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Just wanted to let you know that with your recent reversion and warning https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:~2026-90331-1&diff=prev&oldid=1337557725 ↗, the user had reached their 4-warning limit with the addition of your (level 1) warning but was not referred to WP:AIV ↗ for administrator attention. Just wanted to let you know so you can be aware for next time. The user in question has been blocked after I checked my notices, saw your warning and filed a report. Thank you for the work you have been doing for Wikipedia! Lflin16 - :) (talk) 06:17, 10 February 2026 (UTC)

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Question about removal of uncited information on the Caretaker article



Hey Cadddr, yesterday you reverted a small change I made on the Caretaker (Musician) Legacy section ↗.
= You said it was for uncited info, which I understand, we strive for accurate information, but I can't find a source for something I know is true. My addition was about the connection of the Caretaker's music and online horror genres (like analog horror and The Backrooms ↗. I can't find any articles online really talking about their connection but in the Everywhere at the End of Time ↗ article, in the top section, it says,

"The series has since retained status either as a 'dark' project or as a meme ↗ in Internet culture, inspiring several similar projects by the Caretaker fanbase ↗. It emerged in aesthetic styles such as the analog horror ↗ genre, liminal spaces ↗, and the Backrooms ↗."

The excerpt I just included was left uncited in its respective article, so either, it needs to be removed or whoever wrote that portion needs to cite a source. I will say that pretty much anyone in the Caretaker or Backrooms fandom could tell you that the two are connected in meme culture.

I'm assuming that my point is moot because it's not based on an actual source but any feedback for either how to cite this or go about it would be appreciated :3 - Ace, a random autistic on the internet 14:05, 11 March 2026 (UTC)

:Hello! In the Everywhere at the End of Time ↗ article, you're right that it's not cited in the lead section of the article. But it's actually normal for things in the lead section not to be cited, as long as they're cited in the article body (see MOS:LEADCITE ↗). If you look in the "Impact and popularity" section ↗, there are actually two citations for it. You're welcome to reuse those same citations on the other page! Let me know if you have any other questions. Cadddr (talk) 14:49, 11 March 2026 (UTC)
::Hey, thanks for the help, I've done a draft of what I plan to add in my user sandbox. Made sure to cite sources and all that. So I was wondering if you could please give me some feedback on my draft?
::The draft is User:Ace.still.life/sandbox
::Thanks! :3 - Ace, a random autistic on the internet 16:06, 11 March 2026 (UTC)
:::Yup, that looks good! (If that was what you added originally, I definitely wouldn't have reverted it.) One improvement I would suggest is that it would be better to use full citations instead of bare URLs ↗. In this case, you can copy the full citations from the Everywhere at the End of Time ↗ article. It might be easiest to do that from the visual editor ↗ (the "edit" button as opposed to the "edit source" button): click "edit" in Everywhere at the End of Time ↗, click on "[167]", copy it, then click the "edit" button in your sandbox and paste it there. Cadddr (talk) 21:14, 11 March 2026 (UTC)

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Edit warring at Science for the People ↗



Interesting that you chose not to warn radioactOlive for edit-warring. &#126;2026-17853-49 ↗ (talk) 02:51, 22 March 2026 (UTC)

:I considered it, but RadioactOlive is an experienced editor who in all likelihood already knows about Wikipedia's rules around edit warring. I was just trying to let you know that edit warring isn't allowed, since you're a new editor and might not know. Also, you had already violated WP:3RR ↗, and RadioactOlive hadn't. Cadddr (talk) 02:55, 22 March 2026 (UTC)
::{{reply to|Cadddr}} I did not violate WP:3RR ↗. You are lying. &#126;2026-17853-49 ↗ (talk) 02:56, 22 March 2026 (UTC)
:::You made more than three reverts on a single article within 24 hours: {{diff|Science for the People|prev|1344707997|label=1}}, {{diff|Science for the People|prev|1344708262|label=2}}, {{diff|Science for the People|prev|1344708372|label=3}}, {{diff|Science for the People|prev|1344709031|label=4}}. Cadddr (talk) 03:03, 22 March 2026 (UTC)
::::{{reply to|Cadddr}} The first is not a revert. You lied again. &#126;2026-17853-49 ↗ (talk) 04:21, 22 March 2026 (UTC)
:::::Please stop accusing people of lying. If you think I'm wrong, you should assume good faith ↗ and explain why. Comment on the argument, not the person making it. See WP:Civility ↗ and WP:No personal attacks ↗. If you're polite, other editors will be happy to collaborate with you. Cadddr (talk) 04:52, 22 March 2026 (UTC)

