User talk:GreenLipstickLesbian

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  2006 Indonesian stamp
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  2024 Philippines stamp
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  2016 Moldova stamp
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  2001 Latvia stamp
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  2010 Uzbek stamp. Featuring a pearl gourami, which I have yet to have the pleasure of keeping.
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  2020 Valentine's Day stamp from the Philippines
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  1998 Minor Tetra Russian stamp- aka, a fabulous serpae tetra
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  1968 Albanian stamp

DYK for Anchorage White Raven

On 13 December 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Anchorage White Raven, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that a raven in Anchorage, Alaska (pictured), ate tater tots and toast, fought over ice cream, and disassembled a streetlamp? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Anchorage White Raven. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Anchorage White Raven), 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 suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

 — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:02, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

		Hook update
		Your hook reached 29,936 views (1,247.3 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of December 2024 – nice work!

GalliumBot (talk • contribs) (he/it) 03:28, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

Raven award

	Raven award
	Thanks for creating Anchorage White Raven. It's one of the more interesting DYK hooks I've seen in awhile. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 01:18, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

@Clovermoss Thank you so much for the kind words! I'm just so happy people seem to like the raven as much as I and the rest of Alaska do. GreenLipstickLesbian (talk) 04:24, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar

The first time I've ever seen you around was like 5 minutes ago when I saw your Teahouse comments. Your uplifting comments intrigued me, so I was looking at your user page, edits, talk page and such and felt my heart grow a smile reading the way you communicate with others, specifically to new editors who need our kindness the most. Thank you for contributing to Wikipedia! TheWikiToby (talk) 05:05, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

@TheWikiToby: Oh gosh, opening up my talk page and seeing this message absolutely made my day! Your kind words are much appreciated, thank you. I've seen you around as well- and you've always left me with a positive feeling towards you. So really, I should be thanking you for all you do! GreenLipstickLesbian (talk) 12:14, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

😁 Thank you too! TheWikiToby (talk) 16:45, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

Barnstar for you

		The Original Barnstar
		Thank you for your work expanding Kamala (elephant), I appreciate it! Di (they-them) (talk) 00:00, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

@Di (they-them) No, thank you so much for starting it off! I loved reading about Kamala so much- growing up, we had an elephant at my local zoo. Her name was Maggie, but she used to have a roommate, Annie, who also painted. The zoo framed her paintings, so looking at the ones Kamala did brought me back. GreenLipstickLesbian (talk) 01:45, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

Editor of the Week

		Editor of the Week
		Your ongoing efforts to improve the encyclopedia have not gone unnoticed: You have been selected as Editor of the Week in recognition of your great contributions! (courtesy of the Wikipedia Editor Retention Project)

User:TechnoSquirrel69 submitted the following nomination for Editor of the Week:

Over the last few months, I've seen GreenLipstickLesbian handing out sage advice related to copyright on Wikipedia both on-wiki and over Wikimedia Discord servers — this post being but one example of it. I commend her commitment to and patience in sharing with her fellow editors a glimpse into a process that, while relatively foreign to most editors and thus perpetually understaffed, is vital in helping keep this project alive. She also walks the talk: she has reviewed nearly a thousand cases over on CopyPatrol and puts in her fair share of time at contributor copyright investigations. She's no stranger to content work either: she's nominated three (make that four) DYKs and ostensibly has more evil plans in the making! ;) And while I may be biased in this regard as a coordinator, I loved the recap she wrote for the recently-concluded 2024 Developing Countries WikiContest, which was adapted shortly after into this Signpost article. I hope you'll join me in celebrating the hard and often unappreciated work this editor does. This nomination seconded by User:HouseBlaster, User:The4lines, User:MPGuy2824 and User:Queen of Hearts.

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Anchorage White Raven

GreenLipstickLesbian

Editor of the Week for the week beginning December 15, 2024

Provides sage advice related to copyright on Wikipedia both on-wiki and over Wikimedia Discord servers — this post being but one example of it. Her commitment to and patience in sharing with her fellow editors is a glimpse into a process that is vital in helping keep this project alive. She also walks the talk: she has reviewed nearly a thousand cases over on CopyPatrol and puts in her fair share of time at contributor copyright investigations. She has nominated four DYKs and ostensibly has more plans in the making! She wrote the recap for the recently-concluded 2024 Developing Countries WikiContest, which was adapted shortly after into this Signpost article.

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Thanks again for your efforts! Buster Seven Talk (UTC) 06:52, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

Oh congrats GLL! Well-deserved. Fathoms Below (talk) 15:04, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

Thank you Fathoms! <3 GreenLipstickLesbian (talk) 22:37, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

Oh wow... I really don't know what to say here! Holy cow, thanks guys! I love you all so much right now, and all five (‽‽‽‽‽) of you are people who make me proud to be an editor on Wikipedia.

