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Thanks so much, Agent00x! aboideau^talk 18:26, 17 January 2019 (UTC)

no problem :). I saw you doing some great anti-vandal work and that you have started using twinkle, which makes things a lot quicker. If you're interested in anti-vandalism as a whole, check out Wikipedia:Counter-Vandalism_Unit. Agent00x (talk) 18:30, 17 January 2019 (UTC)

I'll look into that, thanks again! aboideau^talk 18:57, 17 January 2019 (UTC)

Vandalism warnings

Hey, FYI, when you revert obvious vandalism like this where it's clear that the person knew they were being disruptive, you may want to use a level 2 warning instead of starting with a level 1. Natureium (talk) 18:32, 23 January 2019 (UTC)

Thanks for the tip, Natureium. I saw something to that effect somewhere, but I wasn't sure exactly how egregious the vandalism had to be. I'll keep that in mind. aboideau^talk 18:40, 23 January 2019 (UTC)

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sorry i ment to put it on the bohemian rhapsody page very sorry :(((99(((((( — Preceding unsigned comment added by Eipic gamenr momente (talk • contribs) 16:16, 1 February 2019 (UTC)

Diamonds are not rare on earth

Can you wiki-search the article on diamonds and edit the one (about diamomds raining on neptune) that states that diamonds are rare on Earth? Thats false. That's outdated info.....the WIKIPEDIA article about diamonds contradicts the FIRST sentence of the article that talking about how diamonds rain down on Neptune.... Thats embarssing, come on.

DwightFAAALSE (talk) 01:44, 9 February 2019 (UTC)

Hi DwightFAAALSE, actually the Wikipedia article on diamonds does state that they are rare, here. I understand your frustration, but Wikipedia articles have to be based on reliable sources, not our opinions. aboideau^talk 14:54, 9 February 2019 (UTC)

Tamilisai Soundararajan

I deleted the ESP request, including your reply, at Tamilisai Soundararajan because she has been repeatedly renamed Dumilisai Soundararajan on Wikipedia by "BJP haters" see this news report about this. Although that report was October 2017, the trolls are still trying to create trouble, which we need to stamp on. You weren't to know this, and thanks for your efforts - Arjayay (talk) 18:49, 9 February 2019 (UTC)

Wow, no, I didn't. Thanks very much for deleting that, and for letting me know. aboideau^talk 19:59, 9 February 2019 (UTC)

Removing semi-protection edit requests

Hi, just curious, why did you edit the talk pages of Talk:Cattle and Talk:Trump today to remove semi-protection edit requests from them? It's not really in our purview as editors to delete content from article talk pages as far as I understand policy. Unless, maybe if it is our own content. Yes, I have Cattle on my Watchlist so I get a notification of every edit. I am hoping you have a WP:Goodfaith reason. dawnleelynn^(talk) 23:59, 21 February 2019 (UTC)

Hi Dawnleelynn, they appeared to be trolling, especially given the request on Trump, and as I understand it, it's within policy to remove unconstructive edit requests. Perhaps I misread, however, would you like me to self-revert and decline them? aboideau^talk 00:04, 22 February 2019 (UTC)

Hi, thanks for getting back to me so quick. I think you mean within policy to remove protection requests? Let me research a bit, don't do anything right away. I'm glad you had good intentions...thanks! dawnleelynn^(talk) 00:11, 22 February 2019 (UTC)

Okay, here's the policy you want to read about talk page guidelines Wikipedia:Talk page guidelines. Go down to where it says: "Editing others' comments". You'll find that it is actually quite strict about when you do anything with other's comments. Read "Removing harmful posts" which is the only time it is permitted, and then it's pretty borderline too.

But I wouldn't worry about the two you already did. I'm not going to. It's not huge deal as they were unconstructive. Happy editing! dawnleelynn^(talk) 00:26, 22 February 2019 (UTC)

Thanks dawnleelynn, I'll keep that in mind from now on : ). aboideau^talk 00:35, 22 February 2019 (UTC)

March 2019

Hi Aboideau. After reviewing your request for "rollbacker", I have enabled rollback on your account. Keep in mind these things when going to use rollback:

• Getting rollback is no more momentous than installing Twinkle.
• Rollback should be used to revert clear cases of vandalism only, and not good faith edits.
• Rollback should never be used to edit war.
• If abused, rollback rights can be revoked.
• Use common sense.

