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comment at ERRORS

Not quite the same, but that reminds me that soon after I passed my first RFA, I reported a vandalism-only account to AIV. --Floquenbeam (talk) 18:37, 18 June 2020 (UTC)

Floquenbeam, Hehe, sometimes I still forget that I'm an admin :P CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 18:42, 18 June 2020 (UTC)

Thanks for catching that! It happens to us all: I remember someone telling me that I could just do it myself if I wanted once Woody (talk) 20:42, 18 June 2020 (UTC)

Vandalism

hi there, a user continuously modifying the sourced content on article Kumaon Regiment as per their personal preferences.. WhiteRaven335 (talk) 06:17, 21 June 2020 (UTC)

hi! The vandalism on the Shaw Academy page might be placated if a "controversy" section got added with a reference to their being investigated by TrustPilot and The Guardian newspaper. https://www.theguardian.com/education/2020/jun/13/big-online-learning-provider-faces-calls-for-refunds-after-complaints I'd be making that change myself but the page has some sort of protection set on it by you :) 81.129.155.209 (talk) 12:40, 22 June 2020 (UTC)

If you could write up the text you'd like to add, and put it as an edit request on the talk page of the Shaw article, that would be very helpful. CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 18:37, 22 June 2020 (UTC)

FA for Abraham Lincoln

Hey. You made this section a while back, regarding getting Lincoln to FA. I found it while digging to see where progress was at on getting it to FA. Is that still something you're interested in? If so, I think it'd have been worth pinning the section back then to avoid archival, since it's one of the main things to do with the article and interest on it may be spotty. Perhaps worth a new push, if you're still interested? ProcrastinatingReader (talk) 17:21, 23 June 2020 (UTC)

ProcrastinatingReader, I am still interested and am still working on it. I have returned the section to the talk page and pinned it, good suggestion! I'd love to have some help if you're interested. CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 23:01, 23 June 2020 (UTC)

I'd love to help where I can - particular fan of Lincoln and it'd be nice to see him with the FA star. It'll be a significant undertaking, and it's seemingly hard to get large articles to FA, but there's a lot of work gone into it and I don't think it should be too far off. Might be worth seeing if editors like Hoppyh, who did lots of work on the article earlier this year, would be interested in the push too, and perhaps some help from the WikiProject. ProcrastinatingReader (talk) 00:10, 24 June 2020 (UTC)

ProcrastinatingReader, Hoppyh has already been involved, which has been quite helpful. I will broaden my search for helpers, I appreciate the advice! CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 00:16, 24 June 2020 (UTC)

I tried to give it a thorough CE; let me know if I can help. Hoppyh (talk) 01:17, 24 June 2020 (UTC)

Request on 03:37:22, 24 June 2020 for assistance on AfC submission by NANDAN YARDI

• NANDAN YARDI (talk · contribs)
  • User:NANDAN YARDI/sandbox (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

thanks for editing the article and for your suggestions.i request to be guided on how to merge this [Draft:SLEEP PROBLEMS AND ANTI IgLON 5 DISEASE into existing article {Article:Anti IgLON5 disease} Also, how can i mend the copybio bordering sections ? i have written it in my own words mostly, except for scientific phrases and names which is difficult to paraphrase,request guidance NANDAN YARDI (talk) 03:37, 24 June 2020 (UTC)

NANDAN YARDI (talk) 03:37, 24 June 2020 (UTC)

NANDAN YARDI, Much of your text could be copied right into the existing article, although it needs a bit of tweaking to fit the scope of the general disease. The sections which have been closely paraphrased need to be reworded. If that is difficult, ask for some assistance. If they can't be reworded, then it is possible they can be kept, but that is a rare circumstance. CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 05:06, 24 June 2020 (UTC)

I have returned to Wikipedia

Hello CaptainEek, over the last two weeks you probably noticed that I had not made a single edit to Wikipedia. That was because of the long and frustrating ANI discussion that caused several other editors to oppose me. After a long argument there, Girth Summit advised me to "walk away and have a cup of tea" ([1]) and I decided that I would take that action since I knew that continued commenting against other editors in the discussion would only cause further frustration and things to get much worse for me. I was about to completely walk away from Wikipedia indefinitely when I realised that Cards84664 posted yet another comment ([2]) on the ANI discussion which was basically an actual request for me to be blocked indefinitely from editing Wikipedia. I felt shocked and I thought I had to write an apology on the discussion ([3]) so I could fight for my life. I tried to make it as formal as possible but it was a very brief statement because I felt frustrated from making any further comments to the ANI discussion and wanted to leave Wikipedia indefinitely. After that, I completely walked away from Wikipedia and stayed away for a week because I felt worried about receiving an indef block despite my apology at ANI. Eventually, I returned to Wikipedia but only to read the site and not to make any contributions. Over the last few days, I decided to look back at the ANI discussion and slowly read the responses left by other editors. I thought the responses would be very stern and negative but I was surprised to see that many of them were actually in good faith. Particularly the response by DarthBotto ([4]) with them stating I don't want you banned. I then had a look at my talk page and was surprised by your good faith response and I did appreciate it.

After I read all the responses, I decided that I would log into my account and check my notifications. I made a few minor contributions to my user page and sandbox before I decided that I would return to editing Wikipedia in good faith. I feel I'm ready to contribute to Wikipedia again, but with a more mature adult-like mindset. I have read all the comments on the ANI discussion and my talk page and choose now to take action on them. I understand that my recent behaviour prior to opening the ANI discussion was somewhat disruptive and that I was in the wrong. The reason for me opening the ANI thread in the first place was because I was described as a "childish vandal" after another editor (I won't mention their name) disagreed with my page move and criticised my edit summaries. I particularly disagreed with their statement, because I literally have never vandalised Wikipedia nor have I been blocked for vandalism. I still disagree that I'm a net negative to the project, because the vast majority of my contributions were to articles and improving them, which is Wikipedia's main purpose is. I'd consider this incident more of an error of judgement, and not really to be described as a purely disruptive editor. I also found it strange how a few editors were complaining about an incident regarding me that happened two months ago, which was randomly mentioning other editors in my edit summaries. I fully understand that it's disruptive and unnecessarily wastes people's time, but I still found it strange to be mentioned in the discussion, and that I had never repeated it since.

Anyways, I now feel ready to contribute to Wikipedia as a proper mature Wikipedian, and to learn from my mistakes and never repeat them again. I was very close to being banned from Wikipedia, but somehow managed to get over it, thanks to you. I have one question though: is it really inappropriate to create rules for other editors on your talk page to follow, because other editors may still choose to disrupt/vandalise your talk page? C2A06 (About • Talk • Edits) 18:18, 24 June 2020 (UTC)

C2A06, Could you clarify the rules you put on your talk page? CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 18:26, 24 June 2020 (UTC)

CaptainEek, when I had last revised my talk page, this was the content that the page included:

C2A06, hi - welcome back. I'm taking the liberty of responding here at Eek's page since I was pinged - Eek might feel differently, but here's my tuppence-worth.

The short answer is no, you don't need to create special rules for your talk page. Long answer: disrupting it or vandalising it is already against the rules, anyone doing that will get blocked for harassment. If you ask people nicely to behave in a certain way, they are likely to do so, but you can't impose rules on your user space that don't apply to all other user spaces. You are entitled to remove content from your talk page, and if you ask someone politely not to post there, they are expected to abide by that provided you don't mention them there; that's it, otherwise normal rules apply, whatever you post at the top of the page.

With regard to the 'childish vandal' thing, nobody said that you were one; however, an exceedingly experienced gave you some good advice, which was that you shouldn't behave like a one. That advice was specific and pertinent - seriously, I mean that - leaving silly, over-the-top edit summaries is what childish vandals do, and they get blocked pretty quickly for it. Don't do that, it makes you look bad.

You took exactly the right action over that ANI thread - you apologised and had a break. Now you're back, everything is good - go about your business, and don't rake over the coals of that thread. Cheers GirthSummit _(blether) 18:36, 24 June 2020 (UTC)

Hello, Welcome to the talkpage of User:C2A06. Please read the section below before leaving any messages. Thanks!

