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Sixteenth anniversary on Wikipedia!

Chris Troutman (talk) 11:14, 18 April 2022 (UTC)

Happy WikiBirthday!

𝕸𝖗 𝕽𝖊𝖆𝖉𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝕿𝖚𝖗𝖙𝖑𝖊 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦 (talk) 11:43, 18 April 2022 (UTC)

Sing

You created the Kesha article.Defcool1 (talk) 04:24, 31 July 2022 (UTC)

I did. Is there something I can help you with? - Adolphus79 (talk) 04:52, 31 July 2022 (UTC)

Happy Birthday!

Wishing Adolphus79 a very happy birthday on behalf of the Birthday Committee!   Chris Troutman (talk) 18:19, 22 August 2022 (UTC)

Thank you! - Adolphus79 (talk) 20:26, 22 August 2022 (UTC)

Mac-10

Your reverts by me on the Mac-10 and Glock section, are actually classed as vandalism due to you removing info or degrading the quality of a sentence/section of the wiki.

Just because I fought with you guys over how Assault Rifle doesn't stand for AR, doesn't mean you can target my contributions.

Thank you for understanding.

-A very angry individual on his last straw. Gun Nut perk (talk) 13:57, 16 November 2022 (UTC)

No one is "targeting your contributions", there are a large (VERY large) number of editors on Wikipedia, and several of us have multiple pages within a topic "watched". The reason each of your edits have been reverted has been explained clearly to you in the edit summaries and/or assorted talk page discussions. I'm not sure what level of understanding you have of the English language, but your edits have introduced grammatical errors, factual errors, and been against Wikipedia's policies (such as WP:MOS and WP:OVERLINK). Most importantly, you broke WP:3RR on at least two different pages yesterday, as well as WP:LOUTSOCK, fighting with other editors about your factual and grammatical errors. If you do not understand how editing Wikipedia works, or don't care that there are specific guidelines in place that everyone needs to follow, then you will continue to be reverted and warned until such time as you learn how to properly edit or you get blocked for being disruptive. - Adolphus79 (talk) 14:22, 16 November 2022 (UTC)

Sorry about reverting too much on the West Florida article

Hi Adolphus79! Sorry about reverting all your edits on the West Florida article; as soon as I saw my mistake, I reverted it. The last edit you made left behind a bracket (which I went ahead and fixed) and incorrectly assumed you were a new user. Once again, I apologize for the confusion. Wikipedialuva (talk) 00:31, 30 April 2023 (UTC)

No worries, we all get caught up in the editing sometimes... :) - Adolphus79 (talk) 00:33, 30 April 2023 (UTC)

RFA poll

I don't think John M Wolfson meant displaying knowledge through talk page disputes, but instead participation in the deletion processes (AfD, CSD, and PROD). Just a thought. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 22:38, 8 May 2023 (UTC)

It's fine, that's why I was denied in 2008, there's obviously no point in trying again... I do read the discussions, but have never felt like I needed to add my opinion just to later prove that I know the rules for an RfA, I think I do a pretty good job of that outside of the Wikipedia talk space. I think we have enough people arguing about stuff around here, I just wanted to help enforce what's already in place. I forgot that admins have to be jacks-of-all-trades and be knowledgeable about every single aspect, not just the areas they frequent, but even the areas they have no intention of ever working. I do what I do here, and I will continue to do what I do, quietly in the background for the next 17 years (god willing) as the community wishes... - Adolphus79 (talk) 22:57, 8 May 2023 (UTC)

I didn't mean for you to take my advice so harshly; I'm just saying that some cognizance of deletion policies in the form of CSD/PROD/AfD is basic admin stuff. To your point of admins hav[ing] to be jacks-of-all-trades and be knowledgeable about every single aspect, not just the areas they frequent, but even the areas they have no intention of ever working, admins don't have to be knowledgeable about literally everything (I for one have rarely if ever set foot in either RFPP or AIV, preferring to stick to Main Page stuff), but deletion is such a basic toolset that separates the mopped from the mopless that all candidates (barring anything extraordinary) should have at least a cursory glance at each of the main deletion processes. I myself have rarely done any since my RfA back in 2020, but I can still tell what is and what is not a proper deletion rationale. Good on you for your two GAs, and it should only take several months to get acquainted with CSD and PROD, but your exit from the poll is not a good look. – John M Wolfson (talk • contribs) 23:47, 8 May 2023 (UTC)

