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The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar |
For cleaning up Vegan Friendly, making it an easy AfD close, have a barnstar. And some rice pudding. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 09:43, 10 June 2022 (UTC) |
On 10 June 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Susanna and the Elders in art, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Artemisia Gentileschi produced the first of her four renderings of Susanna and the Elders (pictured) at the age of 17, shortly before she accused two well-respected older men of rape? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Susanna and the Elders in art. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Susanna and the Elders in art), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 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.
— Amakuru ( talk) 12:02, 10 June 2022 (UTC)
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theleekycauldron ( talk • contribs) (she/ they) 06:18, 11 June 2022 (UTC)
Raw
pork tenderloin
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Hello Valereee,
I see that you left a comment at Draft:LÀCRIMA DAIRY saying that the draft needs to be salted as it has been deleted and recreated with advertising content numerous times already. If it is suitable I can go ahead and delete and salt the draft. JIP | Talk 20:40, 20 June 2022 (UTC)
Hello Valereee,
At the time of the last newsletter (No.27, May 2022), the backlog was approaching 16,000, having shot up rapidly from 6,000 over the prior two months. The attention the newsletter brought to the backlog sparked a flurry of activity. There was new discussion on process improvements, efforts to invite new editors to participate in NPP increased and more editors requested the NPP user right so they could help, and most importantly, the number of reviews picked up and the backlog decreased, dipping below 14,000 [a] at the end of May.
Since then, the news has not been so good. The backlog is basically flat, hovering around 14,200. I wish I could report the number of reviews done and the number of new articles added to the queue. But the available statistics we have are woefully inadequate. The only real number we have is the net queue size. [b]
In the last 30 days, the top 100 reviewers have all made more than 16 patrols (up from 8 last month), and about 70 have averaged one review a day (up from 50 last month).
While there are more people doing more reviews, many of the ~730 with the NPP right are doing little. Most of the reviews are being done by the top 50 or 100 reviewers. They need your help. We appreciate every review done, but please aim to do one a day (on average, or 30 a month).
A backlog reduction drive, coordinated by
buidhe and
Zippybonzo, will be held from July 1 to July 31. Sign up
here.
Barnstars will be awarded.
Many new articles on schools are being created by new users in developing and/or non-English-speaking countries. The authors are probably not even aware of Wikipedia's projects and policy pages. WP:WPSCH/AG has some excellent advice and resources specifically written for these users. Reviewers could consider providing such first-time article creators with a link to it while also mentioning that not all schools pass the GNG and that elementary schools are almost certainly not notable.
There is a new template available, {{
NPP backlog}}
, to show the current backlog. You can place it on your user or talk page as a reminder:
Very high unreviewed pages backlog: 13323 articles, as of 20:00, 12 July 2024 (UTC), according to DatBot
There has been significant discussion at WP:VPP recently on NPP-related matters (Draftification, Deletion, Notability, Verifiability, Burden). Proposals that would somewhat ease the burden on NPP aren't gaining much traction, although there are suggestions that the role of NPP be fundamentally changed to focus only on major CSD-type issues.
{{subst:NPR invite}}on their talk page.
MediaWiki message delivery ( talk) 10:02, 24 June 2022 (UTC)
Hello, are you still my mentor as I see in my "Mentor" box?
Can you please review /info/en/?search=Jyotirmay_Chakravarty which was accepted AFC submission? --- Signed by NeverTry4Me Talk 12:29, 22 June 2022 (UTC)
Hello Valereee:
WikiProject Women in Green is holding a month-long
Good Article Editathon event in July 2022!
Running from July 1 to 31, 2022, WikiProject Women in Green (WiG) is hosting a Good Article (GA) editathon event focused on the topic of women and the environment. Participants are invited to work on nominating and/or reviewing GA submissions related to women and women's works during the event period (with an emphasis on environmental links and topics). GA resources and one-on-one support will be provided by experienced GA editors, and participants will have the opportunity to receive a special WiG barnstar for their efforts.
We hope to see you there!
Alanna the Brave ( talk) 13:46, 24 June 2022 (UTC)![]() These
flaming cocktails illustrate that some
liquors can readily catch fire and burn.
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-- Lajmmoore ( talk) 15:49, 27 June 2022 (UTC) via MassMessaging
Bruxton has given you a LOL ipop! This horrible pun and delicious candy promotes WikiLove and tells the world how low you will stoop for the sake of humor. Spread WikiLove by giving someone else a lollipop, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend.
Keep on making this place better! Have a lollipop first. Bruxton ( talk) 22:39, 27 June 2022 (UTC)
Spread the unrelenting joy of lollipops by adding {{ subst:Lollipop}} to someone's talk page with a friendly message!
