User talk:Fieryninja

Question from Ranacanada (16:09, 10 July 2024)

Hi Ninja , How you doing? i have just started using Wikipedia please help me to improve how can i upload pictures and how i can find article related links on internet --Ranacanada (talk) 16:09, 10 July 2024 (UTC)

Hi Ranacanada welcome! If you want to find sources on the internet then a Google search is the easiest way. I recommend that you click the learn how to edit button in the main menu on the left and read about what reliable sources are at WP:RS. If you want to add images you can link from or upload a file in the main menu. Fieryninja (talk) 17:01, 10 July 2024 (UTC)

Question from Yesstudio (11:53, 19 July 2024)

Hello, I would like to set up a wikipedia page about our design studio, who have won a grammy award. I have links to our website and a couple of articles that have featured us. how do I do this? --Yesstudio (talk) 11:53, 19 July 2024 (UTC)

Hi Yesstudio before you begin editing, please read WP:COI which explains Wikipedia's policy about conflicts of interest. Generally, writing about yourself or a company to which you are affiliated is discouraged and you will need to declare it. Fieryninja (talk) 11:57, 19 July 2024 (UTC)

How do i declare it? Yesstudio (talk) 14:18, 19 July 2024 (UTC)

Read WP:DISCLOSE. Fieryninja (talk) 14:44, 19 July 2024 (UTC)

Question from Anielkis Fombona mugarra (14:05, 19 July 2024)

Hi my name is Anielkis I’m having trouble with my phone including identity issues, could you help me verifying my ip address to unlock pages --Anielkis Fombona mugarra (talk) 14:05, 19 July 2024 (UTC)

Question from Schtakelberg (08:14, 25 July 2024)

Hello. How are you doing? Thanks for being my mentor.

If we are talking about proof-checking tasks. How do you find the REAL facts? On official websites? --Schtakelberg (talk) 08:14, 25 July 2024 (UTC)

Hi Schtakelberg if you want to find sources then I suggest you start by reading WP:RS to find out about what Wikipedia considers a reliable source for fact checking. Also read WP:CITE on how to format references. Fieryninja (talk) 12:51, 25 July 2024 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Kristoff (Frozen)

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Your GA nomination of Kristoff (Frozen)

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A cup of tea for you!

Thank you for helping me. Sumo Wrackler (talk) 16:33, 25 October 2024 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Raya (Raya and the Last Dragon)

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GAN activity

Hello! I wanted to leave you a message letting you know that good article nominations are marked as inactive if the nominator doesn't make any edits for three weeks. Are you still available to respond when a reviewer comes along? Thebiguglyalien (talk) 23:15, 4 December 2024 (UTC)

Greetings!

Hi there! I thought you already retired. I'm very glad you came back lol. Happy New Year! 🍕BP!🍕 (🔔) 12:38, 5 January 2025 (UTC)

Happy New Year to you too! I had a little break but I'm still here :) Nice to hear from you! Hope everything has been good with you. Fieryninja (talk) 12:51, 5 January 2025 (UTC)

@Fieryninja I think all of your GAN before, Kristoff (Frozen) was a waste. I don't think it requires a lot of work in order for it to be GA. 🍕BP!🍕 (🔔) 10:34, 1 February 2025 (UTC)

Hey Boneless Pizza! yeah it probably is a waste. I doubt anyone else will work on it. I didnt really read through the GAR comments properly. I missed the review as it had been hanging around for ages. Then when I came back to it, it seemed like a lot of work. Maybe I will have another look if you think it can be done? Fieryninja (talk) 23:28, 1 February 2025 (UTC)

Yes you can try. You can remove some sources at reception if some of their commentary are trivial or not valuable enough. 🍕BP!🍕 (🔔) 23:47, 1 February 2025 (UTC)

@Fieryninja Hi again. Just wondering how are you? and when you will be active like before? 🍕BP!🍕 (🔔) 01:45, 12 June 2025 (UTC)

Hi Boneless Pizza! I'm good thanks. How about you? I'm still active, but I've not had so much time lately. Haven't really found an article to work on unless you have any suggestions. Fieryninja (talk) 05:51, 13 June 2025 (UTC)

That's nice to hear, I'm fine as well. It all depends on you which article you will be interested to work, but I'm glad you're still responding. 🍕BP!🍕 (🔔) 11:07, 13 June 2025 (UTC)

I have sent you a note about a page you started

Hi Fieryninja. Thank you for your work on Seascape: Folkestone. Another editor, Dcotos, has reviewed it as part of new pages patrol and left the following comment:

Nice work! Please add a photo of the painting as well. Cheers!

