User talk:WWGB

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Fame at last...

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How does Wikipedia deal with a mass shooting? A frenzied start gives way to a few core editors. No mention of me though:). Nice diagrams, and a quick look at the page histories of shooting incidents will show a core of regular editors.--♦IanMacM♦ (talk to me) 17:30, 19 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

HI WWGB, I'm a researcher at Sydney Uni and would like to contact you. I'm not sure how best to do this and hoping this message somehow reaches you....Doctor 17. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Doctor 17 (talkcontribs) 08:45, 18 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

This initial contact led to this article. WWGB (talk) 02:49, 10 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Were you aware?

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I assume that you have been made aware of this. But, in the event that you were not, I wanted to point it out to you and bring this to your attention. Your name was mentioned in this article: How does Wikipedia deal with a mass shooting? A frenzied start gives way to a few core editors. Thanks. Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 23:46, 29 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hi WWGB, can you please ce 2025 in Australian television when I am not available? Given you participate in WP:AUSTV and ce articles, this would be a perfect fit. Yours sincerely, Bas (or TechGeek105) (talk to me) 10:52, 8 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@TechGeek105:, I am happy to help if it does not take too much time. What would you like me to fo? Refards, WWGB (talk) 01:28, 9 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Mainly add Aussie TV events with the help of fellow WP:AUSTV members such as @Avatar5991, when I am not on Wikipedia at a particular time. more discussion on that WikiProject's talk page Yours sincerely, Bas (or TechGeek105) (talk to me) 08:18, 11 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Vancouver

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Hello! I hope you don't take this sourly, but is it due to name drop victims when you have dropped some of them in related instances? Borgenland (talk) 04:10, 7 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Borgenland, I have brought the Vancouver article into line with other mass killing articles, whereby we name the dead, together with age and brief demographic detail where known. It is not usual to list the injured, or describe their backgrounds. I am happy to discuss if you think other detail should be included. Regards, WWGB (talk) 04:40, 7 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
As a Philippines project member, I am waiting for the nationalities tally to be released and will be planning to include if we have confirmed casualties, especially given the context of the incident. Hope that any conflict resulting from this can be minimized. Borgenland (talk) 04:54, 7 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Josh Cahill

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Thanks for your edits to Josh Cahill, but per Talk, his recent claims to be Australian are dubious at best. We should be hashing out a consensus on the Talk page before stating them as facts in the lead.

FYI, I have also requested a SPI of MilesMogul87. Jpatokal (talk) 08:04, 25 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

You make a very good point indeed on my talk page. I must confess that I merely glanced at the band article without absorbing the bio part of Jones herself. It did need just one important element - her birthplace/birthdate - and a source for that, but that wasn't a problem, so I added it at her article and restored the entry to May 31st. Thanks for flagging up this considerable oversight. Ref (chew)(do) 07:05, 30 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Refsworldlee: Thank you. WWGB (talk) 07:07, 30 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Ley shadow ministry

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I had to undo your edit on Ley shadow ministry which removed Jacinta Nampijinpa Price from the table. We do not just remove former shadow ministers from the tables, instead, we put them at the bottom of the table under the heading "Former Shadow Ministers". Just something for you to note next time. Marcnut1996 (talk) 01:36, 11 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Needs update

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I'm aware that needs an update on the Shooting of Payton Washington article, but I just haven't been able to locate one. Mayhaps there is one in court records somewhere, but I've yet to look. I'll try and find information now. Raskuly (talk) 06:10, 22 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Raskuly: Yes, the absence of media interest in further court appearances is one reason I think the article does not have any lasting significance. WWGB (talk) 06:14, 22 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Arguably a reason for that could be that Rodriguez is still going through court hearings. Whenever Rodriguez's trial finally commences I imagine there will likely be coverage, but that's also WP:CRYSTAL. Raskuly (talk) 06:28, 22 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]