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Jackinthebox supporting a page promoting a dating app!!! The page name is "Her Dating App" Wikipedia became promoyion website for who can pay to the mods!!! SandraSmithEditor (talk) 12:04, 19 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Invitation to the Wikipedia Selangor Meetup 2

The 4th Wikipedia Malaysia Meetup will be held for the second time on Selangor, and you are invited!

Date: Saturday, 25 February 2017
Time: 11:00 am - 1:00 pm (Malaysia Standard Time, UTC+8:00)
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→ To collaborate between Wikipedia Malaysia User Group and Sunway Group, a large corporation in Malaysia.
→ To create Wikipedia (and other Wikimedia projects)'s articles and edit/improve articles on the spot.

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Invitation to the Wikipedia Johor Meetup 2

The 5th Wikipedia Malaysia Meetup will be held for the second time in Johor. Since it is at holiday, check it out if you have time!

Date: Saturday, 18 March 2017
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Venue: Al-Haji Grand Restaurant, Jalan Austin Heights 8/2, Taman Mount Austin, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia (1°33′43.2″N 103°46′34.6″E / 1.562000°N 103.776278°E / 1.562000; 103.776278)
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Invitation to the Wikipedia Kuala Lumpur Meetup 2

The 5th Wikipedia Malaysia Meetup will be held for the second time on Kuala Lumpur!

Date: Saturday, 22 April 2017
Time: 6:00 - 8:00pm (Malaysia Standard Time, UTC+8:00)
Venue: FEEKA Coffee Roasters, Jalan Mesui, Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur (3°08′55″N 101°42′30″E / 3.1487°N 101.7084°E / 3.1487; 101.7084)
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Women in Red World Contest

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March 2018

Hello, I'm RegistryKey. I noticed that you recently removed content from Dash without adequately explaining why. In the future, it would be helpful to others if you described your changes to Wikipedia with an accurate edit summary. If this was a mistake, don't worry; the removed content has been restored. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks. RegistryKey^(RegEdit) 07:17, 28 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Reply on RegistryKey's talk page

Hallo there — my recent edit on Dash was a mistake — I must've removed much of the content by accident. I hope it won't happen again! JackintheBox (talk) 09:42, 28 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Erwadi Santhanakoodu Festival

Hello! I notice that you (and Cluebot) reverted a couple of edits by an IP user on this article that I think were probably justified. Per WP:NOTDIRECTORY, it seems like the old festival schedules really shouldn't be kept around; the individual year schedules don't seem to vary much, and noting that, for instance, the "Holy Flag hoisting" took place 30 minutes later in 2016 than in 2015 doesn't seem particularly notable. As I noted on the talk page, if there are no objections I am planning to remove much of this stuff from the article. Thanks, PohranicniStraze (talk) 19:15, 1 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@PohranicniStraze: Hi! As the article is about an annual festival, I think you have a point. The old schedules can be removed if you believe it is redundant and no longer needed. —JackintheBox (talk) 19:25, 1 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Please stop behaving like a welcome bot

Wikipedia deliberately does not have an automatic welcome when an account is created. Dozens if not hundreds of accounts are created every day that never make a single edit. Mass-welcoming them is a waste of time and resources that could be spent doing things that actually improve the encyclopedia. The community has rejected the idea of automatic welcomes. Beeblebrox (talk) 01:16, 3 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Beeblebrox: Alright. I thought it would be a good idea to welcome all accounts created on the English Wikipedia (not automatically created, as they might have come from other Wikipedias) to encourage them to make useful contributions and discourage vandalism by providing some useful links. Next time I will just welcome new users who have already made some edits, according to the nature of their edits. —JackintheBox • ^TALK 04:26, 3 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

About the recent removal

I removed that information because of recent political discussions about ageism and I spoke with the person about their page because he doesn't want to be discriminated against. — Preceding unsigned comment added by LouisGiordano (talk • contribs) 01:13, 11 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@LouisGiordano: I personally don't believe that including a person's birth date constitutes ageism, but anyway, thanks for the explanation. —JackintheBox • ^TALK 01:16, 11 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

NPOV and reliable sources

I was just adding information that could be helpful to people I don't see an issue with that — Preceding unsigned comment added by Thehotelier123 (talk • contribs) 08:56, 13 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Your signature

Hi, please fix your signature, because it contains parser functions contrary to WP:SIG#NT. --Redrose64 🌹 (talk) 19:18, 13 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Redrose64: Is this alright? JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 10:28, 14 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Kind of... you're now using double small, which is bad for accessibility. --Redrose64 🌹 (talk) 20:21, 14 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Thank You

Hi JackintheBox,

I would like to thank you for constantly reverting the vandalism and disruptive editing done by vandals on the List of World Heritage in Danger. You're timely intervention is appreciated.

Regards.

Denver| Thank you (talk) 13:22, 15 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Denver20: My pleasure :) JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 13:23, 15 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry Jackinhtebox

For valadalizing neil cicierega wikipedia page Sorry — Preceding unsigned comment added by Werkmklwejboq8u3g498659 (talk • contribs) 04:57, 16 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Werkmklwejboq8u3g498659: OK, just try not to make unconstructive edits and add inappropriate pictures to Wikipedia. Also, remember to sign your messages on talk pages by adding four tildes (~~~~) at the end. Regards, JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 05:01, 16 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion on National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer

Recently, I added a content to National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer, which was continuously removed by User:Vivvt, User:Kishfan and 43.245.8.27. I noticed you also tried to add the superlatives. I started a discussion on the talk page Talk:National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer. I wonder whether you want to participate in it. - User talk:Sunlitsky 30 June 2018 (UTC)

Revealing usernames

When someone creates a username that apparently reveals private info, please don't post it on noticeboards. Email Oversight instead. Thanks. Home Lander (talk) 19:27, 2 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Noted. Regards, JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 19:29, 2 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Jack in the Box

Ever eaten at Jack in the Box? It's based in San Diego, my hometown. Every time I see your username, I think of a "Jumbo Jack with cheese" and it makes me hungry! Jim1138 (talk) 23:10, 6 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Jim1138: Oh no, I've never been to the United States before, but I'm thinking of holidaying there next year and would sure like to visit a Jack in the Box restaurant! (By the way, my username was inspired by the Jack-in-the-box toy)

If you are in San Diego, stop by and I'll buy you a Jumbo Jack with cheese! Ketchup is free in the US. Cheers Jim1138 (talk) 09:11, 7 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

How should I fight vandalism in my user page?

On one hand, I want to allow IP users who made good-faith mistakes to ask me questions and tell me when I make mistakes; but on the other hand, one user had created many alts and continues to vandalize my page, telling me to die, accusing me to be a black person as if that's a bad thing, calling me a kid. And it takes hours for these alts to get blocked. XYZt (talk) 06:11, 7 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@XYZtSpace: Yes, I am quite irritated by these people who seem to have nothing better to do than vandalise Wikipedia and make threats to users. I have added your talk page to my watchlist so if I find further disruptive edits in the future I may revert them and warn or report the vandals if necessary. The reality is that if you want to fight vandalism on Wikipedia you have to expect your own pages to be vandalised (my own talk page has been vandalised 12 times to date).

If you have any more questions feel free to leave a message on my talk page or (recommended) you could ask the question at the Wikipedia:Help desk or add the {{help me}} template on your talk page and ask your question below that template. Regards, JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 06:23, 7 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Rhea Butcher

Your edit to Rhea Butcher has been reverted. Per MOS:GENDERID most biographies of people using pronouns which "may come as a surprise to readers" will say so in the lede. In this case it says "Butcher uses they/them pronouns". Thanks. --ChiveFungi (talk) 13:33, 8 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@ChiveFungi: Alright. I had always thought they/them would be used as a plural, but thanks for the note. JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 03:26, 9 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Please add photo of colonel younus changezi

Please add photo of colonel younus changezi Rao Zeshan Ali (talk) 09:21, 9 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

MP Official Photo Enquiry

Hi Jackinthebox,

I'm hoping you might help, I added the previous photo to Sir Peter Bottomley MP's office as this is his office's official portrait. Firstly, I was unable to format it correctly so unfortunately it did not appear correctly. However, I believe the current image is not the official portrait of the MP, but rather a photo series produced for Parliament. Sir Peter would prefer his office's official portrait be used, and if you can help me to format that correctly, I'd be incredibly grateful!

Best,

D.J.Atherton — Preceding unsigned comment added by D.j.atherton (talk • contribs) 14:38, 9 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@D.j.atherton: Please see my message on your talk page. Regards, JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 15:33, 9 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hi

Hi Xuanwei510 (talk) 09:38, 11 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Xuanwei510: Hi, and welcome to Wikipedia! I hope you have read my welcome message on your talk page, and also taken note of User:Jim1138's message. I would recommend you take a look at those links provided to help you become a great contributor. Regards, JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 12:33, 11 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hi

Hey, hi! Xuanwei510 (talk) 13:17, 11 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Ways to improve List of regions of the United Kingdom by GRP

Hi, I'm Mahveotm. JackintheBox, thanks for creating List of regions of the United Kingdom by GRP!

I've just tagged the page, using our page curation tools, as having some issues to fix. please do you care to add references!

The tags can be removed by you or another editor once the issues they mention are addressed. If you have questions, you can leave a comment on my talk page. Or, for more editing help, talk to the volunteers at the Teahouse.

Mahveotm (talk) 19:12, 16 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Mahveotm: Hi, I'm sure you meant categories, not references! I just added a few categories to the article; I hope they are suitable! Regards, JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 05:58, 17 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Definitely Jack, my bad! Thanks, Mahveotm (talk) 15:46, 17 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Sukarnoputri

Hi, I disagree a bit with your use of the default edit summary in this revert. The alternative spelling with "oe" instead of "u" is used in some of the references, and seems to derive from Dutch spelling rules. Perhaps a note to the anon explaining the reversion? Thanks. --Money money tickle parsnip (talk) 08:27, 7 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

A page you started (List of countries by cucumber production) has been reviewed!

Thanks for creating List of countries by cucumber production, JackintheBox!

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Great work to go to all that trouble finding such data

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Ways to improve List of countries by eggplant production

Hi, I'm Enwebb. JackintheBox, thanks for creating List of countries by eggplant production!

I've just tagged the page, using our page curation tools, as having some issues to fix. I loved learning about eggplant production worldwide! What a gem of an article! It would be improved by having more than one reference, though.

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Enwebb (talk) 23:41, 27 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

A page you started (List of countries by garlic production) has been reviewed!

Thanks for creating List of countries by garlic production, JackintheBox!

Wikipedia editor Bennv3771 just reviewed your page, and wrote this note for you:

The table still says "Eggplant production" instead of garlic, in case you didn't notice.

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Bennv3771 (talk) 05:35, 28 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Bennv3771: Whoops — thanks for correcting it! I'm about to add a diagram to the article soon. Cheers, JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 06:38, 28 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

No problem. Just wanted to let you know because I wasn't sure if you were still editing the article and didn't want to cause an edit conflict by correcting it myself. Bennv3771 (talk) 06:46, 28 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Ways to improve List of countries by grape production

Hi, I'm Edaham. JackintheBox, thanks for creating List of countries by grape production!

I've just tagged the page, using our page curation tools, as having some issues to fix. There seemed to be a typo - in the list title the word Garlic appears to have been substituted for grape. A bit more info at the top might be helpful, perhaps some general info on what kind of grapes are produced by each region. Are they wine grapes, other? Have a think about it. Edaham (talk) 05:43, 31 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

The tags can be removed by you or another editor once the issues they mention are addressed. If you have questions, you can leave a comment on my talk page. Or, for more editing help, talk to the volunteers at the Teahouse.

@Edaham: Hi, I've just returned to editing the article after two days and followed some of your advice. I'm pretty sure it means grapes in general, as the source only states 'grapes'. Regards, JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 13:56, 31 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Sure, thanks for getting back to me. I saw the progress on the article. Looks good. My recommendation was just a thought as I really know nothing about the fruit :) Just thought a bit of expansion on the lead would look good. Have a great day. Edaham (talk) 15:28, 31 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Very nice button modification!

Hey, the simplistic wheat-black contrast of the message button looks amazing! If you like to, I'll add it to the examples on Template:User_new_message_large/doc. Or feel free to do so yourself, especially if you have not been editing in the template area before. This might be a nice start for getting a feeling of Wikipedia's template namespace. For me, it was. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 18:32, 13 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@ToBeFree: Please do! JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 09:15, 14 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

MOS:DASH

For this edit: MOS:DASH doesn't tell us to change en dashes to em dashes. It says "... to mark divisions within a sentence ... use either unspaced em dashes or spaced en dashes ...". And MOS:VAR warns us against changing from one optional style to another for no apparent reason. Art LaPella (talk) 17:48, 22 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Noted. JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 04:11, 24 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

A page you started (List of countries by papaya production) has been reviewed!

Thanks for creating List of countries by papaya production, JackintheBox!

