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== Automata vs. automaton ==

I disagree with your alteration of the page Von Neumann universal constructor.  Automaton is the particular pattern of cell states, which defines a particular machine of some function; this may be a self-replicator, a general constructor, a Turing machine, or some other, lesser capable machine.  Automata is the general term, which for the cellular case refers to the total set of finite state automatons which are organised in a lattice network; the *chessboard* if you will.  So, it is with cellular automata that I work, in the design and characterisation of cellular automatons, such as my partial constructor.  [[User:William R. Buckley|William R. Buckley]] ([[User talk:William R. Buckley|talk]]) 21:14, 16 June 2008 (UTC)

:An automaton is a machine, and automata is the general class.  When one speaks of many automatons, then we have automata.  For instance, a finite state automaton (see the article) is a singular device, and a collection of many of these are known as (a set of) finite state automata.  Further, when referring to the collection of such automatons, and when they are organised into a rectilinear grid (lattice), we call them cellular automata.  However, the specific pattern of a machine, as expressed within a system of cellular automata, is called an automaton.  That many automata are used in the construction of a single automaton is quite irrelevant regarding the proper naming of such.

:One clear source of reference to the naming given in my edits to Wikipedia articles are my papers.  You might also consider the works of Daniel Mange, or the many others who have written on the subject of von Neumann cellular automata.

:[[User:William R. Buckley|William R. Buckley]] ([[User talk:William R. Buckley|talk]]) 16:19, 19 June 2008 (UTC)

:Consider, also, the definition provided here: http://www.yourdictionary.com/automaton [[User:William R. Buckley|William R. Buckley]] ([[User talk:William R. Buckley|talk]]) 18:06, 20 June 2008 (UTC)

::Fairly simple, automaton is the Greek singular and automata the plural. In computing, finite state automata are common, but so is a finite state automaton. Automatons is just plain wrong (though perhaps in US English not, I do UK English and I am a bit picky with this kind of stuff?) [[User:SimonTrew|SimonTrew]] ([[User talk:SimonTrew|talk]]) 12:31, 11 May 2009 (UTC)

== Charles Savage (DAB) ==

Hey there

I see you edited this on 12 April 2009 (which happens to be my birthday. 12 April 2008 was too. Odd, that). 

You might want to take a look at it. I've added another entry which comes ultimately from [[Medellín]] but I am not too happy about it really, cos it gives undue prominence to a guy who hasn't even an entry in WP. But I am not sure how to fix it, you may have a clue. [[User:SimonTrew|SimonTrew]] ([[User talk:SimonTrew|talk]]) 12:29, 11 May 2009 (UTC)

== RE: [[The Fellowship (Christian organization)]] and the AIDS Connection ==
Actually, I think your restored phrasing is pretty good. It merely implies a causal connection without outright attributing the rise in AIDS to the organization, which is consistent with the citation in Sharlet's book. [[User:Uncle Dick|Uncle Dick]] ([[User talk:Uncle Dick|talk]]) 18:23, 11 March 2010 (UTC)

:Thanks.  It's actually Sharlet's phrasing. It's the relevant sentence verbatim from pg. 328 of ''The Family''. [[User:Davemck|Davemck]] ([[User talk:Davemck#top|talk]]) 19:35, 11 March 2010 (UTC)
Thanks for the helpful clean up on the Fellowship page.[[User:Likesausages|Likesausages]] ([[User talk:Likesausages|talk]]) 03:13, 18 April 2010 (UTC)
:My pleasure. [[User:Davemck|Davemck]] ([[User talk:Davemck#top|talk]]) 22:34, 18 April 2010 (UTC)

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== "gm"? ==

I see you using "gm" as an edit summary. For what does that stand? <span style="font-family: Lucida Calligraphy">[[User:LadyofShalott|<span style="color: #442288">Lady</span>]]<span style="color: #22aaaa">of</span>[[User_Talk:LadyofShalott|<span style="color: #cc2288">Shalott</span>]]</span> 17:37, 5 July 2014 (UTC)

*Hi LoS.  It's for grammar, as listed here: [[Wikipedia:Edit_summary_legend/Quick_reference]]. However, as it can obviously confuse even an administrator, I'll make it a point to summarize with "grammar" instead of just "gm" from now on. Thanks. [[User:Davemck|Davemck]] ([[User talk:Davemck#top|talk]]) 12:45, 6 July 2014 (UTC)

== Knuth repeated ==

I see nothing humorous about the repeated name in the caption on Knuth's page. Also jokes aren't what Wikipedia is about. Perhaps you could explain the joke and say why it should be kept thanks. It would be good to put that in a a FAQ on the talk page so it could be referred to if there is some good reason. [[User:Dmcq|Dmcq]] ([[User talk:Dmcq|talk]]) 23:46, 18 December 2014 (UTC)

*The humor is completely subjective; I find it mildly amusing, especially since it's in the section on Knuth's own legendary sense of humor. The 2nd Knuth is on Appelbaum's shirt. Of course, you could say that's not a real Knuth, only a picture of Knuth -- but that's true of the other Knuth as well. I personally don't care whether he's listed twice in the caption; my purpose was to point out that the caption has alternated between 1 & 2 mentions for a long time, as you can see from the history (most easily by looking for changes of 16 or 17 bytes). I won't attempt to change anything back, so be my guest. [[User:Davemck|Davemck]] ([[User talk:Davemck#top|talk]]) 13:29, 19 December 2014 (UTC)

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== Paraprosdokian examples ==

Hey there,

First off, wanted to say thanks for your continued work on [[Paraprosdokian]].

I'm the user who edited the examples section to include ''The Loophole'' by Garfunkel and Oates. My edit was reverted because the source didn't specify the lyrics quoted paraprosdokian, per the hidden comment.

My question, then, is why the need for this requirement? The article does a very nice job of defining what paraprosdokian is; why have the blanket rule of requiring examples specified as such, rather than assessing each entry on its own merit? If my entry had been deleted because its status as paraprosdokian were contested, then I suppose I'd be a bit more understanding; from the edit notes, this seems not to be the case.

[[http://i.imgur.com/I8wKoLN.jpg Otherwise stated.]]

Thanks again for the work on the page!

[[Special:Contributions/198.161.143.149|198.161.143.149]] ([[User talk:198.161.143.149|talk]]) 03:15, 8 February 2016 (UTC)


:Hi .149. The hidden comment is based on a consensus discussed [[Talk:Paraprosdokian#examples|here]]. It's derived from the WP principles "[[WP:OR|No original research]]" and "[[WP:VNT|Verifiability, not truth]]". Essentially, we want [[WP:SOURCES|reliable sources]] to decide what's a paraprosdokian, not us editors. [[User:Davemck|Davemck]] ([[User talk:Davemck#top|talk]]) 18:53, 8 February 2016 (UTC)

::Makes sense. Thanks for the explanation! [[Special:Contributions/164.68.25.123|164.68.25.123]] ([[User talk:164.68.25.123|talk]]) 19:19, 8 February 2016 (UTC)

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Hi. I see you started to do the huge reparation of Dr.saze's (and other editors') damages. I want to thank you for all of us and I have also some good news. You can have a rest from your hard work because Dr.saze offer himself he will delete all AFI nominations. But if you can delete it yourself we have not any problem because your work is well-done. Happy further editing. - [[User:TobRob|TobRob]] ([[User talk:TobRob|talk]]) 10:45, 28 August 2016 (UTC)

:Thanks, TobRob. After starting, I see that other editors besides Dr.saze have added nominations. I'll work on those, over time. [[User:Davemck|Davemck]] ([[User talk:Davemck#top|talk]]) 18:32, 28 August 2016 (UTC)

:: Really? That should be mentioned at the Wikiproject talk page. Luckily it is not that durable Dr.saze. He is doing now better work. Thank you again. - [[User:TobRob|TobRob]] ([[User talk:TobRob|talk]]) 16:45, 29 August 2016 (UTC)

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== Multics reference ==

If you had actually looked at the reference, you will see it had ''two'' dates on it. So you don't like the way I tried to indicate that - now please fix it in some way that ''you'' find acceptable. [[User:Jnc|Noel]] [[User_talk:Jnc|(talk)]] 22:27, 2 December 2017 (UTC)

:{{Reply to|Jnc}}  (heh, heh) Actually, I ''did'' read the ref & saw the 2 dates. But if you had actually looked :-) at the result of your edit, you'll see that only 1996 was used, because the <nowiki>{{cite web}}</nowiki> template allows only one date= parm; if there are multiples, it uses only the last one. I'll leave the resolution up to you -- maybe "|year=1996 |orig-year=1989" which gives "(1996)[1989]".

