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Today's Wikipedian 10 years ago


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--Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:41, 3 February 2021 (UTC)
:Aw, thanks! Still here!-- Patrick, <sub>o</sub><small>Ѻ</small><sup>∞</sup> 14:40, 3 February 2021 (UTC)
:: that's so rare, let's celebrate ;)
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Precious


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You are recipient no. 2526 ↗ of Precious, a prize of QAI ↗. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:11, 3 February 2021 (UTC)

Earth Day 2022 Edit-a-thon - April 22nd - 2PM EST



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:Ah, this sounds like a good time! We'll be out of the city, but thanks for the invite! Catch ya next time!-- Patrick Neil, <sub>o</sub><small>Ѻ</small><sup>∞</sup>/Talk 23:17, 10 April 2022 (UTC)

Finland became a member of NATO on Tuesday April 3, 2023



Finland became a member of NATO on Tuesday according to both this Bloomberg news source: http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-04-04/finland-to-join-nato-as-alliance-expands-northwards

and this US PBS News source: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/finland-to-become-latest-member-of-nato-on-tuesday-military-alliance-leader-says

Best, --Leoboudv (talk) 07:03, 4 April 2023 (UTC)

:Sauli Niinistö signed the accession document 10 minutes ago ↗, at 13:00 CET. It becomes official when he hands that document to Jens Stoltenberg about an hour from now. Just be patient, you will be right shortly! -- Patrick Neil, <sub>o</sub><small>Ѻ</small><sup>∞</sup>/Talk 11:53, 4 April 2023 (UTC)


(NATO ↗) - May I just ask...



...where you are getting that 1 more hour thing from? I am a bit confused. ''- L'Mainerque - <small>(Disturb my slumber) -</small>'' 12:17, 4 April 2023 (UTC)

:NATO twitter ↗. It's actually down to 5 minutes now, though it looks like they're running late. The handoff ceremony is streaming live on NATO's website ↗. -- Patrick Neil, <sub>o</sub><small>Ѻ</small><sup>∞</sup>/Talk 12:25, 4 April 2023 (UTC)

The map is wrong



Finland doesnt have the right colour. Still light blue as Sweden. 2A02:1406:4B:F9CC:0:0:E79:AF33 ↗ (talk) 14:38, 5 April 2023 (UTC)

:@2A02:1406:4B:F9CC:0:0:E79:AF33 Sorry, what file/article are you talking about? Be sure to clear your personal web browser cache, the way Wikipedia works when files are replaced under the same name can mean your browser may not realize a new version is available. Patrick Neil, <sub>o</sub><small>Ѻ</small><sup>∞</sup>/Talk 15:35, 5 April 2023 (UTC)

":Ham Sandwich ↗" listed at Redirects for discussion ↗


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":(جامعة جورجتاون (قطر ↗" listed at Redirects for discussion ↗


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Good article reassessment for D.C. United ↗


D.C. United ↗ has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page ↗. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Z1720 (talk) 14:10, 19 August 2024 (UTC)

Native American data



I responded to you on my talk page. Maybe we should consult some actual Native American Wikipedia users (such as user Yuchitown) and ask them what do they think about this? Domen von Wielkopolska (talk) 21:11, 2 September 2024 (UTC)

TBH, these reverts appear to fall under WP:IDONTLIKEIT ↗ as no guideline/policy was brought up to explain the removals. Of course, if anyone wants to start a community discussion about them, feel free to proceed. <span style="color: #1b770d;">'''Stefen <span style="white-space: nowrap;">𝕋ower<sub>s among the rest!</sub></span>'''</span> <sup>''Gab'' • Gruntwerk ↗</sup> 21:25, 2 September 2024 (UTC)

:The policy here that I'd say is being violated is that of WP:SUMMARY ↗ and WP:NOTDATA ↗, which was highlighted to the user previously on their talk page, which is the existing discussion where I've replied. Again, I don't see any evidence of an anti-Native American conspiracy here on Wikipedia, I just don't think these Wikipedia articles are the correct place for these additions. Thanks -- Patrick Neil, <sub>o</sub><small>Ѻ</small><sup>∞</sup>/Talk 21:35, 2 September 2024 (UTC)
::I've usually regarded WP:NOTDATA ↗ meaning to avoid large data dumps rather than summarizing data tables. Also, I'm not accusing anyone of a "conspiracy" but if we have refined ethnic breakdowns for states then there is no reason to discriminate when it comes to RS-confirmed Native American tribe breakdowns. Prose is more optimal but I don't think we have a strong reason to keep out the material ahead of a proposed community discussion. <span style="color: #1b770d;">'''Stefen <span style="white-space: nowrap;">𝕋ower<sub>s among the rest!</sub></span>'''</span> <sup>''Gab'' • Gruntwerk ↗</sup> 21:45, 2 September 2024 (UTC)
:::If there is too much data I can always trim the table and include fewer tribes. Domen von Wielkopolska (talk) 21:53, 2 September 2024 (UTC)

What's up?



