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BracketBot – 207.144.31.117

Page: My Babysitter's a Vampire.

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Comment/question: i did not edit the page. 207.144.31.117 (talk) 14:15, 13 December 2013 (UTC)

Maybe you didn't, but someone using the same IP address did. Huon (talk) 00:14, 14 December 2013 (UTC)

BracketBot – 209.152.101.134

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209.152.101.134 (talk) 20:39, 13 December 2013 (UTC) No worries. Every time when I want to add any picture to Commodore 64's album cover, it seems that the page information seems to be gone. And if I do delete it: it only shows the information in HTML format, what should I do?

I have fixed the bracket issues and tidied up the references. I'm not sure what image you mean, but you'd have to request the cover to be uploaded to Wikipedia at WP:Files for upload before you can display it in the album article. Huon (talk) 00:14, 14 December 2013 (UTC)

BracketBot – 210.186.203.174

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210.186.203.174 (talk) 05:11, 14 December 2013 (UTC) tq for monitoring my update. im still updating the misleading information found out thoughout the section and link. you can contact me via sirap_bandung.

You're welcome, thanks for fixing it and improving the article. Huon (talk) 11:31, 14 December 2013 (UTC)

BracketBot – Mdrusydimdramli

Malacca City:

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Mdrusydimdramli (talk) 14:58, 14 December 2013 (UTC) Dear BracketBot. Thank you for your correction. I really appreciate it. If there are any correction, please, let me know.

The bot itself doesn't correct errors, it only notifies humans. The missing bracket has been added. Thank you for improving the article. Huon (talk) 15:27, 14 December 2013 (UTC)

BracketBot – Wuerzele

Page: McCune-Albright Syndrome

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| Caption = Café-au-lait skin pigmentation.<br/>'''A)''' A typical lesion on the face, chest, and arm of a 5-year-old girl with McCune-Albright syndrome
lesions to both respect the midline and follow the developmental [[lines of Blaschko]].<br/>'''B)''' Typical lesions that are often found on the nape of the neck and crease of the buttocks are
, precocious puberty in women with premature [[thelarche]] (breast growth), premature [[menarche]] (beginning of menstrual function, increased speed of growth and growth hormone excess can ensue.

Comment/question: I didnt mess with any brackets in the caption of a photo but got a bot message. whoever inserted the pic used a) and b) which bracket bot doesnt like. I can change it to 1. and 2. Wuerzele (talk) 18:46, 14 December 2013 (UTC)

The bot isn't smart enough to tell which mismatched bracket you caused; thus it lists all mismatched brackets - then you can take a look and either determine that some are false positives such as the A) and B) or fix the other issues as well while you're at it.

A diff is the page that shows the differences made by a single edit (or multiple consecutive edits), such as this. Huon (talk) 16:00, 15 December 2013 (UTC)

BracketBot – 121.217.216.218

cortina

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what did I do wrongand can you help me I need to write a whole new page

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121.217.216.218 (talk) 09:01, 15 December 2013 (UTC)

You have not provided enough information for us to help you. This IP address isn't the one that was notified by the bot, and whatever page the bot notified you about, I'm pretty sure it's not cortina, which hasn't been edited for months. If you need help, please provide more context, such as links to the notification and/or the page you were notified about. Huon (talk) 16:00, 15 December 2013 (UTC)

BracketBot – Dralwik

I'm just leaving a message of thanks for running BracketBot. With the [ and { characters on the same key, having a link be [{something]] is happened more than once to me, and BracketBot is a significant help in catching those errors. Dralwi k|^{Have a Chat} 17:15, 15 December 2013 (UTC)

You're welcome; thank you for fixing these typos! Huon (talk) 19:27, 15 December 2013 (UTC)

BracketBot – 68.14.80.44

Page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SCUM_Manifesto#SCUM_as_acronym Diff:

Comment/question: I just tried to make the page more factually accurate. The miss-use of brackets must have been a typo on my part. As best as i can tell, you already changed/fixed it. Thanks, JCC 68.14.80.44 (talk) 04:07, 16 December 2013 (UTC)

Yes, Nick Levinson reworded the lead and fixed the bracket. Huon (talk) 23:13, 16 December 2013 (UTC)

BracketBot – 203.87.201.210

Page: THRILL DRIVE

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Comment/question: Ok thanks! I'd added the link external of those broken parts. Hope you like my new and fully loaded article! :) :)

203.87.201.210 (talk) 10:28, 16 December 2013 (UTC)

Unfortunately your article does not cite any reliable sources and does not establish that the game is notable enough for an article in the first place. Thus I proposed it for deletion. Huon (talk) 23:13, 16 December 2013 (UTC)

BracketBot – ALLNP

Page: Davidovich Bagels

Diff: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davidovich_Bagels Comment/question: I attempted to make the correction you pointed out. Was I successful?--ALLNP 17:24, 16 December 2013 (UTC)

ALLNP 17:24, 16 December 2013 (UTC)

Yes, thank you! Huon (talk) 23:13, 16 December 2013 (UTC)

BracketBot – Metlifebee

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I'm am almost ready to submit my first stub for the category Interpolation:Manuscript. Can you test my template and see if my references are critical?

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--Metlifebee (talk) 17:27, 16 December 2013 (UTC)

Your changes to that page have been reverted as unhelpful, and I have to agree with that assessment. The article is about old manuscripts and copying inaccuracies, not about theology or the space program. Huon (talk) 23:13, 16 December 2013 (UTC)

BracketBot – Llouest

Page: Japanese Literature Fumiko Hayashi

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Comment/question: Thanks for alerting me on the brackets on Fumiko Hayashi in the list of writers in Japanese Literature, which I corrected.

On the other hand, I received this notification form a "bot", which I do not understand: "Hi. Thank you for your recent edits. Wikipedia appreciates your help. We noticed though that when you edited Japanese literature, you added a link pointing to the disambiguation page Fumiko Hayashi (check to confirm | fix with Dab solver). Such links are almost always unintended, since a disambiguation page is merely a list of "Did you mean..." article titles" Llouest (talk) 17:55, 16 December 2013 (UTC) Llouest

A disambiguation page is one which links to multiple articles on topics of the same name - here, people named Fumiko Hayashi. Usually you'd want to link to the article on the specific person, not the disambiguation page - here, Fumiko Hayashi (author). I have fixed that. Huon (talk) 23:13, 16 December 2013 (UTC)

BracketBot – Freebird83

Ciao! are you an master user? can you help me? Belle Air and Belle Air Europe ARE 2 airline, but someone wrote that they WAS. Thant's not true. They have just suspended temporally their flight. On both web site you can confirm what I say. Pls answere to me.

Ciao!

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Freebird83 (talk) 18:29, 16 December 2013 (UTC)

The bot is an automated program that notifies editors about mismatched brackets. It cannot help you in any other way. Also, that someone cited a reliable source confirming that the airline ceased operations. Removing reliably sourced content is not acceptable, edit-warring for that purpose even less so. Huon (talk) 23:13, 16 December 2013 (UTC)

BracketBot – Objectiveanalyzer

Wallace Berman: The red lettering is something that should come out, what to do. I John Reed, Verifax Copy machine Diff:

How to get rid of red lettering,reference is made:

Those links are red because the target articles don't exist, at least not by that name. Huon (talk) 23:13, 16 December 2013 (UTC)

BracketBot – Ben J Guilloux

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Hello, I apologize for not editing according to the rules... I am new to Wikipedia and cannot find my ways so far... I happen to be searching infos on this person, an ancestor of mine, since a long time! I found many inaccurate facts and statements with regards to the chevalier de Reggio! So, despite my intrusive procedure, I find unfair to read that my statement was thought as unconstructive! I suggest you compare what I wrote with what appears so far on this topic and you will find huge discrepencies in facts! Please, do not be offended ! Kind regards, B J Guilloux, France. Comment/question:

Ben J Guilloux (talk) 20:20, 16 December 2013 (UTC)bjguillouxBen J Guilloux (talk) 20:20, 16 December 2013 (UTC) Ben J Guilloux (talk) 20:20, 16 December 2013 (UTC)

You would need to cite reliable sources for your changes so our readers can verify that they're correct. Your own original research is not appropriate for Wikipedia. The place to propose changes to an article is not the article itself but its talk page; adding such discussions to the article itself indeed is not helpful. Huon (talk) 23:13, 16 December 2013 (UTC)

BracketBot – Surleen babra

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Surleen babra (talk) 08:37, 17 December 2013 (UTC) i want to add my picture on selfie

That's not a good idea as it smacks of self-promotion. Also, you haven't uploaded the photo in the first place. Huon (talk) 21:40, 17 December 2013 (UTC)

BracketBot – Osamanaseem

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Osamanaseem (talk) 13:38, 17 December 2013 (UTC) Hi, I did that intentionally. That is a complete meaningful sentence and i put link at few starting words instead of puting link on a specific keyword. Purpose behind is to share knowledgeable page which add value. Thanks

Firstly, I don't think linking some random words a good idea. Secondly, that link does not satisfy Wikipedia's guideline on external links; see WP:ELNO. Thirdly, in the edit the bot notified you about you removed a closing parenthesis; I don't think that was intentional too. Huon (talk) 21:40, 17 December 2013 (UTC)

BracketBot – 71.145.237.187

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71.145.237.187 (talk) 17:08, 17 December 2013 (UTC) Please clean up as you deem appropriate

My major point is that Jules, like his little brother, and my great grandfather, Leopold, was born in the United States!

