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Map

Hi there. From which map did you extract this map? I's like to use the basis for another map. regards, Joshua Jonathan -Let's talk! 09:08, 30 November 2020 (UTC)

Hey, @Joshua Jonathan:. The basis of the map is extracted from Blank Physical Map of Europe by Mapswire. The Mapswire maps are freely licenced under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Krakkos (talk) 09:26, 30 November 2020 (UTC)

Thanks! Joshua Jonathan -Let's talk! 10:04, 30 November 2020 (UTC)

Indo-European expansions.

Nice work! Krakkos (talk) 12:48, 1 December 2020 (UTC)

New Page Patrol December Newsletter

Hello Krakkos,

Year in review

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Hi, a human here ... I've reviewed the article, which I enjoyed. It's almost ready but the comments on the GA1 page need your attention for it to pass. Happy New Year! Chiswick Chap (talk) 14:28, 28 December 2020 (UTC)

Thanks for a great review. I have now updated the article in accordance with your recommendations. Happy New Year to you too! Krakkos (talk) 16:13, 28 December 2020 (UTC)

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Misrepresenting source and harassment of user

There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. Rsk6400 (talk) 19:41, 30 December 2020 (UTC)

RfCs on ethnicity and nationality

Why have you created lots of RfCs (I count 21 in all), all on seperate pages, for what appears to be the same issue? They all seem to follow on from Talk:Germans#Rfc for due weight regarding the ethnic vs. nationality meaning of "Germans", and this itself seems to be follow-on from Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Ethnic groups#"Germans", "French people" etc - ethnicity vs nationality. Having all of these discussions simultaneously is very much against WP:FORUMSHOP. --Redrose64 🌹 (talk) 17:59, 30 December 2020 (UTC)

@Redrose64: Thanks for informing me about these guidelines. I don't have much experience with RfC's. The created RfCs are obviously related, but i still think there essential differences between them. The ethnicity and nationality issue is one that affects a large number of articles, and i figured that making several RfC's would be a good way to get a broad and diverse input on the issue. Krakkos (talk) 19:20, 30 December 2020 (UTC)

@Redrose64: Each of these RfCs are identically worded, but all cases are inherently different from another, and thus will elicit differentiated answers from very diverse angles; none of them will be citeable as precedent for another. So I don't think this is a typical case of WP:FORUMSHOP. The only problem is that by nature of the pages concerned, quite a number of editors will be interested in participating in more than one discussion; this will certainly be tiring, and also create a lot of cross-referencing between discussions by editors who believe that all RfCs are about the same thing. Ideally, they should be done one after another, and also—more importantly—only if the matter currently has been subject of debate on the respective talk page before (per WP:RFCBEFORE). I can't see this e.g. for Thai people, Somalis. @Krakkos: I'd suggest you retract the RfCs from those talk pages where currently there is no visible dispute. –Austronesier (talk) 19:58, 30 December 2020 (UTC)

User:Krakkos, I share the view that you have opened too many parallel RfCs. If you cut back just to the German one, you would be able to use any lessons learned there to decide how to proceed on the other articles. Your action doesn't break any policy, it just risks frustrating people or reducing the attention you will get to the matter. EdJohnston (talk) 03:24, 31 December 2020 (UTC)

@Redrose64, Austronesier, and EdJohnston: Thank you for the advice. I have ended all of these RfCs. Those that hadn't been replied to have been removed entirely, while those that have already received replies had their RfC tag removed. In retrospect it would have been better to add a notification at these talk pages rather than an RfC, and perhaps start a broad RfC at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Ethnic groups. Krakkos (talk) 08:53, 31 December 2020 (UTC)

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Thanks!

Blimey! I have a Wikipedia entry! I am hard put to express how chuffed I am to be represented in this way in my favourite corner of the Internet. Thanks, Krakkos! Alarichall (talk) 18:07, 18 January 2021 (UTC)

Congratulations, Alarichall. Thank you for contributing to Wikipedia with your specialist knowledge! Krakkos (talk) 18:40, 18 January 2021 (UTC)

Yes, WP needs editors like the two of you.--Berig (talk) 18:43, 18 January 2021 (UTC)

And you too, Berig! I'm very happy to see that you have returned to more active editing. Krakkos (talk) 18:51, 18 January 2021 (UTC)

Good work all round. Now we'd better add some more reliable secondary sources ... maybe reviews ... Chiswick Chap (talk) 20:26, 18 January 2021 (UTC)

Very true, Chiswick Chap. Hall's Elves in Anglo-Saxon England (2007) has been the subject of plenty of reviews. I'll see what i can do. Krakkos (talk) 20:33, 18 January 2021 (UTC)

Competence required

Dear Krakkos, I know your skills in finding sources. We are having a discussion with an insistent editor about WP:NAME on the talkpage of Magnus the Strong. Your competence would be of great help.--Berig (talk) 05:49, 24 January 2021 (UTC)

Dear Berig. Sorry for the late reply. It nevertheless appears like the issue has been settled. I have expressed my thoughts at the talk page. Krakkos (talk) 20:42, 25 January 2021 (UTC)

Thanks for the input! It is always valuable :-)--Berig (talk) 21:58, 25 January 2021 (UTC)

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WSH

Hi, would you kindly take a look at this? That unexplained edit might no be right (WP:OR perhaps). - Fylindfotberserk (talk) 15:16, 12 February 2021 (UTC)

~~Allentoft et al. (2015)~~ Haak et al. (2015) specifically shows high levels of WSH ancestry in Norway, Estonia and Lithuania. As far as i understand it, levels of WSH ancestry are equally high in other Northern European countries, such as Latvia, Finland and Sweden. It seems to me that the above changes are factually correct, but they are not entirely supported by what is stated in ~~Allentoft et al. (2015)~~ Haak et al. (2015). Krakkos (talk) 15:40, 12 February 2021 (UTC)

Hmm.. A case of OR right? Perhaps it needs to be reworded then. When we are talking about northern in a northern vs southern Europe scenario, it is possibly not the same as Northern Europe, perhaps regions of Western, Central And Eastern Europe are also included. - Fylindfotberserk (talk) 05:24, 13 February 2021 (UTC)

