User talk:Andrew Davidson

ผึ้งได้พิสุทเ้วยตัวของผึ้งเิงค่ะเพราะผลการวิจัยละคนอายุ่ไท่มีเหตุผลค่ะประสพการไม่มีแระโยชค่ะและความไกล้ชิดก่อไห้เกิดกทรโบภม่กและทำไห้อสีนหายย่างร้ายแรงรวยเหรอไช้เหตุปลทีคนเจาะจงจุดนี้ค่ะเป้าหมายออ่นเกินไปค่ะทุกรสยล้ในแต่ไม่มีแระโยชค่ะ 223.24.162.9 (talk) 18:31, 28 December 2024 (UTC)

Google Translate renders this as follows. Curious... Andrew🐉(talk) 19:48, 28 December 2024 (UTC)

The bee has been able to confirm the identity of the bee because of the results of the study. Each person of any age has a reason. He experiences a lack of energy and closeness causes an overabundance of the body and causes Is there a serious loss of wealth? Is it possible for people to focus on this point? The goal is too soft. Every taste is delicious but there's no reason for it.

The bee has proven it by itself. The research results and the fact that people are still young don't provide a solid reason. Experience has no benefit. And closeness causes too much impact and leads to serious losses. Being rich? Is that the reason people focus on this point? The goal is too weak. Everything feels exhausted inside but still serves no purpose. 64.158.132.206 (talk) 19:11, 16 September 2025 (UTC)

@Andrew Davidson hi, I sent you an email about a day ago, just wanted to send a reminder here again. Thank you so much for your time! Looking forward to hear from you, and have a great weekend! Phoebezz22 (talk) 18:34, 10 January 2025 (UTC)

Yes, I saw the email, thanks, and will reply directly. Andrew🐉(talk) 19:14, 10 January 2025 (UTC)

Sounds great, Thank you so much! Will wait for your response then =) Phoebezz22 (talk) 22:18, 10 January 2025 (UTC)

Having looked, I'm not sure I'm ready for an interview yet. My activity is currently experimental and today's recent update is a typical example. See Wikipedia:Village_pump_(policy)#Request_for_closure where I tried using Gemini to summarise a discussion. Andrew🐉(talk) 23:47, 10 January 2025 (UTC)

@Andrew Davidson Thank you for the thoughtful reply, I really appreciate it! I also took a look at the examples you provided, and I still believe your interactions in such discussions with examples of LLM outputs will provide very valuable insights - and in fact, I think you'll provide a very interesting perspective. Please let me know if you are interested in participating! And if you don't mind, we can also change to emails. Have a great weekend =) Phoebezz22 (talk) 02:31, 11 January 2025 (UTC)

Hi Andrew Davidson! In due deference to your seniority, you should have been the first editor I bothered in my quest for info, but it has only just occurred to me to check who created the article on the Black Middens. To cut a long story short, I'm trying to tie up a couple of loose ends I've come across regarding the Spanish Battery Rocks, at the estuary of the River Tyne, as an oft-mentioned hazard to shipping in the area. However, I have come up against a series of doubts which render that redlink (or simply a section at another article, a non-starter, at least for the moment. I have already bothered another user, Barabbas1312 who, though kindly tolerant of my imposition has, so far, been unable to shed further light on the matter at hand, beyond confirming that the "name doesn't appear to be used on the relevant Admiralty chart, though the battery itself is marked".

Not knowing the area at all, and as sources are few and far between, one of my main doubts is whether said rocks refer to "your" Black Middens or to the rocks on other side of the headland, where the actual artillery battery was located. If the former, since that article already exists, it might just be a matter of adding/finding a couple of sources that link the two sites, or not, as the case may be. Thanks for your time and, as I commented to Barabbas1312, please don't feel obliged to do anything regarding this matter. Happy Editing! Technopat (talk) 17:08, 16 February 2025 (UTC)

I started the Black Middens as a spinoff from the Lights of North Shields.

This page about the Spanish Battery shows a map derived from Google. This labels the Black Middens and other specific features fairly clearly and also shows the coastal rocks. My impression is that the Black Middens usually means the reef of rock in the channel where the name label is. The rocks which form the shore around the headland seem to be a more general coastal feature and don't have particular names. So, the rocky shore near to the battery might be considered distinct but I doubt that it warrants a separate article.

