User talk:Carlstak

I appreciate the removal of my edit to the article. I am new to the process and agree that the factoid does not belong in the intro. The problem remains that the unsourced statement that he was declared by JPII to be patron saint of the internet remains and is used a source elsewhere on the internet. I do have references for it not being declared prior to JPII death. Perhaps a subheading on the article under "legacy" discussing the Internet hoax? ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} Savagedoc (talk) 15:54, 4 April 2019 (UTC)

Thanks for your reply, Savagedoc. I don't have time at the moment to check your sources, which are not available to me, but personal websites are generally not to be used as sources on WP. Pertinent journals published by respectable institutions are fine. This reliable, academic source I found says, "In 1999, Roman Catholic Internet surfers promoted naming St. Isidore of Seville, a seventh-century bishop and the author of the twenty volume proto-encyclopedia Etymologiae, the patron saint of the Internet... In any event, the Vatican announced in 2001 that it was seriously considering naming Isidore the patron saint of Internet users and computer programmers."^[5] The Encyclopedia of Monasticism says, "In 1999 after much study, the Pontifical Council for Social Communications declared Isidore of Seville to be the patron saint of the Internet."^[6] Saints Preserved: An Encyclopedia of Relics says, "Saint Isidore of Seville is the patron saint of the Internet. Feast day: April 4."^[7] If you would like to work up a bit to include in the article, these reliable academic sources are suitable as references. I agree that the legacy section would be the place for it. What do you propose? I won't be able to review until this evening, about 12 hours from now. Carlstak (talk) 12:11, 5 April 2019 (UTC)

Just because something is famous, doesn't mean it should be poorly sourced. For more information, see Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons: "Contentious material about living persons (or, in some cases, recently deceased) that is unsourced or poorly sourced—whether the material is negative, positive, neutral, or just questionable—should be removed immediately and without waiting for discussion." Ref-checking (talk) 18:40, 12 May 2019 (UTC)

Thanks, but you seem to have misinterpreted my comment, and ignore the fact that I added three reliable sources. I made the comment and left the link to the clip so that interested readers could watch it. The WP policy you quote, with which I am familiar, doesn't even apply anyway, because James Dean is not living or recently deceased. It's not that important to me, but the clip is not contentious and readers might like to see it. Your time would be better spent assisting in finding reliable sources rather than adding tags. Carlstak (talk) 18:58, 12 May 2019 (UTC)

Let's talk about the etymology of Hidalgo.

This argument has bothered me for years, more than the existence of WP.I am aware that the popular notion is that the word is a contractionof hijo de algo, and that this ideation is reflected in the likes of Encylopaedia Brittanica, but I have had issues with Brittanica as it is politically (religiously, ideologically motived),just like many editors on WP.

As you know hijo de algo means son of something, and the turn of phrase is nonsense in both Spanish and English translation, and that is not "original research". Son of something is stating that a man is son of an object. Others are aware of the nonsense and have tried to assert that it means son of somebody. Then along comes others who rationalize and obfuscate claiming that something means "riches".

The only problem with hijo del Godo. Is the "del",we need to discover where "al" enters into the etymology, and I hold that here we have an influence that shows up in the Spanish language in many forms.. Arabic. Al is Arabic for "of" or "of the", You see that in Arabic names e. Muhammad al Tikriti. In other words hijo de al godo, a mixed language phrase, which is not uncommon in the Spanish language see Algeciras, and that is one case. With your background and knowledge I am sure that you can find many other mixed Arabic and Spanish words and phrases.

OK I can see where someone could claim that this statement is "orginal research" But we really don't have much to explain the etymology of hidalgo as son of something insults and assaults reason and language.Oldperson (talk) 19:16, 21 August 2019 (UTC)

Oldperson, I was looking at the raw markup and didn't notice that your edit added hidden text, but in any case, your comments were not written in correct English: you misspelled "Britannica" and "usage", you omitted necessary spacing between words, as when you wrote the nonsensical words "On the other hand it to claim that hidalgo" with no space after the previous sentence, as well as multiple other instances of omitting spaces. It's not the responsibility of other editors to fix sloppy editing. Your contributions to WP (even in hidden text), need to be written in correct English. Any visible text in the article that makes possibly controversial assertions about disputed matters would need to be supported by reliable sources. Carlstak (talk) 02:28, 22 August 2019 (UTC)

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Hi, Carlstak, just saw your intervention here. Thanks for that. The editor called me a troll and reverted on every page where I undid his unsourced edits, but subsequently did add sources, which is what matters. Regards, Rui ''Gabriel'' Correia (talk) 11:40, 30 August 2019 (UTC)

You're welcome, Rui. Glad to have been of service. Carlstak (talk) 18:58, 30 August 2019 (UTC)

Thanks for your help with Parris Island and for your kind comments. For the record, I've added a little explanation also to the Port Royal Island article (as well as the old map from there - it usefully shows the 'Paris Island' spelling). Davidships (talk) 20:50, 4 November 2019 (UTC)

		The Surfing Barnstar
		For your work on Surf culture.--evrik (talk) 22:07, 8 January 2020 (UTC)

Thank you, evrik, very kind of you, and I must say that's a cool barnstar. I don't feel that I deserve it, yet, though. I'm sure we can get the article into top form—surf culture is an important subject and deserves first-class coverage. I'm working on the Spirituality section right now; I've found a good bit of material that I need to read. I may be able to get at least something up tonight. Carlstak (talk) 22:46, 8 January 2020 (UTC)

• FYI - As part of the clean-up effort, I just cleaned up Glossary of surfing. --evrik ^(talk) 21:29, 10 January 2020 (UTC)

Cool, but don't change anything on my talk page like the reflist template you just removed. It was added by another user, and it's just as well that it's gone, but it's rude to arbitrarily change a user's talk page that way. Carlstak (talk) 21:42, 10 January 2020 (UTC)

FWIW, I didn't remove anything. I added the template because the references were showing up her at the bottom. --evrik ^(talk)

Not a big deal, but it was jarring to see my talk page changed that way. I'm not at all upset about it, it just would have been less surprising if you had mentioned it your edit summary. Peace. I'm still reading and working on the "Spirituality" section; I've found a lot of stuff and it may take a couple days to digest it, write something up, and organize the references. I applaud your energy and zeal to get surf-related articles in shape. Everywhere I look, I see more work to be done. Carlstak (talk) 21:58, 10 January 2020 (UTC)

The user Melroross is vandalizing again the Spaniards article.

He has erased all the content of the Lead and is copying all the content of the article “Genetic history of the Iberian Peninsula” and pasting it in this article. Basically he is removing content with sources and converting the article in an entirely genetic article. NormanGear (talk) 14:12, 27 January 2020 (UTC)

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Thanks for copy editing Goths. Currently Krakkos has gotten both of us blocked form editing. I think when you de-linked [[Herwig Wolfram]] you accidentally created "Herwig WolframHerwig Wolfram".--Andrew Lancaster (talk) 06:55, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

Got it, thanks. Carlstak (talk) 06:57, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

Hi User talk:Carlstak, your zealous eye for detail is appreciated. However, I suggest you moderate your rants- the comma may not be used in the American variant of English as it is in England but that doesn’t make it an error. Also, the Suebians were never in Catalonia- the Franks were. I added that very useful piece information which you had removed. Looking forward to a continued and productive cooperation Melroross (talk) 13:58, 17 May 2020 (UTC)

I beg your pardon? There was nothing rantish about my edit summary, and I assume you're talking about where you wrote "The Suebians of Northern, central Portugal, Galicia; were the most numerous of the Germanic tribes." which uses a comma and a semicolon incorrectly. Your writing in English is fairly good, but it's obviously not your first language, so please don't lecture me about proper punctuation in my native tongue. Perhaps you thought I was ranting because of my comment about the "useless info" added to unknown parameters; I don't know if you added that or not, but if you did, you should have noticed the ugly red warnings in preview mode concerning them, and you certainly should know better by now than to wikilink the names of very well-known countries. Also, the reason I removed the bit about the Frankish kings was that I had no idea what you meant by "along with Catalonia with the Frank kings" (nor would anyone else), which, as I said, makes no sense. If you need help composing in proper English, please give me a shout.;-) Carlstak (talk)

Good morning Carlstak, first of all I hope you will accept my apology for my mistakes in editing, and for your work in correcting my writing errors in English. It was certainly a bad job and I regret it. I agree with what you've written: it's not our place to make value judgements that violate neutral-point-of-view, because I myself have corrected edits of other users who had made the same mistake, I certainly didn't have a good day.

I'll be more careful in the future.--REKKWINT (talk) 12:48, 28 May 2020 (UTC)

Thank you, REKKWINT, for your kind note. It's refreshing to hear such a gracious reply. I wish you all the best, and happy editing. Carlstak (talk) 20:23, 28 May 2020 (UTC)

Carlstak, What was really nice was your answer. With best wishes. --REKKWINT (talk) 22:55, 28 May 2020 (UTC)

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I'll be online again tomorrow. Good night. --evrik ^(talk) 04:07, 8 June 2020 (UTC)

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Thanks for reverting my edit on White privilege, which I'd made in error and then (uncharacteristically) forgot to proofread. Of course, "is" is much better than "refers to". NightHeron (talk) 10:57, 22 June 2020 (UTC)

Thanks for this, NightHeron. Regards, Carlstak (talk) 11:39, 22 June 2020 (UTC)

		The Copyeditor's Barnstar
		I hereby gift you the Copyeditor's Barnstar, for your unwavering commitment at fixing the broken english from this humble servant.:) Asqueladd (talk) 22:37, 28 June 2020 (UTC)

Thanks, Asqueladd, I consider this a high compliment coming from such an excellent editor as yourself. Best regards, Carlstak (talk) 02:57, 29 June 2020 (UTC)

Hi Carlstak, you have greatly improved my editing in Battle of Covadonga, and I really appreciate that. I feel bad about giving you a lot of work again. Sorry Carlstak.

Finally just a comment, my link was to a PDF with an index, this is true, but the PDF has 11 pages, and page number 8 corresponds to the page that interests us which is number 5 of the document written in the newspaper El Museo Universal by F. Navarro Villoslada. This is visible at least with Acrobat Reader in Windows, wich it displays a column on the left with thumbnails of each page.

Regarding more editions in English I think I'm going to rest for now, well that's all.Greetings.--REKKWINT (talk) 11:11, 1 July 2020 (UTC)

Thanks for your reply, REKKWINT. Hmmm, I don't know how the pdf appears in Acrobat Reader; I use Foxit Reader in Windows because it's less vulnerable to malicious code being inserted. Only the index page appears in the file in my browser, and there is the only the one thumbnail visible. I have reverted the last edit you made to the article, see my edit summary. Carlstak (talk) 11:49, 1 July 2020 (UTC)

You say: "the acute accent is on the a in the text, which I merely copied and pasted from the Google plain text download—-it is present in the original text of the magazine..." that's true. I found it hard to believe it was your mistake, but I want to give you an explanation: The notification of your reversion arrives when I'm reading the PDF, (it's very casual that this has happened, and it's true), then that's why I just realized at this moment that "á" is in the original article, and appears many times, it must be Spanish spelling from the SXIX, I think, and when I was going to reverse my own edition I see that you have already done the reversion. It's a shame. I'm so Sorry, that's all and I repeat that shortly my reversion would have appeared in the history page. Well I wish you good editions, and improving WP every day. Thanks.--REKKWINT (talk) 13:22, 1 July 2020 (UTC)

No worries. Well, I have a compulsion to fix typos and other errors, but I'm certainly not immune to making a mistake myself now and then. Carlstak (talk)

This edit seems to have upset you, so perhaps a quick explanation should be forthcoming.

The edit prior to yours added unreferenced material, and your subsequent followup edit slightly modified that unreferenced material. Your edit had to be reverted before the previous edit could be dealt with. Hopefully you understand. SolarFlash^Discussion 18:45, 3 August 2020 (UTC)

Thanks for your reply, SolarFlash. To be clear, the first edit I made affected only content already in the article, and altered nothing in the changes user Stephanieconn made.

I'm glad you brought this up, because after reading the given source, I don't see how her edit could remotely be deemed adding "unreferenced" material by changing "they were largely illiterate" to "many were illiterate in their native tongue", a statement which would seem to logically follow from this on page 52 of the report, Gaelic Nova Scotia: An Economic, Cultural, and Social Impact Study, by Michael Kennedy: "Gaelic literacy was actually lost following the advent of the new compulsory English educational system but not effectively replaced with English literacy."

I would note also that your edit restored her amusing typo "perdisted", so given these facts, it seems to me that you reverted a bit too quickly. Carlstak (talk) 19:48, 3 August 2020 (UTC)

As far as I am aware you use a possessive to show the relationship or (chain of) from the name, "Hawkins financial reforms of the Navy upset many who had vested interests." Why would you employ a possessive on that sentence? The sentence is describing an action, not a relationship. So I am confused by the English here, it seems different to what I was taught. Govvy (talk) 18:08, 9 August 2020 (UTC)

As I understand it, you are using the name "Hawkins" as part of an adjectival collocation (adjective+noun) in "Hawkins financial reforms", which, while perhaps technically correct, seems more confusing to me than the possessive with apostrophe denoting that the reforms were a result of his agency, as if they belonged to him. Carlstak (talk) 18:30, 9 August 2020 (UTC)

His agency? He is still working for the Queen know, I don't know, looks more confusing to me with the double s. Govvy (talk) 19:09, 9 August 2020 (UTC)

By agency, I mean "action or intervention producing a particular effect." I would also refer you to MOS:POSS: "For the possessive of singular nouns, including proper names and words ending with an s, add 's". Carlstak (talk) 19:24, 9 August 2020 (UTC)

Hello Carlstak, I want to inform you that I have edited Visigoths and Goths, including the paragraph according to Joseph F. O'Callaghan. I have quoted you in the history of the page. Greetings .--REKKWINT (talk) 21:01, 13 August 2020 (UTC)

Thanks for catching the typo, REKKWINT, and for your kind notice. Regards, Carlstak (talk) 21:17, 13 August 2020 (UTC)

Hi Carlstack, thank you for your good advice. It's incredible forty five editions for a ridiculous number of images. I've had a lot of work but I can't stand vandalism. You know I have been about to employ the following method: a slight modification in thr first vandalic edition and with this we managed to undo all the subsequent changes, but I have been careful, when seeing intermediate editions made by you, this ruled out that option. I am sure he has made forty-five editions believing that he would make the reversal as difficult as possible. He may be a vandal but he knows the WP edition, he has even made links, and modified some code text.

Thank you for your good advice, and also for your spelling corrections when I make a not quite correct edition. You show a lot of patience,and a lot of interest in improving WP by keeping an "encyclopedic spirit" at all times, but one thing is certain, in the end there are some good editions that add new content that did not appear in the various articles in which we have both intervened

I will study what you tell me about menu buttons to automate common tasks and WP:ROLLBACK,it's very interesting. Greetings --REKKWINT (talk) 23:40, 28 August 2020 (UTC)

I suspect the IP is someone's sockpuppet, but it's best not to call him a vandal. Using Twinkle is very simple—once you enable it by ticking the box under "gadgets" be sure to hit the "save" button at the bottom of the page. Also, you'll see a "preferences" link next to the Twinkle listing, you can further define how you want the tool to perform there. You've made quite a few good edits; I've noticed that you have a tendency to place refs before punctuation, rather than after. Please be sure to check that you've placed commas or full stops (periods) in front of the ref markup before you hit "publish". Regards, Carlstak (talk) 03:39, 29 August 2020 (UTC)

Per an online dictionary:

unwilling/ (ʌnˈwɪlɪŋ) / adjective 1. unfavourably inclined; reluctant 2. performed, given, or said with reluctance

So I meant it in the second sense. 😊 Anythingyouwant (talk) 03:51, 31 August 2020 (UTC)

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I am not an historian or scholar, by any means. However, I do enjoy reading historical articles, here on WP. I am fairly astonished, and dismayed, by the so-called improvements made to the article. I have watchlisted, obviously, and can add my voice to disapprove, at the very least, the poor English in the "improvements". Thanks for your edits, so that Andrew Lancaster is not a lone voice crying in the wilderness. Best, Tribe of Tiger ^{Let's Purrfect!} 04:13, 1 September 2020 (UTC)

Thanks, Tribe of Tiger, I really appreciate your moral support. I don't mean to be short, but I have to go to work. Regards, Carlstak (talk) 13:43, 1 September 2020 (UTC)

No worries! Perhaps, now that the three of us have said.."we realize that you did not intend to deceive", it may pave the way for a better dialogue. It makes me rather nervous when a "new editor" wishes to force wholesale changes on a fairly stable article. I certainly do not have the experience or knowledge that you or User:Andrew Lancaster possess in the topic area. But it is a better choice to make small changes, relying on consensus. However, here on your talk, I feel free to say that I was appalled, not only by the "English", but by the rather weird new images that were added. I felt as though I were entering Mordor, of Tolkein fame. Regards, Tribe of Tiger ^{Let's Purrfect!} 05:32, 2 September 2020 (UTC)

Thanks for your reply, Tribe of Tiger. Haha, I agree about the images, they really were weird and lent a dark aspect to the page. Sechinsic is deluded about the quality of his writing in English, and his calling us "impolite" is absurd, considering that he wants to impose his version of the article on everyone else (meaning the whole world—shudder). I must say that I don't have the expertise in this particular subject that Andrew Lancaster does, so my contributions would be mostly in copy editing and fact-checking. I do have well-developed research skills that can be applied. Carlstak (talk) 14:02, 2 September 2020 (UTC)

I think editing has started again on this article and so far things like style and structure are probably more to the point than details in the content. So continuing input would be good from both of you. When it comes to those types of issues, it is always awkward if there are only two editors. It is a shame Sirfurboy is not active any more!--Andrew Lancaster (talk) 21:34, 2 September 2020 (UTC)

That is a shame about Sirfurboy. Every voice of reason is needed. Carlstak (talk) 01:49, 3 September 2020 (UTC)

Yes, the new edits look good! Tribe of Tiger ^{Let's Purrfect!} 21:49, 2 September 2020 (UTC)

They do look good. Carlstak (talk) 01:49, 3 September 2020 (UTC)

I recently undid an edit of yours in this article, which you then undid. This was fine with me, I went to the talk page to continue discussing what we had begun and discovered that much of what we were discussing had been slash & burned by an annon editor, certainly not me. So I started a discussion on the talk page and hope to see you there. One of the points we were discussing was the cultural appropriation issue, I have the book, the source used and would like to post the entire paragraph because, it's late and I can't exactly remember why, but it seemed relevant. Einar aka Carptrash (talk) 06:31, 4 September 2020 (UTC)

Thanks for the notice, Carptrash. I will join the discussion once I'm fully awake. Carlstak (talk) 14:44, 4 September 2020 (UTC)

A good idea, and I added "sober" to my list of "what I need to be to edit" many years ago. Carptrash (talk) 16:42, 4 September 2020 (UTC)

Hey. Thanks for the vote of confidence at 'Confederate Army' Talk. "I'll be back."

I'm actually a Key West Conch on my mother's side, my olive complexion is attributed to a Brazilian sailor married into the English family in Bermuda. For the Spanish-speaking scholar, previously I’ve referenced Miami editor Frank de Verona at the Hispanic Presence in the United States: Historical Beginnings, and the master’s thesis on “The Role of Spain in the American Revolution: An Unavoidable Mistake” by Jose I. Yaniz.

- I've a trace of Algonquin-Powhatan from my father's side, known due to the Jim Crow era "one-drop" rule excluding anyone of native descent from voting, excepting only descendants of the Christian convert and 'princess' "Pocahontas", as her son returned to serve on the Royal Governor's Council and marry into the great landowning families. (Sorry, not me. I'm a 'by-my-bootstraps' school teacher with one single-family VA-loan home mortgage.) To my knowledge that 'drop' is not enough to qualify for membership in any federally or state-recognized tribal organization.

