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Welcome!

Hello, Rlendog, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

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Also, I made some modifications to your edits to the howler articles. - UtherSRG (talk) 13:02, 6 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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User talk:Dr pda/prosesize.js; but will this work for me?


File:Middle of the Road UK single cover.jpeg listed for discussion

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Costello question

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Hey there Rlendog. Do you own a copy of James Perone's Costello book? I saw you cited him on Stranger in the House (song) and thought I'd ask. If yes I was hoping you could help me out. Thanks. – zmbro (talk) (cont) 19:29, 16 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I don't own the book. I found it online. Rlendog (talk) 19:57, 16 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Damn. How many pages? I was able to preview pages 1 to maybe 20 on google books but that's it. – zmbro (talk) (cont) 20:41, 16 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I think I used Google Books and found what I was looking for so didn't check for other pages. You may be able to see something on its Amazon listing. 21:11, 16 March 2022 (UTC)
Ok I'll try that. Thanks man. – zmbro (talk) (cont) 21:27, 16 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Internet Archive Scholar vs. JSTOR

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Hello, I see on your user page that you use JSTOR and I'd like to know more about your experience. By my calculations, a good 70 % of the main JSTOR content is now available for everyone at Internet Archive Scholar, with full text search provided e.g. at https://scholar.archive.org/ . The service is still in beta, but I've used it for some source-finding and it seems quite usable to me; I wonder whether that's just my experience. If you have a chance, the next time you'd be looking for a source on Google Scholar or JSTOR or similar, to perform the same search on IA scholar instead, I'd be curious to hear how it ends up. Thanks, Nemo 19:04, 22 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:WikiProject Deletion sorting/Olympics

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Hello. I've begun a deletion sorting page for articles about the Olympics which are nominated at AfD. Hope you find it useful. No Great Shaker (talk) 15:15, 23 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

GA Reassessment

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Sperm whale has been nominated for a community good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. OnlyFixingProse (talk) 11:47, 25 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

April 2022 WikiProject Finance & Investment Newsletter

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WikiProject Finance & Investment April 2022 Newsletter

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Happy First Edit Day

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𝕸𝖗 𝕽𝖊𝖆𝖉𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝕿𝖚𝖗𝖙𝖑𝖊 (talk) 10:52, 7 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Invitation to join the Fifteen Year Society

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Dear Rlendog,

I'd like to extend a cordial invitation to you to join the Fifteen Year Society, an informal group for editors who've been participating in the Wikipedia project for fifteen years or more. ​

Best regards, Chris Troutman (talk) 13:41, 7 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Brookfield Asset Management edit request to revert non-NPOV edits

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Hi Rlendog. I am working to update the article for Brookfield Asset Management, the company I work for. I noticed you are listed at Category:WikiProject Finance & Investment participants and thought perhaps you would be interested in taking a look at an edit request posted by my colleague Mrn helmers. There were some non-NPOV edits recently made to the article which should be reverted. Another editor made some of the requested changes, but I would appreciate if you, a more experienced editor, would take a look at the edit request (which has since been closed by editor Z1720) at Talk:Brookfield Asset Management and revert the edits that you agree are not neutral. Thanks, Mf419 (talk) 13:56, 7 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Administrators' newsletter – April 2022

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New administrator activity requirement

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Neil Young Archives Volume II: 1972–1976

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Hello Rlendog,


I see you have recently edited "Neil Young Archives Volume II: 1972–1976".

I'm not a registered wikipedia user/editor but I have noticed an error on this page:

"Like a Hurricane", track 1 on disc 9 is listed as "Recorded at Studio, Broken Arrow Ranch, 11/25/1975." However, according to the booklet included in the box set (and other sources including the wikipedia page of the song: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Like_a_Hurricane_(song)) the recording date actually is 11/29/1975.

Maybe you can correct that.


