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Elevator1512: /* Don't use sexist language (on content pages) */

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Don't use sexist language (on content pages)

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	:Good idea again, I will add that to the policy page and also consider a new filter dedicated to logging the use of he/him/his on mainspace pages. There's a few instances of this on discussion pages, as well as LF and my user talk pages. [[User:Elevator1512\|Elevator1512]] ([[User talk:Elevator1512\|talk]]) 09:23, 31 October 2024 (CDT)		:Good idea again, I will add that to the policy page and also consider a new filter dedicated to logging the use of he/him/his on mainspace pages. There's a few instances of this [[Talk:HP64 Integration Project\|on]] [[Talk:CN Tower\|discussion]] [[Category talk:Sumosoftinc's buildings\|pages]], as well as LF and my user talk pages. [[User:Elevator1512\|Elevator1512]] ([[User talk:Elevator1512\|talk]]) 09:23, 31 October 2024 (CDT)

Elevator1512: /* Don't use sexist language (on content pages) */ Reply

2024-10-31T14:23:50Z

Don't use sexist language (on content pages): Reply

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			:Good idea again, I will add that to the policy page and also consider a new filter dedicated to logging the use of he/him/his on mainspace pages. There's a few instances of this on discussion pages, as well as LF and my user talk pages. [[User:Elevator1512\|Elevator1512]] ([[User talk:Elevator1512\|talk]]) 09:23, 31 October 2024 (CDT)

MelvinMan10: /* Don't use sexist language (on content pages) */

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Don't use sexist language (on content pages)

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	== Don't use sexist language (on content pages) ==		== Don't use sexist language (on content pages) ==

	Even though most users [[Wiki\|here]] and [[Forum\|there]] are male, there are a few female users, so it is not a good idea to use "he", "him", and "his" to refer to a single person whose gender is unknown<nowiki>*</nowiki>. Rewording any sentence would be better like what I have done at [[June 12 2024 build\|these]] [[Fountainhead City\|pages]]. The only exception possible would be "~~Referring~~ to other people when talking with each other on a user talk page."		Even though most users [[Wiki\|here]] and [[Forum\|there]] are male, there are a few female users, so it is not a good idea to use "he", "him", and "his" to refer to a single person whose gender is unknown<nowiki>*</nowiki>. Rewording any sentence would be better like what I have done at [[June 12 2024 build\|these]] [[Fountainhead City\|pages]]. The only exception possible would be when "referring to other people when talking with each other on a user talk page."

	<small><nowiki>*</nowiki>Even when the gender is known, it's still better to reword.</small>		<small><nowiki>*</nowiki>Even when the gender is known, it's still better to reword.</small>

	[[User:MelvinMan10\|MelvinMan10]] ([[User talk:MelvinMan10\|talk]]) 03:48, 31 October 2024 (CDT)		[[User:MelvinMan10\|MelvinMan10]] ([[User talk:MelvinMan10\|talk]]) 03:48, 31 October 2024 (CDT)

MelvinMan10: /* Don't use sexist language (on content pages) */

2024-10-31T08:49:44Z

Don't use sexist language (on content pages)

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	== Don't use sexist language (on content pages) ==		== Don't use sexist language (on content pages) ==

	Even though most users [[Wiki\|here]] and [[Forum\|there]] are male, there are a few female users, so it is not a good idea to use "he", "him", and "his" to refer to a single person whose gender is unknown<nowiki>*</nowiki>. Rewording any sentence would be better like what I have done [[June 12 2024 build\|~~here~~]]. The only exception possible would be "Referring to other people when talking with each other on a user talk page."		Even though most users [[Wiki\|here]] and [[Forum\|there]] are male, there are a few female users, so it is not a good idea to use "he", "him", and "his" to refer to a single person whose gender is unknown<nowiki>*</nowiki>. Rewording any sentence would be better like what I have done at [[June 12 2024 build\|these]] [[Fountainhead City\|pages]]. The only exception possible would be "Referring to other people when talking with each other on a user talk page."

	<small><nowiki>*</nowiki>Even when the gender is known, it's still better to reword.</small>		<small><nowiki>*</nowiki>Even when the gender is known, it's still better to reword.</small>

	[[User:MelvinMan10\|MelvinMan10]] ([[User talk:MelvinMan10\|talk]]) 03:48, 31 October 2024 (CDT)		[[User:MelvinMan10\|MelvinMan10]] ([[User talk:MelvinMan10\|talk]]) 03:48, 31 October 2024 (CDT)

MelvinMan10: /* Don't use sexist language (on content pages) */

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Don't use sexist language (on content pages)

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	Even though most users [[Wiki\|here]] and [[Forum\|there]] are male, there are a few female users, so it is not a good idea to use "he", "him", and "his" to refer to a single person whose gender is unknown<nowiki>*</nowiki>. Rewording any sentence would be better like what I have done [[June 12 2024 build\|here]]. The only exception possible would be "Referring to other people when talking with each other on a user talk page."		Even though most users [[Wiki\|here]] and [[Forum\|there]] are male, there are a few female users, so it is not a good idea to use "he", "him", and "his" to refer to a single person whose gender is unknown<nowiki>*</nowiki>. Rewording any sentence would be better like what I have done [[June 12 2024 build\|here]]. The only exception possible would be "Referring to other people when talking with each other on a user talk page."