- I noticed your interest in Indigenous Peoples of North American. At the American Revolutionary War article down in the "Participants" section,American Indians, I've replaced the image of an artist's conception showing two dozen Revolutionary War uniforms worn on figures in a winding queue (huh?), with two portraits of Native Americans, notable in that they both held regular Army commissions, and were native war leaders of two different Iroquois tribes. One was also a British colonel, and one was also an American colonel ... with some context in the captions.

- The 'Indigenous' Project ranks the ARW article as "Low-importance", but could you give it a once-over, and perhaps contribute to the American Indians sub-section. I'm not trying to start trouble here, lots to handle to keep the scope of the "ARW" article from being hijacked into Euro great power-only contests (Mahan's "War of 1778" between Britain and the Bourbons), including Saintes, Jamaica, Gibraltar, and the Indian sub-continent Second Mysore War, all without the knowledge or consent of Congress.

- The page-consensus has been to leave the "Indian" term as an archaic expression of contemporaries among the Europeans, native colonials, and including bi-lingual indigenous traders, weroances, and sachems as used in their English-, French- and Spanish-language communication. I hope that is a good-enough rationale for maintaining the page-consensus.

- Please help me sort out the top-hat links to related Native American articles using 'Indigenous' Project conventions/protocols. There are five lines of links to ten related articles, creating a 'wall-of-text'. I've never seen anything like it, and it's like a sign on the article "kick me". Another wp:editor partner and I have undertaken to try to elevate the article status to "Good Article", an ongoing "struggle" for four months to date ... Sincerely - TheVirginiaHistorian (talk) 07:27, 6 September 2020 (UTC)

Hi VirginiaHistorian, that's quite an interesting personal history you have; you may have noticed that I am part Cherokee myself. It seems we have many shared interests—I wish I had the time and energy to jump in and assist, but I'm working on creating or expanding four different WP articles, not to mention monitoring and commenting on talk pages, plus keeping an eye on my watchlist. On top of everything I own and operate a business. I have a vast backlog of texts to read, but I couldn't resist taking a look at Yaniz's paper, and what I see so far looks very good. Thanks for reaching out, perhaps in future I'll be able to help; in the meantime I expect I'll see you around the talk pages. Regards, Carlstak (talk) 17:22, 6 September 2020 (UTC)

Understood. I did post my "titled two-portrait image" above. I altered the captions for a more indigenous focus  Done, removing the broader "with (Seneca,Oneida) allies" for "led (Seneca,Oneida) in war",  Done ... probably should link the tribes (to their respective American Revolution sections) ...  Done ... also, 'Iroquois' and 'Mohawk' to their respective Am.Rev.secs...  Done, and not to forget the visually impaired such as my occasional classroom students with their laptops, reading the related Wikipedia article to keep up during class, and to complete in-class assignments ... link all terms in image " alt= " coding to appropriate sub-sections for 'Iroquois', 'Mohawk', 'Seneca' and 'Oneida' in the Am.Rev.  Done.

An aside re: the ARW Onieda: (a) they provided scouts (I cannot find any Euro-ethnic army prior to the American Civil War, winning a battle east of the Mississippi River without Native American allies.), AND (b) famously among military historians, the Oneida supplied corn to Washington's Valley Forge at a crucial starvation juncture over a few weeks when neither Congress nor their states could deliver even subsistence rations to their Continental "[State] Line" regiments. Cheers! TheVirginiaHistorian (talk) 12:47, 7 September 2020 (UTC)

So happy to have you aboard. I'm here if you need help. ~ Elias Z. (talkallam) 06:03, 14 September 2020 (UTC)

Thanks, Elias. Carlstak (talk) 14:52, 14 September 2020 (UTC)

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I was wondering if you had checked the edits made to Bernardo de Gálvez such as and the number of other edits by the same editor?

Do these edits seem reasonable? Are they supported by sources?

The reason for asking is that the editor in question puts out a large number of edits, often on relatively unrelated subjects, and with very short time intervals between edits. This does not seem to fit with using sources before making changes. Some edits have value (correcting clear errors) but many appear questionable. These characteristics are similar to those of User:Snagemit. Hence the concern. As I am not familiar with the subject matter of this article, it seems sensible to ask an editor who does know the subject.

Thanks, ThoughtIdRetired (talk) 09:44, 14 December 2020 (UTC)

Thanks for pointing this out, ThoughtIdRetired. I've reverted the substantial changes he made to the article because while they seem to look mostly okay, some of the text no longer aligned with the given sources. I'll take at look at changes he's made to other articles to see how they look in this light when I get a chance later today. If he is a sockpuppet of indefinitely blocked User:Marshalb, I'll ask for a check user investigation. Thanks again. Carlstak (talk) 11:54, 14 December 2020 (UTC)

Regarding the width of the Utah monolith, equilateral triangles are shorter than they are wide:

The width and depth would only be the same if two of the angles were 45 degrees, but that's not the case here: there's a photo in the article that shows it to be a 60 degree equilateral. --Lord Belbury (talk) 13:27, 22 December 2020 (UTC)

Of course you are correct, Lord Belbury. I've self-reverted. Thanks for the correction, and my apologies. Regards, Carlstak (talk) 22:54, 22 December 2020 (UTC)

The article has a source saying Columbus never called them anything like Indios. --Doug Weller talk 17:03, 28 December 2020 (UTC)

Aha. Thanks, Doug, I always feel a sense of relief when I see that you're watching an article. 17:10, 28 December 2020 (UTC)

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		For your excellent expansion work at the doo-wop article, giving the reader a much better representation of historic factors. Binksternet (talk) 07:02, 24 January 2021 (UTC)

Thank you, Binksternet. I'm honored.

All the best,

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Dear Carlstak,

I´m working in the biography of Draft:Juan Cabrera Garrido. After submission, I was kindly adviced to introduce new quotes and footnotes to the biographical information to improve it. So I did, but then there came a problem with "verifying claims because of a language barrier". At that point I tryed to obtain help from the WikiProject Biography but, after a couple of months, I haven´t received any feedback... That is whay I write to you, in order (if possible) to ask for help and advice about how to continue.

Thanks a lot in advance and regards! --Tulkas76 (talk) 11:30, 1 March 2021 (UTC)

Hi Tulkas76, I'm sorry that you were unable to get help from the WikiProject Biography. Your draft looks quite good to me. It's got 34 citations, so I can't see what the problem is with inline citations. Even though the article is a biography of a living person, it doesn't appear that it makes any statements that should present a problem. I think the reviewer is being overly strict, but I'm not an expert in these matters. It seems ironic that your excellent submission was declined when Wikipedia is littered with countless unsourced stubs about trivial subjects such as manga titles.

I have to go to work soon, but I will take a look this evening when I return home. One thing you could do in the meantime is to move punctuation such as commas and periods (full stops) from after the citations to before them, per MOS:CITEPUNCT, which says "All ref tags should immediately follow the text to which the footnote applies... and are placed after adjacent punctuation, not before". Regards, Carlstak (talk) 12:49, 1 March 2021 (UTC)

Hi Carlstak. Thank you very much for yor quick response and your kind words and advices. I´ll beguin to introduce the changes inmediately. Regards, --Tulkas76 (talk) 17:35, 1 March 2021 (UTC)

Tulkas76, I've looked again at your draft; it could use a little copy editing (I'm too tired to do it ;-), but I still think it's quite good. I really don't know why it was declined—I suggest you post a message like the one you left me on DGG's ( talk ) page. He's a knowledgeable reviewer, and might be able to help you. Best of luck—you deserve it, I know you've worked hard on that draft. Regards, Carlstak (talk) 03:01, 2 March 2021 (UTC)

Tulkas76 I've given you some advice on your talk page. DGG ( talk ) 09:43, 2 March 2021 (UTC)

Dear Carlstak. Thank you again for your very encorouging words and your valuable advices. Best regards, --Tulkas76 (talk) 10:17, 2 March 2021 (UTC)

From the anon editor that got nervous about anti-semitism:

Just wanted to thank you for letting the final revision on doo-wop stand. I know you have done a lot of research on this part of history for music you're passionate about. I hope you can kind of see where I was coming from an audience looking at these articles for the first time. It wasn't a question of whether each individual piece was factually correct, but it's been said that propaganda is as much about emphasis as content. The narrative of "jews in control" and being especially greedy is super dangerous.

I may have overreacted -- especially by removing the entire sections as a first edit for an issue I could have brought to the talk page. I stayed anonymous because it can be genuinely risky engaging in some of these conversations when you don't yet know who you are engaging with. That said, I can see how it could look like idiotic vandalism.

Thank you for your work -- I'll stop messing with these pages. I hope at some point you'll be willing to take a read-through of what you wrote and ask how a layperson would engage with that content (say, someone who hasn't read a ton of work by Jewish and Black Authors and is looking to confirm biases they might hold) and ask yourself about the impact of those words on the audience reading them.

But if you don't, that's fine too. It's clear by now how much work you've put in and it's not fair to continue making you feel as if you're being accused of doing that work poorly or in bad faith. Thanks for all the time you volunteer. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.200.125.197 (talk) 18:26, 11 March 2021 (UTC)

Dear anonymous editor, I truly appreciate your kind and considered words; I think it's uncommonly generous and downright noble of you to write this. I do understand where you're coming from, and I know from my own experience that conversations on this subject can be dangerous—I've gotten death threats for making what I thought were rather innocuous statements about the South's role in the Civil War. Please allow me a little time to emotionally detach myself from what I wrote and then I will review it with your concerns in mind. You're right that I am passionate about the subject, and it's always nice when someone notices and acknowledges the work I've done. All the best, Carlstak (talk) 01:23, 12 March 2021 (UTC)

Spain and Florida

Thank you for quality articles about culture in Spain such as Eusebio Sempere, History of Málaga and Salvador José de Muro, 2nd Marquis of Someruelos, and Florida, such as Spanish assault on French Florida and Machaba Balu Preserve, for adding a sunlit image, for étude in ice, - you are an awesome Wikipedian!

You are recipient no. 2556 of Precious, a prize of QAI. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:09, 15 March 2021 (UTC)

Thank you very much Gerda. Wikipedia is lucky to have editors like you who contribute in so many ways, and spread the wikilove. All the best, Carlstak (talk) 00:07, 16 March 2021 (UTC)

Hi Carlstak, did you read my last update to the edit I undid? Because I never mentioned anything of this sort-"their potential to treat drug dependence, anxiety or mood disorders." I only updated the information, under research, to only include the types of expiremental research being done on animals. As it is research, and did not include anything about how it relates to medicine or therapy. Simply, unbias, real research, under research. How does this violate anything? I don't want to sound rude, I just don't understand how this is something you deem unworthy of being noted? Is it not research?Jmorales96 (talk) 03:50, 27 March 2021 (UTC)

Jmorales96, you cited a biomedical article, "Psilocybin lacks antidepressant-like effect in the Flinders Sensitive Line rat", which is not a review of the research per WP:MEDRS, to support your statement "psilocybin is being used for research in animals". Animals are being used for this purpose because it would be unethical to use human subjects. The researchers "investigated whether the administration of psilocybin had an antidepressant-like effect in a rat model of depression", clearly for possible human medical applications. You altered the part of the text which contained the "their potential to treat drug dependence, anxiety or mood disorders" bit, removed the source it cited, which was a review and met WP:MEDRS, and replaced it with a source which is not a review, and does not meet WP:MEDRS standards. I think you need to read this content guideline. It says, "For this reason, all biomedical information must be based on reliable, third-party published secondary sources..." Carlstak (talk) 04:33, 27 March 2021 (UTC)

Carlstak, I am sorry if it seems I was in an edit war. This was not my intention, before undoing the edit, I revised said edit. It was to my belief that revision of my own edit would satisfy the necessary requirements to be a part of the article. I took out the information I provided from the journal that conveyed use in medicine and therapy for humans. I simply wanted to add under the title "Research" the research that has been done using psilocybin. I apologize if this irritated anyone. I would also like to mention that I might have accidently removed the part stating-"their potential to treat drug dependence, anxiety or mood disorders." This was not my intention.Jmorales96 (talk) 07:50, 27 March 2021 (UTC)

Hey y'all, the April 2021 WikiProject Military History Reviewing Drive begins at 00:01 UTC on April 1, 2021 and runs through 23:59 UTC on April 31, 2021. Points can be earned through reviewing articles on the AutoCheck report, reviewing articles listed at WP:MILHIST/ASSESS, reviewing MILHIST-tagged articles at WP:GAN or WP:FAC, and reviewing articles submitted at WP:MILHIST/ACR. Service awards and barnstars are given for set points thresholds, and the top three finishers will receive further awards. To participate, sign up at Wikipedia:WikiProject_Military_History/April 2021 Reviewing Drive#Participants and create a worklist at Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/April 2021 Reviewing Drive/Worklists (examples are given). Further details can be found at the drive page. Questions can be asked at the drive talk page. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 17:23, 31 March 2021 (UTC)

Dear Carlstak, I have started an RfC on the article Goths that may be of interest to you, see Talk:Goths#RfC.--Berig (talk) 21:01, 31 March 2021 (UTC)

Thanks Berig, I'll check it soon as I can. Carlstak (talk) 01:53, 1 April 2021 (UTC)

Man that one ran off the rails. Unfortunately, those two editors have been at this for many years now. Given the prolix nature of both, think of the number of articles they could have independently cleaned up were it not for the near permanent "stall" their mutual antagonism generates. They have both written dissertation's worth to (well, at) one another over time. Thanks for weighing in on this RfC discussion nonetheless, as your level head and pragmatic approach are always helpful. --Obenritter (talk) 17:42, 4 April 2021 (UTC)

Appreciated, Obenritter. It really is a shame. All that wasted mental energy and time. Carlstak (talk) 18:07, 4 April 2021 (UTC)

Two years ago, we held an RfC to decide if the Estado Novo regime should be considered Fascist or not, no consensus was reached, so it was decided that the status quo would be maintained, and the status quo was that it was indeed a Fascist regime:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Fascism_in_Europe#Should_the_Estado_Novo_regime_in_Portugal_be_considered_a_Fascist_regime?

This also means of course that Salzar should be considered a Fascist ruler.

But despite this, the user JPratas has continued to make edits that go against what was decided and imposing his POV on many pages, including this one, a few months ago he was even threatened with being blocked if he continued to do this on the Fascism in Europe page, see the last comments on the section:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Fascism_in_Europe#Portuguese_Estado_Novo_is_not_considered_fascist_by_the_majority_of_academic_source

So as you can see, I'm not the one disrepecting WP:BRD, JPratas is, he is the one that is going against what was decided. -- 201.20.66.11 (talk) 04:45, 4 April 2021 (UTC)

Thanks for your reply. I know that this has been a point of contention for years, and probably will continue to be. I also know that JPratas is passionately committed to his point of view, and will defend it to the death. I will yield to whatever the community has decided on the Salazar article, but I'm not sure what that is. I'm already involved in a horribly contentious discussion at another article, so I have no appetite to get involved in this one; I'm withdrawing from this argument and will let you and other editors sort it out. Carlstak (talk) 13:14, 4 April 2021 (UTC)

What's your source for Salazar's 1.75 m height ? — AnnaBruta (talk) 14:46, 13 March 2022 (UTC)

I wanted to suggest adding a page on Juan Jose Eligio de la Puente y Regidor.

He was a prominent St Augustinian during the transition of control from Spain to the British in the 1760s. He is credited with the creation of the map detailing St Augustine's fort and city as it was in 1763.

He is the great-grandson of Spanish Florida Governor Juan de Ayala y Escobar. (Through Ayala's daughter Francisca).

Information regarding him can be found here: ^[1]

Some additional information can be found in the History of Cuban Families volume 5 page 90 (99 of the pdf): ^[2]

Also, on page 87 (96 of pdf) there is information regarding Jose Eligio de la Puente y Castillejo, who marries Francisca de Ayala y Diaz-Mexia. Their son Antonio is Juan Jose's father.

The map he created: ^[3]

Actually, after finding this link...I just noticed you posted it...but you have his name misspelled. It is Eligio, not Elixio. Also, should be Jose not Joseph.

Also, it is misspelled in the article/caption of the map here as well: ^[4] When abbreviating his name, it should be Eligio de la Puente, not Puente by itself.

Disclosure: I have conflict of interest, as I am a descendant of Juan Jose Eligio de la Puente y Regidor. Thus, I would prefer to have someone without a COI fix the spelling and if possible, create a page for him.

Thanks

Lavakatana (talk) 15:08, 27 April 2021 (UTC)

Thanks for your suggestion and corrections, Lavakatana. I don't have time to take care of this at the moment, but tonight I will address these points. I think creating an article on Juan José Eligio de la Puente y Regidor is an excellent idea, but I would need a little time to get something together, because I have a real-world project going on now that takes most of my time. Regards, Carlstak (talk) 19:44, 27 April 2021 (UTC)

Your ancestor signed his name as "Juan Joseph Elixio de la Puente" on the Plano de la RL. Fuerza Baluartes y Linea de la Plaza de SN. Agustín de Florida", as you can see here; so that is the name I used. Apparently he signed his name in various ways. I will write more about this tomorrow when I get a chance. I have to go to bed now.;-) Carlstak (talk) 03:33, 28 April 2021 (UTC)

Thanks for taking a look at it. I will consult the elders regarding his use of "Elixio" instead of "Eligio" on the map. I know that he gets referred to as "Puente" quite often in most english-based sources, but "Eligio" would be the one word shortening for his last name. Just gotta convince all the Florida Historical Societies of that, rofl. COI Disclosure and Lack of Source Material: but family legend is there were two "Eligio" families in the same town/area, so we started to use "de la Puente" to distinguish between the families. Thus, Eligio is the "important" part of the name. I know wiki article creation and editing is a lot of work, so just know I do appreciate your work on this time period/geographical area. (Sidebar/theorycrafting: I am curious to find out if he signed treasury documents in the same manner or if it was just for the map). Lavakatana (talk) 17:25, 28 April 2021 (UTC)

I'm glad you brought this up, Lavakatana. I've collected some info on the architect and engineer Mariano de la Rocque, who made the Plano Particular de la Ciudad de San Agustin and other maps and plans to do with Florida, so creating an article on Juan José Eligio de la Puente will dovetail nicely with that project. Please keep me informed of any new information or sources;

I think whether or not he signed treasury documents in the same manner is a very pertinent question, and this may be something we can answer. Charles Tingley at the St. Augustine Historical Society Research Library has an encyclopedic knowledge of St. Augustine history; if anyone would know this and sources for it off the top of his head, it's him. You could even call the library yourself and speak to him, if you're so inclined. The phone number is (904) 825-2333. My interest is picqued; I would start working on this right now, but all I have energy for now is cooking supper, drinking some wine, and maybe a little light copy editing.;-) Best regards, Carlstak (talk) 01:11, 29 April 2021 (UTC)

So, after some more digging. There are microfilms of his letters/reports to the Governor of Cuba during the exodus process. I have not been able to find digitized copies, but there are microfilms at the Yonge Library at UF. It will be a month or two before I will be able to get back to Florida for a peak at them (Maybe one of the other family members might pop in before I can). On the St. Augustine Historical society catalog, they have the record for him as Eligio, with alternatives of Elixio and Elizio.^[5] So, now I gotta also figure out where that Elizio comes from! Haven't contacted Tingley yet, but will shortly. I'll keep compiling what I find on this thread for now, I'll stick to more credible and/or sourced stuff until I can get to the actual source stuff myself. ^[6][7]