:(Incidentallly, I got to the Multics page from [[:Category:Pages using duplicate arguments in template calls]].)  [[User:Davemck|Davemck]] ([[User talk:Davemck#top|talk]]) 23:34, 2 December 2017 (UTC)

:: Yes, I did see the error. But I didn't know how to fix it, so I figured I'd leave the data in the source, so at least it was visible if someone went to edit the page.
:: Your suggested fix sounds good; I'll add it - thanks. I do wish you'd done that to start with, since then we both wouldn't be wasting our time with this. [[User:Jnc|Noel]] [[User_talk:Jnc|(talk)]] 23:58, 2 December 2017 (UTC)

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== Marina Raskova ==
Hello, are you sure that Marina Raskova last rank was lieutenante colonel? 
Because I have other sources.
Do skorogo 
--[[User:Gian piero milanetti|Gian piero milanetti]] ([[User talk:Gian piero milanetti|talk]]) 22:18, 18 March 2018 (UTC)

:Hi {{Reply to|Gian piero milanetti}} I have no knowledge of Marina Raskova. I edited the page only to fix the error 'more than one value for the "rank" parameter'. I just chose the higher rank. I'll leave it to you to decide what it should be. [[User:Davemck|Davemck]] ([[User talk:Davemck#top|talk]]) 22:50, 18 March 2018 (UTC)
:: Hello as you can see here her rank when she died in a crash-landing was that of mayor... I shall put this, spassibo. http://www.warheroes.ru/hero/hero.asp?Hero_id=653 --[[User:Gian piero milanetti|Gian piero milanetti]] ([[User talk:Gian piero milanetti|talk]]) 23:11, 18 March 2018 (UTC)

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== dup param in Shishijimicin A==

In this [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shishijimicin_A&action=history edit]] you removed a duplicate parameter. I had looked at this and couldn't tell which one was correct so I left it alone. What was your basis? [[User:MB|<b style="color:#00FF00">MB</b>]] 13:37, 12 May 2018 (UTC)

:First, I'm not a chemist & know nothing of the subject. I found CC1C.. in [https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/10213385#section=Canonical-SMILES PubChem] and O=C7C.. in [http://www.chemspider.com/Chemical-Structure.8388877.html ChemSpider]. It was originally O=C7C but Graeme Bartlett [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shishijimicin_A&diff=next&oldid=840228076 added] CC1C (forgetting to remove O=C7C). I chose CC1C on the theory that the most recent edit is an improvement (not always true, I know). Also, since CC1C occurred later in the Chembox & the last of duplicates is the one used, my edit made no change to the displayed article. But I defer to anyone who knows more about it than I do. [[User:Davemck|Davemck]] ([[User talk:Davemck#top|talk]]) 15:52, 12 May 2018 (UTC)
::I don't know anything either. I wasn't comfortable picking the second one just because it is the one displayed or the most recent change. Your logic seems good and now that I look, Graeme Bartlett seems to be knowledgable in the field. Thanks. [[User:MB|<b style="color:#00FF00">MB</b>]] 18:36, 12 May 2018 (UTC)
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Hey, sorry for that.  Looks like I again prested the rollback link while trying to view the diff of an other edit. [[User:Kpgjhpjm|<span style="color: turquoise">Kpg</span>]][[User talk:Kpgjhpjm|<span style="color: red">jhp</span>]][[Special:Contributions/Kpgjhpjm|<span style="color:green">jm </span>]] 01:52, 18 September 2018 (UTC)

:No problem! (but it was interesting for a couple of minutes :-)  [[User:Davemck|Davemck]] ([[User talk:Davemck#top|talk]]) 01:55, 18 September 2018 (UTC)

== Thanks for cleaning up after me ==

Three times you've cleaned up after me in places like [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eutelia_approximata&curid=57697447&diff=863161431&oldid=863159127 this]. Thank you. Where do you see those problems? I'm hoping I can look there myself and clean up after myself. <span style="background-color:#EEF6FD"><span class="nowrap">&nbsp;[[User:SchreiberBike|SchreiberBike ]]&#124;[[User talk:SchreiberBike#top| ⌨&nbsp;]]</span></span> 03:17, 9 October 2018 (UTC)

:Glad to help -- it's what we do :-). I was working off [[:Category:Pages using duplicate arguments in template calls]]. The errors also show up at the top of the edit screen when you press "Show preview". [[User:Davemck|Davemck]] ([[User talk:Davemck#top|talk]]) 03:37, 9 October 2018 (UTC)

::Indeed! It is what we do. I'm using [[WP:AWB|AWB]] for the cleanup I'm working on, so Show preview isn't available. I'll experiment with some [[regex]] code to see if I can keep that problem from happening. I'll look in on [[:Category:Pages using duplicate arguments in template calls]] now and again too. I was able to clean it out except for the portals, which I couldn't figure out. Anyway, thanks again and keep up the good work. <span style="background-color:#EEF6FD"><span class="nowrap">&nbsp;[[User:SchreiberBike|SchreiberBike ]]&#124;[[User talk:SchreiberBike#top| ⌨&nbsp;]]</span></span> 05:34, 9 October 2018 (UTC)

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== Question about the remove duplicate parameters ==

on the 2020 pages. What effect does this have? [[User:Hayholt|Hayholt]] ([[User talk:Hayholt|talk]]) 03:25, 4 December 2018 (UTC)

:Duplicate parms cause 2 problems:
:1) An error appears at the top of the basic edit screen with "Show preview". That doesn't prevent publishing changes, but later editors may be confused & think they've made an error, when the error was already there.

:2) When a parm occurs multiple times in a template, the software uses only the last one; if the last one is empty (nothing after the "=") the parm isn't displayed. For example, "seats_for_election" doesn't show up in the Infobox.
:[[User:Davemck|Davemck]] ([[User talk:Davemck#top|talk]]) 03:46, 4 December 2018 (UTC)
::Do you use a script for this or by hand only? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 01:50, 8 December 2018 (UTC)
:::By hand, but using Frietjes' [[User:Frietjes/findargdups|findargdups]] to find dups. [[User:Davemck|Davemck]] ([[User talk:Davemck#top|talk]]) 02:25, 8 December 2018 (UTC)

== Re Isaac Wilson of Kaiapoi ==
Thanks for fixing error. I have now documented that he died in 1912 (not 1901 per the Parliamentary record). See his talk page. [[User:Hugo999|Hugo999]] ([[User talk:Hugo999|talk]]) 03:27, 5 January 2019 (UTC)

== Saint Paul College of Makati ==

Head2 and Head2 label don't exist. See [[Template:Infobox University]] for options.[[User:Naraht|Naraht]] ([[User talk:Naraht|talk]]) 18:12, 28 February 2019 (UTC)

:That's right, they don't; so they shouldn't be there at all. I took them out. [[User:Davemck|Davemck]] ([[User talk:Davemck#top|talk]]) 18:22, 28 February 2019 (UTC)

==List of publications==
In my opinion, a sourced list of some of the notable works of an author is appropriate in a biographical article.

However, this [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Anand_Teltumbde&type=revision&diff=894223565&oldid=894198565 list of some of his more important publications keeps being removed] from our BLP about the Indian author [[Anand Teltumbde]].

I'd be grateful for a second opinion at [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Anand_Teltumbde&oldid=894464153#Unwarranted_removal_of_publications_section Talk:Anand Teltumbde#Unwarranted removal of publications section] --[[User:BushelCandle|BushelCandle]] ([[User talk:BushelCandle|talk]]) 02:02, 28 April 2019 (UTC)

== Duplicate parms==
Hello, Davmck; could you explain to me [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2019_Venezuelan_presidential_crisis&curid=59638214&diff=894911917&oldid=894894147 how to locate these duplicates,] so you wan't have to keep cleaning up after me?  The Venezuelan articles have a bunch of editors who never complete citations, and it appears that when I do, I go overboard, and then you have to clean up.  I don't know how to determine when there are dupes-- is there a script?  [[User:SandyGeorgia|'''Sandy'''<span style="color: green;">Georgia</span>]] ([[User talk:SandyGeorgia|Talk]])  20:14, 30 April 2019 (UTC)

:Hi Sandy. I normally work off [[:Category:Pages using duplicate arguments in template calls]]. Then in the subject article in edit mode, using the "Show preview" button, the errors show at the top. Sometimes, especially for errors in Infoboxes, the duplicates are easy to find; but for citations (such as this case) I use [[User:Frietjes]]' script [[User:Frietjes/findargdups|findargdups]]. It shows the citation and then I scan in the edit screen for some unique string in the citation, such as part of the title. [[User:Davemck|Davemck]] ([[User talk:Davemck#top|talk]]) 20:47, 30 April 2019 (UTC)

== A question ==

Hi, thank you for your edit on [[Reza Tajbakhsh]] article. I have a question and I think you can help me reaching the answer. Why the WP link related to the article does not appear on "Google" while searching "Reza Tajbakhsh"? I created the article [[Golnar Servatian]] yesterday and have the same problem with it. Thank you in advance. Best, [[User:Hamid Hassani|Hamid Hassani]] ([[User talk:Hamid Hassani|talk]]) 05:17, 5 May 2019 (UTC)

:Hi Hamid; I don't know much about Google, but, according to [[PageRank]], it evidently has to do with the number of other webpages that link to it. It might also be affected by the number of times someone accesses the page. [[User:Davemck|Davemck]] ([[User talk:Davemck#top|talk]]) 15:51, 5 May 2019 (UTC)

== Thanks ==

I didn't realize a blank <nowiki>|other=</nowiki> was already present in the infoboxes. Thanks for clearing it out. --[[User:Rsrikanth05|Rsrikanth05]] ([[User talk:Rsrikanth05|talk]]) 06:46, 8 May 2019 (UTC)

== AfD - Names and Titles of God in the New Testament ==

[[Names and titles of God in the New Testament]] has been nominated for deletion. As this is an article you may have an interest in, you are invited to comment at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Names_and_titles_of_God_in_the_New_Testament_(3rd_nomination)]. [[User:PiCo|PiCo]] ([[User talk:PiCo|talk]]) 08:58, 16 May 2019 (UTC)

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I think you have corrected several mistakes I have made, and I see you have done the same for other people too. Your work not only fixes the problems I make, it alerts me to mistakes I need to watch out for. Thanks for doing it. [[User:Geographyinitiative|Geographyinitiative]] ([[User talk:Geographyinitiative|talk]]) 11:32, 19 June 2019 (UTC)

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My dad applied for body donation to the University of Alabama, Birmingham ([[roll tide|UAB]]) a few years ago; he was rejected for obesity. So he applied to the [original UT] body farm here in Knoxville. Then he lost weight, and UAB said OK. Then he got [[clostridioides difficile infection|sick]], and UAB said no, but UT said maybe: long story short he was [[cremation|cremated]] (but not pulverized), and he's now literally under [[Neyland Stadium]].<ref>https://www.youtube.com/v/hIaauSpn1zE</ref> [[The Blind Side (film)|Another true story.]]

