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This revision of the talkpage now starts on Wednesday, July 5, 2023.


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....doesn't work at all. Tried to log in as User:Unfriendly Aliens, only that the password process is really faulty. I'm rejoining under another name to see if THAT works. Will let you know. I'm no sock, for they belong on the drawer, or feet, not here.216.247.72.142 (talk) 05:37, 8 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

No worries. I think you may want to contact an admin, though. I'm not entirely sure of the process at this point. -- RockstoneSend me a message! 05:45, 8 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I have removed the {{proposed deletion/dated}} tag from Genetic nurture, which you proposed for deletion. This is a genuine effect and is known by other names in other parts of evolutionary biology. I will provide some sources on the talk page. There's arguably some OR about mental health in the article that we can remove, or it could be merged into maternal effect.

Please let me know if there's something I have done wrong as this is the first time I have contested a PROD. If you still think this article should be deleted, please do not add {{proposed deletion}} back to the page. Instead, feel free to list it at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion. Thanks! NeverRainsButPours (talk) 13:53, 15 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Charles III requested move discussion[edit]

There is a new requested move discussion in progress for the Charles III article. Since you participated in the previous discussion, I thought you might like to know about this one. Cheers. Rreagan007 (talk) 05:59, 24 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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The redirect Capitalization of Web has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Anyone, including you, is welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2023 August 22 § Capitalization of Web until a consensus is reached. Aaron Liu (talk) 02:19, 22 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I've also listed "...the Web" under an improved rationale, see WP:RfD § Capitalization of the Web Aaron Liu (talk) 02:22, 22 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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A barnstar for you![edit]

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Thanks for all your hard work! Knowledgegatherer23 (Say Hello) 22:47, 24 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@Knowledgegatherer23: - my first third barnstar (that I can remember)! Wow, that means A LOT. Thank you!!! -- RockstoneSend me a message! 23:37, 24 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@Rockstone35 No problem. I value your work on Wikipedia (especially United States). Have a wonderful day. Knowledgegatherer23 (Say Hello) 03:16, 25 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@Knowledgegatherer23: huh, looking back, this is at least my third barnstar. I guess I should start collecting them. Thank you again! Have a great day too! --RockstoneSend me a message! 05:14, 25 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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ANI close[edit]

Thanks for closing that long mess of a discussion about Immanuelle's draft creation. I was hoping you might amend your closing statement slightly by adding the word "additional", as in "any additional restrictions". Immanuelle is already under multiple editing restrictions due to sockpuppetry, use of ML translations, copyright concerns, and related issues. Those were hardly touched on in the discussion you closed, so there doesn't seem to be reason to think that the discussion is a community endorsement of removing those restrictions entirely, as the current close statement might imply. Pinging Galobtter, the admin who imposed the existing restrictions, in case I am misinterpreting something here. Indignant Flamingo (talk) 01:28, 15 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Indignant Flamingo: Sure, I'll amend the closure statement to clarify that. I wasn't aware of their history. Thanks! -- RockstoneSend me a message! 01:29, 15 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for that, and thanks again for stepping up. Indignant Flamingo (talk) 01:32, 15 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
You're welcome! I wasn't sure if it was my place to close it... but I figured someone ought to. Let me know if my amended statement is good. --RockstoneSend me a message! 01:33, 15 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I think it's fine. Somewhere in that mess Immanuelle voluntarily agreed to a six-month restriction on new drafts, as suggested by Cullen328, but that was fairly early in the discussion, and others felt differently. So I guess it's on them to decide if they keep their promise or not, and either way your statement makes clear that many participants recommended not creating more drafts. Indignant Flamingo (talk) 02:02, 15 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Non-admin closure for your RFC[edit]

Hey, @Rockstone35:. I did a non-administrator closure for your RFC on the United States.

There is a lack of consensus for any of the listed to be included in the lead of the article. Per WP: ONUS, all should not be included in the lead at the present time, although several editors in the RFC believe that some merit inclusion. (Without a clear agreement on what those things are.) Aquillion, KlayCax, and Rockstone all gave good arguments for inclusion/exclusion, although none of their arguments seemed to be particularly more convincing than the others. Editors have widely expressed concern that the lead has grown far too long. However, there was no consensus on how to fix the issue, or essentially any other forms of agreement among editors beyond this

I recommend that editors submit another RFC if they wanted these changes reinstated. (Preferrably one at a time.) Thanks! StardustToStardust (talk) 20:15, 21 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Removal request in U.S. article[edit]

Per the RFC closure this needs removed from the lead:

it has low levels of perceived corruption. It has higher levels of incarceration and inequality than most other liberal democracies and is the only liberal democracy without universal healthcare. As a melting pot of cultures and ethnicities, the U.S. has been extensively shaped by the world's largest immigrant population.

Editors have also recently added:

The U.S. is considered a cultural superpower, as American movies, music, video games, sports and food are internationally known.

and:

is a global leader in numerous scientific, technological and economic fields, especially in information technology, with the world's highest research and development expenditure.

and:

However, racial discrimination and inequality continued into subsequent centuries.

Which makes the length of the lead even worse. StardustToStardust (talk) 05:17, 22 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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