(^[8] I haven't gotten through this paywall yet, but will shortly). Lavakatana (talk) 19:02, 29 April 2021 (UTC)

The plot thickens! Good to know that you're doing this, Lavakatana. The research library has some of the Yonge collection on microfilm, and you can use the microfiche readers there when you go. There may very well be documents signed by Eligio among them. Wish I were able to do more now; your enthusiasm is inspiring. Carlstak (talk) 03:03, 30 April 2021 (UTC)

	The Copyeditor's Barnstar
	Thanks so much for the polishing up of the History of slavery in Virginia article! It practically sparkles now. Excellent job! –CaroleHenson (talk) 03:53, 26 May 2021 (UTC)

Thanks, Carole, very kind of you. I'm not done, though. I only have about an hour nightly to copy edit until the weekend, so any more minor changes I make will be incremental. Kind regards, Carlstak (talk) 12:14, 26 May 2021 (UTC)

Excellent! Thanks so much!–CaroleHenson (talk) 01:12, 27 May 2021 (UTC)

Hi Carlstak: Its true, infobox can give problems, but in your restoration on the Visigoths page, which I thanked, I have now realized that the image "pair of eagles fibulae" has disappeared, so that the page isn't correctly restored I beg you to try get back that image. Thank you. REKKWINT (talk) 12:40, 4 July 2021 (UTC)

Done. Thanks for pointing out the omission, REKKWINT. I don't know what was going on with the template, but it seems to be working properly now. Regards, Carlstak (talk) 15:36, 4 July 2021 (UTC)

thanks Carlstak the Visigoths page has been perfectly restored to its original state. Thank you for your work. Thanks for improving WP. REKKWINT (talk) 18:25, 4 July 2021 (UTC)

My pleasure. Glad I could restore your work.;-) Carlstak (talk) 18:38, 4 July 2021 (UTC)

I disagree with you re respecting use of hyphen instead of en dash. The point is what helps the reader more. An en dash makes it more readible. Faithfully conserving a hyphen between numbers serves no purpose that I can see. Many people don't use en dashes because they never heard of them, or don't have them. deisenbe (talk) 16:56, 12 July 2021 (UTC)

Hi Deisenbe, it doesn't really matter to me either way; I can't find anything in the MOS about that specific use of a hyphen, so I'll self-revert per your comment. Regarding what you say about people not using en dashes because they don't have them, I assume you're talking about WP editors, who should know that they can click on the en dash character in the row at the bottom of any editing page above the edit summary box. For some reason, some editors refuse to use it, forcing other editors to waste time fixing their hyphens. Cheers, Carlstak (talk) 17:26, 12 July 2021 (UTC)

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	The Teamwork Barnstar is awarded when several editors work together to improve an article, in this case Sam Houston and Native American relations. The Copyeditor's Barnstar is awarded for excellence in correcting spelling, grammar, punctuation, and style issues. –CaroleHenson (talk) 15:13, 15 August 2021 (UTC)

Thanks, Carole, I appreciate it. Copy editing is my pleasure.;-) Carlstak (talk) 15:17, 15 August 2021 (UTC)

Hey y'all, voting for the 2021 Wikiproject Military history coordinator tranche is now open. This is a simple approval vote; only "support" votes should be made. Project members should vote for any candidates they support by 23:59 (UTC) on 28 September 2021. Voting will be conducted at the 2021 tranche page itself. Appropriate questions for the candidates can also be asked. Thanks, MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 04:38, 15 September 2021 (UTC)

I would like to discuss about reliable sources for cryptozoology. I pointed out here two academic papers about two purported cryptids; check also this reference for Lusca; surfing the Net I found this book and this one, but I suspect they could be fringe as well. Best regards and thanks in advance.--Carnby (talk) 07:19, 16 September 2021 (UTC)

The paper about the Ningen looks interesting, although I just scanned it, not having time to read it at the moment, and appears to be reliably sourced. I see no reason why it couldn't be added to the article. The article about the canid is merely a report about an unidentified canid, possibly a new species, which would not be a cryptid—the word "crytid" isn't mentioned. Fodor's Caribbean and the Bahamas is a travel guide, which is not a reliable source for WP. Cryptozoology A To Z and Encyclopedia of Cryptozoology: A Global Guide to Hidden Animals and Their Pursuers may be acceptable as sources, but I'm not sure—you should ask Bloodofox about them. Regards, Carlstak (talk) 11:49, 16 September 2021 (UTC)

Thank you.--Carnby (talk) 12:29, 16 September 2021 (UTC)

I thought it might amuse you to know that, for reasons unknown to me, Safari on my phone has decided to make your editing history into my go-to page when I want to check on Wikipedia.--Ermenrich (talk) 13:01, 15 October 2021 (UTC)

Haha. That's pretty bizarre. I used to use Itunes rather than streaming all my music like I do now. I would minimize the player in the taskbar and play my go-to reggae online radio station, and could see the name there of the song currently playing. It was too weird how the title of every song seemed to reflect whatever I was typing, or even thinking about. Of course, everyone I tried to tell this to thought I was delusional. All my friends accept it as a given that I'm insane anyway, so it didn't really change our relationships.;-) Carlstak (talk) 16:32, 15 October 2021 (UTC)

I hope you join in the discussion on the article talk page! Ghmyrtle (talk) 16:44, 21 November 2021 (UTC)

Thanks for the notice, Ghmyrtle; I was already on my way.;-) Carlstak (talk) 17:20, 21 November 2021 (UTC)

RE: This edit I thought I successfully went around that by first archiving the relevant files on the Wayback Machine (web.archive.org).

From this revision I checked the links and all seem to point to the Wayback Machine. See if the Wayback links I set up work on your end. WhisperToMe (talk) 03:06, 4 December 2021 (UTC)

Thanks for your reply, WhisperToMe. I checked all the links, and you are correct. I must have been looking at a previous version. I don't have any objections to your re-adding the content, but is there any way to link those pdfs without filling the source code page with all those incredibly long amazonaws.com web addresses? It just seems excessive. Carlstak (talk) 04:39, 4 December 2021 (UTC)

I think tinyurl links are blocked and I'm trying to see if the Wayback Machine supports a shortened URL of some kind. I am able to link to archive.is pages but they are only static images. I think the crazy long URLs mean that directly accessing the content requires a generated token and that's reflected in the URLs I was able to save. I could look around and see WhisperToMe (talk) 04:48, 4 December 2021 (UTC)

That would be appreciated. 17,227 bytes is a lot of code for nine pdf links in an article with only 10,000 bytes of other content. I'd look myself, too, but I'm working on translating an article from Catalan WP. Carlstak (talk) 04:57, 4 December 2021 (UTC)

I believe you are mis-reading MOS:CENTURY. The second bullet point says use Arabic numeral OR words. The section give examples using words i.e. nineteenth-century. Furthermore, MOS:NUMBER says to use words for number 1-9 or others that can be expressed as one to words. MB 15:04, 12 December 2021 (UTC)

No, I'm not misreading it; either style is correct, and you are changing it to your personal preference, inconsistently, against established precedent of the articles. Carlstak (talk)

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Hey, I'm a main writer of the article, and given that I have seen you quite a lot on Elon article's talk page, I really do believe that you would be able to see if the article is too positive or not. Should I tone the article down a little? CactiStaccingCrane (talk) 12:45, 11 January 2022 (UTC)

Thanks for your message, CactiStaccingCrane]; I don't have time to look at it now, but will review it this evening EST. Carlstak (talk) 13:07, 11 January 2022 (UTC)

Thanks a lot! Your comments will be appreciated! CactiStaccingCrane (talk) 13:12, 11 January 2022 (UTC)

CactiStaccingCrane, I got distracted by the SpaceX article when I took a look at it and saw some things that needed fixing. Edited at odd moments while cooking and eating and reading news. Didn't have time to even finish a cursory reading of that article, and I've barely started reviewing the Elon Musk article. I will take a look tomorrow, but I don't have much time because I'm wrapping up an offline project and starting another. I do thrive on this sort of mad jumping from subject to subject, though—since I'm hyperactive. I still have a lot of work to do on the Columbus article.;-) Carlstak (talk) 04:44, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

Don't feel rushed lol! I just added a few more section to the article after watching a ton of YouTube videos. CactiStaccingCrane (talk) 04:46, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

i am not blocked. who even are you — Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.149.166.67 (talk) 13:15, 13 January 2022 (UTC)

I've no intention to soapbox the deletion of "the" Southeastern United States. I'm merely noting the worldwide trend away from it. Me: old dog with new trick. You: change it back to "the" if it bothers you that much. (Substantively speaking, it's no big deal.) Afterward, I encourage you to check the trend away from the "the" convention, including U.S. based journalistic usage and worldwide scholarly usage. BTW, I routinely say I'm from the midwestern United States but I still conventionally say I'm from the United States. Go figure. Cheers. --Kent Dominic·(talk) 15:03, 2 February 2022 (UTC)

I still disagree with your change, and I'm reverting it. It's not standard spoken English; for example, the Encyclopedia Britannica uses "the United States". Carlstak (talk) 18:16, 2 February 2022 (UTC)

No sweat about the reversion to old school wording. Grammar isn't a science, and I'm no prescriptivist, but the syntax of "in the United States" has always differed from "in the Southeastern United States." Don't take my word for it. See for yourself:

• re "in southeastern United States"
• re "in southwestern United States"
• re "in northwestern United States"
• re "in southwestern United Sates"
• re "in midwestern United States"
• re "in southern United States"; etc.

Separately, just plain "in United States" predates modern usage, but worldwide convention outside the U.S. is trending toward dropping the "the" in "the U.S." altogether. Don't blame me. I didn't start it and I'm not yet on that bandwagon. I'm just saying. --Kent Dominic·(talk) 20:08, 2 February 2022 (UTC)

In my idiolect, I do not use "the" with some regional names, such as "New England" or "South Florida", but I do say "the Florida Panhandle", "the Mid-West", "the South", "the Southeastern United States", etc, when they are used as nouns. Terms such as "midwestern" and "southern", when used as adjectives, may not require a definite article, but I find the examples you cite above to be awkward. - Donald Albury 21:50, 2 February 2022 (UTC)

So do I. This strikes me as one of those contrarian campaigns, one might say a crusade, to enforce what is presently outlier usage in the US. The article is written in American English, not schoolmarmish dialect. Carlstak (talk) 01:02, 3 February 2022 (UTC)

I’m with both of you. Doug Weller talk 21:56, 11 February 2022 (UTC)

Sorry, I didn't mean to imply your comment was too long; I specifically found Eccekevin's three paragraphs oversized. Anyways, I appreciate both versions of your reply. Kudos for all your work on the page. UpdateNerd (talk) 13:04, 11 February 2022 (UTC)

No worries; the first iteration of my comment did have unnecessary words, and people are more likely to read all of the shorter version. Thanks for the kind words, positive feedback helps keep the spirits up. Take care. Carlstak (talk) 18:22, 11 February 2022 (UTC)

Yes, concise is always better if you want to actually be read! By the way (it's nothing but...) please make sure to always sign your talk page comments! :) UpdateNerd (talk) 09:51, 12 February 2022 (UTC)

Hello Carlstak, and thanks for your contributions to the encyclopedia. I noticed that this edit of yours to Confederate States of America removed sourced content and reinstated a recent change to the wording of the lead of the article regarding terminology related to slavery in the American South while a discussion was already going on about this wording change at the Talk page. This started when another editor boldly inserted new wording in the lead and was reverted; this prompted creation of this discussion at the Talk page. It's contrary to WP:BRD to reinstate such a reverted change while the discussion is ongoing; please undo your change and join the discussion at the Talk page. Thanks, Mathglot (talk) 20:31, 13 February 2022 (UTC)

Sorry, this is an issue where I can't do that, per my reasoning given on the article's talk page. WP:BRD is not a WP policy, or even a guideline. As the page says, it's "an optional method of seeking consensus". Carlstak (talk) 21:08, 13 February 2022 (UTC)

...and this edit summary made me snort. Generalrelative (talk)

Thanks, Generalrelative. Your work is appreciated as well. Best, Carlstak (talk) 19:26, 6 March 2022 (UTC)

		The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
		Every one of your edits to Francisco Franco has been solid gold. And they just keep coming. By all means, don’t stop till you get enough. But at this point some kind of special recognition is warranted. You’ve already radically improved an article that has been a real embarrassment to the project. Generalrelative (talk) 17:00, 12 March 2022 (UTC)

Thank you very much, Generalrelative. There's definitely more work to do.;-) Carlstak (talk) 17:06, 12 March 2022 (UTC)

Precious anniversary

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--Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:21, 15 March 2022 (UTC)

Thanks, Gerda, you are amazing.:-) Carlstak (talk) 11:26, 15 March 2022 (UTC)

The Labour government did send him to the funeral, there was a vote of censure by the Parliamentary Labour Party. See, eg, The Times Friday, Dec. 5, 1975, page 8, "MPs censure 'courtesy' to Franco". DuncanHill (talk) 02:03, 15 April 2022 (UTC)

Thanks, DuncanHill, very kind of you to send this notice. Fortunately I have access to The Times Digital Archive, so I could quote the article. I have amended my edit, per your correction. Regards, Carlstak (talk) 03:32, 15 April 2022 (UTC)

No problem, I also found this in Documents on British Policy Overseas which says Britain was represented at the funeral by Shepherd and Eldon Griffiths, with Charles Wiggin (the ambassador) representing the Queen. Prince Phillip didn't go to the funeral, but did go to the coronation of Juan Carlos II. DuncanHill (talk) 13:35, 15 April 2022 (UTC)

I'm writing about Franco, so the Google Books link will be useful—now I can cite a source that more readers will have access to, although mentioning Griffiths and Wiggin I think is too much detail for the context. I knew that Prince Philip attended the coronation but not the funeral, as so many sources mentioned, but I couldn't find any source that said Shepherd attended the funeral. Now you've provided it; thanks again. Carlstak (talk) 14:39, 15 April 2022 (UTC)

Please do not revert the enlargement to the Puebla Cathedral article. on Friday I will continue translating it and then I will put the references that I can.--BrugesFR (talk) 04:12, 11 May 2022 (UTC)

Don't worry, BrugesFR, I have no such intention. I'm glad you're adding all this information to the article, and if I have enough time, I'll help add some refs. I also intend to do some copyediting when you're done. Regards, Carlstak (talk) 12:00, 11 May 2022 (UTC)

thank you, all of us working, thats why wikipedia is among the 5 most popular websites, and today quite reliable, thanks Carlstak, I also ask if you can help me by fixing the few disambiguation links that I left. And I invite you to help me with some other articles that I enlarge when you can or want.--BrugesFR (talk) 12:08, 11 May 2022 (UTC)

I'm finishing up a work project in real life today, so I'll have time to help with the Puebla Cathedral article soon. Carlstak (talk) 12:42, 11 May 2022 (UTC)

You neglected to mention that you copied the material from a raw machine translation of the Spanish text about the cathedral on the Cuban website EcuRed at https://www.ecured.cu/Catedral_de_Puebla. I thought it was suspicious that you added this copyrighted material with no sources, so I checked and found where you copied it from. Straight translations of copyrighted material are copyrighted too, so I've removed it. Carlstak (talk) 19:56, 13 May 2022 (UTC)

No, All was copied from Spanish wikipedia, I dont know if they ecured again copied from the wikipedia--BrugesFR (talk) 21:47, 14 May 2022 (UTC)

the ecured page was created in 2017 while the same edition put in the Spanish wikipedia was already in 2016 or even in 2015. So I reversed your edition and put the translation again--BrugesFR (talk) 21:51, 14 May 2022 (UTC)

It appears that you are correct; sorry for the confusion, BrugesFR. In future, please add a translation template on the article talk page like I did to alert other editors that text was copied from a sister Wikipedia. It's ok to copy from WP, but editors are still required to indicate they are doing so. Please mention in edit summaries that content was copied from Wikipedia, so other editors are aware, in case they don't know to check talk page. I'm glad that the content has been restored, and your work is appreciated. Regards, Carlstak (talk) 22:55, 14 May 2022 (UTC)

Thanks I will do--BrugesFR (talk) 08:49, 15 May 2022 (UTC)

	The Original Barnstar
	Your work on Norse colonization of North America deserves more than a simple thanks notification, thank you for the work on the article correcting it and adding more sources. TylerBurden (talk) 00:37, 21 May 2022 (UTC)

Thanks, TylerBurden, much appreciated. I don't think I'm done yet. I've also noticed that you've been doing some good work around WP yourself.;-) Regards, Carlstak (talk) 00:45, 21 May 2022 (UTC)

Hello, Carlstak,

Thank you for all of your recent reverts of a very active sockpuppet. You were really on top of this one. It's much appreciated. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 01:48, 7 June 2022 (UTC)

Thank you too, Liz. I would say "It's my pleasure", but it's really not. This one started off on the wrong foot with crazy fringe stuff and tried to keep it up by edit-warring. I'm pretty obsessive/compulsive, but I'd rather be creating content and finding needed citations.;-) I have great respect for you administrators and all the work you do; I don't think I could deal with it psychologically. Regards, Carlstak (talk) 02:37, 7 June 2022 (UTC)

He used to use but now . He wrote a bio of himself in his userspace, now deleted. Doug Weller talk 08:01, 7 June 2022 (UTC)

Ugh, that guy again? Trying to manipulate WP articles for self-promotion with fringe nonsense? Who would have thought? Thanks for the heads up; I've added Kenimer Site to my watchlist. He's even worse with pretend law than he is with pretend archaeology. Carlstak (talk) 15:59, 7 June 2022 (UTC)

Yeah, he made legal threats with both accounts. Pretty sure he edits logged out also. Doug Weller talk 16:54, 7 June 2022 (UTC)

Ha, he won't be pleased to see that I've just removed his made-up translation for "Lakamhaʼ " at Palenque, along with his given reference that didn't remotely support his "translation". You're a braver man than I am using your real name on WP. I'm fairly well-known in my area, and having had a couple of death threats already on WP, I don't doubt that some crank might hunt me down if I used my actual name. I mean that literally, all the right-wing zealots around here have weapons stockpiles. Carlstak (talk) 17:23, 7 June 2022 (UTC)

Hope he notices. Death threats seem to go with the territory. I had one last week plus someone hoping I’ll be murdered. But I think I’m safe where I am. But I would not want to be still living in the US. My brother lives in a small community in the mountains of Western North Carolina, mainly people from Florida, and he’s lost a lot of friends there. Doug Weller talk 18:09, 7 June 2022 (UTC)

Yes, these are scary times in the US; our democracy, such as it is, may not survive. I'm afraid to talk to old friends I haven't seen in a while—so many of them have gone off the deep end. I never would have thought they could be so gullible. If Trump gets re-elected or De Santis becomes president, I'll be an expatriate, too. Carlstak (talk) 19:10, 7 June 2022 (UTC)

I don’t blame you. Doug Weller talk 19:12, 7 June 2022 (UTC)

I didn't self-censor enough on FB a couple weeks ago and pissed off a bunch of relatives (and a couple of HS classmates). I generally keep a low profile in WP, so it has been a few years since my last death threat. - Donald Albury 01:07, 10 June 2022 (UTC)

I'm glad I don't have a Facebook account—I've heard quite a few similar stories. It's a shame that so many fond memories of old friends have been spoiled by political developments, and even more of a shame to see what they really think now. Carlstak (talk) 01:28, 10 June 2022 (UTC)

Just wanted to say I agree with your reasoning. It could have been worse: Talk:List_of_Shakespeare_authorship_candidates#Recent_WP:SPS_additions.