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— Newslinger talk 13:36, 10 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome

Hi, @Jackinthebox you're welcome Gontle Galefite (talk) 16:03, 19 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hi

Who are you Darrinisnothere (talk) 14:24, 30 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Darrinisnothere: I'm just another editor on Wikipedia, and a member of the Welcoming committee! You can freely edit the sandbox page to experiment with the process of editing Wikipedia. You can also edit your personal sandbox (the Sandbox link at the top of your page) if you are logged in to your account. Cheers JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 14:31, 30 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I have a question

Are you a “admin” on wiki Darrinisnothere (talk) 14:45, 30 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hi? Darrinisnothere (talk) 14:49, 30 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Darrinisnothere: No, I am just an extended confirmed user. See Wikipedia:User access levels#Administrators and bureaucrats for information about admins. Feel free to ask me more questions on my talk page or under the {{Help me}} template! JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 14:56, 30 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Editing

Editing is really fun I’m editing my page could you help edit Darrinisnothere (talk) 15:06, 30 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Darrinisnothere: There is a lot you can do on your user page. I would recommend you adding some userboxes to your user page to tell other editors a bit about yourself/what you would like to do on Wikipedia. You can find all sorts of userboxes related to different subjects at Template:WP:UBS. You might also want to add a Babel to show what languages you speak. JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 15:14, 30 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Darrinisnothere: You could even ask these users who make userboxes upon request to make a certain userbox for you!

JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 15:16, 30 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

So can you help me edit

? Darrinisnothere (talk) 16:34, 30 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Alessio Bidoli

Dear Jack, I think Alessio Bidoli's page is completely different from other version. Could I upload again without problem? It's good opportunity for an young violinist made recording for big labels as Sony and Warner. Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.34.29.235 (talk) 19:52, 7 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Violinologo54 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.34.29.235 (talk) 19:58, 7 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Dear Jack, I think Alessio Bidoli's page is completely different from other version. Could I upload again without problem? It's good opportunity for an young violinist made recording for big labels as Sony and Warner. Thanks Violinologo54

(edit conflict) Hi, I believe the main body content you added was valid and acceptable. I have altered the article a bit to improve formatting. Cheers JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 20:05, 7 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Violinologo54: Please make edits while logged into your account, and sign your messages on talk pages with four tildes (~~~~). Thanks JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 20:08, 7 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hello

Your first language is english? You are from Malasia? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Chochorico (talk • contribs) 08:54, 17 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Chochorico: Yes, I'm from Malaysia*, but one of my first languages is English. If you have any more questions, please feel free to add a message to my talk page! JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 08:57, 17 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hello

For i to be a autoconfirmed editor in wikipedia english what i need four days and ten editions?--Chochorico (talk) 10:07, 17 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Chochorico: Yes, your account needs to be more than four days old and have at least 10 edits to be autoconfirmed. Please see WP:AUTOCONFIRM for more info. JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 10:09, 17 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Rollback granted

Hi JackintheBox. After reviewing your request for "rollbacker", I have enabled rollback on your account. Keep in mind these things when going to use rollback:

Getting rollback is no more momentous than installing Twinkle.
Rollback should be used to revert clear cases of vandalism only, and not good faith edits.
Rollback should never be used to edit war.
If abused, rollback rights can be revoked.
Use common sense.

If you no longer want rollback, contact me and I'll remove it. Also, for some more information on how to use rollback, see Wikipedia:Administrators' guide/Rollback (even though you're not an admin). I'm sure you'll do great with rollback, but feel free to leave me a message on my talk page if you run into troubles or have any questions about appropriate/inappropriate use of rollback. Thank you for helping to reduce vandalism. Happy editing! Mz7 (talk) 08:36, 19 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

World's Ugliest Dog Contest

Hello JackintheBox,

I got a message from you stating that my edit for the "World's Ugliest Dog Contest" was removed for "not being constructive." I'm not sure what this means, because I only remember editing the misspelling of one of the dog's names. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 47.189.195.88 (talk) 17:42, 19 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@47.189.195.88: Hi, I must have made a mistake, as I intended to warn the user who made this edit which came right after your edit. Sorry about that! JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 00:20, 20 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Updated article on 'Hyakuta Naoki'

Hi, JackintheBox-

Many thanks for reminding me to add sources to any changes in wiki articles. I have done as advised and will keep your advice in mind for any future editing.

-JapaneseAdultMan — Preceding unsigned comment added by JapaneseAdultMan (talk • contribs) 09:59, 20 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 10:00, 20 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Huggle

Hi there. Thanks for your anti-vandalism work. However, could you please provide an edit summary for reverts such as this one? I mean something like (Reverted edits by XXX (HG) (3.4.4)) ―Abelmoschus Esculentus 14:48, 20 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

This can be done by relaunching Huggle. ―Abelmoschus Esculentus 14:51, 20 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Question: Did you enable everything in your bot's Special:BotPasswords? Especially the "Edit your user CSS/JSON/JavaScript" one since you need to give access to the bot to perform the specific functions. I don't see User:JackintheBox/huggle.yaml.js is created. ―Abelmoschus Esculentus 15:05, 20 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Seems it is created already. I think removing the following lines should fix the problem ―Abelmoschus Esculentus 15:08, 20 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

default-summary: ""
rollback-summary: ""
rollback-summary-unknown: ""

@Abelmoschus Esculentus: Hi, I've just started using Huggle and am still learning its features. I just removed the three lines you suggested above from User:JackintheBox/huggle.yaml.js and relaunched the programme, and it now seems to be providing edit summaries for reverts as you mentioned above. Thanks JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 15:20, 20 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

You’re welcome. Happy Huggling. ―Abelmoschus Esculentus 15:23, 20 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

RE: Edit to Far-left politics in the United Kingdom

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Far-left%20politics%20in%20the%20United%20Kingdom&diff=869942509

Hello,

Responding as per your message re. the above edit. I did explain this edit as follows: "duplicates info already in the attached Template:UK far left." Just to add: this is a very long and completely unnecessary list of wikilinks to which adds nothing to the main article given that the exact same links are in the attached template, and arguably detracts from the article by making it unwieldy and less readable. It would make the article more user-friendly to remove the list.

Regards, RT — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rhodetripp (talk • contribs) 11:38, 21 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, I didn't notice your edit summary when I reverted it. Thanks for the explanation. JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 13:06, 21 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Reply to your message

Thanks for welcoming me. So I was intrigued at how my edits violated anything. I read the rules many times, but my goal was that synopsises for any of the LNs beyond the 3 which were released, only exist in Japanese on Japanese sites. Since I've read up to a certain point, I intended to provide short synopsises so those interested can get a feel for what happens, as again, its hard to find info so I wanted at least short synopsises available. However, Wikipedia articles shouldn't be too cluttered and since there was an Episode list for the anime, I intended to create an LN list article so this page would not be too full (it probably appeared I was removing a bunch of info but that was to move it to the list article). I hope you understand and I'd greatly appreciate it if you could get back to me. Thank you again.ImagineRejector (talk) 16:14, 23 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@ImagineRejector: Hi, the edit I was referring to is this one which I reverted, as it contained a future date. Regards, JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 16:20, 23 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Ahh. I see. I've seen articles mention a series would have something in the future. But I see where you're coming from. Sorry, thanks for helping me out. Enjoy the rest of your day.ImagineRejector (talk) 16:24, 23 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Pending changes reviewer granted

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Being granted reviewer rights neither grants you status nor changes how you can edit articles. If you do not want this user right, you may ask any administrator to remove it for you at any time.

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Mz7 (talk) 19:19, 24 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

User:SIlmIllftard 00iiiioioiiio

Thanks for taking care of that problem. I really Appreciate it and also I was really trying to help him to be a better user. I’m gonna be honest I hated his attitude towards me and I didn’t know how to handle it. Thank you very much. That block has made my day. Cheers A.R.M. 13:07, 25 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@ARMcgrath: No worries. By the way, I've found you are interested in World Wars I and II, photography, and a fan of Karen Carpenter, just like me! Cheers JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 13:26, 25 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hey what do you know what a coincidence lol A.R.M. 13:33, 25 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

1993 Bombay Bombings

The information which I'd edited is totally correct. I've done a deep research on it. Indian news channels like ABP news provide a bit wrong information. If you don't believe then please read S.Hussain Zaidi's book "Black Friday". He believes that the blasts occurred between 1:28 PM to 3:35 PM not 1:30 PM to 3:40 PM. Moreover BBC says that 800 dead not 257 and I've an objection of 'locations attacked' in article. The blasts of Worli, passport office and century bazaar are the same and two blasts aren't mentioned. V.i.z Hotel Airport centaur and Shiv sena bhavan. The blast of Mandvi masjid hadn't occurred but just created by CM Sharad Pawar to prevent communal hue. The locations attacked are not presented in chronological order. I believe on my and Mr. Zaidi's authentic research.

So please let me edit! Gururaj Wackchaure (talk) 08:04, 26 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Gururaj Wackchaure: Hi, the sources that are cited in the article mentioned that the number of deaths was 257, and that the blasts occurred between 1:30 to 3:40 pm. These statistics had not changed since the article was created in 2004, so please do not change them randomly without an edit summary. If you want to change the numbers to this long-established information, please cite reliable sources to support and verify your changes. Also, please note that Wikipedia articles must not contain original research. Regards, JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 12:05, 26 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

1993 Bombay blasts

Its obviously a reliable source whole India knows a film named black Friday in hindi also has made on it in 2004 and many well known artists have acted in it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gururaj Wackchaure (talk • contribs) 16:58, 27 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

A film (and its plot) is not a reliable source to support what happened in an real-life incident. Anyway, above you mentioned a book named 'Black Friday', and now you are talking about a film of that name. If you believe your book is a better source than the current sources in that article, and you have read the Books section on Wikipedia:Citing sources so you know to cite it properly, you could start a discussion on the article talk page on whether to add the source and change the information in the article according to the book, or not. Regards, JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 17:51, 27 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Gururaj Wackchaure: I might also recommend asking your question on Wikipedia:Help desk, so you could get help from (more) experienced editors. JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 17:53, 27 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Also, please remember to sign your messages with four tildes at the end (~~~~). Thanks JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 17:56, 27 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

HDI

Hello, could you please help me to add HDI data for Regions of Italy, NUTS statistical regions of the United Kingdom, States of Germany and U.S. States. I just don't get how to add the HDI values in these Articles.--Afus199620 (talk) 08:05, 7 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Afus199620: OK I will try soon. JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 06:26, 8 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of User talk:Mmaribakaye

A tag has been placed on User talk:Mmaribakaye requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section U5 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to consist of writings, information, discussions, and/or activities not closely related to Wikipedia's goals. Please note that Wikipedia is not a free web hosting service. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such pages may be deleted at any time.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the deleting administrator, or if you have already done so, you can place a request here. Widefox; talk 14:30, 7 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

irony-- Dlohcierekim (talk) 14:46, 7 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I am contesting this nomination as I do not see anything on that page that matches Criterion U5. I merely created it with a welcome template. Regards JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 06:33, 8 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I think the intention was to nominate the userpage, not the talkpage. The userpage has now been deleted. MPS1992 (talk) 11:59, 8 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Understood. JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 12:02, 8 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

hi jack

hey cat — Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.165.126.230 (talk) 13:39, 11 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@217.165.126.230: – Hi, regarding your edit to Lucifer (film), please see Wikipedia:Verifiability. Thanks JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 13:42, 11 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks

Thanks for welcoming me I very appreciate it Breakroute (talk) 14:13, 15 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Breakroute: Hi! What would you like to do on Wikipedia (there's just so much you could possibly do – see the links I provided in my message). I personally do a great variety of things here (yes, a huge variety). I believe you might be interested in joining WikiProject Ireland or WikiProject Aviation! Cheers, JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 14:21, 15 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas and a Prosperous 2019!

Hello JackintheBox, may you be surrounded by peace, success and happiness on this seasonal occasion. Spread the WikiLove by wishing another user a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past, a good friend, or just some random person. Sending you a heartfelt and warm greetings for Christmas and New Year 2019.
Happy editing,
Katniss May the odds be ever in your favor ♥ 16:59, 24 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Spread the love by adding {{subst:Seasonal Greetings}} to other user talk pages.

@KatnissEverdeen: Thanks! I was on holiday in Singapore since December 18th until yesterday and just saw your message. Happy (belated) Christmas!

JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 07:19, 27 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Y'all be blessed

Hi #Jackinthebox thanks for that but I don't thanks for that but I don't celebrate Christmas at all thanks for that but I don't celebrate Christmas at all and I hope you and your family had a lovely one. Anyway God be with you and your family. Gontle Galefite (talk) 11:12, 27 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! You too!

Thank you so much! I don't know what else to say, I have a lot I'd more than love to say, but I've been very busy and had a lot on my mind recently so I don't know if I'm in the right mind to word this the way I want. I'll still try my best anyway! I hope you enjoyed your holiday, were surrounded by prosperity, blessings, gifts, and success, and got to spend fun time with your family (may they be prosperous and blessed as well). I'm more than happy you could find the time to share such good words. In the very little time I've known you, you've shown yourself to be a great man with a kind heart, a man I am graced to be acquainted with and, one I hope and strive to be like! May 2019 be a phenomenal year for you, even better than this year hopefully was! May you and those you love have a happy new year! Keep doing what you do! Enjoy the rest of this hectic Holiday season! ImagineRejector (talk) 18:33, 27 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Flickr photo

I have a photo from Flickr I have intentions of uploading should the photo say it’s safe and public. Should I upload it or not. A.R.M. 00:33, 28 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@ARMcgrath: If the photo was created/taken by you, you can upload it to Wikimedia Commons and select 'own work'. If not, please see Wikipedia:Uploading images and Wikipedia:Upload/Flickr to determine whether you should upload it or not. JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 07:38, 28 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hey again am I able to upload a photo from loudwire under non-free use. And fair use A.R.M. 22:56, 30 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@ARMcgrath: Loudwire? I should not think so. All files you upload must be 'own work', or otherwise have acceptable licences for use on Wikipedia. See Commons:Licensing. JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 11:08, 31 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Tristan da Cunha

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Tristan da Cunha you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Bryanrutherford0 -- Bryanrutherford0 (talk) 19:01, 28 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Alright, I've completed a first review; I've done a lot of work on the article today, but there are remaining issues that needs to be addressed to get it to the GA standard. Just crossposting here to make sure you know it's been reviewed; looking forward to your reply! -Bryanrutherford0 (talk) 23:25, 28 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Tristan da Cunha

The article Tristan da Cunha you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Tristan da Cunha for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Bryanrutherford0 -- Bryanrutherford0 (talk) 01:01, 1 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!

