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ReferenceBot – Jaydubya93

User:A930913

Page:The_Mystery_of_the_Leaping_Fish

Link:https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?diff=602289592

Comment/question:The diff provided is not a reference. It is a plainlist within an infobox, and appears to be correctly formatted. Thanks. UPDATE: There was a reference error on the page, which I corrected, however the diff provided did not reference it.

Jay Dubya (talk) 11:58, 2 April 2014 (UTC)

Recently an issue seems to have developed whereby ReferenceBot blames not the person who causes the error, but the editor immediately before or after that. Thank you for fixing the broken reference! Huon (talk) 00:59, 3 April 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – 217.66.206.178

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Comment/question: Hello & regard to you and your colleagues.You said that "my recent edit to Ann Lambton seemed less than neutral to you , so you removed it for now"It is a pity if you think so. Every body( of course the independent , brave historians) in the contemporary history of specially Middle East and Asia,Know very well that elements like Ann Lambton was the one of the most British active spy in Iran which had more than half a century effective role in Iranian history , & also it is evident that most of western Espionage corps sent to Asia ,Africa,America and Middle East specially disguised by personalities like Priests,historian, cultural or social experts. Is it not true?If you think like so that she was not a spy it is like that you believe William Colby or William Stephen Stephenson Also were not British spies.Dear friend if you are really trying to be different from the so called Zionists media you should firstly be brave enough to open your mind fully what is what , and you are which side , the oppressed people side which have been looted , robbed , suppressed, massacred by different covert or overt tools in the hand of western colonial, Imperialistic Zionist governments... in the last 500 years in different parts of the glob, or to be in the side of Zionists puppets,paid or unpaid mercenaries in world media forums to make folly of people.Any how those sentences that I have added was quite right , and if you are not brave enough , I have to write a full article to introduce puppets like A.Lambton & Richard Fry and put it on my own website, but a pity will remain that you are not the one you Claim! 217.66.206.178 (talk) 10:00, 28 April 2014 (UTC)

This isn't right. It's not even wrong. Huon (talk) 19:37, 28 April 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – Riccarbi

Page:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chedworth_Roman_Villa

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Comment/question: Thank you BracketBot, it was all my fault. I have just amended the syntax and removed the "}" in excess (it's always better to do not work late at night ;)

Riccarbi (talk) 09:31, 29 April 2014 (UTC)

Don't worry about such a minor mistake; thank you for fixing it! Huon (talk) 21:14, 29 April 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – 128.170.224.12

Page: full flight simulator edit

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Comment/question: sorry I don't know what i'm doing at the moment I tried to correct the post as the simulator in question is out of date with the latest but it won't let me insert pictures yet. Really sorry! I don't know how to revert the post!

128.170.224.12 (talk) 15:02, 29 April 2014 (UTC)

Ariadacapo has fixed the issue and added a better image in the process. Huon (talk) 21:14, 29 April 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – Nyttend

Comment/question: You ask for the diff of the edit in question; this is easy for me, but it doesn't seem very intuitive to a new user. Could you add an explanation in the bot's message and/or here? Perhaps you could have the bot say please copy/paste the URL of the "your edit" link in your message to my operator, or perhaps your Please give a link to the diff if you can note could say You can do this by copy/pasting the URL from the "your edit" link in the bot's message.

Nyttend (talk) 16:25, 5 April 2014 (UTC)

I just realised that this previous message might be unclear. I'm not talking about any specific notifications (and I don't need any help and haven't had any problems with the bot); I'm simply asking that you change the wording in the bot's message. Nyttend (talk) 02:18, 6 April 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – 24.16.145.54

Page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandarin_Chinese

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Comment/question: I thought I had all the parenthesis matched...

24.16.145.54 (talk) 01:34, 30 April 2014 (UTC)

Don't worry, the bot points out the mismatched parentheses for you; you had three opening parentheses but just two closing parenthesis in the sentence after the table. In this case, however, your edit entire was reverted by Kanguole because the table mismatch was deliberate, not an accident. I think the omission of neutral tone may also be deliberate (since it's irrelevant to the tone shift), but I'm no expert - you may want to discuss that at the article talk page. Huon (talk) 11:49, 1 May 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – 177.236.138.223

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177.236.138.223 (talk) 02:55, 30 April 2014 (UTC)

Your edit has been reverted. Mismatched parentheses are the least problem when you add nonsense to Wikipedia. Huon (talk) 11:49, 1 May 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – Cultrevolutioner

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Cultrevolutioner (talk) 12:21, 30 April 2014 (UTC) hi, just to let you know that this IP address belongs to the wikipedia user "cultrevolutioner", so i will log in, in the future before to edit some thing, thanks.

@Cultrevolutioner: Welcome to Wikipedia! Now if you had specified which IP address this refers to... Huon (talk) 11:49, 1 May 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – 109.132.232.71

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109.132.232.71 (talk) 20:41, 30 April 2014 (UTC) Hello I didn't understand your message concerning an additional edit I did?

You began the external link you added with a square bracket and ended it with a parenthesis. I'm not quite sure what you were aiming for, but external link code uses square brackets at the beginning and the end. For more details, see Help:Link. Huon (talk) 11:49, 1 May 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – Jesusacosta 3050

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Jesusacosta 3050 (talk) 21:19, 30 April 2014 (UTC)

can you please edit craig wasson on kung fu:the legend continues notable guest stars article asap

{{done}} The square brackets at the end of the link were missing. Huon (talk) 11:49, 1 May 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – Jimc52

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Jimc52 (talk) 22:59, 30 April 2014 (UTC) Hello. I am taking the suggestion of converting my prior citations to a better <ref><ref> syntax as was suggested by one of your people last night in a prior comment. I am finding the <ref name=""> syntax a lot more useful as a result. This way, I can refer to multiple comments made in the text to a single citation. I am just learning how to do this, BTW, so please bear with me. I am in the process of adding citations to enhance this article, to improve the grammar, to add information that did not exist before, and to discuss additional information that was left out by the original author.

Thanks for your contributions, though they largely seem unrelated to Bracket Bot. All the bot pointed out was that you have removed one parenthesis, creating a mismatch. Huon (talk) 11:49, 1 May 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – Suzuki masihiro

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Suzuki masihiro (Suzuki masihiro) 01:24, 1 May 2014 (UTC)

Can I ask what "[]" means?

@Suzuki masihiro: That means you added or removed square brackets, thereby causing a mismatch. You fixed that yourself, but your edit has since been reverted because it was not supported by the given sources. Huon (talk) 12:25, 1 May 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – Cbchouse

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Comment/question: Hi Michelle here from Clayton Brook Community House I am trying to change the picture as the bus stop does not do us justice at all

Cbchouse (talk) 11:45, 1 May 2014 (UTC)

This is not a BracketBot issue; I'll reply at your talk page. Huon (talk) 12:25, 1 May 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – Krishneel01

Page: your edit to Rohit Singh may have broken the syntax by modifying 1 "()"s.

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User:Krishneel01 (talk) Thanks for letting me know about the broken syntax, Please can you help me to get rid of this on my wiki Rohit Singh page.

This biographical article needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. (April 2014)

Getting rid of that note would require better sources, such as articles about Singh in newspapers or reputable magazines. Right now you have only a single source of that quality, the Indian Newslink article, and since that gets the details of the title Singh won wrong (it's an Asia Pacific title, not a World title), I have doubts about its reliability. Quoting it verbatim also raises issues of copyright. Besides, it doesn't have all that much to say about Singh anyway - we would need reliable sources for all the content. Huon (talk) 12:25, 1 May 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – Steve507

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Steve507 (talk) 19:01, 1 May 2014 (UTC)

To whom it mat concern:

I edited Chuck Connors page. The only thing that was changed was the death of one his sons. I used the proper citation but for whatever reason, it did not turn out the way I wanted. Could I ask a favor of you? Could you please make any necessary corrections to this page? I would greatly appreciate it.

Sincerely,

Steve Kelly

{{done}} See WP:Referencing for beginners on how to easily create nicely-formatted footnotes. Huon (talk) 23:50, 1 May 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – Timirdatta

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Timirdatta (talk) 19:17, 1 May 2014 (UTC) I am fine with your edit. You are more experienced.

Thanks- Timir Datta

Hi - on another topic can you please help with an article about 'Laura Greene (Physicist)', it is in my sandbox. There is already an article about another 'Laura Greene' who is not a physicist. Thanks again- Timir — Preceding unsigned comment added by Timirdatta (talk • contribs) 19:29, 1 May 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot does not edit articles; it only points out possible problems to the users it believes responsible. In this case you had added half a link. I removed it for now, though once the draft on the physicist becomes a live article a link should be re-added. Regarding the draft, I'm not quite sure what kind of help you need. At a glance it would need better sources; her own YouTube video, her interview or her faculty page are not WP:Independent sources, and the third-party sources discussing her largely do so only in the context of a single event: Her 2005 heavy-fermion superconductors research. I don't think the current sources suffice to establish her notability. Huon (talk) 23:50, 1 May 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – 72.84.207.184

Cabela's Big Game Hunter 2012

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I just wanted to tell you thanks for letting me know about the brackets. I didn't know they were there. About me editing Wikipedia, look I'm sorry for what happened about the Laysan Millerbird incident, and I just wanted to tell that I just want to make a list of the animals in the game, but edit conflicts keep on appearing and my progress is lost, even though I saved. I'm sorry, but I'm not trying to destroy the page, I'm just trying to be creative so more people can visit the page and the links I hooked up. I hope it cleared things up.