To reply, leave a comment here and begin it with {{Re|Dcotos}}. (Message delivered via the Page Curation tool, on behalf of the reviewer.)

Dcotos (talk) 20:17, 6 January 2025 (UTC)

1984 removed edit:

Hi, yesterday you removed my edit on the book 1984 where I re-wrote the part where the book is explained saying it's (and I'm paraphrasing) "more words but the same thing". The reason I corrected that portion was due to the overuse of 'He' in that paragraph -used to refer to Winston- and I believe my edit made the whole sentence more readable. Please help me understand why you took your decision. Thank you. Nerd-Nificent (talk) 17:34, 11 January 2025 (UTC)

Hi Nerd-Nificent I've looked at it again and I stand by my revert because the previous version was more succinct. We generally try to keep the plot short so the fewer words the better. There was also a past tense word added whereas the plot should be written in the present tense. I hope that helps to clarify. All the best. Fieryninja (talk) 20:55, 11 January 2025 (UTC)

Emma Samms

Please add: she was in at least 1”Murder She Wrote” S5 E4 Snow White, Blood Red. I’m watching it now. She may have acted in other episodes as well. Will let you know. Rgeller0299 (talk) 15:06, 14 January 2025 (UTC)

Rgeller0299 I have no knowledge of this subject, but anyway if you want to add to the page, you need a citation. Fieryninja (talk) 15:20, 14 January 2025 (UTC)

Editor experience invitation

Hi Fieryninja. I'm looking for experienced editors to interview here. Feel free to pass if you're not interested. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 20:50, 29 January 2025 (UTC)

ITN recognition for Margot Friedländer

On 10 May 2025, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Margot Friedländer, which you created. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Schwede66 23:22, 10 May 2025 (UTC)

story · music · places

Thank you for the article! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:43, 11 May 2025 (UTC)

Will u protect an article for me?

It’s Longmont high school JamesMcCloy11 (talk) 18:05, 15 May 2025 (UTC)

One thing

If something needs changing please don't delete it and do nothing about it like you did at Tow Mater. Thank you. Stadt64 (talk) 10:15, 16 May 2025 (UTC)

Stadt64 If something is incorrect it should be deleted and we can't add anything in its place because we don't know that he won't appear in a future film. Fieryninja (talk) 12:14, 16 May 2025 (UTC)

Greetings — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jameshart25122000 (talk • contribs) 12:23, 7 June 2025 (UTC)

I'm new here how do I go about it here — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jameshart25122000 (talk • contribs) 12:27, 7 June 2025 (UTC)

Hi Jameshart25122000 welcome to Wikipedia! You can start by editing most pages by simply clicking the edit button on a page. Please take some time to read WP:CITE to learn about adding sources whenever you add or change content. Good luck! Fieryninja (talk) 21:44, 7 June 2025 (UTC)

Elijah Wood

Why did you remove my redirect in the hat note to Elijah Woods x Jamie Fine? you just reverted my edit without explaining, so I would like to know why you did what you did. 76.68.113.121 (talk) 06:47, 14 June 2025 (UTC)

Ah sorry my mistake. Mistook for vandalism. Fieryninja (talk) 16:27, 14 June 2025 (UTC)

It ok. but it wasn't vandalism the reason I redirected it to Elijah Woods x Jamie Fine, is because many Canadian fans of LOTR confuse the 2. very few Canadians know about the politician with that name 76.68.113.121 (talk) 20:41, 14 June 2025 (UTC)

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Question from Scorpion NornIron (15:42, 16 October 2025)

How do I add images? --Scorpion NornIron (talk) 15:42, 16 October 2025 (UTC)

You can either add the file name of an image from Wikicommons or if it is a non-free image you can use the upload file function in the left menu. Fieryninja (talk) 16:36, 16 October 2025 (UTC)

Do you take copy edit requests?

Greetings @Fieryninja,

Improvement in language and grammar is advised for my article Draft:My Choice (2015 film).

