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Please declare your main account

Hi there. You are obviously not a new editor to Wikipedia. Can you please declare what your main account is? --Guerillero ^{Parlez Moi} 00:50, 9 August 2021 (UTC)

I have another account, but I don't want to reveal it because the account name is my real name. I sent an email to the Arbitration Committee writing that I didn't want to use an account with my name. They answered that I could make a clean start. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-Bor-uEvshuIYH5vLppXYQM_f4QzSlx3/view?usp=drivesdk ObserveOwl (talk) 10:57, 9 August 2021 (UTC)

Maus

If I revert again, I will be on a 3RR vio. So it would be better if you would do it please? --John Maynard Friedman (talk) 12:50, 4 February 2022 (UTC)

@John Maynard Friedman: I've sent a message on the unregistered user's talk page instead. ObserveOwl (talk) 14:47, 4 February 2022 (UTC)

Thank you. The IP address has been bouncing about, so I don't really expect that to work unless you are lucky to catch them while active. They haven't engaged with talk:Maus#Section moved. --John Maynard Friedman (talk) 17:54, 4 February 2022 (UTC)

It has been a day since I've edited his talk page, so I reverted that edit and two other edits I found problematic. ObserveOwl (talk) 16:25, 5 February 2022 (UTC)

@John Maynard Friedman... another unregistered editor thinks it is "hiding"... Should the article be protected? ObserveOwl (talk) 06:33, 8 February 2022 (UTC)

Makes sense, at least for a week or so. I assume you know about wp:request for page protection. --John Maynard Friedman (talk) 11:15, 8 February 2022 (UTC)

I see we both did the same RPP. I got in first but I see no reason why you can't add your remarks to support my request? --John Maynard Friedman (talk) 17:53, 14 February 2022 (UTC)

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DYK for The Password Game

On 20 July 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article The Password Game, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the creator of The Password Game was unsure whether winning the game was possible before releasing it? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/The Password Game. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, The Password Game), 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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		Your hook reached 7,987 views (665.6 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of July 2023 – nice work!

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Saw this on DYK and had to check the game out. One of the best small games I've played since Wordle came out- thanks for writing this article and getting it on DYK, it's a fantastic game and I'm glad you put it out there. MyCatIsAChonk (talk) (not me) (also not me) (still no) 01:18, 20 July 2023 (UTC)

Hey, thanks for your kind words. I became quite surprised how my work has been noticed; an experienced editor even used the thank tool on the article's creation edit. It's always very nice to see the support I receive for the time I spend here, especially on my talk page. (Also, that's the first enwiki article I've published. ) ObserveOwl (talk) 14:30, 20 July 2023 (UTC)

The Password Game

Do you intend to bring it to GA? - Cukie Gherkin (talk) 04:12, 9 August 2023 (UTC)

Hm. I haven't been caring much about the article lately, except for some occasional visits to the edit history to see if anyone vandalized it. It once came across to me that it had some potential for GA, but since English is my third language, I feel quite insecure about the way I write. (I am the author of the majority of the article. [1]) This made me question whether it complies with GA criteria 1a ("well-written"). Also, the two paragraphs in the gameplay section have a large difference in size, which feels a bit wrong... but I can't come up with a better way of writing it.

Since I can't assess what I wrote with absolute certainty, I have to ask: do you think the article is close to meeting the GA criteria? ObserveOwl (chit-chat • my doings) 06:39, 9 August 2023 (UTC)

Oh, I have no idea. I just had the idea of writing the article, but saw you wrote it already. If you want, I can do a copyedit and nominate it as a co-nomination between the two of us sometime. - Cukie Gherkin (talk) 07:16, 9 August 2023 (UTC)

Sorry for the delay. I'd be glad if you do a copyedit; feel free to make any major changes if needed. ObserveOwl (chit-chat • my doings) 09:40, 9 August 2023 (UTC)

Sure thing. Also, I'm not certain about applying the free license to the screenshot; while it is just text, I believe that the format of the page is still copyrighted. Either way, I'm going to try a different screenshot. - Cukie Gherkin (talk) 13:42, 9 August 2023 (UTC)

@Cukie Gherkin The original screenshot has a license confirmed by Neal Agarwal himself - see the file page, it has an OTRS ticket. This means that Agarwal sent an email to Commons' Volunteer Response Team confirming that the screenshot is under the CC BY-SA 4.0, so it is not copyrighted. I'm sorry, but I might have to restore the original screenshot and speedy delete the fair use one. ObserveOwl (chit-chat • my doings) 16:18, 9 August 2023 (UTC)

