User talk:Kentuckian/Archive 1

Archive 1

I have sent you a note about a page you started

Hello, FatCat96. Thank you for your work on 2023 Paris gas explosion. User:Actualcpscm, while examining this page as a part of our page curation process, I had the following comments:

Good catch on this! I nominated it for ITN, although the article may be a little sparse at the moment. Still probably deserves a mention there. Happy editing!

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Actualcpscm (talk) 20:19, 21 June 2023 (UTC)

Nomination of 2023 Paris explosion for deletion

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Ad Orientem (talk) 20:22, 27 June 2023 (UTC)

Unsourced birth dates

Hi. I wanted to explain why I reverted a change you made to Lauri Hendler. In this edit, you added a birth date, but you didn't cite a reliable source. Wikipedia has strict rules on content in biographies of living persons because this can impact real peoples' lives. Please be aware that many sites on the internet purport to give information about celebrities, but few of them of reliable. Sites like the IMDb use user-generated content, and they should not be cited in biographical articles. Similarly, celebrity gossip websites should not be used because most of them don't have a history of fact checking or publishing corrections. Fan sites and blogs are self-published and have no editorial control. We also can't use primary documents, such as government birth databases or genealogical websites (which are also typically user-generated, as above). This means that the number of available sources is quite slim, and we often have to either go without this information or wait until a source like Entertainment Weekly or the BBC publishes an interview that includes a birth date. If you're not sure whether a source is reliable, you can ask at Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 03:04, 29 June 2023 (UTC)

I have sent you a note about a page you started

Hello, FatCat96. Thank you for your work on Elmer Begley. User:Curbon7, while examining this page as a part of our page curation process, had the following comments:

Great start! In case you do not know, through WP:The Wikipedia Library, we have access to newspapers.com, which is an excellent resource for these sorts of biographies.

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Curbon7 (talk) 04:37, 1 August 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Samuel Wilber Hager

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Your GA nomination of Samuel Wilber Hager

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Hello, FatCat96. Thank you for your work on Newton Willard Utley. User:SunDawn, while examining this page as a part of our page curation process, had the following comments:

Thank you for writing the article on Wikipedia! I genuinely appreciate your efforts in creating and expanding the article on Wikipedia. Wishing you and your family a great day!

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✠ SunDawn ✠ (contact) 13:29, 20 September 2023 (UTC)

Please stop undoing my edits

Dude please stop messing with my wiki page, I’m trying to get a corporate job and am trying to scrub my wiki of anything that would cast me in a bad light. Please stop touching it. 2600:1700:31E0:3F8F:1C49:2A3C:33BA:6BD0 (talk) 16:49, 20 September 2023 (UTC)

Please stop removing information from the Louis Smolka article. Please know that Wikipedia is not censored for the benefit of any particular group or person. FatCat96 (talk) 01:22, 21 September 2023 (UTC)

You are being unreasonably idealistic right now. I am not asking you to scrub the internet. I understand you want wikipedia to be a beacon of truth and you may add it back if it becomes pertinent, but I don’t think it has any relevance to anyone’s understanding of theetruth 2600:1700:31E0:3F8F:44F2:20DA:5CF4:6849 (talk) 15:13, 21 September 2023 (UTC)

Hiram, Kentucky

Thank you for creating Hiram, Kentucky. Are you able to locate a source supporting that anyone ever lived in Hiram? Thank you. Magnolia677 (talk) 18:55, 26 September 2023 (UTC)

Yes, its page on the GNIS identifies it as a populated place. If you go to Google Earth and find Hiram, you can clearly see that there are people living there. FatCat96 (talk) 02:11, 27 September 2023 (UTC)

Maps and GNIS cannot be used as proof that a place is populated, per WP:NGEO. Is the something in a book or reliable source showing that people have lived here? Thank you. Magnolia677 (talk) 13:13, 27 September 2023 (UTC)

The book says that Hiram had a post office for over 20 years, it also says that it was a coal camp, which means that people have and continue to live there. I'm not sure how reliable this is, but it gives an estimated population for the community, and this source gives demographics. FatCat96 (talk) 15:08, 27 September 2023 (UTC)

Neither of those are reliable sources. I also wasn't able to find a reliable source to support that Hiram ever had a population. This source said it had a post office, and was a railroad stop. I'll PROD the article, unless you object. Thanks. Magnolia677 (talk) 16:37, 27 September 2023 (UTC)

A PROD is not needed. I live near Hiram, and I have to drive past the community just about twice a week. There are obviously people living there. The community has several churches, several houses, and a gas station. Now, I have given you every reason to believe that there are people living there. FatCat96 (talk) 00:11, 28 September 2023 (UTC)

Why not just take a photo of the place next time you drive through? Schwede66 17:10, 17 November 2023 (UTC)

Rollback granted

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Kentucky connection and quick question

Hi FatCat96, I noticed you are from the Appalachian side of Kentucky. I have occasion to be in that area as my retired parents currently reside in the town of Berea, Kentucky. Small world!

