User contributions for Modest Genius
A user with 24,582 edits. Account created on 22 November 2005.
16 May 2024
- 13:5413:54, 16 May 2024 diff hist −793 2022 Asian Games →top: remove promotion - of course those organisations think their own event was a success current
- 12:4412:44, 16 May 2024 diff hist +499 Wikipedia:In the news/Candidates →EU investigation of Meta Platforms: oppose
- 12:3712:37, 16 May 2024 diff hist +1 m Talk:Tidal disruption event →top: mid importance on the WP:AST scale current
- 12:3612:36, 16 May 2024 diff hist +34 Tidal disruption event →Physical properties and energetics: ce
- 12:3412:34, 16 May 2024 diff hist +168 Tidal disruption event →Observations: ce, headings use sentence case, references after punctuation etc.
- 12:3312:33, 16 May 2024 diff hist +60 N Transient astronomical source ←Redirected page to Time-domain astronomy current Tag: New redirect
15 May 2024
- 18:1418:14, 15 May 2024 diff hist 0 m President of the Royal Astronomical Society Undid revision 1223991830 by Eyer (talk) - Sorry, that makes no sense. MOS:JOBTITLES specifically says 'President of the United States' is correct usage, and it's the same structure here. Putting 'the' in front of a proper noun doesn't somehow turn it into a common noun. Tags: Undo Reverted
- 14:4414:44, 15 May 2024 diff hist +406 Wikipedia:In the news/Candidates →2024 Russian Kharkiv Offensive: oppose for now, post if they capture Kharkiv
- 14:4014:40, 15 May 2024 diff hist +500 Wikipedia:In the news/Candidates →Shooting of Robert Fico, Prime Minisiter of Slovakia: wait a few hours
- 12:2012:20, 15 May 2024 diff hist 0 President of the Royal Astronomical Society Undid revision 1223862187 by Eyer (talk) - this is a proper noun indicating the title of a position, it's not a description of a person Tags: Undo Reverted
- 11:1211:12, 15 May 2024 diff hist +192 Chess at the 2022 Asian Games →top: clarify medal winners current
- 11:0411:04, 15 May 2024 diff hist +71 m 2023–2024 Georgian protests →top: restore tag - some of the proseline has been improved, but there's still lots of it in the article
14 May 2024
- 19:1219:12, 14 May 2024 diff hist −21 m May 2024 solar storms →Gallery: layout fix
- 19:1119:11, 14 May 2024 diff hist −23 May 2024 solar storms →Gallery: this explanation should appear before the images, not after
- 19:1019:10, 14 May 2024 diff hist +22 m May 2024 solar storms →Gallery: {{excessive gallery}}
- 19:0819:08, 14 May 2024 diff hist +621 Wikipedia:In the news/Candidates →2023–2024 Georgian protests: support in principle, oppose on quality
- 19:0719:07, 14 May 2024 diff hist +71 m 2023–2024 Georgian protests →top: {{copyedit}} tag - far too much proseline
- 18:5918:59, 14 May 2024 diff hist +23 m 2023–2024 Georgian protests →NGOs in Georgia: {{refimprove|section}}
- 18:0718:07, 14 May 2024 diff hist −750 m 594913 ꞌAylóꞌchaxnim →top: combine duplicate refs current
- 18:0018:00, 14 May 2024 diff hist −10 m Royal Astronomical Society →Presidents: fix ref details current
- 17:5817:58, 14 May 2024 diff hist −10 m Royal Astronomical Society →top: MOS:PHD
- 16:3816:38, 14 May 2024 diff hist −2 m 2024 World Snooker Championship gr current
- 16:1216:12, 14 May 2024 diff hist +36 m President of the Royal Astronomical Society refs at end, to avoid cluttering the table syntax
- 16:1116:11, 14 May 2024 diff hist +5 m President of the Royal Astronomical Society →Presidents: fix ref details
13 May 2024
- 12:0612:06, 13 May 2024 diff hist +378 Wikipedia:Main Page/Errors →Today's OTD: ancient puppy item
10 May 2024
- 12:3012:30, 10 May 2024 diff hist +265 Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/2MASX J22550681+0058396 →2MASX J22550681+0058396: agree re one other object, fix indentations.