Perhaps put a Help:Archiving (plain and simple) on this page? Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 13:23, 9 June 2022 (UTC)

Thanks, Gråbergs Gråa Sång. The walls of text put up by people like those show how unself-aware they are, and not so clever. I don't want to archive this page because here people can see who I am, better than on a user page full of me telling them who I am. I think few people are going to want to go digging through its archives—I sure don't. Carlstak (talk) 14:44, 9 June 2022 (UTC)

Hi there. I had some fun last month putting infoboxes on the early administrators of New Spain and ran into a lot of basic questions about the proper terminology and conceptualization of the era, as would be appropriate for infoboxes and list articles. My full plea for help was posted in Wikiproject Military history and got no replies, so if you didn't see it before I wanted to ask directly if you could lend any insight? To me, the officeholder infobox conveys a sense of important authority, and in my opinion it should only definitively state what the official documented positions of the Cortés crew were. Otherwise, if they really were just a bunch of idiots who unofficially took the reins whenever someone went on campaign or on trial, a different kind of presentation might be necessary. I'd appreciate any thoughts and recommendations you have. Thanks! SamuelRiv (talk) 18:35, 6 July 2022 (UTC)

Hi SamuelRiv, you've caught me just as I've restarted an intermittent offline project, so I don't have much time at the moment. I agree that the officeholder infobox should only definitively state what the official documented positions of the Cortés crew were. I'm sure you know that our own English WP article Hernán Cortés, for example, says, 'King Charles appointed Cortés as governor, captain general and chief justice of the newly conquered territory, dubbed "New Spain of the Ocean Sea".' That is gobernador, capitán general, y justicia mayor. King Charles V issued a royal cédula proclaiming such, so these would be official titles, as you can see in Hernán Cortés by José Luis Martínez. I believe all such appointments to higher offices were made in, and directions given in, real cédulas. Regards, Carlstak (talk) 03:25, 7 July 2022 (UTC)

I've started a discussion about our dispute at Talk:James Caan#"Known for his film and television performances" :) Stephanie921 (talk) 16:49, 17 July 2022 (UTC)

Hey, thanks for your contributions to Recession; the actual article is indeed what needs the most attention. Regarding your recent comments on the talk page, I would suggest that if you don't read someone's thoughtful reply to your comment, it would be less demoralizing for the other editor, and honestly a bit less rude to not say anything at all than to say you didn't read it because it was too long, even if that's the honest truth. And it's certainly more civil to be silent than to call a comment that you didn't read "boring". Thanks, Beland (talk) 17:17, 4 August 2022 (UTC)

Thanks, but I disagree. The comments I did read were boring, and so long that they make the talk page harder to read and to comprehend. In my opinion, Jp×g has gone way overboard in his domination of the talk page, to the point that it makes participation in the discussion more difficult, rather than facilitating it. I thought I was being polite, considering how I feel about what he's doing there.;-) Carlstak (talk) 17:31, 4 August 2022 (UTC)

Was there something you wished to discuss that you felt was hindered by Jp×g? -- Beland (talk) 22:45, 5 August 2022 (UTC)

Nothing in particular, Beland, thanks for asking. Carlstak (talk) 03:48, 6 August 2022 (UTC)

Well, then I fail to see what the problem is, when you could simply ignore conversations you are uninterested in. -- Beland (talk) 22:59, 11 August 2022 (UTC)

Your more recent comments railing against "Brandonites" and saying "who of course will ignore it and say it's fake" goes very much against the Wikipedia guidelines that require us to assume good faith, and not to make Wikipedia an ideological battleground. This sort of rhetoric does nothing to make a better article, helps create an impression that Wikipedia is politically biased, are a turn off to editors who both agree and disagree with you, and reduce the changes that other editors will be willing to cooperate with you in the future. -- Beland (talk) 22:59, 11 August 2022 (UTC)

Thanks for your input, Beland. I think you are right and will strike my comments. Carlstak (talk) 23:28, 11 August 2022 (UTC)

@Beland@Carlstak

Lol? Carlstak pretending to be unbiased is comedy gold. Him saying "given the fact that she speaks for a pathological liar" tells you everything you need to know about his political leaning 188.142.192.183 (talk) 14:23, 6 February 2025 (UTC)

I would assume that no one is unbiased. Having editors of many different points of view discuss and edit articles makes them more neutral and better-cited, so we welcome all. -- Beland (talk) 20:44, 6 February 2025 (UTC)

Content you added to the above article appears to have been copied from https://ifs.org.uk/fs/articles/FSCrawfordJinSimpson.pdf, which is not released under a compatible license. Copying text directly from a source is a violation of Wikipedia's copyright policy. Unfortunately, for copyright reasons, the content had to be removed. Content you add to Wikipedia should be written in your own words. Please let me know if you have any questions. — Diannaa (talk) 15:28, 7 August 2022 (UTC)

Thanks, Diannaa, I thought I did a better job of paraphrasing. I'll see if I can rewrite it. Carlstak (talk) 15:49, 7 August 2022 (UTC)

Thanks for fixing something I haven't noticed, thank you. GoodPhone2020 (talk • contribs • guestbook) 22:15, 20 August 2022 (UTC)

I appreciate the acknowledgement, GoodPhone2020. Regards, Carlstak (talk) 22:26, 20 August 2022 (UTC)

Come on, @Carlstak, we are editors here and we should be trying to to be collaborative. Look, I empathize and relate with you, truly, not only as a fellow editor that shares some of the same viewpoints but also because I am a Cherokee descendent. Many years ago I actually walked much of the route that my direct ancestors walked as part of the last group to leave Cherokee territory in 1836. It's hard to separate our emotions from how we edit, especially when its about polarizing issues like this which directly impacted our lives but we have to. @Sandy is right and I think it's very fair that they are trying to communicate with you here and not taking this further which they could do. It's best to take a step back and listen to them. This is not the hill you are going to die on. Please. The article will be reviewed once all disputes are settled. If a solution can not be found then it may get delisted but that's a call the community will make at that time. So please stop editing for now and instead engage in discussion. --ARoseWolf 16:10, 25 August 2022 (UTC)

Thanks for your considered remarks, ARoseWolf. They are appreciated. I had to work today and spent time on the road, so I wasn't able to get to this until now. Please see my comments at the article talk page. Nvwadohiyada, Carlstak (talk) 03:33, 26 August 2022 (UTC)

I am very understanding of your thoughts because they are very much like my own. My personal position is one that thinks very poorly of, not only Andrew Jackson, but most if not all of the governments and a lot of the citizens from that time and place. It spills over into the 20th century with attempts to eradicate the culture and language while assimilating the individual. Then it became about eradicating the bloodlines altogether with the eugenics programs of the early, mid and late 1900's. Now there is this strong push, especially among religious institutions to inculturate depicting Jesus as a Native American and taking our languages, cultures and songs and weaving it into their own as if they had always been the same. To me this is no better than any previous attempt to destroy Native cultures. So those are my personal positions. I can't necessarily let that dictate how I edit though. Trust me, it's difficult. I just wanted you to know I get it. Tohidu diganeli --ARoseWolf 15:22, 7 September 2022 (UTC)

Thanks, ARoseWolf. I share your feelings, too. My father told me about his great grandfather who was driven from his home and forced to march on the Trail of Tears. He said his grandmother lived on his family's farm in her own cabin and practiced the old ways, treating the family's sicknesses with medicinal herbs. When I read my first biography of Jackson at age nine or ten, I thought, "this isn't like what my Dad said". Maybe now the WP article will be improved, hopefully without so much reliance on a Jackson fan like Remini.

I lived in the woods for years in a cabin I framed with cypress poles we cut in a slough nearby. A friend thatched the roof beautifully with palmetto fronds. Had running water from a tank filled by water pumped from the ground by a windmill, but no electricity. Fished with a cast net and hunted game, and smoked the meat. Made a study of the wild medicinal herbs that grew in the area. Gathered wild persimmons, wild grapes, and hickory nuts, even making an excellent cooking oil from them. I ate swamp cabbage from palmettos and all parts of the cattail, including flour made from the pollen. I made wine from wild grapes. We had a vegetable garden as well that we fertilized with chicken shit. I miss those days—mind, body and spirit. Saw and experienced things I don't talk about to just anybody, because I might get sent back to the "bin".;-) Still in touch with the natural world, but the one I work in now is very different. I keep my peace. Someday, a change is gonna come. Best, Carlstak (talk) 01:28, 8 September 2022 (UTC)

You sound so much like myself. We lived in heavily rural areas all my life but we still had electricity. When we moved above the arctic circle we had no electricity. We had to do major upgrades to this homestead to be able to get power, which we did. But it is minimally invasive. We opened the land back up, removing much of any fencing that dotted the land. I reorganized our logging contracts to benefit the area (more trees planted) and the local Native corporations and villages. We reinstated the freight trails to get winter supplies from villages south of the National Park to those people living in the Park and areas just north of it. We expanded the float plane service to get even more supplies in and out. We opened up this land to subsistence hunting for local Natives who, in my view, still own this land. We are just stewards over it, keeping it wild. I prefer my wild flower salads, my medicinal herb gardens, my "old ways" which is a mix of many different cultures. I am slightly envious of you because you were taught so much about how to live as our ancestors did while I have limited sources to rely on but I make my way. I am someone that loves adventure. I mostly walked the northern route of the Trail of Tears because my family was in the last group to 1838. I have a grandfather who died on the Trail somewhere along the Ohio River in Kentucky or Illinois, we don't know exactly where. I walked much of it to honor my ancestors. I wasn't alone. There were others but we all walked in silence, except for the occasional sob and flowing tears. I can't explain what I felt. I was born with what some would call gifts and others would call curses. It's just life and I barely mention it but anyone around me long enough realizes my entire life is surrounded by it. I was given a clean bill of mental health so at least there is that acknowledgement that I've not lost my sanity which I am sure brings comfort to many. We are all connected and we affect others through our actions. I am not bitter about the past. I have no reason to be bitter about a past I didn't live. I do want my ancestors legacy honored and the atrocities they faced in the name of expansion and conquest to be represented factually. I believe the reliable sources back up that desire. --ARoseWolf 15:44, 8 September 2022 (UTC)

Those are impressive accomplishments, ARoseWolf—I should envy you. Didn't mean to give you the impression that I learned old lifeways at my great-grandmother's or my father's knee. My dad couldn't wait to get off the farm—he hated plowing behind a mule.;-) I knew him as a businessman and grew up in suburbia. I ran away from home when I was sixteen and joined a hippie commune in the woods at the height of the back-to-the-land movement; learned about medicinal plants from old botanical books at the library and in Dover reprints. An old Frenchman taught me how to hunt. My friends thought what I was doing was cool, but a little off (how could I live without tv?). The adults in my family all thought I was insane, but I chose that life and know I was communicating with something real and pure.

You have a strong connection with the ancestors, and I admire what you're doing. I think there are many reliable sources to back up a more inclusive understanding of how Jackson's actions affected people, with a better representation of Native perspectives. Carlstak (talk) 12:01, 9 September 2022 (UTC)

Woodstock and Coachella. I'm definitely a hippie of sorts. I wouldn't call my accomplishments impressive, more just being myself, but thank you. I'm not sure there is much to be envious over either. I may have just perceived the wrong impression based on what you wrote. Of course you were communicating with something real and pure. Our Songs are constantly communicating. The stars above our heads, the rocks beneath our feet, all have a Song and all are part of a bigger Symphony of sound energy. If you listen, what we write here, the articles we edit, are Song's and when something looks or sounds off you can hear a skip in the Song or a color change. Something just seems off. If it is something minor like copy editing then it's simple to fix but for more major things that require inline citations I have learned to ignore those sounds and colors until a source can be found to support any changes. Sometimes I can find them and sometimes not, it's still there I just have to learn to ignore. Policy and consensus matter and I am in big support of this community and the Libra mission of Wikipedia.--ARoseWolf 15:02, 9 September 2022 (UTC)

Agreed. Finding quality sources is one of my specialties.;-) I've always had visions, like my Cherokee great-grandmother, and I had one of sounds that permeate the universe, coalescing into a grand symphony of vibrations. I heard it, and heard my own song, and sang it. I used to sing backup and beat the tambourine in the doo-wop songs we sang in our group gatherings, but I've discovered a new voice as I've gotten older. I can't believe it's me making those sounds; I think they've always been there, and I am just an instrument. I intend to produce a recording, attempting to render an impression of its grandeur, someday. I think animals can hear it. Carlstak (talk) 17:05, 9 September 2022 (UTC)

Not sure why you would remove my edits because the people I mentioned were still living. Of the five that I mentioned (other than Jan's first wife whose family name I corrected) I know definitely that one is deceased (Bonnie Whaley). I have no idea about the three males although during the past few years I have tried to find them using various identity search tools and it's likely that at least one of them is still living. Kathi Weller (now Kathryn Weller-Renfrow) is still living in Northern California. As far as being a 'reliable' source my contributions aren't any less reliable than other unattributed information about Jan's forbears which I assume may've have come from his daughter. The reason I know these things is that Jan and I roomed together while both attending Ventura J.C. The last time I saw him was in the spring of 1965 and he was with Bonnie and I was visiting a girlfriend in Ventura. Jan also had a cousin from Bakersfield, Greg Pace, who I knew from high school and had relocated to Ventura with his folks. Pretty sure that Jan was living with the Paces when I first met him. My former girlfriend knew Bonnie Poorman from Camarillo HS and kept up with her for a while but after Jan's acting career began to take off they lost contact generally. I met Jan's mom once when she and a friend of hers came down to Ventura and they took us out to eat a local Mexican restaurant. It's possible I met his dad but not sure but I have an image of him so I may've seen a picture. Horace Jacoby (talk) 18:50, 17 September 2022 (UTC)

It's not just my personal preference, it's Wikipedia policy. See WP:WHYCITE, which says: "Citations are especially desirable for statements about living persons, particularly when the statements are contentious or potentially defamatory. In accordance with the biography of living persons policy, unsourced information of this type is likely to be removed on sight." This applies to all living persons mentioned in an article. I don't doubt what you say, but please understand that we can't take a person's say-so in such matters. Per RELIABLE, we have to provide reliable sources for the sake of verifiability of information added to this encyclopedia. Carlstak (talk) 19:04, 17 September 2022 (UTC)

I'm sure you're just abiding by the policy and I've been thinking about this; first of all I read a lot of Wikipedia articles and there are a very large number of mentions of people without attribution, especially in articles about technology. Second of all, there is or was nothing contentious or defamatory in what I wrote about the people associated with myself or Vincent. Again, and in the spirit of congeniality, I see people's names cited constantly without so-called reliability checks or some sort of fool proof verification. Additionally, you could've just struck the names and left other content in. I started to read the privacy policy and while, in general, I support policy objectives regarding privacy this series of documents is ludicrously convoluted. There is other content in the article which really can't be verified. Finally, when Wikipedia actually has a first-person contributor the contribution is rejected, at least in this case. It seems to me that fans or other parties interested in Vincent's life would be thrilled to have my contribution. Horace Jacoby (talk) 20:05, 17 September 2022 (UTC)

It doesn't matter what you've seen in other articles, or what you think about it, policy is policy and is enforceable. Your opinion on the matter doesn't supersede policy. It should be obvious that we can't just let people add unsubstantiated content that is unverifiable, especially about living people (or even if their names are removed) to an encyclopedia. Like I said, your say-so doesn't do the job, and the content will be removed if you add it again. Why don't you ask an admin, such as Drmies, and see what he says? Carlstak (talk) 20:37, 17 September 2022 (UTC)

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You are in my thoughts. I didn't even know there was a hurricane down there. Please, please, please be safe and don't take any chances. --ARoseWolf 13:24, 28 September 2022 (UTC)

Thank you so much, ARoseWolf. My bank is open today, and the auto repair shop at the beach is open, and although it's quite windy and raining as the bands pass over, birds are singing in the back yard right now. If things get worse, I will take action.;-) Carlstak (talk) 13:31, 28 September 2022 (UTC)

I just glanced at the new on the web. It sounds like the worse has arrived. How are you doing? Wtfiv (talk) 03:40, 29 September 2022 (UTC)

Thanks for asking, Wtfiv. I'm at our house riding it out; the water from the Intracoastal had come up into our back yard earlier but has retreated some. It may very well come up to the house tomorrow though, which will be the worst for us, but we have sandbags around the lower part. Houses in our neighborhood have been flooded in previous hurricanes, but not the one we live in. The Grill & Bar at the Beach was packed around 9 pm. I was surprised when the staff at the island Publix said they would be open tomorrow. We'll see.

I moved my vehicle to some of the highest ground around, and I'm on our enclosed back porch right now with some of the all-surrounding windows open, having a glass of wine, and I just made a big pot of jambalaya. I'm provisioned and have 15 gallons of drinking water, kerosene lanterns, hand-crank radio, and other essentials. The wind is picking up, and I realize the situation can change quickly, but I'm not really worried. Funny, the feral cats have suddenly got more friendly. Best regards, Carlstak (talk) 04:50, 29 September 2022 (UTC)

Are you through the worse yet? Wtfiv (talk) 23:56, 29 September 2022 (UTC)

Yes, the storm surge flooded our back yard and the water rose as far as the bottom of the steps to our back porch, but the surge would have had to rise over four more feet to flood the house. Hurricane Michael's surge reached four feet higher than Ian's—fortunately our house is on the central ridge that runs north-south through the neighborhood—but we who live on the ridge were on our own island surrounded by water. The road to the east of us towards the ocean (which is only a couple hundred yards away) was a river, and the intracoastal waterway had flooded our street from the west.

The water has receded and the winds have calmed a lot; it appears the neighborhood had little damage. One reason I hung out on our porch is that we have large trees whose limbs extend over the house, and I was concerned that one might fall on the roof and crush it. Our yard is covered with a carpet of oak leaves and twigs, but otherwise everything looks good. We were lucky that we never lost power, other than the lights flickered a few times. I feel for the people of southwest Florida in the impact zone. Carlstak (talk) 01:01, 30 September 2022 (UTC)

There's a huge mess and a need for disaster outreach, I bet; but I'm glad you've made it through this one. Wtfiv (talk) 07:53, 30 September 2022 (UTC)

Thanks, Wtfiv. Carlstak (talk) 14:13, 30 September 2022 (UTC)

Good to hear. Thanks to that shift southwards, we got little wind and only 1/2 inch of rain. Just tree limbs scattered around the yard. We do have family and friends in the Cape Coral to Naples area that we have not heard from yet. Donald Albury 14:22, 30 September 2022 (UTC)

Thanks, Donald, glad you didn't get a big impact. I hope your family and friends are okay. Carlstak (talk) 14:28, 30 September 2022 (UTC)

Our friends in Naples are fine. I'm not surprised to not hear anything out of Cape Coral, yet. Take care. Donald Albury 17:32, 30 September 2022 (UTC)

Hi Carlstak, thank you so much for getting into the nitty gritty of the Jackson article in the edits now. Except for just micro-changing, I'm done with the biography for now. I'm wrapping trying to draft the last two parts of legacy to meet the concerns of talk. But I know the article is still messy and needs cleaning. Please don't hesitate to make larger changes if you need to. (I don't think you need the encouragement- but given the issues with editing a while back, one never knows.) I've also asked another editor, John, to jump in too. He was a delight to work with when we were working on the Joan of Arc article and has a great eye for catching and cleaning poor writing, too.

Once I'm done with legacy, I think the lead needs to be tackled. Most of it seems okay as is, though it could use a bit of trimming. But that first paragraph is may require care. I think where will be interesting. Once its ready to be tackled, think all invested parties will have to pitch in on talk. I'm looking forward to seeing a compromise that most of us can agree to forged in five sentences or so.

