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Draft for hurricanes in Haiti

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Hey there! I also like hurricanes, hence my user name. So your draft is a decent start. Don't worry about the title, that can always be fixed when/if it's ever published. You're going to need to add sources to the article if you want to make sure your draft can exist as an article. Also, it might be easier if you combined both Haiti and the Dominican Republic. I'd say about 95% of storms that affect one country affects the other. Don't forget to add images :) So what kinda help do you need for the draft? Finding sources? Formatting stuff right? ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 02:13, 21 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

yes, thank you so much I like hurricanes (talk) 02:14, 21 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I am working on images right now too I like hurricanes (talk) 02:14, 21 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The draft has really evolved! Good job with that. Yea, it takes a long time to do, but once it's done, you might be able to nominate the list for featured list, provided it's comprehensive and everything is well-sourced. Even if you don't go that far, you're providing a good resource. Feel free to publish whenever, since it's more than just a draft now. ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 20:09, 10 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, it is so true that it takes a long time and sometimes I took a 2 day wikibreak, (: I like hurricanes (talk) 20:19, 10 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Also, you should use the original year's currency, and not inflate it. ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 02:06, 11 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

hm thanks for the tip I like hurricanes (talk) 02:12, 11 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]


Invitation to join WikiProject Tropical Cyclones!

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Your submission at Articles for creation: List of Hispaniola hurricanes has been accepted

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List of Hispaniola hurricanes, which you submitted to Articles for creation, has been created.

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Dan arndt (talk) 08:47, 11 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Congratulations on completing the draft! It's always an event and a reason to be proud of on Wikipedia. I remember the completing on my first draft - Tropical Storm Bertha (2020) - I felt so proud! Great work on your draft, I hope you create more on Wikipedia soon! ~ Destroyeraa🌀 01:10, 12 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hurricanes in Hispaniola

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Hey there I like hurricanes! I took a look through the article, and one thing that still needs to be fixes is the citations. After every storm has at least one citation, I can review it for B and GA class. Good job, and keep working on the article! ~ Destroyeraa🌀 17:33, 26 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I see but Destroyeraa, it’s kinda hard to get citations for storms that are in the 1980s, 1970s, 1960s, etc. I will keep working on the article as much as I can, in fact, right now I am adding in 2000-present storms that I missed I like hurricanes 17:38, 26 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Great! I just conducted a B-class review. ~ Destroyeraa🌀 17:49, 26 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Destroyeraa, list articles like Hurricanes in Costa Rica can't be GAs. Instead, it could become featured lists instead. SMB99thx my edits 05:19, 7 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@SMB99thx: Then I'll review it for FL when the time comes. ~ Destroyeraa🌀 14:25, 7 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

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The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
Thanks for your continuous work in List of Hispaniola hurricanes! SMB99thx my edits 01:22, 30 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@SMB99thx: thank you so much, it feels nice to know people appreciate my work in List of Hispaniola hurricanes ~ I like hurricanes

Hurricanes in Central America

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Hey there I like hurricanes! I was planning to make Draft:List of Central America hurricanes a specific format, per my project.

  • Lead
  • Hurricanes by country (not by year)
    • Belize
    • Costa Rica
    • El Salvador
    • Guatemala
    • Honduras
    • Nicaragua
    • Panama
    • etc...

This will likely be more of a topic article, rather than an article of its own per Hurricanehink. Feel free to work on Draft:Hurricanes in Belize.

@Destroyeraa: I am thinking of deleting Draft:List of Central America hurricanes (though I am not sure how to), as this project sounds nice; I think I will do Honduras or Belize when I have the time. I like hurricanes

Also, good job on completing the Costa Rican article (wow you did that in one day) I like hurricanes (talk) 00:08, 2 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Guess I had time. I don't have much time though tomorrow. It's OK, you don't need to delete the draft. ~ Destroyeraa🌀 00:12, 2 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]
In fact, i have moved the Draft:List of Central America hurricanes (first iteration, now a redirect to a draft i have started for the parent article of Destroyeraa's current project, Draft:Hurricanes in Central America) to Draft:Hurricanes in Honduras to preserve the work you have. You don't need to delete the draft. We save everything. SMB99thx my edits 03:27, 2 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Destroyeraa, SMB99thx: I was wondering, should I change the name of List of Hispaniola hurricanes to maybe Hurricanes in Hispaniola as other articles like Hurricanes in the Bahama Archipelago, Hurricanes in Costa Rica, etc.. have had the Hurricanes in..... I like hurricanes

A barnstar for you!