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== [[:Template:Particles]] ==

Hi [[User:Davemck|Davemck]], I think you might have removed the wrong parameter from [[:Template:Particles]], since the duplicate parameter was removed in {{Diff2|912924131|the previous edit}}.—[[User:Aranya|Aranya]] ([[User talk:Aranya|talk]]) 19:35, 28 August 2019 (UTC)

:Thanks -- looks like we removed an extra state parm at about the same time. I have reverted my edit.  [[User:Davemck|Davemck]] ([[User talk:Davemck#top|talk]]) 19:48, 28 August 2019 (UTC)

== question on ND-USC ==

This edit[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Notre_Dame%E2%80%93USC_football_rivalry&type=revision&diff=920646744&oldid=920632707] ("rmv duplicate parm") removed the 4th "Forfeits / Vacated wins" white key above the table, where there are 3 vacated games which are noted via the same white background -with the dagger/double dagger char noting which specific team. Can you clarify how this parameter is a duplicate?  Cheeers, [[User:UW Dawgs|UW Dawgs]] ([[User talk:UW Dawgs|talk]]) 01:40, 19 October 2019 (UTC)

:There were two "legend_forfeit_text" parms: the one you added with "Forfeits / Vacated wins" and the one below the blank line, with "Vacated wins" followed by 2 long notes. When there are more than one of the same parm name in a template, the WIKI software uses the last one, ignoring the previous one(s). So after your edit, "Vacated wins" still displayed in the article. My edit didn't change what was displayed; it only eliminated the "more than one value" warning that appeared at the top in edit mode when you press "Show preview".  [[User:Davemck|Davemck]] ([[User talk:Davemck#top|talk]]) 03:07, 19 October 2019 (UTC)

:: Thank you. It was right in front of me, I just missed it. [[User:UW Dawgs|UW Dawgs]] ([[User talk:UW Dawgs|talk]]) 18:10, 25 October 2019 (UTC)

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== Thanks ==
Hi Dave, Many thanks for noticing and fixing the center code, I assumed {{code|{{center}}}} worked with everything but apparently not,<br>
Thanks again, Happy editing, –[[User:Davey2010|<span style="color:blue;">'''Davey'''</span><span style="color:orange;">'''2010'''</span>]]<sup>[[User talk:Davey2010|<span style="color:navy;">'''Talk'''</span>]]</sup> 02:01, 21 March 2020 (UTC)
== Template:Infobox netball biography ==
Hi, is possible to expand  this Template:Infobox netball biography to cater for [[Ama Agbeze]] who has played for at 12/13 clubs. Still working on improving article maybe more clubs. [[User:Djln|Djln]] [[User:Djln|Djln]] ([[User talk:Djln|talk]]) 21:23, 27 March 2020 (UTC)

:I would suggest asking that question on [[Template talk:Infobox netball biography]].  [[User:Davemck|Davemck]] ([[User talk:Davemck#top|talk]]) 23:08, 27 March 2020 (UTC)

== Thank you ==
...for your earlier editorial attention to the [[Robert R. Redfield]] article. Care to return and do a "once-over", on the overly long vaccine controversy subsection? It is disjointed, repetitve, and possibly (at least in its length), approaching non-neutral. As I said in an edit summary, citing whole books without page numbers is bad form, and too much is made out of Redfield's choosing to pursue a vaccine. (Many were pursuing vaccines in that period, and many still are; to have done so is not the controversy; rather, it is because he was accused of overstating the initial data, see text citations.) So, it needs a logging editor's attention. For comparison (length, balance), see the pay controversy subsection. Thank you. Cheers. [[Special:Contributions/2601:246:C700:19D:90CB:77CE:20F1:3AF4|2601:246:C700:19D:90CB:77CE:20F1:3AF4]] ([[User talk:2601:246:C700:19D:90CB:77CE:20F1:3AF4|talk]]) 02:54, 30 March 2020 (UTC)

== duplicate parm ==

Hi, you took out a parameter area_total_km2 from the settlement IB [[St. Andrews, New Brunswick]]. It's true there was a dupe there. However following your edit the IB is showing an error so I put it back in temporarily. I'd be grateful if you could take a look. I guess if it won't work without a dupe parm, I'll just go back to hardcoding the value. --[[User:Cornellier|Cornellier]] ([[User talk:Cornellier|talk]]) 23:29, 20 June 2020 (UTC)

== Your edition on Methoxyketamine ==

Hi, you just removed CAS number of Methoxyketamine hydrochloride from Methoxyketamine article. You said it was a duplicated value but hydrochloride salt's data is not a duplicate of free amine data. Is there any rule about chembox, drugbox and acid salt display with drugs ? [[User:Angely|Angely]] ([[User talk:Angely|talk]]) 23:33, 24 June 2020 (UTC)
:Hi, Angely. First off, I don't know anything about chemistry or drugs. Before [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Methoxyketamine&diff=next&oldid=964287679  my edit], there were 2 lines with the "CASNo_Ref" parameter:
::<nowiki>CASNo_Ref = {{cascite|correct|}}</nowiki>
:::and 3 lines below that:
::<nowiki>CASNo_Ref = {{cascite|correct|CAS}}</nowiki>
:which had been added in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Methoxyketamine&diff=prev&oldid=964287679 preceding edit] by [[user:Fswitzer4]]. In any template, there can be only one instance of a given parm name ("CASNo_Ref" in this case), and if there are 2, only the last one is used. So I removed the first one, deferring to Fswitzer4's judgment.
:Notice that my edit didn't remove the CAS number−only the unused "CASNo_Ref" line. [[User:Davemck|Davemck]] ([[User talk:Davemck#top|talk]]) 00:24, 25 June 2020 (UTC)
:::Ah ! You're right ! Its a mistake. I think I was very tired. Sorry about that. [[User:Angely|Angely]] ([[User talk:Angely|talk]]) 06:52, 25 June 2020 (UTC)

== Gustavus Hamilton, 1st Viscount Boyne ==

Dear Davemck. Thank you very much for your intervention on the article [[Gustavus Hamilton, 1st Viscount Boyne]]. I had added a duplicate p parameter in an sfn by mistake. Luckily you came along and found it. The duplicate p should have been an ps parameter. However, this error was masking another. Inadvertently, I had used the same author-year-page combination already for another citation. Your correction using harvnb is interesting. I prefer fixing such duplicates by giving a line number in addition to the page in the p parameter, because sfn is more elegant than a harvnb surrounded by <nowiki><ref> </ref></nowiki>. I therefore dared to retouch your correction in that manner. I hope you do not mind, but perhaps I am wrong. Do you prefer <nowiki><ref>{{harvnb}}</ref></nowiki>? Thanks again for your correction. I am a novice, especially compared to your 36000 edits! Best regards, [[User:Johannes Schade|Johannes Schade]] ([[User talk:Johannes Schade|talk]]) 06:32, 5 July 2020 (UTC)

:Hi, Johannes. That's fine with me. I used harvnb because I saw the suggestion in the sfn documentation, but your fix is more consistent. [[User:Davemck|Davemck]] ([[User talk:Davemck#top|talk]]) 15:39, 5 July 2020 (UTC)

Dear Davemck. Thanks a lot. Makes sense. Bye, [[User:Johannes Schade|Johannes Schade]] ([[User talk:Johannes Schade|talk]]) 19:53, 6 July 2020 (UTC)

==Muthuraja ==

 {{Ping|Davemck}}  

The information, which is given  in the Muthuraja article is incorrect

The Muthuraja is not a fully Tamil caste and it has Telugu Muthuraja also included

Book Name: Barriers broken: production relations and agrarian change in Tamil Nadu
Page:No :25

'' The Muthurajas are descendants of the soldiers which the poligars recruited in their homeland, the Telugu-speaking areas of contemporary Andhra Pradesh, north of Tamil Nadu Like other castes originating from Andhra, they are bilingual, often speaking Telugu in family circles and Tamil outside the house "<ref>{{cite book|editor1-last=Venkatesh B. Athreya, Göran Djurfeldt, Staffan Lindberg|title=Barriers broken: production relations and agrarian change in Tamil Nadu |publisher= Sage Publications|year=1990 |page=25 |quote=The Muthurajas are descendants of the soldiers which the poligars recruited in their homeland, the Telugu-speaking areas of contemporary Andhra Pradesh, north of Tamil Nadu Like other castes originating from Andhra, they are bilingual, often speaking Telugu in family circles and Tamil outside the house |url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=VwbtAAAAMAAJ&dq=Muthurajas+++descendants++recruited++homeland%2C+++Telugu+speaking+++++contemporary+Andhra&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=Muthurajas+++descendants++recruited++homeland%2C+++Telugu+speaking+++++contemporary+Andhra }}</ref>

Book Name : Kattavarayan Katai Page:No :19

" Among the Telugu castes that came to Tamilnadu were the Muthurajas or Mutrāchas"<ref>{{cite book|editor1-last=Eveline Masilamani-Meyer   |author2=|title=Kattavarayan Katai
|volume= |publisher=Otto Harrassowitz Verlag|year=2004|page=19:|quote=Among the Telugu castes that came to Tamilnadu were the Mutturajas or Mutrāchas. | url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=iw7SL2QrgcQC&pg=PA19&dq=Among+the+Telugu+castes+that+came+to+Tamilnadu+were+the+Mutturajas+or+Mutr%C4%81chas&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjWzqjzjrjpAhW1wzgGHbRnCpAQ6AEIJjAA#v=onepage&q=Among%20the%20Telugu%20castes%20that%20came%20to%20Tamilnadu%20were%20the%20Mutturajas%20or%20Mutr%C4%81chas&f=false}}</ref>

