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19:12, 10 February 2020 (UTC)

This week's article for improvement (week 7, 2020)

The Pyramid Texts are the oldest known corpus of ancient Egyptian religious texts dating to the Old Kingdom.
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Would you look at Portal:Malawi page history?

It's a bit different from the other portal reverts I've observed. You would know best what you intended. Thanks! BusterD (talk) 22:46, 31 January 2020 (UTC)

Hi BusterD: My preferred version of the portal exists here, the 22 September 2019 version of the portal. The two subsequent edits that occurred removed 59 new selected articles that were there, reverting back to the portal displaying only a meager three articles, which are viewable at Portal:Malawi/Featured article. The General images section was also removed. Neither of these removals were disclosed in the edit summaries that were left, which consisted of "Comment out stale and/or fake DYKs" and "remove missing DYKs".
Furthermore, the DYKs that were removed were not "fake", which is discernable by noting the attribution to Wikipedia:Recent additions that is attributed to each one of them. It's possible that the subpages were not checked before the content was removed. Open the following pages for more information:
Also, I don't consider portal DYK content to be stale, because they provide interesting factoids that can generate interest in topics. North America1000 23:19, 31 January 2020 (UTC)
Also, for accuracy here, I had moved the three selected bio entries into the selected article section, to consolidate data. Those are viewable at Portal:Malawi/Featured biography. North America1000 23:31, 31 January 2020 (UTC)

New Page Reviewer newsletter February 2020

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Source Guide Discussion

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16:08, 13 February 2020 (UTC)

Nomination of Museum of Beer and Brewing for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Museum of Beer and Brewing is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Museum of Beer and Brewing until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

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Request

@Northamerica1000: you are invited to use refill that works, for the article Harry Anderson (artist) and the article Taiwan Adventist Hospital. Catfurball (talk) 19:00, 23 January 2020 (UTC)

@Catfurball: Are you referring to User:Zhaofeng Li/reFill? From a cursory viewing, the sources in both articles appear to be in order. North America1000 23:22, 31 January 2020 (UTC)
  • @Catfurball: reFill typically doesn't do much when sources are already formatted, such as with the cite web template, etc. However, sure, the sources in these articles could be improved by using a full citation style. I sometimes use Citer to perform this. However, I don't have any interest in working on these articles at this time. North America1000 00:29, 8 February 2020 (UTC)

This week's article for improvement (week 8, 2020)

The metric length of one kilometre is equivalent to the imperial measurement of 0.62137 miles.
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21:00, 24 February 2020 (UTC)

Idea for new community workspace

Hi. I would like to create some kind of collaborative workspace where coordinators or members of various WikiProjects would gather and provide updates and information on what is going on at each wikiproject, i.e. regarding their latest efforts, projects, and where interested editors can get involved.

You have been very helpful, so I wanted to get your brief input on whether you'd be interested in helping me to make this happen. I see a few possible options for making this happen, so I would like to get your input and feedback on this. which of the options below would you prefer? also, please reply to the brief questions below.

Please feel free to let me know what you think of this idea, and please let me know your preference, regarding the options above. if you do not see any need for this idea, that is totally fine. However, I think that the majority of editors lack awareness of where the truly active editing is taking place and at which WikiProjects, and I would like to do whatever I can to help make people more aware of where the activity is, what they can do to help, and also which areas of Wikipedia offer ideas and efforts that might help them in their own editing activities. Please feel free to let me know. --Sm8900 (talk) 05:23, 9 February 2020 (UTC)

  • @Sm8900: I see you've started out with the creation of Wikipedia:Town Hall. Will this cover matters on Wikipedia in addition to Wikiprojects? If you're interested in creating a forum only for WikiProjects, it may be wise to set it up as a Wikiproject itself, such as Wikipedia:WIkiProject Town Hall you denoted above. A central location for Wikiprojects only to provide information is a great idea, and would serve to keep the forum focused on specific matters, rather than upon any matters. North America1000 00:12, 11 February 2020 (UTC)
thanks so much!! I agree with your idea to some extent. however there are a few drawbacks to setting up a WikiProject for this right now, as stated below.
  • firstly, we don't have a consensus for this yet. I truly appreciate your helpful support on this; I simply need a few more editors to express active interest, in order for this to be set up with some real chance for growth.
  • actually, I don't mean for this to be only for WikiProjects. I mean for it to be for any group project. however, setting this up as a WikiProject would be fine with me. however, I still need a few more editors to support this idea, before I can do so.
  • right now, I am keeping this page as a draft in my own user space. that way, I can give this idea time to develop, and allow the discussion to develop positively. I think that is the best way to allow this to be a healthy and positive discussion.
by the way, Nick Moyes is an admin here who has been extremely helpful. I have pinged him from the page that I set up as a draft. If he provides more insights, I will let you know.
feel free to let me know any other comments that you may have. thanks!! --Sm8900 (talk) 01:30, 11 February 2020 (UTC)
by the way, if you know of any other editors whom you think might like this idea, feel free to send them over. right now, we still need at least a few more editors to support this, in order to give this any practical means to be a real resource. thanks!! --Sm8900 (talk) 01:32, 11 February 2020 (UTC)

