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On 21 February 2024,In the news was updated with an item that involved the articleEfeso Collins, which you nominated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on thecandidates page.Stephen22:45, 21 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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		This award is given in recognition to Cloventt for collecting more than 50 points during theWikiProject Unreferenced articles'sFEB24 backlog drive. Your contributions played a crucial role in sourcing 14,300 unsourced articles during the drive. Thank you so much for participating and helping to reduce the backlog! – –DreamRimmer (talk)18:38, 8 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Great work on this article. I have a suggestion that you create new headings instead of "Points of interest". There could be separate top-level headings for: Buildings, Bridges, Statues, Installations, etc.

The content in the existing "Points of interest" section includes history, and buildings that are no longer in existence. Perhaps this is out of scope, but one building that I remember from my childhood is the Hay's department store (subsequently Farmers), that had a frontage on Armagh Street, facing the square. The building was notable for many reasons, including the roof top playground for kids, and the (rather dodgy) Father Christmas with the beckoning finger that was mounted on the front of the building, directly facing Victoria Square. See:Haywrights, and[1] and[2], and[3], and[4], and in particular:[5], and[6]Marshelec (talk)07:08, 28 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Cloventt, given the acceptance above, you are free to finish the trimming of the Christchurch article in the history section. I have preemptively added the{{main}} hatnote to the section. Cheers,microbiologyMarcus^{[petri dish·growths]}18:56, 3 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Great work on preparing the new article split out from theChristchurch article. This had led to a major improvement. It has resolved the overly-large amount of content about history in the main article, reduced the difficulties of enhancing coverage of history within that article, and created an interesting new article that can now be further expanded.

One of the points of the history of Christchurch that is worth expanding is the work associated with land drainage - since this was so fundamental to settlement on the flat land. I have a useful source, and plan to add some content from this source over the next week or two. I will also aim to include a small amount of the most pertinent information about land drainage in the main Christchurch article._Marshelec (talk)07:58, 4 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I am willing to undertake a GA review ofVictoria Square, Christchurch. However, before I begin (or someone else gets started first), it is best that we find a time when both of us can be available. The guidelines suggest that GA reviews should be completed ideally within 7 days, but this is only possible if the nominator and reviewer are both available and can commit the time required. Please let me know a period over the next two months that would be best for you, I will see if we can agree a period for the review._Marshelec (talk)01:49, 17 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Awesome! Thank you for the offer. I am very flexible, so whenever suits you the best.David Palmer//cloventt^(talk)03:24, 18 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your mastodon contribution was drawn to my attention. Very kind of you. I should really get an account, too, and finally abandon Twitter, eh?Schwede6605:09, 24 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The articleVictoria Square, Christchurch you nominated as agood article has passed; seeTalk:Victoria Square, Christchurch for comments about the article, andTalk:Victoria Square, Christchurch/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article iseligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you cannominate it within the next seven days.Message delivered byChristieBot, on behalf ofMarshelec --Marshelec (talk)08:02, 24 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

And nice to catch up with you on Sunday night.Schwede6608:22, 3 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

You too!David Palmer//cloventt^(talk)20:24, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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		For your work on your macron vandalism detector bot. ―Panamitsu(talk)08:33, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
		this WikiAward was given to Cloventt by ―Panamitsu(talk) on08:33, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

SeeWikipedia:Bot policy. I'm not sure if your macron removal-detection bot falls within this, as it seems to be mostly about bots which edit in article space. If you haven't already, I suggest you read the policy and if there's any likelihood that your bot needs approval, better to ask about it (perhaps atWikipedia:Bots/Noticeboard) than ignore the potential issue. It is also possible that the functionality could be incorporated more efficiently in anWP:Edit filter, which allows for edits meeting a given criteria to be logged.-Gadfium (talk)22:56, 27 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! As per the policyIn addition, any bot or automated editing process that affects only the operator's or their own userspace (user pages, user talk pages, user's module sandbox pages and subpages thereof), and which are not otherwise disruptive, may be run without prior approval. so I think its ok.