Hello JackintheBox: Thanks for all of your contributions to Wikipedia, and have a great New Year! Cheers, ―Abelmoschus Esculentus ^{talk / contribs} 05:44, 1 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Send New Year cheer by adding {{subst:Happy New Year snowman}} to people's talk pages with a friendly message.

@Abelmoschus Esculentus: Thanks and you too! JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 07:55, 1 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks

I can't remember where and how we have previously interacted, but thank you for the Christmas / New Year greetings. --Money money tickle parsnip (talk) 13:40, 4 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Money money tickle parsnip: You've previously helped me out here. Regards JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 13:42, 4 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Ah okay. In any case, happy new year to you also. --Money money tickle parsnip (talk) 13:43, 4 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Money money tickle parsnip: Dank u JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 13:51, 4 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Shrihari Sathe

Thank you for the edit. Can you please help get the draft approved https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Shrihari_Sathe ? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 103.251.188.241 (talk) 11:18, 6 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I did add reliable source of news article — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wikiexpert1234567 (talk • contribs) 10:13, 7 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Blocked

This user's unblock request has been reviewed by an administrator, who declined the request. Other administrators may also review this block, but should not override the decision without good reason (see the blocking policy).

JackintheBox (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

Request reason:

Caught by a web host block. My IP address is 119.81.249.221. JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 04:55, 8 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Decline reason:

Confirmed proxy. You'll need to disable your use of the proxy if you wish to edit here. Yamla (talk) 11:36, 8 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

If you want to make any further unblock requests, please read the guide to appealing blocks first, then use the {{unblock}} template again. If you make too many unconvincing or disruptive unblock requests, you may be prevented from editing this page until your block has expired. Do not remove this unblock review while you are blocked.

Is softlayer your ISP? If not, have you recently installed a VPN, Proxy, or anonymizing app? What changed in the last couple hours when you were able to edit last? SQL ^{Query me!} 06:18, 8 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@SQL: I am currently using my school's WiFi. Previously I was using my HotSpot. JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 06:32, 8 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I'm at home now, so I can edit again. JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 09:03, 8 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Tristan da Cunha

The article Tristan da Cunha you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Tristan da Cunha for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Bryanrutherford0 -- Bryanrutherford0 (talk) 04:41, 16 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Well, my edit here you noted, is quite trivial. I was cleaning up GA-candidates, but usually would have skipped such changes that are irrelevant. So consider me saving this a "typo"-like mistake. -DePiep (talk) 09:50, 16 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, but you see I have OCD (I actually do). JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 10:11, 16 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

NZ English dress vowel

In this edit to Help:IPA/Standard German you asked me: "OK, but what 'NZ English' are you referring to?"

I was referring to the accent of Standard English described at New Zealand English phonology which typically has a dress vowel that is even closer than cardinal [e] and hard to distinguish from shortened Standard German /eː/ [e]. Love —LiliCharlie (talk) 15:20, 17 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, now I see. JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 15:54, 17 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Stan Twitter

Add Skinny legend Bald Snatched Reach Queen Fav Ratio To stan twitter vocab — Preceding unsigned comment added by Followmeontwitter Colormeblue (talk • contribs) 16:29, 21 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Followmeontwitter Colormeblue: I'm not an expert in that field and am not sure of their meanings. You can try add them yourself, provided you provide reliable sources for the added vocab.

Note: please click 'Add topic' or 'PLEASE CLICK HERE TO ADD A MESSAGE' on the top of the page to add a message on my talk page. Also don't forget to sign your messages with four tildes (~~~~) – this automatically leaves your signature and timestamp.

Also, if you want a word to appear on the next line, add <br> between the words. Or if you want to list something, do it by adding an asterisk before each item. The list will then show up like this:

Skinny legend
Bald
Snatched
Reach
Queen
Fav
Ratio

JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 17:08, 21 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Luis Lobo

Hello Jackinthebox, i added information in the Wikipedia page for Luis Lobo, based on statistics provided by a spanish article from the very same site:

https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenis_en_Argentina#Mejor_posicionados_en_el_ranking

It was a piece of random trivia, about Luis Lobo achieving the best ranking for a male argentine doubles player in Argentina's history. Since i am taking this information from Wikipedia itself, i didn't know how to make a proper citation. Sorry for any inconvenience. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2800:2121:400:871:9551:597F:14DA:FF9E (talk) 05:47, 22 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I replied on your talk page. Regards JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 06:14, 22 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Sources for information about the Holocaust

I thank you for your comments, I would be happy if you take a look at the Celldömölk article and tell me if the sources I brought are good enough. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Eladkarmel (talk • contribs) 05:54, 22 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Eladkarmel: Hi, the source itself is acceptable. But please be sure that the information you add to a Wikipedia article is supported by the source you give. For instance in the Celldömölk article you wrote "Before World War II, there was a large Jewish community of about 394 Jews". However, the source states "Altogether 394 Celledömölk Jews were deported to the Jánosháza ghetto", which is something quite different from what you wrote. Also, you said "The community was annihilated by the Nazis in the Holocaust". However the source states "After the war a mixed community of neological and orthodox Jews was founded, counting 81 people." This shows that the Jewish community was not annihilated (that would mean all of the Jews were killed). Regards, JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 06:03, 22 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Also, please remember to sign your talk page messages with four tildes (~~~~)! Regards JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 06:05, 22 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Eladkarmel: Hi, please take note of this edit I made to your citations. The cite web template is used to properly format sources from the web. It's really easy – usually you would include the web link (URL), website name, title of the page, date the page was published (if you can find one), and the date on which you accessed it. Thanks JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 06:27, 22 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Dear Jackinthebox,

I'm sorry for disturbing your web page "Daimon Hellstorm". As a matter of fact i am new to editing in Wikipedia and was testing my editing skills; I was unaware of the existence of a sandbox mode. I beg of you that you will pardon me of my deeds. Yours Truthfully, A fellow editor. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 117.219.249.105 (talk) 05:31, 29 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Cpt.Spartan, LtCareNot, I replied on the IP's talk page. JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 05:41, 29 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I need help

Hi, there could you help me out with my account cause last time someone was using my IP address. Could y'all try to protect my account cause I don't want to be blocked again for something I didn't do I'm just a {{extendend confirmed user|extended confirmed user }} I changed some of my settings here but please I need help if you're willing to do that just do it as long I'm protected Gontle Galefite 01:39, 1 February 2019 (UTC)

This request for help from administrators has been answered. If you need more help or have additional questions, please reapply the {{admin help}} template, or contact the responding user(s) directly on their own user talk page.

Hallo there, could someone help out Gontle Galefite above please? Thanks JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 02:00, 1 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Gontle Galefite: I'm not at all sure what you mean by protecting your account, but if you mean that you want to have everybody else prevented from editing from the same IP address as you then we can't do that. The editor who uses the pseudonym "JamesBWatson" (talk) 21:51, 4 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Gontle Galefite: Hi there, first of all per WP:SIGLINK, "Signatures must include at least one direct internal link to your user page, user talk page, or contributions page", which yours doesn't. Please fix that :) JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 02:07, 1 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Appreciate it

@JackInthebox thanks for all this Gontle Galefite 22:27, 1 February 2019 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gontle Galefite (talk • contribs)

Just checking it out

Hi, there just checkin tildes, thanks so much Gontle Galefite 23:45, 1 February 2019 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gontle Galefite (talk • contribs)

Thanks so much

@Jackinthebox I think I did it Gontle Galefite (talk) 00:08, 2 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Gontle Galefite: Yes great! JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 02:29, 2 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Gontle Galefite: You might want to take a look at Template:Reply to to see how to correctly 'ping' other users. JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 03:19, 2 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I think I need to learn things out

@JackintheBox: thanks again and please teach me things because I don't know a lot of things and I'm always asking to myself, why am I an extended confirmed user cause all I did I was just editing things out here Gontle Galefite (talk) 04:24, 2 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@JackintheBox: Sorry for that Gontle Galefite (talk) 04:36, 2 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@JackintheBox: I did it again and thanks again and I have to sleep now. Take care man Gontle Galefite (talk) 04:48, 2 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Gontle Galefite: Good job on the template – you are WP:EXTENDEDCONFIRMED because your account is more than 30 days old and has made more than 500 edits. As such you are allowed to edit WP:Extended confirmed protected pages. Good night (it is 2pm here in China)! JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 06:03, 2 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hi. yall @JamesBWatson and JackintheBox: Mr James you're an admin and you can't say you can't help me out with my issue cause my IP address was blocked automatically because it was used by several blocked users and those users' names were: Kgm 2019 and even Bbb 23 they were using it for wrong things here and all I need from you is to protect my IP address from all Wikipedia strangers and Mr Jack thanks for all the things you did for me and may God be with you and Mr James please help me out cause you're an admin! Gontle Galefite (talk) 10:24, 5 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@JackintheBox: hi, I'd that because i'm bored. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gontle Galefite (talk • contribs) 12:11, 11 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Gontle Galefite: That's fine! :) JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 14:59, 11 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Gontle Galefite: By the way, if you're replying to me on my own talk page, you don't have to use the {{reply to|JackintheBox}} or {{ping|JackintheBox}} or {{yo|JackintheBox}} template, as I get a notification whenever someone edits my talk page. Also, it's completely fine to reply on your own talk page. JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 15:01, 11 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Draft: Eclipse Theia

Hey! I just saw that you deleted a redirect from the article I created. It makes sense to not have a redirect yet, as it is still a draft. Another user recommended me to link the article to others to show its notability. Can you help me out on how to do that? Would be awesome if you had time to read over my draft and give me advises. Thanks! ChristinFrohne (talk) 07:14, 13 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

A Dobos torte for you!

7&6=thirteen (☎) has given you a Dobos torte to enjoy! Seven layers of fun because you deserve it.

To give a Dobos torte and spread the WikiLove, just place {{subst:Dobos Torte}} on someone else's talkpage, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend.

7&6=thirteen (☎) 16:20, 16 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

7&6=thirteen Thanks! (but what was this for?) User:7&6=thirteen JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 12:07, 18 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

User:7&6=thirteen, can you teach me how to ping your username? Thanks JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 13:58, 28 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Ping doesn't work. Use [[User:7&6=thirteen]] Cheers. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 14:37, 28 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

User:7&6=thirteen OK thanks JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 15:12, 28 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Cumulative. I don't know which edit triggered it. I've run across your edits for a long time; IMO, editors deserve recognition, and this is my personal way (I created that template) of doing it.

In my estimation, editor retention is one of the most critical issues facing Wikipedia. We do not give out rewards as often as we should. Barnstars and thank yous are eschewed, when they cost no one anything. Editing and awards is not a zero sum game. We seem to gravitate toward warnings and punishment, when psychologists (e.g., B.F. Skinner) have proved that positive reinforcement is one of the most effective behavioral management tools. If we want to retain editors, we should give them strokes, not pokes. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 15:25, 28 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I agree! JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 04:24, 1 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Something to make you smile

For your indefatigable years of service and multitudes of contributions, I hereby award you the Random Smiley Award. If it made you smile please pass one on to someone else. :D

For your contributions to Wikipedia and humanity in general, you are hereby granted the coveted Random Smiley Award.
(Explanation and Disclaimer)

User:SeaBeeDee^(talk) 22:27, 18 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@SeaBeeDee: Thanks!

JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 00:32, 19 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Indiana Northeastern

I've been doing a lot of work to edit add information and credible refrences to this article and you just undid a bunch of work. I've been editing on Wikipedia sonce 2006. Read the edits before you assume. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.67.98.89 (talk) 07:08, 27 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Whoops, sorry I must have misclicked 'rollback' on your exits while patrolling recent changes. JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 11:57, 27 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

But if you have been editing sonce 2006, you should know to sign your messages with four tildes. Regards JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 11:58, 27 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

A kitten for you!

Thanks for the edit on my userpage

Fylindfotberserk (talk) 13:09, 28 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Fylindfotberserk: Thanks! I also just made another edit to your userpage to align the equal signs in the infobox—I have mild OCD, and didn't feel comfortable seeing the equal sign after personality_type and module without a space in between

JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 13:55, 28 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks again mate. I also have a mild OCD but it rarely bothers me here in Wikipedia. It effects me real life though. - Fylindfotberserk (talk) 14:00, 28 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Ali bin Fetais al Marri

Please make the changes in the page of Ali bin fetais al marri, as the information in the page is libellous. IF you will not let make the changes or make the public aware the contents are disputed, we shall hold Wikipedia responsible to making defamatory comments, remarks and statements. — Preceding unsigned comment added by IAACA4 (talk • contribs) 10:29, 7 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Ali bin Fetais al Marri

am not sure how to go about corresponding with Wikipedia. My complaint is with the Page on Dr Ali Al Marri.