- 12:2712:27, 10 May 2024 diff hist +391 Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/2MASX J22550681+0058396 →2MASX J22550681+0058396: reply
- 11:5811:58, 10 May 2024 diff hist +41 Bill (law) →Usage: ce, links current
- 10:4110:41, 10 May 2024 diff hist +1 Wikipedia:WikiProject Missing encyclopedic articles/IAU list of deceased members see discussion at WT:AST current
- 10:4110:41, 10 May 2024 diff hist +581 Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Astronomy →Missing biographies: reply
9 May 2024
- 14:3314:33, 9 May 2024 diff hist +454 Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/2MASX J22550681+0058396 →2MASX J22550681+0058396: reply
- 13:5813:58, 9 May 2024 diff hist −47 World Chess Championship 2024 →top: ce
- 13:5413:54, 9 May 2024 diff hist +207 World Chess Championship 2024 →top: split the paragraph about Ding out of the lead into its own section. ce and add a sentence
- 13:5213:52, 9 May 2024 diff hist +52 N 2024 Grand Chess Tour ←Redirected page to Grand Chess Tour 2024 current Tag: New redirect
- 12:4512:45, 9 May 2024 diff hist +574 Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/2MASX J22550681+0058396 →2MASX J22550681+0058396: delete
- 12:3712:37, 9 May 2024 diff hist +2 m Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/2MASX J22550681+0058396 →2MASX J22550681+0058396: typo
- 12:3712:37, 9 May 2024 diff hist +540 Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/2MASX J22550681+0058396 →2MASX J22550681+0058396: being a LIRG or post-starburst does not confer notability
- 12:1612:16, 9 May 2024 diff hist −252 Tidal disruption event →Further reading: this is a single image, not an article. removing
- 12:1512:15, 9 May 2024 diff hist +24 Tidal disruption event →References: these seem to be intended as further reading - but do we really want to rely on non-expert newspaper reports?
- 12:1312:13, 9 May 2024 diff hist +17 m Tidal disruption event →Observations: fix citation error
- 12:0412:04, 9 May 2024 diff hist −331 m Tidal disruption event combine duplicate reference
- 12:0312:03, 9 May 2024 diff hist +36 Tidal disruption event →Notable tidal disruption events: {{cleanup list|section}}, improve caption
- 12:0012:00, 9 May 2024 diff hist −1 m Tidal disruption event →History: fix superscripts, {{cn}}
- 11:5911:59, 9 May 2024 diff hist +168 Tidal disruption event →top: summarising the observations in the lead
- 11:5711:57, 9 May 2024 diff hist −87 Tidal disruption event move historical material to the history section, some other minor tidying
- 11:5411:54, 9 May 2024 diff hist +193 Tidal disruption event →top: ce, expand introductory paragraph
- 11:5311:53, 9 May 2024 diff hist 0 m Tidal stream (astrophysics) I think this will fix the section link current Tag: Redirect target changed
8 May 2024
- 15:0315:03, 8 May 2024 diff hist −1 m Royal Astronomical Society →History: fix ref title
- 14:4614:46, 8 May 2024 diff hist +25 m Diverging diamond interchange →Further considerations: {{unreferenced section}}
- 14:4514:45, 8 May 2024 diff hist +12 m Diverging diamond interchange →Disadvantages: {{cn}}s
- 14:4314:43, 8 May 2024 diff hist +140 Diverging diamond interchange →Advantages: Specify the comparison point. Lots of these are uncited, adding {{cn}}s
- 14:1214:12, 8 May 2024 diff hist +376 Amanda Hendrix →top: EiC of JGRE current
- 12:4712:47, 8 May 2024 diff hist +18 Wikipedia:In the news/Candidates →Brazil floods: tagging as (Needs attention) - dropping down the page but seems in condition to post
- 12:4612:46, 8 May 2024 diff hist +747 Wikipedia:In the news/Candidates →Brazil floods: support
- 12:3612:36, 8 May 2024 diff hist +7 Crucible Theatre →top: ce, section link with more explanation of name current
7 May 2024
- 16:2116:21, 7 May 2024 diff hist −325 2024 World Snooker Championship →Background: ce the rest of this section, cut text that is about the 2023 event (not 2024)
- 16:1616:16, 7 May 2024 diff hist −3,428 2024 World Snooker Championship →Background: cut down the historical background, removing material that belongs on World Snooker Championship not the article about the 2024 event. Two paragraphs down to one.
