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Can I add foreign words in Simple English Wiktionary?

Sorry, I am new to Simple English Wiktionary, and you seems to be the most active editor here so I think I can ask this on your talk page. Can I add foreign words to this Wiktionary and explain it Simple English? All(/most) words that I found here are English words and I wonder if there is a rule that forbids foreign from being added. Or is it just because this is a young project? --Trezoo (talk) 11:09, 14 September 2021 (UTC)

@Trezoo: Hello. Foreign words are not accepted here. --Minorax (talk) 11:13, 14 September 2021 (UTC)

Oh thanks. --Trezoo (talk) 11:14, 14 September 2021 (UTC)

Casual stuff...

Pretty lonely here... eh? Last editor (Ferien) edited a day ago. You must have made 95% of this wiki's articles(???). That's more the the SE wikipedia's TDKR Chicago 101 who created 17% of that wiki's articles. Also, thank you for moving Hyperthermia to hyperthermia. I am not used to wiktionary and thus capitalise all article(?) names. Elytrian (talk) 15:04, 30 September 2021 (UTC)

Excited

sorry 🙏 Knocktowel99 (talk) 04:02, 30 October 2021 (UTC)

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18:19, 4 January 2022 (UTC)

Changes

Hi, Minorax. Nice to meet you. I'm excited you've chosen SEWT as a place you want to contribute. I may seem like a SEWT noob, since you haven't seen me around until a few days ago, but I'm actually a veteran around here. I've just been on a very extended WikiBreak. I don't know how long my return will last, but let's hope it's a nice long time.

I must say that I'm impressed by your passion and staggered by your level of activity.

Thanks for cleaning up my new entries and adding things like pronunciation. I did notice you made the definitions into complete sentences. That's what I was doing for the first few entries after my return, but then I ran across a few without that, so I switched. I think some of the ones I saw might have been the low cardinal numbers like four. Many of them say something like, "The number four." Especially on the Noun definition. I am certainly in favor of complete sentences for definitions, though. They are easier to read and understand, I think.

I noticed one thing that I don't know how to fix: the numbers box at the top, on the entries about ordinals, doesn't include the multiples of 10 above the current number that the cardinals does (except for first and second and twentieth). I think that should go at least through tenth. Also, it stops at tenth, with no number to the right. If you choose eleventh down below in the related words, the box is there, with a link back to tenth, but not from tenth to eleventh. I'm hoping you know how it works and how to fix it. There are some other kinks to work out with that very useful box, but that's a good start.

I look forward to working more with you! --Cromwellt|talk|contribs 17:48, 14 February 2022 (UTC)

@Cromwellt: Hey. Glad to see you back! I've requested for help on en.wikt as I can't really read lua. Minorax (talk) 11:09, 15 February 2022 (UTC)

garlicmonger

Hello, could you please let me know why did you remove the quotation? Here, at Simple, are we not supposed to have illustrative quotes on entries? Thanks, —Svārtava (t/u) • 06:27, 10 June 2022 (UTC)

@Svartava: Yes, we do occasionally have quotes in entries. However, the one at garlicmonger seems to be a tad too complex. Minorax (talk) 09:59, 10 June 2022 (UTC)

Then, where do we add the quotes that may not be appropriate/desirable in the entry itself (it seems we don't have a citations namespace?) or do we avoid them altogether? —Svārtava (t/u) • 11:02, 10 June 2022 (UTC)

@Svartava: Generally, we do not use quotes as they are typically more complex in nature. In place of that, we use simple sentences in attempt to make the word more understandable.

At butcher, one of the example sentences provided is "I went to the butcher to buy a steak.". This describes that a butcher is a person who sells meat.

In my opinion, example sentences should only be provided when 1. it complements the explanation of the word's meaning or 2. shows how the word can be used in a sentence (mainly for verbs and adjectives). Words that essentially describes itself, such as fishmonger and garlicmonger, do not need to have an accompanying example sentence as it would be plain redundant to have "I went to the fishmonger to buy fish". Minorax (talk) 11:19, 10 June 2022 (UTC)

I got it, thank you for the explanation. I'll ask in case of any questions in future. —Svārtava (t/u) • 11:24, 10 June 2022 (UTC)

Is the trimmed quote at thural alright? I added it since the term is obsolete and uncommon and the meaning might otherwise be a bit confusing/unclear. —Svārtava (t/u) • 11:52, 10 June 2022 (UTC)

@Svartava: Seems fine. Minorax (talk) 12:12, 10 June 2022 (UTC)