Thank you!

Stephen K. Bache

Do you have a reliable source for that fact so our readers can verify it? Huon (talk) 21:40, 17 December 2013 (UTC)

I found a sorce myself. Thank you for correcting the article, but sources are required; unsourced changes may easily be challenged. Huon (talk) 22:18, 17 December 2013 (UTC)

BracketBot – RSmithCA

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RSmithCA (talk) 23:02, 17 December 2013 (UTC) I'm not completely sure of what I am doing. I really need some advice. I am trying to help a friend, who wrote the article, and have more information to add.

Is there anyone who can offer a little guidance? Thanks, Chris Gilge 312-714-5691

For your additions you should cite reliable sources such as peer-reviewed scholarly papers, and you should use footnotes to clarify which of your sources supports which of the article's claims. See WP:Referencing for beginners on how to easily cite your sources. Unpublished personal experiences, even those of a licensed IBP practicioner, would be considered original research, something Wikipedia does not accept. Huon (talk) 21:15, 18 December 2013 (UTC)

BracketBot – Bengomori

Howie B (musician)

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Thanks for flagging - looks like someone fixed it?:'

Bengomori (talk) 10:17, 18 December 2013 (UTC)

Yes, DjScrawl did. Huon (talk) 21:15, 18 December 2013 (UTC)

BracketBot – Ray Oaks

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Ray Oaks (talk) 15:27, 18 December 2013 (UTC) I am a little confused about the suggestions regarding [] and (). Can you offer any advice?

You added some unpaired closing parentheses and brackets, apparently by mistake. I removed them. On an unrelated note, you should cite sources for your changes. "It is likely that Burns and Scott were both referring to ..." - says who? Is that just your personal opinion? Huon (talk) 21:15, 18 December 2013 (UTC)

BracketBot – Orlivia

Page: Clinical Nurse Leader

Diff: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinical_nurse_leader Comment/question: I think I fixed it but am not sure

Orlivia (talk) 23:49, 18 December 2013 (UTC)

You and Jsfouche fixed the reference. Huon (talk) 23:58, 19 December 2013 (UTC)

ReferenceBot – Benhen1997

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

Page: Charles Payne (journalist)

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Comment/question: There is a {{Reflist}} in the page, but the page errs and reports that {{Reflist}} is missing.

Ben^Yes? 00:31, 19 December 2013 (UTC)

There were mismatched <ref> tags; everything afterwards was interpreted as one big footnote and not displayed properly, including the {{reflist}} template itself. Huon (talk) 23:58, 19 December 2013 (UTC)

ReferenceBot – Muboshgu

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

Page: Sean Gilmartin and Jameis Winston

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Comment/question: I don't see any problems with these edits that led to the templating. I used reflinks, and it seemed to do it well.

– Muboshgu (talk) 00:36, 19 December 2013 (UTC)

On the Gilmartin page you had an unnamed parameter "By Coley Harvey, Orlando Sentinel" which wasn't displayed properly; I used the "first=" and "last=" parameters for the author instead. The Winston page had the same issue; Jonesey95 fixed it. Huon (talk) 23:58, 19 December 2013 (UTC)

BracketBot – Acad Ronin

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I think BracketBot is great. It catches my many typos, typos I would generally have great difficulty finding otherwise. Many thanks. No response required.Acad Ronin (talk) 02:54, 19 December 2013 (UTC)

You're welcome, happy editing! Huon (talk) 23:58, 19 December 2013 (UTC)

BracketBot – SBaker43

Hugh Seton-Watson:

my edit:

Comment/FYI: BracketBot analysis was:

List of unpaired brackets remaining on the page:

}}George '''Hugh Nicholas Seton-Watson''' ([[London]], [[England]], 15 February 1916–[[Washington, DC]

The brackets were the ending brackets for the infobox immediately followed by the beginning text.
I have added a line break after the closing brackets. I don't think syntax was ever broken; maybe a little bent. :-)
I did move the bold text back to correctly include the complete name. Thanks for making me take a second look at that section.
If I missed something, let me know.
I appreciate your bot's work.

SBaker43 (talk) 07:49, 19 December 2013 (UTC)

There was a mismatched curly bracket at the "death_date=" parameter; fixed. Huon (talk) 23:58, 19 December 2013 (UTC)

BracketBot - 41.13.208.35

Unclosed parentheses

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The part of the page on which the error appear is not my work, nor am I qualified to comment on or alter that particular section. All I have done on this page is the SADF section. You will see that it has been substantially edited and the noted errors removed. Thanks.

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41.13.208.35 (talk) 09:34, 19 December 2013 (UTC)

If you refer to the message back from October, someone else may have been assigned your IP address at that time. The addition of the mismatched bracket was by your IP address, though. Huon (talk) 23:58, 19 December 2013 (UTC)

BracketBot – Notoddenbluesfestival

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Notoddenbluesfestival (talk) 19:21, 19 December 2013 (UTC) I am new to this and I do not understand what to change.

Your edits have been reverted because you removed lots of reliable sources and instead added unsourced, promotional content. That's not appropriate. Huon (talk) 23:58, 19 December 2013 (UTC)

BracketBot – K0k3ts07044

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K0k3ts07044 (talk) 21:28, 19 December 2013 (UTC) I have fixed the error. Can you add the origin of the tswana people and the area they lived and their relation to the Sotho-Tswana peoples. thank u.

That would require reliable sources such as peer-reviewed papers in ethnology journals, or history books. Huon (talk) 23:58, 19 December 2013 (UTC)

BracketBot – 63.142.92.160

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63.142.92.160 (talk) 22:59, 19 December 2013 (UTC) It said to do that.

Only if it made a mistake or you had questions. Neither seems to be the case. Huon (talk) 23:58, 19 December 2013 (UTC)

BracketBot – Kanguole

Page: Celtic languages

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Comment/question: The bot complained about this edit (and similar ones) changing "→" to ">", apparently because it treats "<" and ">" as brackets. However these symbols are commonly used individually in historical linguistics to denote sound change, a situation in which there would be no pairing. Kanguole 17:09, 20 December 2013 (UTC)

I would expect that such linguistics articles are rare, especially when compared with, say, HTML comments or <ref> tags where a mismatch of <> could easily break half an article. If you commonly deal with topics where > is not used as part of such tags, you may want to opt out of BracketBot notifications; either via edit summary on a per-edit basis or completely. Huon (talk) 18:23, 22 December 2013 (UTC)

BracketBot – Jreferee

Page: Alaska Law Review

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Comment/question: I appreciate the effort by BracketBot. However, BracketBot flagged an unmatched ( in a URL, but the URL worked fine. Also, you may want to change the thread headings posted by BracketBot on user talk pages since a heading such as "December 2013"[4] is usually reserved for users causing or potentially causing trouble. Perhaps something like "Message from your friendly BracketBot" might work better. -- Jreferee (talk) 20:14, 20 December 2013 (UTC)

Also, I just received a second identical message from BracketBot.[5] Please code BracketBot to deliver only one message. Thanks. -- Jreferee (talk) 16:56, 21 December 2013 (UTC)

@Jreferee: The bot cannot tell whether URLs should have matched brackets or not; I don't think it even bothers with determining whether a bracket is part of an URL (which in my experience would be rare anyway). The thread headings were chosen deliberately; the idea is that when part of the trouble users cause is mismatched brackets, vandal-fighters will see the bot notifications and fix those issues. Also, it's a compromise between having one thread per issue and having a single thread for all notifications. Finally, you didn't receive identical messages; they were about different articles. Huon (talk) 18:23, 22 December 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for letting me know. -- Jreferee (talk) 03:44, 23 December 2013 (UTC)

BracketBot – Qmmckenna

Page: Pulse drip irrigation

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Comment/question: The paper "Drip Feed Pulse Irrigation" was subsequently reviewed and broadly edited by Wikipdia editor Tikudo whicj then he submitted under the new title "Pulse Drip Irrigation". I believe it to be a big improvement over the previous version and follows more closely the encyclopedic form of writing. I only made a few subsequent minor changes over Tikudo's version by also mentioning that this form of irrigation works with both drip and sprinkler devices, and then added one thumbnail photo illustrating it being used with tripod sprinklers. Qmmckenna (talk) 21:19, 20 December 2013 (UTC)

@Qmmckenna: BracketBot contacted you because one of your minor changes to Pulse drip irrigation added extra "]]". This has now been fixed. Thanks! GoingBatty (talk) 05:21, 21 December 2013 (UTC)

BracketBot – Pliming

Page: 34 Circe

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Comment/question: The article, and info box looks good... And link works. What's the problem. I am kinda new, here.. Pliming (talk) 09:41, 21 December 2013 (UTC)

@Pliming: If you look at the last notification BracketBot left on your talk page, click "show" in the pink box to see that the JPL references were each missing the "]". However, the bigger issue is that you defined the JPL reference one way in the infobox and another way in the References section, and the version in the References section is what is actually displayed. I've fixed the article for you with this edit. Happy editing! GoingBatty (talk) 15:16, 21 December 2013 (UTC)

BracketBot – Roderickboris

Page: Robin Askwith

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This help request has been answered. If you need more help, you can ask another question on your talk page, contact the responding user(s) directly on their user talk page, or consider visiting the Teahouse.