That northern Europeans have about 50% WSH ancestry is stated by Lazaridis et al. (2016), who in turn cites Haak et al. (2015). I have added a citation to Lazaridis et al. (2016) to the article. Krakkos (talk) 12:05, 13 February 2021 (UTC)

I saw that, thanks. - Fylindfotberserk (talk) 12:23, 13 February 2021 (UTC)

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Scholars articles

Hi Krakkos, are you still doing articles on scholars of Germanic studies? I have a few to propose for you, they have German articles already, namely de:Jan-Dirk Müller and de:Walter Haug. I'm in the midst of preparing an article on Germanic heroic legend (currently redirect) at my sandbox in case you'd be interested in adding anything, by the way, User:Ermenrich/sandbox.--Ermenrich (talk) 23:36, 23 February 2021 (UTC)

Thanks for the recommendations, Ermenrich. The draft for Germanic heroic legend looks very promising. Great work! User:Pfold would make an excellent contributor to this article. Hector Munro Chadwick wrote several works on the subject. However, some of his conclusions may be dated. Early Germanic Literature and Culture and Language and history in the early Germanic world may also be useful sources. The Reallexikon der Germanischen Altertumskunde has many quality articles on the subject too. Krakkos (talk) 11:44, 24 February 2021 (UTC)

Thanks for the kind recommendation, Krakkos, but I've left the work on Germanic heroic legend to Ermenrich since that's an area where he has much greater expertise (and breadth of reading) than I do. Besides, I have enough to do on Middle High German literature and German courtly romance!--Pfold (talk) 11:57, 24 February 2021 (UTC)

That's fully understandable! Krakkos (talk) 12:51, 24 February 2021 (UTC)

Thanks for the suggestions! I'm getting my hands on the second volume - I didn't see anything in Green, but I'll have another look.--Ermenrich (talk) 14:49, 24 February 2021 (UTC)

Someone else to consider, an American this time, but only a German article: de:Theodore M. Andersson.--Ermenrich (talk) 21:07, 25 February 2021 (UTC)

Thanks for the suggestion, Ermenrich. I recently made an article for Andersson's mentor Konstantin Reichardt. For additional sources on Germanic heroic legend, i would recommend checking out this list prepared at the University of Cologne. Krakkos (talk) 21:16, 25 February 2021 (UTC)

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List of figures in German legend

Hi Krakkos, I know you like people-etymologies. Maybe you'd have something to add to that section of the forthcoming "List of figures, peoples, and objects in Germanic heroic poetry" at User:Ermenrich/sandbox now that Germanic heroic legend has been moved to mainspace.--Ermenrich (talk) 15:42, 9 March 2021 (UTC)

Thank you for the notification, Ermenrich. It's wonderful to see professionals such as yourself contribute to Wikipedia in their field of expertise. The following sources may be useful for the development of the forthcoming article:

I'm also certain that almost every subject suitable for inclusion in the forthcoming article has an entry in the Reallexikon der Germanischen Altertumskunde. Krakkos (talk) 16:00, 9 March 2021 (UTC)

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Thanks for the review and the reminder. I have responded at the review page. Krakkos (talk) 14:25, 12 March 2021 (UTC)

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Zakiev

I'm not gonna feed this.[578] - LouisAragon (talk) 14:30, 26 March 2021 (UTC)

Thanks for the heads-up. I agree, there's no reason to feed this. Krakkos (talk) 18:10, 26 March 2021 (UTC)

Thank you for your Poland-related contributions

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Thank you for the recommendation and your fine work. I have now joined the project. Krakkos (talk) 08:11, 30 March 2021 (UTC)

RfC

Dear Krakkos, I have started an RfC on the article Goths that may be of interest to you, see Talk:Goths#RfC.--Berig (talk) 20:59, 31 March 2021 (UTC)

Thank you for the notification, Berig. I have contributed by comments at the RFC. Krakkos (talk) 10:16, 1 April 2021 (UTC)

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Thanks both, Krakkos and Buster7! I didn't know I had been nominated so this was a very nice surprise!--Berig (talk) 20:53, 17 April 2021 (UTC)

Congratulations on a well deserved award, Berig! Krakkos (talk) 08:13, 18 April 2021 (UTC)

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Battle of Pavia (476)

I think the title should be changed to Battle of Piacenza becuase Orestes was killed near of Piacenza not Pavia. Greets Kardam (talk) 00:32, 24 May 2021 (UTC)

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Thanks for your intelligent explanation and suggestion. While I've been kicking around WP for several years, this whole topic is rather new for me. This seems another case of entrenched ideology. I do, however, need to spend some time reading up on the subject so will follow up on the links you provided. Dynasteria (talk) 16:27, 2 June 2021 (UTC)

@Dynasteria: You're welcome. The subject is indeed heavily afflicted with ideology. The involvement of common-sense experienced Wikipedians such as yourself are crucial in such situations. From my own experience, looking into this whole controversy has been a source of insight into the state of moder academia and many other interesting things. I hope you enjoy reading up on the topic. Feel fee to notify me if you want to know more or have any questions. Krakkos (talk) 18:13, 2 June 2021 (UTC)

Request for review

Hi. Would you please take a look at Iranian_peoples#Cultural_assimilation? There are some citations (DNA and genetic stuff) which may be misrepresented or falsified. Cheers! Wario-Man ^talk 17:36, 20 May 2021 (UTC)

@Wario-Man: Large parts of this section seems to be based on original research and questionable sources. I think a cleanup is warranted. Krakkos (talk) 16:27, 27 May 2021 (UTC)

Then please do it. Seems Iranian_peoples#Genetics suffers from the very same issues. Some old leftovers and they could be outdated too. Wario-Man ^talk 16:54, 27 May 2021 (UTC)

@Wario-Man: I will check it when i have time. The article certainly has much room for improvement. Krakkos (talk) 08:10, 3 June 2021 (UTC)

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Tirgil

Hi Krakkos, could you have a look at this IP 89.204.137.8? Doesn't that sock master also geolocate to Germany? Any other similarities? They've restored content that was originally added by Tirgil presumably (and mentioned me by name, oddly, although I can't recall ever encountering them before).--Ermenrich (talk) 15:13, 17 June 2021 (UTC)

