History, services, assets all existed on that page for over a decade. I simply added current information. Why would you delete that? Uplinkspygirl (talk) 22:41, 4 November 2023 (UTC)
On a separate note, I don't know how to change the logo. I'm somewhat new to this. There is a new logo on their website. Can you change? Uplinkspygirl (talk) 22:42, 4 November 2023 (UTC)
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Hello, Another Believer,
I just came across this draft looking over the list of "expiring drafts" for the next few hours. I delayed the deletion but I was wondering if you had any interest in polishing this draft up enough to warrant a move back to main space. If not, that's fine, just thought I'd ask given your expertise in creating articles on Portland, OR landmarks. LizRead!Talk!05:39, 6 November 2023 (UTC)
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What I'm doing is an AWB run of pages that are in the ‹The templateCategory link is being considered for merging.›Category:Canadian LGBT people by occupation tree, but are not simultaneously in the ‹The templateCategory link is being considered for merging.›Category:Canadian LGBT people by century tree. This means that everybody I'm editing is already in one or more LGBT X categories anyway, because they would never have shown up in my batch job at all if they weren't — and because AWB is just a tool for performing automated edits and not a tool for evaluating or reviewing content, I have no way to tell if any given category is problematic or not. So if there is a problem with anybody not being properly sourced as LGBT, that's not a "me doing bad things now" problem, it's a "somebody else did bad things before" problem. If you think anybody has sourcing problems, then feel free to remove any categories from them that aren't supported by proper sources — but anybody who showed up in my batch at all is already in the LGBT tree as it is, and AWB is only a tool for determining who is in a category while being absolutely useless at the question of whether they should be or not, so that's simply not a determination I can make in the process of an AWB batch run. Bearcat (talk) 14:47, 13 November 2023 (UTC)
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I followed the AfD but it didn't look like it needed more keep votes. FYI there were some images and a little bit of text at MOHAI and UW's digital collections, I will put the links on the article's talkpage. If I make it over to the Seattle Public Library, I'll check the Seattle Room special collections. ☆ Bri (talk) 13:49, 28 November 2023 (UTC)
This is agnostic enough that it could be moved either into the Template namespace or as a subpage to WP:WLP. Once moved, the only change that would need to happen would be to remove the <nowiki></nowiki> tags from the categories on the /doc page.
@Peaceray Hi! No problem with having an invite for the annual Wiki Loves Pride campaign, but our initial discussion was about an invitation for WikiProject LGBT studies. Have your changed your focus for this template? Also, feel free to post at WikiProject LGBT studies, if you'd like, as there's a larger audience there than Wiki Loves Pride. ---Another Believer(Talk)12:07, 26 November 2023 (UTC)
Right you are! I should have checked our earlier conversation rather than merely linking to it. OK, now there are two invites:
@Peaceray Overall, these are great! For Wiki Loves Pride, you might consider changing "a group of editors that seeks to create, expand, improve, and maintain LGBT+ articles" to "a campaign to create and improve LGBT-related coverage" or similar. Semantics, really. Feel free to solicit feedback at WP LGBT studies and move into the main space whenever you are ready! ---Another Believer(Talk)05:42, 27 November 2023 (UTC)
I made the text change. I will move the templates into the Template space & then ask for feedback on the talk page. They will not really get used until they are listed in-project.
Moving into the Template space has advantages since if becomes necessary to protect the templates then one has to be a template editor or an admin to make changes. Peaceray (talk) 05:58, 27 November 2023 (UTC)
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Thanks for your contributions to Statue of Süreyya İlmen. Unfortunately, I do not think it is ready for publishing at this time because it needs more sources to establish notability and Single source only says "His statue was erected in Yoğurtçu Park, for which he made great efforts", no significant coverage..I have converted your article to a draft which you can improve, undisturbed for a while.
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In this edit here, I reverted some information that appears to be a violation of our copyright policy.
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I apologize for making some errors lately, I'm not trying to do it intentionally, I swear. I guess I'm just not as used to working with huge blocks of text and sfn as I could be. Anyways, I've been trying to fix the CS1 errror that this edit apparently created and I can't for the life of me figure out what I messed up. I used the find feature in my browser and it doesn't look like I have any empty title parameters which would be the most obvious solution, at least to me? Clovermoss🍀(talk)20:03, 5 December 2023 (UTC)
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Since you're quite the expert on local restaurants, does this article look promotional? I tried to avoid that, but every source was very positive. APKhi :-) (talk) 01:48, 13 December 2023 (UTC)
@APK I'm more of a content creator than a reviewer, as evidenced by my many GAs but lack of GA reviews. I've been accused of not including negative info in restaurant articles, but as long as the summary is representative of coverage then you should be fine. I would recommend asking for feedback, or even review, at WikiProject National Register of Historic Places. I think the project is generally active and there might be reviewers familiar with standards for NRHP-related restaurants. Happy editing! ---Another Believer(Talk)18:03, 15 December 2023 (UTC)
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For sure, and feel free to add back the content I removed. It wasn't bad or anything I just sort of felt it was a bit much but also didn't know if I should cut just a little or what. I hope I can visit that place next time I'm in the area. Dr vulpes(Talk)20:35, 28 December 2023 (UTC)
I support your proposal even though I will not personally benefit. I guess I must craft another plot to obtain some delicious fried dough. :) S0091 (talk) 20:48, 28 December 2023 (UTC)
Can scarcely believe it's been more than a year since that surreal AfD... I'd placed the article on my watchlist and am glad to see it back in the mainspace again. Scope_creep's suggestion that you're an undisclosed paid editor (unless he had something or somebody else in mind when he said "The more time passes the more I think this editor is a UPE.") is definitely deserving of censure (at the very least!). Anyway, kudos to you and happy new year! KINGofLETTUCE 👑🥬20:03, 31 December 2023 (UTC)
@Kingoflettuce Don't hold your breath. This editor has made many similar comments about me in the past. I've been documenting and have plenty of receipts, and I've also told them to leave me alone many times. I'm not holding my breath the community will do anything about it, so I just ignore the BS and keep editing. Who knew little donuts could cause so much drama!? Happy New Year and happy editing! ---Another Believer(Talk)20:18, 31 December 2023 (UTC)
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Hi -- I just got a ping (well, ChristieBot got the ping, and that pings me) from this edit, but I'm not sure what you were doing there -- are you just moving the notifications around? If so, it would be helpful if you'd drop (or {{noping}}) the mentions of ChristieBot to avoid pinging me unnecessarily. Thanks (and Happy New Year!) -- Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 21:03, 31 December 2023 (UTC)
@Mike Christie Sorry! I was just merging sections for organizational purposes, before an end-of-the-month archive. I thought "pings" only happened when new signatures were added, so apologies for the false alarms. Happy New Year and happy editing! ---Another Believer(Talk)21:07, 31 December 2023 (UTC)
You know, you're right -- they should only happen when new signatures are happening. My guess would be that if you move the section the algorithm doesn't realize it's only moving it and things you're actually writing a whole new section, so it adds a ping. Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 21:25, 31 December 2023 (UTC)