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- No duplicate. Buaidh 14:02, 31 March 2016 (UTC)
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Mountain lists
Could you please fix your copy/paste. You keep adding 16}} to the end of {{cmt}} templates. I keep fixing, but you keep adding them. See this. Bgwhite (talk) 07:34, 3 March 2016 (UTC)
- Sorry. Where have you encountered these errors? Buaidh 18:17, 3 March 2016 (UTC)
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- As the author of both articles, I do not feel that attribution is appropriate. Yours aye, Buaidh 15:05, 26 March 2016 (UTC)
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- No duplicate. Buaidh 14:01, 31 March 2016 (UTC)
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- Not a duplicate. Buaidh 15:58, 31 March 2016 (UTC)
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- Fixed. Buaidh 23:38, 18 April 2016 (UTC)
Highest points in Greenland
In the page "Helges Halvo-Pandebrasken High Point, Greenland" on Peakbagger [1] the peak is named as the "Helges Halvo Island (Highest Point)". But no such island exists. Helges Halvo (Halvø means peninsula in Danish) is a small peninsula at the eastern end of Skjoldungen Island. There are no high peaks on that small peninsula, the highest peak is at the other end of Skjoldungen in the NW, as mentioned in "Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute, page 101:
"Skjoldungen (63°20'N., 41°30'W.), a large island over 1,500m high in its NW part, stretches 27 miles in a NE/SW direction. It is separated from the mainland by Sonder Skjoldungesund (Inugsuarmiut), to the SW, and Nordre Skjoldungesund, to the NE."
Regarding the name "Helges Halvo Island", it is a bogus name based on this somewhat sloppy UNEP link that unfortunately has been often used as a reference for a while. Thanks for your attention. Xufanc (talk) 04:06, 19 April 2016 (UTC)
- Thank you for the information. Information about the geography of Greenland is quite sparse. Peakbagger.com has tried to provide information about the mountains of Greenland, but much of it is of questionable accuracy. I'll update the mountain lists in the next few days. You may wish to contact peakbagger.com directly. Thanks again, Buaidh 16:42, 19 April 2016 (UTC)
Do you know something about the peak mentioned in this article? Also, I did write to Peakbagger.com as you suggested but have not received an answer. Cheers, Xufanc (talk) 01:54, 6 May 2016 (UTC)
duplicate peak parameter
I am fixing the duplicate peak parameters in
- List of mountain peaks of North America
- List of the highest major summits of North America
- List of the major 100-kilometer summits of North America
- List of the major 3000-meter summits of North America
- List of the major 4000-meter summits of North America
- List of the major 5000-meter summits of North America
- List of the most isolated major summits of North America
- List of the most prominent summits of North America
- List of the ultra-prominent summits of North America
but trust that you will fix them properly. Frietjes (talk) 14:03, 20 April 2016 (UTC)
- Thank you for finding these three duplicate parameters. I will update the above articles. Yours aye, Buaidh 16:25, 20 April 2016 (UTC)
- Done. Buaidh 19:28, 20 April 2016 (UTC)
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Userbox creation
I see your name on a list of people who might make userboxes if asked so I was wondering if you could make me one. Leggomygreggo8 (talk) 15:44, 6 June 2016 (UTC)
- Please see Template:User WP Mets. A trademarked Mets logo can only be used with the written permission of the team. Yours aye, Buaidh 19:42, 7 June 2016 (UTC)
Provisional list
I have added Tiningnertok to the 'See also' section of List of Ultras of Greenland. I am not sure what to do, but perhaps it would be useful for the time being to add a section where mountains not yet included in the list could be listed. Cheers. Xufanc (talk) 07:48, 7 June 2016 (UTC)
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Your old percent Template:Change
Hi there,
Thanks for making that percent change template many years ago. I'm wondering if you would be able to help me find a solution to a little glitch in the template. In my sandbox you can see that a reference placed by one of the input numbers turns the output percent into a NA. If the reference is placed at the end, it appears only in the output column. Is there an easy fix to this you would be willing to help with? Thanks! Mattximus (talk) 03:16, 18 June 2016 (UTC)
- I'll see what I can do. Yours aye, Buaidh 03:19, 18 June 2016 (UTC)
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Rescheduled Colorado Wiknic
The Great Colorado Wiknic 2016 has been rescheduled from June 26 to August 7 due to a conflict with Wikimania 2016. My apologies for the inconvenience. I hope you can join us on Sunday afternoon, August 7. Yours aye, Buaidh 21:55, 23 June 2016 (UTC)
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List_of_Colorado_county_high_points
This wiki page List of Colorado county high points has several wiki syntax errors in its reference section. You have first responsibility for fixing those errors. C2equalA2plusB2 (talk) 15:43, 13 August 2016 (UTC) (One of the original researchers of this list, and the 3rd person to visit all of them.)
- Thanks. I'll see what the problem is. Buaidh 16:15, 13 August 2016 (UTC)
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Dear Buaidh, Why was the Punjabi noticeboard link box removed from Noticeboard box page?
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- The link box has been restored after maintenance. Yours aye, Buaidh 21:35, 30 November 2016 (UTC)
Washingtonian
I don't understand this edit. Why are you again adding a link to a disambiguation page and a reference that isn't a reference? I'm not expert in this matter, but since "Washingtonian" is listed in the GPO source, and doesn't explicitly connect it with Washington state (i.e. it just says, basically, "use these" and then also lists e.g. "Puerto Rican"), I don't see why it wouldn't be included in that column. If it isn't in that source, then you'd need to add another reliable source to support including it (rather than just a note and a dab page). — Rhododendrites talk \\ 00:04, 2 December 2016 (UTC)
- Washingtonian is listed by the GPO as the demonym for the State of Washington only. Please read the GPO Style Manual. The reference is a note of explanation. Yours aye, Buaidh 00:08, 2 December 2016 (UTC)
- I have. Hence what I said above. It has a list of demonyms "for natives of the States". Surely if we assumed DC would be included in such a list, they would not list Washingtonian twice. On the other hand, if we assume literal understanding of the description "States" then why would we not also recognize that it says "natives" and not "residents" (when many natives aren't residents and many residents aren't natives).
- In any event, if you would like to argue that it is not in the GPO to use it for DC, then you'll need to add a source for the unofficial usage. There are multiple duplicates, so no need for an unsourced note. — Rhododendrites talk \\ 13:52, 5 December 2016 (UTC)
- Only states are states. DC is excluded. For a PhD you certainly are stupid. Buaidh
- What a peach. That quick with the personal attacks from someone with 150k+ edits is disturbing. Regardless, it's been a joy, but if you're going to fuss about "states are states", perhaps fuss also about "natives are natives", or, when fussing over sources, don't add original research at the same time. I'll go ahead and leave it at that. — Rhododendrites talk \\ 14:03, 6 December 2016 (UTC)
- I'm not a peach. I'm an elderly curmudgeon. You continue to argue your point even when it makes no sense. Sorry about the insult. You're not stupid. You're just overly persistent. Yours aye, Buaidh 15:23, 6 December 2016 (UTC)
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Nomination of Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA for deletion
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A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.
The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.
Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. ∼∼∼∼ Eric0928Talk
21:30, 13 December 2016 (UTC)
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