Thank you for bringing this to my attention, Ermenrich. This IP is from the same service provider as those of Tirgil34. It certainly could be him. The IP restores information added by Crovata, another sockmaster whose interests overlap with Tirgil34. The IP is certainly a sock of someone, but it's difficult to say whose. Krakkos (talk) 10:00, 11 July 2021 (UTC)

Odd stuff

Hi. Take a look at this. Wario-Man ^talk 04:37, 11 July 2021 (UTC)

Interesting stuff, Wario-Man. The content added by this user appears to to be copy pasted from the Turkish WP. It doesn't seem like an improvement to me. Krakkos (talk) 10:02, 11 July 2021 (UTC)

He/She could be related to these IP users[579][580] and this blocked user. Looking at his/her others edits, I expect encountering more similar issues in the future. Since you're an experienced editor in Scythian topics, I think you better review the content and make necessary changes/removals. Cheers! Wario-Man ^talk 10:12, 11 July 2021 (UTC)

Thanks for providing this evidence, Wario-Man. It seems likely that there is sockpuppetry going on here. I have initiated an investigation at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/HistoriaTurce. Krakkos (talk) 11:01, 11 July 2021 (UTC)

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Welcome back!

Just wanted to say it's nice to have you back!--Ermenrich (talk) 22:17, 1 September 2021 (UTC)

Thanks, Ermenrich! There's been a lot of progress at certain articles during my absence. Hopefully that progress will continue also after my return :) Krakkos (talk) 08:12, 2 September 2021 (UTC)

To be honest with you, I'm on the verge of taking a Wikibreak myself out of frustration with certain articles.--Ermenrich (talk) 14:07, 2 September 2021 (UTC)

I understand your frustration. However, your improvements are of high quality and seem to be greatly appreciated by most of the community. I don't think efforts to revert certain articles back to their prior state will be successful. Krakkos (talk) 09:40, 3 September 2021 (UTC)

Another sockpuppet of LTA User:Tirgil34? Or a meat puppet?

There's this User:Della5tttt (contribs) put this unsourced not-so-veiled Pan-Turkic edit " and historians believe that his breed was Akhal Teke, still in existence today." into the article Bucephalus. Clearly WP:FRINGE. Whenever convenient can you & other editors kindly investigate this?

Also, recently there have been one (or more?) quite likely Pan-Turkic nationalist(s?) pushing extraordinary claims about the Akhal-Teke horsebreed. This poorly sourced commons:File:Cult_of_Heavenly_horse_bronze_horse_ancient_finial_Bucephalus_Ancient_Akhal_Teke.jpg, is just a reuploaded version of OrdosAncientCeremonialBronzeFinialWithStandingHorse.png, already successfully deleted after being nominated for deletion by Kanguole; however, it has been used in these articles History of Turkmenistan, Turkmen tribes, Teke (Turkmen tribe), Animal worship and Portal:Turkmenistan. I once removed the image, it was restored, removed again by the bot CommonsDelinker & then re-added (see the Turkmen tribes's edit history). Knowing that my further attempts to remove it will be futile & can get me banned for participating in an edit war, I just annotated the image to indicate that it was merely claimed, NOT confirmed beyond reasonable doubt to represent a Dayuan/Heavenly/Ferghana horse (whose realistic depictions by Chinese look very differently from the horse in the image).

And, finally, there's this laughably absurd Pan-Turkic claim in the Âu Lạc's talkpage: "Tay Au /tày are not ethnic Kinh (Vietnamese): Tay Au were nomadic Tai/Krai and Turkic combined. They are not ethnic Lạc Việt." Good thing it did not make it into the main article. PanTurks' M.O.: Everything and everyone is Turkic. /s Erminwin (talk) 02:44, 9 September 2021 (UTC)

Hard to tell. You could file a new SPI report at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations to investigate further. Krakkos (talk) 15:27, 12 September 2021 (UTC)

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What is the source of the map you used for the Corded Ware and other IE culture maps in Wikimedia Commons?

It doesn't say where the map base image itself was sourced, so I'm thinking it's somewhere here on wikicommons but I haven't been able to locate it yet. Example: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a4/Corded_Ware_culture.jpg — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.14.187.118 (talk) 10:00, 16 January 2022 (UTC)

The sources are mentioned here. Sources will be found for other IE culture maps on their equivalent pages at Commons. Krakkos (talk) 18:05, 23 January 2022 (UTC)

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Suggestionfor scholar biography

Hi Krakkos! I know you've been less active lately, but a scholarly who could definitely use an English-language page on Wikipedia is the legal historian Ruth Schmidt-Wiegand [de].--Ermenrich (talk) 14:03, 30 January 2022 (UTC)

Hi Ermenrich! Thanks for the suggestion. Schmidt-Wiegand is certainly a scholar worthy of an English-language Wikipedia article. Krakkos (talk) 21:25, 1 February 2022 (UTC)

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More Pan-Turkist propaganda

Whenever you will be available, please have a look at the Turkic History (with capitalized H-) article & figure out what to do with it. Erminwin (talk) 07:19, 14 February 2022 (UTC)

Thanks for the heads up. I have added my thoughts at Talk:Turkic History. Krakkos (talk) 17:43, 18 March 2022 (UTC)

Exposing Hunan201p as LTA Tirgil34 (or a gang member of his racialist Pan-Turkist grouping)

Hello @Krakkos:, @Erminwin:, @Qiushufang:, @Whhu22:, @Drmies:. I have now strong and specific evidence that Hunan201p^[1] is lying about his real identity and probably related to the LTA user Tirgil34, who is well known for pushing these strange racialist arguments about early Turks being blonde, blue eyed, and with "Caucasian" features. You can see a summary about Tirgil34 here:^[2] Next to Wikipedia, he is also active on YouTube and Quora. He probably has many followers, associated with Pan-Turkist agendas.

