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Removed it from David Starr's list of nicknames as it is unsourced. Mr. C.C.^{Hey yo!}_{I didn't do it!} 12:37, 8 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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This was to streamline and simplify the rows for each city's restrictions. Often times the date that a state announces a change in restrictions do not align with when they actually take effect. We do not need to attribute the governors everywhere, plus the requirements for testing in NY contradict what is said in sources (it must be a PCR test within 72 hours of the event, and the WSJ article mentions that you may be required to take an antigen test too if the PCR test is more than 48 hours old) ViperSnake151  Talk  02:34, 6 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I’ll go back and streamline it more a little later, I certainly see what you mean by the spamming of governors in certain spots. Just concerned that a little too much was removed on the first go-around. The Kip (talk) 19:03, 6 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I thought that I'd let you know now that the stats on the 2020–21 NHL team articles are not meant to be updated every game. The reason we don't update after each game is because constant updates cause too many errors, which is what we want to prevent. One update per every 5 games is good enough. Yowashi (talk) 05:02, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Please double-check the facts before adding, because this addition (already reverted) is factually incorrect as Bobrovsky played his 500th game on February 10, 2020, as the source says – Florida honored Bobrovsky for his 500th NHL game – played Feb. 10, 2020, in Philadelphia – in a pregame ceremony, and the Russian goalie improved to 5-1-1 against his former club. – Sabbatino (talk)

The similar tables established on other articles (NFL, where I had first established this format, MLB, etc.) do not include such statements. In fact, I like the variation of the format that the MLB article has instituted, as it's cleaner and shows more of a timeline of increases. ViperSnake151  Talk  05:11, 19 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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I'm sorry about the mess on Urban Meyer's page. I know it's cleaned up now, but I felt I still owed at least a little communication regarding it. Ifigured it was easier to transfer back what I overwrote than have to go back and regrab every link I grabbed in updating the references.--CreecregofLife (talk) 07:36, 16 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The next time you edit the VGK page, could you at least put in some time and effort and fill out the game log entirely instead of making partial updates as you did in this edit? I don't know if you're just trying to beat me to it and get the meat and potatoes finished or something, but just take the time to do it properly the first time around, because it looks like an eyesore when there are empty columns in the game log. Yowashi (talk) 03:40, 18 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

K. You've always been needlessly aggressive toward me and I don't quite get why. This is Wikipedia, not Encyclopedia Britannica; maybe tone it down a bit.The Kip (talk) 03:41, 18 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

It's original research because the AP source provided does not provide a team-by-team count. You cannot just count the amount yourself and add the table. That is the very definition of original research. From WP:OR "...any analysis or synthesis of published material that serves to reach or imply a conclusion not stated by the sources." So, leave it out of the article unless you can find a source that gives a team-by-team count.--Rockchalk717 17:58, 15 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

First off, it’s not reaching a conclusion considering it’s literally restating earlier information, but whatever. Just don’t blame me for clutter when there’s 32 individual sources on the page. The Kip (talk) 18:01, 15 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

It's exactly that. If the article "restated" it that's a different story. I don't care how many sources it takes to verify it and it is possible to add the number from each team without clutter. If I or someone else feels it's clutter, it can edited to keep the sources but make it less cluttered.--Rockchalk717 18:04, 15 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I know that you mean well and that you're trying to help but you're starting to become a disruptive editor. Deadman137 (talk) 04:23, 11 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• I don't take too kindly to being told "you're not helping" when your own reversion and update left an entire goal off the board + wrong goalie totals. The page is open to the entire wiki to edit, not just you. Interpret that as you wish. The Kip (talk) 04:25, 11 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Given how many errors you've made and caused tonight it would be best if you found something else to do. Deadman137 (talk) 04:26, 11 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

If this is in relation to the Leafs-Lightning page, NHL.com had the McDonagh and Matthews goals as SHG and PPG until the end of the game, respectively. I'll edit pages as I see fit, and again, I'm not the only one making errors here. The Kip (talk) 04:28, 11 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

It's in relation to pretty much most of your edits on this article. Deadman137 (talk) 04:31, 11 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I was spot-on with the update to Carolina-Boston, as well as the several games that weren't updated several nights ago. I've also been accurate with the goalie chart and even bumped it up minutes-wise when nobody else did.