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The Writer's Barnstar
For Hurricanes in Hispaniola, Hurricanes in Belize, Hurricanes in Honduras, Effects of Hurricane Ivan in Alabama, Effects of Hurricane Dennis in Cuba, Effects of Hurricane Katrina in Alabama and so much more. I think you are going to become a great article creator for us! SMB99thx my edits 03:38, 20 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. I like hurricanes 22:41, 25 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

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The Writer's Barnstar
Great job on writing Hurricanes in Hispaniola and other articles! Your work is never unnoticed, and I'm sure other users will go and congratulate you too! Also, cool signature change. ~ Destroyeraa🌀 14:27, 26 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@Destroyeraa: Thank you! I like hurricanes 19:34, 26 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@Destroyeraa: Why did you change my user page picture? Is it not okay for user pages?I like hurricanes 00:43, 31 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]
It was disrupting the userpage for some devices. I hope that's ok. ~ Destroyeraa🌀 23:37, 31 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@Destroyeraa: thanks for telling me, didn't know. I like hurricanes 23:38, 31 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

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The Barnstar of Diplomacy
I am awarding this to you for helping calm the heated discussions that have occurred. Thank you for your hard work! 🌀Weatherman27🏈 (chat with me!). 20:33, 16 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@Weatherman27: thanks for giving me this barnstar, though you deserve more of these than me. I likehurricanes 20:56, 16 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Hey, you helped calm a stressful situation and you provided good ideas for the users involved. You definitely deserve barn-stars for helping.🌀Weatherman27🏈 (chat with me!). 21:21, 16 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

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The Writer's Barnstar
Thanks for making all these cool articles! Request though-can you make Effects of Hurricane Harvey in Texas? HurricaneTracker495 (talk) 00:57, 17 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@HurricaneTracker495: thanks, and probably, yes. It seems that there is probably a lot of media coverage, so I dought it will be very hard. Stay safe, I likehurricanes 01:02, 17 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@HurricaneTracker495: I know it is getting late (I live in Florida, on the east coast), but I made the draft if you want to help. I likehurricanes 03:06, 17 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
I live in NY(so it’s 9:50 PM). I’ll try to help tomorrow. HurricaneTracker495 (talk) 02:50, 17 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Your signature

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Hi there I like hurricanes, your signature is currently I likehurricanes. Is it intended to be this way, or is it a tiny mistake? ~ Destroyeraa🌀 16:54, 17 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Destroyeraa: thanks for telling me, fixed it. I like hurricanes 20:31, 17 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
No problem. I like your userpage, especially the "storms I experienced" part. I did one myself. It's amazing how many storms hit me this year (3!). By the way, did Eta do anything to your town? ~ Destroyeraa🌀 02:31, 18 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@Destroyeraa: you just reminded me to add that to my "storms I experienced" thing. Yes, Eta took out power for me for around 45 minutes, and when I got home, I saw some branches lying around. It had also rained a lot. 2020 is crazy, I got around 4ish storms this year, including Bertha, Cristobal, Isaias (got a TS warning), and Eta. I like hurricanes 02:37, 18 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Most people in Tennessee do not get TS warnings. Zeta made them get one. Zeta also made me get a trace of snow, while High Point, New Jersey, around 60 or so miles northwest of me got 2.4 inches! Boston got nearly 5 inches from a tropical storm! Isaias was crazy and most people sheltered inside their house for the whole time. Those who didn't sadly got their cars damaged from flying branches and stuff. After the storm was over, 1.7 million people in my state of NJ had no power, including my family and I, and we all surveyed the damage. Luckily our house wasn't daamaged, though one of our neighbors had a pine tree crush their roof. Fay didn't do much except some garage flooding. I'm glad we both were safe during the crazy 2020 storms. ~ Destroyeraa🌀 13:44, 18 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