Quick question: as I am new I'm just learning but in your instructional blurb you mention an option to click a 'New Section' link at the top of this page but it appears that it currently is called 'Add Topic', is that correct? Thehoneybear (talk) 20:37, 6 October 2023 (UTC)

Hi and thanks for the question! I usually don't meet too many other editors from or related to Eastern Kentucky. To add a new topic to a talk page, you just click the 'Add Topic' button between the 'edit' and 'view history' button. Wishing you a good day! FatCat96 (talk) 02:17, 7 October 2023 (UTC)

Reverted change at James Farish page

Thanks for your notification that you undid my edit at https://en.wiki.x.io/w/index.php?title=James_Farish&diff=prev&oldid=1178930523 because you considered it unconstructive. I must say I am bewildered by this reaction. I did provide an edit summary "Undid obvious vandalism", and if you look at the revision which I undid (i.e. the one where a one-time editor had added the sentence "Rumor has it that he has [sic - we're talking about someone who lived in the 1830ies] one of the largest phalluses in Bombay history") I think you might understand why I didn't elaborate any more on my reasons for qualifying this as vandalism. It is true that superficially it may have looked to you as if the statement I deleted was referenced, but if you look at either the quoted page on google books itself (which, unsurprisingly, contains no information of this kind whatsoever), or at the history of the James Farish page itself (where you will see that the editor whom I consider a vandal simply inserted the above-quoted sentence before a reference which had already been in the article before, and which only provides information on which a preceding sentence is based), you will see that there is absolutely no reason to believe the edit I removed was based on reliable sources, or indeed made with any other intention than that of making a childish dick joke. So you may understand why I am bewildered that what you chose to treat as vandalism would have been my removal of this sentence, rather than the addition of it last year. In any case I would ask you (as someone who in contrast to me is knowledgeable about the correct formalites of wikipedia editing) to consider removing the bit that I attempted to remove, or to explain to me what makes it a valid, non vandal edit that should not be removed. 2A01:C23:5D4C:8600:34B6:A570:DD6B:3E80 (talk) 21:33, 6 October 2023 (UTC)

Sorry! I looked over the edit again, and I realized I made a mistake. Sorry for the mistake. Wishing you a good day! FatCat96 (talk) 02:07, 7 October 2023 (UTC)

Thank you for your kind and quick reply, and have a good day too! 2A01:C23:61B9:F300:D412:F7EB:EB36:6634 (talk) 02:29, 7 October 2023 (UTC)

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HJ Mitchell A bit concerned here. New Page reviewer was just granted, and it is near impossible to miss the unambiguous copyvio at 2023 Venezuela election agreement. You don't even need to speak Spanish when the text says, "Below is the agreement signed by both parties, translated from Spanish to English". SandyGeorgia (Talk) 21:52, 19 October 2023 (UTC)

Hi @SandyGeorgia. I tried to run the article through Earwig, but it wouldn't work for me. I didn't want to tag it for speedy deletion without knowing for sure that it was a copyvio. I would also like for you to know that Venezuelan laws and proclamations are in the public domain. Hope this clears things up. Wishing you a happy and blessed day! FatCat96 (talk) 01:04, 20 October 2023 (UTC)

In which case, this should have been added. Regards, SandyGeorgia (Talk) 01:37, 20 October 2023 (UTC)

FatCat96 and HJ Mitchell I just remembered to return to this, after getting distracted for days. FatCat, my apologies for being unaware of (or forgetting) that this Venezuelan material was in the public domain. Because I rarely have occasion to cite the government, because of the issues with Venezuelan propaganda, the matter of public domain just wasn't on my radar, so I do owe you an apology, and hope your new page patrolling is going well. Regards, SandyGeorgia (Talk) 16:41, 5 November 2023 (UTC)

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Your Rollback on 1996 Tami Nadu Legislative assembly elections

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Regards,

@Polar Hyena Polar Hyena (talk) 14:51, 5 November 2023 (UTC)

Hi @Polar Hyena. You removed a fair amount of information from the article. I do understand that you were trying to add a table, but I don't see why you had to remove a paragraph of information from the article. If you would like to add the table back, you are welcome to do so. 🌹FatCat96🌹 Chat with Cat 21:36, 5 November 2023 (UTC)

Dear fatcat96

May you tell me how you respond so fast and how do you edit I can’t find edit thing? ): Sexy banan! (talk) 15:43, 6 November 2023 (UTC)

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Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/John D. White

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Yo fatcat96 I wanna tell you this,how did you crrate this page?

