User talk:IntentionallyDense/Archive 3

Hello how and when can I start --Nkosi sbongakonke (talk) 14:23, 22 September 2025 (UTC)

Hey @Nkosi sbongakonke, I noticed IntentionallyDense seems to be taking a wikibreak right now. Feel free to reach out to me on my talk page if you would still like help with learning to edit. IAWW (talk) 21:43, 2 October 2025 (UTC)

Thank you @It is a wonderful world, I’m happy to see you doing more things with newer editors (such as a GAN backlog drive that i believe you helped coordinate awhile back, my memory is hazy) as I have always noticed you had a lot of potential for encouraging new editors. I forgot to adjust my mentor settings to state I would be unavailable for longer hence the questions.

Best, IntentionallyDense ^(Contribs) 07:47, 4 October 2025 (UTC)

		The Good Article Rescue Barnstar
		This is presented to you by the GAR process in recognition of your sterling work in helping Alcoholism retain its Good Article status. Please feel free to display the GA icon on your userpage. Keep up the good work! ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 20:56, 28 September 2025 (UTC)

Thank you, I appreciate the award. IntentionallyDense ^(Contribs) 07:49, 4 October 2025 (UTC)

How are you, mate? I was wondering if you want to review Hunter Schafer, it's at FA. HSLover/DWF (talk) 17:20, 25 September 2025 (UTC)

I’m not sure how i missed this… unfortunately i’m pretty tied up in other commitments (see coeliac disease, epilepsy, major depressive disorder) which are time consuming and my time for Wikipedia has decreased. As much as i would have loved to help i’ve been staying in the shadows for now.

Happy to see you back and I hope you’re doing well. IntentionallyDense ^(Contribs) 07:49, 4 October 2025 (UTC)

I'm doing well. It's fine- hope you make these articles great quality and maybe FAs. HSLover/DWF (talk) 07:57, 4 October 2025 (UTC)

Your signature is completely unreadable in darkmode. Could you please modify it to work in both modes, by specifying a background color when specifying a font color ? Or by choosing colors that work in both modes ? —TheDJ (talk • contribs) 10:34, 4 October 2025 (UTC)

WP:SIGAPP doesn’t say anything about dark mode, but if you’d like to maybe just tell me what i need to include in my signature syntax to make it more readable i would be happy to change it. IntentionallyDense ^(Contribs) 06:51, 18 October 2025 (UTC)

		The Deletion to Quality Award
		For your contributions to bring List of medical eponyms with Nazi associations (prior candidate for deletion at: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of Medical Eponyms Discouraged Because of Nazi Associations) to Featured List status, I hereby present you The Deletion to Quality Award. Congratulations on this rare accomplishment, and thanks for all you do for Wikipedia's readers! TompaDompa (talk) 22:49, 17 October 2025 (UTC)

Thank you @TompaDompa, always a pleasant surprise to see your username pop up! IntentionallyDense ^(Contribs) 06:57, 18 October 2025 (UTC)

The 2025 WikiCup has come to an end. Our top scorers, based on the tournament point rankings (which can be seen here), are:

1. BeanieFan11 (submissions) with 1,604 tournament points, will receive the 1st place award.
2. Gog the Mild (submissions) with 1,075 tournament points, will receive the 2nd place award.
3. Arconning (submissions) with 860 tournament points, will receive the 3rd place award.
4. History6042 (submissions) with 804 tournament points
5. Sammi Brie (submissions) with 635 tournament points
6. TheDoctorWho (submissions) with 386 tournament points
7. AirshipJungleman29 (submissions) with 373 tournament points
8. Thebiguglyalien (submissions) with 362 tournament points

Our high scorers in the final round were:

• BeanieFan11 (submissions) with 1,035 round points, mostly from 19 good articles and 21 did you know articles about athletes
• vigilantcosmicpenguin (submissions) with 819 round points, mostly from 13 good articles and 11 did you know articles about a wide range of topics from abortion topics to African cities
• TheNuggeteer (submissions) with 508 round points from 9 good articles, 4 good topic articles and 6 did you know articles mainly about Philippines topics, along with 19 good article reviews

The final round was very productive, and contestants had 2 featured articles, 4 featured lists, 106 good articles, 5 good topic articles, 178 article reviews, 76 did you know articles, and 9 in the news articles. Altogether, Wikipedia has benefited greatly from the activities of WikiCup competitors all through the contest. Well done everyone!

The top eight scorers will receive awards shortly. The following special awards will be made, based on high performance in particular areas of content creation. These prizes are awarded to the competitor who scored the highest in any particular field during the competition.

