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I am curious, why is it banned exactly? Because it has editorial and can't be edited by users, all content is written by Journalists. Govvy (talk) 08:39, 9 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Govvy. I think I went a bit overboard in a recent edit or two where I removed not just player and club profiles – user-generated database entries – but also articles. Where did you notice it? Robby.is.on (talk) 09:03, 9 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I saw this edit, [1], you can post to the site for errors, but that's hardly editing it now is it. Govvy (talk) 09:58, 9 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, that one. That's a database entry. In my edit summaries, I refer to WP:WPFLINKSNO where the relevant discussions are linked. They should answer your question why is it banned exactly?. Robby.is.on (talk) 10:01, 9 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Your edits

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Leandro_Pereira&diff=1289481261&oldid=1268995432

left an extra or missing "=" in the header "Style of play". I don't know which level leader you wanted. Please take another look and fix it. Thanks 176.108.139.1 (talk) 03:35, 11 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there. Thanks for letting me know. I've fixed my mistake. Kind regards, Robby.is.on (talk) 09:50, 11 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, I apologize for not explaining the issue in detail. Although this website must use last names per MOS:SURNAME, there are some countries where the person is not normally known by last names or don't have it at all, the latter apart from Iceland. Take a look at football-related articles from Latin countries for example: Neymar uses "Neymar" instead of "Silva", Rodri instead of "Hernández", etc. What should the editors do when editing articles like those? ⋆｡˚꒰ঌ Clara A. Djalim ໒꒱˚｡⋆ 13:46, 18 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @Clariniie:. I'm missing some context, I think. What is this about? Robby.is.on (talk) 14:27, 18 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

A category or categories you have created have been nominated for possible deletion, merging, or renaming. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 June 6 § Burkinabe on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Hassan697 (talk) 11:38, 6 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Accidental click sorry Icaneditalot42 (talk) 01:08, 24 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, no problem. Happy editing, Robby.is.on (talk) 09:40, 24 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Pauseypaul. Thanks for updating Livia Peng to account for her move to Chelsea.

Going forward, please don't alphabetise the order of categories ("PLEASE ALWAYS UPDATE AFTER LIVING PEOPLE AND BIRTH IN A-Z ORDER!") in footballer articles. This goes against WP:FOOTY consensus.

MOS:CATORDER states: "(for example, it does not need to be alphabetical, although partially alphabetical ordering can sometimes be helpful). Normally the most essential, significant categories appear first".

Kind regards, Robby.is.on (talk) 09:54, 1 July 2025 (UTC) _____________________________________________________________________________[reply]

Ah this consensus is a bit confusing, I was thanked by a well respected Editor/User Victuallers when, I edited on Freda Ayisi page 9 days ago. – Added Category:London City Lionesses players & other teams in order, so it shows on the Former players lists.

If you click on Categories: And scroll to Sorting category pages, it explains that “Sorting is case-insensitive, so "ABC" comes after "Abacus". Which as I understood means/meant the category should be in some sort of a Tidy A-Z order. Also this same section explains that Wikipedia has numerical sorting in categories.

This was not a malicious edit just an attempt to make the categories easier to read. Thank you for your Polite msg. Unlike another -Professional Editor- who has been staking my edits for the past 2 years revoking them without comment or making very strange personal assumptions. I am just a small time editor like the thousands on here who don’t have the expertise to edit professionally. But do wish for items to be easily readable in this context re-categories.

Thank you again for being polite. Pauseypaul (talk) 12:20, 1 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

No problem. I don't think the consensus about how to order categories in footballer articles has been documented anywhere. It's just something to figure out when frequently editing such articles.

This was not a malicious edit Oh, I didn't assume that at all. Thank you for your Polite msg. You're welcome and likewise. :-) Professional Editor I think all of us here are volunteers here. At least I believe that's how Wikipedia is supposed to work. revoking [my edits] without comment or making very strange personal assumptions I'm sorry you had to put up with that. We should always explain when we revert changes made in good faith.

Thanks for helping build this encyclopedia. Robby.is.on (talk) 22:01, 1 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi. It would be helpful to create consensus and default rules about football tournament pages. Please respond on Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Football. Best regards PeruvianCocaine (talk) 09:28, 13 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi. Thanks for the notice. I very rarely edit football tournament pages so this question doesn't interest me enough, to be honest. Going forward, you don't need to alert me about discussions at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Football as I follow the page. Happy editing, Robby.is.on (talk) 09:34, 13 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, ok no problem. Thanks for replying anyway. PeruvianCocaine (talk) 13:54, 13 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, i saw you reverted my edit Albanian nationaloty at Taulant Seferi article, i add Albania becouse i follow logically line, as long as he is Albanian native, born in Albanians native community of Presheva, and as long as he represent Albanian Football National Team. Lanceloth345 (talk) 09:41, 22 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Lanceloth345, thanks for reaching out. His nationality is ambiguous because he was born in what was Macedonia at the time while he plays for the Albania national team. To indicate this we use "born in x, he plays for y" while not specifying a nationality. This convention is the result of past discussions of the community of football editors at Wikipedia:WikiProject Football. Kind regards, Robby.is.on (talk) 09:50, 22 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Ah i see but as long as per official websites like Albanian Football Federation,and main news outlet in my opinion better will be Albanian-Macedonian as logicaly nationalities. Lanceloth345 (talk) 09:59, 22 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Could you rephrase that sentence? I don't understand it. Robby.is.on (talk) 10:02, 22 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Main news outlets in Albania and Albania Football Association states that Taulant Seferi has dual nationaloty and almost all news about him mention this as example : Taulant Seferi shqiptaro-maqedonasi, which means : Taulant Seferi Albanian-Macedonian this i refer. Lanceloth345 (talk) 10:05, 22 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. I think you're saying we should use the phrasing "is an Albanian-Macedonian footballer". The phrasing I mentioned above is current WP:consensus. If you disagree with the convention, you can start a discussion at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Football. Robby.is.on (talk) 10:08, 22 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Exately ok thank you for guiding and informations. Lanceloth345 (talk) 10:11, 22 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