I see, thank you for the clarification. - Cukie Gherkin (talk) 16:20, 9 August 2023 (UTC)

@Cukie Gherkin: Your copyedits have been very helpful, thank you. Mind if I nominate it tomorrow (in 12 hours or so)? There's an ongoing GAN Backlog Drive until the end of this month and many people are currently reviewing nominations, so it could be a good idea to nominate it before September. I'll be reading the nomination instructions today before sleeping. ObserveOwl (chit-chat • my doings) 21:04, 25 August 2023 (UTC)

Okay, I've read the instructions and analysed the criteria, and I already feel confident enough to put the GAN template on the talk page. (You will also be allowed to respond to the reviewer's suggestions.) ObserveOwl (chit-chat • my doings) 23:10, 25 August 2023 (UTC)

wow, the article barely passes the minimum prose size requirement of 800 words for the drive - with 801 words ObserveOwl (chit-chat • my doings) 23:20, 25 August 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of The Password Game

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GA nomination of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

Hi ObserveOwl, I am currently working on improving San Andreas with the goal of nominating it for GA sometime this month. I see you are the biggest contributor, so I wanted to ask you whether you had any objection, or if you had anything you wanted to add to the article. Thanks! RetroCosmos ^talk 13:44, 8 January 2024 (UTC)

@RetroCosmos: Hi! Yes, I substantially expanded the entire Development section by translating from the Portuguese article (the section only had a sentence before I expanded). There's still content in the Portuguese development section that I didn't get to translate, involving the character conception and technical aspects. The reception section is also quite short in comparison to the Portuguese one; while the English article doesn't even appear to mention awards, there's a whole list of awards and accolades received by the game in Portuguese. I could try to expand the article further by translating, if you want. ObserveOwl (chit-chat • my doings) 14:08, 8 January 2024 (UTC)

That's awesome. My Portuguese is not too good (read: nonexistent) so your help would be amazing on that front.

If the Portuguese one is an FA - maybe the English one might have a shot! I have a dream of nominating it for TFA for the 20th anniversary of its release (26 Oct 2024) but maybe that might be not enough time. RetroCosmos ^talk 14:26, 8 January 2024 (UTC)

That's interesting, I'm willing to help. Which part of the article do you think would benefit from a translated expansion first? I want to point out now that I've noticed a few issues in the Portuguese article. While translating, I saw a few cited sources (like WhatCulture and Sportskeeda) marked as unreliable at WP:RSP, so I made my best to replace them with reliable ones. Also, now that I'm revisiting the article, maybe that section has too many quotes. ObserveOwl (chit-chat • my doings) 18:06, 8 January 2024 (UTC)

Oh wow, I've been quite busy last week, but I see now that the article has been greatly improved. If you need any more help with adding stuff from the Portuguese article, please let me know. ObserveOwl (chit-chat • my doings) 13:28, 17 January 2024 (UTC)

(Nice work, RetroCosmos and @Rhain!) ObserveOwl (chit-chat • my doings) 14:10, 17 January 2024 (UTC)

Oh yeah, forgot to mention that the article in Portuguese is featured. ObserveOwl (chit-chat • my doings) 14:11, 8 January 2024 (UTC)

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In regards to the discussion on User talk:MonsterMash51

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See Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents#User:MonsterMash51 repeatedly introducing material contrary to consensus, abusing edit summaries microbiologyMarcus ^{[petri dish·growths]} 00:51, 1 May 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for the notification. I thought about ANI, but it was midnight when I reverted them and posted those comments. I did my best to sound reasonable on that user's talk. Now, I don't know what to add to that ANI discussion to be honest, so I'll just subscribe for now. ObserveOwl (chit-chat • my doings) 07:54, 1 May 2024 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
	Great work with recent changes patrolling today! EggRoll97 (talk) 23:10, 14 May 2024 (UTC)

Ooo, thank you! :D ObserveOwl (chit-chat • my doings) 23:13, 14 May 2024 (UTC)

Congrats!

It’s nice that you’re quotes In WP:BFDI made it on the source assessment! I like how you’re involved with trying to find/and or make sources for my favorite show! - Objectsshowsarethebest (talk) 00:25, 17 May 2024 (UTC)