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Minor edits on Ginkgo Biloba

Hi there, I think that this edit https://en.m.wiki.x.io/wiki/Special:MobileDiff/1191698802 Is warranted according to MOS:NUMERAL.

Here's my explanation of the same edit that Ive quoted from my talk page:

Changing "three" to "3" where I did was supported by this section of Mos:NUMERAL: "Comparable values nearby one another should be all spelled out or all in figures, even if one of the numbers would normally be written differently: patients' ages were five, seven, and thirty-two or ages were 5, 7, and 32, but not ages were five, seven, and 32." I made this change to match the way that the paragraph started. It started with numbers used for billion figures, then it used a spelled out "three" in contrast to how the paragraph started. Uhhhum (talk) 23:52, 28 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I think that this edit is also warranted according to MOS:NUMERAL: https://en.m.wiki.x.io/wiki/Special:MobileDiff/1191698169

The article uses number format and abbreviated "cm" for centimeter descriptions throughout the article leading up to this point.

I recently received a talk page comment by another editor of the Ginkgo page, and advised to pay close attention to the MOS. I want to better understand the MOS, and if I'm misunderstanding it or not seeing the reason why these edits were reverted, I would be grateful if you would explain it to me. Thank you. Uhhhum (talk) 00:02, 29 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

A calendar-esque page of fun facts!

Hey Cerebral726! Hope you are having a good New Years Eve eve. I have been (slowly) filling up a list of unusual anniversaries on my userpage and I'd love to include any additions you might have. Wishing you a great 2024 and an auspicious hatsuyume! Crunchydillpickle🥒 (talk) 00:07, 31 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Happy New Year! I'll look through and see if I can add anything! Very fun list so far. Cerebral726 (talk) 19:48, 31 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Comment removal

After I had posted that particular comment, I realized that it was "less than neutral" so I quickly blanked it out and replaced everything with the word "resolved". I was wondering how I could delete my post in the future because I would've if I saw an option like that. freepalestine (talk) 21:11, 15 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Fair enough, I appreciate you realizing that and removing it. While you cannot remove it from the page's history or your editing history (except in rare situations), you don't need to worry about it as long as you continue to work to edit from a WP:NPOV. Cerebral726 (talk) 21:13, 15 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

ITN recognition for Bob Moore (American food executive)

On 14 February 2024, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Bob Moore (American food executive), which you updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Step hen 23:49, 14 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

February 2024

Hi @Cerebral726, first of all I hope your day is going well. Personally I agree with you about the alphabetical ordering on the 2024 F1 Academy season and I believe some of the comments made by MSport1005 in the Edit summary and on the talk page WP:UNCIVIL, even if not they are rude. Just to let you know I have opened a dispute on the matter which can be found here Wikipedia:Dispute_resolution_noticeboard#2024_F1_Academy_season. Please add any necessary comments. LouisOrr27 (talk) 23:17, 20 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I found their explanations of teams vs constructors and the examples given convincing. Despite the lack of civility, I'm not sure it's worth continuing the discussion, as it seems to be the most common format. Cerebral726 (talk) 23:19, 20 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Even if no consensus can be reached and it does stay the same, hopefully they learn not to be rude, authoritarian, and aggressive. LouisOrr27 (talk) 23:23, 20 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Also, the main reason for me opening the dispute was because of the WP:UNCIVIL behaviour. Thanks for your response, and yes I too found the response convincing even though in my opinion listing by number doesn't make sense. LouisOrr27 (talk) 23:26, 20 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks

I've been around a while, but there's always more to learn about the MOS. Thanks for this edit, which pointed me to MOS:AMPM. Of course there's such an entry (the MOS covers all sorts of minutiae), but I freely admit I couldn't have said exactly where. Grandpallama (talk) 18:05, 28 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Ha, sure thing! I'm always just searching WP:SomeThingThatTheresGottaBeARedirectFor and I'm usually pleasantly rewarded with exactly what I'm looking for. I had always seen lowercase pm, and figured it had to be a thing. Happy editing! Cerebral726 (talk) 18:11, 28 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

You think it's a familiar face?

Hey. I noticed that you reverted the edit by User:GymratW on the San Diego page. I'm starting to have a feeling that it might be another sock of someone we already know: User:Becausewhynothuh?. I've started an SPI investigation once again on Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Becausewhynothuh?, so if you want to reply, my report is there. NoobThreePointOh (talk) 13:49, 18 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The editing style is pretty distinct, I agree. Thanks for making the report. Cerebral726 (talk) 13:50, 18 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, I'm sure they have the WP:COI with these articles. Goody. NoobThreePointOh (talk) 13:51, 18 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not sure what you mean they have a WP:Conflict of Interest? Seems unlikely they do given the diversity of locations. They likely just have a feeling they are correct about how infoboxes should look, and are unable to not edit war over it. Cerebral726 (talk) 13:55, 18 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

