User talk:HelenDegenerate/Archive 5
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Question from Bdas.in (16:23, 19 February 2024)
Hi. Can you please review this draft? And, guide me to improve it before submitting and avoiding rejection. Thanks in Advance.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Bdas.in/sandbox --Bhajan Das (talk) 16:23, 19 February 2024 (UTC)
- Bdas.in Sorry for not responding sooner— it’s been a very chaotic week for me, and I haven’t been able to sit down for long enough to look through the draft. I’ve just gone over it, and here are some of my thoughts to get you started:
- The biography section could use more references, as the current source doesn’t back up all of the information in that section. Also, that source appears to be affiliated with Jyoti because the Woman Made Gallery site lists her as a member.
- You’ve done a good job finding some third-party sources for ‘Exhibitions’ (especially the Hindustan Times), so if they talk about Jyoti’s life, you might be able to use them to better source the biography section.
- ‘Career’, along with lacking references, currently sounds somewhat promotional in tone, such as ‘artistic repertoire’ and ‘offering fresh perspectives’. I recommend reworking the wording here (as well as checking over the rest of the article), then merging this section with the one below it. ◇HelenDegenerate◆ 21:20, 24 February 2024 (UTC)
User talk:2600:1700:3170:8A80:A53E:24CB:C239:5D71
Hi Ms Degenerate. I am wondering why you removed a number of my edits. You have provided no good reason, just your vague opinion that they did "not appear to be constructive." This is subjective and lacking any logic or reason. You further chose to patronise me with comments like "use you sandbox if you wish to experiment." I certainly cannot assume good faith. There were a number of reasons why I made these edits. Please explain your thinking. Thank you. David David Highfield (talk) 18:40, 21 February 2024 (UTC)
- Hi David, Helen asked me to look at this because she cannot see the deleted revisions. I'll be honest, I'm not entirely sure why you are asking here about those IP edits, as they had nothing to do with you, unless you are admitting to putting poop jokes on the article in addition to the copyrights. If the IP was not you, then there really isn't anything to explain, especially since Helen only reverted the IP and only posted on their talk page (not yours). Since you re-added the copyrighted content originally removed by Diannaa after she left you this note you seem to already know why your edits were reverted. Please feel free to indicate where I have missed something if that is the case. Primefac (talk) 19:41, 21 February 2024 (UTC) (talk page stalker)
- OK. A number of my edits have been removed. I will dig deeper to establish why and when this happened. Thank you. David David Highfield (talk) 00:09, 22 February 2024 (UTC)
WikiCup 2024 March newsletter
The first round of the 2024 WikiCup ended at 23:59 (UTC) on 27 February. Everyone with at least 30 points moved on to Round 2, the highest number of points required to advance to the second round since 2014. Due to a six-way tie for the 64th-place spot, 67 contestants have qualified for Round 2.
The following scorers in Round 1 all scored more than 300 points:
Generalissima (submissions), who has 916 points mostly from one FA on John Littlejohn (preacher), 15 GAs, and 16 DYKs on a variety of topics including New Zealand coinage and Inuit figures, in addition to seven reviews
Vami_IV (submissions), who has 790 points from two FAs on Felix M. Warburg House and Doom (2016 video game), two GAs, one DYK, and 11 reviews
AirshipJungleman29 (submissions), who has 580 points from one FA on Hö'elün, two GAs on Mongolia-related articles, two DYKs, and five reviews
Sammi Brie (submissions), who has 420 points mostly from nine GAs and seven DYKs on television and radio stations
MaranoFan (submissions), who has 351 points from one FA on Holidays (Meghan Trainor song), a nine-article FT on 30 (album), and three DYKs
Skyshifter (submissions), who has 345 points from one FA on OneShot, one DYK and two reviews
In this newsletter, the judges would like to pay a special tribute to 
Vami_IV (submissions), who unfortunately passed away this February. At the time of his death, he was the second-highest-scoring competitor. Outside the WikiCup, he had eight other featured articles, five A-class articles, eight other good articles, and two Four Awards. Vami also wrote an essay on completionism, a philosophy in which he deeply believed. If you can, please join us in honoring his memory by improving one of the articles on his to-do list.