If you want my "bona-fides," I helped and help maintain the season pages frequently (standings, stats, notable events, etc) and kept the VGK page's stats updated nearly game-by-game this year, as well as creating multiple articles for prospects called up to play.

Please don't try to make me out to be some vandal when my lone mistake was believing an NHL.com editor's error. The Kip (talk) 04:36, 11 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

You are correct that you're no vandal, I never claimed that you were, my apologies if you felt that way. I could care less about your bona-fides. What I do care about is that you were nothing but hot mess all night long and you were creating unnecessary issues. You were not spot on with any game related edits tonight or the other night as everything you touched had problems or created problems, a well intentioned mess, is still a mess. I understand that it can be upsetting when you're doing your best to help and you find out that it's not good enough. There are certainly many things that you can help us with and we'd be more than happy to have you, but this area is not the best spot for your talents. I certainly don't want to have to start issuing you with formal warnings for your editing, but another night like this one and I would have no choice but to start doing that as you would be doing more harm than good to the article. Deadman137 (talk) 06:56, 11 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Considering I went back and checked through every one of my edits to this page, and found the only significant post-edit changes to be on the Maple Leafs-Lightning game, I'd love to see exactly how "everything [I] touched had problems or created problems."

Normally, if this were a complaint over one error I'd take it in stride, but what angers me overtly is the accusation of "everything" I've done being mistake-laden when that's simply untrue. The Kip (talk) 13:09, 11 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

As I said to you in my previous response, the issue is with the continual errors in the game summaries that you've worked on and yes those edits do contain many errors. I can understand that you're upset by this, but you have to understand that we're busy enough at this time of year and the last thing that we need to be doing is having to go around and have to fix all of your errors in addition to what we're normally working on.

In all honesty it's perfectly fine to not be good at something on this site, the key is to avoid areas where you have a weakness and instead focus on your strengths. I took some time to review some of the work that you've done on BLP articles and you do have a knack for those articles and you can provide more value to the project by focusing in that area. At this point it would be in your best interest to drop this and move onto something more productive. Deadman137 (talk) 00:07, 12 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Whack! You've been whacked with a wet trout. Don't take this too seriously. Someone just wants to let you know that you did something silly.

Flannel23 (talk) 13:35, 26 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Be prepared. I will be making this something consistent for previous seasons, but only for interim coaches who did not become the permanent head coach. Especially as it is something that was done in the past (2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18 NHL season). Only since 2018–19 onwards has it not been done, but that will be changed. By removing this content, it will become inconsistent and I will consider your actions to be bordering an edit war. Thank you. Conyo14 (talk) 22:03, 26 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Why did you revert my edit on the 2022-23 NHL transaction page for John Klingberg's source? I matched it to the formatting of almost every other free agent signing in the article. Making this message to avoid an edit war. Hotpotato1234567890 (talk) 03:33, 31 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I see that you have added a new stateent to the new Calgary Flames jersey, I temporarily removed it due to the fact there was no refrence there, I will remove it once an official announcement will come. 45BearsFan (talk) 17:26, 11 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Actually, nobody had a problem with it until you did. Of course I'm going to have an issue with you changing it, mistakenly. Nanerz (talk) 03:38, 5 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Have you been able to find confirmation on the conditional first in the trade becoming 2026? Tampa already has 2026 conditionally tied up in last year's Hagel deal. So if the 2026 1st is in play, there would actually need be a second condition along the lines of: if 2025 is top 10 AND 2024 is top 10 (such that CHI gets 2026 instead), then NSH gets 2027, or something. I'm gonna wait to see how it all shakes out..! Wild day, eh!? Love it –uncleben85 (talk) 03:51, 27 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

It's been absolute insanity indeed, the Meier trade's conditional picks almost broke my brain.