Cleaned up

@Northamerica1000: Just to let you know I just cleaned up my work on Taiwan Adventist Hospital, so you don't have to worry about it.Catfurball (talk) 23:46, 18 February 2020 (UTC)

17:15, 9 March 2020 (UTC)

This week's article for improvement (week 11, 2020)

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Transglobe Expedition

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This week's article for improvement (week 9, 2020)

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Nature reserve

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Here's another. FloridaArmy (talk) 00:04, 26 February 2020 (UTC)

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This week's article for improvement (week 10, 2020)

A company is a legal entity made up of an association of people, be they natural, legal, or a mixture of both, for carrying on a commercial or industrial enterprise.
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FYI

just FYI adding {{portalbar|'border=no" makes it visible in mobile view. More at WP:PORTL.☺--Moxy 🍁 02:27, 23 February 2020 (UTC)

Greetings. I thought you might be able to help with this draft. FloridaArmy (talk) 23:34, 25 February 2020 (UTC)

This is another interesting one. FloridaArmy (talk) 00:04, 26 February 2020 (UTC)

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Guild of Copy Editors March 2020 Newsletter

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Election results: There was little changeover in the roster of Guild Coordinators, with Miniapolis stepping down with distinction as a coordinator emeritus while Jonesey95 returned as lead coordinator. The next election is scheduled for June 2020 and all Wikipedians in good standing may participate.

January Drive: Thanks to everyone for the splendid work, completing 215 copy edits including 56 articles from the Requests page and 116 backlog articles from the target months of June to August 2019. At the conclusion of the drive there was a record low of 323 articles in the copy editing backlog. Of the 27 editors who signed up for the drive, 21 copyedited at least one article. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here.

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March Drive: Currently underway, this event is targeting requests and backlog articles from September to November 2019. As of 18 March, the backlog stands at a record low of 253 articles and is expected to drop further as the drive progresses. Awards will be given to everyone who copyedits at least one article from the backlog. Help set a new record and sign up now!

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This week's article for improvement (week 12, 2020)

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Darts

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This week's article for improvement (week 13, 2020)

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Ignorance

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urgent BLP vandalism intervention needed

Howdy! You're showing up in the "recently active admins" queue and AIV isn't getting to this disaster: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/162.154.216.124

Thanks for any help you can offer! - Julietdeltalima (talk) 01:43, 26 March 2020 (UTC)

@Julietdeltalima: Another admin beat me to it. North America1000 01:47, 26 March 2020 (UTC)

So sorry

I don't know what the heck happened to me at Livermush. I intended to remove one wikilink but ended up reverting a lot of your good work. And now I see that the link is removed. I must have had a major senior moment!! Sincere apologies, and thanks for your work on the article. Sundayclose (talk) 16:27, 14 March 2020 (UTC)

Hi Sundayclose: No worries, sometimes these things happen, and we're all potentially one accidental misclick away from ruination. Thanks for caring, North America1000 20:45, 14 March 2020 (UTC)

Deletion of page Thomas Lehmann

Hello, I am Tom Lehmann, game designer and subject of a wikipedia page Thomas Lehmann that was deleted by you on 22 Jan. 2020.

After I was alerted to this, I looked at the deletion log and discussion. The AFD request was made by Beemer69, who is, according to his own page, a video game -- not a board game -- enthusiast. While a few video games have been made of my board games, the majority of my work has been in board games, a field that he does not appear to be well versed in. Further, it was included in the Video games-related deletion discussion, which is not my professional field.

His request begins: "Non-notable game designer with no third-party coverage." This is incorrect. Within the board-game field, I have received multiple awards and numerous nominations for my games, most notably for Race for the Galaxy in 2007 and most recently the 2020 As D'Or (Best Expert Game) for my 2019 game Res Arcana. On the site Boardgamegeek, I have 6 games in the top 1000 all-time games.

