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Question from Jahx1 (19:05, 12 September 2024)

Hey. I am a firm believer of believing what I believe in. I don’t believe in science. will this hinder me from being an editor? --Jahx1 (talk) 19:05, 12 September 2024 (UTC)

@Jahx1: Hi there! Wikipedia articles are based on what multiple independent reliable sources have published, not on our personal beliefs. I don't understand what "I don't believe in science" means, but I suggest finding other areas of Wikipedia to contribute if you choose to be an editor. GoingBatty (talk) 20:40, 12 September 2024 (UTC)

thank you!! Jahx1 (talk) 21:25, 12 September 2024 (UTC)

CS1 error on 2024 United States Senate election in Nebraska

Hello, I'm Qwerfjkl (bot). I have automatically detected that this edit performed by you, on the page 2024 United States Senate election in Nebraska, may have introduced referencing errors. They are as follows:

• A bare URL error. References show this error when one of the URL-containing parameters cannot be paired with an associated title. Please edit the article to add the appropriate title parameter to the reference. (Fix | Ask for help)

Please check this page and fix the errors highlighted. If you think this is a false positive, you can report it to my operator. Thanks, Qwerfjkl (bot) (talk) 03:02, 13 September 2024 (UTC)

Fixing references

I don't think changing a publisher to a work category is correct as you have done with Synge Street CBS. You call that "fixed references". The Irish Times is a newspaper publisher and should be listed as such as a publisher, and in that paper most pages give their category of work at the top of the webpage or in the hard copy, which I usually fill in, such as the "The Irishman's Dairy" that you removed. Can you explain and justify this? ww2censor (talk) 11:33, 17 September 2024 (UTC)

@Ww2censor: Hi there! After re-reading MOS:ITALICTITLE and Template:Cite news#Description, here's how I interpret the situation:

• The Irish Times is an Irish daily broadsheet newspaper and online digital publication. Newspaper titles should be italicized and the |work= (or |newspaper=) parameters perform the italicization.
• The Irish Times is owned by The Irish Times Trust. As a company name, it does not need italicization. When we use The Irish Times in a reference, we shouldn't also use The Irish Times Trust as the publisher.
• "The Irishman's Diary" is a column of The Irish Times newspaper. The column name should not be italicized. It can be put in the |department= parameter. I deleted "The Irishman's Diary" from one reference because it was also in the |title= field, and we don't need it in two places.

I'm happy to work with you to continue updating the references in Synge Street CBS if you like. Happy editing! GoingBatty (talk) 13:23, 17 September 2024 (UTC)

Question from Jef3dv500 (15:16, 23 September 2024)

I'm doing well. --Jef3dv500 (talk) 15:16, 23 September 2024 (UTC)

@Jef3dv500: Wonderful. Did you have a question? GoingBatty (talk) 17:15, 23 September 2024 (UTC)

No. Jef3dv500 (talk) 02:58, 24 September 2024 (UTC)