Why are you here?

• If you are here to falsely accuse me of disruptive editing or vandalism, GO AWAY!
• If you are here to notify me about a mistake I made or a policy violation or anything else in good faith, please go ahead, because no-one is perfect, we all make mistakes!
• If you are here to notify me about my CSD or XFD tagged article, again please go ahead so I am notified and don't get a surprise deletion!
• If you are here to do none of the above, either go right ahead or GO AWAY IMMEDIATELY depending on whether your intention is good or bad.

Of course, don't vandalise this page, revert any existing vandalism or disruption, and please don't modify this page unless you are doing the latter. Thanks, please click here to leave a new message!

This was subsequently removed by Cabayi ([5]) under the idea that they were inappropriate. But I didn't exactly understand why they were removed as I couldn't see anything too wrong with them. I think it's because of the capital letters stating GO AWAY! but surely falsely accusing an editor of being disruptive isn't appropriate? Other than that, I really don't see anything wrong with the remainder of the content. C2A06 (About • Talk • Edits) 18:32, 24 June 2020 (UTC)

C2A06, I think GirthSummit has the right response. You don't really need a custom talk page message. I don't have one, and my talk page is very calm. Vandalism and bad faith are already against policy, and I think your message might come off a bit...brusque. You did the right thing at the ANI thread, and should now move on. If you'd like some help finding something to edit or work on, let me know, I love helping folks :) Smooth sailing, CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 18:43, 24 June 2020 (UTC)

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review please

hello CaptainEek, Thank you, . Draft Meets the standards, and I have modified the references And she has enough sources. Draft rejected before adding sources to it. tour guide and actor in Egypt , Trusted sources , and have Fame And sources more than Ali Mansur for example. I hope you look again, and We want to accept articles, and Thank you very much. --Mohamed Omar 3 (talk) 07:47, 27 June 2020 (UTC)

Thanks for providing a notice

So, I gave a "courtesy warning" to Valereee on 22June. Sorry, it seems as if the warning was not what was specifically needed. I appreciate your help. And I appreciate the review of the situation. The topic is now posted as closed, I see. Hopefully, the activity was enough to change the dynamics. Totally love the finding that blocking for failure to indent is inappropriate, as is the conflict of Valereee being editor and administrator! Big thanks. Pasdecomplot (talk) 16:05, 27 June 2020 (UTC)

Sorry, Captain, I'm going to have to repeat this here:

This is a misrepresentation. Pasdecomplot was not blocked for lack of indents, or indenting incorrectly, and they were told that on multiple occasions.

From their earliest edits, Pasdecomplot has been receiving advice and warnings from other editors about what constitutes original research, reliable sources, and how to use talk pages. They just seemed to not want to read any of the policy we kept pointing them at.[6][7][8][9][10][11][12]

They assumed bad faith on the part of people who were trying to help them learn our policies.[13][14]

They simply ignored or misrepresented anything anyone told them that was not what they wanted to hear.[15][16]

After two weeks of this kind of disruption, I blocked them for it. I shouldn’t have; while I wasn’t in any content disputes with them, I was heavily editing the same talk page of a highly contentious article and I should have just asked someone else. Not my best moment, probably won’t be my worst. It didn’t represent disruptiveness on my part, just a lapse in judgement, and when it was pointed out my attention my immediate reaction was, “That’s fair.” [17]

And now they’re apparently wikistalking other editors at the article in question to see if they can figure out political motives for their arguments. [18] —valereee (talk) 12:15, 28 June 2020 (UTC)

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Why I’ve been blocked

Hi, I have repeatedly tried to cite sources that comply with your guidelines. First I did a primary source, then I did a secondary source. I am not being compensated for my edits. Please tell me what I need to do to keep my edits active on this page. Can we move this to email to sort it out? I am trying to ensure my contributions don’t get removed again. Lauragrossman (talk) 03:47, 1 July 2020 (UTC)

I can’t keep checking back to find that my edits have been taken down, it is important that they stay up from now on. This is the first time I’ve edited a Wikipedia page, please remove my block and help me figure out what I need to do to keep my edits from being removed. Lauragrossman (talk) 03:50, 1 July 2020 (UTC)

Reply on Laura's talk page CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 03:53, 1 July 2020 (UTC)

Congratulations

...on the little red bird FA. I've done a potential TFA blurb here you might like to take a look at, just under 1000 characters Jimfbleak - talk to me? 09:33, 1 July 2020 (UTC)

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User talk:2600:387:1:811:0:0:0:59

Hi. I noticed you declined unblock here, saying "This IP is not blocked." But the IP is blocked, part of this rangeblock. I imagine the user is quite confused now. --jpgordon^{𝄢𝄆 𝄐𝄇} 14:06, 1 July 2020 (UTC)

Jpgordon, Oh dear, not sure how I missed that one...I'll amend my statement to the IP. CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 17:19, 1 July 2020 (UTC)

A brownie for you!

Such an amazing work on that red bird. I am hoping for White bellbird, it's an interesting loudest bird. 200.82.255.74 (talk) 10:12, 2 July 2020 (UTC)

WikiCup 2020 July newsletter

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FWIW

If they're ever on your radar again, C2A06 is probably the same editor as C2A. AlgaeGraphix (talk) 13:03, 4 July 2020 (UTC)

@AlgaeGraphix: What is the purpose of this message? I am the same editor as C2A but later got renamed to C2A06. C2A06 (About • Talk • Edits) 18:12, 4 July 2020 (UTC)

AlgaeGraphix, This is my talk page, don't remove comments, even if they're yours. I would like an answer to C2A06's question, what was the relevance of posting this? CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 19:43, 4 July 2020 (UTC)

@CaptainEek: I had thought C2A06 was a sock of previously-blocked (April? 2019) C2A (some people aren't very imaginative when it comes to attempting block evasions) but then saw that it was just a renaming, and so had second thoughts about the necessity of the post in the first place, hence the deletion. AlgaeGraphix (talk) 19:47, 4 July 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protection of I Sexually Identify as an Attack Helicopter?

I noticed that you semi'd I Sexually Identify as an Attack Helicopter for a week back in May. A sizable fraction of the edits since the semi expired have been IP disruption — quickly reverted, to be sure, but a bit of a time drain all the same. Maybe it should be semi'd again for longer? The topic will probably continue to attract the same kind of trolling, at a low but persistent level. XOR'easter (talk) 20:42, 4 July 2020 (UTC)

XOR'easter, I gave it a month this time, we'll see if that does anything, CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 20:49, 4 July 2020 (UTC)

Thanks! XOR'easter (talk) 20:50, 4 July 2020 (UTC)

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Question

Hi Captain i meant to say i need help to access and review items on education. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mkigaro (talk • contribs) 17:45, 6 July 2020 (UTC)

@Mkigaro: What do you mean? CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 18:52, 6 July 2020 (UTC)

Draft:I See Maths

CaptainEek, Forgot to delete the draft, Captain Megan Barris (Lets talk📧) 18:25, 7 July 2020 (UTC)

Synoman Barris, I can't really speedy delete the draft. I deleted the article is it was WP:A3, a blank article in mainspace. But A3 only applies in mainspace, not draft space. Blank drafts just get declined, or deleted after 6 months of inactivity. As is, I'm keeping an eye on the creator. CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 18:29, 7 July 2020 (UTC)

CaptainEek, Noted CaptainEek :). Safe sailing Megan Barris (Lets talk📧) 18:33, 7 July 2020 (UTC)

Block evasion by IP on Talk:Muhammad

The misogynistic IP that you blocked yesterday seems to have made an account and is repeatedly removing the filters you had added to their messages. I would have opened sockpuppet investigation, but since you were the admin involved, I was wondering if you could intervene again? Thank you.
Alivardi (talk) 21:22, 8 July 2020 (UTC)

@Alivardi: Donezo, thanks for the note. CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 21:28, 8 July 2020 (UTC)

Unfair rejection of my submission Draft:Kapil Sankhla

Hi, seeking your help to understand why my draft, submitted just 2 hours ago under AfC got rejected citing the reason - the cases do not seem important enough to justify an article. If you go through the content and the independent references, all cases that I have mentioned have made headlines in all the noteworthy tabloids at the time and were high-profile in the country, which itself proves that they were well-known. Had they not been as well-known, would I have found as many independent references? One of the cases - Gopal Goyal Kanda - is also discussed on a Wikipedia page of the same name, although they have discussed the facts and not mentioned the lawyer, something that I intended to add using my references. I feel it is unjustified, but please let me know what you can make of the matter.