As for the 2026 pick, I assumed it would shift due to the 2025 pick being top-10 protected per the NHL.com article; I was unaware that's already tied up in the Hagel trade, so I may have jumped the gun on that. Feel free to edit however necessary and thanks for your hard work! The Kip (talk) 03:53, 27 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I feel like a 2027 1st might need to be included either way, so may switch it to that, but I'm sure if none of the teams will say it outright (the Preds and the NHL releases didn't say either), CapFriendly will get us straightened out soon enough anyway –uncleben85 (talk) 04:02, 27 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there. To answer your question that you posited in WT:ITN, none of the incidents up to this point have risen to the level where a T-ban would be appropriate, because they aren't inherently uncivil or tendentious in nature. There has to be a central "straw that breaks the camel's back" incident, which would then be used as the focal point for any ANI request to highlight an urgent incident and chronic, intractable behavioral problem. At that point, all of the previous "semi-disruptive" edits could then be used as supporting evidence to then call for a block or T-ban. Good example of that here. ⛵ WaltClipper -(talk) 16:27, 27 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, you had participated in that discussion, so you knew firsthand what it was that sparked the eventual CBAN.--⛵ WaltClipper -(talk) 16:30, 27 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, first and foremost, thank you for your help on the page! Clubs are NOT waiting this year!! But also, just a heads up, don't want you to feel like I'm going in and changing all your edits everytime, so thought I would explain. Feel free to keep adding refs whenever you make an edit - it's not a bad idea to have a source immediately, you just might find its not always there or you're doing double work, so it's not worth it - but ultimately we try to keep two things in mind: 1) A neutral source; if two or more teams are directly involved (read: TRADES), try to get a source NOT from one of the teams. An official NHL release or a secondary news outlet, the more reliable the better like SN or TSN and then 2) Primary resource if possible; so again, NHL over an outlet if a neutral reference is needed BUT a team reference if they are the only party directly involved in the transaction (SIGNINGS, TERMINATIONS, WAIVER CLAIMS) would be a preferable primary source over the NHL version, if available.

I hope that makes sense.... hahaha –uncleben85 (talk) 22:36, 28 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Heard and understood! As for team sources, I'm moreso using them as placeholders unless they're the extremely minor trades that won't receive much coverage otherwise (ex. the just-now Predators-Rangers trade for an AHLer); I figure it's better to have at least something there until a neutral source is available, as opposed to a blank box. I'll keep the above in mind, though.

And likewise, thank you for your hard work as well! The stove's been white-hot these past three days, haha. The Kip (talk) 22:39, 28 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, that makes sense for that Predators-Rangers trade. Sportsnet can be hit and miss for those really minor trades (better than TSN though), but if not something might pop up in the next couple of days with a smaller, more local outlet, but the team ref is definitely fine for now

Just waiting for those Kane and Ekholm trades to be made official. Oof! But hey, Friday will be a breeze at this rate!–uncleben85 (talk) 23:22, 28 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, we're on track to have virtually nothing at the actual deadline at this point, lol