Watched The Darkest Minds on Sunday, had a good time, thanks for the recommend. It was super dumb, but also fun, and surprisingly heartfelt.
Observations:
El_C 12:16, 29 June 2022 (UTC)
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( t · c) buidhe 20:26, 1 July 2022 (UTC)
The third round of the 2022 WikiCup has now come to an end. Each of the sixteen contestants who made it into the fourth round had at least 180 points, which is a lower figure than last year when 294 points were needed to progress to round 4. Our top scorers in round 3 were:
Between them contestants achieved 5 featured articles, 4 featured lists, 51 good articles, 149 DYK entries, 68 ITN entries, and 109 good article reviews. As we enter the fourth round, remember that any content promoted after the end of round 3 but before the start of round 4 can be claimed in round 4. Please also remember that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them. When doing GARs, please make sure that you check that all the GA criteria are fully met. Please also remember that all submissions must meet core Wikipedia policies, regardless of the review process.
If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is a good article nomination, a featured process, or anything else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed (remember to remove your listing when no longer required). Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. WikiCup judges: Sturmvogel 66 ( talk) and Cwmhiraeth ( talk) MediaWiki message delivery ( talk) 12:51, 3 July 2022 (UTC)
Hello, Valereee. The
article for improvement of the week is:
Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Liquor • Pork tenderloin Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 4 July 2022 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery ( talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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News and updates for administrators from the past month (June 2022).
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user_global_editcount
is a new variable that can be used in
abuse filters to avoid affecting globally active users. (
T130439)You might find this article I just accepted interesting. S0091 ( talk) 17:52, 10 July 2022 (UTC)
![]() Temperature map of the United States during the
Great Blizzard of 1899
Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Sexual abuse • Liquor Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 11 July 2022 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery ( talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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Hey, I saw you thanked me for an assessment at abortion doula -- thanks!
This gives me an opportunity to ask for advice. Since joining the site I've aspired to work in NPP and AfC seeing how important those two systems are for editor retention and article quality, and I don't think I'm experienced enough for that (besides the fact I don't meet the criteria) -- wanting to participate in more AfDs and build confidence in wikiproject assessment first.
So I just wanted to ask about wikiproject assessment - if you could glance at my recent edit history involving it, do you think I'm doing anything egregiously wrong? Would you have any advice for me aspiring to NPP? I know rating is a subjective process and all, I'm doing it part out of concern for how important the work seems to be now. I started out editing mostly psychology articles and there are many articles there which just never get tagged with the wikiproject and so it's harder to pick up cleanup tags through automated tools like CleanupWorklistBot.
Second thing, in doing assessment going through Category:Unassessed articles, I'm finding a lot of what feels to me like borderline cases for deletion, I feel a little too nervous to flag any with AfD or prod though. Is it better to be bold about this? Here are a couple of examples: InBios Myogel Easynews. There were also a couple that I assessed, then shortly after got tagged with a prod or draftified. Is it okay that I'm not doing that? Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks Darcyisverycute ( talk) 22:48, 14 July 2022 (UTC)
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Jazz Age was a period in the 1920s and 1930s in which
jazz music and dance styles rapidly gained nationwide popularity in the United States. Pictured above are four patrons and a
flapper in 1921 awaiting the opening of the
Krazy Kat Klub, a
speakeasy.
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For trying. Gråbergs Gråa Sång ( talk) 17:15, 19 July 2022 (UTC) |
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thank you for good advice to Martin -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 21:33, 19 July 2022 (UTC)
Hello! Thank you for your edits/reversions on the Abortion article. I think that maybe this should be discussed somewhere and a consensus found for uniform language across Wiki articles...it is not urgent though I do see this recurring, though the subject doesn't even seem settled in the press.
Personally, I would prefer "patient" to "pregnant person", but of course my preferences don't matter here. Sources recently do seem to more often say "pregnant person", than "woman" though that seems like political language preferred by some but not all in the abortion rights movement.
Here's Helen Lewis (journalist)'s opinion [2]
You're probably right this is likely a quagmire...I don't know where the proper noticeboard or venue would be to start this discussion, otherwise I'd start it there. Any suggestions? --- Avatar317 (talk) 22:21, 22 July 2022 (UTC)
As outlined below, the terminology in articles, especially medical articles, is dependent upon the support of reliable sources and it is expected that editors would use the same terminology presented in said sources.The bulk of sources on abortion continue to speak of women, and the use of terms that imply that abortion is a sex-neutral issue is controversial, as exemplified above by the article that Avatar317 linked. Wikipedia should avoid such politically charged new forms of speaking that are not typical, per WP:NOTADVOCACY. For these articles to make reference to women is natural and to be expected. Crossroads -talk- 05:38, 23 July 2022 (UTC)
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retractable pen is a type of ink pen that has a spring-loaded ink cartridge which retracts and extends outside a protective housing.
