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==Off to San Junipero== | ||
| I'm Bilorv and I edited Misplaced Pages from December 2013 to June 2024. | |||
| I've had one foot in and one foot out for a while, overcommitted to projects, and some big news means that (effective tomorrow) I won't have free time to do things properly here. I may intermittently be able to read this page or ]. | |||
| Re: change to Human episodes tally, reverted by yourself. | |||
| Is there a guide somewhere that states that the "No. of episodes" refers to the number aired, rather than the total number in the series? This seems strange to me. <small class="autosigned">— Preceding ] comment added by ] (]) 21:17, 2 August 2015 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:Unsigned IP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--> | |||
| :] says for the number of episodes parameter, "The number of episodes released. This parameter should only be incremented when new episodes air or when a reliable source can confirm that an episode has finished production." There was saying that there would be 8 episodes in the series, but it was written before filming even began. It's okay to say "The series will consist of 8 episodes" in the body of the article (as was done), but this shouldn't be done in the infobox. <span class="nowrap">— ''']'''<sub>''']'''</sub><sup>]]</sup></span> 08:28, 3 August 2015 (UTC) | |||
| I'm proud of the small part I've played in this encyclopedia. I've been thinking a lot lately about legacy and just looking at ] shows you that when things are not actively maintained, they will be conquered by time. '']'' | |||
| Thanks - I guess then that it should be fine to update Episode counts to at least the number of episodes that a standard TV guide goes up to - e.g. 2 weeks in advance <small class="autosigned">— Preceding ] comment added by ] (]) 16:01, 9 August 2015 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:Unsigned IP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--> | |||
| I'm sad this will happen to what I've written but hopefully some of it has already been useful to some people. If you are one of those people maybe you would consider looking after something I worked on with a very small ]: | |||
| == ''Humans'' == | |||
| * Give out ] (watchlist the nomination page) | |||
| You were right the first time: Cast should be listed as per their credit order, not alphabetically. As per ]: <pre>| starring = <!-- Organized by broadcast credit order, with new main cast added to the end of the list --></pre> Hopefully that's helpful. ]|]|] 08:55, 4 August 2015 (UTC) | |||
| * Give out ] | |||
| :{{Ping|AlexTheWhovian}} yep, that was helpful; I got a bit confused there. Now what order were the cast credited in? :P <span class="nowrap">— ''']'''<sub>''']'''</sub><sup>]]</sup></span> 09:28, 4 August 2015 (UTC) | |||
| * Review requests at ] (which has had sadly little participation as of late) or some other WikiProject | |||
| * Watchlist something in ] | |||
| * Watchlist a few random things from ] (you find particularly bad creep in synopses as the length steadily increases—see ]/]) | |||
| * Sign up to be a ] | |||
| * I haven't opted out of most bot/semi-automated messages so friendly ] are welcome | |||
| Good article nominations ] nominators to be "significant contributors" but sometimes this is waived if a significant contributor is consulted (])—this is me giving blanket permission for any articles where I am one. | |||
| == Linking Non-English Misplaced Pages == | |||
| Yours faithfully, (as one editor once called me) a "far-left extremist, mentally-ill tranny freak". — ] (''']''') 18:15, 30 June 2024 (UTC) | |||
| Few days ago i saw somewhere that we can link non-English pages in English Misplaced Pages by adding the two letter language prefix. I just can't remember the code. I want to link this German page https://de.wikipedia.org/Rumpelstilzchen_(1955) here ] --] ] 11:03, 4 August 2015 (UTC) | |||
| :{{Ping|Aero Slicer}} in this case, it isn't necessary. Look on the left hand side of your screen at ]; at the bottom, there should be a "Languages" bar with "Deutsch" linked. Click on there and you will be taken to the German Misplaced Pages's version of the page. These links are controlled through ]: see ]. | |||
| :Oh, I'm so sorry to see you go! I hope this big news is good news, and I wish you all the best. -- ] (]) 18:21, 30 June 2024 (UTC) | |||
