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Hey! Why did you ping me in an edit summary?[edit]

Hi there!

I like to fix referencing errors in Wikipedia. Articles that have referencing can be found by monitoring categories like Category:Pages with citation errors, Category:Pages with broken reference names, Category:Pages with duplicate reference names, and Category:Harv and Sfn no-target errors.

When I find referencing errors, I like to notify the editor that created the error so they can double-check the changes that I've made to their work. By collaborating on the fix, I can be sure I'm getting things the right way around and reflecting the intent of that original editor.

Sometimes, fixes are straight forward. But very often, they're ambiguous or unfixable. Tagging the editor helps resolve that ambiguity. If I think the article is better off with the material removed altogether (because the fix doesn't seem at all possible) then it gives the editor a notice that some material was removed or reverted and they have a shot at fixing it.

Indeed, sometimes I incorrectly attribute referencing errors and ping the wrong person. It doesn't happen often because I do my best to get it right. If I've incorrectly pinged you, I'm sorry for that. While it's pretty easy to just ignore the ping, you can also pitch in by double checking my work even if it wasn't your own edit that actually caused the referencing error.

And I'm always happy to answer questions about my fixes or the problems I've found. -- Mikeblas (talk) 19:13, 24 November 2022 (UTC)

Some bookmarks for me[edit]



Awards[edit]

A Barnstar!

The Working Man's Barnstar


For your work disambiguating links Dina 18:53, 26 August 2006 (UTC)
The Barnstar of Diligence
Thanks for fixing my reference mistake on geomatics. I thought I had resolved the issues, but I missed the reference during the merge. I appreciate your help! GeogSage (⚔Chat?⚔) 17:16, 14 March 2024 (UTC)
The Copyright Cleanup Barnstar
Your assistance is highly appreciated by both the admin and non-admin regulars of copyright cleanup. Thank you for your diligence, and I hope to see you around! Sennecaster (Chat) 01:36, 23 April 2024 (UTC)

Queues[edit]

This section helps me keep track of AfD, prods, copyvios, and other "Come back" work I've initiated. Too bad there isn't an automated way to do this in the Wikipedia UI, huh?

AfD queue[edit]

Current AfDs

Prod queue[edit]

empty

Speedy queue[edit]

empty

OR Problems[edit]

empty

Copyvio queue[edit]

empty

Notability tags[edit]

empty

Merge queue[edit]

Tools[edit]

Notes to self (and maybe you, too!)[edit]

Frequently used Templates

Admin Stats[edit]

Overview of logged actions
Core tools %
delete 135
  
87.66
block 0
  
0.00
protect 17
  
11.04
other 2
  
1.30
total 154
  
100.00
as of 06:09, 12 July 2024 (UTC)

133 deletions · 2 restorations · 0 blocks · 0 blocks modified · 0 unblocks · 16 protections · 1 protections modified · 0 unprotections · 2 revision/log deletions · 0 merges · 0 rights modified · 154 total


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