(Backward Classes Welfare Department G.O.Ms.No :15.)
Mutharaiyar caste have 29 subcaste in tamilnadu such as  Muthuraja Naidu(Telugu) & Muthuraju(Telugu)

Concerning the Mutrāchas,(present-day Muthuraja) Mr. H. A. Stuart writes as follows. This is a Telugu caste most numerous in the   North Arcot districts<ref>{{cite book|editor1-last=Edgar Thurston, ‎K. Rangachari | |url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=FnB3k8fx5oEC&pg=PA127&dq=This+is+a+Telugu+caste+most+numerous+in+the+Kistna,+Nellore,+Cuddapah,+and+North+Arcot+districts&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi5rp_N9ZrlAhVOinAKHYSvCe0Q6AEIJzAA#v=onepage&q=This%20is%20a%20Telugu%20caste%20most%20numerous%20in%20the%20Kistna%2C%20Nellore%2C%20Cuddapah%2C%20and%20North%20Arcot%20districts&f=false|title=Castes and Tribes of Southern India |location= |publisher=    |year=2001 |page=127 }}</ref> ( North Arcot  district  was divided into Vellore District and Tiruvannamalai District)


South Arcot district
MUTHRACHA(present-day Muthuraja) reported as Telugu caste name in 1881 census <ref>{{cite book|editor1-last=Kumar Suresh Singh|title=Communities, Segments, Synonyms, Surnames and Titles
|volume= |publisher= Anthropological Survey of India|year=1996|page=96|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=bfAMAQAAMAAJ&q=Tamil+Nadu:+South+Arcot+MUTHRACHA,+reported+as+Telugu+caste+name+in+1881+census+MUTHRASI+(MUTRASA,+MUTRACHA,+MOTISAN,+MATTARSI)&dq=Tamil+Nadu:+South+Arcot+MUTHRACHA,+reported+as+Telugu+caste+name+in+1881+census+MUTHRASI+(MUTRASA,+MUTRACHA,+MOTISAN,+MATTARSI)&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiFjNWW5JnlAhVVinAKHTUCAGUQ6AEIKTAA }}</ref> ( South Arcot district: present-day districts of Cuddalore, Kallakurichi and Viluppuram)

The Telugu Speaking Muthuraja  community is mostly distributed in the chennai , Thiruvallur , Vellore, Tiruvannamalai and Cuddalore districts of Tamil Nadu


you can see tamil wikipedia Muthuraja Article  -The Muthuraja is not a fully Tamil caste and it has Telugu Muthuraja also included

{{Ping|Davemck}}   Please add correct information brother


:{{Ping|Almighty34}} -- You are free to make those changes yourself.  [[User:Davemck|Davemck]] ([[User talk:Davemck#top|talk]]) 04:29, 10 July 2020 (UTC)

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== Thanks ==

Dear Davemck, i just didn't know, how to formate it. Thank you! I'll keep this in my vademecum, so i hope, i don't make this mistake again. Kind regards, --[[User:Gyanda|Gyanda]] ([[User talk:Gyanda|talk]]) 21:34, 4 August 2020 (UTC)

:My pleasure :-)  [[User:Davemck|Davemck]] ([[User talk:Davemck#top|talk]]) 21:54, 4 August 2020 (UTC)

== Alistair Carmichael  ==

<p>

Hi there. I’m just wondering why did you remove my edit from Alistair Carmichael? He is currently the Deputy Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats, I don’t understand why it was necessary to remove the office?  [[User:Ciaran.london|Ciaran.london]] ([[User talk:Ciaran.london|talk]]) 00:24, 16 August 2020 (UTC)</p>
:Hi, Ciaran. Because it resulted in duplicate parameter errors (which are visible at the top of the edit screen when you press "Show preview"). You added office3 (Deputy leader) and renumbered the old offices 3 & 4 to 4 & 5, which was good. But that made the new leader5 (Tim Farron, et al.) a duplicate of the old leader5 (Nick Clegg). To avoid the errors would require the old parameters numbered 5 thru 14 to be incremented to 6 thru 15.  [[User:Davemck|Davemck]] ([[User talk:Davemck#top|talk]]) 01:32, 16 August 2020 (UTC)<p>

Ohh I didn’t realise I made a mistake - I’m really sorry about that. Is there a way that we could add the Deputy Leader office back in?  [[User:Ciaran.london|Ciaran.london]] ([[User talk:Ciaran.london|talk]]) 18:33, 16 August 2020 (UTC)</p>

:OK, I added it with [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alistair_Carmichael&diff=973404533&oldid=972513344 this edit].  [[User:Davemck|Davemck]] ([[User talk:Davemck#top|talk]]) 01:17, 17 August 2020 (UTC)<p>

Thank you.  [[User:Ciaran.london|Ciaran.london]] ([[User talk:Ciaran.london|talk]]) 16:55, 23 August 2020 (UTC)</p>

== Tehri ==

Hi there, can you explain that why did you remove the pronounciation from the New Tehri article. [[User:Binsarhills|Binsarhills]] ([[User talk:Binsarhills|talk]]) 16:33, 15 October 2020 (UTC)

:Because it didn't give the pronunciation. See [[Uttarakhand]]. Since this is the English wikipedia, giving pronunciation in Hindi isn't helpful. [[User:Davemck|Davemck]] ([[User talk:Davemck#top|talk]]) 17:00, 15 October 2020 (UTC)

== trumpism ==

sorry- I had a major edit and had to check it in because I have to drive my daughter somewhere.  I could not see what too merge from your edits very quickly so I stepped on your fixes to the article.  I will try and merge them later, or if you remember what they were, you can redo them.  Sorry.  [[User:J JMesserly|J JMesserly]] ([[User talk:J JMesserly|talk]]) 01:02, 16 October 2020 (UTC)

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Dear Davemck. Thank you for your recent correction at 4:31 on 16 January 2021 on the article [[Donough MacCarty, 1st Earl of Clancarty]]. You very cleverly fixed a duplicate "p" parameter to a "ps" parameter in a citation in an Sfn. My wrong! I should have been more careful. I see you are an extremely experienced editor with > 46,000 edits (chapeau!). However, at the same occasion you corrected the URL in the "p" parameter from <nowiki>"[https://archive.org/details/agenealogicalhi00burkgoog/page/n360/ 344]"</nowiki> to <nowiki>"[https://archive.org/details/agenealogicalhi00burkgoog/page/n344/ 344]"</nowiki> (how? why?). When the user clicks the link, the source now opens at page 326 instead of 344 as the "n" prefix on the page in the URL indicates that the number in the URL differs from the page  number in the book as you certainly know. If you agree, please correct this URL back to what it was. With many thanks, [[User:Johannes Schade|Johannes Schade]] ([[User talk:Johannes Schade|talk]]) 11:36, 16 January 2021 (UTC)

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== [[Tom Stonier]] ==

I noticed that in [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tom_Stonier&diff=1009126223&oldid=1009118878 this edit] you removed the page range referring to the passage cited, and kept the page range referring to the whole chapter. I don't know whether the script you were using makes the decision for you when it identifies a duplicate parameter or whether it gives you a choice, but it seems to me in a case like this we almost always want to keep the narrower page range. Removing the narrower range and keeping the broader one means the reader/editor is left with no indication of where in the source to find the relevant informaton. ({{tl|Cite book}} should really allow multiple page ranges for citing chapters in edited volunes, but that's another matter.) Not a huge deal but just seemed worth pointing out. All the best, &ndash;&nbsp;[[User:Arms & Hearts|Arms & Hearts]] ([[User talk:Arms & Hearts|talk]]) 14:47, 27 February 2021 (UTC)

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== Dup args ==

A few recent examples
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Katsuhiko_Kashiwazaki&diff=prev&oldid=1061098664] was this the right page number to remove?
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shipping_container_architecture&diff=prev&oldid=1061084046] was this best?
It's difficult and ambiguous, maybe in cases like this it would be best to create an inline comment for example the first one: <code><nowiki><ref name = "fj"> {{Cite book | publisher = Pinguin books Ltd | isbn = 9780720715941 | last = Kashiwazaki| first = Katsuhiko | title = Fighting Judo  | year = 1985 | pages = 143 }}<!-- Possibly pages=138-144 --></ref></nowiki></code> otherwise the info is basically lost. -- [[User:GreenC|<span style="color: #006A4E;">'''Green'''</span>]][[User talk:GreenC|<span style="color: #093;">'''C'''</span>]] 20:28, 19 December 2021 (UTC)

== J. sella Martin ==

Wife Sarah Ann Lattimore was not from Saratoga Springs.  She was born in Albany NY and subsequently  lived with her Family in town of Moreau in Saratoga County. [[Special:Contributions/2603:7080:103:6986:70D7:901B:6AA:40C|2603:7080:103:6986:70D7:901B:6AA:40C]] ([[User talk:2603:7080:103:6986:70D7:901B:6AA:40C|talk]]) 17:33, 16 February 2022 (UTC)

== Help! ==

Hello, I hope you are well. Please review [[Mehran Ghafourian]]'s draft. I made some changes. If the article is rejected again, write the reason. Thanks for your following up [[User:Amir ghpro|Amir ghpro]] ([[User talk:Amir ghpro|talk]]) 19:43, 31 March 2022 (UTC)

== Duplicate template arguments using findargdups==

Thank you for the recent edit and tips on [[Draft:Amhara genocide]]. I deleted all the categories to avoid issues. Is there any other issues that you notice in the category or other sections? I would appreciate it.[[User:Petra0922|Petra0922]] ([[User talk:Petra0922|talk]]) 13:38, 2 June 2022 (UTC)

