User talk:TompaDompa

An overview "in fiction" section in Solar System

Thank you so much for improving "<insert astronomical location> in fiction" articles to GA. I think you are the best person that can write an overview 'fiction' section in the Solar System article, since we don't really have a place to introduce to casual readers about these articles. You could take a look at Sea#In_culture as an inspiration, but you are much knowledgeable about this than I am :) CactiStaccingCrane (talk) 12:55, 2 May 2024 (UTC)

Thank you, that's very kind. I might just do that, though not right away as I'm focusing on some other articles at the moment. By the way, I saw that you created Astronomical locations in fiction (on my watchlist since before the AfD) and the redirects List of astronomical locations in fiction and Solar System in fiction before WP:G7ing the former. You may also want to G7 the redirects as they currently redirect to a page that does not exist. TompaDompa (talk) 13:34, 2 May 2024 (UTC)

Thank you for that, I almost forgot that I created these redirects. I initially created Astronomical locations in fiction because I want to make a "hub article" for readers for me to link on the "See also" section in Solar System, but thinking about that again, it is not a great idea. CactiStaccingCrane (talk) 13:39, 2 May 2024 (UTC)

I think there is probably enough coverage in the literature to write an article on the overarching topic of Solar System in fiction, which could perhaps also use WP:Summary style to serve as a hub article (so-to-speak). My preliminary plan is to create such an article once I'm done with my ongoing projects, assuming there is indeed enough in the sources to motivate such an article (I don't think it's a good idea to create an article that only summarizes the other articles if there isn't enough to say about how the Solar System as a whole has been portrayed in fiction). TompaDompa (talk) 14:45, 2 May 2024 (UTC)

Lumping many identical RfDs together

When multiple simultaneously-submitted RfDs have the same rationale, AFAIK it's usually best to submit them as a group, so there can be a centralized discussion. jlwoodwa (talk) 23:55, 3 May 2024 (UTC)

If the exact same considerations apply for all of them, sure. Here, that's not really the case, so lumping all of them together might result in a WP:TRAINWRECK if editors decide that Gamma Draconis in fiction, Bellatrix in fiction, Pollux in fiction, Mizar and Alcor in fiction, Regulus in fiction, and Wolf 359 in fiction should not all have the same outcome—and that might very well be the end result here. TompaDompa (talk) 00:09, 4 May 2024 (UTC)

"Stars and planetary systems in fiction" listed at Redirects for discussion

The redirect Stars and planetary systems in fiction has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Anyone, including you, is welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2024 May 6 § Stars and planetary systems in fiction until a consensus is reached. Steel1943 (talk) 19:53, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

Dacian Kingdom year and area

Hello, I'd like to inquire about adding information regarding the size of the Dacian kingdom. For the period spanning from Burebista's reign to Dacia's peak around 50 BC, some scholars estimated to have been approximately 640,000 km². Moving forward to 100 AD, during Decebalus's rule, the kingdom's estimated size is noted as 400,000 km² according to information on the wiki page BalcanVali (talk) 00:59, 8 May 2024 (UTC)

The first and most important step is locating sources that give these figures explicitly. TompaDompa (talk) 04:05, 8 May 2024 (UTC)