I wanna create one myself. 103.175.130.16 (talk) 02:29, 31 January 2024 (UTC)

I got a message for you

I hope this message meets you well User:FatCat96 .... review the page John Franklin (comedian) ... cheers. Wallclockticking (talk) Wallclockticking (talk) 22:48, 8 February 2024 (UTC)

Coal tipple in Kenvir

If this doesn't pass, please renominate it in a month or so. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.8% of all FPs.} 05:46, 20 February 2024 (UTC)

Will do. Thanks! 🐱FatCat96🐱 Chat with Cat 04:07, 21 February 2024 (UTC)

Ditto the coal miners' houses. This appears to just be one of FPC's occasional periods where a lot of stuff fails to reach quorum. Probably because there were a huge number of nominations at once, and so voting got erratic. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.8% of all FPs.} 17:49, 22 February 2024 (UTC)

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Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Raising a Flag over the Reichstag

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Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Ellen Axson Wilson

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Your ANI post

I suggest that you and I agree not to engage in any continuing disputation, but seek to cooperate from now on. – Sca (talk) 20:25, 26 March 2024 (UTC)

Yes, agreed. 🐱FatCat96🐱 Chat with Cat 20:49, 26 March 2024 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Coal tipple in Kenvir, Kentucky

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Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Laura Clay

An image created by you has been promoted to featured picture status Your image, File:Laura Clay by the Gerhard Sisters, 1916.jpg, was nominated on Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate an image, please do so at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates. Thank you for your contribution! Armbrust The Homunculus 07:28, 3 April 2024 (UTC)

New page patrol May 2024 Backlog drive

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Please fix your signature

Hey Kentuckian,

There is a contrast issue with your signature. Specifically, the yellow talk text being on a white background makes it hard to read. Please change it to something else, so it isn't a contrast issue, and doesn't affect editors with visual impairments. Thanks. thetechie@enwiki: ~/talk/ $ 02:27, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for heads up! I didn't realize it was an issue, as it looked just fine for me. I changed it to a darker orange. Hope that fixes things.  ⚜ Kentuckian ⚜  | talk to me 02:32, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

Attention needed at username change request

Hello. A renamer or clerk has responded to your username change request, but requires clarification before moving forward. Please follow up at your username change request entry as soon as possible. Thank you. - FlightTime (open channel) 03:02, 22 April 2024 (UTC)

KY Senate districts

Hey Cat! Thank you for getting started on making pages for the KY legislative districts, I had been meaning to get started on that. I've just made maps for each senate district and a template listing the districts, so if you could incorporate those, that would be great. Also, the senate elections of 1996 and 2010 have pages so you may want to link to those as well. -Mad Mismagius (talk) 16:54, 11 April 2024 (UTC)

Hi Mr. Mismagius! Thanks for creating the maps. I commend you for all your hard work and dedication. If you want to finish creating the articles, it's fine with me. Regards. 🐱FatCat96🐱 Chat with Cat 00:52, 12 April 2024 (UTC)

Thank you, that's very kind to say. I've created this sandbox with wikitables listing each senate district's members since 1984. Please feel free to copy and paste those whenever you get back to making pages for the senate districts again. -Mad Mismagius (talk) 18:15, 27 April 2024 (UTC)

User:80.4.63.188 at AIV

Hi, could you explain why this IP's edits at The Real Housewives of Atlanta are vandalism? You reported the IP for vandalism after final warning, but the only edit after the warning, [1], appears to be merely a rearrangement of information without changing any content, as far as I can tell. Nyttend (talk) 20:39, 29 April 2024 (UTC)

I’m sorry, but I don’t remember ever reporting that IP. I believe you’ve made a mistake, and if you’ll look in the edit history of Housewives of Atlanta, you’ll see that I’ve never made any edits to the page. CycloneYoris was the one who made the report. Thank you!  Kentuckian |💬   02:40, 30 April 2024 (UTC)

Hi, sorry about that! Nyttend (talk) 10:42, 30 April 2024 (UTC)

It's fine. After all, we're all human, and mistakes are unavoidable.  Kentuckian |💬   13:27, 30 April 2024 (UTC)

New users

Hi, Kentuckian. I wish you wouldn't even suggest to new users that there was any way of creating an article other than by WP:AFC, as you have at the Teahouse. Yes, they are technically able to do so as soon as they are autoconfirmed, but even with AFC it's usually a frustrating experience for everyone, and if they try to go straight to article space, there's one more stage at which they may very well feel knocked back. ColinFine (talk) 17:04, 30 April 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for the heads up! Sorry about that. I'll make sure that it doesn't happen again in the future.  Kentuckian |💬   18:03, 30 April 2024 (UTC)

DYK for Enoch Edgar Hume

On 2 May 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Enoch Edgar Hume, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Enoch Edgar Hume was presented as a candidate for election to the Kentucky House of Representatives without his knowledge? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Enoch Edgar Hume. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Enoch Edgar Hume), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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Merger discussion for Treasure Mountain Junior High School

