User talk:Warofdreams/2018

The two Sacramento-based WFTDA leagues merged, and as they've announced their new name, I went and merged the two articles as Sacramento Roller Derby (I renamed Sac City to this, and merged Sacred City into it). I kept 2006 as the founding year and a league member changed it to 2018, but I decided to revert it with explanation and take it to talk, explaining my reasoning there, if you're interested in commenting. Let me know what you think. Echoedmyron (talk) 21:39, 3 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Precious

Five years!

Your day today: six years! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:51, 9 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hi! I see that a number of derby articles had their logos removed for copyvios in the past 24 hours, and from looking at edit histories it seems likely that those logos were originally uploaded by you. It doesn't look as though the bot - or editor - who deleted them gave you a notice of any sort. Before I tackled re-uploading them I wondered if you had any inkling as to why someone deleted them? (Figuring that you know what you're doing when you're uploading logos maybe you'd have an idea what happened?) Articles affected seem to be Nidaros Roller Derby, Magnolia Roller Vixens, Gray City Rebels, McLean County MissFits and E-Ville Roller Derby. Echoedmyron (talk) 14:56, 20 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the heads-up! Looks like they'd all been moved to Commons at some point - unfortunately, I can't find a way of seeing who did that, but as Commons is for free files only, that shouldn't have happened. If you've got copies, there should be no issues with re-uploading locally here. Warofdreams talk 20:59, 20 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I went through and re-uploaded new logos for most of them - I realize the former E-Ville logo was an older version no longer in use. The only one I didn't re-add was for Magnolia, as the league merged into another organization and no longer has an operational website. I'll try to keep an eye for any getting uploaded to the commons inappropriately! Echoedmyron (talk) 23:28, 21 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

An IP editor - who has only ever made 3 edits - is proposing deleting Sonoma County Roller Derby. I note that their 3 edits have only been on this article, and 2 of them have been to propose deleting it. Wondered if you could have a look. National news sources may been thin, but then that is going to be the case for many league articles. Echoedmyron (talk) 14:26, 2 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. I've removed the proposed deletion, the editor can take it to AfD if they want, but national coverage isn't required for notability (it could be debated whether the newspapers cited have a sufficiently wide audience, but I'm no expert on the circulation of regional and local newspapers in the US!) Warofdreams talk 23:23, 2 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Heads up - an editor has started a convo at

WP:GNG than I, so you may have some valuable input there. Thread here: [1] Echoedmyron (talk) 14:34, 7 March 2018 (UTC)[reply

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Hi Warofdreams i have seen that you are administrator who is in the Wikipedia:WikiProject Africa i have a request if you can review my article Mulenga Kapwepwe from Zambia an award winning play writer.

On 8 March 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Votes for Women (newspaper), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that British suffragettes (pictured) had to stand in the gutter to sell their newspaper Votes for Women, or risk being arrested for obstructing the pavement? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Votes for Women (newspaper). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Votes for Women (newspaper)), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 8 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Ha, thanks for correcting the nickname - I copied that infobox from the Bonnie Thunders article as a base, and obviously neglected to update all the fields. Nice catch. Echoedmyron (talk) 13:41, 2 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

No worries, it's so easy to make tiny slips like that, I know I make plenty! Thanks for your improvements to the article. Warofdreams talk 17:38, 2 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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A barnstar for you!

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	I see that Maud Palmer" as missing from Wikipedia despite being on the plinth. So thanks for adding her!!! 7 months before Sadiq spotted she was "missing" (not). Have a barnstar Victuallers (talk) 15:49, 12 June 2018 (UTC)[reply ]

Hello fellow bureaucrats, in regards to a current RfA that has met its time, I would like your assistance in judging the community consensus presented in the discussion at Jbhunley's RfA. Your input would be most welcome at Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Jbhunley/Bureaucrat chat. Best regards, MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 03:37, 7 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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2011 Roller Derby World Cup logo tag

Hi! I had uploaded the logo for the

WP:FUR as the bot notice instructs seems to want me to add a new template that would replicate much of what is already in there, which is part of what is confusing me. I mean, I'm also jetlagged from having flown home from Spain yesterday, so maybe it's just me... Echoedmyron (talk) 15:29, 4 September 2018 (UTC)[reply

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I think I've sorted it, the rationale was referring to the Roller Derby World Cup article, but since I created the 2011 Roller Derby World Cup article some years ago, it's actually used in that article instead. Nice work in Spain, btw, hope you enjoyed it! Warofdreams talk 08:28, 5 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, thanks - I missed how it was linked. And thank you for that too - it was exhausting but thrilling! Echoedmyron (talk) 13:13, 5 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Gabu, Guinea-Bissau

Hi Warofdreams. First of all, congartulations on your staying power! 15 years! Impressive. Anyway, going back 13 years, it is most likely that you might no longer remember what you did back then. I see that you created Gabu. If you do remember, do you have any idea how you arrived at the spelling of Gabu with the accent on the u? Thanks, reagrds, Rui ''Gabriel'' Correia (talk) 00:25, 17 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your message. As I remember, I used the accent in the article title purely because it was the spelling used in the Rough Guide to West Africa, not the most authoritative source! Warofdreams talk 09:08, 17 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the feedback. And good memory to boot! I would like to change it to Gabu — in Portuguese and threfore Portuguese-speaking countries — when a word or name ends in a u it is automatically stressed, so it does not require the diacritic acute accent. Thanks, Rui ''Gabriel'' Correia (talk) 12:08, 17 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Counties

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Joseph Cunningham (politician)

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Gotham Girls Roller Derby

Hi! A headsup: someone just cut a huge swath of material from

Gotham Girls Roller Derby; a lot of it was overly detailed and could certainly go, but the editor removed a bunch of sources and/or replaced the citations with notes that circled you back to the article without letting you access the source. (not sure what they were attempting with that part.) I've restored the citations, and in some cases restored some sourced material that I felt was significant. Of course, since I had to go into the previous version to grab sources, I at one point inadvertently restored too much and had to revert myself. Ugh. All to say, if you have a chance have a look and see if I missed anything, and if there's further cutting/restoration you thought would be necessary. For a league with their significance, I had been loath to cut too much myself, but here we are. I suspect the editor may be a league member, giving their WP name, but I could be wrong. Echoedmyron (talk) 00:11, 24 November 2018 (UTC)[reply

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I think the current article looks good; while the cut material was of some interest, some of it was outdated and difficult to keep current, and some was unreferenced. The only thing I've spotted is that it looks like some of the league history section has lost its references. Warofdreams talk 22:08, 29 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Leonard Hall (socialist)

On 18 December 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Leonard Hall (socialist), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Leonard Hall (pictured), a leading member of the British Independent Labour Party, worked as a cowboy in the United States? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Leonard Hall (socialist). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Leonard Hall (socialist)), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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Joseph Compton, Labour Party MP for Manchester Gorton

Hi Warofdreams, I have recently discovered a page about Joseph Compton, Labour Party MP for Manchester Gorton, who just so happens to be a distant relative of mine. It turns out that the image that was uploaded of him was uploaded by yourself. I was wondering if you had access to a better quality version of the image or if you had any ideas of where to find it. Any help would be great thank you. TimeForTaylor (talk) 18:07, 31 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your message! Unfortunately that's the highest quality version of the picture I have access to, though if you can find a library with good quality copies of the Illustrated London News you might be able to find a slightly better quality version. Warofdreams talk 18:20, 31 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]