This page is poorly researched with a number of flaws and information that is libellous and also rather damaging to a young girl. For example its says Dr Ali maybe the father of the child of R Dati, however on a simple check you will note the french court never names the father but says business Tycoon.ex-ministers-paternity-case-finally-put-to-bed; https://www.thelocal.fr/20141008/ex-ministers-paternity-case-finally-put-to-bed.

Other matters including alleged family members being members of Al-Qaeda, yet no evidence, or how these people are related? gives the wrong impression.

Reference either do not exist or are in french or simple not available to the public.

I do not wish to issue proceedings against Wikipedia, but wish to come to an understanding which allows the changes to be made on this page.

Many thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by IAACA4 (talk • contribs) 10:35, 7 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@IAACA4: I agree that content in the article that are not supported by sources and are potentially libellous should be removed from the page. If you dispute certain content in the article and have reliable sources that prove otherwise, please discuss possible changes at the article's talk page. Regards JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 10:39, 7 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

About the recent removal

Hello JackintheBox, I wanted to clarify about my recent contribution, this edit to Educational entertainment, which might have appeared as vandalism. I intended to replace the word "rocket" with "types", and by mistake I typed in "tyeps", I'm sorry for that.

Ambuj Shukla 15:37, 28 March 2019 (UTC)

@Ambujshukla2004: Hi Ambul, thanks for the explanation! I see that the word 'rocket' was vandalistically introduced by IP 46.23.46.36 in this edit that was made on 25 January. Interesting how you were the first to notice and change it after the vandalism being there for over two months! Regards, JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 15:45, 28 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Ambujshukla2004: By the way, when you add messages to talk pages, be sure to sign them with four tildes (~~~~). This automatically adds your username and a timestamp to show when it was written. (See the welcome message on your talk message with useful links) JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 15:47, 28 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@JackintheBox: Thank you JackintheBox. Ambuj Shukla 10:41, 29 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Ambujshukla2004: No problem. But please remember to use the four tildes method to sign your messages, instead of manually typing in your name/username and time!

JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 11:43, 29 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

User:SquirePants701

Hi JackintheBox! Thanks for reporting this user to AIV. I technically shouldn't have blocked it, however... this is because the user's edits were last made back in 2013. However, given that it's a clear sock user (they admitted it in an edit summary) and being disruptive, I'm not going to worry about it too much. :-) Just keep this in mind when looking at an editor's contributions; we typically don't block accounts or IP users if their last edits are old and the user is obviously stale. No big deal, though. Just figured I'd let you know. :-) Cheers - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 06:18, 11 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Oshwah: Noted (but I've always thought better late than never!)

JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 07:48, 11 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I sometimes think "better late than never" as well. It just depends on the situation and the disruption. If it's a case of normal vandalism or promotional edits that happened months ago and then the user stopped editing after that, then obviously there'd be no point in blocking now... in cases of sock puppet users and highly abusive LTA accounts, I have no problem with blocking those any time they pop up. I have no "statue of limitation" when it comes to LTA abuse and their accounts... lol ;-) You're still totally fine with reporting every instance you see; you've done nothing wrong at all and I thank you for all of your time and diligence. Just don't be surprised if an admin declines blocking due to the account or user being stale is all. :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 07:55, 11 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

United States Park Police

I’m confused. Not constructive ? I am editing incorrect information and adding correct info from an official government website which I cited at the bottom of the paragraph. The entire page looks horrible. I’m going to revert my edits and continue to add more edits with links from the official National Park Service Website. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2607:FB90:64EA:D696:2049:7450:1F37:2A5A (talk) 10:15, 12 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

You just copied and pasted the whole page on to the Wikipedia article. JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 10:18, 12 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Moreover, the page looked fine before you added your edit, making the article look much worse. Maybe press the 'Show preview' button at the bottom of your screen before you 'Publish changes' so you can see what you are actually doing. JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 10:20, 12 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Also, see Template:Cite web to learn how to properly cite sources from the web. Also remember to press 'Add topic' at the top of your screen when you add a message on a talk page and give the section a name, and sign your message with four tildes (~~~~) at the end. JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 10:24, 12 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Changes to article "Max Price"

I have undone the changes you made. I tried to explain them briefly in the summary but will do so in more detail.

The original order of listing of the children was opposite to their birth order. It does not make sense to cite a source for correcting that.

There are 2 reference which have been removed. The first URL has changed and now references the CV of someone else - the new incumbent of the position that Max Price vacated in 2018. So it is not possible to provide a reference or citation for an incorrect out of date citation. I have however, added a new citation to a URL/Pdf on teh institution's website that gives the correct CV.

The second reference claimed to be a support for a position stated in teh text that Max Price has withheld information about admissions, maintaining white dominance and white interests. If you follow the link, the news article says no such thing.

I have deleted this paragraph because it is libellous and I am raising it with the Wikipedia authorites to have it removed from the history. I have written a fuller article to supplement the current stub but since I am teh subject of the article, I wish to submit it in teh proper way to external editors and not post it myself. CritthinkCT (talk) 11:17, 12 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@CritthinkCT: Thanks for the explanations. I see that you are indeed correct for both of the two references you removed. Regards, JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 12:30, 12 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@CritthinkCT: However, please be sure not to spell 'the' as 'teh', as you did four times above. JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 12:31, 12 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@CritthinkCT: It would be nice if you could find a reliable source to support your addition of his place of birth, that being Johannesburg. Please see Template:Cite web to learn how to cite a web source properly on Wikipedia. JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 12:34, 12 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@CritthinkCT: Per WP:AGF, I am going to believe your claim that you are the subject of the article. Could you please tell us where you have written a fuller article, so we could consider adding the content to the Wikipedia article? Thanks, JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 12:39, 12 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Reversal of Contributions to DeMolay

As far as some of your other edits, as your pointed out, they needed source citation (which I just hadn't done yet, honestly) and I agree with your input. As far as my contributions to the DeMolay wiki, I'm not quite sure what to use... what would you suggest? I have first hand knowledge of the specific topic. I myself am a Senior DeMolay, Past Master Councillor for DeMolay, a DeMolay Masonic sponsor, a Founder of several new DeMolay Chapters within my jurisdiction, a Master Mason of 18 years, and a Brother of the advanced Masonic Orders. As either serving or having served as an officer in both organizations, I know unequivocally what the rules and processes are, but how does one cite sources for an organization that even describes itself as a "societal of secrets", that is not inclined to put out literature for general consumption, and in which so much of its composition is tradition passed down from one Master Mason to another or one Brother the another? Thetruchairman (talk) 11:47, 12 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I deeply and humbly apologise for my execrable actions, my good Sir! JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 12:41, 12 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Learning how to edit Wikipedia and add an article.

Hello, JackInTheBox

So I want to know how can I edit and add an source, because I'm learning that stuff I don't know, because I didn't use that keys before. We are the Great (talk) 14:26, 17 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@We are the Great: Hi, please you Template:Reply to to reply to other users, e.g. you would use {{ping|JackintheBox}} to reply to me. Double square brackets ([[]]) do not work as they are used to link to a Wikipedia page. Also, this template is case-sensitive, so you must type 'JackintheBox' (my username) instead of 'JackInTheBox'. This template does not need to be used if you are leaving a message on my own talk page, as I get a notification whenever someone edits my talk page.

To add a source to an article from the web, please see Template:Cite web – it shows you how to properly add an inline citation. Usually you would need to include the URL of the source, name of the website, title of the page/article, date on which the page/article was published, and date on which you accessed it. Here is an example: to cite this source https://www.thelocal.de/20190315/man-tries-to-smuggle-tortoises-disguised-as-desserts-through-berlin-airport – <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thelocal.de/20190315/man-tries-to-smuggle-tortoises-disguised-as-desserts-through-berlin-airport|website=The Local Germany|title=Man tries to smuggle tortoises disguised as desserts through Berlin airport|date=15 March 2019|access-date=18 April 2019}}</ref>

For the above example, title means the title of the news article, and date means the publshing date of the article. JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 05:00, 18 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@We are the Great: Your draft Band Vaaje needs WP:Inline citations (currently it has none); if you want the draft to be moved to article namespace, you must prove that it meets Wikipedia's notability guidelines. JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 05:04, 18 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Source for Terry Gou

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-04-17/foxconn-s-gou-says-sea-goddess-backs-his-run-for-taiwan-leader

Politics Foxconn's Gou Runs for Taiwan President, Citing Message From Sea Goddess By Debby Wu 17. April 2019, 05:39 MESZ Updated on 17. April 2019, 10:04 MESZ — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tai Jan Chiu (talk • contribs) 10:21, 19 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Tai Jan Chiu: That source is fine, but please see Template:Cite web to see how to correctly format an citation. For instance the above source should be formatted like this: <ref>{{Cite web|url=Foxconn's Gou Runs for Taiwan President, Citing Message From Sea Goddess|website=Bloomberg|title=Foxconn's Gou Runs for Taiwan President, Citing Message From Sea Goddess|work=Debby Wu|date=17 April 2019|access-date=19 April 2019}}</ref> Also don't forget to sign your messages with four tildes (~~~~). Regards JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 12:48, 19 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Tai Jan Chiu: I have added your source using the Template:Cite web. JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 12:57, 19 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I am the creator of Grigoris Rallatos page

Why did you remove my reference? Was it wrong? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ach.de.graf (talk • contribs) 10:22, 19 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Ach.de.graf: I reverted your dozens of edits as it was clear you were testing on that article. Please use your sandbox to work out the correct formatting before adding content and sources on to an article. Thanks JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 12:37, 19 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Please refer to the helpful links in the welcome message on your talk page. The message also states that you should sign your messages with four tildes like this: ~~~~ Regards, JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 13:12, 19 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Walewijn van der Veen

I am new to Wikipedia and have been trying to create a new topic from this site:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nieuwendijk,_Amsterdam

I have added Walewijn van der Veen as a resident of Nieuwendijk and would like to write briefly about him. If I click on his name, I would like to add info. Can anyone help explain how to do this?

Thanks!

Gabby 12:22, 21 April 2019 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Vedlagt (talk • contribs)

@Vedlagt: Hi, and welcome to Wikipedia! First of all, please see Wikipedia:Write the article first – it states that Wikipedia editors should write a new article before they create links to that article in list pages, disambiguation pages, or templates in the encyclopedia. So wikilinks to an article should only be added after that article has been created.

At Wikipedia:Articles for creation, it says 'Only experienced editors should ever create an article from scratch. Others should first create a draft page and build the article there.' Read that page and go to Wikipedia:Article wizard – it will guide you through creating your draft for Walewijn van der Veen.

Please note that if you want your draft to be accepted and moved to the article namespace, you will have to add reliable sources for verifiability, and prove that it meets Wikipedia's notability guidelines. Use the Template:Cite web to properly cite sources from the web, such as online articles. If this subject you intend to write about is just a friend of yours etc. and not notable enough for an encyclopædia, then I suggest you not to create this draft!

Also, please remember to sign your messages with four tildes (~~~~) – this is automically converted to your signature and a timestamp showing when you posted your message. When adding a new message on a talk page, you should click on Add topic near the top of your screen (or for my talk page, click on the large box at the top of the page that reads PLEASE CLICK HERE TO ADD A NEW MESSAGE) and give your message a title under Subject. Regards, and happy editing! JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 12:41, 21 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Re: Should all instances of 'tbd' in this article be changed to 'TBD'?

You posted your question about tbd vs. TBD on my talk page, but I'm not sure you wanted to do that, or if you did I don't know why. In any event I went ahead and made the change, also in the "Carriers under construction or being fitted out" section.

I notice you're interested in music from the past. If so, you might want to look at my Music Trivia Game page on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/musictriviagame/), and perhaps like and follow it. We're up to question 424 of 848 in total – and thus exactly halfway done, I just now notice. Roy McCoy (talk) 15:13, 21 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Can I get 2 tacos for $0.99, some curly fries and a medium soft drink?

Not at Music Trivia Game. Roy McCoy (talk) 19:02, 21 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

And also a patty melt would be yummy — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:1702:A0:8F70:68B7:6A14:C0C1:DE66 (talk) 20:37, 21 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

You're supposed to sign your entries, you know. Who are you, and why are you dispensing your humor on this page with such irrelevance? JackintheBox, do you know anything about this? Roy McCoy (talk) 22:46, 21 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Roy McCoy: Thanks for making the change. I tried to make the same change in June last year but was reverted twice, so am less willing to make the change now readily. Regarding the two IPs who made those frivolous edits above, User:2600:1702:a0:8f70:f117:141c:290f:74da and User:2600:1702:a0:8f70:68b7:6a14:c0c1:de66, they are not me. Geolocation shows that they are from the US, while I live in China (and have never been to the US). They have a similar IP to User:2600:1702:a0:8f70:8dd4:f1df:8591:8b26 who made this similar edit to my talk page two days ago, after I reverted and warned him for an unconstructive edit. The IP was then blocked, but then I left this message on their talk page. JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 00:26, 22 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@JackintheBox: Thanks. How did you get the IPs blocked (assuming this was at your instigation)?

