User talk:Pigsonthewing

The bot is now approved

Your request regarding Pigsonthewing-bot has been approved, and the bot now has bot status. It's also added to Wikispecies:AutoWikiBrowser/CheckPageJSON. Kind regards, Tommy Kronkvist (talk), 23:45, 22 March 2025 (UTC).

Hello, I think this isn't quite right; thank you, Maculosae tegmine lyncis (talk) 22:10, 27 March 2025 (UTC)

Thank you. I found a few more too, which I have reverted. There seems to have been some server glitches today, which I also experienced with manual editing. There's nothing in the configuration of AWB that could have done this, so I'm assuming that the updates failed mid-way through, but without notification. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 23:51, 27 March 2025 (UTC)

Odd edit

What's the reason for this edit, please? The established format is {{BHL|123456|78}} - see the markup tools below the edit box. - MPF (talk) 21:45, 28 March 2025 (UTC)

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{{BHL|123456|78}}

78

links to https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/123456

{{BHL|page/123456|78}}

78

links to https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/123456

This is all documented at {{BHL}}; and in recent discussion at Wikispecies:Village Pump#BHL link templates. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 22:05, 28 March 2025 (UTC)

As clear as mud! Why change what worked perfectly well? How do I know when to use BHL | | and when to use BHL | page / | (and what is the difference between them)?? Think I'll go back to the original style of [https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/727051 163], much simpler and easier to put in place. - MPF (talk) 22:36, 28 March 2025 (UTC)

{{BHL page}} was tagged (not by me) with a proposal to merge into {{BHL}} on 16 September 2023. In all the time since then—eighteen months—neither you nor anyone else raised an objection.

I made clear my plan to enact the proposal on 17 March on our Village Pump, requesting feedback; again, neither you nor anyone else raised any objection.

My request for bot approval to carry out the replacement of transclusions passed, again without a single objection from you or anyone else.

Nonetheless, if you wish to overturn what appears to be clear community consensus for the merger and replacements, you should raise your objection under that VP post, in order that the community at large can consider your arguments. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 11:05, 29 March 2025 (UTC)

Template Q+

Hello Andy! A great many thanks for your recent edits regarding the BHL and Q (etc.) templates. A huge job, done well! You might also want to have a look at this diff regarding the "Q+" template. It's a Birmingham-based IP, so maybe the edit was made by you? If so, I guess everything is fine.
–Regards, Tommy Kronkvist (talk), 04:35, 5 April 2025 (UTC).

That was me. All good, thanks. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 10:02, 5 April 2025 (UTC)

Talk page

My deepest apologies for troubling/inconveniencing you with this, Andy. I am VERY sorry and I hope you can pardon/forgive me.

I sincerely meant no harm regarding the matter, I only wished for others to better understand my POV and background so we (as in other people and myself) could better collaborate/cooperate in future efforts with less risks of misunderstanding. I hope you understand where I'm coming from and that I truly meant no ill will or malice or disruptive intention. I also hope that, should we interact in the future, this does not cause any enmity or hostility.

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Tulsi I have acknowledged my mistake and was about to revert the changes myself. Thank you, and I hope that your day goes well and that I have not displeased you too far in any way. I will also send my apologies to other admins.

(If I may, could I request a reply so I know for sure this was received and read? I just want to know for sure that you understand where I'm coming from because I'm extremely anxious and I really don't want to make a horrible first impression and potentially draw hostility from those affected by this including yourself.) MTAMSK (talk) 18:56, 18 April 2025 (UTC)

I bear you no ill-will. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 19:54, 18 April 2025 (UTC)