User talk:Alpacaaviator

Welcome to project spaceflight!

What are you interested in working on? I would be more than happy to assist and show you the ropes :-) - Neopeius (talk) 23:24, 12 January 2021 (UTC)

I'm a huge SpaceX buff, I've been following them since 2013. I stay up-to-date on spaceflight innovations and reusability. I'm still getting the feel for editing but I'm usually a quick learner; my biggest obstacle is I don't have internet access at work. If there are any little ways I can help I'm more than happy to and thanks for reaching out! Alpacaaviator (talk) 09:22, 13 January 2021 (UTC)

Wikipedia:WikiProject Aircraft

Thanks for signing up for this project. It is a very busy and active project with lots going on and we can always use more help and especially a fresh set of eyes. If you haven't done so already you might want to add Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Aircraft to your watch list as this is where much of the background discussion occurs. You may also want to watch Wikipedia:New articles (Aircraft) as this is where newly created articles get listed for peer review. Having a look over these new articles is a great way to get a feel for how things are done on the project and also most new articles need reviewing anyway. If you have any questions you can leave me a note or post at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Aircraft, either way you will get a quick response. - Ahunt (talk) 19:07, 4 February 2021 (UTC)

The WikiEagle - January 2022

The WikiEagle

The WikiProject Aviation Newsletter

Volume I — Issue 1
Aviation Project • Project discussion • Members • Assessment • Outreach • The WikiEagle
Announcements After over a decade of silence, the WikiProject Aviation newsletter is making a comeback under the name The WikiEagle. This first issue was sent to all active members of the project and its sub-projects. If you wish to continue receiving The WikiEagle, you can add your username to the mailing list. For now the newsletter only covers general project news and is run by only one editor. If you wish to help or to become a columnist, please let us know. If you have an idea which you believe would improve the newsletter, please share it; suggestions are welcome and encouraged. On 16 December, an RfC was closed which determined theaerodrome.com to be an unreliable source. The website, which is cited over 1,500 articles, mainly on WWI aviation, as of the publishing of this issue. Luft46.com has been added to the list of problematic sources after this discussion. The Jim Lovell article was promoted to Featured Article status on 26 December after being nominated by Hawkeye7. The Raymond Hesselyn article was promoted to Good Article status on 4 December after being nominated by Zawed. The Supermarine Sea King article was promoted to Good Article status on 22 December after being nominated by Amitchell125. The William Hodgson (RAF officer) article was promoted to Good Article status on 26 December after being nominated by Zawed.
Members New Members KingAviationKid (Joined on 17 December) PatrickChiao (Joined on 22 December) Wp9097 (Joined on 16 December) Number of active members: 386. Total number of members: 921. Closed Discussions Featured Article assessment Jim Lovell (discussion) – Closed as promoted on 26 December 2021 Good Article assessment HAL Tejas (discussion) – Closed as not promoted on 30 December 2021 William Hodgson (RAF officer) (discussion) – Closed as promoted on 26 December 2021 Supermarine Sea King (discussion) – Closed as promoted on 22 December 2021 Raymond Hesselyn (discussion) – Closed as promoted on 4 December 2021 Deletion Timeline of Berlin Brandenburg Airport's construction (discussion) – Closed as delete and redirect on 30 December 2021 Evergreen International Airlines Flight 17 (discussion) – Closed as keep on 25 December 2021 Requested moves Akbarpur (Ambedkar Nagar) Airstrip → Akbarpur Airstrip (discussion) – Closed as moved on 30 December 2021 1983 Avensa Douglas DC-9 crash → Avensa Flight 007 (discussion) – Closed as moved on 30 December 2021 Garuda Indonesia Flight 035 → Garuda Indonesian Airways Flight 035 (discussion) – Withdrawn on 28 December 2021	Article Statistics This data reflects values from DMY. Aviation pages by quality Quality Total FA 142 FL 15 A 56 GA 505 B 4,573 C 11,878 Start 15,082 Stub 18,754 List 2,539 Category 11,638 Disambig 653 File 2,713 Portal 629 Project 89 Redirect 1,518 Template 2,489 NA 66 Assessed 73,339 Unassessed 1 Total 73,340 WikiWork factors (?) ω = 249,806 Ω = 4.86
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MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:35, 1 January 2022 (UTC)

Kissing Tower

Hey Alpacaaviator!