We could use an article about the battery as the article Tynemouth Priory and Castle doesn't mention it. We could also use an article about the Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade Watch House which was built there specifically because shipwrecks were common. I'll make a start on that now.

A person who might be able to help is Ojsyork who is active in the RNLI and RNLI task force here.

Andrew🐉(talk) 18:01, 16 February 2025 (UTC)

@Andrew Davidson@Technopat

Sorry chaps, can't help. I can find histories of Lifeboat Stations, but any ref. to wreck locations etc I just assume they're correct, and add a link if an article exists.

All the RNLI stations are now done, but I'm still on with List of former RNLI stations, whilst fending off the nonsense created by one other member of the RNLI group!

And then there are RNLI Fleet pages to update constantly - I'm unlikely to get to Volunteer Rocket Brigades, sorry. Ojsyork (talk) 18:55, 16 February 2025 (UTC)

Greetings All! Many thanks for your prompt replies. As this is your talk page, Andrew Davidson, I hope you don't mind that I respond here also to Ojsyork so as not to have too many loose ends lying around. Yes, regarding that Spanish Battery link, thanks, I have that one and I agree with you regarding the specific reef versus the rocks under the battery and yes, the Watch House merits an article, so if you're happy to do that, great! Look forward to checking it out!

Regrading the RNLI, Ojsyork, I have just started using its Tynemouth's Station history page as a reference to pages on the Category:Lists of shipwrecks by year. Hope you manage to fend off the nonsense-peddler. In the absence of 10-foot bargepoles, boathooks are quite effective, as are sculls... (I once had the privilege of seeing a Thames waterman —and ex-British commando— smack a drunken idiot who had fallen into the Thames on the dodgy ebb tide over the head with a scull so as to stun him and stop him from capsizing the skiff we had gone to rescue him in. One of the highlights of my youth! Sorry, off on one of me tangents... --Technopat (talk) 21:25, 16 February 2025 (UTC)

The redirect Lunchtime O'Booze has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Anyone, including you, is welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2025 April 17 § Lunchtime O'Booze until a consensus is reached. 1234qwer1234qwer4 02:34, 17 April 2025 (UTC)

I saw the banner on your user page about being a deletion patroller. I wonder if you have any views on the current deletion discussion for Book of the Week at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Book of the Week. Snowman (talk) 23:01, 30 May 2025 (UTC)

I’m interested in such radio topics and will see how I can help. Am busy today so more later… Andrew🐉(talk) 12:07, 31 May 2025 (UTC)

I found a good detailed source which is visible to me at Google Books so you may be able to read it there too. I have made a variety of other smaller edits and will do more as and when more occur to me.

We ought to start an article about Di Speirs using sources such as this.

And, if you're interested in radio please check out the List of longest-running radio programmes. We should add a Book at Bedtime to that as it's older than the Archers though it did have a break of three years, it seems.

Andrew🐉(talk) 20:03, 31 May 2025 (UTC)

I have been thinking about an article for Di Speirs too. I am very much a part-time editor, though. Thanks for your work on the Book of the Week article. The delete discussion has been closed with no overall discussion, so the article is retained. Snowman (talk) 09:17, 2 June 2025 (UTC)

I saw that Eddie891 had noticed the book that I added as a source and was expecting this to produce a no-consensus result. That's good enough so we can move on to Speirs now. Some people don't like stubs but I'm quite keen on them. The way to get a job done is to start it... Andrew🐉(talk) 09:25, 2 June 2025 (UTC)

I see that this BBC Radio show has been turned into a redirect (effectively deleted) following a merge discussion earlier this year. I would like to restore this article. Do you know how to go about this? Snowman (talk) 10:28, 6 June 2025 (UTC)

Yes, the process of editing a redirect is described at WP:EDRED. I don't recall ever listening to that programme and am not seeing many sources for it but will put it on my watchlist and see what you can do with it. Andrew🐉(talk) 07:12, 7 June 2025 (UTC)

I have listened to the radio show many times. It was redirected following a deletion discussion. I think there has to be a discussion on the talk page before the page can be restored. I have started a discussion on the talk page. Snowman (talk) 09:16, 7 June 2025 (UTC)

On 3 July 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Stuart Stanton (surgeon), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that surgeon Stuart Stanton popularised an operation for stress incontinence? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Stuart Stanton (surgeon). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Stuart Stanton (surgeon)), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Gatoclass (talk) 00:03, 3 July 2025 (UTC)