72.84.207.184 (talk) 20:57, 1 May 2014 (UTC)

If you want to improve the article, finding and adding reliable sources would be great, such as reviews in reputable gaming magazines. Right now there's very little on the real-world significance of the game. Wikipedia articles should not be summary-only descriptions of works. Huon (talk) 23:50, 1 May 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – Scribechronicler

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Can you fix the reference page for me? Hello BrackeBot, I hope you can fix the reference input for me. thank you in advance.

Scribechronicler (talk) 04:50, 2 May 2014 (UTC)

@Scribechronicler: The bot is an automated program that cannot help you, but I fixed the reference and copyedited the article. It desperately needs better sources, though. Huon (talk) 20:57, 2 May 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – Cbchouse

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Cbchouse (talk) 11:10, 2 May 2014 (UTC) Hi there it is Michelle from clayton brook community house here again 1st how do I change the my name then ,, 2nd I really need to change that photo as it really does not do us justice at all need help urgently with this please thanks Michelle

Did you even read what I wrote on your talk page? I provided a link to WP:Changing username/Simple, the place to request a name change. I also provided detailed information on images. If you need additional help, please be more specific. Huon (talk) 20:57, 2 May 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – Abbeyokuns

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Abbeyokuns (talk) 15:02, 2 May 2014 (UTC)Hi am abbey okuns, am currently part of the admin team editing gbenga daniel profile, please i need a guide towards editing the info box.

kindly reply Asap

@Abbeyokuns: You should take a look at WP:SPAM and probably also WP:COI. You turned the article into a ridiculous piece of puffery; I have reverted those changes. Wikipedia is not the place to campaign for a politician. Huon (talk) 20:57, 2 May 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – Sjwells53

Page:Henry Bromley (died 1615), Thomas Bromley.

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Glad you told me about some of the problems, but ) and ( are used in family trees quite a lot and seldom form pairs. I'm sure the bot can be refined to accommodate this, but I've no idea how. Generally, though, these uses will be adjacent to a |, which might help. I doubt I'm the first to comment on this, though. Sjwells53 (talk) 23:21, 10 April 2014 (UTC)

Sjwells53 (talk) 23:21, 10 April 2014 (UTC)

See {{Family tree}}, where three kinds of brackets are used as substitutes for line drawing elements. The text within the template can also contain wikilinks and presumably references, however, so it should be checked (there appears to have been a wikilink bracket error in the edit referenced above). A930913, do you mind if I create a section on the BracketBot user page listing some of the common false positives? – Jonesey95 (talk) 23:35, 10 April 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – Vercingatorix

Page: Michael B. Jordan

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Vercingatorix (talk) 23:28, 2 May 2014 (UTC)Hello, I saw you left me a comment about my revision. Since the Fantastic four 2015 film had no page, I created one for it. I was trying to change the link to the created page ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fantastic_Four_(reboot)_(2015_film) , but it didn't work. I am new to wikipedia, could you please change the link for me?

The page has been deleted; we already have discuss the upcoming film at Fantastic Four in film#Reboot, and it's too early to write a separate article on the upcoming film. Huon (talk) 01:06, 6 May 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – Supernerd11

Page: List of emoticons

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Comment/question: Due to the seemingly nonsensical nature of emoticons to computers, BracketBot recently left me a message about screwing up the syntax by adding some wikimarkup-style characters. Not really a problem, just thought I'd let you know.

Supernerd11 :D Firemind ^_^ Pokedex 00:01, 3 May 2014 (UTC)

Emoticons are a known issue; there's not really an easy way for the bot to determine whether a bracket is mismatched in error or because it's part of an emoticon. This is, of course, further complicated by the wide range of possible emoticons. Huon (talk) 01:06, 6 May 2014 (UTC)

Okay, thanks. So basically, List of emoticons is the ultimate red herring for BracketBot? Supernerd11 :D Firemind ^_^ Pokedex 02:02, 6 May 2014 (UTC)

ReferenceBot – 103.10.199.34

User:A930913 {{User:A930913/BBresolved|yes}}

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Diff: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?diff=606606241

Comment/question: It's not my edit. "103.10.199.34" is an open proxy, and this edit could be anyones.

103.10.199.34 (talk) 07:39, 3 May 2014 (UTC)

You could have fixed the issue even though you didn't cause it... I've done so. Also, that's not an open proxy, for all I can tell; open proxies are routinely blocked. Huon (talk) 01:06, 6 May 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – Gregrium

Mosin–Nagant

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My edit was clean and uncontroversial. I even expanded the depth of the edit by adding a direct wiki-link to the subject in discussion

Gregrium (talk) 20:59, 3 May 2014 (UTC)

In the edit the bot notified you about, you removed an opening parenthesis, but two closing parentheses - leaving one remaining opening parenthesis without a match. I fixed that. Huon (talk) 01:06, 6 May 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – Paredes1995

Page: Charles Carleton coffin Diff:

Comment/question: okay how do I create a link for old times in the colonies from google books like the res of them, im getting tired of it being deleted even though he wrote it. Paredes1995 (talk) 00:57, 4 May 2014 (UTC)

You're aware that we already have a link to those essays in the "External links" section? There's no need to have two links to the same essays. Huon (talk) 01:06, 6 May 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – Oshmb

Page: Hello, I'm BracketBot. I have automatically detected that your edit to Ballinskelligs may have broken the syntax by modifying 2 "[]"s. If you have, don't worry: just edit the page again to fix it. If I misunderstood what happened, or if you have any questions, you can leave a message on my operator's talk page.

List of unpaired brackets remaining on the page:

[[ http://www.ballinskelligsloveswalking.com

It's OK to remove this message. Also, to stop receiving these messages, follow these opt-out instructions. Thanks, BracketBot (talk) 06:59, 4 May 2014 (UTC)

Information icon Please do not add inappropriate external links to Wikipedia. Wikipedia is not a collection of links, nor should it be used for advertising or promotion. Inappropriate links include, but are not limited to, links to personal websites, links to websites with which you are affiliated (whether as a link in article text, or a citation in an article), and links that attract visitors to a website or promote a product. See the external links guideline and spam guideline for further explanations. Because Wikipedia uses the nofollow attribute value, its external links are disregarded by most search engines. If you feel the link should be added to the page, please discuss it on the associated talk page rather than re-adding it. Thank you.

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whet was it i did wrong so i will not do again ...i am new and i am try to work on getting Ballinskelligs on the right pages

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Oshmb (talk) 09:22, 4 May 2014 (UTC) i am new and did not know that i made a mistake ...sorry

@Oshmb: Don't worry; just try not to repeat the same mistake. You can't make any mistakes that can't easily be fixed again. Happy editing! Huon (talk) 01:06, 6 May 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – Jameboy

Page: Bill Terry

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Comment/question: The reference I included has a couple of closing angular brackets in the URL. In this case they mean "greater than" rather than markup, so there won't be any matching opening bracket. As far as I can see, this hasn't broken anything but if there is anything I need to do, please let me know. Jameboy (talk) 10:46, 4 May 2014 (UTC)

Mismatched angular brackets can have severe consequences, including the vanishing of half an article. That's why BracketBot keeps an eye on them although they're rather false positive-prone. The bot was right about the parenthesis, though. I fixed that. Huon (talk) 01:06, 6 May 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – 87.202.179.44

Page: About List of Awards and Nominations received by Eminem

Diff: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Eminem

Comment/question: I'm fixing the Awards and Nominations about Eminem, what i'm writing is right, there are posts on Internet about that Awards and Nominations. Also i tried to fix the Album Sales of Eminem but there wasn't the option "Edit" so i couldn't, please fix the Album Sales of Eminem. Also i have seen some wrong things or not updated things of other Artists Pages on Wikipedia. Please check out and fix whatever is wrong. For example in "Rap God" Page on Wiki, There is not the option "Edit" so i can't fix the right Certifications for that song. That's why sometimes we fix the Pages.

Thanks!

87.202.179.44 (talk) 11:02, 4 May 2014 (UTC)

See below. Huon (talk) 23:59, 6 May 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – 87.202.179.44

Page: List of Awards and Nominations received by Eminem

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Comment/question: I just saw what the message was about, it was about the Syntaxis on the Page of Awards and Nominations received by Eminem, but i don't know if i can fix this, so if there is not problem please fix it.

Thanks!

87.202.179.44 (talk) 11:07, 4 May 2014 (UTC)

I have fixed the bracket issue and removed much of that section because that content didn't cite any sources and in fact contradicted the given source. Huon (talk) 23:59, 6 May 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – Wdteague

Page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veterans_for_Peace

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I think I understood and corrected the first missing brackets, but I don't understand the second one. I don't remember changing that one. It may be someone else s.

