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New Pages Patrol newsletter June 2023
Hello Tails Wx,
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Backlog
Redirect drive: In response to an unusually high redirect backlog, we held a redirect backlog drive in May. The drive completed with 23851 reviews done in total, bringing the redirect backlog to 0 (momentarily). Congratulations to Hey man im josh who led with a staggering 4316 points, followed by Meena and Greyzxq with 2868 and 2546 points respectively. See this page for more details. The redirect queue is steadily rising again and is steadily approaching 4,000. Please continue to help out, even if it's only for a few or even one review a day.
Redirect autopatrol: All administrators without autopatrol have now been added to the redirect autopatrol list. If you see any users who consistently create significant amounts of good quality redirects, consider requesting redirect autopatrol for them here.
WMF work on PageTriage: The WMF Moderator Tools team, consisting of Sam, Jason and Susana, and also some patches from Jon, has been hard at work updating PageTriage. They are focusing their efforts on modernising the extension's code rather than on bug fixes or new features, though some user-facing work will be prioritised. This will help make sure that this extension is not deprecated, and is easier to work on in the future. In the next month or so, we will have an opt-in beta test where new page patrollers can help test the rewrite of Special:NewPagesFeed, to help find bugs. We will post more details at WT:NPPR when we are ready for beta testers.
Articles for Creation (AFC): All new page reviewers are now automatically approved for Articles for Creation draft reviewing (you do not need to apply at WT:AFCP like was required previously). To install the AFC helper script, visit Special:Preferences, visit the Gadgets tab, tick "Yet Another AFC Helper Script", then click "Save". To find drafts to review, visit Special:NewPagesFeed, and at the top left, tick "Articles for Creation". To review a draft, visit a submitted draft, click on the "More" menu, then click "Review (AFCH)". You can also comment on and submit drafts that are unsubmitted using the script.
You can review the AFC workflow at WP:AFCR. It is up to you if you also want to mark your AFC accepts as NPP reviewed (this is allowed but optional, depends if you would like a second set of eyes on your accept). Don't forget that draftspace is optional, so moves of drafts to mainspace (even if they are not ready) should not be reverted, except possibly if there is conflict of interest.
Pro tip: Did you know that visual artists such as painters have their own SNG? The most common part of this "creative professionals" criteria that applies to artists is WP:ARTIST 4b (solo exhibition, not group exhibition, at a major museum) or 4d (being represented within the permanent collections of two museums).
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Concern regarding Draft:Richard Meyer (composer)
Hello, Tails Wx. This is a bot-delivered message letting you know that Draft:Richard Meyer (composer), a page you created, has not been edited in at least 5 months. Drafts that have not been edited for six months may be deleted, so if you wish to retain the page, please edit it again or request that it be moved to your userspace.
If the page has already been deleted, you can request it be undeleted so you can continue working on it.
Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia. FireflyBot (talk) 01:01, 4 August 2023 (UTC)
Question from Mo-Gambari (04:33, 5 August 2023)
What is user page --Mo-Gambari (talk) 04:33, 5 August 2023 (UTC)
- Hello, @Mo-Gambari! You can read WP:USERPAGE on what is a userpage. Happy editing! Tails Wx 13:17, 5 August 2023 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Hurricane Marco (2020)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Hurricane Marco (2020) you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Etriusus -- Etriusus (talk) 05:42, 5 August 2023 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Hurricane Marco (2020)
The article Hurricane Marco (2020) you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Hurricane Marco (2020) for comments about the article, and Talk:Hurricane Marco (2020)/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Etriusus -- Etriusus (talk) 22:01, 5 August 2023 (UTC)
Feedback request: Society, sports, and culture request for comment
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Concern regarding Draft:Dexter Williams II
Hello, Tails Wx. This is a bot-delivered message letting you know that Draft:Dexter Williams II, a page you created, has not been edited in at least 5 months. Drafts that have not been edited for six months may be deleted, so if you wish to retain the page, please edit it again or request that it be moved to your userspace.
If the page has already been deleted, you can request it be undeleted so you can continue working on it.
Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia. FireflyBot (talk) 06:01, 7 August 2023 (UTC)
Tech News: 2023-32
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Administrators' newsletter – August 2023
News and updates for administrators from the past month (July 2023).
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Firefangledfeathers
- AlisonW
- Amberrock
- Closedmouth
- Scottywong
Interface administrator changes
- The tag filter on Special:NewPages and revision history pages can now be inverted. This allows hiding edits made by automated tools. (T334338)
- Special:BlockedExternalDomains is a new tool that allows easier blocking of plain domains (and their subdomains). This is more easily searchable and is faster for the software to use than the existing MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. It does not support regex (for complex cases), URL path-matching, or the MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist. (T337431)
- The arbitration cases named Scottywong and AlisonW closed 10 July and 16 July respectively.
