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Thanks for help with mis-placed edit request

Hi. I just want to say thank you for pointing out that I posted my edit request on the wrong talk page. I have taken your advice and posted to the correct place, Talk:Manhattan West. Sincerely, Marlee Neff for Brookfield Properties (talk) 13:56, 15 November 2021 (UTC)

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Help With Lone Star Funds edit

Hi. Thanks again for jumping in and implementing those previous edits. I have another edit request at Talk:Lone Star Funds and would be grateful if you could make those changes too. It's updating the existing Funds investment vehicles chart so it reflects current funds. Thanks! ChristinaforLoneStarFunds (talk) 21:51, 30 November 2021 (UTC)

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Editing articles

At List of programs broadcast by Boomerang (Latin American TV channel). I'm actually have trouble with the redirecting issues. My goal was to separate the Cartoonito and Boomerang articles but I ran into ridiculous issues. Signed, MegaSmike46 (talk), 26 December 2021 (UTC)

<--Note to self; replied on user talk page at my original post Signed, I Am Chaos (talk)-->

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please fix your mistake

Please revert this edit of yours made in error. Chris Troutman (talk) 18:07, 30 December 2021 (UTC)

Thank you @Chris troutman:. I made a mistake with Twinkle, I reverted the tag but not the talk page edit. Sorry again! Signed, I Am Chaos (talk) 18:12, 30 December 2021 (UTC)

Laodicea undulata

Cheers for removing the speedy delete tag, Judging which articles to delete can be a tricky business at times. Thanks for all of your efforts. If you ever need a hand with different species or taxonomic stuff I can probably give you a hand (Not that I'm an expert - just an enthusiastic amateur) Regards and happy editing. Hughesdarren (talk) 03:18, 2 January 2022 (UTC)

Hey @Hughesdarren: no problem, I hope we all can make a mistake or two around the project. And once upon a time I considered a Biology major, but now I'm I'm just sitting here not sure how to pronounce that Genus in the header. Good Editing! Signed, I Am Chaos (talk) 03:21, 2 January 2022 (UTC)
Jeez, I've never studied biology beyond middle school, maybe I'll be coming to you for help with anything I don't understand. I've made a huge number of mistakes but so long as we learn from them than that is the main game. All the best. Hughesdarren (talk)

How do you get here so fast.

Dude I have some respect for you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tehknowledgee39 (talk • contribs) 19:35, 18 January 2022 (UTC)

@Tehknowledgee39: I shouldn't have to, should I? I highly recommend you become a Constructive editor instead of what youre doing. The project could use more help that isn't messing up articles. Signed, IAmChaos 19:39, 18 January 2022 (UTC)

Reviewing redirects

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WT:ER

Hey! I did not see the prior revert, but looking at the edit histories, it looks like that revert was from before WP:ER was retargeted. I would say that the WP:ER and WT:ER shortcuts should point to the same place, as it seems confusing to have them point to different places. What do you think? Skarmory (talk • contribs) 23:49, 21 January 2022 (UTC)

@Skarmory: Hmm. Yeah, that makes sense to me, I hadn't checked that. I won't argue with you changing it back, but maybe RFD would have a suggestion about Mendeliv's thinking. Signed, IAmChaos 00:43, 22 January 2022 (UTC)
I'll bring it up there. Skarmory (talk • contribs) 01:10, 22 January 2022 (UTC)

The Idaho Press

Hi, thanks for your edit to this article. I feel as though my comment at WP:RMT wasn't addressed though - that Idaho Press (no "the") is actually the name of the newspaper, and a better article title. 162 etc. (talk) 07:09, 26 January 2022 (UTC)

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Lego (disambiguation)

Hello, IAmChaos,

Before tagging a page for deletion, please check to make sure there is not a usable version of the article/page in the page history. In this case, an editor blanked the page and there was a perfectly okay version prior to their edit. Thanks. Liz Read! Talk! 04:07, 8 February 2022 (UTC)

Sorry, i should have done that. I'll keep it in mind, my apologies Happy editing--IAmChaos 20:58, 8 February 2022 (UTC)

Human torture

You are going to prison Geoffrey Bedford i am a human mistydawntedfordTaylor from pontotoc Mississippi usa 174.247.251.7 (talk) 03:42, 9 February 2022 (UTC)

Tonga Time

Hey there! Just to let you know that I took the liberty of fixing your close and removed both the {{nac}} template and your signature, since they were both added twice. Hope you don't mind! CycloneYoris talk! 01:07, 19 February 2022 (UTC)

Hey @CycloneYoris:, thanks, it's my first time using the closing script, I appreciate it. Happy Editing--IAmChaos 01:10, 19 February 2022 (UTC)

MfD nomination of Draft:Comparison of number bases

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Help

Bula Mr Graeme Hart,

I'm from the Fiji Islands and wanted to join my daughter in Auckland, New Zealand.

I'm seeking your help for any work in your Factory so I can join my daughter there please.

Your help would be much highly appreciated.