Remember that any content promoted after 27 February but before the start of Round 2 can be claimed in Round 2. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, feel free to review one of the nominations listed on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed. Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages. 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. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:40, 28 February 2024 (UTC)
Question from Don Edward Garcia on Julia Koch (15:09, 28 February 2024)
Hello first thing is I'm sorry for your lost I truly am o I'm am sorry also for not saying what I said with your name its Julia koch that's a beautiful name ok hear i go my name is Don Edward Garcia and the question is this why would i get a message from you stateing you had picked my email and want to send me money i am a nobody all tho i have no life anyone would want and have no money at all also don't want to work because my baby mom took my kids out of state from me and child support takes fifty percent of anything i get I barley can eat with the income fromfood stamps I get why would my name come up i truly do need help but why me please i would like to no if this is real you must be an Angle or ny gardiananglei real hope this is true and you really are but please write me back i would love to find this answer out --Don Edward Garcia (talk) 15:09, 28 February 2024 (UTC)
Question from Don Edward Garcia on Julia Koch (15:21, 28 February 2024)
O no did I do something Rong I think I did I don't know what I'm doing I just wanted to no why I got this message on my Gmail o my God I hope I didn't do anything Rong towards anyone please tell me I didn't --Don Edward Garcia (talk) 15:21, 28 February 2024 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – March 2024
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Question from INTREPID808 (03:16, 4 March 2024)
Aloha! I am new here and want to write an entry about hip-hop in Hawaiʻi. I have been navigating with new eyes now that I am not simply consuming info. When I looked up Hip Hop Jam I was met with a redirect to Indiggo, a pop group. Why does that happen? --INTREPID808 (talk) 03:16, 4 March 2024 (UTC)
- Hi INTREPID808! Welcome to Wikipedia! Sometimes we create redirects because a topic isn’t notable enough for a standalone article, so we redirect it to somewhere that does cover the topic. An example of this would be Rose Tint My World, which redirects to The Rocky Horror Picture Show (soundtrack), which covers all of the songs in the RHPS film.
- In this instance,’Hip Hop Jam’ currently leads to Indiggo because it’s the name of one of their singles (and that single likely doesn’t have enough coverage to meet the notability guidelines). Are you looking to create an article about something else named ‘Hip Hop Jam’? ◇HelenDegenerate◆ 04:12, 6 March 2024 (UTC)
Question from LionPizzaChicken (21:28, 4 March 2024)
Hello, how do I write proper articles --LionPizzaChicken (talk) 21:28, 4 March 2024 (UTC)
Question from LionPizzaChicken (21:29, 4 March 2024)
What are the rules on citations --LionPizzaChicken (talk) 21:29, 4 March 2024 (UTC)
- Hello LionPizzaChicken! I’ve read both of your questions, and I’ll answer them both in this thread. Firstly, about content creation— this page will take you through the basic elements of an article, and the things to avoid when writing them. I recommend it a lot to newer editors because I was once one, and that probably was the page that helped me the most.
- As for the rules on citations, I recommend checking out Help:Referencing for beginners. It provides resources depending on which editor you’re using (visual or source, doesn’t matter), as well as a quiz on reliable sources.
- Let me know if you have any more questions; I’ll be happy to answer! ◇HelenDegenerate◆ 04:12, 7 March 2024 (UTC)
Question from Ramin9999314254 (19:40, 8 March 2024)
سلام من میخواهم یک صفحه بیوگرافی برای خودم در ویکی پدیا ایجاد کنم . من دارای مدرک دکترای شیلات و تکثیر و پرورش آبزیان هستم و عضو جند مجله رسمی و علمی پژوهشی در ایران و در سایت سیویلکا که مرجع متخصصین دانشگاهی در ایران هست هم یک صفحه ویژه دارم که در گوگل هم قابل مشاهده است. سپاسگزارم --Ramin9999314254 (talk) 19:40, 8 March 2024 (UTC)
- Hi Helen, sorry for the belated response to your request. The Persian comment is by someone who apparently holds PhD related to aquaculture and fisheries. He wants to have a bio page on Wikipedia maybe since he thinks he can have one due to some papers he have published. Maybe they should be referred to Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not. --Mhhossein talk 15:41, 23 March 2024 (UTC)
- @Ramin9999314254 سلام رامین، به ویکی پدیا خوش آمدید.
- من شخصاً توصیه نمیکنم صفحهای در مورد خودتان بنویسید، زیرا نوشتن عینی سخت است و فقط وقتی سوژه هستید، از اطلاعات منابع معتبر و شخص ثالث استفاده کنید.
- اینجا اطلاعات بیشتری در مورد زندگی نامه ها و اینکه چرا ما اغلب نوشتن آنها را پیشنهاد نمی کنیم.