I would also like to be adopted, so that I am better able to handle and rectify rejections such as these, wherein everything is as per rules, and yet falling short somewhere. Thanks in advance, regards, Tycheana (talk) 11:51, 9 July 2020 (UTC)

Michael Jackson dispute

A request for moderated discussion has been made at DRN. This is probably the right way to resolve the dispute. I would appreciate your comments, since you intervened to stop edit-warring. Robert McClenon (talk) 01:17, 11 July 2020 (UTC)

WP:NPOV Tools

Hey, I'm Apostrofobic! We talked off-wiki about neutrality tools and tech on Wikipedia. I'd appreciate it if you could connect me with some resources, whenever you get a chance! Apostrofobic (talk) 22:44, 11 July 2020 (UTC)

@Apostrofobic: Howdy hello! Glad to see that ya made an account and want to help build the encyclopedia! The undertaking you suggest would be pretty vast, but it can be done. For coding on the more user-script side of things, I suggest you talk to User:Enterprisey or User:Oshwah, as they know a great deal about scripts and can point you in a good direction. For the more dev and backend oriented side of things, you should see WP:ORES, the ORES Faq, perhaps reach out to [19]. I also suggest you do a bit of regular editing too to get a feel for how things work around here, as that will help any coding efforts greatly. CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 23:14, 11 July 2020 (UTC)

Pizagate

I fear may need full protection, but we shall see.Slatersteven (talk) 18:05, 13 July 2020 (UTC)

@Slatersteven: Keeping an eye on it, I'll either use semi protection on the talk page, or maybe calculate a rangeblock. CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 18:14, 13 July 2020 (UTC)

Slatersteven has there been some controversy in northern Italy? GirthSummit _(blether) 18:17, 13 July 2020 (UTC)

Probably, there usually is.Slatersteven (talk) 18:29, 13 July 2020 (UTC)

Slatersteven, I just noticed the userbox on your page about being dyslexic. I kind of feel like a dick now. I hope you took that as a friendly joke, not any kind of mockery. And you're right - there usually is... GirthSummit _(blether) 20:40, 13 July 2020 (UTC)

I think my reply indicates I did. I only get arsey when my poor magical ability is used to dismiss my views. By the way I did (this time) pick up I had not spelt it right, I just did not think such silliness deserves overly much consideration.Slatersteven (talk) 09:04, 14 July 2020 (UTC)

Congrats

• Let me be the first to congratulate you here for getting through an absurdly brutal RfA. _signed, Rosguill ^talk 04:52, 12 May 2020 (UTC)
• +1 Lourdes 04:55, 12 May 2020 (UTC)

-- Amanda (aka DQ) 04:56, 12 May 2020 (UTC)

• Congratulations! You had an incredibly difficult RfA—thank you so much for volunteering to go through this process. Best of luck with all your future endeavors. Mz7 (talk) 05:00, 12 May 2020 (UTC)
• Congrats! Feel free to classify yourself as you please. bibliomaniac15 05:05, 12 May 2020 (UTC)
• Congrats :) I know you'll be a wonderful admin.   // Timothy :: talk  05:06, 12 May 2020 (UTC)
• I was in the oppose section, but congrats on surviving the onslaught that is RfA. I'm sure you'll make a fine admin . Anarchyte (talk • work) 05:15, 12 May 2020 (UTC)
• Congrats, Captain! All Aboard! Jcoolbro (talk) (c) 05:16, 12 May 2020 (UTC)
• Congrrrrrrrats! Wish you have a happy time cleaning the deck of the ship with your mop, and welcome newbies (like me :)) with your good humorrrrrrr! Eumat114 formerly TLOM (Message) 05:22, 12 May 2020 (UTC)

• Congratulations and welcome to the team! If you ever have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out to myself or others . --TheSandDoctor ^Talk 06:15, 12 May 2020 (UTC)

I am geniunely shocked no one has given you the T-shirt yet. Well, I shall save you! Here ya go! --TheSandDoctor ^Talk 06:19, 12 May 2020 (UTC)

• Many thanks to all of you! Never thought I'd be overjoyed at being demoted promoted to the rank of deck swabbie :P If you're an admin dropping by, you should also leave me a link to your favorite admin script. My common.js has no idea whats about to hit it... CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 07:07, 12 May 2020 (UTC)
• Hooray! I'm no longer the newest admin. Now you've got your mop, don't forget to wring it before cleaning the poop deck. Avast there be vandals and copyvios ahead. I can't give you many tips (lots of experience in over a month of Sysop), but enjoy the funky new tools. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 07:38, 12 May 2020 (UTC)
• Congratulations. Your RfA was indeed tough, but you did it. —Nnadigoodluck🇳🇬 07:42, 12 May 2020 (UTC)
• Congrats, CaptainEek (Admi(n)ralEek?) on making it through a seriously tough RfA. I know I was neutral, but a number of the opposes were bonkers (though the others are worth taking on board...once you have had a double round of grog and mopped the floor with some vandals) Nosebagbear (talk) 08:43, 12 May 2020 (UTC)
• Congrats on making it through RfA. Dreamy Jazz ^{talk to me | my contributions} 10:12, 12 May 2020 (UTC)
• w00t (edit conflict) –MJL ‐Talk‐^☖ 10:13, 12 May 2020 (UTC)
• That was a rough one! Now it's just valuable feedback and a good story you can pull out when the next rough one happens to someone else. I know you'll do great. :) —valereee (talk) 10:53, 12 May 2020 (UTC)

• Soooo proud of you!!! You maintained your composure, as I knew you would, and you are now in a position of benefit to the project. Good on ya, Cap'n!! Happy sailing on the potentially rough seas of adminShip. ❤️ ^Atsme _Talk 📧 11:29, 12 May 2020 (UTC)
• Congratulations for making it through this tough RfA! L293D (☎ • ✎) 11:47, 12 May 2020 (UTC)
• Here's an alternative t-shirt - more your style perhaps? GirthSummit _(blether) 13:00, 12 May 2020 (UTC)

  

• Wow, didn't know it had been such a difficult path, I just put in my 2 cents and moved on. Congratulations on your new underappreciated unpaid job! I know you'll do it well.Jacona (talk) 13:03, 12 May 2020 (UTC)
• I rarely post in these big congrats threads, but your RfA was close and that must have been very stressful. Congrats! Now go and use the tools well to prove the 25% wrong :-) -- Ajraddatz (talk) 13:54, 12 May 2020 (UTC)
• Congratulations, I may have chosen to oppose, and may well have been wrong to do so, but I am certainly most pleased to congratulate now you have got through.Djm-leighpark (talk) 14:39, 12 May 2020 (UTC)
• Felicitations on your successful RfA. That was closer than the pupils on a cross-eyed flea. -Ad Orientem (talk) 15:08, 12 May 2020 (UTC)

P.S. If you haven't already done so, you may want to add Response Helper. It's hands down the most useful tool I employ as an admin. Welcome to the team. -Ad Orientem (talk) 15:13, 12 May 2020 (UTC)

