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Hi. It's been awhile. I hope you have been well.

If you see fit, would it be possible to propose this as 5x expansion DYK? I'm happy for you to get the DYK credit. And I'm happy to do the check of another offering at DYK if it is proposed.

... Shachar Sagiv, who is slated to represent Israel at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the triathlon, is a brother of Ran Sagiv and a son of Shemi Sagiv, both of whom are former Olympians?

Supporting articles are here (Triathlon Start List for the Paris 2024 Olympics) and here (that the brother and father are Olympians).

Thanks. 2603:7000:2101:AA00:DD64:E22E:2B9C:8DC (talk) 20:26, 10 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Done at Template:Did you know nominations/Shachar Sagiv. I've added a citation needed tag for the date of birth. Schwede66 03:10, 11 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks so much. Will follow up. --2603:7000:2101:AA00:70E5:5973:F5E4:C4D1 (talk) 00:48, 12 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I enjoyed reading your bio article. Very impressive. It’s nice to actually put a face to a wiki handle. Best wishes, Mr Serjeant Buzfuz (talk) 03:45, 15 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for stopping by and for offering your kind words, Mr Serjeant Buzfuz. It's much appreciated. It's all my wife's fault. 😊 Schwede66 03:50, 15 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Obviously, she is an editor with concern that notability is recognised fairly! Mr Serjeant Buzfuz (talk) 03:52, 23 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi Schwede66, could I get your opinion on a word used in the Ostalgie article? I think it may be a mistranslation of a German word. The passage is:

"the term "ostalgia" is often misunderstood as a lack of willingness to integrate, an uproar to reverse German reunification"

it’s the word “uproar” that doesn’t seem right; “attempt” or “tendency” would both strike me as better. Thanks! Mr Serjeant Buzfuz (talk) 03:51, 23 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Agree, Mr Serjeant Buzfuz; "attempt" would reflect the source better. Schwede66 03:57, 23 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. Fixed it. Mr Serjeant Buzfuz (talk) 04:01, 23 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Kia ora Schwede! You may already be aware of this, but figured I'd mention it on the off chance that you're not. I recently came across this tool which allows you to search for specific strings on wikipedia, including formatting - for instance, checking whether a certain roving IP editor has removed macrons via piping the link. I ran a cursory check for [[Taupō|Taupo]] and it came back with 16 results, so it seems like it could be a useful tool. Was about to clean them up, but figured I would leave them for now so that you can take a look for yourself. I've already noticed some other revisions that seem to fit the pattern through looking at pages found through the tool, such as here. Turnagra (talk) 10:12, 23 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

That's excellent. Thanks for drawing my attention to it. Schwede66 10:34, 23 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

An observation on use of the tool from someone very used to editing articles in other dialects of English including the complexity of international European contributors who have been taught American English or a few European languages and don't stick to EU international English. Macrons in official names should be default in articles in NZ English but British, Australian, Irish, Canadian or American or other International English articles perhaps not as not common usage. I myself would not revert a piped link if article not mastered in NZ English if this not an official NZ name name but refers to NZ English article name. ChaseKiwi (talk) 10:49, 23 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, that's not the issue here. We have a roving IP editor running around who is piping those links, and in those cases, it's macron vandalism. Schwede66 10:52, 23 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, only made point as issue in List of locations with a subtropical climate. Of course I am probably inconsistent and change Zurich to Zürich as I lived in EU for almost as long as lived in NZ and am starting to be influenced more by Scandinavian languages and have got quite irritated by American imprecision with regard to Scandinavian geographical names. ChaseKiwi (talk) 11:12, 23 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

That's a fair point, but with regards to that specific page it fits the pattern of what we've seen - an IP account whose only edit has been to remove a macron via piping (rather than using the redirect) with an edit summary mentioning either spelling or English usage. If it were a good faith international edit I'd expect them to just use the redirect instead of piping to remove the macron. Turnagra (talk) 19:57, 23 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I could really use some help at Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons/Noticeboard#Ana Roš. I'm fairly certain removing unsourced content from a BLP is covered per WP:3RRBLP, but the IP comment on that thread has rattled me somewhat.--Launchballer 12:19, 23 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry to hear that, Launchballer. You are correct that unsourced BLP content cannot be tolerated. In addition, if the person who is giving you a hard time is sitting right next to the subject, then they have an obvious WP:COI and shouldn't be touching the bio. I can't intervene right now because it's time for sleep; it's after midnight. Schwede66 12:37, 23 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It seems this has resolved itself. Let me know if anything is outstanding, Launchballer. Schwede66 21:19, 23 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]