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Welcome to the WikiCup!

Welcome to the 2021 WikiCup! The first round began on 1 January and your submissions page can be found here. If you are wondering how to get started, a good article review might be a good place to begin. Any questions on the rules or on anything else should be directed to one of the judges, or posted to the WikiCup talk page. The first round will end on 26 February; the 64 highest scorers at that time will move on to round 2. The judges for the WikiCup are Sturmvogel 66 (talk · contribs · email) and Cwmhiraeth (talk · contribs · email). Good luck! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 20:23, 8 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Checking in

Hi there. Are you still planning to have that interview with Hurricanehink? I'm asking this because the latest issue of the newsletter will be published in just 1 week. I'll try to have everything I planned to write completed within a day or two. Although my operation is going to knock me out of commission for a few days, I'll try to drag myself back onto WP to make some final checks next Thursday. BTW, I see that you decided to enter the 2021 WikiCup! If I had more time and energy (and no surgical operation to worry about), I might have joined that one as well. Seeing all of those familiar names is getting my competitive spirit all fired up (hehe). But alas, if I were to attempt an entry this year, I'd only get myself brutally demolished. Sniff sniff. Oh well. Anyway...As consolation, I'll clean up the mess that are the citations in the 2020 AHS and PHS articles. Since I have more time on my hands than you do (oh yes, you know that I'm right XP), I'll probably be able to get a leg up on you if you ever choose to tackle those. Even though I only have a few days left before the...pain...begins. Anyway, I hope you're doing well in school and in life, in general. See you around, LightandDark2000 🌀 (talk) 23:41, 8 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@LightandDark2000: I am not planning to write anything for the HH this edition. The WikiCub I joined because I saw users like Jason Rees and Hurricanehink enter. It's mainly a way to encourage users to do more for the wiki. As for your operation, I wish you a smooth operation and quick recovery. Remember: "He will see us through. The light has been turned on the works of Darkness. But Truth and the light will prevail." Best, ~ Destroyer 🌀🌀 01:17, 9 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. Thank you so much for you support. I'm probably going to be miserable anyway, but...I'll do my best to hang in there. LightandDark2000 🌀 (talk) 01:25, 9 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@LightandDark2000: You saw the change to my userpage, right? ~ Destroyeraa 🌀🇺🇸 01:30, 9 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Yes. I did. I'd rather not comment about that on-wiki, though. There are too many prying eyes. LightandDark2000 🌀 (talk) 01:31, 9 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@LightandDark2000: I know. I'll get to you on that on Discord tomorrow...I need some rest. I took a break from there due to recent events. Luckily Wikipedia doesn't censor. ~ Destroyeraa 🌀🇺🇸 01:35, 9 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, Wikipedia isn't censored (or rather, it's not supposed to be). But some stuff is better kept off-wiki, you know? Anyway, get some rest. Meanwhile, I'm going to hammer out my Hurricane Herald sections. And I'm going to see if I can straighten out some more 2020 TC articles later tonight. LightandDark2000 🌀 (talk) 01:43, 9 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@LightandDark2000: Yeah, most political talk belongs off-wiki. See you there tomorrow. Stay safe, ~ Destroyeraa 🌀🇺🇸 01:45, 9 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

DYK nomination of Hurricane Beryl

Hello! Your submission of Hurricane Beryl at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! SL93 (talk) 15:18, 11 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Regarding the message you sent to 2003 LN6

Hello! I have seen that you have sent a {{uw-test1}} template to 2003 LN6. I want to let you know that 2003 LN6 got permission off-wiki to make the test edits. 2003 LN6 also said that I could use it to test out Twinkle. Thank you! -³²²UbnBr₂ (Talk | Contributions | Actions) 03:07, 12 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Unbinilium-322 Dibromide: My apologies. Also, 2003 LN6 I'm sorry for the unnecessary warning. Welcome to WPTC. Cheers, ~ Destroyeraa 🌀🇺🇸 15:17, 13 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Some cookies for you!

Here's wishing you a belated welcome to Wikipedia, Destroyeraa!

I know I was barely around last year until July, and even then, I didn't make a "full" return until September. If I had been more active and paid more attention, I would have welcomed you personally, both to WP and to WPTC. Someone should have done it – I'm actually sad that no one stepped up to do so. There's no way I would have let that slip by. Anyhow, you can't change the past. You're pretty smart, and you have a decent amount of experience at this point, so I no longer see any point in dropping a Welcome! template on your talk page. And per the usual welcome templates, yeah, you know where to go if you have questions. And I'm always open, in case you were wondering.

Anyway, here are some cookies to make up for that. (Well, an attempt on my part.) Baked with extra brown sugar too, for more flavor! XD I should have done this back in July or August. All the same, I'm thankful that you're here. LightandDark2000 🌀 (talk) 15:07, 13 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@LightandDark2000: Aw man, I didn't mean to make you feel even more miserable by making you regret your wikibreaks! Hurricanehink welcomed me in June IIRC after I joined WPTC. Yeah, thanks for the cookies, it really brightens my day (I love brown sugar). I wish you a speedy recovery.

~ Destroyeraa 🌀🇺🇸 15:12, 13 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Too late, it's already done. 😝 I really do regret stepping away like I did last year. I should have learned from 2015–2016 (regarding WPTC involvement). I just hope that you feel at home now on WPTC, like I do. Huh, I have a sweet tooth as well! Brown sugar and cinnamon are some of my favorites. :) Thanks again, for your kind thoughts. LightandDark2000 🌀 (talk) 15:16, 13 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Mac n’ Cheetos!

Shift674 has given you a Mac n' Cheetos (🧀🐆)! Mac n' Cheetos promotes WikiLove (📖💞) and hopefully this one has made your day cheesier. It is dangerously cheesy! Mac n' Cheetos is the combination of both macaroni and cheese and the Frito-Lay snack Cheetos. Spread the WikiLove by giving someone else a Mac n' Cheetos, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend.

Spread the goodness of Mac n' Cheetos by adding {{subst:Mac n' Cheetos}} to someone's talk page with a friendly message!

@Shift674: Yummy! Thanks! ~ Destroyeraa 🌀🇺🇸 20:02, 15 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Oh no...

Wait. What's going on here? Please God, no. Not you, too. ;( LightandDark2000 🌀 (talk) 22:13, 13 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

A smoothie for you!

A smoothie for you!

I don't what's happening, but I hope you're okay. I'm terribly sorry. I wish you a speedy recovery regarding any health issues you may be experiencing. May God watch over you. I wish I could send you one of these in real life. Please enjoy this smoothie. I hope that you're feeling much better by the time you see this. From the bottom of my heart, LightandDark2000 🌀 (talk) 22:15, 13 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@LightandDark2000: Aw, thank you so much! I love fruit smoothies too. I am feeling better today, though I still need some rest. After Martin Luther King Jr. Day, I have another round of exams, so I won't be editing much. Are you joining the Cyclone Cup? Please do. Thanks again. ~ Destroyeraa 🌀🇺🇸 20:04, 15 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I'll probably get demolished by others, but I'm seriously considering it at this point. I have this competitive urge that I need to satisfy, hehe. But I'd probably be playing more of a beta-testing or a supportive role there than a full-fledged competitor, given my real-life schedule. More on that later. LightandDark2000 🌀 (talk) 05:11, 16 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

ITN recognition for La Vega raid

On 14 January 2021, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article La Vega raid, which you updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Spencer^T•C 01:07, 14 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Someone has hugged you!

Berrely has hugged you! Hugs promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better (and hopefully wasn't meant as an invasion of personal space). Spread the WikiLove by hugging at someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Happy editing! Sorry I forgot to reply to the message you left on my talk, I kept telling myself I would then completely forgot. I saw that you placed a notice on your talk about how you weren't feeling too good. Wikipedia can be stressful sometimes, and if you ever need to take a break, then do so. I wish you the best! — Yours, Berrely • ^Talk∕_Contribs 08:51, 14 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Hug others by adding {{subst:Hug}} to their talk page with a friendly message.

I second this one. (I'd hold you real tight if I could.) ;( LightandDark2000 🌀 (talk) 18:34, 14 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Berrely: Thank you so much! I am feeling better today, and I hope to get some edits in on the weekends. I have another round of exams coming, which will reduce my editing drastically again (and increase my stress). Thanks for your support. ~ Destroyeraa 🌀🇺🇸 20:05, 15 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hey

Remember this? When you have the time. I'll be waiting. BTW...I'm very sorry about yesterday. I shouldn't have ignored you like that. I should have been there for you, instead of carrying about my business as usual. I regret every second of it. More on that off-wiki. LightandDark2000 🌀 (talk) 18:34, 14 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

45th edition of Hurricane Herald!

Volume XLV, Issue 45, January 15, 2021
←(Previous issues) 42 · 43 · 44 · 45 · 46 →

The Hurricane Herald: Wikipedia's 20th Anniversary and New Year's Special Edition!