I'm sorry. I'm a bit of a dummy when it comes to anything technical. I had a stroke and can't yet work things out in my head. What I was trying to do was tidy up the Robin Askwith Filmography and TV lists by putting them in a box form with more information to make it more accurate and interesting for others. I copied the style from another page and just changed the information about that person to make it relevant to Robin, but the boxes overhang the edge where I have added a note and I don't know how to fix it. If I have done anything else wrong, I really don't know what it is, or how to fix any of it. I appreciate you contacting me and for any simple advice you can give me to rectify the problem(s). Thank you.

Roderickboris (talk) 09:45, 21 December 2013 (UTC)

@Roderickboris: It appears you figured out that the issue was the {{Plainlist}} templates were missing the ending "}}", and that you have fixed the issue. Happy editing! GoingBatty (talk) 15:20, 21 December 2013 (UTC)

BracketBot – Pliming

Page: 34 Circe

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Comment/question: Mmm, fixed?? The page looks better, anyway..

Pliming (talk) 09:49, 21 December 2013 (UTC)

Fixed - see section with the same name above. GoingBatty (talk) 15:21, 21 December 2013 (UTC)

Ok, I understand, now. I made a series of edits on that page. Was updating Info Box. Must have missed that.. Thank you...

BracketBot – Emekadavid

Page:xenon monochloride

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Comment/question:under construction page. still editing. have to put the construction markup. syntax will be fixed on logout.

Emekadavid (talk) 10:19, 21 December 2013 (UTC)

@Emekadavid: I added the missing ")" for you. Happy editing! GoingBatty (talk) 15:24, 21 December 2013 (UTC)

BracketBot – Markhurd

Page: Mathematical joke

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Comment/question: I copied this reference from TIFF#Byte order. I think you should err on the side of caution for extra ')'s and/or bracket issues within references.

Mark Hurd (talk) 13:43, 21 December 2013 (UTC)

"Erring on the side of caution" means notifying users in cases of doubt, I'd say. The bot already does so; then a human can determine whether it's a typo or a false positive. Huon (talk) 18:23, 22 December 2013 (UTC)

Fair enough. The wording of the talkpage comment I received says "If [BracketBot] misunderstood what happened ... leave a message", so I did :-) Mark Hurd (talk) 14:14, 23 December 2013 (UTC)

BracketBot – Alexispatrice

Cheerios

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Thanks for catching my error. I added the end bracket.

Alexispatrice (talk) 16:19, 21 December 2013 (UTC)

@Alexispatrice: I made some additional fixes to the reference. Happy editing! GoingBatty (talk) 17:07, 21 December 2013 (UTC)

BracketBot – MrNiceGuy1113

Page: Anandeshwaram Mahadeva Temple

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I was kind of surprised to find no such impaired bracket you've pointed out(pls. refer to the above article/or maybe I'm too dumb to locate it), please enlighten me. Many thanks, though. You've been a great help. Regards

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MrNiceGuy1113 (talk) 16:23, 21 December 2013 (UTC)

@MrNiceGuy1113: The article was already fixed with this edit. Happy editing! GoingBatty (talk) 17:02, 21 December 2013 (UTC)

ReferenceBot – Hasteur

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

Page: Draft:Jerusalem (documentary film)

Diff: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?diff=587031970

Comment/question: I assert that RefBot is incorrect as I undid a change where an editor tried to go from a citation template (that was created by reflinks) to a simple refrence. Are you saing that that RefLinks puts in bad references?

Hasteur (talk) 01:13, 22 December 2013 (UTC)

@Hasteur: - Reflinks frequently makes incorrect suggestions. Per the introduction at the top of the Reflinks window, "the tool has to be checked over manually to make sure that the references are filled in correctly by the tool. You may have to remove some extra information from the template and add extra details if the tool is not able to find it for you." For example, if you try running Reflinks on Draft:Jerusalem (documentary film) now, it will try to add |author=Post Store (but not the date) for the Washington Post article. GoingBatty (talk) 01:21, 22 December 2013 (UTC)

@Hasteur: Specifically, when you used Reflinks, one of the references ended up with the following in the citation template:

"author=&nbsp;&nbsp;|&nbsp; |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/17/jerusalem-movie-national-geographic_n_3936483.html"

. Note the   in between two vertical bars. That text, or any other text without an "=" in between two vertical bars, creates an "unnamed parameter" error. ReferenceBot was correct. – Jonesey95 (talk) 15:50, 22 December 2013 (UTC)

BracketBot – Anita agrawal

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Hi, I am Anita Agrawal. I made a edit in Rajesh Khanna's page. Actually, there was a problem in that page. Somebody did made some changes and forget to put that "}" in the end of the table. I found that mistake but as I have not experienced much about Wikipedia's editing, I did a mistake too and then I used my brain and fixed it. So, don't get me wrong.

Thank You.

Anita agrawal (talk) 14:27, 22 December 2013 (UTC)

There were two bracket errors in that list that in the bot's view cancelled each other out; when you fixed one, the bot saw the other mismatched bracket and notified you about it. I removed the other mismatched bracket. Huon (talk) 18:23, 22 December 2013 (UTC)

BracketBot – Ldaniel77

Page: John Paul II International Airport Kraków–Balice

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Ldaniel77 (talk) 21:27, 22 December 2013 (UTC)

Hi, am Dan. I dont know what i made wrong. I just added Split as a new eurolot destination from Krakau. Can u help me pls? Thank u...

@Ldaniel77: The bot's message on your talk page shows that, after your edit, the article included [[Dubrovnik Airport|Dubrovnik] - note the missing "]". I've fixed the article for you. Happy editing! GoingBatty (talk) 23:55, 22 December 2013 (UTC)

BracketBot – Peterl

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Comment/question: Yes, you were right! Well done, BracketBot.

peterl (talk) 21:59, 22 December 2013 (UTC)

BracketBot – 122.160.1.148

Page:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Vizzmedia

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Comment/question:Can you please confirm the correct syntax so that our edit is accepted.

122.160.1.148 (talk) 05:15, 23 December 2013 (UTC)

I have deleted the article because it was blatant spam. Every single paragraph sang the company's praise, with hard facts few and far between and third-party confirmation completely absent. Wikipedia is not the place to promote your clients. Huon (talk) 17:41, 23 December 2013 (UTC)

BracketBot – 50.167.81.122

Page: John

Diff: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:50.167.81.122&redirect=no

Comment/question: Bot got it wrong, I fixed it so that there weren't floating parentheses

50.167.81.122 (talk) 11:51, 23 December 2013 (UTC)

The bot got it right; I fixed the mismatched brackets. Huon (talk) 17:41, 23 December 2013 (UTC)

BracketBot – Pottershand

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Comment/question: I don't know what I did wrong but I keep getting an error and now I can figure out how to revert back to the original before I made any revisions. I thought it would be simpler to alter the dates which are wrong but the "age" field screwed me up. Now I need help. Sorry.....

Pottershand (talk) 12:02, 23 December 2013 (UTC)

I have reverted your changes since they were contradicted by the given sorces. IMDb and Memory Alpha may be of dubious reliability, but Soap Opera Digest & Weekly should be considered reliable. All three agree with the old version of the article. If those dates are wrong, you'd need a reliable source to back up your claim - "trust me" unfortunately won't suffice. Huon (talk) 17:41, 23 December 2013 (UTC)

BracketBot – 97.117.201.107

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Comment/question: Everything find. Your edit was good. Archaeo Oliver 97.117.201.107 (talk) 20:51, 23 December 2013 (UTC)

Some context would have been nice. What page did the bot notify you about? Huon (talk) 12:05, 24 December 2013 (UTC)

BracketBot – 122.160.1.148

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

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Comment/question:Hi, we have noticed the page has been deleted due to a problem in the guidelines (G11). Would you please confirm how we can rectify the same?

122.160.1.148 (talk) 05:43, 24 December 2013 (UTC)

As I said above, the article was blatant spam. Every single paragraph sang the company's praise, with hard facts few and far between and third-party confirmation completely absent. Wikipedia is not the place to promote your clients. Huon (talk) 12:05, 24 December 2013 (UTC)

BracketBot – 219.88.172.244

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219.88.172.244 (talk) 01:07, 9 December 2013 (UTC) I don't no how to fix the page (Wellington International Airport)

Fixed. An unsourced edit broke a reference and left unpaired curly brackets. – Jonesey95 (talk) 01:39, 9 December 2013 (UTC)

I hope this is in reference to the xenon monochloride page. Thanks. Been on my mind to come search for it. How happy I was to find it fine this evening. Greetings to you all. I noticed the 2 column created. so happy. now i can concentrate on the arduous task ahead. Emekadavid (talk) 19:31, 27 December 2013 (UTC)

@Emekadavid: - Your request was archived after it was fixed - see User talk:A930913/BracketBotArchives/_7#BracketBot – Emekadavid. GoingBatty (talk) 20:13, 27 December 2013 (UTC)

BracketBot – Dudley Ravensworth

National Cannabis Industry Association Page:

I'm new to this, don't understand your slang "the diff" Diff:

Please explain your comment about the brackets [[]]. This is my third edit and I'm not hip to the lingo yet -- but ready to learn. Comment/question:

Dudley Ravensworth (talk) 21:51, 10 December 2013 (UTC)

A "diff" shows the "difference" between two revisions of a page; for example, this is the diff the bot notified you about. See Help:Diff for more on that topic. Regarding the bracket issue, you had opening square brackets for your external links, but not the corresponding closing brackets. For example, the code [http://google.com/ Google] will produce: Google. I fixed that and also removed some press releases (which are not reliable secondary sources since they're not subject to editorial oversight and usually written by an involved party) and some other sources that only mentioned the Association in passing and didn't confirm what they were cited for. Huon (talk) 22:52, 10 December 2013 (UTC)

BracketBot – White whirlwind

Page: Classic of Poetry

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Comment/question: BracketBot erroneously messaged me when I removed an extraneous parenthesis from a template in the lead. Please stop it from doing that, it's annoying. White Whirlwind 咨 02:22, 16 December 2013 (UTC)

White Whirlwind 咨 02:22, 16 December 2013 (UTC)

@White whirlwind: The bot was correct (I have bolded the bracket you removed, and italicized the one it closed)

Extended content
The Classic of Poetry (Chinese: 詩經; pinyin: Shījīng) (translated variously as the Book of Songs, Book of Odes, or simply known as the Odes or Poetry (Chinese: 詩; pinyin: Shī)) is the most ancient existing anthology of Chinese poetry.