- The SmallCat dispute arbitration case is in the workshop phase.
Submission dormant over six months
My submission for an article, "Gordon Dean Holman", has not been review in over 5 months. You first reviewed it in January. I believe I have fully responded to your and another reviewer's criticisms about not having enough external references. I have looked at similar articles and believe this is as good as or better than many of them. I would greatly appreciate it if you could move this along to acceptance. I feel like it has been lost in the rush of new submissions. Thank you. Tropisun (talk) 18:36, 8 August 2023 (UTC)
- @Tropisun, good job on your reference work! It also passes notability guidelines, therefore I will accept the draft. Nice work! Tails Wx 01:53, 9 August 2023 (UTC)
Grimes
At first I thought it was a child. Now it looks more like a troll.
Also, thanks for the reverts while I was away. The indef was inevitable, and Tamzin summed it well. Acroterion (talk) 03:58, 9 August 2023 (UTC)
- No problem. Happy to help! And the issues with trolls'll definitely be taken care of. :) Tails Wx 04:01, 9 August 2023 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Tropical Storm Danny (2021)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Tropical Storm Danny (2021) you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Etriusus -- Etriusus (talk) 05:22, 10 August 2023 (UTC)
Unblock request
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- Tails Wx (block log • active blocks • global blocks • autoblocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))
- TailsWx (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
Block message:
Autoblockedbecause your IP address was recently used by "GolfTangoEcho". The reason given for GolfTangoEcho's block is: "Clearly not here to build an encyclopedia".
- Blocking administrator: Discospinster (talk • blocks)
Tails Wx (they/them) 03:09, 11 August 2023 (UTC)
ANI
Hi, Tails Wx, you may be interested in contributing here: [7]. Cheers, 2601:19E:4180:6D50:65F5:930C:B0B2:CD63 (talk) 05:27, 11 August 2023 (UTC)
- I'd like to, but I'm stuck behind a autoblock, unfortunately. Thanks for the notification, though! Tails Wx (they/them) 05:28, 11 August 2023 (UTC)
- (talk page stalker) @Tails Wx You may want to consider requesting IP Block Exemption if this continues in the future. — Prodraxis {talk • contribs} (she/her) 11:43, 11 August 2023 (UTC)
- Yes, I'm aware of that. Tails Wx (they/them) 12:12, 11 August 2023 (UTC)
- (talk page stalker) @Tails Wx You may want to consider requesting IP Block Exemption if this continues in the future. — Prodraxis {talk • contribs} (she/her) 11:43, 11 August 2023 (UTC)
Your alt account's signature
Hi, I've noticed that your alt account's signature does not contain the account's username spelled out in full. I think that per WP:CUSTOMSIG/P it would be a better idea if your alt account's sig explicitly says "Tails Wx9" to avoid confusion. Thanks, — Prodraxis {talk • contribs} (she/her) 11:44, 11 August 2023 (UTC)
Done, thanks. Tails Wx9 talk 12:17, 11 August 2023 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Tropical Storm Danny (2021)
The article Tropical Storm Danny (2021) you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Tropical Storm Danny (2021) and Talk:Tropical Storm Danny (2021)/GA1 for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Etriusus -- Etriusus (talk) 04:20, 12 August 2023 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Tropical Storm Danny (2021)
The article Tropical Storm Danny (2021) you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Tropical Storm Danny (2021) for comments about the article, and Talk:Tropical Storm Danny (2021)/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article has never appeared on the Main Page as a "Did you know" item, and has not appeared within the last year either as "Today's featured article", or as a bold link under "In the news" or in the "On this day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear at DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On this day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Etriusus -- Etriusus (talk) 04:41, 13 August 2023 (UTC)
A barnstar for you!
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The Tireless Contributor Barnstar |
You are everywhere on weather wikipedia and consistently contribute valuable information to everything you edit! Wikiwillz (talk) 15:45, 13 August 2023 (UTC) |
- Woah–thank you, Wikiwillz! And thanks for this edit–yes I caused the lead mess. ;) Tails Wx (they/them) ⚧ 17:06, 13 August 2023 (UTC)
Request carried over here
Hi. I am currently having a conversation with another user but it seems that we still don't have an agreement yet. Please read this and make any necessary changes, if U don't mind, because it seems that user is offline currently.102.159.145.219 (talk) 01:55, 14 August 2023 (UTC)
ITN recognition for Bikash Sinha
On 14 August 2023, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Bikash Sinha, which you nominated and updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. PFHLai (talk) 02:38, 14 August 2023 (UTC)
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Your draft article, Draft:2023 Mission, Texas explosion
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Hello, Tails Wx. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "2023 Mission".
