User talk:Wd-Ryan

User:AntisocialRyan/COVID-19-Related Terms
Hi Ryan. Not all of these terms seem to pass WT:ATTEST, which is our rather stringent measure of whether an entry is acceptable in Wiktionary. If you aren't sure, please ask before creating more of them. —Μετάknowledge discuss/deeds 01:28, 18 July 2020 (UTC)

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Unsupported Titles
I see you added a link to a non-existent unsupported title. Just so you know: if you create one you'll need to ask at the Grease pit to get it set up. These entries require some technical tricks to make them work and the software that does that has to be told which entries need it. Chuck Entz (talk) 07:58, 4 August 2020 (UTC)


 * I wasn't planning on creating it, that looks like a pain, but I assume it's fine to leave it? There are plenty of other non-existent alternate form links but I'm not sure how it works with unsupported titles. AntisocialRyan (talk) 15:58, 4 August 2020 (UTC)

OnlyFans, Snapchat, etc.
I think some discussion (perhaps at WT:TR) would be wise before creating too many of these. I believe you can do this with practically any service offering user accounts: "check out my Bebo", "do you have a Napster?", etc (to take some more old-fashioned examples). It doesn't stop them being brand names, for which we have certain policies. Equinox ◑ 13:32, 26 August 2020 (UTC)


 * Good idea, I just did that. Very confusing which ones can get in, since we have many already. Hopefully we can come to a consensus. AntisocialRyan (talk) 01:02, 27 August 2020 (UTC)


 * Thanks for listening. Equinox ◑ 01:15, 28 August 2020 (UTC)

Woketopia
I created Citations:Woketopia. Independent, durable uses are hard to find. Matt Gaetz is frequently quoted, but that's only one independent use. It would be interesting to see non-derogatory uses too, if any exist. The durable uses I found are the un-woke mocking the woke. Vox Sciurorum (talk) 20:38, 29 August 2020 (UTC)


 * Thanks! This seems too early to get enough of these, but I'm fairly certain it'll catch on soon. Anyways, I also made Citations:Woketopian for one other quote of Matt Gaetz. AntisocialRyan (talk) 00:02, 30 August 2020 (UTC)

Recreating failed terms
See Talk:obby. One quotation is not enough and that quotation was already added to the citations page during the RFV. J3133 (talk) 16:44, 29 June 2021 (UTC)


 * Thanks for letting me know. I was not aware that sense had failed, is there a way to quickly check for that? Either way it seems like no discussion occurred anyway in that decision. Also, any tips on places to find quotations? I've been using Google Scholar and Books but its full of people named "Obby". Thanks! AntisocialRyan (talk) 19:38, 29 June 2021 (UTC)
 * We usually do not have discussions in RFVs; if after more than a month no one has added quotations meeting the Criteria for inclusion, someone closes the RFV as failed. J3133 (talk) 19:49, 29 June 2021 (UTC)

"I posted so many banger tweets"
You may want to revisit your dividing line between nouns and adjectives. Compare "I posted so many banger Tweets yesterday" with "I bought so many tractor parts yesterday", or "I beat so many brainbox politicians in the vote". Nouns can often be used in the position where you would expect an adjective (in an attributive way) but it doesn't mean that every noun is an adjective. There are some useful (but non-conclusive) ways to check this; a good one is comparativity: "how tractor were those parts you bought?", "how banger were those tweets you posted"? Equinox ◑ 02:36, 7 July 2021 (UTC)


 * This is helpful, thanks for explaining that :) AntisocialRyan (talk) 15:57, 7 July 2021 (UTC)