- 14:1014:10, 7 May 2024 diff hist 0 m 2024 World Snooker Championship →top: link first mention (my mistake)
- 14:0814:08, 7 May 2024 diff hist +164 2024 World Snooker Championship →top: ce lead, some rearrangement of material e.g. to combine both mentions of the sponsor into one sentence, phrasing/tenses updates now the tournament is over etc.
- 13:5413:54, 7 May 2024 diff hist +52 Wikipedia:In the news/Candidates →(Posted) 2024 World Snooker Championship: tweak self
- 13:5313:53, 7 May 2024 diff hist +792 Wikipedia:In the news/Candidates →(Posted) 2024 World Snooker Championship: reply - prose is good
- 11:2611:26, 7 May 2024 diff hist +11 m The People's Independent Party →top: dab link
3 May 2024
- 18:1218:12, 3 May 2024 diff hist −10 m People's Independent Party better target current Tag: Redirect target changed
- 13:2813:28, 3 May 2024 diff hist +416 Wikipedia:In the news/Candidates →Chinese moon mission: reply, did ITNR change?
- 12:4412:44, 3 May 2024 diff hist −7 Voynich manuscript →Illustrations: ce
- 10:5310:53, 3 May 2024 diff hist +264 Wikipedia:In the news/Candidates →Chinese moon mission: support, add altblurb
- 10:5210:52, 3 May 2024 diff hist +6 m Chang'e 6 →Science payloads: {{cn}}
- 10:5010:50, 3 May 2024 diff hist −3 Chang'e 6 →Overview: ce, {{convert}}
- 10:4810:48, 3 May 2024 diff hist +33 Chang'e 6 →top: combine two sentences about timing
- 10:4710:47, 3 May 2024 diff hist +16 Chang'e 6 →top: ce lead, fix syntax
- 10:2910:29, 3 May 2024 diff hist +242 Wikipedia:In the news/Candidates →(Updated) Jeremiah Manele: reply
- 10:2810:28, 3 May 2024 diff hist +12 m Jeremiah Manele reflist columns
- 10:2610:26, 3 May 2024 diff hist +5 m Jeremiah Manele →Public servant: {{cn}}
2 May 2024
- 16:5716:57, 2 May 2024 diff hist +13 m Worshipful Company of Clockmakers →Masters: {{dead link}} Tag: Reverted
- 16:5516:55, 2 May 2024 diff hist +513 Alexander Boksenberg →top: ce, swap order of material, additional award, two new references
- 16:4216:42, 2 May 2024 diff hist +258 Talk:Alexander Boksenberg reply & WP:AST banner current
- 16:4116:41, 2 May 2024 diff hist +7 Alexander Boksenberg →top: he published using the name Alec
- 11:3311:33, 2 May 2024 diff hist +1 m Wikipedia:In the news/Candidates →Loblaw boycott begins in Canada: forgot bullet point
- 11:3311:33, 2 May 2024 diff hist +667 Wikipedia:In the news/Candidates →Loblaw boycott begins in Canada: oppose
- 10:5510:55, 2 May 2024 diff hist +381 Wikipedia:In the news/Candidates →Jeremiah Manele: update existing blurb
- 10:4010:40, 2 May 2024 diff hist +255 Talk:Main Page →Another Chance for AfD: close as wrong venue Tag: Reverted
1 May 2024
- 15:3315:33, 1 May 2024 diff hist +17 Nikku Madhusudhan →Research: he didn't invent atmospheric retrievals (his paper credits that to Goody & Yung 1989), but improved how it is applied to exoplanets
- 14:4114:41, 1 May 2024 diff hist +19 m International Workers' Day →United Kingdom: tags
30 April 2024
- 14:5614:56, 30 April 2024 diff hist +292 m Talk:GRS 1915+105 →heaviest?: fix comment order, {{unsigned}} current
- 14:5314:53, 30 April 2024 diff hist −166 m GRS 1915+105 →References: remove ref that is outdated (23 years old) and no longer cited
- 14:5114:51, 30 April 2024 diff hist +48 m GRS 1915+105 →top: {{contradiction-inline}} - masses in lead and infobox differ
