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- There is a lot more to say on the species. I just want to get the disturbution section done first before anything else.CycoMa2 (talk) 20:30, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
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Ok, hope you'll help fix it also. Doug Weller talk 15:33, 10 August 2024 (UTC)
- @Doug Weller Sorry, I just keep noticing cases where the page numbers are not being cited.
- I also don’t really have the time to read through everything to make sure the claim aligns with the source. I have my own drafts to work on, I want to get them done before the school year starts.
- I probably should have worded by edit summary different, it probably did come off as rude.CycoMa2 (talk) 15:41, 10 August 2024 (UTC)
- @CycoMa2 Ok, I'll live long enough to fix them I'm sure, not a joke. Doug Weller talk 16:01, 10 August 2024 (UTC)
- I will figure something out. I know many of the sources in the article can be found at Ellis Library, I might spend a day there and read through the sources. I used to spend an entire day in that library finding sources for the wiki when I was a freshman and a sophomore. I also have access to many online sources since like 2022.CycoMa2 (talk) 16:55, 10 August 2024 (UTC)
- Just a little update to this comment. School started. I believe I can handle this issue before the end of the week. But, I can't make promises I have a lot to do.CycoMa2 (talk) 17:51, 19 August 2024 (UTC)
- Sorry I was a bit too busy to handle this issue. I believe I have time tho, I graduate in 2025.CycoMa2 (talk) 20:28, 2 September 2024 (UTC)
- Just a little update to this comment. School started. I believe I can handle this issue before the end of the week. But, I can't make promises I have a lot to do.CycoMa2 (talk) 17:51, 19 August 2024 (UTC)
- I will figure something out. I know many of the sources in the article can be found at Ellis Library, I might spend a day there and read through the sources. I used to spend an entire day in that library finding sources for the wiki when I was a freshman and a sophomore. I also have access to many online sources since like 2022.CycoMa2 (talk) 16:55, 10 August 2024 (UTC)
- @CycoMa2 Ok, I'll live long enough to fix them I'm sure, not a joke. Doug Weller talk 16:01, 10 August 2024 (UTC)
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- @Notcharizard which references specifically do you have issues with?CycoMa2 (talk) 01:00, 5 September 2024 (UTC)
- I don’t have a problem with any specific references, I did not go through them all :) My comment was about the items that are under “bibliography” (rather than “references”), and how it is unclear how those items have contributed to the article. It is okay to have general references, but in-text citations are preferred as the bibliography doesn’t really add anything useful to the article. -- NotCharizard 🗨 02:44, 5 September 2024 (UTC)
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- Oh I see the issue now.CycoMa2 (talk) 14:56, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
- Can’t fix it now. I’m busy with school.
- Can any of my watchlisters fix it? I don’t have the time lately.CycoMa2 (talk) 19:35, 7 September 2024 (UTC)
- I honestly don’t know if I have the time for this.CycoMa2 (talk) 17:46, 21 September 2024 (UTC)
- Oh I see the issue now.CycoMa2 (talk) 14:56, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
- I don’t have a problem with any specific references, I did not go through them all :) My comment was about the items that are under “bibliography” (rather than “references”), and how it is unclear how those items have contributed to the article. It is okay to have general references, but in-text citations are preferred as the bibliography doesn’t really add anything useful to the article. -- NotCharizard 🗨 02:44, 5 September 2024 (UTC)
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I won’t be able to active for a while.
I am taking like 7 courses this semester and I’m trying to network more as well this semester.
To be honest I’m desperate to do well after college.
I’m gonna graduate in 2025. So I’m almost done. To be honest, I’m a little scared and excited. I’m about to enter real adulthood soon. Wish me luck.CycoMa2 (talk) 09:22, 8 October 2024 (UTC)
- I may pursue an advanced degree. But I wanna see how this bachelors goes for me.CycoMa2 (talk) 09:26, 8 October 2024 (UTC)
- Let’s at least pray to what ever deity you believe in will get me that bachelors.CycoMa2 (talk) 01:05, 11 October 2024 (UTC)
- Yes I know about NOTFORUM. But y’all need to understand I’m an early twenty something year old who has never had a full time job before. The only responsibilities I have ever had are school and help my 9 roommates pay bills.CycoMa2 (talk) 16:24, 17 October 2024 (UTC)
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About the disclaimer
As I have said many times many of my sources are from the University of Missouri (also called Mizzou). I get many of my books from Ellis Library.
