PearlyGigs
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Happy editing! Cheers, Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 08:52, 24 August 2023 (UTC)
- Hi, Pharaoh of the Wizards, and thank you. This will be very useful as I am still trying to find my way around. Editing is no problem but the site's big picture can be elusive. PearlyGigs (talk) 09:03, 24 August 2023 (UTC)
Common.js edit
Hey there, stumbled upon your creation and edit summary for your common.js page. I would give this page a read for some examples of what you can do with them. They're mainly used for customization, but are also used for WP:User scripts which can enhance the way that Wikipedia functions. Hope this helps! - AquilaFasciata (talk | contribs) 15:32, 24 August 2023 (UTC)
- Ah, that's great, AquilaFasciata. Having the common.css has helped me resolve the issue I'd found. I'll study the page and I'm sure it will help. Much appreciated. PearlyGigs (talk) 15:39, 24 August 2023 (UTC)
- Happy to help! - AquilaFasciata (talk | contribs) 15:43, 24 August 2023 (UTC)
Writers from the German Empire edit
In addition to your point, I would also point out we have people like Jakub Bart-Ćišinski who lived in the German Empire and who were nationals of it, but who are not described as having been German writers. Bart-Cisinski was Sorbian. I am sure we could also find a few who were Polish, and maybe a few of other ethnicities who would not have self-described as Germans, but who had lived all their lives as either subjects of the German Empire, or in some cases subjects of the Kingdom of Prussia and then the German Empire. I believe we have Category:Writers from the Kingdom of Prussia but it also probably could use some expansion.John Pack Lambert (talk) 18:10, 27 September 2023 (UTC)
- Hi, Johnpacklambert. Thanks for your message. I certainly think many more writers will qualify. As you say, the empire had numerous nationalities. I'll be very surprised if the category is deleted. Regards. PearlyGigs (talk) 19:36, 27 September 2023 (UTC)
- I really have not even begun to try to add people. I only created it when I was back to maybe 1857 births, and have only since gotten to 1855. I was not sure if it would survive when it first got nominated, and so may have reviewed a few articles that I could have placed in it, but did not. I will see what I can do about adding a few more people. It is at 13, but I would guess we could easily put in a few hundred, maybe over 1000.John Pack Lambert (talk) 20:06, 27 September 2023 (UTC)
- I'm interested in the subject, especially the career of Bismarck, so I'll bear this in mind if and when I come across writers or other artists. As the empire survived for nearly half a century, I'd guess there must be hundreds. Thanks again. PearlyGigs (talk) 21:00, 27 September 2023 (UTC)
- I really have not even begun to try to add people. I only created it when I was back to maybe 1857 births, and have only since gotten to 1855. I was not sure if it would survive when it first got nominated, and so may have reviewed a few articles that I could have placed in it, but did not. I will see what I can do about adding a few more people. It is at 13, but I would guess we could easily put in a few hundred, maybe over 1000.John Pack Lambert (talk) 20:06, 27 September 2023 (UTC)
September 2023 GOCE drive award edit
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The Tireless Contributor Barnstar | |
| This barnstar is awarded to PearlyGigs for copy edits totaling over 20,000 words (including bonus and rollover words) during the GOCE September 2023 Backlog Elimination Drive. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! Dhtwiki (talk) 10:50, 7 October 2023 (UTC) |
- Thank you. I enjoyed working on the articles. PearlyGigs (talk) 18:26, 8 October 2023 (UTC)
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