Message from Raja Tripathy007 23 Feb 2022

Hello chaos I am from india and I love to edit , I love Arijit Singh and I am a big fan of Arijit singh , and I created a page of her Indipendent Music Company "Oriyon Music" please help me to don't delete this page please help me, thankyou Raja Tripathy007 (talk) 05:19, 23 February 2022 (UTC)

Hi, @Raja Tripathy007:, thanks for reaching out. On Wikipedia, we require our articles to be of notable topics, and supported by reliable sources. If you read through those links i jus gave you, you can learn more about why I nominated your article to be deleted. There was no claim as to why this company was notable, and there were no references, only a link in the infobox to an instagram page. See this link to the section where it explains that any administrator may delete articles that do not claim significance, and see WP:INSTAGRAM for why we do not generally treat it as a reliable source, but rather as a self published source. I would recommend that you work on the article in "draftspace" which is what we call the pages on Wikipedia that are still under construction, and then when you are ready to ask a more experienced editor to look at it, you can type {{subst:Submit}} at the top of that page, and they will be able to help you with formatting tips, and advice on whether your article qualifies for a Wikipedia page.
I would also like to point you to Wikipedia:Article wizard, which is a helpful form for starting your article. And one last thing, when you are starting new conversations on talk pages, such as this one, you should start a new section at the bottom of the page by clicking the buttion at the top that says either "New Section" or that has a + symbol. Happy Editing--IAmChaos 05:31, 23 February 2022 (UTC)

RE: José Luis Ancalle

Just letting you know that I cleaned-up this article you draftified and moved it back to mainspace. Curbon7 (talk) 00:46, 22 February 2022 (UTC)

@Curbon7: Thanks for the note! Happy Editing--IAmChaos 00:52, 22 February 2022 (UTC)

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Hi:

Hello IAmChaos,

I have noticed that you have made this on the loginwiki on Miraheze, and noticing that you have made this verification on your user page, I'd like to say, I hope you enjoy your stay on Miraheze for as long as you like. :) DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 00:44, 25 February 2022 (UTC)

Well, that was fast @DarkMatterMan4500:, thanks for the welcome. I took a look at your userpage, and saw this edit. Not to tip any scales, but since I know youre online, I just put in request #23157, if you could let me know whether it was done correctly. Especially since I'm asking, I'd be happy to move this convo off WMF servers, and over to Miraheze, if you'd prefer. Happy Editing--IAmChaos 00:52, 25 February 2022 (UTC)
Edit, nevermind, you got to it already Thanks for the speed. Happy Editing--IAmChaos 00:54, 25 February 2022 (UTC)
No worries. In fact, I'm a wiki creator over on that community, and I actually really like it. Sure it can be quite a stressful time, but sometimes, it can be quite an overload of work for other users, which obviously means that I can still take out half the stuff they leave for me to respond. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 00:56, 25 February 2022 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Amin Pourali

Hi there I added three refrences to the article Amin Pourali So I would be happy for you removing the deletion tag

(Note:I am not a native english,so I have a few mistakes in my grammer,pls don't mind :) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Aka bobo dake (talk • contribs) 10:15, 27 February 2022 (UTC)

Hi! It seems User:Sir Sputnik has already opposed the PROD. Also, when communicating on talk pages, please remember to sign your comments with 4 tildes (~~~~). Happy Editing--IAmChaos 22:51, 27 February 2022 (UTC)

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Blanco (British rapper)

Hi, could to help WP:CSD#G6 Blanco (British rapper). BurudaKidd (talk) 01:49, 1 March 2022 (UTC)

Hi @BurudaKidd:. If you are ready to move the article into the mainspace, you can add the text {{Db-move|Draft:Blanco (British rapper)}} to the top of the redirect page. Or, if you want another editor to review the draft first, you can place the text {{AfC submission/submit}} at the top of the draft, and an AFC Reviewer will come by to take a look at it, and they would deal with getting the page into the article space. Happy Editing--IAmChaos 01:59, 1 March 2022 (UTC)
I did the first one now so what’s next? BurudaKidd (talk) 02:23, 1 March 2022 (UTC)
Now you should wait for an administrator to review your request, and then you would be able to move the draft, unless the admin does it for you. Happy Editing--IAmChaos 02:24, 1 March 2022 (UTC)

Violent J Change

Hey, the reason I removed the photo on Violent J's page is because it isn't Violent J's picture. I clicked on the photo which led me to a flickr page and the caption is David Frosting His Tips. https://www.flickr.com/photos/pocheco/5349173001/in/photostream/ It also looks nothing like him due to there being pictures of him online without his paint. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:18B:300:8810:4466:25AC:521D:5F29 (talk) 19:10, 1 March 2022 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

Moved to User:IAmChaos § Wikilove
 – Happy Editing--IAmChaos 14:20, 4 May 2022 (UTC)

change of article

ACBSS claims to have been a U.S. accrediting body since 1999. The domain acbss.org was only established in 2020. Furthermore, it has no relevant contact in the contacts, such as company registration ID or legal legitimacy (LTD, INC, ...). This American company has accredited only one Czech school and also uses web hosting and mail services from Czech companies.

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acbss.org. IN MX
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acbss.org. 0 IN MX 10 mx2.hostinger.cz. acbss.org. 0 IN MX 5 mx1.hostinger.cz.


Please give to back my changes * Accreditation Commission for Business Schools and Studies (ACBSS) - ACBSS since 1999, organization does not exist — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pavel852 (talk • contribs) 08:44, 6 March 2022 (UTC)

Hi, @Pavel852:, I would be happy to accept one of your edits to add this to the page, if it meets our policy on reliable sourcing. It seems like you have done original research which is not permitted for Wikipedia pages as you can see on this page. As you can see from the other entries on the page, they all have sources cited. If you have a reliable source, and aren't sure how to add it to the article, feel free to create a new section on that article's talk page, and put the text {{Request edit}} with a link to your source and someone who knows how to use the citation templates can add it for you. Happy Editing--IAmChaos 08:55, 6 March 2022 (UTC)

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Moved to Talk:Bangladesh national cricket team § Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 7 March 2022
 – Happy Editing--IAmChaos 18:55, 10 March 2022 (UTC)

IP editors and all that.

