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hi. this is just a note, to say thanks for the great links above, to tools for wikipedia. these are great resources!! thanks. --Sm8900 (talk) 18:26, 11 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Sm8900: You are welcome. By the way, if you like those, you might love SearchSuite.js. Enjoy.    — The Transhumanist   22:36, 12 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The images slideshow using {{Transclude files as random slideshow}} is not working on portals such as Portal:Drink (see the General images section) and others that I have spot checked. The images load, but then instantly disappear. It does not appear to be a lua timeout. I wonder what the problem is; perhaps you can offer some insight on how to fix this. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 18:06, 20 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect History of Khanpur. Since you had some involvement with the History of Khanpur redirect, you might want to participate in the redirect discussion if you wish to do so. GeoffreyT2000 (talk) 23:28, 17 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect Help:Editor's cheat sheet. Since you had some involvement with the Help:Editor's cheat sheet redirect, you might want to participate in the redirect discussion if you wish to do so. Bsherr (talk) 17:38, 18 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Welcomeshort has been nominated for merging with Template:W-short. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. Thank you. {{u|Sdkb}} ^talk 19:03, 6 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Six years!

A discussion is taking place to address the redirect Glossary of group theory. The discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2020 June 10#Glossary of group theory until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. Tea2min (talk) 10:06, 10 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

A discussion is taking place to address the redirect History of Jupiter. The discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2020 June 11#History of Jupiter until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. Soumya-8974 ^talk _contribs ^subpages 05:15, 11 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

A discussion is taking place to address the redirect History of Venus. The discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2020 July 20#History of Venus until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. Soumya-8974 ^talk _contribs ^subpages 11:23, 20 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, User:The Transhumanist, it's been some time now and no moves have been made from me on this tree. Well, I feel like I've had a fresh argument somewhere on the site every week and contributed little in material terms, sort of the opposite of encouraging to lead essentially a project-wide initiative.

But that's not exactly what is on my mind. I've been thinking about the relationship of Wikipedia to Britannica. You know, Britannica hasn't gone anywhere. They continue to aspire to out-qualifying Wikipedia one day, and any time that crosses my mind I am reminded of the depreciation of the portals, because that is an element of navigation on the site.

If you were to plan for a hostile take over of Wikipedias business, how would you do it. Some sort of sabotage would be relevant, but you couldn't just vandalise. That could easily wash out in such a way that it would bolster commitment and Wikipedia has vandalism well covered. One thing, however, that might cripple the value of Wikipedia... would be to depopularise navigation tools. Oh, I could rattle on about the implications, but needless to say, I will not stop thinking about bringing that idea to you here, until I do. Portals are not the only depreciated navigation tool. The "see also" section itself has quietly been depreciated. Imagine that...

All best, ~ R.T.G 07:50, 22 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@RTG: Hello to you too. Just popped in on a whim, and found your message. Interesting thought. Though, there won't likely be a hostile takeover. Instead, Wikipedia will be made obsolete when AI can write better articles than humans, on the fly. That is, instead of the search results we have now, google will answer whatever question or request you have in prose. So, if you say "tell me about bumble bees", it will whip up a treatise for you in .013 seconds that's better than WP's article on the subject. Probably coming in less than 10 years, maybe even 5. AI development is going so fast that they may skip prose and go straight to AI production of mini-documentaries upon request in real-time. They are heading in that direction already. See this article about Meena and this one on sports coverage. And you'll be able to customize the narrator's voice to be whomever you like, such as Marilyn Monroe.    — The Transhumanist   08:22, 26 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

A discussion is taking place to address the redirect List of Middle-earth articles by category. The discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2020 July 25#List of Middle-earth articles by category until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. Hog Farm _Bacon 01:33, 25 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

You changed, Transhumanist. One minute you create a new redirect, the next you're setting a different target and politely advising it never change, lest the doomed redirect not work! I'm not mad at you, or even disappointed, just letting you know it's OK, I fixed the paradox and everything should return to normal shortly, at least in theatres. Just try to be more careful screwing with the future next time, maybe? InedibleHulk (talk) 10:32, 28 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]