Edit filters look interesting, but I don’t have access to that feature.David Palmer//cloventt^(talk)01:15, 28 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, all good.-Gadfium (talk)03:02, 28 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Cloverntt, thank you for your recent support! I am still learning and just want to focus on continuing to make positive contributions on this platform. I really appreciate your kindness!-Winnieswikiworld (talk)

Sometimes there are links like [[2016 Kaikōura earthquake|a magnitude 7.8 earthquake]] where although it is true that a macron has been removed, there are no words that should have a macron. If you are still interested in working on your monitor, then maybe it should check if the pipe creates a macronless word or not. ―Panamitsu(talk)05:25, 18 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I'vebegun reviewing the articleKaiapoi Pā you nominated forGA-status according to thecriteria. 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 byChristieBot, on behalf ofZawed --Zawed (talk)10:43, 2 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The articleKaiapoi Pā you nominated as agood article has passed; seeTalk:Kaiapoi Pā for comments about the article, andTalk:Kaiapoi Pā/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article iseligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you cannominate it within the next seven days.Message delivered byChristieBot, on behalf ofZawed --Zawed (talk)09:21, 30 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

On19 February 2025,Did you know was updated with a fact from the articleCave Rock, Sumner, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was... that theMāori-language name forCave Rock, Sumner—Tuawera—means 'cut down as if by fire'? The nomination discussion and review may be seen atTemplate:Did you know nominations/Cave Rock, Sumner. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page(here's how,Cave Rock, Sumner), and the hook may be added tothe 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 theDid you know talk page.

RoySmith(talk)00:03, 19 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

On26 February 2025,Did you know was updated with a fact from the articleKaiapoi Pā, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was... thatKaiapoi Pā has been incorrectly calledKaiapohia, apun that can be translated as 'piling up of bodies for eating'? The nomination discussion and review may be seen atTemplate:Did you know nominations/Kaiapoi Pā. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page(here's how,Kaiapoi Pā), and the hook may be added tothe 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 theDid you know talk page.

RoySmith(talk)12:04, 26 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

A file that you uploaded or altered,File:Seagull Pit entry on Google Maps.png, has been listed atWikipedia:Files for discussion. Please see thediscussion to see why it has been listed (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry). Feel free to add your opinion on the matter below the nomination. Thank you.Traumnovelle (talk)18:53, 8 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

On25 March 2025,Did you know was updated with a fact from the articleChristchurch Seagull Pit, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was... that theChristchurch Seagull Pit has been described as the "ninth wonder of the world"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen atTemplate:Did you know nominations/Christchurch Seagull Pit. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page(here's how,Christchurch Seagull Pit), and the hook may be added tothe 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 theDid you know talk page.

Cielquiparle (talk)00:03, 25 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

		Hook update
		Your hook reached 23,759 views (990.0 per hour), making it one of themost viewed hooks of March 2025 – nice work!

GalliumBot (talk •contribs) (he/it)03:29, 26 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Cloventt,

I wanted to let you know that I just taggedMike Casey (entrepreneur) for deletion, because the article doesn't clearly indicate why the subject is important enough to be included in an encyclopedia.

If you feel that the article shouldn't be deleted and want more time to work on it, you cancontest this deletion, but don't remove the speedy deletion tag from the top.

You can leave a note onmy talk page if you have questions. Thanks!

Message delivered via thePage Curation tool, on behalf of the reviewer.