I came to your user page from related changes to Category:Wikipedian WikiFairies. Requesting your visit and copy edit help in Draft:My Choice (2015 film) if topic interests you. Thanks Bookku (talk) 02:53, 18 October 2025 (UTC)

Precious anniversary

Precious

Three years!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:06, 20 October 2025 (UTC)

A kitten for you!

For your hard work expanding and improving Orwellian and related articles!

DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk) 19:14, 4 November 2025 (UTC)

Oh that really means a lot thank you! Fieryninja (talk) 19:20, 4 November 2025 (UTC)

Question from Pink Panther 1923 (23:13, 5 November 2025)

Hi, I want to translate some of the "Ottoman Families" articles to the Turkish language, but It's asking me to be an approved user. How can I be one. --Pink Panther 1923 (talk) 23:13, 5 November 2025 (UTC)

Why would you want to do that on the English wikipedia? We use English on all articles. Fieryninja (talk) 17:56, 6 November 2025 (UTC)

Question from Dk159123 (18:49, 13 November 2025)

Can you look into my recent edits am I doing right --Dk159123 (talk) 18:49, 13 November 2025 (UTC)

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Stranger Things

Hey, I saw that you do some editing on Stranger Things characters; do you have any interest in improving them further, a la Ted Wheeler (Stranger Things)? Cukie Gherkin (talk) 21:41, 8 January 2026 (UTC)

Hey Cukie Gherkin I've been keeping an eye on those characters articles for quite a while now. I seem to remember doing some work on Steve Harrington a while back. I'll take a look at Ted Wheeler (Stranger Things) too if it helps. Fieryninja (talk) 07:39, 9 January 2026 (UTC)

Sure, that would be appreciated (trying to make it an FA because how funny would it be to have Ted Wheeler on the front page of Wikipedia). Not surprised you did some word on Steve, seems like it had a lot more work done on the reception. - Cukie Gherkin (talk) 08:02, 9 January 2026 (UTC)

Ha ha yeah that would be funny! Fieryninja (talk) 08:49, 9 January 2026 (UTC)

Awesome, rad. After Ted's GA is done, I plan to do a peer review if you wanna help implement changes suggested (or just do general cleanup). Cukie Gherkin (talk) 23:16, 10 January 2026 (UTC)

Question from Gundaroovian1 (02:35, 15 January 2026)

I need to make some minor corrections and do an update on my wikipedia entry, but I am not permitted to. --Gundaroovian1 (talk) 02:35, 15 January 2026 (UTC)

Gundaroovian1 I can see you have already edited David Horton (writer). You are supposed to declare a conflict of interest to edit the page. Read WP:COI and WP:DISCLOSE. I suggest you add the connected contributor template to the article's talk page or I can do that for you.Fieryninja (talk) 06:11, 15 January 2026 (UTC)

conflict

 Hi suddenly discovered I could edit by closing icloud! Delighted. Sorry I didn't realise I had to declare a "conflict of interest" I am new to all this, and on a 15 year ill health sequence which I am just coming out of (and therefore turning to correcting the minor errors, and later I need to update) and would be grateful if you could fix. I don't seem to be reply to you on my wiki, or email, even though icloud still closed.

Thank you.

warm regards David Horton

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Gundaroovian1 If you intend to make any edits to the page, I suggest you propose the changes on the article's talk page. Fieryninja (talk) 07:25, 15 January 2026 (UTC)

I just want to add references to the three books I have published since my entry was published. As below:

Since 2023 he has published two memoirs:

Beginning's end: Origins of an English migrant family to Australia in 1929. 176 pages Australian Scholarly Publishing, Arcadia, North Melbourne ISBN 978-1-923267-42-8

An account of his family history up to his birth and early childhood.

Hammering on the mind's door paperback 268 pages Published 2023 by Ginninderra Press ISBN 9781761096297

An account of his school and university years and subsequent career.

