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November 2020
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- Annnd.... then you go and do it again anyway? Really?
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- @Thewolfchild: Sorry for messing so much stuff up. I think I've fixed all of it now.
- Thank you for providing all of these resources. As you could tell, I did not know most of them existed. I have also just figured out how Previewing works, so I'll definitely use that more often. In fact, I am using it right now to see how this message looks.
- While you're reading this, could you please tell me if or when I should delete stuff from this page (such as your messages and this reply)? If this is the only method of communication between editors, I expect it to become cluttered eventually. Warm regards, Toadspike (talk) 23:02, 16 November 2020 (UTC)
- Your talk page basically (but not completely) belongs to you, so can delete anything you like, whenever you like, with some exceptions, such as wolf 00:21, 17 November 2020 (UTC)]
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Congratulations on 501 edits!
A goat for you.
Jjgg713 (talk) 11:54, 22 April 2021 (UTC)
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Theroadislong (talk) 16:28, 12 July 2021 (UTC)A cup of tea for you, because coffee only smells nice
You make a lot of cool edits, what can I say? Junedaisy (talk) 02:50, 30 January 2022 (UTC) |
DYK for 2022 Ukraine cyberattack
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Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:02, 31 January 2022 (UTC)
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FoxBlade
Hi. I noticed you are a major contributor to 2022 Ukraine cyberattacks and thought I'd give you a heads-up: A New York Times article just reported that last Wednesday Microsoft found an attack by a new wiper, named FoxBlade apparently aimed at Ukraine govt. I started a stub on it, could use some help. The article also has some reporting on increased cooperation between Silicon Valley and US military due to Ukraine. Cheers --ChetvornoTALK 04:02, 1 March 2022 (UTC)
- Hi @Chetvorno:, thank you for the information. I will get around to adding it eventually, I am very busy with other things at the moment. Do you happen to know if FoxBlade is different from HermeticWiper (already in the article)? I suspect they are different, but they were discovered on the same day by different companies, so maybe it’s the same thing with two different names. A source on this distinction would be very helpful. Toadspike (talk) 20:42, 4 March 2022 (UTC)
March songs
Thank you for support in the RfC for DYK - music with a chance to listen, - the piece by Anna Korsun begins after about one hour, and the voices afterwards call "Freiheit!" instead of "Freude". Music every day, pictured in songs. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:58, 15 March 2022 (UTC)
The Prayer is on the Main page, finally + new flowers --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:57, 23 March 2022 (UTC)
Pro russian vandalism 37.73.57.36 (talk) 05:35, 2 April 2022 (UTC)
- Can you clarify please? He reverted some vandalism on that article a couple days ago; do you have a question about that? (talk page stalker) Bsoyka (talk) 23:25, 3 April 2022 (UTC)
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Cabayi (talk) 09:18, 8 April 2022 (UTC)
April blitz bling
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This barnstar is awarded to Toadspike for copy edits totaling between 1 and 1,999 words (including rollover words) during the GOCE April 2022 Copy Editing Blitz. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! Miniapolis 13:43, 30 April 2022 (UTC) |
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- FYI - I found this page in the set of pages about the deleted, and I edited it so that it is now in the main space as Thadious Davis. I'd love to see additional contributions from you on the page. DaffodilOcean (talk) 13:54, 11 February 2023 (UTC)
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Thank you for sharing sources at WP:RX, and the effort you put in this. I appreciate it! Dawit S Gondaria (talk) 13:33, 19 August 2022 (UTC) ]
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Dunbar was a priest as noted in the following subsection (Religious and moral works) of the article:
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107.122.161.41 (talk) 15:33, 11 January 2023 (UTC)
- Thank you for visiting my talk page and letting me know of your concerns. The Wikipedia Manual of Style stipulates that generally the title of Reverend is not included in front of a person's name (MOS:REV). For an example of this, see the article on the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., where the lead does not include either title in front of his name. I see that your addition was also reverted by someone else; I hope this adequately explains why. Best, Toadspike (talk) 16:49, 11 January 2023 (UTC)]
Hello, question for you.
In regards to Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Rollback of Vector 2022 you stated that Although there are some tweaks I would like to see (better line/color use for separation of the UI sections and less whitespace between the TOC and the article) reverting the whole thing is not a solution. If that is our first instinct, there will never be progress. Besides, the proven benefits of shorter lines and the convenience of the sticky TOC are categorically better for most readers out there. How do you feel now, months after the discussion and with certain improvements added?
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-- NotCharizard 🗨 10:53, 15 September 2023 (UTC)Thank you for your note on the talk page of Caladenia rosea. I wrote a whole lot of junk about it being endemic to Western Australia. Now corrected myself. The image is correct. Gderrin (talk) 21:15, 6 October 2023 (UTC)
- Thank you for confirming this, now I can be more certain in reverting if it's ever removed again. It's a nice photo! Toadspike (talk) 21:36, 6 October 2023 (UTC)
- Damn! I have confused myself. You will notice that the image of the plant in Caladenia rosea is the same as the image on the Caladenia rosella page. So there can only be one. The image on Caladenia rosea is of Caladenia rosella. Sorry for my brain fade. I will remove the image but it is not an accepted species by the Western Australian Herbarium. I will include a note of the Talk Page of Caladenia rosea. Gderrin (talk) 01:47, 7 October 2023 (UTC)
Simatupang redirect
Hello! I noticed during my patrol that you redirect
- Thank you for raising this issue! I redirected because I saw “Simatupang” used mononymously in an article to refer to T. B. Simatupang, and there was no disambiguation page or redirect already at Simatupang. If you would like to create a disambiguation page or article that replaces the redirect, then please do. I see that the other two articles that use the name are Churchill redirects to Winston Churchill, even though other people have the same name.) An article on the clan would also be okay, I think the closest equivalent now is the list entry at Marga (Batak), which lists only T. B. Simatupang under that name.
- tldr; If you want to change the redirect, please do, but I think it’s appropriate for now. Toadspike (talk) 09:23, 18 October 2023 (UTC)
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