Also, a side note - seriously, thank you for being patient/diplomatic w/ any mistakes I've made; I've come across way too many editors (including myself sometimes, unfortunately) that default to snark/rudeness in the same scenario. I'll try my best to keep ironing them out and I'm happy to keep working on this w/ you! The Kip (talk) 00:55, 1 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Haha, yeah, some people can certainly be stubborn in their ways here, lol! So, was trying to give you a little bit of the rundown without trying to come across rude. And reality is, not like there's any mistake or edit made that can't be fixed, on here! –uncleben85 (talk) 01:23, 1 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I just stumbled across the ship of theseus reference you added to the Quiet Riot page back in 2021 and I laughed for a solid few minutes. I had to dig out the original edit from WikiBlame just so I could come say thanks. Have a great day! Gsuberland (talk) 14:02, 15 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Regarding this edit – I was also confused, but after doing some research I came across game recaps (March 6, 2021 and March 7, 2021), which said that assistant coach Ryan Huska was the head coach for those games due to Sutter being on COVID-19 protocol. – sbaio 10:52, 7 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the update. It was certainly quite bizarre; no two sources, even reputable ones, seemed to agree on what his actual record was, so I just went with what the NHL said for the time being. Happy you were able to clarify, though. The Kip (talk) 15:57, 7 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Lata Mangeshkar had a national state funeral in India, was mentioned by the Pakistani and Bangladeshi governments, led to official mourning on state television and radio in Nepal, Sri Lanka, Mauritius, Trinidad and Tobago, Suriname, Guyana and Fiji, led to multiple articles by the BBC and even french, german, malaysian, indonesian, moroccan and brazilian media spoke of her death. I still don't know who that guy is. Regards Varoon2542 (talk) 02:39, 21 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Much like yesterday with Andrew Brunette and the Nashville Predators, a lot of teams are likely to hire to fill their vacant positions this week. Unfortunately, several unconfirmed users and IPs are jumping the gun on the respective teams. The Rangers, Penguins, Flames, and Maple Leafs have several reports, but nothing officially confirmed. I will check in on NHL.com to grab a confirmed source when it's ready (or you will), but it could get hectic this week. Conyo14 (talk) 17:02, 31 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Loud and clear. From rumors I've read, stay especially vigilant on Mike Babcock (CBJ), Peter Laviolette/John Hynes (NYR), and Gerard Gallant (CGY). Haven't heard any names rumored for ANA yet, or for PIT's permanent GM now that Dubas has been formally hired. The Kip (talk) 22:03, 1 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Why didja blank these remarks [1]? Ouro (blah blah) 20:14, 6 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Accidentally caught up in an edit conflict, my mistake. The Kip (talk) 20:19, 6 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, I get it. These things happen. Have a great day/ night. --Ouro (blah blah) 20:22, 6 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there. Your additions to Game 2 have urls to Game 1 recaps. Can you point to the correct one(s) there? Thanks.—Bagumba (talk) 04:02, 15 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Was accidental via copy-paste, it's been fixed. The Kip (talk) 04:23, 15 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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12 am ET should be fine to remove the hidden tags. I'm going to add a secondary source (aside from the NHL-provided one that's already there) tomorrow for further proof. Conyo14 (talk) 00:30, 1 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

All good, thanks for the update. The Kip (talk) 00:35, 1 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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In the "Chronology of Stanley Cup engravings" page, can you please check the 2022 champions section of the "third ring is retired" chart? I would like you to make sure if it is right. Can you please check what I said? Please. 2601:40A:8400:5A40:880E:EA85:2A17:2525 (talk) 16:35, 11 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, so I noticed the IP edit that added in the Kolesar trivia bit; the source was taken down earlier by @Conyo14 because it was original research (I read it, and yeah a blog) but the trivia stayed up at that moment, I made a small edit linking Kolesar's name to it, and eventually you edited it out afterward cause of the lack of source hurting and the "only the 10th player" rationale.

Would that be good trivia to add back in (and maybe even check in on and add to the other Stanley Cup winners pages) if I or someone else can find a much better source for that (other than the original research/hockey blog)?

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Just for context, I agree with taking it out due to the lack of a good source, and I get where you're coming from in terms of comparable notability, but I can also agree with the IP address that BIPOC in hockey is a worthy topic in it of itself, hence the wiki page it has (Black players in ice hockey) and the (List of page) which I linked below, and giving the diversity (or lack thereof, and the supermajority of Caucasian/white players in the NHL i.e. the highest level professional hockey, in comparison to black and other BIPOC players) and it can be an issue of reflection and maybe even a contentious spot for the sport as well (regarding certain topics like: socio-economic access due to how expensive it is to play let alone get started, racism in hockey, how it took from 1917-1957/58 for someone to break the black colour barrier though technically Larry Kwong broke the non-white barrier in 47/48, the sheer lack of black players/BIPOC diversity in the NHL in comparison to the other Big 3 North American major professional leagues NFL/MLB/NBA, etc.)