And he has published in 2026 a book of poetry: The quiet still centre

Australian Scholarly Publishing, Arcadia, North Melbourne ISBN 978-1-923267-60-2 Gundaroovian1 (talk) 02:52, 17 January 2026 (UTC)

Gundaroovian1 I think this is fine to add to the article along with the isbn numbers. Fieryninja (talk) 06:49, 17 January 2026 (UTC)

Thank you! Gundaroovian1 (talk) 07:45, 17 January 2026 (UTC)

Promotional reversion

Hi, you reverted my edits on the Lord of the Rings page. Thanks for bringing the promotional angle to attention. That was not intended as promotion, rather that those links are where the information is found. Should I provide alternate links, not to a shop? Many thanks. PhilWalch OnThe Trail (talk) 11:46, 12 February 2026 (UTC)

Hi there thanks for the query. Can you discuss this on the article's talk page please as there are other editors of the page that will have an opinion on this. Thanks. Fieryninja (talk) 11:58, 12 February 2026 (UTC)

Many thanks. I have added comments as you suggest. I appreciate your time very much and apologies if I caused any work for you with my contribution last night. PhilWalch OnThe Trail (talk) 12:10, 12 February 2026 (UTC)

Question from RareInformationEnjoyer (17:58, 14 February 2026)

Hi,

I noticed on the Munich Security Conference page under 'Criticism' the source citing is misplaced and citation 135 has no relevance to the content. It seems that the content there is based solely off of citation 136. Would it make sense to remove 135 entirely? --RareInformationEnjoyer (talk) 17:58, 14 February 2026 (UTC)

Hi RareInformationEnjoyer welcome to Wikipedia! If you think the citation is redundant then it's fine to remove it. Just make sure that you explain why you are removing it in your edit summary. Happy editing! Fieryninja (talk) 21:07, 14 February 2026 (UTC)

Vecna is more of the main antagonists.

Vecna is more one of the main antagonists than main antagonists because Vecna can share the main antagonist role with Mind Flayer and Martin Brenner since Mind Flayer did corrupt Vecna by forcing him to do the drawing and brainwashed him temporarily (without Mind Flayer Vecna wouldn’t cause the events) and Martin Brenner could be the closest thing to be Eleven’s archenemy due to him knowing and torturing Eleven way longer than Vecna and Mind Flayer, Martin Brenner made Vecna’s villainy even worse by torturing Vecna and Martin Brenner’s 18 or 19 episode appearances are normal for a Big Bad since he has more screen time and more appearances than Vecna. ~2026-15604-63 (talk) 09:13, 14 March 2026 (UTC)

Thanks it seems that this is open to personal interpretation which qualifies as WP:OR. Original research is not permitted on Wikipedia, so you would need some reliable sources, such as interviews with the Duffer Brothers. At the moment we only have one Stranger Things antagonist that proves notable enough to have a Wikipedia page, and that's Vecna. Fieryninja (talk) 13:15, 14 March 2026 (UTC)

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Vecna being the main antagonist

If Vecna is the main antagonist wouldn’t that make Martin Brenner and Mind Flayer the two ultimate antagonists (ultimate antagonist is something that’s between main antagonist and overarching antagonist)? ~2026-15604-63 (talk) 19:27, 16 March 2026 (UTC)

Sorry but I have no idea what these terms mean. They are not mentioned on the antagonist Wikipedia page. These sound like something you would use on Fandom. Fieryninja (talk) 19:49, 16 March 2026 (UTC)

Question from Ngarnsworthy (00:01, 24 April 2026)

I was looking at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshall_Plan_(software) and found the like to the website of the plan and software was broken. I found the archived version https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshall_Plan_(software). How do I format where the archived page is? --Ngarnsworthy (talk) 00:01, 24 April 2026 (UTC)

Hi, if you mean the link in the external links section, then it could be retrieved from the Wayback Machine and then you can just replace it with the wayback link. Fieryninja (talk) 07:32, 24 April 2026 (UTC)

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A barnstar for you!

