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Question from DebRigs (06:39, 30 December 2024)

Hi! I wanted to add a word. My friends and I came up with a group and named it "KUMAGS." A group of friends that loves to hang out and eat, may it be a restaurant, cafe or a house gathering or party. As long as there is food, we contact each other and go to hang out and eat, and we call our group "KUMAGS." The reason for my desire to add this word, because at the moment there is a tagalog word "KUMAG" and it has a negative connotation or meaning. Our group is quite popular and bigger now, so I would like to see if we can add the word "KUMAGS" and give it a proper meaning other than the "KUMAG" word which shows as [noun] lazy idiot (slang); worthless or insignificant person (slang); small insect; flea. I'm Filipino by birth and now a naturalized American. In the Philippines, we have over a hundred dialects, but our national language is tagalog. I speak Tagalog and Visayan. And our dialect varies so much, a single word could mean totally different from the other dialects. I can contribute some slang languages from the Philippines as well. I hope you can help me add the word KUMAGS in wikipedia. Thank you very much! Deborah Steele --DebRigs (talk) 06:39, 30 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@DebRigs you are probably looking for our sister project, Tagalog Wiktionary. Unfortunately, Wikipedia does not do word definitions in a dictionary-style, as it is an encyclopedia. There may be word based articles here, ie, happy, but they go beyond dictionary definitions. Do note that Wiktionary may have their own criteria of inclusion. Unfortunately, I am beyond help in that area and you will have to explore the project on your own. – robertsky (talk) 06:49, 30 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello!

I created a talk, please kindly check if that is acceptable way of sharing the word KUMAGS. Thanks! DebRigs DebRigs (talk) 07:52, 30 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@DebRigs Again, the right venue is Wiktionary, not on Wikipedia here. – robertsky (talk) 14:09, 30 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from DebRigs (07:54, 30 December 2024)

Hi, do we simply just do edit and not share original inputs?

Thanks! DebRigs --DebRigs (talk) 07:54, 30 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Offensive username

Hi Robert. I happened to notice your rename of Blitzkriegswunder because I'd just left a message on their talk page. Do you not think the new username ("blitzkrieg miracle") is a WP:DISRUPTNAME? – Joe (talk) 10:32, 1 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Joe Roe, exactly which type(s) of username indicated in WP:DISRUPTNAME? I am asking because I am more attuned to Asian sensitivities rather than western ones when it comes to WWII related terms. – robertsky (talk) 10:39, 1 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

It is at least plausibly read as describing the Nazi invasions of Poland and Western Europe as "miracles", so "usernames that praise highly contentious people, groups [...], or events". – Joe (talk) 11:38, 1 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Joe Roe I meant to respond earlier proper but have been putting off due to commitments irl. I didn't read too much into the connection with the locations and events and took the words as face value when processing the rename request. I was considering having a discussion with the editor, and Fram had done so in the meantime. The account has been renamed since. – robertsky (talk) 16:50, 3 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Request for Assistance

You are an experienced administrator that I respect, @Robertsky. If possible, I would value your contribution to the Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Palestinian political violence (3rd nomination). It would mean a lot to have your third-party, neutral, and experienced perspective. Firecat93 (talk) 19:56, 2 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Lorrainediani on Help:Getting started (12:19, 3 January 2025)

Bonjour

Comment puis-je faire pour que mon portable soit plus performant ? Cordialement Mme Ménard Lorraine --Lorrainediani (talk) 12:19, 3 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Lorrainediani, unfortunately we don't offer that kind of advice here. Please seek help from other places like reddit.com or search on Google with your laptop brand and model for advice and tips on improving your laptop performance. – robertsky (talk) 12:35, 3 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from 12345asdflkj on Darzi (14:46, 4 January 2025)

This information which I have given is written to find out the place and the Muslim Darji and other Darji, I have given the facts which you can see in the life of India. --12345asdflkj (talk) 14:46, 4 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@12345asdflkj As stated on your talk page, additions to Wikipedia should be verifiable with a third-party sources rather than personal interpretations. If you have anything to add, please do so with third-party sources and not remove existing sourced information unnecessarily. – robertsky (talk) 03:28, 5 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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