You're welcome. Happy editing, Robby.is.on (talk) 10:12, 22 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Restored my version. Please, see talk of the voice. Best wishes,

PLitta PLitta (talk) 14:32, 28 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Okay. Thanks for the heads-up. Robby.is.on (talk) 15:20, 28 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there,

What's your concern exactly please?

Thanks for any helpful info. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 103.216.223.60 (talk) 14:39, 30 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Please have a look at WP:EL. Kind regards, Robby.is.on (talk) 14:41, 30 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Instead of edit-warring based on misguided assumptions such as "I can add every database profile I can find that has a Wikipedia template", please discuss. Robby.is.on (talk) 10:34, 31 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Selangor_F.C._Under-23&diff=prev&oldid=1299107662

if can help by reverting this, i ask multiple experienced users and keep reporting, person with bad grammar/writing/sources knowledge 93.143.164.17 (talk) 13:12, 1 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:LepYd258

highly possible sock 93.143.164.17 (talk) 13:13, 1 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Robby.is.on, Thank you for your recent edits on Ria Bose. Only 300 edits in, I am still very new to editing on Wikipedia, so thanks for your help. I noticed that you removed some of the sources I used in regards to the statistics behind Ria's appearance(s) for Sporting, do you know of any good/reliable sources for statistics in women's football...and more specifically, European women's football, like in Ria's case? Many Thanks, MessiIsMyBezzie (talk) 14:51, 8 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@MessiIsMyBezzie: Hi and welcome. Thanks for your kind message. To be honest, I've only recently started to try and edit female footballers more so I have less experience in that area than I'd like to have.

In the article body, we usually want to rely on newspaper articles more than on databases so perhaps there's an article covering Bose's debut in the Portuguese league?

For the stats table: Generally, worldfootball.net and Soccerway are two of the most used football statistics database websites on Wikipedia. Unfortunately, while both websites have profiles for Bose – worldfootball.net, Soccerway – neither seem to cover the Campeonato Nacional Feminino. Having looked around a little, I haven't been able to find a stats website which a) does cover the Campeonato Nacional Feminino and b) we consider reliable.

I think my best suggestion is to enquire at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Football. Other editors may well know more than I do. Kind regards, Robby.is.on (talk) 15:22, 8 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the highly detailed (and useful!) response. I have had a further look around for a reliable statistics site, which has been fruitless. However I did find a tweet from @FutFemSCP confirming that Bose did come on as a substitute in that game, which made me think to check their website (why I hadn't thought to do that earlier I am not sure), and sure enough I found a match report confirming that she did indeed make her debut in that game. One question I have never had the opportunity to ask regarding this topic is whether you are allowed to use sources that aren't in English? Sometimes (like in this case) non-English articles can be the only reliable source of information so I wondered whether a foreign-language article is better than using no source at all. Again, many thanks for your help with this, Kind regards, MessiIsMyBezzie (talk) 16:30, 8 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

You're welcome. I found a match report […]. Well done! whether you are allowed to use sources that aren't in English?, whether a foreign-language article is better than using no source at all Yes, absolutely. Non-English sources are fine. Robby.is.on (talk) 16:37, 8 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

"Yes, absolutely. Non-English sources are fine." Cool! Thanks for your help. MessiIsMyBezzie (talk) 17:55, 8 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

How do I do the green quoting text? I presumed you would have to use the quote marks but it seems I was wrong! MessiIsMyBezzie (talk) 18:24, 8 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I use Template:Talk quote inline. {{tq|text}} gives text. Robby.is.on (talk) 18:28, 8 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

{{tq|I use Template:Talk quote inline}} Hopefully it works this time haha! Thanks again. MessiIsMyBezzie (talk) 19:17, 8 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

If you leave out the "nowiki", it'll work. I used that so the code would display. Robby.is.on (talk) 19:26, 8 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I used that so the code would display...the issue was me using visual mode! Now that I have a preview I can see that it has worked - third time is the charm. MessiIsMyBezzie (talk) 19:32, 8 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, yeah, I thought it might be the visual editor getting in the way. Good thing you figured it out. Robby.is.on (talk) 20:32, 8 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]