Quxyz

Tornadoes

Hey there Quxyz, we haven’t interacted much, but I thought I’d reach out. I’ve been trying to recruit editors to help with creating more tornado articles. I almost hate to ask, but do you have any interest in tornadoes? I know they’re common and can be devastating in your state, which is why it’s a shame that there is no List of Iowa tornadoes. Such a list wouldn’t need to include every known event - there would be too many to get them all. But getting a general climatology and notable outbreaks would be useful. I mention this because I worked on List of California tornadoes and recently got it to a featured list. One day I would love if every state had their own list for all sorts of weather events. I can help out if you’re interested.

Or if you’re more into tropical cyclones (I am personally!) I wondered what aspect you liked most, and was curious about working on. There are literally tens of thousands of weather articles out there, including a lot waiting to be written! Hurricanehink mobile (talk) 21:54, 18 June 2024 (UTC)

I am good regarding the list. If you have any specific outbreaks you want me to write about, from Iowa and neighboring states, I will be glad to help. ✶Quxyz✶ 22:31, 18 June 2024 (UTC)

Nice! Well a hypothetical Draft:List of Iowa tornadoes should have stuff like when was the first recorded tornado in the state. This NWS source gives an average of 47 tornadoes per year in Iowa. Plus, it includes the record drought of tornadoes between 2012 and 2013, with 359 days without a tornado. The main things to include would be any F/EF5 tornadoes, the deadliest events (back in 1968 apparently). Whatcha think? Hurricanehink mobile (talk) 22:41, 18 June 2024 (UTC)

Once again, I am not currently interested in producing a list of Iowa tornadoes. I might look into a few specific tornadoes though. ✶Quxyz✶ 23:30, 18 June 2024 (UTC)

Oh lol I misunderstood what you meant by “I am good.” Hurricanehink mobile (talk) 00:49, 19 June 2024 (UTC)

Its ok, I do it all the time. ✶Quxyz✶ 03:30, 19 June 2024 (UTC)

I disagree

Regarding my recent edits to Hurricane Beryl (2024), I mean. They removed wordiness and subsections which needn't exist yet, while focusing on the damage, not mere reports. I won't bother you further about them; just know you were mistaken. InedibleHulk (talk) 22:05, 1 July 2024 (UTC)

@InedibleHulk I reverted you edits because there were several grammar changes that muddled the clarity of the article (like replacing Beryl with pronouns) and changing the title of the subsection. ✶Quxyz✶ 22:19, 1 July 2024 (UTC)

Preparation is a collection of preparations, and to what else could "it" possibly refer? InedibleHulk (talk) 22:21, 1 July 2024 (UTC)

As the article develops overtime, there may be more nouns used that the average person may not be familiar with and the more pronouns in use, the meaning may become less clear. I cannot identify any nouns that could be confused but I also could be far more informed on tropical storms than the average person. Also, preparations is the heading used on every other article. ✶Quxyz✶ 22:29, 1 July 2024 (UTC)

Alright, whatever, I'll just hope you can appreciate how my latest two edits are good. InedibleHulk (talk) 22:32, 1 July 2024 (UTC)

Your most recent edit seem good. If I accidentally reverted something that I didn't touch on feel free to reinstate it. ✶Quxyz✶ 22:34, 1 July 2024 (UTC)

I took "it" to mean the "report" parts. InedibleHulk (talk) 22:48, 1 July 2024 (UTC)

AfC notification: Draft:Lake Shawnee (Kansas) has a new comment

I've left a comment on your Articles for Creation submission, which can be viewed at Draft:Lake Shawnee (Kansas). Thanks! Robert McClenon (talk) 07:30, 23 July 2024 (UTC)

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Alert: PD-NWS Violations

This is an alert being sent to all active editors on the WikiProject of Weather and any editor who has recently editors weather-related articles.

Editors on the Commons have received communication from the National Weather Service that the Template:PD-NWS, which is often used to upload weather-related images, is incorrect. There will be a discussion starting on the Commons Copyright Noticeboard within the next few days to determine how to manage this issue. Under the current PD-NWS copyright template, images on any NWS webpage was considered to be in the public domain unless it had a direct copyright symbol and/or copyright watermark.

One National Weather Service office has confirmed this is not the case. For the next few days, it may be best to not upload any image from an NWS webpage that was not made or taken directly by the National Weather Service themselves. Once the Commons determine how to move forward, editors will recent a new alert. The Weather Event Writer (Talk Page) 23:54, 1 August 2024 (UTC)

@WeatherWriter, where would this problem go in affect? I dont think this affects me, however, I just wanna be safe. ✶Quxyz✶ 01:26, 2 August 2024 (UTC)

Worst case scenario, images originated from NWS webpages that were not taken by NWS employees would be deleted. I don't know if you upload images to the Commons or not. If not, then you wouldn't really have to look out. The Commons Administrators will figure out how to handle this best. In short summary, NWS La Crosse has stated their copyright disclaimer (of everything on NWS webpages being public domain) is not valid and images given to them are not actually in the public domain. [Stuff from the Damage Assessment Toolkit are still safe, but things like the 2024 Greenfield tornado's photograph of the actual tornado may not be. Like I said, if you don't upload images on the Commons, don't worry about it. When the issue is solved/figured out, I'll send everyone another alert, explaining what (if anything) is different and how to solve it.

Also, no one is "in trouble". Heck, even a Commons Administrator may have "broken" the rules. We won't know for a few days probably on what the solution will be. But, I will let you know! The Weather Event Writer (Talk Page) 01:51, 2 August 2024 (UTC)