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from: Skyllfully

Thanks!! Ternera (ᵗᵃˡᵏ!) 21:04, 21 October 2015 (UTC)

October 2015

Hello, I'm Skyllfully. I wanted to let you know that your signature ("sig") design might cause problems for some readers. This is because it violates WP:SIGIMAGE. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page, or take a look at our guidelines and policy on customising signatures. Thank you. —Skyllfully ^(talk | _contribs) 20:58, 21 October 2015 (UTC)

Yes. I noticed that and changed it. Here is the new signature that is similar to the one I use at Wikia: Ternera (ᵗᵃˡᵏ!) 21:00, 21 October 2015 (UTC)

Thanks, by the way, you don't need to sign everything you do on a talk page, especially when placing templates, for more info see WP:SIGNHERE.

P.S. This message doesn't need to stay here, it's totally fine if you remove it! —Skyllfully ^(talk | _contribs) 21:03, 21 October 2015 (UTC)

Ok, thank you. I just a have a wuick question. I made a profile at the Teahouse yesterday, but don't see it now. Did it get removed? Ternera (ᵗᵃˡᵏ!) 21:07, 21 October 2015 (UTC)

No problem. You can find you profile at the bottom of the list here, or more specifically here, but after awhile, your profile will get kicked out of the list because of the amount of guests we have all the time. —Skyllfully ^(talk | _contribs) 21:12, 21 October 2015 (UTC)

Oh my. I don't know how I missed that. Ternera (ᵗᵃˡᵏ!) 21:15, 21 October 2015 (UTC)

Patrolling and welcoming

A note that if you see something on a new page that you're unsure about, it's best to leave it unpatrolled and get a second or third opinion. If you're really unsure, you can direct an admin to it and see what they think. On welcoming new users, always be sure to actually look at their contribs, because some people are just out to vandalize. I've caught probably 10 to 15 vandals that way, and reverted their edits. White Arabian mare (Neigh) 01:04, 23 October 2015 (UTC)

Oh, ok. I will look at their contribs from now on. Thanks for the tip :) Ternera (ᵗᵃˡᵏ!) 01:05, 23 October 2015 (UTC)

Warning other editors

Hi Ternera, thank you for all the great work you've been doing :)! Just a note, this warning, while completely okay and functional, may be better served using Twinkle's warning templates. Keep up the great work! samtar ^{t} 14:59, 24 October 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for the note. I since have designed a new template that can be found at User:Ternera/Warning. It is similar to the other ones people have been using. Do you think it looks good? Ternera (ᵗᵃˡᵏ!) 15:01, 24 October 2015 (UTC)

No worries - as for your warning template I would recommend sticking to the more common, pre-existing templates such as the ones found at Wikipedia:Warnings. samtar ^{t} 15:10, 24 October 2015 (UTC)

Wow, thanks! I didn't even know that was there! Ternera (ᵗᵃˡᵏ!) 15:12, 24 October 2015 (UTC)

My pleasure :) if you ever need any help, or are ever unsure of something, there are a lot of editors who are more than willing to guide you. Good luck, and I hope you enjoy your time here. samtar ^{t} 15:21, 24 October 2015 (UTC)

Thanks!! Ternera (ᵗᵃˡᵏ!) 16:31, 24 October 2015 (UTC)

Many thanks,

MaisonAgrakal MaisonAgrakal (talk) 17:15, 24 October 2015 (UTC)

You are welcome. :) Ternera (ᵗᵃˡᵏ!) 17:56, 24 October 2015 (UTC)

CSD

on IPSF Members you wrote {{delete|Test page}}. this results in invalid grammar and is difficult for the administrators to manage. please use the CSD templates, e.g. Template:Db-g2. ⁓ Hello 71 19:49, 24 October 2015 (UTC)

I'm sorry. I didn't know that template was there. Ternera (ᵗᵃˡᵏ!) 19:50, 24 October 2015 (UTC)

you can try again now; the creator has blanked the page, so g7 applies. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hello71 (talk • contribs) 19:53, 24 October 2015 (UTC)

Done Ternera (ᵗᵃˡᵏ!) 20:00, 24 October 2015 (UTC)

Uh

are you a wiki mod or something? just wondering or if that doesn't exist what are you SafetySponge (talk) 20:11, 24 October 2015 (UTC)

@SafetySponge: Why do you ask? I am a normal user like you. Ternera (ᵗᵃˡᵏ!) 20:12, 24 October 2015 (UTC)