@The4lines I've said this before, but you're so dedicated and hard working in copyright, and you've been so helpful and encouraging, there are times where I feel like I don't deserve to think of you as a friend. You make me proud to know you, and to be a copyright editor. :) And sorry for being a terribly communicator recently - but just know that you're an amazing person and editor.

@MPGuy2824 You're somebody I look up to in NPP - I admire your dedication and expertise, and especially your Herculean efforts to conquer the redirect backlog! With 14,000 reviews, you're a literal legend. And I admire your content work as well, during the DCWC, I learned so much from your lists! And I also admired and remembered how you had twice as many reviews as submissions during that contest. Do you know how great that is?

@Queen of Hearts When you went for ALECT, I actually said "Finally!" out loud! (much to the confusion of my cat, lol). And I was so happy when you passed - and proved that you were the queen of at least 389 Wikipedian hearts.💕 You're such a warm positive force on Wikipedia and the Wikimedia discord. And you're doing wonderfully as an administrator.

@HouseBlaster Category royalty! I make lots of jokes about categories and how I barely understand them- but they're so important, and I'm grateful we have an admin like you in charge of them. You're a wonderful editor, and I admire how thoughtful and meticulous you are, and you treat newbies and other editors.

@TechnoSquirrel69 Thank you so much for writing this - my little heart doesn't quite know how to respond so I guess I'll say: I've got 4 DYKS now. 😛 But, more seriously, you'll note that they were all from recently. When I signed up for the DCWC, I said I wanted to try and push myself into the content processes. Before that, I'd never done a DYK by myself before. I barely knew how the process worked, and I was so scared to get involved! I know I only submitted one entry for the contest, but without it, and without feeling encouraged and supported by my fellow "competitors" and you guys, the co-ordinators, I think I'd probably still have no DYKS to my name. Seriously. You're indirectly responsible for a decent amount of the content I've written now. Including this amazing raven that I now have so many pictures of on my talk. GreenLipstickLesbian (talk) 22:37, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

Thank you so much, GLL! It's always lovely to see the impact my work has on other people, and I'm glad I played a part in the nudge that led you towards more content and DYK explorations. Here's to many more! (Also, "queen of at least 389 Wikipedian hearts 💕" is a quote for the ages.) —TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 22:56, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

Aww, thanks! Your work at CCI is truly commendable. It is deeply appreciated by this editor who will not touch that area with a ten foot pole. Happy holidays :) HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 02:09, 16 December 2024 (UTC)

Happy holidays, to both of you! <3 GreenLipstickLesbian (talk) 07:23, 16 December 2024 (UTC)

Oh, congrats! Well deserved. -- asilvering (talk) 01:55, 16 December 2024 (UTC)

It's asilveradar, I swear it has to be! And thank you. GreenLipstickLesbian (talk) 07:22, 16 December 2024 (UTC)

aradaring? asilverdar? -- asilvering (talk) 09:51, 16 December 2024 (UTC)

😂 GreenLipstickLesbian (talk) 10:05, 16 December 2024 (UTC)

Congratulations! QuicoleJR (talk) 15:30, 17 December 2024 (UTC)

• Congrats! Well deserved. C F A 16:35, 17 December 2024 (UTC)
• Congrats GLL! You're well deserving of this award. Thanks for all the work you do at CCI and copypatrol, you're a valuable editor to have around. If you ever want to chat, you know where to find me :) The4lines |||| ^{(Talk) (Contributions)} 21:24, 18 December 2024 (UTC)

New pages patrol January 2025 Backlog drive

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A barnstar for you!

	The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
	Thank you for expanding Kamala (elephant) The AP (talk) 16:49, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

@TheAstorPastor Squee, the rotating barnstar! Thank you so much, and writing that article was genuinely so fun and I'm happy it got kept at AfD! Happy holidays to you! GreenLipstickLesbian (talk) 09:21, 25 December 2024 (UTC)

Crosshall_cross

As I mainly edit and communicate within Wikimedia Commons I am not quite sure whether this is the proper method to establish a connection to you concerning a subject you just edited meantime while I was still adding to the article Crosshall_cross. Just noticed a few minutes ago that some text had been removed and/or altered.

• I am aware that images from external sources that are not in the public domain may not be used within the Wiki realm.
• And I am also aware that I should reformulate in my own words any text I have found elsewhere.
• But I wasn't aware that I must not even cite text that supports one's understanding of the subject, even if it is more than 70 years old, and which is explicitly declared as being a citation.
• What about links? Any hindrances that must be observed?

FACT: it's now well over midnight here in Germany, so I'll immediately remove all the text I published after your interception at 21:24 hrs and will attempt to find a suitable text form in the coming days.