wowzers. It's crazy how many storms could be retired - Isaias, Laura, Sally, Delta, Zeta, Eta, Iota. Not sure if Greek names can be retired but if they could, we have more retired green names than normal names and we could have a new record. Also, thanks for passing Bertha! I like hurricanes 18:42, 18 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Happy to help. Also, if you didn't know already, there's a Discord Channel for WPTC debates, it can explain a lot that's going on-wiki. Also, we can discuss forum things too.
To be honest, I hope the NHC asks the WMO to get rid of the Greek Alphabet list altogether. If you retire Delta, Zeta, Eta, and Iota, why no just retire the whole list and make a new one? I'm not the only one who shares this view - some meteorologists do too! ~ Destroyeraa🌀 19:26, 18 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
After this season there is no point of having a Greek alphabet when it's just gonna make more people have (bad) flashbacks (especially in Central America and Louisiana). Anyways, I need to actually get Draft:Hurricanes in Honduras to an article. I like hurricanes 19:44, 18 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Actually, Greek names can't be retired. In the record books, it will say something like Iota2020. 🌀HurricaneGeek🌀 {talk|contribs}} 14:24, 1 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Draft:Effects of Hurricane Charley

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I put it so it says a category 5 by accident. Can you fix it to category 4? Thanks. --HurricaneTracker495 (talk) 19:53, 18 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@HurricaneTracker495: remember that 1-min winds are in knots, not mph. It might be confusing right now, but you'll get the hang of it soon probably. I like hurricanes 19:56, 18 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hey Cyclone Toby!

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Nice new name! ~ Destroyeraa🌀 13:57, 20 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Destroyeraa: I'm laughing so hard because I came home, not knowing me name changed, and I failed logging in so many times they thought I was a bot... I'm dead I like hurricanes 20:26, 20 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
So what happened? ~ Destroyeraa🌀 01:29, 21 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@Destroyeraa: I had just come home, ready to edit Wikipedia, and I was logged in (I forgot to log out, but I trust my family enough not to do some snooping and vandalizing), but because my name changed, it logged me out. Anyways, I put in my usual login information, and when it said
Username or password incorrect, please try again
I was confused, put back in my password information, and kept putting it in until it wanted me to do the "distinguish the word" thing, so I did it, until I remembered I had earlier asked to change my name, so I searched up User:I like hurricanes, and sure enough, User:Cyclone Toby popped up. So long story short, I got locked out of my account for three minutes because my name changed. Cyclone Toby contribs 01:34, 21 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Ah, that's ok. So what's with the new name? And also, I really enjoy reading your user page. Cheers. ~ Destroyeraa🌀 01:40, 21 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@Destroyeraa: not sure what you mean "what's with the new name?", but if you mean how I got the name here's the (finally short) story. So one day, I got fed up of being I like hurricanes (awkward name, and it was long), so I thought, why not name it Toby (after the stuffed dog in my info box picture), and since my mum is from Aussie land, why not make it a cyclone? Cyclone Toby contribs 01:44, 21 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
That's what I meant. Nice story, very interesting! "I like hurricanes" is a rather long name, but it's how most of you know you. Cyclone Toby is a great name, as we have a lot of "Hurricanes" (Hurricanehink, Hurricane Noah) and "Typhoons" (Typhoon2013). We also have a lot of cyclones (Cyclonebiskit, CycloneYoris), but none named Toby! ~ Destroyeraa🌀 01:51, 21 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