General note

I think the work you're doing here so far is great, but if you are not an admin you can't block people, so this is unhelpful: the user is still able to edit. Thanks anyway, --Rubbish computer (HALP!: I dropped the bass?) 17:25, 24 October 2015 (UTC)

Ok...um...What template would you like me to use? I am not really understanding. Ternera (ᵗᵃˡᵏ!) 17:55, 24 October 2015 (UTC)

After warning them 4 times or as appropriate, report them to WP:AIV where an administrator will process the report and determine if a block is needed. ⁓ Hello 71 19:50, 24 October 2015 (UTC)

@Hello71: Thanks! Ternera (ᵗᵃˡᵏ!) 19:51, 24 October 2015 (UTC)

Sorry, I didn't see your comment, otherwise I would have replied here sooner. --Rubbish computer (HALP!: I dropped the bass?) 21:29, 24 October 2015 (UTC)

Adding a photo

Hi!

Thanks for your help, and for the welcome!

The page I just added is for a band. Do I need to add "(band)" after the name in the title? I noticed some bands have that and some don't!

Also, any recommendations for adding a photo?

Thank you!

SLOgirl14 (talk) 21:32, 24 October 2015 (UTC)

@SLOgirl14: Well, I am not familiar with bands...just reverting vandalism and welcoming new users.

I don't think You need to change the name now that you have started the article. What you can do is go to the page called Fialta (Band) and add in this: "#REDIRECT [[Fialta]]". This will automatically send people to the page Fialta when they go to Fialta (Band). Photo: I recommend adding a photo to articles. You can add it by putting [[File:EXAMPLE.jpg|TEXT YOU WANT]]. If you do this, your photo will look something like this:

. Thanks for asking me! If you have any other questions, feel free to ask! Ternera (ᵗᵃˡᵏ!) 22:01, 24 October 2015 (UTC)

Your signature

Hi Ternera. I saw your new signature, and I'm afraid it runs afoul of the signature guidelines, specifically the length guideline. The guideline recommends keeping signatures short in both display and markup, and, well, yours is on 22 lines in the markup. Would you please shorten it? Howicus (Did I mess up?) 22:50, 27 October 2015 (UTC)

@Howicus: Thanks for the message. I was looking at my sig just a while ago actually. I put my signature into a template and put the template into my signature preference spot. It should just have the template...right? Instead it is a long line of code. I finally just got my signature how I want it and really would not like to change it at the moment...I don't know how to keep it and not have a long line of code. --Ternera

I'm afraid transcluded templates aren't allowed in signatures, and substituting a template just makes all the code from the template appear on the page (and it says you shouldn't do that to avoid the other guidelines). You may not be able to do exactly what you want. Howicus (Did I mess up?) 22:59, 27 October 2015 (UTC)

Ok, I'm working on a new one...not sure if this will fit into the preference sig spot, but I will try. Here is the code: <code><kbd class="keyboard-key nowrap" style="border: 1px solid #aaa; border-radius: 0.2em; box-shadow: 0.1em 0.2em 0.2em #ddd; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, #eee, #f9f9f9, #eee); padding: 0.1em 0.3em; font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.85em;">TEXT</kbd></code>, and this is what it will look like: TEXT. Do you think the 3-4 lines are too long still? --Ternera

I'm not sure, though it's certainly better...if it will fit, I think it's good. Howicus (Did I mess up?) 23:32, 27 October 2015 (UTC)

Great. I'll try it out. Ternera^Talk?_Sign!! 00:51, 28 October 2015 (UTC)

Nope. Doesn't work. :( Ternera^Talk?_Sign!! 00:58, 28 October 2015 (UTC)

Done Sig added. Ternera | ^Talk?_Sign!! 17:22, 29 October 2015 (UTC)

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KC-46 Edit

Hello Ternera. I received a message from you that you undid my recent contribution because it did not appear constructive. However, my edit was an important update from the Air Force on 29 October 2015 about the Boeing KC-46 Pegasus. It's a constructive update to anyone following KC-46 developments. Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bridgettlynn (talk • contribs) 20:21, 30 October 2015 (UTC)

@Bridgettlynn: I'm sorry. It looked unhelpful to me. Ternera | ^Talk?_Sign!! 20:23, 30 October 2015 (UTC)

Adoption

I'm very happy that you have asked me to adopt you as a user, I remember when I first started out on Wikipedia I wasn't adopted but I knew at many points I really could use some help from another user who'd been around a little longer. I'd love to start off by asking you what are some of your interests, topic wise, some stuff you find interesting, it's a good starting place. - SantiLak (talk) 01:27, 24 October 2015 (UTC)