Walter Teague'

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   com |date= |accessdate=2012-08-18}}</ref> And another demonstration in Washington, DC. ^[1]

Wdteague (talk) 02:00, 5 May 2014 (UTC)

When the bot notifies someone, it highlights all unpaired brackets on that page, not just the ones caused by the edit that summoned the bot. That's a side effect of the bot's incompetence: It cannot reliably determine which mismatched brackets an edit causes. Besides, we hope that editors would fix all isses while they're at it. I have now resolved this one. Huon (talk) 23:59, 6 May 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – 88.104.145.148

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88.104.145.148 (talk) 09:57, 5 May 2014 (UTC)Apologies first time editing WIKEPEDIA not sure about code! however content fine can you edit and did you check out link Regards

Jim

Dawkeye fixed the code and brought the list entry in line with the others. Huon (talk) 23:59, 6 May 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – Chanty911

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hi BRACKETBOT PLEASE SHOW ME WHERE THANKYOU. Comment/question:

Chanty911 (talk) 21:34, 5 May 2014 (UTC)

See below. Huon (talk) 23:59, 6 May 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – Chanty911

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Comment/question: hi again I just fixed the mistake made and sorry of not being very meticulous.thankyou

Chanty911 (talk) 21:42, 5 May 2014 (UTC)

I have reverted your edit because the content you added largely was off-topic and you didn't cite any sources. Huon (talk) 23:59, 6 May 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – Chanty911

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Comment/question: could I have a profile picture?

Chanty911 (talk) 21:43, 5 May 2014 (UTC)

I'm not quite sure what you mean by "profile picture". You can upload a freely licensed image of yourself to the Wikimedia Commons and display it on your user page. However, Wikipedia is not Facebook, and we should focus on improving the encyclopedia, not our user pages. Huon (talk) 23:59, 6 May 2014 (UTC)

ReferenceBot – Abhishek191288

User:A930913 {{User:A930913/BBresolved|yes}}

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Comment/question: I used WP:REFLINKS and the bot reported these two edits as breaking a ref.

— Abhishek ^Talk 13:04, 6 May 2014 (UTC)

In both cases there was a reference where the "author" parameter contained pipes "|". Since Wikipedia's template code uses pipes to delineate different parameters, everything after the pipe was interpreted as a new, unnamed parameter - thus the error messages. Jonesey95 fixed the problems. Huon (talk) 23:59, 6 May 2014 (UTC)

ReferenceBot – ColinMB

User:A930913 {{User:A930913/BBresolved|yes}}

Page: Lotus Carlton

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Comment/question: False positive. This reference was changed to a citation-needed tag because another's user's edit make the existing reference irrelevant. I may actually end up reverting to the previous, properly-cited edit.

ColinMB (talk) 00:48, 8 May 2014 (UTC)

Not a false positive: Removing the <ref name=...> tag did cause a big red error message at the bottom of the article. I have reverted to the last sourced version. Huon (talk) 23:04, 8 May 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – Mfbjr

Page: Rob Brydon

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Comment/question: Offending bracket is part of text as emoticon: "Well I don't know about you but I thought Ken Bruce was superb today. Much sexier than usual :)"^{[citation needed]}

Mfbjr (talk) 01:36, 8 May 2014 (UTC)

Emoticons are a known issue. It's not easy for a bot to determine whether a bracket is mismatched by accident or because it's part of an emoticon, particularly since there are lots of possible combinations for emoticons. Huon (talk) 23:04, 8 May 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – Cag001

Page: List of common physics notations

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Comment/question: I saw your message. That was due to a typo in my edit. I have fixed it.

Thanks for pointing it out. Cag001 (talk) 02:43, 9 May 2014 (UTC)

You're welcome, thank you for fixing it. Huon (talk) 00:19, 10 May 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – Jestmoon

Page: article: "Apollo"

Diff: In Lidell-Scott "Greek English Lexicon", the sign ")" is necessary

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jest 13:56, 9 May 2014 (UTC)

See below. Huon (talk) 00:19, 10 May 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – Jestmoon

Page: Apollo

Diff: I deleted the bracket "]" which was not necessary.

Comment/question: Thank you for your instruction.

jest 14:00, 9 May 2014 (UTC)

You're welcome; thank you for fixing the issue. Huon (talk) 00:19, 10 May 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – Musodata

Page: Geoff Achison Diff:

Comment/question: 1) I don't know what a 'diff' is..

2) bracketboy tells me

Wangaratta Jazz Festival<ref>{{cite web|url=http://2013.wangarattajazz.com/artist/geoff-achison-the-souldiggers |title= Geoff returns to Wangaratta</ref> etc..

has a problem, but it is in EXACTLY the same format as the same link previously used so I don't understand the problem with the two " {{ "

regards musodata

Musodata (talk) 00:40, 10 May 2014 (UTC)

@Musodata: That citation template must begin and end with double curly brackets; yours was lacking the "}}" at the end, meaning that those at the beginning were mismatched. Fixed by now. See Template:Cite web for more details on that template. Huon (talk) 14:42, 10 May 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – Oggyogden24

Page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Stewart_(novelist)

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Comment/question:Hello, I am very bad at editing Wikipedia, and I am not sure how to rectify my mistake. It concerns the death date, and I am not sure how to 'rejig' the information. Could you possibly edit the death date to 10th May, 2014 aged 97. Thanks!

Oggyogden24 (talk) 09:48, 10 May 2014 (UTC)

@Oggyogden24: Such a claim would need a reliable source. Unfortunately we cannot just accept your word that and when your relative died - for example, a vandal could come in, claim to also be her relative, and change the death date - how could our readers tell that you are right? Thus I have reverted your changes. Huon (talk) 14:42, 10 May 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – Kbdessai

Page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subhadra_Kumari_Chauhan#Legacy Diff:

Comment/question: Thanks for bringing this to my notice. I appreciate your help. K.B. Dessai 11:06, 10 May 2014 (UTC)

You're welcome, thank you for fixing the issue. Huon (talk) 14:42, 10 May 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – Adavidb

Page: Lee Jong-suk

Diff: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?diff=607972101

Comment/question: Closure of an unclosed wikitable is not introduction of a bracket mismatch; other mismatches were pre-existing. Funny "Holy Grail" reference, by the way.

—ADavidB 22:47, 10 May 2014 (UTC)

The bot isn't all that good at determining whether an edit that involved brackets caused the mismatched brackets that are present afterwards. Thus it tends to err on the side of notifying users - who knows, they might even fix errors someone else introduced, not just their own... Huon (talk) 01:03, 11 May 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – 97.75.152.46

 Beverly Garland

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I was reprimanded for not doing the brackets correctly. Unfortunately, I really don't understand the process enough to have been editing it in the first place. Please fix it at your discretion.

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97.75.152.46 (talk) 01:13, 11 May 2014 (UTC)

It seems likely that someone else used your IP address back in November. The bracket issue has long since been fixed. Huon (talk) 03:10, 11 May 2014 (UTC)

ReferenceBot – Kurt Niederer

User:A930913 {{User:A930913/BBresolved|yes}}

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On the page cited above there is an error in the second sentence: The Sk-class is NOT the only Estonian-built steam locomotive! It is, however, the only narrow gauge locomotive so. There were indeed two broad gauge locomotive series built by Krull, i.e. 2-4-2 T class Kk nos 70 to 73, built 1938, and 0-6-2 T class Mt/k nos 250 to 255 built 1938/1939.

Kurt Niederer (talk) 06:53, 11 May 2014 (UTC)

I have removed that line. See my comment at the article talk page. Huon (talk) 23:35, 12 May 2014 (UTC)

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Vikas Harge (talk) 13:26, 11 May 2014 (UTC) how to make information box and upload image ? you may see in any artical on right side with image and information below it

See Template:Infobox settlement for details on the information box. However, an article should be more than just an infobox - there should be some actual content based on reliable sources such as travel guides or history books that discuss this village in some detail. Uploading an image is an issue of copyright. If you personally took the photo you want to upload and are willing to release it under a free license that allows everybody to re-use and modify it for any purpose, including commercial purposes, you can upload it to the Wikimedia Commons via their Upload Wizard. Huon (talk) 23:35, 12 May 2014 (UTC)

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Rahulchetal (talk) 15:00, 11 May 2014 (UTC)

hi i Edited my mistake thanks for informing me

You're welcome. Huon (talk) 23:35, 12 May 2014 (UTC)

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Mohammedyunusa (talk) 21:20, 11 May 2014 (UTC) Thank you. i welcome this correction and i will soon fix it and anytime i do welcome corrections. Thank you.

It seems you have fixed that already. Thanks! Huon (talk) 23:35, 12 May 2014 (UTC)

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LUKSAR (talk) 05:28, 12 May 2014 (UTC) W#e have NEVER Posted ANYTHING that is not legitimately VALID. We are not verry sophisticated with all thos, but assure you all information is correct. THANK YOU SO MUCH. David Barr. V.P. New Hope Records

You may want to take a look at our guideline on conflicts of interest as well as our guideline on reliable sources. Not everything that 's factually correct is appropriate content for a Wikipedia article. Huon (talk) 23:35, 12 May 2014 (UTC)

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Comment/question:I've got no idea where I went wrong. The article looks fine. Please review?

Wiki ian 11:42, 12 May 2014 (UTC)

One obvious issue is that you wrote "(highway}" with a closing curly bracket instead of a parenthesis. I fixed that. The bot also said there was another mismatched bracket, but that's not the one highlighted by the bot; at a glance I didn't find it. Huon (talk) 23:35, 12 May 2014 (UTC)

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Comment/question:Hope i have modified it properly. Whether it is correct now??