Hello, I wonder if you would like to continue the conversation about the efficacy of warning IP editors. Constant314 (talk) 01:37, 10 March 2022 (UTC)

Noting that I've seen this, and will be back to respond. (posting from my alt) --Happy Editing--IAmChaos 04:30, 10 March 2022 (UTC)

Updating Feed

I was wondering, if you could update Pictures that I edited to Be more modern and represent the city, although someone made a mistake and edited it out, so it’s locked. I’m new so any tips would be great, honestly I don’t won’t it touched at all lol If it means opening it up again he :) RezzaLindsay (talk) 06:17, 24 March 2022 (UTC)

Hi @RezzaLindsay:, it appears that User:10mmsocket has replied to you on the article's talk page, as well as leaving a message on your talk page. If you have specific pictures you would like to swap, go ahead and add: {{edit semiprotected|Newcastle upon Tyne}} at this link: edit, and mention which files that have been uploaded to Wikipedia that you would like to switch out. Happy Editing--IAmChaos 04:03, 25 March 2022 (UTC)

editing page of Vic Wild

Hello IamChaos,

I really dont know how wikipedia works but. Iwanted to change some false information on my Wikipedia page. It says that I ran a watch factory, this is a lie. I knew the people who owned it but i never worked there. They illegally used my name and information for their watches. It really bothers me to see it on my wiki pages.

Also is says imade 400,000 usd off of the olympics that is completely false too. I wanted to take that down.

Anyways I am now blocked and cant do anything on wikipedia but if you could assist me on deleting that false info i would be grateful.

Many thanks,

Vic — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ultrap.189 (talk • contribs) 19:01, 24 March 2022 (UTC)

Hi, Vic. If you believe Wikipedia has incorrect information in an article about yourself, that is a big deal. I would like to point you to a few pages. First, WP:REALNAME is written for people who have Wikipedia accounts and Wikipedia articles. It is written in a tone for people whose real name is their Wikipedia name, BUT you can still email the same team to identify yourself and get help on your article. The page WP:LIBEL alsio asks you to contact the same email I mentioned above if there is incorrect information. A few more pages for you to look at is WP:AUTO#IFEXIST for information on writing about yourself, or if you believe that you are the subject of truly libellous information, see WP:RFO for instructions on how to contact a different team of people who can help with those issues. Happy Editing--IAmChaos 03:57, 25 March 2022 (UTC)

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Auto response on redirect short descs

Hi, I want to point out that I never intend to add short descriptions to redirects. What happens is a bug on mobile. When clicking on a redirect, the mobile device displays the content of the destination page, but the source code of the redirect. This means that when I edit the short description using the mobile app, it will add the description to the redirect. I cannot know when this happens without checking my edit history, or when you leave me what seems to be an automated message. Thrakkx (talk) 21:56, 29 March 2022 (UTC)

Hi Thrakkx, I'm sorry for sending you yet another message. I honestly didn't remember your name when I left it. I didn't mean to spam you like that. Have a nice day Happy Editing--IAmChaos 04:18, 30 March 2022 (UTC)

Question from ContributeFacts2022 (17:22, 1 April 2022)

Hello - how do I add a page for an actor? --ContributeFacts2022 (talk) 17:22, 1 April 2022 (UTC)

Hello, @ContributeFacts2022: Wlecome to Wikipedia! If you want to write a new article, I suggest reading this page on writing an article. It's a few minute read, but has some good advice. There is also a button on that page to start a new page, using the WP:Article Wizard, when you are ready to begin. Once you have done that one of our new article reviewers will take a look and help you with any issues before it is published. Writing an article is usually a big feat for a new editor, so you may want to try a few other edits to get started on Wikipedia, such as those suggested on your homepage. Happy Editing--IAmChaos 03:26, 2 April 2022 (UTC)

COI Requests for Mpower Financing

Hi, @IAmChaos! I hope you're safe and sound after that fire alarm from a couple of weeks ago. I'm pinging you, as you suggested I might, about the outstanding COI requests for Mpower Financing. When you get a chance, would you mind taking a look? Thanks so much! — Preceding unsigned comment added by BlueRoses13 (talk • contribs) 22:44, 5 April 2022 (UTC)

@BlueRoses13:  Reviewing now... sorry for the wait. Happy Editing--IAmChaos 15:38, 6 April 2022 (UTC)
Thank you so much! Signed, BlueRoses13 (talk) 19:14, 6 April 2022 (UTC)

Question from Ahmedfarooqtawana (12:00, 6 April 2022)

Hey , I had to ask after how many edits can a person write an article? --Ahmedfarooqtawana (talk) 12:00, 6 April 2022 (UTC)

(by talk reader) @Ahmedfarooqtawana: I don't think you should be planning to write an article, at all. Please read WP:FIRST about writing your first article but it is not a matter of edit count. All editors should learn how to properly edit to understand what is expected. Too many new editors arrive with the false idea of "having their own article" and that is not how it works here. Chris Troutman (talk) 12:54, 6 April 2022 (UTC)

Former civil parishes in the London Borough of Bexley

Just to let you know - I created the article Former civil parishes in the London Borough of Bexley in error whilst cut and pasting text too quickly. It was supposed to be a category dividing former parishes in London category into the boroughs. You may have guesses as such. I do not wish to contest the article's deletion, in fact I would also like to delete it. If you are able to you may as well delete it immediately if you can, I only made it by mistake. Thanks, and apologies.

 Carlwev  19:38, 9 April 2022 (UTC)

Hi, Yeah I kind of guessed that. I figured you meant to do it in category space, so we could just get rid of the page that I nominated. I'm not an admin though, so we'll have to wait for someone else to come along and delete it. Happy Editing--IAmChaos 19:41, 9 April 2022 (UTC)
Courtesy ping @Carlwev: Happy Editing--IAmChaos 19:41, 9 April 2022 (UTC)

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Guild of Copy Editors April 2022 Newsletter

Hello and welcome to the April newsletter, a brief update of Guild activities since December 2021.