To be honest, they are editing the same cities that we used to revert them over, so I'm not clearly sure, but they might be a sock. Let's see what happens in my report. NoobThreePointOh (talk) 13:58, 18 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Okay. I just think labeling it as a WP:COI might cause some confusion, as that is an entirely separate issue from being a sockpuppet, and unlikely to be true. You may want to remove that term, and just focus on the fact that their editing patterns are very similar. Cerebral726 (talk) 14:04, 18 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed on that. NoobThreePointOh (talk) 14:34, 18 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Bob Moore (executive)

On 25 March 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Bob Moore (executive), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Bob Moore did not found Bob's Red Mill until after his first retirement? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Bob Moore (American food executive). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Bob Moore (executive)), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Z1720 (talk) 00:03, 25 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

	The Teamwork Barnstar
	Thanks for improving and expanding upon my edits to the tokens plot on Monopoly. Osubuckeyeguy (talk) 20:34, 1 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Osubuckeyeguy: Thanks for your kind words! Who doesn't love an opportunity to use a Wikipedia timeline!-- Cerebral726 (talk) 14:59, 7 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Lewis Hamilton

Seek consensus on talk page before amending Lede.

Thank you Koppite1 (talk) 12:59, 9 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

There is no "protocol" that requires me to gain consensus before changing the lead. Now that you have reverted, obviously the next thing to do is to discuss on the talk page, but there is no requirement to do so first on this article. Cerebral726 (talk) 13:14, 9 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Commas

Hello! Thank you so much for the work you did on my Ashely Nora and Amiah Mims article. I noticed that you edited a lot of the commas and punctuation surrounding my quotes. It is common practice in the United States to put commas and punctuation before the closing of the quote. I am not normally the grammar police, but I thought maybe it was a cultural difference and that I should bring it to your attention. Thank you again for all your contributions to the articles I wrote! Ssafder (talk) 13:48, 4 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Per MOS:INOROUT, my corrections are the preferred style on Wikipedia. Cerebral726 (talk) 22:00, 21 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Oh! I did not realize that, thank you! Ssafder (talk) 13:20, 23 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Sure thing! Thanks for your phenomenal contributions by the way. As a lover of the Indy-area art scene, I really appreciate you writing these articles. Cerebral726 (talk) 16:04, 23 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you so much! The more I research and learn about Indy art scene the more appreciation I have for it! Ssafder (talk) 16:15, 23 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Bob Baffert LEADCITE

Hi Annointed777 (talk) 01:57, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

HiCerebral726, I am not well versed at talk pages, I am not sure where my message I sent you went. I'm Annointed777, nice to meet you! I appreciate your comments on Bob Baffert's page. I am still pretty new to this and I don't have the experience you do, but I do think that someone who has achieved what Bob has achieved should should have his achievements in the forefront and then have a section on "Controversies." Would you mind discussing this with me? I would love to work with you to make this the best article possible if you are willing. I looked at your work, and I especially love - Conan O'Brien Must Go. My intension is to only help anywhere I can. I really love working on articles about U.S. Trainers, horses and jockeys. I think there's a lot of issues on Bob Baffert's page, including the section "Controversies" - Because he is such an important figure in this sport, I think it's a really important page to work on and make perfect. I intention is not to make it bias one way or the other. I would love to work on it with you, if you would be willing. thank you so much for your time. I hope I get to know you better and we can become friends!!!(Annointed777 (talk) 02:19, 20 November 2024 (UTC))[reply]

Hello, thank you for your kind words. You can bring any discussions about a particular article to their WP:TALKPAGE. In this instance, you can find the appropriate place at Talk:Bob Baffert. In terms of mentioning the controversies in the lead area, please keep in mind that articles are not written to put people in the best light possible, but to reflect how WP:reliable sources describe them and maintaining a WP:NPOV. In this instance, Bob Baffert has an entire section of his article with well cited controversies. Since the purpose of a lead is to summarize the contents of the article (WP:LEAD), it would be incomplete without it. Cerebral726 (talk) 13:44, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Also with regards to the citations, per MOS:LEADCITE, Because the lead usually repeats information that is in the body, editors should balance the desire to avoid redundant citations in the lead with the desire to aid readers in locating sources for challengeable material. Typically, citations are therefore not typically required in this instance but could be added to those potentially controversial lead sentences. Cerebral726 (talk) 13:52, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Cerebral726,

Sorry for the late reply, I suddenly got buried with work, and just dug myself out!!! You are so nice, it's people like you that make new people like me want to stay and really be a part of this wonderful community. In the next few days I will open a conversation with you on Talk:Bob Baffert. I am excited about working with you on this and getting to know you. You seem amazing! I really respect your work and will take your direction. Thank you so much for your guidance!!! (Annointed777 (talk) 17:39, 25 November 2024 (UTC))[reply]

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CN on 2024–25 Formula E World Championship

Hi there,

the page https://results.fiaformulae.com/ would be able to fulfill your CN tag on the Formula E page - there is just no way (that I can see) to get links to specific documents, e.g. an event entry list that would confirm rounds entered, car names and entrant names.

If you have an idea how to handle this, let me know! Cheers, Hmnphl (talk) 18:41, 11 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hmm, that is frustrating that we can't link to specific documents. Let me look into that. Cerebral726 (talk) 18:58, 11 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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