	<small><nowiki>*</nowiki>Even when the gender is known, it's still better to reword.</small> [[User:MelvinMan10\|MelvinMan10]] ([[User talk:MelvinMan10\|talk]]) 03:48, 31 October 2024 (CDT)		<small><nowiki>*</nowiki>Even when the gender is known, it's still better to reword.</small>

			[[User:MelvinMan10\|MelvinMan10]] ([[User talk:MelvinMan10\|talk]]) 03:48, 31 October 2024 (CDT)

MelvinMan10: /* Don't use sexist language (on content pages) */ new section

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Don't use sexist language (on content pages): new section

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	:Done. If there's anything else to request, such as more descriptions copied from the old wiki, then I'll hide those too. [[User:Elevator1512\|Elevator1512]] ([[User talk:Elevator1512\|talk]]) 10:21, 13 August 2024 (CDT)		:Done. If there's anything else to request, such as more descriptions copied from the old wiki, then I'll hide those too. [[User:Elevator1512\|Elevator1512]] ([[User talk:Elevator1512\|talk]]) 10:21, 13 August 2024 (CDT)

			== Don't use sexist language (on content pages) ==

			Even though most users [[Wiki\|here]] and [[Forum\|there]] are male, there are a few female users, so it is not a good idea to use "he", "him", and "his" to refer to a single person whose gender is unknown<nowiki>*</nowiki>. Rewording any sentence would be better like what I have done [[June 12 2024 build\|here]]. The only exception possible would be "Referring to other people when talking with each other on a user talk page."

			<small><nowiki>*</nowiki>Even when the gender is known, it's still better to reword.</small> [[User:MelvinMan10\|MelvinMan10]] ([[User talk:MelvinMan10\|talk]]) 03:48, 31 October 2024 (CDT)

Elevator1512: /* Thanks again for the usual. */ Reply

2024-08-13T15:21:26Z

Thanks again for the usual.: Reply

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	Thanks for hiding and deleting any directly copied content that I noticed. One more thing to be done would be to hide the creation note of the pages [[Andersville]] and [[Diamond City]] that displays the original content which EG881 wrote on the old Wiki. [[User:MelvinMan10\|MelvinMan10]] ([[User talk:MelvinMan10\|talk]]) 09:57, 13 August 2024 (CDT)		Thanks for hiding and deleting any directly copied content that I noticed. One more thing to be done would be to hide the creation note of the pages [[Andersville]] and [[Diamond City]] that displays the original content which EG881 wrote on the old Wiki. [[User:MelvinMan10\|MelvinMan10]] ([[User talk:MelvinMan10\|talk]]) 09:57, 13 August 2024 (CDT)

			:Done. If there's anything else to request, such as more descriptions copied from the old wiki, then I'll hide those too. [[User:Elevator1512\|Elevator1512]] ([[User talk:Elevator1512\|talk]]) 10:21, 13 August 2024 (CDT)

MelvinMan10: /* Thanks again for the usual. */ new section

2024-08-13T14:57:07Z

Thanks again for the usual.: new section

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	::Thanks for this. I was also recently modifying the [[Integration Projects]] page to remove any direct copy-paste stuff as much as possible. [[User:MelvinMan10\|MelvinMan10]] ([[User talk:MelvinMan10\|talk]]) 09:31, 1 August 2024 (CDT)		::Thanks for this. I was also recently modifying the [[Integration Projects]] page to remove any direct copy-paste stuff as much as possible. [[User:MelvinMan10\|MelvinMan10]] ([[User talk:MelvinMan10\|talk]]) 09:31, 1 August 2024 (CDT)
	:::Note to Mn10, I have now created a [[Template:Rewrite\|new template]] dedicated to checking for articles that were copy-pasted from the old wiki so they can be rewritten to their own words. Tagged articles will also automatically be categorized under [[:Category:Articles that need rewriting]]. [[User:Elevator1512\|Elevator1512]] ([[User talk:Elevator1512\|talk]]) 23:03, 2 August 2024 (CDT)		:::Note to Mn10, I have now created a [[Template:Rewrite\|new template]] dedicated to checking for articles that were copy-pasted from the old wiki so they can be rewritten to their own words. Tagged articles will also automatically be categorized under [[:Category:Articles that need rewriting]]. [[User:Elevator1512\|Elevator1512]] ([[User talk:Elevator1512\|talk]]) 23:03, 2 August 2024 (CDT)

