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Article	Goal	Current Status
The Great Mecca Feast	FA	GAN
The True Record	FA	GA
Huang Shaoqiang	GA	GAN
Gao Qifeng	FA	FAC
Tobie Goedewaagen	GA	~~
Hermanus Johannes Lovink	GA	~~
Victor Jacob Koningsberger	GA	~~
Song Zhenzhong	GA	~~
Yan Ruisheng	FA	GAN
Murder of Wang Lianying	FA	GAN
Oen Boen Ing	GA	~~
Kho Ping Hoo	GA	~~

Your GA nomination of Gao Qifeng

The article Gao Qifeng you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Gao Qifeng for comments about the article, and Talk:Gao Qifeng/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Rollinginhisgrave -- Rollinginhisgrave (talk) 13:03, 1 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Congratulation! - Rohan de Saram - unbelievable story --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:16, 8 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Today I remember an organist who was pictured on the Main page on his birthday ten years ago, and I found two recent organ concerts to match, - see top of my talk --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:46, 11 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, I think I may have seen this one before. The photo appears familiar. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 19:56, 11 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I worked with Vami_IV on his church's article then. - Today, I made Leif Segerstam my big story. -Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:59, 16 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Nice. That's an excellent photograph — Chris Woodrich (talk) 10:05, 16 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
That's a great honour coming from you! - I hope to get to your FAC. - My story today is a cantata 300 years old, based on a hymn 200 years old when the cantata was composed, based on a psalm some thousand years old, - so said the 2015 DYK hook. I had forgotten the discussion on the talk. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:23, 20 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I hope you followed to a rich day. Today a caricature, for a change. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:34, 30 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, Gerda Arendt. I think I'll share a picture as well, shake it up. Not classical, but a bit of sisterly support - all three of the bands I saw yesterday were headlined by women, and one had only women as members: The Warning, Halestorm, and Evanescence. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 16:41, 30 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
That's lovely and considerate, - thank you! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:47, 30 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Happy whatever you celebrate today, - more who died, more to come, and they made the world richer. Greetings from Madrid where I took the pic of assorted Cucurbita in 2016. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:01, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Those are some gorgeous gourds. Today will be a karaoke night... I may sing "Thriller" like a certain famous Michael, or I may pull out the classic "Monster Mash" — Chris Woodrich (talk) 16:04, 31 October 2024 (UTC) (Update: did both, as well as "Devil Went Down to Georgia"03:30, 1 November 2024 (UTC))[reply]

In appreciation

		The DYK Barnstar
		For providing another set of hands at DYK ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 10:34, 8 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, AirshipJungleman29! I didn't see myself back at first, but seeing how badly admins are needed, I figured I had to get back in the saddle! — Chris Woodrich (talk) 10:36, 8 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I did not know you're an admin until now. That's nice. 🍕BP!🍕 (🔔) 10:38, 12 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Boneless Pizza!: Oh, I wasn't when you asked me to review Ada's article. I had resigned in 2018 (lot going on, to put it briefly), and after dipping my toes in the DYK waters I realized how much an extra mop would be needed. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 14:17, 12 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oh, thanks for stepping back up! -- asilvering (talk) 17:54, 19 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks, asilvering! — Chris Woodrich (talk) 17:56, 19 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Refugee lens investing

Can I ask why you closed this as "no consensus" instead of soft delete? -- asilvering (talk) 01:44, 19 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi asilvering. In all honesty, it was cobwebs from not having closed AFDs for a while. I have re-reviewed the discussion, and WP:SOFTDELETE, and re-closed the nomination. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 12:34, 19 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Cheers! And if someone requests undeletion and it comes right back, uh, cheers and sorry! -- asilvering (talk) 17:51, 19 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
LOL, no worries! — Chris Woodrich (talk) 17:53, 19 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question

Heya. I'm not sure if you're willing to, but I recall that you like Claire Redfield as a character. Do you wanna collaborate and at least act as copyeditor only perhaos after your current FAC is done? 🍕BP!🍕 (🔔) 21:47, 19 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi BP, and sorry for the late reply. I can certainly try and assist, including with the proofreading. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 02:02, 20 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Its fine. Alright. The article was already sent to peer review anyway. Btw, again tysm for helping me rephrasing some sebtebces at receotion from the article Ada Wong. It really helped the article! 🍕BP!🍕 (🔔) 02:51, 20 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Xifeng concentration camp

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Xifeng concentration camp you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Jens Lallensack -- Jens Lallensack (talk) 02:03, 21 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Whoops!

