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Speedy deletion nomination of Draft:David Assia

Hi Creffett, I saw you tagged my draft of David Assia's page for deletion. I am trying to understand the reasons behind it. I have invested a lot of time on the first draft to neutralize the voice of the content and make it as Wikipedia and friendly as possible. I am aware that it is not the easiest thing to make a page non-biased or promotional when it comes to people pages, this individual is as iconic for the high-tech startup scene as George Lucas is to movies. I would love to get your input and improve the page. Please get back to me. Jbzk17 (talk) 12:59, 2 June 2019 (UTC)

Tech News: 2019-23

Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.

Recent changes

  • You can now write all special letters in all African Wikipedia languages. This works in the desktop version. [1]
  • There is now a field called depicts on Commons. This is a way to show what is in a picture with the help of Wikidata. It is still in development. [2]
  • Some tools on Toolforge may break on or after 3 June because of database changes. Maintainers should update their tools to use the new schema. [3][4]

Problems

  • You will be able to read but not to edit Wikimedia Commons for 30 minutes on 19 June at 05:00 (UTC). This is to fix a hardware problem. [5]

Changes later this week

  • Some wikis have one tab for the visual editor and one tab for a wikitext editor. Others wikis just have one tab. If your wiki has two tabs, clicking a link to create a new page has always opened a wikitext editor. It will now open the editor you used the last time you edited. [6]
  • Recurrent item The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 4 May. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 5 May. It will be on all wikis from 6 May (calendar).

Meetings

  • Recurrent item Advanced item You can join the technical advice meeting on IRC. During the meeting, volunteer developers can ask for advice. The meeting will be on 5 May at 15:00 (UTC). See how to join.

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15:24, 3 June 2019 (UTC)

Help

Hi can you help me in this matter it looks like same user is using multiple accounts and editing pages like Chhota Bheem and Rajiv Chilaka. Regards. Sid95Q (talk) 15:59, 3 June 2019 (UTC)

@Sid95Q: If that's the case, please make a list of the suspected sock puppets and file a report at WP:SPI. If you need further help with that, please let me know, I'm happy to assist. creffett (talk) 16:02, 3 June 2019 (UTC)
@Sid95Q: I've dug into this...and I'm wondering if there are two different groups of socks. Here's my initial guesses:
Group 1: Anti-Rajiv Chilaka (accuses him and his works of copying Dragon Ball Z and others):
Pretty sure these three are all related - extremely similar edits and reverts.
Group 2: pro-Rajiv Chilaka (posts that several films did poorly, but that Chilaka's work was great):
Thoughts?creffett (talk) 17:13, 3 June 2019 (UTC)
Interesting. Well done . could be 2 different users but a revert here [7] still makes be believe that it's the same user. Sid95Q (talk) 17:25, 3 June 2019 (UTC)
@Sid95Q: Thanks. I recommend filing this as two separate SPIs and requesting checkuser, and if checkuser comes back that they're the same, then there's your answer. Either way, SPI for both of them. creffett (talk) 17:27, 3 June 2019 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of User:Dussault/WRSP

Thank you for your work. I understand this was not the place place to host a draft and the quality of the draft and its presentation were not up to par. I've opened a draft in my sandbox. As a graduate student affiliated with this project, I want to write an article WRSP. The project is important for getting scholars to generate encyclopedic content on religious groups that are usually represented either by their supporters or detractors. It's already used as a source on multiple wikipedia articles and I think that it would be good for wikipedia to include an article on the project so that, when used as a source, it is possible for them to learn more about it.

There seems to have been concerns over copyright. How should I show that the person responsible for the site gives me permission to use some of its content? Also, especially since I am affiliated with the project, I want to avoid sounding like I'm promoting it. The first draft was a bit too much in the 'saying what we need to say' rather than 'saying what people want to hear' direction, but I mean to rewrite it so that it's more in line with wiki standards.

Thank you --Dussault (talk) 15:07, 4 June 2019 (UTC)

@Dussault: The biggest concern here is the copyright. Just because you have permission to use the content doesn't mean it's acceptable to copy it onto Wikipedia. See WP:COPY, WP:COPYVIO, and WP:DCM - in order to copy the content of the site, the site must have a compatible license or the author must have released the material into the public domain. Even if it is released, I recommend paraphrasing rather than copying. As for article content, if you're affiliated with the project, have a look at WP:COI for pointers on how (and how not) to write articles about things you're affiliated with. creffett (talk) 15:45, 5 June 2019 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – June 2019

News and updates for administrators from the past month (May 2019).