In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace, the draft has been deleted. When you plan on working on it further and you wish to retrieve it, you can request its undeletion. An administrator will, in most cases, restore the submission so you can continue to work on it.
Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz Read! Talk! 02:52, 16 August 2023 (UTC)
CVU Academy
Hello @Tails Wx! I saw that you are a trainer for the counter vandlism unit and i wanted to ask if you could train me. Thank you! LuxembourgLover (talk) 17:19, 16 August 2023 (UTC)
- Hey there, LuxembourgLover! I will be happy to train you. I'll set up a training page in the next 24 hours. I'm looking forward to training ya! Tails Wx (they/them) ⚧ 18:15, 16 August 2023 (UTC)
- @LuxembourgLover, User:Tails Wx/CVUA/LuxembourgLover created. :) Tails Wx (they/them) ⚧ 23:56, 16 August 2023 (UTC)
- @Tails Wx I had a question about finding the vandalism. What do I put in the row that says “Diff of your revert“ where do I find that. I found two examples of vandalism I want to uses both on my sandbox page. LuxembourgLover (talk) 03:05, 22 August 2023 (UTC)
- @LuxembourgLover, you can enter the URL link of your revert of the vandalism, like this!
- [URL link] Tails Wx (they/them) ⚧ 03:09, 22 August 2023 (UTC)
- @Tails Wx Hello agin! I was working to revert edits and I found this user, his edit was bad but I am unsure what warning it give? Would it be Blatant vandalism? If so what leval? LuxembourgLover (talk) 15:01, 22 August 2023 (UTC)
- To be honest, a 4im for vandalism would be best. Tails Wx (they/them) ⚧ 15:25, 22 August 2023 (UTC)
- @Tails Wx I am almost done with most of the Wx/CVUA/LuxembourgLover, however I have a question. I have seen two 1 2 act of vandalism that are the same, within one month. What is the best way to deal with this? This is a common act of vandalism on the page. LuxembourgLover (talk) 01:29, 9 September 2023 (UTC)
- If it's a common act of vandalism on the page, I would go ahead and warn the user vandalizing the page with uw-vandalism1. However, I honestly might've gone ahead and warned the user for adding unsourced content since, well, how did a "decisive Oklahoma victory" occur? I'm not sure how it's a joke either. Plus, only two of the same disruptive edits on the page isn't convincing me to determine that it is a common act of vandalism on that page. I'd say if the same four disruptive edits occur on a page, then, in my opinion, is a common act of vandalism on the page. Tails Wx 01:47, 9 September 2023 (UTC)
- Should I change the warning to unsourced content? I just thought it was a joke as the article never mentions that anyone won, also in the past people added "decisive Oklahoma victory, texas lost 1 bridge and dignity." Overall I do not understand the history and old edits. It is a really messy page. LuxembourgLover (talk) 02:21, 9 September 2023 (UTC)
- No, I don't think it's necessary for now. If the same user comes back and repeats the edit, then you can warn them for adding unsourced content. But changing the warning now...seems unnecessary. Tails Wx 02:27, 9 September 2023 (UTC)
- Should I change the warning to unsourced content? I just thought it was a joke as the article never mentions that anyone won, also in the past people added "decisive Oklahoma victory, texas lost 1 bridge and dignity." Overall I do not understand the history and old edits. It is a really messy page. LuxembourgLover (talk) 02:21, 9 September 2023 (UTC)
- If it's a common act of vandalism on the page, I would go ahead and warn the user vandalizing the page with uw-vandalism1. However, I honestly might've gone ahead and warned the user for adding unsourced content since, well, how did a "decisive Oklahoma victory" occur? I'm not sure how it's a joke either. Plus, only two of the same disruptive edits on the page isn't convincing me to determine that it is a common act of vandalism on that page. I'd say if the same four disruptive edits occur on a page, then, in my opinion, is a common act of vandalism on the page. Tails Wx 01:47, 9 September 2023 (UTC)
- @Tails Wx I am almost done with most of the Wx/CVUA/LuxembourgLover, however I have a question. I have seen two 1 2 act of vandalism that are the same, within one month. What is the best way to deal with this? This is a common act of vandalism on the page. LuxembourgLover (talk) 01:29, 9 September 2023 (UTC)
- To be honest, a 4im for vandalism would be best. Tails Wx (they/them) ⚧ 15:25, 22 August 2023 (UTC)
- @Tails Wx Hello agin! I was working to revert edits and I found this user, his edit was bad but I am unsure what warning it give? Would it be Blatant vandalism? If so what leval? LuxembourgLover (talk) 15:01, 22 August 2023 (UTC)
- @Tails Wx I had a question about finding the vandalism. What do I put in the row that says “Diff of your revert“ where do I find that. I found two examples of vandalism I want to uses both on my sandbox page. LuxembourgLover (talk) 03:05, 22 August 2023 (UTC)
- @LuxembourgLover, User:Tails Wx/CVUA/LuxembourgLover created. :) Tails Wx (they/them) ⚧ 23:56, 16 August 2023 (UTC)
Duplicate page creation by user creating confusion
Hi Tails Wx!