• I regretfully opposed, but as someone who squeaked through at 79 percent (when the discretionary range was higher) I know what you went through and am glad you passed. The rest is easy . (Ad Orientem, thanks for the tip about Response Helper.) Congratulations, stay well and all the best, Miniapolis 15:35, 12 May 2020 (UTC)
• From one admin who went through a really close rfa recently to another, damn! I recommend unwinding by reading WP:DAFT. Moneytrees🌴^{Talk🌲Help out at CCI!} 15:36, 12 May 2020 (UTC)
• Welcome to the admin corps! I see that you have already been awarded the traditional crappy T-shirt. But you are now also entitled to some much better and shinier admin bling. Check it out: User:MelanieN/Admin bling -- MelanieN (talk) 15:38, 12 May 2020 (UTC)
• Congratulations!, You'll make a fantastic admin! :), Thanks, –Davey2010^Talk 16:36, 12 May 2020 (UTC)
• Congrats from me too. Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 16:51, 12 May 2020 (UTC)
• And from me! -- puddleglum^2.0 18:26, 12 May 2020 (UTC)
• Congrats Cap'n! StrangeloveFan101 (talk) 18:30, 12 May 2020 (UTC)
• Congrats ConstantPlancks (talk) 18:54, 12 May 2020 (UTC)
• Congrats.--v/r - TP 19:40, 12 May 2020 (UTC)
• Congrats. I see you already use Twinkle, you'll find it's interface vastly superior to the default for a variety of admin tasks, blocking and protection in particular. User:MusikAnimal/responseHelper is super helpful in a variety of admin areas as well. Beeblebrox (talk) 19:43, 12 May 2020 (UTC)
• Congratulations for adminship !! CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 21:11, 12 May 2020 (UTC)
• Congratulations, Oh Admin, My Admin! May your good humour allow you to wield the mop with grace and distinction. Snow ^{let's rap} 23:58, 12 May 2020 (UTC)
• Just saw your first deletion of one of my CSDs! Congrats on getting the mop, be prepared to see hundreds of CSDs from me! Sulfurboy (talk) 00:27, 13 May 2020 (UTC)
• Congratulations, I hope your well after that! Signed,The4lines |||| ^{(You Asked?) (What I have Done.)} 02:42, 13 May 2020 (UTC)

• Congratulations! Hawkeye7 (discuss) 03:48, 13 May 2020 (UTC)

• You've shown wonderful grace under pressure. Thanks for stepping up, and congratulations! Clayoquot (talk | contribs) 04:03, 13 May 2020 (UTC)
• Congrats Captain! All the best for Vermilion flycatcher :) Sainsf · (How ya doin'?) 04:29, 13 May 2020 (UTC)
• Congratulations! ~~ CAPTAIN MEDUSA^talk 11:05, 13 May 2020 (UTC)
• Can I say I think yours was the first RfA I gave a !vote to - it was a tough one, and congratulations. Kingsif (talk) 02:47, 14 May 2020 (UTC)
• I've been rather oblivious of certain things recently, but noticed your signature (with admin-highlighter) had suddenly changed colour at the Teahouse. Congratulations! Nick Moyes (talk) 12:20, 14 May 2020 (UTC)
• Congratulations. If there's anything you need, my talk page and inbox are always open. TonyBallioni (talk) 20:11, 16 May 2020 (UTC)
• Congratulations! glad to see you taking on this new role!! --Sm8900 (talk) 05:20, 22 May 2020 (UTC)
• I'm a little late in offering my congratulations. We spoke at Wikiconference North America (my name is John and I had purple hair, if that helps) I really enjoyed getting to meet you. I am confidant you will be a wise admin! Congrats! Jno.skinner (talk) 16:03, 16 June 2020 (UTC)
• Hi! Coconut range map source :- Annals of Botany, Volume 113, Issue 4 Madawa(talk) 6:33, 19 June 2020 (UTC)
• Congrats! ~mitch~ (talk) 16:29, 14 July 2020 (UTC)

Special recognition

	The Closer's Barnstar
	Your thoughtful and concise close at Village Pump (WMF) did not go unnoticed. Please accept this token of appreciation for your excellent work. Atsme Talk 📧 22:47, 11 July 2020 (UTC)

Yes, that's a good close. Well done. Ritchie333 ^{(talk) (cont)} 11:30, 13 July 2020 (UTC)

wow, CaptainEek. well done!! I just noticed your close at that section on village Pump, due to the messages here on your talk page. I think your comments on this item were very eloquent and perceptive. nice work! glad to hear a voice here, providing some real clarity, as well as some expression of some of our core principles, to help to maintain civility and clarity of purpose. thanks for your work here. see you!! --Sm8900 (talk) 17:56, 14 July 2020 (UTC)

PP Gerard Rennick

Page is constantly being changed to whitewash subject by multiple account + IP editor with likely COI. PP long term would seem appropriate. Ratel 🌼 (talk) 07:34, 15 July 2020 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

		The Admin's Barnstar
		For your absolutely needed and somewhat funny edit "collapsing sexism" on Talk:Muhammad. Wish we could "collapse sexism" in real life, too. Misogynstic edits are far too frequent on Wikipedia but I'm glad you're here to make it a better place for female editors and subjects. We don't underestimate our age – and we don't underestimate you! Thank you, Cap'n! Donna Spencertalk-to-me⛅ 15:40, 15 July 2020 (UTC)

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Principality of Freedonia merge

Regarding the Principality of Freedonia merge initiated by you (and implemented by Klbrain), I have some concerns. Namely, the page has been kept at AfD four(!) times, each discussion centering on WP:N/WP:GNG. Against this background, I find it odd that you started the merge discussion wih "doesn't seem to meet GNG. Its only mentioned in passing in a few sources" without trying to find fault with the AfDs' reasoning that found otherwise. Then there's also the fact that the without advertising, the 32-watcher talk page is not a very good forum to attract the numbers needed to surpass the (relatively) high-participation AfD consensus. Indeed despite being open for months, the only comment was a singular WP:VOTE that did not include any resoning whatsoever and as such doesn't count. I'm thinking it should have been listed at Wikipedia:Proposed article mergers as controversial per what's said about the proccess at WP:MERGEPROP/WP:AFD. Can you suggest an approriate venue to challenge the merge? – Finnusertop (talk ⋅ contribs) 01:43, 15 July 2020 (UTC)

I don't have anything against you undoing the merge if you think it independently notable, I nominated almost a year ago and frankly don't remember the circumstances around it. Taking a look at the AfD's, it does seem that it could warrant a standalone page. I'm not actually sure the right venue to challenge a merge to be honest? CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 02:05, 15 July 2020 (UTC)

@Finnusertop: Ping. CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 02:06, 15 July 2020 (UTC)

The simplest method might be to propose a split. It seems to sit quite comfortable where it is though. Klbrain (talk) 10:34, 15 July 2020 (UTC)

I've simply undone the merge because it does not seem to reflect any real consensus and there isn't really a venue for taking another look at a merge like this. If someone has objections, please start a fresh merge discussion but do the homework this time. – Finnusertop (talk ⋅ contribs) 15:51, 17 July 2020 (UTC)

I've already told you what the venue for reversing an action like that it; it is propose a split, to test whether Principality of Freedonia is independently notable of the broad concept of Freedonia. I note that now the concepts are unlinked (except via disambugation). Nevertheless, there are bigger fish to fry ... I suggest reversing the merge fully, if you must, by removing the merged templates on the talk pages. Klbrain (talk) 17:21, 17 July 2020 (UTC)

BWilliams89

Hi CaptainEek, regarding the unblock request from BWilliams89 (talk · contribs) that you declined, which mentioned getting their support worker to send an e-mail: this person has been making thousands of disruptive edits over the past several years, despite many blocks. I'm very familiar with them and have spent a lot of time cleaning up after them, as I mentioned on the talk page. Although they seem to be acting in good faith, they fail WP:CIR. My impression is of someone with a learning or developmental disability of some sort, and I'm not surprised that they would have a support worker. This is a very rare occasion that they have attempted to communicate. I'm hoping that the support worker will actually get in touch, and I've left a comment on the talk page that they can post there or e-mail me. If you receive an e-mail from them instead, maybe you could let me know? It would be great if I could discuss it with them, and hopefully end the disruption. Thanks... --IamNotU (talk) 12:30, 20 July 2020 (UTC)