I am very well acquainted with CSD and PROD, I have read and done a lot of work on both. There won't be any CSD or PROD logs to brag about though, because I don't use any scripts. Did you ask me any questions about any specific deletion policies? I'm glad to see that current admins are still expecting more from potential admins than themselves though, I see nothing has changed in the last 15 years. My exit from the poll was because I got the answer I needed, I'm not sure why it is "not a good look", isn't it better to not waste the time of busy admins on pointless crap? Like I said above, I will shut up and continue to do what I have been doing, I know where my place is here. - Adolphus79 (talk) 23:59, 8 May 2023 (UTC)

If that is your attitude, then the corner and away from the mop is indeed your place, and will be until you adjust it. You can't expect to police policy, which constantly changes and relies on discussion and community input, without having any significant experience with – or indeed respect for – such discussions and input. Lastly, if you're so sensitive that you withdraw your poll after a single mildly-negative response, then you don't have what it takes for adminship in the first place. Best of luck with your future endeavors! – John M Wolfson (talk • contribs) 00:39, 9 May 2023 (UTC)

Yup... shut up and get back to work, no one cares... on it... thank you... - Adolphus79 (talk) 00:43, 9 May 2023 (UTC)

You doing alright?

Hey there. I have your talk page on my watchlist, I'm assuming since this post in 2013, and so I caught your edits to your userpage today. You doing alright? Ed ^{[talk] [majestic titan]} 03:36, 9 May 2023 (UTC)

Fine, just needed to be reminded of my place here... - Adolphus79 (talk) 03:57, 9 May 2023 (UTC)

Don't be discouraged! You don't have to be an admin to have an outsized impact on the place and do a bundle of good for the world. Ed ^{[talk] [majestic titan]} 14:47, 9 May 2023 (UTC)

It's ok, I haven't done anything of merit anyway... - Adolphus79 (talk)

Question though! Why isn't Adolphus79 an admin? Sure you don't need to be one in order to have an impact on this place, but when someone already has made a significant impact on it - why would they be denied the title of admin? Genuine question. I'm new here so I don't know. Because I've had people who do have admin status carelessly nominate things for deletion without giving things a fair read. Whereas Adolphus79 has taken a lot of time on my contributions and always explains why the edit is being made, what is being changed and how to avoid it going forward. Just bizarre to me that they aren't an admin is all. lol. 4theloveofallthings (talk) 18:52, 19 June 2023 (UTC)

During a point in time when retention of new editors is a major concern of Wikipedia, having an admin like Adolphus79 would likely do this place a lot of good. Ya know.. someone who cares to help rather than needlessly flex their authority over others.

Is it possible to nominate someone for adminship? Because if you can, I definitely nominate Adolphus79. 4theloveofallthings (talk) 19:00, 19 June 2023 (UTC)

I have waited to respond to this to see if anyone else that has commented here lately would, but it appears I have scared off the few watchers I did have. As for the why, I can only tell you some of the comments I have recently received, which include such things as: I haven't written enough articles, I've never used any scripts or made any automated edits, I comment on stuff publicly instead of keeping my opinions off-wiki, I am mean to new users, I don't have any knowledge about Wikipedia policies, and I don't help out enough in the areas that don't want my help because I'm not an admin, among others. Add to all of that the fact that I have probably (most certainly) completely ruined any and all chances I might have had for adminship in the future because of my recent (and, honestly, still ongoing) mental health crisis that unfortunately bled onto Wikipedia a few months ago, because I have nothing and no one else in my life anymore outside of my beloved 'pedia...

Long story short... I've been here too long, I haven't done enough, I'm not a good enough member of the community, and the only people who want me to be an admin are the new users that haven't realized how much of a loser I am yet... but thank you for the positive comments, I'm glad I am still able to be of some use to someone... - Adolphus79 (talk) 08:49, 20 June 2023 (UTC)

Maybe we realize exactly how much of a loser you are and that is why we like you. I am a loser. It's a badge of honor for me really. Who wants to be considered regular by todays standards? Gag!

