:User talk:Wehwalt

I noticed that you have previously worked on articles in the Royalty, Nobility, and Heraldry section. I have also contributed to multiple GAs in this category. The article Royal Foundation has been nominated for GA by Keivan.f and me, and I thought you might like to take a look if it is convenient for you. I look forward to your response.

Regards. MSincccc (talk) 14:02, 18 March 2025 (UTC)

:I will look at it when I can. Wehwalt (talk) 14:11, 18 March 2025 (UTC)

::I realise that you have other commitments and that your time is limited. However, as you have experience with writing featured articles, I would be grateful for your assistance in sourcing the article Catherine, Princess of Wales. Its previous FAC nomination was archived primarily for this reason.

::I understand that the Ancestry section requires more details from book sources, but would it be sufficient to use traditional newspapers and other reliable secondary sources for the content in the other sections? I look forward to your response.

::Best regards. MSincccc (talk) 05:39, 3 April 2025 (UTC)

:::Are there any books you are missing? I have access to a good number of electronic books and may be able to help there. As far as getting into the guts of it, I regret that I don't have time, but I can help perhaps with books and also newspapers.com if you don't have access. Wehwalt (talk) 14:21, 3 April 2025 (UTC)

Hi Wehwalt, I noticed that you created a TFA blurb proposal for Rockstar North earlier today. Is that something that it is done regularly with no particular impulse? I was sort of saving this up for a special date (the release day of Grand Theft Auto VI later this year), plus I tend to write blurbs a bit different from my leads. Would it be possible not to put forth a TFA nomination at this time? If there is a TFA shortage, I could nominated Teardown in its place. IceWelder [✉] 16:50, 26 March 2025 (UTC)

:{{u|Gog the Mild}}, who schedules May, proposes to run it on May 21. The blurb of course can be used at any time. But I would discuss it with him. Wehwalt (talk) 17:11, 26 March 2025 (UTC)

::Hi {{u|IceWelder}}, yes: most TFAs are chosen by a coordinator, with giving balance to the month as a whole the only consideration. I'll pull Rockstar North from May. If you list whenever your special date is here it should prevent a reoccurrence. Thanks for letting me know. Gog the Mild (talk) 17:21, 26 March 2025 (UTC)

:::Thanks for the info, @Gog the Mild! Is it possible to lodge such a request if the exact day isn't known yet? The release date still has to be announced, but the game is scheduled for "Fall 2025". Otherwise, I would wait and open the nomination once the date is revealed. IceWelder [✉] 20:42, 26 March 2025 (UTC)

::::Ah, tricksy one. Sorry {{U|IceWelder}} but no. Get it on the list as soon as the exact date is known. Gog the Mild (talk) 20:45, 26 March 2025 (UTC)

:::::Also, {{u|IceWelder}}, I gather you didn't like the blurb. I would suggest you edit it in advance of need because the talk page of the article's FAC is where we put blurbs. Remember there is a hard limit of 1,025 characters, including the TFAFULL template. Wehwalt (talk) 20:49, 26 March 2025 (UTC)

::::::It's not that I don't like it, I just tend to write them a bit differently from the actual article. I will propose a different blurb when I find the time -- granted, there are still months to go. IceWelder [✉] 18:21, 27 March 2025 (UTC)

:::::::What tool do you use to count characters? According to WordCounter.net, my proposal was at exactly 1,025. IceWelder [✉] 20:14, 31 March 2025 (UTC)

::::::::Whatever the tool is that displays "page size" in the left hand column. Wehwalt (talk) 14:18, 3 April 2025 (UTC)

:::::::::I figured this was the case because I noticed a similar discrepancy when I used that tool. However, at the end of the rendered page, I spotted a stray newline just before the

::::::::::I will have to look at the non-breaking spaces as often they are added late, and they may be throwing things off. Wehwalt (talk) 17:44, 3 April 2025 (UTC)

As an attorney, I thought you might find the following article I created of interest Targeting lawfirms and lawyers under the second Trump Administration. Feel free to help out if you want. Remember (talk) 02:04, 31 March 2025 (UTC)

:I really avoid present day politics because you are going to make someone unhappy regardless of what you do. Wehwalt (talk) 20:18, 31 March 2025 (UTC)

::That’s fair. Love your work so just keep doing what you’re doing. Mainly just letting you know in case you were interested. Remember (talk) 02:09, 2 April 2025 (UTC)

You are invited to join the discussion at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kategate, if it is convenient for you to do so. MSincccc (talk) 07:09, 13 April 2025 (UTC)

Please see if you agree with my last edit, the previous editor's edit, or if you think it would be better to make another change to address their concern. -- Ssilvers (talk) 14:10, 13 April 2025 (UTC)

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Thank you for improving article quality in April! - My story is about music that Bach and Picander gave the world 300 years (and 19 days) ago, - listen (on the conductor's birthday) - I'll take to FAC, just for the fun. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:10, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

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Hi Wehwalt,

I’m reaching out regarding an ANI thread I initiated:

Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents#Editor intimidation and gatekeeping over West Side (San Francisco) article]].

The editor I filed the report about, ScopeCreep, has continued to escalate inside the ANI thread itself making further threats, including a veiled warning “you should [be] careful,” and invoking WP:CIR to imply incompetence. These aren’t just inappropriate they’re deliberate intimidation tactics meant to silence me for raising valid policy concerns.

This editor was the one who unilaterally moved my article, gutted large sections of it without discussion, and is now trying to assert ownership over the page while using aggressive language to scare me off. At this point, the tone and behavior have gone beyond policy disagreement. I’m being actively harassed in the middle of a dispute resolution process.

I would greatly appreciate a neutral administrator reviewing the thread and intervening before this escalates further.

Thanks, Goldrock95 (talk) 19:27, 4 May 2025 (UTC)

:I forgot the link

:Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents#Editor intimidation and gatekeeping over West Side (San Francisco) article. Goldrock95 (talk) 19:28, 4 May 2025 (UTC)

::Regrettably, I'm currently traveling with my wife and do not have time to give the matter the attention it deserves. Wehwalt (talk) 19:53, 4 May 2025 (UTC)

Do you know any sources on how you can get access to NY Times Archive without having to pay for a subscription? I have access to the Wikipedia Library, but they don't have access. Trying to figure out a way to get access to an older article. I thought you might know. Remember (talk) 13:40, 6 May 2025 (UTC)

:Some of it is in newspapers.com. Wehwalt (talk) 14:06, 6 May 2025 (UTC)

::Thank you! Remember (talk) 18:51, 6 May 2025 (UTC)

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