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Draft for Panasonic Camera

Hi Vacant0, I saw that you are in WP:Photography and have a lot of experience here on Wikipedia. I am new to the platform, and I was hoping you would be willing to help me with a draft for Panasonic at User:LRGino/Panasonic Lumix S1II draft. I think the draft covers all the relevant facts and is in line with the articles for similar cameras. However, because I have a conflict of interest, I understand that I should get additional input or that a neutral editor should move the draft to main space. I'd appreciate you reviewing and cleaning up where you see fit. Thanks for your time. PanaTony (talk) 09:35, 30 April 2026 (UTC)

The draft looks okay to me, though I'd focus on adding a reception section too. I bet that there are some camera reviews out there. Feel free to ping me once you do this and I'll move the article to mainspace. Vacant0 (talk • contribs) 13:21, 30 April 2026 (UTC)

Thanks so much for the advice. I added a "Reception" section. If it looks good now, I really appreciate you moving it to mainspace. Best PanaTony (talk) 10:49, 11 May 2026 (UTC)

Thank you for your work! I've moved the article to mainspace. Cheers, Vacant0 (talk • contribs) 11:22, 13 May 2026 (UTC)

Hi Vacant0. Thanks so much for sharing your experience and your time. I've worked on a number of other Panasonic cameras that don't have an article yet, incorporating all of the feedback that you've given to me into those articles. If you could take a look, I would be grateful. I look forward to feedback and to, hopefully, getting these into mainspace as well.

User:PanaTony/Panasonic LUMIX S5II draft

User:PanaTony/Panasonic_LUMIX_S1RII_draft

User:PanaTony/Panasonic LUMIX GH7 draft

Best! PanaTony (talk) 09:33, 14 May 2026 (UTC)

Good job, Tony. I'll take a look at these articles next week as I'm going to be busy for the rest of this week. Vacant0 (talk • contribs) 10:14, 14 May 2026 (UTC)

Hi Vacant0, I hope things have calmed down for you. If you have any questions or suggestions for me about any of the other drafts, let me know. I really appreciate your time on this. Best, PanaTony (talk) 09:33, 26 May 2026 (UTC)

@PanaTony: I've moved all of the drafts to the mainspace. Good job. Vacant0 (talk • contribs) 11:12, 26 May 2026 (UTC)

Thanks Vacant0! There are three more cameras that I noticed don't have articles. I am planning to work on them next, and I hope you won't mind if I send them your way when I am done. I've really appreciated your expertise and support for a new editor. PanaTony (talk) 11:05, 28 May 2026 (UTC)

Hi Vacant0! I hope you are doing well. These are the last of the articles I've been working on. I would really appreciate your feedback and help getting these into mainspace.

User:PanaTony/Panasonic LUMIX S9 draft

User:PanaTony/Panasonic LUMIX S5 draft

User:PanaTony/Panasonic LUMIX S1IIE draft

I am working to find a photo for the S1IIE, and I plan to update the article when I do. Thanks for all of your guidance and support. PanaTony (talk) 08:17, 2 June 2026 (UTC)

Thank you for you work, Tony. For your dedication, I've awarded you a barnstar. I'll check these articles out in a few days. Cheers, Vacant0 (talk • contribs) 13:44, 2 June 2026 (UTC)

Foreign-language sources

Hey Vacant. Congrats on 50,000+ edits! Just a simple question:

If I'm translating a foreign-language source, is there anything I'm obligated to do more than just using a machine translation tool to translate it? I would expect these tools to be a little unreliable, yet I don't think I've found a guideline outright discouraging this. toby ^(t)(c)(rw) 00:53, 8 May 2026 (UTC)

From my experience, machine translation is usually okay. It is permitted to be used but you should always double-check if the translation is correct. I cannot find the exact guideline on this but I've read it somewhere recently that it is okay to be used as long as you double-check the translation. I usually use multiple resources when translating from languages I'm not really familar with. Cheers, Vacant0 (talk • contribs) 13:42, 8 May 2026 (UTC)

Alright, thank you. toby ^(t)(c)(rw) 14:33, 8 May 2026 (UTC)

your deletion of my ga review

I dont quite appreciate my review being called a "drive-by", but I'd at least like to know what I did wrong. Shawtybaespade (talk) 19:08, 8 May 2026 (UTC)

Theoretically, it was drive-by because you only had put the review template, nothing more than that. Such reviews are rejected and unacceptable. The smallest thing that you could have added to that review are comments saying why the article met all criteria (if you indeed checked all the criteria) and your review would have been considered valid. As I've already recommended, you should read the instruction pages on how to properly review GA nominations. You can always re-review the article whenever you want (but properly this time). Vacant0 (talk • contribs) 19:15, 8 May 2026 (UTC)

Talk:Horizon Zero Dawn: The Frozen Wilds/GA1

Could you delete Talk:Horizon Zero Dawn: The Frozen Wilds/GA1? The reviewer picked it up on April 28 and has not made an edit since May 4, so no progress has been made on the review. Or would it have to be marked as a fail to reset it? My preference is just a page deletion solely for my mindset to not have a failed nomination out of my hands. -- ZooBlazer 22:21, 14 May 2026 (UTC)

@ZooBlazer:, done. Cheers, Vacant0 (talk • contribs) 18:09, 15 May 2026 (UTC)

Category rename

Can you rename the category "Category:Films directed by Zhivorad Mitrovik" to "Category:Films directed by Žika Mitrović"? Boja02 (talk) 10:20, 15 May 2026 (UTC)

@Boja02:, done. Cheers, Vacant0 (talk • contribs) 18:11, 15 May 2026 (UTC)

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ITN recognition request

Hello, but hate to ask, but may I please have an ITN recognition template on my talk page please for the 2026 Cypriot legislative election for my efforts? Thank you for posting though. Abcmaxx (talk) 20:28, 27 May 2026 (UTC)

Done. Cheers, Vacant0 (talk • contribs) 20:30, 27 May 2026 (UTC)

Thank you! There's a Women's Champions League ITN nomination I made that looks to be ready for posting if you fancy having a look at that per chance by the way too. Abcmaxx (talk) 20:38, 27 May 2026 (UTC)

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Congrats on another FA, Vacant! toby ^{in solidarity} 01:56, 1 June 2026 (UTC)

Thank you Toby! Vacant0 (talk • contribs) 13:17, 1 June 2026 (UTC)

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