Jim Opperman



Hey there, trying to find out why, when I added Jim's date of death, you removed it. I may have not done the edit properly, but I do know the info is correct. Sadly, he passed away on March 18, 2026. I've known him since 1982. FlufferfreeZone (talk) 00:33, 23 March 2026 (UTC)

:Hello. I'm sorry for your loss, and thank you for your efforts to update the Wikipedia page. On Wikipedia, any changes you make generally need to cite ↗ a reliable source ↗. I believe you that he has passed away, but unfortunately, there are some people who add death dates as a prank, so Wikipedia's policies require us to revert the addition of death dates unless they cite a reliable source. I would recommend taking a look at Help:Referencing for beginners ↗. You're welcome and encouraged to make the change again as long as you add a citation to go along with it.
:Feel free to let me know if you have any more questions. Or alternatively, you can ask at the Teahouse ↗, which is a place where new users can ask questions. Cadddr (talk) 01:00, 23 March 2026 (UTC)

AI-generated paragraph?



Hello! How do you know that the paragraph you removed with {{diff|label=this edit|diff=1345240686|oldid=1345239472}} was AI-generated? I'm not saying you're wrong or that it should be restored, but I'm not seeing any obvious signs it was produced by a LLM. – Scyrme (talk) 03:48, 25 March 2026 (UTC)

:Hi! That paragraph was written by {{noping2|MediateOffice}}, whose other contributions make it clear that they're using an LLM and not checking the results. (In particular, several of their contributions cite hallucinated sources that don't exist.) There's more context at User talk:MediateOffice#March 2026.
:If I had only seen that one paragraph, I probably wouldn't have been sure that it was AI-generated. But there are a some problems in the paragraph that, when combined with the user's edit history, make me pretty sure it is. One is that I have no idea what {{tq|"quiet convergence"}} (which is in quotes in the paragraph) is quoting; it's not in the cited source, and I can't find any instances of it being used to describe the narrative in India towards Israel. Another is that there's nothing in the second reference saying that support for Israel's actions {{tq|is particularly pronounced among the urban middle class}}. (Though to be fair, that's certainly plausible.) Cadddr (talk) 04:11, 25 March 2026 (UTC)
::Ah. Makes sense if this user has a history with using AI to write. Regarding "quiet convergence", searching online I noticed a few articles also put it in quotes without quoting anyone specific, presumably for the same reason idioms are often in quotes: to quote something that's said in general, rather than someone/something in particular. So it could still be something a human would do, but it could also just be that the AI was trained on these articles and is copying the style. {{pb}} Thanks for the answers! – Scyrme (talk) 04:29, 25 March 2026 (UTC)
:::Yeah, that's a fair point regarding "quiet convergence". But yeah, the edit history was the main thing. Cadddr (talk) 04:35, 25 March 2026 (UTC)

discuss



And I would like to know more information from you about where you are from and what you do... and how you can help me in my work on Wikipedia. I need a good Wikipedia editor. I want to do more work on it, so please tell me. 😊You can teach me as a teacher or guide me like a good guide. I will be happy that you could help me and I could improve my work. 😊

Thank you Mr. Cadddr Aaru Poonam Kamalwanshi (talk) 07:02, 25 March 2026 (UTC)

:Hello there! I'm a computer programmer living in the United States, and I'm of both Indian and European ancestry. If you have any specific questions about Wikipedia editing, I'm happy to help if I know the answer. Or alternatively, you can also ask questions at the Teahouse ↗. Cadddr (talk) 07:17, 25 March 2026 (UTC)