Anyway, I just wanted to let you know that I appreciate what you are doing, and am glad you hanging around and keeping your eye on my edits of this article. Wtfiv (talk) 23:33, 9 October 2022 (UTC)

Thanks, Wtfiv, I really appreciate your reaching out. I commend you on your diligent work ethic and your dogged seeking out of sources. I think the article, although it may still need some editing, is vastly improved. It has been a pleasure collaborating with you—I thought it best to step back and let you do your thing without interference, and you've done a great job. I'm still working on my never-ending offline project, but will check in when I have time. I'm sure that any editor you have faith in will do good work as well, and I welcome John to the article. I've learned a lot from this experience, and I thank you once again for your dedication. All the best, Carlstak (talk) 01:31, 10 October 2022 (UTC)

I have been away from the article about Elcano after the bitter discussion with a new user and the ANI, but I didn't want to pass by the great work you have been doing copy-editing it. I have seen some of the changes (I didn't want to be around, really) and they look great. Thanks again! Theklan (talk) 21:58, 11 October 2022 (UTC)

I appreciate your feedback, Theklan. I have a special interest in Spanish, and Basque, history, so I enjoy working on the Elcano article. Since you wrote most of it, could you possibly help provide the numbers of cited pages of the refs in Euskara? I can navigate my way through sources in Spanish and Portuguese, but I don't know Euskara at all, so it's much more difficult for me to find the relevant texts in that language, even though I can use the DeepL translator to get a rough idea. Any assistance would be most helpful. Carlstak (talk) 00:41, 12 October 2022 (UTC)

Thanks for your correction. I suggest you to correct the full article using your English references and tge same enthusiasm, because the lack of Historic accuracy in pro of nationalist and ethnocentrist perspectives are damaging the information of this population in the English version. And thankfully we have enough historical information avalaible from the century XV to contrast before editing articles and generate confusion among the innocent readers of this website. 92.190.167.12 (talk) 01:43, 17 October 2022 (UTC)

King of the Hill is in the naturalistic style, meaning it's as realistic as possible. In early episode ' The son that got away' a cave system is described. In a late episode in the series (Harlottown) stone formations (the tea Kettler) are described. In BOTH cases the topography plays a central role in the episode. WHERE else in Texas but the HILL Country could the stone formations described in King of the HILL be found - reallistically? 186.12.22.94 (talk) 22:15, 18 October 2022 (UTC)

See WP:Reliable: "This guideline discusses the reliability of various types of sources. The policy on sourcing is Wikipedia:Verifiability, which requires inline citations for any material challenged or likely to be challenged..." Carlstak (talk) 22:53, 18 October 2022 (UTC)

The Mosquito Reservation article was created becasue it is was a political entity created under the Treaty of Managua. There are current discussions about the Mosquito Coast article, and what it should really mean. Becasue the term Mosquito Coast was more political than geographical. Whoforwho (talk) 02:05, 22 October 2022 (UTC)

I would ask to please not merge the Mosquito Reservation article into that of the Mosquito Coast. There are also current discussions about the 'Mosquito Coast' article as to what it should really refers to. Becasue as I mentioned; the term Mosquito Coast was more political then geographical. Whoforwho (talk) 02:07, 22 October 2022 (UTC)

You have no business editing Wikipedia and you know it. Your attempts to evade blocks are contrary to WP policy, which you know very well. You refuse to respect WP policy and follow the rules; you're not a legitimate editor.You need to stop these outlaw edits. Carlstak (talk) 02:22, 22 October 2022 (UTC)

New page patroller here, been noticing the funny business at Mosquito Reservation entering and exiting the queue. I think WP:DENY is prudent here until you get a response from EdJohnston and/or Tamzin. Don't let 'em get you too riled up; just fuels 'em. Cheers! —Sirdog (talk) 02:40, 22 October 2022 (UTC)

Duly noted. Thanks, Sirdog. Carlstak (talk) 02:45, 22 October 2022 (UTC)

I just wanted to say I'm glad to see you're keeping an eye the Jefferson article. I thought it was interesting it popped up in FAR after mostly finishing with Jackson. It seems like a real challenge, particularly once it gets closer to the legacy section. I hope you are doing well, and all in Florida is renormalizing! Wtfiv (talk) 23:07, 1 November 2022 (UTC)

Thanks, Wtfiv, good to hear from you. I've had the Jefferson Davis article on my watchlist for a while, but hadn't previously edited it (there're so many that need attention;-). I appreciate your ambition to tackle these important articles, and your can-do attitude. I much respect the fact that you do your homework, and your collegial approach to collaborating with other editors; it really makes all the difference. I'm wrapping up a big (for me) IRL project and about to start another, but I'll make time to try to keep up with your and Hogfarm's work, probably mostly on weekends. All is well here in northeast Florida, but I know there are still many challenges for those in the Fort Myers area. Carlstak (talk) 01:14, 2 November 2022 (UTC)

It's good to hear you are doing well! And I'm glad he's on your watchlist. It's good to have you around. Good luck with the IRL project! Wtfiv (talk) 17:45, 2 November 2022 (UTC)

I saw this edit where you added a ping to a user, and just wanted to let you know that they likely will not get a ping for it. For whatever reason if you edit a comment after the fact and add a ping, it will not actually ping the editor; it must be a comment that has a signature added via four tildes (~~~~) in order for it to ping correctly (per WP:MENTION). It's weird and frankly unintuitive, but I just wanted to let you know that the ping won't work when added to an existing comment. - Aoidh (talk) 02:22, 20 November 2022 (UTC)

Ah, thanks for the heads up, Aoidh. I was under the impression that if a comment containing a ping was edited after the fact the ping would no longer work, but didn't realize you can't ping merely by adding the markup later. Carlstak (talk) 02:47, 20 November 2022 (UTC)

Hello. At Punic people, you removed content containing five sources and left an edit summary instructing another editor to "provide a source". ??? Largoplazo (talk) 13:52, 25 November 2022 (UTC)

Well, clearly I made a mistake. I misread the edit—why would that be such a mystery? Carlstak (talk) 02:08, 26 November 2022 (UTC)

PS: Whenever I see a comment with multiple question marks I always think of the proto-punk band Question Mark and the Mysterians. Makes me smile every time. The Mysterians—now that's funny, almost as funny as Panic people.;-) Carlstak (talk) 02:24, 26 November 2022 (UTC)

LOL, I noticed my heading as soon as I saw your replies in my watchlist. I'm afraid I don't know the band, I would have thought more of The Riddler from Batman. Anyway, I'm relieved it was just a mistake! 🙂 Largoplazo (talk) 04:50, 26 November 2022 (UTC)

Ah, I thought maybe it was your clever commentary.;-) Carlstak (talk) 04:59, 26 November 2022 (UTC)

Best known for "96 Tears". Branded in my memory from a time I was driving at night and a song came on the radio where the music was very familiar but the lyrics were gibberish. I entertained the notion that I had had a stroke that affected my language ability, until the DJ came on and announced that it was ? and the Mysterians singing "96 Tears" in Japanese. Donald Albury 14:56, 26 November 2022 (UTC)

Hahaha, that's hilarious. I loved that song when it came out on AM radio in 1966, and I still think it's a great song. I had to listen to it since you brought it up, and found this youtube video of the band; Question's (Rudy Martinez's) dancing bowls me over. He's definitely a better dancer than Mick Jagger. Must be that Mexican soul.;-) Carlstak (talk) 16:11, 26 November 2022 (UTC)

Worth seeing! Donald Albury 16:32, 26 November 2022 (UTC)

Hey Carlstak, I was looking at the Long hot summer of 1967 page today and saw your edit summary stating that the table of riots was removed for coatrack that added material longer than the page before my edit. If it was for "Compilations of Something Very Bad", then I'll have to disagree with your statement because it had a reliable news source and included riots started by both whites and blacks, so I'd like to know exactly why you thought it was coatrack and how it could be fixed. TrueDarkDorito (talk) 02:59, 26 December 2022 (UTC)

Thanks for your inquiry, TrueDarkDorito. I'm not going to argue with you about whether or not your list is coatrack material. The list of riots you added to the article is sourced to one article from U.S. News and World Report, which consists mostly of a list of 109 "U.S. cities [that] were hit by race-related violence". Your list consists almost entirely of quoted material from that article, and you quoted most of the article, which makes your list a copyright violation. Carlstak (talk) 03:31, 26 December 2022 (UTC)

Hello, and thanks for the edits that you just made to the Francis Drake page—I had flagged it myself but you beat me to it. I laughed out loud at your comment, since it has been exhausting to just get the community of Drake editors to acknowledge that Drake's role in the slave trade is notable at all. That said, a new consensus does seem to be emerging, and hopefully the result of that long and frustrating discussion will be treatment of Drake's role in the early slave trade that is less susceptible to endless edit wars. Ynizcw (talk) 01:37, 15 January 2023 (UTC)

I'm not surprised that it's been contentious; I was alerted by the participation of an editor whose edits I would keep an eye on—they seem to have a way of stirring these things up.;-) Carlstak (talk) 01:53, 15 January 2023 (UTC)

I apparently incorrectly attributed the mess of dates in the slaving section of Francis Drake to you, and I wanted to apologize for my mistake. I'm sorry for that. In checking the history, I must have misread who did what. It's all gotten a bit hard to follow.

Ynizcw and I have been working hard to achieve a consensus/compromise that will not get reverted every other day. It has been exceedingly tedious, but is showing some progress. I am leaving it to him to act on our latest discussion.

I don't know whose edits you "watch" - which seems a bit like "hounding" imo - but I do know that the section following slaving lacks sufficient sourcing. It would be great if you could help fix that. Thank you for your input to the article and again, sorry for the mistake. Jenhawk777 (talk) 19:21, 15 January 2023 (UTC)

I felt so bad that I went back and rechecked. Is this not where you added that material? Jenhawk777 (talk) 19:55, 15 January 2023 (UTC)

No worries, Jenhawk777. That part of the section was a mess—I tried to fix it, knowing that it still wasn't quite right, but I got distracted by other issues and forgot about it. I'm sure I would have gone back and done it eventually, but you seem to have fixed it.

I'm not sure what you mean by 'I don't know whose edits you "watch" – which seems a bit like "hounding" '. You seem to be insinuating that I might be hounding someone, which I think is frankly rather far-fetched. I suppose you're referring to my comment above. I really don't see how keeping an eye on an editor's edits is "hounding" in any sense. If you think I was referring to you, I assure you I wasn't, but I don't think I should have to explain to you who I was talking about, as I wasn't speaking to you. Just to let you know, I have no appetite to get involved (yet) in the talk page discussion because it gives me a headache. I've already got one of those.;-) Carlstak (talk) 20:24, 15 January 2023 (UTC)

PS: It was nice of you to apologize, but I must say, I'm rather put off by the mention of hounding and a link to the WP page on wikihounding under the heading "Types of harassment and disruption" (!). You've come to my talk page, so this seems rather aggressive. Carlstak (talk) 20:39, 15 January 2023 (UTC)

Please forgive me. I had a bad first year with someone who did hound and harass me, and I suppose it has made me oversensitive to any implication of it - like "keep an eye on" seemed like it could be - so I indirectly asked. I was reacting. I apologize again. Two apologies in a row! This does not bode well for a future friendship does it? (Sorry for your headache!) Jenhawk777 (talk) 00:23, 16 January 2023 (UTC)

No worries at all, Jenhawk777. I know you do good work. I'm still apologizing for things I said thirty years ago.;-) Carlstak (talk) 01:07, 16 January 2023 (UTC)

Did you intend to leave part of Frank's edits in place? You reverted one of his two consecutive edits. Firefangledfeathers (talk / contribs) 06:43, 19 January 2023 (UTC)

No, I did not. Looks like it's been taken care of. Thanks for the heads up, Firefangledfeathers. Carlstak (talk) 12:25, 19 January 2023 (UTC)

Greetings fellow editorial comrade. Listen, not sure what your schedule looks like, but I recently edited the page on Ricimer in its entirety and it could probably use your keen copy-editing editorial eye...should you be so inclined. Danke sehr und mach's gut. Obenritter (talk) 19:32, 9 February 2023 (UTC)

Thank you for the kind words, Obenritter. I'll be pleased to take a look. Will read tonight after supper, if I don't fall asleep first,;-) or I may have a day off tomorrow, or maybe not. Es ist immer ein Vergnügen. Carlstak (talk) 02:09, 10 February 2023 (UTC)

Nice work you did on the article, my friend; I enjoyed editing it. Now I know a thing or two about Ricimer.;-) Carlstak (talk) 13:43, 10 February 2023 (UTC)

Thanks for cleaning up the article, your edits improved it even more. Yeah, Ricimer is a pretty important historical figure, so I was surprised how lacking it was when I encountered it. For a long time, it remained on my "to do" list. Now it's at least academically solid and thanks to you, reads without hitches. --Obenritter (talk) 13:55, 10 February 2023 (UTC)

Glad I could help; it's a good informative read, thanks to all your work. Looking forward to the next one. Carlstak (talk) 19:48, 10 February 2023 (UTC)

Re: your edit summary, the date 1541 appears throughout Lady Eliott-Drake's book. I hope your other claims about sources are less inaccurate. DuncanHill (talk) 20:14, 19 February 2023 (UTC)

Oops, sorry for the mistake, don't know how that happened. I ran a search. Thanks for the correction. As for my other changes, surely you're checking them; the article has been in a sad state. I'm amazed that no one else is helping to clean up this important article and find more sources for it. Carlstak (talk) 20:37, 19 February 2023 (UTC)

Quick facts Two years! ...

Precious

Two years!

Close

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:30, 15 March 2023 (UTC)

Thanks, Gerda. You are an inspiration to all of us. Carlstak (talk) 11:49, 16 March 2023 (UTC)

hey carlstalk, abt the lee article i dont have the book on me at the moment, and noone online has it either!, idk what u mean abt "georgie was lying" but please leave personal opinion out of wikipedia!, thanks for the copy editing though! that was cool of u man Montbur (talk) 21:25, 20 April 2023 (UTC)capstar

First, I've moved your comment to the bottom of the page; that's where it belongs. Second, I can add my personal opinion to an edit summary anytime, as long as I don't add it to the article. Your writing is sloppy; if you're going to be contributing to WP, you need to use proper punctuation and capitalization, or you'll find that most of your edits will be reverted. Surely you noticed that I added the page number to the citation; the info can be accessed on the book's Amazon page if one is signed into Amazon and uses the search function on the "Look inside" popup. Carlstak (talk) 22:03, 20 April 2023 (UTC)

Hi Carlstak. You added a reference for "Weatherly 2014" to the Hank Williams artice, but no such work is defined there. You also added a cite for "Wilmeth 2014" did you mix the names up? If not could you add the required cite, or let me know what work this refers to? -- LCU ActivelyDisinterested ∆transmissions∆ °co-ords° 13:10, 29 May 2023 (UTC)

Fixed. I was in a rush to finish editing last night, and missed that. I woke up this morning with a nagging feeling that something wasn't right, but forgot about it until you reminded me. Thanks for bringing it to my attention. ;-) Carlstak (talk) 17:42, 29 May 2023 (UTC)

Hi Carlstak. I did some good faith changes in the editing of these total speculative claims about Cabrilho being Jew. This has nothing to do with private research, but with basic common sense. If anyone who read both books can point me to a single document, single line of evidence, I will stop saying that is not History anymore. It seems though people do not read the books and just quote anything. I read both books and this Jewish claim is total bogus - thus not providing valuable information to Wikipedia. If anyone can just dump here any source, without a certain quality criteria...I can imagine, if being consistent, that Wikipedia page about Columbus must list all the putative nationalities too many speculators ascribe to him, from Polish, to Portuguese, to Hungarian, Catalan, etc, Columbus was Genoese as anyone who reads books and cares for solid evidence knows, despite a sea of rubbish and speculation out there. What worries me is to see how easy it is to have anyone just add some low quality sources into a Wikipedia article, when one of the principles is also that extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence, and in this case there is none, zero evidence...thus surely not extraordinary...I am puzzled by this way of working but if that is how Wikipedia works...I drop the towel and let people add all kinds of junk. Peace 104.220.108.138 (talk) 06:19, 18 September 2023 (UTC)

Thanks for your note. I have to go to work now, but I will respond this evening. Carlstak (talk) 11:39, 18 September 2023 (UTC)

Well, I've had supper (I eat it later than most Americans) and all I want now is a couple glasses of wine and a bowl. I see that Glendoremus has addressed your changes. I know him to a be dedicated and trustworthy editor. When I have more energy I will look things over. I have no doubts of your sincerity, but you must understand that without policies and guidelines, WP would be total chaos. It's chaos now, but it's a sort of controlled chaos, if such a thing is possible.;-) Carlstak (talk) 02:09, 19 September 2023 (UTC)

I have this article on my watchlist. I wanted to show a bit of appreciation for the improvements you have made. Knitsey (talk) 14:02, 27 September 2023 (UTC)

Thank you very much, Knitsey. It's a work in progress, as I'm sure you've noticed. I've bought copies of pertinent works that I couldn't access directly online, and as I read them I make changes, and remove or add content. I'm certainly not above making mistakes, and if you notice any errors, please don't hesitate to let me know here or on the article talk page. Carlstak (talk) 14:23, 27 September 2023 (UTC)

You have way more experience than I have with substansive edits.

I'm just interested in the subject (Michelangelo sculpture in particular) having seen some up close, mainly in Florence. My goal is to visit Rome to see some of the sculptures.

From what I can see, your edits are an improvement and make for interesting reading. I wanted to show my appreciation for such diligence. Knitsey (talk) 14:54, 27 September 2023 (UTC)

I spent a month in Italy and wasn't leaving till I saw the David in Florence and the antique Dying Gaul in Rome, having wanted to see them since I was very young. I spent so much time looking at them that I got odd looks from staff.;-) Carlstak (talk) 15:29, 27 September 2023 (UTC)

I visited Florence in November one year, so it was much more quiet then in the high season. David wasn't my favourite though, Bacchus was beautiful to see in real life. What I missed was the de'Medici Tombs which I want to return to see. The 'Slaves' sculptures are on my list. I've never been to the Louvre. Knitsey (talk) 15:42, 27 September 2023 (UTC)

Yes, I was there in October, it was lovely. In Rome I practically had the Pantheon to myself. Thank you again for your kind words, Knitsey, it's always nice to get some positive feedback. I'm glad you dropped in. All the best, Carlstak (talk) 06:25, 28 September 2023 (UTC)

Hi! I saw your comment here. I don't have access that article, and am not prepared to give my email address to academia in order to get it; I'm sort of assuming that you do? This search seems to show that the page includes the phrase "taken from Wikipedia"; if so, I don't think we need worry about the copyvio aspect. If not, would you kindly let me know – and tell me the date of publication of the paper so that I can try to look at the situation in greater depth? Many thanks, Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 09:52, 6 October 2023 (UTC)

Hello Justlettersandnumbers, the only reference to Wikipedia I see in her paper is a cite of the WP article on ska. Why don't you create a single-purpose email account just for downloads such as this? Google, for example, lets users create multiple accounts. I have numerous email addresses for different purposes. Carlstak (talk) 13:42, 6 October 2023 (UTC)

Because I've no interest in inviting yet more spam from Google, Facebook, academia or indeed anyone else. If you have access to the article and would like to give me (here or via email) the publication date and an example of some content that seems to have been copied, I'll look at the page history to see who had that content first. That may be enough for me to decide if revision deletion is needed, or I may need to ask you for further help. Entirely your choice, of course. Regards, Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 19:41, 7 October 2023 (UTC)

That's funny, I haven't even looked at some of those accounts in years—I don't care if they get gigs of spam, but last I checked, they had none. Rudder has a whole section she calls "Analysis of Reggae Music" that says "taken from Wikipedia", as you say, in parentheses; don't know how I missed that after the first check with ctrl+F. Maybe because it was late and after a spliff and the fourth glass of wine?

