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SEMI-RETIRED

My will to participate in Wikipedia has waned due to the harassment it brings, both on and off Wikipedia, with real consequences to living persons and their families. I am following only those articles I have contributed to extensively, and issues or content areas where bullies predominate.

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This user is no longer very active on Wikipedia.

In appreciation

		The Winnowing Fan Barnstar
		For your decades-long effort to separate the grain from the chaff. Best wishes, ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 18:50, 17 July 2024 (UTC)

		The Helping Hand Barnstar
		Hi Sandy! I was assigned to the AD article a long while ago with some peers in my class and have been keeping tabs on the article since then. Similar to the previous barnstar (above), I'm honestly a huge fan of your work - you were super helpful back when I was learning the ropes of Wikipedia editing and I wanted to come back and say THANK YOU for all that. I hope all is well and that you know all your efforts are appreciated and remembered :) Bharatss-SB (talk) 20:37, 15 August 2024 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Featured article review/Thomas C. Hindman/archive1

This is the one that I rewrote from a version with crappy source-text integrity a couple years ago (essentially, the user had copied some of the footnotes from the book as article citations to make it look less like the article was reliant on a single source I think). I hope there are no hard feelings - you had thought this shouldn't be a FAR situation. But there were prose quality issues noted at the time; I've had trouble getting follow-up reviews. It's maybe not what FAR is intended for, but with the way work has been accelerating for me since I got promoted in June of 2023, I can't guarantee that I'll still be even a semi-active editor in another couple years, and I just really want closure on this. Hog Farm _Talk 01:12, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

Hey, Hog Farm, great to see you; I may get a break after this week and be able to have a look. My life stubbornly refuses to settle down. I know you're swamped too, but you may want to look in on this. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 02:22, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

I've responded on the Longstreet talk page, which I hope will be more productive than a sprawling ANI discussion. It's yet another busy week for me in a summer/year of busy weeks. Hog Farm _Talk 01:10, 13 August 2024 (UTC)

Historical Material

Dear Sandy, I leave you this mission here, to place this multimedia material where you think best. I know they are in Spanish but you can also place it on other Wikipedias. (BTW you can take screenshoots if you need for some article too)

• Renny Presenta
• Renny Presenta
• Canal 8
• Jorge Olavarria
• Caracas 1935
• Carlos Andrés Pérez
• 3 decadas de VTV
• President Lusinchi
• 27 de Febrero de 1989
• La Dueña - Amanda Gutiérrez

Wilfredor (talk) 00:30, 21 August 2024 (UTC)

How to approach questionable sources

Sometimes I wait too long in noting an obvious problem. I am pretty certain that none of these sources are appropriate for a FA, but I am not sure how to formulate "Sorry, but none of this information is appropriate unless reliably sourced, and none of the sources you use are adequate" in a tactful way. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 11:37, 16 September 2024 (UTC)

Jo-Jo Eumerus one safe way to start is to hope that they just are unaware of WP:WIAFA. I would first compose the message on talk, then revert, saying:

Ping|editor name, this article is a Featured article, which must meet high-quality standards of sourcing. The sources you used in diff|Y edit would not be likely to meet the sourcing standards expected at FAC or FAR; I will revert the edit so we can discuss. Please have a look at WP:FAOWN, and let's talk about ways to improve the article. I have searched high-quality sources for the information you want to add, but have been unable to find any, and am reluctant to use those sources for Z reason.

I often find that something along those lines results in a new collaborator. Good luck, Jo-Jo! SandyGeorgia (Talk) 14:36, 16 September 2024 (UTC)

Thx. It seems like they might be figuring it out on their own. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 15:39, 16 September 2024 (UTC)

Spanish prose question

Sandy, if you have a minute I have a question at Talk:Cerro_Panizos#Copyediting_notes that I'd like your take on, as someone who both knows Spanish and knows how to write good prose. No problem if you don't have time -- I know you're not very active these days. Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 21:44, 26 September 2024 (UTC)

Thank you!

