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GA nomination

I guess you did not get a notification, but I have started a GA review process of an article you nominated: Talk:Mikhail Gorbachev/GA1. I hope you are going to respond. --3E1I5S8B9RF7 (talk) 19:29, 2 January 2020 (UTC)

@3E1I5S8B9RF7: That's excellent, thank you very much - and thank you for letting me know at my Talk Page! For whatever reason I do not seem to have received the automated response, as you note. Midnightblueowl (talk) 12:42, 3 January 2020 (UTC)

TFA

Thank you today for Coldrum Long Barrow, "about a Neolithic burial site in Kent, south-eastern England, one of several Medway Megaliths located around the River Medway. Part of a tradition of chambered long barrow construction that took place across much of Europe in the Neolithic, it is one of the very oldest built constructions still extant in the British landscape. As well as having an important archaeological side to its story, it also has various folkloric associations."! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:28, 18 January 2020 (UTC)

Coldrum Long Barrow

Please see my comment at Talk:Coldrum Long Barrow#Dodgy metric conversion. Are the dimensions given in metric or imperial in the original sources? --Red King (talk) 20:55, 18 January 2020 (UTC)

Congratulations on achieving FA. I hope that you did not find my response too ill-tempered, you just happened to tread on my hobby horse :-) --Red King (talk) 11:58, 19 January 2020 (UTC)

@Red King: It's not a problem at all! Glad you caught the error. Converting metric to imperial (and vice versa) is hardly a strong point of mine. Midnightblueowl (talk) 12:07, 19 January 2020 (UTC)

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Chomsky

What do you think about this discussion as to Chomsky's GA category? Although I think that the article belongs under the Words and linguistics category on this page (which is where the GA Language, for example, is located), Czar is categorizing it under the Philosophers section on this page. Vrrajkum (talk)

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ONA Ban As Terrorist Group

I've added some information to the ONA/O9A (Order of Nine Angles) article and wondered if you would take a look, perhaps do some research, and alter or add to my edit. Pavane7 (talk) 13:54, 6 March 2020 (UTC)

Thank you for your message, Pavane7. I'll take a look. Midnightblueowl (talk) 11:55, 9 March 2020 (UTC)

Your edits are appreciated. I have now reverted some recent edits which use a deprecated source - "Hope not Hate", see list at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Perennial_sources - and explained my reasoning on the O9A Talk page. Pavane7 (talk) 09:31, 10 March 2020 (UTC)

Please take a look at more recent edits to the O9A article and its Talk page. There appears to be a dispute about NPOV. Pavane7 (talk) 17:43, 10 March 2020 (UTC)

Neolithic articles

A quick note to say that if you’d like pre-FAC (or any other kind of) reviews for your articles on Neolithic structures in Britain, let me know; I’m not expert but enjoy the topic and would be glad to help, time permitting. Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 02:10, 10 March 2020 (UTC)

@Mike Christie: thank you very much for that kind offer! I'll probably be taking Addington Long Barrow and White Horse Stone to FAC at some point in the next year or so, given that both are now GAs, so if you had the time and interest to take a look at those I'm sure the articles would benefit from it. All the best, Midnightblueowl (talk) 12:59, 10 March 2020 (UTC).

Thank you today for one of them, Coffin Stone, "about a stone in Kent that was perhaps once part of a chambered long barrow erected in the Early Neolithic period"! - Eric saying "Who could resist a coffin stone?" ... - miss him. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:36, 11 March 2020 (UTC)

On that subject ... MBO, please see WP:ERRORS. I think the change that was just made to the blurb may present an unbalanced picture, but I'm not sure ... what do you think? - Dank (push to talk) 14:47, 11 March 2020 (UTC)

Thank you today for Fir Clump Stone Circle, "about a stone circle in Wiltshire (where Avebury and Stonehenge are also found) that was unfortunately completely destroyed"! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:24, 9 April 2020 (UTC)

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Sidebar on Boris Johnson

When I inserted a sidebar on Boris' page, you said there had already been a consensus on the talk page. No hard feelings, but where is the discussion? I can't find it in the archives either. HalfdanRagnarsson (talk) 14:21, 16 April 2020 (UTC)