Sharanalyaschool (talk) 11:57, 13 May 2014 (UTC)

@Sharanalyaschool: There is no indication that the primary school meets Wikipedia's notability guiddelines. I have reverted the article to a redirect. I have also blocked your account since your username implies it's a shared account, something not permitted on Wikipedia. See also WP:GROUPNAME. We meant that when we blocked the last account of yours. Huon (talk) 20:15, 13 May 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – XinChiJuan

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Hello , English is not my first language so I struggle to notice spelling and grammatical errors. My citations are non existent since I was unclear of where I should post them.

I doubt you could find reliable sources that would omit three emperors and make Emperor Wen of Han the second instead of the fifth Han emperor. There were other issues with your edit; it has been reverted by Dougweller. See WP:Referencing for beginners on how to cite sources. Huon (talk) 20:15, 13 May 2014 (UTC)

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Comment/question: huh? to be honest i'm not very good at editing Wikipedia...i wish it was easier..lol ...how did u notify me if i dont have a account?

66.168.17.2 (talk) 02:40, 14 May 2014 (UTC)

If you don't have an account (or if you have one and aren't logged in) your edits are listed under your IP address. IPs are considered quasi-accounts and come with their own user talk pages - in your case User talk:66.168.17.2 where the bot left its note. Regarding the edit, I see no indication that there ever was a Gundam 0080 manga and have thus reverted your edit - please provide a reliable source. Huon (talk) 20:02, 14 May 2014 (UTC)

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Swmirsky (talk) 16:47, 14 May 2014 (UTC)

I don't understand the message it left me. Also, how can I change my tag name to something more conventional (like my actual name)?

When you tidied up the article, you missed one lone parenthesis. Fixed. Regarding the username, see WP:Changing username/Simple. You should be aware, however, that using your real name may also have some drawbacks. Huon (talk) 20:02, 14 May 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – 140.160.136.120

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Comment/question: Bracketbot detected erronious code mistake. Inserted X-SAMPA symbol '}' - not to be interpreted as markup symbol.

140.160.136.120 (talk) 18:52, 14 May 2014 (UTC)

You're right, this is a false positive. However, BracketBot doesn't really stand much of a chance at avoiding this one - an unpaired bracket without anything it might detect as context. So I don't think we can avoid this problem, and it's likely very rare. Huon (talk) 20:02, 14 May 2014 (UTC)

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Hi, thanks for the message, unfortunately my connections is weak, and sometimes I have problems to keep everything nice and tidy. I will be more careful, from now on.

You're welcome; thank you for fixing the bracket issue. Huon (talk) 18:44, 15 May 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – 108.21.204.252

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Comment/question: Everything is fine and it displays correctly. Visit the page to see it if you need to.

108.21.204.252 (talk) 16:16, 15 May 2014 (UTC)

You had added two opening parentheses, but only one closing parenthesis. I have reworded the sentence. Huon (talk) 18:44, 15 May 2014 (UTC)

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PRIYC004 (talk) 21:28, 15 May 2014 (UTC)

Hi ,

I have created page again with best of my knowledge as i read very first page of this article. Really want if you continue and keep this page.

Thanks,

What you wrote was rather dubious, partly based on outdated research, partly not citing any sources whatsoever. The content and its sources had been challenged on the talk page before. Even the parts that did cite sources didn't seem to actually be based on those sources. Thus I have reverted your edits. Huon (talk) 23:03, 15 May 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – 198.255.175.17

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Comment/question: You said to mention if you misunderstood what I did. You did. Nothing was wrong my brackets, i.e. I entered a citation correctly. Thanks for checking though. 198.255.175.17 (talk) 00:24, 16 May 2014 (UTC)

198.255.175.17 (talk) 00:24, 16 May 2014 (UTC)

You had an unnecessary bracket at the end of the title. Fixed. Huon (talk) 17:56, 16 May 2014 (UTC)

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67.175.111.219 (talk) 04:48, 17 May 2014 (UTC) Hi thanks for helping correct Jabhat al Akrad's page. can u please change the Democratic Union Party to YPG

{{done}} Huon (talk) 12:48, 17 May 2014 (UTC)

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I am not sure what you want me to edit or fix. I will be happy to do so as soon as I am sure. Thanks

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108.44.71.199 (talk) 06:16, 18 May 2014 (UTC)

This was the issue the bot notified you about. Thank you for fixing it. That said, I'm not sure the expansion of the filmography really is an improvement. We have a dedicated Bette Davis filmography sub-article; the section was supposed to list only the more significant movies. Also, the division into "notes" and "references" was deliberate, with the "notes" sectoin holding the footnotes and the "references" section the full citations for the short footnotes such as "Stine (1974), p. 10". I'll revert that last change. Huon (talk) 11:51, 18 May 2014 (UTC)

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I am trying to add a link in order to comply with the reliable source rule, however I am not sure what I am doing wrong.

Suntrax south (talk) 09:31, 18 May 2014 (UTC)

@Suntrax south: You may want to take a look at WP:Referencing for beginners; that page explains how to easily create nicely-formatted footnotes. The problem was that you added the footnote below the {{reflist}} template in the "References" section instead of above; I fixed that. However, I see no indication that poemhunter.com is reliable by Wikipedia's standards; there is no indication that their poet biographies are subject to any editorial oversight or fact-checking. In fact, their William Shakespeare biography is scraped from Wikipedia itself.

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Comment/question: I wanted to edit a page that had a math mistake. I am not familiar with Latext. I removed a "2i" from the denominator from an example that should not have been there. Thanks for your help.

Emo7642 (talk) 03:45, 19 May 2014 (UTC)

Actually that formula was correct. I have reverted your edit and left an explanation on the article's talk page. Huon (talk) 21:39, 19 May 2014 (UTC)

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Ikonmc (talk) 19:05, 19 May 2014 (UTC) Dont Delete it pls

That article has already been deleted because there was no indication that Praize satisfies Wikipedia's standards of notability. Huon (talk) 21:39, 19 May 2014 (UTC)

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Oil4kids (talk) 19:56, 19 May 2014 (UTC) please fix edit of Patrick Newell

@Oil4kids: That edit would require a reliable source that confirms that Patrick Newell is indeed a surviving WWII veteran - you'll note that almost every other person on that list has an article dedicated to them, and the others tend to have multiple references. Huon (talk) 21:39, 19 May 2014 (UTC)

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Comment/question: I DID EDIT THE LINE. THE PERSON WHO ORIGINALLY TYPED THE PAGE, LEFT OUT THAT CRAIG WAS GM OF THE NEW YORK RANGERS, AS WELL AS THE PITTSBURGH PENGUINS RESPECTIVELY. 165.214.12.69 (talk) 16:30, 20 May 2014 (UTC)

You may want to check your shift key; it seems to be stuck. That said, I fixed the bracked mismatch the bot notified you about. Huon (talk) 17:39, 20 May 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – 75.80.2.36

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Comment/question: I am very sorry!!! I had zero intention of editing that page!! I had no idea, somebody could just edit a wiki page, I didn't no those changes would actually stick. I looked everywhere to try and contact someone and let them know what happened, but couldn't figure it out. Please fix the page back if u can, as it am just a lowly wiki reader and have not the slightest idea how to edit, add, contribute etc....I will never touch another wiki page again. Sorry again!!

75.80.2.36 (talk) 08:10, 22 May 2014 (UTC)

Don't worry, Onel5969 already reverted your edit. It's easy to fix mistakes on Wikipedia, so don't let this discourage you. Huon (talk) 21:46, 22 May 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – StevoQ1991

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Comment/question: Thanks for spotting the mistake with the brackets, I have now corrected it by adding a bracket at the opposite end. I did the same with Ian O'Reilly's page. Thanks again! StevoQ1991 (talk) 11:46, 22 May 2014 (BST)

StevoQ1991 (talk) 10:47, 22 May 2014 (UTC)

You're welcome, thank you for fixing it! Huon (talk) 21:46, 22 May 2014 (UTC)

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Valavanurar (talk) 12:57, 22 May 2014 (UTC)

Thanks for your guidance

You're welcome, thank you for fixing the issue! Huon (talk) 21:46, 22 May 2014 (UTC)

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Comment/question: Hello, I'm BracketBot. I have automatically detected that your edit to System of linear equations may have broken the syntax by modifying 1 "()"s. If you have, don't worry: just edit the page again to fix it. If I misunderstood what happened, or if you have any questions, you can leave a message on my operator's talk page.