I agree with 4theloveofallthings. And yes you can nominate someone for admin, but not by commenting it on their talk page. Check out Wikipedia:RFA/N, but first make sure the nomination is not something that Adolphus79 will decline. Fireandflames2 (talk) 13:06, 21 June 2023 (UTC)

Thank you

	For posting your thoughts
	Just wanted to say I really appreciate your comments at Talk:Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting re the "14" or the "15". It's fine to take a break now & then but please don't be discouraged - I can tell you're one of the good guys around here. And THANK YOU. Shearonink (talk) 19:24, 10 May 2023 (UTC)

I'm not sure if I'm one of the good guys, or if anything I do even matters anymore, but thank you... - Adolphus79 (talk) 19:37, 10 May 2023 (UTC)

InnoGames Wikipage

Hi @Adolphus79,

I saw that you have disputed some of my changes to the Englisch version of the page for InnoGames. I intend to edit this page (and the German one) further. I will do my best to provide acceptable citations. However, with regards to your dispute of my changes to the table of live games: I don't see how reverting to a version that doesn't provide any citations either represents an improvement. The list of current live games can be retrieved from the InnoGames website. The games' publication dates can be retrieved from the existing Wiki pages and press releases. Do you expect me to provide two citations (link to German wiki page + link to press release) for every game in the table? That seems overkill to me. And, again, the current table, to which you reverted, doesn't provide any citations either. Please advise.

Best

@Bebenzahn Bebenzahn (talk) 08:00, 12 May 2023 (UTC)

Actually, I never made it down your edit to the list of games. My revert was based solely on the data in the infobox that you changed without adding sources for the updated content. I realize the previous revision may have also been unsourced, but that is neither of our faults, WP:BURDEN states it is the responsibility of a person adding content to source that content, even if some of that content is already unsourced (that just means someone didn't pay attention to WP:BURDEN whenever that information was added).

Looking now at your edit's list of games, it appears you removed some of the (previously released?) titles in preference to only listing the currently live games, was there a specific reason you removed those games? As for refs on the games, I think one ref for each (not a wiki article) proving it was/is developed and/or released would be sufficient. If you want to separate the games, maybe make a new list of "past games" and "current (as of 2023) games"? Remember, this is an encyclopedia, we care about history.

Also, may I ask, purely as a good faith COI check, are you affiliated with the company at all? If you have any more questions, feel free to ask. Happy editing! - Adolphus79 (talk) 11:29, 12 May 2023 (UTC)

Hi @Adolphus79,

First of all, apologies for the long silence. First I was sick, afterwards I focused on the German InnoGames Wikipedia page. I am waiting for a review of my last edit, but previous were accepted. Once the review is complete, I'll be done. As of today, my focus shifts back to the English page.

Should you find the time to look at the German page, you will see that I have added sources for everything, including the data in the Infobox. All in all, I have also improved my editing skills, so I am hopeful and optimistic that you will consider my next edits appropriate, or at least largely appropriate.

As for the table of games: That's a tricky one. The German page distinguishes between live games and cancelled games - and I think that makes sense. InnoGames is as much a game developer and publisher as it is a provider of live ops services for its games. So, making a list of games that the company itself considers to be in live service, does seem to add value. Likewise, I believe a list of cancelled games provides value, too. My goal is to create an English section that mirrors what's on the German page.

What is highly problematic is the publication dates. In its comms, at least the comms of the previous few years, InnoGames focuses on the date of the commercial worldwide launch. For Rise of Cultures, that date is January 25, 2022, see https://newsroom.innogames.com/rise-of-cultures-new-city-builder-game-from-innogames-now-available-worldwide However, the official Rise of Cultures page https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rise_of_Cultures mentions April 14, 2021 as release date. That, however, was the date of the softlaunch in Switzerland and Austria, so it's actually wrong. The actual first day of softlaunch was on February 22, 2021. So, essentially, all the pages and tables that show release dates contain of mix of commercial launch dates, softlaunch dates, and even launch dates of single worlds. And I am not always sure which one is which. I don't know if I will manage to sort that out. Not even sure it's worth the trouble.

