User talk:CostalCal/Archive 8

Question from OrangeLemonaide55 (00:14, 17 April 2026)

What advice can you give to someone who has never edited anything beyond their own High School papers? --OrangeLemonaide55 (talk) 00:14, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

Just edit what you want to edit on Wikipedia. There is no pressure! CostalCal (talk) 00:40, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

What advice can you give for spotting an edit that's needed? Articles can be huge! OrangeLemonaide55 (talk) 00:55, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

Are you a "citations and data" person who loves the structure, or more of a "flow and clarity" editor who likes making the text sing? CostalCal (talk) 00:57, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

I'm not really sure. I guess a bit of both, but overall I'd have to say probably leaning towards "citations and data" especially in a place like Wikipedia that has thousands of different languages, slangs, and accents. I wouldn't want to dispute anything that makes sense to the intended audience. OrangeLemonaide55 (talk) 12:04, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

NPOL

Hi CostalCal,

I noticed a good number of city councilman articles which I had my eye on were recently reviewed. Thanks for taking care of those. However, WP:NPOL only confers notability to national and state-level elected officials. Local politicians are expected to meet WP:GNG through significant coverage from reliable independent sources. Happy editing, JTtheOG (talk) 01:35, 20 April 2026 (UTC)

Copy-paste tag (Black Diamond Museum, Angul)

Hello,

I noticed that a copy-paste tag has been added to the article. However, I was unable to identify any material copied from OdishaBytes. A review of the page on CopyPatrol does not highlight any matching text from that source. Additionally, the text flagged there appears to correspond to an earlier version of the article.

The article has since been substantially rewritten to address prior concerns. Based on the current version, I do not see evidence of a copy-paste issue. If there are specific passages of concern, please feel free to point them out.

—S4yam (talk) 05:59, 21 April 2026 (UTC)

CostalCal: I have also checked the copyvios where it shows 0.0% similarity between the source and the article.

— S4yam (talk) 07:36, 21 April 2026 (UTC)

Therefore, I'm removing the {{copy-paste}}tag from the article. S4yam (talk) 10:05, 21 April 2026 (UTC)

I had good intentions. I was using my understanding and the automated copyvio checker. My apologies; now I know it isn't efficient. You're in the right! CostalCal (talk) 00:51, 22 April 2026 (UTC)

Cagayan Valley and Caraballo ethnolinguistic groups

Pleasant day CostalCal! In regards of the tag on Cagayan Valley and Caraballo ethnolinguistic groups, I wanted to clarify that this was a content split from Igorot people, aiming to better organize unrelated ethnic groups. Some ethnic groups were mistakenly added to the Igorot people group and thus, I created a new article, splitting those other ethnic groups from the said article, and moving the information of those ethnic groups to the new article. I have now provided the required back-attribution on the article's Talk page. I’ve also added before a demographic data to expand the scope. Please let me know if the article is still in violation of Wikpedia's rules. Thanks for the oversight and have a nice day. MultilingualIgorot (talk) 06:01, 21 April 2026 (UTC)

Patrolled it! Thanks for the adjustment. CostalCal (talk) 00:53, 22 April 2026 (UTC)

21 April 2026

Can you please explain why my article is flagged as copypasted. I literally re-wrote the whole thing.

User talk:CostalCal#09 April 2026 TheGreatEditor024 (talk) 06:06, 21 April 2026 (UTC)

btw the article flagged is Elmech EM 992 TheGreatEditor024 (talk) 06:09, 21 April 2026 (UTC)

Now I have realized CopyPatrol is unreliable. I have patrolled the page! CostalCal (talk) 00:54, 22 April 2026 (UTC)

Thank you TheGreatEditor024 (talk) 02:59, 22 April 2026 (UTC)

Subspecies of Phasianus colchicus

Hi CostalCal,

you have placed a tag on the wiki-page which I have created claiming that "This article or section may have been copied and pasted from another location, possibly in violation of Wikipedia's copyright policy. Please review https://cdn.greensoft.mn/uploads/users/366/files/MongolianRedListBirds.pdf (Copyvios) and remedy this by editing this article to remove any non-free copyrighted content and attributing free content correctly, or flagging the content for deletion."