I compared various samples from the WP article with her text and there is a lot of correspondence, so it looks as if she plagiarized much of the article, which isn't surprising, given that her work isn't at all scholarly. Also, her paper isn't even dated. Our article is a mish-mash, naturally, of contributions by many editors since the early days of WP.

I don't know if you're familiar with the Who Wrote That? tool, but you can use it to see who wrote what in an article and the exact time they added it. You can activate it under the "gadgets" tab in your preferences. It would appear that the WP content is okay and not copyvio. I must say I find all this a bit strange.;-) Please feel free to ask me whatever you'd like to know about the pdf, though. I'm a little off-balance lately, but I'm sure I'll get over it.;-) Carlstak (talk) 01:47, 8 October 2023 (UTC)

PS: I know it's not best form, but I made another null edit (I don't like the term "dummy edit";-) as a correction of my previous mistaken comment, noting that Rudder acknowledges she copied from WP. Thanks for pointing out the discrepancy. Carlstak (talk) 13:37, 8 October 2023 (UTC)

Thanks, Carlstak – all fine! I'd much rather we flagged a possible copyvio and then found it to be OK than let one go unchecked. Thanks both for noticing the possible problem and for taking the trouble to follow up on it, much appreciated. Yes, I do know that tool, but – mostly out of habit – usually use WikiBlame for copyvio hunting. Thanks, regards, Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 18:25, 8 October 2023 (UTC)

Hiya, I mean all that I am saying here in the nicest possible way, so if some of it sounds sarcastic, it's not meant to be. I live in England and am a native speaker of English, and have always called the city Alacant, even with my friends. Alicante is not an English name as opposed to the native language in the same way that Mexico City, Athens or Istanbul are. As someone with family from the region and also having had members of my family punished for speaking the Catalan Language, I find it quite hard to accept the normalisation of using the non native name. The name of the article is Alicante, and people will see it as the Spanish name, but will read "Alacant" the Valencian/Catalan name, which will teach them (the whole point of an encyclopedia); that the Valencian language is the native one, not the common misconception which is that it is Castillian Spanish. Regards Vitojest1 (talk) 23:36, 11 November 2023 (UTC)

I've reverted your edit. Please respect WP:BRD and take your concerns to the article talk page, the proper place to discuss this. Carlstak (talk) 00:05, 12 November 2023 (UTC)

I don't know how to change the domain of the wrong url, but I thank you very much because You always fix what I add. :). --LaGuairabeach (talk) 16:27, 15 November 2023 (UTC)

You're doing good work, but using the Venezuelan domain makes it more difficult for editors who want to check your sources. Just use this markup: https://books.google.com/books?id=&pg=PA for the url and fill in the id and page parameters. This is the top level Google domain. Look at the parameters I've changed to see how to find the url id.;-) Carlstak (talk) 16:40, 15 November 2023 (UTC)

Thanks friend, but due to the country where I live, many pages are blocked on my computer, one of the Few things I don't like about my country :), This appears when I click on the link you gave me,

'Google. 404. That’s an error.

The requested URL /books?id=&pg=PA&redir_esc=y was not found on this server. That’s all we know.' --LaGuairabeach (talk) 16:58, 15 November 2023 (UTC)

I don't use VPNs because then it's worse, it blocks me for several days to edit in wikipedia, although that's actually a good thing, because I do other things better, in life, but sometimes I really like editing.--LaGuairabeach (talk) 17:01, 15 November 2023 (UTC)

I can't open that page, sorry brother.--LaGuairabeach (talk) 17:07, 15 November 2023 (UTC)

That's just a sample of markup for you to use as a guide in composing a url for references, it's not intended to be an actual link. As I said, fill in the id and page parameters of the Google book page you want to cite, and it will become an actual link. By the way, are you the same person as the indefinitely blocked user Vvven, also known as Venerock and IloveCaracas? Carlstak (talk) 17:11, 15 November 2023 (UTC)

No, I'm not, thanks for the link, I will do it that way.--LaGuairabeach (talk) 17:13, 15 November 2023 (UTC)

No, sorry friend I have nothing to do with that sock, I like the hispanic things, like so millions Latinos who feel identified, but I also contribute and want to contribute in cities and buildings in many countries that are unrelated around the world, have a nice day, and I will continue editing the Alcazar of Seville, I will spend Sunday editing, have a good time.--LaGuairabeach (talk) 14:40, 19 November 2023 (UTC)

And I am sorry friend, I have tried to put the link you gave me in every way and it does not access the book, I better hope that you or someone else fixes the links to be international, thanks.--LaGuairabeach (talk) 14:47, 19 November 2023 (UTC)

LaGuairabeach, you say you can't fix Google books links so that they link to the top-level Google domain in English, yet somehow you managed to do it in the markup "https://books.google.com/books?id=dRFtAAAAIAAJ&q=catedral+de+lima" you added to the "Renaissance architecture" article with this edit that I reverted because it was poorly written and you added some unsourced content.

Look, you're editing on an English language website, so you really should be able to figure this out. All you have to do is identify the id number of the Google Books url in the Venezuelan domain, and add it to the id parameter in the example I gave you above. Adding the page number to the page parameter is self-explanatory. This isn't difficult, and if you look at the edits I made where I fixed the url markup, you can see which part of the string is the id. Aside from this issue, you can't expect other editors to follow you around fixing your edits written in subpar English and in which you don't always add a reliable source to support the text you add, as you did with this edit. Frankly, I'm not thrilled that yet another Spanish-speaking editor with subpar English skills wants to contribute to English Wikipedia. I've spent countless hours fixing terribly written articles created by another such user who presented himself as having "advanced" skills in English, yet much of what he wrote was unintelligible, and he had a big problem identifying sources that are reliable.

Your work isn't quite that bad, and I don't know what your process is for translating Spanish text into English, but if you're using Google Translate, you should use the DeepL translator instead because it yields much better results. Of course, any machine-translated text still has to be checked for mistakes and edited. If you create a free user account, you can translate up to 5000 words at a time. Carlstak (talk) 14:27, 20 November 2023 (UTC)

Thanks, I just used the deep translator, that's the one I like, the only one that translates texts well. Everything you have seen has been a product of the deep translator, which I use for free for this.--LaGuairabeach (talk) 01:01, 21 November 2023 (UTC)

Soon i will be translating the Cathedral of Buenos Aires, it seems to me that few people have put effort into the articles of Argentine constructions and history. Of Italy I also want to do. With the url's of the books, I tried, I will keep trying but I don't think it works, I have done what you tell me and I get an error as if the url's are misspelled or something is missing.--LaGuairabeach (talk) 01:08, 21 November 2023 (UTC)

I don't know what your problem is with the top level Google domain urls. You do understand that you have to fill in the id= parameter with the Google id, right? I've already told you to look at the edit diffs of my edits in the revision history of the page to see where I fixed your strange Venezuelan Google Books urls so that you can identify which part is the id string. You have done that, haven't you? For the page number you fill in the &pg=PA parameter like this: &pg=PA17 (a random page number I'm using here for demonstration) or if it's an ebook without page numbers in the text then you fill in the page number with the one in the Google books url, like this: pg=PT17. This is all elementary stuff, and you should be able to figure it out.

If you start editing articles on Italian architecture and buildings I imagine you are going to get some pushback, meaning reverts, from other editors if you don't improve your work and always provide reliable sources. You should know that you're not supposed to verbatim copy machine translated text such as that generated by DeepL without checking it for proper syntax and grammar, duplications, and results that distort the meaning of the original text in Spanish. Your command of English seems to be somewhat lacking in that respect, but at least Spanish is your native tongue, so that should help you decide if the English translation is true to the meaning of the Spanish text, at least one hopes so. Carlstak (talk) 01:50, 21 November 2023 (UTC)

Thank you for your efforts to move Lost Cause forward with better sourcing. If Wikipedia is going to call bullshit on something, like pseudoscience or fringe beliefs, I believe it essential we do so with at least sufficient sourcing to properly rebut random drive-by complaints as they arrive. This field is difficult territory, because recently even great scholars have admitted their own societal bias and failure to combat it through scholarship. Stridency is reasonable but sourcing is better. I suspect we'll be rewriting a lot of this material eventually, but today I'm thankful for your collegial approach and willingness to add supporting sources. Thank you. BusterD (talk) 23:43, 28 November 2023 (UTC)

Thank you, BusterD, much appreciated. I completely agree, and moral support helps me keep going with the work, which is mostly reading the sources, but sorting things out is laborious. I have ancestors who fought for the Confederacy, and was raised (brainwashed) with the Lost Cause as Gospel. On family vacations, we never passed a Civil War battlefield without stopping to pay respects—to the Rebels—not those "damn Yankees". My siblings and I weren't taught to be racists, though, and would have got a severe whippin' if we had ever uttered a racial slur, even though my father was quite racist himself. I was still amazed that my parents didn't protest when I had a black girlfriend in high school, and they welcomed her to our home.;-) Carlstak (talk) 00:35, 29 November 2023 (UTC)

I went to school in the south. My dad used to say he'd never heard the word "yankee" without it being preceded by the word "damned". Yet he volunteered in wartime for our country's first fully integrated service and dramatically corrected me the first time I used a racial slur. Many American scholars are trying to incorporate our past into our future. Not sure if you've ever read "Legacy of the Civil War" by Robert Penn Warren, but it's a work sixty years behind us by a legend. It's old but pithy and available at Internet Archive. BusterD (talk) 00:49, 29 November 2023 (UTC)

I'm familiar with Robert Penn Warren and the Southern Agrarians of course, but haven't read much of them. I know Warren's views on racial segregation and integration evolved. I'll have to check out "Legacy of the Civil War", thanks for suggesting it. Carlstak (talk) 00:58, 29 November 2023 (UTC)

It's a short read and by a Pulitzer-winner, so worth your time. His "Great Alibi" and his "Treasury of Virtue" concepts underlie a lot of rhetoric we still dispute. BusterD (talk) 01:10, 29 November 2023 (UTC)

Sorry! I edit on mobile and it just stacks images on there and disregards the alignment tags so I often don't notice until I toggle to desktop and realize it's smooshing the text weirdly. I'll try to double check from now on! jengod (talk) 01:05, 17 December 2023 (UTC)

Haha, no problem, Jengod. You've been doing a lot of great work, and I've been meaning to tell you so. Thanks for dropping by.;) Carlstak (talk) 01:19, 17 December 2023 (UTC)

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Thank you for your proposal of a medal for me on ANI (while I slept)! - I got one and love it! - As you know, I have a DYK on the Main page, but my story would be different, about Figaro, - this Figaro. -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:45, 12 January 2024 (UTC)

Ah, I think I like your story better. The medal is lovely, and I'm so glad Girth Summit made it for you. So deserved. Thanks for the beautiful card, sentiments, and links. Best, Carlstak (talk) 00:07, 13 January 2024 (UTC)

You know what I like to hear ;) - On the Main page: the person who made the pictured festival possible --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:55, 16 January 2024 (UTC)

And why not? Beautiful music, the viol makes me cry. Carlstak (talk) 00:23, 17 January 2024 (UTC)

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What a lovely response! - Yesterday was a friend's birthday, with related music. - I'm on vacation - see places. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:21, 31 January 2024 (UTC)

A distinguished-looking gentleman, for sure. He looks familiar to me, somehow. The description of the last stanza of "Herr, unser Herr, wie bist du zugegen" in the associated WP article makes its spirit sound similar to some of the philosophical concepts expressed in the Vedas—very profound.

The Canary Islands are definitely on my list of places to go. That seafood platter is my kind of meal! Carlstak (talk) 01:59, 1 February 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for adding the Google Books link; I don't know why I didn't see it. But why did you choose page 72? It doesn't mention Jessie Donaldson. I searched the book for her name and four pages came up, but Google Books doesn't allow us to read the full pages, so I could not tell which if any mentions her invitation to Douglass. Maurice Magnus (talk) 11:52, 12 March 2024 (UTC)

Ah, thanks for me letting know—must have been the zombie-like state I was in due to terrible insomnia;-). I've moved the cite to the text it actually supports and slightly amended the text to align with what Wilson says. Not sure why you can't read the full pages, I can, but I find no reference in the book to Jessie Donaldson, although other Donaldsons are mentioned. Carlstak (talk) 12:47, 12 March 2024 (UTC)

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--Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:17, 15 March 2024 (UTC)

How time flies! Thanks, Gerda, for all that you do. Carlstak (talk) 01:19, 16 March 2024 (UTC)

Whenever you have a chance and if you are interested, I recently rewrote the article on Walter Gross (politician) but it could use a second set of strong editorial eyes. Obenritter (talk) 14:12, 17 March 2024 (UTC)

With pleasure. Glad to see you're active. Carlstak (talk) 15:41, 17 March 2024 (UTC)

Danke sehr, Sir. --Obenritter (talk) 16:41, 17 March 2024 (UTC)

Djong (ship) has an RfC for possible consensus. A discussion is taking place. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments on the discussion page. Thank you.

Talk:Djong (ship) on a "History and geography" request for comment-- your comment would be greatly appreciated Merzostin (talk) 14:53, 13 April 2024 (UTC)

Regarding my mistake clearly. --DB1729^talk 02:55, 14 May 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for your reply, DB1729.

Regards, Carlstak (talk) 03:05, 14 May 2024 (UTC)

My apologies, I misclicked and accidentally reverted your fix. I've reverted myself, sorry for that! Ravensfire (talk) 04:42, 14 May 2024 (UTC)

No problem, Ravensfire, I know how it goes.;-)

Regards, Carlstak (talk) 04:48, 14 May 2024 (UTC)

...this, the reason I had reverted it was because the changes were made by a banned user. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 22:42, 15 May 2024 (UTC)

Okay, thanks for letting me know. Carlstak (talk) 23:52, 15 May 2024 (UTC)

Hi Carlstak, I know my writing needs work, and I continue to learn how to edit in Wikipedia. Thanks to you and the others for correcting my mistakes. I learn how to write better by going back and seeing the edits. I know there are online courses and videos for free I have taken and watched. Even as I write this, I'm trying to see some grammar errors. Have a nice day :-) Hoodoowoman (talk) 16:26, 20 May 2024 (UTC)

Hi Hoodoowoman, thanks from dropping by. I am delighted that you have been adding a lot of important content to articles that I am also interested in. I was a little concerned that you might think I had targeted you and was following you around.;-) I assure you that I don't mind copy editing editors' WP contributions, in fact, I enjoy it. The main thing is that you have made substantial, sourced contributions to many important articles, and I have great respect for your hard work and dedication. I think you are one of the best editors we have. Carlstak (talk) 17:20, 20 May 2024 (UTC)

I made a mistake in my edit summary at Trumpism. I said that you had accidentally removed another comment of mine, that was unrelated to the "forum" content you were concerned with. As soon as I published my edit, I realized that you had not removed that comment. I'm sorry about that mistake.

However, I do think you should consider allowing the other comment to remain. My thought is: I am trying to steer the editor in question in a more productive direction. Diversity is good, including diversity of opinion - if that editor can be pushed, gently, in a more competent, source-focused direction, I think that would be much better for Wikipedia as a whole than discouraging them by removing their (very short) remark about the page.

I tried to demonstrate how he might go about approaching the article in a constructive, rather than destructive manner. I even referred him to a specific, as-of-yet uncited scholarly source about Trumpism, which could be of use to him or to other editors who read the talk page.

It's very possible that this frustrated editor could channel their frustration into actually understanding how Wikipedia works, but by removing his comment, we all but guarantee that his frustration will lead to either quitting the project altogether or causing even greater disruption in the future.

Hope you'll consider this, but respect either way. Mainly just wanted to apologize for my mistake and clarify. Take care. Philomathes2357 (talk) 01:26, 26 May 2024 (UTC)

Hello. Happy summer. I was wondering if you had a chance to watch the film Freud's Last Session (2023) and if you had any thoughts to share. Viriditas (talk) 21:07, 4 July 2024 (UTC)

Hi, Viriditas. I have not seen the film, but will make a point of seeing it when I can, I've started another one of my crazy real-life projects that always mushrooms into far more work than I anticipate, no matter how I try to envision the worst-case scenario.;-) I've actually been thinking of Freud recently as I reread parts of his student Karl Menninger's book Man Against Himself, to refresh my memory of what he has to say about the self-destructive impulses of alcoholics. It rings so true. My good friend recently got himself in legal trouble again, because of his excessive drinking I'm sure. He's extremely handsome and I have the fatal flaw of being attracted to guys who are alcoholics; they are always bisexual without fail, and are unable to form a lasting, mature relationship with a woman. Hell, even I can do that.;-) Carlstak (talk) 01:36, 5 July 2024 (UTC)

All I can tell you is the film is great and you will love it. It’s adapted from a play, so most of it takes place in a single room. It just occurred to me, all of my favorite films take place in one room and are mostly adaptations of plays or theatre pieces, such as The Man From Earth. Who needs action? Viriditas (talk) 13:09, 5 July 2024 (UTC)

I should "confess" that I don't watch many films, not for lack of interest, but because I always have piles of books and other writings that I need to read. I don't even have a Netflix account. I used to enjoy going to the movies, but this multiplex era has spoiled it for me. The last movie I saw at the theatre was Dune: Part Two, but the volume of the soundtrack was so excruciatingly loud (as is customary nowadays) that I couldn't enjoy it, and was dearly wishing I'd brought a pair of ear plugs. I did at least remember to wear long pants, knowing that the temperature of the place would be freezing. The Man From Earth sounds very interesting. I used to go to plays, but it's been ages since I saw one. I lived with a stage actor once who never read any of the source material the historical plays he acted in were based on, saying he wanted to come to the dialogue fresh with no preconceptions. I thought this was absurd, but it seemed to work for him—he was well acclaimed.;-) Carlstak (talk) 22:05, 5 July 2024 (UTC)

I totally understand. I'm one of those people who always enjoyed books more than films. I just wanted you to be aware of the film. I've always had the capacity to create vivid mental images when I read. If I watch a film adapted from a book, I'm often extremely disappointed because the visual world presented to me on the screen is far less vivid than the one I can imagine in my mind's eye. My imagination has always been like this, from the time I was very young. I should note, the one exception I've found, and this might not be true for everyone, is the 2012 film adaptation of the novel Cloud Atlas (2004). I read the book first, then I watched the film. I was impressed by the film, in the sense that it was very true to the book in its visual design. This is somewhat controversial because many people disliked the film for some reason. Viriditas (talk) 22:44, 5 July 2024 (UTC)

Wow, the Cloud Atlas book and film sound like a lot to take in—the sort of thing I could really get into. The WP article on the book says: "Mitchell said that Vyvyan Ayrs and Robert Frobisher were inspired by English composer Frederick Delius and his amanuensis Eric Fenby". I have driven past the original location of Delius' house at Solano Grove many times. Regarding the "interconnected nested stories" of the book, that phrase pretty well describes the fractured reality of my own life. To return to The Man From Earth]'s premise, I spent a decade fervently believing a completely delusional storyline that sustained me in some psychologically battering times. Beyond that, I spent a good deal of those times as a kind of functioning maniac in a state of ecstasy. I knew better than to tell anyone what I believed though—I'm sure I would have been involuntarily committed.;-)

Interesting. What I tried to say, was that after reading the book and seeing the film, the film oddly matched what I saw in my head when I read the book. I can't say that's ever happened before with any other book or film adaptation for me. As for The Man from Earth, you can watch it for free in various places online. If you like Star Trek, you'll love it, as many of the actors from Trek appear in the film. Viriditas (talk) 02:00, 6 July 2024 (UTC)

Hi, I see you've contributed a lot to Legend of Billy the Kid, would you be interested in joining a taskforce on oral tradition? Kowal2701 (talk) 09:35, 28 July 2024 (UTC)

Yes, I wrote the Legend of Billy the Kid article. I wish I had the time to contribute to a taskforce on oral tradition, and I have too many other unfinished articles in the queue I want to publish on WP. Thanks for your inquiry, Kowal2701. Carlstak (talk) 13:23, 28 July 2024 (UTC)

No worries Kowal2701 (talk) 13:24, 28 July 2024 (UTC)

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		A discussion came up about how the Andrew Jackson article was retrieved from a Featured Article Review. I mentioned how you and ARoseWolf were invaluable in helping get through that time and making it successful. I figure I'd belatedly express my appreciation! Wtfiv (talk) 22:42, 11 August 2024 (UTC)

Thank you very much, Wtfiv. I enjoyed working with you and ARoseWolf – it was a pleasure. I'm glad all your considerable labors were well received. I know it was a long process, and the result was a much improved article. All the best, Carlstak (talk) 22:55, 11 August 2024 (UTC)

I made some updates to the page by categorizing the history by century and enhancing the top section with valuable information. Unfortunately, these changes have been reverted by you Carlstakat 14:10, 18 August 2024 (Restored revision 1178104810). The page now lacks important details, such as the fact that the Academy was the first academy of fine arts in the world. Additionally, the structure of the top section remains poorly organized, which detracts from the page's clarity and completeness. IlEssere (talk) 18:30, 18 August 2024 (UTC)

It appears that all of your edits to Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze were made after Carlstak's last edit. You need to look at the page history again. Donald Albury 16:44, 18 August 2024 (UTC)

Cool. We are good to go. SilkTork (talk) 15:29, 24 August 2024 (UTC)

Thank god and Murphy's laws of the universe. I've always said that I will not rest until I find a cure for my insomnia—now I can rest in peace.;-) Carlstak (talk) 22:21, 24 August 2024 (UTC)

Dear Carlstak, When making historical references, it is important to rely on historical documents rather than literature. Thank you. 194.38.172.194 (talk) 09:27, 1 October 2024 (UTC)

The first thing to point out is that only references 60, 62, 65 and 66 refer to the novel by Miguel Ángel Barnet Lanza is literature, as I indicated in this study ‘MIGUEL BARNET Y LA NOVELA-TESTIMONIO’ by ELZBIETA SKLODOWSKA. ‘The classification of The Biography of a Maroon within the framework of the novel genre is perfectly justified. The word ‘testimony’ - used by Barnet in his essays - fulfils a modifying function, pointing only to the authorial intention, without speaking of the content (historical, psychological novel, etc.), nor of the narrative technique (realist novel, fantastic, etc.)’.

https://www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/pdf/10.5195/reviberoamer.2002.5970

On the other hand, references 61, 63 do not exist.