@Roy McCoy: No, the IP was not reported to AIV but User:Materialscientist blocked it for 31 hours on 20 April, but a few hours ago 2600:1702:a0:8f70::/64 was rangeblocked for two weeks, due to this edit. JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 02:33, 22 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Roy McCoy: Your Music Trivia quiz looks fun (better than I thought, as I have never taken a Music Trivia quiz before, and am terrible and music trivia). I think I would be able to answer very few of these questions, as I'm not very knowledgeable in classical music (although I play the piano), and I mostly listen to music from the 1930s to 1950s. JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 02:38, 22 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Roy McCoy: 'Garfunkel' is spelt wrong in Question 416. I have never used Facebook, and I wonder if it's possible to correct that typo

JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 02:39, 22 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for all this. What got Materialscientist involved, and what privilege did he (or she – I'll assume for simplicity he was male) have in order to be able to block an address (if you know)? Music Trivia Game is indeed best for people of my age and cultural background. I corrected to "Garfunkel" – that error may have been on the original card, as they sometimes contain errors. – Roy McCoy (talk) 02:53, 22 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

He's an admin, and has the ability to block IPs/users. He must have seen those edits while patrolling recent changes. He is a recent changes patroller, just like I am. I thought you would have known all this by now, as you have been on Wikipedia for nearly 10 years!

JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 03:05, 22 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

By the way, I love listening to big band and swing music. Popular artists include Vera Lynn, Arthur Askey, Gracie Fields, Al Bowlly, Ray Noble, Geraldo and His Orchestra, Joe Loss and His Orchestra, and Ambrose and His Orchestra, among others. JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 03:10, 22 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@JackintheBox: Thanks for your last comments. I replied to them but the reply doesn't appear, so I guess I didn't publish it. I didn't say much other than that I supposed the artists you listed were mostly British since I'd never heard of any of them. What I'm writing about now, however, is the strange more recent edit you reverted. I received a notification of a change on your page and went to it, and I may have gone into it to edit it for some reason and maybe I accidentally deleted something. But I have absolutely no idea how I could have made two accidental deletions, as appears to have occurred. Something else very strange happened last night, when an intentional edit of mine elsewhere mysteriously disappeared in a weird way and I had to do it over again. I hope nobody's messing with me, but you never know these days. –Roy McCoy (talk) 15:26, 25 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Roy McCoy: Understood. I also listen to many pieces by American and German (e.g. Rudi Schuricke) artists. Just so you know, the 'ping' is not needed when replying to someone on their own talk page, as they get a notification whenever someone edits their talk page. Thanks JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 09:09, 28 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. The falsely attributed edits have now been explained by gnu57 at the Teahouse. I apparently published changes on the two pages concerned after other changes had been made while I had the page open, and this wiped out their changes. The recommended way to deal with this is to hit "Show changes" before publishing and then copying and redoing your edit if necessary to retain the other changes. –Roy McCoy (talk) 16:41, 29 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Roy McCoy: Interesting. On my laptop I would have got an 'edit conflict' if I tried to publish changes on a page when other changes have been made. Also, if you hadn't known already, to indent a message (to reply to a message above), you would add a colon (:) before your message. See Wikipedia:Indentation. When a message becomes too far indented, you can also Template:Outdent. Regards JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 02:32, 30 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

(1) gnu57 mentioned "edit conflict" as follows: "When changes happen in the meantime while you're editing, you're supposed to be taken to an 'edit conflict' screen where you can merge the other person's changes in with yours: but there's no warning when you and the other person are working on different sections of the article. What I do (especially on busy pages) is hit 'show changes' and check whether my edit would undo other people's work; if so, I copy my additions, hit 'cancel' to get to the up-to-date version of the page, and then reopen the edit window, paste them in, and publish." In any event I suppose I can avoid future problems by using "Show changes".
(2) I've been adding a colon or multiple colons to indent, but I'm not adding additional indentation here since this seems to be more a continuing conversation than a series of messages and replies to be nested. Thanks. –Roy McCoy (talk) 04:27, 30 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Reason for editing

Hello, I'm Ysharathchandra. Recently I've edited little content on the page "Republic tv" because the sources mentioned for the title "Criticism" are not reliable sources. Also it being a news channel, it's not right to portray it as biased because for some viewers it might not match with their viewpoint. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ysharathchandra (talk • contribs) 18:04, 22 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the explanation. But you shouldn't remove any content from the article unless it is obviously written in a POV manner and not supported by reliable sources, and remove references only if they are unreliable. Note that your edit was again reverted by User:Winged Blades of Godric. JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 00:14, 23 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Walewijn van der Veen

@JackintheBox:

Hi!

Could you read through my article and see if looks ok?

Gabby 08:22, 23 April 2019 (UTC)

@Vedlagt: Hi, sorry I wasn't able to reply to you in the past two days (I was affect by IP range blocks). Yes, the article looks fine, and nice to see it following WP:MOS and using Template:Cite web. I added the access dates to a few of your sources just now, and added some wikilinks. I see it has been moved to draftspace. Hope it gets reviewed and accepted soon!

. JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 05:16, 25 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Vedlagt: Hi, please remember to sign you messages with four tildes (~~~~). If you are already doing that, please see WP:SIGLINK – signatures should contain at least one direct link to your user page, talk page or contributions page (Special:Contributions/Vedlagt). Thanks JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 05:19, 25 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

UTRS

This blocked user is asking that his block be reviewed on the Unblock Ticket Request System:

JackintheBox (block log • active blocks • global blocks • autoblocks • contribs • deleted contribs • abuse filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

UTRS appeal #24870 was submitted on Apr 24, 2019 02:14:29. This review is now closed.

--UTRSBot (talk) 02:14, 24 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. Now I can edit as usual!

JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 05:37, 25 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

AfC notification: Draft:Brexitometer has a new comment

I've left a comment on your Articles for Creation submission, which can be viewed at Draft:Brexitometer. Thanks! — Stevey7788 (talk) 13:23, 26 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Brexitometer (April 26)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by KylieTastic was:

This submission's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article—that is, they do not show significant coverage (not just passing mentions) about the subject in published, reliable, secondary sources that are independent of the subject. Before any resubmission, additional references meeting these criteria should be added (see technical help and learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue). If no additional references exist, the subject is not suitable for Wikipedia.

The comment the reviewer left was:

Requires significant coverage in independent reliable sources to show notability

Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit when they have been resolved.

If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to Draft:Brexitometer and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
If you now believe the draft cannot meet Wikipedia's standards or do not wish to progress it further, you may request deletion. Please go to Draft:Brexitometer, click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window, add "{{db-self}}" at the top of the draft text and click the blue "publish changes" button to save this edit.
If you do not make any further changes to your draft, in 6 months, it will be considered abandoned and may be deleted.
If you need any assistance, you can ask for help at the Articles for creation help desk, on the reviewer's talk page or use Wikipedia's real-time chat help from experienced editors.

KylieTastic (talk) 14:48, 26 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

July 2018 - Mike Chioda Edit

I recently noticed a message attributed to my IP about an edit on a page about some referee. I'd like to state that I never made those edits and don't even know who Mike Chioda is. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.198.51.208 (talk) 03:02, 27 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

OK, you must be using a shared IP then. Anyway those edits were made in July last year. If you would like to edit Wikipedia (especially if you are affected by an IP block), I suggest you create an account! Regards JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 08:34, 27 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Category Vandal

The vandal (Time Warp Tickers) is obviously a page-move vandal/troll; there's no point in trying to communicate with him. This is possibly JarlaxleArtemis, User:TryToBeFunny (a known serial category vandal), or some other Willy on Wheels (WoW) imitator troll. It's best to just ignore and revert at this point. LightandDark2000 🌀 (talk) 08:00, 28 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@LightandDark2000: OK. As you could see in this edit, I suspected the same. JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 08:02, 28 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I'm guessing that this is TTBF, though JA is also possible (but JA tends to be much more serious in threats/attacks). LightandDark2000 🌀 (talk) 08:03, 28 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Oh yes, that seems reasonable. JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 08:05, 28 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Whew JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 08:07, 28 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Optometry

Why are you using two outdated dictionary sources to attempt to validate the factually incorrect wiki definition of Optometrists in the UK.

Look at the professional UK bodies - Association of Optometrists, the College of Optometrists, and the GOC which has always strongly demarcated the line between Optometrists and (dispensing) Opticians.

Can you please get the edit changed for UK Optometrists to read along the lines “in the UK they graduate in Optometry, then complete a pre registration training, professional qualifying exams and subject to passing, register as an Optometrist. Further training can allow them to become a Doctor of Optometry.” (Link to Aston or City University Doctor of Optometry course)

Please change to similar to above, as this is the reality, and has been for the past decade Mjhope77 (talk) 08:52, 29 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

You could change it yourself, if you can find some reliable sources that support your claim. JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 15:08, 30 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

CHARLOTTESVILLE

wvai 101.jamz is an urban format in charlottesville virgina and i would like it to be listed i am the owner listed under air mix virgina inc

@Wvai: Your edits broke the article's formatting. As you are a new editor, I strongly suggest you click 'Show preview' or 'Show changes' before publishing your changes, so you can actually see what you are doing to the article, and the formatting is correct. JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 15:04, 30 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Lukan Michi page

Hello JackINTHEBox,

I'm creating a new page for Lukan Michi, which is an Punjabi movie. Can you help me please? We are the Great (talk) 16:19, 30 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@We are the Great: Hi, At Wikipedia:Articles for creation, it says 'Only experienced editors should ever create an article from scratch. Others should first create a draft page and build the article there.' Read that page and go to Wikipedia:Article wizard – it will guide you through creating your draft for Lukan Michi.

Please note that if you want your draft to be accepted and moved to the article namespace, you will have to add reliable sources for verifiability, and prove that it meets Wikipedia's notability guidelines. Use the Template:Cite web to properly cite sources from the web, such as online articles. JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 16:25, 30 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Also, to reply to me on a page other than my talk page, you can use Template:Reply to or {{u|JackintheBox}}. Note that this is case-sensitive. This is not needed if you post on my talk page, because a user always gets a notification whenever someone edits their talk page. JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 16:25, 30 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Request to add independent candidate name

Hi Team,

Independent candidate from Thoothukkudi constituency who completed M.Tech from NIT Calicut and who got a good reach with all youngster from Tamilnadu. Mr.J.SIVANESWARAN contested in Baloon symbol.

Many other independent candidate from other constituency as well other political party leader also using to promote their names along with this candidate. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sivaneswaran.J (talk • contribs) 05:4e, 1 May 2019 (UTC)

Hi Sivaneswaran.J, your edit to Thoothukudi (Lok Sabha constituency) broke the article's formatting as you changed the double curly brackets '{{' to single curly brackets '{'. As you are a new editor, I recommend you click 'Show preview' or 'Show changes' at the bottom of your screen before you publish your changes, so you can see what you are doing to the article with your edit. Also, your edit I reverted seems to be self-promotional; please see Wikipedia:Conflict of interest. JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 05:50, 1 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Request to add by yourself

We request to add those details by yourself. It should not affect the coding. Sivaneswaran.J (talk) 05:54, 1 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Sivaneswaran.J: See my comment above. Your edit to Thoothukudi (Lok Sabha constituency) was reverted because it broke the article's formatting, because you changed the double curly brackets to single. When you make edits, I suggest clicking 'Show preview' near the bottom of your screen before clicking 'Publish changes', so you can see what the article looks like with your edit. Regards JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 05:57, 1 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Optometry

So why not change or revise the wiki definition then?!

You could change it yourself, if you can find some reliable sources that support your claim. JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 00:24, 2 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Ili_Kazakh_Autonomous_Prefecture#Governar

Hello! Could you help me to find chinese original name for Governar № 5,6,7 in link above?--Kaiyr (talk) 10:32, 3 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

By the way, the word is spelt 'Governor', and should be pluralised ('Governors'). Also, underscores (_) are not needed when linking to a page on Wikipedia. JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 16:29, 3 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Looks like that has already been done by 笔尖留痕! JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 16:29, 3 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Alma Carroll

Sorry, I am new to Wikipedia. Alma is a close family friend. She passed today. If we need to wait for an official news organization to pick up the story, that’s fine. When her husband, Bill Lignante, died it was a couple months before anything was published. WhoAmI-GS (talk) 05:00, 4 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, WhoAmI-GS. If that is true, sorry for the loss. However, Wikipedia is built on reliable sources, so content on biographies of living persons or recently deceased persons must be supported by reliable sources, including the date of their death. You may cite an obituary on the article when it gets published. Regards, JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 05:04, 4 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Edit on Electron Microscope

Hi JackintheBox, I know I am new to wikipedia but I did not make my last edit on accident. If you think there is something wrong with my contribution, please let me know. Thanks, --Schultz2019 (talk) 14:01, 4 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Schultz2019, I reverted this edit that you made to Electron microscope because you added the '</ref>' symbol to the start of the article, and I assumed you were testing the <ref></ref> template for citing sources. You might want to click 'Show preview' near the bottom of your screen when you make an edit before actually publishing your changes, so you can see how the article looks like with your edit, without the edit actually getting published. Regards JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 15:54, 4 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Your reports

Please don't report users who haven't edited for years to AIV or UAA. Widr (talk) 09:50, 13 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Widr: Understood. JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 10:07, 13 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

About a new editor

This new guy named Oliver Eastwood whom you warned a couple of days ago is vandalizing Wikipedia again. Firstly he removed a sourced content from the article of Petr Čech twice and when i complained about him to you he reverted that too to hide his fault. He is trying to be oversmart. Please get this kid on the line ASAP. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 117.234.88.150 (talk) 08:44, 23 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

IP blocked. Please do not harass and falsely accuse users again. JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 10:52, 23 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Breton

Hello, I don't understand why you fell "non-constructive" the file I put on the breton language page. Best regars, Neert

@Neert: Oh, sorry, it was my mistake – I only saw the diff in which you added the sentence 'It's free.', and I reverted it without thinking much. I have reverted my revert and removed the message on your talk page! Regards, JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 14:00, 23 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Project Runway

Hi, how was my edit to Project Runway (season 17) not constructive? I was basically correcting vandalization. Content that I corrected was created by a user who claims to have information about content that has not even aired yet and the user offered no citation as to where they got said information. Additionally, they completely messed up the formatting of the results grid, which they never should have done in the first place.

