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Happy editing! Selfstudier (talk) 10:20, 2 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Dhantegge, im Kiwiz1338. Thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia. I'm just here to send a quick message about some pages you, and then subsequently I have edited, in which I have changed some of your edits, to what I believe to be more NPOV. I wish to create no hostility towards fellow editors, so I thought if you had any issues, questions or disagreements about what I've changed, we could bring them here to discuss. Political articles will always be a challenging aspect of Wikipedia, so any consensus is great. Thanks for your time. Kiwiz1338 (talk) 11:51, 5 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I've checked through your edits and that's all good, thanks for telling me! Dhantegge (talk) 11:41, 8 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Thanks for your interest and contributions to the New Zealand election pages Wikipedia. In regards to the Election results I appreciate the concerns you had with the new maps. Just before changing them around too much a talk page might be useful as that is what we've done before with party leader portraits (which are a nightmare to use freely in this country). Just because its better to have all the pages in the same style for ease of reading and information access id recommend trying a talk page first before attempting to change all the maps from 1957 onwards. RileySpaghetti (talk) 03:54, 29 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Okay! I just wanted to change a few to see how it would go, rather than starting a discussion on just one of them. But if that's how it works that's cool Dhantegge (talk) 09:37, 29 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

But Social Credit is Green, not Yellow! lol Dhantegge (talk) 09:48, 29 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Thanks - uploaded by mistake and tried in vain to delete it after. Dhantegge (talk) 02:56, 31 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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The quote isn't appropriate to the lead. Dhantegge (talk) 11:24, 30 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Do not create pages that attack, threaten, or disparage their subject or any other entity. Attack pages and files are not tolerated by Wikipedia, and users who create or add such material may be blocked from editing. jp×g🗯️ 23:42, 1 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

As an attack page? Dhantegge (talk) 23:46, 1 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I'm sorry, but that was a notable event. I would never use Wikipedia to slander anyone. Dhantegge (talk) 23:47, 1 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome to Wikipedia. We appreciate your contributions, but in one of your recent edits to Anti-Māori sentiment, it appears that you have added original research, which is against Wikipedia's policies. Original research refers to material—such as facts, allegations, ideas, and personal experiences—for which no reliable, published sources exist; it also encompasses combining published sources in a way to imply something that none of them explicitly say. Please be prepared to cite a reliable source for all of your contributions. You can have a look at the tutorial on citing sources. You might find it useful to read Wikipedia policies and guidelines, and to consider why they are Roger 8 Roger (talk) 11:22, 27 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Read this. Wikipedia:Don't template the regulars Dhantegge (talk) 11:39, 27 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I saw your edits on Tītokowaru's War then looked at your overall contributions and noted many of the Te Ara references don't have a URL and appear to be a copy & paste bellow the "How to cite this page" section. Would it be okay if you could try using "Template:Cite encyclopedia" for these circumstances, it's preferred using the template rather than just copy & pasting the text bellow the Te Ara article. Let me know if you need more help on citing stuff. Thank you. Alexeyevitch^(talk) 12:00, 3 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, this has come up before. Yes I have been using the copy and paste one. I do know how to cite APA so I'll look at that for future. Cheers Alex. Dhantegge (talk) 23:06, 3 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Also, I hope you're not worried by the template message above! I made an article about the JD Vance couch thing. It was a notable event and we have pages for memes like it, probably most notably the Campaign for the neologism "santorum". Dhantegge (talk) 23:08, 3 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I'm a big fan of your work. Would you be interested in GA reviewing the Opawa article? Home to a prominent church building centered on Opawa Road, an international ice rink sporting venue, and a well-respected Māori chief who used to lived in the area etc. Yes, I'm a local here, I live in Christchurch (but not in Opawa). Let me know if you're interested in reviewing this. Alexeyevitch^(talk) 02:58, 12 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Never mind I think I'll atempt to do it via GA circles. Feel free to read the article. Alexeyevitch^(talk) 12:01, 12 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Oh hey Alex. I'll take a look. Will be very busy all week. And the feeling is mutual - your work is great too! Dhantegge (talk) 06:46, 13 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