Kind regards, Gerbrand van der Vooren Netherlands — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:A451:DBDC:1:A1BA:1700:95ED:2CBE (talk) 09:42, 20 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Rlendog (talk) 13:24, 20 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Kinks singles

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Hi Rlendog! Just wanted to apologize for not getting back to you earlier about the Kinks articles for the Soap Opera singles that were under consideration for deletion. I have not been very active on Wikipedia as of late and hence failed to notice the developments there. Thanks for doing your best to bulk them up--my sources haven't changed much for Kinks info since I created the articles, so I would've been at a loss. Beatleswhobeachboys (talk) 03:38, 21 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

FAR for Fin whale

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I have nominated Fin whale for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. OnlyFixingProse (talk) 13:32, 28 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

May 2022 WikiProject Finance & Investment Newsletter

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WikiProject Finance & Investment May 2022 Newsletter

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April Drive finished: The month-long April Content-creation Drive has now concluded. Our first content drive was a great start for what will be a regular feature of our Wikiproject. We will be doing them every other month, so there's none for May, but I look forward to seeing you sign up for the June edition. The drive's target was to improve Wikipedia's coverage of financial markets. Awards were given to those who participated.

June Drive topic for discussion: We're currently brainstorming topics for our June Content-creation Drive. Join the discussion here.

Content work: Two articles in our purview have received DYK nominations. Real Estate Bank of Arkansas was created and nominated by Hog Farm and Ranchlander National Bank was created and nominated by Sammi Brie. They're currently running in the WikiCup, so good luck to them! UBS has been nominated for a Good article reassessment. If you wish to help, leave comments in the nomination.

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Always precious

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WikiProject Finance & Investment June 2022 Newsletter

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Speedy deletion nomination of Category:Taxa named by Zhores Medvedev

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Category:Song recordings produced by Mike "Clay" Stone, which you created as Category:Song recordings produced by Mike Stone, seems to have been renamed as a misunderstanding. Mike Stone (record producer), not Mike "Clay" Stone, produced these songs. I have nominated the category for speedy renaming. – Fayenatic London 10:24, 6 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Happy New Year, Rlendog!

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Happy New Year!

Rlendog,
Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia.
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Happy new year to you too! Rlendog (talk) 02:32, 2 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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DYK for Scared (John Lennon song)

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On 23 January 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Scared (John Lennon song), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that John Lennon believed that the Rolling Stones' 1978 hit "Miss You" was based on a sped-up version of his 1974 song "Scared"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Scared (John Lennon song). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Scared (John Lennon song)), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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Administrators' newsletter – February 2023

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  • The Vector 2022 skin has become the default for desktop users of the English Wikipedia.

Arbitration

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  • Voting in the 2023 Steward elections will begin on 05 February 2023, 21:00 (UTC) and end on 26 February 2023, 21:00 (UTC). The confirmation process of current stewards is being held in parallel. You can automatically check your eligibility to vote.
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Feb 15: WikiWednesday Salon in Brooklyn

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Feb 15: WikiWednesday @ BPL + on Zoom
WikiWednesday is back in-person, pizza included!

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our WikiWednesday Salon, with in-person at Brooklyn Public Library by Grand Army Plaza, in the Central Library's Info Commons Lab, as well as an online-based participation option. No experience of anything at all is required. All are welcome!

We are proud to announce that monthly PIZZA has returned!

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. In addition, to participate in person you should be vaccinated and also be sure to respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if appropriate. Brooklyn Public Library encourages the wearing of masks when indoors, and especially be mindful of those in your proximity.

6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
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Mar 8: WikiWednesday Salon by Grand Central

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Mar 8: WikiWednesday Salon by Grand Central
The gathering is in the vicinity of Grand Central Terminal.

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community and visitors from the global Wikimedia Foundation for our WikiWednesday Salon by Grand Central, in-person at Convene 101 Park Avenue in the vicinity of Manhattan's Grand Central Terminal. No experience of anything at all is required. All are welcome!

