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A user with 8,781 edits. Account created on 23 December 2006.
21 October 2024
- 05:0205:02, 21 October 2024 diff hist +200 User talk:Butwhatdoiknow →Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dan Osborn: Explanation (& excuse) current Tag: Reply
20 October 2024
- 16:2716:27, 20 October 2024 diff hist +6 m Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dan Osborn →Dan Osborn: Reformat prior "Keep" post
- 16:2616:26, 20 October 2024 diff hist +160 Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dan Osborn →Dan Osborn: Keep for now. Tag: Reply
19 October 2024
- 06:3406:34, 19 October 2024 diff hist +14 Astrid Lindgren →Biography: Give Lars birth year current
17 October 2024
- 15:5415:54, 17 October 2024 diff hist 0 m Wikipedia:Citing sources →Standard practice{{anchor|Generally considered helpful}}: fix edit I just made Tag: Reverted
- 15:5315:53, 17 October 2024 diff hist +28 Wikipedia:Citing sources →Standard Practice: Change heading from "Generally considered helpful" Tag: Reverted
- 02:5002:50, 17 October 2024 diff hist +18 Wikipedia talk:Talk page guidelines →Survey re TPO Guidelines: Make heading more informative
- 02:4902:49, 17 October 2024 diff hist +18 Wikipedia talk:Talk page guidelines →Discussion re TPO Guidelines: Make heading more informative
15 October 2024
- 15:2015:20, 15 October 2024 diff hist −4 Blinkenlights →top: remove unnecessary redlink current
14 October 2024
- 16:5516:55, 14 October 2024 diff hist +1 m Wikipedia:Status quo stonewalling →Refusing to continue to discuss: reorganize current
13 October 2024
- 00:5200:52, 13 October 2024 diff hist +10 m A General Theory of Oblivion →top: Fix link current
12 October 2024
- 22:4922:49, 12 October 2024 diff hist +678 A General Theory of Oblivion Or maybe not based actual events.
11 October 2024
- 15:3915:39, 11 October 2024 diff hist +246 Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style/Layout →External links section: Subtraction is another option
8 October 2024
- 16:0116:01, 8 October 2024 diff hist +1 Wikipedia:Assume bad faith Modify headings to more closely align with "here are some examples" in the introduction
- 15:5815:58, 8 October 2024 diff hist −71 Wikipedia:Assume bad faith →top: Shorten first sentence and bold primary point of article
- 15:5415:54, 8 October 2024 diff hist −127 Wikipedia:Assume bad faith →top: Remove sentence which seems to be the counter-argument to the point of this essay.
- 15:5115:51, 8 October 2024 diff hist +7 Wikipedia:Revert only when necessary →See also: Clarity nature of new link Tag: Reverted
- 15:4915:49, 8 October 2024 diff hist −74 Wikipedia:Revert only when necessary Revert good faith edits: (1) hatnote is wp:KUDZU and (2) link to mainspace Good Faith article unnecessary as that is a generally understood term. Tags: Undo Reverted
3 October 2024
- 14:3214:32, 3 October 2024 diff hist −18 m Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Layout →Order of article elements: Copy edit
2 October 2024
- 03:2103:21, 2 October 2024 diff hist +510 User talk:Butwhatdoiknow →Editsummaries: You have 48 million sewers. Tag: Reply
1 October 2024
- 21:3821:38, 1 October 2024 diff hist +360 User talk:Butwhatdoiknow →Editsummaries: Maybe changing the Help and Policy page is not the best path to success Tag: Reply
- 14:3514:35, 1 October 2024 diff hist +384 User talk:Butwhatdoiknow →Editsummaries: Maybe not "mindless." Tag: Reply
30 September 2024
- 16:0516:05, 30 September 2024 diff hist +489 Help talk:Edit summary →What to say about FIES in lede: Improvements welcomed
- 15:5515:55, 30 September 2024 diff hist 0 Help talk:Edit summary →So what exactly is the consensus?: copy edit (hit return too soon on this comment)
- 15:5315:53, 30 September 2024 diff hist +576 Help talk:Edit summary →So what exactly is the consensus?: Yes, that is my position. It has not prevailed. Tag: Reply
- 15:4215:42, 30 September 2024 diff hist +460 Help talk:Edit summary →So what exactly is the consensus?: We should not remove helpful information because some folks misuse it. Tag: Reply
- 00:5800:58, 30 September 2024 diff hist +390 Help talk:Edit summary →So what exactly is the consensus?: The guideline suggests otherwise. Tag: Reply
- 00:5100:51, 30 September 2024 diff hist +2 m Help:About help pages →About the help system current
29 September 2024
- 16:5016:50, 29 September 2024 diff hist +213 Help talk:Edit summary →So what exactly is the consensus?: exceptional don't need top billing in the lead Tag: Reply
- 16:4216:42, 29 September 2024 diff hist +200 Help talk:Edit summary →So what exactly is the consensus?: I must admit that I do not meet this standard. Tag: Reply
- 16:4016:40, 29 September 2024 diff hist +178 Help talk:Edit summary →So what exactly is the consensus?: Fix typo, fix grammar. You know, just simple copy editing. Nothing to see here. Tag: Reply
- 05:5305:53, 29 September 2024 diff hist +8 The Fifth Elephant →Reception: There was no "Best Novel" category in 2000 - see Locus Award for Best Novel current
28 September 2024
- 16:5216:52, 28 September 2024 diff hist −75 Help:Edit summary →top: Remove exception to "should" that is minor and not necessary in the lede. Plus, "best practice" does not necessarily line up with what policy says "should" be done.