- در ضمن، خیلی متاسفم اگر پیام من اشتباهی داشت یا احتمالاً بی ادبانه به نظر می رسید. این قصد من نیست. من از گوگل ترنسلیت برای پاسخ دادن استفاده می کنم و بسیاری از جمله بندی من را تغییر می دهد.
- با احترام، ◇HelenDegenerate◆ 02:40, 26 March 2024 (UTC)
Happy First Edit Day!
 | Happy First Edit Day! Hi HelenDegenerate! On behalf of the Birthday Committee, I'd like to wish you a very happy anniversary of the day you made your first edit and became a Wikipedian! The Herald (Benison) (talk) 05:40, 17 March 2024 (UTC) |  |
John Tyler
Hi, the page John Tyler is indefinitely semi-protected but is missing the padlock icon at the top right of the page. Can you fix this? 2603:6010:61F0:9710:3A56:9DB8:C64C:2F87 (talk) 02:30, 29 March 2024 (UTC)
- @2603:6010:61F0:9710:3A56:9DB8:C64C:2F87:
Done Thanks for letting me know! ◇HelenDegenerate◆ 03:40, 29 March 2024 (UTC)
Question from Ryan2point0 (16:34, 29 March 2024)
What the best way to manage a company wiki? --Ryan2point0 (talk) 16:34, 29 March 2024 (UTC)
- Hi Zip2point0! Just for clarification— by ‘company wiki’, do you mean articles about companies in general, or a company that you’re affiliated with? I just want to make sure that we’re on the same page so that I can give you the right advice. ◇HelenDegenerate◆ 01:19, 2 April 2024 (UTC)
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Question from Samtreesandbushes (14:15, 31 March 2024)
Hi Helen!
I made some edits to this article : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Checklist_of_UK_recorded_Ichneumonidae
Would be good to know if I have followed the correct etiquette in my actions so far.
All the best, Sam --Samtreesandbushes (talk) 14:15, 31 March 2024 (UTC)
- Welcome to Wikipedia, Samtreesandbushes! I looked through your edits, and everything looks great. You edited boldly (which we always encourage) and fixed the sourcing issue. Keep at it :) ◇HelenDegenerate◆ 02:50, 3 April 2024 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – April 2024
News and updates for administrators from the past month (March 2024).
Administrator changes
Guideline and policy news
- An RfC is open to convert all current and future community discretionary sanctions to (community designated) contentious topics procedure.
Technical news
- The Toolforge Grid Engine services have been shut down after the final migration process from Grid Engine to Kubernetes. (T313405)
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- An arbitration case has been opened to look into "the intersection of managing conflict of interest editing with the harassment (outing) policy".
Miscellaneous
- Editors are invited to sign up for The Core Contest, an initiative running from April 15 to May 31, which aims to improve vital and other core articles on Wikipedia.
Question from Jovangq (12:52, 5 April 2024)
how to make my own wiki page for my own podcast channel? --Jovangq (talk) 12:52, 5 April 2024 (UTC)
- Hello Jovangq! Welcome to Wikipedia. While it’s not explicitly forbidden, writing articles with which you have a conflict of interest, such as your podcast, is discouraged. It’s much more difficult to adhere to Wikipedia’s policies on neutral point of view and verifiability.
- Here’s what I would do: while working on your draft, declare the COI on your user page (there is a template for that). Then have a look through Help:Your first article— it has a lot of resources to help you identify what your draft needs to contain (and not contain) to get approved.
- If you have any more questions, don’t hesitate to ask! ◇HelenDegenerate◆ 15:04, 7 April 2024 (UTC)
WikiCup 2024 April newsletter
We are approaching the end of the 2024 WikiCup's second round, with a little over two weeks remaining. Currently, contestants must score at least 105 points to progress to the third round.
Our current top scorers are as follows:
- Sammi Brie (submissions) with 642 points, mostly from 11 GAs about radio and television;
voorts (submissions) with 530 points, mostly from two FAs (Well he would, wouldn't he? and Cora Agnes Benneson) and three GAs;- Generalissima (submissions) with 523 points, mostly from 11 GAs about coinage and history;
SounderBruce (submissions) with 497 points, mostly from a FA about the 2020 season of the soccer club Seattle Sounders FC and two GAs;
Tamzin (submissions) with 410 points, mostly from a FA about the drink Capri-Sun and three GAs;
Kusma (submissions) with 330 points, mostly from a FA about the English botanist Anna Blackburne and a GA.