Thanks --Mdann52talk to me! 11:10, 16 December 2013 (UTC)

BracketBot – Arguseyed2200

Page: Walter Benjamin

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Arguseyed2200 (talk) 10:22, 28 December 2013 (UTC)

Hallo, BracketBot.

Thanks for your interest and your helpful advices. And a happy New Year! (talk) 11:23, 28 Dezember 2013 (UTC)

BracketBot - 66.81.254.137

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66.81.254.137 (talk) 08:08, 29 December 2013 (UTC)

I think you've got the wrong guy. I had nothing to do with that edit.

Then maybe it was someone else using the same IP address. The message at the bottom of your talk page states "Some IP addresses change periodically, and may be shared by several users. If you are an IP user, you may create an account or log in to avoid future confusion with other IP users." Happy editing! GoingBatty (talk) 16:19, 29 December 2013 (UTC)

BracketBot – Jed

Page: Hugh Andrew Johnstone Munro of Novar

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Comment/question: The bracket is part of the file name and not of the syntax. --jed (talk) 21:52, 1 January 2014 (UTC)

The bot doesn't check what a mismatched bracket is a part of; that would be rather difficult to do. The Google Art Project's file names are a known issue; I'd say there is a syntax error, but it's the Art Project's, not ours. There's little to be done about that. Huon (talk) 01:27, 2 January 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – LeoStarDragon1

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LeoStarDragon1 (talk) 23:18, 1 January 2014 (UTC)

Hi! I got your message! I don't know how the bracket errors happened. I was just trying to correct a spacing error. That's all. LeoStarDragon1 (talk) 23:18, 1 January 2014 (UTC)

Don't worry; it has since been fixed by Ghopeless0. Thanks for fixing the spacing error, and happy editing! Huon (talk) 01:27, 2 January 2014 (UTC)

ReferenceBot – 213.246.88.158

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

Page: Law enforcement in Bolivia

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Comment/question: Not sure whether this is a mistake I've missed or a false positive.

213.246.88.158 (talk) 00:55, 2 January 2014 (UTC)

It's not a false positive; you accidentally removed the "url="; thus the source's URL was no longer handled correctly. I fixed that; thank you for copyediting the article. Huon (talk) 01:27, 2 January 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – Sarang10

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Sarang10 (talk) 05:15, 2 January 2014 (UTC) sorry, i dont know how to fix it!

Your edit was reverted by K6ka because you didn't cite any reliable sources. Unfortunately Wikipedia cannot accept your personal experiences. Huon (talk) 18:11, 2 January 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – Neonorange

Page: Hosea Williams

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Comment/question: The '(' in question is part of a file name, not a formal syntax error, just a user error with no consequences, AFAIKnoweth; correct image showeth.

Neonorange (talk) 19:41, 2 January 2014 (UTC)

The bot has no way of determining whether a file name is supposed to have mismatched brackets or not. In this case the file name indeed has mismatched brackets, so it's a false positive. It could be properly resolved by renaming the file so the brackets match, but that's far too much effort for a trivial issue. Huon (talk) 22:00, 2 January 2014 (UTC)

My thinking exactly! Copyedit twice, push commit button once. And thanks for the note in reply - have a good year! - Neonorange (talk) 22:44, 2 January 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – 68.68.140.97

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68.68.140.97 (talk) 00:45, 3 January 2014 (UTC)

You removed curly brackets at the end of a citation template; that indeed broke the syntax. Widr fixed the citation template. Huon (talk) 14:16, 3 January 2014 (UTC)

ReferenceBot – Gryllida

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

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Comment/question: This is false positive, user didn't really break things, he/she simply forgot to use {{tl}}. It seems the bot should be able to detect such things and fix them instead of generic warnings on user talk where he'd get even more confused.

Gryllida (talk) 00:59, 3 January 2014 (UTC)

Discussed via IRC; arguably not a false positive, but a comment about the {{tl}} template in cases where no parameters for a citation template were given might help. Huon (talk) 14:16, 3 January 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – Tarasyani Thanks!

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Tarasyani (talk) 10:13, 3 January 2014 (UTC) Hallo BracketBot, Thank you for your attention and help! I saw that point and I deleted... Greatings, Tarasyani--Tarasyani (talk) 10:13, 3 January 2014 (UTC)

You're welcome, thank you for fixing it! Huon (talk) 14:16, 3 January 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – 212.124.236.1

Page: List Comprehension

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I think my edit is fine

It is; this is a false positive. BracketBot keeps an eye on <> symbols because they're used in HTML tags where a mismatch could break thinks rather badly, but it gets confused if they're used to mean "less than" or "greater than" and don't appear in matching pairs. Huon (talk) 14:16, 3 January 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – 5.67.253.37

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5.67.253.37 (talk) 21:31, 3 January 2014 (UTC) Hi, could You write me e-mail:

slava.efremov.70@mail.ru

If that's about the BracketBot notification, I don't think an email is necessary, and we usually prefer to keep discussions on the wiki. You can ask your questions here, or you can ask at your talk page and add {{help}} (including the curly brackets). Huon (talk) 23:36, 3 January 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – Fultsfults

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Fultsfults (talk) 15:48, 4 January 2014 (UTC)

i was putting in my own profile for "me" Tony Fulton

am I doing it wrong?

Writing an autobiography on Wikipedia is strongly discouraged due to the inherent conflict of interest. That said, the article you wrote about yourself didn't have any relevant content, no third-party sources, no indication of notability, and the disambiguating qualifier lacked a parenthesis. For the first few of those reasons I have deleted the article. Huon (talk) 16:36, 4 January 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – Andytdickinson

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pichet_Ong

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I am trying to write, edit this page and link to the Sugar Dome page. I am not experienced in this at all so please forgive me if there are errors.

Andytdickinson (talk) 17:37, 5 January 2014 (UTC)

@Andytdickinson: No worries - everyone makes mistakes. I've removed the extra bracket for you. Happy editing! GoingBatty (talk) 18:03, 5 January 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – TypoBoy

Page: Michael Foot Diff: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?diff=586444201

Comment/question: It's true I checked in a change that added only two right curly braces. But I was fixing the markup, not breaking it. The version before mine is a hot mess, with all the infobox markup displayed as user-readable text. The version I checked in has a restored working infobox.

I explained in my check-in comment that I was fixing the infobox markup. I guess I don't expect a bot to read and understand check-in comments. But it might be able to look at a series of edits and determine which one (or which ones) broke the markup.

Anyhoo, wasn't me. TypoBoy (talk) 02:05, 18 December 2013 (UTC)

The unpaired brackets were entirely within an HTML comment, as far as I can tell. Bracketbot should probably ignore text inside HTML comments. – Jonesey95 (talk) 05:59, 18 December 2013 (UTC)

BracketBot – GKFX

Page:Tab key

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Comment/question: Not a biggy, on mobile view clicking the link that allows you to edit the error takes you out of mobile mode. User:GKFX^talk 20:14, 29 December 2013 (UTC)

I don't think that's fixable. Such links are external links like any others; they don't change based on current view mode. For example, the link to the diff will also take you out of mobile mode. I expect the bot could check the edit for a "mobile edit" tag and use the links accordingly, but I doubt that's beneficial enough to be worth the effort. Mobile edit windows don't seem to allow preloaded content anyway. Huon (talk) 01:31, 31 December 2013 (UTC)

ReferenceBot – BrainyBabe

User:A930913

Page:Margaret MacMillan

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Comment/question:I might be wrong, but it looks to me as if the mainstream news source that I cited fits within the template.

BrainyBabe (talk) 12:21, 31 December 2013 (UTC)

The edit created a URL error. URL values in citations need to start with http:// or something similar. Starting a URL with www... does not work. The link is not clickable, and a red error message is displayed. Scroll down to the references to see the error, then add "http://" to see the difference. – Jonesey95 (talk) 14:24, 31 December 2013 (UTC)

If the fix is only to add "http://", would it be possible for the ReferenceBot fix the article, and then display a note on the user's talk page that the reference has been fixed? BattyBot just fixed this reference (and three dozen others). GoingBatty (talk) 18:55, 31 December 2013 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Original Barnstar
	thank you so much here's a gift for your watchfulness....... Marshini Ganesh (talk) 16:08, 1 January 2014 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Original Barnstar
	thank you so much here's a gift for your watchfulness....... Marshini Ganesh (talk) 16:08, 1 January 2014 (UTC)

Work Please!

A fraudery has been committed! My esteem says you'll only grow from self criticism.