Next to Hunan201p's many similar edits on pages such claiming Ghenghis Khan was blonde/red haired and blue eyed, or other edits on blonde hair^[3], various Eurasian Steppe peoples, tribes and cultures, he made a serve hasty mistake!

Look at this edit, especially the last paragraph:^[4]. How many American people (English speakers) do you know who use the letter "ü"? English keyboards do not even have the letter ü! It is very suspicious that he suddenly speaks about "Türkic people" and "Türks". But we all know who is doing that. Tirgil34 and his Pan-Turkist gang. This is no coincidence! Even his edits were massively misleading, removing several citations and implementing that early Turks were largely West-Eurasian. Than calling it "mistakenly deleted, after another user mentioned his deletion on the talk page. Tirgil34 and his socks frequently used the terms "Türkic" instead of the correct English Turkic. Such a serious mistake, especially a user who claims to be American, does not happen accidently. English does not have a letter ü. Turkish or German have it as example.

Here is what Hunan201p claimed, including his serve mistake using the letter ü, exposing him once and for all:

Thus, West Eurasian physical features like blue eyes or "Caucasoid" facial features were already present in the earliest period of the medieval age. Many authors, including Wang, believe that many of the Old Türks were originally of a West Eurasian appearance, and became more East Asian looking during the medieval period, due to admixture with East Asians. Hence the oversimplification that Türkic speakers became West Eurasian in medieval times is an evisceration of what the sources actually say. It's much more complex than that.

I suspect there are more Tirgil34 gang members here, as example for other suspicious accounts see:^[5] and ^[6] Not sure if one person, probably not, as Tirgil34 is actively recruiting them on YouTube, Quora and other forums, even creating his own page, which is all mentioned at the LTA page. Recently I reported a suspicious user on Quora to the moderation team and informed them about the Tirgil34 case in Wikipedia. They checked and shortly after banned the account.^[7]. Here one of his propaganda artworks and webpages he is promoting there:^[8] So I am not thinking we should be passive in this case!

You may search some more evidence and check out the LTA page and make some comparisons. Cheers! - 2001:4BC9:920:23F2:1507:7018:6FAD:FDCD (talk) 10:13, 18 March 2022 (UTC)

References

This is a matter for an SPI investigation, really, but I do wish to add that there is nothing in the technical data that I looked at that suggests that Hunan is connected to Tutsens Woman, or that either of them are socking. Drmies (talk) 14:12, 18 March 2022 (UTC)

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Some articles need to be reviewed

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And this. Does not look neutral to me; e.g. [581]. --Mann Mann (talk) 01:54, 5 May 2022 (UTC)

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Speedy deletion nomination of Category:21st-century Germanic people

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New Page Patrol newsletter May 2022

Hello Krakkos,

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 804 New Page Reviewers, but about a third have not had any activity in the past month. All 851 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.

If you have noticed a user with a good understanding of Wikipedia notability and deletion, do suggest they help the effort by placing {{subst:NPR invite}} on their talk page.

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June events from Women in Red

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Map request

Hi! Can I be cheeky and request that you create one of your very fine maps to add to the new Repin culture article? The article currently has no images at all ☹️ Tewdar 18:52, 17 June 2022 (UTC)

New Page Patrol newsletter June 2022

Hello Krakkos,

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^[b] 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.^[c]

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: 13095 articles, as of 14:00, 21 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.

Reminders

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Notes

^ Quote in here.
^ not including another ~6,000 redirects
^ The number of weekly reviews reported in the NPP feed includes redirects, which are not included in the backlog we primarily track.

Women in Red in July 2022

Women in Red July 2022, Vol 8, Issue 7, Nos 214, 217, 234, 235

Online events:

New: Alphabet Run: A to B | Baltic States
Continuing: Climate (year-long initiative) | #1day1woman

See also:

Women in Green's Good Article Editathon: July 2022 – Women and the Environment

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NPP July 2022 backlog drive is on!

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Women in Red August 2022

Women in Red August 2022, Vol 8, Issue 8, Nos 214, 217, 236, 237, 238, 239

Online events:

New: Alphabet run: C and D | Indigenous women | Refugees | Comedians, Comics and other Performers
Continuing: Climate (year-long initiative) | #1day1woman

See also:

Interwiki Women Collaboration focus on UEFA Women's Euro 2022, August 8–21

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New Page Patrol newsletter August 2022

Hello Krakkos,

Backlog status

After the last newsletter (No.28, June 2022), the backlog declined another 1,000 to 13,000 in the last week of June. Then the July backlog drive began, during which 9,900 articles were reviewed and the backlog fell by 4,500 to just under 8,500 (these numbers illustrate how many new articles regularly flow into the queue). Thanks go to the coordinators Buidhe and Zippybonzo, as well as all the nearly 100 participants. Congratulations to Dr vulpes who led with 880 points. See this page for further details.

Unfortunately, most of the decline happened in the first half of the month, and the backlog has already risen to 9,600. Understandably, it seems many backlog drive participants are taking a break from reviewing and unfortunately, we are not even keeping up with the inflow let alone driving it lower. We need the other 600 reviewers to do more! Please try to do at least one a day.

Coordination: MB and Novem Linguae have taken on some of the coordination tasks. Please let them know if you are interested in helping out. MPGuy2824 will be handling recognition, and will be retroactively awarding the annual barnstars that have not been issued for a few years.

Open letter to the WMF: The Page Curation software needs urgent attention. There are dozens of bug fixes and enhancements that are stalled (listed at Suggested improvements). We have written a letter to be sent to the WMF and we encourage as many patrollers as possible to sign it here. We are also in negotiation with the Board of Trustees to press for assistance. Better software will make the active reviewers we have more productive.

TIP - Reviewing by subject: Reviewers who prefer to patrol new pages by their most familiar subjects can do so from the regularly updated sorted topic list.

New reviewers: The NPP School is being underused. The learning curve for NPP is quite steep, but a detailed and easy-to-read tutorial exists, and the Curation Tool's many features are fully described and illustrated on the updated page here.

Reminders

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NPP message

Hi Krakkos,

Invitation

For those who may have missed it in our last newsletter, here's a quick reminder to see the letter we have drafted, and if you support it, do please go ahead and sign it. If you already signed, thanks. Also, if you haven't noticed, the backlog has been trending up lately; all reviews are greatly appreciated.

