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[edit]Hi, ~ ToBeFree
I have some trivia questions for you. This is relating to editing I promise. I am going to ask two separate questions. It might seem rhetorical, but it's really to have a better understanding.
First question: Are you familiar with the congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez? If you not, no cheating. If you are are, then cool.
- What city was Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez born in?
Second question:
- Can you name a city that makes up five boroughs?
How have you been. I mentioned the last time we communicated that I felt that I could come to you regarding any questions or concerns. I am back. 😃
To be honest, I did have a dispute with another user. But I think I handled okay. It has been resolved for now.Welcometothenewmillenium (talk) 02:25, 14 November 2025 (UTC)
- Hello Welcometothenewmillenium, thanks for the quiz.
- To the first question: I have no idea. I did have a look after deciding that I have no idea and I see that there's currently a dispute about this question in the article, on the article's talk page and it even was at the administrators' noticeboard.
- To the second question: I think you're overestimating my knowledge about the USA. I couldn't even tell you what a borough is. We do have probably-similar levels of organization in Germany at least for communal voting purposes but I couldn't say how similar they are to US boroughs. The article about boroughs in general says
A borough is an administrative division in various English-speaking countries.
Well ... 
I'm fine, thank you, and yes you can. I'm happy to hear that the conflict has been resolved though. The advice in the dispute resolution policy and the noticeboards listed there are probably more helpful than an individual administrator's talk page for such cases anyway. And when something ends up at WP:ANEW, I'll probably notice it there. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 04:11, 15 November 2025 (UTC)
- @ToBeFree I am happy to answer your questions.
- Maybe, I shouldn't just assume what information individuals know and might not know. The answer to both of the questions is: New York City. To many people, it is considered one of the greatest cities in the world. Opinions are subjective and vary from person to person. It is in fact the most populated city in the United States, and one of the largest cities in the world.
- For that reason the city is divided into five boroughs:
- Manhattan, which is dubbed, 'the city' center.
- Brooklyn
- Queens
- The Bronx
- Staten Island
- Each borough represents a different branch of NYC. There's a highway bridge that connects each borough together.
- Yes, the dispute that got resolved was regarding, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, here is the link to learn more information about the congresswoman. Fascinating individual, and American politics can be very intense. Considering you are from Germany you probably have more knowledge about German politics than I do. Given the fact I am an American and know a lot about American politics. I am always willing to learn.
- I have learned that editing politicians page's can get heated, because politics is a contentious sometimes a divisive topic. That article has numerous of disputes and will continue to probably have more considering our current political atmosphere.
- Now, I know where to go to handle a similar situation occurs in the future. That information is very helpful. It is good to hear from you. I told you I felt that you can be someone I could reach out to regarding any question or concern I might have. I am glad to hear that you are doing good. Welcometothenewmillenium (talk) 06:57, 15 November 2025 (UTC)
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