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Happy First Edit Anniversary Modest Genius 🎉

Hey @Modest Genius. Your wiki edit anniversary is today, marking 20 years of dedicated contributions to English Wikipedia. Your passion for sharing knowledge and your remarkable contributions have not only enriched the project, but also inspired countless others to contribute. Thank you for your amazing contributions. Wishing you many more wonderful years ahead in the Wiki journey. :) -❙❚❚❙❙ GnOeee ❚❙❚❙❙ ✉ 19:21, 22 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Wow, two decades has passed very quickly! Thank you. Modest Genius talk 13:22, 24 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Reverted tsundoku/antilibrary {{merge}}s

Hi. I don't necessarily disagree with this proposal, but the use of the way you're proposing it doesn't follow WP:MERGE and places an undue burden on other editors. Most significantly, the two } templates directed users to two different talk pages. Additionally, WP:MERGE asks that you create a discussion before directing users to it. Finally, it would help guide the discussion if you said which direction you're proposing the merge (using } or } instead of {{merge}}). Thanks, Danbloch (talk) 17:06, 5 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Danbloch: I was WP:TAGGING a problem to alert readers and other editors. Those articles appear to be describing the same concept, just titled using an English neologism and a Japanese transliteration. We do allow users to tag a legitimate issue without performing a full fix themselves. I'm not sufficiently invested, or expert on the topic, to go through the whole merger process myself. For example, I don't know which of those terms is more widely used, so would be the better article title. If you want to start a detailed discussion on one of the talk pages, go ahead. Modest Genius talk 20:58, 9 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Request for review

Hello, Modest Genius

I am working on a draft biography of geophysicist Alexander A. Kaufman:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Alexander_Arkadyevich_Kaufman_(geophysicist)

The draft has gone through several AfC reviews, but the reviewers so far have not had a geophysics background, and some of the technical aspects and sources may not have been fully appreciated.

I think some of the geophysics-specific aspects may benefit from review by someone familiar with the field.

I found that you have contributed a lot into the "Geophysical Journal International: Revision history".

Because of your experience with geophysics topics on Wikipedia, I would be grateful if you could review the article.

Many thanks in advance,

Greg GITSK (talk) 03:59, 18 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@GITSK: Sorry, I'm not an expert on geophysics or Wikipedia biographies of academics. On a quick glance, that looks like a carefully written article. I cannot comment on whether Kaufman meets WP:NACADEMIC. Modest Genius talk 18:35, 18 December 2025 (UTC)[reply] No problem, sir. Today the article was accepted for publication. Thanks for your time and regards. Greg. GITSK (talk) 04:41, 19 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Someone removed it from the University of Nottingham article, for no obvious reason. I've restored it. Modest Genius talk 18:40, 18 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Disambiguation link notification for January 28

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The reference is unclear on which of those meanings applies. Best to leave it ambiguous. Modest Genius talk 12:21, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

ITN recognition for Mike Cruise

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