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NPP Award for 2019

		The New Page Patroller's Barnstar
		For over 100 article reviews during 2019. Thank you for patrolling new pages and helping us out with the backlog! -MPGuy2824 (talk) 06:57, 31 August 2022 (UTC)

Here is a barnstar to show appreciation for the NPP reviews you did back in 2019. We realize this is late, but NPP fell behind in some coordination activities. We are almost caught up. If you don't want to receive "old" barnstars, please just ignore this and reply to let us know not to send you any more. -MPGuy2824 (talk) 06:57, 31 August 2022 (UTC)

Women in Red in September 2022

Women in Red September 2022, Vol 8, Issue 9, Nos 214, 217, 240, 241

Online events:

New: Alphabet run: E and F | Women writers and their works
Continuing: Climate (year-long initiative) | #1day1woman

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October 2022 New Pages Patrol backlog drive

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Women in Red October 2022

Women in Red October 2022, Vol 8, Issue 10, Nos 214, 217, 242, 243, 244

Online events:

New: Alphabet run: G and H | Women in STEM / Ada Lovelace Day | Geofocus West Asia
Continuing: Climate (year-long initiative) | #1day1woman

See also:

Women in Green's "Wildcard Edition" Good Article editathon

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Women in Red November 2022

Women in Red November 2022, Vol 8, Issue 11, Nos 214, 217, 245, 246, 247

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New: Alphabet run: I and J | Women in Education | Geofocus Central & Southern Asia
Continuing: Climate (year-long initiative) | #1day1woman

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Wikipedia Asian Month November Contest

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Precious anniversary

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Women in Red in December 2022

Women in Red December 2022, Vol 8, Issue 12, Nos 214, 217, 248, 249, 250

Online events:

New: Alphabet run K & L | Geofocus Southeast Asia | Women who died in 2022
Continuing: Climate (year-long initiative) | #1day1woman

See also:

Women in Climate Change collaboration runs 1 December 2022 - 31 January 2023

Tip of the month:

Remember to search slight spelling variations of your subject's name,
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Recognition

As a reminder that scholars across the project have noticed and appreciate the tireless work you do, I hereby present the following:

		The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
		For years' worth of effort on articles related to ancient history, whether inserting citations, adding substantiated content, or encouraging other editors----you, Krakkos, have remained a valuable contributor to the project and are accordingly recognized! Obenritter (talk) 22:41, 18 November 2022 (UTC)

Thanks you so much for the recognition, Obenritter! Other responsibilities have lately prevented me from contributing much to Wikipedia, but everything is well. It has been a true delight to to notice the great contribution you and the rest of the guys have made at Germanic paganism and other articles. Wishing you a very Happy Holiday season and warm wishes for the New Year. Krakkos (talk) 16:38, 23 December 2022 (UTC)

Gleichfalls....einen guten Rutsch ins neue Jahr! Obenritter (talk) 20:31, 23 December 2022 (UTC)

Women in Red January 2023

Happy New Year from Women in Red | January 2023, Volume 9, Issue 1, Nos 250, 251, 252, 253, 254

Online events:

New: Peace and Diplomacy (year-long initiative) | Alphabet run M & N | Geofocus East Asia
Continuing: #1day1woman | Women who died in 2022

See also:

Editing For Effie collaboration with the Smithsonian, January 8 & 9 (global event)

Tip of the month:

De-orphan and incorporate an article into Wikipedia using the Find Link tool

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Happy New Year, Krakkos!

Happy New Year!

Krakkos,
Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia.
Mann Mann (talk) 03:56, 1 January 2023 (UTC)

Send New Year cheer by adding {{subst:Happy New Year fireworks}} to user talk pages.

Happy New Year to you as well, Mann Mann, my dear old friend! Krakkos (talk) 21:57, 7 January 2023 (UTC)

Best wishes --Mann Mann (talk) 04:05, 8 January 2023 (UTC)

Women in Red in February 2023

Women in Red Feb 2023, Vol 9, Iss 2, Nos 251, 252, 255, 256, 257, 259

Online events:

New: Alphabet run O & P | Black women | Justice | Folklore
Continuing: Peace and Diplomacy (year-long initiative) | #1day1woman

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Explore Wikipedia for all variations of the woman's name (birth name,
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Emailing

Hello. Could I email you regarding a sensitive issue that I think would be best discussed on a non-public platform first? Antiquistik (talk) 13:40, 17 February 2023 (UTC)

Women in Red March 2023

Women in Red Mar 2023, Vol 9, Iss 3, Nos 251, 252, 258, 259, 260, 261

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New: Geofocus Mediterranean | Art + Activism | Alphabet run Q & R

Continuing: Peace and Diplomacy (year-long initiative) | #1day1woman | Folklore

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Women in Red April 2023

Women in Red Apr 2023, Vol 9, Iss 4, Nos 251, 252, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266

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New: Gender studies | Health | Dance | Alphabet run S & T | Books by women

Continuing: Peace and Diplomacy (year-long initiative) | #1day1woman |

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Women in Red is supporting Every Book Its Reader through our Books by women event.

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When writing about a book, check WP:NBOOK for notability, then see MOS:NOVEL,
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New Page Patrol – May 2023 Backlog Drive

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Women in Red May 2023

Women in Red May 2023, Vol 9, Iss 5, Nos 251, 252, 267, 268, 269, 270

Online events:

New: Alphabet run U, V, W | Disability | Women in Education | CEE women

Continuing: Peace and Diplomacy (year-long initiative) | #1day1woman |

See also:

Wikimedia CEE Spring 2023/CEE Women - Wikimedia contest with postcards and prizes
The Wikipedia Library: #1Lib1Ref - May 15th to June 5th

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Use the Google translate app and camera on your phone to translate text from an article or book

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Proposed deletion of Atsuhiko Yoshida

The article Atsuhiko Yoshida has been proposed for deletion because it appears to have no references. Under Wikipedia policy, this biography of a living person will be deleted after seven days unless it has at least one reference to a reliable source that directly supports material in the article.