--Joseph L. Russell, Jr. 09:55, 2 January 2014 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Metlifebee (talk • contribs)

I have no idea what you are talking about. Please provide more context. Huon (talk) 18:11, 2 January 2014 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Citation Barnstar
	Happy New Year to you too! And thank you very much for getting my idea ReferenceBot started. What a wonderful help its been to so many editors, not just me! `Frze` ^{> talk} 10:52, 2 January 2014 (UTC)

Thanks from me as well. ReferenceBot is a helpful addition to WP. – Jonesey95 (talk) 16:30, 2 January 2014 (UTC)

Thanks!

Thanks for noting the missing bracket in the article C. G. Somiah :ನಿತಿನ್ (talk) 18:12, 3 January 2014 (UTC)

You're welcome, thank you for iproving the article! Huon (talk) 23:36, 3 January 2014 (UTC)

Thank You

Thank you for the correction and help. I might need help in refining this article.

Blessinvarkey (talk) 21:20, 4 January 2014 (UTC) {{User:ClueBot III/ArchiveNow}}

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]]][[][! — C M B J 09:49, 5 January 2014 (UTC)

Thanks, and happy editing! Huon (talk) 21:44, 5 January 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – Nechlison

State-Transition Equation:

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I have done it, now do check it please

Nechlison (talk) 16:46, 5 January 2014 (UTC)

You have fixed the mismatched brackets; thanks! Huon (talk) 21:44, 5 January 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – Xandrika

You detected that my edit to Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) may have broken the syntax by modifying 1 "{}"s.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federation_of_Nepalese_Chambers_of_Commerce_and_Industry_(FNCCI)

Problem is solved. Edited site is showing nicely!

Xandrika (talk) 09:25, 6 January 2014 (UTC)

Thanks! Huon (talk) 23:39, 6 January 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – Football365er

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Football365er (talk) 09:43, 6 January 2014 (UTC)

Please tell me what I need to do the sort the problem out please.

Bgwhite fixed the brackets with this edit. Nothing else needs to be done. Huon (talk) 23:39, 6 January 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – 173.32.6.72

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173.32.6.72 (talk) 19:20, 6 January 2014 (UTC) Dwight golden never won the silver slugger award or the triple crown thank you

Tell that to, say, baseball-reference.com. Huon (talk) 23:39, 6 January 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – Histrydude

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Comment/question: What 1977 date edit is the one in question?

Histrydude (talk) 22:49, 6 January 2014 (UTC)

As the bot said on your talk page, this is the edit in question. I have fixed the brackets. Huon (talk) 23:39, 6 January 2014 (UTC)

ReferenceBot – Prokaryotes

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

Page: Polar vortex

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Comment/question: Not sure what should be supposed wrong.

Prokaryotes (talk) 00:30, 7 January 2014 (UTC)

THanks for fixing the Ref, though the bot informed me about a DOI error when the error was a wrong Ref template (year instead of date). Prokaryotes (talk) 01:13, 7 January 2014 (UTC)

The page was in the hidden category of Category:Pages with DOI errors, but it isn't any more. That may be some bizarre effect of the doi= parameter; I see nothing wrong with it. It's definitely not a bot error, though. Huon (talk) 01:19, 7 January 2014 (UTC)

For what it's worth, I fixed a DOI error in that article with this edit. – Jonesey95 (talk) 06:19, 7 January 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – Da cameron

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

Diff:https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=While_loop&diff=589599876&oldid=585862763

Comment/question: I suspect your bot is getting tripped up by this line: <cfset factorial *= counter-->

It might be interpretting the --> as a closing HTML comment, but it is a "--" followed by a ">".

The syntax is legit, and the input parser has escaped it OK.

Or am I not seeing something else in that diff that might be causing a problem?

The diff report is slightly misreporting my change, making it look like I possibly added an initial closing </source> and omitting one at the end. That's just the diff tool getting confused, as far as I can tell.

Lemme know if you need more help, or want me to change anything?

-- Adam

Da cameron (talk) 14:10, 7 January 2014 (UTC)

@Da cameron: I believe it was an extra "}", which I have now removed. Thanks! GoingBatty (talk) 18:20, 7 January 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – Expatliving

Page: Expatriate

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Comment/question: I have edited the page again, and hopefully corrected the error. The link was to an IRS page concerning the FBAR

Expatliving (talk) 19:16, 7 January 2014 (UTC)

@Expatliving: BracketBot contacted you because reference #20 was not formatted properly. I've fixed the references for you. Happy editing! GoingBatty (talk) 21:15, 7 January 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – JCJC777

Page: Psychodynamic psychotherapy

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Edit looks ok I think?:

JCJC777 (talk) 12:03, 8 January 2014 (UTC)

@JCJC777: The issue was in reference #5, which I have fixed for you. Happy editing! GoingBatty (talk) 00:36, 9 January 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – Luke Griffin23

Page: Forbes' list of the most valuable football clubs

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Luke Griffin23 (talk) 15:29, 8 January 2014 (UTC) you wass wrong

@Luke Griffin23: The bot correctly identified a missing "}" in your edit, which was fixed in this edit. Happy editing! GoingBatty (talk) 00:39, 9 January 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – 98selitb

Page: Dominici Affair

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Hi BracketBot - thanks for letting me know. I'll edit it now; it was just a simple error of me forgetting to put a close-bracket at the end. Cheers, 98selitb

98selitb (talk) 17:39, 8 January 2014 (UTC)

@98selitb: Thanks for fixing the article. Happy editing! GoingBatty (talk) 00:41, 9 January 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – Mick gold

Page: What'd I Say

Diff: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=What%27d_I_Say&diff=589803445&oldid=585355967

Comment/question: The point of my edit was to remove a general link to Rolling Stone magazine, and leave intact the (archived) link to the RS comment on Ray Charles song, What'd I Say

Mick gold (talk) 18:55, 8 January 2014 (UTC)

@Mick gold: Thanks for fixing the article - happy editing! GoingBatty (talk) 00:45, 9 January 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – Fearless5forever6

Page: Deathwatch beetle, Edgar Allen Poe

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Comment/question: Dear Brackenbot, Pardon my mistakes, as I am new to editing. I may have also mistyped something in the Edgar Allan Poe page, but I do not understand what went wrong on the Deathwatch beetle page. Please notify me how to fix this for future reference. If you have not already, please fix this for me, as I am scared of the accompaning picture on the page. Also, pardon any offense I may give, are you a real person? The way you have demonstrated your type has struck me as computerized. Thanks for notifing me. Fearless5forever6

Fearless5forever6 (talk) 22:31, 8 January 2014 (UTC)

@Fearless5forever6: I have fixed Deathwatch beetle in this edit. It appears that you have not edited the Edgar Allen Poe article, and your edit to "The Tell-Tale Heart" looks fine. I'm a real person, but User:BracketBot is a bot. Happy editing! GoingBatty (talk) 00:53, 9 January 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – 193.23.120.250

Page:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Listerine#cite_note-13

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Comment/question: Hi, thanks for getting in touch, sorry! It's my first real contribution to Wikipedia. I had a quick read through the guide and have updated the error. I hope it's ok!!

Thanks again for taking your time to review.

Richard

193.23.120.250 (talk) 16:01, 9 January 2014 (UTC)

I have reverted that addition to the Listerine article. There were no independent sources and no indication that these particular products are especially notable. Also, you removed all brackets from the citation template; thus it didn't work at all. You may want to have a look at Template:Cite web for examples of use. Huon (talk) 23:13, 9 January 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – Ambiguous5

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Ambiguous5 (talk) 20:34, 9 January 2014 (UTC) Hi Bracket Bot the syntax error that occurred is actually an art form of literary poetry that is in-bedded into the poetry. reference

==References==

Goode, C. (2013). Ambiguous Desires (1 ed., Vol., pp. 1-95). Indianapolis, Illinois: Author House Publishing.

That may be true, but firstly, that's a primary source, not a good indication of significance, and secondly, I really doubt people looking for a rather generic term like "poetry" (and more so for the "poetry" disambiguation page) will be interested primarily in this particular poet and his work. Huon (talk) 23:13, 9 January 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – Richtang

Page: Sea Scout

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Comment/question: Hello BracketBot, I understand you deleted my section on 2418 Sea Scout Troop that I created yesterday. Possible to create a session or page for 2418 Sea Scout Troop? Our old boys like to record our history here on Wikipedia. Thanks, Richard Tang, rtang@c3call.com Richtang (talk) 05:31, 11 January 2014 (UTC)

@Richtang: Please note that your talk page has one message from BracketBot about broken syntax, and a separate message from another user who reverted your edit. BracketBot does not edit articles. GoingBatty (talk) 15:49, 11 January 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – Hansi667

Page: Iraklis Thessaloniki F.C. & Michalis Pavlis

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Comment/question: BracketBot gave two false alarms for unpaired brackets in the above mentioned articles. They were both for references with the cite web template. The bot failed to recognize the closing brackets of the template, as it perceived that the template syntax did not continue after a dash in the url. Hansi667 (talk) 11:07, 11 January 2014 (UTC)

@Hansi667: The note BracketBot left on your talk page was accurate, as your edits were missing the "}}" before the </ref> tags. However, BracketBot only included part of the broken citation on your talk page. Your edit to Michalis Pavlis was fixed in this edit by Bgwhite. I fixed your edit to Iraklis Thessaloniki F.C. in this edit. Happy editing! GoingBatty (talk) 15:59, 11 January 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – 41.132.46.161 Ex Players : please add Leon Wilks South African 1965-1968

Page: Hellenic F.C.

