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Good evening

what about Wikipedia caused you to initially leave? 71.223.132.65 ( talk) 12:43, 1 January 2024 (UTC) reply

ITN recognition for Bill Granger

On 1 January 2024, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Bill Granger, which you nominated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Step hen 23:15, 1 January 2024 (UTC) reply

Some advice

Hello HiLo. I just wanted some advice from someone who trawls school websites at times. I attempted to add Ruby Roseman Gannon to Northcote High School's page and the citation keeps throwing up an error. I can't stare at it any longer! When you have time can you have a look? Cheers Nickm57 ( talk) 09:50, 11 January 2024 (UTC) reply

Nickm57 - Sorry, but I don't think I can help there. That style of referencing is something I have never properly mastered. Maybe you could take your question to the Wikipedia:Help desk. Good luck. HiLo48 ( talk) 10:35, 11 January 2024 (UTC) reply
Will do. Nickm57 ( talk) 10:36, 11 January 2024 (UTC) reply

ITN recognition for Lowitja O'Donoghue

On 6 February 2024, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Lowitja O'Donoghue, which you nominated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Schwede 66 15:30, 6 February 2024 (UTC) reply

On a smaaaal detail

Hillo HiLo48! I saw you created an article on Ben (Armenian letter). There you dated it "since 405/406". However, as to my knowledge, official/best-of-human-knowledge/commonly agreed date is that all original 36 letters of Mesropian alphabet were "created" in 405. => Why put "/406"? Is there some scientific puzzle or uncertainty? If not, I will correct it.

BTW, thank you for creating the article in the first place! I am slowly making articles of the Alphabet and its letter more accurate and, where possible, informative) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gregory108 ( talkcontribs) 01:16, 9 February 2024 (UTC) reply

Gregory108 - I think you may be mistaken. I didn't create that article. HiLo48 ( talk) 02:51, 9 February 2024 (UTC) reply
huh... Indeed. Something weird happened: I clicked on the author-creator (Andromeda) and eventually came here=(
Sorry for disturbance, my mistake (somewhere)! Gregory108 ( talk) 03:38, 9 February 2024 (UTC) reply
Here is the page of the creator /info/en/?search=User_talk:Artemis_Andromeda - and there the link via "my talk page" leads to you. Gregory108 ( talk) 03:40, 9 February 2024 (UTC) reply

Clean road trains of the future - though not here yet

Hi HiLo48, trucks should change to cleaner fuels like electric or hydrogen, and smaller clean trucks are indeed catching on. But road trains seem to be the exception so far, with very few clean ones being used. So for the time being, road trains are almost exclusively diesel. That fact is notable, and should be included in an encyclopedia. Failing to do so merely hides the pollution. National fuel usage could be included to show scale.

It seems the Townsville hydrogen road train is not yet operating

I tried to link to WP:Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not wp;wia.

Let's keep focusing on facts, and update when necessary. Thanks from TGCP ( talk) 00:45, 25 February 2024 (UTC) reply

I asked you to take this matter to the article's Talk page. Instead, you came here to discuss it, and changed the article without global discussion. This is not the place. HiLo48 ( talk) 01:32, 25 February 2024 (UTC) reply
This was merely to inform you, and remind you that content must be encyclopedic. You can debate on that Talk page if you will. I see no reason to leave out basic facts, hence no reason for your deletion. TGCP ( talk) 01:55, 25 February 2024 (UTC) reply
Please stop wasting your time here, and discuss this in the correct place. HiLo48 ( talk) 02:16, 25 February 2024 (UTC) reply

ITN recognition for Linda White (politician)

On 2 March 2024, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Linda White (politician), which you nominated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. – robertsky ( talk) 00:23, 2 March 2024 (UTC) reply


Thanks

Hi there, last August you made an edit to my Talk page pointing out the use of the quadruple ~. Just wanted to say thanks for that (and I wish I would've noticed earlier, I had assumed Wiki adds that automagically ^^) Steffens123 ( talk) 21:56, 5 March 2024 (UTC) reply

Orren Stephenson

Should editing on this page be restricted? There seem to be a queue of enthusiastic IPs wanting to add the obvious to it, and I imagine this will just continue even before a court case starts.(Of course, in time there will be a place for a page on the event itself). What do you think? Nickm57 ( talk) 02:39, 8 March 2024 (UTC) reply

I suspect such action will calm down soon. HiLo48 ( talk) 03:31, 8 March 2024 (UTC) reply

Greetings

Hello friend. Thank you for the invite. I tried to get an account for like 10 years and was always refused on the grounds of something like "Because I don't feel like it, you little f*ing fa*got. Go s*ck your daddy's c*ck now and k*ll yourself! lol"

Sad. I have found this place is run like a mafia gang of 12 year olds on Ritalin. Luckily, many news pieces have been done about it. What is it? 6,000,0000 articles, and 95% of them are run by 6 users? Yet they advertise it like it is some egalitarian, communal sharing of knowledge.

Rather than come back here, learn to tolerate what you hate, contribute your time, maybe you should get something started exposing the problems? You could be the next Martin Luther, but for online knowledge. Many people would join you! Cheers.

-Tom B. 79.106.203.69 ( talk) 11:07, 8 March 2024 (UTC) reply

Greeting

Thanks for the greeting, HiLo48, but I've been editing Wikipedia for about 20 years, and have always deliberately chosen to do so without an account.

Doubtless if I change my mind (which I may one day) I'll be deluged with accusations of being a sock because I'll appear "too practised for a newbie" :-). {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 51.198.186.221 ( talk) 00:41, 15 March 2024 (UTC) reply

Are you aware that you will actually have more privacy when you use an account? With a tool readily available to all users, right now I can tell that you are probably located in or near Bradford in England. Other tools can narrow down IP addresses much more. HiLo48 ( talk) 01:41, 15 March 2024 (UTC) reply
Why are you tracking him down that's a bit weird mate Neanderthal4914 ( talk) 04:52, 27 March 2024 (UTC) reply

A reminder

You are editing under a civility restriction that specifies you may not make comments assuming other editors are acting in bad faith. With that in mind, do you stand by your insinuation I am advocating for the name "Tasmania Devils" to to suit [my] obsession with nicknames? – Tera tix 04:14, 27 March 2024 (UTC) reply

I gave evidence for that position. Discuss the evidence, not me. HiLo48 ( talk) 04:41, 27 March 2024 (UTC) reply

Information icon There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you.– Tera tix 05:42, 27 March 2024 (UTC) reply

You're a smart guy, HiLo, I don't need tell you there's a way to describe the fact an editor holds a particular position without implying he is single-mindedly and irrationally bent on enforcing this position. – Tera tix 07:12, 27 March 2024 (UTC) reply
So you can't actually think of a better word. I'm quite serioous. If there is one you would prefer and it makes sense, I'll use it. HiLo48 ( talk) 07:17, 27 March 2024 (UTC) reply
You could say "Teratix's favoured position is to use the nicknames in Tasmania and Fremantle's cases, and he has expressed some preference to use nicknames in at least some other clubs' cases". – Tera tix 07:23, 27 March 2024 (UTC) reply
Ha ha ha. You have argued for more than that, but I shall try. HiLo48 ( talk) 09:13, 27 March 2024 (UTC) reply

Thank you

For withdrawing the comment. We still have disagreements, but I can appreciate you have done something reasonable here. – Tera tix 10:27, 27 March 2024 (UTC) reply