A user has created a duplicate page for Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023's draft making it a duplication. Requesting your review towards it for further action.
Original article - Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023
Duplicate article - The Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022 Thewikizoomer (talk) 07:06, 18 August 2023 (UTC)
- @Thewikizoomer, how is that page a duplicate? I'm not seeing too much similarity. Tails Wx (they/them) ⚧ 10:22, 18 August 2023 (UTC)
- It's a duplicate because, the Bill once gets president's assent becomes an Act. Creating two pages based on one legilation document creates confusion. The bill is nothing but a draft of the Act. That's why i thought it's a duplicate. Thewikizoomer (talk) 19:14, 19 August 2023 (UTC)
- Aren't drafts and acts still different? Also, the "duplicate" article is now under copyright violation investigation. Tails Wx (they/them) ⚧ 06:05, 20 August 2023 (UTC)
- It's a duplicate because, the Bill once gets president's assent becomes an Act. Creating two pages based on one legilation document creates confusion. The bill is nothing but a draft of the Act. That's why i thought it's a duplicate. Thewikizoomer (talk) 19:14, 19 August 2023 (UTC)
August thanks
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Thank you for improving articles in August! - Today, my focus is on Renata Scotto, after days of updating. -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:03, 20 August 2023 (UTC)
- Wow, nice work! You’ve definitely improved the article a lot. :) Tails Wx (they/them) ⚧ 16:07, 20 August 2023 (UTC)
- Thank you! - Today is Debussy's birthday. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:36, 22 August 2023 (UTC)
- I play songs by Debussy! ;) Tails Wx (they/them) ⚧ 03:20, 24 August 2023 (UTC)
- That's good! - Today is Gwendolyn Killebrew's birthday, - pictured: a spider and sweet food --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:25, 26 August 2023 (UTC)
- This too shall pass. - Ten years ago on 28 August, I heard a symphony, with a heavy heart because of the pending decision in WP:ARBINFOBOX, and not worried about my future here but Andy's. - It passed, and I could write the DYK about calling to dance, not battle, and Andy could write the DYK mentioning about peace and reconciliation, - look. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:47, 28 August 2023 (UTC)
- I play songs by Debussy! ;) Tails Wx (they/them) ⚧ 03:20, 24 August 2023 (UTC)
- Thank you! - Today is Debussy's birthday. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:36, 22 August 2023 (UTC)
DYK for August 2023 Mid-South U.S. floods
On 21 August 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article August 2023 Mid-South U.S. floods, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that during the August 2023 Mid-South U.S. floods, 3.77 inches (96 mm) of rain fell in Columbia, Missouri, breaking a 113-year rainfall record? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/August 2023 Mid-South U.S. floods. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, August 2023 Mid-South U.S. floods), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. 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.
Z1720 (talk) 00:02, 21 August 2023 (UTC)
Tech News: 2023-34
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A kitten for you!
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yooo ur very cool btw so u get a cat have a great day
Lolkikmoddi (talk) 17:41, 21 August 2023 (UTC)
- Thanks so much, Lolkikmoddi! Tails Wx (they/them) ⚧ 17:50, 21 August 2023 (UTC)
- yw lol also thanks for that meso-gamma thingy that was added :) Lolkikmoddi (talk) 18:08, 21 August 2023 (UTC)
- No problem! Happy to help. :) Tails Wx (they/them) ⚧ 18:28, 21 August 2023 (UTC)
- yw lol also thanks for that meso-gamma thingy that was added :) Lolkikmoddi (talk) 18:08, 21 August 2023 (UTC)
question again lol
how do i change the color on my signature? Lolkikmoddi (talk) 15:11, 24 August 2023 (UTC)
- Hi again, Lolkikmoddi! The information is at WP:CUSTOMSIG. :) Tails Wx (they/them) ⚧ 15:23, 24 August 2023 (UTC)
- thanks tails! Lolkikmoddi (talk) 16:49, 24 August 2023 (UTC)
DYK for July 2023 Western Kentucky floods
On 25 August 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article July 2023 Western Kentucky floods, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that during the 2023 Western Kentucky floods, 11.28 inches (287 mm) of rain fell in Graves County, which set a new preliminary rainfall record for the state? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/July 2023 Western Kentucky floods. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, July 2023 Western Kentucky floods), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. 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.