BMI

It was never determined at WP:RSN, it was just simply removed. RodeoWrld (talk) 16:34, 21 July 2020 (UTC)

@RodeoWrld: I think the feedback received was valuable. User:Chetsford noted that it wasn't a reliable source, and User:Joel B. Lewis pointed out that this is original research on a primary source. Unless we have a secondary source (like a book, magazine, news article, etc.), we cannot claim to know this guy's real name. This is in keeping with our very strict rules on the biographies of living people. CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 17:19, 21 July 2020 (UTC)

I disagree, Chetsford didn't have a conclusion, rather just abandoned it after I gave an answer to his question about if the application was under oath, which I did provide that it is under oath. I'm not sure why he didn't respond after, maybe he didn't care enough, was busy, or simply forgot. BMI and ASCAP is a are valid sources, I've explained already that they are registered databases/catalogs aka repertoire for music metadata, it's what the music industry uses for pretty much every commercially released song out there; their own respective articles briefly explained in their respective articles. As for the original research, I'd hardly call it original research since other music-related articles have used BMI and ASCAP as their sources for this type of info before, which I could link to if necessary. RodeoWrld (talk) 17:36, 21 July 2020 (UTC)

@RodeoWrld: Linking to some other pages might help, but please do keep in mind WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS. Just because other pages use it doesn't mean they should. Also, even if it is under oath, could not their agent have submitted it on their behalf? For someone looking to remain anonymous, I doubt they would just want to toss their name out like that. Also, could you please copyedit your posts before publishing them? Every time you make an edit to my page I get notified, and it was mighty hard to publish this reply with you editing the page rapidly. CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 17:40, 21 July 2020 (UTC)

Not every discussion results in a declared consensus, but when everyone who weighs in disagrees with you, that's pretty clear. That you wouldn't have called it OR is obvious; but everyone else agrees that using this is problematic. --JBL (talk) 17:53, 21 July 2020 (UTC)

Sorry about the copyedits, that's something I need to work on. Anyway, because since it is under oath, it wouldn't make sense for an agent to file under their name because they're not the one owning the trademark in the end, it's the artist. Here's some of the same examples for popular artists; 21 Savage, he owns his trademark under his real name Shayaa Bin Abraham-Joseph. Only their lawyer I would say would file on their behalf, but it's the artist own trademark that they own, not vice versa. Post Malone, his trademark under his real name, Austin Post. Tyla Yaweh, his trademark under Tyler Brown, and so forth. Some people may choose to have their own LLC file it instead of their name, but this is not the case with RMR. As for BMI and ASCAP, they've been used for credits on articles like Chris Brown (album), Section.80, So Much Fun, and so forth. RodeoWrld (talk) 18:03, 21 July 2020 (UTC)

In my opinion, that the reference requires legal interpretation or contextualization is indicative of its unsuitability as it falls within the scope of WP:OR (even if it's the most rudimentary and basic legal interpretation or contextualization as seems to be the case here). Chetsford (talk) 20:35, 22 July 2020 (UTC)

This isn't a problematic issue, that's a bit of an exaggeration since only two users responded including you and it was quickly forgotten after since it was brought up about two weeks ago. Plus, maybe all of you aren't aware of how music credits are usually sourced since I edit in completely opposite part of what I've seen all of you usually edit. RodeoWrld (talk) 18:06, 21 July 2020 (UTC)

It is not necessary to keep inventing new rationalizations for the fact that multiple people have commented on the question, and all of us disagreed with you. Instead, you should either accept that there is a consensus against what you want to do, or seek even broader input in an appropriate way (e.g., via an RfC or whatever) so that it can be really, really clear that consensus is against what you want to do. But in any case please don't add your original research to Wikipedia articles. (I think it is unlikely that I will have anything else constructive to add, so am not watching this page; if you'd like to draw my attention to something, please ping me.)--JBL (talk) 23:54, 21 July 2020 (UTC)

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Adoption

Hello. I have done the Wikipedia adventure, may I be adopted? Hello world 6 (talk) 04:44, 30 July 2020 (UTC)

@Hello world 6: Ah, glad to hear! Before adopting you, I have a few quick questions to make sure we're a good fit. If not, I'll hook you up with an adopter who is better suited for ya.

1. What do you like editing/what topics are you interested in?
2. What would you like to get out of adoption?
3. Why did you decide to start editing Wikipedia?

CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 04:59, 30 July 2020 (UTC)

I'm interested in science, gaming, math and funny linguistics. I also help with citation needed tags and want to learn to join the CVU. I started like 2 years ago, but at first I made only a few edits a year. However I have recently picked up steam and I'm editing nearly every day. Hello world 6 (talk) 05:05, 30 July 2020 (UTC)

@CaptainEek Hello world 6 (talk) 05:15, 30 July 2020 (UTC)

@Hello world 6: Awesome! I'd love to adopt ya then. I'll get you some material on your talkpage soon, but to help me out a little further: are you looking to develop articles? Fight vandalism? Basically: do you want to work more on content or backend work? CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 05:34, 30 July 2020 (UTC)

Dunno, so far I've done typo fixing and citations, but want to learn more about bigger content. @CaptainEek:

@Hello world 6: Don't forget to sign your posts, note that pings don't work if you don't sign the post. Also, no need to ping me on this page, since I automatically get notifications about new messages here. I'd love to help you with making some content, can you narrow in on some pages or smaller topic areas you'd like to work in? CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 19:14, 30 July 2020 (UTC)

User talk:T5r4e3wnc

Hey, Captain! I actually am wondering about this account. The edits are pretty strange. Photos of birds, then inserting the C word. I think this could actually be someone who has a horrible family member and who may not be good about logging out. At any rate, it looks like that to me. Not sure how to fix it, the problematic edits are really problematic, and if this person doesn't log out even though they know they have someone horrible living in their house, maybe it's moot. —valereee (talk) 22:48, 30 July 2020 (UTC)

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Template:Infobox person question

Ahoy Captain. First I hope all is well with you. I was thinking about Template:Infobox person because of a talk page discussion I was reading and was wondering if you might know if adding a "Prefered Pronouns" field to this box has ever been discussed? I didn't want to suggest it somewhere and naively walk into a controversy I was unaware of, so I thought I might ask around.   // Timothy :: talk  05:09, 30 July 2020 (UTC)

@TimothyBlue: Not of the top of my head, no. But I would say that would probably be a contentious addition. I for one would support it, perhaps as just a "pronouns" category, since the preferred is redundant. But it would rouse the fiery passions of many, as infoboxes have been the center of years of debate. Still, if you'd like to write up a neutral WP:RFC to put on the infobox person page, I would take a look over it to make sure it was appropriate :) CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 05:17, 30 July 2020 (UTC)

I am still rolling this over in my head for a couple more days, but I think I'm gonna go for it. btw, I can't believe I was worried my Russian bibliographies would be rejected and deleted. :).   // Timothy :: talk  21:04, 2 August 2020 (UTC)

@TimothyBlue: Let me know before you do so that I can give it a once over to make sure its neutral, it'll save you a lot of headache :) CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 06:51, 3 August 2020 (UTC)

Definintely. I'm gonna keep you close on this :) Maybe it will be simpler than expected (a fool in his heart hopes...)   // Timothy :: talk  06:55, 3 August 2020 (UTC)

Discussion at WP:COIN § Black Crow Records

 You are invited to join the discussion at WP:COIN § Black Crow Records. -- Marchjuly (talk) 23:39, 2 August 2020 (UTC)

Hi CaptainEek. Since you recently edited this article, perhaps you could take a look at the COIN report. The only edited of the account who posted on COIN was that actual post, so there's no way to know which editor or editors they are referring to. Looking at the page's history it appears that an account named Celtic-music-uk was recently spam-blocked who is claiming on their user talk page that they represent the subject of the article. So, the COIN SPA could be a case of WP:EVADE. Either way, I just stumbled upon the COIN thread after starting my own right below it. The thread was malformed so I cleaned up the formatting a bit and it was then I looked at the article's history and saw your recent edits. -- Marchjuly (talk) 23:44, 2 August 2020 (UTC)