The Hurricane Herald is the semi-regular newsletter of WikiProject Tropical Cyclones. The newsletter aims to provide in summary the recent activities and developments of the WikiProject, in addition to global tropical cyclone activity. The Hurricane Herald has been running since its first edition ran on June 4, 2006. If you wish to receive or discontinue subscription to this newsletter, please visit the mailing list. This issue of The Hurricane Herald covers all project related events from December 1, 2020–January 15, 2021. This edition's editors and authors are MarioJump83, Hurricanehink, Destroyeraa, Chicdat, Typhoon2013, CycloneFootball71, Hurricane Noah, LightandDark2000, Cyclone Toby (editor's pick for member of the month), Skarmory, Shift674, and HurricaneCovid. Please visit this page and bookmark any suggestions of interest to you. This will help improve the newsletter and other cyclone-related articles. Past editions can be viewed here.

WikiProject Tropical Cyclones: News & Developments

New articles since the last newsletter include:

New GA's include:

Cyclone Ava
Hurricane Beryl (last GA of 2020)
Hurricane Chris (2018)
Tropical Storm Karen (2019)
Typhoon Alice (1953) (first GA of 2021!)
Typhoon Louise–Marge

Typhoon Ike was also promoted from GA to A-class article.

Member of the month (Editor's Pick) – Cyclone Toby

Cyclone Toby first joined Wikipedia in July 2020 as I like hurricanes. Since then, they have become one of the most active editors, taking the initiative of fulfilling article requests, as well as helping us work on finishing many drafts we have. These articles include Hurricanes in Hispaniola, Hurricanes in Nicaragua, and Hurricanes in Honduras, as well as helping out getting Effects of Hurricane Dorian in the Carolinas (a long-standing draft that took many efforts to get it published to mainspace) nominated for GA, as of this writing. There are more articles Cyclone Toby is currently working on other than the ones previously listed. Also, Cyclone Toby is one of the kinder members of WPTC, actively welcoming many new editors that edited articles under WikiProject Tropical cyclones banner, as well as inviting some of these editors to the project, in which their influence ended up bringing more editors to WPTC without any invitation. We thank Cyclone Toby for work they have done in the past year, which was a horrible year for many of us, but Toby is one of many bright spots that helped us get through that year. As we enter the new year, we encourage Cyclone Toby to keep up their work and eventually complete these drafts, which will ultimately lead to the clearing of the backlog of drafts within the project.

Featured Content

From December 1, 2020 to January 15, 2021, there were no articles promoted to Featured Article status.
From the Main Page: Documents WikiProject related materials that have appeared on the main page from December 1, 2020–January 15, 2021 in chronological order.

Today's Featured Article/List

Did you know...?

There is currently one featured article candidate:

Typhoon Jebi (2018)

2018 Featured Topic Update

Featured Articles promoted (May 22–December 31)

Good Articles promoted (May 25–December 31)

Current Candidates

Typhoon Jebi (2018)

New Articles (Only C and below)

Next Steps

For the next steps of the 2018 Global FT project, we're likely to finish the 2018 Pacific hurricane season FT by the end of the year. Hurricane Bud (2018) is likely to become a Featured Article (FA) around the first anniversary of the 2018 Global FT task force, which will be in June 2021, while Hurricane Olivia (2018) is the most likely FAC next in line. Sooner or later (which might happen before Bud or Olivia is FA), Timeline of the 2018 Pacific hurricane season will be completed, and subsequently nominated for Good Article (GA) status. After that, 2018 Pacific hurricane season might be nominated for Featured Topic (FT) before the timeline or the article is nominated for FA, based on the likely order of completion provided by Hurricane Noah on December 22, 2020 with some changes due to priorities after that time.

We also began to focus more attention on the 2018 Atlantic hurricane season FT, as evidenced by Hurricane Beryl and Hurricane Chris (2018) becoming GAs by the time of this issue of The Hurricane Herald, as well as the merger of Meteorological history of Hurricane Michael into Hurricane Michael (despite the merge moratorium which was enacted in November 23, 2020 - this was made possible by getting the consensus for an exception to the merge moratorium), which boosted the prospects of Hurricane Michael becoming a GA by the time of the next issue or the following one. Our next step in the 2018 Atlantic hurricane season FT, as it is currently planned right now, is to have Hurricane Leslie (2018) promoted to a GA.

In the Western Pacific, the creation of Effects of Typhoon Mangkhut in the Philippines is still being planned out, while Cimaron, Trami, Kong-rey, and Son-Tinh are in line to be nominated for GA later on - and Jebi may well become a FA by the next issue. In the North Indian Ocean, Cyclone Titli was recently created and likely to be expanded later on. In the Southern Hemisphere, Cyclone Owen is currently being worked on to become a GA someday, while Berguitta, Josie, Keni, and Liua are still under construction. For the Mediterranean, Cyclone Zorbas will be expanded upon and nominated for GA, some time after this issue.

We are recruiting

If you are interested in writing new articles, promoting articles to GA, or helping with the FAC review process for the Global 2018 FT project, please reach out to Hurricane Noah or any other member of the 2018 FT task force.

WikiProject To-Do

Here are some tasks you can do:

Requests: List of named storms from E to H and M to O, List of Atlantic tropical storms and other intensity lists, Pacific typhoon seasons from 1902 to 1938, Australian region cyclone seasons from 1963 to 1970, South Pacific cyclone seasons from 1958 to 1969, Tropical cyclones in 1978 to 2001, 1870 Straits of Florida hurricane, 1864 Calcutta cyclone, Hurricanes in Mexico, Tropical cyclone effects by region, more...
Citation needed: Make sure articles like for example Pacific hurricane and Cyclone Owen are cited properly.
Cleanup: Tropical cyclones in India, Tropical cyclones in Myanmar, Tropical cyclones in Sri Lanka, List of Texas hurricanes (pre-1900), Typhoon Faxai and other storms in 2019 Pacific typhoon season (and the season article itself), 2020 Pacific typhoon season
Expand: List of depressions and deep depressions in the North Indian Ocean, List of South-West Indian Ocean tropical cyclones, Seasonal summaries and global condition sections for nearly every tropical cyclones by year articles, Pacific hurricane season timelines and earlier season articles in 1950s, 1941/1942/1943/1944 Pacific typhoon seasons, most of the List of named storms articles, Tropical Storm Fay (2008)
Stubs: Typhoon Trix (1952), 1876 Bengal cyclone, 1971 Odisha cyclone, 1978 Sri Lanka cyclone, Typhoon Kathleen (1947), 1900s/1910s/1920s/1930s North Indian Ocean cyclone seasons, 1900s/1920s/1930s Australian region cyclone seasons, more...
2018 Global FT push: some goals for the 2018 Global FT include the creation or improvement of many other articles listed in the first section on the WPTC talk page. Also please join our task force!

Current assessment table

Assessments valid as of this printing. Depending on when you may be viewing this newsletter, the table may be outdated. See here for the latest, most up to date statistics.
As of this issue, there are 164 featured articles and 70 featured lists. There are 133 A-class articles, and 1,010 good articles. There are only 71 B-class articles, perhaps because because most articles of that quality already passed a GA review. There are 415 C-class articles, 788 start-class articles, and 182 stub-class articles, with 23 lists, and 9 current articles. These figures mean that slightly more than half of the project is rated a GA or better. Typhoon Warren was the 1,000th GA in the project.

About the assessment scale →

Project Goals & Progress

The following is the current progress on the three milestone goals set by the WikiProject as of this publishing. They can be found, updated, at the main WikiProject page.

250 featured pages: 91.2% complete

200 featured articles: 79.5% complete

1500 good articles: 73.1% complete

Storms of the month over the last year
Month	Storm
Storm of the Year 2020	Hurricane Eta
December 2020	Cyclone Yasa
November 2020	Hurricane Iota
October 2020	Typhoon Goni (2020)
September 2020	Cyclone Ianos
August 2020	Hurricane Laura
July 2020	Hurricane Isaias
June 2020	Tropical Storm Cristobal (2020)
May 2020	Cyclone Amphan
April 2020	Cyclone Harold
March 2020	Cyclone Herold
February 2020	Cyclone Damien
January 2020	Cyclone Tino

Storm of the month and other tropical activity for December through January 15, 2021

Storm of the month for December – Cyclone Yasa
Yasa was a powerful and destructive tropical cyclone that struck the island nation of Fiji in December 2020. The second tropical tropical disturbance, and the first and strongest severe tropical cyclone of the season, Yasa originated from a low pressure area on December 10, to the north of Port Vila, in Vanuatu. The storm became a tropical disturbance on the next day and was given the designation 02F by the Fiji Meteorological Service (FMS). The system gradually strengthened over the next couple of days while moving southeastward, reaching tropical storm-equivalent status (Category 1 tropical cyclone on the Australian scale) and receiving the name Yasa on December 13. For the next 3 days, Yasa made a slow clockwise loop, during which time it underwent rapid intensification from December 14 to 16, bombing out from tropical storm-equivalent status to a Category 5-equivalent tropical cyclone on both the Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale (SSHWS) and the Australian scale. On December 16, Yasa reached its peak intensity, with maximum 10-minute sustained winds of 250 km/h (155 mph), maximum 1-minute sustained winds of 260 km/h (160 mph), and a minimum central pressure of 899 millibars (26.5 inHg). This made Yasa the fourth-most intense tropical cyclone recorded in the South Pacific basin, as well as the second Category 5 severe tropical cyclone in 2020, after Cyclone Harold.

