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TFD note

For future reference, when you nominate a template for merging with another one, even if the outcome is unanimous and a clear consensus, please do not actually implement the merge until the discussion has been formerly closed. Thank you.

As a minor note, {{merged from}} and other similar templates are placed on the talk page, not the template. Primefac (talk) 15:02, 26 January 2018 (UTC)

Thank you, noted for future reference. I was careful to read through the documentation, but it involves ploughing through vast screeds of text. It does suggest that it acceptable to carry out a merger "if a consensus in favor of the merger is formed in less than 30 days, then anyone may perform the merger whenever they want." In this case, I gave it a week and there very little response and no objections. How a discussion should be formally closed is not especially clear. I always aim to comply with WP procedures, but like so many of the rules here, the procedure is badly written and difficult to follow, even with the highest good faith intentions! As a consequence of being bewildered by impenetrable rules, I overlooked the correct use of the talk page templates you mentioned. Will try harder next time! Cnbrb (talk) 15:40, 26 January 2018 (UTC)

Technically speaking a "merge" discussion is different from a "TFD" discussion. You're right, if you post on the talk page(s) "I want to merge templates X, Y, and Z" and no one objects, you're welcome to implement the change before "the full 30 days" are up. However, TFDs are formal discussions that (like other XFDs) take place over a minimum of a week, and should not be acted upon before their closure (barring SNOW closes, withdrawals, or creator-requested deletions). Primefac (talk) 15:44, 26 January 2018 (UTC)

How is a discussion closed then? Cnbrb (talk) 15:47, 26 January 2018 (UTC)

Admin comes in and closes it. Sometimes they're not closed at exactly the seven-day mark, but there isn't a deadline or anything. Primefac (talk) 15:49, 26 January 2018 (UTC)

Noted. I'll wait for closure next time. Sometimes if you wait around for permission to do things, you can be hanging on for literally years, so often it seems better to just press ahead. Cnbrb (talk) 15:53, 26 January 2018 (UTC)

Hehe, fair enough. The general rule of thumb is that if it's on an "official" noticeboard someone will probably see it ;) Primefac (talk) 16:03, 26 January 2018 (UTC)

Charles Pelham, Lord Worsley

Hi there. Not sure if you still have the article on your watchlist, but am dropping off a note to let you know that I've added to Charles Pelham, Lord Worsley, who you created an article on in 2008. Actually, come to think of it, the notification system alerts everyone now about changes to articles they created, I think. Or maybe it is only when people link to an article you create. Anyway, see what you think. I note in passing that a memorial booklet was produced, but it does not appear to be online. Carcharoth (talk) 10:28, 3 February 2018 (UTC)

Hello and thanks for getting in touch. Your level of courtesy is possibly unique among Wikipedia editors! Thanks for your edits, it's nice to know that the article is receiving some attention. I think I only created it to add a link to the article on the sculptor Charles Sargeant Jagger. However, if you're looking for some online book sources, try Google books. Here are a few. Happy editing! Cnbrb (talk)

Happy St. David's Day

The leek is one of the national emblems of Wales, worn along with the daffodil (in Welsh, the daffodil is known as "Peter's leek", Cenhinen Bedr) on St. David's Day. According to one legend, King Cadwaladr of Gwynedd ordered his soldiers to identify themselves by wearing the vegetable on their helmets in an ancient battle against the Saxons that took place in a leek field. Cheers! ‑ ‑ Gareth Griffith‑Jones ^{The Welsh Buzzard} ‑ ‑ 17:22, 28 February 2018 (UTC)

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bla bla bla

Have you ever read Siddhartha? The reference cited is absolutely full of crap which brings the entire article into doubt. Siddhartha is NOT Gautama the Buddha, makes a point of that, and also is NOT "unhappy with his life until achieving enlightenment" or whatever the dumb line was. That citation is totally wrong and even stupid.

Sorry but I think keeping wikipedia on the straight and narrow fact-wise is constructive. And it was a talk page anyhow, not an edit to the article.

Some of you people should grow up. 116.231.75.71 (talk) 11:54, 4 May 2018 (UTC)

Excellent. Thanks for that! Cnbrb (talk) 23:00, 4 May 2018 (UTC)

Category:Musical artists on the Voyager Golden Record has been nominated for discussion

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DYK for If Ye Love Me

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Wish

Hello. Help add image for article Maureen Wroblewitz. Thanks you. 125.214.50.221 (talk) 09:51, 10 October 2018 (UTC)

Sorry, I've never heard of her. Try searching on Google or CC Search. Cnbrb (talk) 10:56, 10 October 2018 (UTC)

CSD

Hi Cnbrb, I just took a look at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/CategoryDefunct banks of Scotland. For future reference, you can request speedy deletion of a page you created under WP:G7 (provided nobody else has made any major contributions to it). Thanks. Thine Antique Pen (talk) 14:31, 15 October 2018 (UTC)

Thank you - I was actually going to do a speedy delete. I tried using the Twinkle dropdown, but if only offered unsuitable categories which all related to notability and vandalism, so I went for the next best button which was AFD. I genuinely thought I was doing the right thing, but it's just caused trouble and earned me a rebuke, so I'll not bother next time. Cnbrb (talk) 14:37, 15 October 2018 (UTC)

No harm done. Twinkle should show "G7: Author requests deletion, or author blanked"; otherwise, adding {{db-g7}} does the job. Thine Antique Pen (talk) 19:15, 15 October 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Chalfont Viaduct

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Precious anniversary

A year ago ...

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... you were recipient no. 1784 of Precious, a prize of QAI!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:34, 29 November 2018 (UTC)

My precious!! Cnbrb (talk) 09:48, 29 November 2018 (UTC)