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Hi, Ergo Sum. I'm just posting to let you know that List of presidents of Georgetown University – a list that you have been heavily involved with – has been chosen to appear on the Main Page as Today's featured list for June 18. The TFL blurb can be seen here. If you have any thoughts on the selection, please post them on my talk page or at TFL talk. Regards, Giants2008 (Talk) 01:34, 26 May 2021 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Filiberto Avogadro di Collobiano

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Editing news 2021 #2

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00:27, 16 June 2021 (UTC)

John Early (educator) scheduled for TFA

This is to let you know that the John Early (educator) article has been scheduled as today's featured article for July 1, 2021. Please check the article needs no amendments. If you're interested in editing the main page text, you're welcome to do so at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/July 1, 2021, but note that a coordinator will trim the lead to around 1000 characters anyway, so you aren't obliged to do so.

For Featured Articles promoted recently, there will be an existing blurb linked from the FAC talk page, which is likely to be transferred to the TFA page by a coordinator at some point.

We suggest that you watchlist Wikipedia:Main Page/Errors from the day before this appears on Main Page. Thanks! Jimfbleak - talk to me? 12:42, 11 June 2021 (UTC)

Thank you today for John Early (educator), "about a man who was instrumental in the early years of 3 Jesuit colleges in the United States, one of which he founded."! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:49, 1 July 2021 (UTC)

Thanks, Gerda Arendt, hope you found it an interesting read. Ergo Sum 14:04, 1 July 2021 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

The Writer's Barnstar
For all your work on Wikipedia:Featured topics/Presidents of Georgetown University, which send me down a rabbit hole I still haven't found a way out of yet. -- Asartea Talk | Contribs 18:02, 18 June 2021 (UTC)
Many thanks, Asartea. I hope it proves interesting. Ergo Sum 19:06, 18 June 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Filiberto Avogadro di Collobiano

On 20 June 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Filiberto Avogadro di Collobiano, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that while Filiberto Avogadro di Collobiano was initially mistrusted by King Charles Albert, he was eventually appointed by the king to his royal court? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Filiberto Avogadro di Collobiano. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Filiberto Avogadro di Collobiano), 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.

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02:58, 3 July 2021 (UTC)

Got it. Thanks Firefangledfeathers. Ergo Sum 03:00, 3 July 2021 (UTC)
No problem! A quick plug for Template:ds/aware if you want to skip later alerts. Firefangledfeathers (talk) 03:02, 3 July 2021 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – July 2021

News and updates for administrators from the past month (June 2021).

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  • Consensus has been reached to delete all books in the book namespace. There was rough consensus that the deleted books should still be available on request at WP:REFUND even after the namespace is removed.
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Promotion of Giovanni Antonio Grassi

Congratulations, Ergo Sum! The article you nominated, Giovanni Antonio Grassi, has been promoted to featured status, recognizing it as one of the best articles on Wikipedia. The nomination discussion has been archived.
This is a rare accomplishment and you should be proud. If you would like, you may nominate it to appear on the Main page as Today's featured article. Keep up the great work! Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) via FACBot (talk) 12:06, 10 July 2021 (UTC)

FAC

Hi Ergo Sum, I presume you're still occupied with navigating J. Havens Richards through the FAC process (good luck with this going forward, by the way). I've recently nominated an article on another educator myself (L. D. Reynolds) and I was wondering whether you'd like to offer some thoughts at FAC. I'd very much value your feedback. Best, Modussiccandi (talk) 22:23, 4 August 2021 (UTC)

Sure, I'll give it a look in the coming days. Ergo Sum 13:13, 5 August 2021 (UTC)

Do you have a few minutes?

There’s an edit war going on in the article Kadir Mısıroğlu again. My concerns are not being addressed and ignored. Thanks for your time. 786wave (talk)|

Administrators' newsletter – July 2021

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  • An RfC is open to add a delay of one week from nomination to deletion for G13 speedy deletions.

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  • Last week all wikis were very slow or not accessible for 30 minutes. This was due to server lag caused by regenerating dynamic lists on the Russian Wikinews after a large bulk import. (T287380)

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Promotion of J. Havens Richards

Congratulations, Ergo Sum! The article you nominated, J. Havens Richards, has been promoted to featured status, recognizing it as one of the best articles on Wikipedia. The nomination discussion has been archived.
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Administrators' newsletter – September 2021

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Four Award

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Congratulations! You have been awarded the Four Award for your work from beginning to end on J. Havens Richards. — Bilorv (talk) 13:27, 4 September 2021 (UTC)

TFA

Thank you today for Giovanni Antonio Grassi, introduced: "Unlike many of the other articles about Jesuits I've nominated here, this Jesuit had a very active life in Europe, not just in the United States. He was an astronomer turned missionary turned educator turned royal advisor."! - Sharing the Main page with Leo Kestenberg, created by LouisAlain (who is discussed on WP:AN). --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:56, 10 September 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Niccolò Paccanari

On 21 September 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Niccolò Paccanari, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Niccolò Paccanari was sentenced to a decade in prison by the Inquisition for mismanaging the religious congregation he founded? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Niccolò Paccanari. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Niccolò Paccanari), 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.