Barrettsprivateers (talk)22:36, 3 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello. You're invited to participate in The World Destubathon. We're aiming to destub a lot of articles and also improve longer stale articles. It started today on Monday June 16 and will run until Sunday July 13. There is over $3300 going into it, with $500 the top prize. If you are interested in winning something to save you money in buying books for future content, or just see it as a good editathon opportunity to see a lot of articles improved for subjects which interest you, sign up on the page in the participants section if interested. Even if you can only manage a few articles they would be very much appreciated and help make the content produced as diverse and broad as possible! ♦Dr. Blofeld09:59, 16 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not sure how applicable to your projects but I was curious at how many uploads I have done using various uploading tools and Quarry wasn't cutting it for querying user contributions, so I put together a simple python script here in case you want to adapt it for anything similar:https://github.com/bjhoareAM/CommonsContributionsFilter/tree/mainDactylantha (talk)10:36, 25 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Cloventt, I just wanted to let you know that I haveadded theautopatrolled user right to your account. This means that pages you create will automatically be marked as 'reviewed', and no longer appear in thenew pages feed. Autopatrolled is assigned to prolific creators of articles, where those articles do not require further review, and may have beenrequested on your behalf by someone else. It doesn't affect how you edit; it is used only to manage the workload ofnew page patrollers.

Since the articles you create will no longer be systematically reviewed by other editors, it is important that you maintain the high standard you have achieved so far in all your future creations. Please also try to remember to add relevantWikiProject templates,stub tags,categories, andincoming links to them, if you aren't already in the habit; user scripts such asRater andStubSorter can help with this. As you have already shown that you have a strong grasp of Wikipedia'score content policies, you might also consider volunteering to become anew page patroller yourself, helping to uphold the project's standards and encourage other good faith article writers.

Feel free to leave me a message if you have any questions. Happy editing!

BTW, I checked the last 10 pages that you created and they were all solid.Schwede6605:25, 30 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks!David Palmer//cloventt^(talk)05:47, 30 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not 100% sure whether mecreating a DYK nomination created a ping. In theory, it should (as it included your linked username and my signature), but I'm unsure whether that is also true for templates (which a DYK nomination is). Anyway, in case you didn't get pinged, here's a heads-up. Feel free to add other or a tweaked blurb.

BTW, it wasSpencer who suggested that Iconsider nominating at DYK.Schwede6609:14, 8 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! Yes the ping worked. I’ve decided not to bother with DYK for articles I create so thanks for leading that!

I’m actually unsure if the helicopter service was a real thing. He was famous for claiming things that he didn’t actually follow through on.David Palmer//cloventt^(talk)09:21, 8 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Oh.Schwede6619:31, 8 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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MediaWiki message delivery (talk)01:11, 9 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! I saw you hadstarted preparing a nomination for the current elections. You seem like a promising new face here :).

I just wanted to make you aware of some of the unspoken or semi-spoken expectations for candidates. You can find some good advice atWP:Advice for RfA candidates, which states that few people succeed with less than 10,000 edits of experience. You've achieved quite a lot in your 3,000 edits, including 2 GAs, so I imagine that you can pass with a lower number, but still, I don't think we've had somebody pass under 7,000 edits in recent years. Perhaps the next election is a better option. Up to you of course!

If you want to start helping more around deletion, you can ask for the NPP user right atWP:PERM/NPP. That way, you can get more experience with other elements of deletion such asWP:CSD tagging. If you go for that, feel free to ping me, as I've already had a look at your AfD record, and liked what I saw.—Femke 🐦 (talk)19:35, 10 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the great advice! I had similar advice regarding low edit count from other trusted editors, but I thought I’d try the new election process anyway.

That said, NPP looks like a really excellent option for me, so thank you for the suggestion. I’ll look into applying there.David Palmer//cloventt^(talk)20:27, 10 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Also, you forgot the final step in submitting a caniddacy: adding yourself to the table atWikipedia:Administrator elections/July 2025/Candidates#List of candidates!Aaron Liu (talk)00:32, 11 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, I am aware of that, I'm still considering whether to complete the nomination. Currently, it can be considered in a draft state. I'm frankly impressed at the diligence of people checking the nominations category already!David Palmer//cloventt^(talk)02:49, 11 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

HelloFemke, I just wanted to back up your impression. We are looking at a rather strong candidate here who will face some stiff views over low edit count, even if everything else stacks up. I know David personally and hold him in high regard. He's got lots to offer.

David, would you want to consider endorsement by admins for your candidacy?Schwede6602:34, 11 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Certainly, if you or anyone would like to lend their support to the nom that would be very welcome. But I am also happy to go it alone on my own merit.