Competitors may submit work for the second round until the end of 28 April, and the third round starts 1 May. Remember that only competitors with the top 32 scores will make it through to the third round. If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, and you hope to get it promoted before the end of the round, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. Please remember to continue to offer reviews at GAN, FAC and all the other pages that require them to prevent any backlogs. As a reminder, competitors are strictly prohibited from gaming Wikipedia policies or processes to receive more points.
If you would like to learn more about rules and scoring for the 2024 WikiCup, please read Wikipedia:WikiCup/Scoring. Further questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup and the judges (Cwmhiraeth (talk · contribs), Epicgenius (talk · contribs), and Frostly (talk · contribs)) are reachable on their talk pages. 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. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 15:05, 12 April 2024 (UTC)
Question from Solar~flare~double~helix (17:05, 24 April 2024)
hi there! my name is kevin bloom and i'm a musician and artist living in vermont, usa. i'm also an anti-racist activist and i've been documenting conservative hate radio on nationally syndicated radio across the usa. for example, racist host howie carr (nationally syndicated from wrko in boston) has a long running (10+ years) segment where he plays the "mexican hat dance" song and reads off crime reports involving people with hispanic sounding names and questions their immigration status. i'd like to add this to his page, but i'm unsure the best / most accurate way to go about this. do you have any advice? my best idea so far is to create a subsection called something like "alleged racism" and then list what he said on what date only using objective statements. is this the way? thank you so much! --Solar~flare~double~helix (talk) 17:05, 24 April 2024 (UTC)
- Hi Solar~flare~double~helix! Welcome to Wikipedia.
- If his segment, namely any backlash against it, has been covered in reliable, third-party sources (here is a page that may help you identify some), it may merit a subsection called ‘Public reception’. Then you can discuss the response that his segment received, and how people reacted to it, attributing their exact words to the source.
- However, if there isn’t any news coverage of how people feel, I wouldn’t bring it up in the article at all, especially not under a header such as ‘alleged racism’. Since Carr is a living person, we have to be extra cautious in how we write about him. That means avoiding coming to any conclusions in Wikipedia’s voice. I hope this helps :) ◇HelenDegenerate◆ 16:34, 27 April 2024 (UTC)
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WikiCup 2024 May newsletter
The second round of the 2024 WikiCup ended on 28 April. This round was particularly competitive: each of the 32 contestants who advanced to Round 3 scored at least 141 points. This is the highest number of points required to advance to Round 3 since 2014.
The following scorers in Round 2 all scored more than 500 points:
- Sammi Brie (submissions) with 707 points, mostly from 45 good article nomination reviews and 12 good articless about radio and television;
- Generalissima (submissions) with 600 points, mostly from 12 good articles and 12 did you know nominations about coinage and history;
- SounderBruce (submissions) with 552 points, mostly from a featured article about the 2020 Seattle Sounders FC season, three featured lists, and two good articles;
BennyOnTheLoose (submissions) with 548 points, mostly from a featured article about the snooker player John Pulman, two featured lists, and one good article;- voorts (submissions) with 530 points, mostly from two featured articles (Well he would, wouldn't he? and Cora Agnes Benneson) and three good articles.
The full scores for Round 2 can be seen here. So far this year, competitors have gotten 18 featured articles, 22 featured lists, and 186 good articles, 76 in the news credits and at least 200 did you know credits. They have conducted 165 featured article reviews, as well as 399 good article reviews and peer reviews, and have added 21 articles to featured topics and good topics.
Remember that any content promoted after 28 April but before the start of Round 3 can be claimed during Round 3, which starts on 1 May at 00:00 (UTC). Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed.
If you would like to learn more about rules and scoring for the 2024 WikiCup, please see this page. Further questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup and the judges (Cwmhiraeth (talk · contribs), Epicgenius (talk · contribs), and Frostly (talk · contribs)) are reachable on their talk pages. 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. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:37, 29 April 2024 (UTC)
Question from Gokstadok (08:58, 30 April 2024)
How do you find stuff you feel the need to edit? --Gokstadok (talk) 08:58, 30 April 2024 (UTC)
- Hello Gokstadok! There are a couple of ways that I find things to edit. The method that I use the most is by patrolling recent changes and looking for articles that pique my interest. Sometimes I also check the Task Centre, which has a list of things that I could get into, such as copy editing or adding categories. If you’re looking for a way to dip your toes in, I highly recommend the Task Centre. ◇HelenDegenerate◆ 02:59, 2 May 2024 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – May 2024
News and updates for administrators from the past month (April 2024).