Election results: Jonesey95 retired as lead coordinator. Reidgreg was approved to fill this role after an 18-month absence from the coordinator team, and Baffle gab1978 was chosen as an assistant coordinator following a one-year break. Dhtwiki, Miniapolis and Tenryuu continued on as long-standing assistant coordinators.

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Moved to User:IAmChaos § Wikilove

Happy Editing--IAmChaos 18:26, 24 June 2022 (UTC)

South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue / South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue

Thanks for reviewing South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue, which was created due to a controversial and now-reverted move. Sadly it looks like the wikidata for the original article South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue has become detached/disassociated somehow in the move and then the reversion. Is this something you know how to fix? 10mmsocket (talk) 06:33, 24 April 2022 (UTC)

Hi, User:10mmsocket! I don't know much about wd connection, but on d:Q7568999, it lists the current page title on the enwiki section. Happy Editing--IAmChaos 06:44, 24 April 2022 (UTC)
Thanks. It looks like (somehow) it has now become re-connected. An easy way to see is to take a look at the infobox and external links {{official URL}} and {{official website}}. If those are used without parameters it directs the official website to be retrieved from wikidata. If there's a disconnect (or the website isn't set) it will say so in the internal links section (and the infobox parameter simply won't display). That's what was happening earlier, but now it's working. 10mmsocket (talk) 06:52, 24 April 2022 (UTC)

Redirect

Hi @IAmChaos:, Would you please update the redirect review for this, edit diff from decline to accept, as it was accepted by Tamzin. Thank you! Fade258 (talk) 15:28, 24 April 2022 (UTC)

Hi, @Fade258: it was accepted at WP:AN (diff), not at AFC. I will leave the procedural decline in place, but feel free to comment that it was accepted at the other venue. Happy Editing--IAmChaos 15:54, 24 April 2022 (UTC)
Ohh, Sorry I didn't get that. Best regards! Fade258 (talk) 16:09, 24 April 2022 (UTC)

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Thank you!

For your action on the AshleyONiell page. I really had no idea what steps to take there. But you resolved the issue with good care. Now can you please also take a look at The impact of the perpetrators and victims of school violence? Thanks! —CX Zoom[he/him] (let's talk • C • L) 18:43, 24 April 2022 (UTC)

Hey, @CX Zoom:, it looks like Ian took care of that one, and left a message for the student. Happy Editing--IAmChaos 00:23, 26 April 2022 (UTC)

Archiveing of talk pages

Hello IAmChaos, since Drummingman is on my watchlist, I was wondering if my talk page should be archived in the same way. Sometimes it is getting too long. Thanks for your comment. Lotje (talk) 06:12, 26 April 2022 (UTC)

Hi, @Lotje:; The answer is it's really up to you. Your archive is loading rather quickly for me (and I have too many userscripts installed anyway). Help:Archiving a talk page recommends about 75 kb, and your archive exceeds that by a bit over double, although of course most people arent reading your archive often. You can set it up that the bot will create a new archive every so often, although don't ask me how, I manually archive. Or, you could just make this edit at your talk page and create /Archive 2 as a blank page. Happy Editing--IAmChaos 06:21, 26 April 2022 (UTC)
Thanks IamChaos, I followed you advise. Curious what is going to happen after that. Chaos? Lotje (talk) 09:03, 26 April 2022 (UTC)
Chaos?, Oh, I sure hope so. That's what I'm going for, didn't you see the name? Just don't ask this guy, not sure what he's on about. Happy Editing--IAmChaos 23:37, 26 April 2022 (UTC)
@IAmChaos:, is the template {{R from alternate name}} also used on userpages of alternative usernames? Thanks. Lotje (talk) 05:03, 27 April 2022 (UTC)
I was about to jump in and give you bad advice. Yes, it can be used in any namespace. {{R from former name}}, which I almost suggested is mainspace only Happy Editing--IAmChaos 05:20, 27 April 2022 (UTC)
Thanks! Now that will be real chaos now, can't wait to see the outcome. Lotje (talk) 05:23, 27 April 2022 (UTC)
I'll jump in to say I consistently archive at every 100, 60% of the time. I've got 99 showing on my sixth deck. So if you know somebody with free advice who likes to get the last word in and is feeling lucky, here's my card. InedibleHulk (talk) 06:12, 27 April 2022 (UTC)
Oh wow, just straight copy-paste the entire frickin' page. Also to be fair, your 60% means you've only missed twice. Don't get yourself down. Happy Editing--IAmChaos 06:16, 27 April 2022 (UTC)
Whooo, 66.6%, beast mode activated! InedibleHulk (talk) 06:54, 27 April 2022 (UTC)

Just a tip

Hi Chaos, I'm Hulk, not sure we've met. I like your name and presumably have no problem with the nature of your game. But, the Oxford English Dictionary has recently and officially recognized "schlockey" as a real Canadian English word meaning something like box hockey, rather than mere hoser slang. Something to think about, if you want. I demand and expect nothing! InedibleHulk (talk) 03:07, 27 April 2022 (UTC)

Well, if you demand and expect, then I have changed it. [FBDB] Happy Editing--IAmChaos 03:19, 27 April 2022 (UTC)
"Alternative name", now that's respectable! InedibleHulk (talk) 05:08, 27 April 2022 (UTC)

RfA comment

I think your recent edit just made the rest of the page appear in small case. — Ixtal ( T / C ) ⁂ Join WP:FINANCE! 23:55, 28 April 2022 (UTC)

@Ixtal: I see that was just fixed by @Elli:. Much thanks to the both of y'all. Happy Editing--IAmChaos 23:56, 28 April 2022 (UTC)

February 2022

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Decline reason: You appear to be requesting WP:IPBE but have demonstrated you are still able to edit with your original account, and don't explain an exceptional need for you to use ProtonVPN. You are free to request again, but must sign in to the account on which you want IPBE, and you must explain your exceptional need to use a VPN. Yamla (talk) 11:00, 1 March 2022 (UTC)

