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Question from JRadx (06:12, 5 December 2024)

Im not seeing any articles relevant to my choice of topics --JRadx (talk) 06:12, 5 December 2024 (UTC)

@JRadx: Hi there! What is your choice of topics? GoingBatty (talk) 06:47, 5 December 2024 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Category:February 2025 sports events in Australia

A tag has been placed on Category:February 2025 sports events in Australia indicating that it is currently empty, and is not a disambiguation category, a category redirect, under discussion at Categories for discussion, or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion. If it remains empty for seven days or more, it may be deleted under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and removing the speedy deletion tag. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 07:07, 5 December 2024 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Category:February 2025 sports events in Oceania

A tag has been placed on Category:February 2025 sports events in Oceania indicating that it is currently empty, and is not a disambiguation category, a category redirect, under discussion at Categories for discussion, or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion. If it remains empty for seven days or more, it may be deleted under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and removing the speedy deletion tag. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 03:16, 6 December 2024 (UTC)

Lifeboat Page updates

@GoingBatty

Hi. When I saw the number of edits this morning, I was wondering what I'd done wrong! However, they are all very restrained, and perfectly acceptable, so just wanted to say thanks in one go, rather than thank each entry.

I'm on a mission to complete pages for all lifeboat stations, so use a regular format, which for instance includes External links. I sometimes hope someone will find some! I've created over 150 pages this year, so errors do creep in when you start to get cross-eyed.

Best wishes. Martin Ojsyork (talk) 08:15, 6 December 2024 (UTC)

@Ojsyork: I presume you're referring to BattyBot's recent run to remove empty External links sections from multiple articles about lifeboats. Keep up the good work with your article creation! GoingBatty (talk) 16:53, 6 December 2024 (UTC)

Question from Boocooe (22:26, 11 December 2024)

How do I add a gradient to my name? I saw a person do it when I was editing, and I thought it would be a great addition! --Boocooe (talk) 22:26, 11 December 2024 (UTC)

@Boocooe: I didn't know the answer, so I went to Wikipedia:Signatures which took me to Wikipedia:Signature tutorial. You can view the source of that page to see how User:Darcyisverycute customized their signature to include a rotation. Happy editing! GoingBatty (talk) 23:45, 11 December 2024 (UTC)

Found how to make my signature how I like it Boocooe Talk 00:12, 12 December 2024 (UTC)

Question from Knightking111087 (04:53, 14 December 2024)

U tried making edits and it kicked me out --Knightking111087 (talk) 04:53, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

Stop vandalizing articles. win8x (talk) 04:54, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

@Knightking111087 and @Win8x: I don't understand what you're referring to. Please elaborate. GoingBatty (talk) 04:55, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

Sorry for that, GoingBatty. This user is being prevented ("kicked him out") from editing articles due to edit filters. I had warned them on their talk page and saw them ask you here for help. win8x (talk) 04:57, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

@Win8x: Thanks for letting me know. I wasn't sure whether you were accusing this user or me of vandalism. GoingBatty (talk) 05:25, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

Precious anniversary

Precious

Six years!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:41, 17 December 2024 (UTC)

Batty Bot breaks sfn refs

Hi, here the bot broke the sfn references "Writer 1935" and "Writer 1996" by changing the surname in the source citation templates. Is there any way to stop it doing this? DuncanHill (talk) 12:28, 18 December 2024 (UTC)