User talk:ElfmanWriter

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Hi Isochrone,

Thanks for your quick edit. I was on a public computer and in the midst of making the changes mentioned to put in my own words when I got booted off the hardware. Kudos to you for being so quick to identify and revert the changes!

ElfmanWriter (talk) 15:51, 25 May 2025 (UTC)

Hello, I'm Qwerfjkl (bot). I have automatically detected that this edit performed by you, on the page Mayo Association Football League, may have introduced referencing errors. They are as follows:

• A bare URL error. References show this error when one of the URL-containing parameters cannot be paired with an associated title. Please edit the article to add the appropriate title parameter to the reference. (Fix | Ask for help)

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Hello, ElfmanWriter. I noticed that your recent edit to Limerick F.C. added a link to an image on an external website or on your computer, or to a file name that does not exist on Wikipedia's server. For technical and policy reasons it is not possible to use images from external sources on Wikipedia. Most images you find on the internet are copyrighted and cannot be used on Wikipedia, or their use is subject to certain restrictions. If the image meets Wikipedia's image use policy, consider uploading it to Wikipedia yourself or request that someone else upload it. See the image tutorial to learn about wiki syntax used for images. Thank you.  Sumanuil. _{(talk to me)} 03:36, 15 August 2025 (UTC)

Thanks for catching this and letting me know Sumanuil. One of the previous edits removed the word "logo" from the filename so I thought that editor had redirected to a new image (their image was later deleted as no fair use page had been created). I was trying to restore the old redirect in the hope the old image still existed (it does in the French Wikipedia) but to no avail. I should have also reverted my own edits when I discovered this, so apologies for not doing so. ElfmanWriter (talk) 12:51, 15 August 2025 (UTC)

Fairview Rangers A.F.C., which you submitted to Articles for creation, has been created.

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Absurdum4242 (talk) 13:12, 17 September 2025 (UTC)

Thanks for reviewing @Absurdum4242, very much appreciated. ElfmanWriter (talk) 14:55, 17 September 2025 (UTC)

No problem, you did a solid job. I few more sources wouldn’t hurt, because there are some football editors who seem to enjoy deletion recommendations, but I reckon the ones you have, especially in the limerick post and sporting limerick, are solid shows of notability. Still… a few more wouldn’t hurt… 😆 Absurdum4242 (talk) 15:01, 17 September 2025 (UTC)

Many thanks. Haha yes, that is the eternal challenge! Most of the sources I found focus more on reporting the results so I'm keeping an eye out for when they report on something more newsworthy. ElfmanWriter (talk) 17:54, 17 September 2025 (UTC)

Also… you do realise that you have enough successful edits now that you can create pages directly without going through AfC? No problem if you still want an extra pair of eyes on pages you make, but the direct creation method IS faster 😆

good luck out there and keep up the good work.

PS, I notice you seem to be mostly football based, but you’re doing solid work, so if you ever feel like doing some Japanese stuff, there’s loads to do over in WikiProject Japan, including various football stubs (because of the sourcing difficulties 😆). Absurdum4242 (talk) 15:07, 17 September 2025 (UTC)

Haha I do but it's always good to get the confirmation from a veteran editor!😄 This was my first AfC so I wanted to wait for feedback before going wild with more articles. But thank you sincerely for the encouragement and I'll certainly check out WikiProject Japan. Happy editing! ElfmanWriter (talk) 18:01, 17 September 2025 (UTC)

An automated process has detected that when you recently edited Paul McGrath (footballer), you added a link pointing to the disambiguation page Shelbourne.

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Hello, I'm Qwerfjkl (bot). I have automatically detected that this edit performed by you, on the page FAI Junior Cup, may have introduced referencing errors. They are as follows:

• A missing title error. References show this error when they do not have a title. Please edit the article to add the appropriate title parameter to the reference. (Fix | Ask for help)

Please check this page and fix the errors highlighted. If you think this is a false positive, you can report it to my operator. Thanks, Qwerfjkl (bot) (talk) 01:45, 24 January 2026 (UTC)

Hi. To confirm, this edit is in keeping with WP:TPFIXLAYOUT. Per WP:TALKO, the guideline you reference, corrections to layout and format are not unreasonable. The (2008) "Recent Managerial History" comment by one user has no reason to be a sub-section of the (2006) "Former Players" comment of another user. And could impact automated archiving of either section of that talk page. (Changes to sectioning and indentation and the like are not unreasonable under the guideline. And the guideline specifically describes those things as "OK". There was/is no reason to consider that minor copyedit to be contentious. As clarified in WP:NCCREFACTOR). Thanks. Guliolopez (talk) 14:30, 8 February 2026 (UTC)

Hi @Guliolopez,

I politely but firmly disagree with you that the edit was in keeping with WP:TPFIXLAYOUT. None of the exceptions listed there grant permission to change other users' headings, with sectioning being the closest. In this case, the section was not overly long and so did not need to be split into a separate discussion for that reason.

Moreover, as per WP:TALKO, "it is not necessary to bring talk pages up to publishing standards, so there is no need to copy edit others' posts", whether you deem them minor or not.

However, if your intent was to restructure rather than copyedit, as per WP:NCCREFACTOR, then I agree this situation fits the guideline and will restore the change. I personally would not make this type of change unless I was contributing to the discussion but that's a matter of taste.

To avoid confusion in future, can I suggest that you add a brief edit summary to explain why you have made the change in line with WP:FIES, especially when editing another user's comment, as opposed to simply "ce" for copyedit. Thanks.

ElfmanWriter (talk) 13:32, 10 February 2026 (UTC)

Hello, I'm Qwerfjkl (bot). I have automatically detected that this edit performed by you, on the page Republic of Ireland football league system, may have introduced referencing errors. They are as follows:

• A dates error. References show this error when one of the date-containing parameters is incorrectly formatted. Please edit the article to correct the date and ensure it is formatted to follow the Wikipedia Manual of Style's guidance on dates. (Fix | Ask for help)

Please check this page and fix the errors highlighted. If you think this is a false positive, you can report it to my operator. Thanks, Qwerfjkl (bot) (talk) 16:28, 2 March 2026 (UTC)