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A fist bump for you

I just want you to know that I meant everything I said in your RFA; I really hope that you keep your head up despite how bummed out you're probably feeling right now (I'd know; I sure was when my RFA got clobbered). If you move on with your wiki-business, learn from this experience, keep yourself in check, let some time pass, and keep that consistency going...

This experience (if you let it) will make you a whole new editor; someone who had a small bump at ANI a long time ago but gained experience, knowledge, wisdom, and the ability to say "hey, I've been there! I get it!" when helping other editors in similar situations.

You will grow from this. Just give it time :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 03:37, 2 July 2016 (UTC)

Well, I left a comment on Iridiscent's talk page. I'm rather unimpressed and disappointed at the oppose votes. I can see how CheckingFax could have addressed these concerns better upfront, but on the whole I don't see much substance from the "opposing" side behind these disputes. I think you, Oshwah (talk · contribs), were mistaken to be swayed by them. II | (t - c) 06:36, 2 July 2016 (UTC)
I went to vote, but it closed mid-way through writing. As such, and based on advice given by HighinBC, here they are:
  • Oppose per the excellent points raised by Iridescent. I don't like pointy comments like the closing sentence of this exchange. It was designed to humiliate and to belittle and they are two things I do not want to see in an administrator. CassiantoTalk 18:22, 2 July 2016 (UTC)
Hello Checkingfax. I see that about 12 hours ago your RfA was closed early. I did oppose you but I wanted to come by and say that I do appreciate your editing here and I hope you are not too disheartened by the result. For what it is worth I also failed my first RfA: Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/HighInBC. HighInBC Need help? {{ping|HighInBC}} 18:56, 2 July 2016 (UTC)

I mentioned it on another talk page but it bears repeating here; you should read Wikipedia:Advice for RfA candidates carefully, and also the various essays linked from there. Simply being a nice guy just isn't enough to be an admin, you need to be able to judge situations well in order to reduce disruption. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 10:38, 3 July 2016 (UTC)

So very true. -- WV 12:22, 3 July 2016 (UTC)
  • Thanks for your interest in the WP:RfA process, such as it is. I wish that the process could be more positive and constructive than it is. Right now it seems to cause a lot of problems without giving a benefit that is a clear match to its costs. I am not sure what I want, but I do wish that editors like you could also have a good experience with it, and that fails to happen too often. Thanks for what you do on Wikipedia. I regret any hassle you may have experienced. The infrastructure can be a beast and I do not know how to address the faults it has. Blue Rasberry (talk) 19:43, 14 July 2016 (UTC)

Cold seep

Hi, Checkingfax -- I was just looking at an interesting article, Cold seep, when I saw an external link in the first paragraph in the Cold seep#Stability section. I don't know what to do with it. Can you address this? Thanks in advance.  – Corinne (talk) 00:43, 17 July 2016 (UTC)

Hi, Corinne. That was a bit of a toughie because it turned out to be a dead link (404). I found a live link then converted the external link to a footnote link using a {{cite web}} template. Addtionally, 3 templates were throwing CS1 errors so I fixed those, and some citation templates had pages where it should have been page. Fixed those too. All done now. Cheers! {{u|Checkingfax}} {Talk} 05:31, 17 July 2016 (UTC)
Thanks! I couldn't have done all that.  – Corinne (talk) 05:34, 17 July 2016 (UTC) Did you get the notification I left for you at User talk:Vsmith#Makran Trench?  – Corinne (talk) 05:36, 17 July 2016 (UTC)

This week's article for improvement (week 29, 2016)

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Reserve force in Bangladesh ?

@faxcheckingman Bangladesh Army has no reserve soldiers. The references given on that page don't say that there are reserve troops in that force. Please edit that page immediately ... I had edited but now have been removed by another user.Senthoora poove (talk) 10:18 AM , 19 July 2016 (UTC)

Hi, Senthoora poove. Why are you using a Wordpress URL that points to a subscription link for the Financial Times? Cheers! {{u|Checkingfax}} {Talk} 13:10, 19 July 2016 (UTC)

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Hull (watercraft)

I just stumbled across Hull (watercraft). In the section Hull (watercraft)#History, an image is missing. Can you figure out what happened to the image?  – Corinne (talk) 02:00, 20 July 2016 (UTC)

Hi, Corinne. It is an animated GIF and shows up for me. Are you still having trouble seeing the image and seeing it move around? Cheers! {{u|Checkingfax}} {Talk} 02:15, 20 July 2016 (UTC)
No, there is just a narrow black line frame, with nothing in it except a very small green "picture" or icon the upper left-hand corner.  – Corinne (talk) 02:43, 20 July 2016 (UTC)
Hi, Corinne. Do you know if you have AdBlocker software installed on Firefox? Cheers! {{u|Checkingfax}} {Talk} 23:07, 20 July 2016 (UTC)
No, I don't, but I don't use Firefox. I use Google Chrome.  – Corinne (talk) 03:05, 21 July 2016 (UTC)
Hi, Corinne. I have heard of some Chrome versions being spotty about displaying animated GIFs. Maybe Redrose64 can help us figure out this conundrum. Cheers! {{u|Checkingfax}} {Talk} 15:46, 21 July 2016 (UTC)
Looks OK in Chrome 49. Maybe WP:VPT? --Redrose64 (talk) 22:42, 21 July 2016 (UTC)
Hi, Corinne. Likewise in Chrome 50 on Android. {{u|Checkingfax}} {Talk} 00:23, 22 July 2016 (UTC) reping Corinne {{u|Checkingfax}} {Talk} 00:25, 22 July 2016 (UTC)
Thanks, both, for your replies. I didn't realize this was an animated image, but I have had no problems with other animated images in WP articles.  – Corinne (talk) 03:17, 22 July 2016 (UTC)

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This week's article for improvement (week 30, 2016)

Closeup view of a Squeegee
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Squeegee

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Wikidata weekly summary #219

Late breaking invitation to the Bay Area WikiSalon series, July 27 (Wednesday) - change of venue - tonight

Please join us in the Mission at Noisebridge (one time change of venue)!
A Wikipedia panel discussion about journalism

We hope you can join us today, Wednesday, from 6 p.m. on, at our July Bay Area WikiSalon. This month only, we are going to be at Noisebridge, a hackerspace/makerspace 1.5 blocks from the 16th & Mission BART station (see the link for directions). Some of us will be working on the Wikipedia article on basic income. All info here. Some good news - we do not have to be as strict about advance RSVP at Noisebridge, so bring spontaneous guests! (Registering ahead of time is still helpful, as always, as it will help us plan ahead.)

Come and hang out, have some light snacks. Wi-Fi is available, so please bring your editing device if you plan to edit.

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This week's article for improvement (week 31, 2016)

History of the constellations, Ursa Minor constellation map
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History of the constellations

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This week's article for improvement (week 32, 2016)

One of many icons associated with The Sims
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The Sims (video game)

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