@Ringo902: Sorry, that revert was a mistake. I have removed my message template from your talk page. Regards, JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 14:13, 23 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Why my content removed?

I added some content to a page named chandrashekhar azad ravan. I wrote the real thing. Perhaps it may be offendfull for some people but truth is truth. Wikipedia should show the real content not just people want to see. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 117.97.233.179 (talk) 14:10, 23 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Because it does not adhere to Wikipedia's policy of WP:NPOV (Neutral Point of View), as I mentioned on your talk page, User talk:Gaurav singh lohia. Also, please edit while logged in to your account. JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 14:13, 23 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Re: Democracy In Africa article

Hi JackintheBox, I'm new to Wikipedia and have been working on a draft for Democracy in Africa for a uni project this semester and was about to upload it before I realized one was already created... I still want to share what I've written so I hope you don't mind if i add more to the page/make some adjustments :) Airyue (talk) 16:15, 30 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

just saw you weren't the one who uploaded the original article my bad :) Airyue (talk) 16:20, 30 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Airyue: Feel free to add any more relevant content to the article (preferably with reliable sources), and make sure to adhere to Wikipedia's Manual of Style!

JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 16:36, 30 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Newberry Volcano

Thanks for catching that my edit only reverted one of the vandalisms and that there was another in the article - especially important for a main page article. Donner60 (talk) 02:37, 14 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Donner60: Pleasure!

JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 02:38, 14 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Borders of Malaysia edit

I didn't do anything bro. How did that happen? 14.192.214.104 (talk) 01:45, 6 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Perhaps someone else made this edit using the same IP address you're using. JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 06:54, 7 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Mazz Murray

The info i posted is from Mazz’s twitter. Half the info on her wiki page is incorrect (again stated my Mazz on her official twitter page) so why do you have control of it..? Surely that should be Mazz in control of info about her..? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kelseyabbott1991 (talk • contribs) 18:57, 9 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, see my reply on your talk page. Regards, JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 19:24, 9 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Wow half! What a hyperbole JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 14:06, 12 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Ellis Ayitey Komey

Hi,

I added the details of my father's death and it appears that you have removed them?

I presume that I am doing something wrong here and I would be grateful for your advice and guidance and what I need to do to update my father's entry on Wikipedia.

Any help and assistance would be most welcome. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Charlief1959 (talk • contribs) 19:11, 9 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Charlief1959: Hi Charlie, I reverted your edit because you did not provide a reliable source to verify the content you added. Also, your edit did not have the correct formatting – you added the content after the 'References' section, while that section should always come after the main body of the article. If you could find a source to support that info (such as a web link for an obituary), please feel free to re-add it!

P.S. I found a mention of 'Ellis Ayitey Komey' here: https://www.ancestry.com/search/categories/42/?name=_Komey&name_x=1_1 . This might be your father, and might include details of his father's death, but I can't get access to it as the info is private. JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 19:21, 9 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hi JackintheBox, thank you for getting back to me so quickly. I do have a copy of his obituary from The Daily Graphic paper (a local paper from Accra). What I will do is make the Komey Family Tree on Ancestry 'Public" so that you can look at all the information and photographs that I have on my father. If this is then acceptable then I will have another go at added the details. Thanks again for your help as this is the first time I have been on Wikipedia and think it is right that the details about my father are correct.

Kind regards — Preceding unsigned comment added by Charlief1959 (talk • contribs) 19:31, 9 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Charlief1959: That would be great. Also it might be helpful if you could somehow send me a copy of the obituary from the Daily Graphic (Ghana) paper (perhaps by email – my address is [email protected]), as I could try to add it your father's article as a source using Template:Cite newspaper. This would also have to include at least the date of the newspaper. Regards, JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 19:48, 9 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hi JackintheBox, that is the email sent to you with a copy of the obituary and also a photo of my father. I have also forwarded some other details that I hope can be amended and added to his page.

Thanks again for all your help with this.

Kind Regards

Charlie Charlief1959 (talk) 20:25, 9 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Charlief1959: Hi, I have re-added the details of Ellis Komey death according to Wikipedia's Manual of Style and cite the obituary from the newspaper you sent to me by email. I corrected the 'Flamengo' typo, cited the 'Modern African Stories' book after the relevant sentence so it can be seen under the 'References' section, and also added a mention of 'Messages: Poems from Ghana', plus a relevant source for the book. These are my edits. Also see the article Ellis Ayitey Komey to check if everything is alright. Please feel free to correct or add anything else yourself to the article, or to any other article you come across! Regards, JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 06:43, 10 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Concerning my edit to R v R

You have reverted one of the edits I made to the page R v R. I was merely correcting a factually incorrect statement. The original sentence was completely false and extremely misleading. Please read the actual case and verify the accuracy of my edit before accusing me of vandalism. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Darth Nath (talk • contribs) 08:20, 30 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Ha ha no JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 14:05, 12 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Lipjan

Lipjan comes from Ulpiana. The word has no Slavic origins neither do I understand how you could think so, looking back at the history of the city. So better leave it out. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.162.215.184 (talk) 01:09, 30 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Walewyn ( Walewijn ) van der Veen

Hi JackintheBox,

I am writing an article about Walewyn ( Walewijn ) van der Veen but it was not accepted. I have edited it and wondered if you would have a look at it again when you have the time. Perhaps you have a few suggestions.

Thank you for your help.

Gabby 16:47, 23 September 2019 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Vedlagt (talk • contribs)

Hi @Vedlagt:, please see the comment by Clarityfiend on the page Draft:Walewijn van der Veen on how to improve your draft. Also, please fix the paragraph which ends in 'Jacobus van de Water', as it does not make much sense. It would be a good idea to try an add some more notable accomplishments about the article's subject so that it meets Wikipedia's notability guidelines. Regards JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 01:53, 24 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Also be sure to sign your messages with four tildes (~~~~). JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 01:53, 24 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Admin?

Are you an admin? SpinnerLaserz (talk) 00:43, 30 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@SpinnerLaserz: No, I am not an admin. I am an extended confirmed user. JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 11:21, 30 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Fun Factory Uganda

Good day to you. Could you please, when you have time go through the article I have created and see if it conforms to all the standards? I am very interested in the comedy world of Uganda and have already written a biography on Akite Agnes. I would like to expand and write other biographies as well. But I need to make sure all that I do conforms with the requirements. Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mlajum (talk • contribs) 07:10, 10 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Mlajum: Hi, I skimmed through the article and I think it currently looks fine. I improved the article's formatting per MOS:HEAD, MOS:PUNCTREF and MOS:ENDASH. You might want to familiarise yourself with these Manual of Style guidelines. Also I suggest you should add a caption to the image in that article that does not currently have a caption. Regards, JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 15:28, 10 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@JackintheBox: Hi, thank you so much for the input. Obviously I still have some way to go to perfect the art of editing. I will surely put your suggestions in full use. I was kind of worried because the article had been marked as sperm via the links to the article. I don't know if every new article goes through the same test. I appreciate

@Mlajum: I think you meant 'spam' instead of 'sperm'.

Also please remember to sign your messages with four tildes (~~~~). Thanks JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 01:04, 11 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@JackintheBox: Oh my. Yes I did. That's five starembarrasement.Mlajum (talk) 08:14, 11 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

		The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
		Surprised I didn't already see one of these while I was talk page stalking :P A 10 fireplane ^{Inform me} 18:27, 24 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you very much indeed, good Sir!

JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 00:49, 25 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

No problem at all, thank you

A 10 fireplane ^{Inform me} 01:16, 27 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 07:13, 28 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Your draft article, Draft:Brexitometer

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In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace, the draft has been nominated for deletion. If you plan on working on it further, or editing it to address the issues raised if it was declined, simply edit the submission and remove the {{db-afc}}, {{db-draft}}, or {{db-g13}} code.

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HI

Thank you but this content is just media made story to undermine Pakistan $14.8 Million Project of peace Corridor between india and pakistan. Please remove that section. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kaovf (talk • contribs) 04:28, 10 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I reverted your disruption to the section title which renamed it from 'Security concerns' to 'Indian propaganda', which also violates Wikipedia's policy of WP:NPOV. You also removed correctly placed 'sic' templates. You had previously attempted to removed the whole section, which is supported by reliable sources (from both Indian and Pakistan media outlets) and objectively recounts what happened. Regards, JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 05:01, 10 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Ergani

Dear JackintheBox, well I deleted some text because the text was supposed to be in english, but there were Turkish bits intertwined with the English. I asked for help first in the contribution summary of a edit I did before. Then I read on the talk page that similar complaints were made in 2013, so I thought I delete some parts to make it readable again. You now included the Turkish language parts as well plus you deleted the sourced Info I added for the current Mayor elected in March 2019 and the current Kaymakam. I'd be glad for a response from your side. I just tried to make an article sourced and understandable. Thank you, best Paradise Chronicle (talk) 04:39, 10 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Paradise Chronicle: Thanks for your explanation; I have reverted my edit accordingly with explanation in the edit summary. Regards, JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 04:51, 10 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Beyblade edits

Hey; thanks for the feedback re the Beyblade edits by 84.92.39.226 back in February (only just spotted the talk entry / message).

I'm going to guess they'll have been by our beyblade-obsessed son (who's on the ASD spectrum). I'll have a little word with him about Wikipedia etiquette (don't worry; I won't chew him out or anything though - i can see from the edits how he might have thought he was being helpful) :) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.92.39.226 (talk) 17:37, 30 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Answered on your talk page on 1 December. Cheers, JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 06:27, 11 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas and a Prosperous 2020!

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Happy editing,
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@KatnissEverdeen: Thanks, Katty Ev! A Joyous Yuletide to you too!

🤶🎅🎄🎊🎉 JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 07:55, 23 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Holidays!

Hello JackintheBox: Enjoy the holiday season and winter solstice if it's occurring in your area of the world, and thanks for your work to maintain, improve and expand Wikipedia. Cheers, Fylindfotberserk (talk) 08:46, 23 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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FWiW Bzuk (talk) 12:49, 23 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Dir auch frohe Weihnachten :)

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Glad to hear from you. I hope you have a great holiday season and New Year. Donner60 (talk) 06:35, 25 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

Hello JackintheBox Thank you so much for the Merry Christmas message. Indeed you are one of my inspirations in Wikipedia. I look up to you and learn from you. May the new year bear many fruits for you. Mlajum (talk) 05:41, 26 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Rename "Landship (Barbados)" to "Barbados Landship"?

See discussion at Talk:Landship (Barbados)#Rename: "Barbados Landship". Cheers, HopsonRoad (talk) 15:26, 29 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I see that's already resolved. Cheers, JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 15:39, 31 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Happy New Year, JackintheBox!

Happy New Year!

JackintheBox,
Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia.
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Hi

Hi sir I am very thankful for correcting my edit on the page called water . I was just expressing my view about water. Shezi Ayabonga (talk) 10:31, 10 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Shezi Ayabonga: No problem – happy (belated) new year and happy editing on Wikipedia!

JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 10:33, 10 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Editing of Marlene

So now u acknowledge me ehh Ben Kein (talk) 13:30, 11 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Ben Kein: Hi Ben, yes, I see that Marlene King is indeed lesbian. However I rephrased the sentence to make it more encyclopædic. Regards JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 13:32, 11 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Yes thanks for realizing Ben Kein (talk) 13:33, 11 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Ben Kein: No problem, regards JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 13:37, 11 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Good Ben Kein (talk) 13:37, 11 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Next time revise your facts before you come and accuse me of vandalism Ben Kein (talk) 13:38, 11 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

However, this edit you just made to the article did not seem to be helpful, and this edit summary even less helpful. JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 13:44, 11 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Tom Scharpling

Hi Jack,

I removed incorrect information. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.41.214.121 (talk • contribs) 05:24, 15 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I reverted your edit because you removed sourced content. Regards JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 05:37, 15 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Concerning an informal study

Hi there. I was conducting an "informal" study on the usage of Portals on Wikipedia, and for that reason, I've come to ask you a few question:

How often do you use Portals?
Which Portals do you visit (if any)?
How useful do you find them?