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HI BRACKET BOT AND OPERATOR. THIS EDIT IS CORRECT, THE POINT IN THE PARENS DEMONSTRATES THE THREE COORDINATES WHEN ALL THREE PLANES INTERSECT, THANKS! GOT THE REQUEST FROM THE MATH PROJECT AS AN ARTICLE WITHOUT ENOUGH CITES SO I AM ADDING CITES THANKS. Pdecalculus (talk) 17:16, 22 May 2014 (UTC) Pdecalculus (talk) 17:16, 22 May 2014 (UTC)

OK YOU SMART BOT HOLD THE PHONE, I SEE THAT YOU'RE NOT OBJECTING TO THE ONE YOU NOTED, THE XYZ POINT, BUT THE PARENTHETICAL REMARK ABOUT IT, GOOD CATCH, FIXED IT.... Pdecalculus (talk) 17:22, 22 May 2014 (UTC)

While the bot at times does have problems pointing to the bracket that's at issue, here it does seem to have highlighted the mismatched parenthesis. Anyway, thank you for fixing it! Huon (talk) 21:46, 22 May 2014 (UTC)

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Steve Hodel (talk) 00:28, 23 May 2014 (UTC) Not sure how to fix my edit on George Hill Hodel page? Tried closing the paren, but still not right? Can you do it for me or instruct? Thks Steve Hodel

@Steve Hodel: Bgwhite fixed the reference issue, but that article is a mess. The only reason I'm not deleting it right now is that your father is dead, and you can't libel the dead. The only references are Wikipedia (which does not consider itself a reliable source) and your writings, which are, to put it mildly, not universally accepted. See WP:SELFCITE and WP:SOAPBOX. Huon (talk) 18:43, 23 May 2014 (UTC)

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Comment/question: Hello BracketBot, i have removed that unpaired bracket as per your notice. I want to ask you that is it ok now ? Ruhilgoyal (talk)RuhilRuhilgoyal (talk) Ruhilgoyal (talk) 06:02, 23 May 2014 (UTC)

Yes, thank you for fixing it! Huon (talk) 18:43, 23 May 2014 (UTC)

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R Atholl Flem (talk) 10:10, 23 May 2014 (UTC) Hello Beacketbot. I'm afraid you've lost me. I am not very computer literate. Could you be a little more specific about your concern please? Are you a machine?

Many thanks for your help, fleminglondon@aol.com

@R Atholl Flem: BracketBot is indeed a machine (or more precisely, a piece of software); that can be seen by the username ending in "Bot", short for "robot". As the name implies, BracketBot is concerned with mismatched brackets and notifies users when it believes there may be a problem. In your particular case, the issue has since been fixed by LukasMatt, who repaired the link you had accidentally broken by removing a square bracket (and a little more).

One unrelated comment: Wikipedia content should be based on reliable published sources. Of course you knew your father very well, but our readers must be able to verify what you wrote. Thus, please take a look at WP:Referencing for beginners and provide sources for your changes. Huon (talk) 18:43, 23 May 2014 (UTC)

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Jestmoon(talk) 20:04, 23 May 2014 (UTC)

Yes, but the bot can't really determine whether a bracket mismatch in a URL is necessary or not. Huon (talk) 01:28, 24 May 2014 (UTC)

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I updated Evan Wecksell's page all day. The changes saved, then they reverted back. What happened? Evanw219 (talk) 00:44, 24 May 2014 (UTC)

You "updated" that article with lots of opinionated, dubious, partly redundant content without any significant reliable sources to back it up. When you began adding Twitter links in violation of WP:ELNO, XLinkBot's spam prevention algorithms were triggered, and the bot reverted your edits. I can't really disagree with the bot's assessment. Huon (talk) 01:28, 24 May 2014 (UTC)

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What is the error in my edit? Please explain.

K.B. Dessai 08:12, 24 May 2014 (UTC)

When you added a reference for the birthdate, you also removed a closing parenthesis, creating a mismatch. That's what the bot notified you about. Fixed. Huon (talk) 01:03, 25 May 2014 (UTC)

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109.156.136.68 (talk) 08:38, 24 May 2014 (UTC) Not sure what I have done wrong..! morrisoncolin@gmail.com

As the bot pointed out on your talk page, you added an opening parenthesis without a corresponding closing parenthesis. That said, I'm not sure your blog would be considered a reliable source by Wikipedia's standards since it's not subject to editorial oversight (see also WP:SELFCITE), and some of the content you added seems rather off-topic. I have removed some of that and also tidied up your references a little; see WP:Referencing for beginners on how to easily create nicely-formatted footnotes. Huon (talk) 01:03, 25 May 2014 (UTC)

ReferenceBot – 70.115.138.163

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Comment/question: My edit that the location of the USAF Academy is not a part of Colorado Spring, CO, but it's own entity on the edge of the city. My birth certificate as well as my passport reflect this fact, each document showing my place of birth as the USAF Academy - not Colorado Springs. 70.115.138.163 (talk) 03:59, 12 May 2014 (UTC)

You should discuss that on the article's talk page. Anyway, what the bot notified you about were the references-within-references; that gave an error message. See WP:Referencing for beginners on how to easily cite reliable sources. Huon (talk) 23:35, 12 May 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – 46.226.186.194

{{User:A930913/BBresolved|yes}} Comment/question: Thank you, bracketbot!

46.226.186.194 (talk) 02:21, 26 May 2014 (UTC)

Thank you Bracket bot!!!! Much appreciated! Kiraroshi1976 (talk) 06:13, 26 May 2014 (UTC)

46.226.186.194 and Kiraroshi1976, you're welcome, thank you for fixing those issues! Huon (talk) 00:03, 27 May 2014 (UTC)

Obnoxious and unhelpful

++++ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.250.61.95 (talk) 22:12, 26 May 2014 (UTC)

What, complaining about the bot instead of fixing the issue it highlighted? Huon (talk) 00:03, 27 May 2014 (UTC)

ReferenceBot – 70.115.138.163

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Comment/question: My edit that the location of the USAF Academy is not a part of Colorado Spring, CO, but it's own entity on the edge of the city. My birth certificate as well as my passport reflect this fact, each document showing my place of birth as the USAF Academy - not Colorado Springs. 70.115.138.163 (talk) 03:59, 12 May 2014 (UTC)

You should discuss that on the article's talk page. Anyway, what the bot notified you about were the references-within-references; that gave an error message. See WP:Referencing for beginners on how to easily cite reliable sources. Huon (talk) 23:35, 12 May 2014 (UTC)

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What error do you mean?'

Kpcbrown (talk) 15:49, 21 May 2014 (UTC)

Since the page the bot notified you about has since been deleted, pinpointing the specific error seems a rather moot point, but A930913 may want to check out the notification itself: It seems BracketBot added no empty line above his comment, but two below, leading to a bunching up of comments. Huon (talk) 17:25, 21 May 2014 (UTC)

Fixed at next run, he says. 930913 {{ping}} 12:41, 27 May 2014 (UTC)

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Limit-theorem (talk) 12:41, 25 May 2014 (UTC)

For a semi-open interval, brackets "(" and "]" do not necessarily have to match. Limit-theorem (talk) 12:41, 25 May 2014 (UTC)

True, but the bot isn't smart enough to realize when it's dealing with semi-open intervals. However, to my understanding it should be smart enough not to be triggered by mismatched brackets within the <math> environment. A930913 may want to take a look at that. Huon (talk) 00:03, 27 May 2014 (UTC)

Turns out that if there were still unmatched brackets on the page, BracketBot would still fire. It should now (on the next run) double check the new diff less the markup for balanced brackets. 930913 {{ping}} 12:41, 27 May 2014 (UTC)

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{{User:A930913/BBresolved|yes}} Comment/question: Thank you, bracketbot!

46.226.186.194 (talk) 02:21, 26 May 2014 (UTC)

Thank you Bracket bot!!!! Much appreciated! Kiraroshi1976 (talk) 06:13, 26 May 2014 (UTC)

46.226.186.194 and Kiraroshi1976, you're welcome, thank you for fixing those issues! Huon (talk) 00:03, 27 May 2014 (UTC)

Obnoxious and unhelpful

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What, complaining about the bot instead of fixing the issue it highlighted? Huon (talk) 00:03, 27 May 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – Stang25

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 Unfortunately in the process of editing some very minor details in this article I have unintentionally moved the personal information from its correct location to the commencement of the article. Not being very proficient with this sort of technical stuff I don't want to further mess things up so I would appreciate it if you would put the info back where it belongs. My apologies for the errors.

 Stang25 Stang25 (talk) 11:55, 27 May 2014 (UTC)

I have reverted your edit because you did not provide any reliable sources that supported your changes. See WP:Referencing for beginners on how to easily cite sources. Huon (talk) 23:17, 27 May 2014 (UTC)

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I am sorry that i am not familiar with the Wikipedia syntax but this is what I wanted to include:

Torre San Colombano, Corsica 20th of May 2014

                        Certificate

To Whom It May Concern

This is to certify that I am the hereditary chief of the Negroni Family in Corsica, a family that traces its ancestry to the 11th century. I am, by inheritance, the owner of the Family title which is Marquis de Negroni.

Furthermore, I certify that in the genealogy of the Negroni family there going back to the 11th century there is no one by the name of Camillo Negroni. This Camillo may be a legend or the invention of someone that has a private agenda to promote this legend. It is impossible to prove that someone did not exist but those who claim the existence of Camillo Negroni should provide at least a birth certificate and not just a book by a bartender.

Finally, I certify that the true inventor of the Negroni Cocktail is my ancestor General Pascal Olivier de Negroni, Count de Negroni. The newspaper article, “Corse Matin, dated the 2nd of February 1980 Sunday Edition mentions this invention. Pascal Olivier invented the drink in Saint Louis de Senegal (a French Colony at the time) as a present to his bride and a digestive aid for himself where he was married and lived from 1855 to 1865. He married in 6 May 1857 in Saint Louise de Senegal to Blanche Elisa Gerard Fontallard (Paris 6 March 1834-Paris 23 April 1879. She was the daughter of Henry Alexandre Gerard Fontallard, a famous painter, and Adelaide Elisabeth Hellant. Later the Negroni drink was adopted by the “Cercle Militaire” (Officers Club), in Paris.