Afterward, Yasa underwent an eyewall replacement cycle as it neared Fiji, causing the storm to weaken. Early on December 17, Yasa made landfall on Bua Province on Vanua Levu, as a powerful Category 4-equivalent tropical cyclone on the SSHWS (Category 5 severe tropical cyclone on the Australian scale). Following landfall, Yasa quickly weakened, dropping back to tropical storm-equivalent status within two days. Afterward, Yasa moved in a southward direction while continuing its weakening trend, falling below tropical cyclone status on December 19, and dissipating on December 24. Yasa killed 4 people in Fiji and left another person missing. As of this writing, the damage estimates for Yasa are still being calculated, but Yasa had caused extensive damage on Vanua Levu, likely becoming the most destructive tropical cyclone to strike Fiji since Winston in 2016.

North Atlantic – This season, after being the most active on record for its basin, in terms of tropical cyclone formation, officially ended on November 30.
Eastern Pacific – This season, along with the Atlantic hurricane season, ended on November 30.
Western Pacific – Tropical Storm Krovanh (Vicky) developed over the Philippine Sea. The storm is the third tropical cyclone to receive the name Vicky in the year 2020. The storm made landfall on Palawan on December 19, and eventually moved into the South China Sea.
North Indian Ocean – Activity continued into December, with the strengthening of Cyclonic Storm Burevi in the Bay of Bengal. Burevi then made landfall in Sri Lanka a few days later.
South-West Indian Ocean – The third cyclone of the season, Tropical Storm Bongoyo, formed, gradually strengthening over open waters. Within a few weeks, the season began to ramp up, with the formation Tropical Storm Chalane, before it made landfall on Madagascar and in Mozambique. After a tropical depression left the basin, another system would form, becoming Tropical Storm Danilo. On January 14, another Zone of Disturbed Weather developed over the central south Indian Ocean, which became Tropical Depression 07 two days later.
Australian region – A tropical low formed, slowly developing, before gaining tropical-storm strength winds. Soon after, another tropical low formed, this making landfall along the Pilbara Coast of Australia with tropical storm-force winds. Within just a few days, yet another tropical low formed that made landfall along the Kimberly Coast. After a series of two more tropical lows, another system formed. This low would strengthen into Tropical Cyclone Imogen, before making landfall along the Queensland Coast. A seventh tropical low developed on January 5, before dissipating five days later. On January 13, an eighth tropical low, 07U, developed east-northeast of the Cocos Islands.
South Pacific – The first system of the season, 01F, formed on December 11. Within a few days, the season began to ramp up, with the development of Tropical cyclones Yasa and Zazu, with the former rapidly intensifying and becoming a powerful Category 5-equivalent cyclone. Yasa went on to make landfall on the island of Vanua Levu in Fiji on December 17, becoming the most powerful tropical cyclone to strike the island nation since Winston in 2016.
South Atlantic – On December 27, Subtropical Storm Oquira, the second storm of the season, formed in the South Atlantic, off the coast of Brazil. The system lasted for several days as a subtropical storm while moving away from Brazil, before transitioning into an extratropical low on December 31.

Storm of the Year 2020 – Hurricane Eta

Eta was a powerful and long-lived hurricane that devastated Central America in November 2020. The twenty-ninth tropical depression, record-tying twenty-eighth named storm, twelfth hurricane, and fifth major hurricane of the extremely active 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, Eta originated from a vigorous tropical wave in the eastern Caribbean Sea on October 28. On October 30, the system organized into Tropical Depression Twenty-Nine, before becoming a tropical storm on the next day, at which time it was given the name Eta by the National Hurricane Center (NHC). On November 2, Eta became undergoing rapid intensification over the western Caribbean, as it progressed westward, with the cyclone ultimately becoming a Category 4 hurricane on November 3. Later that day, Eta reached its peak intensity, with 1-minute sustained winds of 150 mph (240 km/h) and a minimum central pressure of 922 mbar (hPa; 27.23 inHg), it was the third-most intense November Atlantic hurricane on record, behind the 1932 Cuba hurricane, and Hurricane Iota, which struck the same region just two weeks later. However, satellite data suggests that Eta may have reached Category 5 intensity at the time of its peak intensity, since reconnaissance aircraft failed to sample the hurricane's strongest winds at the time of its peak intensity. Despite this, in their post-storm report, the NHC maintained Eta as a powerful Category 4 hurricane. Six hours after reaching its peak, Eta underwent an eyewall replacement cycle, causing the storm to weaken somewhat. At 21:00 UTC on November 2, Eta made landfall south of Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua, with maximum sustained winds of 140 mph (225 km/h) and a central pressure of 940 mbar (hPa; 27.76 inHg). Following landfall, Eta rapidly weakened to a tropical depression by 00:00 UTC on November 5.

Despite the mountainous terrain, Eta's low-level circulation survived, and Eta retained tropical depression status for another day, during its two-day trek across Central America, before degenerating into a remnant low overland later on November 5. On November 6, Eta's remnant low moved north over water and regenerated into a tropical depression, before turning towards the northeast. Afterward, Eta reorganized into a tropical storm over the Caribbean on November 7, as it accelerated toward Cuba. On the next day, Eta made landfall on Cuba's Sancti Spíritus Province as a tropical storm, before quickly emerging into the Atlantic and turning westward. Over the next five days, the system moved erratically, making a third landfall on Lower Matecumbe Key in the Florida Keys, on November 9, before slowing down and making a counterclockwise loop in the southern Gulf of Mexico, just off the coast of Cuba, with the storm's intensity fluctuating along the way. Afterward, Eta turned north-northeastward and briefly regained Category 1 hurricane strength on November 11, before weakening back into a tropical storm several hours later. On November 12, Eta made a fourth landfall over Cedar Key, Florida. Eta weakened after making landfall, before eventually re-emerging into the Atlantic later that day. Afterward, Eta became extratropical on November 13, before being absorbed into another frontal system off the coast of the Eastern United States on the next day. In all, Hurricane Eta killed at least 211 people, left 120 people missing, and caused at least $7.9 billion (2020 USD) in damages, with the vast majority of the deaths and damages occurring in Central America. Just two weeks later, Central America was struck by Hurricane Iota as a high-end Category 4 hurricane, making landfall near the same location as Eta, which further exacerbated the disaster in the region.

Member of the month (edition) – Jason Rees

Jason first created an account on Wikipedia in August 2006, after tracking Hurricane Katrina and countless other storms in 2005. Since then, he has written four featured articles and 21 good articles. Recently, Jason has done great work expanding and cleaning up Cyclone Yasa, one of the strongest storms ever recorded in the South Pacific basin. He is also an active content creator, currently writing Cyclone Meena. Overall, Jason has done an outstanding job expanding the scope of tropical cyclone articles in the Southern Hemisphere basins, such as the South Pacific, where there is, sadly, a shortage of active users. We want to thank him for his wonderful work, and thus award him the Member of the Month award for this edition.

New WikiProject Members since the last newsletter

More information can be found here. This list lists members who have joined/rejoined the WikiProject since the release of the last issue. Sorted chronologically.

Doge1941 (talk · contribs)
Tropical Storm Angela (talk · contribs)
HurricaneKappa (talk · contribs)
KingLucarius (talk · contribs)
Hurricanestudier123 (talk · contribs)
2 0 D a r t h S a n d M a n 0 5 (talk · contribs)
iBlazeCat (talk · contribs)
FuturPDUCTIONS (talk · contribs)
SputtyTheSputnik (talk · contribs)
AveryTheComrade (talk · contribs) (added because of userbox)
Poxy4 (talk · contribs)
SovietCyclone (talk · contribs)
Gummycow (talk · contribs)
Chong Yi Lam (talk · contribs)
German2k2k (talk · contribs)
Wikihelp7586 (talk · contribs)
StopBoi (talk · contribs)
Final-Fantasy-HH (talk · contribs)
TheActiniumSpoon (talk · contribs)
Ididntknowausername (talk · contribs)
~~Dalandaniel (talk · contribs)~~ (sock of Ajhenson21)
BrownieKing (talk · contribs)
Bunny04032010 (talk · contribs)
Purplemountainman (talk · contribs) (first new member of WPTC in 2021!)
2003 LN6 (talk · contribs)

To our new members: welcome to the project, and happy editing! Feel free to check the to-do list at the bottom right of the newsletter for things that you might want to work on. To our veteran members: thank you for your edits and your tireless contributions!