This is somewhat of a sequel to last year's Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Brunch in terms of the participants, though this time it is an evening event in a different borough.

We may leaven the event with a few impromptu lightning talks, a Wiki-fashion show (yes, really!), and likely an afterparty tour.

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. In addition, to participate in person you should be vaccinated and also be sure to respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if appropriate.

5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
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Administrators' newsletter – March 2023

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (February 2023).

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Arbitration

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  • The 2023 appointees for the Ombuds commission are AGK, Ameisenigel, Bennylin, Daniuu, Emufarmers, Faendalimas, JJMC89, MdsShakil, Minorax and Renvoy as regular members and Zabe as advisory members.
  • Following the 2023 Steward Elections, the following editors have been appointed as stewards: Mykola7, Superpes15, and Xaosflux.
  • The Terms of Use update cycle has started, which includes a [p]roposal for better addressing undisclosed paid editing. Feedback is being accepted until 24 April 2023.
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Apr 12 WikiWednesday + Earth Week (Apr 15-23)

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April 12: WikiWednesday @ BPL + on Zoom
WikiWednesday is back in-person, pizza included!

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our WikiWednesday Salon, with in-person at Brooklyn Public Library by Grand Army Plaza, in the Central Library's Info Commons Lab, as well as an online-based participation option. No experience of anything at all is required. All are welcome!

We are proud to announce that monthly PIZZA has returned!

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5:30 pm -6:30 pm (Open Hour)
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm (Wiki Salon)
(Brooklyn Public Library, Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn)
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April 15-23: Earth Week!

Please RSVP on-wiki to any of the Earth Day/Week activities you will be joining, all are open:

When: Saturday, April 15, 11pm - 3pm
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When: Wednesday, April 19, 2pm-5pm
Where: LaGuardia CC - Room MB10B, 31-10 Thomson Avenue, Queens, NY 11101
When: Saturday April 22, 11am-2pm
Where: Spectrum Learning Lab - DeKalb branch Brooklyn Public Library and Sure We Can & Hybrid
When: Sunday, April 23, 12-5pm
Where: Concert Grove Pavilion, Prospect Park

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Sat: Earth Day Edit-a-thon + Sun: Wiki-Picnic

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April 22: Earth Day Edit-a-thon + April 23: Wiki-Picnic
Join us for two final Earth Week events!

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for a pair of special events this weekend as we wrap up Earth Week! No experience of anything at all is required. All are welcome.

What: Improve Wikipedia articles on the Environment of Brooklyn!
When: Saturday April 22, 11am-1pm (BPL), 1pm-5:30pm (SWC)
Where: Spectrum Learning Lab - DeKalb branch Brooklyn Public Library and Sure We Can & Hybrid
What: Enjoy a picnic celebration and Wiki-Seder!
When: Sunday, April 23, 12-5pm
Where: Concert Grove Pavilion, Prospect Park

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Arvicolinae

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Hi. In doing DAB fixes today, came across this article. Not being proficient in scientific classifications, I would wonder if you might mind taking a look at the fix I did and make sure it's correct. Thank you. Onel5969 TT me 08:47, 3 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I see that UtherSRG took a look at this. He is better with taxonomy than I am so I think you are ok. Rlendog (talk) 14:05, 3 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I did a bit of digging and it seems like that genus was split fairly recently. It may even still be ambiguous given that ITIS, for one, still uses the old genus, but it looks like ITIS last reviewed that page almost 10 years ago so the newer genus (which is used by the Mammal Diversity Database) is probably good. Rlendog (talk) 14:13, 3 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Administrators' newsletter – May 2023

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  • A request for comment about removing administrative privileges in specified situations is open for feedback.

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Arbitration

Miscellaneous

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May 17: WikiWednesday Salon + Queering Wikipedia

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May 17: WikiWednesday + Queering Wikipedia @ BPL + on Zoom
WikiWednesday is back in-person, pizza included!