If you created the article, please don't be offended. Instead, consider improving the article. For help on inserting references, see Referencing for beginners, or ask at the help desk. Once you have provided at least one reliable source, you may remove the {{prod blp/dated}} tag. Please do not remove the tag unless the article is sourced. If you cannot provide such a source within seven days, the article may be deleted, but you can request that it be undeleted when you are ready to add one. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 01:32, 3 May 2023 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Atsuhiko Yoshida

The article Atsuhiko Yoshida has been proposed for deletion because it appears to have no references. Under Wikipedia policy, this biography of a living person will be deleted after seven days unless it has at least one reference to a reliable source that directly supports material in the article.

If you created the article, please don't be offended. Instead, consider improving the article. For help on inserting references, see Referencing for beginners, or ask at the help desk. Once you have provided at least one reliable source, you may remove the {{prod blp/dated}} tag. Please do not remove the tag unless the article is sourced. If you cannot provide such a source within seven days, the article may be deleted, but you can request that it be undeleted when you are ready to add one. Dr vulpes ^{(💬 • 📝)} 20:30, 9 May 2023 (UTC)

Women in Red - June 2023

Women in Red June 2023, Vol 9, Iss 6, Nos 251, 252, 271, 272, 273

Online events:

New: Alphabet run X, Y & Z | LGBTQ+ women | Wiki Loves Pride | Women in Music

Continuing: Peace and Diplomacy (year-long initiative) | #1day1woman

See also:

Women in Green: June 2023 GA Editathon event page
Wikipedia:Wiki Loves Pride/2023 global campaign
The Wikipedia Library: #1Lib1Ref - May 15th to June 5th

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Category:Alemannic rulers has been nominated for renaming

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Nomination of Germanic-speaking world for deletion

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Category:Germanic women has been nominated for merging

Category:Germanic women has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Nederlandse Leeuw (talk) 01:35, 22 June 2023 (UTC)

Category:Germanic folklore has been nominated for merging

Category:Germanic folklore has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Nederlandse Leeuw (talk) 23:57, 22 June 2023 (UTC)

Women in Red July 2023

Women in Red June 2023, Vol 9, Iss 7, Nos 251, 252, 274, 275, 276

Online events:

New: Women in Red's 8th anniversary | Alphabet run A & B | Sports

Continuing: Peace and Diplomacy (year-long initiative) | #1day1woman

Tip of the month:

Look out for contributors interested in writing about women and
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New pages patrol needs your help!

Hello Krakkos,

The New Page Patrol team is sending you this impromptu message to inform you of a steeply rising backlog of articles needing review. If you have any extra time to spare, please consider reviewing one or two articles each day to help lower the backlog. You can start reviewing by visiting Special:NewPagesFeed. Thank you very much for your help.

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Category:Celtic culture by country has been nominated for deletion

Category:Celtic culture by country has been nominated for deletion. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Nederlandse Leeuw (talk) 13:05, 13 July 2023 (UTC)

Women in Red 8th Anniversary

	Women in Red 8th Anniversary
	In July 2015 around 15.5% of the English Wikipedia's biographies were about women. As of July 2023, 19.61% of the English Wikipedia's biographies are about women. That's a lot of biographies created in the effort to close the gender gap. Happy 8th Anniversary! Join us for some virtual cake and add comments or memories and please keep on editing to close the gap!

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Category:Indo-European folklore has been nominated for splitting

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Category:Iranic folklore has been nominated for deletion

Category:Iranic folklore has been nominated for deletion. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Marcocapelle (talk) 09:07, 22 July 2023 (UTC)

Category:Celtic warfare has been nominated for renaming

Category:Celtic warfare has been nominated for renaming. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Nederlandse Leeuw (talk) 12:41, 22 July 2023 (UTC)

Category:Germanic people has been nominated for renaming

Category:Germanic people has been nominated for renaming. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Nederlandse Leeuw (talk) 14:13, 22 July 2023 (UTC)

Category:Celtic clans has been nominated for deletion

Category:Celtic clans has been nominated for deletion. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Nederlandse Leeuw (talk) 15:44, 22 July 2023 (UTC)

Category:Indo-European law has been nominated for merging

Category:Indo-European law has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Marcocapelle (talk) 03:47, 23 July 2023 (UTC)

Category:Indo-European warfare has been nominated for merging

Category:Indo-European warfare has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Nederlandse Leeuw (talk) 07:40, 24 July 2023 (UTC)

Category:Indo-European archaeological artifacts has been nominated for merging

Category:Indo-European archaeological artifacts has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Marcocapelle (talk) 06:17, 25 July 2023 (UTC)

Category:Indo-European archaeological sites has been nominated for merging

Category:Indo-European archaeological sites has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Marcocapelle (talk) 18:57, 25 July 2023 (UTC)

Category:Indo-European legendary creatures has been nominated for splitting

Category:Indo-European legendary creatures has been nominated for splitting. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Marcocapelle (talk) 05:40, 26 July 2023 (UTC)

Category:Italic warfare has been nominated for deletion

Category:Italic warfare has been nominated for deletion. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Nederlandse Leeuw (talk) 21:59, 26 July 2023 (UTC)

Category:Sources of ancient Iranian religion has been nominated for deletion

Category:Sources of ancient Iranian religion has been nominated for deletion. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Marcocapelle (talk) 07:04, 27 July 2023 (UTC)

Women in Red August 2023

Women in Red August 2023, Vol 9, Iss 8, Nos 251, 252, 277, 278, 279, 280

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Category:Sources of Indo-European religion has been nominated for deletion

Category:Sources of Indo-European religion has been nominated for deletion. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Marcocapelle (talk) 06:27, 30 July 2023 (UTC)

Category:Indo-European legends has been nominated for merging

Category:Indo-European legends has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Marcocapelle (talk) 15:37, 30 July 2023 (UTC)

Category:Indo-European fairy tales has been nominated for merging

Category:Indo-European fairy tales has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Marcocapelle (talk) 15:44, 30 July 2023 (UTC)