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41.132.46.161 (talk) 11:25, 11 January 2014 (UTC)

I have reverted your edit which broke the brackets on this article. I suggest you make your request at Talk:Hellenic F.C., where people more familiar with this subject could offer assistance. Good luck! GoingBatty (talk) 16:02, 11 January 2014 (UTC)

SORRY

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103.240.235.143 (talk) 16:01, 11 January 2014 (UTC)

Your edit has been reverted. Please do not remove reliably sourced content. Huon (talk) 19:32, 11 January 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – Stonnman

David Cassidy

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Tried to fix problem mentioned on my talk page

Stonnman (talk) 00:06, 12 January 2014 (UTC)

@Stonnman: Thanks for fixing your edit. I added some citation templates and the other missing ")". Happy editing! GoingBatty (talk) 03:33, 12 January 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – 94.205.117.81

Page: Chinese water torture

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94.205.117.81 (talk) 13:01, 12 January 2014 (UTC)The bracket i took out, was actually a lone bracket without an initial one, therefore i either assumed (correctly or not) that sthe second one is has been accidentally insertred.

The initial parenthesis is shown on BracketBot's message on your talk page. I've reverted your edit so now there are now opening and closing parentheses. GoingBatty (talk) 15:24, 12 January 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – Sidi Outman

Page: Bni Arouss Bni Arouss Diff:

Comment/question:

I am new to editing in Wikepedia, and wanted to add some historical facts and information about Bni Arouss. I hope I did it correctly, and will learn if I dd later on.

Thank you for the email

Sidi Outman (talk) 07:10, 13 January 2014 (UTC)

@Sidi Outman: Thanks for your efforts to improve Wikipedia. Unfortunately, your good faith effort accidentally broke the page. I have moved your text to Talk:Bni Arouss so you can work with other editors to determine how this information should be integrated into the article. Thanks, and happy editing! GoingBatty (talk) 17:45, 13 January 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – Aparnajoshi1

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Aparnajoshi1 (talk) 19:14, 13 January 2014 (UTC) There are factual errors in citing that the book race of my life inspired the film. The fact is that the book was printed and launched in 2013 post the release of the film. The film is based on an ORIGINAL script written by Prasoon Joshi during the period of 2010-2011 and is part fact and part fiction

That will be news to lead actor Farhan Akhtar who said: "He wrote a book about his life (The Race Of My Life), which is where the whole theory of making this film came from." Are you sure you know better than the people who made the film? Can you cite a reliable source that contradicts Akhtar? Huon (talk) 20:38, 13 January 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – Cbeer1

Page: Peter Kater

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Cbeer1 (talk) 04:23, 14 January 2014 (UTC)

You were correct about the missing close parenthesis on the Peter Kater site. I made the corrrection.

Thanks, chris

@Cbeer1: Thanks for adding the close parenthesis. I made a few more edits to the page. Happy editing! GoingBatty (talk) 03:21, 15 January 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – Warkcastle1

listing of canon Alan Hughes on Auckland grange notable alumni..

Page: Acklam Grange Secondary School

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thank you for this...some old school friends who have been following my career suggested, following notice of my MBE in Middlesbrough gazette, I should add my details but not used to such things can you correctly edit or insert please? Comment/question:

Warkcastle1 (talk) 08:10, 14 January 2014 (UTC)

@Warkcastle1: Congratulations on your MBE, but I reverted your edit - see Wikipedia:ALUMNI. You may also want to read Wikipedia:Conflict of interest. Thanks! GoingBatty (talk) 03:26, 15 January 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – Yasuto Mushiake

Page: Fractal antenna

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Comment/question: I found a misprint and it was already corrected. Thank you very much for your kindness.--Yasuto Mushiake (talk) 11:21, 14 January 2014 (UTC) Yasuto Mushiake (talk) 11:21, 14 January 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – 122.57.41.79

Page: Southland Rugby Football Union

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122.57.41.79 (talk) 12:32, 14 January 2014 (UTC) Yeah hi I don't know how to do that sorry do you think you could do it thanks

The page was already fixed by User:TheMightyPeanut. In the future, you might want to post on the article's talk page (e.g. Southland Rugby Football Union) when you need help instead of making an edit that breaks the article. Thanks! GoingBatty (talk) 03:30, 15 January 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – ELAREN

Page: Kalman Maklary Fine Arts

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it now works.....ELAREN (talk) 14:09, 14 January 2014 (UTC)

ELAREN (talk) 14:09, 14 January 2014 (UTC)

@ELAREN: I removed the extra "}" from the infobox for you. Happy editing! GoingBatty (talk) 03:32, 15 January 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – NJRobbie Hi, BracketBot. The picture I added of "Southwest Freeway in 1972" had only a "(" and it did not have a ")". I am not exactly sure why.

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NJRobbie (talk) 01:54, 15 January 2014 (UTC)

Yes, that's a known issue. The bot cannot determine whether a file name is supposed to have mismatched brackets. I don't see a way around the false positives without ignoring all mismatched brackets in image names, deliberate or not, and that would itself be rather complicated. Huon (talk) 21:44, 15 January 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – Akapi

Page: World Council of Churches

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Comment/question: I added a single "}" but that's because it was missing. Akapi (talk) 08:31, 15 January 2014 (UTC) Akapi

There was a second mismatched bracket on that page that, in the bot's view, "cancelled out" the other. When you fixed one, the bot assumed you had caused the other, leading to the notification. You have by now fixed that other bracket too. Thanks! Huon (talk) 21:44, 15 January 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – Giovanni Terraboni

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Comment/question: Hi, BracketBot, Thank you for your comment. I need some help if you can, the English page on Alessandro Cipriani I wrote was ok, then today I tried to upgrade the translation into English to the newest version of the Italian page and it came up with the following advice "Cite error: There are <ref> tags on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist}} template (see the help page)." I don't understand why. I left untouched the reflist while I added some references, should I change the reflist also? at the moment it's written like this ==References== {{reflist|2}}

When I changed it in italian it didn't create any problem, the new version with the same new references works well. Can you help me understand? I tried to undo the last version in English but it says I have to do it manually...so I need to know how to fix it. Thanks Giovanni Terraboni

Thank you --Giovanni Terraboni (talk • contribs) 18:51, 15 January 2014 (UTC)

One of the references you added didn't have a </ref> tag. Thus everything afterwards, including the {{reflist}} itself, was presumed to be part of one never-ending footnote, and wasn't displayed properly. Frze has added the missing tag. Huon (talk) 21:44, 15 January 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – DevashishSarkar

Page:Satjiv S. Chahil

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Comment/question:Many thanks for your help in noticing and helping me to fix the broken syntax. Much appreciated!

DevashishSarkar DevashishSarkar (talk) 18:35, 15 January 2014 (UTC)

You're welcome, thank you for fixing the issue! Huon (talk) 21:44, 15 January 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – 80.0.23.5

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80.0.23.5 (talk) 22:08, 15 January 2014 (UTC) Excuse me, but I do not wish my age to be on the page - fine July 12 but not year of birth or 45 yrs old and I'm Sara Please edit - thanks! I am obviously not able to to it properly thanks

That has been fixed, but I don't think you're notable enough by Wikipedia's standards to be the subject of an article in the first place. The birthdate was by far not the only content which was not backed up by a reliable source. Thus I have proposed the article for deletion. Huon (talk) 23:51, 15 January 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – James C. Trager

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Comment/question: Syntax appears okay on edited version, to me. James C. Trager (talk) 16:40, 16 January 2014 (UTC) James C. Trager

@James C. Trager: There was a "{{Reflist|refs=" fragment in the references section. Fixed. See also WP:SELFCITE. Huon (talk) 21:06, 16 January 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – Kukkar99

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sir i am not getting what you really want to suggest me i just edit precedence of operator that how their priority set by the comipler and how they behave at comiple time will you please tell me why my modification is deleted from that page Comment/question:

Kukkar99 (talk) 16:53, 16 January 2014 (UTC)

You had put your remark within an HTML comment, thus hiding it from view. Your edit to C (programming language) was reverted by Johnuniq, who felt that the tone was inappropriate and that it had too many spelling and grammar issues. The lack of reliable sources also was a problem. The brackets pointed out by the bot, however, were false positives that you can safely ignore; the bot keeps an eye on "<>" because they're used in HTML tags (such as the comment you put your remarks into), where a mismatch may have vast effects, but these were meant not to appear in matched pairs. Huon (talk) 21:06, 16 January 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – 172.1.4.91

Page: Cinderella (disambiguation)

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Comment/question: Hi. Thanks for notifying me. About the 1 "()" thing, I didn't notice it. I thought I had it right.