• Gog the Mild (submissions) wins the featured article prize, with 12 featured articles total, and the featured topic prize, with 9 featured topic articles in total
• Hey man im josh (submissions) wins the featured list prize, with 10 featured lists total
• AirshipJungleman29 (submissions) wins the featured picture prize, submitting the only featured picture in the entire contest during round 3
• History6042 (submissions) wins the featured content reviewer prize, with 127 featured content reviews. He will also share the ITN prize, with 20 in the news articles in total.
• BeanieFan11 (submissions) wins the good article prize, with 100 good articles total, and the DYK prize, with 147 did you know articles in total. He will also share the ITN prize, with 20 in the news articles in total.
• TheDoctorWho (submissions) wins the good topic prize, with 16 good topic entries in total
• Arconning (submissions) wins the good article reviewer prize, with 68 good article reviews in total

A special mention also goes to these users who scored the highest in a particular category in a single round:

• Sammi Brie (submissions), with 27 good articles in round 3, and 45 good article reviews in round 1
• Tails Wx (submissions), with 10 in the news articles in round 3

Next year's competition will begin on 1 January. You are invited to sign up to participate. The WikiCup is open to all Wikipedians, both novices and experienced editors, and we hope to see you all in the 2026 competition. Until then, it only remains to once again congratulate our worthy winners, and thank all participants for their involvement!

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Hello, IntentionallyDense. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or draft page you started, "Management of irritable bowel syndrome".

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Issue 25—November 2025

WikiProject Medicine Newsletter

A lot has happened in the WikiProject over the last 11 months. Next year promises to continue that trend with Vital Signs 2026, a campaign to achieve our goal of having all our top-importance articles at B-class or above.

Recent recognized content (since January!)

My Schizophrenic Life nom. Therapyisgood, reviewed by Femke The Center Cannot Hold (book) nom. Therapyisgood, reviewed by Femke Abortion in the Gambia nom. Vigilantcosmicpenguin, reviewed by IntentionallyDense Histamine intolerance nom. Maxim Masiutin, reviewed by IntentionallyDense 1993 Four Corners hantavirus outbreak Velayinosu, reviewed by ZKevinTheCat Edemariam Tsega nom. FuzzyMagma, reviewed by An anonymous username, not my real name Skraban–Deardorff syndrome nom. Strange Orange, reviewed by IntentionallyDense Air pollution nom. Femke, reviewed by Jens Lallensack Heartburn nom. IntentionallyDense

Nominated for review

Abortion in Mauritius nom. Vigilantcosmicpenguin Physiology of decompression nom. Pbsouthwood Modafinil nom. Maxim Masiutin Drug-eluting stent nom. Maxim Masiutin COVID-19 lab leak theory nom. TarnishedPath Anne Bayley nom. Dclemens1971 History of penicillin nom. Hawkeye7 Asthma Cancer pain Coeliac disease

WP:MED News

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Merry Christmas and a Prosperous 2026!

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And have a happy and prosperous New Year. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 16:24, 21 December 2025 (UTC)

Hey, can you help me figure out how to change the content on this page? HyenaUnderstander (talk) 21:22, 19 December 2025 (UTC)

@HyenaUnderstander, Thanks for reaching out, would you like to add a page to the category? If so, that is usually done by editing the article itself not the category. IntentionallyDense ^(Contribs) 23:28, 19 December 2025 (UTC)

I'd like to add some and remove others. I figured I would have to edit some aspect of the actual articles. How would I do that? HyenaUnderstander (talk) 05:27, 20 December 2025 (UTC)

Do you mind sharing which pages you wanted to add or remove? but to change a pages category go to the page you want to edit, press edit (make sure you're using the source editor), scroll all the way to the bottom of the page and you should see some categories, from there you just add the category or remove it from the list. To add it simply copy and paste [[Category:Terriers]]. IntentionallyDense ^(Contribs) 07:53, 20 December 2025 (UTC)

What makes a particular article appropriate for a given category? HyenaUnderstander (talk) 11:19, 20 December 2025 (UTC)

The page Wikipedia:Categorization#Categorizing articles should help you with this, it says Defining characteristics of an article's topic are central to categorizing the article. A defining characteristic is one that reliable sources commonly and consistently refer to in describing the topic, such as the nationality of a person or the geographic location of a place.

For example, Jack Russell Terrier is referred to as a terrier by reliable sources so "terrier" is a defining characteristic. Another example would be Gameness as it is often used to describe terrier breeds.

Hopefully this helps! IntentionallyDense ^(Contribs) 19:58, 20 December 2025 (UTC)

Thanks! HyenaUnderstander (talk) 06:42, 21 December 2025 (UTC)

I can't figure out how to remove Rui Nikaidо from the category:Toy dogs HyenaUnderstander (talk) 08:16, 21 December 2025 (UTC)

I wouldn't recommend removing that page from that category because according to Wikipedia:Categorizing redirects#Subtopic categorization Some subtopics of articles have well-known names and, over time, may expand to become separate articles. Many articles cover several topics that have been combined. This can happen following a merge of several related articles. Often there are redirects pointing to these subtopics. These redirects can be categorized. In some cases, the categories for the redirects that point to the subtopics will be different than the categories for the entire article. Rui Nikaidо is a redirect, so in the category it will show up in italics (like this) and if you click it, it will take you to the subsection of Odd Taxi characters.