Z1720 (talk) 12:02, 25 August 2023 (UTC)
Michigan tornado
You put the michigan tornado that gotten the pds tagged as a possible tornado, in fact it wasn't a possible tornado and a graph by sam emmerson put the tornado as possible ef4 intensity but i highly doubt doing ef4 damage but it lifted debris over 15k feet. Lolkikmoddi (message me!) 13:20, 25 August 2023 (UTC)
- I know. But I'm going with what the source stated at that time. Tails Wx (they/them) ⚧ 13:42, 25 August 2023 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of 2013 Midwestern U.S. floods
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article 2013 Midwestern U.S. floods you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Sammi Brie -- Sammi Brie (talk) 03:01, 27 August 2023 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of 2013 Midwestern U.S. floods
The article 2013 Midwestern U.S. floods you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:2013 Midwestern U.S. floods and Talk:2013 Midwestern U.S. floods/GA1 for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Sammi Brie -- Sammi Brie (talk) 03:21, 27 August 2023 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of 2013 Midwestern U.S. floods
The article 2013 Midwestern U.S. floods you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:2013 Midwestern U.S. floods for comments about the article, and Talk:2013 Midwestern U.S. floods/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article has never appeared on the Main Page as a "Did you know" item, and has not appeared within the last year either as "Today's featured article", or as a bold link under "In the news" or in the "On this day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear at DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On this day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Sammi Brie -- Sammi Brie (talk) 04:22, 27 August 2023 (UTC)
DYK for 2013 Midwestern U.S. floods
On 27 August 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article 2013 Midwestern U.S. floods, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that during the 2013 Midwest floods, lightning struck a plane on the runway, according to officials at the airport? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/2013 Midwest floods. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, 2013 Midwestern U.S. floods), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. 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.
theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/her) 12:02, 27 August 2023 (UTC)
There is a mop reserved in your name
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You are a remarkable editor in many ways. You would be a good administrator, in my opinion, and appear to be well qualified. You personify an administrator without tools and have gained my support already! |
#prodraxis connect 15:11, 27 August 2023 (UTC)
- Why are you not an admin? You should seriously consider running at this point. #prodraxis connect 15:11, 27 August 2023 (UTC)
- Oh–I did not expect this! I think that if I increase my participation at deletion areas, such as AFD and CSD, then I’ll be definitely ready. Thanks for the support, Prodraxis! :) Tails Wx (they/them) ⚧ 18:03, 27 August 2023 (UTC)
- @Tails Wx: To be honest, I have been keeping a close eye on you and doing some friendly talk page stalking and archive digging during the past few days as you looked like someone who would make a fantastic addition to the mop corps. #prodraxis connect 18:06, 27 August 2023 (UTC)
- Thank you for your kind words, Prodraxis! Tails Wx (they/them) ⚧ 18:19, 27 August 2023 (UTC)
- @Tails Wx: To be honest, I have been keeping a close eye on you and doing some friendly talk page stalking and archive digging during the past few days as you looked like someone who would make a fantastic addition to the mop corps. #prodraxis connect 18:06, 27 August 2023 (UTC)
- Oh–I did not expect this! I think that if I increase my participation at deletion areas, such as AFD and CSD, then I’ll be definitely ready. Thanks for the support, Prodraxis! :) Tails Wx (they/them) ⚧ 18:03, 27 August 2023 (UTC)
- You're a name I've come across, so that's already a good start. – John M Wolfson (talk • contribs) 21:12, 27 August 2023 (UTC)
- I appreciate your work cleaning up spam. Your CSD log shows you do a lot of good cleanup work in draft space and your AfD stats show you understand deletion policy well enough to match outcomes most of the time. I spot checked a few and your rationales seem to be influential. As someone who hasn't run across your name before, I think you're doing a great job and look forward to seeing you around more (hopefully with more tools). — Wug·a·po·des 21:20, 27 August 2023 (UTC)
- Took you fellas long enough to notice.... Tails and I love a bit of peanut mischief on the NPP discord. But seriously Tails is a good editor, in like 2-3 months I'll happily support. Zippybonzo | Talk (he|him) 23:35, 27 August 2023 (UTC)
- he is a verry good editor and a good friend i def will give him support when he does apply for admin sometime with in the next few years Lolkikmoddi (message me!) 13:23, 29 August 2023 (UTC)
- Seconding Zippy. Best to wait a little, but definitely a support. casualdejekyll 22:17, 28 August 2023 (UTC)
Thanks, y'all, for the kind words and support. I'll think about it in the next few months. Tails Wx 22:51, 30 August 2023 (UTC)
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Looking at ANI I'm wondering
whether there is a CIR problem with LoveHop123. Doug Weller talk 08:59, 28 August 2023 (UTC)
- @Doug Weller, I was wondering about that as well. Their continuous addition of block templates, combined with their unexplained removals (there’s more than just this, all of it is found on their contributions), likely shows that they have a CIR problem. Now, they already apologized when an ANI discussion was brought up for their removals but I don’t think the disruptive editing is going to stop. So they most likely have a CIR issue, and I’m not against another ANI discussion about their CIR concerns or even a block given their disruptive edits and their history. Tails Wx 11:17, 28 August 2023 (UTC)