Following is a short biography of General Pascal Olivier, Count de Negroni:

Pascal Olivier de Negroni de Cardi, Comte de Negroni (Born: Castle of San Colombano, Rogliano, Corsica, 4 April 1829-Died: Alencon, Orne, France, 22 October 1913). Pascal married twice. His first marriage was 6 May 1857 in St. Louis de Senegal to Blanche Elisa Gerard Fontallard (Paris 6 March 1834-Paris 23 April 1879). She was the daughter of Henry Alexandre Gerard Fontallard, a famous painter, and Adelaide Elisabeth Hellant. His second marriage was 1 February 1881 in Bayeaux, Calvados, to Marie Emma Duval (Evreux, Eure, 3 August 1841-Senlis, Oise, 27 September 1883). She was the daughter Jules Edouard Duval and Julie Ernestine Peclet. Pascal joined the French Army at 18 years of age and retired as a Brigadier General after a long illustrious career spanning 44 years. He is best remembered in the French Army annals for leading the legendary charge of cuirassiers in the Battle of Reichshoffen during the Franco Prussian War of 1870. His Regiment was totally destroyed but his charge prevented a greater French defeat. As a reward for his valiant actions and exemplary conduct he was personally decorated on 20 August 1870 by the French Emperor, Louis Napoleon, with the Officer's Cross of the Imperial Legion of Honor. On 3 September 1870 he was captured by the Prussians during the Battle of Sedan and spent time as a prisoner of war until his liberation 28 March 1871. On 27 December 1884 he was promoted to Brigadier General and on 4 May 1889 he was named Commander of the Legion of Honor. In 1891 he retired to his Chateau de Rochefeuille, near Mayenne, Mayenne. Pascal Olivier was the inventor of the famous “Negroni Cocktail” (equal parts of Campari, Gin, and Sweet Vermouth, served in a short glass over ice and garnished with an orange slice).

Francois Hubert Marquis de Negroni Torre San Colombano Corsica

-  NEGRONI FAMILY BIBLIOGRAPHY 1. Authier, Michel et Alain Galbrun, Etat de la Noblesse Francaise Subsistance, 1940-1993, pp. 153-160. 2. Baralt, Guillermo A., Yauco, Notas para su Historia, Model Offset Printing, San Juan, 1983, 78 pages. 3. Bergard, Laird W., Coffee and the Growth of Agrarian Capitalism In Nineteenth Century Puerto Rico, Princeton University Press, Princeton, 1983, 242 pages. 4. Bonneton, Cristine, Corse, SNDID, Artigue-Pres-Bordeaux, 1979, 363 pages. 5. Caird, L.H., History of Corsica, T. Fisher Unwin, London, 1899, 179 pages. 6. Caraballo, Jundy (Editor), Yauco y su Historia, Imprenta Fortuño, Ponce, 1987, 50 pages. 7. Casablanca, Marie-Jeanne, L'Emigration Corse a Porto Rico, Editions Le Signet, Quartier Grossetti, 20250 Corte, Imprimerie Pierre-Dominique Sammarcelli , Biguglia, Novembre 1993, 248 pages. 8. Carrington, Dorothy, Granite Island, Penguin Books, London, 1984, 336 pages. 9. Cere, Luigi Arturo, Storia dell'illustra famiglia genovese dei Negrone, Genes, 1927. 10. Cifre de Loubriel, Estela, Catálogo de Extranjeros Residentes en Puerto Rico en el Siglo XIX, Universidad de Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, 1962, 190 pages. 11. Coll y Toste, Cayetano, Boletín Histórico de Puerto Rico, Tipografía Cantero, San Juan, 1914-1927, 14 Volumes. 12. Colonna de Cesari Rocca, Pierre Paul Comte de, Armorial de la Corse, H. Jove, Paris, 1892, 78 pages (Reimpression by Editions Laffite, Marseille, 1987). 13. Corse, Guide De Tourisme Michelin, 1980, 198 pages. 14. Cruz Monclova, Lidio, Historia de Puerto Rico, Editorial de la Universidad de Puerto Rico, San Juan, 1952-1964, 6 Volumes. 15. Cruz Monclova, Lidio, Historia del Año de 1887, Editorial de la Universidad de Puerto Rico, San Juan, 1958, 385 pages. 16. Enciclopedia Italiana, 1949 Edition. 17. Flori, Abbe Jean, Rogliano: Brins d'Historie Locale, Imp. des Orphelins d'Auteil, Paris, 1951, 57 pages. 18. Fumaroli, D., Rogliano, Imp. Cordier, Bastia, 1925, 15 pages. 19. Gai, Dom Jean-Baptiste, La Tragique Histoire de Corses, SPERAR, Paris, 1967, 349 pages. 20. Gant, Roland, Corsica Blue Guide, A&C Black, London, 1987, 168 pages. 21. Girolami-Cortona, F., Histoire de la Corse, Librairie Marseillaise, Marseille, 1971, 572 pages. 22. Leoni, Ghjiseppu, Corsica, Presenza Corsa, Marseille, 1978, 74 pages. 23. Lluch Mora, Francisco, Origines y Fundación de Guayanilla, Florentia, Boston, 1977, 11 pages. 24. Lluch Mora, Francisco y Semidei Vázquez, José A., Noticias sobre los Orígenes y Fundación de Yauco, Imprenta Fortuño, Ponce, 1988, 106 pages. 25. Lluch Negroni, Francisco R. (Editor), Album Histórico de Yauco, Editorial Guerri, Valencia, 1960, 386 pages. 26. Luque de Sánchez, María Dolores, La Presencia Corsa en Puerto Rico durante el Siglo XIX, Alianza Francesa, San Juan, 1982, 56 pages. 27. Martini, Marien, Caracters Particuliers du Cap Corse, Conference Prononcee au Lycee de Bastia, 28 Fevrier 1959, 24 pages. 28. Martini, Marien, "La Seigneurie de San Colombano", Notre Village Corse, No.6, 1957, pp. 58-65; Ibid, Michelin Corse, Brodart et Taupoin, Paris, 1976, 162 pages. 29. Negroni, Francois Marquis de, de Negroni de San Colombano Family Archives. 30. Negroni, Roch Pascal Marie Cyr Marquis de, Histoire de l'Ancienne Seigneurie de San Colombano ou Capo Corso et de Capraia, Imp. Lavalloise, Laval (Mayenne), 1896, 311 pages. 31. Negroni, Santiago Jr. (Editor), Historia Ilustrada de Yauco, Yauco Printing Company, Yauco, 1925, 278 pages. 32. Orticoni, Jean Christophe, Nouvel Armorial Corse-Livre d'Or de la Noblesse, Editions Jean Laffitte, Marseille, 1992. 33. Ottavi, Antoine, Corse, Les Guides Seuil, Paris, 1970, 86 pages. 34. Pazzis, Henry de Seguins Pazzis d'Aubignam Marquis de, Genealogie de la Famille Negrone et ses Alliances, 1980, 315 page manuscript prepared as one of the requirements to become a Knight of Malta. 35. Pedreira, Antonio S., El Año Terrible del 87, Biblioteca de Autores Puertorriqueños, San Juan, 1945, 102 pages. 36. Pérez Almeyda, Ladislao, Dos Momentos de la Tenencia de Propiedades en Yauco 1810-1830 y 1830-1860 (Tesis de Maestria), Centro de Estudios Avanzados de Puerto Rico y el Caribe, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Junio 1992, 180 pages. 37. Piccioni, Camille, Histoire du Cap Corse, A. Picard, Paris, 1923, 224 pages. 38. Pomponi, Francis, Histoire de la Corse, Hachette, Paris, 1979, 448 pages. 39. Pomponi, Francis, La Participation des Corses a la Batailla de Lepante, Cahiers Corsica 22-23, Bastia, 1972, 28 pages. 40. Saint Simon, Fernand, Le Dictionnaire de la Noblesse Francaise, pp.759-751. 41. Saladini, Lucien, Les Origines de Cristophe Colomb, Cahiers Corsica 103, Bastia, 1983, 16 pages; Ibid, Cahiers Corsica 123-124 Bastia, 1988, 20 pages. 42. Saladini, Lucien, Rogliano, Les Castello de San Colombano, FAGEC Acta de la Table Ronde de Biguglia, Cahiers Corsica, Bastia, 1984, pp. 62-65. 43. Schmid, Marcus X., Córcega, Sua Edizione, Bilbao, 1992, 230 pages. 44. Sievens Irizarry, Otto, Guayanilla: Notas para su Historia, Model Offset Printing, San Juan, 1983, 102 pages. 45. Spreti, Encyclopedia Storico Nobiliare Italiana, Tomo IV, Appendice II. 46. Tardy, Alerius, Visite Touristique du Cap Corse, Toga, Bastia, 1976, 120 pages; Ibid, 1978, 92 pages. 47. Tardsy, Alerius, Fascinant Cap Corse, Bastia-Toga, 1994, 65 pages. 48. Weil, Alethea, The Battle of Lepanto, The Navy of Venice, Dutton, New York, 1910, pp. 262-277.

Books by Hector Andres Negroni

1. Negroni, Hector Andres, Editor Class 63-A Yearbook Published by the 3500th Pilot Training Wing, Reese AFB TX, 1963, 54 pages

2. LC Control Number: See University of Puerto Rico Special Collection Brief Description: Negroni, Hector Andres, 1938- Vida y Obra de Francisco Rojas Tolllinchi, Tesis de Maestria Thesis (M.A.) Universidad de Puerto Rico, 1966 Recinto de Rio Piedras, Departamento de Estudios Hispanicos 200 pages Call Number: PR 861 R741zn, UPR RRP Lazaro Colección Puertorriqueña

3. LC Control Number: 2003475271 Type of Material: Book (Print, Microform, Electronic, etc.) Brief Description: Negroni, Hector Andres, 1938- Historia de Yauco Yauco, Puerto Rico : Hector Andres Negroni, 2002.