Just posting an update. The account that started that COIN discussion subsequently removed it before anyone had responded to it. No explanation was given as to why, but I believe it's still there in the COIN page history if you want to look at it. Otherwise, it appears that this is no longer an issue and nothing further needs to be done about it. -- Marchjuly (talk) 06:13, 4 August 2020 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Barnstar of Diplomacy
	Thank you for mediating the Citation bot debacle at WP:BOTN. I’ve been following the discussion closely for a bit now, and it’s refreshing to see a level-headed editor trying to find a solution to a difficult issue, especially when it comes to a vital bot for editors. OhKayeSierra (talk) 23:42, 4 August 2020 (UTC)

@OhKayeSierra: Thanks for giving me this, its reminded me I need to create an RfC to solve the underlying citation bot issues :) CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 00:12, 5 August 2020 (UTC)

/* Empire knowldge trophies */

yes a family picture — Preceding unsigned comment added by PatmanSA1 (talk • contribs) 16:16, 5 August 2020 (UTC)

PatmanSA1, To be honest, its been so long since we had our first conversation I forget the underlying issue here. A timely response from you would be more helpful. I believe the underlying issue was that you tried to create a conflict of interest page? CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 19:49, 5 August 2020 (UTC)

Can the Virginia cities be added back?

Hey the Ip editor doesn't understand how it was defined and is removing it in bad faith. I am basing it on a source that says it belong. Not on a biased opinion. So I am requesting the cities to be back if that's ok with you? Jhenderson ⁷⁷⁷ 19:42, 5 August 2020 (UTC)

Jhenderson777, Do you have the source that defined the region? I think that might help clear up some issues. CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 19:45, 5 August 2020 (UTC)

Yes the Regional Plan Association and their image here. The IP is being disruptive and won't listen. The IP is also taking the navbox off on the articles based on opinion. So they might need protection too. Jhenderson ⁷⁷⁷ 19:50, 5 August 2020 (UTC)

Jhenderson777, I've blocked the /64 range of the IP, that should stop things for the time being. If they start using another range, let me know. CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 19:56, 5 August 2020 (UTC)

This is the editor too I believe. Jhenderson ⁷⁷⁷ 20:07, 5 August 2020 (UTC)

Deprecate parenthetical citations

With regards to Deprecate parenthetical citations, I happen to know a lot of WikiProjects and individual editors who use the style. I'd like to inform them about the discussion, but since they are likely in the oppose camp, I want to avoid any canvassing. This includes at least Wikipedia:WikiProject Mathematics, Wikipedia:WikiProject Classical music, Wikipedia:WikiProject Toys, and to lesser extent Wikipedia:WikiProject Psychology, Wikipedia:WikiProject International relations and a few editors. Which groups can I inform about the RfC without canvassing?

Also, to clarify something that Vahurzpu said about the extent of use, "if Category:Use Harvard referencing is accurate, there are less than a thousand of our more" – alas, it is not very accurate. I've been tagging them, and got others to tag, but at random so it misses many (hundreds? thousands?) of articles. There is no easy, systematic way to find them. The category also includes some articles that use {{sfn}}, which some consider a "Harvard" referencing but that isn't parenthetical. – Finnusertop (talk ⋅ contribs) 05:59, 6 August 2020 (UTC)

Finnusertop, I'm probably not the right person to ask this question :) But I would not oppose you leaving neutrally worded messages at the relevant Wiki-projects. CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 06:01, 6 August 2020 (UTC)

I just wanted to check with you first (and you also have an admin hat). What about individual editors? Would that be acceptable or canvassing? – Finnusertop (talk ⋅ contribs) 06:05, 6 August 2020 (UTC)

Finnusertop, Well I'm not wearing my admin hat as part of this discussion. I suggest you ask an un-involved admin, as they could give you a better answer to the cancassing question re: projects. But individual users is definitely canvassing. CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 06:06, 6 August 2020 (UTC)

Thanks for your input. I've decided to drop a note on the aforementioned projects' talk pages and not notify any individual editors. – Finnusertop (talk ⋅ contribs) 06:09, 6 August 2020 (UTC)

(talk page watcher) @Finnusertop:, I'm not uninvolved, but I think that was the correct call to make Nosebagbear (talk) 15:14, 7 August 2020 (UTC)

Reporting a user from Total Drama Island

Thanks about the advice! I didn't know how to report someone, so that's why I didn't report him sooner. I would also like to know how were my edits problematic, since I just gave it the same format that is given to any elimination table in Survivor. Freddy7GL (talk) 02:42, 9 August 2020 (UTC)

Freddy7GL, Well it wasn't the content of your edits, it was the sheer number of them doing the same thing. Here on Wikipedia we have something called the three revert rule. You can't revert content on a single page more than 3 times in 24 hours, except in very specific circumstances. In the future, you can report folks at AIV, as you did, or at WP:ANI for less clear cut cases :) CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 02:43, 9 August 2020 (UTC)

CaptainEek Oh, very well. Lesson learned! Thanks for your help! :)

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Lmao already voted... CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 06:39, 11 August 2020 (UTC)

Ahoy there

Ahoy there, Captain Eek! coming alongside. don't mind the bilge-water sloshing around the deck. we have had the whole ship up on stocks and in drydock these many moons. always more dockwork to be had!!! I hope you will check out my most recent message at the talk page for nick moyes. I would like to close the logbook on this whole naval matter. please feel free to let me know any thoughts that you may have. if you need to me to provide any underlying data., or recap any details, circumstances, etc, i will be glad to do so. only, let's get all of this resolved, fully addressed, hashed out, etc now, and then let's move forward, in a positive and constructive manner, for all concerned. I appreciate any thoughts or feedback. thanks! --Sm8900 (talk) 15:56, 11 August 2020 (UTC)

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Don't do that again.

Thanks. Cassianto^Talk 20:40, 14 August 2020 (UTC)

Someone in need of a bit of encouragement if you have time

Hello again :). Hope you're doing well. I had a small request if you have time. There is a user Leesaaisath on my talk page that is discouraged and thinking about leaving. They received a few dings from users and I nominated an article for deletion. I tried to encourage them, if you have time I thought you might be able to offer a word of encouragement and advice also, in hopes of retaining a potentially good editor with under-represented language skills. Again hope you're doing well.   // Timothy :: talk  14:54, 15 August 2020 (UTC)

Page protection

Hello, I noticed you applied page protection to G Scorpii a few months ago due to persistent vandalism. The same vandalism is still occurring daily, so I wondered if you could apply the page protection again. Cheers. -- Pingumeister^(talk) 10:34, 16 August 2020 (UTC)

Pingumeister, I gave it two more weeks. Let me know if it starts up again and I'll make it longer. CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 16:35, 16 August 2020 (UTC)

anastasia kingsnorth

I was wondering why you put my page up for speedy deletion?--Emma.brenley.123 (talk) 20:09, 17 August 2020 (UTC)

Emma.brenley.123, The immediate reason for deletion was that it was absurdly promotional, and that had not been fixed after several drafting cycles. But beyond that, it was unsourced, full of WP:BLP violations, and very poorly written. I'll also note that you had not improved the draft between submissions. CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 20:11, 17 August 2020 (UTC)

I spent 8 hours doing improvements and I did not promote anything. Please give more information on what you class as promotional--Emma.brenley.123 (talk) 20:23, 17 August 2020 (UTC)

Emma.brenley.123, Wikipedia is not for promotion. We do not exist to elevate our subjects. The tone and wording of the draft was classic promotion. Also, as I said, you had zero sources. If you do not know how to add sources, please read WP:REFB for a guide on referencing. Also, the "private life" section was decidely un-encyclopedic. Wikipedia is not some gossip rag talking about who's had sex with who. CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 20:36, 17 August 2020 (UTC)