Guideline and policy news
- Phase I of the 2024 requests for adminship review has concluded. Several proposals have passed outright and will proceed to implementation, including creating a discussion-only period (3b) and administrator elections (13) on a trial basis. Other successful proposals, such as creating a reminder of civility norms (2), will undergo further refinement in Phase II. Proposals passed on a trial basis will be discussed in Phase II, after their trials conclude. Further details on specific proposals can be found in the full report.
Technical news
- Partial action blocks are now in effect on the English Wikipedia. This means that administrators have the ability to restrict users from certain actions, including uploading files, moving pages and files, creating new pages, and sending thanks. T280531
Arbitration
- The arbitration case Conflict of interest management has been closed.
Miscellaneous
- This may be a good time to reach out to potential nominees to ask if they would consider an RfA.
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Question from Lawwits36 on Help:Introduction to editing with Wiki Markup/1 (17:09, 11 May 2024)
Hallo..my detail is wrongly spelt...it is NOT a capital it is. lawits --Lawwits36 (talk) 17:09, 11 May 2024 (UTC)
- Hello @Lawwits36, and welcome to Wikipedia. Could you please clarify what you mean by ‘detail’? Are you referring to your username? ◇HelenDegenerate◆ 02:22, 16 May 2024 (UTC)
Question from Bdas.in (01:14, 11 May 2024)
Hi Mentor. I need your help in publishing an article. Please have a look at this drafted article, and guide me. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Bdas.in/sandbox --Bhajan Das (talk) 01:14, 11 May 2024 (UTC)
- Hi @Bdas.in! Sorry for the somewhat late response. I’m currently swamped at work and have to finish a project, but I just wanted to let you know that I’ve seen your message and intend to offer some feedback on your draft over the weekend. ◇HelenDegenerate◆ 02:19, 16 May 2024 (UTC)
- @Bdas.in Okay, here are my thoughts. I think you’ve done a good job of finding sources to use and breaking the article into sections. What I would do now is skim through the whole thing and look for two things:
- 1) Any language that could potentially be construed as promotional in tone. For example, I’d suggest removing the word ‘prominently’ from the ‘Work in the Parliament of India’ section.
- 2) Sources that are closely affiliated with Jyoti, or that don’t have significant coverage of her. This would fall into the first category. If there are sources like these, see if you can replace them with third-party sources.
- When you feel that the draft is ready to submit, you can either move it into mainspace yourself, or submit it for review by adding
{{Userspace draft|date=May 2024}}to the top of your sandbox and following the directions there. ◇HelenDegenerate◆ 23:56, 19 May 2024 (UTC)
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Question from Hiebe (23:30, 16 May 2024)
Hello I saw a broken link could I replace it with a new one? --Hiebe (talk) 23:30, 16 May 2024 (UTC)
- Hi @Hiebe and welcome to Wikipedia! Yes, if you see a dead link in an article, it’s generally acceptable to be bold and replace it with another one. Just be careful to avoid spam. :) ◇HelenDegenerate◆ 19:47, 18 May 2024 (UTC)
- Thank :) Hiebe (talk) 21:31, 20 May 2024 (UTC)
Question from Jennyshort12 (17:51, 26 May 2024)
also, all of our names are in his memoir book, In the eye of the storm which was launched in 2023 --Jennyshort12 (talk) 17:51, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
Question from Jennyshort12 (17:50, 26 May 2024)
Hello, I have edited the names of the children of Justice Emile Francis Short and someone keeps removing our names. I am his youngest daughter. Please advice. thank you. --Jennyshort12 (talk) 17:50, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
- Hello @Jennyshort12! Welcome to Wikipedia. The reason the names were removed is because of WP:BLPNAME, which says that we have to remove the names of non-notable family members unless a reliable source is provided. Here’s some information about that.
- Also, since you’re his daughter, I wouldn’t recommend editing his article directly because of the conflict of interest. What I would do is disclose that you have a connection to him on your user page (link to the template), and then make edit requests on Talk:Emile Short. ◇HelenDegenerate◆ 20:45, 6 June 2024 (UTC)
- Hello, thanks for answering. names of non-notable family members unless a reliable source is provided.
- what reliable source are they looking for? birth certificate? Children are not non-notable family members. 194.230.148.119 (talk) 20:50, 6 June 2024 (UTC)
- @194.230.148.119 A good source for names would be one that isn’t affiliated with the subject. Birth certificates are primary sources, so they can’t be cited in this instance. If a news article covers you and mentions your name, that would be preferable.
- By the way, what I mean by ‘non-notable’ family members is based on Wikipedia’s definition of notability: someone is usually notable if they have
significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject.