No problem. Southshore, New Zealand is also worth mentioning. Alexeyevitch^(talk) 07:18, 13 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Kia ora. I have some questions regarding the logos of the Reform Party of New Zealand that you uploaded. I tried to find the source of these logos but haven't been able to come with anything. Additionally, I believe that the green colour used in the logos was never associated with the party before it was chosen on Wikipedia. Rather, the Reform Party primarily used blue while active.

- File:Reform Party logo new 2 copy.png

- File:New Zealand Reform Party logo recreation copy.png

I am extremely curious as to what these logos are based on. For now I have removed the logo from the page and added a note to the commons listing, I will be very happy to restore it once I have confirmed the source.

All the best. Peetel (talk) 06:13, 25 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Here. https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22698390

As I can see, they did use blue; the only reason I used green is because Wikipedia does - I assumed there was a source for this, and that the (teal) blue on the poster was just a faded shade of green. Are you suggesting they just chose green arbitrarily? I always thought it odd... Dhantegge (talk) 09:36, 25 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I don't have a direct source for the colour. Te Ara uses blue for Reform. I've tried to look through old discussions to find why green was chosen for Reform and couldn't find anything. Given that another poster by Reform used blue and red I assume that green was chosen to distinguish from National. Other international parties have been similarly coloured arbitrarily for distinction, e.g. Democratic-Republican Party.

Do you also have a source for the other logo?

Thanks Peetel (talk) 10:07, 25 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Same as the one I sent you.

Tell you what. I think there's potential for a logo to be recreated from this source you listed. Should I have a go at that instead?

All the best Dhantegge (talk) 01:28, 27 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

By the way, I hadn't meant to make anything inaccurate. I just trusted that the colour green was sourced from somewhere, and adapted the logo on that poster. That poster definitely seems like a more legitimate logo given the flourishes of the kōwhaiwhai on the edges, the Jack and the Southern Cross. Dhantegge (talk) 01:30, 27 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I don't mean to say you intentionally did anything. It's a cool logo and well made. Before colour newspapers and TV there wasn't the consistency in political logos or colours that there is today. I wonder if it would be possible to include the ad as it is (an ad, not a logo?). Not to sure about all of the rules here and what counts as a logo, I'm new to this--take this as advice not instruction. Peetel (talk) 08:01, 27 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi. Can you re-read what you've said about Te Aka. I think you have said the opposite of what you meant to say. Nurg (talk) 08:26, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Lol I meant to say Te Aka used a macron. Sorry haha Dhantegge (talk) 00:18, 5 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Just a note to say it's great you're being so active improving topics related to Māori – something we all need to do more of in Aotearoa, and something I know is one of the strategic priorities of Wikimedia Aotearoa New Zealand (are you a member?) I hope my reply to you didn't sound discouraging. Ever since the great macron debate I've been thinking about the best ways to explain the need for better coverage of Māori topics to Wikipedians who could be anywhere in the world and whose primary motivation is the encyclopedia's consistency and improvement. Drop me an email if you would like to chat about some of these topics offline. —Giantflightlessbirds (talk) 19:22, 7 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Kia ora Mike, that really means a lot. I'm a busy student but I'm trying my best. Your reply wasn't discouraging - I'm just grateful I could ask you for help. Dhantegge (talk) 00:11, 10 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Understood. Dhantegge (talk) 05:40, 14 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Hang on mate. I'm just about to publish it. Only reason I did so with no content was because I wanted to test to see if I had gotten the title right. Dhantegge (talk) 01:30, 24 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Only the synopsis was copied - it was a direct quote that I attributed. I'll delete it ASAP and hopefully this will conclude your "investigation". Dhantegge (talk) 02:23, 24 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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