A year in review: WPTC's accomplishments in 2020

2020 has been a hard year for many of us. Depending on where you live, the COVID-19 pandemic began as early as January. In most of the world, the pandemic ramped up in February and March, reaching its first peak in April–May. A second wave struck in June–August, which saw cases dramatically increase across the globe, while the third and largest wave began around October. However, during this pandemic, through lock-downs and online learning, as well as the the insanely active 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, our WikiProject saw a huge influx of new editors showing interest in editing tropical cyclone articles. Here, we will take a look at the stats:

New WPTC members since January 1, 2020: AC5230, CycloneFootball71 (Previously Weatherman27), Chicdat, Hurricaneboy23, Chlod, Destroyeraa, NOOBSKINSPAMMER, HurricaneMichael2018, JoeMT615, MarioJump83, Buttons0603, Robloxsupersuperhappyface, ChessEric, Allen2, Mazum24, Modokai, CodingCyclone, Gumballs678, Janm 7, Cyclone Toby, Hurricanehuron33, Hurricane21, TornadoLGS, Iseriously, Jupiter50, ARegularWisconsinite, CyclonicStormYutu, ARay10, Gex4pls, Nioni1234, Dannisom, HurricaneCovid, Skarmory, Moline1, HurricaneIcy, Beraniladri19, HurricaneEdgar, Miguel 04012010, Cyclonetracker, Dam222, Hi 022828, Elijahandskip, TovarishhUlyanov, Animem 1, Shift674, Super Cyclonic Storm Corona, ThePelicanThing, FinnTheHurricaneFanatic, 8medalkid, Vida0007, TFESS, Doge1941, Tropical Storm Angela, HurricaneKappa, KingLucarius, Hurricanestudier123, 2 0 D a r t h S a n d M a n 0 5, iBlazeCat, FuturPDUCTIONS, SputtyTheSputnik, AveryTheComrade, Poxy4, SovietCyclone, Gummycow, Chong Yi Lam, German2k2k, Wikihelp7586, StopBoi, Final-Fantasy-HH, TheActiniumSpoon, Ididntknowausername, ~~Dalandaniel,~~ BrownieKing, Bunny04032010

New GAs since January 1, 2020: Hurricane Erin (1995), Typhoon Halola, 2008 Atlantic hurricane season, Tropical Storm Kirk (2018), Effects of Hurricane Wilma in Mexico, Hurricane Audrey, 2018 Atlantic hurricane season, 1916 Pensacola hurricane, Paleotempestology, 1934 Atlantic hurricane season, 1916 Virgin Islands hurricane, Cyclone Indlala, Typhoon Cecil (1985), Meteorological history of Hurricane Florence, 1929 Bahamas hurricane, 1938 Atlantic hurricane season, Tropical Storm Olga (2019), 1923 Atlantic hurricane season, 1893 San Roque hurricane, 2006–07 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Typhoon Zeke, Typhoon Amy (1991), Typhoon Yunya (1991), Effects of Hurricane Dorian in the Caribbean, Typhoon Sarika, Typhoon Warren, Typhoon Holly (1984), Typhoon Eli (1992), Typhoon Alex (1987), Typhoon Irving (1982), Tropical Storm Bolaven (2018), Tropical Storm Sanba (2018), Tropical Storm Nanmadol (2017), 2018 Pacific hurricane season, Hurricane Dolores (2015), Typhoon Percy (1990), Tropical Storm Ampil, Typhoon Jebi (2018), Tropical Storm Ewiniar (2018), Hurricane Barry (2019), Tropical Storm Bertha (2020), Tropical Storm Arthur (2020), Hurricane Chris (2018), Typhoon Louise–Marge, Cyclone Ava, Hurricane Beryl

New FAs since January 1, 2020: Tropical Storm Ileana (2018), Cyclone Chapala, Racer's hurricane, Hurricane Humberto (2019), Tropical Storm Zelda (1991), Hurricane Lane (2018), 1916 Texas hurricane, Hurricane Willa, Meteorological history of Hurricane Dorian, Tropical Storm Vicente (2018), Hurricane Hector (2018), Hurricane Walaka

Sockpuppetry in WPTC, by LightandDark2000

Due to recent incidents involving sockpuppetry within WPTC, I invited some editors to address the problem of socking inside the project. Mario Jump 83!

Sockpuppetry is a serious offense committed by various users on Wikipedia. Our own WPTC is not immune to this travesty. WPTC has seen its fair share of abuse from serial vandals and LTAs throughout the years. From 2013 through 2018, IPhonehurricane95 vandalized dozens of tropical cyclone articles and created more than 200 sock accounts. For several years, mostly spanning a two-year period from 2013 to 2014, IPhonehurricane95 defaced numerous tropical cyclone articles, mostly ones that he had once contributed to, were major storms, or were storms in an active tropical cyclone season. He also attacked essentially every single active editor on WPTC at the time, and he went on to attack every single Admin and CheckUser who had ever blocked him, in addition to making making racist remarks and threats of harassment. He eventually went cross-wiki, forcing the intervention of Stewards. In July 2014, he began including graphic 9/11 images in his vandalism, which further damaged the image of the project. IPhonehurricane95's vandalism inspired several copy-cat vandals, including one who has continued to plague the project to this day. This is a problem with LTAs and serial vandals – those who aren't stopped quickly enough and early on often bring bad publicity to the project, in addition to elevating the risk of copycat inspiring knock-offs. In 2016, IPhonehurricane95's socking spree dramatically decreased, with the LTA disappearing in 2018. Sockpuppetry on WPTC has not been nearly as bad since then, but sockpuppetry persisted on WPTC afterward, even to this day. Recent LTAs that WPTC had to deal with include Fly High in the Sky and Wyatt2049, and possibly Evlekis, with the later two engaging in a campaign of vandalism claiming fake Category 5 upgrades (or Category 0 downgrades) "from God" that attracted a lot of bad publicity. Recently, some users dabbled with socking, which got them into trouble. With the recent breaches of trust on WPTC and the confirmation of socking by CUs in several of the newer members, some members of WPTC have called for WPTC members to be vetted by CUs. In the past year alone, a few editors who had recently joined the project came out as sockmasters who went on to become LTAs, further adding to the pressure on WPTC. Personally, I feel that the newer users who joined within the past 6 months with a history of disruption should be examined by a CheckUser, but long-standing CU policy is to not investigate anyone unless there are serious allegations of sockpuppetry (with evidence). This policy exists for good reason, and these requests for blanket CUs may very well be turned down, if proposed.

Sockpuppetry is not only bad for the reputation and integrity of the project. It is also harmful to the well-being of editors on the site, especially when they become the targets of attacks. In addition, sockpuppetry breaks the trust of the community when the said offender is a trusted and valued member of the community, no matter the level and duration of the offense. Those editors have to work hard to regain the trust of the community, and in some cases, trust may never be restored. Perhaps equally as bad, sockpuppetry leads to false accusations of the practice and claims of intentional bad faith against both reformed ex-sockpuppeteers and non-socking editors alike. This further damages the reputation of the site, while unnecessarily inflaming tensions between editors on the project and damaging the cohesion between the community. These aspersions also hurt well-meaning editors on the site, and can have the unwanted consequences of embittering them or prompting them to go into retirement. While there are users on WPTC who are dedicated to rooting out and combatting vandals and sockpuppeteers on the site (including some who are a part of the Counter-Vandalism Unit), this is a responsibility that the entire project needs to bear as a whole, since socking is an issue that affects the entire project in one way or another. Editors should be willing and able to investigate potential cases of socking and other types of abusive behavior, while maintaining good faith at the same time. Sockpuppetry is serious issue and an ongoing challenge to the project. Equally as bad are unfounded allegations of the abuse against editors with a long-standing history of being a net-positive. However, together, as a community, we can combat this menace to safeguard the integrity and accuracy of WPTC articles, and make Wikipedia a healthy, productive environment. ~ LightandDark2000 🌀

The Renewal and Growth of WPTC, by LightandDark2000

WPTC had its humble beginnings in the early days of Wikipedia. The WikiProject was founded by Jdorje on October 5, 2005, during the heart of the record-breaking and devastating 2005 Atlantic hurricane season. The founding of WPTC provided a place for editors who had an interest in tropical cyclones to collaborate. Over the next few years, dozens of users flocked to WPTC, growing the ranks to over 60 active members by 2011. This was the first generation of WPTC editors, many of whom had been active on Wikipedia within a few years of its founding in 2001. The first WPTC editors worked hard on improving the quality and quantity of tropical cyclone articles, attaining 100 Good Articles (GAs) and several Featured Articles (FAs) by January 2007. The number of existing TC articles grew each month, with the project boasting 1,000 articles by January 2008. However, as the years passed by, long-time members of the WPTC gradually began dropping out. Reasons included entering college, a busy work schedule, loss of interest in the subject, and retirement from Wikipedia, among other reasons. By January 2011, more than 120 members had either become inactive or had left Wikipedia entirely. By the end of the year, WPTC membership had hemorrhaged to the point where roughly 19 users remained in the WikiProject. As of this writing, the first 13 members on the WPTC roster can be considered the remaining "core" of this first generation that has stayed with the project throughout the years. But the initial WPTC Golden Age was over. The flow of new recruits fell off sharply, and overall interest declined. WPTC would remain at this reduced level of membership and activity for years to come.

More users continued to join the WikiProject over the next several years, albeit on a significantly reduced scale. Even then, the vast majority of the work done on tropical cyclone articles were largely carried out by a "core" of roughly a dozen experienced editors who stayed on with the WikiProject throughout the year, even as tropical cyclone activity shifted between the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. However, this reduction in the numbers of active users meant that many more articles ended up being neglected, or suffered from reduced quality. The flow of new GAs and FAs slowed down, and new FACs almost ground to a halt. Some long-time editors, such as Hurricanehink, continued to hammer out TC articles, while recruiting and mentoring new members. The second generation of WPTC editors began showing up in 2013 through 2016, including Nova Crystallis, Typhoon2013, Master of Time, KN2731, and me. (I had edited on Wikipedia for several years before then, but I wasn't officially a part of WPTC prior to 2014.) While new editors continued to join each year, others kept on leaving, and the size of the roster remained around the same size. On a Featured Article review, one of the reviewers even remarked that WPTC was no longer as lively as it once was, with much of the activity having died down. Working on WPTC grew depressing at times, with some of the active editors moving on to other topics when their basins of interest went inactive (usually when the northern hemisphere seasons came to an end). Articles suffered from quality control and content issues in numerous places, especially articles on storms outside of the North Atlantic and East/Central Pacific hurricane basins, where most of the activity from experienced editors was historically concentrated. Articles for storms in the Southern Hemisphere were the hardest-hit, with only a few editors, such as Jason Rees, continuing to work hard on them year-round. As usual, the vast majority of work fell on a tight-knit group of roughly two dozen editors, most of whom were senior editors who had been present since the early days of WPTC. At times, I wondered whether I would ever see the day in which we would have enough active editors on our roster to bring WPTC back to its former glory.