Entry cleanup

I just looked through your edits on my pages. So sorry if I made a mess with the formatting and stuff, being relatively inexperienced here and used to the enwiktionary styles. I'll mind them from now on. Thanks. :) —Svārtava (t/u) • 11:12, 10 June 2022 (UTC)

It's ok, everyone starts from gaining experience and you should be able to get hold of our formatting pretty soon. Minorax (talk) 11:20, 10 June 2022 (UTC)

Why my article being reverted

Please I received a notification saying my article is reverted by you and I was wondering why it is made ? Pharizon (talk) 01:06, 9 September 2022 (UTC)

This is a dictionary. It doesn't include articles. That is why your edit of draft was reverted. Perhaps you're looking for the simple English Wikipedia.--Brett (talk) 11:13, 11 September 2022 (UTC)

My RFP

I guess you are an admin, can you tell me whether I'm qualified for this task or not, accordingly I will withdraw my request. DRC-B5 (talk) 11:18, 15 February 2023 (UTC)

For Rollback DRC-B5 (talk) 11:18, 15 February 2023 (UTC)

No specific comments on whether you qualify now. You've only edited here for 3 days and made no anti-vandalism edits here, I believe TwinkleGlobal will suffice for now. Minorax (talk) 11:24, 15 February 2023 (UTC)

Category:Pages with ignored display titles

This category was deleted by you as "Unnecessary category. Linked pages are those in userspace". I found that the category now includes pages outside userspace, so I think the situation may have changed. Do you still think that this is an unnecessary category? MathXplore (talk) 08:55, 13 June 2023 (UTC)

Hello. I've undeleted the page. Minorax (talk) 02:07, 14 June 2023 (UTC)

Thank you for the quick response. MathXplore (talk) 06:59, 14 June 2023 (UTC)

format issue

Hello, Minorax.

I notice that without “

”, many pages would look ill-formatted, such as although.

I use mobile phone so I don't know the page on computer but on phone, the page looks eccentric.

——Victor Bob (talk) 05:11, 29 June 2023 (UTC)

While the Simple Wiktionary aims to make the site conducive to all, a vast majority of users are using computers and most templates are catered for them. I've made some changes to some templates and I hope it makes the mobile view less eccentric. Minorax (talk) 05:37, 29 June 2023 (UTC)

Hello Minorax and Victor Bob.

Pardon me for jumping into your conversation, but I think that the most common platform is actually changing, especially in places outside of the Anglosphere. For example, many more people in Sub-Saharan Africa have cell phones than have access to a laptop or desktop computer. Almost all their web access is by mobile. Sorry that I don't have references to back up what I've heard, but I believe it's true. To me, that means the view on mobile should be something of a priority. Maybe not top priority, but not the bottom either. I always used to view and edit Wikipedia on my laptop and now I almost always do so on my phone. --Cromwellt|talk|contribs 02:10, 22 February 2024 (UTC)

Are there issues that you see when on mobile view? --Min☠︎rax^«¦talk¦» 03:43, 22 February 2024 (UTC)

GS action

Hi Minorax, I didn't realize that you are one of the sysop in this project. I almost always check if there are active admins before deleting pages, but this time I forgot. Yours sincerely DARIO SEVERI (talk) 12:06, 15 July 2023 (UTC)

Your prolificacy

Help! I can't keep up. :-) Brett (talk) 14:21, 3 August 2023 (UTC)

Transitive verbs

A transitive verb should include an object in the definition. See my edit on await for an example. Brett (talk) 14:23, 3 August 2023 (UTC)

Whoops, too sleepy to edit :P Minorax (talk) 10:46, 4 August 2023 (UTC)

The way to create a new lexical entry

Hello, Minorax. Could you please tell me how to creat a new lexcial entry by using a mobilephone? Victor Bob (talk) 00:47, 5 August 2023 (UTC)

Hello. I might not be able to help you here. I only edit using a desktop as I find the mobile interface a pain to look at. Minorax (talk) 13:28, 5 August 2023 (UTC)

Unsupported titles

Do you know what magic is involved in making https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Unsupported_titles/Greater_than render as it does?--Brett (talk) 13:50, 6 August 2023 (UTC)

uhh this probably needs some digging into en.wikt's templates. will consult a sysadmin on how to do it. Minorax (talk) 15:44, 6 August 2023 (UTC)

