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Formatting Help

Hello! My name is Christian and I am a student at Mercyhurst University in Erie, PA. For one of my classes, I have been tasked with creating a Misplaced Pages article. One of the first pieces of advice I received was to ensure my formatting matched with the standard formats of the various WikiProjects, or else they would be quickly pulled down. For your WikiProject, what formatting requirements must be met? My subject is a living person, but someone who has been moved into Witness Protection. I'm not sure to what extent to follow the guidelines of the regular Biography section, versus the Biography of a Living Person guidelines, and I would appreciate your help. Thank you!

CTCopper (talk) 13:16, 26 March 2019 (UTC)

BLP isn't my WikiProject. I started it many years ago, but I don't really edit Misplaced Pages anymore. There are no special formatting requirements for BLPs. There should be extra requirements to protect living subjects. I don't know what the status of that currently is, however. That the protections were such garbage is one of the reasons I left WP. Indubitably (Talk) 14:31, 18 July 2019 (UTC)

A heads-up

Policy allows us to use signatures that obfuscate our wiki-IDs. Even so, it can be confusing. You confused me. As you can see here, it took me seven minutes to figure out that that Lara and Jennavicia and Indubitably were just a single individual.

I am just letting you know. Geo Swan (talk) 02:21, 27 March 2019 (UTC)

You responded to a talk page message from 2012. Names change over time. And editors stop being active which is true in this case so no scolding necessary. Liz 00:15, 15 April 2019 (UTC)

You dropped by the talk page of someone who semi-retired a decade ago to complain about a signature from seven years ago. Not bothering to notice that what few signatures appear on this page have a signature that matches my wiki-ID. Thanks for stopping by, Geo. Always nice to have a solid reminder of why I don't like Misplaced Pages. Indubitably (Talk) 18:46, 16 July 2019 (UTC)

Today's Wikipedian 10 years ago

Awesome

Ten years!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:57, 28 June 2019 (UTC)

Long time! Enigma 00:54, 3 July 2019 (UTC)

I don't know what this means. Indubitably (Talk) 18:57, 16 July 2019 (UTC)

it means you were awarded "today's wikipedian" ten years ago —usernamekiran(talk) 04:22, 17 July 2019 (UTC)

Ah, indeed. Cool. Thanks! Indubitably (Talk) 13:57, 18 July 2019 (UTC)

Good things are worth waiting for...

• Fear Inoculum

• Just in case you hadn't heard. Hope you are well and thought of you while listening to it.
   — Berean Hunter (talk) 23:05, 9 October 2019 (UTC)

Ah, thank you! Yes, I listened to some of it a couple weeks ago. They had a concert near me, but I was out of town! Indubitably (Talk) 17:59, 9 December 2019 (UTC)

You still haven't had the chance to see them ? Also send me an email when you get a chance, I appear to have lost your contact info! (was surprised to see you had visited the site so recently) — Coffee // have a ☕️ // beans // 23:40, 20 December 2019 (UTC)

I just saw this! My email is laralovewiki@gmail.com. Indubitably (Talk) 03:35, 15 March 2020 (UTC)

MfD nomination of Misplaced Pages:Good article reassessment/Overview

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Nomination for deletion of Template:ElvisCotW

Template:ElvisCotW has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 19:48, 3 October 2020 (UTC)

MfD nomination of Template:User UCGATF

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Looking for help with a BLP

Hello! I found you on WP:WPBIO and was wondering if you might be able to help me... or point me in the direction of someone that could. I am working on Iymen Chehade's bio. It was started by a sockfarm and has been banned, but I am trying to clean it up and get the warnings all removed. Here is the last note left by the admin that originally tagged the article: The article was written by an abusive UPE sockfarm (Misplaced Pages:Sockpuppet investigations/Marek.kapicak) and was touched up by a disclosed paid editor (see above). It needs review from volunteers to determine compliance with editorial policies and inclusion guidelines.

Might you be available to review this article to determine compliance?

Thank you for any help!

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Please consider addressing the issues raised. Removing {{proposed deletion/dated files}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and files for discussion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. Ixfd64 (talk) 17:37, 28 October 2021 (UTC)

Ah, the days when we thought we could make aesthetic improvements to this place. Over 14 years later, and the main page is still the same basic, childish design. Indubitably (Talk) 16:08, 29 October 2021 (UTC)

Help with Jenny Durkan article

I noticed you’re a member of Misplaced Pages:WikiProject Biography and was wondering if you could take a look at some requested edits to the article about Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan that have been pending since September 17, 2021. I have a personal and previous professional connection to Durkan, so I can’t do the edits without an independent review but I am happy to implement any changes you might approve to make it easier for you. Here is the link to my proposed changes. Talk:Jenny Durkan#Proposal for Updates to Article Thank you for your consideration. 1920sportsfan (talk) 23:27, 2 December 2021 (UTC)

Hello! I should not have been listed on that membership page. I have not been an admin (or an active editor) for more than a decade. Indubitably (Talk) 23:13, 9 December 2021 (UTC)