321 pages

CALL NUMBER: F1981.Y3 N44 2002, Copy 1 Request in: Jefferson or Adams Bldg General or Area Studies Reading Rms

4. LC Control Number: 94133336 Type of Material: Book (Print, Microform, Electronic, etc.) Brief Description: Negroni, Hector Andres, 1938- Historia militar de Puerto Rico

[Spain] : Sociedad Estatal Quinto Centenario, [1992]

536 pages. ISBN: 8478441387 CALL NUMBER: F1971 .N44 1992,Copy 1 Request in: Jefferson or Adams Bldg General or Area Studies Reading Rms

5. LC Control Number: 98119631 Type of Material: Book (Print, Microform, Electronic, etc.) Brief Description: Negroni, Hector Andres, 1938- The Negroni family : genealogical, demographic, and nobiliary study from its 11th century origins to its 20th century branches in Italy, France, and Puerto Rico Madison, AL : H.A. Negroni, [1998] 149 pages : ill., maps ; 28 cm. CALL NUMBER: CS71.N386 1998, Copy 1 Request in: Jefferson or Adams Bldg General or Area Studies Reading Rms

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7. The Negroni Family Original Copyright: 1985 Published 1998, 149 pages Madison, Alabama Open Library: OL416335M LC Control Number: 98119631 LC Call Number: CS71.N386 1998

8. Historia de Yauco Original Copyright: 2002 Published: 2002, 321 pages Vienna, Virginia Open Library ID: OL3763406M LC Control Number: 2003475271 LC Call Number: F1981.Y3N44 2002

9. Editor, USAFA Class of 1961 45th Reunion Yearbook, New York, 2006, RJ Communications (Ron Pramschufer), 426 pages

10. La Genealogia de Puerto Rico, Historical Summary of the Negroni Family, http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~prwgw/negroni_01.htm

Books by Francois Marquis de Negroni

1. Lettre a Pascal Paoli, Materia Scritta, 5, rue des Zephyrs, Bastia Corse, 2005

2. La France Noble, Editions du Seuil, 1974

3. Petie Anthologies du racisme pro-Corse, France, 2004

4. L'Etude de la vie Sociale, Universite de Madagascar, 1970

5. Les Colonies de Vacances, Editions Hallier, 1977

6. La Savoir -Vivre Intellectual, Olivier Orban, 1985

7. Le Comte de Mirobert se porte comme un Charme, Olivier Orban, 1987

8. Afrique Fantasmes, Plon, 1992

9. Le Suicidologe, Le Castor Astral, 1997

10. Old is Beautiful , Materia Scritta, 2010

11. Avec Clouscard, Delga, 2013

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Hanegroni (talk) 14:00, 27 May 2014 (UTC)

In short, personal certifications such as yours above are not considered reliable sources, and I expect many of the bibliography entries above will be utterly irrelevant to the topic at hand. For example, I can't imagine that a 1910 book on Renaissance military history will discuss drinks. Huon (talk) 23:17, 27 May 2014 (UTC)

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Ruby Andrews 15:50, 27 May 2014 (UTC)

@Ruby Andrews: Nobody on Wikipedia owns a page, not even the subject. While you're welcome to point out incorrect information that should be removed, additions will require reliable sources. You may also want to take a look at our guideline on conflicts of interest. Huon (talk) 23:17, 27 May 2014 (UTC)

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See above. Huon (talk) 23:17, 27 May 2014 (UTC)

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pesto (talk) 23:09, 27 May 2014 (UTC) please Edit Hugh Quarshie Birthday You Quote 22/1/1954 it should be 25/05/1954

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Do you have a reliable source that supports your version? The given references support the December birthdate. Huon (talk) 23:17, 27 May 2014 (UTC)

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You did it right, thank you! Huon (talk) 21:04, 28 May 2014 (UTC)

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194.73.44.129 (talk) 15:13, 28 May 2014 (UTC)

I have removed those "sources" that didn't mention Hanrahan and thus stood no chance of verifying what they were cited for, plus some Wikipedia articles given as references - that would be circular. You should check WP:Identifying reliable sources on the kinds of sources we're looking for (many of those I didn't remove are not independent, for example, and should be gotten rid of), and Help:Referencing for beginners on how to easily cite them. Huon (talk) 21:04, 28 May 2014 (UTC)

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Dave (talk) 04:30, 29 May 2014 (UTC) Hi, I didn't understand what needed o be changed with my last edit. Is there an extraneous bracket or a missing one?

Also, I have found an omission, but the section is too complex for me to edit. It deals with the section on Morse Code. It has to do with the prosigns.

The omission is for the 'End of work" prosign, which should show "SK" as the prosign for "End of Work". As an aside, the prosign, "SK" is also used to indicate a "Silent Key", which is a deceased Amateur operator, i.e., at his or her "End of Work". These are shown in the publication, "QST" under the Silent Key column.

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It was a missing bracket that by now has been repaired by Ccontinisio. I'm not sure I understand the prosign issue; it's already mentioned in the Morse code article. However, wouldn't "SK" require a longer break after the three dots to indicate the end of a letter? The prosign doesn't seem to have that longer break, for all I can tell. My suggestion would be to raise the issue at the talk page; editors there likely are much more knowledgeable about that topic than me. Huon (talk) 21:21, 30 May 2014 (UTC)

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True, but I don't think the bot has much of a chance here. Luckily Urdu brackets are not so common on the English Wikipedia that this will cause many false positives. Huon (talk) 21:21, 30 May 2014 (UTC)

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About the Andre Johnson page, I just noticed that someone added false information bit I didn't mean to change the page. I was just trying to fix it, sorry about that.

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Don't worry about that; thank you for pointing out the problem. I reverted back to the last version before the addition of incorrect information. Huon (talk) 21:21, 30 May 2014 (UTC)

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You should use the preview to check that your edits do what you intend them to do. In this particular case you removed quite a few links. Huon (talk) 21:21, 30 May 2014 (UTC)

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24.90.118.14 (talk) 21:09, 31 May 2014 (UTC) sorry I wasn't positive how to do it and my friend re edited my work after I finished

I think we've got it cleaned up now, but you may want to re-check the links. I repaired quite a few that pointed to the wrong targets, but I didn't check them all. Huon (talk) 13:14, 1 June 2014 (UTC)

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Thank you for fixing it! Huon (talk) 21:03, 1 June 2014 (UTC)

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88.220.96.208 (talk) 17:00, 1 June 2014 (UTC)

Not quite. Now it's fixed. A template such as {{Singles}} must begin and end with double curly brackets. Huon (talk) 21:03, 1 June 2014 (UTC)

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Francquie22 (talk) 18:38, 1 June 2014 (UTC) i dont know how to fix it. thats the problem im having. can you??

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Recently i received a message from Bracketbot, but i was not able find and fix the mistake i made. So, how do i find it? Abhinav0908 (talk) 19:38, 1 June 2014 (UTC)

@Abhinav0908: When you check the Diff BracketBot linked for you, [ here], you'll note that you had copied only part of the reference's title, including an opening parenthesis without a corresponding closing parenthesis. That's what summoned the bot. Things were a little more complicated because there already were mismatched brackets on the page before you began editing; the bot highlights all mismatches it sees, not just the one you caused. I've fixed those as well. Huon (talk) 21:03, 1 June 2014 (UTC)

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Zaborav (talk) 00:17, 3 June 2014 (UTC)

@Zaborav: You did forget a closing parenthesis, but much more importantly, you added arguably promotional content without a reliable source. For that latter reason I reverted your edits. See WP:Referencing for beginners on how to cite your sources. You may also be interested in the Teahouse, a help desk that focuses on helping new editors. Also, while BracketBot is a bot, this is the bot operator's talk page. Huon (talk) 00:14, 4 June 2014 (UTC)

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Mectechmotorsport (talk) 09:31, 3 June 2014 (UTC) trying to get an info box on Bradley smith page How ??

Ascii002 has fixed the infobox, but the article despreately needs reliable sources to clearly establish the subject's notability. Huon (talk) 00:14, 4 June 2014 (UTC)

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Dhammapower (talk) 13:41, 3 June 2014 (UTC) Please let me know how to insert footnotes

@Dhammapower: See WP:Referencing for beginners on how to easily cite references. You already have added footnotes, but their content seems rather irrelevant to the article's topic, and they are longer than the article itself - footnotes are meant primarily to cite the reliable sources the article's content is based on, not for barely-related side issues. Huon (talk) 00:14, 4 June 2014 (UTC)

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This could be resolved by turning "modifying" into "adding" or "removing", as the case may be, but it gets complicated when different types of brackets are involved in the same edit, possibly adding some types and removing others. I'm not sure investing in the necessary grammar improvements is worth the effort. Huon (talk) 15:53, 4 June 2014 (UTC)

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Unsure exactly what I did incorrectly, but I've tried to rectify it. If it's still wrong, please kindly correct the error. Thank you. --Mrodowicz (talk) 14:42, 4 June 2014 (UTC) Comment/question:

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We have specific templates for party colors. I've added the relevant one. Huon (talk) 15:53, 4 June 2014 (UTC)

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That would depend on what's more likely: Mismatched brackets within a file name, or typos that cause an incorrect mismatch within a file name. I'm not sure this is common enough a problem to require a modification of the bot. Huon (talk) 17:34, 5 June 2014 (UTC)

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Victorianistjaf (talk) 07:39, 5 June 2014 (UTC)Thanks. Fixed now (I think). (I'm better at history than coding...) Cheers.