Eternity's Child edits



Hello why it's not possible to write that the Wii version for that game is considered cancelled/vaporware? The game was NEVER released on that platform, and support/online functionalities (i.e. digital distribution) for that platform ended several years ago. &#126;2026-19034-71 ↗ (talk) 09:54, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

:All statements on Wikipedia need to be verifiable ↗, which means they need to cite ↗ a reliable source ↗. If you can find a reliable source calling it vaporware, you're welcome to add it again along with a citation. For more information on how to do that, see Help:Referencing for beginners ↗. Cadddr (talk) 09:58, 27 March 2026 (UTC)
::How can i reference something that simply doesn't exist? There are no sources that confirm that the game was ever released. It was considered vaporware years ago! Even before my edits, the Wii version was listed as "cancelled" in the list of platforms. &#126;2026-19034-71 ↗ (talk) 10:01, 27 March 2026 (UTC)
:::If you can find a news article that calls the game vaporware, that would suffice. If you have trouble finding something, I would suggest starting a new discussion on Talk:Eternity's Child ↗ so that other interested editors might see it and help.
:::By the way, the other reason I reverted your edit is that "vaporware" is more of a value judgement than "cancelled", so if you use the term "vaporware", it's especially important that you cite a reliable source. I see that you've now added it back, except you wrote "cancelled" instead of "vaporware." It would still be ideal if you cite a source, but I won't be reverting it now. Cadddr (talk) 10:10, 27 March 2026 (UTC)
::::The game is even listed as cancelled on GameFAQs, but that's not considered a reliable source. All gaming outlets stopped reporting infos about that game after 2009, and it was still unreleased at that time. &#126;2026-19034-71 ↗ (talk) 10:16, 27 March 2026 (UTC)
:::::I don't know anything about the game, so I can't really help further, unfortunately. I would recommend starting a discussion at Talk:Eternity's Child ↗ so that other editors interested in the topic can see it and help. If you don't get a response there, you could also try asking at the talk page ↗ for WikiProject Video games ↗. Happy editing! Cadddr (talk) 10:26, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

I provided source for a movie being called propoganda



idk why u reverted it Stanjik (talk) 19:23, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

:ill look for more sources but well see Stanjik (talk) 19:24, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

I added 2 more RS



Yo dude i aded 2 more Rs no need to edit war if you have any qualms talk 2 me Stanjik (talk) 19:34, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

:As far as I can tell, the first source you cited ↗ doesn't even mention the film Accident or Conspiracy: Godhra ↗. It's about a different (though related) film, The Sabarmati Report ↗. Also, it doesn't use the word "propaganda".
:I'll look at the new sources you added when I get a chance. Cadddr (talk) 19:36, 1 April 2026 (UTC)
::oh shit i think i mixed it up with another movie sorry my bad but the other sources stand Stanjik (talk) 19:40, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

Mos:ethnicity



Im interested to know why a page like Murtadha al-Ansari ↗ cannot have ethnicity in the lead, but pages like Shaykh Tusi ↗, Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni ↗, Ibn Babawayh ↗ all have it. &#126;2026-20328-74 ↗ (talk) 03:25, 2 April 2026 (UTC)

:That's a good question. I still think it ''probably'' doesn't belong in the lead per MOS:ETHNICITY ↗ (and the other articles you listed might be in violation of that), but I'm not entirely sure. I've now reverted my own revert, since this isn't a subject area I'm super familiar with. I'll leave the decision to other editors. Cadddr (talk) 04:16, 2 April 2026 (UTC)
::The issue is that the particular country he was from and the other scholars that the user had mentioned was that the name "Iran" was gradually falling out of use after the fall of the Buyids before it's definitive revival under the Safavids, hence the reason why ethnicity goes in the leading page in this case for the medival scholars but not Morteza Ansari since in his time the name "Iran" or "Iranian" had been well established. Se7enand5 (talk) 23:07, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
:::That makes sense. Thank you for the explanation and for handling this.
:::@~2026-20328-74 If you disagree with Se7enand5's reasoning, I would suggest making your case at Talk:Murtadha al-Ansari ↗. Cadddr (talk) 04:32, 4 April 2026 (UTC)