Hi- Its IAmChaos posting this from my WP:VALIDALT mobile account. My new computer was bought for work and is connected through VPN to the netherlands so I can access a server for work. I am having to use 'ProtonVPN' for this connection, but now I can't edit. I was just editing from the old one while setting up this guy, but now that I have the new screen in front of me, I can't edit (even my own talk page). Happy Editing--IAmChaos 08:24, 1 March 2022 (UTC)

Edit, I got to meta and found Block id #300837 Happy Editing--IAmChaos 08:34, 1 March 2022 (UTC)
Hello, replying as I was marked as a blocking admin above. It's not actually the global block that's the issue (the same IP is blocked locally too, cf. [1]).
According to WP:IPECPROXY, users with a need for an anonymizing proxy (including ProtonVPN) need to request an exemption from the checkusers via checkuser-en-wp@wikipedia.org.
Hope it helps. Martin Urbanec (talk) 11:03, 1 March 2022 (UTC)
Hi @Yamla: I am back on my old computer to post this. I just want to make one clarifying point to your first sentence, I was editing on my phone, with my other account when I posted that. I may not have been clear that my new machine was configured by my employer to run through the VPN at all times. I might not call wanting to use a different computer when I have another to be "exceptional" as you put in your reason, so I guess, I can use my old computer for editing while I can. Thank you also to @Martin Urbanec: for your reply, when I finally clean off this computer and get rid of it I will follow your instructions for applying for this perm from the Checkusers, and not with the standard admin unblcok request. Happy Editing--IAmChaos 01:30, 2 March 2022 (UTC)
  • Hid the hat about to archive this section - I no longer have the other computer so the (eventual) need for IPBE no longer exists. 02:00, 6 July 2022 (UTC)

A bowl of strawberries for you!

Moved to User:IAmChaos § Wikilove
 – Happy Editing--IAmChaos 22:41, 9 July 2022 (UTC)

WikiProject Scouting Newsletter: May 2022

WikiProject Scouting | May 2022


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On deletion of

 Courtesy link: List of Theravada Meditation Centers

Hi, I am Thagil. I deleted the mentioned article created by me and then you have restored it. The reason for my deletion was: I got to know that most of the mentioned meditation centers are not actually technical "Theravada". They themselves claim they are not "Mahavihara Theravada" (which is the technical use of the term). They seem to be using the term "Theravada" just to indicate their ordination or teacher lineage. And also this article seems unsuitable for an encyclopedia as well.

Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Thagil (talk • contribs) 20:38, 13 May 2022 (UTC)

@Thagil:. I have nominated the page for deletion under section G7 of the Speedy deletion policy. If an administrator agrees that it meets the criteria, they will delete the page for you. Happy Editing--IAmChaos 22:33, 13 May 2022 (UTC)

New messgae from Newliving

Hi there, I got a notification that your reviewed the page Adewale Adetona. What does this mean for the future of the article? I still see the deletion notice on the top of the article. Thanks Newliving (talk) 01:11, 21 May 2022 (UTC)

Hi, @Newliving: In short, it means nothing. I am a New Page Reviewer (see WP:NPP for info on that). We review new Wikipedia pages to make sure that they are ready for the encyclopedia. Basically we are just a group of people that make sure the pages meet all the relevant policies, and then hit a button that allows the page to be read by the rest of the web (like Google search). In this particular case though, I did not look at the page in that sense, because it is being discussed at AfD (hence the message on the page). In the Page Patrolling instructions it says: you can mark AfDed pages as 'reviewed', as their fate will be decided via discussion. Basically, because the community will be discussing the page there is no need to make the patrollers do extra work reviewing a page when other people are already looking at it. What I did has no effect on the discussion at the articles 2nd AfD, which will still decide the future of the article. Happy Editing--IAmChaos 01:19, 21 May 2022 (UTC)
Ok, that makes sense. Thanks for that insight. Newliving (talk) 01:37, 21 May 2022 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Airwallex

G6 of an AFCRC req I accepted. Is full article now. 15:00, 21 May 2022 (UTC)
The following discussion has been closed. Please do not modify it.


A tag has been placed on Airwallex requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done for the following reason:

Need page deleted to make way for AfC draft that's being approved.

Under the criteria for speedy deletion, pages that meet certain criteria may be deleted at any time.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the deleting administrator, or if you have already done so, you can place a request here. PK650 (talk) 06:38, 21 May 2022 (UTC)

New Page Patrol newsletter May 2022

New Page Review queue March 2022

Hello IAmChaos,

At the time of the last newsletter (No.26, September 2021), the backlog was 'only' just over 6,000 articles. In the past six months, the backlog has reached nearly 16,000, a staggering level not seen in several years. A very small number of users had been doing the vast majority of the reviews. Due to "burn-out", we have recently lost most of this effort. Furthermore, several reviewers have been stripped of the user right for abuse of privilege and the articles they patrolled were put back in the queue.

Several discussions on the state of the process have taken place on the talk page, but there has been no action to make any changes. The project also lacks coordination since the "position" is vacant.

In the last 30 days, only 100 reviewers have made more than 8 patrols and only 50 have averaged one review a day. There are currently 803 New Page Reviewers, but about a third have not had any activity in the past month. All 852 administrators have this permission, but only about a dozen significantly contribute to NPP.

This means we have an active pool of about 450 to address the backlog. We cannot rely on a few to do most of the work as that inevitably leads to burnout. A fairly experienced reviewer can usually do a review in a few minutes. If every active reviewer would patrol just one article per day, the backlog would very quickly disappear.