• I'll inform you when I have completed a corrected version. OK with that?
• By the way, it was really fun contributing to Wikipedia by exploring all these sources that refer to the Crosshall cross. I certainly hadn't expected to discover that many. I won't give up ;-) .

--Franz van Duns (talk) 23:44, 21 December 2024 (UTC)

Happy Holidays

Merry Christmas and a Prosperous 2025!

Hello GreenLipstickLesbian, may you be surrounded by peace, success and happiness on this seasonal occasion. Spread the WikiLove by wishing another user a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past, a good friend, or just some random person. Sending you heartfelt and warm greetings for Christmas and New Year 2025. Happy editing, Abishe (talk) 22:36, 24 December 2024 (UTC) Spread the love by adding {{subst:Seasonal Greetings}} to other user talk pages.

Abishe (talk) 22:36, 24 December 2024 (UTC)

@Abishe Thank you for the wiki-card, and gappy holidays to you as well! GreenLipstickLesbian (talk) 09:20, 25 December 2024 (UTC)

Carolingian Coinage and the Vikings moved to draftspace

Thanks for your contributions to Carolingian Coinage and the Vikings. Unfortunately, I do not think it is ready for publishing at this time because it has no sources and it needs more sources to establish notability. I have converted your article to a draft which you can improve, undisturbed for a while.

Please see more information at Help:Unreviewed new page. When the article is ready for publication, please click on the "Submit for review" button at the top of the page OR move the page back. BoyTheKingCanDance (talk) 10:36, 26 December 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for correcting me. I'm always glad to learn. Best wishes, BoyTheKingCanDance (talk) 10:41, 26 December 2024 (UTC)

@BoyTheKingCanDance No worries! Thanks for all the patrolling you do! GreenLipstickLesbian (talk) 10:42, 26 December 2024 (UTC)

Women in Red January 2025

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Homosexuality in Islam (book) moved to draftspace

Thanks for your contributions to Homosexuality in Islam (book). Unfortunately, I do not think it is ready for publishing at this time because it needs more sources to establish notability. I have converted your article to a draft which you can improve, undisturbed for a while.

Please see more information at Help:Unreviewed new page. When the article is ready for publication, please click on the "Submit for review" button at the top of the page OR move the page back. ANU^writes 07:44, 29 December 2024 (UTC)

@Anuwrites There are two full length academic sources? That's a WP:NBOOK / WP:GNG pass. GreenLipstickLesbian (talk) 07:53, 29 December 2024 (UTC)

Thank you @GreenLipstickLesbian for reaching out, references you provied are actually two book reviews which are personal views on the book and Reviews often contain personal opinions and interpretations of a book, which can vary greatly between reviewers, making it difficult to establish objective facts thus book reviews alone are not considered reliable enough to be used as primary references on Wikipedia; while they can provide valuable insights and perspectives on a book, they are often subjective opinions and may not be considered sufficiently factual to serve as the sole source for information on a Wikipedia page. As per WP:BOOK we have 5 main criteria and passing atleast one criteria would make the book notable, can you show me which of the criteria it passes please? ANU^writes 08:16, 29 December 2024 (UTC)

@Anuwrites: The two independent reviews satisfy WP:BOOKCRIT#1. (What are you quoting in your {{tq}}?) SilverLocust 💬 08:25, 29 December 2024 (UTC)

Thank you @SilverLocust for this reminder, but I think it doesn't even pass WP:BOOKCRIT#1 reminding you that the criter finishes with words; This excludes media re-prints of press releases, flap copy, or other publications where the author, its publisher, agent, or other self-interested parties advertise or speak about the book. Can you take a look at the first reference please? I think it's written/published by Taylor & Francis, Ltd who owns Tandonline where the second source is written.

• Comment: Tandfonline looks trivial since anyone can submit such review. All I asked was additional references and atleast good book structure as required at WP:BOOK.

ANU^writes 09:25, 29 December 2024 (UTC)

@Anuwrites: That exclusion is about when the publisher of the book speaks about the book, not about reviews that have been published by the publisher of the review (which would exclude all reviews). ("Independent does not mean independent of the publishing industry, but only refers to those actually involved with the particular book." WP:BOOKCRIT.) Taylor & Francis is a reputable academic publisher that doesn't just publish whatever people submit (and happens to be a publisher that we have access to via the Wikipedia Library). The specific journals, British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies and Culture, Health & Sexuality, are both peer reviewed. Even if those weren't considered two sources, a variety of other {{sources exist}}, such as reviews in the Journal of the American Oriental Society [1] or the Journal for the Academic Study of Religion [2]. SilverLocust 💬 10:09, 29 December 2024 (UTC)

CS1 error on Chinese names for the God of Abrahamic religions

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