I am taking the liberty of deleting the sentences referring to quotes 61 and 63 and then 60, 62, 65 and 66.

194.38.172.194 (talk) 13:18, 14 October 2024 (UTC)

I want to make sure to apologise to you directly. My problem is not, and has not been, with you or your work on improving the encyclopaedia. It is with the differences between our interpretations of guidelines and their application. I absolutely understand and respect your position, I just think you're wrong (just as you think I'm wrong). That very tension in approach is what makes Wikipedia great. If what I wrote came across as personal or derogatory, I sincerely apologise. Cheers, Last1in (talk) 20:04, 25 October 2024 (UTC)

I appreciate the apology, but I'm not sure it's necessary. I was responding to the two posts directly above my last reply on the article talk page, by KanyeWestDropout and Paleface Jack. Admittedly, I don't understand why you are referring to "interpretations of guidelines and their application". I don't see the conflict. I'm merely saying that any entry to the list must be supported by at least one reliable source, preferably an academic one, and that it must call the referent creature a "cryptid". If you have a reliable source, especially one by an eminent ornithologist, that calls a fucking Ivory-billed woodpecker a "cryptid", then it's fine by me to be added to the list.;-) Carlstak (talk) 21:27, 25 October 2024 (UTC)

That is actually one of the problems that I have with the discussion (and, again, the utter resistance to any attempt to create a SELCRIT for the article). There are entire shelves of books on Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster that never use the term, 'cryptid'. That does not mean that either imaginary creature is not a cryptid, nor that such a source is invalid for reference supporting their inclusion. If the book says that the Hujybkfj7ukt is "a creature that is found in stories; some people believe it exists or say they have seen it, but it has never been proven to exist," the Hujybkfj7ukt is a cryptid whether the word appears in the text or not. If the definition of cryptid we choose is "a creature that people believe to exist but that science either believes to be imaginary or extinct," that bloody bird gets in alongside relict sauropods in Congo and hirsute wildmen in Oregon. If we pick "a creature that people believe to exist but that science believes to be entirely mythical," the little pecker gets binned. Btw, there are a few dozen sources where that specific bird is called a cryptid, which makes this whole farce even more painful. Cheers, Last1in (talk) 13:25, 28 October 2024 (UTC)

Utter resistance? I'm not against it. I missed your post with your sensible proposals; I miss lots of changes on my watchlist with over 8000 articles on it. As I've indicated on the article talk page, I have no interest in cryptids, I just want to defend the article. Perhaps that allows me a dispassionate approach to the subject. I'm not at all interested in imaginary creatures—I don't like fantasy fiction and didn't care for Lord of the Rings (horrors!). I'm interested in gathering edible wild plants and medicinal herbs, and once hunted wild animals for food. Those are the sorts of biological things I care about. Your points here only reinforce my conviction that the damned article should be deleted. Then the whole farce would be done.;-)

P.S. I like your writing style—it's entertaining. You Brits do have a way with English. Carlstak (talk) 13:59, 28 October 2024 (UTC)

No, I get your point. I just think it is a dangerous game to exclude a branch of knowledge about which millions of scholarly words have been published just because the subject itself is utter bollocks. Having survived the Wikipedia bloodbath that was the Jesus Wars, I wouldn't mind AfDing each of the kajillion religion articles as well as Cryptozoology, Clairvoyance, Young Earth Creationism and Tory/GOP Tax Theory. There is precisely the same level of 'reality' in each subject. But where, exactly, does one draw the line? I am what used to be called an inclusionist; if something is being published about in academia, I think it should be in the encyclopaedia. Cheers, Last1in (talk) 18:00, 28 October 2024 (UTC)

PS: To quote My Fair Lady: "The Scotch and the Irish leave you close to tears. There even are places where English completely disappears. Why, in America, they haven't used it for years!" :D Last1in (talk) 18:06, 28 October 2024 (UTC)

Haha. You should have heard my father speak. He was brilliant intellectually, but I always thought he sounded like a hillbilly. He had a way, though, of mirroring the speech of whoever he was talking to. Some people thought he sounded like a Jewish lawyer (all his lawyers were Jewish, as was his best friend in criminality). He was amazing with Chinese restaurateurs and could sell them anything. I could never understand how, as he would speak pidgin English while they stared in wonder. They respected him because he'd cornered the local market on bok choy. He would wake us kids in the morning with a Tarzan yell and seldom wore anything more than his underwear in the house.

Oh, I digress. Regarding what you said, I can hardly disagree, but I think you know that to be a happy Wikipedian, one must also be a philosopher. I am a fatalist of the school that believes Murphy's Law is the law of the universe, so to compensate I think mostly sexual thoughts when I'm not working, writing, or actually having sex.;-) Carlstak (talk) 03:30, 29 October 2024 (UTC)

This is quite honestly the best conversation I've had on Wikipedia in a decade. You are a hoot! I tend to mimic the vocal patterns of the people around me as well. For instance, I speak fluent American but refuse to write in anything but English. :-D Cheers, Last1in (talk) 11:57, 29 October 2024 (UTC)

I've enjoyed it, too. Thanks for bringing some cheer to my talk page.;-) Carlstak (talk) 12:50, 29 October 2024 (UTC)

Back when I was a student I would stump people trying to guess where I was from based on my speech. They would always guess somewhere they had lived for a while, which was rarely anywhere near where I grew up. Donald Albury 13:51, 29 October 2024 (UTC)

I can empathize with that. I was speaking English to a bartender in Amsterdam, and she asked me if were German, because of my "accent". I was picking up the Dutch intonation—it felt natural to me. Here in Florida, a lot of people think I'm a New Yorker. I did spend years in the company of New Yorkers, I guess it rubbed off on me. Another person said he liked the "musicality" of my Southern speech. Heh. Carlstak (talk) 14:12, 29 October 2024 (UTC)

I grew up in Miami. In the 40s and early 50s the majority of people in Miami (including my family) still had been born in the South. In high school, half my classmates had been born in the New York metro area. In college, I took an intro to linguistics class. It turned out that I was the only student in the class (at the U. of Florida, no less) that had the distinctive Southern dialect feature of not distinguishing pin/pen. So, I guess my southern accent got ground down, although I still cannot hear a difference between pin and pen. Donald Albury 15:03, 29 October 2024 (UTC)

Yeah, my first real girlfriend was from New York. I picked up on that pin/pen distinction hearing her brother talk. It was new to me, coming from old Southern families on both sides. I was too proud to consciously adopt it.;-) Carlstak (talk) 15:27, 29 October 2024 (UTC)

Amusingly, I live in Florida (Tampa Bay) and have Alabama & New Orleans roots on my mom's side. When I talk to that side of the family for any length of time, I end up with a drawl that lasts for DAYS. I love slipping into those speech patters when talking to Northeasterners. The slower I drawl, the more agitated they get. I've never actually made someone's head explode yet, but I'm working on it. (Bless their hearts -- the ultimate Southern backhanded slam.) Last1in (talk) 16:37, 29 October 2024 (UTC)

Hahaha. My mother used that one all the time. 18:17, 29 October 2024 (UTC)

While Beth has stated in the series that she was born and raised by her mother in Muskegon, Michigan, series created Justin Roiland has specifically stated that the series takes place in a city outside of Seattle Washington in the Northwest United States. I would believe that Roiland statement and stance would be more of a reliable source then speculation in a news article. Just my 2 cents. YborCityJohn (talk) 21:16, 13 November 2024 (UTC)

That's your personal opinion, which has no weight on WP, anymore than mine does. An online blurb from a radio station, in this case Mix 95.7FM, may not be the greatest source, but it is certainly better than citing the Rick and Morty Wiki of fandom.com, both of which are open wikis, which contain user-generated content. Therefore, per WP:SELFPUBLISH, they are not reliable sources. Carlstak (talk) 00:09, 14 November 2024 (UTC)

With all due respect, that not my opinion and its not just from a Rick and Morty Wikia, Justin Roiland literally stated at one of the San Diego Comic-Con events that the show's locale was Washington State and that the Smiths live outside of Seattle. I'm looking for a reliable source and will post a reply with it. YborCityJohn (talk) 05:12, 14 November 2024 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) It doesn't matter where you heard something, or who said it. If it isn't verifiable from a reliable source, it cannot be used in Wikipedia. If it is hard finding a reliable source for a fact, it probably isn't very important and therefore may not be important enough to include in a WP article. Donald Albury 14:08, 14 November 2024 (UTC)

Hi there. I removed the comment you made here as it was neither civil nor germane. Article talk pages are for discussing improvements to the article, not for insulting those who are trying to do so. Please don't do this again. Thanks. John (talk) 21:02, 14 November 2024 (UTC)

That's fine, but it wasn't addressed to those who are discussing improvements to the article. Carlstak (talk) 22:59, 14 November 2024 (UTC)

Hi Carlstak. I notice you worked on the Francis Drake article, and I thought you might be interested in improving this article on Thomas Fenner (sea captain) whose life was closely entwined with Drake. I just knocked off a quick stub after creating a disambiguation page at Thomas Fenner and pulling out only a fraction of the content available in his entry at the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. I haven't done any interlinking to this page other than the disambiguation page. If this interests you, please feel free to edit away as I am done working on this. If not, ignore this message. Best.4meter4 (talk) 14:50, 5 December 2024 (UTC)

Ah, this would be right up my alley, 4meter4, as I'm interested in all things nautical (actually, I'm interested in all things;-). I don't know when I would be able to pursue this, but I've added it to my watchlist and will start a Google docs page as a workspace. Thanks very much for letting me know, he looks like an interesting character. Carlstak (talk) 15:32, 5 December 2024 (UTC)

Thanks so much for your work on the article. I put it up for DYK at Template:Did you know nominations/Thomas Fenner (sea captain). Feel free to propose any alternate hooks.4meter4 (talk) 02:50, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

It's my pleasure. Nothing like a challenge to spur me on.;-) Carlstak (talk) 03:12, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

Ultimately, I suppose it was natural to distill the sources and article further for inclusion—here is what I have:

One of the ten Natives taken by Columbus on the first return voyage in January 1493 was a Lucayan Taíno from the island of Guanahani who was thought to be 13–15 years of age, and who Columbus adopted as his son following their arrival in Spain. The boy, whose Lucayan name is unknown, had been recognized during the voyage for his intelligence and rapid acquisition of Spanish customs; he received the name Diego following his baptism, and would go on to serve as Columbus' guide and interpreter. By the time of Columbus's second voyage, Diego was the only Native out of the ten taken to Europe to have avoided either death or serious illness as the result of disease. During the second voyage, Diego played a vital role in Columbus' discovery of La Navidad, and would go on to serve Columbus faithfully for the remainder of his time in the Indies—eventually getting married and having a son, also named Diego, who died of an illness in 1506. After Columbus's death, Diego spent the rest of his life confined to Santo Domingo, and does not reappear in the historical record following a smallpox epidemic that swept Hispaniola in 1519.^[1] Remsense ‥ 论 07:39, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

That is excellent, Remsense. Very well done. It looks ready to go for inclusion in the article. Carlstak (talk) 16:22, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

Thank you, that means a lot. I actually am not totally sure where it should go—I reckon in § Voyages §§ First voyage (1492–1493), immediately prior to the paragraph beginning with Columbus's letter on the first voyage could be the best spot? Remsense ‥ 论 16:32, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

Yes, that looks like a good spot. It fits nicely—the preceding paragraph segues naturally to it. Carlstak (talk) 16:50, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

That should do it! I appreciate the stimulating opportunity to contribute something that felt poignant but decidedly doable. Remsense ‥ 论 17:31, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

On 4 January 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Thomas Fenner (sea captain), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Thomas Fenner captained an English warship against the Spanish Armada? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Thomas Fenner (sea captain). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Thomas Fenner (sea captain)), 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.

– 🌻 Hilst (talk | contribs) 12:04, 4 January 2025 (UTC)

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		To Carlstak: For your editorial Meisterschaft and willingness to unselfishly collaborate, please accept this award from your friend.--Obenritter (talk) 19:27, 8 January 2025 (UTC)

Thank you very much, Obenritter. I consider it a high compliment, especially coming from an accomplished editor like yourself. I'm always happy to contribute any way I can to high-quality work such as yours. Best, Carlstak (talk) 22:56, 8 January 2025 (UTC)

Hi Carlstak. I think the Andrew Jackson page went crazy because it was made the Article of the day on the inauguration. It set the controversy issue into overdrive. I know the postings and conversations have been numerous, perhaps overwhelming. I don't help as I try to address all the concerns. while keeping actual change at a moderate, consensus-based pace.

But the reason I'm posting this, is that I just want to express how grateful I am that you are checking in on the page and commenting, even when the postings go crazy. I have a positive memory of how invaluable you were as we got through the tail end of the FAR. I just felt like you and ARoseWolf (who seems to have left Wikipedia in October 2024) were rowing along with me on the editing dinghy as we rode the high seas of second half of the FAR. With deep appreciation... Wtfiv (talk) 16:51, 1 February 2025 (UTC)

Thanks, Wtfiv. I'll continue to keep an eye on the talk page and jump in if not overwhelmed by the walls of text. I can't deal with them —I'd much rather be reading John Pope-Hennessy's comments on Nanni di Banco.;-) Carlstak (talk) 17:38, 1 February 2025 (UTC)

The article on Nanni di Banco is great! Great coincidence: I was just having a conversation about renaissance Florence last night! It's nice to learn even more! Wtfiv (talk) 21:57, 1 February 2025 (UTC)

Thank you very much Wtfiv, renaissance Florence is one of my favorite subjects. Good to see we have some synchronicity going. I've got to hand it to you for the way you work with editors to take on board their feedback and still strive to maintain the integrity of the Jackson article. You've got a gift for it, and I can't imagine anyone better suited for the job.;-) Carlstak (talk) 23:50, 1 February 2025 (UTC)

Hello @Carlstak

There have been some script errors made regarding the sources. I am going to restore it to what it was, so that the remedial activity can be undertaken. Keith H99 (talk) 16:52, 2 February 2025 (UTC)

Keith H99, What are the script errors? I checked and don't see any. Carlstak (talk) 16:56, 2 February 2025 (UTC)

There are links for cited books to Google Books. The link does not enable the viewer to read the book. A whole load of this crap was stuffed into the article and needs unpicking. It looks like a script did these en masse additions, which are in contravention of the WP:GBOOKS policy. Keith H99 (talk) 17:03, 2 February 2025 (UTC)

Sorry, I did not explain myself. The errors are not to do with yourself, but with a prior editor. Keith H99 (talk) 17:04, 2 February 2025 (UTC)

Are you going to fix them now? Carlstak (talk) 17:09, 2 February 2025 (UTC)

It had been my understanding that the editor who had inadvertently made these was going to unpick them. He did not elucidate as to when he would do this. He commented just under 2 hours ago. He has not replied to my latest post on his talk page, though. Keith H99 (talk) 17:20, 2 February 2025 (UTC)

I meant to thank you for this at the time, but it slipped my mind: before you reverted my edit, I was wholly unfamiliar with the sense of the word “unremarked” you explained in the edit summary!

My sincere thanks for that — you’ve taught me something I likely would never have learned. Foxmilder (talk) 03:05, 20 February 2025 (UTC)

Thank you, Foxmilder. I appreciate your taking the time to visit my talk page and say this, very nice of you. Regards, Carlstak (talk) 03:56, 20 February 2025 (UTC)

Hi Carlstak! Sorry for "reverting" your recent edit at Valencia, but I think you may have been misled by the possible confusion arising from the two similar words shown above (although it is possible that the confusion is actually mine... see my rationale, below).

While I am not a fluent speaker of Catalan/Valencian (not getting into that discussion), I have always understood that València refers to the city, while Valencià is "Valencian", as in País Valencià and Valencià (referring to the language), in much the same way as the term Català. Right now am not able to source my rationale, but would be happy to do so later (if you insist...). I hope all of the above makes a modicum of sense, but if not, I won't object to you reverting me and we can leave your version up until someone comes along and references whichever version... Cheers! Technopat (talk) 13:12, 8 March 2025 (UTC)

Ah, you are quite correct, Technopat. Thanks for catching my error and for your post here, I was in a hurry before going to work. Regards, Carlstak (talk) 13:31, 8 March 2025 (UTC)

Thanks for the correction. Hudsonberry (talk) 20:01, 9 March 2025 (UTC)

Thanks for your reply, Hudsonberry. I just read Pikes Creek Tragedy, nice work. A rather obscure, but interesting subject, like much of what I write about.;-) Carlstak (talk) 20:34, 9 March 2025 (UTC)

Ah, now I remember that you wrote the Tom Blake article. Nice job on that, too. He was quite a character, and he looks so modern in that photo I added to the article, except for his wool bathing suit. At first glance he seems to be scowling, but he's really not. I can relate to that.;-) Carlstak (talk) 20:55, 9 March 2025 (UTC)

Quick facts Four years! ...

Precious

Four years!