			== Thanks again for the usual. ==

			Thanks for hiding and deleting any directly copied content that I noticed. One more thing to be done would be to hide the creation note of the pages [[Andersville]] and [[Diamond City]] that displays the original content which EG881 wrote on the old Wiki. [[User:MelvinMan10\|MelvinMan10]] ([[User talk:MelvinMan10\|talk]]) 09:57, 13 August 2024 (CDT)

Elevator1512: /* Don't directly copy from the old Wiki. */ Reply

2024-08-03T04:03:46Z

Don't directly copy from the old Wiki.: Reply

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	:I'll definitely add that to the current rules. I did check [[Hayate TVB Tower]] and reworded most of the stuff to as what I would have written based on what was available. [[User:Elevator1512\|Elevator1512]] ([[User talk:Elevator1512\|talk]]) 08:49, 1 August 2024 (CDT)		:I'll definitely add that to the current rules. I did check [[Hayate TVB Tower]] and reworded most of the stuff to as what I would have written based on what was available. [[User:Elevator1512\|Elevator1512]] ([[User talk:Elevator1512\|talk]]) 08:49, 1 August 2024 (CDT)
	::Thanks for this. I was also recently modifying the [[Integration Projects]] page to remove any direct copy-paste stuff as much as possible. [[User:MelvinMan10\|MelvinMan10]] ([[User talk:MelvinMan10\|talk]]) 09:31, 1 August 2024 (CDT)		::Thanks for this. I was also recently modifying the [[Integration Projects]] page to remove any direct copy-paste stuff as much as possible. [[User:MelvinMan10\|MelvinMan10]] ([[User talk:MelvinMan10\|talk]]) 09:31, 1 August 2024 (CDT)
			:::Note to Mn10, I have now created a [[Template:Rewrite\|new template]] dedicated to checking for articles that were copy-pasted from the old wiki so they can be rewritten to their own words. Tagged articles will also automatically be categorized under [[:Category:Articles that need rewriting]]. [[User:Elevator1512\|Elevator1512]] ([[User talk:Elevator1512\|talk]]) 23:03, 2 August 2024 (CDT)

MelvinMan10: /* Don't directly copy from the old Wiki. */ Reply

2024-08-01T14:31:32Z

Don't directly copy from the old Wiki.: Reply

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	:I'll definitely add that to the current rules. I did check [[Hayate TVB Tower]] and reworded most of the stuff to as what I would have written based on what was available. [[User:Elevator1512\|Elevator1512]] ([[User talk:Elevator1512\|talk]]) 08:49, 1 August 2024 (CDT)		:I'll definitely add that to the current rules. I did check [[Hayate TVB Tower]] and reworded most of the stuff to as what I would have written based on what was available. [[User:Elevator1512\|Elevator1512]] ([[User talk:Elevator1512\|talk]]) 08:49, 1 August 2024 (CDT)
			::Thanks for this. I was also recently modifying the [[Integration Projects]] page to remove any direct copy-paste stuff as much as possible. [[User:MelvinMan10\|MelvinMan10]] ([[User talk:MelvinMan10\|talk]]) 09:31, 1 August 2024 (CDT)

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	:I'll definitely add that to the current rules. I did check [[Hayate TVB Tower]] and reworded most of the stuff to as what I would have written based on what was available. [[User:Elevator1512\|Elevator1512]] ([[User talk:Elevator1512\|talk]]) 08:49, 1 August 2024 (CDT)		:I'll definitely add that to the current rules. I did check [[Hayate TVB Tower]] and reworded most of the stuff to as what I would have written based on what was available. [[User:Elevator1512\|Elevator1512]] ([[User talk:Elevator1512\|talk]]) 08:49, 1 August 2024 (CDT)
	::Thanks for this. I was also recently modifying the [[Integration Projects]] page to remove any direct copy-paste stuff as much as possible. [[User:MelvinMan10\|MelvinMan10]] ([[User talk:MelvinMan10\|talk]]) 09:31, 1 August 2024 (CDT)		::Thanks for this. I was also recently modifying the [[Integration Projects]] page to remove any direct copy-paste stuff as much as possible. [[User:MelvinMan10\|MelvinMan10]] ([[User talk:MelvinMan10\|talk]]) 09:31, 1 August 2024 (CDT)
			:::Note to Mn10, I have now created a [[Template:Rewrite\|new template]] dedicated to checking for articles that were copy-pasted from the old wiki so they can be rewritten to their own words. Tagged articles will also automatically be categorized under [[:Category:Articles that need rewriting]]. [[User:Elevator1512\|Elevator1512]] ([[User talk:Elevator1512\|talk]]) 23:03, 2 August 2024 (CDT)