I would like to first point out that, as you can see from my extensive reference list, I have cited all content properly. This includes the Mongolian Redlist, which is cited on all places where information has been taken from the Redbook (reference [178]). As in Mongolia there are only two small areas where Phasianus colchicus occurs, it is easy to locate the two places where I refer to it: in Phasianus colchicus hagenbecki and in Phasianus colchicus pallasi. The exact phrases taken from the Redbook all concern places of occurrence, i.e. pure data: "(Nariin River, Shiveet, Shaazgai Aral, Ih Aral, Arlyn Surguuli, Sharguu, Temeen Khashaa Övöljöö, Shine Aral, Shar Aral, Shar Guu, Bor Mod Aral, Shine Övöljöö, Olgoi, Baga Aral, Tuukh Aral, Tsagaan Tokhoi, Buljim Aral, Bujin Aral, Ih Tuimert, Gakhait Aral, Möög, Oltrig Aral)- from Ölgii town through southern Khar-Us lake to Zereg depression (Zereg sum); Achit lake (delta of Böhmörön River), and at Uvs Lake the delta of Tes and Torkholig (Torgalyk) rivers." for hagenbecki, and "It breeds in the river valleys of Nömrög, Degee, Altan, Khalkh, Guu, Azarga, Shine, Emgentei, Huiten, Vaaran, Uizen, Torkho, Hengereg, and Avdrant rivers (Khalkh river valley through Ih Khayngan), southwest to the Chinese border." for pallasi and one habitate: "sandy soil with willow trees, Caragana sp. bushes, tall and dense reeds, grooves of birch, mixed trees with birch, poplar, Sea Buckthorn and dense and tall bushes.". In all three cases you can see reference [178].

It is scientific practise that one can cite from books if the references are given and if the citations are restricted to phrases, a few sentences, or a short paragraph. In this case it is simply a list of occurrences in each case (i.e. three sentences, from pages 114/115 of the Mongolian RedBook in my reference, on page 50 in your link). The RedBook itself also uses citations to other work. Besides this, it is entirely beyond the point of any RedBook if the information from it cannot be cited.

In this case, I can simply delete the lists of occurrences, if you insist. However, I would like to understand what the basis for this would be, i.e. what is the rule for citations in wikipedia (how many words is one allowed to cite from a source).

Kind regards, RedSiskin (talk) 06:27, 21 April 2026 (UTC)

Hi CostalCal,

I have removed the lists of occurrences in hagenbecki and in pallasi from the wikipedia page. I hope that violation stamp can be removed asap. I'm still convinced that even in the previous version nothing was violated, as it fully complied with the fair use rules. I find it, however, quite amusing that in the very copyright violation tag shown prominently at the beginning of the wikipedia page, there is a link where the entire book, the copyrights of which the article is supposed to violate, is publicly available for download as a PDF. Perhaps I don't have to understand the logic behind this.

Kind Regards, RedSiskin (talk) 18:35, 21 April 2026 (UTC)

Thank you! Checking for Copyvio tags on WP:New Pages Patrol is faulty, sorry. CostalCal (talk) 18:39, 21 April 2026 (UTC)

So can I remove the tag or should you remove it? - RedSiskin (talk) 05:31, 22 April 2026 (UTC)

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Question from Thatgirl124 (10:17, 21 April 2026)

Hi…-( --Thatgirl124 (talk) 10:17, 21 April 2026 (UTC)

CostalCal, please note that OP is a VOA. See this diff, this second diff, this third diff, and c:Special:Contributions/Thatgirl124. Whyiseverythingalreadyused (t · c · he/him) 12:06, 21 April 2026 (UTC)

Please don't vandalize Wikipedia anymore. I understand Good Humor. However, deleting information from Wikipedia generally isn't acceptable unless you provide an adequate summarized reason at the bottom. CostalCal (talk) 14:11, 21 April 2026 (UTC)

Copy-paste tag (GCW Collective)

Hi there, I'd like to address something in regards to the GCW Collective page. I noticed you put a copy-paste tag on there but as I have sourced all information from reliable sources and considering the section in question you are referring to, (Joey Janela's Spring Break: Clusterf**k Forever), I would like to say that adding results that have been officially confirmed by the promotion and on official sources more than likely does not fit within the standards of what can be described as a copyright violation. Also, the article you linked does not exist. Unknownuser45266 (talk) 11:53, 21 April 2026 (UTC)

My bad. Now I realize CopyPatrol is faulty. I understand I should know better with a decent amount of experience. I really shouldn't have tagged the article. CostalCal (talk) 01:01, 22 April 2026 (UTC)

copy-paste tag

Hi @CostalCal. You've added a tag about copy-paste to Tell_Aushariye. There is a citation to a letter by Shalmaneser III with references to the Oracc Archive. A citation with reference is fair use. In addition, this material is shared by the Oracc project is under "Released under a Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike license 3.0" and the material is linked to the Oracc Archive. https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/doc/about/licensing/index.html Raven rs (talk) 12:53, 21 April 2026 (UTC)