@HalfdanRagnarsson: Here you go. In time, the sidebars will probably get removed from the other PM articles too, given how unpopular sidebars tend to be, particularly when you get to the FAC level. Better to have bottom-of-the-page templates, which nobody seems to object to. All the best, Midnightblueowl (talk) 14:26, 16 April 2020 (UTC)

Thanks. HalfdanRagnarsson (talk) 14:30, 16 April 2020 (UTC)

@HalfdanRagnarsson: Not a problem. Happy editing! Midnightblueowl (talk) 14:31, 16 April 2020 (UTC)

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Talk:Julius Nyerere/GA1

Midnightblueowl, I wasn't sure whether you'd seen the new review comments in this nomination by JerrySa1. They've been waiting for you to start work before continuing the review.

If it turns out they aren't able to continue, I do have another reviewer lined up, but they would want to see progress on the points raised before stepping in to finish the review. Please let me know how you plan to proceed (or just post your progress on the review page). Thank you very much. BlueMoonset (talk) 18:20, 27 April 2020 (UTC)

Thanks BlueMoonset; I hadn't seen JerrySa1's more recent comments, so I appreciate you alerting me. Many thanks! Midnightblueowl (talk) 10:56, 30 April 2020 (UTC)

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Thank you for Chestnuts Long Barrow, "about one of the Medway Megaliths, a series of Early Neolithic long barrows in southeast England"! - It's so pleasant to know some author's name - yours! - when reading the title ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:59, 5 June 2020 (UTC)

Fantastic--thank you so much for your good work. Drmies (talk) 22:46, 5 June 2020 (UTC)

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I love your Caribbean religion binge

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	I saw your extensive edits on Haitian Vodou and Santería. You're doing awesome! Pages on Caribbean culture always need help. Mangokeylime (talk) 17:21, 7 July 2020 (UTC)

@Mangokeylime: Thank you for your kind message. Afro-Caribbean religions are a fascinating topic. Regards, Midnightblueowl (talk) 08:30, 14 July 2020 (UTC)

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O9A NPOV Disupte

If you have the time could you please take a look at the Order of Nine Angles article and talk page as IMO the article has strayed away from a NPOV. --Pavane7 (talk) 19:39, 21 July 2020 (UTC)

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Swaminarayan Sampraday

Hello I would like to get some help to make the following edit to the Swaminarayan Sampraday article.

Currently the section in dispute reads as follows:

Gunatit Samaj

The Yogi Divine Society was established in 1966, by Dadubhai Patel and his brother, Babubhai after they were excommunicated from BAPS by Yogiji Maharaj. The brothers were expelled after it was discovered that Dadubhai illicitly collected and misappropriated funds and, falsely claiming that he was acting on the organization’s behalf, led a number of young women to renounce their families and join his ashram under his leadership. After Dadubhai’s death in 1986, an ascetic named Hariprasad Swami became the leader of the Yogi Divine Society. The Yogi Divine Society became known as the Gunatit Samaj and consists of several wings: namely, Yogi Divine Society, The Anoopam Mission, and The Gunatit Jyot.

There is a proposal to change it to this based on the following sources:

https://www.google.com/books/edition/Acts_of_Faith/Sgs9BAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22dadubhai+patel%22&pg=PT170&printsec=frontcover https://www.google.com/books/edition/An_Introduction_to_Swaminarayan_Hinduism/tPkexi2EhAIC?gbpv=1&bsq=dadubhai%20patel%20was

The Change (Update Section):

The Yogi Divine Society was established in 1966, by Dadubhai Patel and his brother, Babubhai after they were excommunicated from BAPS by Yogiji Maharaj. The brothers were expelled after it was discovered that Dadubhai illicitly collected and misappropriated funds and, falsely claiming that he was acting on the organization’s behalf, led a number of young women to renounce their families and join his ashram under his leadership. Dadubhai believed Narayanswarupdas Swami, also known as Pramukh Swami, was against him and persuaded the BAPS trustees to remove him. After Dadubhai’s death in 1986, an ascetic named Hariprasad Swami became the leader of the Yogi Divine Society. The Yogi Divine Society became known as the Gunatit Samaj and consists of several wings: namely, Yogi Divine Society, The Anoopam Mission, and The Gunatit Jyot. Yogiji Maharaj's images and prior gurus are displayed at all Gunatit Samaj temples.

