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Thank you for the copy edit! A few bits threw me for a loop (why remove the brackets around the contraction and disconnect that one sentence?) but I appreciate the help all the same! Kung Fu Man (talk) 20:43, 26 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Kung Fu Man No problem, and thanks in return for your fixes. I was poking around somewhere last week when I came across the article and noticed it was GA-nommed, so I took a look at it and things took off from there. sixtynine ^{• whaddya want? •} 21:04, 26 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah I wrote it in one evening so I figured the reception would probably have some hiccups. XD--Kung Fu Man (talk) 01:23, 27 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hey again Beemer, this source [1] is kinda tough for me to add for the article. I have difficulty with English sometimes as I am not native, but only if you do have free time. I already sent req at GOCE for the article to be copyedited once again. Thank you again for making this article better when you actually helped me before. :D GreenishPickle! (🔔) 13:51, 17 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Howdy. Unfortunately there's no mention of Ada in this paper. I did, however, find some content on Kitana that's definitely worth squeezing into her article, so it's not a total loss. (And now I have to be nosy and ask, where do you call home?) :) sixtynine ^{• whaddya want? •} 04:21, 21 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I managed to find it and already added to the article, just in time you've replied here somehow, but not sure how to convert that source correctly so for now I just cited a bare URL lol:-D. Great Job. Thou, cleaning up that article is a nightmare. It seems like most of the editors here doesn't care that much at MK articles. GreenishPickle! (🔔) 04:30, 21 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

True, unfortunately, but despite MK being one of the biggest game franchises of all time, NRS has also been consistently terrible at marketing the individual characters toward mainstream audiences, aside from the big four (Scorp, Sub, Kitana and Mileena). Heck, even characters like Eddy Gordo have gotten more mainstream attention. Okay, rant over. :) sixtynine ^{• whaddya want? •} 05:00, 21 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, at least we have Ermac and Liu Kang as "good articles." There's this one guy below your talk page who wanted to take Jade to GA, but the lead, appearances section and especially the concept and design section can take quite a while to fix everything, but it is worth it rather than cleaning up Kitana's article. GreenishPickle! (🔔) 05:07, 21 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

So, Ermac was given a mask as a redesign for a backlash before lol. There are no sources yet to update his reception of the redesign in MK1 as of now. GreenishPickle! (🔔) 00:10, 7 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Greenish_Pickle! Thanks for the heads-up. Shoot, I feel like I'm the only schmuck out there who didn't mind him without a mask. The tweet is only a few hours old but there'll almost certainly be some reception soon. sixtynine ^{• whaddya want? •} 04:59, 7 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It is here now [2], plus the dev info [3]. GreenishPickle! (🔔) 12:03, 9 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Greenish_Pickle! Why thank you, kind sir. Quite a wall of text from Ed there. sixtynine ^{• whaddya want? •} 14:39, 9 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The gameplay trailer of him has been dropped. You can replace the first source into this [4] which is better :d . GreenishPickle! (🔔) 01:29, 10 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Greenish_Pickle! Not to worry, that's in my plans. ;) sixtynine ^{• whaddya want? •} 01:36, 10 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Do you think this image for his infobox would be better? [5]? I think this could be also used for reception thou since it has reception where people disliked his reveal before until he was redesign just now. Greenish Pickle! (🔔) 11:17, 10 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Greenish_Pickle! I was actually waiting until he finally became playable to update the infobox image; I figured there wasn't any point in rushing. Thanks for the link, that one's pretty cool looking. sixtynine ^{• whaddya want? •} 17:44, 10 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I added the IGN source right away. Btw, I feel like the article will be improved furtherly when it will be copyedited. You could req here Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Requests (I cannot request anymore since 2 is the limit unless they've finished copyediting my other articles). Greenish Pickle! (🔔) 05:31, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. I'm going to have plenty of free time for awhile starting next week to work on it. I normally save extensive Wiki edits for my off days. sixtynine ^{• whaddya want? •} 05:36, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Jesus. A 6 year old user turns out to be using socks. Im reverting his edits to ermac later (cause mobile). I'm still a bit surprised thou Greenish Pickle! (🔔) 22:28, 13 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Actually done reverting it somehow. [6] I guess he's actually prepared to an admin after that result. </nowiki> Greenish Pickle! (🔔) 22:54, 13 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi. I discovered this whole mess late this morning right before I had to go to work. Thanks again for your assistance (and detective work). I wanted to revert everything right away but figured that would've been gauche. I’m currently on mobile myself and I have fat fingers, so I’ll stop here for now. Cheers. sixtynine ^{• whaddya want? •} 01:33, 14 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the notice. I've been using an automated fill-ins for some of the reflinks, and sometimes, they don't include access dates, for some reason. Nice work on Jade, by the way. I'm thinking of trying to get her to GA.

