User talk:Nixinova/Archive 2022

This is an archive of past discussions with Nixinova. Do not edit the contents of this page. If you wish to start a new discussion or revive an old one, please do so on the current talk page.

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Compressed /ər/ in "Niagara"

Was this you? If so, can you stop with the cheap edit-warring? That was pretty transparent. Sol505000 (talk) 09:42, 12 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

No it wasn't. If you looked you would see that IP is Californian. Nixinova T C 19:41, 12 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Ever heard of VPN's? I'm not gonna argue, tho. Sol505000 (talk) 21:01, 12 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

March 2022

You have been blocked from editing for a period of 36 hours for edit warring, as you did at Opinion polling for the next New Zealand general election. Once the block has expired, you are welcome to make useful contributions.

During a dispute, you should first try to discuss controversial changes and seek consensus. If that proves unsuccessful, you are encouraged to seek dispute resolution, and in some cases it may be appropriate to request page protection.

If you think there are good reasons for being unblocked, please read the guide to appealing blocks, then add the following text below the block notice on your talk page: {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}. Schwede 66 02:33, 9 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

What? I didn't break 3rr. Nixinova T C 03:36, 9 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Indeed. My sincerest apologies. I kept track of the various reverts on a piece of paper and one of them that I recorded against your user name wasn't by you. My error. Please forgive me. I should have been more careful. I've unblocked you. You may trout me. Schwede 66 03:41, 9 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

No worries Nixinova T C 03:56, 9 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

"Wikipedia:Minerva" listed at Redirects for discussion

An editor has identified a potential problem with the redirect Wikipedia:Minerva and has thus listed it for discussion. This discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2022 March 31#Wikipedia:Monobook until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. ---CX Zoom(^he/_him) (^{let's talk}|_contribs) 12:56, 31 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

What is etymology?

Hello. I am contacting you because of a discussion about etymology on another website, Final Fantasy Fandom. That wiki gives a definition of etymology, followed by a link to Wikipedia etymology page (their page here), and then features 2700 etymologies (list here), almost all of them being similar to these three:

Etymology of absolute zero: Absolute zero is the coldest possible temperature. More formally, it is the temperature at which entropy reaches its minimum value.
Etymology of fire: Fire is the rapid oxidation of a material in the exothermic chemical process of combustion, releasing heat, light, and various reaction products.
Etymology of Shiva: Shiva (also spelled Śiva) is a Hindu god. The Hindu Shiva once saved the world by consuming poison, giving him blue skin around the area of the neck and throat. [etc. etc.]

Are these three examples etymologies, or not? Since you are a gamer and an active member of Wikipedia Linguistics Project, your opinion could solve the discussion (if you prefer to avoid any involvement, just write it, I will understand). Thank you in advance for your time and attention. --Abacos (talk) 19:52, 27 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Abacos: The first two are less etymologies in a linguistic sense and more explanatory descriptions; they read more like the opening sentence to a wiki page instead of a dictionary. A linguistic etymology would be just Shiva: a deity, from Sanskrit शिव śivá, meaning 'the prosperous one', explaining the word instead of the concept. But in practice here you're not really wanting a strict etymology but a general explanation of what the term is IRL and why the game uses it, I'd think, so what you have works. Nixinova T C 20:56, 27 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your kind answer. For your information, my position in the debate is that FF-etymologies should be renamed, e.g. "Real-world references", while the Final Fantasy Fandom states that etymology means "detailing the origins of terminology used in the series in regards to real world culture and history". --Abacos (talk) 10:19, 28 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]