However, there are many other institutions and colleges in the area I am going to school at.(Let’s just say Columbia, Missouri is very well known for its education.)
I do from time to time get by sources from these other institutions.
Also I have been taught from people from various backgrounds at my university.
There is a reason I did feel like I needed that for numerous reasons I failed to mention in my edit summary.
First, all these institutions have their own affiliations, goals, and missions.
Mizzou for example in my opinion is pretty balanced in its political affiliation (although it’s a bit more left leaning.) For example, at the Homecoming parade for Mizzou there were parade floats for the LGBT community and a parade floats for right leaning politicians.
I did get some sources from a local community college as well. It was left leaning almost every way.
I obviously can’t get my sources from Stephen’s College since it’s a girls only college.
Some of the institutions in my area are religious based (only about 2). I haven’t gotten any sources from those to be honest. CycoMa2 (talk) 10:11, 29 October 2024 (UTC)
- Sorry about some typing mistakes. Tried to do an all nighter, didn’t work lol.
- Feel asleep at 5 am and woke up at 10 am. Luckily I don’t have classes in the morning on this day.CycoMa2 (talk) 17:00, 29 October 2024 (UTC)
- About the politics of Mizzou, there are lots of students holding up signs on issues such as Palestine. There are also communist signs around campus.
- There are also a lot of churches and students going around promoting their churches here. There are also definitely republican groups here.
- There is also this.
- Here is the voting map of Missouri. Boone County, (the county my university is in) voted Democrat.
- (Just to clarify I don’t know if I classify as anti-communist or an anti-socialist. But I’m definitely against authoritarian regimes like China or the Soviet Union.)
- (Another thing to mention, yes I’m aware not a Christian denominations are right winged. I’m a non-denominational Christian and I don’t lean either way.)
- Just thought I should provide more info and sources about politics here on campus.CycoMa2 (talk) 14:21, 30 October 2024 (UTC)
- lol the god damn typos again.CycoMa2 (talk) 18:03, 30 October 2024 (UTC)
- Seriously, forgive me I’m busy as hell and keep doing so many all nighters.CycoMa2 (talk) 23:09, 1 November 2024 (UTC)
- Seriously admins. Block me.CycoMa2 (talk) 23:38, 1 November 2024 (UTC)
- Seriously, forgive me I’m busy as hell and keep doing so many all nighters.CycoMa2 (talk) 23:09, 1 November 2024 (UTC)
- lol the god damn typos again.CycoMa2 (talk) 18:03, 30 October 2024 (UTC)
- Update:
- 2024 United States presidential election in Missouri
- Boone county voted for Kamala. But the votes went to Trump.CycoMa2 (talk) 04:56, 11 November 2024 (UTC)
- I know many y’all might think it’s stupid for a bisexual man like me to go college in a left leaning college town completely surrounded by conservatives. But y’all gotta keep in mind I was originally planning on going to college in California or somewhere along the east coast.
- The issue is that those places are way too expensive. Missouri, especially Columbia is just more affordable in general.
- I’m in my early twenties and don’t make much in general. I currently can’t live on my own.CycoMa2 (talk) 05:06, 11 November 2024 (UTC)
- Also I did check more sources about the politics of Mizzou.
- I checked because I thought it was interesting Niche considered one of the most conservative colleges in America. It was just odd to me because I took classes college at Mizzou and literally none of them were conservative.(Like seriously my religion and mythology classes taught the subject from a secular scholarly perspective.)
- Also I’m pretty sure a college with a communist club and a LGBTQ+ club isn’t conservative.