	The Editor's Barnstar
	ゼルダシリーズの記事を書いてくれて本当に感謝します。 I like zelda,thank you!!!!!! まい132 (talk) 16:44, 1 July 2026 (UTC)

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Minions

I noticed that you totally overhauled the Minions (Despicable Me) article. Good for you. I had previously written about how bonkers that article was back in November of 2025: https://edithistory.substack.com/p/did-a-minion-write-the-wikipedia

The Minions article is much cleaner and better now thanks for your efforts. I'd be interested in doing a followup for my newsletter about the changes made to it and the process and approach you used. Would you have any interest? Thank you! Dflovett (talk) 21:40, 30 July 2026 (UTC)

Hi Dflovett sorry for my late reply. I'm happy to answer any questions you have regarding the Minions article. (I actually came across your article when I was doing my research)! I will be away from WP for a couple of weeks but if you want to send me anything by Wednesday, I will respond. Fieryninja (talk) 07:43, 10 August 2026 (UTC)

Nice to hear from you @Fieryninja! I'm glad you read what I wrote originally. I think a followup would be fun so I'm glad you're open to talking. There's also no urgency on this. But here are some questions:

1. What inspired you to edit Minions (Despicable Me) ? Are you a fan of Minions or was there a different motivation at play?
2. I've noticed you have a very specific approach to editing, based on your user page and past edits. You choose a problematic article in need of an overhaul and you give it the overhaul. I don't know of many other editors who do this but it seems like a good practice. How did you start taking this approach and why?
3. I'm intrigued by some of the other articles you've taken this approach with. Ranging from Buzz Lightyear to Zombie apocalypse, plus various articles related to Picasso and Orwell. Are you simply chasing your own interests or is there another factor at play?

Thank you! Dflovett (talk) 13:58, 10 August 2026 (UTC)

Dflovett here are my replies:

1. I have been improving quite a few characters articles because generally they seem to be the most neglected. I noticed that the Gru article was particularly poor quality and often vandalised. From there I wandered into the Minions article and was surprised at how underdeveloped it was, especially considering how recognisable they are. I do enjoy the Despicable Me films and familiarity with the subject tends to play a part in my editing choices, although I have also researched subjects that I know nothing about.
2. I suppose it's in my nature to have a compulsion to improve bad content. Once I see an article that needs a lot of work and start researching the subject, I tend to get sucked into the subject matter and it drives me to keep working at the article. Many editors only make small entries to an article and because character articles get neglected, they can be full of factual errors, misinterpretations of the sources, or even completed uncited. They are usually written from a fictional point of view in the same format as Fandom or another wiki, so it needs a lot of work to put them right. My first serious overhaul was probably Link (The Legend of Zelda). Despite it being about one of the most important Nintendo video game characters, the quality of the article was appalling. I just started reviewing it, unpicking the problems and expanding it. I was encouraged by other editors to raise it to GA and even though it's long, I'm proud of it, knowing that readers will benefit from what i wrote.
3. I do tend to chase my interests, for example, I recently reread Nineteen Eighty-Four and then started looking at the Orwell related character articles - the Winston, Julia and Big Brother articles were in poor shape and Julia especially had been marked for lack of notability. No one had put the work in to demonstrate how much academic coverage there is about these characters, so I overhauled several of the Orwell articles and expanded them to demonstrate their notability. I do all this to benefit WP readers but also for my own satisfaction as a writer. Fieryninja (talk) 22:23, 10 August 2026 (UTC)

Okay, these are great. A couple more questions:

1. You said you came across my article on the Minions article while working on it. I just want to make sure we acknowledge that during this because otherwise it might seem like I'm leaving something out. That was not your motivation for this, but something you saw while doing research?
2. Do you also edit Fandom wikis or any other non-Wikipedia wikis?
3. Do you ever think about inclusionism vs. deletionism? If so, what are your thoughts on it?

Dflovett (talk) 12:46, 11 August 2026 (UTC)

1. Yes I found it entertaining but it didn't influence my work on the article.
2. No I have never edited other wikis. Life is too short...
3. I would say I'm an inclusionist. I've worked on articles to save them from the brink of deletion. There's plenty of space on WP.

Fieryninja (talk) 05:48, 12 August 2026 (UTC)

Awesome thank you @Fieryninja - I don't know how soon I'll be writing about this (I got a queue of some other stuff I'm trying to finish) and I have to figure out the whole narrative. I'm also writing something related to Grimace (character) and I have to figure out if these are the same story or not. Dflovett (talk) 13:37, 12 August 2026 (UTC)

Dflovett no problem. I will be away from WP for a while now. If possible can you leave out my username? Good luck with your editing! Fieryninja (talk) 15:27, 12 August 2026 (UTC)

yeah I was gonna check with you on that. Happy to not mention you specifically by username. Dflovett (talk) 15:40, 12 August 2026 (UTC)