== Cite web dates ==

Hello, you recently deleted the publication date for a web citation for article:
* [[Atmospheric water generator]]
… under the premise that this was a duplicate attribute. Actually, there was no attribute duplication.  There are two date attributes:
* date … this is the date that the cited webpage was published, this date can usually be found on the cited page (but not always).
* access-date … this is the most recent date that the webpage was verified by a Wikipedia editor. This can be helpful to know if, at a later date, the cited webpage is deleted or moved … at which time a dead-link tag can be added.
For further information, see:
* [[Template:Cite_web#Usage]]
This citation has now been restored and appears in references as:
* Irving, Michael (2022-05-24). [https://newatlas.com/materials/drinking-water-harvester-air-gel-film/ "Cheap gel film pulls buckets of drinking water per day from thin air"]. ''New Atlas''. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
In this case, date appears as 2022-05-24 - which is the date that that page was published by Michael Irving. "Retrieved 2022-06-04" is the date that I opened the cited URL and verified that the article was still live at the cited URL. Other editors may verify this URL at a later date and then change "access-date" to that later date. Of course, if it emerges that the page is moved or deleted, then a dead-link tag is added. I trust this is helpful.<br>
[[User:Enquire|Enquire]] ([[User talk:Enquire|talk]]) 00:54, 6 June 2022 (UTC)

:Hi Enquire; here's the code after [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Atmospheric_water_generator&diff=1091724735&oldid=1091515838 your revert]:
<pre>
 humidity.<ref>{{Cite web
  | last          = Irving
  | first         = Michael
  | date          = May 24, 2022
  | title         = Cheap gel film pulls buckets of drinking water per day from thin air
  | url           = https://newatlas.com/materials/drinking-water-harvester-air-gel-film/
  | date          = 2022-05-24
  | access-date   = 2022-06-04
  | website       = New Atlas
  | language      = en-US
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:See the problem? [[User:Davemck|Davemck]] ([[User talk:Davemck#top|talk]]) 01:30, 6 June 2022 (UTC)

== Willinakaqe ==

I was trying to add Aquilarhinus [[Special:Contributions/70.160.98.149|70.160.98.149]] ([[User talk:70.160.98.149|talk]]) 00:00, 13 July 2022 (UTC)

:Is this what you wanted?
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         |2=''[[Brachylophosaurus]]'' }} }}
   |2={{clade
      |1=''[[Shantungosaurus]]''
      |2={{clade
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            |2=''[[Edmontosaurus|E. regalis]]'' }}
         |2={{clade
            |1={{clade
               |1=Unnamed Sabinas species (PASAC-1)
               |2=''[[Kerberosaurus]]''
               |3={{clade
                  |1=''[[Prosaurolophus]]''
                  |2={{clade
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                     |2=''[[Saurolophus|S. angustirostris]]'' }} }} }}
            |2={{clade
               |1=''[[Wulagasaurus]]''
               |2={{clade
                  |1=''[[Kritosaurus]]''
                  |2={{clade
                     |1={{clade
                        |1=''[[Gryposaurus|Gryposaurus latidens]]''
                        |2={{clade
                           |1=''[[Gryposaurus|G. notabilis]]''
                           |2=''[[Gryposaurus|G. monumentensis]]'' }} }}
                     |2={{clade
                        |1=''[[Aquilarhinus| A.palimentus]]''
                        |2={{clade
                           |1=''[[Secernosaurus]]''
                           |2='''''Willinakaqe''''' }} }} }} }} }} }} }} }} }} }}
: [[User:Davemck|Davemck]] ([[User talk:Davemck#top|talk]]) 00:30, 13 July 2022 (UTC)

== Willinakaqe ==

Yes [[Special:Contributions/70.160.98.149|70.160.98.149]] ([[User talk:70.160.98.149|talk]]) 18:46, 13 July 2022 (UTC)

:OK, I added it. [[User:Davemck|Davemck]] ([[User talk:Davemck#top|talk]]) 19:32, 13 July 2022 (UTC)

== Quintus Pedius ==

Hello, I was in the middle of a large expansion of the article when I overwrote your duplicate arguments edit. If you have a moment, feel free to effect that edit again. [[User:Ifly6|Ifly6]] ([[User talk:Ifly6|talk]]) 21:23, 16 July 2022 (UTC)

:Thanks, will do. [[User:Davemck|Davemck]] ([[User talk:Davemck#top|talk]]) 22:16, 16 July 2022 (UTC)

== User talk:Spiderthatsavedraceandnation ==

Well done! Thanks! I'll know for the next time. [[User:Drmies|Drmies]] ([[User talk:Drmies|talk]]) 16:27, 17 September 2022 (UTC)

:Thanks. Took a while to sniff it out, what with the massive amount of verbiage there :-) [[User:Davemck|Davemck]] ([[User talk:Davemck#top|talk]]) 16:34, 17 September 2022 (UTC)
::Haha yes, no doubt. I'm reminded of the time that it took three or four of us to figure out what messed up a citation template--it was a single hard return in a long title. Thanks again, because I tried and failed! [[User:Drmies|Drmies]] ([[User talk:Drmies|talk]]) 16:47, 17 September 2022 (UTC)
:::My pleasure! [[User:Davemck|Davemck]] ([[User talk:Davemck#top|talk]]) 17:34, 17 September 2022 (UTC)
:::BTW, [[User:Frietjes/findargdups]] was quite helpful. [[User:Davemck|Davemck]] ([[User talk:Davemck#top|talk]]) 17:38, 17 September 2022 (UTC)

== Thanks ==

for {{diff||1114149890||cleanup}}. How that findargdups works. I mean how did you found that article to be cleaned up? [[Special:Contributions/85.238.101.64|85.238.101.64]] ([[User talk:85.238.101.64|talk]]) 12:42, 5 October 2022 (UTC)

::You're welcome. Articles with duplicate parm errors are listed on [[:Category:Pages using duplicate arguments in template calls]]. I work off of that. [[User:Davemck|Davemck]] ([[User talk:Davemck#top|talk]]) 15:15, 5 October 2022 (UTC)

== Christians article ==
Hi! I noticed that some of the figures were incorrect and tried to correct them. I didn't understand your edit summary about duplication. Could you explain this to me? Alternatively, I could provide you with the correct figures here, with the citations, and you can add them yourself. Thanks.--[[User:عبد المسيح|عبد المسيح]] ([[User talk:عبد المسيح|talk]]) 22:01, 21 October 2022 (UTC)

:Before [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Christians&diff=prev&oldid=1116456384 your edit], these were already there (as well as other regions):
::region1
::region2
::region3
::region4
::region5
::region6
::region7
::region8
:Then below them, you added:
::region1
::region2
::region3
::region4
::region5
::region6
::region7
::region8
:which resulted in two of each region 1 to 8.
:There can only be one of any parameter name (region1, pop1, ref1, etc.). If there are duplicates, an error shows at the top of the article when you press "Show preview" and only the last one displays in the article.
:So you can change the figures, but be sure to press "Show preview" and fix any errors before you press "Publish changes". Thanks. [[User:Davemck|Davemck]] ([[User talk:Davemck#top|talk]]) 22:36, 21 October 2022 (UTC)
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== Davide Lo Surdo ==

Hello, i have been working on the draft [[Davide Lo Surdo]] and i saw your edit some minutes ago.
Can you give me your opinion on it and tell me if some changes are needed?
Thank you [[Special:Contributions/91.80.1.177|91.80.1.177]] ([[User talk:91.80.1.177|talk]]) 22:17, 17 December 2022 (UTC)

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== Madalina Cojocari  ==

I noticed you fixed something I messed up on my draft. Thanks. And I forgot to change the title from her name to the "Disappearance of".

Did you have any opinion as to whether the girl's disappearance is notable? I'm about a month behind on national coverage but I did what I had time for.— [[User:Vchimpanzee|<span style="color:#070">Vchimpanzee</span>]]&nbsp;• [[User talk:Vchimpanzee|<span style="color:#aa4400"> talk</span>]]&nbsp;• [[Special:Contribs/Vchimpanzee|<span style="color:#700">contributions</span>]]&nbsp;•  17:40, 26 January 2023 (UTC)

:{{reply to|Vchimpanzee}} No, I don't pay much attention to those issues; just do heads-down parm fixing. The people who evaluate drafts might say to wait til there's some resolution in the case, but it wouldn't hurt to submit a draft to find out.

:btw, your "Serious business" lolcat is one of my favorite pics on WP. He also appears on [[User:Plastikspork]]'s page.  [[User:Davemck|Davemck]] ([[User talk:Davemck#top|talk]]) 18:07, 26 January 2023 (UTC)
::I'll wait and see what happens.