I still believe the article is faulty, 'This article may have too many section headings. Please help consolidate the article. (Learn how and when to remove this message)' CostalCal (talk) 01:00, 22 April 2026 (UTC)

Copy-paste tag

Looking through your talk page, this is now the sixth message today regarding you adding this tag inappropriately. On the article Worldwide Revival Pt.1 you added the tag and linked a website which contains no resemblance to the Wikipedia article at all, aside from them both having the same topic of interest. —JavaJourney (talk | contribs) 15:07, 21 April 2026 (UTC)

It is only my third. I am using CopyPatrol. A Wikipedia tool that checks for copyright violations. I am an WP:Assume Good Faith editor. Copy-pasting on Wikipedia is looked down upon in the WP:New Pages Patrol even if you cite a source. CostalCal (talk) 16:16, 21 April 2026 (UTC)

I know what you're doing, I'm just letting you know that you've been adding the tag to pages where it shouldn't be added. Being in good faith is no excuse to disregard repetitive errors, and please do not add this tag unless you have a justification to. ...Also, ignore what I said previously about this being the sixth message today. I'm just now realizing that the definition of "today" differs being we're both in different timezones. —JavaJourney (talk | contribs) 17:06, 21 April 2026 (UTC)

King Adeyemi Letter To The British Empire copy right

Hello, so i saw you put a warning on this wikipedia page This article or section may have been copied and pasted from another location, possibly in violation of Wikipedia's copyright policy. Please review https://archive.org/stream/historyofyorubas00john/historyofyorubas00john_djvu.txt ^(Copyvios) and remedy this by editing this article to remove any non-free copyrighted content and attributing free content correctly, or flagging the content for deletion. Please be sure that the supposed source of the copyright violation is not itself a Wikipedia mirror. (April 2026)

I read the wikipedia's copyright policy, i'm not sure how this is copyrighted? for starters the letter has been published for over 125 years now. the publisher, has also been dead for over 120 years. the material isnt copyrighed either, how is this different than the contents of the letter of george washingtons fairwell? i also put two hyperlinks that you can read it on archive, and on the nyc journal it was published to. so can you explain more on why this was put on the page? Oluwafemi1726 (talk) 19:22, 21 April 2026 (UTC)

technical guidelines. CopyPatrol is faulty. I should've looked into the source more. I know I sound foolish when I say this, and people say, "How do you have 6,500 edits and nearly 3 years of experience and still not understand Wikipedia's policies?" But I am still learning Wikipedia's more technical guidelines. CostalCal (talk) 00:59, 22 April 2026 (UTC)

yea no problem, i will be removing the edit / tag now Oluwafemi1726 (talk) 01:01, 22 April 2026 (UTC)

'Copy-Paste' tag on Alexander Potts

Hello, I saw the copy/paste tag you added to the Alexander Potts article that I drafted. His CV is cited as a source. I used it as a source but it's not copy/pasted as such. This article has gone through extensive reviews (it was rejected twice: first for not enough citations beyond his CV and the second time for too many citations) and this issue was never brought up. Could you give some clarity as to why you added it? How do I remove that box from the article? Antje Gamble (talk) 20:08, 21 April 2026 (UTC)

The tag has been removed from my article and patrolled! I didn't understand until today that CopyPatrol is faulty. My bad. CostalCal (talk) 00:56, 22 April 2026 (UTC)

Incorrect tag on Rajendra Kerkar

Hello, I cannot find any copyright on the page. The link of Times of India which you cited is not a part of this article. Please remove the tag. Suraj Uttam Malik (talk) 05:30, 22 April 2026 (UTC)

CopyPatrol is faulty. I didn't realize that before; I'm SO sorry for my mistake. CostalCal (talk) 00:08, 23 April 2026 (UTC)

Request to add a reason with each tag

Hi. When you add a tag, would you be willing to include a short explanation of why you added it? A POV tag was added to Online job scheduling, but no reason was given, and no explanation was posted on the talk page either. Looking through your editing history, this seems to be a recurring issue on multiple pages. ◦ Sibshops (talk) 13:58, 22 April 2026 (UTC)

