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Happy editing! Cheers, Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 08:52, 24 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, Pharaoh of the Wizards, and thank you. This will be very useful as I am still trying to find my way around. Editing is no problem but the site's big picture can be elusive. PearlyGigs (talk) 09:03, 24 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hey there, stumbled upon your creation and edit summary for your common.js page. I would give this page a read for some examples of what you can do with them. They're mainly used for customization, but are also used for WP:User scripts which can enhance the way that Wikipedia functions. Hope this helps! - AquilaFasciata (talk | contribs) 15:32, 24 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, that's great, AquilaFasciata. Having the common.css has helped me resolve the issue I'd found. I'll study the page and I'm sure it will help. Much appreciated. PearlyGigs (talk) 15:39, 24 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Happy to help! - AquilaFasciata (talk | contribs) 15:43, 24 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

In addition to your point, I would also point out we have people like Jakub Bart-Ćišinski who lived in the German Empire and who were nationals of it, but who are not described as having been German writers. Bart-Cisinski was Sorbian. I am sure we could also find a few who were Polish, and maybe a few of other ethnicities who would not have self-described as Germans, but who had lived all their lives as either subjects of the German Empire, or in some cases subjects of the Kingdom of Prussia and then the German Empire. I believe we have Category:Writers from the Kingdom of Prussia but it also probably could use some expansion.John Pack Lambert (talk) 18:10, 27 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, Johnpacklambert. Thanks for your message. I certainly think many more writers will qualify. As you say, the empire had numerous nationalities. I'll be very surprised if the category is deleted. Regards. PearlyGigs (talk) 19:36, 27 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I really have not even begun to try to add people. I only created it when I was back to maybe 1857 births, and have only since gotten to 1855. I was not sure if it would survive when it first got nominated, and so may have reviewed a few articles that I could have placed in it, but did not. I will see what I can do about adding a few more people. It is at 13, but I would guess we could easily put in a few hundred, maybe over 1000.John Pack Lambert (talk) 20:06, 27 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I'm interested in the subject, especially the career of Bismarck, so I'll bear this in mind if and when I come across writers or other artists. As the empire survived for nearly half a century, I'd guess there must be hundreds. Thanks again. PearlyGigs (talk) 21:00, 27 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Thank you. I enjoyed working on the articles. PearlyGigs (talk) 18:26, 8 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Very nice design. Thank you, Dhtwiki. I enjoyed the blitz but I thought I'd bitten off more than I could chew with one of them! Best wishes. PearlyGigs (talk) 07:37, 25 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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And, again, thank you very much. Best wishes. PearlyGigs (talk) 07:38, 25 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Norman Hunter (footballer) you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Mike Christie -- Mike Christie (talk) 11:43, 28 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The article Norman Hunter (footballer) you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Norman Hunter (footballer) for comments about the article, and Talk:Norman Hunter (footballer)/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Mike Christie -- Mike Christie (talk) 14:41, 1 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Glad this passed. By the way, I thought I'd mention that one reason I picked this to review is that I saw you'd gone ahead and done some GA reviews already. GA is always short of reviewers, so I like to try to review articles by people who are jumping in to help. Congratulations again, and I hope to see more of your articles at GAN. Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 14:46, 1 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks again, Mike. I saw the two-for-one suggestion and it appealed to me because we should all try and help each other in a project of this scale. I intend to do more reviews but there is also a GOCE drive this month, so I need to plan the best use of my time. By the way, I'll have a look at Did You Know? (sounds like Michael Caine!) and see if I can post something about Norman Hunter on that. All the best. PearlyGigs (talk) 14:57, 1 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi PearlyGigs, just dropping by having read Talk:Taj Mahal/GA1. You are correct that Wikipedia is unique compared to the "real world", but transferable skills are still applicable (amid a general air of wikispirited collegiality). I hope you are not discouraged; it may not be obvious that we in practice often WP:AGF on inaccessible articles when accessible article verification checks out, so it's not usually raised at such an early stage in the review. Of course, you identified issues with the accessible sources as well, so it's really a matter of process and emphasis than substance. In general, it's really great that you went into the spot-checking as you did with clear explanations, which allowed Thebiguglyalien to follow up as they did. I hope you don't veer too much towards short articles, the long ones need a competent source reviewer as well. Best, CMD (talk) 07:36, 3 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, CMD. No, I'm not discouraged (and I understand what you mean about wikispirited collegiality!). With this article, I used six statements for the spot-check sample and four of them failed outright while another was only partially okay and the last needed confirmation. I thought about it and decided that it was a meaningful sample which indicated a lot of work would be needed to bring sourcing up to an acceptable level, meaning the article is a long way short of meeting WP:V which, as policy, must be the most important of the GA criteria. I considered putting it on hold but then chose GAFAIL because of the verification issue. I am still drafting a reply to the nominator but I'm afraid it's one of those days and I keep getting sidetracked.