Apologies for wasting your precious time on Wikipedia. P.S. It's all fine with me if you don't want to answer these questions. Ambuj Shukla (talk) 18:09, 17 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Draft:Long John (comedian)

Hello, Please help me see what I could have done wrong with this article. It was rejected due to citation issues yet I auto generated the citations. Please advice me. Thanks Mlajum (talk) 13:34, 9 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Update on Malaysia States HDI

To JackInTheBox,

Hello, can you please update the Malaysian states' HDI as of 2019? Thank youm — Preceding unsigned comment added by HanCor (talk • contribs) 13:14, 25 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@HanCor: Hi, there is currently no data for 2019 for the source that is being used on that article. I will however be updating the 2017 HDI data to 2018 data (which exists in the source) soon. I am living in China, and can only access that source (and Wikipedia, and almost any other site I go to) with a VPN. Currently the VPN is really slow and the source is not loading well at all. I will try loading it again soon so that I can see Malaysian data. Then I will add the updated data to the Wikipedia article! Regards, JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 13:43, 25 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for editing the Malaysian states HDI list to the year 2018. I was wondering if you can give me the source from where did you got the HDI list from. Thank you. Also, do you know when the 2019 list is going to come out? Thanks! HanCor (talk) 12:52, 26 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I managed to access the source that is already referenced on the article List of Malaysian states by Human Development Index, which is here. I clicked Show all at the bottom of the page but couldn't get it to load, so I clicked Download near the top left hand corner to come to this page, then I downloaded this file which is published in 2020. The latest data for each country is from 2018, so I think 2019 data can be accessed around a year's time. I also added a new map to the article to show 2018 data. Regards, JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 13:22, 26 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Just a reminder that you don't need to add a space before your message – it makes your message look weird. You can add a colon (:) in front of the message to indent it when you are replying to another message. JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 13:22, 26 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Why did you revert my edit?

You recently reverted my edit on List of contaminated cell lines without providing a reason. Can you please explain? sam1370 (talk) 04:04, 13 April 2020 (UTC) sam1370 (talk) 04:04, 13 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, that was an accidental revert while I was patrolling on Huggle. I have now reverted the article back to your revision. Regards JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 04:05, 13 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, thank you! sam1370 (talk) 16:44, 13 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

"why"

why did you revert the changes?! it took me two hours to fix almost all of the grammar and correct the information!!! (history of Australia) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 119.236.246.161 (talk • contribs) 04:20, 13 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Because that was vandalism. JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 04:21, 13 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Put memes on Uncyclopedia, Wikipedia is dedicated to facts, not humor. sam1370 (talk) 01:10, 14 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

hey

i believe that post is all good to be posted to do with that she is nasty person and people need to know — Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.62.73.142 (talk • contribs) 04:00, 15 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, your edit to Jackée Harry violated Wikipedia's policy of Neutral point of view, it sounds biased ('nasty things') and also isn't that significant (WP:Notability) for the 'Personal life' section. Regards JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 03:50, 15 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Grand Aire Express

I do not understand why you believe the section I created regarding Safety Concerns and FAA Oversight was not constructive. I understand the fleet section revisions was not very well done, but the safety concerns and FAA oversight are was well sourced and improved the Grand Aire Express article.

JimBob2u (talk) 04:10, 21 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, upon looking back at your edit I reverted, I see that it is a genuine attempt to improve the article, while I previously thought it was maybe a test edit as it involved the removal and addition of many lines. JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 01:19, 22 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I suggest that you use the 'Show preview' function at the bottom of your screen after making an edit to see what the page looks like with your edit, instead of making lots of small edits and revert some of them. JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 01:22, 22 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the input. I think I see what might have happened. I made numerous small edits instead of using the preview feature and that led to confusion. I will use the preview feature in the future as you suggest. Because there were so many small edits when you made your change it took out the whole section regrading safety and FAA oversight. That entire section is still missing from the article in spite of your latest revision. Because I believe the safety and oversight section was removed in error, I am going to add that section back in. JimBob2u (talk) 16:04, 22 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Understood and regards, JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 00:58, 23 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Question

@JackintheBox: Is it okay to remove the welcome template from my user talk? I pretty much know how to get around. LucasA04 (talk) 19:10, 26 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi LucasA04, per WP:OWNTALK you are allowed to remove such things from your talk page whenever you want. I personally would keep a 'welcome' template if it were on my talk page as a 'souvenir', but you are free to remove it. Regards JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 01:16, 27 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

JackintheBox, Can I archive it? LucasA04 (talk) 01:31, 27 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@LucasA04: Indeed you can. JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 01:32, 27 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

JackintheBox, How do I do that? LucasA04 (talk) 01:34, 27 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@LucasA04: I have never archived my talk page, so I'm not an expert in that, but you might find this helpful: Help:Archiving a talk page. JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 02:49, 27 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Request for IP block exemption

This request for help from administrators has been answered. If you need more help or have additional questions, please reapply the {{admin help}} template, or contact the responding user(s) directly on their own user talk page.

Hi, I’d like to again request for IP block exemption, since I requested this last year which has now expired. I live in China where I have to access many sites (including Wikipedia) using a VPN. This prevents me from being able to edit, as the message when I try to edit says: ‘’The IP address that you are currently using has been blocked because it is believed to be a web host provider or colocation provider.‘’ Thanks. JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 06:00, 6 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Please follow the instructions at WP:IPECPROXY to directly request an exemption from a checkuser. 331dot (talk) 07:27, 6 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

This has been addressed. Risker (talk) 19:10, 10 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks very much, 331dot and Risker! JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 01:15, 11 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

How to answer a message on my Talk page(talk) 17:03, 16 September 2020 (UTC)

Hi JackintheBox! 1) How can I answer a message on my Talk page? 2) How can I change back to the original text when an article has been edited?

I am still new to Wikipedia and haven't been here for a while.

I appreciate your help!

(talk) 17:07, 16 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Vedlagt, you can answer someone else's message on your talk page by 'pinging' them, like this: {{ping|Username}}, with the person's username replacing 'Username'. You should always sign your talk page messages with four tildes, like this:~~~~. This would automatically produce your username and a timestamp. JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 15:43, 24 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

	The Citation Barnstar
	:) RetroBreads! (talk) 17:17, 25 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi RetroBreads, thanks for this, but please try not to make disruptive small edits like you did. You're welcome to make constructive edits to Wikipedia!

JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 13:49, 30 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

hello friend

my addition was very much needed as the page had no greeting i simply added one to make the page more calm instead of the sharp feel of the page — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bowchicabowwow123456666 (talk • contribs) 17:33, 25 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Regarding my recent Activity

I am new on Wikipedia. I steel learning how things works here. So I accept that I am making mistakes and violating rules and I am very sorry for that. It wont happen again — Preceding unsigned comment added by AkshayMote (talk • contribs) 06:50, 30 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@AkshayMote: That's okay. But please remember to always sign your talk page messages with four tildes, like this: ~~~~. JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 06:54, 30 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

	The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
	I was going through recent changes, and found some, but you had already reverted the changes. Nice job and thanks for helping the WP community out! Shadowrvn728 (talk) 07:14, 30 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Shadowrvn729: Thanks! and happy editing JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 07:43, 30 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Im sorry

i am very sorry for what i did, actually, i am going to leave wikipedia since i am overcome with shame

bye-bye

Lonereed23 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lonereed23 (talk • contribs) 13:23, 30 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Lonereed23: Hi there, I see that this is your first time editing. Just make sure that you don't make disruptive edits to Wikipedia articles int the future. If you are interested in making constructive edits to WP, please don't leave editing Wikipedia, and I hope you have a pleasant editing experience here! Regards, JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 13:31, 30 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I'm Back!

Dear Jackinthebox:

I just saw that you like a lot of things that I do too! I love dogs, I am very much interested in world war 1 and 2 and my favorite color is also blue!!!

See ya

Lonereed23 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lonereed23 (talk • contribs) 13:53, 30 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Im sorry

iamsooooooooooooooooooooooooo sorry

i accidently deleted the uncyclopedia page on wikipedia

please undo it

lonereed23 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lonereed23 (talk • contribs) 14:18, 30 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Lonereed23: Hi there, I saw you just made another unhelpful edit to Uncyclopedia. Maybe this was a test edit, but please don't make such edits on Wikipedia articles (as User:Jdcomix mentioned on your talk page, you may be blocked if this continues). You can do this on your own 'sandbox' here: User:Lonereed23/sandbox, or use the public Wikipedia sandbox here: Wikipedia:Sandbox. Regards, JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 06:30, 1 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Lonereed23: Also, it would be a good idea to click Show preview before to make an edit, to show what your edit would look like when it is saved. After that you can then click Publish changes to make your edit. JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 06:31, 1 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Edit , regarding First Elementary Girls School in India

Respected Sir,

I tried to add information which according to me "Authentic". It was not test or Trial, but I could not add reference to my edited information.

Regards.

Santosh Takale, India. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Stakale (talk • contribs) 05:40, 1 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Stakale: Hi Santosh, I just looked back at your edit and saw that it was fine, so I now restored your previous edit to Timeline of women's education. I had reverted the edit because you added '<ref></ref>' to the start of the article (maybe by accident), which made me think it was a test edit. Happy editing and regards, JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 06:25, 1 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

P.S. Also please remember to sign your talk page messages with four tildes, like this: ~~~~. Thanks! JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 06:25, 1 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

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	Up top! High fives Littlecat456^{(OwOchat Ver 1.1)}_(.log) 07:51, 12 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Littlecat456: Thanks and happy editing!

JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 07:55, 12 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Burning LAVA FISH

YoU'rE wRoNg — Preceding unsigned comment added by 185.13.50.209 (talk) 08:06, 12 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

185.13.50.209 You'll need a reference for that addition. JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 08:10, 12 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Vandalism on page managed by us

Hey there, We have been managing this page for years being the PR team of the said personality, whereas someone always edits and modifies old biodata without having factual knowledge. Kindly take care of such vandalism and let us keep our page updated as per the correct info we possess. Thanks, Keep doing the good work.. Cheers — Preceding unsigned comment added by Enemyeyes (talk • contribs) 08:36, 12 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

hi

thank you i am intersted in the topics you like--

hi — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sunayparekh (talk • contribs) 04:57, 16 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Sunayparekh: Hi, please remember to sign your talk page messages with four tildes, like this: ~~~~ Regards, JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 08:14, 16 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

	The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
	It's you again! Firestar464 (talk) 04:31, 23 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Firestar464: Thanks! Have you thought of using Huggle? It's really efficient for combating vandalism; that's why I use it. JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 04:34, 23 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@JackintheBox: Unfortunately, I do not have rollback rights, so I cannot use Huggle. Firestar464 (talk) 04:37, 23 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Firestar464: You could request for rollback rights on Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Rollback; you would probably succeed

JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 04:39, 23 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi

Hi Jack in the box Mhiz Destiny (talk) 14:22, 27 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Mhiz Destiny: Hi Mhiz! Remember that you can click on the PLEASE CLICK HERE TO ADD A NEW MESSAGE button to add a new message; also remember to give the section a name. Regards JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 15:03, 27 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you very much Jack in the box 🤗🤗🤗 Mhiz Destiny (talk) 15:19, 27 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Your Edit of My Edit

Hi, in regards to your message about 'Day of Deceit', I was not 'practicing' how to make an edit, I was actually making an edit, and would appreciate your restoring the addition I made to the article. Thank you116.88.139.134 (talk) 13:28, 4 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

116.88.139.134 Hi, I reverted your edit to Day of Deceit as you inadvertently introduced formatting errors to the article in that edit. To prevent this from happening you can click Show preview to see how your edit would look like, and if everything is good then click Publish changes. Regards JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 13:31, 4 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

In any case, I've reverted similar material elsewhere after reading our article on one of the authors the IP is using, Eric Nave. Doug Weller talk 19:14, 4 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

khalid abdul mohammad

khalid abdul mohammad was a black supremacist he was apart of the nation of islam that believe whites are devils and inferior to blacks he made plenty of speeches professing these views i believe this should be added i find it odd you are removing it — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.100.60.127 (talk) 17:51, 6 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Edits

I have changed the link objected to by a previous Editor. OT — Preceding unsigned comment added by ObserverFacts (talk • contribs) 10:53, 15 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

River monterroso disruptive editing

Hello. My edits to river monterroso are me troubleshooting various problems with the article as I am the creator of it, There is no intent of disruptive editing going on

Thank You Ekecdnkoewihdouuepiw (talk) 12:09, 16 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Test editing

I'm sorry My school said we can't use Wikipedia because the documents could be edited.so I tried it to see if the rumors were true sorry for the troubles. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:CF:4700:7CD0:8948:BA16:75CF:76B3 (talk) 05:12, 30 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@2601:CF:4700:7CD0:8948:BA16:75CF:76B: Hi there! That's an interesting rationale from your school, that students cannot use Wikipedia – because it can be edited. Because that is the reason Wikipedia exists, and has as of now over 6 million articles! Because ordinary people can write about anything they like, provided that it is notable enough for an encyclopædia, and that it is supported and verified by reliable sources. Wikipedia is a great place to get information study-related, but it is true that you shouldn't cite Wikipedia as a source – though you can make use of sources cited within Wikipedia articles. You can find these sources at the bottom of the articles, or by hovering your cursor over the square brackets (such as [1]) in the article. Regards, JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 14:10, 30 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Also, as you can see, Wikipedia is efficiently 'moderated' by many users, including bots, that tackle and deter 'disruptive' edits on its articles.

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Thoughts on Elizabeth Radcliffe's book?