If you no longer want rollback, contact me and I'll remove it. Also, for some more information on how to use rollback, see Wikipedia:Administrators' guide/Rollback (even though you're not an admin). I'm sure you'll do great with rollback, but feel free to leave me a message on my talk page if you run into troubles or have any questions about appropriate/inappropriate use of rollback. Thank you for helping to reduce vandalism. Happy editing! GAB^gab 19:55, 5 March 2019 (UTC)

Thanks, GeneralizationsAreBad! aboideau^talk 20:31, 5 March 2019 (UTC)

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I ended up giving warning with a wrong page. The racist comment was here. I have corrected it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dheerajmpai23 (talk • contribs) 15:28, 21 March 2019 (UTC)

Oh, I see. Frankly, that edit didn't really look like it warranted a 4-im warning to me, but that makes sense now. Thanks for your response, Dheerajmpai23! aboideau^talk 15:58, 21 March 2019 (UTC)

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Your submission at Articles for creation: Angry Birds Dream Blast (April 2)

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Hey, Sorry to read Angry birds was declined but I can see where the editor said it reads to much like an advertisement

"The game is available for free on Google Play, although in-app purchases can cost up to $99.99 USD" sounds like something you would see in a magazine ~ but the rest looks like a great start~ good luck Mitchellhobbs (talk) 21:02, 2 April 2019 (UTC)

Thanks for the suggestion, Mitchellhobbs. I'll try rewording that. aboideau^talk 21:06, 2 April 2019 (UTC)

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Hello Aboideau we have observed a concern. We kindly ask you to remove this urgently and never post it again on his or any other places on Wikipedia.Helene1982 (talk) 13:35, 8 April 2019 (UTC)

Hi Helene1982, thanks for your message. According to WP:BLP, reliably-sourced allegations should usually be included in articles, so the section probably shouldn't be removed at this time. Another editor has opened a discussion about this section on the talk page, you may wish to participate there. aboideau^talk 17:55, 8 April 2019 (UTC)

hello sorry

hi sorry to bother you i would just like to thank you for making the rollback on the ghana wikipedia page. my friend kept messing it all up and i was just trying to fix a few things that were unclear. thanks again 206.57.181.145 (talk) 16:39, 9 April 2019 (UTC)

My pleasure . aboideau^talk 16:57, 9 April 2019 (UTC)

Lemn Sissay

The information was requested to be removed by the Lemn Sissay himself who doesn't wish for this information to appear on his personal Wikipedia page as he feels it is deeply personal and private. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.36.73.81 (talk) 15:05, 12 April 2019 (UTC)

Hi 82.36.73.81! Sorry, but sourced and notable content usually should not be removed. However, if you would like to get further input, you could open a discussion on the talk page to see what other editors think. Thanks! aboideau^talk 15:14, 12 April 2019 (UTC)

Stop

Stop reverting my changes, Im trying to save pewdiepie from the war by censoring everything t-series related. T-series is doing that to pewdiepie so. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Xltinoreo (talk • contribs) 18:40, 13 April 2019 (UTC)

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hi from where do you get your information? And do you get to know so many things? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2a02:2f04:101:3f00:cdbd:c320:76c7:276b (talk) 21:57, 18 April 2019 (UTC)

Hi! I'm not sure exactly what your message is in reference to, but I try to get my information from reliable sources. Is that what you meant? aboideau^talk 23:45, 18 April 2019 (UTC) (moved into new section)

I don't think you check much, I am getting trouble from people that haven't checked. What is your purpose? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wm.Tarr (talk • contribs) 15:34, 23 April 2019 (UTC)

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

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Hello. I recently edited the Wikipedia page of "Hyacinthus", but I got a message that you reverted my edits with the reason that the edits don't conform to the Wikipedia policies. The edits I had made were not any experimentation and they were all well sourced facts. Since Wikipedia lacked those informatins, I decided to add them. Can we not add such information? I want to know why they were reverted, so that I can know my mistakes and improve myself. Srushtijd (talk) 14:35, 26 April 2019 (UTC)