Administrator changes

removed Andonic • Consumed Crustacean • Enigmaman • Euryalus • EWS23 • HereToHelp • Nv8200pa • Peripitus • StringTheory11 • Vejvančický

CheckUser changes

removed Ivanvector

Guideline and policy news

  • An RfC seeks to clarify whether WP:OUTING should include information on just the English Wikipedia or any Wikimedia project.
  • An RfC on WT:RfA concluded that Requests for adminship and bureaucratship are discussions seeking to build consensus.
  • An RfC proposal to make the templates for discussion (TfD) process more like the requested moves (RM) process, i.e. "as a clearinghouse of template discussions", was closed as successful.

Technical news

  • The CSD feature of Twinkle now allows admins to notify page creators of deletion if the page had not been tagged. The default behavior matches that of tagging notifications, and replaces the ability to open the user talk page upon deletion. You can customize which criteria receive notifications in your Twinkle preferences: look for Notify page creator when deleting under these criteria.
  • Twinkle's d-batch (batch delete) feature now supports deleting subpages (and related redirects and talk pages) of each page. The pages will be listed first but use with caution! The und-batch (batch undelete) option can now also restore talk pages.

Miscellaneous

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What is the proper way to add a documentary to the Qantas page?

Hello !! I just finished watching the recent documentary about the Qantas incident. I am not an expert with Wikipedia. Can you please show me how it should be done. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.101.233.181 (talk) 02:46, 9 June 2019 (UTC)


Here is the documentary, if you think it is good enough for your encyclopaedia:

https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2F7news.com.au%2Fsunday-night%2Fcaptain-kevin-sullivan-saves-315-people-on-board-qf72-c-138996&redir_token=1B8kDTGnvLfoJ2C8cZiXWPEdY_d8MTU2MDEzNjgwMEAxNTYwMDUwNDAw&event=video_description&v=0cS1SMptlnQ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.101.233.181 (talk) 03:32, 9 June 2019 (UTC)

deletion of ANIFA page

Dear Creffett

The page I am writing about a fashion brand ANIFA has been deleted (Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Draft:ANIFA&action=edit&redlink=1) The description and content has been very neutral with all references from reputable newspapers and media. Would you please advise how to make this approved instead of just delete the page? I have spent a lot of time writing it and finding all the references, I appreciate your help in getting this right.

Thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by Webmasterking (talk • contribs) 08:00, 10 June 2019 (UTC)

Tech News: 2019-24

Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.

Recent changes

  • When you create a PDF from a page on the wiki this is now done by Proton. Before this we used Electron. It should look the same but work better. Both use Chromium. This is a different system from when you collect several articles into a book and make a PDF from them. [8][9]
  • The Flagged Revisions extension now uses the standard OOUI icons. There will be additional minor fixes for positioning in the next deployment. [10]
  • Advanced item Bots and other scripts that do not set an identifiable User-Agent may find their requests strictly rate-limited until they identify themselves properly. [11]

Problems

  • Please check if the Flagged Revisions configuration on your wiki is as you expect (or as it was a few weeks ago). If not, please report it. [12]

Changes later this week

  • There is no new MediaWiki version this week.

Meetings

  • Recurrent item Advanced item You can join the technical advice meeting on IRC. During the meeting, volunteer developers can ask for advice. The meeting will be on 12 June at 15:00 (UTC). See how to join.

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17:06, 10 June 2019 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of David Assia

Hi Creffett, this individual is a very important person for the high-tech industry as I mentioned before. Please suggest how to word this article in a way that will suit Wikipedia. Jbzk17 (talk) 13:56, 11 June 2019 (UTC)

Hi Creffett, my query pertains to the deletion of links I added to: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Ambisonic_software Could you please let me know why I cannot add links to open source ambisonics software to a page which explicitly lists free/open source ambisonics software. The formatting was inline with all other links on the page. Or did I miss something here? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Leomccormack (talk • contribs) 13:15, 12 June 2019 (UTC)


Wedding Photography

Hey mate, Thanks for reviewing my edited article under Wedding Photography. I'm wondering why you deleted everything I wrote. The previous text under "Profession" was so boring and outdated, I wanted to write some new relevant content there. Sorry for the link too, but i wanted to give readers an idea or inspiration of what a wedding photographers website "should" look like to help them market their business. Looking forward to hearing from you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by ChrisGarbacz (talk • contribs) 20:51, 11 June 2019 (UTC)

@ChrisGarbacz: Your changes were largely how-to content, which is specifically something Wikipedia is not, and the link wasn't appropriate to the article either (see WP:ELNOT). If you want to update the article, by all means go for it, just keep those rules in mind. creffett (talk) 20:55, 11 June 2019 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

The Civility Barnstar
Thank you for the help :) Sid95Q (talk) 20:52, 6 June 2019 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue CLVIII, June 2019

Full front page of The Bugle
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If you are a project member who does not want delivery, please remove your name from this page. Your editors, Ian Rose (talk) and Nick-D (talk) 13:08, 14 June 2019 (UTC)

BlaineA73 pittsburgh knights speedy deletion exemption

I am a unpaid intern working with the pittsburgh knights. I was asked to work on the wikipedia page for them. This is the first time creating a page on wiki. I accidently clicked the piad to edit button when creating. That is my fault. — Preceding unsigned comment added by BlaineA73 (talk • contribs) 15:26, 14 June 2019 (UTC)

Tech News: 2019-25

Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.

