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Hey man, just needed something to show my friends. Sorry. But, really? Does it even matter if one more name goes there

Trouted

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Whack!

You've been whacked with a wet trout.

Don't take this too seriously. Someone just wants to let you know that you did something silly.

You have been trouted for: I trouted myself because I replied to a bot last year. I.hate.spam.mail.here (This is YOUR page) (talk) 20:35, 9 January 2022 (UTC)Reply


Hi @Theroadislong, I couldn't see why those edits were vandalism. The vandalism information page says:
On Wikipedia, vandalism has a very specific meaning: editing (or other behavior) deliberately intended to obstruct or defeat the project's purpose, which is to create a free encyclopedia, in a variety of languages, presenting the sum of all human knowledge.
I don't think I was trying to defeat the project's purpose. Can you please explain more? Thank you so much! -- I.hate.spam.mail.here (This is YOUR page) (talk) 23:03, 9 January 2022 (UTC)Reply
OK my mistake, I have undone my edit. Theroadislong (talk) 23:12, 9 January 2022 (UTC)Reply

Caution

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Hey! I noticed that you've answered questions on Teahouse as well as asking one (or more, I've only seen one). I suggest you be a bit cautious when answering questions and make sure you actually know the answer to the question the user is asking. Don't want you to end up i a situation I ended up where I was taking on more than I was able to actually handle. ― Blaze WolfTalkBlaze Wolf#6545 14:48, 10 January 2022 (UTC)Reply

@Blaze Wolf: Sorry about that. Thanks for the reminder! I.hate.spam.mail.here (This is YOUR page) (talk) 18:03, 10 January 2022 (UTC)Reply
It's alright. You've done nothing wrong as of yet. Just a little warning so you don't end up like me a few months ago. ― Blaze WolfTalkBlaze Wolf#6545 18:10, 10 January 2022 (UTC)Reply

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  Hello, I noticed that you may have recently made edits while logged out. Wikipedia's policy on multiple accounts usually does not allow the use of both an account and an IP address by the same person in the same setting and doing so may result in your account being blocked from editing. Additionally, making edits while logged out reveals your IP address, which may allow others to determine your ___location and identity. If this was not your intention, please remember to log in when editing.

Reason for this self-warning: I accidentally made edits as an IP. Teahouse says it's okay, but this template doesn't say so.

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I've left a comment on your Articles for Creation submission, which can be viewed at Draft:San Carlos Street. Thanks! Theroadislong (talk) 18:16, 19 April 2022 (UTC)Reply

Your submission at Articles for creation: San Carlos Street has been accepted

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San Carlos Street, which you submitted to Articles for creation, has been created.

Congratulations, and thank you for helping expand the scope of Wikipedia! We hope you will continue making quality contributions.

The article has been assessed as Stub-Class, which is recorded on its talk page. It is commonplace for new articles to start out as stubs and then attain higher grades as they develop over time. You may like to take a look at the grading scheme to see how you can improve the article.

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Wow, thanks! I.hate.spam.mail.here (talk | contributions) 18:30, 19 April 2022 (UTC)Reply

Unblock templates

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Don't do this, please. It wastes our time reviewing pointless unblock requests. --Yamla (talk) 16:55, 22 April 2022 (UTC)Reply

@Yamla: Sorry about that. I won’t to that again. I.hate.spam.mail.here (talk | contributions) 17:45, 22 April 2022 (UTC)Reply

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WikiCup 2022 May newsletter

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The second round of the 2022 WikiCup has now finished. It was a high-scoring round and contestants needed 115 points to advance to round 3. There were some very impressive efforts in round 2, with the top seven contestants all scoring more than 500 points. A large number of the points came from the 11 featured articles and the 79 good articles achieved in total by contestants.

Our top scorers in round 2 were:

  1.   Epicgenius, with 1264 points from 2 featured article, 4 good articles and 18 DYKs. Epicgenius was a finalist last year but has now withdrawn from the contest as he pursues a new career path.
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Got it, thanks! I.hate.spam.mail.here (talk | contributions) 00:50, 4 May 2022 (UTC)Reply

Aragonite Hazardous Waste Incinerator - and WP:SEAOFBLUE

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Hello, and thank you for your contributions and your attention to the Aragonite Hazardous Waste Incinerator. Your edit created a redundancy error in that it linked back to the Aragonite Hazardous Waste Incinerator article itself, rather than pointing to Toole County, Utah. It has been fixed now, but I thought you should know. It's helpful to use the Show Preview button in the future. Happy editing! Netherzone (talk) 23:55, 22 May 2022 (UTC)Reply

Got it. Sorry about not using the preview button. Thanks for letting me know! I.hate.spam.mail.here (talk | contributions) 00:00, 23 May 2022 (UTC)Reply


  This is your only warning; if you constructively edit again, like you did at Template:Uw-constructive3, you may be given a barnstar without further warning. [Joke]
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Thanks! I.hate.spam.mail.here (message me | my contributions) 20:37, 28 May 2022 (UTC)Reply

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Thanks @Whatamidoing (WMF) for letting me know. The new topic tool has been really useful for me, too. I.hate.spam.mail.here (message me | my contributions) 23:45, 30 May 2022 (UTC)Reply
I'm glad to hear that you like it. Whatamidoing (WMF) (talk) 17:36, 31 May 2022 (UTC)Reply

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Hi Weeklyd3. After reviewing your request, I have enabled rollback on your account. Please keep the following things in mind while using rollback:

  • Getting rollback is no more momentous than installing Twinkle or RedWarn.
  • Rollback should be used to revert clear cases of vandalism only, and not good faith edits.
  • Rollback should never be used to edit war.
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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 trouble or have any questions about appropriate/inappropriate use of rollback. Thank you for helping to reduce vandalism. Happy editing! FASTILY 22:24, 16 June 2022 (UTC)Reply

Thanks @Fastily! weeklyd3 (message me | my contributions) 23:13, 16 June 2022 (UTC)Reply

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The second round of the 2025 WikiCup ended on 28 April at 23:59 UTC. To reiterate what we said in the previous newsletter, we are no longer disqualifying contestants based on how many points (now known as round points) they received. Instead, the contestants with the highest round-point totals now receive tournament points at the end of each round. These tournament points are carried over between rounds, and can only be earned if a competitor is among the top 16 round-point scorers at the end of each round. This table shows all competitors who have received tournament points so far. Everyone who competed in round 2 will advance to round 3 unless they have withdrawn or been banned.

Round 2 was quite competitive. Four contestants scored more than 1,000 round points, and eight scored more than 500 points (including one who has withdrawn). The following competitors scored at least 800 points:

In addition, we would like to recognize   Generalissima (submissions) for her efforts; she scored 801 round points but withdrew before the end of the round.

The full scores for round 2 can be seen here. During this round, contestants have claimed 13 featured articles, 20 featured lists, 4 featured-topic articles, 138 good articles, 7 good-topic articles, and more than 100 Did You Know articles. In addition, competitors have worked on 19 In the News articles, and they have conducted nearly 300 reviews.

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The Wikipedia Library: Books & Bytes
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In this issue we highlight two resource renewals, #EveryBookItsReader, a note about Phabricator, and, as always, a roundup of news and community items related to libraries and digital knowledge.

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