I counted the number of players on the List of black NHL players page (using Excel), and yes it's a dynamic list, but I got 104 players, and out of 7565 skaters + 866 goalies = 8431 total players to play in the NHL (both I checked on the NHL.com stats page for all players in NHL history from 1917-18 to 2022-23 to play 1 NHL game), the percentage of black players, at 104/8431 = 1.23% is incredibly low, and I may not have exact numbers in front of me right now, but I can imagine that other racial stats in the NFL/MLB/NBA aren't that low either (unless we want to get pedantic and pick out super rare edge cases of races/ethnicities of those that are super rare in the major 4 leagues anyways, like I don't know using random examples like Armenians or Moldovans or Turkmens).

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IDK, maybe I feel like the BIPOC topic, especially how it (or lack thereof) can relate to hockey, and the low numbers being low enough to be notable, warrant trivia belonging somewhere. Maybe if it doesn't end up on the Stanley Cup Finals trivia of who won them, at the least we (or someone else) can list the black Cup winners on the "Black players in ice hockey" page.

Jeez I went on a longer-than-expected typing spree. Thoughts? Duyneuzaenasagae (talk) 02:48, 21 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

My personal thoughts on such trivia is whether it's too much or just enough. BIPOC deserve to be mentioned, but because it is the tenth player to receive it I was hesitant to remove the trivia. The source was definitely Original Research though. So, I guess if there is a source confirming this, it can be re-added. Conyo14 (talk) 04:36, 21 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I'm open to it being re-added if a definitive source can be found, but my primary concern is that it was uncited. Him being the tenth is more a matter of personal opinion that I'm open to being swayed on. The Kip (talk) 15:44, 21 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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I see what you're saying and am down for it. I feel like then, though, there are dozens of unsuccessful PTOthat subsequently retired within the year, the are missing from all the past pages.s –uncleben85 (talk) 20:11, 21 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I see your point, and although I can't recall any at the moment besides Andrew Hammond (already listed under 2022-23 transactions), I wouldn't be opposed to their inclusions. The Kip (talk) 07:54, 22 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hammond had had an NHL contract within the year prior though, at least. Hammond and Thompson were both last on NHL contract 2021-22. Hammond retired during the 2022-23 season and made it within that window. Thompson announced his retirement after the 2023-24 page started. But I don't mind counting the PTO! Would have to comb through and check how many others, yeah there've been recently, yeah. –uncleben85 (talk) 03:35, 23 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Question regarding the edit you made to the ongoing events where 2023 Syrian protests was located under Syrian Civil War. Do you not consider protests as part of a civil war when protesters are holding flags of factions participating in the war? CatmanBw (talk) 19:44, 27 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The protests are occurring solely in government-held territory, against the government, over an economic crisis influenced by the civil war but not directly part of it. The civil war involves battles, attacks, the refugee crisis, and so on; just because the protests are occurring in the same country and some protestors have the opposition flag doesn't make it a part of the war. If the protests were directly motivated by/involving the Syrian opposition, perhaps it would be, but for now all evidence points primarily to just normal citizens angry over the miserable state of the economy and their livelihoods, with the primary factor being a government decision last week that caused inflation to shoot upward. The Kip 00:10, 28 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The protests are also occurring in Opposition and SDF held areas in support of the protests that are occurring in government held-areas. There are raids by protesters on government buildings, which some people might consider attacks. Armed Druze groups are also involved in the protests with some of them arresting government agents in response to an activist being arrested. In the end, it's a very thin line. Let me know what you think in response. CatmanBw (talk) 00:27, 28 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The article indicates nothing of protests in opposition/SDF areas, and the raids/citizens' arrests are part of the protests that again, are motivated by the recent economic disaster rather than the war. There's nothing directly connecting the protests to the war thus far.