I added the reason as to why this page violates WP:POV here: Talk:Online job scheduling. CostalCal (talk) 00:00, 23 April 2026 (UTC)

Bad Kissingen 1928 chess tournament

could you please check the link of the alleged copyright violation at Bad Kissingen 1928 chess tournament? It is a dead link for me. Also, i wrote the text myself so i would be very surprised if there is any problem. Adpete (talk) 17:56, 22 April 2026 (UTC)

I removed the tag. Now I realized I did something wrong with CopyPatrol. CostalCal (talk) 23:57, 22 April 2026 (UTC)

"Lead too short"

Hi there, and thank you for all your help with NPP! I'm reaching out because I noticed you recently tagged Maintenance Artist with {{lead too short}}, which may not have been the right tag. This tag should be placed when the lead section is much shorter than what is recommended, relative to the length of the article. In this case, the whole article consisted of a single sentence, so the lead (one sentence) is adequate to summarize the main points in the article. I think what you were trying to get at is that this is a stub article that needs to be expanded. In that case, I recommend using the StubSorter userscript. This always allows you to tag stub articles within specific stub categories (e.g., American country singers) so editors can more easily find them. I hope this makes sense! Let me know if you have any follow-up questions. Take care, Significa liberdade (she/her) (talk) 01:13, 23 April 2026 (UTC)

This article is still too short for Wikipedia. Thanks, I know how to tag a stub. Your advice is much needed! CostalCal (talk) 01:18, 23 April 2026 (UTC)

How to convert list to prose?

Hello CostalCal! I noticed that you tagged my recently created article hexafluorouranate with the {{prose}} tag. I was if you could help me learn how to convert list to prose? Thanks - LIteen (talk) 01:02, 24 April 2026 (UTC)

No problem! There is an example provided here of transforming a list into a paragraph: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Lists#Use_prose_where_understood_easily. I appreciate you asking and creating this article! CostalCal (talk) 01:14, 24 April 2026 (UTC)

You're not in a rush; no pressure! This is just to comply with Wikipedia's quality standards. CostalCal (talk) 01:18, 24 April 2026 (UTC)

Alright, thanks. I will fix it tomorrow, it's getting late in my time zone. - LIteen (talk) 01:27, 24 April 2026 (UTC)

Done! - LIteen (talk) 10:34, 24 April 2026 (UTC)

Coastal Cat? As in the mountain lion?

Is your name in reference to P65 aka Coastal Cat? Just curious. Info is here. Gb321 (talk) 05:35, 24 April 2026 (UTC)

I mean, you're in the ballpark. My name is CostalCal because I misspelled 'CoastalCal,' as in, 'Coastal California.' I decided not to change the name because it sounded quirky. CostalCal (talk) 05:43, 24 April 2026 (UTC)

oh, I misread, I thought that last l was a t. regardless, nice username! Gb321 (talk) 20:49, 24 April 2026 (UTC)

Qustions about a comment on Itzhak Mizrahi Page

Hi Coastal Cat! You left a comment on a page I edited regarding a concern about a copy-paste violation. Can you mention where you saw that? I edited the page myself and was surprised to see this note. Let me know and I would be happy to change it! DanielinBOX (talk) 16:48, 24 April 2026 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Pending Changes Reviewer's barnstar
	CostalCal, Thank you for your dedication in reviewing articles related to Odisha. S4yam (talk) 07:22, 25 April 2026 (UTC)

Thank you! Much appreciated work @S4yam. CostalCal (talk) 20:32, 25 April 2026 (UTC)

Clarification regarding AI use in my edits

Hinatarex (talk) 13:16, 25 April 2026 (UTC)

Thank you for your message.

I would like to clarify that I used an AI tool only to improve the grammar and readability of my writing. All historical content, interpretations, and references were based on reliable published sources, including K. A. Nilakanta Sastri and other scholarly works, which I consulted directly.

I understand Wikipedia’s concerns regarding AI-generated content. I will ensure that all future contributions are written in my own words and closely reflect the cited sources, without relying on AI-generated phrasing.