Children are absolutely notable within a family, but not necessarily notable by Wikipedia’s definition. ◇HelenDegenerate◆ 17:21, 15 June 2024 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – June 2024
News and updates for administrators from the past month (May 2024).
Administrator changes
Bureaucrat changes
Guideline and policy news
- Phase II of the 2024 RfA review has commenced to improve and refine the proposals passed in Phase I.
Technical news
- The Nuke feature, which enables administrators to mass delete pages, will now correctly delete pages which were moved to another title. T43351
Arbitration
- The arbitration case Venezuelan politics has been closed.
- The Committee is seeking volunteers for various roles, including access to the conflict of interest VRT queue.
Miscellaneous
- WikiProject Reliability's unsourced statements drive is happening in June 2024 to replace {{citation needed}} tags with references! Sign up here to participate!
The Signpost: 8 June 2024
- Technology report: New Page Patrol receives a much-needed software upgrade
- Deletion report: The lore of Kalloor
- In the media: National cable networks get in on the action arguing about what the first sentence of a Wikipedia article ought to say
- News from the WMF: Progress on the plan — how the Wikimedia Foundation advanced on its Annual Plan goals during the first half of fiscal year 2023-2024
- Recent research: ChatGPT did not kill Wikipedia, but might have reduced its growth
- Featured content: We didn't start the wiki
- Essay: No queerphobia
- Special report: RetractionBot is back to life!
- Traffic report: Chimps, Eurovision, and the return of the Baby Reindeer
- Comix: The Wikipediholic Family
- Concept: Palimpsestuous
Question from Noxoug1 (09:01, 10 June 2024)
Hello - here is this draft article, i am not sure if it is WP:TOOSOON but would love to hear your opinion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Thomas_Schinecker --Noxoug1 (talk) 09:01, 10 June 2024 (UTC)
Question from Kenneth R Sloan (17:08, 16 June 2024)
I am a Computer Science PhD, now Emeritus. I now collaborate with many Ophthalmologists and vision scientists (I build tools they find useful) - most specificially with my wife, Christine Curcio. She is an anatomist/pathologist/neuroscientist working on Age Related Macular Degeneration (AMD), and is considered a world authority on AMD and the anatomy of the human retina.
My primary goal at the moment is to create (and then slowly amplify) a Wiki page about her. I am interested in examples of similar Wiki pages, and guidance on how to best proceed.
I have zero experience editing Wiki pages and have just now created an account but I wrote my first HyperText in 1968 and am an experienced academic author. --Kenneth R Sloan (talk) 17:08, 16 June 2024 (UTC)
- Hi Kenneth R Sloan, and welcome to Wikipedia. When I write a new article, I think about what categories it might be added to, and I like to look at articles within that category to see how they’re structured. In this case, you would likely want to check out those within Category:Neuroscientists and its subcategories.
- As for advice on how to get started, I would first start writing a draft through the Articles for Creation process. This page will take you through the various do’s and don’ts, and I cannot recommend it enough. By the way, since you would be writing about your wife, it’s strongly encouraged that you declare a conflict of interest on your user page. Pasting this bit of code should do the trick.
{{UserboxCOI|1=replace this text with page title}}Happy editing, ◇HelenDegenerate◆ 19:55, 19 June 2024 (UTC)
WikiCup 2024 July newsletter
The third round of the 2024 WikiCup ended on 28 June. As with Round 2, this round was competitive: each of the 16 contestants who advanced to Round 4 scored at least 256 points.
The following editors all scored more than 400 points in Round 3:
- Generalissima (submissions) with 1,059 points, mostly from 1 featured article on DeLancey W. Gill, 11 good articles, 18 did you know nominations, and dozens of reviews;
- Skyshifter (submissions) with 673 points, mostly from 2 featured articles on Worlds (Porter Robinson album) and I'm God, 5 good articles, and 2 did you know nominations;
- Sammi Brie (submissions) with 557 points, mostly from 1 featured article on KNXV-TV, 5 good articles, and 8 did you know nominations; and
AryKun (submissions) with 415 points, mostly from 1 featured article on Great cuckoo-dove, with a high number of bonus points from that article.
The full scores for round 3 can be seen here. So far this year, competitors have gotten 28 featured articles, 38 featured lists, 240 good articles, 92 in the news credits, and at least 285 did you know credits. They have conducted 279 featured article reviews, as well as 492 good article reviews and peer reviews, and have added 22 articles to featured topics and good topics.