Which brings me to your question: No, I am not affiliated with InnoGames. However, I am affiliated with the Hamburg gaming industry, of which InnoGames is a part.

Cheers

Bebenzahn (talk) 12:25, 26 May 2023 (UTC)

Mr Broken Heart Music

You created this article, and then tagged it for WP:PROD. Did you mean to request for its speedy deletion? If so, you should have tagged it with {{db-author}}. - UtherSRG (talk) 16:46, 24 May 2023 (UTC)

I didn't create it? - Adolphus79 (talk) 16:47, 24 May 2023 (UTC)

I'm seeing no history before your edit today at about 3 hours ago. - UtherSRG (talk) 18:26, 24 May 2023 (UTC)

You were probably in the middle of an edit when it got moved away from article space, so when you published, it looked like a new creation. I've nor moved it back to Draft:Mr Broken Heart Music. - UtherSRG (talk) 18:40, 24 May 2023 (UTC)

Yes, I see the move log now... curious why you would move to draft space instead of allow deletion, the individual very clearly fails WP:NMUSIC and WP:GNG with no signs of doing so anytime soon... - Adolphus79 (talk) 18:52, 24 May 2023 (UTC)

I try to give the benefit of the doubt, especially when dealing with inexperienced users, so let things incubate in draftspace. Sometimes it works. In this case it didn't. - UtherSRG (talk) 14:42, 25 May 2023 (UTC)

I fully agree with you, and I have helped multiple new users build up countless new pages myself over the years... but after reading the article, doing a quick google search, and then seeing the behavior of the user, I knew this wasn't going to go anywhere notable... I did the best I could with what I was provided, and the rest is in the hands of consensus now... - Adolphus79 (talk) 14:46, 25 May 2023 (UTC)

You can able to google search about this person : Mr Broken Heart Music. You will get more informations about this person & its still notable for google search. But i dont know what are the proofs that you still need me to add in this page : Mr Broken Heart Music I submitted all notable proofs in "External Link Section".

Also help me in adding details in that page. DJ CatzZ (talk) 15:24, 25 May 2023 (UTC)

That's the same search page I saw, and the only results are where you have uploaded your songs, or written your autobiography on other websites. Show me a single interview, a single review published in a reliable source, show me anything that anyone other than you has written about you. - Adolphus79 (talk) 15:43, 25 May 2023 (UTC)

actually you misunderstood a thing, i wrongly mentioned my page - instead of typing "i edited this page". DJ CatzZ (talk) 15:58, 25 May 2023 (UTC)

I don't think I did... in almost every edit summary and talk page message, you have very specifically stated "my page", "page about me", "I want to update my all official links in external link section so i added my official links in external links section.", or even the original edit summary when you created the page, "I created this page, because this page is about me. And the links I have provided in this page is completely about me only. And I didnt used any copyrighted material if it was copyrighted then I'm sure that I am the copyright holder for that material."... please explain where I misunderstood you writing about yourself? - Adolphus79 (talk) 16:33, 25 May 2023 (UTC)

To protect my page

hey many of them are editing my page and they deleting something so is there any ways to protect my page to prevent vandalism? DJ CatzZ (talk) 00:56, 25 May 2023 (UTC)

Who is deleting what? - Adolphus79 (talk) 00:59, 25 May 2023 (UTC)

Users are contributing to my page, but they edit unwanted things in my page like removing important links in external link section like wise they are deleting most of the things in my page.

Page link : Mr Broken Heart Music DJ CatzZ (talk) 01:44, 25 May 2023 (UTC)

I am not sure what you mean by "they edit unwanted things in my page"? As far as the external links, I deleted a few that were either unrelated to this individual or not encyclopedic. Other edits have improved the poor grammar, removed unsourced content or personal commentary, etc. The only disruptive edits I have seen were you and the other new editor (your sock?, your friend?) removing the maintenance tags and AfD template. Is there a specific edit you are talking about?