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Thank you for your efforts for Robert Lewis Baker! -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:47, 24 July 2025 (UTC)

You're welcome. Gardening and Wikipedia have some similarity, I reckon – activities like labelling, planting, pruning, seeding, weeding and so forth are common to both and the results can be equally attractive and rewarding. Andrew🐉(talk) 11:09, 24 July 2025 (UTC)

Nice analogy! - Béatrice Uria-Monzon and her story, Julia Hagen and her no story --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:04, 26 July 2025 (UTC)

On Bach's day of death, I decorated my user pages in memory, with his music, and my story ends on "peace". --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:11, 28 July 2025 (UTC)

Bach seems timeless and eternal now. Myself, I'm remembering Tom Lehrer who died recently (see ITN). His lyrics are witty and his mastery of the piano seemed excellent. Andrew🐉(talk) 13:35, 28 July 2025 (UTC)

Thanks for defending my article suggestion. I cannot comprehend their logic that it's not relevant. 77eagle (talk) 15:56, 5 August 2025 (UTC)

It's not based on logic or evidence. Per WP:ITNSIGNIF, "Whether a topic is significant enough for inclusion in ITN is often contentious. ... It is highly subjective whether an event is considered significant enough..." There is some gerrymandering too... Andrew🐉(talk) 17:51, 5 August 2025 (UTC)

That's weird, you have a similar signature to User:Jeraxmoira! ~Rafael! (He, him) • talk • guestbook • projects 14:57, 15 August 2025 (UTC)

One reason for that is that we are both WikiDragons. Andrew🐉(talk) 15:33, 15 August 2025 (UTC)

@Andrew Davidson oh, got it! ~Rafael! (He, him) • talk • guestbook • projects 15:34, 15 August 2025 (UTC)

There are other reasons in my case including:

1. I wanted to have a shorter sig and the sigil is just a single Unicode character
2. The sigil looks like the letter D in Apple's iOS font and so it works as an initial
3. I'm a dragon of a different sort too
4. Dragons are cool!

Andrew🐉(talk) 09:38, 16 August 2025 (UTC)

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Streameast is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Streameast until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article until the discussion has finished.

^EF⁵ 17:00, 4 September 2025 (UTC)

Hey Andrew Davidson, Your first edit anniversary on this wikimedia project was 4 days ago. Thank you for your valuable contributions and wishing you many more years of amazing contributions to the Wikimedia community :) -❙❚❚❙❙ GnOeee ❚❙❚❙❙ ✉ 22:08, 15 October 2025 (UTC)

• Thanks. What seems even more interesting is that the 20th anniversary of my account's creation is coming up on 15 February 2026. I must ponder how to celebrate it. Checking, I find that it's the Sunday of the Oxford Wikimeet so that's a possibility. Andrew🐉(talk) 17:32, 18 October 2025 (UTC)

You uploaded File:Killiechassie 1862.png in 2014, but I don't quite understand why you marked it as {{keep local}}. The map being over 100 years old, it should be well within PD, and if not it should have been tagged as such. But perhaps there was a good reason that I am oblivious to.

I have gone ahead and marked the file for Commons export as well as updated the license tag inside {{PD-Art}} to {{PD-100}}. If that was in error, please revert my edit and let's discuss the license situation of the file. Rose Abrams (T C L) 14:24, 17 October 2025 (UTC)

You seem to misunderstand what the template is saying. It is not an obstacle to copying to Commons; it records that "an editor has requested that the local copy be kept too". So, the file may be copied to Commons but the local copy should then be left here.

Reasons for this include:

1. Commons is a different project with different policies. I'm not exactly sure what they are as I don't tend to go there.
2. The file is on my watch list here and I like to keep an eye on material that I have created or uploaded.
3. Having a local copy enables me to annotate or otherwise comment on the content.
4. For more, see Template talk:Keep local

So, I have restored the template which sits fine alongside {{Copy to Wikimedia Commons}}. Ok?

Andrew🐉(talk) 14:58, 17 October 2025 (UTC)

I see. I don't really know if "it's easy and convenient for me" is a solid reason to keep a local file, but it's not something I will argue. I'd recommend you to consider the arguments set out on WP:WHYCOMMONS for why not to keep a local file, but it's up to you.