From 2016 to 2018, more users joined WPTC, including ChocolateTrain, Hurricane Noah, and MarioProtIV, some of whom would later play a key role in revitalizing tropical cyclone articles or WPTC on some level. In 2018, Hurricane Noah helped restructure some of the internal dynamics of WPTC, including the creation of specific task forces for certain topics and also designing a new award system, in order to help motivate WPTC members and also to help coordinate the work between other editors more effectively. That same year, he kicked off a massive campaign to get more articles to GA and FA status, By late 2020, more than two dozen articles had been brought up to GA or FA status, and WPTC saw its first potential Featured Topic Candidate in more than 6 years (the 2018 Pacific hurricane season). After 2019, the number of new members gradually increased, and activity picked up across the WikiProject. A third batch of new editors showed up between 2018 and 2019, tripling the WPTC roster to 60+ active members. These editors included FleurDeOdile, CycloneYoris, EBGamingWiki, Sandy14156, SaiTheCyclone, DavidTheMeteorologist, JavaHurricane, and others. In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic struck. Despite the ensuing lockdowns and other fallouts from the pandemic, WPTC saw an explosion of new editors that same year. This 4th generation of editors was, by far, probably the largest influx of new membership that WPTC had ever seen. By the end of the year, the active membership roster had exploded from 69 to 124 active members. Our newer members from 2020 include AC5230, CycloneFootball71, Chicdat, Hurricaneboy23, Chlod, Destroyeraa, MarioJump83, ChessEric, Modokai, CodingCyclone, Cyclone Toby, TornadoLGS, HurricaneCovid, Skarmory, and many, many others. The wait was finally over. New life had been breathed back into WPTC. It was almost as if the good old days of the WikiProject were starting to return. While we've had our ups and downs this year, the influx of new editors infused WPTC with much-needed new blood and also helped relieve the senior editors of some of the burdens they've had to bear for years. Our hope is that the vast majority of these new editors will stay with us going forward, even as tropical cyclone activity cycles on and off across the world. Even after the pandemic-related lockdowns end.

In closing, I want to thank my fellow WPTC editors for my experience. When I first started as an IP editor on Wikipedia more than a decade ago, I never imagined that WikiProjects existed, not to mention one specifically tailored for tropical cyclones. I had a rough start here, with a bitey reception from most of the others who communicated with me, while also struggling to learn some of Wikipedia's fundamental policies (particularly citations). However, I eventually eased into the place and the others warmed to me, and my proficiency in editing improved as I spent more time on Wikipedia. The truth is, whenever I came under pressure in other areas of Wikipedia, whether it is from hounding, witch hunts, attacks, or other hostile behavior, I've always retreated back to WPTC. Why? Because I've always felt much more welcome here. And safe. In some ways, WPTC has become my home on Wikipedia. I've gotten so much more out of here than I had expected to as well. My time on Wikipedia helped sharpen my writing (and typing) skills, which was a rather nice bonus. I've also made a number of new friends here (some of whom I've grown rather close with), all of whom I enjoy working with. Thank you, all of you, for everything. Thank you for showing me what the Wikipedia experience should be like, and thank you for being willing to befriend me. I look forward to continue working with you all and growing with you in the years to come. May you all have a wonderful 2021! ~ LightandDark2000 🌀

My stress, by MarioJump83

Hello, this is my first opinion piece on Hurricane Herald as MarioJump83. In this opinion piece, I want to explain why I'm not as active as I'm hoping for in recent weeks. I do not plan to ever make this opinion piece at all, but I had to speak out about my issue with my activity in order to balance this edition of Hurricane Herald as well as to prevent attempts at adding my work-in-progress opinion piece to this issue because I'm planning to package that opinion piece with a long-finished but unfortunately delayed opinion piece. I want to apologize for delaying my work-in-progress opinion piece numerous times, given there are numerous issues about it, one of which (stress) will be addressed in this opinion piece.

Since last December, I have repeatedly have been on semi-wikibreaks. Wikipedia, as I know it, is a serious business. I was no longer the "nice guy" when I got my MoTM. Stress has been building up as I faced college exams as well as my father's stroke which happened on December 17, 2020. I attempted to break this semi-wikibreak once as I requested to change my name from SMB99thx into MarioJump83 for a breath of a fresh air (some days before that I requested deletion of my userpage for the same reason), and did some AfC reviewing spree in January 2 and 3. But as it turns out, it was quite a failure as three AfC submissions I accepted ended up being in jeopardy, with me trying to save the last one standing. I think these experiences ruined my chance to become a permanent new page reviewer, pushed me back into my semi-wikibreak once more and I had to enroll myself into New Page Patrol School in hopes of getting back into what I wanted. As such, I decided to commit into content creation as I was granted page mover rights (temporary) on January 4. As of now, I'm trying my best to come out on this second semi-wikibreak, bringing myself out of trouble that I didn't intend to participate in and planning to become autopatrolled some day as the college exams are winding over.

Wish me and my family for the best in the coming weeks, anyone! I'm hoping that it will happen after the release of this issue, if not later. By the way - even when I'm still stressed - I am going to wish everybody Happy New Year and Happy 20th Wikipedia anniversary! (Don't forget that we also reached edit number 1,000,000,000!)

Write the next issue of The Hurricane Herald →

A kitten for you!

I am sorry to hear that you aren't well, I hope you feel better soon! Stay safe

🌀Cyclone Football71🏈 |sandbox 02:38, 15 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@CycloneFootball71: Thanks so much for the kitty! I am feeling better today. I wish you and your family a healthy and safe weekend. ~ Destroyeraa 🌀🇺🇸 20:08, 15 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I am glad to hear that you are feeling better. Thank you, best wishes to you and your family as well. 🌀Cyclone Football71🏈 |sandbox 20:39, 15 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Siopao for you!

Shift674 has given you a siopao! Siopao promotes WikiLove (📖💞) and hopefully this one has made your day better. Siopaos are wonderfully delicious! They are a Chinese-Filipino snack, may contain beef, chicken, pork, salted duck egg or shrimp; and popular in the Philippines and Thailand. Spread the WikiLove by giving someone else a siopao, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend.

I am sad to know you had a sickness that affected your ability to edit here, and I am glad to know you have felt better since then. I saw that you liked Chinese food, so I brought some Siopao! -Shift674-🌀^contribs 03:12, 16 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Spread the goodness of siopaos by adding {{subst:Siopao for you}} to someone's talk page with a friendly message!

@Shift674: Yummy! I wish I can get this at my nearest Filipino restaurant, though I don't think they deliver. Thanks again for the virtual food! Cheers, ~ Destroyeraa 🌀🇺🇸 00:09, 19 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

A teardrop for you!

A Teardrop

Here is a teardrop for you! Legends have it that a teardrop is an extremely rare artifact found in enchanted forests and on the tops of snowcapped mountains. Some have even said that they have the power to heal life-threatening conditions, or even grant a wish! But legends also say that teardrops are born only from events of great tragedy or heartbreak. So here is a teardrop from me. Hopefully, it'll lift your spirit. Anyway, I am not going to comment any more on this here, so don't even bother. LightandDark2000 🌀 (talk) 05:11, 16 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

BTW, hopefully you'll feel well enough for us to get together sometime this weekend. Especially before your exams next week. It really has been too long. BTW...You've got a lot of explaining to do (off-wiki). Don't you even think for a second that I'm going to give you a free pass for that coverup you pulled. And don't you forget to take your medicine, and rest as needed. (Take medicine until the more severe symptoms are completely gone.) They're both crucial for a swift recovery. LightandDark2000 🌀 (talk) 05:11, 16 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@LightandDark2000: I'm terribly sorry for the misery I've caused you over the past few days. I really didn't mean to scare you and other users by the {{user health inactive}}. Thanks for your continued support. Stay safe and optimistic. ~ Destroyeraa 🌀🇺🇸 00:13, 19 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, it's okay. I just don't want you to hide any of that stuff anymore. It can be real scary just thinking about the possibilities. Especially with the chaos unfolding in this world right now. I'm just glad that you're okay. :) LightandDark2000 🌀 (talk) 00:15, 19 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Someone has smiled at you!

Hello Destroyeraa, Robloxsupersuperhappyface has smiled at you! Smiles promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling at someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Go on, smile! Cheers, and happy editing!
Smile at others by adding {{subst:Smile}} to their talk page with a friendly message.