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I see that you've already closed The C of E's t-ban appeal. I wasn't able to suggest it in the topic ban discussion itself, but I was brainstorming if it was possible that The C of E could submit himself to some form of mentorship (I'm not sure exactly what would be its nature). Like, maybe if he wanted to go back to DYK, he could have some kind of mentor that would guide him and ensure that the reservations some editors had (myself included) over the possibility of boundary pushing would not happen? Like, maybe he could have co-nominators or collaborators for every DYK nomination he could have? I don't know if it would be a feasible idea, I was just brainstorming. What do you think? Narutolovehinata5 ( talk · contributions) 22:48, 26 July 2022 (UTC)
Your comments an BN really resonate, I'm sure I am not the only one who has felt the same thing. When I was working for the federal government and they had me doing something boring and repetitive, I'd remind myself how much they were paying me to do it, it was a good motivator. Here it's the opposite, I remind myself I won't get paid any less if I don't do something, and this is hobby, not a job. Beeblebrox ( talk) 18:03, 17 July 2022 (UTC)
I'm just glad to see you around again. Welcome back. I've been less active lately, mostly because RL has been crazy, good crazy but crazy. But some of what you describe is also a part. Take care! 78.26 ( spin me / revolutions) 19:08, 17 July 2022 (UTC)
Happy to see you with the bit again V! I'm glad I saw this before I posted the "you accidentally commented in the admin-only section of an AE request" comment that brought me here. It's always heartening to see someone re-find joy in the project. Firefangledfeathers ( talk / contribs) 15:58, 27 July 2022 (UTC)
we shall miss you :) theleekycauldron ( talk • contribs) (she/ they) 17:16, 28 July 2022 (UTC)
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-- Lajmmoore ( talk) 11:00, 29 July 2022 (UTC) via MassMessaging
Aren't you interested in articles about food and wine? I mention, because I just ran across a new user who is interested in, well you can see it on her User:Leslie Love Stone. I don't know what projects to refer her to on those subjects, but I think you might. This new user looks like they might become a really interesting Wikipedia editor. — Maile ( talk) 01:54, 30 July 2022 (UTC)
Hey, I started to add this to the Gaetz article but then thought it might sound condescending there. As that wasn't my intent I'll say it here. Thank you for illustrating how we should follow BRD! I think I'm right but certainly if I'm wrong I should be challenged on the talk page. It may sound odd but I really appreciate that you did that because too often I feel like the cycle is "Editor A adds, Editor B reverts, A adds again and then B finally opens up a discussion. Your polite disagreement really is nice and I appreciate it even if we disagree. Springee ( talk) 13:49, 31 July 2022 (UTC)
Hello, Valereee. The
article for improvement of the week is:
Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Retractable pen • Jazz Age Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 1 August 2022 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery ( talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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Thanks for your calm explanation on User talk:Holomatrix. I was thinking on the best way to try and explain the situation, but you said it better than I could have. Just wanted to give you a personalized thanks along with the impersonal "thank" button thanks. ScottishFinnishRadish ( talk) 23:48, 27 July 2022 (UTC)
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Thank you for what you told Martinevans123. He said I'm the flowers personified, and I wish I'd live up to it more. - I'm doing many things besides Wikipedia and have pics from vacation days to offer, of heights and lows. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 09:49, 1 August 2022 (UTC)
Books & Bytes
Issue 51, May – June 2022
Sent by MediaWiki message delivery on behalf of The Wikipedia Library team -- 16:45, 1 August 2022 (UTC)
re: this. He wasn't exactly a prolific writer, and I'd go as far to say that at this point it isn't even a loss, much of what he created could have been done by a bot or a 5 year old. Few if any of his creations were more than 2 sentences long (which is part of the issue itself) so I think perhaps he's fibbing about the copyvio. PRAXIDICAE🌈 20:24, 1 August 2022 (UTC)
Hi Valereee! Would you be willing to write the essay WP:Copy, paste, edit, save? I've encountered and admired your comments on the subject in a few venues. It's informed my thoughts about edits I see others making, as well as my own content work. I've since run into situations where it might be helpful to link an essay on the topic in order to explain what was wrong with an edit and how the issue could have been avoided. No worries if you're not interested; you can just take this as a compliment. Firefangledfeathers ( talk / contribs) 15:18, 2 August 2022 (UTC)
@ Valereee. Thank you again for the offer to work with me on this. Really interested in learning to do it right, so I definitely would like to start in the section you suggested— Category:Wineries in San Luis Obispo County. Maybe I start by reading the first article and talk to you about what I think might be necessary edits? Excited to jump in! Leslie Love Stone ( talk) 16:42, 2 August 2022 (UTC)