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Hi, thank you foradding{{list of lists}} toList of Olympic competitors. This got me to thinking, is itreally a list of lists, or is it just one multi-part list?
I'm leaning list-of-lists (agreeing with you) right now, so I added it toList of lists of lists#Sports. The one thing is I think that if the main page is pluralized that means all the sub-pages should be plural as well to match. Maybe a compromise could be to leave{{list of lists}} template / category, but move the page back to singular so all of them match? Curious for your thoughts. --Habst (talk)00:46, 24 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Lists .... Each individual list "under" that is a single list, so should really remain as
List ...—GhostInTheMachinetalk to me08:29, 26 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Hi. I noticed that you've been assisting in placing categories for The Oldest View. Do you want me to follow the same structure as Parsons' Backrooms series or just leave it as it is?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backrooms_(web_series)#External_linksChadalvarez2021 (talk)03:17, 4 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Hi, you just movedSean Taylor (Singer-Songwriter) toSean Taylor (singer-songwriter) without a redirect. This creates an issue for the current AfD and makes the process a little more annoying. Could you please fix upthe AfD? Thanks.jolielover♥talk16:53, 13 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Hi GhostInTheMachine, I’m from Kekst CNC, a global communications agency that works with Domtar to manage its communications.
We're engaging as a member of the Wikipedia community having signed the official agency/Wikipedia agreement set out hereWikipedia:Statement_on_Wikipedia_from_participating_communications_firms. This means we follow guidelines, most importantly understanding we have COI, meaning we let members of the Wikipedia community decide (or not decide) to make changes for us.
We would like to make some factual additions to theDomtar page to improve its content further. Please find these below. In summary, the requests we have are to:1. Update to include the full picture of products and services that Domtar delivers2. Add a section that includes recent coverage of sustainability initiatives Domtar participates in3. Add more factual information about the acquisition by Paper Excellence4. Add more factual information about Domtar’s other locations
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Overview
While Domtar operated independently for several decades and was listed on the Toronto and New York stock exchanges, the company was acquired by Paper Excellence Group in November 2021 and operated as a subsidiary until 2024 when Paper Excellence merged its companies under the Domtar name.[1]
Specifically, Domtar designs, manufactures, markets and distributes a wide range of forest products used everyday around the world. Their product offerings include:1. Business, commercial printing, and publication papers with recognized brands such as Cougar®, Lynx® , Husky®, and Domtar EarthChoice® Office Paper, part of a family of environmentally and socially responsible uncoated freesheet papers[2]2. Technical and specialty uncoated papers such as security papers and food packaging[3]3. 100 percent recycled containerboard used to manufacture corrugated packaging[4]
Domtar owns and operates Ariva, formerly known as Domtar Distribution Group, an extensive network of paper distribution facilities.[5]
Sustainability initiatives
In April 2025, Domtar was recognized by Corporate Knights as one of the 25 most sustainable private companies in the world.[6]
On May 6, 2025, Domtar announced a new Sustainability Strategy outlining performance metrics and benchmarks through 2030, focusing on its woodlands and manufacturing operations in Canada and the United States.[7] The strategy aligns with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and is structured around three core pillars, Environmental Stewardship, Our People and Communities, and Responsible Business, with 12 strategic objectives and associated performance targets for 2026 and 2030.[8]
In August 2025, Domtar was named a Sustainable Development Goal Leader, and a documentary film was produced in recognition of their sustainability efforts and strategy.[9]
The company released its first post-integration sustainability report, representing all business units, in October 2025.[10]
Acquisition by Paper Excellence
On May 11, 2021, privately held forest products company Paper Excellence announced that it was acquiring Domtar Corp. for US$2.8-billion.
Two years later, Paper Excellence Group acquired Resolute Forest Products, and in October 2024, Paper Excellence Group rebranded under the Domtar name, integrating Domtar Corporation, Resolute Forest Products, and Paper Excellence. Sister company Fibre Excellence, based in France, continues to operate separately.[11]
Other locations
As of 2019, amongst the COVID-19 outbreak, Domtar announced a temporary reduction at its paper-making capacity at its Kingsport Mill, Tennessee due to decreased demand during the pandemic. The Kingsport Mill was then converted to the company's first 100 percent recycled containerboard manufacturing facility,[12] which opened in May 2023.[13] Domtar is the second-largest recycler in the state of Tennessee.[14]
Permanent paper machine closures were completed at the Ashdown, Arkansas pulp and paper mill, and the Port Huron, Michigan paper mill. The company has indefinitely idled its Grenada newsprint mill as of September 2025.[15]AmeliaP KCNC (talk)17:03, 19 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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You currently appear to be engaged in anedit war, according to the reverts you've made toList of prime numbers. This means that you are repeatedly reverting content back to how you think it should be, despite knowing that other editors disagree. Once it is known that there is a disagreement, users are expected tocollaborate with others, avoid editingdisruptively, andtry to reach a consensus – rather than repeatedly reverting the changes made by other users.
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I don't understand why you are editing short descriptions down to the point where they become useless to visitors. SDs have two principal uses (a) topic searches and (b) See Also lists where they help readers identify what lies behind an obscure topic name.
You may have missed the fact that the previous 40 character rule no longer applies (except to advise editors that there is an error in the app for iPhones where it fails to display anything beyond that). If you want to hunt down overly lengthy SDs, the focus now is on those >95 chars.𝕁𝕄𝔽 (talk)10:38, 2 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
AndWP:SDFORMAT saysbe written in plain text – without any type of markup or pictorial elements
. It does not say ASCII characters only. Nor should it. --𝕁𝕄𝔽 (talk)10:57, 2 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
plain textmeans plain. The two articles are being flagged in an error report —GhostInTheMachinetalk to me11:05, 2 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
FYI, I have just opened a discussion,Wikipedia talk:Short description#SDFORMAT: "plain text" to debate the issue. --𝕁𝕄𝔽 (talk)11:54, 2 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hey @GhostInTheMachine! I argue keeping the "FNCS" acronym inthis title is appropriate. The tournament was named differently a few years ago, but the acronym has always been the same. In a way, early FNCS winners weren'tFortnite Championship Series winners – the tournament wasn't called that then. Do you agree?Rockfighterz M (talk)14:02, 3 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Hi@GhostInTheMachine, I am delighted that Wikipedia has caught your attention and that you have been interested in learning how to edit on it. The editing test you did worked; However, you should keep in mind that the goal of this project is to develop a reliable and complete encyclopedia that everyone can consult. Your edit affected the content, so it has been removed.If you want to learn how to edit Wikipedia, thesandbox is at your disposal. If your comments were specific to an article, the correct place is that article's talk page.~2025-33330-24 (talk)01:24, 14 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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| ... is that right? 10 months in a row? With your help, the WikiProject'stop 5000 list of short descriptions has been cleared for November 2025, an especially huge milestone when the list used to "only" be 3000 articles per month! Well done. Your work has made Wikipedia better :-).LR.127 (talk)19:07, 22 November 2025 (UTC)[reply] |
I just reverted your change atWhitley Wood. Town & Village Guide is not a good source - seeWP:RSNP. Thanks.10mmsocket (talk)15:17, 24 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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