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Question from Gabrielthethinker (11:39, 29 May 2022)

I have posted a request for a file for upload (Elsevier Journal Cover Image). How long will that take to be reviewed? --Gabrielthethinker (talk) 11:39, 29 May 2022 (UTC)

Hi, @Gabrielthethinker! You have already uploaded the photo at File:Computers & Graphics Journal Cover.jpeg, and the file is on the side of this very comment, so there is no need to wait for someone else to upload it for you. Happy Editing--IAmChaos 19:13, 29 May 2022 (UTC)
yes, thank you Gabrielthethinker (talk) 20:50, 29 May 2022 (UTC)

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Trying to fix mobile rendering?

Hi, your userpage & talk were on my watchlist and realised that you want to make it mobile-friendly. Being on mobile myself, I'd suggest to use {{right}} instead of {{float}}. It keeps the ubx at the right just as you want to, but doesn't overlap (float) over the first piece of text, which is currently impossible to read on small screens due to the overlap. —CX Zoom[he/him] (let's talk • {C•X}) 06:26, 1 June 2022 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of User:Aux.research

Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. A tag has been placed on User:Aux.research requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section U5 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to consist of writings, information, discussions, and/or activities not closely related to Wikipedia's goals. Please note that Wikipedia is not a free web hosting service. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such pages may be deleted at any time.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the deleting administrator, or if you have already done so, you can place a request here. Theroadislong (talk) 12:36, 1 June 2022 (UTC)

This is not my userpage? ​ Also this user is now blocked. Happy Editing--IAmChaos 16:07, 1 June 2022 (UTC)

Question from Taeshiro (05:56, 6 June 2022)

How can I add pictures to the articles? --Taeshiro (talk) 05:56, 6 June 2022 (UTC)

Hi @Taeshiro! To add a picture to an article, first it needs to be uploaded on Wikipedia, or on Wikimedia Commons. If it is, simply take the file's name and type [[File:{Filename}.{filetype}, For example, if I wanted to use this picture on this page, I would type [[File:Wikipedia logo dark-mode.svg|thumb]], and it would appear to the right, like you can see . If you have a photo not uploaded, go over and check out this page, after making sure that we are allowed to use it, our rules for pictures are at this page. Happy Editing--IAmChaos 14:49, 6 June 2022 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
For your significant contributions... Keep it going! Volten001 ☎ 07:11, 7 June 2022 (UTC)
Volten001 Thank you very much, means a lot! Happy Editing--IAmChaos 22:06, 7 June 2022 (UTC)

Most welcome... Glad you liked it. Happy editing as well... Volten001 ☎ 07:37, 8 June 2022 (UTC)

Speedy Deletion Nomination of PanaBIOS

Dear IAmChaos, There is ABSOLUTELY NO BASIS to nominate PanaBIOS for speedy deletion. The subject matter is enormously NOTABLE and the article is heavily referenced and cited. Please outline the grounds on which you have made this prejudiced and completely unjustified nomination. Quodprod (talk) 00:28, 12 June 2022 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Quodprod (talk • contribs) 00:23, 12 June 2022 (UTC)

I nominated not your draft, but rather the left behind redirect. This was completely acceptable under Wikipedia policy, in particular WP:R2. If you want to speak to the person who nominated it under G11, talk to User:Praxidicae. ​ Happy Editing--IAmChaos 00:43, 12 June 2022 (UTC)
I am also going to Courtesy ping: Fastily, who deleted the redirect twice (R2), Courtesy ping: Athaenara & Jeepday, who each deleted it G11. They are all also admins, so they can review the deletion. Happy Editing--IAmChaos 00:49, 12 June 2022 (UTC)
For whenever yall see these pings, please note the open DRV Happy Editing--IAmChaos 01:04, 12 June 2022 (UTC)
Looks like it currently exists as Draft:PanaBIOS I stand by my G11 when I deleted it as PanaBIOS, the subject may or may not be notable, but in its current and previous forms it reads as SPAM. Jeepday (talk) 12:39, 13 June 2022 (UTC)

Your editorial actions regarding PanaBIOS

Dear IAmChaos, Your persistent actions against the PanaBIOS articles without any sound or logical basis are beginning to amount to vandalism. It appears that you are motivated by serious bigotry. Please explain clearly what your grounds and logic are for rushing to delete articles written about PanaBiOS, a seriously notable and extensively referenced article within seconds of posting when you couldn't possibly have read the article or researched it to establish any concerns about notability. It appears you have a perverse personal, political or corporate agenda and you should disclose them. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Quodprod (talk • contribs) 00:38, 12 June 2022 (UTC)

First of all, Please sign your posts. I did not nominate your draft for deletion, I moved the WRONG page back to where it belongs, after you moved the WRONG page to the wrong spot. If I do that and you come to accuse such an action as being vandalism, YOU are in the wrong. Please see WP:NPA, which states Comment on content, not on the contributor. My contribution was to correct a simple mistake, and you come here and call me a vandal. That is simply unacceptable. ​. Happy Editing--IAmChaos 00:41, 12 June 2022 (UTC)

June GOCE newsletter

Guild of Copy Editors June 2022 Newsletter

Hello and welcome to the June 2022 newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities since April 2022. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below.

Blitz: of the 16 editors who signed up for our April Copy Editing Blitz, 12 completed at least one copy-edit, and between them removed 21 articles from the copy-editing backlog. Barnstars awarded are here.

Drive: 27 editors signed up for our May Backlog Elimination Drive; of these, 20 copy-edited at least one article. 144 articles were copy-edited, and 88 articles from our target months August and September 2021 were removed from the backlog. Barnstars awarded are here.

Blitz: our June Copy Editing Blitz, starting at 00:01, 19 June and closing at 00:59, 25 June (UTC), will focus on articles tagged for copy edit in September and October 2021, and requests from March, April and May 2022. Barnstars awarded will be posted here.