Why the revert? Why not one word of explanation? Lfstevens (talk) 02:17, 13 November 2024 (UTC)

:Sorry, just seemed like strange vandalism to me. In what world do the anecdotal thoughts of a school principal about "the kids today" and their vaping need its own paragraph on an article covering a U.S. state? That wouldn't even belong on the article about the given school, let along the school district, let alone the state the school is found in. Even if it was relevant, the text is an obvious close paraphrasing ↗ of that source article. The second paragraph in the Public schools section has a variety of facts and figures. If you can distill those five paragraphs to two sentences or so of concise facts that build off the existing information, then yes, that would be the place for it. Hope that helps! -- Patrick Neil, <sub>o</sub><small>Ѻ</small><sup>∞</sup>/Talk 13:04, 13 November 2024 (UTC)

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:OK to delete!-- Patrick Neil, <sub>o</sub><small>Ѻ</small><sup>∞</sup>/Talk 18:43, 10 January 2025 (UTC)

Speedy deletion ↗ nomination of :Category:Former Georgetown University schools ↗


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If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason you may '''contest the nomination''' by visiting the page ↗ and removing the speedy deletion tag. <!-- Template:Db-catempty-notice --> <!-- Template:Db-csd-notice-custom --> <span style="font-family:Papyrus; color:#800080;">'''''L'''''iz</span> <sup style="font-family: Times New Roman; color: #006400;">'''''Read!''''' ↗ '''''Talk!'''''</sup> 00:10, 25 February 2025 (UTC)

:Ok to delete!-- Patrick Neil, <sub>o</sub><small>Ѻ</small><sup>∞</sup>/Talk 13:31, 25 February 2025 (UTC)

Good article reassessment for History of Cornell University ↗


History of Cornell University ↗ has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page ↗. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Z1720 (talk) 12:16, 2 July 2025 (UTC)

Virginia Quadricentennial?



Hello, I noticed that when you created the page for the Virginia Quadricentennial tartan ↗ in 2010, you included information that wasn't present in the source you provided. Would it be possible to find where this information came from? I recognize due to the page's age, it most likely isn't possible, but I would be very grateful if you can. Zatoicy (talk) 14:59, 22 September 2025 (UTC)

Thank you!



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:Wow! This last year I feel I've been slacking, its harder to find the time, but thank you!-- Patrick Neil, <sub>o</sub><small>Ѻ</small><sup>∞</sup>/Talk 16:36, 25 November 2025 (UTC)

You taught me something



Got to tell you, up until I saw this diff ↗ I had absolutely no idea you could undo multiple revisions at the same time. So, thanks for that! <span style="color:red">⇒</span><span style="font-family:Serif"><span style="color:black">SWAT</span><span style="color:goldenrod">Jester</span></span> ↗ <small><sup>Shoot Blues, Tell VileRat!</sup></small> 21:19, 22 January 2026 (UTC)

:Yep, Wikipedia can do that. I did try to undo the "Overview of Articles" and the "Soft power" sections as separate actions, just in case anyone wants to undo my undoing for either of those. I do try to keep the overview NATO article kind of tidy, as whenever NATO is in the news, it can become a magnet for recentism or opinion, etc.-- Patrick Neil, <sub>o</sub><small>Ѻ</small><sup>∞</sup>/Talk 21:35, 22 January 2026 (UTC)

Reverted edits on NATO page



Hi, could you please engage in the page talk before deleting sourced content? It can be shortened, for sure, but shall not be deleted altogether. Josep a11 (talk) 21:31, 22 January 2026 (UTC)

:Sure, if you want to start a talk page discussion, I'm happy to engage there. I read the "Soft power" section, and I don't think it is due ↗ an entire section or mention on the main article about NATO. I'm not sure Wikipedia has a place for this, but perhaps the article Foreign relations of NATO ↗ could be one option you'd look at.-- Patrick Neil, <sub>o</sub><small>Ѻ</small><sup>∞</sup>/Talk 21:41, 22 January 2026 (UTC)

Precious anniversary


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:Thank you friend!-- Patrick Neil, <sub>o</sub><small>Ѻ</small><sup>∞</sup>/Talk 14:33, 4 February 2026 (UTC)

April 29: WikiWednesday NYC Salon



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