Close

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:49, 15 March 2025 (UTC)

Thank you, Gerda. Carlstak (talk) 21:23, 15 March 2025 (UTC)

A terrible mess. Doug Weller talk 17:26, 21 April 2025 (UTC)

Thanks for the heads up, Doug. I've removed the unsourced, excessively detailed and off-topic content about the individual rulers of the emirate and the family tree of the dynasty. I'll see what I can do to add academic sources for the content that's left. Carlstak (talk) 18:41, 21 April 2025 (UTC)

Thanks. I’m busy with pseudo stuff, history and archaeology. White Indians, etc, But what happens is I keep finding linked articles with problems an it’s driving me nuts! Doug Weller talk 19:08, 21 April 2025 (UTC)

I know the feeling. At least you've spurred me to do something about this one (but they're so many, arghh);-) 19:22, 21 April 2025 (UTC)

On this page https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Viking_Age&diff=1287842901&oldid=1287826911 I'm sure that you just failed to notice the error
123. ^ a b c Logan, F. Donald (2013). The Vikings in History. Routledge. p. 110. ISBN 978-1-136-52716-6. Cite error: The named reference "Logan2013" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page). Quebec99 (talk) 22:36, 28 April 2025 (UTC)

Thanks very much for the notice. Yes, I failed to notice the cite error, and I've fixed it simply by adding first cited page number to the ref name. Carlstak (talk) 23:25, 28 April 2025 (UTC)

Hi Carlstak. I'm looking for experienced editors to interview here. Feel free to pass if you're not interested. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 06:54, 11 May 2025 (UTC)

Junk, see Maybe redirect? Doug Weller talk 14:50, 24 May 2025 (UTC)

Yeah, it's junk. I went ahead and removed the cites of Aleck Loker's self-published fringe rubbish.

Kolno (obviously after John Scolvus also known as John of Kolno) is playing fast and loose with the sources; the "Portuguese expeditions to North America" article is original research and attempted "synthesis", in which it does not succeed.

The WP article cites Arthur Davies of Exeter, a respectable geographer whose "Geographical Factors in the Invasion and Battle of Normandy" is a classic. His article "Prince Madoc and the Discovery of America in 1477", though, makes great unsupportable speculative leaps, no doubt inspired by his Welsh patriotism, but even on its own terms it does not remotely support the notion that a John Scolvus was part of a joint Luso–Danish expedition to North America, which is laughable. Rather, Davies says the very opposite on p. 371, the page cited to support the inclusion of Scolvus (I read the whole article):

In 1925 Sofus Larsen (1925) concocted an outrageous thesis in which a Danish pilot, Jon Scolvus, led an expedition to Greenland and the Strait in 1470 to show two Portuguese noblemen (Corte Reale was one) these lands. There is nothing in Portuguese or Danish records to support this, nor any outcome of it. It all rests on the word danus, which suggests that Scolvus was a Dane. No trace of any Scolvus has been found as a Danish pilot, nor Icelandic, Greenlander, or Norwegian.

And then the bottom of p. 371 and the top of p. 372 say:

One can reasonably conclude that Welsh ships from Cardigan Bay had transported a hunting expedition from the East Settlement in 1475 to rich grounds in Hudson Straitand failed to reach them in 1476. In 1477 John Lloyd found them frozen to death but took advantage of ice-free conditions to explore the strait and the American seaboard as far south as Maryland... Only when the Gulf of St Lawrence proved a dead end in 1497 did it become evident that the strait at 61°N offered the only hope of reaching Cathay. Only then and in great secrecy did he approach John Cabot. His identity was later concealed by Sebastian as John the Skilful, which as John Scolvus remained a mystery until now.

Wow, great conspiracy theorist stuff.

Then Alexandre Gaspar da Naia's paper, "Uma viagem portuguêsa à América, em 1484-1485", cited in the WP article, says:

The voyage of Cristóbal Colón and Master José Vizinho to the central regions of the New World, in 1484/1485, is an indubitable fact. To deny it would be to deny the evidence itself.

You get the idea where he's coming from.

All I want to say further about the "Portuguese expeditions to North America" is good lord.;-)

You know more about redirects than I do, so I would leave that to you. Carlstak (talk) 19:28, 24 May 2025 (UTC)

Thanks. Was just about to go to sleep when I saw this, will read it more carefully in the morning. Doug Weller talk 20:58, 24 May 2025 (UTC)

Redirected, editor blocked. Doug Weller talk 10:47, 25 May 2025 (UTC)

Since this is not an area that gets updated very often, I couldn't help noticing the arrival of Special:Contributions/Nhtpaf. I'm hoping you still have some of these pages on your watchlist. Your name is in my talk archives about this coast, so my guess is that you follow it to some degree. Although there is new activity I haven't noticed any actual disruption so far. Thanks, EdJohnston (talk) 19:01, 9 June 2025 (UTC)

Yes, thanks for the heads up. I thought the same thing when I saw the same old edits being made to the very same articles. The editor edits a lot of these Mosquito Coast- and Nicaragua-related articles, but I have quite a few of them watchlisted. I'll make a point of keeping an eye on them, as I can. Carlstak (talk) 19:12, 9 June 2025 (UTC)

Hi @Carlstak and @EdJohnston, I noticed that you have had issues with accounts vandalizing Mosquito Coast-related topics in the past. Is it possible to prove that Nhtpaf is connected to them and block the account? In the last four days I have reverted some of their edits, especially those where they deleted the Nicaraguan affiliation from the infobox and/or lead (Bluefields, Corn Islands, Bonanza and elsewhere). I have no experience with investigating sockpuppetry and I don't know how to prove it. FromCzech (talk) 18:31, 24 November 2025 (UTC)

Can you also please look at their recent edits on Miskito people? I don't was en edit war. FromCzech, (talk) 05:09, 25 November 2025 (UTC)

FromCzech, I indeed suspect that Nhtpaf might be another sockpuppet of this person who's been disruptively editing Mosquito Coast-related and Nicaragua-related articles for a long time. This person, believe it or not, actually has his own quite developed biography article on WP. I've been reverting his many, many non-neutral, POV-pushing, and way-out fringe conspiracy theories for years. He's sworn that his latest iterations at various times were not sockpuppets, then subsequent check user investigations showed that they originated from the same IP addresses.

I'm undergoing some psychological upheaval in my life right now, and I just don't have the psychic energy to pursue this. I suggest that you marshal your evidence, especially such as a dozen diffs of offending edits by the editor, and a brief statement of your suspicions and as much other evidence as you can muster, and present it on Ed Johnston's talk page. As you've seen here, he's familiar with the rogue editors's modus operandi, and he might be able to help you. For questions about WP procedure, I find that it's much easier to craft a very specific, well-defined Google search query for the policy or guideline you might be looking for on Wikipedia, rather than trying to wend your way through WP's labyrinthine rules using its own search function. At least, that's how I do it.;-) Carlstak (talk) 04:21, 26 November 2025 (UTC)

OK, thanks for the answer! FromCzech (talk) 05:10, 26 November 2025 (UTC)

I forgot to inform you that at the same time I wrote to you, someone else had already started SPI. Just for your information. FromCzech (talk) 18:38, 28 November 2025 (UTC)

Thanks, FromCzech. I'll add my two cents at the SPI page. Carlstak (talk) 19:15, 28 November 2025 (UTC)

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Hello, I need some assistance I'm revamping a article about the Sea Cadets and I just cant do it alone there is grammatical errors that need to be fixed as well as some dates if you are available, it would be beneficial to have your help and wikipedia as a whole. And also if you can scrounger any more info on this topic please feel free to add it to the article. if my user doesn't pop up its tokeamour.

Best Regards, ~~~~

Tokeamour (talk) 00:46, 2 July 2025 (UTC)

I'll try to take a look when you're done with your revamping. Word of advice: you won't get far on WP by telling editors on your talk page to "go fuck your self xD get a life". Carlstak (talk) 17:40, 2 July 2025 (UTC)

I understand that, my frustration came from the fact they attempted to delete a edit of mine they thought was vandalism even though that edit I wrote was the one I was deleting. And they kept keeping me from deleting it. It was my work and not theres they can be kind and not rude. Tokeamour (talk) 21:09, 2 July 2025 (UTC)

Hey Carlstak!

Thanks for the warning I will take it into my thoughts and considerations and improve myself. I would like to mention and inform you it is ready for proof reading, feel free to let me know if you have any questions concerns comments or need any help with anything. I appreciate your assistance in this article and I look forward to providing you any assistance you yourself may need in the future.

Enjoy your summer--Tokeamour Tokeamour (talk) 02:02, 3 July 2025 (UTC)

What white space? ᛒᛚᚮᚴᚴᚼᛆᛁ ᛭ 𝔅𝔩𝔬𝔠𝔨𝔥𝔞𝔧 21:44, 31 August 2025 (UTC)

Ah, apologies, it's because I have the zoom level of my computer screen set to 110 % (I'm old), which knocks the fourth Nydam ship image down and makes extra white space. Still, the section is crowded with images. I would appreciate it if you would be patient and let me add more content to the article, which I'm writing as I go from my reams of notes and excerpts of sources, not to mention the books, journals, and articles I can access online.

I will be happy to restore the photo when I've written enough material to give the images breathing room. Presently I'm working on Viking tools and shipbuilding techniques. I bought a copy of the essential Five Viking Ships from Roskilde Fjord by Olaf Olsen and Ole Crumlin-Pedersen, which has a section on "The Technique of Shipbuilding" that I'm using as one source. There is a wealth of information available about many aspects of the longships, as you well know, and I'm sure there will be plenty to add to the article. Best, Carlstak (talk) 22:35, 31 August 2025 (UTC)

Fair enough. ᛒᛚᚮᚴᚴᚼᛆᛁ ᛭ 𝔅𝔩𝔬𝔠𝔨𝔥𝔞𝔧 22:43, 31 August 2025 (UTC)

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On 15 January 2026, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Bob Weir, 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. —Bagumba (talk) 17:55, 15 January 2026 (UTC)

Thank you very much, Bagumba. Carlstak (talk) 17:58, 15 January 2026 (UTC)

Hi, can you add lang it to "prosciutto e melone"? ~2026-85342-0 (talk) 22:22, 7 February 2026 (UTC)

What do you mean? It's a list of Italian foods and drinks, and the entire list is in Italian, so that's not necessary. Carlstak (talk) 05:20, 8 February 2026 (UTC)

See Template:Lang (prosciutto e melone).

Doug Weller talk 13:35, 14 February 2026 (UTC)

Hadn't noticed them. I think they need some Wikieducation. Looks like we have work to do.;-) Carlstak (talk) 14:10, 14 February 2026 (UTC)

It would be great if you can help so it’s not just me, but that’s a big ask. Doug Weller talk 14:16, 14 February 2026 (UTC)

No worries, I don't mind at all. Thanks for the heads up. I've already started, will do more after breakfast. I see you've given the new user some advice on their talk page. I will try to help educate them through detailed edit summaries; that's how I learned a lot of best wiki practice. Carlstak (talk) 14:25, 14 February 2026 (UTC)

Thanks muchly. Doug Weller talk 15:42, 14 February 2026 (UTC)

Just read your comment about using Claude. What can you recommend that I look at to learn how to use it? While I enjoy digging around to ferret out sources and constructing articles, I would like to be more efficient at adding and vetting content. Donald Albury 17:27, 14 February 2026 (UTC)

Donald, I didn't consult any how-to instructions, I just created an account and waded in and started using Claude (same with ChatGPT). I paid for the extra bandwidth when I was working on long articles. I have read quite a few articles about generative LLMs that pop up in the news on my RSS feed reader. I also read articles and follow links posted by the journalists and tech gurus I follow on Bluesky and Substack. I'm really just a babe in the woods, but for me, it's all about finessing the prompts. I'll go through my sources and saved chats (I have more than one Scholar GPT account), and share them one way or another as examples, for what they're worth. My work flow is screwed up right now because the brand-new computer I got set up with my tailored environment right off the bat has an over-sensitive touchpad and it's giving me a devil of a time, no matter how I adjust its settings. I can't use a mouse. I should be able to get that info to you tomorrow. Carlstak (talk) 22:43, 14 February 2026 (UTC)

Thank you. Donald Albury 00:15, 15 February 2026 (UTC)

Have you seen this? https://www.anthropic.com/news/statement-department-of-war Donald Albury 01:51, 27 February 2026 (UTC)

I hadn't seen it. Just read it, good for them. This is the only way for institutions to deal with this lawless, mob-style administration. No deal with Trump INC is secure, and if you fold they always come back for more. Carlstak (talk) 06:35, 27 February 2026 (UTC)

I came to your talk page to ask why you hadn't commented at the ITN nomination when you'd done so much good work on Country Joe McDonald.

But now I see you talking about Claude and Anthropic. I've become quite interested in them since the recent news. FYI, there's another ITN discussion that I started about that: Brainstorming the Skynet moment.

And they are still making news. See CNN where Claude came out as far safer than the other main chatbots. I currently use Gemini Pro myself but will have to give Claude a try now.

Andrew🐉(talk) 20:06, 12 March 2026 (UTC)

Thanks for your reply, Andrew. I've been meaning to comment on the ITN nomination page, but if you haven't guessed, I'm horribly neurotic and get consumed looking for sources and staying up till 3am trying to get the facts and cites in order for these ITN candidates.;-)

This was my era—seeing Woodstock the movie when it was released in 1970 was one of the high points of my young life, in every sense of the word. Regarding Anthropic and Claude, you might be interested in the discussion Donald and I had at his talk page. I will never use ChatGPT again as long as it is under its present leadership, and I'm finding that Claude performs much better, with almost no hallucinating, in assisting me in finding sources, with links, as I've done in this article. I still do most of the work, but it certainly helps. I will check your links right away. Carlstak (talk) 20:32, 12 March 2026 (UTC)

I guess I've never looked at the Country Joe McDonald article. A Facebook friend just posted the lyrics to the I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-to-Die Rag (with "old Iran" subbed for "Vietnam") yesterday, which set me off on trying to figure out when I first heard the song. I'm sure I was introduced to it by a friend at an anti-war rally at UF, but I can't narrow it down to more than sometime between 1967 and 1969. Donald Albury 21:18, 12 March 2026 (UTC)

Yeah, you're a few years older than me. I've been politically involved and expressive since I was in my early teens. You can bet I wore my black armband on Moratorium Day in 1969. I got in trouble at my high school for distributing underground newspapers—published in Gainesville, naturally. I used to read The Great Speckled Bird when I could get it. I think some of the people who later became professors at UF would have been professionally embarrassed if certain things they wrote in those papers had come to light in their middle age.;-) Carlstak (talk) 21:40, 12 March 2026 (UTC)

PS: I'm going to steal your friend's "old Iran"—I hope he doesn't mind. I was being hazed by some guys on a construction crew I worked with long ago, and was really in for it because I was a friend of the company owner's son, who got me the job. Well, I've never been one to take any shit, so I used the lyrics of "I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-to-Die Rag' to great effect by singing them just as they were, at the top of my lungs.

My tormentors were visibly conscious that they were being mocked, but they weren't exactly sure how. It was a great moral victory. I jokingly told one of them that he'd better watch out because I was a Kung fu master. Apparently he believed that I might actually be such—he would creep up from behind and reach out to touch my back and jump a foot high when I whirled around and yelled heeaaaa!. I laughed in their faces. They never let up, but neither did I.;-) Carlstak (talk) 22:28, 12 March 2026 (UTC)

I was fairly liberal in high school. When the principal banned 1984 and Brave New World (I had read both of them), I wrote a protest letter, collected almost 50 signatures from fellow students who had read at least one of them, and sent it the Miami Herald, and they published it. My history teacher in 12th grade was unhappy about a paper I wrote that was sympathetic to agrarian communist societies in 19th century America. She wrote in my yearbook, "Please don't vote us into communism." I used to argue with one friend about the need for a national health program. When we were seniors in college he thanked me for starting him on the road to becoming a communist. But, after high school, I kept my head down, and, other than working on Robert King High's campaign for governor in 1966, didn't do anything political until I got out of the army and went to grad school. Donald Albury 01:12, 13 March 2026 (UTC)

So you were out there getting things done, even at that age. Good for you. I devoured every word of 1984 and Brave New World. I don't know if they had been banned at my school, but they weren't in the school library. Your history teacher wrote, "Please don't vote us into communism"—that's hilarious. I told one of the hunters who used to congregate at the local country diner/gas station in the morning that I lived on a commune and he said, "What? You're a damned communist?" They didn't know what to think about a bunch of hippies living in the woods and running around naked, haha. Carlstak (talk) 03:33, 13 March 2026 (UTC)

I was around in that era but never saw the Woodstock movie and so have just soaked up general knowledge about it by osmosis. I recognised the name Country Joe immediately and knew the song which seems to have been used in lots of documentaries and movies since. So, it was good to work on the article and fill in more details of what happened back then. And it's interesting to hear that it's being reworked for the latest war. Plus ça change... Andrew🐉(talk) 21:47, 12 March 2026 (UTC)

I knew that there was going to be some sort of music festival at Woodstock (it was being covered in the news magazines), but didn't think much of it. I remember seeing a notice on a bulletin board on campus from someone who was going to the festival and was looking for passengers to help pay for gas. If I had only known. Donald Albury 01:19, 13 March 2026 (UTC)

Ha, I find that much of what I know now is stuff I "just soaked up general knowledge about... by osmosis", Wikipedia being a prime galvanizer of that. It's changed my life, really, and it gives me the assurance that I'll always have a reason to get up in the morning, as long as there's a Wikipedia as we know it.;-) Carlstak (talk) 03:00, 13 March 2026 (UTC)

On 13 March 2026, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Country Joe McDonald, 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. Spencer^T•C 02:12, 13 March 2026 (UTC)

Thank you very much, Spencer. Carlstak (talk) 15:54, 13 March 2026 (UTC)

Precious anniversary

Quick facts Five years! ...

Precious

Five years!

Close

Nice fit ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:47, 15 March 2026 (UTC)

Thank you very much, Gerda. It's always good to hear from you.:-) Carlstak (talk) 15:49, 15 March 2026 (UTC)

Lovely work on Salvador José de Muro, 2nd Marquis of Someruelos. Appreciate you. jengod (talk) 17:48, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

Thank you for the kind words, Jengod. I wrote about Someruelos because there was a "Someruelos" street in Old Town, Fernandina, where I lived on a boat for a few years. It was meaningful because George J. F. Clarke and his brother Thomas moved there in 1808, coming from the very property south of St. Augustine where I also lived for years. It seemed like fate. There were many other fateful connections between Amelia Island and my own life, for some reason.;-) I have to say I am in awe of all the amazing work you accomplish on WP—I don't know how you do it. Carlstak (talk) 22:03, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

Love to hear the personal backstory!

ADHD meds + preexisting conditions = Wikiproductivity LOL

🥰 Cheers! jengod (talk) 23:41, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

You are mistaken about Voyages of Christopher Columbus. No new material at all had been added since that edit. All that was done was fixing harv errors and deleted unsourced material. Please don't restore versions with harv errors. Regards. ReaderOfSciFiNovelsNPhilosophy (talk) 18:49, 7 April 2026 (UTC)

Apologies, ReaderOfSciFiNovelsNPhilosophy. I got mixed up somewhere in the revision history, and looking again at the website I mentioned I see that it copied much of its material from our article, including content that's been present since 2006 and 2007. Even if it had been copyvio, I didn't revert far enough back to remove it, anyway. Quite embarrassing—I'll be more careful in future. Carlstak (talk) 19:25, 7 April 2026 (UTC)

No worries! ReaderOfSciFiNovelsNPhilosophy (talk) 19:19, 8 April 2026 (UTC)