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Cannot find any broken references on the page. At least my hover-over doesn't reveal any. Perhaps I broke it but already fixed it??

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The reference was rescued by AnomieBOT. Huon (talk) 17:34, 5 June 2014 (UTC)

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JoeParrisj (talk) 16:10, 5 June 2014 (UTC) Could not find the line you cited to repair:

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Gaudencez (talk) 20:22, 5 June 2014 (UTC)

@Gaudencez: Whether or not that's a biography of your sister, it definitely was unduly promotional and did not cite any reliable sources at all. Thus I have deleted it. You may want to take a look at our guideline on conflicts of interest; writing about relatives is not a good idea because it's difficult to maintain a neutral point of view while doing so. Huon (talk) 22:20, 5 June 2014 (UTC)

@BrachetBot what do you need me to do to be able to create a page/ biography withough you guys deleting it. i have created the same page 4 times and you guys delete the page each time i create it. you do you need me to do? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gaudencez (talk • contribs) 22:34, 5 June 2014 (UTC)

To be considered notable enough for an encyclopedia article, a person must have been subject to significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject, such as articles about her written by newspapers or reputable magazines. The content of a Wikipedia article should be a summary of what such sources have reported. Huon (talk) 23:41, 5 June 2014 (UTC)

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117.193.192.216 (talk) 13:58, 6 June 2014 (UTC) Comment/Question:I never edited any page.Is it because of the fact that,my ISP does not allocate static IP address? I got a similar warning a week ago.But i never edit anything.Does your algorithm only check for IP addresses?

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I have reverted that edit since it broke multiple links, and the changes in spelling seemed mostly due to a different transliteration, not due to outright spelling mistakes. Huon (talk) 01:01, 7 June 2014 (UTC)

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Not all of them did. Fixed. Huon (talk) 14:51, 8 June 2014 (UTC)

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There was some issue with a Plot Area? I don't understand your message. Please advise.

When BracketBot notifies people about mismatched brackets, it lists all mismatched brackets, not just those caused by the edit that summoned the bot. The mismatched ">" in the "PlotArea" line is a false positive since it's commented out anyway; it can be ignored. Huon (talk) 14:51, 8 June 2014 (UTC)

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DorkDoctor (talk) 03:28, 9 June 2014 (UTC) Re: Léon Dufourmentel Please edit the reference link. Thanks

Links to other Wikipedia articles are not references, but you fixed the link yourself. Huon (talk) 23:55, 9 June 2014 (UTC)

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Then probably someone else was assigned that IP address two weeks ago by your internet service provider. That's nothing to be worried about. Huon (talk) 23:55, 9 June 2014 (UTC)

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Comment/question: Hello BracketBot, I am not getting why that page couldn't contain the link form womensclothesonline as that's an example of Vintage Womens Clothing Store and got it through Google search results. Please suggest me the reason as I am a new editor so that I may not do such mistakes again. Thanks

Jrindianbill (talk) 08:16, 9 June 2014 (UTC)

@Jrindianbill: BracketBot is an automated program that only notifies users about possibly mismatched brackets. That said, the link is inappropriate because it's an external link to a commercial website - that will be considered spam since you're effectively adding "Buy stuff here!" links, something Wikipedia is not the place for. Huon (talk) 23:55, 9 June 2014 (UTC)

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Americascupfreak (talk) 08:51, 9 June 2014 (UTC) First of all, I am a new correspondent. I have noticed this page, I think first found around 2003, in my studies of different yacht rating rules, trying to become a yacht-designer. I am perplexed that it is not more complete, despite others being more knowledgeable about these. And despite updates to other links as the J-Class, the M-Class, The N-Class, the R-class and the S-class on wikipedia

The list of references is to have links in the text as I go along in my evenings (European Time)

Questions:

How do I make footnotes.

How do I make an new section or paragraph.

Now I have discovered "Talk", of which the the last entry seems to be the proper one for Big boats designed around 1929 and later. Why were these removed from the main page? May I select copy-paste some of these back? with proper references, where available.

Why do you not approach the editors of "Wooden Boat" magazine for editing,they are the most knowledgeable persons on the Universal Rule extant and have had several articles in the 2002 to 2010 period on several yachts and designers to the Universal Rule. The only other person I know of, is the owner/designer of M-Boats, who wants to promote his designs of M-Class boats and he is not talking, or sharing his knowledge.

Should I copy the page, work on it till it is complete to my satisfaction or to my abilities, then upload it?

Thank you in advance Americascupfreak

@Americascupfreak: I assume this is about the Universal Rule article? That's actually far beyond the scope of this page, which is supposed to deal with problems with ReferenceBot, the bot that notified your (?) IP address about the problems with this edit, problems that have since been fixed by Auric. I'll answer your questions on your talk page. Huon (talk) 23:55, 9 June 2014 (UTC)

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Nealchristopher (talk) 13:24, 9 June 2014 (UTC)

Hi, I'm in the process of editing the Wikipedia entry heading = "Peter Kellman." I'm doing this in consultation with the subject, Peter Kellman himself. All edits including source and reference list are accurate. This is not a false or malicious edit attempt. I want to add two images to the entry and I am trying to work out how to upload images so that I can do that. I am a librarian currently employed at an academic library. Nealchristopher (talk) 13:24, 9 June 2014 (UTC)

@Nealchristopher: I can only emphasize what DarkFalls said on your talk page: Edits should be based on reliable published sources, and except for uncontroversial details such as a birthdate such sources should be independent of the subject. For biographies of living persons we should use inline citations to clarify which source supports which part of the article's content. See WP:Referencing for beginners on how to easily create nicely-formatted footnotes. Huon (talk) 23:55, 9 June 2014 (UTC)

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139.216.144.110 (talk) 13:35, 9 June 2014 (UTC)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Arrow_Films_releases This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (April 2014) i would like to know what citations i need for this page and also what brackets have i done wrong in editing?

In short, these parentheses were mismatched (now fixed). Regarding citations, we prefer reliable sources that are independent of the subjects. I'm not sure there are any sources that will discuss the topic of this list, "films released by Arrow Films", in any detail; I don't think the topic is notable enough for a stand-alone list. If those were films produced by one company, sure, but being re-released years or even decades later? This looks like a sales catalogue, and its only saving grace is the lack of a "Buy here!" link. Huon (talk) 23:55, 9 June 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – Joanna Webteam

'Page:Society of Chemical Industry'

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Comment/question: I want to change the display title to SCI

Joanna Webteam (talk) 13:51, 9 June 2014 (UTC)

Why not use the full title? The only independent source in that article, the Guardian, uses the full title before introducing the abbreviation as a shorthand. I see no reason to deviate from that. You should also take a look at Wikipedia's username policy, particularly the part on names implying shared use. I'd say "Webteam" could imply that this is a team account, something that's not permitted on Wikipedia. Huon (talk) 23:55, 9 June 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – Valleyofrosesbulgaria

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Comment/question: THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP

Valleyofrosesbulgaria (talk) 13:58, 9 June 2014 (UTC)

You're welcome, thank you for fixing the issue. Huon (talk) 23:55, 9 June 2014 (UTC)

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CHARGEHAND (talk) 14:57, 9 June 2014 (UTC) Having trouble trying to clarify the copyright status of the photograph of Sumiko Tan on the page of the same name. Have tried to confirm that I own the copyright and am happy for the photograph to be used as "copyright free".

@CHARGEHAND: The file page is the proper place for the license tag. I have added it there and removed it from the article. Huon (talk) 23:55, 9 June 2014 (UTC)

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Hello - responding to request for a citation, and, some other important citations added........ KW Mitchell

KW Mitchell (talk) 20:40, 9 June 2014 (UTC)

Thanks for that. However, in the process you removed a closing parenthesis but left the corresponding opening parenthesis in place. I have [5] that. Huon (talk) 23:55, 9 June 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – Sjakkalle

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Comment/question: BracketBot gave me a notice about this edit as possibly breaking the table. However, the edit actually fixed a broken table.

Sjakkalle (Check!) 04:31, 10 June 2014 (UTC)

You fixed the table, but you also broke the reference you fixed in the subsequent edit. Not a false positive, but by now resolved. Thank you for fixing it! Huon (talk) 21:51, 10 June 2014 (UTC)

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I was wondering why you was concidering deleting the page I have edited, I have included ref's for the page to source the page.:

Wiki89london (talk) 05:24, 10 June 2014 (UTC)

The deletion discussion, including the nominator's rationale, is here. While the provided rationale is rather short, I agree with it: There is no indication that the subject is notable enough for a Wikipedia article. You have provided references, but they are not reliable nor independent. Huon (talk) 21:51, 10 June 2014 (UTC)

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Is it OK now? Looks good to me NationalReset (talk) 16:59, 10 June 2014 (UTC)

Yes, thank you for fixing it! Huon (talk) 21:51, 10 June 2014 (UTC)

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