The user Australianblackbelt then comments "There is nothing on the internet referring to the subject". This is incorrect. A simple google search of "Tom Lehmann board games" will produce over 1.4M results, many of them articles about my games, press interviews with me, etc.

Please restore this article. If the issue is that it needs more sources, I am happy to add some. Thanks.99.40.5.48 (talk) 03:09, 13 March 2020 (UTC)

  • Hello 99.40.5.48: A problem is that per the deletion discussion at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Thomas Lehmann, it was determined that you presently do not meet Wikipedia's notability standards (e.g. see WP:BASIC and WP:NOTE) for inclusion in the encyclopedia. Per the overall arguments and consensus at the deletion discussion, I'm not allowed to restore the deleted article under these circumstances.
Of note is that subjects need to meet Wikipedia's notability criteria to qualify for an article. For example, have you received significant coverage in reliable sources that is beyond routine, local coverage? For example, I looked at the Board game geek profile page, but it is simply in the form of a short directory listing, and does not consist of significant coverage. Furthermore, the reliability of the source itself may be questionable relative to Wikipedia's purposes as an encyclopedia.
I understand your frustration, but interests of the nominator for deletion (e.g. video games, rather than board games) does not necessarily correspond with their ability to ascertain notability for other subjects and topics. Furthermore, the Video games and People deletion sorting notices in the deletion discussion and corresponding listings were not placed by the nominator, they were placed by another user.
A way to move forward would be for me to move the deleted page into Wikipedia's WP:DRAFT namespace, where you could work on the article to demonstrate notability per Wikipedia's standards. After, I recommend that you submit the draft to Articles for creation, where your submission can be reviewed. An easy way to do this is to place {{Userspace draft}} {{draft}} atop the draft page and then select the "Submit your draft for review" link. Please let me know if you are interested in having the deleted article moved into the draft namespace. North America1000 09:26, 13 March 2020 (UTC)
My games have won multiple awards, which have received press coverage from independent sources: for example, the coverage of Res Arcana winning the As D'Or at the latest Cannes Games Festival in France, reported here. I've been a guest of honor at multiple gaming conventions; on gaming panels at multiple World Science Fiction conventions; and have been invited to give talks at game design conferences, such as this talk.
Please move the deleted article into the draft namespace. Thanks.99.40.5.48 (talk) 12:11, 13 March 2020 (UTC)
A stalker writes: I think there's potential for a viable article here, even if the previous version (which I have not seen) didn't have enough good references. Several of the designer's games rightly have articles, and other Wikipedias have de:Tom Lehmann (Spieleautor) and fr:Thomas Lehmann. (Disclosure: I have some of those games on my shelf.) Certes (talk) 13:40, 13 March 2020 (UTC)
(talk page stalker) I hadn't seen the deleted article, but I also think there's a reasonable shot at finding better references. (and the video game categorization at the AfD couldn't have helped) Support moving back to draft to at least make an attempt. (Disclosure: In addition to owning several of his games, I've also shared a gaming table with him a couple of times when he guested at a local convention (EGG, if you were wondering, Tom...)) --Finngall talk 17:19, 13 March 2020 (UTC)

Yomeishu

Are you trying to get someone to start a page for Yomeishu? Why not start the page yourself? -- Doctorx0079 (talk) 00:47, 18 March 2020 (UTC)

Reference fill tool

Are you familiar with this refill tool?. May come in handier than Template:Cleanup bare URLs.Djflem (talk) 07:32, 24 March 2020 (UTC)

Hi @Djflem: Yes, I use reFill and Webreflinks from time-to-time. A problem I've been having is that when I use these tools, I am then logged off of Wikipedia automatically at times, which is a serious problem. Another issue is that sometimes these tool pages won't load for minutes at a time for me, and when they do, they will parse for minutes before providing any output to publish. North America1000 07:35, 24 March 2020 (UTC)
Yes, it is a pain sometimes.Djflem (talk) 07:49, 24 March 2020 (UTC)
Hello N and Djflem. I see that you are using the original refill tool. The tool was updated last year. While the old one is still available for use it is AFAIK not maintained and I think that is why you getting logged off. I just made a long post about this here Wikipedia:Village pump (technical)#Logged out by using REFILL and it might have some information that will be useful for you - or not :-) Best regards to you both and stay safe and well. MarnetteD|Talk 16:19, 24 March 2020 (UTC)

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This week's article for improvement (week 15, 2020)

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The Sims (video game)

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