::I don't know where I got the "Serious business" photo but maybe I saw it on the page you mentioned.— [[User:Vchimpanzee|<span style="color:#070">Vchimpanzee</span>]]&nbsp;• [[User talk:Vchimpanzee|<span style="color:#aa4400"> talk</span>]]&nbsp;• [[Special:Contribs/Vchimpanzee|<span style="color:#700">contributions</span>]]&nbsp;•  20:50, 26 January 2023 (UTC)

== How do u determine which "dup" to delete? ==

Identifying duplication of arguments seems helpful, but randomly picking one of two different arguments does not. What are u thinking about [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Walter_Douglas_House&diff=1137732665&oldid=1137726763 this example]? --Doncram ([[user talk:Doncram|talk]],[[Special:Contributions/Doncram|contribs]]) 19:25, 6 February 2023 (UTC)

:{{reply to|Doncram}} Not random; I was regarding this as a publication date analogous to a book's publication date, in contrast to the date the author wrote the manuscript (date of prep). In fact, I thought of changing August 24 to August 17, when the official signed the certification, but left it as 24 on the theory of changing as little as possible. Of course, I'm happy with your changing it, being careful not to include 2 date= parms. [[User:Davemck|Davemck]] ([[User talk:Davemck#top|talk]]) 20:24, 6 February 2023 (UTC)
::Okay, I appreciate your reply. The practice chosen by WikiProject NRHP, addressing 95,000 plus NRHP-listed places for which 70,000 or so articles have been written, is that we should credit authors and give corresponding dates of preparation, given in Section 9 of the official forms. Stamping at various higher levels is not consistently available. The articles do report (mainly in their infoboxes) the date of NRHP listing, i.e. approval probably always involving a dated signature, by US Secretary of the Interior or by the Registrar or whatever is their title of the NRHP program. Which is what u were kinda driving at as a date of publication. Anyhow i will change this to the date of preparation/authorship consistent with our practice. Thank you for noticing the duplication of fields. --Doncram ([[user talk:Doncram|talk]],[[Special:Contributions/Doncram|contribs]]) 20:48, 6 February 2023 (UTC)
:::Sounds good. [[User:Davemck|Davemck]] ([[User talk:Davemck#top|talk]]) 20:51, 6 February 2023 (UTC)

== Smash Into Pieces ==

I saw that you edited the draft I created, [[Draft:Smash Into Pieces]], for the Swedish band. I originally intended to just begin to work on the page and continue tomorrow, but eventually I added what to the page what I think might be enough for a main article. Do you think it is ready to be a main article? [[User:DSOFOreverTYU|<span style="color:#00837d">DSOFOreverTYU</span>]] ~ [[User talk:DSOFOreverTYU|<span style="color:#00837d">talk</span>]] ~ [[Eurovision Song Contest|<span style="color:#00837d">Eurovision</span>]] 19:20, 26 February 2023 (UTC)

:{{u|Davemck}}, why aren't you answering me? I saw that you almost always answer users on your talk page after less than 1 hour. Please respond. [[User:DSOFOreverTYU|<span style="color:#00837d">DSOFOreverTYU</span>]] ~ [[User talk:DSOFOreverTYU|<span style="color:#00837d">talk</span>]] ~ [[Eurovision Song Contest|<span style="color:#00837d">Eurovision</span>]] 12:09, 27 February 2023 (UTC)

::{{reply to|DSOFOreverTYU}} I'm not really the person to ask -- I don't pay much attention to popular music and bands; I just fix errors. I would suggest submitting the draft and see what happens. If it's accepted, great; if not, the people who evaluate it will probably make suggestions about what needs to be improved before submitting again. [[User:Davemck|Davemck]] ([[User talk:Davemck#top|talk]]) 15:48, 27 February 2023 (UTC)

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== Thank you! ==

Hi, Davemck, i worked on the article today and recognized that some of the formatting might be wrong - it isn't easy with all the books and articles.. i wrote a note to myself to control this... but you were faster. Thanks for your help! [[User:Naomi Hennig|Naomi Hennig]] ([[User talk:Naomi Hennig|talk]]) 17:00, 13 March 2023 (UTC)

:{{ping |Naomi Hennig}} My pleasure. And thanks also to [[User:Frietjes]] who wrote the script [[:en:User:Frietjes/findargdups|findargdups]] that makes it easy to find duplicate template arguments. [[User:Davemck|Davemck]] ([[User talk:Davemck#top|talk]]) 17:35, 13 March 2023 (UTC)

== kulindadromeus and Psittacosaurus had Feathers ? ==

What to write to The 2016 publication in the Journal of Geology in contrast finds that the integumentary structures found on ''Kulindadromeus'' and ''Psittacosaurus'' are highly deformed scales and not feather-like structures ? [[User:Dinomarek|Dinomarek]] ([[User talk:Dinomarek|talk]]) 14:58, 17 March 2023 (UTC)

== Fix ==

Check why infobox isnt good please
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_in_Pakistan [[Special:Contributions/78.0.187.227|78.0.187.227]] ([[User talk:78.0.187.227|talk]]) 20:35, 11 April 2023 (UTC)
:I don't see anything wrong with it; it doesn't give an error in edit mode. [[User:Davemck|Davemck]] ([[User talk:Davemck#top|talk]]) 21:28, 11 April 2023 (UTC)

== “Asking for a Ride” album cover  ==

Hey Dave, thank you so much for uploading the album cover for ''Asking for a Ride'' for me! 😊 

I’ll now submit the draft for review. [[User:KevinML|KevinML]] ([[User talk:KevinML|talk]]) 11:21, 24 May 2023 (UTC)

:{{ping|KevinML}} My pleasure. Actually, the image was already uploaded & its name was already in the draft in the cover= parm. But there was a 2nd (empty) cover= below it. I just deleted the empty one. When there are 2 parms with the same name, the WP software uses only the last one, which in this case was empty, so it ignored the file name above it :-)  [[User:Davemck|Davemck]] ([[User talk:Davemck#top|talk]]) 15:23, 24 May 2023 (UTC)
::Ok. But I still just want to thank you for correcting that error. This is basically the first time I’ve submitted a draft on Wikipedia, so I’m obviously not as experienced as you. [[User:KevinML|KevinML]] ([[User talk:KevinML|talk]]) 15:56, 24 May 2023 (UTC)

== Other people's sandboxes ==

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== Thanks... ==

For your looking in at Carol Dweck. Always helpful to have someone look in after major editing. In re: converting the block quote to prose—if you or another editor wants to do a careful deletion there, of the objectionable material, that is fine by me. I simple want the issues to be clear to readers (and leave to a logging editor the role of deleting it, should it be desirable). Cheers. [[Special:Contributions/2601:246:C200:4619:926:F7C2:6D6B:7EC3|2601:246:C200:4619:926:F7C2:6D6B:7EC3]] ([[User talk:2601:246:C200:4619:926:F7C2:6D6B:7EC3|talk]]) 00:35, 20 June 2023 (UTC)

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== My Mistake ==

On the article for [[Camdenton, Missouri]], I copied the coding for the infobox from the other article. I forgot to remove a part. [[User:Cwater1|Cwater1]] ([[User talk:Cwater1|talk]]) 19:06, 21 July 2023 (UTC)

:No problem; happens all the time :-) [[User:Davemck|Davemck]] ([[User talk:Davemck#top|talk]]) 19:08, 21 July 2023 (UTC)
::In case you're wondering what GNIS ID 2394638 belongs to, it's for [[Eldon, Missouri]] while Camdenton has 2393511 as the number. I learned something new today. I'm going to learn more about [[Geographic Names Information System]] (GNIS). Have a great day and happy editing. [[User:Cwater1|Cwater1]] ([[User talk:Cwater1|talk]]) 19:13, 21 July 2023 (UTC)
:::Thanks, & me too! [[User:Davemck|Davemck]] ([[User talk:Davemck#top|talk]]) 19:15, 21 July 2023 (UTC)

== Roaring Forties - basic error ==

Hi

I'm not sure if this is the correct way to point out a basic error with this page......but I'll state the case here, for comment.

The basic premise of this page is that the Roaring Forties are a wind, when, in fact, the name refers to an area, between 40 to 50 degrees South, where strong winds prevail, and are fairly constant throughout the year. It's a name for the Area and not the Winds. I wonder if you are able to "fix" this obvious error?

Reference....https://www.britannica.com/science/roaring-forties#:~:text=roaring%20forties%2C%2C%20areas%20between%20latitudes,who%20first%20entered%20these%20latitudes.

regards
Neil [[Special:Contributions/84.70.79.84|84.70.79.84]] ([[User talk:84.70.79.84|talk]]) 10:07, 3 August 2023 (UTC)

:I would suggest that you would get a better response if you post this to the [[Talk:Roaring Forties|talk page]] of the [[Roaring Forties]] article. My only involvement with the article was to correct an error in the refs once. [[User:Davemck|Davemck]] ([[User talk:Davemck#top|talk]]) 14:55, 3 August 2023 (UTC)

== Duplicate template on Pee-wee Herman ==

Hi, I saw that you made an [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pee-wee%20Herman&diff=prev&oldid=1169019100 edit] on the [[Pee-wee Herman]] page which removed the live link "[https://ew.com/article/1991/08/16/pee-wee-herman-scandal/ The Pee-Wee Herman scandal]" and restored the archived link "[https://web.archive.org/web/20070602043712/https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,315140,00.html Pee-wee and Sympathy]." The two articles are actually one and the same, with the only difference being the title and a co-writer on the byline on the updated version (also the August 14, 1994 date is erroneous, the correct date is August 16, 1991 as stated in the live link). [[User:Spectrallights|Spectrallights]] ([[User talk:Spectrallights|talk]]) 21:21, 6 August 2023 (UTC)

:Ah, I see. The live link also has the article on a single page, whereas the old archive is multiple pages. I changed it to use the live link and corresponding archive. [[User:Davemck|Davemck]] ([[User talk:Davemck#top|talk]]) 22:14, 6 August 2023 (UTC)
::Great, thanks. [[User:Spectrallights|Spectrallights]] ([[User talk:Spectrallights|talk]]) 22:26, 6 August 2023 (UTC)

== duplicate "1" param error ==

What's the point of these corrections on unblock reviewed? They don't actually change anything in what's visible to the user, and they make it one tick harder to monitor (for example) replies to unblock reviews. [[User:Jpgordon|--jpgordon]]<sup><small>[[User talk:Jpgordon|&#x1d122;&#x1d106;&#x1D110;&#x1d107;]]</small></sup> 21:02, 8 August 2023 (UTC)

:My reason for removing indicated errors is so that subsequent editors don't see an error and spend time trying to figure out what they did wrong. [[User:Davemck|Davemck]] ([[User talk:Davemck#top|talk]]) 21:31, 8 August 2023 (UTC)
::Since the extra parameter is harmless, can you please not follow my invocations of "unblock reviewed"? [[User:Jpgordon|--jpgordon]]<sup><small>[[User talk:Jpgordon|&#x1d122;&#x1d106;&#x1D110;&#x1d107;]]</small></sup> 14:09, 9 August 2023 (UTC)
:::OK. [[User:Davemck|Davemck]] ([[User talk:Davemck#top|talk]]) 15:34, 9 August 2023 (UTC)