P.S. The way you keep saying "my page" makes me want to point out that you do not own the article. - Adolphus79 (talk) 02:01, 25 May 2023 (UTC)

P.P.S. I would also suggest you read WP:NMUSIC... - Adolphus79 (talk) 02:15, 25 May 2023 (UTC)

Stop editing unwanted stuffs in that page Mr Broken Heart Music. The information contains in that page are well important for "notability". You already removed official Instagram, facebook pages that are notable for that page/person. Also stop recommending for "page deletion", it doesnt contains anything wrong in that page. DJ CatzZ (talk) 13:56, 25 May 2023 (UTC)

I'm not sure what you mean, I only removed unsourced content from a WP:BLP (a Wikipedia standard), and I wasn't the one that opened the AfD. Facebook and Instagram are not reliable sources. You can't write a bio about yourself on another site, and then write the same bio here claiming your other autobiographical pages show notability. If you don't want the page to be deleted, start showing some real notability (again, read WP:NMUSIC)... - Adolphus79 (talk) 14:25, 25 May 2023 (UTC)

Users are contributing to my page - This is not your page. You do not own the page. Articles in Wikipedia are a collective ownwership. If the article is about you, please read WP:AUTOB and see that writing an autobiographical articles is very strongly discouraged. - 14:40, 25 May 2023 (UTC) UtherSRG (talk) 14:40, 25 May 2023 (UTC)

And now they've been blocked as a sock.... - UtherSRG (talk) 18:28, 25 May 2023 (UTC)

You're surprised? The first two socks were very close to being blocked for other reasons already, now I'm just waiting for the new one to show up... - Adolphus79 (talk) 18:46, 25 May 2023 (UTC)

I'm not. I'm the one who reported them. - UtherSRG (talk) 18:56, 25 May 2023 (UTC)

You gave them 12 hours more than I did... ;) - Adolphus79 (talk) 19:52, 25 May 2023 (UTC)

LOL! UtherSRG (talk) 21:27, 25 May 2023 (UTC)

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A suggestion if I may

Hey.

Based on your comments here about how you feel as though you're often wrong about such things at RfPP, I'd suggest that you might want to just lurk in the page for a while. To make it constructive, you could make notes off-wiki on whether you would or would not protect a page, or recommend/undertake some other action like blocking a disruptive editor, and then when an admin actually actions the report you could compare to see if you were right or wrong.

Depending on how your predictions go, you can then re-calibrate based on the actual outcome and hopefully get a better feel for when an article should or should not be protected, or when some other action is called for. Sideswipe9th (talk) 19:03, 13 June 2023 (UTC)

Nah, I need to make my comments public, otherwise no one will know my opinion for future reference... I did not mean to imply that I am wrong about the protection policy, just about everything in general around here, but thank you for the message... - Adolphus79 (talk) 19:11, 13 June 2023 (UTC)

You could always do it on your sandbox. The purpose of this would be to make sure you're aligning with the current expectations of that process.

Though on the merits of the request for sex assignment, a quick look at the protection history of the article reveals that a year long autoconfirmed protection on it just expired, and the disruptive edits from the two IPv6 editors both started shortly after it expired. There is a reasonably strong argument to be made for a reapplication of protection there.

It's important to look at the page history as a whole when determining if it should be protected. Not just the recent edits that have caused a request to be made, but also whether it's been protected recently and if so for how long. Sideswipe9th (talk) 19:21, 13 June 2023 (UTC)

I understand that, I've been !helping with RFPP for a while now, but thank you for explaining the process to me. It really doesn't matter in the end, everyone knows I don't count, I just get bored and pretend to help... - Adolphus79 (talk) 19:24, 13 June 2023 (UTC)

I apologize for arguing with you, I will shut up and go back to my corner now... - Adolphus79 (talk) 19:35, 13 June 2023 (UTC)

It's alright. No-one's saying that you need to "shut up and go back to your corner". I'm just trying to give you some advice so that you can, in the future, be a little more confident with the comments that you make at RfPP. The regulars might know you can't officially action a report, but the new editor who's making their first request for protection might not. Sideswipe9th (talk) 19:38, 13 June 2023 (UTC)