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our WikiWednesday Salon, with in-person at Brooklyn Public Library by Grand Army Plaza, in the Central Library's Info Commons Lab, as well as an online-based participation option. No experience of anything at all is required. All are welcome!

We will also sync with the Queering Wikipedia 2023 Conference and Wiki Loves Pride 2023 and have a Wikidata session on LGBT themes for figures in religion/mythology.

We are proud to announce that monthly PIZZA has returned!

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. In addition, to participate in person you should be vaccinated and also be sure to respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if appropriate. Brooklyn Public Library encourages the wearing of masks when indoors, and especially be mindful of those in your proximity.

5:30 pm -6:30 pm (Open Hour + Wikidata-thon)
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm (Wiki Salon)
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Administrators' newsletter – June 2023

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Guideline and policy news

  • Following an RfC, editors indefinitely site-banned by community consensus will now have all rights, including sysop, removed.
  • As a part of the Wikimedia Foundation's IP Masking project, a new policy has been created that governs the access to temporary account IP addresses. An associated FAQ has been created and individual communities can increase the requirements to view temporary account IP addresses.

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  • Bot operators and tool maintainers should schedule time in the coming months to test and update their tools for the effects of IP masking. IP masking will not be deployed to any content wiki until at least October 2023 and is unlikely to be deployed to the English Wikipedia until some time in 2024.

Arbitration

  • The arbitration case World War II and the history of Jews in Poland has been closed. The topic area of Polish history during World War II (1933-1945) and the history of Jews in Poland is subject to a "reliable source consensus-required" contentious topic restriction.

Miscellaneous

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Digital Currency Group article

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Hi, I’m reaching out because I see you are a project member of Wikipedia:WikiProject Finance & Investment so you might be interested in a proposal about one of the biggest crypto-currency companies in the world. some corrections. Would you possibly be willing to have a look at the items in that proposal? Thanks very much in advance for your time. CertifiedTurtle (talk) 15:57, 8 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

June 21: WikiWednesday Salon back in Manhattan!

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June 21: WikiWednesday @ Prime Produce
WikiWednesday is back in Manhattan!

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our WikiWednesday Salon, with in-person at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, as well as an online-based participation option. No experience of anything at all is required. All are welcome!

We are proud to announce that monthly food has returned!

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. In addition, to participate in person you should be vaccinated and also be sure to respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if appropriate. Prime Produce encourages the wearing of masks when indoors, and especially be mindful of those in your proximity.

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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Administrators' newsletter – July 2023

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (June 2023).

Administrator changes

added Novem Linguae
removed

Bureaucrat changes

removed MBisanz

Guideline and policy news

Technical news

Arbitration

  • Two arbitration cases are currently open. Proposed decisions are expected 5 July 2023 for the Scottywong case and 9 July 2023 for the AlisonW case.
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July 19 WikiWednesday + New York Botanical Garden Edit-a-thon (July 29)

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July 19: WikiWednesday @ Prime Produce
WikiWednesday is back in Manhattan!

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our WikiWednesday Salon, with in-person at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, as well as an online-based participation option. No experience of anything at all is required. All are welcome!

We are proud to announce that monthly free food has returned!

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. In addition, to participate in person you should be vaccinated and also be sure to respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if appropriate. Prime Produce encourages the wearing of masks when indoors, and especially be mindful of those in your proximity.

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
(Prime Produce, Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan)
Also online via Zoom
July 29: NYBG Environment of the Bronx Edit-a-thon!
Flyer for the NYBG event

You are also invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our 9th Editathon with the New York Botanical Gardens! Attendees familiar with editing Wikipedia can edit off of a worklist focused on the environment of New York City; as well as, a sub-list focused on the environment of the Bronx. Additionally, LuEsther T. Mertz Library will pull topical media from their collection to assist the editing. You can also learn more and RSVP on the NYBG website here.