STOP editing pages tagged for speedy deletion under CSD G11 (advertising/promotional content)



Thank you Wikedstand (talk) 16:43, 9 April 2026 (UTC)

:Please see WP:CSDCONTEST ↗: {{tqq|If an editor other than the creator removes a speedy deletion tag in good faith, it should be taken as a sign that the deletion is controversial and another deletion process should be used.}} The appropriate process to use for this case is Wikipedia:Articles for deletion ↗, not speedy deletion. Cadddr (talk) 16:49, 9 April 2026 (UTC)
::Also, when you add the speedy deletion tag, you should just add it at the top. Please don't delete article content while doing so. Cadddr (talk) 16:50, 9 April 2026 (UTC)

Sorry



Hello, i'm sorry for making bad edits as i am new to using Wikipedia - i didn't see your message earlier and i didn't know it would actually be on the real thing. &#126;2026-22877-20 ↗ (talk) 02:22, 15 April 2026 (UTC)

:No worries, and welcome to Wikipedia! You're welcome to experiment using the Wikipedia sandbox ↗, and if you create an account ↗, you'll be able to have your own personal sandbox ↗. Cadddr (talk) 02:30, 15 April 2026 (UTC)

Pia Adriasola



I've added the source of information. Most of it comes from the interview she gave to Economía y Negocios [quoted there] and the other is information available on her instagram [source I could add if needed] Tia Vidala (talk) 03:36, 15 April 2026 (UTC)

:Great, thanks for letting me know. Cadddr (talk) 01:32, 16 April 2026 (UTC)

Edit request testcases



Hi! Just so you know, I've reverted the change you made to the edit request module testcase page. This caused the page to appear in all of the maintenance categories for these edit requests (WP:SPER ↗, WP:EPER ↗, etc.). The module might need to be modified to exclude categorization for this page if they are to be included here. <span style="background-color:#a23efa;color:white;padding:0 0.3em;border-radius:0.5em;white-space:nowrap">'''''Umby''''' 🌕🐶</span> <small>(talk)</small> 03:39, 15 April 2026 (UTC)

:Oops, thank you for catching that! I was just using it to test one change I was making, and that change is done now, so I won't personally be needing it anymore. Cadddr (talk) 03:47, 15 April 2026 (UTC)
::So as it turns out, there is a <code>demo</code> parameter I was unaware of which has the explicit purpose of suppressing categorization. I've self-reverted this and included this parameter, it hasn't reincluded the categories so the unanswered examples should be fine to stay now. Sorry for the hassle! <span style="background-color:#a23efa;color:white;padding:0 0.3em;border-radius:0.5em;white-space:nowrap">'''''Umby''''' 🌕🐶</span> <small>(talk)</small> 06:47, 15 April 2026 (UTC)
:::Oh nice! I hadn't noticed that parameter either. Cadddr (talk) 12:55, 15 April 2026 (UTC)

<span class="anchor" id="Harrassment/threats from User:Rambling Rambler"></span> Concern


'''''Original heading (changed by Cadddr):''' Harrassment/threats from User:Rambling Rambler''

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3ARambling_Rambler&diff=1349338981&oldid=1349336727 ↗ Unclear what to do about this. - <span style='color:black;text-shadow: 0.0em 0.0em 0.9em black'>''R9tgokunks''</span> <span style='color:black;text-shadow: 0.1em 0.1em 0.2em red'>⭕</span> 22:31, 16 April 2026 (UTC)

:It's unclear to me what the issue is. It's on their own talk page, so it's fine if they want to delete your comments ↗, right? And the edit summary is unnecessarily snarky, but it's not a threat. Cadddr (talk) 22:56, 16 April 2026 (UTC)
::Semi-unrelated but I am now seeing that User:Rambling Rambler has frequently engaged in edit warring recently, they were engaged in it just this past September as seen at this Arbitrarion enforcment request ↗ and blocked for 1 month, and then again this year in February and blocked for 2 weeks. (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log/block&page=User%3ARambling+Rambler ↗) Do you think their breaking of 1RR is worth bringing up as their recent behavior suggests?- <span style='color:black;text-shadow: 0.0em 0.0em 0.9em black'>''R9tgokunks''</span> <span style='color:black;text-shadow: 0.1em 0.1em 0.2em red'>⭕</span> 23:16, 16 April 2026 (UTC)