		The Original Barnstar
		To SandyGeorgia on the occasion of the Minneapolis FA being kept. You put in years of work keeping this article honest. Thank you! -SusanLesch (talk) 17:36, 6 October 2024 (UTC)

A g.o.a.t. for you!

When I grow up I want to do edits like you do Sandy, you are the g.o.a.t. in my book.

Oscar_. (talk) 04:11, 13 October 2024 (UTC)

A cup of tea for you!

:-) --Dustfreeworld (talk) 07:01, 17 October 2024 (UTC)

Request for input

Sandy, I know you're quite busy, but I was wondering if you could spare the time sometime to look over Talk:Landis's Missouri Battery#Revamping. I either slipped a substandard article through FAC in 2020, or my perfectionism is flaring up again. Or maybe a mix of the two. Hog Farm _Talk 03:01, 22 October 2024 (UTC)

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A barnstar for you!

		The Barnstar of Diligence
		Went through some of the J. K. Rowling archived discussions from the past few months, out of curiosity. Your diligence in trying to clean up the article, your tireless attempts to keep a civil environment all-around, and most of all your continued efforts to remain impartial and mindful of proper policies and guidelines, impressed me, regardless of whether I agreed or not with your suggested changes. Thanks for your work. LaughingManiac (talk) 23:00, 24 October 2024 (UTC)

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Help with Neurocysticercosis

Hi Sandy, I know you aren't super active as of right now but your name has come up a couple times when I've reached out to others and I know you have quite a bit of experience with WPMED and the FAC proccess. I am trying to get Neurocysticercosis to FAC and I'm seeking input from anyone who can help. I've opened a peer review at Wikipedia:Peer review/Neurocysticercosis/archive1 if you would like to weigh in. Thanks in advance and I hope you are doing well. IntentionallyDense ^(Contribs) 23:00, 3 December 2024 (UTC)

NPP Coordination

To answer your question, Hey man im josh would probably be the right coordinator to ask about such things in the future. Best, Barkeep49 (talk) 15:53, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

Yeah, I'm usually available to help out and take a look into things. Novem Linguae is another great option as the lead coordinator, as is Rosguill who, while not listed as a coordinator, is arguably our best admin in the NPP realm. Significa liberdade and Clovermoss are another couple who I've seen making effort to help coach up and address issues with patrollers. There's obviously other admins involved as well, but those are the folks that I've noticed putting their foot forward for communication, coaching, and to address possible issues with patrollers directly. Though to be clear, I think you took the right approach by reaching out to discus the issue with them first. Hey man im josh (talk) 16:24, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

@Barkeep49, Joe Roe, and Hey man im josh: thanks so much for looking in. It seems that we finally have a promising new Venezuelan editor, and I'm so sorry I simply have no free time to help better guide them, and no one I can recommend to do that either. Real life has been unkind and I can barely keep up (BK49, I realize I owe you another response to a query still on this page <sigh>) ... SandyGeorgia (Talk) 21:50, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

Io Saturnalia!

		Io, Saturnalia!
		Wishing you and yours a Happy Holiday Season, from the horse and bishop person. May the year ahead be productive and distraction-free. Ealdgyth (talk) 15:25, 17 December 2024 (UTC)

Season's Greetings

		Season's Greetings
		Wishing everybody a Happy Holiday Season, and all best wishes for the New Year! The Adoration of the Magi in the Snow (1563) by Pieter Bruegel the Elder is my Wiki-Christmas card to all for this year. Johnbod (talk) 17:36, 17 December 2024 (UTC)

Greetings and a request

Can you take a look at Licancabur and see if it's ready for a FAC? There is a bit of pre-discussion here. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 09:25, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

Merry Christmas!

	A very happy Christmas and New Year to you!
	Have a great Christmas, and may 2025 bring you joy, happiness – and no trolls or vandals! Cheers SchroCat (talk) 08:27, 21 December 2024 (UTC)