172.1.4.91 (talk) 19:44, 16 January 2014 (UTC)

Thank you for fixing the bracket issue. However, disambiguation pages are meant to disambiguate between articles with similar names. Firstly, I doubt the German film is commonly named "Cinderella" (and not "Aschenputtel"), and secondly, we don't have an English article on that film anyway. Since even the German Wikipedia shows no indication of significant coverage in reliable sources, I don't think that film is notable enough for an article in the first place. Huon (talk) 21:06, 16 January 2014 (UTC)

Well, I disagree that is must be of the same name, because it is based on the story but of a variation/version of it with a different name. Otherwise, why is Frozen (a loose animated adaptation of the Snow Queen) included in the disambiguation of The Snow Queen? And since there is no English article of the German adaption of Aschenputtel, then it could be made, right? And "Ever After: A Cinderella Story" is also an adaption of the story, it doesn't have to begin with Cinderella. Disambiguation pages are for everything based on the material source, otherwise you're keeping people from finding out about such stuff. I didn't even know about the German film until I stumbled upon it on YouTube. And at mentioning it to someone online, even he didn't know about it. Just because there is no indication of "significant coverage" doesn't mean it shouldn't be there. 172.1.4.91 (talk) 00:08, 17 January 2014 (UTC)

From WP:DABRELATED: "Do not include articles unless the term being disambiguated is actually described in the target article." Rather unsurprisingly, I don't see the term "Cinderella" being described in the German film article; even if it were, disambiguation is not meant to include foreign-language Wikipedias. And as I said above, I do not think the film is notable enough for an article by the English Wikipedia's standards; significant coverage in reliable independent sources is required for an article. Huon (talk) 00:32, 17 January 2014 (UTC)

Actually, it is. I see "Cinderella" written several times in the English translation of the article (put in the url in Google Translate and you'll see). In fact, even the title is "Cinderella (2010)". That makes me realize that Aschenputtel in the German language is Cinderella in English. 172.1.4.91 (talk) 01:09, 19 January 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – 1houstonian

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 Thanks for your message I am confused what you want me to do on below?

List of unpaired brackets remaining on the page:and Stockman has challenged Biden unlock the economic potential of the country by lifting the EPA[[http://stockman.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/stockman-challenges-biden-to-lift-epa- job growth and encourages employment, Congressman Stockman has been pushing to keep power costs low[[http://science.house.gov/sites/republicans.science.house.gov/files/documents/Letters/121913_

Comment/question:

1houstonian (talk) 05:15, 17 January 2014 (UTC)

@1houstonian: The bot left you a message because you had a surplus opening square bracket. However, your addition has since been reverted because the content was not supported by independent, reliable sources. For example, letters or press releases by Stockton himself clearly are not independent, and they cannot be used to support content that is arguably promotional. For example, I'm pretty sure his political opponents would point out that the low energy prices Stockton promotes are conductive not only to job growth but also pollution and waste of irreplacable resources, or that, in the US energy context, "low power cost" may well be code for subsidizing the big oil companies. Of course we cannot take the word of Stockton's political opponents either; we need reliable third-party sources such as newspaper articles for an appropriate assessment of his energy policies and their impact. Huon (talk) 01:45, 18 January 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – NE2

Page: U.S. Route 19 in Florida

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Comment/question: The first one (Cortez Blvd) was already there; I didn't add it. The second one ({{FLint) is in a comment, and the third one (class=wikitable) is OK because the table is closed by a template (and also already existed; I didn't create it).

NE2 07:27, 17 January 2014 (UTC)

When BracketBot notifies you about mismatched brackets, it notifies you about all it sees, not just the ones it thinks you caused. Here it didn't understand that mismatched brackets within a comment are not a problem, and I expect modifying it so it correctly identifies HTML comments would be quite a task (it's not as straightforward as one might think if one doesn't want to create new loopholes). I have fixed the one truly mismatched bracket on that page. Huon (talk) 01:45, 18 January 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – DJSparky

List of programs broadcast by Cartoon Network

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Syntax a mess on this page, formatting all screwed up, still in the process of editing when the bot flagged me.

DJSparky ^huh? 02:01, 18 January 2014 (UTC)

@DJSparky: I believe I've fixed the page by changing the brackets in the {{cite web}} |title= parameter with [ and ]. Thanks! GoingBatty (talk) 01:30, 19 January 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – 115.133.39.97

Page: NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship (Zero1)

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115.133.39.97 (talk) 11:31, 18 January 2014 (UTC) zero1 may recognize oldest NWA jr champions ...i fix mike dibiase time as champions i have count the history list...

It appears that your edits have been reverted. I suggest you discuss the changes on Talk:NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship (Zero1). Good luck! GoingBatty (talk) 01:32, 19 January 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – Treespin

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Comment/question: Caused by a smiley emoticon in a quote. Syntax not really broken, most smileys will cause this. Should I !Nobot it?

Treespin (talk) 15:00, 18 January 2014 (UTC)

If you know you'll be adding mismatched brackets, such as smileys, adding !nobot! to the edit summary will indeed prevent the BracketBot message. In this particular case, however, I see no reason to quote the band at length; that seems undue to me. Huon (talk) 02:43, 19 January 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – Kukkar99

Page: C (programming language)

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what I do know please tell my and how to undo that syntax that modified by last time '

Kukkar99 (talk) 15:00, 18 January 2014 (UTC)

@Kukkar99: It appears that your edits have been reverted. I suggest you discuss any additional changes on Talk:C (programming language). Good luck! GoingBatty (talk) 01:35, 19 January 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – AirportExpert

Page: Allegiant Air

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AirportExpert (talk) 18:12, 18 January 2014 (UTC)

Hello BracketBot, I am a bit confused about what you are asking. Could you edit it for me? Thank you.

@AirportExpert: I fixed the mismatched parentheses and braces in these edits. Happy editing! GoingBatty (talk) 01:42, 19 January 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – Brokal

Page: Olav Engelbrektsson, John of Denmark (1518–1532)

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Brokal (talk) 23:25, 18 January 2014 (UTC) Thank you for spotting the typo!

@Brokal: Thank YOU for fixing them! GoingBatty (talk) 01:43, 19 January 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – Yasuto Mushiake

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Comment/question: Corrected. Thank you.--Yasuto Mushiake (talk) 11:55, 19 January 2014 (UTC)

Yasuto Mushiake (talk) 11:55, 19 January 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – Yasuto Mushiake

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Comment/question: Corrected. Thank you.--Yasuto Mushiake (talk) 11:58, 19 January 2014 (UTC)

Yasuto Mushiake (talk) 11:58, 19 January 2014 (UTC)

You're welcome, thank you for fixing the issues! There's no need to reply here when the bot notifies you, though I'm sure A930913 appreciates the positive feedback. Huon (talk) 14:27, 19 January 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – BillDRyan

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Comment/question: Hey, just want to say what a really useful bot it is. Great work. Cool. --Bill (talk) 16:54, 19 January 2014 (UTC) Bill (talk) 16:54, 19 January 2014 (UTC)

Thanks, and extra thanks for fixing the issue. Huon (talk) 21:19, 19 January 2014 (UTC)

ReferenceBot – Gsarwa

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Comment/question: I have made correction, add the article and changed the reference with the newest. Thanks.

Gsarwa (talk) 17:27, 19 January 2014 (UTC)

You're welcome, and thank you for fixing the issue. Huon (talk) 21:19, 19 January 2014 (UTC)—

ReferenceBot – 176.237.39.41

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Comment/question:The reference given next to Muammar Al Gaddafi is a web link that shows up the interview details done by Mithat Bereket. I though it may be necessary to make my entry more reliable. / Did I do it wrong?

176.237.39.41 (talk) 20:39, 19 January 2014 (UTC)

You did not provide the URL, thus there was no actual web link. Furthermore, an interview performed by Mihat Bereket is not a good source in the first place; what we need is not his own work, but others reporting about him. Huon (talk) 21:19, 19 January 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – Graffitinucular

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Hi BracketBot, I think/hope I fixed both faux pas.

It's my first time in Wiki. Have you any idea how I can post a full biography? I submitted an article with just sources but don't know if that's correct.

Cheers

Bill Graffitinucular (talk) 17:00, 20 January 2014 (UTC)

You can try the Article Wizard, but to establish that the artist is notable enough for an article in the first place, you will have to show that the artist has been the subject of significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of him, such as articles in newspapers or music magazines. Huon (talk) 23:59, 21 January 2014 (UTC)

Hi there can you check out my references for the James Martineau page too? chees and thanks Mike — Preceding unsigned comment added by 120.144.168.82 (talk) 01:01, 21 January 2014 (UTC)

I don't think that paper has a digital object identifier in the firsts place; it predates digital publishing. David Biddulph fixed the DOI error. You can add a separate "publisher=" parameter for the publisher, but for scholarly journals that's not all that important. Huon (talk) 23:59, 21 January 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – Pdeck2013

Transportation in New York City

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Comment/question:

Hello, BracketBot - this is my first time interacting with you. As per your message, I went back to the "Ferries" section which I edited and re-checked what I had written. The existing hyperlink for New York Water Taxi that immediately followed my entry for the SeaStreak ferry service appeared to be in order with the double brackets in the right places, even though on your message one of them was in red. I am certain that I did not do anything to change or alter that particular hyperlink, which wasn't my work, but just to be on the safe side, I re-did the double brackets around New York Water Taxi and then opened it on a separate page and it seemed to open just fine.

I did NOT do anything with the reference hyperlink for the Amtrak survey, as that was nowhere near where I had edited and I do not want to risk screwing something up.

Thanks

paul.deckelman@yahoo.com

Pdeck2013 (talk) 13:39, 21 January 2014 (UTC)

What you did was remove one of the square brackets at the beginning of the New York Water Taxi link that followed your addition. That has since been fixed by Vcohen. That said, the bot isn't all that smart and has an easier time telling that something might have gone wrong than determining what exactly happened. Thus it will point out all mismatched brackets, not just those you caused. I have removed the surplus "Amtrak" bracket. Huon (talk) 23:59, 21 January 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – AlbertBikaj

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AlbertBikaj (talk) 13:46, 21 January 2014 (UTC)

Prek Cali is a Albanian National hero. He was an ardent patriot that fought for his landa nd his country. Aside from fighting Slavic aggression in his early years (and keeping a significant portion of Northern Albania from being annexed to Serbia and Montenegro), he is also known for his struggle against the Communist forces under Enver Hoxha. The Malsor forces under Prek Cali were initially successful in keeping the Communists from taking control of Northern Albania, but Enver Hoxha used a priest to lure him into a trap on Palm Sunday, and had him killed. Enver Hoxha used his serbian friends to create lies about him. He didn't cooperate with serbian chetniks,these are just communist lies,because his whole family fought against Serbia offensive,and members of his family were killed by serbs. Also Albanian scholars deny's that he cooperated with chetnicks,because they found materials which says that Enver Hoxha wanted to manipulate his biography. These "references" which has been wrote by "Antidiskriminator" were used only during Communism,so they are just big lies created by communism. You can search about him,if you dont trust me!