Comments by NoUserNane



NoUserNane can talk to you



Thanks NoUserNane (talk) 01:31, 18 April 2026 (UTC)

:Hello! It is indeed true that you can talk to me. Cadddr (talk) 01:32, 18 April 2026 (UTC)

NoUserNane



Okay NoUserNane (talk) 01:39, 18 April 2026 (UTC)

Searching by NoUserNane



Did you used mp3 file because it was disabled you should click here ↗ NoUserNane (talk) 01:42, 18 April 2026 (UTC)

Delete it



Okay, you can delete by page come on I like Draft page NoUserNane (talk) 01:44, 18 April 2026 (UTC)

:I'm not sure I understand what you're trying to say. Cadddr (talk) 01:47, 18 April 2026 (UTC)

Lead citations



Good day. In case you are not aware, I just wanted to point out that the lead does not necessarily require citations per MOS:LEADCITE ↗. If the birth date is sourced in the body, then there is no need to include a citation in the lead as well: {{tq|Because the lead usually repeats information that is in the body, editors should balance the desire to avoid redundant citations in the lead with the desire to aid readers in locating sources for challengeable material}}. Thanks. Mellk (talk) 04:32, 19 April 2026 (UTC)

:I am aware of that, but I decided to add inline citations for birth dates in particular for a few reasons:
:#Pretty regularly, when I'm patrolling recent changes, I see someone changing the birth date for a person. If there were an inline citation, that would make it a lot easier to check quickly whether it's a WP:BLP ↗ violation. (I'm only adding the inline citations for living people, not for dead people.)
:#In many of these cases, there's no citation at all in the body (that I can find easily) supporting the birth date.
:#Even when there is a citation ''somewhere'' that supports it, the birth date itself often isn't repeated in the body, so if you're trying to verify the birth date, it's not clear where to look. Often times, it's one of the first few citations in the "Early life" section, but not always.
:#Finally, a decent proportion of the time, I can't find any good sources that include the birth date, so the date shouldn't be there at all.
:With all that said, if the inline citations in the lead look too intrusive, I could also accomplish the same goals by adding the birth date citations to the infobox instead. What do you think? Cadddr (talk) 04:50, 19 April 2026 (UTC)
::Thanks for responding. If there is no mention of the birth date in the body, then sure, I think that is fine. Otherwise, I think it is just as easy to verify the birth date (especially if someone changes the birth date in the lead without changing it in the body or they change both without updating the reference). The infobox also does not require citations per MOS:INFOBOXCITE ↗, but again, it is fine to include a citation if it is not sourced in the body. If the lead is already cluttered with citations, then I do not think this is an issue. Mellk (talk) 04:57, 19 April 2026 (UTC)
:::Yeah, fair enough. I'll go back and undo myself for the articles that have the date in the body. Thanks for the feedback! Cadddr (talk) 05:01, 19 April 2026 (UTC)
:::Aside from the ones you've fixed already, I think I've moved/removed the inline citations in the articles where the birth date is in the body. Apologies for the disruption!
:::Unless you think it's a bad idea, I'll probably continue going through the BLPs to add sources for birth dates (or remove birth dates if I can't find any sources). But going forward, when the birth date is listed in the body, I'll just add the citation to the body instead. Cadddr (talk) 05:26, 19 April 2026 (UTC)
::::No worries, I wouldn't call it disruption. But I think it is a good idea to add the birth date to the body if it is not already mentioned there (or remove the birth date altogether for BLPs if there are no good sources). Thanks. Mellk (talk) 05:29, 19 April 2026 (UTC)

Franklin Kuo's Passing



You backed out my edit to note that Franklin (Frank) Kuo has passed away. It has not been reported in the media yet so there are no sources to cite.