yeah, I don't think we even have a Typhoon Toby or Hurricane Toby, those though two do have a nice ring to it. Hopefully, everyone will start remember me as Toby, though most people had problems pinging me because it would capitalize Hurricane, and then they would tamper with it, and then it wouldn't send. Cyclone Toby contribs 01:55, 21 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, pings only work the first time. ~ Destroyeraa🌀 02:08, 21 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@Destroyeraa: wow.. the last couple of weeks have been crazy. I was certainly suprised, but I never lost faith in you as it wasn't ever used for vandalism. Anyways, do you think the actual size of the entries in Hurricanes in Honduras is good? Stay safe, Cyclone Toby 19:53, 9 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for not losing faith in me. The entries in Hurricanes in Honduras are well written! The most impactful storms could need some more expansion though. However, great job on that! ~ Destroyer🌀🌀 20:02, 9 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Name changed

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I see you changed your name you dog! LOL! Glad to see you coming into your own there!ChessEric (talk · contribs) 22:38, 20 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I like the User page!

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Hey I like hurricanes, or Cyclone Toby as it is now. I really enjoyed reading your userpage... I find the infobox amusing. Also I found the "Storms I've experienced" section interesting and now I added one to my userpage too! Also good job on your tireless contributions to tropical cyclone articles! Cheers. Qwerty325 00:39, 24 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Qwerty325: Thanks, I think I got it from another user (I forgot). Cyclone Toby contribs 01:10, 24 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Happens to all of us... I have a "significant contributions" section and I know I got it from someone but I can't remember who. Qwerty325 02:05, 24 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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your rename

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I liked "I like hurricanes" better. 🐔 Chicdat Bawk to me! 11:55, 27 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Chicdat:cool Cyclone Toby contribs 12:41, 27 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Userboxes

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Hi Cyclone Toby! Remember me, 🌀HurricaneGeek🌀 {talk}? Can you teach me how to make Userboxes? 🌀HurricaneGeek🌀 {talk} 19:03, 30 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Nevermind, I got it. 🌀HurricaneGeek🌀 {talk} 21:59, 30 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Also,

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Though It is a few days late, enjoy the turkey!🌀HurricaneGeek🌀 {talk} 22:01, 30 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@HurricaneGeek: cool signature change! Cyclone Toby contribs 00:21, 1 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks! 🌀HurricaneGeek🌀 {talk} 00:41, 1 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

44th edition of The Hurricane Herald!

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Volume XLIV, Issue 44, December 1, 2020
←(Previous issues) 41 · 42 · 43 · 44 · 45 →


The Hurricane Herald: Happy Thanksgiving Edition!

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Storms of the month over the last year
Month Storm
November 2020 Hurricane Iota
October 2020 Typhoon Goni (2020)
September 2020 Cyclone Ianos
August 2020 Hurricane Laura
July 2020 Hurricane Isaias
June 2020 Tropical Storm Cristobal (2020)
May 2020 Cyclone Amphan
April 2020 Cyclone Harold
March 2020 Cyclone Herold
February 2020 Cyclone Damien
January 2020 Cyclone Tino
December 2019 Cyclone Ambali
November 2019 Cyclone Bulbul
October 2019 Typhoon Hagibis

Storms of the month and other tropical activity for October and November

SotM for October: Typhoon Goni / Rolly
Typhoon Goni formed from east of The Philippines towards the end of October, just as Typhoon Molave ravaged the country. Taking in the plentiful favorable conditions, Goni, known as Rolly in The Philippines, explosively intensified into a Category-5 equivalent hurricane just three days after it became a tropical depression. An eyewall replacement cycle managed to curb its intensification. Goni finished the cycle a few hours before it made landfall, and explosively intensified again into winds of 195 mph (JTWC) and a pressure of 884 mbar. This allowed it to tie with typhoons Haiyan and Meranti as the strongest typhoon by wind speed. Goni made landfall at peak intensity, killing 25 people and causing US$368 million in damage.

SotM for November: Hurricane Iota
Hurricane Iota developed in the central Caribbean Sea in mid-November. Like Goni, it explosively intensified, strengthening 120 mph in 48 hours, and deepening 81 mbar in the same amount of time. Iota explosively strengthened late on November 15 and early on November 16, becoming a Category 5 hurricane at 15:00 UTC on the 16th. By the time Iota had achieved C5 intensity, three people were already dead in Colombia due to landslides. As the storm made landfall, and subsequently weakened and dissipated, adding to the destruction from Hurricane Eta. Iota killed at least 61 people.