I am sorry if you read it this way. I guess I will just leave. Goodbye--Emma.brenley.123 (talk) 20:40, 17 August 2020 (UTC)

Emma.brenley.123, I am not suggesting you leave. Sorry if I have been a bit harsh, but your draft was in no shape to become an article. Wikipedia has fairly strict standards about new content. You are welcome to keep contributing, but I would ask that you review some of our core policies, such as the requirement that all material be backed up by a reliable source (WP:V), and our requirement that biographies of living people be much more strict in their sourcing. CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 20:43, 17 August 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Yeoman Warders Club

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User talk:Europe Beyond Coal

Hi CaptainEek. I just want to let you know I've reverted your removal of the blank unblock request at User talk:Europe Beyond Coal. I don't know if you saw my comment, but I put the blank request there and I left a comment saying "Anyone watching/reviewing, please do not review this until User:Europe Beyond Coal has filled in the unblock request". I know it's unusual, but I've been talking to this editor via WP:UTRS over problems they're having understanding how to do things. If they don't manage to do it some time today (I'm on UTC+1) I'll remove it (maybe comment it out) myself, but for now I'd appreciate it if you'd just bear with me. Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 06:49, 19 August 2020 (UTC)

Boing! said Zebedee, Oh, my bad, I didn't realize that. An unusual approach, but hopefully it works :) CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 06:52, 19 August 2020 (UTC)

Thanks. It's quite frustrating - they were first saying they can't edit their talk page, and it turned out they were trying to edit the blocking admin's talk page. With their name and edits too, I don't hold out great hope of getting a prolific new contributor here, but it's got to be worth a try :-) Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 06:56, 19 August 2020 (UTC)

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Pronouns RfC

Here we go! User:TimothyBlue/RfC/RfC Infobox Pronouns. A start ready for revision.   // Timothy :: talk  19:54, 24 August 2020 (UTC)

TimothyBlue, Just took a brief look, my immediate note is that currently our pronoun guideline doesn't actually require an RS, a subject can self identify, so even tweets can be used as a source for pronouns. I'll take a deeper look later :) CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 19:57, 24 August 2020 (UTC)

Lee Hsien Loong article

Hello. I note that you have requested for a ping if one should have questions regarding the "Controversies" section of the Lee Hsien Loong article. I am also well aware that there has been disputes regarding the title in particular and how the presentation of the page differs majorly from other political figures, where controversies (part and parcel of any politician's career), is subsumed into the main article itself.

May I trouble you to look at my proposal on the Talkpage and give an unbiased and neutral opinion on how I can proceed to revamp the page? I would like to note that one editor in particular, SecretSquirrel78, whom I am unfamiliar with, has editwarred in the past to restore the particular section, claiming censorship in local and overseas media and wanting to present the "truth" on Wikipedia. While I do not wish to take into account their conduct from five years previously, I am unsure what to do if my major edits are reverted under the tag WP:STATUS QUO. My proposal has gone unanswered for nearly three weeks straight despite me tagging the regular editors to the article, and I would generally take it as acceptance for my impending edits. Requesting your assistance, nevertheless. Seloloving (talk) 08:38, 25 August 2020 (UTC)

Please ignore my request for assistance for now, as I have decided to try once more to gather consensus on the matter before making major changes to it. I have pinged the relevant editors again with a more solid and tangible proposal for the section. I apologise in advance if I caused you any trouble. Seloloving (talk) 11:07, 25 August 2020 (UTC)

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Unless I'm mistaken, Wikipedia:Controversial articles doesn't define "Controversy" in regards to Wikipedia. Is there a definition that can be examined and applied? Since one of the arguments seems to be that the content is not controversy, and that calling it such is OR, I'd like to have that clarified.--97.113.249.101 (talk) 04:02, 27 August 2020 (UTC)

Controversial articles is not policy. We determine what we write in articles based on a complex mix of reliable sources, notability, and gobs of other policies. In regards to Jenny Durkan, the coverage seems to be routine WP:NOTNEWS type writing. The claim of OR here is that you are assuming it is a controversy, where no sources seem to show Durkan at the center of a controversy. CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 05:43, 27 August 2020 (UTC)

OK, I don't understand what you mean by the NOTNEWS argument (given the high profile of Durkan), but is the problem that it was included in a section titled "Controversies"?--174.21.186.160 (talk) 14:33, 27 August 2020 (UTC) Also, yes my IP keeps getting changed. Its me.--174.21.186.160 (talk) 14:47, 27 August 2020 (UTC)

Well I fail to see how it was a controversy, so that is part of it. CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 17:17, 27 August 2020 (UTC)

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Thanks for your time and effort Captain Eek! Wikipedia deserves more editors like you :) Lightuponthenations (talk) 19:33, 1 September 2020 (UTC)

Thank you!!!

Hello CaptainEek, Thank you very much for your help with all my questions!! Lunaandmaya (talk) 16:51, 22 August 2020 (UTC)LunaandmayaLunaandmaya (talk) 16:51, 22 August 2020 (UTC)

Thoughts

Hi, CaptainEek. Please have a look at what is happening here Mohamed Wisham, help to investigate what is really going on and help the senior editors there to find who is doing what to violate Wikipedia rules, it doesnt look like other AFD's I have seen but damages a beautiful creation. The way it is going on will tarnish my username to be given any responsibility in the future. That is very important. Just mentioned this since you asked for guidance. Existance Leesaaisath 07:57, 23 August 2020 (UTC)

Leesaaisath, That AfD is very wild, it has had a lot of votes trafficked to it, by the subject I suspect. If you were in charge of that, I recommend you say so, lest that be found out in other ways. Otherwise, the article seems headed for deletion I'm afraid, as the subject does not seem notable, and our experienced creators have judged it as such. CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 17:38, 23 August 2020 (UTC)

Thanks captain, I am not part of it, and I have a feeling the person of that article wont be interested in it. Would you tell me how that article fails the notability? Though I dont agree with all keep or delete votes, I am seeing lot of articles on the person in local language. Does it not state for credibility? Not that article bit Im worried about my other works too. I have decided to part ways from it too and here too. No one really explained me after asking several times here too. Existance Leesaaisath 17:48, 23 August 2020 (UTC)

Leesaaisath, Our notability policy. In short: our subjects must receive significant coverage in multiple reliable and independent sources in order to be notable. I.e., enough people need to write about the subject in-depth. Such sources must be quality, and not paid for, or click bait. CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 17:53, 23 August 2020 (UTC)

We do not write about everyone or everything, thus we must have some standard by which to go by. CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 17:54, 23 August 2020 (UTC)

Haha I am already learning how to properly reply. That's exactly my point. I wont either fight to put rubbish in here. The point was that this person has been seen in almost all the local major news, and its now in a long time. It is impossible for him to get that done. My main question, these local language news sources arent credible? That was my only argument. Please explain to me that part so I can look later on what to concentrate. Existance Leesaaisath 20:50, 23 August 2020 (UTC)

Leesaaisath, Local news is rarely sufficient. For example, I've been in my own local paper several times, but I am not in Wikipedia. We require more than just local notability. CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 01:43, 24 August 2020 (UTC)

Wasn't Pirates of the Caribbean written about you? I think you should at least get a mention.

haha!! I will make a page and start fighting for few weeks on the pirate captain CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!} ... Existance Leesaaisath 20:48, 25 August 2020 (UTC)

Ideas

Leesaaisath, I promised you I would think of some ideas. I was waiting for Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mohamed Wisham to see if you should spend any more time there, but it looks like you should move on. At this point, I think your best route is to write about topics there can be no doubt about your personal involvement with. I personally don't believe the claims, but this will be the best way to move forward. Let the past be the past and move on.

I posted this here so Captain Eek can contribute if he thinks of anything. He can also warn you about any bad advice I might be unintentionally giving.

