User talk:1ctinus

A barnstar for you!

	The Civility Barnstar
	Your interactions and final edit summary at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Burlington mayoral elections were top notch. It might seem simple, but you really reminded me what being a good Wikipedian (mensch!) is about. Thank you and regards, Goldsztajn (talk) 00:32, 26 July 2024 (UTC)

Thank you! It’s funny how my first barn star is a failed nomination, but life is like that sometimes. There was another user who flamed out on AfDs and got banned for a month for it, and I didn’t want to be like him. -1ctinus📝🗨 00:34, 26 July 2024 (UTC)

I think people who last here (and are the most collaborative) are the ones who admit that they've always got things to learn, no matter how long they've been around. Almost 18 years for me and am still learning things (and making mistakes!). Kind regards, Goldsztajn (talk) 00:40, 26 July 2024 (UTC)

Would you be so kind as to remove the AfD tags from the remaining articles which had been nominated? Admins and others frequently use a script to close discussions, but it does a poor job of untagging “also nominated” articles. Thanks! --Finngall ^talk 14:56, 27 July 2024 (UTC)

DYK for Grant Nel

On 16 September 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Grant Nel, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Grant Nel, at the age of nine, switched from gymnastics to diving after breaking both of his hands? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Grant Nel. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Grant Nel), 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.

RoySmith (talk) 00:03, 16 September 2024 (UTC)

September 2024 NPP backlog drive – Points award

		The New Page Patroller's Barnstar
		This award is given in recognition to 1ctinus for accumulating at least 100 points during the September 2024 NPP backlog drive. Your contributions helped play a part in the 19,000+ articles and 35,000+ redirects reviewed (for a total of 26,884.6 points) completed during the drive. Thank you so much for taking part and contributing to help reduce the backlog! Hey man im josh (talk) 15:23, 7 October 2024 (UTC)

January 2025 NPP backlog drive – Points award

		The Reviewer Barnstar
		This award is given in recognition to 1ctinus for accumulating at least 50 points during the January 2025 NPP backlog drive. Your contributions helped play a part in the 16,000+ articles and 14,000+ redirects reviewed (for a total of 19,791.2 points) completed during the drive. Thank you so much for taking part and contributing to help reduce the backlog! Hey man im josh (talk) 19:33, 6 February 2025 (UTC)

DYK for Mike Allen (cyclist)

On 26 March 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Mike Allen (cyclist), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that cyclist Mike Allen compared participating in the Olympics to Disneyland? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Mike Allen (cyclist). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Mike Allen (cyclist)), 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.

Cielquiparle (talk) 00:02, 26 March 2025 (UTC)

DYK for Joseph Pearman

On 16 April 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Joseph Pearman, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Joseph Pearman played American football with F. Scott Fitzgerald at a preparatory school? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Joseph Pearman. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Joseph Pearman), 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.

 — Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 16 April 2025 (UTC)

DYK for Richmond Landon

On 24 April 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Richmond Landon, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Olympians Alice Lord and Richmond Landon later married after meeting each other on the ship ride to the 1920 Summer Olympics? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Richmond Landon. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Richmond Landon), 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.

– 🌻 Hilst (talk | contribs) 00:03, 24 April 2025 (UTC)

DYK for Alice Lord (diver)

On 24 April 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Alice Lord (diver), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Olympians Alice Lord and Richmond Landon later married after meeting each other on the ship ride to the 1920 Summer Olympics? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Richmond Landon. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Alice Lord (diver)), 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.

– 🌻 Hilst (talk | contribs) 00:03, 24 April 2025 (UTC)

Vital Article barnstar

	The Vital Articles Barnstar
	The comprehensive data you've given for the VA articles such as the lowest ranking in terms of pageviews and interwikis has proven essential in helping us trim stuff from the list. Thanks. ALittleClass (talk) 18:02, 6 June 2025 (UTC)/

What other data would help with the list? I have a very primitive knowledge of SQL so I can quarry the database. -1ctinus📝🗨 19:45, 6 June 2025 (UTC)

Hmm, maybe a list of Level 4 articles by the least amount of interwikis (less than 5, or 10 maybe)? Or another list of all the Level 5 articles with less than 5 interwikis, as another idea. Something that would be useful is a sweep of the articles with the most interwikis and pageviews that are not currently included, but that sounds Herculean to me. ALittleClass (talk) 21:00, 6 June 2025 (UTC)

June 2025 WikiProject Unreferenced articles backlog drive – award

		Citation Barnstar
		This award is given in recognition to 1ctinus for collecting more than 16.0 points during the WikiProject Unreferenced articles's JUN25 backlog drive. Your contributions played a crucial role in sourcing over 9,500 unsourced articles during the drive. Thank you so much for participating and helping to reduce the backlog! – DreamRimmer Alt ■ 15:57, 14 July 2025 (UTC)

About patent nonsense

First of all, thanks for patrolling :). I just declined your G1 speedy request at Draft:why does light travel. G1 is really for gibberish, see WP:patent nonsense for examples. These are questions that you could ask at the reference desk, and could be answered from a physics or metaphysics perspective. —Femke 🐦 (talk) 20:38, 14 November 2025 (UTC)

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Happy First Edit Anniversary 1ctinus 🎉

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New pages patrol January–February 2026 Backlog drive

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"Goofy ahh" listed at Redirects for discussion

The redirect Goofy ahh has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Anyone, including you, is welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2026 February 17 § Goofy ahh until a consensus is reached. — An anonymous username, not my real name 03:54, 17 February 2026 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Destubathon of the Americas

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New pages patrol May 2026 Backlog drive

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New Page Patrol Newsletter - May 2026

Hello 1ctinus,

New Page Review queue November 2025 - May 2026

Backlog update

At the time of this message, there are 15,282 articles and 32,951 redirects awaiting review.

After the January–February drive the article backlog was reduced to 15,179 articles and the redirect backlog to 19,053 respectively. Great job! However, both queues are growing rapidly and any additional reviews are highly appreciated.

2024 and 2025 NPP Awards

JTtheOG was selected as the NPP reviewer of the year for both 2024 and 2025, for reviewing the most articles amongst all reviewers.

Hey man im josh and MPGuy2824 won the Redirect Ninja Master Award for 2024 and 2025 respectively, for reviewing the most redirects.

Overall in 2024, one Platinum, two Gold, eight Silver, 12 Bronze and 45 Iron Barnstars were awarded. Additionally, 66 reviewers got the NPP barnstar for doing more than 100 reviews through the year. In 2025, one Platinum, ten Silver, 13 Bronze and 38 Iron Barnstars were awarded. Additionally, 38 reviewers got the NPP barnstar for doing more than 100 reviews through the year.

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January–February backlog drive

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Pump It Up Peacock Banner

Good evening,

I noticed that you placed the peacock banner on the "Pump It Up" article. Could you identify some of the problematic language that should be adjusted so that we can address this issue? Thanks. Dobbyelf62 (talk) 22:55, 28 June 2026 (UTC)

I dislike the repeated use of "iconic" in the lead. It’s mentioned in the list of what not to use and it is not supported by the body paragraphs in some of its uses. -1ctinus📝🗨 22:58, 28 June 2026 (UTC)

Assuming that this change is made, would that be sufficient to remove the banner, or are there any other problems that you see? Dobbyelf62 (talk) 23:02, 28 June 2026 (UTC)

Probably. Didn’t see any problems with the body paragraphs. -1ctinus📝🗨 23:06, 28 June 2026 (UTC)

Alright, the issue should be taken care of now. Dobbyelf62 (talk) 23:20, 28 June 2026 (UTC)

Articles for Creation backlog drive

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