I am the President Emeritus of the University of Hawaii, which named Frank as one of our Professors Emeritus. As noted in the article, some of his groundbreaking work was at UH (with Norm Abramson).

We have been in touch with Frank and his wife Dora during his recent, and sadly terminal, illness. Two days ago Dora notified our current Dean of Engineering (Brennon Morioka) of Frank's passing. I have pasted her note below.

If this is not adequate then you can wait until the "real media" report this so you have a citation and someone else can update the page. Your choice.

Thanks, David Lassner

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From: Dora Kuo
Date: Fri, Apr 17, 2026, 6:52 PM
Subject: Frank's passing
To: Brennon Morioka

Dear Brennon,
Frank passed away peacefully in his sleep on Monday morning April 14th. This last picture of us was taken on April 9th. We were dressed for the communal birthday dinner. He would have been 92 on April 22nd.
Thank you for your kind thoughts.
Douglas is here right now and we will notify you of the celebration for Frank in May.
Best wishes,
Dora Dklassner (talk) 19:35, 19 April 2026 (UTC)

:I'm very sorry to hear that. I believe you, but it's actually not my choice: Wikipedia's policies require that we wait until a reliable source has reported it. I have no personal reason to doubt you, but unfortunately, people sometimes go to Wikipedia and mark someone as dead as a hoax, so to be cautious, we're required to wait until the media coverage comes out. Thank you for your effort to update Wikipedia. Cadddr (talk) 19:46, 19 April 2026 (UTC)
::Ok, I get it. Is this good enough?
::https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2026/04/20/in-memoriam-franklin-kuo/ Dklassner (talk) 05:00, 21 April 2026 (UTC)
:::Yes, for this context, I think that's good enough. Cadddr (talk) 05:06, 21 April 2026 (UTC)
::::Mahalo! Dklassner (talk) 07:37, 22 April 2026 (UTC)

WP:OUTING ↗



WP:OUTING ↗ specifically calls out {{tq|personal profiles on external sites}} as falling under the policy. If you have private evidence it can be provided to the Arbitration Committee. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 15:19, 20 April 2026 (UTC)
:Also, I cleaned that up and watchlisted the page. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 15:30, 20 April 2026 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!



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Hello Cadddr, thank you for commenting my user page. I like to be mysterious, but you can discuss about anything. Me to i like " being pinged " like you say in your user page. Macron le macaron (talk) 08:42, 29 April 2026 (UTC)

Evelyn Tweed & Ultranationalism list



Hello, I am unsure why my edit to Evelyn Tweed can be seen as bias. I edited the term "ultranationalist" as the organisation that is referenced defines ultranationalism ↗ through the lens of Hugh McDiarmid ↗ which was a Marxist-Leninist ↗. I edited the term to "controversial republican" to be more accurate to the organisation's ideology. As for the list on the ultranationalism ↗ page, I removed SnG for the same reason - it was not a very accurate title to give the organisation. The source provided mentions SnG once and briefly then goes on to discuss the 79 Group ↗. Thank you, and best of wishes. :-) Dweman1 (talk) 09:32, 29 April 2026 (UTC)

:If you change it to a different descriptor, you at least need to cite a reliable source ↗ using that term. Because you didn't cite any sources, it seemed like you were advocating for a particular point of view ↗.
:If you want to change descriptions of Siol nan Gaidheal ↗ across multiple articles to remove the descriptor "ultranationalist", I would suggest first starting a discussion at Talk:Siol nan Gaidheal ↗ about it (and maybe notify WikiProject Scotland ↗ and the Neutral point of view noticeboard ↗ about the discussion). In the discussion, you'll need to provide reliable sources ↗ that describe the party using your preferred terms. If you achieve consensus about it, then I think it'll make sense to change it on other pages too. Cadddr (talk) 09:57, 29 April 2026 (UTC)

Thank you for letting me know this.