• The article Geography of the Maldives has a lot of physical geography, but is very short on human geography. There could be a whole article written about Environmental concerns in the Maldives. I'm not sure if there is enough material but Archaeology in the Maldives might be interesting.
• A subject I would stay away from at the moment is Tourism in the Maldives, but once you have more experience it might be something to contribute to.
• This article is called Politics of the Maldives and it could be expanded. Right now Government of the Maldives is directed to this article, but the government part of the article could easily be split into an article on the government structure. There is nothing about the executive structure (there is one on the cabinet) or judicial structure (well one sentence) and these could both be articles. There is an article about the legislative branch. If you decided to you could write an article a summary style Government of the Maldives which would branch into other articles:

Government of the Maldives

Executive Branch article (does not exist)

Cabinet article (exists)

List of Presidents of the Maldives (does not exist)

Legislative Branch article (exists)

Judicial Branch article (does not exist)

• There are no lists of the leaders of the Maldives, and many of the leaders seem to lack articles. High level political leaders should have no problem meeting notability, but social and religious leaders may. If you write about living people you will need to be extra careful to have plenty of sources that meet WP:RS.
• Culture of the Maldives needs expansion. It has an influences section, but it is incomplete and needs more history. The artistic scene (artists, film makers, writers, etc) is not covered other than some pictures and crafts is again just some pictures. Both Arts in the Maldives and Crafts in the Maldives could be articles. There could also be an article on Cultural Preservation in the Maldives. There is an article on Music of the Maldives, but it could be expanded (again be careful about writing about living people).
• Building on your interest in Mohamed Wisham, you could try and write an article on Health and Human Services in the Maldives covering both health care and social/human services.
• There is no summary overview style article on Religion in the Maldives. There are individual articles on Islam in the Maldives and Hinduism in the Maldives (needs expansion).

I hope this gives you some things to consider writing about. If you decide on a topic, double-check to make sure there is not already an article on it. If you decide to do a summary-style article, I will be happy to help you structure that so it fits with the existing articles.

If you're wondering if a subject might meet WP:N, you can collect the sources you find and then run them past me for an opinion (and I'm sure others could help as well at the teahouse). Getting multiple opinions on something questionable would be advisable.

Forgive any typos, I wrote this and didn't really proofread it. Best wishes from Los Angeles,   // Timothy :: talk  02:54, 24 August 2020 (UTC)

THANK YOU !!!!   // Timothy :: talk  This is what I want in wikipedia, men with integrity and style. I will definitely look into your advice, I am already looking into them. It is quite difficult to get a the real notables up here, because literature is mostly local. That was my thought on the articles from Maldives. That is why I fought to make a point. In Maldives it is nonsense when it comes to media ethics, usually media is paid if to put a person on spot and specially in English. GRR!! I wish you will check and see a solution for it for the future. We have so many historical figures and leaders and contributors to nation, who worked 5 years back too who have no literature.

  // Timothy :: talk  I just saw a message in your page that your sick..!! are you ok? Existance Leesaaisath 20:48, 25 August 2020 (UTC)

Timothy hope your ok, I have started to populate the "Islam in Maldives" and "Health and Human Services in the Maldives". I may be a bit slow. but will be around. Digesting loss of my first article GRRR and Researching... Existance Leesaaisath 19:40, 1 September 2020 (UTC)

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Ahoy there me hearty,

Just seen the front page. Very nice. Congratulations.

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Rhea Chakraborty

I see that you looked at this article, which has been having some edit-warring recently. One of the editors has filed a DRN request. My question for either you or User:Cyphoidbomb is whether there is a content issue that can possibly be mediated, or whether I should close the DRN request as a conduct dispute. (I can see that there are conduct issues, but sometimes conduct issues go away when a content issue is resolved.)

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Hello Captain Eek, I just wanted to issue an apology for previous edits I made that were unsourced many months back. While the issue has been over for a while, I still wanted to issue a formal apology as I continue to add productive edits. As I say, better late than never. Happy editing! Lima Bean Farmer (talk) 05:57, 6 September 2020 (UTC)

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A request for help translating German Featured Articles ornithology articles

I have recently received and looked over this list of German Wikipedia Featured Articles whose English equivalents aren't FA (or exist), and noticed several were ornithological in nature. Since you had a bird article as Today's Featured Article a couple days ago, and another bird FA to boot, I thought it'd be a good idea to lean on your experience in the field in any translation project. I have come to make that offer. Here is the list:

• Common ostrich
• Tree pipit
• Syrian woodpecker
• Common eider
• Eleonora's falcon
• Common pheasant
• Bat hawk
• Gyrfalcon
• European serin
• Mariana crow
• Bonelli's eagle
• Black-billed magpie
• Iberian grey shrike
• Cassowary
• Lesser spotted woodpecker
• Common crane
• Poicephalus
• Grebe
• Common swift
• Middle spotted woodpecker
• Black harrier
• Red-backed shrike
• Great grey shrike
• Horned grebe
• Rough-legged buzzard
• Réunion harrier
• Lesser kestrel
• Red-footed falcon
• Red kite
• Rook (bird)
• Gaviiformes
• Swift
• Pomarine jaeger
• Eurasian pygmy owl
• Little owl
• Swamp harrier
• Common moorhen
• Common kestrel
• Long-eared owl
• Rufous treepie
• Phalarope
• White-headed duck
• Eurasian wryneck
• European honey buzzard
• Western gull
• Red-breasted flycatcher

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Vami IV, Wowza! This is super useful. I think I'll start with Black-billed magpie. CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 07:46, 8 September 2020 (UTC)

Vermilion flycatcher scheduled for TFA

This is to let you know that the Vermilion flycatcher article has been scheduled as today's featured article for October 2, 2020. Please check the article needs no amendments. If you're interested in editing the main page text, you're welcome to do so at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/October 2, 2020, but note that a coordinator will trim the lead to around 1000 characters anyway, so you aren't obliged to do so.

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Teahouse ping list

Hi! I am compiling a list of interested editors at User:Usedtobecool/Tea. It is intended to be a directory of editors who can be pinged to the Teahouse by regulars when a discussion might benefit from area-specific expertise. I was wondering if you would be interested in being listed. I have you under "AFC" currently but that was just to remind me of editors I should reach out to. When you find the time, please go through the list and see if you would be interested. If you are unavailable, I will remove you from it; if you would be able to help, you are welcome to add yourself to any of the categories or I could do it for you. Best, Usedtobecool ☎️ 11:53, 10 September 2020 (UTC)

ThinkMarkets Limited

Hi CaptainEek, Thanks so much for your help. Can you also help me in removing the tag from the page please? I've made the disclosure on my userpage as stated at WP:COI. and also, would I need to submit a draft for review as this page was already reviewed by someone when created in mainspace and I'd got the acceptance notification too.Darkpassions (talk) 14:06, 13 September 2020 (UTC)

Adoption

Hey I was wondering if you could adopt me as your Canada first mate Kirbopher2004 (talk) 08:41, 21 September 2020 (UTC)

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RBG

Just checking: when you posted RBG's picture to the main page did you check if it was fully protected? I'm asking because it was not listed at WP:CMP — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 20:59, 21 September 2020 (UTC)

@MSGJ: I made sure the local copy was protected, and asked a commons admin off-wiki to protect it, for a faster response. I do think there was a minute or two gap in which it was not protected, that was my bad :) I misinterpreted someone saying they "were on it" to mean that they had done it, and so I posted it before they'd actually finished protecting. I should have double checked, and will definitely do so in the future. But yes, I'm quite aware of the importance of having main page pictures protected :) CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 21:06, 21 September 2020 (UTC)

No harm done. But this one was really rushed to the main page :) — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 21:09, 21 September 2020 (UTC)

PS, what "local copy"? — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 21:12, 21 September 2020 (UTC)

Look in my logs and you'll see on the 18th I protected [20]. CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 21:15, 21 September 2020 (UTC)

@MSGJ: Oops forgot the ping, I'm on my phone so I don't have all the handy scripts my PC does... CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 21:18, 21 September 2020 (UTC)

Oh I see! — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 21:21, 21 September 2020 (UTC)