Problems

  • You will be able to read but not to edit Wikimedia Commons for 30 minutes on 19 June at 05:00 (UTC). This is to fix a hardware problem. [13]

Changes later this week

  • MIDI files can soon be played without the Score extension. You can then add them with [[File:Filename.midi]]. Later override_midi and override_audio will stop working. Instead you will need to add the MIDI file below the music score. [14]
  • A new video player will soon replace the old one. You will be able to enable it as a beta feature in your preferences. It will later be enabled for everyone if there are no big problems. [15]
  • Recurrent item The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 18 June. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 19 June. It will be on all wikis from 20 June (calendar).

Meetings

  • Recurrent item Advanced item You can join the technical advice meeting on IRC. During the meeting, volunteer developers can ask for advice. The meeting will be on 19 June at 15:00 (UTC). See how to join.

Future changes

  • Advanced item Some gadgets and user scripts still use the old wgEnableAPI and wgEnableWriteAPI values. These values are always true. They will soon be removed. This might break the gadgets and scripts. You should fix your gadgets to not use these values. [16]

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20:37, 17 June 2019 (UTC)

European International University

Dear Creffett,

my page was deleted and i dont quite understand as the same content was not deleted earlier for this reason but for only inadequate sources. i also edited the page content based on other top institution's page that has been approved. can you advise why the page was deleted and i would like to retrieve the data to improvise and resubmit again. appreciate your input. thank you Raj2828 (talk) 02:51, 18 June 2019 (UTC)

@Raj2828: The article was deleted because all it did was list the university's programs and recognitions without showing why it was notable, and it generally looked more like an advertisement than an actual article. Additionally, a significant portion of the article was copied from a website, which is not permitted. First, I recommend reading WP:NSCHOOL to determine whether the subject is notable. If it is, you may recreate the article, but you probably can't get the data back since it was a copyright violation. Also, if you are connected to the university, you MUST disclose that as explained at WP:COI, and if you are an employee of the university you must also follow the guidelines at WP:PAID. creffett (talk) 12:58, 18 June 2019 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Draft:Vitesy (formerly Clairy)

Dear Creffett,

thanks for controlling new pages and for your welcome! I saw you tagged my draft of Vitesy page for deletion, the scope of the article is not promotional, I think that the organization is innovating the smart home IoT world and deserves to be mentioned as one of the biggest innovators in the market of air purification as a green organization that use plants to purify indoor air instead of HEPA filters, I would like to have your feedback on why it is promotional and how to improve the page so that it can be published without infringing any of the WP guidelines.

Thank you so much!

Edoardo.Canella (talk) 13:44, 19 June 2019 (UTC)

Speedy deletion of MA$HRVA sandbox

Respected Sir, Regarding the deletion tag which you have attached to my sandbox, I have given my explanation to the concerned deletors and they gave me the advice to make corrections in my writing. I have done those corrections and rewritten my sandbox by avoiding any advertisement and exaggeration. Previously I had written a big article but this time after receiving the advice I had written only three lines which were factual (you may check accordingly). But your authority has again placed the speedy deletion tag due which my article was deleted. Please inform what are the lacunas which have remained now? I will try to improve that. If you have any objection on particular line you may tell accordingly on my talk page. This time I have already referred to existing wikipedia pages of Indian Guinness World Record Holders. I hope the page I am going to submit is more notable. Please inform. Thanks. MA$HRVA (Talk) Write Right!! 04:50, 20 June 2019 (UTC)

Pending changes reviewer granted

Hello. Your account has been granted the "pending changes reviewer" userright, allowing you to review other users' edits on pages protected by pending changes. The list of articles awaiting review is located at Special:PendingChanges, while the list of articles that have pending changes protection turned on is located at Special:StablePages.

Being granted reviewer rights neither grants you status nor changes how you can edit articles. If you do not want this user right, you may ask any administrator to remove it for you at any time.

See also:

TonyBallioni (talk) 05:26, 20 June 2019 (UTC)

@TonyBallioni: Acknowledged, thank you! creffett (talk) 12:20, 20 June 2019 (UTC)

Tech News: 2019-26

Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.

Problems

  • The new version of MediaWiki for last week was not fully released due to issues. It was removed from most wikis on Tuesday and from test wikis on Thursday. [17]
  • Most wikis were slow and then briefly read-only last week due to one of the database servers having a problem. It is now replaced. [18]

Changes later this week

  • Recurrent item The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 25 June. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 26 June. It will be on all wikis from 27 June (calendar).

Meetings

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