| :However, to answer your question, the two letter prefix is the same as the two letter code in the URL of the page: it says "de.wikipedia.org", so the code to link to that article would be <code><nowiki>]</nowiki></code>, which produces ]. (You could pipe the link to change the text produced if it was necessary.) ] shows you how to link to other projects (e.g. Wiktionary), if you're interested, but these links aren't usually used in articles. <span class="nowrap">— ''']'''<sub>''']'''</sub><sup>]]</sup></span> 11:10, 4 August 2015 (UTC) | |||
| :We're losing so many people recently. I think there is hope of a legacy being left behind, and at least with a handful of our articles, they might stand the test of time for decades. If you want I could shepherd your articles and I'll try to help out in some of the areas you were active in, hopefully when I get back. Take care okay? You'll be remembered. ] ] 21:10, 30 June 2024 (UTC) | |||
| :You've been a good, positive presence for years-- take care Bilorv! ]] 21:14, 30 June 2024 (UTC) | |||
| :Thanks for all your work! I hope at some point in the future you'll have the time again. Same as asilvering, hope that the news are good and that your soul grows brighter ^u^ — ♠ ] <sup>( ] / ] ) </sup> ⁂ <small> ] — ] </small> ♠ 10:21, 1 July 2024 (UTC) | |||
| :I'm sorry to see you go as well. You have made a lot of good contributions to the site over the years, and hopefully we will cross paths again some day. – ] (]) 23:36, 1 July 2024 (UTC) | |||
| ::Congratulations on your new assignment, Bilorv, and thank you for your extensive coverage of women and their works. I hope that one of these days you'll find time to continue contributing. Bon voyage!--] (]) 09:33, 4 July 2024 (UTC) | |||
| :I'll miss you, Bilorv! Best of luck in your future endeavors. ] (]) 04:36, 5 July 2024 (UTC) | |||
| :Thank you, Bilorv. Hoping to see you back one day; but in the meantime, fly high and enjoy! <b>]]</b> (] · he/they) 02:10, 7 July 2024 (UTC) | |||
| :Your innovative challenges have empowered Wikipedians alike for years. Take care. ]<sup><small>TM</small></sup> <small>(])</small> 06:47, 18 July 2024 (UTC) | |||
| :Goodbye, Bilorv. I hope to see you here again one day, but until then, good luck with whatever else you are doing. ] (]) 21:32, 1 August 2024 (UTC) | |||
| :Sorry to see you go. Whenever I saw your comments on a Talk page discussion, they were always thoughtful and helpful. Best wishes with your next stage. ] (]) 00:03, 19 August 2024 (UTC) | |||
| :Nice to finally meet you. Enjoy the life you are living. ]<small>]</small> (UTC) 05:38, 19 August 2024 (UTC) | |||
| :I was looking at old thank you messages and came across , and was downed to see you have retired. Whatever the reason is, I'm thankful you were here! Every engagement I had with you was pleasant. Much love! ] <span style="color:#F40">•</span> ] 06:28, 13 September 2024 (UTC) | |||
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| Hi Bilorv - thank you for your help with this: archives - date of contributions (Hi there, there are these bots that archive talk pages after 3 months of no activity in a thread. How can I as a user see when contributors posted their comment on a talk page? (This question refers to when they forgot to give a date - especially in Misplaced Pages's early days, editors did not sign their comments properly or add a timestamp). Thank you Elisanne (talk) 14:50, 28 July 2015 (UTC) - @Elisanne: I think the page history contains the information you're looking for. For instance, I can use the page history of this page to see when your post was made. In theory, all edits should be either (a) signed by the user or (b) signed automatically by a bot, but if neither of these is true then the page history will contain the time of the post. However, if the page you're looking at is an archive, this won't work – for instance, Misplaced Pages:Teahouse/Questions/Archive 366 only shows one edit made by a bot. You'd have to look at the original talk page the archive was from to see when a post was made. If this doesn't answer your question, could you please post a link to the page(s) you're looking at? — Bilorv(talk)(c)(e) 15:57, 28 July 2015 (UTC)) | |||
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| The problem I have is that ones your archive a talk page, the original talk page disappears or, rather, is filled up with recent discussions. Hence, there is no way for me to access the 'original' talk pages as they first appeared/grew, correct? I'm trying to sort through this talk page: https://en.wikipedia.org/Talk:European_Union - I guess the only way for me to get the posts onto a timeline is by manually going through each thread and hoping that most of them are timestamped :-) Thank you very much for your explanation and help. ] (]) 13:27, 11 August 2015 (UTC) | |||