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Administrators' newsletter – October 2021

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James A. Doonan scheduled for TFA

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Administrators' newsletter – November 2021

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Guideline and policy news

  • Phase 2 of the 2021 RfA review has commenced which will discuss potential solutions to address the 8 issues found in Phase 1. Proposed solutions that achieve consensus will be implemented and you may propose solutions till 07 November 2021.

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Nomination for deletion of Template:OTD-userpage

Template:OTD-userpage has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. WikiCleanerMan (talk) 21:21, 2 November 2021 (UTC)

james a. doonan

hello, Ergo Sum! i had a couple of questions regarding this article and the associated blurb.

  • did georgetown receive more than one federal charter? the article states that, in 1882, doonan was the first to distribute diplomas under the new federal charter. however, i believe georgetown received a congressional charter in 1815, under president grassi, and its first commencement under the 1815 charter was held in 1817, according to this source. i believe i have reproduced below the relevant passage from the source cited in the doonan article.

    The next day was the sixty-fifth annual Commencement of Georgetown College. It dates modestly only from the first authorized by the charter granted by the Government of the United States.

    i am admittedly unfamiliar with how to interpret "dates modestly only from", but i did notice that, if the first commencement was held in 1817, then if a commencement has been held every year since then (with the exception of 1828, as noted here), the commencement in 1882 would have been the sixty-fifth commencement since the 1815 charter was granted.
    • Yes, it received a several charter, though I do not believe any have superseded the original. See here. Thank you for pointing me to that sentence in the article, though. Upon re-reading the source, it seems that I misinterpreted it. I think it is trying to say that the commencement was only a few years off from the issuance of the 1844 charter, even though that was several decades prior. Ergo Sum 11:58, 4 November 2021 (UTC)
      • interesting. i was aware that georgetown had more than one charter, but now i see that the 1844 corporate charter was technically also a federal charter. thanks for pointing this out to me. dying (talk) 19:56, 6 November 2021 (UTC)
  • also, do you happen to know how the two cannons arrived in america? (i am currently assuming that the cannons were not constructed in america.) the blurb states that they were "carried aboard Lord Baltimore's 1634 expeditionary voyage to Maryland", while the article states that although "[i]t was believed that they were brought to America aboard the Ark", this was apparently not the case. as the article on lord baltimore appears to state that ark and dove were the only two ships of the 1634 voyage, this leads me to conclude that the cannons were brought aboard dove. however, if this was actually known to be the case, it seems unusual to omit this from the article. the source cited in the article states that "[t]he cannons were a part of Lord Baltimore's expedition to St. Mary's County in 1634 [and] were not a part of the armament of the Ark and the Dove", which seems consistent with them being aboard either or both if they were transported as cargo, and "the armament" was interpreted to mean the weaponry and associated equipment considered to belong to the ships.

dying (talk) 16:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)

I have clarified the language in the article; it was a little hazy. One of the new citations I added explains the origins of the cannons in greater depth than I think is warranted to be added to this biographical article. Ergo Sum 14:45, 5 November 2021 (UTC)

looks good, Ergo Sum. thanks for addressing these issues! dying (talk) 19:56, 6 November 2021 (UTC)

Donan

November songs

Thank you today for James A. Doonan, "about a Jesuit from the Southern US who taught at several Jesuit colleges and led Georgetown University, where he saw the completion of its flagship building"! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:16, 8 November 2021 (UTC)

Thank you, Gerda Arendt. What a beautiful picture. Ergo Sum 12:38, 8 November 2021 (UTC)

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Administrators' newsletter – December 2021

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DYK for Pankratius Pfeiffer

On 13 December 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Pankratius Pfeiffer, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Salvatorian priest Pankratius Pfeiffer saved hundreds of Jews in Rome during the Second World War? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Pankratius Pfeiffer. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Pankratius Pfeiffer), 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) 12:12, 13 December 2021 (UTC)

Promotion of Benedict Joseph Fenwick

Congratulations, Ergo Sum! The article you nominated, Benedict Joseph Fenwick, has been promoted to featured status, recognizing it as one of the best articles on Wikipedia. The nomination discussion has been archived.
This is a rare accomplishment and you should be proud. If you would like, you may nominate it to appear on the Main page as Today's featured article. Keep up the great work! Cheers, Gog the Mild (talk) via FACBot (talk) 00:06, 23 December 2021 (UTC)

Merry Christmas!

Hello Ergo Sum, I wanted to wish you and your loved ones a merry Christmas! I really enjoyed reviewing some of your articles on Georgetown presidents this year. I hope you'll have a blessed holiday period! All the best, Modussiccandi (talk) 09:52, 25 December 2021 (UTC)

A very merry Christmas to you and yours, Modussiccandi! Ergo Sum 14:56, 25 December 2021 (UTC)

Merchandise giveaway nomination

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A snowflake!

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Administrators' newsletter – January 2022

News and updates for administrators from the past month (December 2021).

