User talk:Kofi Meija

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Happy editing! Drummingman (talk) 14:13, 3 August 2022 (UTC)

Wikipedia and copyright

Hello Kofi Meija! Your additions to Adhikar (1939 film) have been removed in whole or in part, as they appear to have added copyrighted content without evidence that the source material is in the public domain or has been released by its owner or legal agent under a suitably-free and compatible copyright license. (To request such a release, see Wikipedia:Requesting copyright permission.) While we appreciate your contributions to Wikipedia, there are certain things you must keep in mind about using information from sources to avoid copyright and plagiarism issues.

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It's very important that contributors understand and follow these practices, as policy requires that people who persistently do not must be blocked from editing. If you have any questions about this, you are welcome to leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. DanCherek (talk) 20:33, 8 September 2022 (UTC)

WP:EUPHEMISM

Hello, and thanks a lot for the contributions. Just one small point, here you've changed "died" to "passed away" but MOS:EUPHEMISM discourages that. Valenciano (talk) 20:50, 29 May 2023 (UTC)

Hey there! Thanks for pointing that out, and I appreciate your feedback. You're absolutely right, using "passed away" instead of "died" is considered a euphemism, and it's not in line with the Wikipedia style guidelines. My bad on that one, I'll make sure to keep it in mind for future reference. Cheers! Kofi Meija (talk) 13:24, 30 May 2023 (UTC)

Greg Brockman

Hi @Kofi Meija: How goes it? I noticed on the Brockman article that the "People from Thompson, Dakota" category doesn't exist. I guess it wasn't created at the time. Fancy having a go at creating it? scope_creep^Talk 14:58, 19 July 2023 (UTC)

Hey there, Scope creep! It's going great, thanks for asking! 😄 Oh, I appreciate you pointing that out. You're right; it seems like it slipped through the cracks. I'd be thrilled to give it a shot. Kofi Meija (talk) 14:18, 20 July 2023 (UTC)

Thank you ...

... for adding infoboxes for people where they are reported missing! I changed the one you added for Manfred Cordes, and just explain the edit summary:

• For people in classical music and opera, {{infobox person}} has been found better suitable (than Musical artist which was designed for pop music). Project opera said so in its project guidelines, but its true for the other as well. Some editors in classical music oppose all infoboxes, and the plain look of "person" is more likely to not annoy them ;)
• there are useful sub-templates such as {{birth date and age}}, {{birth year and age}}, similar for death, {{ubl}}
• "years active" is a parameter of ususally little value, - useful perhaps when someone had a certain short period of activity
• "organizations" is a parameter telling at a glance where a person spent time

Nice to meet you! -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:58, 8 August 2023 (UTC)

Hey there!

Thank you so much for your kind words and for your edit on the Manfred Cordes page! I really appreciate your attention to detail and your dedication to improving the quality of the articles.

I completely understand and agree with your point about using {{infobox person}} instead of the Musical artist template for individuals in classical music and opera. It's great that Project Opera's guidelines align with this, and you're absolutely right that the clean and straightforward look of "person" might resonate better with some of our fellow editors in the classical music realm.

I'm glad you mentioned the sub-templates like {{birth date and age}} and {{birth year and age}} – they're super handy for keeping information consistent and up to date. And you're spot on about parameters like "years active" and "organizations" – they provide valuable insights at a glance.

It's a pleasure to meet you too! Collaborators like you make Wikipedia an incredible place for sharing knowledge. If you have any more insights, suggestions, or just want to chat about editing, feel free to reach out anytime.

Happy editing and let's keep making Wikipedia even more awesome together! Kofi Meija (talk) 11:44, 9 August 2023 (UTC)

August songs

my story today

Thank you, good idea! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:47, 9 August 2023 (UTC)

Today is Debussy's birthday. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:11, 22 August 2023 (UTC)

This too shall pass. - Ten years ago on 28 August, I heard a symphony, with a heavy heart because of the pending decision in WP:ARBINFOBOX, and not worried about my future here but Andy's. - It passed, and I could write the DYK about calling to dance, not battle, and Andy could write the DYK mentioning about peace and reconciliation, - look. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:22, 28 August 2023 (UTC)

Thank you

Greetings! Thank you so much for adding infobox in Gong Pusheng. Your contribution is greatly valued. Thirukannan (talk) 10:46, 29 August 2023 (UTC)

Hey there! Thank you for your kind words – your support and encouragement mean a lot. Kofi Meija (talk) 15:35, 31 August 2023 (UTC)

Infobox parameters

Thanks for adding infoboxes. But it would be even better if you used the infobox parameters correctly - for instance, by formatting death date and age as shown at Template:Infobox person. I've done that here for Harry Gifford (songwriter). Ghmyrtle (talk) 08:17, 24 October 2023 (UTC)

Hi there! I appreciate your feedback, and I'm always striving to improve my contributions. If you have any more suggestions or if there's anything else you'd like to discuss, please feel free to reach out. Kofi Meija (talk) 09:02, 24 October 2023 (UTC)

Infobox of The Fog Horn

Hi,

thanks for adding an infobox to The Fog Horn. I've corrected it to "Infobox short story" from "Infobox book", but couldn't figure out what you meant by "preceded_by"/"succeeded_by": after all this story was not part of any series. I figured that was some sort of a thinko and left it out. If I'm wrong, I'd appreciate it if you corrected the article and told me that I'm wrong.

Robryk (talk) 20:32, 4 November 2023 (UTC)

Hello, I appreciate your feedback and for making the right corrections. Your edit was spot on, my mind must have been somewhere else! Thanks for your diligence! Kofi Meija (talk) 07:37, 5 November 2023 (UTC)

Ship infoboxes

Please have a look at WP:SHIPMOS and the instructions and layout for infoboxes. None of the ones you have recently added will display as you have not used the appropriate format. Before publishing an edit I suggest you use the preview button to ensure that what you have done has worked Lyndaship (talk) 16:11, 5 November 2023 (UTC)

As you continue to add a non standard infobox and enter erroneous and unnecessary detail I am reverting them Lyndaship (talk) 16:31, 8 November 2023 (UTC)

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Nurulular

The infobox at Nurulular will only display a map if you add coordinates. Is this the same place? 40°28'32"N 47°01'51"E — Google maps shows it as Nurallar instead — GhostInTheMachine ^{talk to me} 11:24, 3 December 2023 (UTC)

Infobox coordinates

When you add an infobox to a location article and copy the coordinates already in the article into the infobox, please remember to change |display=title to |display=inline,title and to delete the coordinates you copied. (An article can't have two {{coord}} templates with title display.) It wouldn't hurt to check the accuracy of the coordinates, too, but I guess everyone can't be expected to do everything. Deor (talk) 22:29, 6 December 2023 (UTC)

Understood! Thank you for the guidance! Kofi Meija (talk) 15:37, 12 December 2023 (UTC)

Local image in infobox

Could you explain your reasoning for this edit? For example, what policy, guideline, or other standard says there is any problem at all with having a local image, or that no image at all is better than local image? DMacks (talk) 04:24, 24 December 2023 (UTC)

Hello! Sorry for the confusion, I thought the local image was violating copyright policies, so it must be removed. But it seems that it may be used to illustrate the subject in question. Kofi Meija (talk) 15:21, 4 January 2024 (UTC)

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