Remember that any content promoted after 28 June but before the start of Round 4 can be claimed during Round 4, which starts on 1 July at 00:00 (UTC). Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether for a good article, featured content, or anything else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed.
If you would like to learn more about rules and scoring for the 2024 WikiCup, please see this page. Further questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup and the judges (Cwmhiraeth (talk · contribs), Epicgenius (talk · contribs), and Frostly (talk · contribs)) are reachable on their talk pages. 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. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 21:30, 29 June 2024 (UTC)
Question from Marvis okpako on Denomination (currency) (10:39, 23 June 2024)
My qu estion how can I make the money --Marvis okpako (talk) 10:39, 23 June 2024 (UTC)
- @Marvis okpako I don’t completely understand your question. Are you looking for a job? ◇HelenDegenerate◆ 17:03, 6 July 2024 (UTC)
Question from Agustinnotari on Talk:Florencia Borelli (15:32, 25 June 2024)
A qué edad empezó y cuales fueron los clubes en los que arrancó --Agustinnotari (talk) 15:32, 25 June 2024 (UTC)
- Hola Agustinnotari, y bienvenidos a Wikipedia :) Lo siento, pero no se mucho de deportes, y nunca he oído hablar de Florencia Borelli hasta ahora. Sin embargo, creo que la gente de Wikipedia:Reference desk/Entertainment podrían ayudarte a responder estas preguntas. ◇HelenDegenerate◆ 17:10, 6 July 2024 (UTC)
Question from Starsoverloves on Ryujin (rapper) (14:21, 1 July 2024)
I just publish an edit of this page but why I didn't see any change? --Starsoverloves (talk) 14:21, 1 July 2024 (UTC)
- Hi Starsoverloves! Welcome to Wikipedia. The edit appears to have been reverted by Paper9oll for not adhering to the Manual of Style. If you check the page’s edit history, he’s provided some links that you may find helpful. Also, I’ve pinged him in case he wants to go into more detail about the reverts. ◇HelenDegenerate◆ 17:30, 6 July 2024 (UTC)
The Signpost: 4 July 2024
- News and notes: WMF board elections and fundraising updates
- Special report: Wikimedia Movement Charter ratification vote underway, new Council may surpass power of Board
- In focus: How the Russian Wikipedia keeps it clean despite having just a couple dozen administrators
- Discussion report: Wikipedians are hung up on the meaning of Madonna
- In the media: War and information in war and politics
- Sister projects: On editing Wikisource
- Opinion: Etika: a Pop Culture Champion
- Gallery: Spokane Willy's photos
- Humour: A joke
- Recent research: Is Wikipedia Politically Biased? Perhaps
- Traffic report: Talking about you and me, and the games people play
Administrators' newsletter – July 2024
News and updates for administrators from the past month (June 2024).
Administrator changes
Technical news
- Local administrators can now add new links to the bottom of the site Tools menu without using JavaScript. Documentation is available on MediaWiki. (T6086)
Miscellaneous
- The Community Wishlist is re-opening on 15 July 2024. Read more
Question from EncreViolette (14:58, 6 July 2024)
Hello, nice to meet you. Sorry for bothering with you if you don't want to be a mentor. I have created three drafts. "Cross Road (musical)", "Frankenstein (2014 musical)" and "Theater Creation". May I ask what more I should add to these before I submit them for review (besides a song list for Frankenstein, which I don't have access through except from Korean-language pages, and I don't speak Korean)?
If I submit a draft for review and it isn't perfect, what would happen? Someone in the Musical Theatre project has been helping me, but I don't want to take up too much of their time.
Thank you in advance for any advice. --EncreViolette (talk) 14:58, 6 July 2024 (UTC)
A barnstar for you!
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The Helping Hand Barnstar | |
| Your patience and willingness to go the extra yard for new editors is remarkable and worthy of emulation. Thanks for all you do! Marcus Markup (talk) 17:47, 6 July 2024 (UTC) |
Question from M7MD22111 (00:00, 8 July 2024)
hey, helen, would help me understand how adding an image for an article works? i have been trying to figure it out and put images for a couple articles. thank you! --M7MD22111 (talk) 00:00, 8 July 2024 (UTC)
Question from PbtcspUnion (14:56, 8 July 2024)
I want write a article for Paschim Banga Trinamool CSP Worker's Union --PbtcspUnion (talk) 14:56, 8 July 2024 (UTC)
The Signpost: 22 July 2024
- Discussion report: Internet users flock to Wikipedia to debate its image policy over Trump raised-fist photo
- News and notes: Wikimedia community votes to ratify Movement Charter; Wikimedia Foundation opposes ratification
- Obituary: JamesR
- Crossword: Vaguely bird-shaped crossword
Question from ArtiswhereIbelong (04:09, 24 July 2024)
hi can i create my article here? --ArtiswhereIbelong (talk) 04:09, 24 July 2024 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – August 2024
News and updates for administrators from the past month (July 2024).