Hey hope you’re doing well, and I hope you are able to get your health better during your break from Wikipedia.Robloxsupersuperhappyface (talk) 21:56, 16 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Robloxsupersuperhappyface: Thank you for your compassion. During my break, my health has improve drastically, and I am not ill anymore. I hope I didn't scare anyone - I did not get covid. I'm sorry for the late reply, it's not that I did not see your kind message. Thanks again, and stay safe. Cheers, ~ Destroyeraa 🌀🇺🇸 13:44, 21 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Happy 20th Wikipedia Anniversary!

Cyclone Toby has given you a Wikipedia ball! Wikipedia balls promote WikiLove and hopefully this has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by copy and pasting and sending it to a user, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Happy 20th anniversary! Cyclone Toby 02:03, 17 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Also, now you have been on Wikipedia for a year! Congrats! Stay safe, Cyclone Toby 02:03, 17 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Cyclone Toby: Thank you! I hope you had a great WP 20th anniversary! Sorry for the late reply, it's not that I didn't see your kind message. Stay safe! ~ Destroyeraa 🌀🇺🇸 13:45, 21 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Please help

Hey, Destroyer. The others won't understand this, but I know you will. They are coming after me, again. It's really bad. I've left more details off-wiki; it's just much too personal to talk about here. Please help me. Thanks. Your friend, LightandDark2000 🌀 (talk) 19:52, 17 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Hurricane Beryl

On 18 January 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Hurricane Beryl, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that a mental-health hotline in Puerto Rico recorded a spike in calls leading up to Hurricane Beryl? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Hurricane Beryl. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Hurricane Beryl), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (ie, 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Maile (talk) 00:02, 18 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

BBC 1 idents

Thanks for the message. While updating some of my YouTube clips I referred to the idents page of Wikipedia and realised there was a gap on Simon Luxtons input between 1963 and 1969- which I attempted to fill. Unfortunately since I provided a lot of the early clips on his site and tried to help with dates etc I can’t supply any other verification as a lot a material in there would have come from me. The tv-ark site has radically changed since the death of Simon and the details on the ident pages reduced. The tv room also was a recipient of a lot of my recordings- but once again it has closed complete with the background information held on it. It’s not much of a bind to me as I can (and have) put clips on YouTube along with any historical information I have. So since the actual ‘facts’ aren’t particularly held anywhere at least my YouTube clips provide an information source.

Thanks

Dave Baldwin 178.78.85.12 (talk) 14:52, 21 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Bdavebaldwin: Greetings, Dave. Thank you for the explanation. When sourcing information, you should use the refs tag (<ref></ref>) and put the url inside the tags. I hope this helps. Happy editing! ~ Destroyeraa 🌀🇺🇸 17:42, 21 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you! - Un EtoileDeGrange pour vous!

	The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar	Les actes de bonté au hasard EtoileDeGrange
	Hey! Glad to see you're doing well. Thank you for the nice messages for myself and our WPTC colleagues. Stay safe! ~ AC5230 talk 16:56, 21 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]	Bonjour! Content de voir que tu vas bien. Merci pour les gentils messages pour moi et nos collègues WPTC. Restez en sécurité! ~ AC5230 talk 16h56, 21 janvier 2021 (UTC)

NOTE: Translated to include French. Because I said so. ~ AC5230 talk 17:01, 21 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@AC5230: Thanks for the barnstar! I don't know French, but I can get the basic gist of your translated words. Does EtoileDeGrange mean barnstar? Merci, ~ Destroyeraa 🌀🇺🇸 17:48, 21 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Destroyeraa: Etoile de grange is French for barn star. Google gave me the option. I did. (I don't know THAT much French) ~ AC5230 talk 11:56, 22 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

A kitten for you!

It has been quite a time since you started your wikibreak. When you will be coming back? BTW, I'll give you a bicolor kitten. I like them all!

Mario Jump 83! 07:15, 22 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@MarioJump83: Thank you so much for the cute kitty! My wikibreak isn't really that much of one anymore, though I have sporadic exams through February 1st. I'll change it soon. Thanks again! ~ Destroyeraa 🌀🇺🇸 17:01, 22 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

A brownie for you!

Here's a brownie! It's been a while since you've started your wikibreak. When are you coming back? Is everything ok? ~~ 🌀𝕾𝖚𝖕𝖊𝖗 𝕮𝖞𝖈𝖑𝖔𝖓𝖎𝖈 𝕾𝖙𝖔𝖗𝖒 𝕮𝖔𝖗𝖔𝖓𝖆🌀 16:07, 22 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Super Cyclonic Storm Corona: Thanks for the brownie! Yum! Yeah, everything has been fine. I have since recovered and my activity is ramping up again, though I still have sporadic exams until February 1st. Thanks again, and stay safe. ~ Destroyeraa 🌀🇺🇸 17:03, 22 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Good to know you've recovered. ~~ 🌀𝕾𝖚𝖕𝖊𝖗 𝕮𝖞𝖈𝖑𝖔𝖓𝖎𝖈 𝕾𝖙𝖔𝖗𝖒 𝕮𝖔𝖗𝖔𝖓𝖆🌀 18:08, 22 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

A golden ammonite fossil for you!

A golden ammonite fossil for you

Hey! Don't base your self-worth off of your accomplishments (or lack of, thereof). That leads to an easy way to beat yourself up when things don't turn out as you hoped. It's not worth it. Those things do not reflect on who you are as a person, or your value. And it's not healthy for you to engage in this kind of self-beating, either. Here is a golden-colored, pyritized ammonite fossil for you. Because you deserve one. You are special. You are a valued editor on Wikipedia. You are brilliant, and you are awesome. And you are my good friend. Don't ever forget that.

LightandDark2000 🌀 (talk) 16:13, 23 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

A smile for you! — revoked

Really? (diff) Comeon. That does the opposite than to lower the temperature. Why even add further negativity into the mix? Sorry, but that isn't a good look. El_C 17:18, 26 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@El C: I'm sorry if you disagree but I have my own personal reasons for revoking it. I disagreed with the closure of the ANI thread but won't argue it further. I believed that it would be more just if you had given a chance for LightandDark2000, Hurricanehink and Jason Rees to give their two cents. I restored the smile for the sake of avoiding more crap and/or personal attacks. Thanks, and stay safe. ~ Destroyeraa 🌀🇺🇸 19:58, 26 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Destroyeraa, not to belabour the point, but to me, it just looks kinda bad. Anyway, I had my reasons for swiftly closing that ANI complaint. But thank you for sharing your perspective. Best, El_C 20:01, 26 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@El C: I respect your rational for closure and I will be more careful from now on. Thanks again. Best, ~ Destroyeraa 🌀🇺🇸 20:02, 26 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Someone has smiled at you!

Hello Destroyeraa, HurricaneCovid has smiled at you! Smiles promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling at someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Go on, smile! Cheers, and happy editing!
Smile at others by adding {{subst:Smile}} to their talk page with a friendly message.

Hey, I hope you're doing well and your health is improving. You've been on a Wikibreak for quite some time now. Cheers! HurricaneCovid _(contribs) 01:26, 28 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@HurricaneCovid: Thank you so much for the smile!

My health has improved greatly over the last two weeks… thank you for your support. I have some exams in the coming few days, which I need to get over before ending the wikibreak! Thanks again for the smile, and stay safe. BTW, aren't you getting another nor'easter soon (Monday-Tuesday timeframe)? Cheers, ~ Destroyeraa 🌀🇺🇸 16:54, 28 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

No problem! Great to hear your health is improving! And yes, another nor'easter is coming, and I think you will get more snow than me from it though. HurricaneCovid _(contribs) 17:22, 28 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@HurricaneCovid: This one may be my first really "significant" winter storm (the Dec 15-17 one only dropped 8 inches). I'll make sure to take photos :) Cheers, ~ Destroyeraa 🌀🇺🇸 17:26, 28 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I got 14 inches from that one; I'll probably get somewhat less this time, but it'll fall on top of the 4.something inches of current snow depth. HurricaneCovid _(contribs) 17:31, 28 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, I live in MD, and only got like 6-7 inches. It was supposed to be a lot more, since it was forecasted that the coastal low moves away from us and send us heavier snow, which did not happen. ~~ 🌀𝕾𝖚𝖕𝖊𝖗 𝕮𝖞𝖈𝖑𝖔𝖓𝖎𝖈 𝕾𝖙𝖔𝖗𝖒 𝕮𝖔𝖗𝖔𝖓𝖆🌀 19:09, 2 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

WikiProject Current Events Discussion (New proposal to admins)

You are invited to a new proposal that will affect the WikiProject Current events. The discussion is about adding a way to track how many times an article is listed at Portal:Current events. You can see the proposal here. Elijahandskip (talk) 15:18, 28 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Michael 2018

Hey destroyaa! Doge saying hi but I see that there are 2 of the same gifs in the Hurricane Michael is this ment to be there? Or should someone delete it? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Doge1941 (talk • contribs) 03:24, 30 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Doge1941: Hi there! It was fixed by CycloneFootball71. Cheers, ~ Destroyeraa 🌀🇺🇸 16:38, 3 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Alr thank you also hope you get better! Doge1941 (talk) 18:07, 4 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Doge1941: Thank you! Stay safe. Best, ~ Destroyeraa 🌀🇺🇸 18:57, 4 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

A jar of honey for you!