Well...my username kinda gives it away. I'm crazy about Hot Wheels, lol. But, I really don't have too many interests...I would like to be adopted because I am not extremely familiar with Wikipedia yet - just the basics and maybe a little further. Thanks for adopting me. ;) Ternera (ᵗᵃˡᵏ!) 02:29, 24 October 2015 (UTC)

@SantiLak:

@SantiLak: Are you still interested in adopting me? Ternera | ^Talk?_Sign!! 21:08, 28 October 2015 (UTC)

Not wanting to poach or cause any issues, but should SantiLak no longer wish to/is not able to adopt you, I would be more than happy to step up

samtar ^{t} 19:31, 30 October 2015 (UTC)

@Samtar: Hmm...SantiLak has made 9 edits already today. I think SantiLak is busy and that might be the reason...I guess you can adopt me if you would like to then Samtar. Thanks, Ternera | ^Talk?_Sign!! 19:40, 30 October 2015 (UTC)

Ya I don't think I will be able to, i'm really sorry I don't think I can balance everything else in my life plus regular WP stuff I do and 2 adoptees, but it's great that Samtar is willing to do that. Sorry again and if you just need some advice or something, feel free to ask anytime. Best of luck!! - SantiLak (talk) 20:08, 30 October 2015 (UTC)

Ok, thanks. By the way, I removed from your userpage that you are seeking to adopt users.

Ternera | ^Talk?_Sign!! 20:10, 30 October 2015 (UTC)

@Ternera: if you could pop over to the adoption page I set up for you, there's a couple of questions I'd like to ask if that's okay, just to get to know you

samtar ^{t} 07:48, 31 October 2015 (UTC)

Done I answered the question for you. Ternera | ^Talk?_Sign!! 15:32, 31 October 2015 (UTC)

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@Bhootrina: Thanks for the sunshine! I needed it. Ternera | ^Talk?_Sign!! 22:40, 15 November 2015 (UTC)

@Ternera: Welcome.You can spread to other users or add it in their userpages.Have a nice day and Happy editing.

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Pasadena Unified - Sources

@Ternera, I understand you wanted a source. It was included somewhere in there in a 100 page pdf.

If the format is not what you want, it would have been easier to tag it, rather than revert.

Especially given that most of it was just rewording what I previously wrote.

If it justifies reverting and deleting, you should also be more specific on the section you are refering to. JakesBurger (talk) 23:54, 5 December 2023 (UTC)

Hello, the reason I reverted it was because the information about Temple City leaving the new Pasadena High School District in 1954 was unsourced. It's best to source information from different places whenever possible. Thanks! Ternera (talk) 02:25, 6 December 2023 (UTC)

"If the format is not what you want, it would have been easier to tag it [for correction], rather than revert." JakesBurger (talk) 07:17, 6 December 2023 (UTC)

Girl bye

why you ruined my edit? It was funny lol Raafia94 (talk) 22:17, 6 December 2023 (UTC)

How Do I Permanently Block Myself Indefinitely & Remove My Account’s Ability to Edit ASAP? I’ve Encountered Too Many Rude And Unhelpful Editors i.e.@Banks Irk Lacking Critical Thinking Basics, Or Curiosity To Learn. Help me Permanently Lose My Ability to Edit ASAP! From @ PNople

How Do I Permanently Block Myself Indefinitely & Remove My Account’s Ability to Edit ASAP? I’ve Encountered Too Many Rude And Unhelpful Editors i.e.@Banks Irk Lacking Critical Thinking Basics, Or Curiosity To Learn. Help me Permanently Lose My Ability to Edit ASAP! From @ PNople PNople (talk) 22:56, 7 December 2023 (UTC)

I replied to you on your talk page. Ternera (talk) 22:57, 7 December 2023 (UTC)

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Chris Nelloms

You shouldn't get to rape a child and be known as "former sprinter." 2601:C8:300:F970:A427:FEDA:2E1B:8D86 (talk) 04:13, 12 December 2023 (UTC)

Please take your concerns to Talk:Chris Nelloms, but my talk page. Thank you. Ternera (talk) 14:07, 12 December 2023 (UTC)

Thanks!