Hi Srushtijd! I looked through both of our contribution histories, but I couldn't find any cases of me reverting you -- could you give me a link to where I did it? Thanks! aboideau^talk 14:52, 26 April 2019 (UTC)

Ah, I am extremely sorry. I was meaning to leave this message of talk page of EatYourHashes. But turns out I pressed the link to your talk page that was present on their talk page. Sorry for the inconvenience! I shall more careful the next time! Srushtijd (talk) 15:00, 26 April 2019 (UTC)

No problem . aboideau^talk 15:03, 26 April 2019 (UTC)

Effect of global warming on Vermont's ski industry

You are invited to offer your perspective at Talk:Vermont#Effect of global warming on Vermont's ski industry. Sincerely, HopsonRoad (talk) 20:26, 26 April 2019 (UTC)

Latino

Take a look at my talk page to see comments from the editor you reverted and warned. They clearly don't understand what Wikipedia is. Doug Weller talk 20:13, 2 May 2019 (UTC)

And clearly aren't listening to any explanations, either. Thanks for letting me know - hopefully the replies to their Teahouse post will convince them. aboideau^talk 23:53, 2 May 2019 (UTC)

Pending changes reviewer granted

Hello. Your account has been granted the "pending changes reviewer" userright, allowing you to review other users' edits on pages protected by pending changes. The list of articles awaiting review is located at Special:PendingChanges, while the list of articles that have pending changes protection turned on is located at Special:StablePages.

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– Muboshgu (talk) 17:49, 4 May 2019 (UTC)

Thanks, Muboshgu! aboideau^talk 18:16, 4 May 2019 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Kerama deer has been accepted

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Bkissin (talk) 15:04, 7 May 2019 (UTC)

Sources needed for Days of the Year pages

I see you recently accepted a pending change to June 27 that did not include a direct source.

You're probably not aware of this change, but Days of the Year pages are no longer exempt from WP:V and direct sources are required for additions. For details see the content guideline and the WikiProject Days of the Year style guide. I've gone ahead and un-accepted this edit and backed it out.

All the pages in the Days of the Year project have had pending changes protection turned on to prevent vandalism and further addition of entries without direct sources. As a pending changes patroller, please do not accept additions to day of year pages where no direct source has been provided on that day of year page. The burden to provide sources for additions to these pages is on the editor who adds or restores material to these pages. Thank you. Toddst1 (talk) 16:59, 9 May 2019 (UTC)

Thanks for the note, Toddst1. I'll keep that in mind in future. aboideau^talk 17:18, 9 May 2019 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Barbecue Hall of Fame (May 14)

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Waggie (talk) 01:14, 14 May 2019 (UTC)

Hello, Aboideau! Having an article declined at Articles for Creation can be disappointing. If you are wondering why your article submission was declined, please post a question at the Articles for creation help desk. If you have any other questions about your editing experience, we'd love to help you at the Teahouse, a friendly space on Wikipedia where experienced editors lend a hand to help new editors like yourself! See you there! Waggie (talk) 01:14, 14 May 2019 (UTC)

Thanks

Note: User 40.131.26.178 has now been blocked. - Ret.Prof (talk) 12:55, 17 May 2019 (UTC)

Needless to say that children and adolescents with a range of psychiatric, social and emotional issues threatening gun violence against our editors is not a good thing! - Ret.Prof (talk) 13:14, 17 May 2019 (UTC)

Thanks for letting me know. I agree -- even assuming they weren't serious, such threats are absolutely not appropriate. aboideau^talk 14:52, 17 May 2019 (UTC)

Matt Morgan

He’s a good friend of mine and wanted me to correct his height to 7ft. I think he’d know. Edk1986 (talk) 18:59, 20 May 2019 (UTC)

Thanks for the message, Edk1986. I'm sure he does. However, on Wikipedia all material must be sourced; the fact that he is 6' 10" is sourced, but your change was not, which is why I reverted it. Do you know if anything has been released officially stating that he is in fact 7'? aboideau^talk 19:09, 20 May 2019 (UTC)

Profile Picture

Hi! I was just wondering how you could change your profile picture. I just became a wikipedian and I´m eager to contribute. Thanks and have a good day!

