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:@<bdi>Kung Fu Man</bdi>, @KuyaMoHirowo I disagree that my edit on the Yasuke article was in any way contentious and do feel it added value. If there was a concern about whether it was redundant information, let's discuss that on the article's talk page rather than here. That said, I don't feel strongly enough about this to debate it and will defer.
:Bryan MacKinnon (talk) 11:07, 24 September 2025 (UTC)
::The character Yasuke (Assassin's Creed) ↗ is inspired by the figure, but doesn't follow his history exclusively. While I get there's some contention on who Yasuke was exactly and his history, that doesn't have a lot of bearing on the subject in the video game character's article which very clearly deviates from the original figure's history. Like I said, it's probably better reserved for the actual Yasuke ↗ article.--Kung Fu Man (talk) 12:10, 24 September 2025 (UTC)
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Strange



Hello Bryan, i hope you remember me. Could you be so kind as to look at the "View History" of User talk:Harold Foppele and maybe you find that strange also. Thanks ! Cheers Harold Foppele (talk) 21:33, 2 October 2025 (UTC)

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Draft:Quantum beams inside a spherical volume



Hi and Hello, You left me a note at my talk page: "you can now create articles yourself without posting a request" Does that mean that i dont have to go through Draft and Submit for review? Cheers Harold Foppele (talk) 16:08, 4 December 2025 (UTC)

Asking for a third opinion within AI and Computing topic



Hi Bryan, I found you on the AfC reviewer list ↗ as an expert in computer technology, and I'd really value a fresh pair of eyes on my Draft:Invisible Technologies ↗. I've been working on it for several months, and between being so deep in the details and my own COI, it's hard for me to judge its prospects objectively.

The company does the human side of AI model training, and this part of the software industry rarely shows up on Wikipedia outside funding headlines.

The draft has been through a lot of review. Other reviewing editors are now agree on the tone, structure, and sourcing (I've cut it down from 18 to 5 strongest refs). The one thing still open is notability: Tenshi felt it leans toward not-quite-notable ↗, and Dan Leonard pointed to two sources ↗ that can do real work on notability (Reuters ↗ on the shift toward expert AI trainers, and Business Insider ↗ on the people behind ChatGPT). I lean on them mostly.

I understand I should wait my turn in the general queue, but if you could have a look at it as a reviewer, that would be a big help. Since I have two different opinions—one for and one mild against—I'm missing a third opinion from someone who knows the subject. Thanks for all you do at AfC! '''A'''lexandra '''G'''oncharik <sup>-'''sms'''- ↗</sup> 13:29, 1 June 2026 (UTC)