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  • Following consensus at the 2021 RfA review, the autopatrolled user right has been removed from the administrators user group; admins can grant themselves the autopatrolled permission if they wish to remain autopatrolled.

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  • The functionaries email list (functionaries-en@lists.wikimedia.org) will no longer accept incoming emails apart from those sent by list members and WMF staff. Private concerns, apart from those requiring oversight, should be directly sent to the Arbitration Committee.
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Nomination for deletion of Template:Timeline Georgetown University presidents

Template:Timeline Georgetown University presidents has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. Gonnym (talk) 16:59, 3 January 2022 (UTC)

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Patrick Francis Healy scheduled for TFA

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Promotion of Francis Neale

Congratulations, Ergo Sum! The article you nominated, Francis Neale, has been promoted to featured status, recognizing it as one of the best articles on Wikipedia. The nomination discussion has been archived.
This is a rare accomplishment and you should be proud. If you would like, you may nominate it to appear on the Main page as Today's featured article. Keep up the great work! Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) via FACBot (talk) 00:05, 1 February 2022 (UTC)

Congrats! – Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 09:14, 1 February 2022 (UTC)

Thank you! Ergo Sum 12:40, 1 February 2022 (UTC)

hey

hello 2A00:F41:2CC3:DC09:B990:F3ED:FEEA:9F9C (talk) 14:22, 2 February 2022 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – February 2022

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DYK nomination of Robert W. Brady

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Featured article review for Georgetown University

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Your GA nomination of Robert W. Brady

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DYK for Robert W. Brady

On 17 February 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Robert W. Brady, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that even though Robert W. Brady withdrew financial support of the nascent Boston College, he later became its president? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Robert W. Brady. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Robert W. Brady), 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.

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Your GA nomination of James Clark (Jesuit)

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TFA

February songs
frozen

Thank you today for Patrick Francis Healy, who "led a remarkable and fascinating life. He achieved many firsts for black Americans, yet never considered himself one. The historiography of this fact is most interesting and discussed in this article. He also transformed Georgetown University into a modern institution along the way." -- See my talk for efforts to expand and translate Prayer for Ukraine, please. -Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:06, 27 February 2022 (UTC)

Good to hear from you, Gerda Arendt. Ukraine needs the world's prayers now more than ever. Thank you for your work. Ergo Sum 15:02, 27 February 2022 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of James Clark (Jesuit)

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Your GA nomination of Robert W. Brady

The article Robert W. Brady you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Robert W. Brady for comments about the article. 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 Legobot, on behalf of I'ma editor2022 -- I'ma editor2022 (talk) 22:41, 11 February 2022 (UTC)

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Your GA nomination of James Clark (Jesuit)

The article James Clark (Jesuit) you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:James Clark (Jesuit) for comments about the article. 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 Legobot, on behalf of An anonymous username, not my real name -- An anonymous username, not my real name (talk) 21:41, 28 February 2022 (UTC)

Pending featured article delisting of Georgetown University

Hi Ergo Sum! The featured article review for Georgetown University has been progressing along with very little engagement. With the caveat that your choice of articles to edit is of course entirely up to you, I have to say that I'm surprised you have not shown more interest in saving the article from delisting. You've been steadily putting in a phenomenal amount of effort working toward making Georgetown presidents a featured topic, and Georgetown University is clearly the central theme in much of your other work, so it certainly would seem to fit within your wheelhouse (or car barn, if you'd prefer ). Correcting the issues would absolutely be a significant task, but not an unmanageable one. Is there a reason you haven't taken it on? Having Georgetown University delisted would be a major blow to the overall quality of the Georgetown topic area, given that it's where most of its pageviews are, and as our last remaining FA on a research university, it'd really be a blow to the entire higher education topic area. That outcome is unfortunately all but guaranteed at this point unless someone steps up to save it. Is there any possibility of that? {{u|Sdkb}} talk 07:10, 12 March 2022 (UTC)

Hi Sdkb, thanks for your note. You're right that I'd love to save it as a FA. The reason I haven't really engaged is because it would be a huge amount of work and I just don't know if I have that kind of time to give. I'm going to try to give it a go this week but it would really be a task that I think needs at least two people. Ergo Sum 16:23, 13 March 2022 (UTC)

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DYK for James Clark (Jesuit)

On 18 March 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article James Clark (Jesuit), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that James Clark was the second graduate of West Point to convert to Catholicism? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/James Clark (Jesuit). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, James Clark (Jesuit)), 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.

Schwede66 12:02, 18 March 2022 (UTC)

Precious anniversary

Precious
Three years!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:10, 28 March 2022 (UTC)

Seems like yesterday. Ergo Sum 23:29, 28 March 2022 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – April 2022

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  • Access to Special:RevisionDelete has been expanded to include users who have the deletelogentry and deletedhistory rights. This means that those in the Researcher user group and Checkusers who are not administrators can now access Special:RevisionDelete. The users able to view the special page after this change are the 3 users in the Researcher group, as there are currently no checkusers who are not already administrators. (T301928)
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