Category:Celtic ethnic groups has been nominated for deletion

Category:Celtic ethnic groups has been nominated for deletion. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Nederlandse Leeuw (talk) 11:32, 10 August 2023 (UTC)

Category:Italic archaeological cultures has been nominated for deletion

Category:Italic archaeological cultures has been nominated for deletion. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Nederlandse Leeuw (talk) 17:14, 10 August 2023 (UTC)

Category:Italic people has been nominated for deletion

Category:Italic people has been nominated for deletion. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Nederlandse Leeuw (talk) 12:27, 11 August 2023 (UTC)

Category:Italic history has been nominated for merging

Category:Italic history has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Marcocapelle (talk) 12:54, 11 August 2023 (UTC)

Category:Indo-European archaeology has been nominated for merging

Category:Indo-European archaeology has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Nederlandse Leeuw (talk) 14:35, 11 August 2023 (UTC)

Category:Italic archaeological sites has been nominated for merging

Category:Italic archaeological sites has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Nederlandse Leeuw (talk) 17:00, 22 August 2023 (UTC)

Category:Italic art has been nominated for merging

Category:Italic art has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Nederlandse Leeuw (talk) 17:22, 22 August 2023 (UTC)

September 2023 at Women in Red

Women in Red September 2023, Vol 9, Iss 9, Nos 251, 252, 281, 282, 283

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Category:Celtic fairy tales has been nominated for deletion

Category:Celtic fairy tales has been nominated for deletion. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Nederlandse Leeuw (talk) 01:49, 27 August 2023 (UTC)

Category:Indo-European gods has been nominated for merging

Category:Indo-European gods has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Nederlandse Leeuw (talk) 20:44, 27 August 2023 (UTC)

Category:Celtic history has been nominated for merging

Category:Celtic history has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Nederlandse Leeuw (talk) 23:34, 27 August 2023 (UTC)

New page patrol October 2023 Backlog drive

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Women in Red October 2023

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Category:Family by culture has been nominated for merging

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Women in Red - November 2023

Women in Red November 2023, Vol 9, Iss 11, Nos 251, 252, 287, 288, 289

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Category:Indo-European art has been nominated for deletion

Category:Indo-European art has been nominated for deletion. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Marcocapelle (talk) 09:20, 29 October 2023 (UTC)

November Articles for creation backlog drive

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Proposed deletion of Steven Roger Fischer

The article Steven Roger Fischer has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

These sources aren't wp:RSS. I cannot find any RSS online. The details about him are self circulating and limited.

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Category:Indo-European tribes has been nominated for merging

Category:Indo-European tribes has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Marcocapelle (talk) 21:49, 6 November 2023 (UTC)

Category:Indo-European peoples templates has been nominated for splitting

Category:Indo-European peoples templates has been nominated for splitting. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Marcocapelle (talk) 07:14, 8 November 2023 (UTC)

Category:Indo-European culture has been nominated for deletion

Category:Indo-European culture has been nominated for deletion. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Marcocapelle (talk) 13:30, 12 November 2023 (UTC)

Category:Indo-European archaeology has been nominated for splitting

Category:Indo-European archaeology has been nominated for splitting. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Marcocapelle (talk) 06:28, 16 November 2023 (UTC)

Category:Indo-European history has been nominated for renaming

Category:Indo-European history has been nominated for renaming. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Marcocapelle (talk) 09:21, 25 November 2023 (UTC)

Category:Indo-European genetics has been nominated for deletion

Category:Indo-European genetics has been nominated for deletion. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Marcocapelle (talk) 09:33, 25 November 2023 (UTC)

Women in Red December 2023

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New pages patrol January 2024 Backlog drive

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Women in Red January 2024

Women in Red | January 2024, Volume 10, Issue 1, Numbers 291, 293, 294, 295, 296

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Category:Sexuality by culture has been nominated for merging

Category:Sexuality by culture has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mason (talk) 19:03, 6 January 2024 (UTC)

Category:Sexuality in early Germanic culture has been nominated for discussion

Category:Sexuality in early Germanic culture has been nominated for possible deletion, merging, or renaming. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Place Clichy (talk) 01:02, 7 January 2024 (UTC)

Category:Philosophy by culture has been nominated for merging

Category:Philosophy by culture has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mason (talk) 16:58, 7 January 2024 (UTC)

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Thank you Mann Mann for the greeting and your contributions. I wish you a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year as well! Krakkos (talk) 17:21, 9 January 2024 (UTC)

Category:Economies by culture has been nominated for renaming

Category:Economies by culture has been nominated for renaming. A discussion is taking place to decide whether it complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mason (talk) 04:26, 20 January 2024 (UTC)

Category:Children by culture has been nominated for merging

Category:Children by culture has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether it complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mason (talk) 04:36, 20 January 2024 (UTC)

Category:Marriage in early Germanic culture has been nominated for merging

Category:Marriage in early Germanic culture has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether it complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mason (talk) 04:37, 20 January 2024 (UTC)

Category:Early Germanic economy has been nominated for renaming

Category:Early Germanic economy has been nominated for renaming. A discussion is taking place to decide whether it complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Marcocapelle (talk) 06:46, 20 January 2024 (UTC)

Category:Historical Germanic peoples has been nominated for merging to Category:Germanic peoples

Category:Historical Germanic peoples has been nominated for merging to Category:Germanic peoples. A discussion is taking place to decide whether it complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Place Clichy (talk) 19:50, 21 January 2024 (UTC)

Category:Celtic legends has been nominated for merging

Category:Celtic legends has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether it complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mason (talk) 13:09, 26 January 2024 (UTC)

Women in Red February 2024

Women in Red | February 2024, Volume 10, Issue 2, Numbers 293, 294, 297, 298

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Women in Red March 2024

Women in Red | March 2024, Volume 10, Issue 3, Numbers 293, 294, 299, 300, 301

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Category:Italic archaeology has been nominated for merging

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Women in Red April 2024

Women in Red | April 2024, Volume 10, Issue 4, Numbers 293, 294, 302, 303, 304

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New Pages Patrol newsletter April 2024

Hello Krakkos,

Backlog update: The October drive reduced the article backlog from 11,626 to 7,609 and the redirect backlog from 16,985 to 6,431! Congratulations to Schminnte, who led with over 2,300 points.