Here is the write up in the Evening Standard Radcliffe was referring to. I don't really know what to think of it. The source is a WP:NEWSBLOG and I am wary of WP:PROMO and WP:CRYSTALBALL and don't like her wording. That said, I tend to view authors notifying us about their books as a generally positive thing for the encyclopedia so that we don't have to do the research ourselves and as such am leaning towards seeing it included but I don't know about the wording and if you still feel that it is not worthy of inclusion then I would be happy with that. ~ El D. (talk to me) 16:45, 18 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@El komodos drago: Hi, I've replied to Ms Radcliffe on her talk page, saying that I think it would be best if the book were added after it has been published, as doing it now may be construed as promotion of the book. However if others differ I have no problem with it being included now. Also I personally have been a fan of Larry the Cat for several years now, and would love to read this book once it comes out! JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 05:23, 19 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Seems fair, ~ El D. (talk to me) 11:32, 19 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia.
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@Fylindfotberserk: Happy New Year to you too in India! I'm living in China, where the New Year just arrived! JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 16:24, 31 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. 2 moar hours in India. Waiting and chugging on muh brewski. - Fylindfotberserk (talk) 16:26, 31 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

It was Swedish mulled wine from IKEA for me. 😂 JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 16:46, 31 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

That's awesome. - Fylindfotberserk (talk) 16:52, 31 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Happy New Year!

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	Hello JackintheBox: Did you know ... that back in 1885, Wikipedia editors wrote Good Articles with axes, hammers and chisels? Thank you for your contributions to this encyclopedia using 21st century technology. I hope you don't get any unnecessary blisters. CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 01:03, 1 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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And a Happy New Year to you too, Captain! JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 08:57, 1 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Map of countries by Human Development Index

Hello and happy new year! I see that you created File:Countries by Human Development Index (2020).png and I really appreciate it. Could you please recreate the same map but in SVG format? The SVG format has no raster graphics and it is of superior quality. − Allice Hunter ^(Inbox) 21:16, 1 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Allice Hunter: Ok I will! JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 04:19, 2 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Allice Hunter: Hi Allice, I'm interested in what programme you use to create SVG maps (like File:2020 UN Human Development Report.svg)? I've just managed to download a full resolution file of File:BlankMap-World.svg as a PDF file, and then converted it to SVG, but I'm not sure how I can fill in different parts of the map in different colours. JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 05:33, 2 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@JackintheBox: I often use Adobe Illustrator or Inkscape. I think that converting a PDF file to SVG will create a fake SVG file, which has raster graphics and a poorer quality than a real one. In my opinion Illustrator is easier to use than Inkscape. However Inkscape is free and Illustrator is not. − Allice Hunter ^(Inbox) 06:54, 2 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Allice Hunter: Thanks for the info. I've downloaded Inkscape and have just completed filling the countries and territories in the darkest green. It took quite a lot of time figuring out how to use the app, but now I've familiarised myself with it. It's still quite tedious to have to manually click on all the small (visible) islands in order to shade them in the right colour, but at least I've finished with the first colour. Eleven more to go! 😬😂 JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 16:44, 2 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

In contrast, using the map on mapchart.net requires me to just click once to fill a whole country/territory in a single colour. I feel like this is much more convenient, although I'm only able to download those maps in PNG format, which gives 'raster graphics'. JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 16:47, 2 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

P.S. I've provided feedback to the above site at [email protected] by suggesting they allow us to create a map in the SVG format directly on their site. JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 16:52, 2 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, well, I never had to click on each island individually on Inkscape. For me, when clicking on a country, the application also selects all the islands that comprise it, because they are only one object in the SVG file. You probably used another type of selection tool, or downloaded the file in PNG/JPG/JPEG, and in these formats there is no such thing as "object", which makes necessary to color each part of the map individually. − Allice Hunter ^(Inbox) 20:28, 2 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I just tried map on mapchart.net, it's just magnificent! How good it would be if we could create maps in SVG format directly on the website. − Allice Hunter ^(Inbox) 07:00, 3 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Allice Hunter: I just figured out how to download the file File:BlankMap-World.svg directly as an SVG file – by clicking 'Save Page As --> Format --> Page Source (previously I incorrectly saved it as a Web Archive). Now I can fill in a whole country in one go using Inkscape by typing the country's two-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code in 'Find/Replace', then clicking 'Find', then typing in the RBGA code of the colour I want to use under 'Fill and Stroke'. However I still haven't figured out how to fill in an entire country/territory with a single click. JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 09:53, 3 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Allice Hunter: I've completed the SVG map File:Countries by Human Development Index (2020).svg and added it to List of countries by Human Development Index! JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 12:27, 3 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Excellent map, thank you! Well, you don't need to do all this process to download the File:BlankMap-World.svg as an SVG file. Just click 'Open in Media Viewer' -> Download Icon -> Download original file; so the file will be downloaded directly in SVG format. After that, open the downloaded file with Inkscape. You will need to have the selection tool selected and then just click on the countries and choose the colours from the application's color palette, or you can click on fill (in the lower left corner) and put the color code in RGBA. You can also select multiple countries by pressing Shift while clicking, and then use the dropper tool to fill multiple countries with a single click in the colour you want. − Allice Hunter ^(Inbox) 19:46, 3 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Allice Hunter: Ah I see. And if the colour I want to use isn't found in the palette at the bottom of the screen, I can just enter the RGBA code under 'Fill and Stroke' after selecting a country. Thanks! JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 04:19, 4 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

	The Graphic Designer's Barnstar
	I am grateful for your contribution and your time in producing better quality maps for Wikipedia and Commons. Please accept this barnstar as a way to reward you. − Allice Hunter ^(Inbox) 04:40, 4 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks very much Allice! But of course I edit Wikipedia and create all these maps at my own pleasure! JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 05:36, 4 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Question

Hiyou have an article about Ochotona iliensis? If yes please send. Thank NIGHTER https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDFhh2wK56s7Ga3lgFF67oA — Preceding unsigned comment added by 46.34.226.132 (talk) 08:08, 12 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not sure what you mean, but you can search up Ochotona iliensis in the Wikipedia search bar, which redirects to Ili pika. JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 09:30, 12 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

i added black supremacist khalid abdul mohammad

i added black supremacist to khalid abdul mohammad but you removed it??? how ami supposed tp provide a source? the guy was literally a black supremacist he calls whites devils — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.100.60.127 (talk) 11:14, 12 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

You can re-add your claim, providing a reliable source along with it. JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 07:29, 15 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

wrong

you are wrong fake news media WWG1WGA! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.87.30.4 (talk) 12:38, 24 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

C'mon man! JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 15:50, 24 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Democracy Index

Great work on the new map for the 2020 report. Just one small thing: Oman now has the score of 3.00 and the lightest authoritarian colour begins at 3.01. So as far as I can tell Oman just narrowly missed the mark and should have a darker colour. -- Darthdyas (talk) 22:00, 11 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Darthdyas: Thanks for pointing that out; I've just corrected the colour for Oman

JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 05:05, 13 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Chinese New Year!

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@PohranicniStraze: Thank you and 恭喜發財! JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 04:59, 13 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Minkend article

The part i erased was a falsification of history. Armenian people never lived in Minkend village of Lachin district. Inhabitants of the village were azerbaijanis and kurds whose descendants still live in different parts of The Republic of Azerbaijan, mostly in Baku and Aghjabedi district. These facts can be proven with the existence of the kurdish and azerbaijani people's tombs in the village dates back to 19th century. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 194.135.152.205 (talk) 11:48, 18 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Why you promote Dating Apps?

If everyone will join wikipedia to promote his App you will use wikipedia resources for promoting people Apps!! Promoting Dating App Wikipedia is not for Promoting Dating Apps The user @Janemo123 that created the page joined wikipedia just to create this page and he never edited anything else The creator name is @janemo123 Ane there is no single realibe resource!!

Why you support promotion pages?

 Why did you cancel deleting the page "Her Dating App"

If everyone will join wikipedia to promote his App you will use wikipedia resources for promoting people Apps!! Promoting Dating App Wikipedia is not for Promoting Dating Apps The user @Janemo123 that created the page joined wikipedia just to create this page and he never edited anything else The creator name is @janemo123 Ane there is no single realibe resource!! SandraSmithEditor (talk) 11:56, 19 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Jackinthebox support promotion pages and a page promoting dating App!!

The user:jackinthebox trying to support a page promoting a Dating App called Her dating app

 If everyone will join wikipedia to promote his App you will use wikipedia resources for promoting people Apps!! The user:Janemo123 that created the page joined wikipedia just to create this page and he never edited anything else, also there is no single realible Source, and the user:Jackinthebox trying to support this promotion page, I suggest look at the user:Jackinthebox pages too!! WIKIPEDIA IS NIT FOR PROMOTING APPS! SandraSmithEditor (talk) 12:01, 19 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Jackinthebox promoting dating apps!!

Jackinthebox promoting dating apps without any realible source!! He keeps trying to support a dating app page that called "Her Dating App" And the one who created the page joined wikipedia only to create that page and left SandraSmithEditor (talk) 12:25, 19 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@SandraSmithEditor: The Wikipedia article for Her (dating app) meeting Wikipedia's notability guidelines, so should not be listed for deletion. Please see Wikipedia:Notability. Thanks, JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 14:19, 19 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Thanks for the reply. I am new to Wiki editing, just tried my first article edit. My talk page is blank! I can only see the beginning of your message. What did you revert exactly? --Italo.cavini (talk) 12:29, 19 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Italo.cavini: Hi Italo, I reverted one of your edits my mistake, and this prompted an automatic message by my account on your talk page. Since it was a mistake, I reverted my reversion of your edit and also deleted that automatic message from your message. I also just left a standard welcome message on your talk page. Hope you find it (at least a *bit*) useful!

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I found a painting by Cliff McReynolds on the Commons and added it to your article on him. Please take a look. Thanks, Krok6kola (talk) 19:40, 10 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I did make a edit on the aforementioned article last year (it was actually a reversion of someone else's edit), but it is by no means my article as I have made no other edit to it! But your edits to the article are fine. Regards, JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 14:44, 11 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi! I wondered if you could assist me on removing an article from my Sandbox? It has just been published. I am afraid I might do something wrong and delete it..

Thanks for your help!

Vedlagt (talk) 20:45, 1 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Vedlagt, as mentioned in the Teahouse, your Sandbox must have had a redirect to your new article. I believe that this is now fixed and your Sandbox is now hunky-dory! JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 07:32, 2 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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^[1] Here is the link Telugu (a Dravidian language) is called "Italian of the east' because all its words ends with vowels just as in Italian. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Melimitenugu (talk • contribs) 01:35, 28 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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The controversy section references articles that are not accurate and thus, should be removed from this paged. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Vhorsle76 (talk • contribs) 23:20, 16 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The user who delete the controversy section on the Valerie Horsley page is clearly Valerie Horsley herself. She is trying to whitewash the controversy section on her own Wikipedia page. The section is credibly sourced and you were correct in restoring it the first time. I have since restored it the second time. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 38.81.106.4 (talk) 18:11, 21 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Hello JackintheBox! What do you think about using Miller cylindrical projection for our future HDI maps? In my opinion, it is a projection that provides a better view of the Northern Hemisphere. I use File:World map (Miller cylindrical projection, blank).svg as a base map. − Allice Hunter ^(Inbox) 01:49, 17 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Allice Hunter: Hmm, seems like a fine idea. I have no objection to that! JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 10:50, 17 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi. About: File:COVID-19 Outbreak World Map Total Deaths per Capita.svg

Your edit summary for the map update at COVID-19 pandemic by country and territory says "I updated the choropleth map to data as of 18 Oct, using the new source (Our World in Data)"

On the Commons file page it says "COVID-19 Outbreak World Map Total Deaths per Capita from Template:COVID-19 pandemic death rates using code at the talk page of the file on Commons."

On the talk page I see a post I made on June 18, 2021. It has this link:

https://ourworldindata.org/explorers/coronavirus-data-explorer?tab=table&zoomToSelection=true&pickerSort=asc&pickerMetric=location&hideControls=true&Interval=Cumulative&Relative+to+Population=true&Align+outbreaks=false&Metric=Confirmed+deaths

Is that what you are using now? I am going to write up a reference for the map on COVID-19 pandemic by country and territory. --Timeshifter (talk) 05:51, 19 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Timeshifter: Yes, that is the source I'm using now. I used the values in the table under 'Total cases, deaths, and death rates by country (Our World in Data)' in the article COVID-19 pandemic by country and territory. Thanks, JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 10:15, 19 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

There is an expanded version of that scrolling table here:

Template:COVID-19 pandemic death rates by country.

Do you copy the data directly from the deaths per million column in the templates, or do you go all the way back to the csv files such as this one:

https://github.com/owid/covid-19-data/blob/master/public/data/jhu/total_deaths_per_million.csv

The "Raw" link there is the actual csv file.

--Timeshifter (talk) 11:45, 19 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Timeshifter: I copied data directly from that column. JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 12:03, 19 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

OK. Thanks. I added a reference to the map caption in the top infobox. I also added "note 1" from the scrolling template section here:

COVID-19 pandemic by country and territory#Total cases, deaths, and death rates by country (Our World in Data)

--Timeshifter (talk) 12:52, 19 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

OK, that's great! JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 16:16, 19 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi, I noticed you usually update https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:COVID-19_Outbreak_World_Map_Total_Deaths_per_Capita.svg I was going to put the article thru GA however it could use this improvement, thank you, Ozzie--Ozzie10aaaa (talk) 00:36, 19 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Ozzie10aaaa: Hi there, I'll be updating the map in the next few days (just been really busy at the moment)! JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 08:28, 19 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

JackintheBox, I thank you very much, this means a lot to me (and the article), Ozzie

@Ozzie10aaaa: I've updated the map with data as of 19 May. JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 22:28, 19 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

thank you very much for your help with this, I appreciate it and it makes the article much better, Ozzie--Ozzie10aaaa (talk) 23:28, 19 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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