Progress report: As of 07:12, 14 June 2022 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors have completed 209 requests since 1 January and the backlog stands at 1,404 articles.

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10X Genomics request

Hi IAmChaos, I had made a new request to update the revenue figures for 10X Genomics in the '''History''' section and was wondering if you'd consider reviewing that addition ($490.49 million in revenue by 2021)? Please let me know! I'd really appreciate it. Patrick at Consort (talk) 21:14, 21 June 2022 (UTC)

Replied at article talk. IAmChaos(alt acct - please ping my main) 01:15, 22 June 2022 (UTC)

New Page Patrol newsletter June 2022

New Page Review queue June 2022

Hello IAmChaos,

Backlog status

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).

Backlog drive

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.

TIP – New school articles

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.

Misc

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: 12238 articles, as of 00:00, 13 November 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.

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(t · c) buidhe 20:25, 1 July 2022 (UTC)

Jonathan D. Gray update Career section

Hi IAmChaos, I am turning to you since you have helped with an edit request previously for Jonathan D. Gray, and you seem to take an interest in finance articles. The Career section of Gray's bio is outdated and should be updated with a few more recent items, a discussed in the following articles: this and this , which have not yet been used in the Wikipedia article. To that end I have already submitted an edit request at Talk:Jonathan_D._Gray#Career_section_edits_request using those two articles and other sources. Please have a look at the edit request and the articles, and if you are so inclined update the Career section as you see fit. Thanks so much ThomasClements Blackstone (talk) 19:18, 5 July 2022 (UTC)

Moved to Talk:Jonathan D. Gray
 – Moved my reply to keep discussion together at tp. Happy Editing--IAmChaos 02:10, 6 July 2022 (UTC)

Edit Request Tool changes

Hello, I just made some significant changes to User:Terasail/Edit Request Tool. Since you have the tool active, I am informing you of this since it may affect you. To open the tool you will now have to click the "respond" button. The tool will load a similar interface as before. There is now a live preview of the response. These changes might have introduced some bugs so if you have any concerns / suggestions or run into problems please leave a note at User talk:Terasail/Edit Request Tool Thanks, Terasail[✉️] 15:19, 30 June 2022 (UTC)

Just tried it out, seems good! Thanks for keeping it up. Happy Editing--IAmChaos 21:21, 30 June 2022 (UTC)

WikiProject Scouting Newsletter: July 2022

WikiProject Scouting | June 2022


Notes for June:

Other ways to participate:

--evrik (talk) 22:13, 8 July 2022 (UTC)

Clearly a New Page Patroller of Refined Taste

Moved to User:IAmChaos § Wikilove
 – Happy Editing--IAmChaos 04:52, 19 January 2024 (UTC)

Come on, man

If you're gonna revert me for not doing it right, at least have the decency to do it right yourself. This is why nobody wants to edit Wikipedia. Benjamin (talk) 05:34, 9 July 2022 (UTC)

I will not nominate the page for deletion if I do not believe it should be deleted. Feel free to do it yourself, I'm not stopping you.​ Happy Editing--IAmChaos 16:44, 9 July 2022 (UTC)
Why do you think it shouldn't be? Benjamin (talk) 03:25, 10 July 2022 (UTC)
And if that's the real reason, say that, not some bureaucratic nonsense. Benjamin (talk) 03:26, 10 July 2022 (UTC)
@Benjaminikuta No bureaucratic nonsense from me. My reasoning is: It is a possible search term. It is mentioned on the target page (see note a on the revision as of this timestamp). And none of the pages on puru, a DAB page match the diacritics as well as the mention at the current target. Happy Editing--IAmChaos 04:37, 11 July 2022 (UTC)

Redirects

Many more are in [2].

A ban on redirect creation may be warranted. Headbomb {t · c · p · b} 08:06, 11 July 2022 (UTC)

I was using Xtools, not onwiki, but I will have to take a closer look - maybe tomorrow I have a messed up work schedule. As for your second point, Thats a matter for ANI, not my tp. But I agree, and would support. ​ Happy Editing--IAmChaos 02:50, 12 July 2022 (UTC)
Coming back to amend that last statement. At WTNPR, he seems legitimate, and I would not support a ban, and want that noted in writing. I do support the removal from WPRAL, at least for now. Happy Editing--IAmChaos 02:59, 17 July 2022 (UTC)

"Robert Andrew Witt" listed at Redirects for discussion

An editor has identified a potential problem with the redirect Robert Andrew Witt and has thus listed it for discussion. This discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2022 July 17#Robert Andrew Witt until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. NotReallySoroka (talk) 11:44, 17 July 2022 (UTC)

I replied, and agree with BD2412's comment re WP: Be Bold. Happy Editing--IAmChaos 00:03, 19 July 2022 (UTC)

Question from Sathishyadavwork (02:57, 19 July 2022)

Hi, Please tell me if Melcuous is qualified to edit Sivayogi's page if the Citations are in Tamil and he doesn't understand Tamil language? --Sathishyadavwork (talk) 02:57, 19 July 2022 (UTC)

