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Hi, I hope you're well. Hi, I hope you're well.
I noticed you closed ] as delete and redirect, and the related discussions below it as just delete. However, extended to the related discussions below it. I freely admit that's a little unusual, but shouldn't the discussions all have shared the same result? Thanks for any clarification, ] (] — ]) 13:56, 27 October 2024 (UTC) I noticed you closed ] as delete and redirect, and the related discussions below it as just delete. However, extended to the related discussions below it. I freely admit that's a little unusual, but shouldn't the discussions all have shared the same result? Thanks for any clarification, ] (] — ]) 13:56, 27 October 2024 (UTC)
: {{re|Cremastra}} I didn't feel as though a redirect for a US state was necessarily the same as the other cases. But, feel free to create redirects if you think they are useful. If someone disagrees, a discussion will be opened at ]. Thanks! ] ] 14:28, 27 October 2024 (UTC)

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15 January 2025

Removal of worldcat id was too rough?

Dear Plasticspork,

Thank you for your interest for the defunct {{Worldcat id}} template, which authenticated bibliographies, etc., by referring to Worldcat by OCLC (Online Computer Library Center). Sporkbot removed the reference to Worldcat altogether, where a simple replacement by a reference to Worldcat without LCCN would have been more appropriate, leaving at least a reference?

For instance,

https://en.wikipedia.org/search/?title=Douglas_Rimmer&diff=1152161602&oldid=1138168869

replaced

<ref>{{worldcat id|lccn-n81038728}}</ref> by (nothing at all), instead of by something like <ref>{{Cite web url=Worldcat.org |website=search.Worldcat.org |access-date=28 April 2023 |title=Search}}</ref>. Thank you, Hansmuller (talk) 15:25, 5 October 2024 (UTC)

The consensus was that "worldcat id" is of dubious quality, lack of sources, so continuing to use it as a source seems incorrect to me. Thanks! Plastikspork ―Œ 13:57, 13 October 2024 (UTC)

TfD thread still open

Hey there – how are you? Just reaching out regarding this TfD discussion, which is still open and hasn't been edited by anyone other than me since September 19 – the other threads for that date are closed and wasn't sure why this one was being kept open, that's all, so thought I'd reach out in the hope of getting this one resolved so that we can continue editing without having a bunch of ‹See Tfd›s everywhere, etc.; thanks. 4TheWynne (talkcontribs) 02:41, 7 October 2024 (UTC)

Looks like that discussion has been closed. Thanks! Plastikspork ―Œ 13:56, 13 October 2024 (UTC)

Basketball navigation templates

Hey. An IP is creating a bunch of navigational templates that you deleted because of a TfD discussion (example: Draft:Template:1995–96 Toronto Raptors, among others). I was wondering if you (or any of your talk page watchers!) knows of any change of consensus that would allow the templates to exist. Thank you in advance! I dream of horses (Hoofprints) (Neigh at me) 04:44, 10 October 2024 (UTC)

There has been no change in consensus as far as I know. Thanks! Plastikspork ―Œ 13:56, 13 October 2024 (UTC)

Second thought - Libellous or standard Vandalism?

Hi Plastik. ‘Recently active admins’ says you’re around?

What do you make of this? Seems like garden variety vandalism to me, but cooould be RevDel territory.

Cheers. MM (Give me info.) 15:22, 13 October 2024 (UTC)

MM, RevDel is pretty easy, so I did that. Thanks! Plastikspork ―Œ 15:25, 13 October 2024 (UTC)

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Hey there! Blast from past: Thoughts on re-redirecting Template:... now that it errors when used in mainspace? Was thinking of adding to it to help "raise awareness" of MOS:ELLIPSIS, also to enable some stuff for use outside of main like repeating the characters. --Slowking Man (talk) 23:26, 20 October 2024 (UTC)

Hi Slowking Man, I really don't have a strong opinion on redirecting it to Template:Ellipsis. The place where we still see it being used incorrectly is when people translate pages from the French WP where it means "empty section". But, if the general feeling is to not care about that case, then redirecting it to Template:Ellipsis seems fine. Thanks! Plastikspork ―Œ 13:40, 26 October 2024 (UTC)

TfD closure.

Hi, I hope you're well. I noticed you closed Misplaced Pages:Templates for discussion/Log/2024 October 19#Template:WPMASSACHUSETTS as delete and redirect, and the related discussions below it as just delete. However, one of the !votes in that first discussion extended to the related discussions below it. I freely admit that's a little unusual, but shouldn't the discussions all have shared the same result? Thanks for any clarification, Cremastra (uc) 13:56, 27 October 2024 (UTC)

@Cremastra: I didn't feel as though a redirect for a US state was necessarily the same as the other cases. But, feel free to create redirects if you think they are useful. If someone disagrees, a discussion will be opened at WP:RFD. Thanks! Plastikspork ―Œ 14:28, 27 October 2024 (UTC)
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