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| :{{Ping|Elisanne}} sorry for not responding sooner. It can be a pain to find posts that aren't timestamped, but the ] is not always too hard to look through. For instance, go to and use your browser's search function (usually by pressing {{keypress|Ctrl|F}}) to find the name of the section. (This works because when people press "" on a section of a page, the system will automatically add <code>/* section name */ </code> to the edit summary.) For instance, I can quickly see that "]" was created in ] and the most recent edit to it was ]. This still requires some manual work, but isn't usually too much of a hassle. <span class="nowrap">— ''']'''<sub>''']'''</sub><sup>]]</sup></span> 13:02, 15 August 2015 (UTC) | |||
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| It looks like the awards section has been moved off the main page to ]. There has been a bit of an edit war as this sectioning gets worked out among editors who watchlist the page. <font face="Papyrus" size="3" color="#800080">]</font> <sup><font face="Times New Roman" color="#006400">] ]</font></sup> 17:40, 15 August 2015 (UTC) | |||
| :{{Ping|Liz}} thank you for the explanation. I probably shouldn't have interfered, as I was too confused to understand what was happening. I did look at ] but only glanced at the page history to see that it was created in March; it was also a page I had watchlisted, which wouldn't make any sense if it had been created while I was away. Of course, it was created in March but quickly redirected and only turned into a proper article recently. But that's tangential anyway. I had simply assumed that General Ization was self-reverting by accident, since their ] seemed to be addressing someone else and didn't say "self-revert" or "undoing after further consideration" or anything else I would personally have written when undoing myself on purpose. <span class="nowrap">— ''']'''<sub>''']'''</sub><sup>]]</sup></span> 17:51, 15 August 2015 (UTC) | |||
| ::I think it is perfectly normal to immediately think of reverting edits that remove large sections on an article, especially an article that is closely watched. That was my impulse when I saw it happening a few days ago. It was only when I compared the information being removed with the award page and saw it was identical did I understand what was going on. And, you're right, it's another lesson about the importance of accurate edit summaries! <font face="Papyrus" size="3" color="#800080">]</font> <sup><font face="Times New Roman" color="#006400">] ]</font></sup> 17:59, 15 August 2015 (UTC) | |||
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| |style="vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px;" | Hi ]. Thanks for the extremely informative reply you left me at the Teahouse, and for being so thoughtful as to explain how to include code without it displaying. I went there to learn one new thing and ended up learning two new things. Well chuffed!! Please accept this brownie as a small token of my appreciation. Have a good day. ] (] ]) 13:35, 19 August 2015 (UTC) | |||
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| == edit summary == | |||
| Hi Bilorv could you take a look at I don't think it's a good idea that these details have been put in the edit summary.Regards. ] (]) 15:06, 24 August 2015 (UTC) | |||
| :{{Ping|CV9933}} thanks for pointing that out. I contacted an ] and the edit summary appears to have been ]. <span class="nowrap">— ''']'''<sub>''']'''</sub><sup>]]</sup></span> 11:46, 25 August 2015 (UTC) | |||
| ::Yes , that was a new one for me - thanks for getting it sorted. Regards. ] (]) 12:00, 25 August 2015 (UTC) | |||
| == Hatting == | |||
| Please don't hatt ongoing discussions. People were talking and bridges were being built. If you're bored of the discussions, remove it from your watchlist. '''<span style="text-shadow:7px 7px 8px Black;">]<sup>]</sup></span>''' 20:51, 26 August 2015 (UTC) | |||
| :{{Ping|Cassianto}} I've replied ]. I think I've fixed the problem but my intention was certainly not to try to discourage discussion. <span class="nowrap">— ''']'''<sub>''']'''</sub><sup>]]</sup></span> 20:54, 26 August 2015 (UTC) | |||
| ::No, and I didn't think it was. I replied there. '''<span style="text-shadow:7px 7px 8px Black;">]<sup>]</sup></span>''' 21:01, 26 August 2015 (UTC) | |||
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| |style="vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px;" | Hatting long RfA comments. Small changes like this are important - they are the precursor to bigger ones. Thank you. ] (]) 01:35, 28 August 2015 (UTC) | |||
