User talk:Andykatib/Talk Archive 12

Natural disasters in New Zealand

Hello,

I've noticed you've added quite a few events to this article over the past few months, that I have eventually removed for not being notable enough to count as a natural 'disaster'. A bit of surface flooding on roads or some landslips does not count as a natural disaster, if it did then the list would be chockablock with every time NZ got heavy rain. For a weather event to count then it needs to have a significant and widespread effect on human lives or property.

Thank you, Maple Doctor (talk) 07:05, 5 February 2022 (UTC)

Hi @Maple Doctor:, no worries. Now I understand that it will be best to only include significant disasters that have cause considerable damage or deaths. Won't include minor events that fizzled out or brought little damage. Thanks for the teaching moment. Will be more careful in the future. Cheers. Andykatib (talk) 07:39, 5 February 2022 (UTC)

Conversion Practices Prohibition Legislation Bill marked pending

Hey the Conversion Practices Prohibition Legislation Bill page still has pending in the infobox. Should it stay like that until RA or be changed now to current legislation?

101.98.135.42 (talk) 22:15, 15 February 2022 (UTC)

It needs royal ascent first. Schwede66 22:55, 15 February 2022 (UTC)

COVID-19 Timeline pages

Hi Andykatib I hope you are doing okay but I just want to let you know that User 99.252.42.107 has been unnecessary changes to the COVID-19 Timeline Pages for the Months of August and September of 2021 and had to follow the policy and I had to revert his edits for both the months S201050066 talk:S201050066#top|talk]]) 4:16 pm Eastern Standard time March 6 2022.

Hi @S201050066:. I have reviewed those edits that User:99.252.42.107 made for the August and September 2021 timeline articles. They added information about recoveries and the death toll which will be useful. However, the user has problems with grammar, punctuation and spelling. Instead of reverting their edits, it might be better just to rewrite them in grammatically correct sentences. I am a bit busy right now so this is something you could do on your own. Thanks. Andykatib (talk) 21:42, 6 March 2022 (UTC) Hi Andykatib I just want to let you know that User:99.252.42.107 added even more edits from Ontario, and Quebec, to the Monthly Timeline Of The Covid-19 Pandemic pages again would you please inform Tenryuu about this matter. S201050066 (talk) 30 April 2022

New message from S201050066

Hi Andykatib thank you for letting me know and I am going to put the edits back with a diffrent refrence S201050066 (talk) 21:49, 6 March 2022 (UTC)

• No worries @S201050066:, you're welcome. Happy to help. Andykatib 23:13, 6 March 2022 (UTC)

A barnstar for your efforts

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• Thanks so much @Cdjp1:. Cheers and hope to see you around. Andykatib 23:14, 8 March 2022 (UTC)

A barnstar for your efforts

		COVID-19 Barnstar
		Awarded for efforts in expanding and verifying articles related to COVID-19. Awarded by Cdjp1 (talk) 8 March 2022 (UTC)

		The Original Barnstar
		Awarded for being the top contributor to an article related to COVID-19. Awarded by Cdjp1 (talk) 8 March 2022 (UTC)

• Thanks so much Cdjp1 for the barnstars. Appreciate the recognition. Andykatib 10:52, 9 March 2022 (UTC)

Copyright problem on Māori Health Authority

Content you added to the above article appears to have been copied from https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/463313/maori-health-authority-to-begin-funding-services, which is not released under a compatible license. Copying text directly from a source is a violation of Wikipedia's copyright policy. Unfortunately, for copyright reasons, the content had to be removed. Content you add to Wikipedia should be written in your own words. Please let me know if you have any questions. — Diannaa (talk) 00:03, 29 March 2022 (UTC)

Hi @Diannaa:, no worries. Will be more careful next time with handling copyrighted material. Cheers. Andykatib (talk) 00:05, 29 March 2022 (UTC)

Also from here. Not compatibly licensed— Diannaa (talk) 00:08, 29 March 2022 (UTC)

No worries, thanks for editing the content. Now I know it's better to give brief descriptions in order to avoid copyright problems in the future. Andykatib (talk) 00:16, 29 March 2022 (UTC)

Mention in ANI thread

Hi Andykatib, I filed a report on S201050066 at the ANI, and I mentioned you there. —Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 20:20, 30 April 2022 (UTC)

• Hi Tenryuu, sorry that the situation with 201050066 has deteriorated. Thanks for filing the report. I think that 201050066 means well in wanting to contribute the COVID-19 data on Ontario and Quebec. However, his behaviour and conduct breaches Wikipedia policy. User:201050066 did want me to mention that an anonymous User:99.252.42.107 has also been editing the Timeline entries on Ontario and Quebec as well as the Ontario and Quebec timeline pages. I will try to reach out to 201050066. Sorry I was asleep since it was past midnight in New Zealand. Andykatib 21:22, 30 April 2022 (UTC)

  No worries. The anonymous IP editor hasn't made any reversions, so I'm not concerned with them for now. —Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 21:44, 30 April 2022 (UTC)