Should you think I made a mistake, pls. let me know! ProfessorHelm (talk) 19:41, 14 December 2023 (UTC)

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Need to update information

We need to update information on our wikipedia page for Cristo Rey OKC Catholic High School. The location, leadership, and mission has changed. When we edited it, it was deleted. How do we get the information to stay? 174.79.206.241 (talk) 16:09, 18 December 2023 (UTC)

Hello, I reverted your edits because they were written in a promotion-like manner and because they removed cited sources. I definitely suggest looking into WP:CITE for more information about citing credible sources for your changes. Ternera (talk) 17:02, 18 December 2023 (UTC)

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In reference, to our conversation about Kris Jenkins (American football, born 2001). He is my son, a football player from the University of Michigan. I retrieved this information from the University of Michigan Roster page which is a legitimate source. Do you have any other suggestions on what I can do to have these updates approved? Thank you so much for your assistance in this situation.

https://mgoblue.com/sports/football/roster/kris-jenkins/24363 Shay-Vault-iPhone (talk) 21:04, 20 December 2023 (UTC)

If you can find a source from their website, that may work. However, Youtube and Instagram are not reliable sources and that's why I reverted the edit. Ternera (talk) 14:21, 21 December 2023 (UTC)

Thanks Ternera. If you read the bottom the bio portion at the bottom of the University of Michigan page, both his dad and I noted there. Kris asked me to add myself and some sort of link, because there is a woman who is claiming to be his mom. Would the citation from the University of Michigan roster page be sufficient? I can always remove the link to my Instagram. I usually prefer to be anonymous. Please advise.

Thanks again Shay-Vault-iPhone (talk) 14:30, 21 December 2023 (UTC)

Change to a source in Colleen McElroy bio

Hi Ternera, on Colleen McElroy's biography: The source link toward the top of the references for her HistoryLink.org is dead. I work at HiistoryLink.org and added a live (new) HistoryLink.org link to her bio at the bottom of the references. Why would that have been deleted without checking what it led to? Thank you. Priscilla Long PriscillaAnneLong (talk) 20:27, 22 December 2023 (UTC)

Hello,

Taking a look at this (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Colleen_J._McElroy&diff=prev&oldid=1190773812) edit, I reverted it because it appeared to be promotional. It may be best if you replace the old external link with the new one rather than trying to add the new link as a reference, but some editors may see it as a conflict of interest since you work at HistoryLink. Thank you. Ternera (talk) 20:41, 22 December 2023 (UTC)

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I edited based on the fact. Pencilo is killing so many innocent people in Myanmar, and Wikipedia protecting her to inform the true face of her? Maung2276 (talk) 18:18, 25 December 2023 (UTC)

Including facts about people in articles in important, but you need to be able to back up your claims by providing a reliable source that proves what you are saying. Thank you. Ternera (talk) 18:19, 25 December 2023 (UTC)

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A kitten for you!

Thank you for telling me to create an account. :-)

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Nice to see that you got things straightened out. Good luck on Wikipedia! Ternera (talk) 22:38, 2 January 2024 (UTC)

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Hi Temera, I am excited to contribute to Wikipedia on behalf of MD News Network. I have just submitted edits for Dr. Mark T. Gladwin, distinguished physician-scientist and Dean of the University of Maryland School of Medicine. What is the next step? Thanks very much! MDNewsNetwork (talk) 21:03, 3 January 2024 (UTC)

Hello, I reverted your edits because they seemed to be written like advertisements. I understand that it can be challenging to understand proper referencing and suggest looking at WP:REF for details. Thanks and good luck! Ternera (talk) 21:06, 3 January 2024 (UTC)

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Austin has not acted since 2020 and is retired from acting. Austin retired being an EMT years ago. There are articles about it. He no longer performs Martial Arts either. I have personally worked with him at comic conventions. I don't need to cite anything from my own personal life. His voice was also not used for Once And Always. Hasbro cut ties with Austin. Only his face is seen at the end of the episode in a Flashback of the memory of Thuy and JDF. 98.5.185.143 (talk) 16:11, 4 January 2024 (UTC)

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Stanley Walden Wikipedia update was correct

I apologize for not having cited the reasoning for the deletion of that sentence. I don't edit on Wikipedia often (almost never) and didn't see the spot to clarify the reasoning.

I communicated with Mr. Walden this morning because I was concerned about an outdated sentence remaining on your site in future tense. Mr. Walden informed me that the Berlin event had not taken place.

As he noted: "That concert was called off..so the proper thing to do would be to delete it." So please re-delete the final sentence about the Berlin concert: "A celebration honoring Walden's work will take place in Berlin in April 2023.