Following that, New Page Patrol organized another backlog drive for articles in January 2024. The January drive started with 13,650 articles and reduced the backlog to 7,430 articles. Congratulations to JTtheOG, who achieved first place with 1,340 points in this drive.

Looking at the graph, it seems like backlog drives are one of the only things keeping the backlog under control. Another backlog drive is being planned for May. Feel free to participate in the May backlog drive planning discussion.

It's worth noting that both queues are gradually increasing again and are nearing 14,034 articles and 22,540 redirects. We encourage you to keep contributing, even if it's just a single patrol per day. Your support is greatly appreciated!

2023 Awards

Onel5969 won the 2023 cup with 17,761 article reviews last year - that's an average of nearly 50/day. There was one Platinum Award (10,000+ reviews), 2 Gold Awards (5000+ reviews), 6 Silver (2000+), 8 Bronze (1000+), 30 Iron (360+) and 70 more for the 100+ barnstar. Hey man im josh led on redirect reviews by clearing 36,175 of them. For the full details, see the Awards page and the Hall of Fame. Congratulations everyone for their efforts in reviewing!

WMF work on PageTriage: The WMF Moderator Tools team and volunteer software developers deployed the rewritten NewPagesFeed in October, and then gave the NewPagesFeed a slight visual facelift in November. This concludes most major work to Special:NewPagesFeed, and most major work by the WMF Moderator Tools team, who wrapped up their major work on PageTriage in October. The WMF Moderator Tools team and volunteer software developers will continue small work on PageTriage as time permits.

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New page patrol May 2024 Backlog drive

New Page Patrol \| May 2024 Articles Backlog Drive
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Women in Red May 2024

Women in Red | May 2024, Volume 10, Issue 5, Numbers 293, 294, 305, 306, 307

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New: Press women | Alphabet run U, V & W | Central and Eastern Europe

Continuing: #1day1woman | Education (year-long initiative)

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Wikimedia CEE Spring 2024 - contest with certificates of participation and prizes
The Wikipedia Library: #1Lib1Ref - May 15th to June 5th

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Use open-access references wherever possible, but a paywalled reliable source
is better than none, particularly for biographies of living people.

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Category:Early Germanic music has been nominated for merging

Category:Early Germanic music has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether it complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mason (talk) 22:56, 8 May 2024 (UTC)

Women in Red June 2024

Women in Red | June 2024, Volume 10, Issue 6, Numbers 293, 294, 308, 309, 310

Online events:

New: LGBTQ+ women | Wiki Loves Pride | Women in Music | Alphabet run X, Y & Z

Continuing: #1day1woman | Education (year-long initiative)

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Women in Green Good Article Edit-a-thon June 2024 - Going Back in Time
The Wikipedia Library: #1Lib1Ref - May 15th to June 5th

Tip of the month:

Find a Grave is NOT a reliable source (as it is user-generated content). It can be used
to look for biographical clues.

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Women in Red August 2024

Women in Red | July 2024, Volume 10, Issue 7, Numbers 293, 294, 311, 312, 313

Online events:

New: Translation contest 2024 | Science Fiction and Fantasy | Women in Sports

Continuing: #1day1woman | Education (year-long initiative)

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Wiki Loves Sport 2024 22 July - 22 September

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A foreign language biography does not guarantee notability for English Wikipedia.
Check the guidelines before you start.

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Women in Red August 2024

Women in Red | August 2024, Volume 10, Issue 8, Numbers 293, 294, 311, 313, 314, 315

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New: | Women in film and stage | Indigenous women

Continuing: #1day1woman | Education (year-long initiative) |
Translation contest 2024 (July, August, September) | Women in Sports (July, August)

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Check your athlete's notability before researching and creating her bio.

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Just checking-in on you.

In case you don't know, people notice when very active editors stop being regular contributors. Perhaps you are editing in another language and that's where you've been, but if not, just know I was thinking about you and hope you are well. Obenritter (talk) 19:51, 26 July 2024 (UTC)

New pages patrol September 2024 Backlog drive

New pages patrol \| September 2024 Backlog Drive
On 1 September 2024, a one-month backlog drive for new pages patrol will begin. Barnstars will be awarded based on the number of articles and redirects patrolled. Barnstars will also be granted for re-reviewing articles previously reviewed by other patrollers during the drive. Each article review will earn 1 point, and each redirect review will earn 0.2 points. Interested in taking part? Sign up here.
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September 2024 at Women in Red

Women in Red | September 2024, Volume 10, Issue 9, Numbers 293, 294, 311, 316, 317

Online events:

New: Women writers & their works | Geofocus: Islands A - H

Continuing: #1day1woman | Education (year-long initiative) | Translation contest 2024 (Jul, Aug, Sep)

Announcements from other communities

August 30 is the tenth anniversary of WikiProject Women writers!

Tip of the month:

Try her pen name when searching for sources, and remember to add her to any of these that apply:
List of pen names, List of literary initials, and Category:Pseudonymous women writers.

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Women in Red October 2024

Women in Red | October 2024, Volume 10, Issue 10, Numbers 293, 294, 318, 319, 320

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New: Women in STEM | Geofocus: Islands I-P | Women in archaeology

Continuing: #1day1woman | Education (year-long initiative)

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October is Women in Green's "Around the World in 31 Days" Good Article Edit-a-thon

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Unsure how to expand a stub article? Take a look at this guidance

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Women in Red November 2024

Women in Red | November 2024, Vol 10, Issue 11, Nos 293, 294, 321, 322, 323

Online events:

New: Asian women | Geofocus: Islands Q-Z | Women in engineering

Continuing: #1day1woman | Education (year-long initiative)

Announcements from other communities

Annual Wikipedia Asian Month (WAM) is an online campaign designed to boost
Asian content on Wikipedia each November.
Unreferenced articles backlog drive. These Wikiproject clean-up lists offer a start
to November's backlog drive, e.g. Women's History and Women writers

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Looking for an image? Sometimes you can find openly licensed images at
search.creativecommons.org/

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