An article that you have been involved in editing—Treasure Mountain Junior High School—has been proposed for merging with another article. If you are interested, please participate in the merger discussion. Thank you. Dan arndt (talk) 04:51, 3 May 2024 (UTC)

ITN recognition for 2024 Kentucky Derby

On 5 May 2024, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article 2024 Kentucky Derby, which you created. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Stephen 23:17, 5 May 2024 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of John White (Kentucky politician)

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Your GA nomination of John White (Kentucky politician)

The article John White (Kentucky politician) you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:John White (Kentucky politician) and Talk:John White (Kentucky politician)/GA2 for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of PCN02WPS -- PCN02WPS (talk) 14:23, 22 May 2024 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Joseph Bosworth (Kentucky politician)

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Joseph Bosworth (Kentucky politician) you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of LunaEatsTuna -- LunaEatsTuna (talk) 04:41, 23 May 2024 (UTC)  Kentuckian |💬   16:09, 23 May 2024 (UTC)

DYK for Vulcan Bridge

On 26 May 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Vulcan Bridge, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Vulcan Bridge, a bridge in Vulcan, West Virginia, was constructed after the mayor requested financial aid from the Soviet Union? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Vulcan Bridge. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Vulcan Bridge), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Z1720 (talk) 00:03, 26 May 2024 (UTC)

May 2024 NPP backlog drive – Points award

	The Working Man's Barnstar
	This award is given in recognition to Kentuckian for accumulating at least 10 points during the May 2024 NPP backlog drive. Your contributions helped play a part in the 14,452 reviews completed during the drive. Thank you so much for taking part and contributing to help reduce the backlog! Hey man im josh (talk) 18:50, 6 June 2024 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of John White (Kentucky politician)

The article John White (Kentucky politician) you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:John White (Kentucky politician) for comments about the article, and Talk:John White (Kentucky politician)/GA2 for the nomination. Well done! If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of PCN02WPS -- PCN02WPS (talk) 21:03, 31 May 2024 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Joseph Bosworth (Kentucky politician)

The article Joseph Bosworth (Kentucky politician) you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Joseph Bosworth (Kentucky politician) and Talk:Joseph Bosworth (Kentucky politician)/GA1 for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of LunaEatsTuna -- LunaEatsTuna (talk) 22:43, 1 June 2024 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Joseph Bosworth (Kentucky politician)

The article Joseph Bosworth (Kentucky politician) you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Joseph Bosworth (Kentucky politician) for comments about the article, and Talk:Joseph Bosworth (Kentucky politician)/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of LunaEatsTuna -- LunaEatsTuna (talk) 06:04, 4 June 2024 (UTC)

DYK for John White (Kentucky politician)

On 24 June 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article John White (Kentucky politician), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that John White shot himself after it was discovered that he had plagiarized a speech by Aaron Burr? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/John White (Kentucky politician). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, John White (Kentucky politician)), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

—Ganesha811 (talk) 00:03, 24 June 2024 (UTC)

		Hook update
		Your hook reached 16,510 views (687.9 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of June 2024 – nice work!

GalliumBot (talk • contribs) (he/it) 03:29, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

Great hook! Thanks for writing this. Viriditas (talk) 20:42, 24 June 2024 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Jean Ritchie

Your Featured picture candidate has been promoted Your nomination for featured picture status, File:Jean Ritchie - Appalachian folk singer, 1950.jpg, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates. Armbrust The Homunculus 09:28, 11 July 2024 (UTC)

Featured picture scheduled for POTD

Hi Kentuckian,

This is to let you know that File:Jean Ritchie - Appalachian folk singer, 1950.jpg, a featured picture you uploaded, has been selected as the English Wikipedia's picture of the day (POTD) for December 8, 2024. A preview of the POTD is displayed below and can be edited at Template:POTD/2024-12-08. If you have any concerns, please place a message at Wikipedia talk:Picture of the day. Thank you!  Kentuckian |💬   22:27, 12 July 2024 (UTC)

Jean Ritchie (December 8, 1922 – June 1, 2015) was an American folk singer and songwriter who was known for playing the Appalachian dulcimer. Born to a family of folk singers in Viper, Perry County, Kentucky, Ritchie was the youngest of 14 siblings. As a child, her father Balis barred his children to play the dulcimer, but Ritchie defied his injunction and began playing the dulcimer in secret. Thus, by the time her father began teaching her how to play, she was already accustomed to the instrument so her father labeled her as a "natural born musician". By playing the dulcimer on many of her albums and writing tutorials, Ritchie popularized the instrument, making her ultimately responsible for the revival of the Appalachian dulcimer, and earning her the nickname "Mother of Folk".

Photograph credit: Associated Press

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