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Hey I lost touch I got blocked for only editing one article and not multiple. They didn’t give me a chance I was new for only 3 days Jaleelpick (talk) 07:45, 16 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Jaleelpick, you don't seem to have been blocked. Your block history didn't show anything. Can you clarify? Did you make a new account here? Gerald WL 08:03, 16 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

FLs

Hi! I'll go through your comments on the Greece WHS soon. If you plan to work on Indonesia's list, I'll be happy to help to keep the style consistent. The article needs some trimming and style adjustments. Let me know. --Tone 18:56, 15 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Tone, hi there. Yeah, I see some stuff wrong with the Indonesia list. If you are willing to, please help! Every edit counts. That is one of the articles that have helped me through my school hardships, so you know how much it means. Gerald WL 16:04, 16 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Deal! My next list was about to be Hungary but I can move to Indonesia first. I'll see what I can do. --Tone 16:11, 16 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Now I kind of formatted the WHS main list. As far as I checked, all descriptions have to be rewritten because the current ones are copied directly from the UNESCO sites. And they are too long, especially the tentative ones. 4-5 sentences max for each one. Good luck :) --Tone 16:49, 16 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Tone, thanks for them! I'll be sure to fix them out :-) Gerald WL 16:50, 16 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Prep 5

Hi, as the nominator you are not allowed to change your hook in prep. We can discuss it here, or you can post your complaints on the DYK talk page.

Here is your original hook: ... that children's book See You in the Cosmos was not initially written as a children's book, with there being adult themes throughout?

To be honest, the grammar in the hook is terrible. It's better to use an active verb than a poorly constructed gerund like there being. But I started by getting rid of the repetitive language and changed it to: ... that the children's book See You in the Cosmos was not initially written as such, with there being adult themes throughout?

Then I realized that as such sounds more literary than engaging, so I changed it to: ... that the children's book See You in the Cosmos was not initially written for youth, as it had adult themes throughout?

As I said, I don't think the hook is very good at all. But if that's the hook angle you want, what is wrong with the last incarnation? Yoninah (talk) 17:56, 16 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Yoninah, sorry for the change! I was just tryna being WP:BOLD as I think the "with there being" hook sounds more... direct? But if that's the preferred hook, that doesn't matter anyway. What matters is that there's a hook. Gerald WL 02:18, 17 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Make a redirect

Hi, can you make a redirect about 2021 Sulawesi earthquake because i see that 2021 West Sulawesi earthquake must be redirected to that page if the article is not moved because the link is redlink. 118.96.188.169 (talk) 19:01, 16 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Thanks for notifying! Gerald WL 08:34, 17 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

DYK nomination of See You in the Cosmos

Hello! Your submission of See You in the Cosmos at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Yoninah (talk) 12:02, 17 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

OK, please don't panic over this. The DYK process involves a lot of editors looking at the same material and making sure that the article is verified by the sources and that the hook is cited correctly. Once the hook gets onto the main page, Wikipedia's readership will also be looking it over and commenting if they find an error. We need to make sure everything is tip-top so there won't be any more delays. This is also not a race to get things on the main page. Please address these two issues so we can proceed. Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 12:02, 17 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Alaska Airlines Flight 261 GA review

I saw your comments, but you also told me that I cannot open the page. Tigerdude9 (talk) 18:39, 17 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Tigerdude9, that's something to be aware of next time. You should not've been the one opening the page, because only a reviewer can. But luckily I am genius so I did some coding to manipulate the GAN page and make it look like I'm reviewing it. There's a whole lot to learn. Gerald WL 09:30, 18 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Should I undo the edits? Tigerdude9 (talk) 14:54, 18 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Tigerdude9, no you don't have to. It's all good now. Gerald WL 14:55, 18 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020 video game)

Hello. Can you please tell me why you did delete my section "Community" for MSFS2020? Do you think community is not relevant for this game? Or can you tell me a wikipedia rule I have broken with my writing? Please explain yourself. AndreAdrian (talk) 20:04, 17 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

AndreAdrian, hi there. The community content sounds a lot like third-parties, which are extra content outside of the main developers. There is already a subsection about them, which is why I don't see what is the difference between them and community content. Gerald WL 01:09, 18 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Did you know nominations/Regent of Thousand Islands

Please see note on your DYK review. The grammar in the hook is not acceptable. Yoninah (talk) 22:19, 18 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]