- 16:4716:47, 28 September 2024 diff hist +2 Help:Edit summary →Edits should be explained: Change heading from "Provide an edit summary"
- 16:3816:38, 28 September 2024 diff hist +122 Wikipedia:Ignore all rules Undid revision 1248235806 by Blueboar (talk) Restore text reverted without explanation; add content to text Tag: Reverted
23 September 2024
- 05:3705:37, 23 September 2024 diff hist +507 Wikipedia talk:Editing policy →We shouldn't revert edits just because they're unsourced right?: It's right there. Tag: Reply
22 September 2024
- 15:4115:41, 22 September 2024 diff hist +614 Wikipedia talk:Editing policy →We shouldn't revert edits just because they're unsourced right?: Perhaps BITE is wrong Tag: Reply
- 15:2315:23, 22 September 2024 diff hist +153 Wikipedia talk:Editing policy →We shouldn't revert edits just because they're unsourced right?: False choice Tag: Reply
- 05:5105:51, 22 September 2024 diff hist +235 Wikipedia talk:Editing policy →We shouldn't revert edits just because they're unsourced right?: You are entitled to your belief. Tag: Reply
- 05:4505:45, 22 September 2024 diff hist +411 Wikipedia talk:Editing policy →We shouldn't revert edits just because they're unsourced right?: Reverting should be done with some discretion. Tag: Reply
- 05:4005:40, 22 September 2024 diff hist +161 Wikipedia talk:Editing policy →We shouldn't revert edits just because they're unsourced right?: Reverting is biting. Tag: Reply
- 02:4302:43, 22 September 2024 diff hist +268 Wikipedia talk:Editing policy →We shouldn't revert edits just because they're unsourced right?: Maybe you're not talking just about the stuff that's "not only true, but the source is out there." Tag: Reply
21 September 2024
- 15:5215:52, 21 September 2024 diff hist +168 Wikipedia talk:Editing policy →We shouldn't revert edits just because they're unsourced right?: Right. Tag: Reply
- 05:3405:34, 21 September 2024 diff hist −24 Wikipedia:BOLD, revert, discuss cycle →Alternatives: Restore shortcut to its previous location. Many pages have used it in the past to point to this location. See https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:WhatLinksHere/Wikipedia:BRB&limit=500 Plus, it is more generic in the event the "Alternatives" section becomes its own separate page and BRD is added to it.
20 September 2024
- 16:3116:31, 20 September 2024 diff hist +21 User talk:Mathglot →Experimental page views chart location: less confusing word
19 September 2024
- 16:5816:58, 19 September 2024 diff hist +207 Help talk:Edit summary →Editsummaries are not required: The former. Tag: Reply
- 16:3516:35, 19 September 2024 diff hist +1,437 User talk:Mathglot →Experimental page views chart location: Are we done yet?
18 September 2024
- 17:1817:18, 18 September 2024 diff hist 0 Help:Edit summary Move basic "how to add an edit summary" information to lede
- 17:1317:13, 18 September 2024 diff hist +659 User talk:Mathglot →Experimental page views chart location: bar chart info Tag: Reply
- 06:0006:00, 18 September 2024 diff hist +4 m User talk:Mathglot →Experimental page views chart location: copy edit