Technical news
- Global blocks may now target accounts as well as IP's. Administrators may locally unblock when appropriate.
- Users wishing to permanently leave may now request "vanishing" via Special:GlobalVanishRequest. Processed requests will result in the user being renamed, their recovery email being removed, and their account being globally locked.
Arbitration
- The Arbitration Committee appointed the following administrators to the conflict of interest volunteer response team: Bilby, Extraordinary Writ
The Signpost: 14 August 2024
- In the media: Portland pol profile paid for from public purse
- In focus: Twitter marks the spot
- News and notes: Another Wikimania has concluded.
- Special report: Nano or just nothing: Will nano go nuclear?
- Opinion: HouseBlaster's RfA debriefing
- Traffic report: Ball games, movies, elections, but nothing really weird
- Humour: I'm proud to be a template
WikiCup 2024 August newsletter
The fourth round of the 2024 WikiCup ended on 29 August. Each of the 8 contestants who advanced to Round 4 scored at least 472 points, and the following contestants scored more than 700 points:
- Generalissima (submissions) with 1,150 points, mostly from 3 featured articles, 2 featured lists, 7 good articles, and 13 did you know nominations;
Arconning (submissions) with 791 points, mostly from 2 featured lists, 8 good articles, 4 did you know nominations, and plenty of reviews;- AirshipJungleman29 (submissions) with 718 points, mostly from a high-multiplier featured article on Genghis Khan and 2 good articles; and
- BennyOnTheLoose (submissions) with 714 points, mostly from 1 featured article on Susanna Hoffs, 2 featured lists, and 3 good articles.
Congratulations to our eight finalists and all who participated. Contestants put in extraordinary amounts of effort during this round, and their scores can be seen here. So far this year, competitors have gotten 36 featured articles, 55 featured lists, 15 good articles, 93 in the news credits, and at least 333 did you know credits. They have conducted 357 featured content reviews, as well as 553 good article reviews and peer reviews, and have added 30 articles to featured topics and good topics.
Any content promoted after 29 August but before the start of Round 5 can be claimed during Round 5, which starts on 1 September at 00:00 (UTC). Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. If two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether for a good article, featured content, or anything else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed. Remember to claim your points within 14 days of earning them, and importantly, before the deadline on 31 October.
If you would like to learn more about rules and scoring for the 2024 WikiCup, please see this page. Further questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup and the judges (Cwmhiraeth (talk · contribs), Epicgenius (talk · contribs), and Frostly (talk · contribs)) are reachable on their talk pages. 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. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 03:12, 30 August 2024 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – September 2024
News and updates for administrators from the past month (August 2024).
Guideline and policy news
- Following an RfC, there is a new criterion for speedy deletion: C4, which
applies to unused maintenance categories, such as empty dated maintenance categories for dates in the past
. - A request for comment is open to discuss whether Notability (species) should be adopted as a subject-specific notability guideline.
Arbitration
- Following a motion, remedies 5.1 and 5.2 of World War II and the history of Jews in Poland (the topic and interaction bans on My very best wishes, respectively) were repealed.
- Remedy 3C of the German war effort case ("Cinderella157 German history topic ban") was suspended for a period of six months.
- The arbitration case Historical Elections is currently open. Proposed decision is expected by 3 September 2024 for this case.
Miscellaneous
- Editors can now enter into good article review circles, an alternative for informal quid pro quo arrangements, to have a GAN reviewed in return for reviewing a different editor's nomination.
- A New Pages Patrol backlog drive is happening in September 2024 to reduce the number of unreviewed articles and redirects in the new pages feed. Currently, there is a backlog of over 13,900 articles and 26,200 redirects awaiting review. Sign up here to participate!
The Signpost: 4 September 2024
- News and notes: WikiCup enters final round, MCDC wraps up activities, 17-year-old hoax article unmasked
- In the media: AI is not playing games anymore. Is Wikipedia ready?
- News from the WMF: Meet the 12 candidates running in the WMF Board of Trustees election
- Wikimania: A month after Wikimania 2024
- Serendipity: What it's like to be Wikimedian of the Year
- Traffic report: After the gold rush