- 14:5114:51, 30 April 2024 diff hist −19 GRS 1915+105 →top: Cyg X-1 is now know to be more massive (21 solar masses). Also copyedit, some rearrangement of material and split into paragraphs
- 11:0311:03, 30 April 2024 diff hist +392 Talk:Main Page →Featured: we could drop 'from' without any risk of confusion
29 April 2024
- 16:5216:52, 29 April 2024 diff hist −41 User:Modest Genius →top: still catching up but mostly back current Tag: Manual revert
- 16:3716:37, 29 April 2024 diff hist +17 m Oakum →History: the British used the imperial hundredweight (112 lb)
- 16:3416:34, 29 April 2024 diff hist −16 m Oakum →History: template already covers this
- 16:0716:07, 29 April 2024 diff hist +523 Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Astronomy →G299.2-2.9: reply
- 15:1515:15, 29 April 2024 diff hist −284 Wikipedia:Main Page/Errors →Current DYK: actually I think I misunderstood one comment, partly reverting myself Tag: Reverted
- 15:1315:13, 29 April 2024 diff hist +738 Wikipedia:Main Page/Errors →Current DYK: two replies Tag: Reverted
- 13:2513:25, 29 April 2024 diff hist −1,240 HMS Endeavour →top: syntax, no need to list all the spacecraft in the lead (covered in the body)
- 12:5512:55, 29 April 2024 diff hist +102 Wikipedia:Village pump (policy) →How to describe past events on the main page: PS
- 12:5312:53, 29 April 2024 diff hist +491 Wikipedia:Village pump (policy) →How to describe past events on the main page: not broken
- 12:4112:41, 29 April 2024 diff hist +339 Wikipedia:In the news/Candidates →Armenia–Azerbaijan border demarcation: wait
- 12:3112:31, 29 April 2024 diff hist +219 Wikipedia:In the news/Candidates →College protests against the Israel-Hamas War: oppose
26 April 2024
- 15:1215:12, 26 April 2024 diff hist +263 Wikipedia:In the news/Candidates →(Ready) 2024 Solomon Islands general election: support altblurb
- 10:1910:19, 26 April 2024 diff hist +819 Wikipedia:In the news/Candidates →(Posted) Voyager 1 contact resumed: pull
- 10:1010:10, 26 April 2024 diff hist −168 m Candidates Tournament 2024 →Summary: per MOS:CREDITS
- 10:0810:08, 26 April 2024 diff hist +7 m Candidates Tournament 2024 →Summary: {{why}}
25 April 2024
- 16:3616:36, 25 April 2024 diff hist −133 Margaret Burbidge An entry in the ONDB is a potential source of biographical information, not an honour. Moving this to 'further reading' for now, but it would be better used as a reference for writing this article. current
- 11:5211:52, 25 April 2024 diff hist +256 User talk:Modest Genius →Nomination of Everything for deletion: Reply current Tag: Reply
24 April 2024
- 14:4414:44, 24 April 2024 diff hist +952 List of interstellar and circumstellar molecules →References: +ref for previous edit current
- 14:4014:40, 24 April 2024 diff hist +169 List of interstellar and circumstellar molecules →Ten or more atoms (21): +2-methoxyethanol, reference in next edit
22 April 2024
- 14:4714:47, 22 April 2024 diff hist 0 Talk:Gaia BH3 low importance on the WP:AST scale - only one study so far current
- 14:4514:45, 22 April 2024 diff hist +79 Gaia BH3 →Discovery: it was NOT found in 2015, that's just the oldest astrometric data point. The identification was during preparations for DR4 (read the paper)
- 10:5810:58, 22 April 2024 diff hist +6 John Barleycorn →top: ce, slight rearrangement of same info