But a more important question for you: Is it possible for you to fill in the fields | source = and | author = on the file page? Since you uploaded the file (albeit 11 years ago), you may remember the website/written work/repository where you found the image originally. It's fine if you cannot, I can always attempt to find the data myself by reverse-searching it online. And regardless of who does it, when that info is known and entered I will copy the file to Commons (while keeping the local copy per your request). Thank you! Rose Abrams (T C L) 15:47, 17 October 2025 (UTC)

It's now  Done. You can still add details to the local copy if you are able. Rose Abrams (T C L) 20:30, 17 October 2025 (UTC)

OK. I just read through WP:WHYCOMMONS and see that it says, "If you want to prevent images uploaded directly to Wikipedia from being deleted locally after being copied to Commons, use the {{Keep local}} tag." So, that's all good then. Andrew🐉(talk) 22:31, 17 October 2025 (UTC)

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.

The Kip ^(contribs) 02:31, 29 October 2025 (UTC)

• Thanks but I prefer kipper for breakfast (pictured). To see Sybil on the subject, see this episode... Andrew🐉(talk) 10:15, 29 October 2025 (UTC)

Template:Annual readership has been nominated for discussion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 21:11, 2 November 2025 (UTC)

Thank you for the invitation but I am forbidden to join this discussion – audi alteram partem ... Not!

For the record, the template is currently in use on 53,123 pages. Here's some examples from the start of the list

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Andrew🐉(talk) 08:57, 3 November 2025 (UTC)

• I'm following the discussion and see that Mathglot has some constructive suggestions. I'm pinging them to compare notes. Here's some points for their consideration.

1. I'm the original creator of {{annual readership}} and so quite motivated to help develop a successor.
2. I've listed 50 articles which use the template above. I want to get a full list but am not sure of the best way of capturing it.
3. I've archived the current code and talk pages so that we can still refer to them.
4. I've started developing a rough replacement which will give the reader a feel for the readership and link to the pageviews tool. The first draft is at talK:Poles in the United Kingdom. The code is

{{Tmbox |style = border-spacing:4px |image = [[File:Open data small color (vector).svg|32px]] |text = The number of {{plainlink|url=https://pageviews.wmcloud.org/?project=en.wikipedia.org&platform=all-access&agent=user&redirects=0&range=all-time&pages=Poles_in_the_United_Kingdom|name=average daily views}} of this article is about 193. }}

The average has to be inserted manually but should be fairly stable for a mature article. The page views parameters are defaulted to all-time which should give the full stats since records began in 2015. The reader then gets the big picture.

Andrew🐉(talk) 13:31, 8 November 2025 (UTC)

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It may take a few minutes from the time the email is sent for it to show up in your inbox. You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{You've got mail}} or {{ygm}} template.— Mathglot (talk) 22:51, 8 November 2025 (UTC)

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• The new PD image (right) looks better so thanks for adding it to the article. Andrew🐉(talk) 15:11, 21 November 2025 (UTC)

Because you participated at the recent RfC on the same topic or the recent ARCA request on the same topic, you are invited to participate in the RfC at Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals) § RfC: Allowing use of AE for community topicwide restrictions. Best, KevinL (aka L235 · t · c) 23:05, 29 November 2025 (UTC)

On 4 December 2025, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Tom Stoppard, which you updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Black Kite (talk) 09:15, 4 December 2025 (UTC)

• Thanks. Some notes for the record. I started the ball rolling for the blurb discussion which was quite protracted – 60K and counting. The nomination was updated and an image of him in his prime cropped for this. The article's lead was updated to highlight his critical significance. The tag-bombing was cleared and the list of works was updated with a reference to a comprehensive bibliography which helped resolve the debate about the need for sources for that section. There was some contention about the choice of lead image and I participated in the discussion for that. And I expanded the paragraph about his death, adding King Charles' statement. So, there was quite a variety of tasks to be done and so it's good that they helped it make the main page.

The readership on the death was over half a million. It will be interesting to see how much the blurb attracts.