AlbertBikaj (talk)

@AlbertBikaj: That article is a mess in dire need of copyediting, and to be honest, your English doesn't quite seem sufficient to write good prose. Also, if the above is your reply to an automated comment about mismatched parentheses, you will find it very difficult to write about the topic from a neutral point of view. Huon (talk) 23:59, 21 January 2014 (UTC)

My English its not perfect i know that! But please dont use references of communist or fascist yugoslavian or albanian. Because these story's are just created by communist propaganda,he fought against serbs and ottomans,and and against communists. He is National Hero and not a traitor like you have wrote. He never cooperated with Chetniks! I have read a lot about him,and of course in Communism he was "Enemy" ,because he was against them. He will be always remembered as a Hero. And also you should know that he is officially National Hero of Albania,Honor of Nation,and Martyr of Democracy. I'm neutral,you are not neutral,because using communist propaganda is not neutralism! PLEASE! AlbertBikaj (talk)

BracketBot – EmmaWindsor

Izabel Goulart

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Thank you for drawing attention to the dead link on this page in the "Personal Life" section. You were quite right to point to the dead link, which I tried to reinstate, but discovered a redirection problem that I could not resolve. Accordingly, I have removed the whole sentence to which this relates, including the citation, until I can find an alternative source.

Kind regards.

EmmaWindsor (talk) 15:31, 21 January 2014 (UTC)

I can't quite tell where the bot notified you, and to my knowledge BracketBot doesn't care about dead links, but thank you for fixing the issue. Huon (talk) 23:59, 21 January 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – Peacekeepertakeyourtime

Page: Fleetwood Mac discography, Fleetwood Mac

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Peacekeepertakeyourtime (talk) 01:44, 22 January 2014 (UTC)

I Don't know what you mean can you help me

@Peacekeepertakeyourtime: On Fleetwood Mac discography you accidentally changed "(2014)" to "(2014", so I added the missing closing parenthesis. On Fleetwood Mac, you accidentally changed "2013" to "2013]", so I removed the extra bracket. Thanks, and happy editing! GoingBatty (talk) 03:28, 22 January 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – ArizonasPolitics

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

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Comment/question: it looks like the open bracket must be from a previous edit, one that I was not involved with. Is this correct?

Thanks ArizonasPolitics (talk) 02:44, 22 January 2014 (UTC)Mitch (ArizonasPoltics)

@ArizonasPolitics: BracketBot mentioned two issues with Zac Brown Band. While you didn't add "About << Coy Bowles", it appears your edit was missing the closing parenthesis, which I have now added. Thanks! GoingBatty (talk) 03:32, 22 January 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – Nikolaosdroseros

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

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Comment/question:Thanks for your comment. I hope that now it is better.

Nikolaosdroseros (talk) 00:40, 13 January 2014 (UTC)

It is, thanks. Huon (talk) 22:26, 23 January 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – Rallidae

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

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Comment/question: Hallo BracketBot, Thanks for your assistance. I tried to trace the respective edit in the 'View history' in which photos have been removed from the Xbloc page (in order to undo) - but without success. Can you help? I have not sorted out yet how to include new figures and photos. Are there any general hints/ manuals on how to do this? Thanks again for your help and best regards

Rallidae (talk) 14:31, 23 January 2014 (UTC)

@Rallidae: It's this edit of 16:58, January 21, 2014 (UTC). The surplus bracket has since been removed.

a general introduction to images on Wikipedia is the picture tutorial. You should also take a look at our copyright guidelines; with some exceptions given by the non-free content criteria, Wikipedia only accepts freely-licensed images. Huon (talk) 22:26, 23 January 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – Mikejbst

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

Diff: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=SIL_International&diff=next&oldid=590977864

Comment/question: I am not sure exactly what the issue is. I have updated the information that was on the page to give propoer links and to add other software that SIL has contributed. Could you please help me understand what the issue is so that I can correct it. I have looked at the linked page. I assume it is one or all of the following:

You feel this is self promotion - Seems like it is no more self promotion than what was there so maybe that is not it
I put in too many external links - If this is it I would be happy to delete the links
other?

Mikejbst (talk) 14:43, 23 January 2014 (UTC)

@Mikejbst: The issue the bot notified you about is that some parentheses were mismatched - you had added an opening parenthesis without a corresponding closing parenthesis. However, Sean.holyland removed your additions because what you added was copyrighted by SIL International - a copyright violation. Huon (talk) 22:26, 23 January 2014 (UTC)

Comment/question: Is the issue that I am changing copyrighted information? I am with SIL International and was asked by the corporation to update this information by SIL International management. How would you validate my role/authorization to make these changes? Mikejbst (talk) 16:02, 24 January 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – FondazioneCongdon

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FondazioneCongdon (talk) 15:19, 23 January 2014 (UTC) Thank you for catching my mistake on the William Congdon page. I don't know yet how this "talk" works

FondazioneCongdon (talk) 15:19, 23 January 2014 (UTC)

Thank you for fixing the issue! Huon (talk) 22:26, 23 January 2014 (UTC)

ReferenceBot – DrChrissy

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

Page: Talking bird.

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Comment/question: I do not understand what the error is.__DrChrissy (talk) 02:01, 24 January 2014 (UTC)

DrChrissy (talk) 02:01, 24 January 2014 (UTC)

Fixed. I posted a note on this editor's talk page explaining how to fix it. It needed "url=" before the web address. – Jonesey95 (talk) 04:20, 24 January 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – OkMonika

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I think there are some issues with the reference code changing. I'm still having some issues trying to resolve it. Please feel free to help. OkMonika (talk) 03:29, 24 January 2014 (UTC)

I have removed a stray parenthesis at the end of the link. Rather surprisingly it didn't break the link, but it clearly does not belong either. Huon (talk) 18:12, 24 January 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – Shiva2586

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Shiva2586 (talk) 11:42, 24 January 2014 (UTC) YOU HEPL ME WHTA IS THE PROBLEM HERE..

@Shiva2586: The problem BracketBot notified you about is that the "url=" parameter in citation templates requires only the URL, without any additional square brackets. A more basic problem is that YouTube is not a reliable source in the first place; basing entire sections on nothing but YouTube videos is not appropriate. Thus I have reverted large parts of your edits. Huon (talk) 18:12, 24 January 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – Thielen-delPozo

European Flood Alert System

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Comment/question: Hi, I hope that the issue if the broken line I was notified about has been fixed. I have another request: when I created the page the system was called European Flood Alert System but in the meantime has been renamed European Flood Awareness System. I don't seem to be able to touch on the name of the page though. Is there a possibility to rename the page or would we have to delete the one and create a new one? Thanks for your help Thielen-delPozo (talk) 12:08, 24 January 2014 (UTC)

@Thielen-delPozo: It's possible to move the page to another title; I have done so. However, while you clearly are an expert on the topic, I doubt you're the only expert, yet every single paper about EFAS you added to the page was co-authored by you. Such self-citations may give an impression of self-promotion. Surely you can provide a more balanced overview of the literature? Also, you shouldn't just add the sources at the end; you should summarize in your own words (to avoid copyright issues) what those sources have to say about EFAS. Right now for much of the content it's unclear which source (if any) it's based on. Finally, I'll re-add a first sentence that gives a short explanation of what the EFAS is. Huon (talk) 18:12, 24 January 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – 96.225.86.217

Page: Brothers in Arms Tour

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Comment/question: empty link bracket - fixed.

thanks.

96.225.86.217 (talk) 22:33, 24 January 2014 (UTC)

You're welcome, thank you for fixing it! Huon (talk) 13:03, 25 January 2014 (UTC)

ReferenceBot – 76.99.191.227

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

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Comment/question:I am Brian R. Woodcock the person that purchased the 425 from Malcolm Ottinger. I had two other partners in the purcjase, Melvyn Small and Skip Rider. We sold the engine to Mr. Muller. I want to change "leased" to purchased. PLease advise I am not familiar with your process. Brian 2845 Creek rd PoBox 17 Yorklyn DE 19736 Phone 302-239-3110

76.99.191.227 (talk) 10:13, 25 January 2014 (UTC)

I have provided a source that indeed says you bought the engine. However, we would also need a reliable source to mention your partners' names, and given that apparently you never ran the engine anyway, that may be a little too much detail. Huon (talk) 13:03, 25 January 2014 (UTC)

BracketBot – Sempronioasellione

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Sempronioasellione (talk) 18:57, 25 January 2014 (UTC) hello! just to inform you that ther is no "Marco Belladonna". In fact his real name is Fernando Belladonna. just take a look at the italian wiki page https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernando_Belladonna.

You should tell that to Enciclopedia Giallorossa and Enciclopedia del calcio. Huon (talk) 21:18, 25 January 2014 (UTC)