- Sorry, as you will see I finally felt a block for the Coulombe was justified if only to avoid timewasting if they came back and were reverted and replied with more PAs. I've said I'm happy with it being overturned, if you think it should be please reply to my last post at ANI. Thanks. Doug Weller talk 12:02, 28 August 2023 (UTC)
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ITN recognition for Alexandra Paul (figure skater)
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Template:User likes Tails Wx
Hello Tails Wx, I stumbled across your user page and noticed that you had the userbox Template:User likes Tails Wx, which uses the image File:Tails Drawing.png. Unfortunately, the video game character Tails is non-free content, which is not allowed on the Wikimedia Commons, as well as on the English Wikipedia outside of strict rules. Even an unofficial drawing of the character isn't allowed because it is considered a "derivative work" of the non-free content. Because of this, I've nominated the image for speedy deletion per commons:COM:F3. I just wanted to give you a heads up—you may wish to choose a different image for that userbox. All the best, Mz7 (talk) 06:55, 29 August 2023 (UTC)
- Thanks for the heads up Mz7–the reason why I've reverted your edit here– is because, after all, I'm the one who suggested the image. I'll look for a different image, again, thanks! Tails Wx 16:42, 29 August 2023 (UTC)
Fun Fact
Hi I just thought will let you know as you like sonic too. I actually renamed myself based off the character Shadow from sonic. Shadow345110 (talk) 23:17, 30 August 2023 (UTC)
- Really? Cool! Considering Shadow as an enemy–I hope you aren't an enemy.
Tails Wx 23:20, 30 August 2023 (UTC)
- Depends I can get very angry and destructive if you get on my bad side.[Joke]. Buuut as you accepted my second draft I guess we can be friends. Shadow345110 (talk) 23:26, 30 August 2023 (UTC)
- Sigh...I'm pretty sure I'm making a mistake here but...okay, until the issues I noted are fixed. :l Tails Wx 00:02, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
- I was talking about when you accepted Kamura Fujimura that was my second draft Draft:Yasutaka Yano Is my third. You are already in my good books. Shadow345110 (talk) 00:32, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
- Yep, looks better. Just need a source for the termination, then it'll be good to go! Tails Wx 00:38, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
- Quick question did you put you signpost subscription on your talk page or userpage. Shadow345110 (talk) 00:55, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
- Talk page. Tails Wx 01:14, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
- Quick question did you put you signpost subscription on your talk page or userpage. Shadow345110 (talk) 00:55, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
- Yep, looks better. Just need a source for the termination, then it'll be good to go! Tails Wx 00:38, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
- I was talking about when you accepted Kamura Fujimura that was my second draft Draft:Yasutaka Yano Is my third. You are already in my good books. Shadow345110 (talk) 00:32, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
- Sigh...I'm pretty sure I'm making a mistake here but...okay, until the issues I noted are fixed. :l Tails Wx 00:02, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
- Depends I can get very angry and destructive if you get on my bad side.[Joke]. Buuut as you accepted my second draft I guess we can be friends. Shadow345110 (talk) 23:26, 30 August 2023 (UTC)
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Concern regarding Draft:2021 Fort Worth car crash
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[26] The bot is having a little rest. Please don't disturb them, even bots need a little break. They had a heavy lunch and might have had a glass or three of vino. We all have off days. Knitsey (talk) 13:49, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
- LOL! Eh, I'll pitch in to clear the backlog while the bot is, uh...resting... Tails Wx 13:51, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
- Hic, the bot thanks you. Normal service will resume shortly. Knitsey (talk) 14:02, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
Thank you
Hi thank you for accepting my draft I guess Shadow and Tails can get along. Shadow345110 (talk) 20:28, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
- (talk page stalker) Congrats on your third article, @Shadow345110! 🛧Layah50♪🛪 ( 話す? 一緒に飛ぼう!) 23:05, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
- Thanks @Layah50 I would've took alot longer without your help. Shadow345110 (talk) 23:15, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
- No problem. Why am I getting along with a long-time enemy... Tails Wx 02:18, 1 September 2023 (UTC)
- @Tails Wx I've changed I promise.;) Shadow345110 (talk) 14:54, 1 September 2023 (UTC)
- You aren't going to. :l Regarless, congrats on your third article! Tails Wx 18:13, 1 September 2023 (UTC)
- @Tails Wx Thank you and remember if you ever need someone to bully er … I mean… support you I'm here. Shadow345110 (talk) 18:20, 1 September 2023 (UTC)
- @Tails Wx I've changed I promise.;) Shadow345110 (talk) 14:54, 1 September 2023 (UTC)
- No problem. Why am I getting along with a long-time enemy... Tails Wx 02:18, 1 September 2023 (UTC)
- Thanks @Layah50 I would've took alot longer without your help. Shadow345110 (talk) 23:15, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – September 2023
News and updates for administrators from the past month (August 2023).