By the way, I've been meaning to bring back Goro too. What do you think of the draft? MoonJet (talk) 07:22, 20 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

MoonJet Thanks. Not sure why I felt so compelled to just dive in there and do so much in one sitting. :) I'm legit impressed that so much relevant reception now exists about her (and you digging it up), despite her still-relative lack of importance in the series. Unfortunately before I could then reply about Goro I started feeling unwell, so I'll get to that tomorrow. Cheers. sixtynine ^{• whaddya want? •} 06:59, 21 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

To be honest, much of this reception has existed for a while. It just wasn't uncovered at the time she was in AFD last year. As for her lack of importance to the story, she's a popular character nonetheless. Not to mention, characters that has had sex appeal usually gets a decent amount of coverage. As for Goro, no worries, I can wait. MoonJet (talk) 20:47, 21 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

MoonJet Hey again. I've also ended up dealing with personal issues this week (when it rains it pours) but tomorrow's finally my Friday and I usually save all my MK-related work for weekends while armed with coffee. :) Anyway, it's getting so much harder to find viable MK character reception nowadays, especially for the guys. Heck, I'm honestly surprised I've found as much as I have for someone like Ermac. sixtynine ^{• whaddya want? •} 05:48, 24 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, so many of the old gaming websites and publications go under, so reception certain characters may have had before really thins out today. Not to mention, Google searches are usually filled with Valnet sites these days, sources that remains divisive among this community. I refuse to believe a character as unique as Goro didn't have way more coverage back in the day. I also want to see if the likes of Kano, Noob Saibot, Sindel and Quan Chi can be brought back too. But let's focus on Goro for now. MoonJet (talk) 20:54, 24 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I think in regards to the whole Valnet debacle, there are some nuggets out there that honestly go into depth about a character (i.e., this), but they're few and far in between. "10 Interesting Facts about [MK character]" - yeah, they don't have anything we don't know already. Anyway, I'll take future Goro discussion to your talk page. sixtynine ^{• whaddya want? •} 22:47, 25 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hey! I noticed you removed a couple of lines on the Mister Cee article. I just wanted to make sure I'm not doing something wrong:

- on the Today article, it states, ""Damn man #RIP to the Legend and good friend MR Cee Fly High my Brother," rapper Memphis Bleek wrote." at the very bottom.
- per WP:PAYWALL, reliable sources shouldn't be rejected just because they're paywalled.

Is there something I'm missing here? Thanks! Staraction (talk | contribs) 14:32, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

In the meantime, I've re-added some parts to the article. Thanks! Staraction (talk | contribs) 14:46, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Staraction Oops. I didn't even see the Memphis Bleek quote when I first looked at the Today article because it's all the way at the bottom. Sorry about that. sixtynine ^{• whaddya want? •} 17:22, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

No worries, thanks for trying to verify it! Staraction (talk | contribs) 17:45, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I'm starting a new thread because the topic of Ada to Ermac is becoming longer lol. Anyway, if you're actively working on this article and planning to send it into GAN, I'm happy to help in return for the favor that you did to Ada's article. Also, I'm dropping this one [7] just like the RE characters (this all started because of the success to an FA article Jill Valentine). Greenish Pickle! (🔔) 04:55, 14 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Greenish_Pickle! Sounds good to me. After these past 48 hours, though, I think I’ll take an MK break for a day or so and then dive back in again. sixtynine ^{• whaddya want? •} 20:48, 14 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, cmon. I thought I saw another socks but it turns out to be you lol Greenish Pickle! (🔔) 22:51, 16 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Greenish_Pickle! Gotcha. ;) I'd been thinking about a username change for a long time and decided today to pull the trigger. HopalongCasualty (talk) 23:35, 16 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It will be nice if you turned Kenshi into GA, given that you've worked a lot on that article. 🥒Greenish Pickle!🥒 (🔔) 09:12, 21 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Greenish_Pickle! I think you must be psychic, because after submitting my edits I entertained the thought that this might actually have a chance at GA territory. Only roadblock is the gameplay section that's in need of an overhaul. 💥Casualty ^{• Hop along. •} 02:36, 22 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Gahh, I guess working at MK characters is much harder, because of gameplay and especially at appearances section to find citations (It is very hard to find that for MK plot). 🍕Boneless Pizza!🍕 (🔔) 03:50, 25 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Boneless_Pizza! You're telling me. It's so damn frustrating when you compare it to something like Resident Evil, where there's loads of stuff available (their characters being less cartoony doesn't hurt either). I'm going to have to throw in the towel on Kenshi and nom it again later after quite the reality check from KFM. 💥Casualty ^{• Hop along. •} 01:37, 26 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Hello. I wanted your help, if you don't mind. I wanted to create Takeda Takahashi's article and added all the sources I could find, but I'm not sure if my grammar is okay. Here is it (User:Kazama16/sandbox). Not gonna lie, I'm hella embarrassed. I asked another editor, but he is currently busy working on other articles and has completely ignored me. I hope you can help or maybe suggest me what should I remove/fix. Kazama16 (talk) 20:55, 30 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Kazama16 Sure, I can take a look. I've copied it into my own sandbox and currently "editing" it. 💥Casualty ^{• Hop along. •} 21:18, 30 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@HopalongCasualty I have submitted the draft for review. Check Draft:Takeda Takahashi you can help by improving it. Thanks. Kazama16 (talk) 13:43, 3 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Precious