Hello, please take a look at the page again. Working for me already. Minorax (talk) 04:52, 21 August 2023 (UTC)

once

你好，Minorax。我わが注意ちゅうい到いた在ざい你的主ぬし页上，你声称しょう你的中ちゅう文ぶん达到了りょう标准水平すいへい。所以ゆえん请允许我用よう中ちゅう文ぶん向こう你传达信息いき。在ざい词条once的てき最上さいじょう面めん，有ゆう一いち行ぎょう文字もじ(script error)。我わが不知ふち道どう如何いか操作そうさ，来らい使つかい得とく这行文字もじ消失しょうしつ。请问你能帮我吗？谢谢。 ——Victor Bob [talk] 23:23, 27 August 2023 (UTC)

你好，問題もんだい已やめ修復しゅうふく。Minorax (talk) 03:51, 28 August 2023 (UTC)

另外，請將您的簽名更改こうかい為ため ——[[User:Victor Bob|<span style="font-family:Georgia;">'''Victor Bob'''</span>]] [[User talk:Victor Bob#top|<span style="font-family:Georgia;">[talk]</span>]] 因いん為ため它包含ほうがんlint錯誤さくご. Minorax (talk) 03:53, 28 August 2023 (UTC)

好こう的てき，我わが立たて即そく更改こうかい，感かん谢您指出さしで我が的てき签名问题。另外，我わが注意ちゅうい到いた您用的てき是ぜ繁しげる体からだ汉字。我が之の前まえ学がく习古代こだい汉语(也就是ぜ文言もんごん文ぶん)的てき时候，也学过一段时间繁体汉字。对于一个母语不是汉语的人来说，能のう学がく好こう简体汉字已やめ经非常ひじょう了りょう不ふ起おこり了りょう，更さら何なん况您会かい繁しげる体たい中ちゅう文ぶん。我わが由よし衷佩服ふく您学习外语的耐たい心こころ和かず毅あつし力りょく👍👍👍。 Victor Bob [talk] 05:16, 28 August 2023 (UTC)

Special:Contributions/Poopyfartbutt85

Hi, could you please block the user above? They don't appear to be contributing constructively, and the revision with the bee movie script ([1]) needs revdelling. Thanks! Fehufanga (talk) 22:27, 28 August 2023 (UTC)

Blocked. Minorax (talk) 01:36, 29 August 2023 (UTC)

to

您好，Minorax。请问您可以帮我が把わ词条to的てき第だい一个词类标签Non-finite auxiliary链接到いた词条non-finite auxiliary吗？ Victor Bob [talk] 07:02, 1 September 2023 (UTC)

已やめ编辑。 Minorax (talk) 07:09, 1 September 2023 (UTC)

谢谢。 Victor Bob [talk] 07:52, 1 September 2023 (UTC)

中国ちゅうごく🇨🇳

你好，Minorax。联大第だい2758号ごう决议承认“中ちゅう华人民じんみん共和きょうわ国こく政府せいふ的てき代表だいひょう是ぜ中国ちゅうごく在ざい联合国こく组织的てき唯ただ一いち合ごう法ほう代表だいひょう”，这就解かい决了谁在联合国こく代表だいひょう全ぜん中国ちゅうごく的てき问题，不ふ容よう割わり裂きれ。联合国こく秘ひ书处法律ほうりつ事ごと务办公おおやけ室しつ也明确表示ひょうじ，“联合国こく认为，台湾たいわん作さく为中国ちゅうごく的てき一个省没有独立地位”。白しろ纸黑字くろじ，清清せいせい楚楚そそ。请注意ちゅうい，联合国こく对台湾たいわん的てき称しょう谓也是ぜ明明白白めいめいはくはく的てき“台湾たいわん，中国ちゅうごく的てき省しょう（Taiwan, Province of China）”。我わが认为你不应该随意ずいい篡改China这一词条，中国ちゅうごく台湾たいわん和かず中国ちゅうごく大だい陆同属どうぞく一いち个中国こく，台湾たいわん是ぜ中ちゅう华人民じんみん共和きょうわ国こく不可ふか分割ぶんかつ的てき一いち部分ぶぶん，两岸人民じんみん同根どうこん同どう源みなもと，血ち浓于水すい。十じゅう四亿中国人民绝不会同意你对China词条的てき错误释义。希望きぼう你能立りつ即そく改正かいせい。 Victor Bob [talk] 05:21, 3 September 2023 (UTC)

