on that.
• The HTML markup used for citations by Parsoid changed last week. In places where Parsoid previously added the mw-reference-text class, Parsoid now also adds the reference-text class for better compatibility with the legacy parser. More details are available. [2]

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• There was a bug with the Content Translation interface that caused the tools menus to appear in the wrong location. This has now been fixed. [3]

Changes later this week

• The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 11 June. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 12 June. It will be on all wikis from 13 June (calendar). [4][5]
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• On multilingual wikis that use the <translate> system, there is a feature that shows potentially-outdated translations with a pink background until they are updated or confirmed. From this week, confirming translations will be logged, and there is a new user-right that can be required for confirming translations if the community requests it. [7]

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MediaWiki message delivery 20:17, 10 June 2024 (UTC)

Hello and several newbie questions

Blaze,

I am the liaison to a group of long-time progressive activists who realize that unlike previous generations, we are afforded the opportunity to write our own historical retrospective. It is in this spirit that we would like to publish a comprehensive narrative of our time at the University of Wisconsin - Madison during the late 1970's and early 1980's.

We are currently gathering documentation and other evidence of our participation in many of the major campus events of that period. This information will serve as the backbone of the article. In addition, we would like to discuss the perspectives and beliefs that initially brought us together, the unifying principles that strengthened our resolve and the lasting effect that this activist period had on our lives. We would like to do this if for no other reason than to counter to the notion that those ideas learned in youth - making the world a better place, standing up for what you believe & speaking truth to power - are just a phase one goes through. It is our belief that if practiced by the curious such attitudes lead to a life of exploration, learning and peace of mind as you always remain true to yourself.

We would appreciate your guidance in helping us navigate the Wikipedia article submission process. As well as your thoughts on what is and is not Germane to the Wikipedia audience. We hope to create a narrative that is both creative and entertaining as well as - we hope - thought provoking. Please feel free to point me to any & all resources that are available for newbies and I will share them with the other members of the m28mscribes. M28mscribes (talk) 07:24, 13 June 2024 (UTC)

@M28mscribes:} Hi there! I'm sorry to tell you but Wikipedia is not the place for what you are wanting to do. Wikipedia is for informational encyclopedia articles, not biographies on non-notable people. ― Blaze Wolf^Talk_{blaze__wolf} 12:31, 13 June 2024 (UTC)

Question from Matthew Bradley Bowden (16:36, 13 June 2024)

How do I add a picture and how do I get seen on Google from this page --Matthew Bradley Bowden (talk) 16:36, 13 June 2024 (UTC)

@Matthew Bradley Bowden: Your "User Page" is not a profile page like on social media. It's to tell others things about you when editing Wikipedia.

To write an article you can use Articles for Creation but writing about yourself is discouraged because it's hard to right neutrally. You can still upload a picture of yourself, at Wikimedia Commons. Rusty4321 ^{talk contribs} 16:53, 13 June 2024 (UTC)

How do I get a profile on this site Matthew Bradley Bowden (talk) 16:56, 13 June 2024 (UTC)

@Matthew Bradley Bowden: Wikipedia's not social media. But as I said before you may upload a picture of yourself. Rusty4321 ^{talk contribs} 16:59, 13 June 2024 (UTC)

Question from Matthew Bradley Bowden on Compendium (16:50, 13 June 2024)

How do I add a picture of myself --Matthew Bradley Bowden (talk) 16:50, 13 June 2024 (UTC)

See above for my answer. Rusty4321 ^{talk contribs} 16:53, 13 June 2024 (UTC)