  • Atlantic - Gamma, Delta, Epsilon, Zeta, Eta, Theta, Iota.

The active Atlantic hurricane season continued. In early October, Tropical Storm Gamma dissipated over the northern Yucatan and was absorbed by powerful Hurricane Delta, which was the season's third major hurricane. Delta weakened before hitting Quintana Roo, but restrengthened in the Gulf of Mexico, later hitting Louisiana as a low-end Category 2 hurricane in nearly the same location as Hurricane Laura in August. Delta killed six people and left US$4 billion in damage. A few days later, Hurricane Epsilon developed southeast of Bermuda, becoming a major hurricane and brushing the island to the east. Hurricane Zeta followed a similar path as Delta, striking Quintana Roo and later striking southeastern Louisiana as a Category 2 hurricane; it killed 8 people and left U$3 billion in damage. At the end of the month, Hurricane Eta developed, becoming a strong Category 4 hurricane before striking Nicaragua. After killing hundreds of people in Central America, Eta reformed in the northwestern Caribbean. It made another landfall in Cuba, moved over the Florida Keys, and briefly became a hurricane again in the eastern Gulf of Mexico, before weakening and striking Cedar Key, Florida as a tropical storm. In early November, Tropical Storm Theta developed from a non-tropical low and moved across the eastern Atlantic.

Member of the month (edition) – Robloxsupersuperhappyface

Robloxsupersuperhappyface joined Wikipedia in July of this year, and has become the most prolific tropical cyclone editor relating to current events, as well as playing an enormous role in creation of newly formed tropical cyclones that eventually became destructive in many regions they are affected in (Hurricane Sally to Gulf Coast of the United States, Typhoon Goni to the Philippines, and Hurricane Iota to Central America respectively - Also, both Goni and Iota are Storms of the Month!). Because of that reason, Robloxsupersuperhappyface's articles are the one of the most viewed tropical cyclone articles in this year - as well as helped us on inviting prospective tropical cyclone editors to this project as they edited Robloxsupersuperhappyface's articles, leading into why we have more than 100 members in this WikiProject leading to this issue. As the result of brilliant Robloxsupersuperhappyface's contributions, we want to give many, many thanks to Super for helping this WikiProject grow so much recently. Happy Thanksgiving!

New WikiProject Members since the last newsletter - project membership is over 100 now!

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To our new members: welcome to the project, and happy editing! Feel free to check the to-do list at the bottom right of the newsletter for things that you might want to work on. To our veteran members: thank you for your edits and your tireless contributions!

Let's talk about that - An opinion piece by Weatherman27

Before I start, I would like to link everyone to a new essay regarding Force Thirteen. Here it is: WP:F13. I recommend users (old and new) to read this to understand why we don't use Force Thirteen as a source, and why it isn't a reliable source. If you want to see what good reliable sources are, read this: WP:WPTC/AS Now, I will get to the main point of this opinion piece.

Recently, I have gotten more involved in talk pages, and sharing my ideas and/or my opinions on different issues or ideas that have come up, primarily on 2020 Atlantic hurricane season's talk page. As I have discussed these thoughts and ideas with other editors, I have noticed and experienced some things such as being personally attacked, which has led me to want to reiterated some key points here. Despite the fact that they are mentioned commonly at the top of talk pages, I want to bring these up as it is important to have a good base where people can properly chat and discuss topics in peace.

1. Treat others with respect This one can't be stressed enough. Especially on talk pages, it is a place where you and your peers communicate issues, opinions, or ideas to each-other. This means discussing topics in a kind and adult manner. There is nothing wrong with disagreeing in what somebody may say, but that does not mean that you have the right to put them down for not having similar views. It is simply the Golden Rule.