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== Article ==

Are you a Wikipedia administrator, can you publish an article for me? [[Special:Contributions/102.90.47.205|102.90.47.205]] ([[User talk:102.90.47.205|talk]]) 01:36, 12 September 2023 (UTC)

:No, I'm not an administrator, and I don't create articles for other people — but you can publish an article yourself. There's a tutorial at [[Help:Your first article]]. Good luck! [[User:Davemck|Davemck]] ([[User talk:Davemck#top|talk]]) 01:58, 12 September 2023 (UTC)

== On the Malcolm Rifkind infobox ==

Thank you for correcting my mistake the result it was not what i wanted to do i got distracted thanks for fixing it  i just wanted to make the info box like the one in Grant Shapps page . If you can could you do it otherwise i will try to do it some other time  [[User:Friendlyhistorian|Friendlyhistorian]] ([[User talk:Friendlyhistorian|talk]]) 05:56, 15 September 2023 (UTC)

:You're welcome. That's a fairly significant change. I would suggest you get [[WP:CONS|consensus]] on [[Talk:Malcolm Rifkind]] beforehand. Good luck [[User:Davemck|Davemck]] ([[User talk:Davemck#top|talk]]) 14:11, 15 September 2023 (UTC)
::Ok thanks [[User:Friendlyhistorian|Friendlyhistorian]] ([[User talk:Friendlyhistorian|talk]]) 22:23, 15 September 2023 (UTC)
::Btw would you mind if i ask a question about something ? [[User:Friendlyhistorian|Friendlyhistorian]] ([[User talk:Friendlyhistorian|talk]]) 07:09, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

:::What's that? [[User:Davemck|Davemck]] ([[User talk:Davemck#top|talk]]) 15:50, 16 September 2023 (UTC)
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== Duplicates - Paul Werner Glaser profile ==

Hi Davemck - I lack the  findargdups skills to respond to your "duplicate template arguments" corrections request. Alternatively, what are the duplicates? I will remove those manually:

curprev 04:12, 18 December 2023‎ Davemck talk contribs‎ m  9,737 bytes −17‎  Clean up duplicate template arguments using findargdups undothank [[User:Andipost|Andipost]] ([[User talk:Andipost|talk]]) 15:48, 18 December 2023 (UTC)

:Hi Andipost; It wasn't a request; I made the [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Draft:Paul_Werner_Glaser&diff=prev&oldid=1190483965 correction] myself. The problem was that there were two date= parms: 2019-05-11 and 2023-12-17. Since the 2nd one was yesterday's date, I removed the access-date=2013-10-17 that was there and changed the 2nd date= to access-date=. [[User:Davemck|Davemck]] ([[User talk:Davemck#top|talk]]) 16:09, 18 December 2023 (UTC)
::Hi Davemck: thank you for making the corrections. What is needed to get the profile go live? I am new at this, thank you for your renewed help. [[User:Andipost|Andipost]] ([[User talk:Andipost|talk]]) 11:15, 22 December 2023 (UTC)
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:::Evidently, if you're an [[WP:AUTOCONFIRMED]] editor, you can do it yourself with a [[WP:PAGEMOVE]] operation. (The [[WP:AUTOCONFIRMED]] page tells you whether your account is autoconfirmed.) If not autoconfirmed, you can [[WP:AFCREVIEW|submit it for review]]. Hope this helps. [[User:Davemck|Davemck]] ([[User talk:Davemck#top|talk]]) 16:24, 22 December 2023 (UTC)

== How are these deletions by another editor ok? ==

This is an article you edited so maybe you know. But it’s all RS supported. [[Alexander Tikhonov]] [[Special:Contributions/2603:7000:2101:AA00:C44B:64EE:C0AC:D56F|2603:7000:2101:AA00:C44B:64EE:C0AC:D56F]] ([[User talk:2603:7000:2101:AA00:C44B:64EE:C0AC:D56F|talk]]) 08:29, 14 February 2024 (UTC)
:No, I don't know. You should ask [[:User:Ymblanter]], who made the deletions. [[User:Davemck|Davemck]] ([[User talk:Davemck#top|talk]]) 15:18, 14 February 2024 (UTC)

== Clean up duplicate template arguments using findargdups; fix ref errors ==

trying to find a good tutorial on this issue - any suggestions? 
I assume this is related to <ref> right? And in case of more then one they need to be numbered? 
Thanks. [[User:Lemonidess|Lemonidess]] ([[User talk:Lemonidess|talk]]) 11:42, 6 March 2024 (UTC)

:I don't know of a tutorial specifically about duplicate arguments. The rule is that in any template call—code within <nowiki>"{{" & "}}"</nowiki>—each parameter (argument) name can appear only once. More than one & you get the duplicate error. When there are more than one, the software ignores all but the last—it mentions that in the error message.

:So, for example, in <pre>{{cite web |author=Joe Smith |author=Bob Jones}}</pre> there are two "|author=" parms; You'll get an error and only Bob Jones will appear in the citation. The fix is to put sequence numbers on them: <pre>{{cite web |author1=Joe Smith |author2=Bob Jones}}</pre>

:Parms that can take sequence numbers are indicated in the docs for the template; only some can. For example, a web page or book can have multiple authors, so there's "author1=", "author2=", etc. But there can be only one "title=", so if there are two coded, you have to figure out what the other one really is: "chapter=", "series=" or something.

:In edit mode for an article, there's a list of all the templates used in the article at the bottom. I usually open the template doc in another browser tab (by right-clicking) if I'm unsure of what parms are defined for a template.

:Any template can have duplicate parm errors, but by far the most common are Infoboxes at the top of the article, like <nowiki>{{Infobox officeholder}}</nowiki>, and references (within <nowiki><ref></nowiki> & <nowiki><&#47;ref></nowiki>).

:Hope this helps. If you have questions, just ask. [[User:Davemck|Davemck]] ([[Usertalk:Davemck#top|talk]]) 17:36, 6 March 2024 (UTC)


==Ingo Rademacher==
Thanks for catching [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ingo_Rademacher&diff=next&oldid=1225392762 this]. I don't know why my spider sense didn't go off completely. It was like that since 2018! This is the [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ingo_Rademacher&diff=prev&oldid=875775510 diff] you may be interested in. Yours, [[User:Zenon.Lach|Zenon.Lach]] ([[User talk:Zenon.Lach|talk]]) 17:00, 24 May 2024 (UTC)
:You're welcome. Yeah, amazing. I used the WikiBlame tool to find that edit. [[User:Davemck|Davemck]] ([[User talk:Davemck#top|talk]]) 17:10, 24 May 2024 (UTC)
::Tabii, işte kullanıcıya sayfanın ismini "Bingöl"den "Suveydiler"e taşıma talebini içeren bir mesaj:
::Hello,
::I would like to request the renaming of the "Bingöl" page to "Suveydis." This change is proposed to better reflect the historical and cultural significance of the Suveydi tribe, who played a crucial role in the Bingöl region. Consolidating this information under the "Suveydis" title will provide a more accurate and comprehensive understanding of the area's history.
::Thank you for your consideration.
::Best regards, [[User:Kayas0706|Kayas0706]] ([[User talk:Kayas0706|talk]]) 23:33, 1 June 2024 (UTC)

== Thanks ==

Thanks for removing the dupe |network params I had accidentally introduced into those mobile phone infoboxes. I've recently come across several others built in the same slightly erroneous manner where there wasn't already a proper |network included, so I neglected to check for it already being there in these two cases. When fixing lint errors, I tend to focus on the lintHint indicator and mentally filter out most of the preview warnings, since most of the time they tend to be about cites and I don't always feel like  investigating those. "Show changes" plus a visual comparison usually catch any mistakes I may have made, but I guess I should look at the warnings a bit more carefully as well. [[User:Gamapamani|Gamapamani]] ([[User talk:Gamapamani|talk]]) 06:43, 8 June 2024 (UTC)

:You're welcome. Since I specialize in fixing duplicate parm errors, I sometimes wonder whether '''anybody''' looks at the warning messages :-) In their defense, I don't think the mobile interface shows the messages (I don't use it). Oh, well, it keeps me off the streets. [[User:Davemck|Davemck]] ([[User talk:Davemck#top|talk]]) 15:04, 8 June 2024 (UTC)
::In my case it's definitely the ubiquitous cite warnings that have desensitized me to warnings in general. When you come in to work on something specific, you don't necessarily want to start fixing everything unrelated to that, and cites can be quite time-consuming to fix properly. And of course they (and some other warnings) have these colorful messages, so when you mentally filter those, it's really easy to miss less conspicuous warnings like the the dupe parameter one that just bolds the page title and sort of blends in with the same title also being bolded in the lead para right under it.
::I also think that grouping content warnings in the same box with the always-there preview warning that people are guaranteed to tune out atfer a while lessens their impact in general. Frankly, I think the preview warning as such should be eliminated altogether - at least for logged in users, who aren't likely to be unaware that they're previewing, especially with the title already being "Editing X" and there being a "Preview" heading as well. Then other warnings would become more unusual and attention-grabbing (although the cite warnings would probably still desensitize people sooner or later). I just looked at the preferences and strangely there doesn't even seem to be a pref for turning the standard preview warning off.
::But excuses aside, I'll try to pay more attention in the future, because it's really not cool to introduce errors when supposedly being there to fix them. [[User:Gamapamani|Gamapamani]] ([[User talk:Gamapamani|talk]]) 04:19, 9 June 2024 (UTC)