Welcome to WikiProject Amusement Parks! I have seen you begun work on several articles relating to our project, namely the Kissing Tower. I thought to let you know you are making a great start, and if you are seeking out additional resources to research, check out the Wikipedia Library (namely Newspapers.com or ProQuest). There are a lot of resources pre-dating the world wide web you can find on either database, particularly for attractions around the time period of the Kissing Tower.

All the best. Adog (Talk・Cont) 04:56, 22 July 2023 (UTC)

Thanks! I haven't had too much luck finding what I'm looking for on Kissing Tower yet, but it already came in use for Geisinger Medical Center and I plan to use it more. Alpacaaviator (talk) 04:06, 11 August 2023 (UTC)

I have sent you a note about a page you started

Hi Alpacaaviator. Thank you for your work on PAM Health. Another editor, Klbrain, has reviewed it as part of new pages patrol and left the following comment:

Thanks for creating this page on a US health care provider; it's concise and clear. Just be careful regarding the structuring of articles to ensure that juxtaposition of distinct topics isn't drive by 'point of view', something I wondered about in your collaborations section.

To reply, leave a comment here and begin it with {{Re|Klbrain}}. (Message delivered via the Page Curation tool, on behalf of the reviewer.)

Klbrain (talk) 10:07, 22 March 2025 (UTC)

@Klbrain:

Thanks for the feedback! Please feel free to edit it; I agree that another perspective would help it be more WP:NEUTRAL. Alpacaaviator (talk) 19:03, 26 March 2025 (UTC)

I have sent you a note about a page you started

Hi Alpacaaviator. Thank you for your work on Brian Kakuk. Another editor, Pbsouthwood, has reviewed it as part of new pages patrol and left the following comment:

Thanks for your work on Brian Kakuk, Cheers, · · · Peter Southwood ^(talk): 16:51, 21 June 2025 (UTC)

To reply, leave a comment here and begin it with {{Re|Pbsouthwood}}. (Message delivered via the Page Curation tool, on behalf of the reviewer.)

For your work on Reusable spacecraft

		The SPFLT Achievement Patch
		Sorry for the belated welcome and feedback! Neopeius (talk) 03:07, 1 December 2025 (UTC)

Thanks so much!!! Nothing to be sorry for. Alpacaaviator (talk) 23:48, 1 December 2025 (UTC)

Nomination of Killing of Bradrick Wells for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Killing of Bradrick Wells is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Killing of Bradrick Wells until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article until the discussion has finished.

PARAKANYAA (talk) 19:50, 3 April 2026 (UTC)

April 2026

Hi, and thank you for your edits to Wikipedia. I wanted to follow up about an edit where, Karen A. Read was removed from a parent category.

This category is part of a group that falls under WP:EGRSD, which covers categories based on ethnicity, gender, religion, sexuality, or disability. These categories are typically set up as non-diffusing. That means when a page is added to a subcategory like this one, it's still meant to be included in the parent category as well.

This is important because removing someone from the parent category can unintentionally change who appears to "belong" there. Over time, that can make the main category look less representative than it actually is, which the WP:EGRSD guideline is designed to avoid.

If you're not sure whether a subcategory is non-diffusing, you can often check the category page itself; many include a note or template. You can also read more at WP:EGRSD and in the section on the final-rung rule. If you need further help, ask at the Teahouse. Thanks again for contributing, and I hope this helps clarify things! ^SMason_Garrison 03:17, 20 April 2026 (UTC)

I'm referring to this edit . I'm happy to answer questions if you have them. ^SMason_Garrison 03:22, 20 April 2026 (UTC)

Thanks for the information, I will be sure to read up on that! Alpacaaviator (talk) 03:27, 20 April 2026 (UTC)