请参WT:NPOV。大だい部分ぶぶん的てき国家こっか都と认为台湾たいわん是ぜ个独立どくりつ的てき国家こっか。可か以說台灣たいわん是ぜ中國ちゅうごく的てき一いち部分ぶぶん，這只是ぜ一いち種しゅ觀點かんてん，但ただし不ふ是ぜ事實じじつ。你把台灣たいわん和かず中國ちゅうごく是ぜ不同ふどう國家こっか這句話ばなし去さ掉，就是把わ它變成へんせい了りょう事實じじつ。Minorax (talk) 05:25, 3 September 2023 (UTC)

Chance of Sockpuppetry

Hi there! I am suspicious about a user who had recently joined Wiktionary. The user's name is called MichaelSeara. This user has a username in common with another user to joined about a few hours ago, Michaeldyelp. Is there a way you could investigate into these two users and possibly report them on the Steward requests/Global page? Thanks. Celeste369 ( Hey There!) 19:45, 15 October 2023 (UTC)

They made no edits so there is no justification to block them. Minorax (talk) 02:09, 16 October 2023 (UTC)

Special:Contributions/2A12:5940:F67F:0:6473:922C:D829:525 (Possible proxy?)

I found this IP via our abuse filter. proxycheck.io and GetIPIntel at [2] say this is an open proxy but other parameters are negative. Do you think this is an open proxy? MathXplore (talk) 09:15, 16 February 2024 (UTC)

Good day. Based on this tool, it is a proxy. A google search also indicates that the network host is a cloud server --Min☠︎rax^«¦talk¦» 09:26, 16 February 2024 (UTC)

See also vs Related words

I see you've gone through and replaced See Also with Related words. We've used related words for etymological relationships, but your change has introduced a lot of semantic relationships. Brett (talk) 10:57, 26 April 2024 (UTC)

Mind pointing me to the pages? I'll revert them. --Min☠︎rax^«¦talk¦» 10:58, 26 April 2024 (UTC)

Well, plus and minus are two, but you've made so many edits in the last 24 hours. Brett (talk) 14:59, 26 April 2024 (UTC)

I believe the mistakes made are words in Category:Prepositions? --Min☠︎rax^«¦talk¦» 15:08, 26 April 2024 (UTC)

Perhaps not just them. Another is fuchsia. Brett (talk) 15:52, 27 April 2024 (UTC)

Above as an adjective

The word above should be an adjective in the sentence "See the above discussion" as it was defined in CGEL. Saigudfin (talk) 19:09, 12 May 2024 (UTC)

Good day, you are free to edit and add content to the page. --Min☠︎rax^«¦talk¦» 04:47, 14 May 2024 (UTC)

Blanking talk page

Hello, I am trying to remove some vandalism from my talk page, but blanking my own page is being blocked. Could you please look into allowing people to blank their own talk pages? Thank you. Ternera (talk) 21:25, 21 May 2024 (UTC)

Wiktionary:Simple_talk#Category:Emoticons

Hello, this discussion has been open for a year and there are no further movements in this thread. As an uninvolved admin, can you see if there is any consensus for admin action and close the discussion? Thank you for your attention. MathXplore (talk) 03:28, 18 June 2024 (UTC)

Wiktionary:Requests_for_deletion#Category:Nouns_with_irregular_plurals,_Category:Irregular_nouns,_and_Category:Irregular_parts_of_speech

Thank you for closing a WT:ST thread. Can you also have a look at this RFD as an uninvolved admin? It has been open for about a year, and there are no further comments in this discussion. I look forward to hearing from you. MathXplore (talk) 02:45, 19 June 2024 (UTC)

Done. --Min☠︎rax^«¦talk¦» 15:22, 19 June 2024 (UTC)

Report

Hi, this IP is creating spam pages and trolling. You may want to block them: https://simple.wiktionary.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/2605:8D80:1268:1C30:2C56:2752:9B43:5FAB. Thanks. Ternera (talk) 14:46, 1 July 2024 (UTC)

Blocked. Thanks. --Min☠︎rax^«¦talk¦» 14:54, 1 July 2024 (UTC)

Special:Contributions/2804:D51:4400:0:0:0:0:0/40

Hello, do you think this range is enough to cover the recent complex content additions here? Should the range be wider? MathXplore (talk) 01:31, 7 July 2024 (UTC)

Seems fine for now, expansion can be made if they pop up outside of this range. --Min☠︎rax^«¦talk¦» 05:23, 7 July 2024 (UTC)

Obsolescence

When you edited obsolescence, you made it incorrect. The word is not used that way. 67.188.203.40 (talk) 19:49, 7 August 2024 (UTC)

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