A jar of honey

I'm so sorry to hear that you've gotten sick again. I told you that it wasn't healthy to stress out so much like you've been doing for the past week. Why did you do it!? 😢 In the end, it was all for nothing. Even if the worst came to pass, it still wouldn't diminish your value as a person. And I know that you're a smart, wonderful guy. Please don't ever do this to yourself again. It really hurts watching stuff like this happen to you. Remember to take your medicine until all of the significant symptoms are gone. And rest. So here's a jar of honey from me. Because honey is sweet and soothing. I hope you'll be feeling much better when you see this. I'd send you so much more if I could (such as cough syrup), but this is the least I can do for you. And I'll always be here for you (off-wiki, at least). I wish you a speedy recovery. Your friend, LightandDark2000 🌀 (talk) 02:52, 1 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

	The Resilient Barnstar
	Your health doesn't seem to have affected your Wikipedia editing much: keep editing, and everything gets better. 🐔 Chicdat ^{Bawk to me!} 13:14, 1 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

An apple pie for you!

An apple pie for you

Hi! Since apples are your favorite food, I'd like to gift you with this apple pie from Julian. Topped with caramel sauce, too. It's really delicious. I hope this gift of mine makes your day. Since I'm unable to give you one in real life (as of this writing). This slice is all yours. Anyhow, get well soon.

From the bottom of my heart, LightandDark2000 🌀 (talk) 18:25, 1 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

A bowl of strawberries for you!

It hurts to see you sick again. I'm not sure if strawberries are appropriate for you, but this is the best food I could find for you. Stay safe my friend, COVID-19 is a monster that is still not defeated. Mario Jump 83! 03:06, 2 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

A cupcake for you!

Sorry to see that you are ill again. Hope you get better soon. ~~ 🌀𝕾𝖚𝖕𝖊𝖗 𝕮𝖞𝖈𝖑𝖔𝖓𝖎𝖈 𝕾𝖙𝖔𝖗𝖒 𝕮𝖔𝖗𝖔𝖓𝖆🌀 14:40, 2 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

		The Tropical Cyclone Barnstar
		And this is for all your fine contributions to articles relating to Tropical Cyclones. ~~ 🌀𝕾𝖚𝖕𝖊𝖗 𝕮𝖞𝖈𝖑𝖔𝖓𝖎𝖈 𝕾𝖙𝖔𝖗𝖒 𝕮𝖔𝖗𝖔𝖓𝖆🌀 19:18, 2 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Super Cyclonic Storm Corona, MarioJump83, LightandDark2000, and Chicdat: Thank you so much for the kind words and messages. My health is improving greatly and I am returning to editing again (end of Wikibreak). Thanks again, and I wish you all and your families good health and a wonderful week. Best, ~ Destroyeraa 🌀🇺🇸 16:40, 3 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

No problem! Just take better care of yourself going forward. And please don't shred yourself over something like that again. That kind of stress and self-beating doesn't help you anyway. LightandDark2000 🌀 (talk) 16:50, 3 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I'm glad we made you feel better. But as LightandDark2000 mentioned, don't be to stressed, it can be harmful to you. ~~ 🌀𝕾𝖚𝖕𝖊𝖗 𝕮𝖞𝖈𝖑𝖔𝖓𝖎𝖈 𝕾𝖙𝖔𝖗𝖒 𝕮𝖔𝖗𝖔𝖓𝖆🌀 17:29, 3 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Finally! Mario Jump 83! 23:26, 3 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for saying thank you. Some people, after getting hundreds of barnstars, don't even bother to reply to them. (I check admins' talk pages.) I'm glad that you aren't one of those. 🐔 Chicdat ^{Bawk to me!} 11:38, 4 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@LightandDark2000, Super Cyclonic Storm Corona, MarioJump83, and Chicdat: Thanks again. It's very wonderful to have a community that cares for me. Thanks y'all. And Chicdat, you're very welcome! ~ Destroyeraa 🌀🇺🇸 16:34, 4 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

No problem! ~~ 🎸🎻🥋🏅🌀𝕾𝖚𝖕𝖊𝖗 𝕮𝖞𝖈𝖑𝖔𝖓𝖎𝖈 𝕾𝖙𝖔𝖗𝖒 𝕮𝖔𝖗𝖔𝖓𝖆🌀🏅🥋🎻🎸 16:40, 4 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome back (and with a pun)!

Glad to see that you're back in editing, but don't destroy your affinity in doing so! T^{fess up?}_{or down?} 18:48, 3 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@TFESS: Thanks! Ha ha ha

~ Destroyeraa 🌀🇺🇸 16:35, 4 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

	The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
	Thanks for helping me tackle Lightning Sabre's cross-wiki vandalism spree today! You deserve this barnstar. ^_^ I'm very grateful for your help. LightandDark2000 🌀 (talk) 21:11, 3 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Lucas

Just fyi that Lucas reached Category 1 (JTWC) intensity in the SPac, and never in the Australian basin. Just letting ya know. :) Typhoon2013 (talk) 01:33, 4 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Typhoon2013: My bad. Forgot the old rules! Cheers, ~ Destroyeraa 🌀🇺🇸 16:32, 4 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Some stroopwafels for you!

Thank you. Mario Jump 83! 22:57, 4 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@MarioJump83: No, thank you! You're one of the reasons I am back here editing. Cheers, ~ Destroyeraa 🌀🇺🇸 15:31, 5 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

A nor'easter for you!

	The nor'easter Barnstar
	Thanks for updating the death toll for the February 2021 nor'easter. Hey, how much snow did you get from that storm? I got a mere 7 inches. I live in MD, so I figured you got more. ~~ 🏅🌀𝕾𝖚𝖕𝖊𝖗 𝕮𝖞𝖈𝖑𝖔𝖓𝖎𝖈 𝕾𝖙𝖔𝖗𝖒 𝕮𝖔𝖗𝖔𝖓𝖆🌀🏅 15:07, 5 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Super Cyclonic Storm Corona: Thanks for the nor'easter. It was really bad here in New Jersey. I got 19.5 inches of snow, as submitted to the NWS. Another nor'easter may be coming though... ~ Destroyeraa 🌀🇺🇸 15:35, 5 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, ok. Yeah can't wait for the one on Sunday, though it won't be as bad as the one before. You know, I kind of want a repeat of the 2016 blizzard. ~~ 🏅🌀𝕾𝖚𝖕𝖊𝖗 𝕮𝖞𝖈𝖑𝖔𝖓𝖎𝖈 𝕾𝖙𝖔𝖗𝖒 𝕮𝖔𝖗𝖔𝖓𝖆🌀🏅 15:41, 5 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

A cupcake for you!

Don't worry, a little mistake happens. be happy. Dam222 🌋 (talk) 19:30, 5 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Please don't go...

No. You're not a bully. You are far nicer than I am as a person, probably even nicer than I ever was at any point in my life. I mean it. This isn't your fault. There's no way you could have possibly known what had happened in that kid's life. You are not responsible for any of this. Had he continued his behavior, I would have dragged him off to AIV myself. He brought this on himself. You can't trash yourself for this. There are so many things that are out of our control. And we all make mistakes. You cannot let things like this drag you down. It'll really destroy you. Please don't go. I don't think any less of you. And you're still my friend. LightandDark2000 🌀 (talk) 21:08, 5 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

If you want the discussion to be continued off-wiki, then start it off-wiki. 🐔 Chicdat ^{Bawk to me!} 11:17, 7 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@LightandDark2000: I wish I knew the goings-on between you two. 🐔 Chicdat ^{Bawk to me!} 11:18, 7 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I'm Sorry.

Hello. I saw that you were going on a wiki-break, and I wanted to apologize for what happened. I didn't mean for this to blow up into what it did, and I apologize for bringing you into the discussion here, I just though that you could explain it better than me, for the user so that they could understand why their name wasn't on the list, and what CIR meant. Unfourtunately, he got blocked, and you ended up feeling like a bully. Again, I apologize, I did not mean to make you feel like the bully here. 🌀Cyclone Football71🏈 |sandbox 22:18, 5 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@CycloneFootball71: No, please don't tear into yourself either. Look, both of you need to stop being so hard on yourselves. Even though it is possible that it could have been handled a bit differently, the kid's actions warranted the block. And there is no way either of you could have known about the stuff in his life. Ultimately, both of you made the right call. BTW, the kid is now Globally Locked for cross-wiki abuse. It appears that he has been socking for close to two weeks now. Both of you are some of the kindest editors that I have met, and I have been on Wikipedia for close to 12 years now. You have a good heart, and you should be proud of it. Both of you. LightandDark2000 🌀 (talk) 20:50, 6 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@LightandDark2000:, I am trying to work at not doing such things such as tearing myself apart, but unfortunately it still gets the best of me. I understand now what you mean, Thank you for the kind words, you are a very kind person yourself. Thanks. 🌀Cyclone Football71🏈 |sandbox 05:29, 8 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@CycloneFootball71: I'm sorry. You made the right call, as LightandDark2000 said, to ping me there to stop the kid. I didn't know they were an LTA! Please don't tear into yourself. Thank you for your support, and stay safe. Best, ~ Destroyeraa 🌀🇺🇸 22:52, 11 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I had no idea either that the kid was an LTA. Thank you for support as well, you stay safe also. I am working on not tearing into myself, so hopefully things get better. Thanks again for the response 🌀Cyclone Football71🏈 |sandbox 00:11, 12 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

A yellow mechanical bird for you!