Andrew🐉(talk) 13:56, 4 December 2025 (UTC)

I was just popping by to check you got the recognition as you started the blurb discussion, thanks to @Black Kite for handling it already. CMD (talk) 15:15, 4 December 2025 (UTC)

Thanks for thinking of me. I see you got your recognition for starting the nomination – well done. But you didn't comment on the blurb option during the discussion – what did you think about that, please? Andrew🐉(talk) 15:31, 4 December 2025 (UTC)

While I know Tom Stoppard, I am not so familiar with theatre as a whole, and especially unfamiliar with ITN's expectations on theatre. I set out to add the initial information on the death, and then decided after looking through the article to source and tweak the paragraph on his only book, which seemed the biggest source gap. (I did not know before that he had written a book.) I do think despite my unfamiliarity that he is quite a significant artistic figure, which seems blurbable, so it seems positive you managed to start the process. If there is "recognition" for me I would prefer it to be for the update and the book sourcing rather than for the nomination, although thinking as I write I did do that nomination on mobile so on second thought perhaps recognition is merited. CMD (talk) 15:49, 4 December 2025 (UTC)

Looking at the readership stats, the blurb seemed to add about 30,000 readers on top of the base trend. I usually reckon ITN generates about 20,000 views so that was a bit better than usual. Andrew🐉(talk) 16:03, 5 December 2025 (UTC)

On 11 December 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Baek Se-hee, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Baek Se-hee wrote I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Baek Se-hee. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Baek Se-hee), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to nominate it.

 — Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 11 December 2025 (UTC)

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		Your hook reached 16,708 views (696.2 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of December 2025 – nice work!

GalliumBot (talk • contribs) (he/it) 03:28, 12 December 2025 (UTC)

The link above gives the number as 17,937. Andrew🐉(talk) 08:24, 13 December 2025 (UTC)

Hello there. 'Tis the season again, believe it or not, the years pass so quickly now! Your contributions to Wikipedia in 2025 are greatly appreciated! Wishing you a Very Merry Christmas, and here's to a happy and productive 2026! ♦ Dr. Blofeld 17:48, 18 December 2025 (UTC)

 — Amakuru (talk) 15:11, 21 December 2025 (UTC)

		Hi Andrew Season's Greetings and all the best for 2026
		Wherever you are and whatever you believe in (or don't), reach out for peace on this little planet of ours! HAPPY HOLIDAYS 🥳 Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 07:29, 23 December 2025 (UTC)

BOZ (talk) is wishing you a Merry Christmas! This greeting (and season) promotes WikiLove and hopefully this note has made your day a little better. Spread the WikiLove by wishing another user a Merry Christmas, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past, a good friend, or just some random person. Don't eat yellow snow!

Spread the holiday cheer by adding {{subst:User:Flaming/MC2008}} to their talk page with a friendly message.

I'm wishing you a Merry Christmas, because that is what I celebrate. Feel free to take a "Happy Holidays" or "Season's Greetings" if you prefer.  :) BOZ (talk) 23:34, 23 December 2025 (UTC)

Merry Christmas and a Prosperous 2026!

Hello Andrew Davidson, may you be surrounded by peace, success and happiness on this seasonal occasion. Spread the WikiLove by wishing another user a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past, a good friend, or just some random person. Sending you heartfelt and warm greetings for Christmas and New Year 2026. Happy editing, Abishe (talk) 15:22, 27 December 2025 (UTC) Spread the love by adding {{subst:Seasonal Greetings}} to other user talk pages.

Abishe (talk) 15:22, 27 December 2025 (UTC)

Hi - attempted to ping you but was told that my pinging would not go through so just wanted to manually let you know there is an ANI discussion involving the Talk:Swan Lake discussion you participated in []. Apologies if this is a duplicate ping. Gnomingstuff (talk) 18:09, 6 January 2026 (UTC)

I got the ping and read the discussion but did not find it edifying. Andrew🐉(talk) 18:24, 6 January 2026 (UTC)

And the consequence was that BassiStone was banned indefinitely and the article Swan Lake was rolled back 5 months. Tsk. Andrew🐉(talk) 20:46, 14 January 2026 (UTC)

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Thank you for "blurb first" in the ERRORS discussion! -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:11, 14 January 2026 (UTC)

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Hello Andrew, I saw on user:pendright’s talk page that your father will be turning 101 shortly, just wanted to congratulate him and wish him an early happy birthday. My Grandfather’s mother in law (of his second wife) has recently turned 101 too, which is amazing, 101 years is an amazing achievement, such a different time of history. May I ask whether he had any involvement in the war, I’m fascinated in that era and have relatives of my own (unfortunately no longer with us) who were involved, unfortauentlt I only met one of them, but it was great to. Have a lovely rest of your week. Mwen Sé Kéyòl Translator-a (talk) 21:09, 16 January 2026 (UTC)