== Thank you ==

Just wanted to leave a proper message saying thanks for all your error help over the years. I edit only on my phone (like a crazy person) so I don't see a lot of error messages (of which I create many!) unless I'm in desktop mode and even then they're hazy. You're very kind to volunteer your time helping out and I just wanted to say "in person" thanks for your help and your years of patience. [[User:Jengod|jengod]] ([[User talk:Jengod|talk]]) 23:35, 21 September 2024 (UTC)
:You're very welcome! I don't have the courage to edit by phone--tried it once and ran away screaming. Thank _you_ for your voluminous work. [[User:Davemck|Davemck]] ([[User talk:Davemck#top|talk]]) 23:39, 21 September 2024 (UTC)

== Abbasids ==

some parameters like A03/boxstyle_A03 & A04/boxstyle_A04 -- Is A03 "Idris I of Morocco" or "Ja'far ibn Abdallah al-Mansur" might be repeating but this is not affecting the template. Anyway I will recheck and try to delete them[[Special:Contributions/161.253.74.225|161.253.74.225]] ([[User talk:161.253.74.225|talk]]) 22:35, 26 September 2024 (UTC)

== Thank you! ==

Thanks for catching my infobox goof on my first article!!! [[User:&#45;αβοοδ|&#45;αβοοδ]] ([[User talk:&#45;αβοοδ|talk]]) 00:47, 15 October 2024 (UTC)

:You're welcome! and congratulations on your first article; nicely done! [[User:Davemck|Davemck]] ([[User talk:Davemck#top|talk]]) 01:02, 15 October 2024 (UTC)

== Ongoing Translation of Article on Goya's Caprichos ==

Please do not edit this article while I am still translating and adding references. Your edits while I am still working has caused me to lose edits, links, and other references while I am still working on the article--which will be in progress for the next few days. [[User:Ariadne000|Ariadne000]] ([[User talk:Ariadne000|talk]]) 22:04, 15 October 2024 (UTC)

:Then add the {{Tlx|In use}} template. [[User:Davemck|Davemck]] ([[User talk:Davemck#top|talk]]) 22:45, 15 October 2024 (UTC)

== A barnstar for you! ==

{| style="background-color: #fdffe7; border: 1px solid #fceb92;"
|rowspan="2" style="vertical-align: middle; padding: 5px;" | [[File:Original Barnstar Hires.png|100px]]
|style="font-size: x-large; padding: 3px 3px 0 3px; height: 1.5em;" | '''The Original Barnstar'''
|-
|style="vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px;" | I just saw yet another one of your edits fixing duplicate template parameters that I'd accidentally left in while adding a citation. Thank you for your work! [[User:Sgubaldo|Sgubaldo]] ([[User talk:Sgubaldo|talk]]) 16:53, 2 November 2024 (UTC)
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:Thanks, and my pleasure. [[User:Davemck|Davemck]] ([[User talk:Davemck#top|talk]]) 16:54, 2 November 2024 (UTC)

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== Frederick Co info box mistake ==

I never meant to change the Frederick CO info box just completely screwed up there, so sorry.

Only wanted to put it into my sandbox to play around with it and mistakenly did it on the templates page. [[User:Chlori1de|Chlori1de]] ([[User talk:Chlori1de|talk]]) 13:41, 19 November 2024 (UTC)

:No problem -- happens all the time. All's well that ends well :-) [[User:Davemck|Davemck]] ([[User talk:Davemck#top|talk]]) 14:50, 19 November 2024 (UTC)

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== Thanks... ==

for your looking in at [[D.J. DePree]]. Look to see if my re-edit of the offending format field label and content, and the edit summary that acompanies, make sense. It is an odd situation, and we were trying to work with the allowed fields and their restrictions as best we could. Otherwise, finishing up for the evening, so if you are a copy editor as well, feel free and have another look. (I am sure with our rapid pace, we leave behind some stray errors.) [[Special:Contributions/98.226.86.66|98.226.86.66]] ([[User talk:98.226.86.66|talk]]) 03:48, 3 January 2025 (UTC)

== Thanks for showing me something new in your follow-up edit ==

Just saw your recent edit after mine, using a clean-up tool. I've done everything manually (or with an offsite word processor) for all the time editing WP (over a decade). You have influenced me enough that I should look into some tools like the one you used, as I often do cleanup just to kill time and improve the overall quality of WP. If you have some suggestions what to start trying to use, or examples of what I should be looking for, I'll see what I can start doing in addition to my usual methods. --[[User:SidP|SidP]] ([[User talk:SidP|talk]]) 20:20, 14 January 2025 (UTC)

:Yes, [[:User:Frietjes/findargdups|findargdups]] is immensely useful. I also use [[:User:Joeytje50/JWB|JavaScript Wiki Browser]], a clone of [[Wikipedia:AutoWikiBrowser|AutoWikiBrowser]], which I can't use because it only runs on Windows, and I'm on Linux. They're useful for making similar edits on multiple pages. [[User:Davemck|Davemck]] ([[User talk:Davemck#top|talk]]) 20:48, 14 January 2025 (UTC)
::AWB runs under WINE, albeit not perfectly. Another option is virtualbox and the like. [[User:Polygnotus|Polygnotus]] ([[User talk:Polygnotus|talk]]) 17:50, 3 May 2025 (UTC)

== Battle of Palma - Adrian Nel ==

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== Thank you ==

...for looking in at the Robert Robinson article today. It helps when a non-loggin editor like myself makes extensive edits, to have registered editors looking in. Appreciate your presence. Cheers. [[Special:Contributions/98.226.86.66|98.226.86.66]] ([[User talk:98.226.86.66|talk]]) 01:13, 3 March 2025 (UTC)

== [[List of A Certain Scientific Railgun episodes]] ==

Thanks for your edit on this article, I missed the duplicate template argument during editing! [[User:GalaxyFighter55|GalaxyFighter55]] ([[User talk:GalaxyFighter55|talk]]) 06:46, 8 March 2025 (UTC)

==Thanks...==
for the constructive look-in at [[Richard D. Wolff]]. Appreciate when, as a non-logging editor, our work is not immediately suspect. We are, by the way, former academics and former logging editors that now engage students to teach the ins and outs of complying with WP:VERIFY, cleaning up poorly sourced articles, copy editing, etc. Cheers. [[Special:Contributions/76.136.112.80|76.136.112.80]] ([[User talk:76.136.112.80|talk]]) 23:51, 8 April 2025 (UTC)

:Cheers! [[User:Davemck|Davemck]] ([[User talk:Davemck#top|talk]]) 00:18, 9 April 2025 (UTC)

== url-status ==

Thanks for cleaning up duplicate args, but I am a bit confused by [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Luis_Elizondo&diff=1288595008&oldid=1288591732 this] because it appears to be deleting |url-status=live which occurs only a single time in that template? [[User:Polygnotus|Polygnotus]] ([[User talk:Polygnotus|talk]]) 17:49, 3 May 2025 (UTC)

:Yeah, it is confusing. The url is live, so what's wrong with saying url-status=live? It's a CS1 error: the explanation is [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_url-status here].
:The error says you can't have url-status unless you also have archive-url. The purpose of url-status is to tell the software whether to use the url= or archive-url= as a link for the title.
:I've often thought the error shouldn't be indicated in this case, since having url-status=live doesn't hurt anything. Maybe someday :-) [[User:Davemck|Davemck]] ([[User talk:Davemck#top|talk]]) 18:04, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
::Ah thank you that makes sense. Some day all software will be perfect! [[User:Polygnotus|Polygnotus]] ([[User talk:Polygnotus|talk]]) 18:06, 3 May 2025 (UTC)

== Thanks for fixing [[Normal distribution]] ==

Thanks for [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Normal_distribution&diff=prev&oldid=1292006581 removing the duplicate URL] in [[Normal distribution]].

The edit preview page is still showing some "Script warning" messages about "cite book" templates.

Can you figure out what the problem is?

-- [[Special:Contributions/50.39.99.89|50.39.99.89]] ([[User talk:50.39.99.89|talk]]) 18:09, 24 May 2025 (UTC)

:You're welcome. The "red" errors are "ISBN / Date incompatibility" errors which say the "cite book" has an ISBN but the published date is before 1965, which is when ISBNs were first assigned. For example, the source citation for de Moivre's ''The Doctrine of Chances'' has a published date of 1738; incompatible with having an ISBN. I updated the cite with:
:<pre>|date=2000 |orig-date=First published 1738 |ref={{SfnRef|de Moivre|1738}}</pre>
:(I got the 2000 from Google Books.) The SfnRef is so that you could use <nowiki>"{{Harvtxt|de Moivre|1738}}"</nowiki> in the article body instead of <nowiki>"{{Harvtxt|de Moivre|2000}}"</nowiki>.
:This error seems to have been added just a few months ago; I don't remember seeing it before then.
:The "green" error was for putting 2 authors in a single "first1=" parm. I changed it to "author1=" & "author2=". [[User:Davemck|Davemck]] ([[User talk:Davemck#top|talk]]) 20:12, 24 May 2025 (UTC)
::Thanks for [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Normal_distribution&diff=prev&oldid=1292028188 your fixes] and for your explanations. --[[Special:Contributions/50.39.99.89|50.39.99.89]] ([[User talk:50.39.99.89|talk]]) 20:32, 24 May 2025 (UTC)

== Only link once please ==

<s>I am reverting your addition of repetitive links in [[MEMS gravimeters]]. We only link once, please check [[WP:MOS]] and related pages. [[User:Ldm1954|Ldm1954]] ([[User talk:Ldm1954|talk]]) 11:48, 9 June 2025 (UTC)</s>
Oops, wrong editor, sorry [[User:Ldm1954|Ldm1954]] ([[User talk:Ldm1954|talk]]) 12:00, 9 June 2025 (UTC)