--ODST1176 (talk) 12:59, 21 May 2019 (UTC)ODST1176

Hi ODST1176! Wikipedians don't really have profile pictures. They do have optional user pages, where you can add some personal information, articles you've worked on, things like that. Hope you enjoy being a Wikipedian -- if you have any more questions, feel free to ask me, and I'll be happy to help! aboideau^talk 14:53, 21 May 2019 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Yabiji has been accepted

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Zanhe (talk) 23:56, 25 May 2019 (UTC)

Careful :)

Hi, please keep WP:3RR in mind at Deepa Nisanth ~ ToBeFree (talk) 19:44, 30 May 2019 (UTC)

Thanks ToBeFree. It appeared to be obvious vandalism to me (removing parts of refs, etc) -- perhaps I'm wrong? aboideau^talk 19:45, 30 May 2019 (UTC)

I'm unsure; they seem to have a strong conflict of interest to me – but did you really check the restored references per WP:BURDEN? You don't need to (and maybe shouldn't) answer this question; I'll assume you have. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 19:47, 30 May 2019 (UTC)

I have -- it seems like it should be included to me, but that doesn't make it vandalism I guess. Thanks for the note, I'll try to tread more cautiously. aboideau^talk 19:52, 30 May 2019 (UTC)

User talk:NGer Of WIki

Can you stop edit warring at User talk:NGer Of WIki please? Users are allowed to remove messages from their own talk pages, and in any event, that user is already indef blocked. Thanks, ST47 (talk) 13:38, 31 May 2019 (UTC)

Is it OK for them to welcome themselves when blocked? aboideau^talk 13:39, 31 May 2019 (UTC)

Why not? I don't see any reason to revoke talk page access yet, if all they want to do is put a harmless welcome template on their talk page. ST47 (talk) 13:42, 31 May 2019 (UTC)

In that case, my apologies. I wasn't aware of that. aboideau^talk 13:43, 31 May 2019 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
	Hi. You're learning fast and your editing routine is consistent. These are qualities we look for at WP:NPR, something I would like to talk to you about in the near future. If you have any questions right now, don't hesitate to drop me a line on my talk page. Keep up the good work! Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 19:42, 8 June 2019 (UTC)

Thanks, Kudpung! I would be interested in helping out with reviewing when you think I have enough experience. aboideau^talk 23:15, 8 June 2019 (UTC)

NPR is quite challenging and needs an almost admin level knowledge of notability criteria and deletion policy, but judgement calls are easier. Since I created the user right, nearly 700 users have applied for it but this is misleading, only about 40 are truly active and we now have a staggering backlog of around 8,000 articles in the queue. You can start by reading the page at WP:NPP and its other curation tutorials, and looking at the Special:NewPagesFeed to see what it looks like. It's a lot to learn but perhaps in a month or so I will be able to accord you the user right directly without you needing to go through WP:PERM. Let me know when you think you are ready. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 02:52, 9 June 2019 (UTC)

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Hey bro, I really think you should’ve left the many many paragraphs about grapefruit that you just removed from the lawn mower page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:449:8301:7341:A5E7:C9FB:36EF:DD72 (talk) 23:21, 8 June 2019 (UTC)

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hi Aboideau,

i am new to editing wikipedia but you undid a change i made to Darius Campbell.

i am his new manager and he is changing his name back to Danesh.

how do i make changes without people like you obstructing me?

please advise and advise you can reinstate/

Best wishes Christina — Preceding unsigned comment added by Christina de la Sala (talk • contribs) 22:56, 15 June 2019 (UTC)

Hi Christina, thanks for your message. First of all, you would need to see if there are sources for this change (right now, I only see this one, is this a temporary change?). Then, you could start a discussion on the article's talk page, to see if other editors think the page should be moved (generally, the name used in the article should reflect the article's title), after which you would be able to reinstate your edit. If you have any more questions, feel free to ask me -- no one wants to "obstruct" you in any way, we just want the article to be accurate . aboideau^talk 00:48, 16 June 2019 (UTC)