Thanks. If you're talking about WW2, then being born in Jan 1925 made him 14 when the UK joined the war and so he was too young to be very involved. A chap who used to do some gardening for me was a bit older and said that he saw Rommel in the Desert War. There are few such left now, alas. Andrew🐉(talk) 21:57, 16 January 2026 (UTC)

Ah, I meant more during the later years (1944-1945), my great granduncle was a year older than your father and during the later years (at ages 18-19) fought before being wounded (Then again he was conscripted as he was German, I’m not entirely sure whether Britain was conscripting in the later years). I’m not sure whether any early war veterans are still around (veterans who fought at the start in 1939), I think it might only be later ones (and Hitler Youth members who fought during the last years/months, like Pope Benedict 16th).

That’s very interesting about the man you knew who saw Rommel, I don’t know much about the desert war, personally I think it was a waste for Germany (although good for us because we managed to defeat them), The desert war is pretty forgotten compared to other theatres, my Great-Grandfather was part of the RAF in the Ethiopian front (when Britain fought against Italy in Somalia and Ethiopia), which is by far one of the most forgotten theatres too. Mwen Sé Kéyòl Translator-a (talk) 10:19, 17 January 2026 (UTC)

Thank you so much for your kind words and for taking the time to write. Wish your father a Happy next Birthday for me, I hope he is well. All the best - Pendright (talk) 02:48, 18 January 2026 (UTC)

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On 23 February 2026, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Craig (elephant), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that an African elephant named Craig had tusks that were so long that they reached the ground? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Craig (elephant). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Craig (elephant)), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to nominate it.

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 — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:02, 23 February 2026 (UTC)

From WP:ERRORS:

"... that an African elephant named Craig had tusks that were so long that they reached the ground?"

I was intrigued as to what this meant, do they touch the ground only when he lowers is head or standing/walking normally etc. It is cited in the article at the end of the second sentence to IFAW and the BBC, they discuss the weight and length of his tusks but neither state that they reached the ground - Dumelow (talk) 09:47, 23 February 2026 (UTC)

• Isn't it clear from the picture?

I rewrote the relevant part of the lead to focus on the tusks and this was then picked up for the hook. Several sources comment on the length of the tusks and the Times describes them as "ground-sweeping" so I've just added a cite to that in the lead.

But, see the talk page for an alt which I suggested and got some support:

• ALT ... that a super-tusker named Craig died when his teeth wore out which caused his intestines to rupture?

We can switch that that if you like.

Andrew🐉(talk) 11:18, 23 February 2026 (UTC)

No, that is extremely depressing. TarnishedPath^talk 12:59, 23 February 2026 (UTC)

The Times story gives it a positive spin

Why Craig the elephant’s death is a victory for conservationists
The Kenyan ‘super tusker’ carried nearly 100kg of ivory. The fact that he lived to 54 and died of natural causes is a landmark in the fight against poaching

. That might be turned into a hook but the article would need work to support it. Andrew🐉(talk) 13:12, 23 February 2026 (UTC)

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Could I ask what the blank paper protest is about? (Talk) PHLOGISTON ENTHUSIAST 18:40, 10 March 2026 (UTC)

To clarify, the joke here was that I left the message title blank. (Talk) PHLOGISTON ENTHUSIAST 18:42, 10 March 2026 (UTC)

• The article blank paper protest was started in 2022 by No Swan So Fine – a prodigious creator of content. I wanted to help out and noticed that the page needed an image and so created one which I added to the article. I then added more content to the article.

The image has been replaced at the article but it occurred to me that it would be an entertaining addition to my user page, enabling me to blow off steam in a catch-all way without getting into the aggravating details of the latest issue, whatever that might be. You're the first person to comment on it, but it did get some thanks, iirc. Ok?

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No problem! Thanks for the answer. (Talk) PHLOGISTON ENTHUSIAST 19:18, 10 March 2026 (UTC)

I have nothing further to add, which I did not write on a piece of paper. No Swan So Fine (talk) 20:55, 10 March 2026 (UTC)

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