2. Assume Good faith Along with my first point, I feel this one needs to be brought up. People have different opinions, and that is all right, but just because you may not agree with it or what they say, does not mean that it was not out of good faith. They were most likely voicing what they think on the subject, and that is alright. This also goes for edits. Unless it is pretty obvious that a user as vandalized something, it is always good to assume good faith, as other people might not know the rules as well as a more experienced editor.

3. Avoid Personal attacks This is a very important subject that needs to be remembered not just on talk pages, but on all other parts of Wikipedia as well. On talk pages, discussions can get pretty tense and heated, and I admit that I have gotten into a few of these arguments as well. Despite this, it is never okay to attack someone. As a user who has gotten personally attacked before, I can definitely say that it does not feel good, and usually the person who made the attacked will get warned or blocked, so please be kind and accept what other people have to say, because you will get nowhere by being rude.

4. Come to a consensus (preferably a clear one) On talk pages, whenever there is a discussion regarding something important like the merging of an article, people need to decide what the outcome of something important on a talk page. For example, if there is say, a merge discussion for an article on a tropical cyclone, many people will give their input. Usually, different people will have different views on whether to merge or keep the article. Sometimes, the editor will close the discussion early, but this is usually for unrelated reasons, though it sometimes may be because the editor had a change of mind. Now, if there is support for say a merge of the article, then that will be the consensus and the discussion will be closed and the article merged. This can also happen on the opposite side, if an article is to be kept, the discussion will be closed and article kept. Simply put, it is important to discuss and come to a clear decision if there is a consensus involved, to avoid difficulty with the article or page in the future.

These are just a few examples of things that editors of the WPTC need to remember when using talk page discussions. There are plenty of other things not mentioned here that are just as important when it comes to using talk pages. I made this simply to help remind editors the key points when using the discussions, and I hope these were helpful to new users as well as veterans. We need to really get better at staying calm and keeping civil. I have noticed lots of hostility and arguing lately, as well as edit warring and disputes. We need to work this out. We are supposed to work together as WPTC editors, so please fix it. It is sad seeing so many editors getting reported or having to get blocked from this. Once again, keep discussions civil and have a good day. Signing off,

🌀Weatherman27🏈

My experiences as a WikiProject Tropical cyclones member by SMB99thx

Hello again, people of the WikiProject Tropical cyclones! In here, I want to tell how my experiences with WikiProject Tropical Cyclones changed my views on WikiProjects, helped me out of trouble and to be able to regain the trust of many people in Wikipedia.

When I joined WikiProject Tropical cyclones, it was the second WikiProject I have ever joined. The first WikiProject I have ever joined is WikiProject COVID-19, and the reason why I joined that project is to gain trust of people when I contributed to COVID-19 articles and as well as my fight against an IP editor which turned out to be the LTA named Bedriczwaleta (and has been active much more longer than I thought, since February of last year (!!!!)). I have the same thought process (and combined with my plans of editing old season articles, which is not done yet) when I first joined this WikiProject, but joining the WikiProject Tropical cyclones turned out to be something different. It led me to know what are the purposes of WikiProjects are and in turn led me to join many other WikiProjects since.

As such, what made me change my views on WikiProjects during my time as a WikiProject Tropical Cyclones?

First of all, I have seen that WikiProject Tropical cyclones members always actively work together to advance project goals, actively participating in discussions and give much-needed advice on new WikiProject Tropical cyclones members (including me). Second, WPTC really cares about our articles (and the assessments) as part of their project goals. 2018 FT project and Meteorological history of Hurricane Dorian (Four Award!) is a prime example of this. Third, we are actively welcoming the new members of this WikiProject and giving these members opportunity to succeed with us by i.e. giving out WikiLove (barnstars). Fourth, we, like WP COVID-19, actively fight against vandals and other LTAs e.g. Sidow........., UnderArmorKid, and Iphonehurricane95.

These kinds of activity led me to change my belief on what WikiProjects truly are. You could see this kind of activity on other good WikiProjects like WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors, which I just joined recently on 26 October 2020 as of this newsletter and WikiProject Articles of Creation, which I have interest on joining but I might not be able to.