- Following an RfC, TFAs will be automatically semi-protected the day before it is on the main page and through the day after.
- A discussion at WP:VPP about revision deletion and oversight for dead names found that
[s]ysops can choose to use revdel if, in their view, it's the right tool for this situation, and they need not default to oversight. But oversight could well be right where there's a particularly high risk to the person. Use your judgment
.
- Special:Contributions now shows the user's local edit count and the account's creation date. (T324166)
- The SmallCat dispute case has closed. As part of the final decision, editors participating in XfD have been reminded to be careful about forming
local consensus which may or may not reflect the broader community consensus
. Regular closers of XfD forums were also encouraged tonote when broader community discussion, or changes to policies and guidelines, would be helpful
.
- Tech tip: The "Browse history interactively" banner shown at the top of Special:Diff can be used to easily look through a history, assemble composite diffs, or find out what archive something wound up in.
Copypatrol question
Hi! Just as a general question: when you're using copypatrol, are you waiting until the revdel is completed to mark the page as fixed? — Red-tailed hawk (nest) 17:30, 1 September 2023 (UTC)
- Yeah, since the copyvio is still there in the page history, and I wouldn't deem it fixed until it's revdel'd. Tails Wx 17:32, 1 September 2023 (UTC)
- Ok. I understand where you're coming from, and I've opened up a related discussion on Meta as it pertains to the specific instruction. — Red-tailed hawk (nest) 17:45, 1 September 2023 (UTC)
Hi!
@Tails Wx Hey tails I know this has nothing to do with Wikipedia but are you looking forward to Sonic the Hedgehog 3 when it comes out in December 2024. (well for you I have to wait longer as I live in the U.K.) I am looking forward to it especially as it is all about me. Prepare yourself. HAHAHAHA. erm… I mean I'm excited. Shadow345110 (talk) 19:58, 1 September 2023 (UTC)
- I KNOW YOUR ONLINE ANSWER MEEE. [Joke] Shadow345110 (talk) 20:53, 1 September 2023 (UTC)
- I know, but unfortunately, I think it's a bit too far into WP:NOTFORUM territory. Tails Wx 01:25, 2 September 2023 (UTC)
- Oh ok sorry Shadow345110 (talk) 08:45, 2 September 2023 (UTC)
- I know, but unfortunately, I think it's a bit too far into WP:NOTFORUM territory. Tails Wx 01:25, 2 September 2023 (UTC)
WikiCup 2023 September newsletter
The fourth round of the competition has finished, with anyone scoring less than 673 points being eliminated. It was a high scoring round with all but one of the contestants who progressed to the final having achieved an FA during the round. The highest scorers were
Epicgenius, with 2173 points topping the scores, gained mainly from a featured article, 38 good articles and 9 DYKs. He was followed by
Sammi Brie, with 1575 points, gained mainly from a featured article, 28 good articles and 50 good article reviews. Close behind was
Thebiguglyalien, with 1535 points mainly gained from a featured article, 15 good articles, 26 good article reviews and lots of bonus points.
Between them during round 4, contestants achieved 12 featured articles, 3 featured lists, 3 featured pictures, 126 good articles, 46 DYK entries, 14 ITN entries, 67 featured article candidate reviews and 147 good article reviews. Congratulations to our eight finalists and all who participated! It was a generally high-scoring and productive round and I think we can expect a highly competitive finish to the competition.
Remember that any content promoted after the end of round 4 but before the start of round 5 can be claimed in round 5. Remember too that you must claim your points within 10 days of "earning" them and within 24 hours of the end of the final. If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. It would be helpful if this list could be cleared of any items no longer relevant. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to keep down the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send.
