User talk:TheTechnician27
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A barnstar for you!
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| Hello! EarthyRMT (talk) 13:51, 30 October 2025 (UTC) |
- Hello to you too! TheTechnician27 (Talk page) 13:47, 31 October 2025 (UTC)
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... for the barnstar for today's story about Gott der Herr ist Sonn und Schild, BWV 79, on the occasion for which it was written, Reformation Day - it's not only Halloween today. You are invited to the peer reviews for another candidate. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:02, 31 October 2025 (UTC)
Would you be interested to look at TI-84 Plus series again?
[edit]You reviewed for GA status, and failed, the article TI-84 Plus series. All the issues you mentioned - and quite a bit more - have been fixed since then (they were bits of the old article which I had not rewritten yet). Since you seemed originally interested in reviewing it, would you attempt a second review? - OmegaAOL (talk page, and contribs) 01:37, 1 November 2025 (UTC)
- I could tell you at a glance that it's likely C-class close to B-class or GA-class (hard to immediately tell which without research). The article cites other wikis three times, and Wikipedia does not cite such user-generated content as a reliable source (fails B-class and GA-class criterion 1 for reliable sources). I think you're doing a good job and headed in the right direction with the article at a glance, and I'd be happy to come in and try cleaning up small, stylistic issues before the review starts, as even that kind of cleanup often reveals deeper problems if they exist. TheTechnician27 (Talk page) 13:14, 1 November 2025 (UTC)
- Hi and thanks for the comment! The article currently cites no user-generated sources, can you give me an example of what you think is WP:UGC?
- WikiTI is the wiki cited, but although it uses MediaWiki (like Wikipedia) it works a bit differently to Wikipedia in that not anyone can just contribute. OmegaAOLtalk? 07:43, 3 November 2025 (UTC)
- Removed the WikiTI citation. Now that there is no UGC, I am reupgrading the article to B-Class. OmegaAOLtalk? 14:15, 3 November 2025 (UTC)
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[edit]Sorry, i missed the old days i was happy of making many articles in expanding Wikipedia, but now. I'm sad for now. :( ~2025-34534-93 (talk) 13:07, 29 November 2025 (UTC)
TFA
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Thank you today for Ovalipes catharus, "about the New Zealand paddle crab, Ovalipes catharus. It's one of twelve species of Ovalipes and the only one found in New Zealand. Known for their paddle-shaped rear legs, high aggression, voraciousness, and proneness to cannibalism. I found this a couple months back in this state, where its last two major contributions were by Prosperosity and Ttbioclass (the latter being a student editor who did almost all of the work on the 'Mating and reproduction' section). However, major edits prior to these – while helping to expand the article – had what I felt were severe problems with copy-editing and focus (for example, at one point, comparing these crabs to prawns by saying they don't have a narrow body and tail). I quickly realized I had to rip out basically everything before the 'Mating and reproduction' section and start from scratch, and so I did."! - Enjoy your first TFA day! - I struggle with a FAC for laughter for Christmas, second round, in case of interest. -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:18, 3 December 2025 (UTC)
- Yes, congrats! I was very happy to see a crab on the main page. (My own first TFA, Macrobdella decora is scheduled in a few days time, so it looks like it's invertebrate week for Wikipedia.) Cremastra (talk · contribs) 16:15, 3 December 2025 (UTC)
- Thank you both!! Cremastra, congratulations in advance on your first TFA! Not only that, but the second FA for an annelid after leech. Between these two and Alicella gigantea thanks to AxonsArachnida, I agree: invertebrates are eating good. TheTechnician27 (Talk page) 18:40, 3 December 2025 (UTC)
- @Cremastra Well done. The inverts are getting lots of love at the moment. AxonsArachnida (talk) 20:26, 3 December 2025 (UTC)
- @TheTechnician27 I mean! I am very jetlagged. AxonsArachnida (talk) 23:06, 5 December 2025 (UTC)
- @AxonsArachnida: I didn't take anything by it; Cremastra absolutely deserves that congratulations just as much. TheTechnician27 (Talk page) 00:58, 6 December 2025 (UTC)
- @TheTechnician27 I mean! I am very jetlagged. AxonsArachnida (talk) 23:06, 5 December 2025 (UTC)
- @Cremastra Well done. The inverts are getting lots of love at the moment. AxonsArachnida (talk) 20:26, 3 December 2025 (UTC)
- Thank you both!! Cremastra, congratulations in advance on your first TFA! Not only that, but the second FA for an annelid after leech. Between these two and Alicella gigantea thanks to AxonsArachnida, I agree: invertebrates are eating good. TheTechnician27 (Talk page) 18:40, 3 December 2025 (UTC)