Now, why WikiProject Tropical cyclones brought me out of trouble (and Chicdat, for that matter)?

WikiProject Tropical cyclones is generally a content-creating WikiProject. We really care about improving tropical cyclone coverage on Wikipedia. Members of this WikiProject generally encouraged to communicate and discuss (in Wikipedia, in Discord, or in IRC channel), and this is what helped me and Chicdat out from trouble since our discussions from what I have seen is not always administrative.

Before I joined WikiProject Tropical cyclones (and when I was still new to WikiProject Tropical cyclones), I have been putting myself on trouble numerous times. I was an ANI regular, and as an ANI regular I detailed about my struggle to deal with the LTA Bedriczwaleta and I'm was also putting up IBAN proposals of User:Jadebenn and User:Moamem as well as User:U1Quattro and User:1292simon. While I have managed to get my proposal succeeded and finally got Bedriczwaleta back on track for a while (what I thought), in August 20 (as I was about to finalize my decision to enter my college I'm currently in right now) I got myself into serious trouble against IP range 185.66.252.0/23 (which is apparently good at programming - I'm not). I tried to get them blocked for PA (calling me a thief who has a black soul), but this is where when I realized that I had to attribute things I copied within Wikipedia and I had to apologize to the user. Since then, I did my best to attribute everything I had copied articles from (Example) and I also realized that ANI is not for me (as I do not want to get into troubles by just being there), which led me to quitting ANI until November of this year when I decided to involve myself on Miggy72 dispute (now banned for sockpuppetry - Miggy72 could have been invited to WPTC if he stopped on insisting to create non-notable topics).

After that incident with the IP range 185.66.252.0/23, I have stated that I do not want to get myself into trouble as a presence in ANI. As such, I decided to focus on what I want to do, which is to continue my project of splitting season articles of the yesteryear and began to increasingly involve myself within the project - to look for help and giving the best help that I can do for this WikiProject. The activity from that September led me to become Member of the Month in the previous edition of this newsletter. It was a comeback that I needed, and I want to thank WikiProject Tropical cyclones (especially Hurricanehink) for getting me on this situation. Without their help, I'm not sure if I could be here on this day.

Now, for the final question – why this WikiProject helped me (and Chicdat) regain trust of many people in Wikipedia?

As I stated before, this WikiProject encourages discussion within other members of this WikiProject, which in turn encourages close involvement in all sides of this WikiProject. Because of this, some people are actually helping us learning policies in Wikipedia as the time goes on, rather than falling in into blocks. As such, with time, I have seen that some admins are open for Chicdat to become a rollbacker, while I got hold on several automated gadgets that was more useful. It appears that these tools are the reason why these people are one of the more trusted people in Wikipedia, which in turn helped me a lot at gaining trust. Someday in the future, I'm looking to become an admin by myself. But that's for the another day. For now, what I'm currently doing now is to work at my craft to eventually prepare for the day when I will seek for adminship in the years ahead.

In conclusion, you can see that this WikiProject helped me to regain my standing, alongside Chicdat, Nioni1234, Cristianpogi678, HurricaneTracker495 - and of course - CyclonicallyDeranged! If not for this WikiProject, I don't think they are will be here. Chicdat could have been CIR-blocked like Prahlad balaji and PythonSwarm, Nioni1234 and Cristianpogi678 ending up like Binbin0111 and Miggy72, HurricaneTracker495 would have a trouble establishing himself (or probably will never establish theirselves and stay as an IP) and CyclonicallyDeranged fully driven out from Wikipedia.

By the way, to me, both Binbin0111 and Miggy72 are young, but unfortunately they took on the wrong path (Binbin0111 was one of the earliest Force Thirteen insinuators - Binbin0111 is probably the impetus of Force Thirteen policy in this project (as it was made back in 2017), while Miggy72... we know what happened). I feel bad for them, especially Binbin0111. Had Binbin0111 is willing to learn and took steps forward to become productive young editor like Yellow Evan and two other resilient young editors I have mentioned did, Binbin0111 could have been one of the most valuable editors in this project, especially in matters related to Western Pacific basin, and in extension, Vietnam.