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| :I nominate Bilorv to be Editor of the Week for unrelenting dedication to what this encyclopedia is really about. This is evident in all their contributions, from offering unusually perspicacious projectspace commentary to to ], but the best measure of their work is the impact it has on readers. When I say that Bilorv's content (about television, books, and much else) has been read 100,000,000 times, I'm more likely to be guilty of underestimation than exaggeration. And those readers – real people – encounter articles written to the highest standards, including (but not at all limited to) three FAs and fifty GAs. Bilorv is the consummate ]: someone whose content creation reaches and sustains high levels of quantity, quality, ''and'' relevance. In the long term, that fact is far more meaningful than any award. But the award certainly won't hurt. Seconded by ]. | |||
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| Thanks again for your efforts! ]<small>]</small> (UTC) 09:19, 17 August 2024 (UTC) | |||
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| ... for adding those 4 additional links to the ] AfD discussion. I added three of the four to the article's EL section (I am not sure if the fourth is reliable or not), so hopefully these will help establish notability for the doubters. Thanks again! ---] <sub>(])</sub> 22:03, 23 September 2015 (UTC) | |||
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| :{{+1}} Thank you, Bilorv. <b>]]</b> (] · he/they) 20:39, 23 August 2024 (UTC) | |||
| == January 2025 GAN Backlog Drive == | |||
| == Madame Tussauds == | |||
| in my opinion the change I made was very very important because people should know that going to madame tussauds is a once in a life time opportunity <small class="autosigned">— Preceding ] comment added by ] (]) 13:55, 16 October 2015 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:Unsigned IP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--> | |||
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| Thank you so much Bilorv, I implemented the changes you suggested. ] (]) 18:04, 19 October 2015 (UTC)ed2696 | |||
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| :Actually you didn't, you added speedy tag to your talk page. Talk pages are not deleted. I've fixed all that for you. Thanks ] (]🔹]) 18:08, 19 October 2015 (UTC) | |||
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| I've restored the article ] as it was a former featured article that someone turned into a redirect. Accordingly, I've also restored the link to that article that appeared in ] that you (correctly) removed recently. Just thought I'd explain this since you will likely get a note saying that something you did was reversed. <span style="text-shadow: 4px 4px 12px #ceff00, -4px -4px 12px #ceff00;">] | ]| ] </span> 02:54, 5 December 2015 (UTC) | |||
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Latest revision as of 17:08, 2 January 2025
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Off to San Junipero
I'm Bilorv and I edited Misplaced Pages from December 2013 to June 2024.
I've had one foot in and one foot out for a while, overcommitted to projects, and some big news means that (effective tomorrow) I won't have free time to do things properly here. I may intermittently be able to read this page or my Misplaced Pages emails.
I'm proud of the small part I've played in this encyclopedia. I've been thinking a lot lately about legacy and just looking at URFA/2020 shows you that when things are not actively maintained, they will be conquered by time. No thing beside remains. Round the decay / Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare / The lone and level sands stretch far away.
I'm sad this will happen to what I've written but hopefully some of it has already been useful to some people. If you are one of those people maybe you would consider looking after something I worked on with a very small bus factor:
- Give out Four Awards (watchlist the nomination page)
- Give out Triple Crowns
- Review requests at WikiProject Television (which has had sadly little participation as of late) or some other WikiProject
- Watchlist something in Misplaced Pages:Featured topics/Black Mirror
- Watchlist a few random things from here (you find particularly bad creep in synopses as the length steadily increases—see MOS:TVPLOT/MOS:FILMPLOT)
- Sign up to be a mentor answering newcomer questions
- I haven't opted out of most bot/semi-automated messages so friendly talk page stalkers are welcome
Good article nominations currently require nominators to be "significant contributors" but sometimes this is waived if a significant contributor is consulted (see here)—this is me giving blanket permission for any articles where I am one.