Hello Cadddr, thank you for letting me know. I'm new to Wikipedia. Could you please explain which part of my edit to Salah was not neutral? I want to learn and improve. Thanks. Mobisher007 (talk) 13:52, 5 May 2026 (UTC)

:You wrote, {{tqq|It is better to ... rather than ...}}. Saying that something is better than something else is an opinion ↗, not a fact. You also need to cite ↗ a reliable source ↗. And finally, external links aren't allowed ↗ in the body of an article. Cadddr (talk) 14:39, 5 May 2026 (UTC)

you don't need to be rude when leaving feedback.



hi; I'm an experienced editor on a temporary user account; your immediate response after a slipped click on publish and your encouragement to "practice editing" it means I should "use the sandbox" was needlessly rude. thanks for catching an error that I immediately corrected, as you may have seen in my attempt to remedy it with a note. know that you mean well and you look for recent edits. there's plenty of ways to behave like an adult when we are all working on the shared quest of preserving and maintaining human knowledge. be well. &#126;2026-28668-98 ↗ (talk) 04:10, 12 May 2026 (UTC)

:Hi! Being kind is very important to me, so I appreciate getting feedback on that. But I'm not sure I understand your feedback. As you probably know, I had no way of knowing you were an experienced editor. I was just using uw-test1 ↗, which is one of the standard user talk page templates ↗ that virtually all recent changes patrollers ↗ use. Do you have any suggestions of what I could have done differently or how the message could be worded differently? I'm not sure exactly what part you thought was rude, so I'm not really sure how I would fix it for the future. (I also can't figure out what you mean by "my attempt to remedy it with a note".) Cadddr (talk) 04:32, 12 May 2026 (UTC)

Quick question



Hey Cadddr, my mentor has never responded to any of my stuff so I have pretty much no idea who to ask (you may remember me as Ace.still.life, the newbie who did that uncited edit to The Caretaker (musician) ↗. Anyways, I'm planning on adding a discography section to Hotel X ↗ but I'm not sure how citations work there. I currently have my draft in my sandbox but I wanted some advice on how those citations would work. The band is rather obscure so I got all of the info off of the band's discogs ↗. I would also like to state that I have most of the band's music on CD but I'm doing my best to avoid any COI. I understand if I can't add it because there just aren't enough sources (the page already has a maintenance tag asking for more sources so yea). Thanks, have a good day :3 - <span style=" color:#EE82EE;font-family:Segoe print">''' <span style="color:#vio">CharterDaGoob</span>''' ✦ yer local goober ✦ <span><span>''yap?''</span></span></span> 14:14, 27 May 2026 (UTC)

:Hey, I'm happy to hear that you've still been contributing to Wikipedia! Unfortunately, it looks like WP:DISCOGS ↗ isn't a reliable source, since it's user-generated ↗, so I don't think you'll be able to add that information unless you can find a different source. Per WP:SELFSOURCE ↗, even a social media post (or something like that) by the band itself would probably be good enough. I don't think having the band's music counts as a COI, so I don't think you need to worry about that.
:Feel free to continue asking questions here if you want, and I'm happy to help if I know how. There's also a list here ↗ of other places where you can ask questions. Cadddr (talk) 20:58, 27 May 2026 (UTC)
::Yea, I thought it probably needed better sourcing, I'll go looking for some but I'm not too sure how many I'll be able to find. Shame that more obscure artists don't get as much representation but its a double edged sword I guess due to what a lack of sources says about notability. Good to talk again tho lmao, thanks for setting me off on this journey lol
::Have a gud day :D - <span style=" color:#EE82EE;font-family:Segoe print">''' <span style="color:#vio">CharterDaGoob</span>''' ✦ yer local goober ✦ <span><span>''yap?''</span></span></span> 12:34, 28 May 2026 (UTC)
:::You too! Cadddr (talk) 12:52, 28 May 2026 (UTC)

Neil Kaplan ↗



Hey, @Cadddr. It is okay to remove birthdate in the infobox ↗, but can you check from other wikis like w:es:Neil Kaplan ↗, w:fi:Neil Kaplan ↗, w:ar:نيل كابلان ↗, w:ja:ニール・キャプラン ↗, and w:ko:닐 캐플런 ↗? Birthdate still not removed yet in the infobox. —<span style="background:pink; color:blue;">KuyaMoHirowo</span> (<span style="color:blue;">talk</span> • <span style="color:blue;">contribs</span> ↗) 02:10, 1 June 2026 (UTC)

:I don't know those languages, so I'll leave it to people who do know them to deal with it. Plus, different language Wikipedias are different communities and have different guidelines, so it's not necessarily the case that the article should be the same across languages. Cadddr (talk) 04:24, 1 June 2026 (UTC)

References for the gender?