I will be standing down as a judge after the end of the contest. I think the Cup encourages productive editors to improve their contributions to Wikipedia and I hope that someone else will step up to take over the running of the Cup. Sturmvogel 66 (talk), and Cwmhiraeth (talk)
Concern regarding Draft:William Hofeldt
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Question from Helperaz2 (23:09, 4 September 2023)
Hello! Hope you are having a wonderful day! I would like to contest the speedy deletion of the page (Draft: Biren Zaverchand) because I feel that it was wrongfully deleted. I am more than happy to change/alter any parts that you feel aren't right or constitute "self-promotion". Please help!! --Helperaz2 (talk) 23:09, 4 September 2023 (UTC)
- (talk page stalker) — @Helperaz2: I’m not sure the full context here, given Draft:Biren Zaverchand exists and isn’t deleted. That said, here is some helpful advice:
- It appears the draft is on Biren Zaverchand, which is a living person. So, the person in question has to pass the requirements of Wikipedia:Notability (people).
- To pass the notability requirements, an article needs to have secondary reliable sources, which contain information related to the person. These need to be more than a simple passing mention. You can learn about citing sources here: Wikipedia:Citing sources.
- A quick look at the draft shows that it is a single sentence and no secondary reliable sources are cited. If the article was originally in mainspace (i.e. Biren Zaverchand), and it was this quality, then speedy deletion would have been appropriate, given the article (current state of the draft) would not pass the notability requirements linked above.
- Hopefully this helps! Cheers! The Weather Event Writer (Talk Page) 00:09, 5 September 2023 (UTC)
- Hi @Helperaz2! It seems like it has been already deleted, and you’ve also re-created it.
- Regarding the deletion, Wikipedia is not a place to promote or advertise. Repeatedly doing so may result in a block. You are also welcome to read WP:PROMOTION and WP:NOTADVERT to understand Wikipedia’s guidelines on advertising and promotion and why it isn’t allowed here. Hope this helps! Tails Wx 00:13, 5 September 2023 (UTC)
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Question from Meimpink (00:46, 6 September 2023)
Hi Tails. I made an account because it looked like my IP address was in a blocked range, so I was unable to fix a typo on an article I've successfully edited before. If you're familiar with how IP addresses and user-blocking works (I'm not, so I'm sorry if this question seems to be common sense), do you know if making an account will prevent me, for the foreseeable future at least, from IP-address-range blocks? --Meimpink (talk) 00:46, 6 September 2023 (UTC)
- Hi, Meimpink! Yes, you'll be prevented from IP-address range blocks if you make an account. On an unrelated note, however, if a separate user connected to your IP address is blocked, then you'll be blocked as well. If this happens, you've done nothing wrong; simply request an unblock or IP block exempt. See WP:EXEMPT for further information regarding that. In the meantime, though–your account will be free of IP blocks in the foreseeable future. Happy editing! Tails Wx 01:53, 6 September 2023 (UTC)
- Thank you for the explanation! Meimpink (talk) 07:33, 6 September 2023 (UTC)
Autopatrolled
Have you considered applying for autopatrol to help reduce the backlog? Zippybonzo (alt) (talk) 08:06, 7 September 2023 (UTC)
- Seems like I've just received the autopatrol flag. Tails Wx 16:01, 7 September 2023 (UTC)
- Almost as if people watch your talk page and listen to my comments. Zippybonzo | talk | alt (he|she|they) 18:32, 7 September 2023 (UTC)
Thank you for your incredible contribution to Hurricane Idalia
Hi! I was snooping around the statistics pages for Hurricane Idalia and I noticed how much work you had put into the article. I just felt like thanking you because, as a Floridian, I feel especially drawn to hurricanes and their respective articles which impact my home state, and you did incredible work in regards to our latest storm.
I felt especially concerned about Idalia because of its impact on a rural and poorer region of my state. I know if Idalia had impacted a more highly populated area of the state it would have been given much more love, though to be fair, there has been an incredible amount of love from you and other Wikipedians given to the article despite that.
So, thank you very much! Have a great day/night! ~~ RaskBunzzz (talk) 07:02, 8 September 2023 (UTC)
- Hey there, @RaskBunzzz! No problem! Yes, I've also been tracking Idalia since it was a tropical wave and to develop and threaten Florida was especially concerning since it would undergo rapid intensification. And don't worry; I'll always try to update and add natural disaster articles wherever they impact and how intense they are!
Tails Wx 12:11, 8 September 2023 (UTC)
A barnstar for you!
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The Original Barnstar |
Thanks for all the work you have done recently in general. Zippybonzo | talk to me | what have I done (he|she|they) 18:26, 8 September 2023 (UTC) |
- Thanks for the barnstar, Zippybonzo! And no problem! :) Tails Wx 21:30, 8 September 2023 (UTC)
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