If any part of my previous edit does not accurately reflect the sources, I am happy to correct or remove it. I am committed to following Wikipedia’s content policies and contributing in good faith. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Itsmethunder9783 (talk • contribs) 13:16, 25 April 2026 (UTC)

Thank you! I am patrolling your pages right now! CostalCal (talk) 20:59, 25 April 2026 (UTC)

Concern regarding Draft:2025-26 North American winter

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Copy-paste tag on Sarosi estate

Please remove the copy-paste tag from sarosi estate page. There is no copy-paste material. You can aslo review the sarosi estate page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/sarosi_estate Zalli.mb (talk) 06:34, 26 April 2026 (UTC)

Done! CostalCal (talk) 16:27, 26 April 2026 (UTC)

HELP PLACE THE TEMPLATE

Hye CostalCal Can you please put Template:Aiman Valoryn on the main page Aiman Valoryn.THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION Akifamzar (talk) 13:07, 26 April 2026 (UTC)

Done! CostalCal (talk) 16:27, 26 April 2026 (UTC)

3rd time

No offense, but I think you kind of messed up. My article List of things named after Kempe Gowda I is not an orphan. It is used in

• Kempegowda Bus Station#See also

• Nadaprabhu Kempegowda station, Majestic#See also

• Kempegowda International Airport halt railway station#See also

• Kempegowda International Airport#See also

• Statue of Prosperity#See also

• Kempegowda Museum#See also

TheGreatEditor024 (talk) 16:45, 26 April 2026 (UTC)

Yes, you are right. I removed the tag. However, something you need to understand is that I use Wikipedia:NewPagesFeed. A resource tool widely used by New Page Patrol reviewers. And, the orphan comment next to the page is almost always accurate. CostalCal (talk) 16:58, 26 April 2026 (UTC)

Okay TheGreatEditor024 (talk) 02:24, 27 April 2026 (UTC)

Request Help Reviewed the Universal World Bulletin Daily page

Please help reviewed the page Universal World Bulletin Daily,Thank you for your willingness to help. Akifamzar (talk) 06:40, 27 April 2026 (UTC)

Done! CostalCal (talk) 13:55, 27 April 2026 (UTC)

PLEASE HELP REVIEWED Zarif Ghazzi

Hye If You Don't Mind, I Request Your Help in Reviewing the Page Zarif Ghazzi, Thank you for your cooperation. Akifamzar (talk) 05:28, 28 April 2026 (UTC)

Just as a heads-up, Akifamzar turned out to be a sockpuppet who was creating tons of spammy AI-generated articles about non-notable music/musicians based on bogus sources like artistnewsdaily.com and malaysiaentertainment.asia. I know you reviewed them in good faith, but it's a good reminder to look at things extra carefully in topic areas that are susceptible to spam. In my opinion it's also generally not a good idea to review articles on request, both because it's unfair to let people skip the queue and because they often have an ulterior motive, like trying to get the article in the Google Search results for promotional purposes. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 21:17, 2 May 2026 (UTC)

Ok! CostalCal (talk) 21:42, 2 May 2026 (UTC)

Your Articles for Creation review on The Bossy Rossy Show

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Ok

so in my new article of Zahir al umar I knew it was bad I just finished ir I will add sources Noam Elyada (talk) 05:22, 29 April 2026 (UTC)

Great! CostalCal (talk) 05:25, 29 April 2026 (UTC)

Thank you but sorry for typos 😢 Noam Elyada (talk) 05:26, 29 April 2026 (UTC)

It's fine. I'm not a harsh critic. CostalCal (talk) 05:35, 29 April 2026 (UTC)

☺️ Noam Elyada (talk) 05:36, 29 April 2026 (UTC)

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Question from Editor4777 (09:20, 30 April 2026)

Hi, how are you? I am a new editor on Wikipedia, and I made about 15 edits in the last couple of days but only 4 of them - in the first article I edited - shows as edits of mine. Does it take longer for them to be credited to me? Thanks for your reply. --Editor4777 (talk) 09:20, 30 April 2026 (UTC)

If you publish a change, it will almost automatically update. You contributions count will also almost automatically update. The reason your contribution count didn't go up is because you probably forgot to publish the changes. It's a big blue button! CostalCal (talk) 18:09, 30 April 2026 (UTC)

Question from Her Wilhelm (17:06, 30 April 2026)

Hi, this is Her Wilhelm asking about article editing. When they want the tone changed what does that mean. Also, when I have completed the tone change, what must be done. --Her Wilhelm (talk) 17:06, 30 April 2026 (UTC)

It depends. Usually, a change of tone means a WP:NPOV rule broken. Avoid stating opinions as facts, Avoid stating seriously contested assertions as facts, Avoid stating facts as opinions, Prefer nonjudgmental language, and indicate the relative prominence of opposing views. CostalCal (talk) 18:05, 30 April 2026 (UTC)