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Re: new articles by retal

You wrote: "I have written two new articles: Maya Maize God and Howler Monkey Gods. What will happen to them? They seem still to be in limbo somehow." You don't need to use the Articles for Creation process now that you are registered. Please see Wikipedia:Articles for creation/Wizard-Already Registered. You could create Maya Maize God just like you did Howler Monkey Gods. --Geniac 15:15, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

{helpme}I wrote an article (stub) on the Maya Moon Goddess, applied the necessary formulas, and dit not get the opportunity to preview it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Retal (talk • contribs)

Hi, the article you wrote never got saved. Once you write anything on any page in the edit mode, you do get the opportunity to preview it. Simply click on Show Preview tab below the edit box. Once you are satisfied, then click on Save page. Does this answer your question? — Lost^(talk) 09:53, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

requested move

• Bacab → Bacabs —(Discuss)— Bacabs links up with non-English Wikipedias and the plural is more common than the singular —86.87.62.150 21:30, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

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No usage of plural of museum(s) is found in Australia - they are museums, thanks... JarrahTree 10:37, 21 April 2020 (UTC)

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If you keep reintroducing that content at SJW article, you'll eventually get a block.

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This is your only warning; if you make personal attacks on others again, you may be blocked from editing without further notice. Comment on content, not on other contributors or people. You should know better by now but also you should realize that your point would be better made without attacking other editors, including me. Keep it up and my next comment will be at ANI where I will be requesting a block of your account for personal attacks and obvious trolling. PRAXIDICAE🌈 17:16, 14 August 2022 (UTC)

I will second that. If you cannot carry on a civil conversation with others without resorting to insults, you will be sanctioned. Primefac (talk) 17:21, 14 August 2022 (UTC)

Where is the insult? My opponent signs with Praxidice, defined as "goddess of judicial punishment and the exactor of vengeance", so I jokingly responded to this provocative name by exchanging it for Lyssa, defined as "spirit of mad rage, frenzy, and rabies in animals...closely related to the Maniae, the spirits of madness and insanity." Should I really be lectured and threatened because I tried to bring some humor into the discussion? Be an adult.Retal (talk) 17:36, 14 August 2022 (UTC)

Yes, equating a user to "mad rage, frenzy and rabies" and "insanity" is very mature, so funny. You know what you're doing and I suggest you stop. Ironic you're whining about being lectured when you yourself made a comment without any context and expected users to sus it out without any details and then further insulted editors because you have an issue with pronouns. PRAXIDICAE🌈 17:45, 14 August 2022 (UTC)

Okay. But then be so decent as to restore my initial remark regarding "Wikipedia English Language Policy".Retal (talk) 17:55, 14 August 2022 (UTC)

I did not hat it, @Primefac did. And as you failed to actually elaborate on what the issue is, I doubt it'll be restored. Also you can't seriously ask other people to be "decent" and do you favors when you've still left personal attacks up and are continuing to engage in combative behavior. But either way, you'll have to ask the admin who hatted it. PRAXIDICAE🌈 17:58, 14 August 2022 (UTC)

I am not going to un-hat the conversation because it is not going to go anywhere. The current consensus on Wikipedia is to use the pronouns preferred by the subject (if known), and trying to get a single article changed by means of a post that I can only quantify as falling somewhere between sealioning and concern-trolling is not going to change things, nor will it win you any debates. Primefac (talk) 18:08, 14 August 2022 (UTC)

Primefac: You seem to like insulting people by throwing ludicrous terminology at their heads, but I understand the controversial issue of pronouns has been "pacified" by allowing jargon to take the place of understandable English. What a pity.Retal (talk) 20:24, 14 August 2022 (UTC)

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When I reverted this edit I though I was dealing with a new account here to vandalize the article, but I see you've been here for some time. I see you are aware of the contentious topic surrounding gender and sexuality, but consider this a refresher. Edits like that one are considered disruptive. Isabelle Belato ^🏳‍🌈 09:22, 28 April 2023 (UTC)

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Retal, you've been warned about WP:NPOV many times over the year, and you're aware that gender and sexuality controversies are a contentious topic. Don't insert your own commentary into articles. Firefangledfeathers (talk / contribs) 13:42, 30 August 2024 (UTC)

Editing other people's comments

Oh dear, please don't mess with other people's comments like this. It's terribly impolite and leaves a confusing mess to boot. It's also one of the things our etiquette guideline explicitly calls out as not done. I'm reverting that, but feel free to place a new comment below, rather than inside of, void's. Going forwards, if you must reply to every point, please quote void's comment in your own reply, rather than doing what you did there. --Licks-rocks (talk) 14:59, 1 September 2024 (UTC)

Sorry, it seemed the most efficient thing to do. No impoliteness intended. Retal (talk) 20:07, 1 September 2024 (UTC)

No intended impoliteness assumed 😉. Advanced tip: if you want to quote someone and keep their text separate from yours, you can use the template {{tq|(quoted text here)}} to create a nicely visually distinguishable quoted segment. Have a nice day!

(example: "this is what that looks like") --Licks-rocks (talk) 20:48, 1 September 2024 (UTC)

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