That's it. That's what I have to say. College is increasingly getting into my feelings right now, but I will do my best as I can coming into December. Sorry if I have a bad English. Thanks for reading this opinion piece!

Greetings from Indonesia,

SMB99thx my edits!

Welcome to The Wikipedia Adventure!

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Hi Cyclone Toby! We're so happy you wanted to play to learn, as a friendly and fun way to get into our community and mission. I think these links might be helpful to you as you get started.

-- 21:22, Thursday, December 3, 2020 (UTC)

Mission 1 Mission 2 Mission 3 Mission 4 Mission 5 Mission 6 Mission 7
Say Hello to the World An Invitation to Earth Small Changes, Big Impact The Neutral Point of View The Veil of Verifiability The Civility Code Looking Good Together

A barnstar for you!

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The Special Barnstar
This is for all of your great edits, your kindness, and everything in between! 🌀Weatherman27🏈 (Chat|Edits|sandbox) 03:06, 4 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@Weatherman27: tysm! (Sorry for the late reply, I was too busy trying to find and playing Trepak) Cyclone Toby 04:02, 4 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
You're welcome! No problem, I totally understand. Enjoy the barnstar! 🌀Weatherman27🏈 (Chat|Edits|sandbox) 05:33, 4 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

User page

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I noticed that in the lead of your user page, you said names in italics, instead of name. May I change it, or was that intentional? (No offense) -Shift674-🌀contribs 22:23, 5 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Shift674: fixed it, thank you. And (no offense) but your doing the right thing, asking people instead of just fixing it for them. Some users will allow certain types of editing, such as HurricaneGeek, but others will not like it. Cyclone Toby 23:22, 5 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@Cyclone Toby: there’s also a duplicate TWA award, no.8. Also, thanks. I used to just edit the pages, but now I ask first, lol. -Shift674-🌀contribs 00:42, 6 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

A Barnstar for you!

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The Special Barnstar
Thanks for making all these cool articles, and making me feel really welcome at Wikipedia! Request - Can you make an "Effects of Hurricane Zeta in Maryland article?" And yeah, Force Thirteen is really inaccurate.

🌀❡€€ϰ🌀{talk ⋅ contribs}} 20:03, 9 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@HurricaneGeek: thank you so much! Also, for Effects of Hurricane Zeta in Maryland - I'm not sure if the impacts in Maryland is enough for an article, but if you think so, you might want to ask HurricaneCovid, an expert in the topic of Hurricane Zeta. Stay safe, Cyclone Toby 20:29, 9 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@Cyclone Toby: OK, will do! Enjoy the barnstar! 🌀❡€€ϰ🌀{talk ⋅ contribs}} 20:45, 9 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@HurricaneGeek: Effects of Hurricane Zeta in Maryland probably would not meet the requirements for an article – as a storm would typically have to have caused $4-5 billion in damage and/or 10 deaths in a certain location – which Hurricane Zeta just doesn't meet in Maryland. Also, not that many reliable sources say much about the impacts in Maryland, so it might be difficult to make a good article with enough information. Also, given how short the main article is, especially the Maryland parts, there doesn't seem to be a need for it – usually we create a separate impacts article when too much information in a section is overflowing the article, and at that point we would create another article. So overall, I don't really think we need that article; maybe one about the effects in Louisiana, but even then that might not meet the requirements. HurricaneCovid (contribs) 23:50, 9 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@HurricaneCovid: OK, no problem! @Cyclone Toby: How do you change your username? 🌀❡€€ϰ🌀{talk ⋅ contribs}} 14:06, 10 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@HurricaneGeek: see Wikipedia:Changing username/Simple. Also, no need to ping me on my own talk page. Stay safe, Cyclone Toby 20:30, 10 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks! 🌀❡€€ϰ🌀{talk ⋅ contribs}} 23:04, 10 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
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