Yours faithfully, (as one editor once called me) a "far-left extremist, mentally-ill tranny freak". — Bilorv (talk) 18:15, 30 June 2024 (UTC)
- Oh, I'm so sorry to see you go! I hope this big news is good news, and I wish you all the best. -- asilvering (talk) 18:21, 30 June 2024 (UTC)
- We're losing so many people recently. I think there is hope of a legacy being left behind, and at least with a handful of our articles, they might stand the test of time for decades. If you want I could shepherd your articles and I'll try to help out in some of the areas you were active in, hopefully when I get back. Take care okay? You'll be remembered. The Night Watch (talk) 21:10, 30 June 2024 (UTC)
- You've been a good, positive presence for years-- take care Bilorv! Moneytrees🏝️(Talk) 21:14, 30 June 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks for all your work! I hope at some point in the future you'll have the time again. Same as asilvering, hope that the news are good and that your soul grows brighter ^u^ — ♠ Ixtal ⁂ Sign up for the 2024 DCWC! — Non nobis solum ♠ 10:21, 1 July 2024 (UTC)
- I'm sorry to see you go as well. You have made a lot of good contributions to the site over the years, and hopefully we will cross paths again some day. – Epicgenius (talk) 23:36, 1 July 2024 (UTC)
- Congratulations on your new assignment, Bilorv, and thank you for your extensive coverage of women and their works. I hope that one of these days you'll find time to continue contributing. Bon voyage!--Ipigott (talk) 09:33, 4 July 2024 (UTC)
- I'll miss you, Bilorv! Best of luck in your future endeavors. DanCherek (talk) 04:36, 5 July 2024 (UTC)
- Thank you, Bilorv. Hoping to see you back one day; but in the meantime, fly high and enjoy! HouseBlaster (talk · he/they) 02:10, 7 July 2024 (UTC)
- Your innovative challenges have empowered Wikipedians alike for years. Take care. TWOrantula (enter the web) 06:47, 18 July 2024 (UTC)
- Goodbye, Bilorv. I hope to see you here again one day, but until then, good luck with whatever else you are doing. QuicoleJR (talk) 21:32, 1 August 2024 (UTC)
- Sorry to see you go. Whenever I saw your comments on a Talk page discussion, they were always thoughtful and helpful. Best wishes with your next stage. Mr Serjeant Buzfuz (talk) 00:03, 19 August 2024 (UTC)
- Nice to finally meet you. Enjoy the life you are living. Buster Seven Talk (UTC) 05:38, 19 August 2024 (UTC)
- I was looking at old thank you messages and came across yours, and was downed to see you have retired. Whatever the reason is, I'm thankful you were here! Every engagement I had with you was pleasant. Much love! Panini! • 🥪 06:28, 13 September 2024 (UTC)
A barnstar for you!
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| You've done alot to help several smaller editors. I hope to get that one episode to GA Questions? four Olifanofmrtennant (she/her) 15:30, 1 July 2024 (UTC) |
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- I nominate Bilorv to be Editor of the Week for unrelenting dedication to what this encyclopedia is really about. This is evident in all their contributions, from offering unusually perspicacious projectspace commentary to reviewing others' articles to inspiring heretofore unseen feats of content creation, but the best measure of their work is the impact it has on readers. When I say that Bilorv's content (about television, books, and much else) has been read 100,000,000 times, I'm more likely to be guilty of underestimation than exaggeration. And those readers – real people – encounter articles written to the highest standards, including (but not at all limited to) three FAs and fifty GAs. Bilorv is the consummate battleship: someone whose content creation reaches and sustains high levels of quantity, quality, and relevance. In the long term, that fact is far more meaningful than any award. But the award certainly won't hurt. Seconded by User:HouseBlaster.
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Thanks again for your efforts! Buster Seven Talk (UTC) 09:19, 17 August 2024 (UTC)
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| For more than a decade of separating the wheat from the chaff. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 20:31, 23 August 2024 (UTC) |
- +1 Thank you, Bilorv. HouseBlaster (talk · he/they) 20:39, 23 August 2024 (UTC)
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