Six years!

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Why is it non-notable? FerasWebsite (talk) 17:15, 7 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Happy First Edit Day! Hi HopalongCasualty! On behalf of the Birthday Committee, I'd like to wish you a very happy anniversary of the day you made your first edit and became a Wikipedian! The Herald (Benison) (talk) 10:47, 9 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks so much! Jesus, 17 whole years. Time indeed flies. ⏱️ 💥Casualty ^{• Hop along. •} 04:56, 14 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello,

Just a quick question; is the following academic considered notable? https://www.resmusica.com/2024/07/12/deces-de-la-musicologue-edith-weber/

Thank you FerasWebsite (talk) 13:55, 13 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi. I’ll get back to you on that a bit later. 👍 💥Casualty ^{• Hop along. •} 01:14, 14 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

FerasWebsite Sorry for the wait. I’ve performed several searches on Édith Weber in both English and French (with and without the accent over the E) and could not find any notable coverage. There were other Édith Webers in the French version as well. Unfortunately it doesn’t look like she meets the criteria to be added to the page. Take care. 💥Casualty ^{• Hop along. •} 04:54, 14 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your help 👍 FerasWebsite (talk) 09:17, 14 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, how are you? I'm just gonna say that I appreciate your help at the GA article before. Just letting you know I'm aiming to send it for FAC very soon if people are satisfied at peer review. Regards. 🍕Boneless Pizza!🍕 (🔔) 00:27, 14 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Howdy. Which one, Ada Wong? 💥Casualty ^{• Hop along. •} 01:07, 14 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, since a user heavily copyedited the article; I was tempted to push it farther. Hope it does not happen like Jill Valentine (5 attempted FACs) though hehe. 🍕Boneless Pizza!🍕 (🔔) 01:36, 14 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, I see; what the heck, I say go for it. (And you’re welcome, by the way. 😎) I’ve been trying to get back on the saddle with my MK editing, but my health has been plaguing me again. Arghh. Anyway, on my side of the fence I’m planning to give Kung Lao a good look-over one of these days to see if he meets notability. I’ve also had this crazy idea of someday restoring the Noob Saibot article simply in order to split up the two Sub-Zeros, since *that* article has become so darn confusing. If not now, then maybe after the second movie comes out. Cheers. 👍 💥Casualty ^{• Hop along. •} 03:42, 14 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Best of luck with that take care! 😁 🍕Boneless Pizza!🍕 (🔔) 04:30, 14 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I think it wasn't really a matter of SPAs at the AfD but the sheer visibility of the page. See daily page views [8]. Whenever an article gets nominated at AfD, a notice is placed on the article itself. Odds are a bunch of readers who have no idea about how our processes work click in outrage and comment like they did there. That article is getting considerable traffic right now. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 21:40, 5 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Clovermoss Interesting, I didn't know about that. Thanks for the heads-up. 💥Casualty ^{• Hop along. •} 22:18, 5 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I disagree. We have high-profile articles nominated for deletion regularly that do not get that degree of "new" accounts appearing to make single comments. I frankly think that the many new voters are a single person with a bunch of socks, but protecting the page stops the disruption either way. BD2412 T 23:19, 5 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I think the nature of the crime the article subject committed is what prompted several people to comment in outrage. To me, it seems more likely that it really is just a bunch of different people that don't know how Wikipedia works when the page is receiving more than 40,000 pageviews a day. Obviously you're free to disagree with me, but I just wanted to point this out because it has WP:AGF implications. It's not always someone socking. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 02:24, 6 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your kind edits and comments on this article! Thanks for making Wikipedia a great and welcoming place to contribute! Nayyn (talk) 17:30, 21 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Since I'm mentioning your rationale in my vote and you corrected it after the fact, would you mind briefly noting the changes per WP:TALK#REPLIED? This would make the original context in which my comment was made more clear to other editors. Best, Bridget (talk) 00:13, 23 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]