Seeing this diff, I immediately crossed my fingers opening the edit history hoping it wasn't me—whoops, of course it was! Sorry about that! And thanks for the work on this very cool bio I got to learn about some. Remsense ‥ 论 10:38, 21 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

LOL, no worries, Remsense. Things go walking all the time. I've enjoyed working on the Lingnan School articles. There were some fantastic artists there (Huang Shaoqiang is more my style, personally), and the subject as a whole has gotten me reading into the context of 1900s China ... which ironically helps me understand the context of the Indonesian topics that I've researched both on Wikipedia and in my professional life. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 10:42, 21 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of The True Record

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article The True Record you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Tim riley -- Tim riley (talk) 10:45, 22 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of The True Record

The article The True Record you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:The True Record for comments about the article, and Talk:The True Record/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Tim riley -- Tim riley (talk) 12:02, 22 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Your GA nomination of Xifeng concentration camp

The article Xifeng concentration camp you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Xifeng concentration camp for comments about the article, and Talk:Xifeng concentration camp/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Jens Lallensack -- Jens Lallensack (talk) 22:24, 23 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Some stroopwafels for you!

Thank you for your contribution to Wikipedia.

Would you Please help neutrality RFC to be reopened?

Summary: Can an RfC for improving neutrality in a major US presidential election article be reopened after it was hastily closed by a specific user?

1. There were many opinions that the biased article in the US presidential election article should be improved.

2. An RFC for improving neutrality was started, and when opinions for improving neutrality came in, it was hastily closed less than two days after the RFC was created.

3. I would appreciate it if you could help improve Wikipedia articles by reopening the relevant RfC so that the opinions of users who want to address neutrality can be posted.

Link : [[1]] Goodtiming8871 (talk) 15:23, 24 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Genghis Khan

Hi Chris, I don't quite understand your rationale on this FPC. Can you please explain like I'm five? Thanks, ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 01:45, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi ~~ AirshipJungleman29. Basically, I noticed that the source provided on the file page was not the one that contained the file as it currently existed; as FP is supposed to represent the best that Wikipedia has to offer, a dead source link was not going to be sufficient. As I investigated the file's provenance, I found that it was part of a major investigation into a user who had systematically overwritten artworks with doctored scans (colour adjusted, mostly, but some edited further). This made the lack of clear sourcing even worse; we had no guarantee of the accuracy of the colours. Muhammad agreed with me, and I think our discussion scared away most of the FPC regulars. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 02:31, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Central Radio & TV Tower

Your Featured picture candidate has been promoted

Your nomination for featured picture status, File:Central TV Tower from Yuyuantan (20211022095011).jpg, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 16:15, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/White Zombie poster (3)

An image created by you has been promoted to featured picture status

Your image, File:Poster - White Zombie 01 Crisco restoration.jpg, was nominated on Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate an image, please do so at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates. Thank you for your contribution! Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 15:31, 27 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Andromeda Galaxy panorama

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Your image, File:Andromeda Galaxy M31 - Heic1502a Full resolution.jpg, was nominated on Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate an image, please do so at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates. Thank you for your contribution! – 🌻 Hilst (talk | contribs) 17:17, 27 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

any clue ?

The government appointed Djamaluddin and Usmar Ismail as Cinema of Indonesian figures.

found it in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Djamaluddin_Malik JarrahTree 23:45, 27 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi JarrahTree. That is, to the best of my understanding, correct. Djamaluddin Malik is definitely the primary topic for his name, rather than officeholder currently there. His Persari was everywhere in the 1950s, and I think there have been attempts to get him National Hero status. I don't have any of my film sources article, and the fact that I skipped getting him a blurb when I was still in Indonesia was an oversight on my part. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:50, 27 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thomas Barker gives a bit more information. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:54, 27 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Gao Qifeng

On 29 October 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Gao Qifeng, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Gao Qifeng, a founder of the Lingnan School, slept in a room filled with explosives? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Gao Qifeng. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Gao Qifeng), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. 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.

— Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:03, 29 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Romanization of Gao Qifeng

Hello @Crisco 1492–thank you so much for creating Gao Qifeng and bringing it to DYK. I am wondering if you would like to include some alternative romanizations of his name, Ko Kei-Fung (in Cantonese) and Kao Ch'i-Feng (in Mandarin)? The subject lived before the PRC and his contemporaries would not refer to him using the Pinyin system.

The romanization "Ko Kei-Fung" can be seen here on a 1940 magazine cover. "Kao Ch'i-Feng" can be seen here on An Index to Reproductions of Paintings by Twentieth-Century Chinese Artists (1998), listed under "Kao Weng", his birth name. Cheers, --The Lonely Pather (talk) 21:11, 29 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi The Lonely Pather. The article has the Wade transcription (for Mandarin) in the infobox (the Liangyou article also used C.F. Kao). I was getting Gou Kei-fung for the Yale romanization - what system would Ko Kei-Fung be under? — Chris Woodrich (talk) 14:13, 30 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Chris-- thanks for pointing out the Wade transcription, which I missed. The "K" in Ko implies that it is Hong Kong Government Cantonese Romanisation, by comparing it with the List of common Chinese surnames. Hope this helps! Cheers, --The Lonely Pather (talk) 17:37, 30 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Ah, yes. That'll definitely do it - I remember that Hokkien transcriptions are also very varied, with regional differences (Compare Tay and The in SE Asia). Let me play with {{Infobox Chinese}} and see if that can be accommodated. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 17:40, 30 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Done. I believe I did it correctly, without the intonation. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 17:47, 30 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you very much! Cheers, --The Lonely Pather (talk) 21:58, 30 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Yang Pao'an

On 1 November 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Yang Pao'an, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Yang Pao'an refused to forsake the Chinese Communist Party, reportedly even after a telephone call with Chiang Kai-shek? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Yang Pao-an. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Yang Pao'an), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. 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.

— Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:03, 1 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Stadium ban decision

On 1 November 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Stadium ban decision, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that a German court's decision involving football stadiums may preclude Facebook from arbitrarily banning users? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Stadionverbot Decision. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Stadium ban decision), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. 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.

— Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:04, 1 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Fat fingers?

I kind of like the idea of covert templates :-) RoySmith (talk) 03:28, 1 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

{{ninja}} is unfortunately a redlink :-D — Chris Woodrich (talk) 03:29, 1 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Re: Ye Gongchuo

Wow, incredible job with this article. I think I'm slightly jealous of your skills. Anyway, is there a reason you only make passing mention of his collaboration with Tagore? Is it hard to find more info? I only ask as that would make a great hook if we knew some other details. Viriditas (talk) 21:38, 2 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I didn't see much in the sources, unfortunately. I can see if there's more discussion elsewhere. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 21:43, 2 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
No worries, don't bother. I thought I would ask. In terms of the review, I take it you prefer ALT0 as a hook? Viriditas (talk) 21:46, 2 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I forgot to mention, I also found the dynamic between his diverse political allegiances to be most interesting, and the implicit foreshadowing of the threat he faced from the later regime almost stands out in the text. It's too bad that can't be used as a hook, but it would be difficult to construct it, I suspect. Viriditas (talk) 21:49, 2 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
All of them work, but ALT0 may be the most generally interesting. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 21:55, 2 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Got it. Viriditas (talk) 21:56, 2 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, do you do halftone restoration at all? Your lead slot image for Ye Gongchuo could be greatly improved using a separate image that uses a blur and sharpen filter. Apparently, the problem arose during the initial scan, where you can limit the dots from the halftone. Viriditas (talk) 22:14, 3 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I've done FFT before, but I'm not always satisfied with the results. I can fiddle with it once I'm done touching up "It's Okay, I'm Okay" with the new source. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 22:15, 3 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Alright, done. It doesn't look too bad at low resolutions. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 22:24, 3 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

That was fast! Viriditas (talk) 22:26, 3 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I had Photoshop open from doing some work with a 1927 book. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 22:29, 3 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Belated thanks for DYK review

Thank you so much for reviewing Template:Did_you_know_nominations/Come_In_(Weatherday_album), and I apologize for not seeing it at the time! Your kind words and feedback on the hooks are much appreciated :) LeMeilleurMiel (talk) 22:07, 2 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Glad to help! — Chris Woodrich (talk) 22:09, 2 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Pan He

On 4 November 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Pan He, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Chinese sculptor Pan He created the Zhuhai Fisher Girl (pictured), an icon of Zhuhai? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Pan He. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Pan He), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. 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.

— Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:02, 4 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Zhuhai Fisher Girl

On 4 November 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Zhuhai Fisher Girl, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Chinese sculptor Pan He created the Zhuhai Fisher Girl (pictured), an icon of Zhuhai? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Pan He. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Zhuhai Fisher Girl), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. 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.

— Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:02, 4 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

This is a cool one! It was a nice read. Panini! • 🥪 17:25, 4 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it! — Chris Woodrich (talk) 17:33, 4 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Caricature of Wang Lianying

An image created by you has been promoted to featured picture status

Your image, File:Caricature of Wang Lianying by Thomas Machamer, New York Tribune, 1920-10-03, p5.jpg, was nominated on Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate an image, please do so at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates. Thank you for your contribution! Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 15:41, 5 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Beijing Hanhai

On 6 November 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Beijing Hanhai, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that one of the paintings sold by Beijing Hanhai was stolen by an emperor, and another was hidden in a well? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Beijing Hanhai. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Beijing Hanhai), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. 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.

— Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:04, 6 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for The True Record

On 7 November 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article The True Record, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that The True Record (issue pictured) closed shortly after implicating Provisional President Yuan Shikai in the assassination of Song Jiaoren? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/The True Record. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, The True Record), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. 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.

— Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:02, 7 November 2024 (UTC) [reply]

Thank you for another good one! - For a surprise, a Bach cantata is on the Main page today, where it was last year for the 300th anniversary, and they were too lazy to find something new ;) - Look at my story, and listen to the 3 whole-tone steps and the dialogues of Fear and Hope. - An open letter open to be signed (more info on the talk), - I haven't checked if you did, please ignore then. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:11, 7 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Congrats. Always nice to have a Bach cantata on the main page... especially compared to the threats of doxxing and whatnot. I may sign with my real name, but it's not necessary. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 21:16, 7 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you! - I have some to review for GA, in case of interest. - Thank you today for the new DYK, - interesting to review! - "Interesting" has become an interesting topic for DYK, DYK? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:59, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for He Jianshi

On 9 November 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article He Jianshi, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that He Jianshi used Chinese opera to advance a revolution against the Qing dynasty? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/He Jianshi. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, He Jianshi), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. 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.

— Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:02, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Melanie Klaffner

Hello. As the nominator I have withdrawn my nomination of the aforementioned AFD which you have relisted. Unlike the other tennis articles I've listed for AFD this one has at least been partially improved and I've lost the will to bother trying to tidy up the Wikipedia tennis pages which are filled with nonsense. Sorry to rant. No criticism of you is meant. Best wishes . Shrug02 (talk) 01:26, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Alright, Shrug02, no worries. I've closed the nomination as withdrawn. Thank you for keeping an eye out for potentially non-notable subjects. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:29, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you. I won't be keeping an eye out anymore. Another closer has just relisted an AFD which has had no additions made to it in 7 days, has no references and has 4 people to 1 saying delete. I'm totally disheartened with the entire process and Wikipedia in general. It seems like a high school clique and I'm far too old for it. Again thanks and all the best. Shrug02 (talk) 01:33, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
No worries... I know that feeling. One reason why I've been focusing on content creation since coming out of retirement... a lot simpler to just be there with your sources. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:35, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I have done lots of content creation but stopped making new pages when ones with dozens of sources were successfully AFD nominated because a group of people piled on with delete votes. I then switched to improving existing articles. I found a few that were impossible to improve so AFD nominated them, just to find that the powers that be keep them because I haven't got a bunch of people to pile on and those who agree these articles should be deleted are overruled by the admins. Anyway sorry to vent to a stranger. Think I'm going to find a new hobby. Shrug02 (talk) 01:41, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Ooof. Best of luck! — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:42, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome back

Nice to see you back here. Hope all is well! Shyamal (talk) 03:16, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, Shyamal. Things are... well, I had forgotten how much I enjoyed content creation. It definitely makes me feel like I have useful skills. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 13:14, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]