Hi Aboideau. The only source available so far is the Scottish Sun:

• https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/4370753/darius-danesh-campbell-pop-idol-name-change-dad-fathers-day/

I'm told that is not a sufficiently reliable source to use on Wikipedia, but it should show that I'm editing in good faith. I'm talking to admin RexxS at the Oxford Wikimeetup right now and he has offered to help me make the changes as soon as we have a reliable source. --Christina de la Sala (talk) 15:23, 16 June 2019 (UTC)

Awesome that you were able to connect IRL with RexxS -- he'll be much more help than I would be. Happy editing! aboideau^talk 16:19, 16 June 2019 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Satsumadori has been accepted

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78.26 _{(spin me / revolutions)} 21:44, 20 June 2019 (UTC)

Hey

I know you must be a realistic person but the information I've written on sudeep's Wikipedia is not wrong! Rohitmkattimani (talk) 14:20, 28 June 2019 (UTC)

Hi Rohitmkattimani, thanks for your message. I agree, the information you added on Sudeep might not be wrong, to you. The problem with your edit that it wasn't neutral; you may think that he is one of "the finest and most talented actor[s]", but we can't add our opinions to articles. aboideau^talk 14:30, 28 June 2019 (UTC)

LF Top Songs

LF Top Songs - popular project official pages https://posts.google.com/share/ZazhHI6x, please do not delete — Preceding unsigned comment added by 1hitsmusic (talk • contribs) 19:35, 6 July 2019 (UTC)

Hi 1hitsmusic! If you think the category should not be deleted, you should go to its nomination on the CFD page and explain why you think it shouldn't be deleted. Please do not continue to remove the template, though; it should stay on the page. aboideau^talk 19:41, 6 July 2019 (UTC)

A page LF Top Songs cannot be deleted because it represents the official music brand. ~~ 1hitsmusic —Preceding undated comment added 20:24, 6 July 2019 (UTC)

Ronald Wilson Reagan College Preparatory High School

I do not know how else to message so sorry if this is spam or something but you already know who I am as you deleted one of my recent posts. In your explanation, you claimed I had put a controversial edit to Ronald Wilson Reagan College Preparatory high school and your claim was that I talked about a deceased person which I had not and that also I had no references. I was midway through putting references when you deleted it and next time, please finish reading the whole thing which you had not and do not falsely accuse people of stuff they had not done because its really annoying. HistoryBuff 1242

Hi HistoryBuff1242, thanks for your message. I'm sorry that my message frustrated you, that was not my intention. The problem is that Wikipedia has really strict rules about what we can write about living people. Generally, with information such as what you added, it's a good idea to add the content and the references at the same time, as no one knows what you're doing until you click "publish changes". aboideau^talk 20:33, 8 July 2019 (UTC)

Regarding Gateway of India

Taking up User:Raoji patil with User:Yunshui. Do not want to breach the 3RR rule, Please look into Gateway of India. Thank you! --Tamravidhir (talk) 16:45, 10 August 2019 (UTC)

Thanks for the note, looks like it's sorted. aboideau^talk 18:01, 10 August 2019 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Thuringer (rabbit) has been accepted

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Juan Kouyoumdjian

Hi Aboideu I m new on this so I will read all but the informations I put are all rights thanks a lot Gaia — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gaia JYD Coretti (talk • contribs) 15:19, 5 September 2019 (UTC)

Hi Gaia, thank you for your message. Are you being paid to edit Wikipedia? If you are, you need to add a disclosure to your user page (you can use the template that Justlettersandnumbers told you about on your talk page). In addition, I would strongly suggest you follow the procedure detailed here instead of continuing to add content directly to the article. aboideau^talk 15:40, 5 September 2019 (UTC)

Thanks!

Just wanted to say thank you for reverting that vandal on my talk page. It's never good to come back to revert notifications on my talk page. Appreciate your help! -- LuK3 (Talk) 17:27, 6 September 2019 (UTC)

You're welcome! aboideau^talk 12:46, 7 September 2019 (UTC)

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How to help?

