User talk:JakeEwings

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Enjoy your stay at Wiktionary! Chuck Entz (talk) 13:37, 2 December 2024 (UTC)

Formatting

Hi - when making alternative form headers, as at baañ, please only capitalise the first word; i.e. ===Alternative forms=== instead of ===Alternative Forms===, and place the alternative forms inside the {{alt}} template. I should also let you know I've turned Wilam, A Birrarung Story into a reference template {{R:wyi:Wilam}}, since a lot of your entries use it. Thanks, -saph668 (user—talk—contribs) 16:45, 4 December 2024 (UTC)

Thanks so much for the guidance and cleanup - I’m very new here so it is very much appreciated JakeEwings (talk) 19:58, 4 December 2024 (UTC)

woi vs. wyi

Were you aware that, over a couple of weeks not long ago, you added over 40 pages to Category:Terms with Kamang translations with the edit summary "(Translations: added wyi to check)"? See [this diff] for an example. I'm not completely opposed to cookie-cutter assembly-line techniques, but this shows inadequate error checking. I like to start with the attitude that I know I'm going to make mistakes, so I'm always looking for ways to find them (which I do). Please be more careful. Chuck Entz (talk) 03:15, 18 January 2025 (UTC)

Hey there - thanks for the call out - I'll fix those up now. JakeEwings (talk) 02:02, 20 January 2025 (UTC)

Actually, I fixed all of the ones in that category before I came here. I just wanted to prevent something like that from happening again. Chuck Entz (talk) 02:06, 20 January 2025 (UTC)

Then double thanks - much appreciated on fixing my errors - I'll be more careful in future JakeEwings (talk) 02:07, 20 January 2025 (UTC)