I was thinking I'll do a few short articles next and then start picking up the bigger ones again. My next is a footballer so I'll be well within my comfort zone there! Thanks for your encouraging words. Best wishes. PearlyGigs (talk) 09:12, 3 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi -- just wanted to add that a good way to handle inaccessible sources is to simply ask the nominator to quote the supporting text. Of course you're assuming they'll quote it in good faith, but I've done this many times and the nominators have always been happy to quote it and then correct any problems that show up as a result. I don't think we can say a verification fails until that's been tried -- in some cases I've had a nominator email me a PDF of the source, which is perfect, but even when they just quote it for you I think that's acceptable. Glad to see you're picking up more reviews! Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 11:22, 3 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello again, Mike. That is a good idea, and I'll do that if I'm unsure about a confirmation only.

I joined the GAN backlog drive for July, as well as the GOCE one, so I've plenty to be getting on with this month. Thanks again for reviewing Norman Hunter, by the way. Best wishes. PearlyGigs (talk) 12:15, 3 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, PearlyGigs. I just tried to e-mail you, twice, but it bounced both times. Oddly, as it went without a hitch before. Maybe you could mail me, with an alternative address I can use? Bishonen | tålk 20:35, 8 July 2024 (UTC).[reply]

Hi, Bishonen. Sorry about this. The e-mail account appears to have crashed somehow. Fortunately, it wasn't my main one. I only set it up as an extra for WP purposes. I'll create another and drop you a line. Thanks for letting me know. PearlyGigs (talk) 10:24, 9 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi again, Bishonen. I managed to recover the account. No idea what happened to it. Could you please send your mail again and we'll see if it comes through? Thanks. PearlyGigs (talk) 10:48, 9 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Bishonen | tålk 12:36, 9 July 2024 (UTC).[reply]

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Thank you. Best wishes. PearlyGigs (talk) 04:37, 5 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Thank you. Sorry I couldn't be here most of the time. PearlyGigs (talk) 04:39, 5 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hey again, Pearly Gigs. This is Finn from Coleraine, though I should say this is Finn in Scotland! I have been working on this piece offline since I was last here. I found everything I was needing in other articles and I am thinking I can be calling this a job done. There will be other bits and bobs that could be added in, but I wouldn't be wanting the article to become too large. If you could look it over and see if it is up to the mark, that would be marvellous.

I see you are working on Billy Bremner. What a player he was, eh?

It might be some time before I come back on here now. I will be very busy for the next several weeks but I will try and look in. Best wishes to you and thanking you for your help. Beir bua! 2.102.255.172 (talk) 14:10, 10 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, Finn. You've made some big changes. I'm going to be short of time for the foreseeable but I will look at the article when I can. Best, PearlyGigs (talk) 21:14, 12 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hey again, PG, and well done with Norman Hunter 👏. On the early cricket histories, the two to 1725 and 1750 are good as summaries, but I am thinking more is needed to flesh out each year, like the early football ones. So, I am starting some drafts, beginning at Draft:Cricket in 1725. I will not be submitting them to review yet but wondering if you could be looking them over and seeing what you think of the concept? Thanking you again for your help.

I am seeing you are "out of town" till next month. If it is holiday, I am hoping you are having a wonderful time. I will be home in Ireland in a few days and then back to Glasgow again. The IP has me in York now, after Aberdeen the last one. Crazy! I am deffo in Glasgow 🤣

Wishing you the best, PG. Beir bua! 92.30.247.30 (talk) 01:48, 26 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think I will have much time for this site going forward so I decided to go ahead and submit the three drafts for review. When you come back (realising you have little time also), please see if you can be looking them over, but I would be guessing someone from the cricket project will have the final word. Best and beir bua! 92.30.245.59 (talk) 18:46, 2 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, PG. Despite reservations, I've opened an account as my three drafts have all been accepted. I was thinking it may be easier to support them as a member, but I'm actually seeing little difference so far. Beir bua! EnterDuane (talk) 11:27, 3 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

When you do a copy edit of Hunter, just keep an eye on some of the casual phrasing - there’s a bit about Hunter “flattening” someone - that sort of phrasing will always be shot down at FAC. Cheers. - SchroCat (talk) 19:55, 18 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I see what you mean, SchroCat. The difference between FA and GA is like between broadsheet and tabloid, I think. Unfortunately, football leans more towards the tabloid end of the field. I'll check all the wording and upgrade it. Thanks very much for your advice and help. It's been very useful and I'm beginning to get what FA is about now. Best wishes. PearlyGigs (talk) 20:02, 18 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

There is a gap, but there are a number of FAs on football and some great editors who get them there. user:ChrisTheDude is one of those who do excellent work - he may be able to help with some of the wording. Cheers - SchroCat (talk) 20:43, 18 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I've noticed that Chris has promoted several of the FA articles. I'll look at some of those to see how they have been developed. Thanks again. PearlyGigs (talk) 20:53, 18 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I've removed the under construction template as the article is going to be on DYK in 24 hours. BorgQueen (talk) 00:28, 22 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

On 23 August 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Norman Hunter (footballer), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that a schoolteacher tried to make left-footed footballer Norman Hunter play right-footed? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Norman Hunter (footballer). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Norman Hunter (footballer)), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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