No, it was a mistake for me to wander out of mainspace again, I just thought it would take longer than 24 hours for someone to complain... - Adolphus79 (talk) 19:55, 13 June 2023 (UTC)

Woah woah, slow down. I'm not complaining. I'm giving you some friendly advice, so that you can be a more effective editor at that project page. Sideswipe9th (talk) 19:56, 13 June 2023 (UTC)

If I'm not effective or useful by now, I don't think I ever will be... maybe it's time to just give up, thank you... - Adolphus79 (talk) 20:08, 13 June 2023 (UTC)

Hi Adolphus79, we've never met and I don't know anything about your work on Wikipedia but I wanted to let you know that I appreciated your helpful comments and explanations. I'm sorry to read that you feel like you're always wrong or that your suggestions should be ignored.--TempusTacet (talk) 20:54, 13 June 2023 (UTC)

It's fine, story of my life, I'm glad I could be of some (limited) assistance... good luck with your future endeavors on Wikipedia, may you have more of a clue than I ever did (or at least make some worthwhile contributions)... - Adolphus79 (talk) 21:45, 13 June 2023 (UTC)

I agree with TempusTacet, and also reading your responses to people who are upset with your edits has me rolling on the floor laughing. I hope the self-deprecating is purely sarcastic, because your edits have taught me a lot and I feel honored when you rip me apart for my grammar or my “punctuation…” haha :) 4theloveofallthings (talk) 20:47, 17 June 2023 (UTC)

Thank you for the message and the barnstar, it means more than you think. - Adolphus79 (talk) 22:43, 17 June 2023 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Editor's Barnstar
	I admire the amount of work you put into the articles you watch. Watching you edit is helping me become a better editor and I appreciate that. 4theloveofallthings (talk) 20:33, 17 June 2023 (UTC)

Thank you - Adolphus79 (talk) 22:45, 17 June 2023 (UTC)

Spengler critique of National Socialism

The reason I added the comments Spengler made critical of National Socialism is because if you read that article as it stands now, and you don´t read about Spengler in of himself, you may very well come to the conclusion that he himself was a Nazi fanatic. And besides, the comments I quoted are themselves sourced on his own article. StrongALPHA (talk) 09:53, 18 June 2023 (UTC)

What are you talking about? - Adolphus79 (talk) 10:12, 18 June 2023 (UTC)

You reversed an addition of mine on the page dedicated to National Socialism, and said it was unnecessary, don´t you remember? StrongALPHA (talk) 10:28, 18 June 2023 (UTC)

I've made over 1,000 edits in the last month and been going through a lot of shit on- and off-wiki, I apologize if I can't remember each and every edit's details at a moment's notice. Do you mean this edit that I reverted because it was completely unsourced? I would be careful with your future edit summaries, especially trying to be a sneaky dick like this. Your claim that I "had not engaged with you" was a complete lie, I had already responded above and was trying to figure out what your vague comment was referencing before you made your edit. What was the point of your message here? Am I supposed to praise you for finally following Wikipedia's policies and finding a ref for your unsourced addition? - Adolphus79 (talk) 15:32, 18 June 2023 (UTC)

Rise of Cultures EN Translation

Hi @Adolphus79,

I have translated the German page of Rise of Cultures...

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rise_of_Cultures

...but couldn't publish it. Here it is:

Can you help? I'd appreciate it very much.

Best,

@Bebenzahn Bebenzahn (talk) 13:58, 29 June 2023 (UTC)

I see that you work on a lot of firearms pages ...

... is it a breach of etiquette to ask for help looking at some of my COI requests? Or can you perhaps give me some tags to add to the requests to get them into the appropriate projects, like Wikipedia:WikiProject Firearms? Thanks! LoVeloDogs (talk) 17:29, 18 September 2023 (UTC)

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Not missing, so much as disillusioned... still here, still reading, just gave up on contributing for a while... - Adolphus79 (talk) 17:53, 17 April 2024 (UTC)

Really? Two days before my birthday, I get removed after 18 years? - Adolphus79 (talk) 17:59, 17 April 2024 (UTC)

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