The rest of that paragraph is correct: "In 2022, Walden's career was celebrated across two continents in honor of his 90th birthday. Tributes took place in the United States and Germany: Barge Music in New York City (September), Baltimore Lieder Weekend (October) and Leipzig (November)." Thank you. 47.158.179.64 (talk) 20:14, 16 January 2024 (UTC)

Error made at Aaron Lewis

My change at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Lewis triggered your bot. As you can see, I replaced an inappropriate box entry with a direct link to the Wikipedia article on Staind. The source for my entry would be Wikipedia? SirShiningArmor (talk) 19:28, 18 January 2024 (UTC)

Hello, I'm not a bot - your edit was checked and reverted by a real person. :) After taking a closer look, it looks like I reverted it for the incorrect reason. The COI template already acknowledged that he works for Staind, so it would be best to leave the COI template until some more information about his work is written there. Ternera (talk) 19:43, 18 January 2024 (UTC)

Andy Kiwomya

I put he is a substitute teacher at the Laurel academy and he is because I saw him there 82.38.50.249 (talk) 19:11, 23 January 2024 (UTC)

Hello, it's important to include a reliable source when adding content to articles. If you can find a reliable source that backs up your claim, feel free to revert my edit and include the source with your changes. Ternera (talk) 19:12, 23 January 2024 (UTC)

Who is Bad?

Ternera Leonardo Martinez Cosentino (talk) 18:45, 26 January 2024 (UTC)

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Message

Hey, my bad. I just thought the information presented in that part of the article was misleading. If you have any suggestions on how to fix that, that would be great. Mikew42007 (talk) 22:42, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

Hello, I reverted it because you didn't give an explanation for the paragraph deletion. If you want to revert it again and include a reason/information about why you are deleting it, that should be fine! Ternera (talk) 22:55, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

Editing of the Bioversity International Wikipedia page

Hello! I saw you recalled the changes I made to the Bioversity International Wikipedia page. I made the updates based on their latest reports, because due to restructuring of the organization changes needed to be made, so yes, I believe there was a mistake in recalling the changes. I could add some links to their reports, but please allow me to apply these changes, as the organization's structure has significantly changed. Thank you! 83.50.91.203 (talk) 09:27, 13 March 2024 (UTC)

Hey there. As mentioned in the message on your talk page, make sure you include a reference to a reliable source when changing those details. Thanks! Ternera (talk) 12:59, 14 March 2024 (UTC)

API Healthcare page

Regarding the API Healthcare page, is the press release announcing the 2019 acquisition of API Healthcare by symplr not a reliable source? API Healthcare is now operated as symplr Workforce Management, a solution of symplr. It is no longer a standalone business. I wanted to update that. I'd also like to update the logo to indicate that it is now part of symplr. Thanks! Kevinbonsor (talk) 18:31, 26 March 2024 (UTC)

Hi, just make sure to cite the sources you are getting the information from. Good luck! Ternera (talk) 21:40, 26 March 2024 (UTC)

March 2024

Hello, I'm Alon Alush. I wanted to let you know that I reverted one of your recent contributions—specifically this edit to Miss World Bangladesh—because it did not appear constructive. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. If you have any questions, you can ask for assistance at the Teahouse or the Help desk. Thanks. Alon Alush (talk) 18:09, 27 March 2024 (UTC)

Hi, can you please provide some reasons it is a good thing to rewrite all of the content, remove the infobox, and remove references in that article? Ternera (talk) 18:14, 27 March 2024 (UTC)

miHoYo link addition Edit advice

Hi ternera! no Worries, I am still learning to be better Wiki Editor, How about this as reason to add the link for Nova Desktop by miHoYo?

Wikipedia:External links#Official links Villkomoses (talk) 18:20, 27 March 2024 (UTC)

Hello @Villkomoses and welcome to Wikipedia! In this edit specifically, I noticed that you added an external link that appeared to be advertising. The purpose of the article is to talk about a company, and links to the company's products will likely be seen as promotion. Thanks! Ternera (talk) 18:25, 27 March 2024 (UTC)

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An RfC is open to convert all current and future community discretionary sanctions to (community designated) contentious topics procedure.

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New Pages Patrol newsletter April 2024

Hello Ternera,

Backlog update: The October drive reduced the article backlog from 11,626 to 7,609 and the redirect backlog from 16,985 to 6,431! Congratulations to Schminnte, who led with over 2,300 points.

Following that, New Page Patrol organized another backlog drive for articles in January 2024. The January drive started with 13,650 articles and reduced the backlog to 7,430 articles. Congratulations to JTtheOG, who achieved first place with 1,340 points in this drive.

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