-2011 Argentine general election ↗: first incumbent '''female''' president releected.

No incumbent president in 1999, 2003, 2008, 2015 and 2023. In 2019 Argentine general election ↗, the incumbent president lost reelection.

So in 1995 it was the last time a '''male''' incumbent president has won a releection.

Wikipedia:Citing sources ↗:

"Wikipedia's verifiability policy requires inline citations for any '''material challenged or likely to be challenged'''"

Asking for source for objective facts are against rules. UnlimitedSupreme (talk) 02:11, 1 June 2026 (UTC)

:Unfortunately, that's original research ↗, which isn't allowed on Wikipedia. Just because something is factual doesn't mean it belongs on the Wikipedia page. You need to find a reliable source ↗ that explicitly states the thing you're trying to add. (In fact, in order to justify putting it prominently in the lead section ↗, you probably should have more than one source.) For more details, please see WP:No original research ↗.
:Also, requesting sources for objective facts is perfectly fine. See WP:BURDEN ↗. You might find the essay WP:Verifiability, not truth ↗ helpful. Cadddr (talk) 04:49, 1 June 2026 (UTC)
::No wonder why almost everyone don't take Wikipedia seriously in 2026. UnlimitedSupreme (talk) 20:28, 1 June 2026 (UTC)

June 2026



Hello Cadddr,
Thank you for the message. I understand the concern. The comment in question reflected my own views and understanding of the topic :Talk:Indo-Aryan languages ↗, although I may have used wording that came across as overly formal or AI-generated.

I was not intending to disrupt discussion or bypass Wikipedia's expectations regarding editor communication. If my comment does not meet community standards, I am happy to rewrite it in my own words or clarify any points directly.

Thank you for bringing this to my attention.
PurabAnand9 (talk) 15:41, 6 June 2026 (UTC)

Re: Pings in SPIs



Thank you so much for the tip! I'll use {{tl|socklist}} and other templates you have suggested in the future. :) - Mailer Diablo 21:55, 15 June 2026 (UTC)

Email



I got a message that you emailed me, but I have not received one. 331dot (talk) 23:13, 3 July 2026 (UTC)

:Oh, thanks for letting me know! Maybe it got sent to your spam folder? (I selected "Email me a copy of my message", and the emailed copy got sent to my spam folder, so maybe it did for you too.) I'll try sending it again. Cadddr (talk) 00:07, 4 July 2026 (UTC)
::Resent. Cadddr (talk) 00:10, 4 July 2026 (UTC)
:::Still getting the notification but no email. Checked my junk folder. I'm signing off for now, will check later. Maybe ill get it later. 331dot (talk) 00:42, 4 July 2026 (UTC)
::::The reason I was emailing you is that I noticed your replies to {{noping2|SandyBay1}}'s unblock request. I just wanted to give you some more details that might be relevant in case you hadn't found them yet. On the social media website where SandyBay1's account (which I won't link publicly per WP:OUTING ↗) was canvassing, they insinuated that I and a few other editors were coordinating our edits for sinister reasons. The posts seemed to be hinting that we might be government agents. They've continued repeatedly making these posts and naming specific editors for weeks after they got blocked. Such posts make me quite skeptical of the idea that SandyBay1 would edit constructively if unblocked.
::::I wouldn't be surprised if you were already aware of this, but if you're not, maybe you could email me, and I could try replying directly to your email. Or you could ask {{noping|ScottishFinnishRadish}}, {{noping|Chetsford}}, or {{noping|Maury Markowitz}} for the account name. Cadddr (talk) 05:40, 4 July 2026 (UTC)
:::::Replied to your email just now. Cadddr (talk) 12:16, 4 July 2026 (UTC)

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