Metalwork edits

Are you sure you know what you are doing here? I've had to revert one of your edits, & do another properly. Johnbod (talk) 18:45, 19 February 2026 (UTC)

They were bold edits, sure, but I think they were correct.

• I put gilding in Category:Artworks in metal as the relevant subcat of Category:Decorative arts, so it should not be in the latter as well per WP:SUBCAT -- none of the cats I've been working with at WP:CAT#NON-DIFFUSE afaik.
• The merge I did was based on the sources not directly supporting 'French bronze' as a distinct varietal of bronze; the lede was based on an encyclopedia opining about contemporary bronze _from_ France. Since my research didn't turn up anything, it just looked like OR, given it was an unmarked stub too. The redirect target being French sculpture was due to my research on Wikipedia Library using the term 'French bronze' in relation to French bronzeworks.

Let me know what you think, I am still pretty confident in the edits you reverted. Thanks, chickenpox4dinner (talk) 19:11, 19 February 2026 (UTC)

One question

Are you and user:Nyarlathotep1001 the same person? ~2026-11174-16 (talk) 19:07, 19 February 2026 (UTC)

No, this is my only account. Can I ask why you're asking -- I want to clear up any confusion! chickenpox4dinner (talk) 19:13, 19 February 2026 (UTC)

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Category:Meat horses

@Chickenpox4dinner: I see you created a new category, Category:Meat horses, which you have started to fill with draft horse breed articles... up to 46 breeds so far. What is your source for adding these particular breeds?   ▶ I am Grorp ◀ 18:43, 27 February 2026 (UTC)

I did a deepcat search on horse breeds with mention of horsemeat. I included breeds that were described as being bred for the purpose of horsemeat, not horse breeds that were historically slaughtered for meat in short periods e.g. during Soviet culls of Central Asian horses, or wartime. chickenpox4dinner (talk) 18:52, 27 February 2026 (UTC)

I have sent you a note about a page you started

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Chickenpox

घातक बीमारी है जो कि एक वायरस से होता है ~2026-14125-43 (talk) 05:26, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Original Barnstar
	For your work on MENA food articles! AllWeKnowOfHeaven (talk) 19:31, 8 March 2026 (UTC)

Thanks so much! I'm taking a detour south and working on West African millet couscous now. chickenpox4dinner (talk) 19:36, 8 March 2026 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

		The Username Barnstar
		Hello! just wanted you to know that your username is the second best one I've read! :D (After MEN KISSING) Finnfrog99 (talk) 20:12, 15 April 2026 (UTC)

I've never felt more seen, thank you! And you're right, can't hold a candle to that ~ chickenpox4dinner (talk · contribs · email) 20:43, 15 April 2026 (UTC)

Heeheehee

And I concur, you have quite a lovely username! MEN KISSING (she/they) Talk to me, I don't bite! - See my edits 21:09, 15 April 2026 (UTC)

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Logical quotation

Hello. Regarding this edit you made to Kingfishr, we follow logical quotation on Wikipedia per WP:LQ. Skyversay (talk) 15:02, 29 May 2026 (UTC)

👍~ chickenpox4dinner (talk · contribs · email) 15:27, 29 May 2026 (UTC)

FYI - new template

Hey Chickenpox4dinner, I know you do a fair bit of work on offal so thought I'd let you know I have created a Template:Offal soups while breaking what was the enormous Template:Soups. While I have you, have you considered editing Liver soup? It is almost certainly the worst article I have come across. Whonting (talk) 05:42, 31 May 2026 (UTC)

Thank you for splitting out that monster of a navbox, it needed doing!! And I will get right on that & some of the other offal soup pages, they are like what a stub of a stub would look like, haha. chickenpox4dinner (talk · contribs · email) 16:40, 31 May 2026 (UTC)

Liver soup research was a dud, I just WP:TNT'd it. Updated the template. chickenpox4dinner (talk · contribs · email) 16:09, 1 June 2026 (UTC)

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DCWC Submission

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This is not to say that your review was invalid; rather we ask that the participants do their due diligence and ensure that the criteria are validated. We hope you will address the issues with the review, and for future reviews, it would be helpful if you can spend a little more time checking the prose and ensuring that each of the GA criteria is explicitly considered before making a decision. Thanks! Magentic Manifestations (talk) 06:27, 17 July 2026 (UTC)

Hello, thank you for taking the time to explain the rationale. I apologize for taking up time, and will strive to be more diligent in the future. Yours, chickenpox4dinner (talk · contribs · email) 15:37, 17 July 2026 (UTC)

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DCWC August update

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Request for review

Tim, since you have an interest in paper, I was wondering if you would review a major rewrite I have been working on for the The Paper Project page. I have been involved with the project and I want to be sure this article remains neutral. I was the original author of the page, but that was back in 2009. A note was posted in March that the page needs some attention. It seemed like a good time to revisit the topic. That turned into a complete rewrite. If you have time, can you take a look at my sandbox page to review the text and images? You are welcome to make changes or edits where you think they are appropriate. If you think it is ready and feel comfortable updating the page that would also be welcome. Thank you in advance for considering reviewing the new material. [[User:Audiopraming|Audiopraming]] ([[User talk:Audiopraming|talk]]) (talk) 15:24, 3 August 2026 (UTC)

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DYK for Ciguapa

On 9 August 2026, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ciguapa, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Dominican folktale of the ciguapa was propagandized by the Rafael Trujillo regime to promote race mixing? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ciguapa. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (Ciguapa), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to nominate it.

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DYK for Back-footed being

On 21 August 2026, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Back-footed being, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that mythical creatures with their feet or legs facing backwards may have originated from the misidentification of animal tracks? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Back-footed being. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (Back-footed being), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to nominate it.

—TechnoSquirrel69 (talk) 12:03, 21 August 2026 (UTC)