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::::Hmmm, I ''am'' getting auto-pings whenever someone mentions my username in a discussion somewhere. I don't think I did anything to activate this functionality; it began spontaneously around August 2015 according to the log at [[Special:Notifications]]. However, there are controls for the kinds of notices on the [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-echo|''Notifications'' tab of your preferences]]. On the topic of article talk vs. user talk, I completely agree that article specific discussion should occur on the article's talk page. —[[user:EncMstr|EncMstr]] ([[user talk:EncMstr|talk]]) 04:23, 14 February 2016 (UTC)

:::::If your username is mentioned (correctly) then you get pinged, but that only works if they mention your username. [[User:Doniago|DonIago]] ([[User talk:Doniago|talk]]) 06:35, 14 February 2016 (UTC)

== uw-hoax wording ==

{{tl|uw-hoax}} contains the line "Usually, hoaxes ''will'' be caught and marked for deletion shortly after they are created.", which seems an odd point to make - telling the hoaxer that Wikipedia doesn't always catch hoaxes straight away, which could easily be read as a challenge to hoax more subtly next time.

[[User:Everymorning]] [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:Uw-hoax&diff=600255496&oldid=590351544 scrupulously added] the "usually" in 2014, rightly observing that "Hoaxes will be caught" is not factually accurate. But I think we can probably lose the whole sentence. --[[User:McGeddon|McGeddon]] ([[User talk:McGeddon|talk]]) 14:21, 28 February 2016 (UTC)

:Why not replace the sentence with "Hoaxes are eligible for [[WP:speedy deletion|speedy deletion]]"? The idea is no doubt to convey that we don't keep hoaxes any longer than it takes to spot them[[User:Noyster|: <b style="color:seagreen">Noyster</b>]] [[User talk:Noyster|<span style="color:seagreen"> (talk),</span> ]] 17:12, 28 February 2016 (UTC)

::Perhaps, if you link it to G3, as in [[WP:speedy deletion#G3|speedy deletion]]. We shouldn't expect the perp to search through what is a rather large page. --[[User:Redrose64|<span style="color:#a80000; background:#ffeeee; text-decoration:inherit">Red</span>rose64]] ([[User talk:Redrose64|talk]]) 17:16, 28 February 2016 (UTC)

{{done}} <span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS">[[User:Mlpearc|<span style="color:#800000">'''Mlpearc'''</span>]] <small>([[User talk:Mlpearc|<span style="color:#FFD700">'''open channel'''</span>]])</small></span> 17:20, 28 February 2016 (UTC)