Is this something that is allowed or not?

Applebutter221 (talk) 21:10, 28 July 2020 (UTC)

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Evelyn Mase

Congratulations on this article passing FAC. I found it an interesting read, and it helps to round out our coverage of Mandela and improve our coverage on Apartheid South African more broadly. Nick-D (talk) 23:38, 31 July 2020 (UTC)

Many thanks, Nick-D! And thanks also for taking part in the FAC to begin with. Midnightblueowl (talk) 12:40, 1 August 2020 (UTC)

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Precious anniversary

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Seven years!

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Thank you for Jomo Kenyatta, "about one of the most prominent figures in twentieth-century African history: Jomo Kenyatta, the first President of Kenya. A prominent anti-colonial activist who spent time in both Britain and the Soviet Union, he later underwent several years in prison, accused (likely falsely) of masterminding the Mau Mau Uprising against British colonial rule. On being released, he was elected Prime Minister and soon transformed Kenya into a republic with himself as President. A conservative who pursued a Western-aligned path during the Cold War, he is often known as the "Father of Kenya"."! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:30, 22 September 2020 (UTC)

Thank you today for V. Gordon Childe, "about one of the most prominent and important archaeologists of the 20th century. Childe oversaw a number of important excavations, created important interpretative frameworks, and was a pioneer in using Marxist ideas to understand the archaeological record."! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:35, 19 October 2020 (UTC)

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This is very exciting. Congratulations and thanks for your hard work on this article, Midnightblueowl! – Joe (talk) 09:52, 5 October 2020 (UTC)

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AfD on Seidai Myōjin

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MIllion Award for Rastafari

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Tell us about your experiences editing the English Wikipedia!

Hi Midnightblueowl!

I am conducting an interview study about how Wikipedia editors collaborate in the English edition of Wikipedia. The project description is on the WMF meta wiki: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:Characterizing_Collaboration_Models_in_the_EN,_FR_and_ES_Language_Editions_of_Wikipedia.

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Not sure if you've finished working on this, but some sfn cites are missing their "Hutton 2013" target. Fantastic work, btw. MichaelMaggs (talk) 10:55, 29 November 2020 (UTC)

Thank you, Michael. I'll fix that now. Midnightblueowl (talk) 08:50, 5 December 2020 (UTC)

Shinto

Hello, please refrain from the removal of cited edditing. The last grievance that you had was about a reference that was already on page as a link that substantiated my edditing.

• Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did at Shinto. Your edits appear to constitute vandalism and have been reverted. If you would like to experiment, please use your sandbox. Repeated vandalism may result in the loss of editing privileges. Thank you. Zongqi (talk) 00:20, 6 December 2020 (UTC) (suitable for intentional nonsense or disruption) I can only see that you are wasting my time intentionally. There are many pages on wiki of this nature that have little or know citations. You seem to know what the foundation doctrine is not, therefore you must have a very sound knowledge of what it is, so please explain to me what this is.

Best to keep the discussion at the more appropriate Talk:Shinto#Gogyo Gogen. And please don't make false accusations of vandalism. Midnightblueowl (talk) 10:24, 6 December 2020 (UTC)

Rodnovery

Hello Midnightblueowl.

You have given significant contribution to the construction of the article "Slavic Native Faith", and have intervened numerous times in the discussion. Lately there is one Polish user, who apparently may be a hardcore Slavic traditionalist or reconstructionist, who insists for having anything he considers "pseudo-science" and "new religious movement" removed from the article, despite academics (Laruelle, Aitamurto, etc.) who have studied the movement recognise the constribution of modern influences to its formation, its syncretism, and its many "denominations". It is a problem that already presented itself in the past with other users who considered themselves "pure traditionalists". I have the impression that he doesn't understand the distinction between, or deliberately mixes, the scholarly study of the modern new religious movement and the scholarly study of the ancient Slavic religion. He has passed the limits of ad personam attacks, and, being English not my mother tongue, I may not be able to sustain the discussion for long. Your intervention would be appreciated. The main discussion is this one.--Æo (talk) 14:58, 10 December 2020 (UTC)

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