Thank you for being a great contributor! ^{Also, isn't this giving you myself, based on my (old) username?...} Skarmory (talk • contribs) 23:54, 6 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Skarmory: Thanks for the little bird! Isn't Skarmory a pokemon, and Yellow Skarmory a yellow pokemon? Lol. Stay safe. ~ Destroyeraa 🌀🇺🇸 22:54, 11 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, it is a pokemon! There is no yellow versions in the game, that was just something I added to the name (my favorite color) when I made the username. Skarmory (talk • contribs) 19:37, 12 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Cookies!

Cookies!

Shift674 has given you some cookies! Cookies promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. You can spread the "WikiLove" by giving someone else some cookies, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend.

Hey there. I recently saw your talk page, and when I saw what was happening, it made me feel melancholy. Nobody but BCNY2011’s family knew his great-grandmother passed away, and it’s not your fault he broke into tears. -Shift674-🌀^contribs 20:47, 7 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

To spread the goodness of cookies, you can add {{subst:Cookies}} to someone's talk page with a friendly message, or eat this cookie on the giver's talk page with {{subst:munch}}!

@Shift674: Yum! Thanks! Stay safe, ~ Destroyeraa 🌀🇺🇸 22:54, 11 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

	The Resilient Barnstar
	Keep working to reach that greatness even with some trouble you have experienced. I'm planning to nominate you as MoTM this May. Mario Jump 83! 23:28, 7 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@MarioJump83: Aw, thanks! I saw that you re-started the WPNTS wikiproject! Excellent idea! I'm joining. Stay safe, ~ Destroyeraa 🌀🇺🇸 22:56, 11 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar

For being one of the kindest editors I've come across in all my years on Wikipedia, and for helping me out and lending me support numerous times over the past few months. I'm really thankful for everything you've done for me. You have a good heart, and you really are much nicer than I am, whether or not you choose to believe it. You should be proud of it. So here is this barnstar for you, as a token of my appreciation.

Your friend, LightandDark2000 🌀 (talk) 01:41, 8 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Invitation to join the Non-tropical storms WikiProject

Please accept this invitation to join WikiProject Weather's Non-tropical storms task force (WPNTS), a task force dedicated to improving all articles associated with extratropical cyclones on Wikipedia. WPNTS hosts a number of Wikipedia's highly-viewed articles, and needs your help for the upcoming winter season (for whichever hemisphere happens to be in its climatological winter). Simply click here and add your name to the list to accept!

Since you're already active on those articles and have an interest there. If you want to. :) LightandDark2000 🌀 (talk) 02:29, 8 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@LightandDark2000: Thanks for the barnstars and the invite! Please don't tear yourself apart. Stay safe, ~ Destroyeraa 🌀🇺🇸 22:57, 11 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

	The Special Barnstar
	Sorry to see you've been going through some trouble lately. This barnstar is my thanks for being a great contributor to the English Wikipedia. ~~ 🏅🌀𝕾𝖚𝖕𝖊𝖗 𝕮𝖞𝖈𝖑𝖔𝖓𝖎𝖈 𝕾𝖙𝖔𝖗𝖒 𝕮𝖔𝖗𝖔𝖓𝖆🌀🏅 15:59, 8 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Super Cyclonic Storm Corona: Aw...thanks! Remember that you're special too! Stay safe, ~ Destroyeraa 🌀🇺🇸 22:58, 11 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Cyclone Faraji moved to draftspace

An article you recently created, Cyclone Faraji, is not suitable to remain published. It needs to meet Wikipedia notability guidelines. I've moved your draft to draftspace (with a prefix of "Draft:" before the article title) where you can incubate the article with minimal disruption. When you feel the article meets Wikipedia's general notability guideline and thus is ready for mainspace, please click on the "Submit your draft for review!" button at the top of the page.DachshundLover82 (talk) 02:01, 9 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:2019_USA_Team_Handball_Nationals_-_Women%27s_Open_Division

Hi there,

I hope all is well.

I noticed you rejected this wikipedia submission and I'm trying to understand the reasons. This page classifies results of an official sports competition (team handball, US National Championship, women) and is a continuation of the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_USA_Team_Handball_Nationals_-_Women%27s_Open_Division.

I'm hoping this can get approved as it follows the exact same basis as the 2018 page.

I look forward to hearing from you, and thank you.

Best, Handball4USA — Preceding unsigned comment added by Handball4usa (talk • contribs) 01:42, 10 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Handball4usa: Hi there! I hope you are well too. The main problem about the draft is that it needs more sources. Several sections are still unsourced. If you can add some more sources to the draft, I'll be happy to publish it. I hope this helps. Best, ~ Destroyeraa 🌀🇺🇸 22:47, 11 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Valentine's Day & Lunar New Year!

Happy Valentine's Day & Lunar New Year!

Happy Valentine's Day!! (Or Single's Awareness Day – However you prefer it! XD) Here is a delicious cookie baked with a large Hershey's Kiss, from yours truly. I hope you will find love and happiness with your friends and family. May your life be filled with joy.

And happy Lunar New Year! I hope that you were able to spend some quality time with your family, during the festivities. I wish you a prosperous 2021 as well. Hopefully this message made your day a little better. ^_^ Stay safe out there. From the bottom of my heart, LightandDark2000 🌀 (talk) 01:44, 14 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

A shiny smiling star for you!

Hello Destroyeraa, Shift674 has given you a shining smiling star! You see, these things promote WikiLove and hopefully this has made your day better. Spread the Shining Smiling Star whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or someone putting up with some stick at this time. Enjoy! -Shift674-🌀^contribs 01:45, 14 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hi. I saw the notice on your user page that said you were in the path (or are being affected) by Winter Storm Uri. I hope this storm doesn’t interfere in your current situation, and I am hoping the best for you. Stay safe, -Shift674-🌀^contribs 01:49, 14 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hey there

I saw the notice on your user page about you being in the path of Winter Storm Uri. I hope you are staying safe and warm. Your friend, Coding Cyclone ^{citation needed} 01:45, 14 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

A pie for you!

Stay safe from all of this winter madness. Mario Jump 83! 05:32, 16 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

A belated Happy Valentines Day!

Valentine Greets!!!

Hello Destroyeraa, love is the language of hearts and is the feeling that joins two souls and brings two hearts together in a bond. Taking love to the level of Wikipedia, spread the WikiLove by wishing each other Happy Valentine's Day, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past, a good friend, or just some random person.
Sending you a heartfelt and warm love on the eve,
Happy editing,
~~ 🏅🌀𝕾𝖚𝖕𝖊𝖗 𝕮𝖞𝖈𝖑𝖔𝖓𝖎𝖈 𝕾𝖙𝖔𝖗𝖒 𝕮𝖔𝖗𝖔𝖓𝖆🌀🏅 13:55, 16 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Spread the love by adding {{subst:Valentine Greetings}} to other user talk pages.

Sorry for the belated message. It was also my mom's birthday, so I took a little break from wiki to celebrate. I saw the notice on your userpage that you are in the path of Winter Storm Uri. That storm sent me a lot of ice, so stay safe, ok? ~~ 🏅🌀𝕾𝖚𝖕𝖊𝖗 𝕮𝖞𝖈𝖑𝖔𝖓𝖎𝖈 𝕾𝖙𝖔𝖗𝖒 𝕮𝖔𝖗𝖔𝖓𝖆🌀🏅 13:55, 16 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

ITN recognition for February 13–17, 2021 North American winter storm

On 19 February 2021, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article February 13–17, 2021 North American winter storm, which you nominated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. LightandDark2000 🌀 (talk) 17:42, 19 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

A coffee for your journey through Winter Storm Viola

Good luck on Winter Storm Viola, stay safe. a_l iza ^{aliza's chat, lila's chat}/_{aliza's mess, lila's mess} 15:09, 23 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Iol Iizzy: Thanks. Storm wasn't too bad, though it did manage somehow to drop 0.12" of freezing rain. Was overall not a big storm, but it was a pain to shovel all that ice :) Stay safe. ~ Destroyeraa 🌀🇺🇸 01:52, 24 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Student Cockade draft

Hello you previously declined the draft Student Cockade (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Student_Cockade), i have edited it, and it has now been waiting review for several months. Would it be possible for you to review it again ? Thanks in advance! EdenFaust (talk) 18:02, 23 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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 |style="vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px;" | Good luck on Winter Storm Viola, stay safe. [[User:Iol Iizzy|a_l]][[User:IiIa.1|iza]] <sup>[[User talk:Iol Iizzy|aliza's chat]], [[User talk:IiIa.1|lila's chat]]</sup>/<sub>[[Special:Contributions/Iol Iizzy|aliza's mess]], [[Special:Contributions/IiIa.1|lila's mess]]</sub> 15:09, 23 February 2021 (UTC)
 |}
+{{ping|Iol Iizzy}} Thanks. Storm wasn't too bad, though it did manage somehow to drop 0.12" of freezing rain. Was overall not a big storm, but it was a pain to shovel all that ice :) Stay safe. '''~''' [[User:Destroyeraa|<span style="color:#00CCFF;">Destroyeraa</span>]][[User talk:Destroyeraa|🌀]][[Special:Contribs/Destroyeraa|🇺🇸]] 01:52, 24 February 2021 (UTC)
 == Student Cockade draft ==