User talk:Dafootballguy

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HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 17:13, 27 December 2025 (UTC)

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DYK for Valentin Senn

On 2 May 2026, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Valentin Senn, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that NFL player Valentin Senn used to play the trumpet in the Swarovski Orchestra? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Valentin Senn. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Valentin Senn), 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.

~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 00:02, 2 May 2026 (UTC)

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Hi Dafootballguy, I just wanted to let you know that I have added the new page reviewer user right to your account. This means you now have access to the page curation tools and can start patrolling pages from the new pages feed. If you asked for this at requests for permissions, please check back there to see if your access is time-limited or if there are other comments.

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You can find a list of other useful links and tools for patrollers at Wikipedia:New pages patrol/Resources. If you are ever unsure what to do, ask your fellow patrollers or just leave the page for someone else to review – you're not alone! _signed, Rosguill ^talk 17:23, 24 July 2026 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Original Barnstar
	Thanks for pulling through with the review of Anthony Beauvillier. It's quite a long article! Sorry I wasn't more help at the review. I didn't find the time to add my own comments as I was quite busy at the time. IAWW (talk) 14:03, 18 August 2026 (UTC)

@It is a wonderful world thank you so much. This is my first barnstar! In solidarity, Dafootballguy [Want to talk?] 17:39, 18 August 2026 (UTC)

Question from Kula Liviana (07:27, 1 November 2026)

Hello 👋 mentors? I just wanna ask about the AVL visit of my son JeremaiTuwai --Kula Liviana (talk) 07:27, 1 November 2026 (UTC)

@Joyous! What do I do here? In solidarity, Dafootballguy (Want to talk?) 03:43, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

Go to their talk page. Ask what they mean, because I can't tell from this. It may be something that Wikipedia isn't set up to handle. Joyous! Noise! 18:13, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

This week's article for improvement (week 45, 2026)

Blueberry-flavored frozen yogurt Hello, Dafootballguy. The article for improvement of the week is: Frozen yogurt Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Mechanic • Confectionery store Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 2 November 2026 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI •

I have sent you a note about a page you started

Hi Dafootballguy. Thank you for your work on John Pope (fl.1419–1421). Another editor, Mariamnei, has reviewed it as part of new pages patrol and left the following comment:

Thank you for your work on this article. Please add more sources and expand this article. Thanks and have a good day!

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

Mariamnei ✦ ^{reach out 🕊️} 11:19, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

@Mariamnei isn't this the same as John Pope (fl. 1384–1397)? In solidarity, Dafootballguy (Want to talk?) 03:28, 4 November 2026 (UTC)

@Dafootballguy - I don't know this subject so well, but on the "History of Parliament" website cited in the footnote, they are referred to as as Pope John I and Pope John II. Mariamnei ✦ ^{reach out 🕊️} 06:49, 4 November 2026 (UTC)

@Mariamnei I meant that the article is written nearly identically to the aforementioned one, which was marked as patrolled without any tags. In solidarity, Dafootballguy (Want to talk?) 04:35, 5 November 2026 (UTC)

@Dafootballguy - I was not involved in that article are I would argue that this is a WP:OTHERTHINGS argument. Have a wonderful day! Mariamnei ✦ ^{reach out 🕊️} 07:44, 5 November 2026 (UTC)

Question from Shuriken99 (14:05, 2 November 2026)

hey, read about your john pope page, really glad u contributed to this :P --Shuriken99 (talk) 14:05, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

Good to hear. Thanks. In solidarity, Dafootballguy (Want to talk?) 06:12, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

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Question from BennyNAR (23:03, 3 November 2026)

Hi Dafootball guy I am new to Wikipedia accounts and I was wondering if you can tell me about what I should create should I make a wiki about my school or about my heritage --BennyNAR (talk) 23:03, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

There is an issue with making an article about those. You have a Conflict of interest with those topics. In solidarity, Dafootballguy (Want to talk?) 03:27, 4 November 2026 (UTC)

Question from Mylo26 (19:19, 4 November 2026)

Hello, I was just wondering if I would be able to get helped with the creation of a Wikipedia page --Mylo26 (talk) 19:19, 4 November 2026 (UTC)

Question from Mylo26 (19:25, 4 November 2026)

Hello, I was just wondering if I could get some help making a page thanks! Sorry to bother --Mylo26 (talk) 19:25, 4 November 2026 (UTC)

@Mylo26 I'm happy to help, no need to worry about bothering me. This guide should help. In solidarity, Dafootballguy (Want to talk?) 04:36, 5 November 2026 (UTC)

What should I do?

A while back, I saw a user making mean comments towards Wikipedia editors on Talk:WD J1330+6435 and tried to use Twinkle to report it. I sent a warning to the wrong administrator board, ended up undoing the request, and just decided to forget about it. Little did I know, Twinkle informed the user (~2026-56740-58) and I never knew until they responded today telling me to "shut the hell up". I'm not sure what to do and i'm concerned about them coming back and attacking other editors. Any advice or help would be extremely appreciated.

Ren ☺ (Talk) 22:27, 4 November 2026 (UTC) Ren ☺ (Talk) 22:27, 4 November 2026 (UTC)

(also, im on mobile, it added the second signature automatically. Whoops...) Ren ☺ (Talk) 22:28, 4 November 2026 (UTC)

@Rencoolguy I would bring this to ANI. This likely isn't enough to warrant a block at AIV, but it sounds be brought to the attention of an admin. In solidarity, Dafootballguy (Want to talk?) 04:39, 5 November 2026 (UTC)