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Thanks. I added sources for the bit you had issues with.
Edit summaries
Just wanted to drop a note regarding your lack of edit summaries; including them makes it a lot more clear what is being changed in an edit. As an additional note, I would encourage you to preview your edits before saving, to avoid needing to make (for example) 13 edits in a row to accomplish your intended changes. Primefac (talk) 00:44, 1 September 2019 (UTC)
- Thanks. I'll try to put in summaries. With that egg list I was saving each time as I didn't want to loose anything due to my bad connection. — Preceding unsigned comment added by CountessCobra (talk • contribs) 07:40, 1 September 2019 (UTC)
- If you've got a bad connection I would suggest editing in Notepad or other word-processor, and then copy/paste your text all at once. I have also found in the past that using the "Preview" option will refresh the page, even if the connection was lost prior to using the Preview. Lots of options, just a case of finding which one works best for you. Primefac (talk) 13:36, 1 September 2019 (UTC)
I'll try doing preview every so often, should be good for showing up any red links or boxes going wonky. — Preceding unsigned comment added by CountessCobra (talk • contribs) 21:24, 1 September 2019 (UTC)
- Indeed. I also suggest signing talk page posts with ~~~~ so that other users know who is commenting. Primefac (talk) 21:26, 1 September 2019 (UTC)
Ok, I'll give that a try now lol. CountessCobra (talk) 22:04, 1 September 2019 (UTC)
Shortdesc
Hi, Please don't import all short descriptions from WikiData,
Generally as an example for:
- Claire Danes I would use "American actress" as opposed to just "Actress",
- EastEnders I would use British soap opera as opposed to just "soap opera",
- Angels (Robbie Williams song) I would use "1997 Single by Robbie Williams"
To my knowledge the shortdesc appears to mobile users so as such the descriptions need to be informative yet short and concise,
Generally speaking for BLPs and Films/TV shows I copy the lead "American X" or "Australian x" and for singles I add the recorded year followed by the first line in the infobox (depending on the song: "Single by Robbie Williams" would be "1997 Single by Robbie Williams" or "Single by Eminem featuring Rihanna" would be "2013 Single by Eminem featuring Rihanna" etc etc,
So you may want to update all of the shortdescs that you've added :),
Thanks, –Dave | Davey2010Talk 15:53, 13 September 2019 (UTC)
- I'd felt that some description was better than none but certainly I'd be happy to keep an eye out and add years and countries where they would help.CountessCobra (talk) 16:48, 13 September 2019 (UTC)
Why are you removing Category:Dog Breeds from dog breed articles?
Please explain your reasons for removing Category:Dog breeds from around 110 dog breed articles during September 15-16, 2019? 107.77.192.155 (talk) 19:16, 20 September 2019 (UTC)
- Read the instructions at the top of the Category: "Pages in this category should be moved to subcategories where applicable. This category may require frequent maintenance to avoid becoming too large. It should directly contain very few, if any, pages and should mainly contain subcategories."
- CountessCobra (talk) 21:22, 20 September 2019 (UTC)
External links / URLs
If you are going to add links to a page (in general of the "External links" variety) please format it either using {{URL}}, {{cite web}}, or square bracket notation. This will keep the "bare" URL from being displayed, and potentially allow for archiving or replacement if the original page disappears. Primefac (talk) 22:13, 3 October 2019 (UTC)
- Sure. I've added brackets to the links in the same way as the other Eggs articles. CountessCobra (talk) 22:25, 3 October 2019 (UTC)
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Arthur MacArthur IV American Musician
Hi CountessCobra,
Your add of the Short Description template for Arthur MacArthur IV as an American musician may be correct. But, do you have any articles that state his profession or where he performs? Otherwise it is unsubstantiated, other that an article stating him to be a musical prodigy in the opinion of his family. Thanks, Group29 (talk) 13:16, 16 November 2020 (UTC)
- I imported the description of him that had been used on wikidata. I will check his non English Wikipedia pages to see if they have relevant sources. CountessCobra (talk) 05:26, 17 November 2020 (UTC)
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- The references needed to be bare urls to run refill. The dates were not in the preferred format and I was next adding archive links as the references are also several years old. CountessCobra (talk) 09:49, 22 May 2021 (UTC)
- You also removed her alternative name used for voice work, which I added a while ago. That wasn't blanking anything. CountessCobra (talk) 09:51, 22 May 2021 (UTC)
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Edit war at Lia Thomas
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- Hi there. The other user had questioned why the category was removed,so I explained why with the next edit. The other user then gave my edit a like, so I considered that we had resolved the matter.CountessCobra (talk) 08:46, 9 March 2023 (UTC)