I'll reconsider if the article illustrates any of the former point, but at the moment it simply doesn't. The Kip 00:30, 28 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Here are some articles talking about the events: there are also a lot of Youtube videos talking about them from trusted news sources. I'm gonna let you make the last call on this.

https://www.syriahr.com/en/308831/

https://www.syriahr.com/en/308818/

https://www.syriahr.com/en/308685/

https://www.syriahr.com/en/308610/ CatmanBw (talk) 00:40, 28 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Add these to the protests article. The Kip 00:41, 28 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I am still new to this whole editing thing so it's taking a lot of time from me. I might eventually do it though if I get time. CatmanBw (talk) 00:48, 28 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I feel like my edit should be on there but everyone keeps removing it can you please tell me how to add it correctly? 27bchao1 (talk) 19:26, 18 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

You kept adding a copy-pasted article headline, rather than an actual blurb for the event, hence the initial reversions. Another user wrote a blurb out of the article, resulting in it being kept; however, that doesn't really explain why you removed multiple other blurbs in your last edit. The Kip 19:59, 18 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Oh my bad. 27bchao1 (talk) 20:21, 18 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Can you post my article with a blurb? 27bchao1 (talk) 20:22, 18 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

It already was by another user. The Kip 20:36, 18 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

There is currently a Request Move discussion about William IV. Since you participated in the previous move discussion involving William IV, I thought you might want to know about this one. Cheers. Rreagan007 (talk) 19:19, 21 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

BangJan1999 15:31, 5 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I saw your edit on my story about confirming source not being supported. I want to say source should be "12h ago There are rules to war 'whatever the provocation,' says UN aid chief," as I said in the edit. I want to let you know personally because you've previously helped in restoration of items. SkylarEstrada (talk) 04:52, 19 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I didn't see it on my initial scroll through the liveblog, but their blogs also seem to be a bit finicky with loading, so I'll take your word for it. The Kip 04:59, 19 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I was wondering if you know how to connect with a website manager or moderator? An IP address constantly deletes items I add, claiming they are not in the source because it is a liveblog. I was hoping that someone could put a stop to this. SkylarEstrada (talk) 09:28, 1 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I’d utilize WP:RFPP for that. The Kip 15:20, 1 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the advice. I've written something there and hope it works out. SkylarEstrada (talk) 16:12, 1 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

An article that been involved with (Hardeep Singh Nijjar ) has content that is proposed to be removed and moved to another article (2023 Canada–India diplomatic crisis). If you are interested, please visit the discussion. Thank you. 2402:A00:152:85D3:61B4:3AA2:6876:1690 (talk) 16:47, 8 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

my bad dude, I'm still new to wikipedia and I edited the retired numbers but I didn't know how to fix it when I posted it. 45BearsFan (talk) 18:33, 10 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

JM (talk) 00:16, 20 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Logan Thompson you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of RoySmith -- RoySmith (talk) 02:01, 7 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi The Kip, I submitted the draft space for 2024 in ice hockey for review. I know we are only nine days in, but it should be good enough to receive a pass. Conyo14 (talk) 17:38, 9 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The article Logan Thompson you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Logan Thompson for comments about the article, and Talk:Logan Thompson/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article has never appeared on the Main Page as a "Did you know" item, and has not appeared within the last year either as "Today's featured article", or as a bold link under "In the news" or in the "On this day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear at DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On this day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of RoySmith -- RoySmith (talk) 00:21, 15 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

JM (talk) 04:44, 15 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

An automated process has detectedthat when you recently edited 2023 All-Pro Team, you added a link pointing to the disambiguation page Fred Warner.

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Thanks for your contributions to Belgium women's national under-18 ice hockey team. Unfortunately, I do not think it is ready for publishing at this time because it has no sources and it needs more sources to establish notability. I have converted your article to a draft which you can improve, undisturbed for a while.

Please see more information at Help:Unreviewed new page. When the article is ready for publication, please click on the "Submit your draft for review!" button at the top of the page OR move the page back. Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 19:47, 4 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

With all due respect, I'm moving it back out of draftspace; it's no less notable or more poorly-sourced than any of the other lower-level women's U18 teams, such as Bulgaria or South Africa. The Kip 19:52, 4 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Nonetheless, I've added a few inline refs. The Kip 20:08, 4 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hey Kip , I recently nominated 69th Filmfare Awards to ITN on January 28, but there seems to be no one interested even though it is mentioned in ITN/R Would you like to opine on it? Harvici (talk) 10:15, 5 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]