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Hi, Just a heads up you might want to read en:WP:COSMETICBOT, Basically you shouldn't be making edits such as this unless your edit is making a difference to the visual rendering of a page (ie a visible change yourself and a reader can see)

This is fine because you removed a huge gap between the text above and the stub below
Some may disagree but I would say your edit here is borderline okay because you could argue you're making it easier for people to edit (still no visual difference though)
This isn't okay as you're just removing whitespace which makes no visual difference to the page,

Just removing whitespace is not okay and for what it's worth I got dragged to ANI at EN over this exact same issue, You can remove whitespace as long as you make a visual change with it, Thanks, –Davey2010^Talk 11:34, 18 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Davey2010 oh sorry I was cleaning up with an automated program it auto does it sorry. Will remember in the future. Thanks Cactus🌵 ^spiky ^ouch 23:00, 18 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

No worries, It's not your fault that the preferences and AudoEd itself doesn't make it obvious as to what should and shouldn't be done with the tool so it's all good :), Happy editing, Thanks, –Davey2010^Talk 23:06, 18 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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en:B1 (classification)

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B1 is a medical-based Paralympic classification for blind sport. Athletes in this classification are totally or almost totally blind. It is used by a number of blind sports including blind tennis, para-alpine skiing, para-Nordic skiing, blind cricket, blind golf, five-a-side football, goalball and judo. Some other sports, including adaptive rowing, athletics and swimming, have equivalents to this class.

The B1 classification was first created by the IBSA in the 1970s, and has largely remained unchanged since despite an effort by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) to move towards a more functional and evidence-based classification system. Classification is often handled on the international level by the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) but it sometimes handled by national sport federations. There are exceptions for sports like athletics and cycling, where classification is handled by their own governing bodies.

Equipment utilized by competitors in this class may differ from sport to sport, and may include sighted guides, guide rails, beeping balls and clapsticks. There may be some modifications related to equipment and rules to specifically address needs of competitors in this class to allow them to compete in specific sports. Some sports specifically do not allow a guide, whereas cycling and skiing require one.

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August 2024

Hello! Thank you for creating Category:Bays of South America. However, we normally need at least three pages in a category before it is created. Because categories are a way to group together similar articles, there is no need to create a new category for just one or two articles. If you think there might be more pages to add to the new category, please add them now. Thank you. Auntof6 (talk) 14:53, 19 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you!

Thank you for reverting the IP's edit on User talk:Magnolioideae! I am now Magnolioideae because I changed my password but forgot it. Anyway, thank you! Astera🪻 ^talk ^edits 21:27, 19 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Asteradeae Oh alright Cactus🌵 ^spiky ^ouch 07:06, 20 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

What happened to your account? Cactus🌵 ^spiky ^ouch 10:11, 20 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I forgot the password of it. Also, some sparkles for you for signing my Guestbook (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*.✧ Astera🪻 ^talk ^edits 13:24, 20 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Asteradeae Thanks Cactus🌵 ^spiky ^ouch 22:26, 20 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Want to sign mine? Cactus🌵 ^spiky ^ouch 08:27, 21 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Sure! Astera🪻 ^talk ^edits 17:28, 21 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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