Categories can be tricky! Keep reading more about them and they will get easier with time. IntentionallyDense ^(Contribs) 01:07, 22 December 2025 (UTC)

How do I remove the page from the category? HyenaUnderstander (talk) 02:05, 22 December 2025 (UTC)

Also, how do you figure out which pictures you're allowed to use for Wikipedia articles? HyenaUnderstander (talk) 13:03, 21 December 2025 (UTC)

Merry Christmas and a Prosperous 2026!

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Issue 26—January 2026

WikiProject Medicine Newsletter

Happy New Year from WikiProject Medicine. Last year was tumultuous, with large language models competing for readers’ attention. These models often sound authoritative despite frequent hallucinations. They are however effective at writing in clear, accessible language, something research shows we often fail to achieve in medical articles. One of the goals of the Vital Signs 2026 campaign is to ensure that our top-importance articles are understandable, as this is one of the six B-class criteria they should meet.

Recent recognized content

Polycystic ovary syndrome nom. Femke, reviewed by DoctorWhoFan91 and IntentionallyDense Anne Bayley nom. Dclemens1971, reviewed by Actual7 Abortion in Mauritius nom. Vigilantcosmicpenguin, reviewed by Thebiguglyalien O'Donnell-Luria–Rodan syndrome nom Strange Orange, reviewed by IntentionallyDense

Nominated for review

Modafinil nom. Maxim Masiutin COVID-19 lab leak theory nom. TarnishedPath Endometriosis nom. Femke Cyril Karabus nom jolielover History of penicillin nom. Hawkeye7 Asthma Heart Coeliac disease

WP:MED News

• 2025 saw one Arbitration case related to WikiProject Medicine, related to conduct around transgender healthcare and people. The case saw a number of editors banned or topic-banned.
• Thanks to Earwig, recent article talk discussions are updated again at WP:MED, so you never miss an interesting discussion. Our participant list is working too!
• The Vital Signs campaign has kicked off. We've already removed misinformation from breast cancer, updated the management section of asthma, and assessed what needs to happen at autism. Can you help too?
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From my perspective, dealing with "10 copyright violations a day" is very impressive! Great work! 1timeuse75 (talk) 18:40, 10 January 2026 (UTC)

Thank you I appreciate the cookie! IntentionallyDense ^(Contribs) 19:30, 10 January 2026 (UTC)

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The first round of the 2026 WikiCup ended on 26 February. As some of you may have noticed, good article nomination reviews now receive 10 points, an increase from 5 points in the previous year, as per a consensus at WT:CUP. This point increase has been retroactively applied to all good article reviews for which competitors have claimed points in this round. Peer reviews, which continue to be worth 5 points, are now listed in the same section as featured article candidate reviews, rather than with good article reviews. Everyone who competed in round 1 will advance to round 2 unless they have withdrawn or been banned. No other changes to the round-point system have been made for this year.

Round 1 was competitive. Three contestants scored more than 1,000 round points, and the top 16 contestants all scored more than 300 round points. The following competitors scored more than 800 round points:

• Bgsu98 (submissions) with 1,467 round points, largely gained from 1 featured article, 5 featured lists, 15 good articles, and 42 FAC and GAN reviews;
• Olliefant (submissions) with 1,246 round points, largely from 4 featured lists, 9 good articles, 2 featured topic articles, 4 did you know articles, and 75 FAC and GAN reviews;
• Generalissima (submissions) with 1,095 round points, largely from 3 featured articles, 6 good articles, and 5 did you know articles;
• MCE89 (submissions) with 848 round points, largely from 1 featured article, 8 good articles, 1 did you know article, and 32 FAC and GAN reviews; and
• Rollinginhisgrave (submissions) with 838 round points, largely from 1 featured article, 8 good articles, 1 did you know article, and 14 FAC, GAN, and peer reviews.

The full scores for round 1 can be seen here. During this round, contestants have claimed 7 featured articles, 16 featured lists, 2 featured-topic articles, 168 good articles, 13 good-topic articles and more than 50 Did You Know articles. In addition, competitors have worked on 14 In the News articles, and they have conducted nearly 700 reviews. The tournament points table will be updated within the next few days.

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create an article --Croydon.history (talk) 09:09, 7 April 2026 (UTC)

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How do I create an article? --KarantinisIlias (talk) 19:44, 19 April 2026 (UTC)

I tried to edit an article but it was rejected. Can you explain why? --Than98 (talk) 12:34, 21 April 2026 (UTC)

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