Thanks, it's sad that S201050066 has spurned efforts to help them become a better contributor to Wikipedia. If they are not willing to listen to feedback and advice, I agree that it is best that S201050066 not contribute. The Ontario and Quebec data could probably go on the provincial timeline pages rather than the global one. Could do that during my free time throughout the year. Andykatib 22:40, 30 April 2022 (UTC) Andykatib (talk) 22:40, 30 April 2022 (UTC)

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You’re welcome robertsky. Thanks for creating the article. Cheers. Andykatib (talk) 21:10, 21 June 2022 (UTC)

FYI

A discussion you should probable be aware of: [1] Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs ^talk 15:07, 7 July 2022 (UTC)

Thanks @David Fuchs:, will check it out. Cheers. Andykatib (talk) 23:27, 7 July 2022 (UTC)

Voices for Freedom article

Hi there, this page looks good and sits nicely alongside the page for Claire Deeks. That is a tricky thing to do, so well done. Realitylink (talk) 09:54, 9 August 2022 (UTC)

• Hi @Realitylink:, you're welcome. Have been working on it along with The Freedom and Rights Coalition article for the past few days. I felt that the material on Voices for Freedom and the TFRC in the COVID-19 anti-lockdown protests in New Zealand could be spun off into their own articles given the amount of media coverage of the groups. TFRC is now turning its attention to general opposition towards the Government. They are planning more protests in Auckland, Christchurch, and Wellington. I thought that it would be good to give the Coalition their own article to cover non-COVID-19 protests. Andykatib 10:00, 9 August 2022 (UTC)

  Good idea. I will keep an eye out for sources and drop them here for you, as well as watching the pages. We had to deal with vandalism on the Deeks page - from both sides! Realitylink (talk) 22:08, 9 August 2022 (UTC)

Hi @Realitylink:, thanks so much. It will be good to incorporate material from the Claire Deeks article into the VFF article. Simon Thornley’s article could also include some material from Deek’s article. Will be good to keep and eye out for vandalism and biased editing on these articles. My understanding is that no Wikipedia article exists in isolation but interacts with other articles and sources. Andykatib (talk) 22:41, 9 August 2022 (UTC)

Louisa Wall

The edit added the sentence "In December 2020, she fellow IPAC member and National MP Simon O'Connor urged New Zealand to speak out against China's alleged "coercive diplomacy" and support Australia in the face of escalating diplomatic and trade tensions between Australia and China." That sentence doesn't make sense, and it's unclear what it's trying to say, so I removed it. The Drover's Wife (talk) 09:11, 22 August 2022 (UTC)

Thanks for getting back in touch @The Drover's Wife:. To provide some context, the IPAC is an international parliamentary group consisting of mainly Western countries, Japan, and India that is critical of the Chinese Government. Regarding that problematic sentence, I could maybe amend it to say something like "she and fellow IPAC member and National MP Simon O'Connor urged New Zealand to support Australia in the face of escalating diplomatic and trade tensions with China." Would that be better? Andykatib (talk) 09:14, 22 August 2022 (UTC)

I'm not disputing the fact, I'm pointing out that "she fellow IPAC member" is nonsense. "She and fellow IPAC member and National MP Simon O'Connor", if that's what it was intended to say, is incorrect pronoun use, which is why it reads so strangely beyond just a typo. The Drover's Wife (talk) 09:28, 22 August 2022 (UTC)

Okay @The Drover's Wife:, would it then just be better to say "she and fellow IPAC member Simon O'Connor?" Could drop the bit about O'Connor being a National MP. Andykatib (talk) 10:48, 22 August 2022 (UTC)

I think, in this case, the pronoun makes things less clear. "Wall and her fellow IPAC member Simon O'Conner" would be clearer. Furius (talk) 11:48, 22 August 2022 (UTC)

Hi @Furius:, thanks very much for your advice. Will amend the article based on your feedback. Cheers. Andykatib (talk) 11:55, 22 August 2022 (UTC)

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Death of Malachi Subecz

Hey, did you plan to write a page on the death of Malachi Subecz? I have been considering it for a little while, and just saw your section added to Oranga Tamariki. If you’ve got something in the works then I’ll happily let you take the lead, otherwise I’ll start soon and link you when something’s up. — HTGS (talk) 00:05, 2 December 2022 (UTC)

Hi @HTGS:, thanks very much for your interest in my material on the Malachi Subecz page in Oranga Tamariki. I haven't had plans to create an article on the Malachi Subecz case. I have been preoccupied working on some draft articles for the 2022 Sandringham dairy stabbing and Ben Bell. However, I'll be happy to assist you with working on the Malachi Subecz case in a support capacity if you want to start up one. Andykatib (talk) 00:10, 2 December 2022 (UTC)

Thank you

Thank you for your help and advice - PaterTerra 103.250.228.158 (talk) 10:24, 21 December 2022 (UTC)

You’re welcome. Happy to help. Cheers. Andykatib (talk) 10:40, 21 December 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Ben Bell

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-- RoySmith (talk) 00:02, 29 December 2022 (UTC)

Thanks for the good news RoySmith. Having pinged @Schwede66: to let him know about the successful nomination. This a late Christmas present for us. Andykatib (talk) 01:27, 29 December 2022 (UTC)

Merry xmas! Schwede66 03:54, 29 December 2022 (UTC)