Hi there, thanks for dropping by to welcome me to the club! A particular interest of mine is helping people who are writing in English as there second (or sometimes third!) language. If you have any advice on how best to direct that help to contributors who most need it, that would be much appreciated. Perry Pat Etic Poleaxe (talk) 14:22, 9 October 2019 (UTC)

Hi Perry Pat Etic Poleaxe! Generally, you just come across people that need help -- I don't really know of any places I can direct you for that. I do know that short India-related articles (like this one) are sometimes in need of cleanup, as the people who edit them don't always have English as their first language. That's not really what you were asking about, though -- I'll have to look around and see if I can find something that better answers your question. aboideau^talk 15:10, 9 October 2019 (UTC)

That's still helpful, so thanks for replying. Maybe I should just check in regularly and see what comes up! Perry Pat Etic Poleaxe (talk) 11:24, 10 October 2019 (UTC)

You're welcome, feel free to stop by anytime . aboideau^talk 16:59, 10 October 2019 (UTC)

Wiko

Thanks for the revert on Wiko. I was attempting to get the right version before the vandalism but apparently you beat me to it. :) Mr Xaero ^☎️ 16:24, 9 October 2019 (UTC)

You're welcome! We must have both seen it at the same time -- I first tried to revert that last edit but edit-conflicted with you . aboideau^talk 17:15, 9 October 2019 (UTC)

October 14

Would [1] count as a reliable source for Jim Rome's date of birth as October 14? I'm not the editor who added the content, but I was trying to check if it was accurate and verifiable. Clovermoss (talk) 17:19, 14 October 2019 (UTC)

@Clovermoss: It looks like it should be good to me, but I don't really know much about which sources are reliable. You might want to check with someone more experienced if you're in doubt. aboideau^talk 17:37, 14 October 2019 (UTC)

I think it's reliable. I'll add it, citing a source. If anyone objects, it can be discussed on the article's talk page. Clovermoss (talk) 17:41, 14 October 2019 (UTC)

Yes. Thank you for taking the time to look for a source! aboideau^talk 17:56, 14 October 2019 (UTC)

You're welcome! Also, since there was an edit conflict, here's what I had written: I'd also like to thank you for your input. Looking at what I just wrote, I may have been a bit blunt. I was asking because I cared about your opinion, and thought you might like to know about an edit being re-instated (but with a source). I hope you have a good day, and I appreciate that you took the time to reply to me. Clovermoss (talk) 18:01, 14 October 2019 (UTC)

I did really appreciate your note, and I hope you have a good day as well. aboideau^talk 19:54, 14 October 2019 (UTC)

Thank you

Hi Aboideau,

Thankyou for the welcome message and information on how to sign messages.

I hope this works JenniferMerritt (talk) 15:11, 28 October 2019 (UTC)

You're welcome, Jennifer! It worked perfectly . aboideau^talk 15:18, 28 October 2019 (UTC)

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dyk hacks

Hey, Aboideau! Nice article! In case you decide you like doing DYKs, one thing that will ease your path is to just give every sentence a citation as you're creating, even if the following sentence gets the same one. That way whatever you come up with for a hook, the assertions in the article that support it (which is required at the sentence level by DYK) will already contain the citation, and you won't have to go find it again to insert it there. :) I also add multiple citations for each assertion as I find them in additional sources, so I can assess which one is the most reliable, again a habit I developed out of doing DYKs but one that's turned out to be great for general article writing too, as it helps when I'm moving stuff from body to lead later on, too! I'm looking forward to seeing how many views it gets. I'm not very good at guessing -- apparently few other people are interested in the things that most interest me, lol! --valereee (talk) 18:21, 1 November 2019 (UTC)

Hi Valereee, thanks for the tip! I'll try to do that in future, as I do hope to do more DYKs. Thank you for walking me through the process Friday; I don't know a lot about writing content yet (obviously), and your friendly assistance with improving the DYK and the article was very helpful. I'm also looking forward to seeing how many views it gets -- I know that I would click on it, but like you what interests me doesn't always interest other people. I guess everyone having different interests is what makes Wikipedia awesome, though. Thanks again! aboideau^talk 18:00, 3 November 2019 (UTC)

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