I believe you are referring to User:Melcous, who I will ping here, so she may chime in. Yes, she is qualified to edit pretty much every page on the English Wikipedia. She is a very trusted member of the community. You have now by my count made 5 reversions on one article, which qualifies you to be immediately blocked by any administrator per this policy, including reverting very helpful edits by an automated system. Melcous was also right to remove the information that was not cited. As one of our most important policies says: Any material that needs a source but does not have one may be removed. I suggest that you go to the article's talk page at Talk:Sivayogi, and ping User:Melcous, inviting them to a discussion about why she tagged the page, and removed content, and how to include it (if it should be included), and how to make the article better. But please stop the repeated reverting of her edits, and discuss the article, so that everyone can be happy with the final product, Wikipedia is a community after all, and when we work together, the project gets better. ​ Happy Editing--IAmChaos 03:08, 19 July 2022 (UTC)
Thank you IAmChaos, for your clear explanations and for being more patient and gracious than I am today. I'm not confident collaboration will be possible here, but I'm happy to be proven wrong on that. Cheers, Melcous (talk) 03:14, 19 July 2022 (UTC)
I am ready to Colloborate but I find it unreasonable to explain to someone when citations are in Tamil and the page is being edited like nobody cares. Sathishyadavwork (talk) 03:23, 19 July 2022 (UTC)
Sathishyadavwork the page is being edited because people care about the encyclopedia and want it to be improved. If you are editing about a topic you are particularly close to, it can be difficult to be objective, but wikipedia has clear guidelines and policies that need to be followed, including those about reliable sourcing and neutral point of view, as well as a Manual of Style. It might be worth taking some time to read up on those before you edit further. Thank you Melcous (talk) 03:30, 19 July 2022 (UTC)
I have read it. I am close to this topic. I am still objective. Wikipedia has clear guidelines and it is very clear about the topic of Reliable Sources being Ambiguous and not to be treated like as in a box. Some of your edits are clear and I accept and I will modify them. Thank you. Sathishyadavwork (talk) 03:47, 19 July 2022 (UTC)
I find it totally unreasonable when citations in Tamil language are just not considered Citations and also the assumption that English Wikipedia needs only English Citations and this world will never know this man's great works if Wikipedia will become a hub of Over regulation. Wikipedia itself is a REBEL so is Sivayogi and with him me also. Sathishyadavwork (talk) 03:27, 19 July 2022 (UTC)
And nobody but you has said anything about Tamil, and certainly no one has said that citations in Tamil are not considered citations. Again, I suggest you carefully read the policies that the maintenance templates link to, which are about original research and notability, not about citations. Melcous (talk) 03:32, 19 July 2022 (UTC)
02:51, 19 July 2022‎ Melcous talk contribs‎ 10,080 bytes +89‎ Reverted 1 edit by Sathishyadavwork (talk): Not an acceptable comment. This is English wikipedia and the issues are with the writing of this article in english undothank Tags: Twinkle Undo Reverted
What did you mean by "This is English Wikipedia?" Sathishyadavwork (talk) 03:37, 19 July 2022 (UTC)
It is a pretty obvious statement of fact, made in response to you suggesting that someone who does not understand Tamil should not edit an article here. Which, I was pointing out, is irrelevant as well, because the issues with the article as flagged are to do with its English content.Melcous (talk) 03:56, 19 July 2022 (UTC)
OK, I got you wrong. I apologize. Sathishyadavwork (talk) 04:30, 19 July 2022 (UTC)
I am sorry for jumping the gun. Sathishyadavwork (talk) 04:31, 19 July 2022 (UTC)

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New Page Review queue August 2022

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Jonathan D. Gray update Career section

Hi IAmChaos, I am turning to you since you have helped with an edit request previously for Jonathan D. Gray. The Career section of Gray's bio should be updated with more recent information about Gray's approach as President & COO of Blackstone, and how it has influenced the firm's growth -- a subject extensively discussed in the following articles: this and this among others. These have not yet been used in the Wikipedia article. To that end I have already submitted an edit request at Talk:Jonathan_D._Gray#Career_section_edits_request using those two articles and other sources to support my statements. Please have a look at the edit request and the articles, and if you are so inclined update the Career section as you see fit. Thanks so much, your help is much appreciated. ThomasClements Blackstone (talk) 04:29, 19 August 2022 (UTC)

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Hello. My name is Philippe. I am trying to update an exterior photo for the Walt Disney World Swan. It's the photo on the right below the logo. I was able to upload a new photo in the Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Exterior_Walt_Disney_World_Swan_and_Dolphin.jpg

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Thank you! Sorry I dropped off the face of the Earth. I'll be back in the next two months, I imagine. Happy Editing--IAmChaos 02:17, 4 January 2023 (UTC)

New Pages Patrol newsletter January 2023

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New Page Review queue December 2022
Backlog

The October drive reduced the backlog from 9,700 to an amazing 0! Congratulations to WaddlesJP13 who led with 2084 points. See this page for further details. The queue is steadily rising again and is approaching 2,000. It would be great if <2,000 were the “new normal”. Please continue to help out even if it's only for a few or even one patrol a day.

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Editing news 2023 #1

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This newsletter includes two key updates about the Editing team's work:

  1. The Editing team will finish adding new features to the Talk pages project and deploy it.
  2. They are beginning a new project, Edit check.

Talk pages project

Screenshot showing the talk page design changes that are currently available as beta features at all Wikimedia wikis. These features include information about the number of people and comments within each discussion.
Some of the upcoming changes

The Editing team is nearly finished with this first phase of the Talk pages project. Nearly all new features are available now in the Beta Feature for Discussion tools.

It will show information about how active a discussion is, such as the date of the most recent comment. There will soon be a new "Add topic" button. You will be able to turn them off at Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-editing-discussion. Please tell them what you think.

Daily edit completion rate by test group: DiscussionTools (test group) and MobileFrontend overlay (control group)

An A/B test for Discussion tools on the mobile site has finished. Editors were more successful with Discussion tools. The Editing team is enabling these features for all editors on the mobile site.

New Project: Edit Check

The Editing team is beginning a project to help new editors of Wikipedia. It will help people identify some problems before they click "Publish changes". The first tool will encourage people to add references when they add new content. Please watch that page for more information. You can join a conference call on 3 March 2023 to learn more.

–Whatamidoing (WMF) (talk) 18:19, 22 February 2023 (UTC)

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