- When doing further research on this. I realized why Niche classified it as such. Mizzou basically has a higher percentage of students who identify as conservative. The university itself isn’t conservative, it’s just a lot of students here identify as conservative. About 28% identify as conservative.
- Also there are indeed conservative clubs here as well.
- I looked into this because I was afraid I mistakenly enrolled at a Liberty University like school.
- Another thing I should mention is that I plan to go grad school at WashU after I get my bachelors.(But this is gonna happen in like my late twenties.) I mention plans to go to WashU to y’all because I know WashU has its own biases and leans more left.CycoMa2 (talk) 16:45, 12 November 2024 (UTC)
- Honestly depends if I can afford to live in St Louis or not.CycoMa2 (talk) 16:51, 12 November 2024 (UTC)
- Might have a gap year before grad school tho.
- I’ve been in post secondary education since I was 16. Now I’m kinda getting sick of it and need a break.CycoMa2 (talk) 16:55, 12 November 2024 (UTC)
- Yes I know about the whole NOTFORUM and NOTBLOG policies we have here on Wikipedia. But I mention my educational background to show y’all I do indeed have knowledge in numerous topics.
- Basically here’s my post secondary educational background.
- While I was in high school I attended a vocational school at age 16 until I graduated high school.
- When I graduated high school I went to a community college in mid-Missouri under a full ride scholarship.(I was mostly online due to the pandemic.)
- After I got my associates degree from this community college I transferred to the University of Missouri and enrolled in a selective liberal arts college simultaneously.
- Mid-Missouri believe it or not has a lot of notable institutions.
- This includes:
- Mizzou.(Mainly known for its journalism program)
- The second oldest girls only college in the USA Stephen’s College.
- Fuck even State Technical College of Missouri is notable.
- Hell I was surprised Winston Church did a speech at Westminster College (Missouri).
- That’s why I chose to go to school here. The best part it’s cheap as hell to live here.
- I also am telling y’all this because I have access to a lot of resources at the moment. This could make me useful to the project as a whole.
- I know I have many watchlisters. Do y’all have anything to add on to this. Also forgive the typos and other issues, I’m currently on lunch break before class starts.
- CycoMa2 (talk) 18:19, 14 November 2024 (UTC)
- Honestly depends if I can afford to live in St Louis or not.CycoMa2 (talk) 16:51, 12 November 2024 (UTC)
Busy as hell
Just giving y’all a follow up on why I’m editing too much.
I’m busy as hell.
I’m in my early twenties attending 2 universities and taking so many classes this semester and next semester.
Pursuing my bachelors, trying to get a second associates degree, and trying to get a online certification.
I’ve joined so many clubs, to help me network.
Trying to get on the dean’s list again.
I kid y’all not I don’t think Harvard students work this hard.CycoMa2 (talk) 01:03, 3 November 2024 (UTC)
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- Thank you for that.
- Sorry for doing that.CycoMa2 (talk) 16:32, 13 November 2024 (UTC)
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Any thoughts about what I said previously.
I don’t know why I feel the need to say this but I said just in case I guess.
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- Sorry about that. That was a draft I was working on when I was in Florida on vacation.
- I decided to abandon it because it took up too much of my time and I lost interest.CycoMa2 (talk) 02:27, 25 November 2024 (UTC)
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About my life story
Look I know my life story may sound a bit contradictory or may have too much in it.
I do leave out a few things for privacy. If y’all don’t believe me ask the WP:ARBCOM I literally sent them emails of my college transcripts as proof to many of the things I said.
My transcripts show proof that I was indeed a student during the pandemic and they show a lot more than that. Also looking at many of my contributions on WikiCommons clearly shows I was in Columbia Missouri during that time.
Since Columbia Missouri is a college town, you can clearly tell I was one of the students there.
Some people may say I have no reason to share all of this. But, I’m tired of people accusing me of being incompetent or acting in bad faith. When the evidence shows otherwise.CycoMa2 (talk) 21:12, 29 November 2024 (UTC)
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