User:Toadspike

Please ping me in conversations on-wiki! I do not always check back on talk pages unless I get a notification. I try to subscribe to Talk page discussions, but I cannot subscribe to some pages (e.g. AfDs, SPIs, and GA or DYK reviews).

Advice and criticism are always welcome; simply leave a message on my Talk page. You can also contact me by pinging me on the Wikimedia Discord server. Email is less reliable, but I'll probably see the message eventually; leaving a You've got mail message on my talk page is the best way to get a prompt reply.

You may refer to me by he/him or they/them pronouns. I prefer the former, but the latter is generally a safe bet on the Internet. :)

Hello there! I am Toadspike,^[a] a reader, editor, and administrator here on the English Wikipedia. I speak English, German, and Chinese, and will gladly do translations or search for obscure sources. I also have limited knowledge of several other languages and scripts, which comes in handy. My interests vary widely.

I started out making many minor copyedits to fix spelling, grammar, and double spaces, add serial commas, and improving weird formatting, quirks which have been generously distributed throughout Wikipedia by my peers and, occasionally, myself. I moved on to adding lots of short descriptions. Nowadays I even write and review content!

I am variously active at SPI (where I am a clerk), AfD (esp. DSCH and DSZH), RM/TR, NPP, AfC, and pending changes – I will happily answer questions about any, or work on a backlog in an emergency. I sometimes close discussions; I appreciate criticism and advice on my closes. I have written some advice on RM/TR and advice on AfD, which I hope you find helpful.

I have created a few articles, including Anna Pestalozzi-Schulthess, 5 Broadgate, Yunxian Man, and Tuas Lamp Post 1. A more complete list is at User:Toadspike/Articles. I've also done a handful of FLC, FAC, GAN, and DYK reviews. Feel free to ask me for a review in the history or medicine topic areas, especially where my language skills are of use.

I have one alternative account: User:Toad's Pike. ■

• WP:CENT
• Sfn generator:
• Template:Cite sign seems epic! I have a lot of signs to cite.
• Fill out User:Generalissima/Administration of Cultural Heritage top ten archaeological discoveries with translations from dewiki, zhwiki articles. Perhaps create articles on interesting entries that don't have any yet.
• Check out Wikipedia:Typo Team/moss
• Check Template:Retracted, Category:Articles citing retracted publications, and Category:Articles citing publications with errata
• Category:Disambiguation pages containing one non-primary topic
• Sandals
• Pending AfC search
• AfD close analyzer
• User:Uhai/Pages without short descriptions by view count
• Keep an eye on User:Toadspike/New CJKV disambiguation pages