User talk:Transport 2005
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Happy editing! Cheers, Devokewater|(tαlk) 19:48, 20 January 2024 (UTC)
Short description
Hiya. In addition to the EDSUMMs/notices you will likely have seen from other editors, please consider taking a look at WP:SDLENGTH. To confirm the purpose of short descriptions and the typical length expected. In general, up to "40 characters [..] including spaces" is the norm. If a short description is 60 chars or more (or approaching 100 characters or more), then it is no longer short and is no longer serving its intended purpose. Compare, in particular, the purpose of a lead to the purpose of the short description. Thanks. Guliolopez (talk) 15:29, 9 February 2024 (UTC)
- Hi Transport 2005. As many of your recent edits have been to articles that happen to be on my own watchlist, I note that several other editors have also raised concerns with very long (90-100+ character) or duplicated (redundant) "short descriptions". Can you please heed the edsumms/input from other editors? Relative to WP:SD40 norms? As noted in the WP:IDHT guideline, if the community spends more time tweaking/fixing an editor's good-faith inputs, or repeatedly explaining/highlighting guidelines, then escalation may be needed. Something that's easily avoided if convention/policy is followed... Guliolopez (talk) 12:55, 10 February 2024 (UTC)
- A "short description" is supposed to be a short description, not a summary. This edit on Ireland West Airport is totally superfluous. The Banner talk 15:24, 10 February 2024 (UTC)
February 2024
Hello, I'm The Banner. I wanted to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions to Sixmilebridge have been undone because they did not appear constructive. If you would like to experiment, please use your sandbox. If you have any questions, you can ask for assistance at the Teahouse or the Help desk. Thanks. The Banner talk 13:35, 13 February 2024 (UTC)
Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did at Rathcoole, Dublin. Your edits appear to constitute vandalism and have been reverted. If you would like to experiment, please use your sandbox. Repeated vandalism may result in the loss of editing privileges. Deliberately ignoring any advice about the short descriptions is, in my opinion, disruptive and vandalism The Banner talk 13:37, 13 February 2024 (UTC)
Please stop. If you continue to vandalize Wikipedia, as you did at Northern Ireland, you may be blocked from editing. The Banner talk 13:52, 13 February 2024 (UTC)
You may be blocked from editing without further warning the next time you vandalize Wikipedia, as you did at Sixmilebridge. The Banner talk 17:09, 17 February 2024 (UTC)
Could you please respond?
There have been several issues raised with your editing. Especially adding long text or superfluous addition to short descriptions. To cite what a short description is: The short description of a Wikipedia article or of another namespace page is a concise explanation of the scope of the page. These descriptions appear in Wikipedia mobile and some desktop searches,[note 1] and help users identify the desired article. So it is not a summary. Could you please adhere to this? And could you please confirm that you have read this, understood it and will abide by the rules set for short descriptions? The Banner talk 17:32, 18 February 2024 (UTC)
- So, you don't understand this? The Banner talk 19:24, 19 February 2024 (UTC)
Inappropriate short descriptions
There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. Belbury (talk) 16:23, 22 February 2024 (UTC)
February 2024
You have been indefinitely blocked from article space for repeated abuse of short descriptions, which are supposed to be short. Please read Wikipedia:Short description, and then read the Guide to appealing blocks. Cullen328 (talk) 19:08, 22 February 2024 (UTC)
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