I'm not too bothered about people having stiff views on my low edit count; they'd be right, it's low! Honest criticism, feedback and advice is something I'm hoping to get out of this, even if I'm not successful.David Palmer//cloventt^(talk)02:54, 11 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Problem is that in these elections, you don't get much feedback. I'll draft a nomination statement.Schwede6602:58, 11 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Yep, very true, I've just createdan opinion poll at WP:ORCP to get more feedback.David Palmer//cloventt^(talk)03:10, 11 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Cloventt, some advice:every candidate last time around who had a nominator was elected. Some with no nominators still succeeded, but I'm pretty confident you would not be one of them - I don't think a person can pull offboth a lack of nomsand a record-low edit count. But I'll also add that the one candidate who surprised me last time was one who evidently was known to a lot of longtimers from in-person events. So if you have a lot of people who know you personally, and you can get two of them to nominate you and tell us all how great you are (and I see you only need one more at this point), I think you may have a shot here. --asilvering (talk)03:12, 11 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I should add that I think it's along shot, and my earnest advice would be to wait for a later election. But given @Schwede66's response above, I wouldn't count you out entirely. --asilvering (talk)03:16, 11 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Cloventt, I just wanted to let you know that I have added thenew page reviewer user right to your account. This means you now have access to thepage curation tools and can start patrolling pages from thenew pages feed. If you asked for this atrequests for permissions, please check back there to see if your access is time-limited or if there are other comments.

This is a good time to re-acquaint yourself with the guidance atWikipedia:New pages patrol. Before you get started, please take the time to:

• AddWikipedia talk:New pages patrol/Reviewers to your watchlist to follow NPP-related discussions
• If you useTwinkle,configure it to log your CSDs and PRODs
• If you can read any languages other than English, add yourself to thelist of reviewers with language proficiencies

You can find a list of other useful links and tools for patrollers atWikipedia:New pages patrol/Resources. If you are ever unsure what to do, ask your fellow patrollers or just leave the page for someone else to review – you're not alone!—Femke 🐦 (talk)12:12, 12 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Also, if you use Discord, there's a NPP server at[7]. A bit less intimidating to ask quick questions there than on the main NPP talk page. By the way, I saw your comments about AfC at PERM and... yeah, I hear you. There's a lot of good to be done there, fixing up some nearly-there drafts and leaving helpful comments. But these days there's also a lot of AI junk, so it's a real slog. --asilvering (talk)05:10, 15 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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MediaWiki message delivery (talk)00:52, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

... is miserable. You obviously want to drive me away. You use all the tricks from the book, to diminish my work and to insult me as a person. Can you please leave me alone .....!!!! If not, I will leave. I find it particularly nasty that after we had a debate in one article, you followed me to other articles. That's not civilized behavior.Photographer's Box (talk)22:48, 20 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I'm sorry you feel that way. I have no opinion on you as a person. I'm doing my best to give you some guidance.

A word of advice: do not take things too personally on Wikipedia. There is no reason to become personally offended by other volunteers doing basic maintenance tasks on your article. It happens all the time.David Palmer//cloventt^(talk)22:53, 20 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

What you are doing is not "maintenance". We had a disagreement on one article, andall'improvviso you discovered another article, I wrote. You are persecuting my work and THIS IS NOT OKAY. And you know that! Stop talking like an angel.--Photographer's Box (talk)22:58, 20 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I intend to disengage from you here because you appear to be unwilling to take advice. I recommend doing the same from your side. You should consider reading more about Wikipedia policies, process and culture before making more edits.David Palmer//cloventt^(talk)23:02, 20 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

If you are willing to help me to improve an article, I am keen to listen. Let's go back toThe Theatre Times. Help me to improve the article and I will be grateful. Putting badges on the article and deleting 70% isno help. Tell me, how this article can be improved ...... and I will be grateful!--Photographer's Box (talk)23:09, 20 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I have replied on the article talk page.David Palmer//cloventt^(talk)23:22, 20 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]