Bring your own laptop if you can, the Library can only provide laptops on a first-come, first-served basis. Entrance to the Library is free; when you arrive, alert Security that you are here for the event. Please enter through the Mosholu Entrance at 2950 Southern Boulevard.

12:00pm - 3:00pm
(Mertz Library at the New York Botanical Garden, Bronx)

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Category:Taxa named by Hugo Fleury Donzel has been nominated for merging

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Category:Taxa named by Hugo Fleury Donzel 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. Vahurzpu (talk) 16:54, 22 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Administrators' newsletter – August 2023

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (July 2023).

Administrator changes

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removed

Interface administrator changes

added Novem Linguae

Technical news

Arbitration

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WikiWednesday (Aug 23) and Governors Island Wiki-Picnic (Sun Aug 27)

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August 23: WikiWednesday @ Prime Produce
WikiWednesday in Manhattan

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our WikiWednesday Salon, with in-person at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, as well as an online-based participation option. No experience of anything at all is required. All are welcome!

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. In addition, to participate in person, you should be vaccinated and also be sure to respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if appropriate.

August 27: Annual NYC Wiknic @ Governors Island
Group photo from 2012 Governors Island Wiknic

Additionally, you are invited to the picnic anyone can edit on Governors Island, at Colonel's Row by ArtCrawl Harlem house, as part of the Great North American Wiknic celebrations (and Wikimania satellite events) being held across the continent.

This is the first big summer Wiknic since the 2019 edition and will feature an edit-a-thon focused on Governors Island and ArtCrawl Harlem, Depths of Wikipedia (recently of perpetual stew fame), as well as plenty more food topics drawing on the potluck ethos. All are welcome, new and experienced!

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct, and don't forget your sunscreen!

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Sunday: NYC Wiki-Picnic @ Gov Island

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August 27: Annual NYC Wiknic @ Governors Island
Group photo from 2012 Governors Island Wiknic

You are invited to the Annual NYC Wiknic, "the picnic anyone can edit" on Governors Island, at Colonel's Row by ArtCrawl Harlem house, as part of the Great North American Wiknic celebrations (and Wikimania satellite events) being held across the continent.

This is the first summer Wiknic since the 2019 edition and will feature an edit-a-thon focused Governors Island and ArtCrawl Harlem, Depths of Wikipedia and perpetual stew, as well as plenty more food. All are welcome, new and experienced!

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct, and don't forget your sunscreen!

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Administrators' newsletter – September 2023

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (August 2023).

Guideline and policy news

  • Following an RfC, TFAs will be automatically semi-protected the day before it is on the main page and through the day after.
  • A discussion at WP:VPP about revision deletion and oversight for dead names found that [s]ysops can choose to use revdel if, in their view, it's the right tool for this situation, and they need not default to oversight. But oversight could well be right where there's a particularly high risk to the person. Use your judgment.

Technical news

Arbitration

  • The SmallCat dispute case has closed. As part of the final decision, editors participating in XfD have been reminded to be careful about forming local consensus which may or may not reflect the broader community consensus. Regular closers of XfD forums were also encouraged to note when broader community discussion, or changes to policies and guidelines, would be helpful.

Miscellaneous

  • Tech tip: The "Browse history interactively" banner shown at the top of Special:Diff can be used to easily look through a history, assemble composite diffs, or find out what archive something wound up in.
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Sep 20: Wikimedia NYC Annual Election Meeting

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September 20: Annual Election & Members Meeting

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our Annual Election & Members Meeting, with in-person at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, as well as an online-based participation option.

The Members' Meeting is similar to other WikiWednesday meetups, except that its primary function is to elect a new Board of Directors. We will elect five board seats. After being elected, those elected can potentially appoint more seats. We will also have a fun WikiWednesday!

Election info:

  • To run for election or to vote, you must be a dues-paying member of Wikimedia New York City, having renewed in the past 12 months.
  • Voting will be both online, via emailed ballots from the ElectionBuddy service, and in-person.
  • The poll will be open for the 48 hours between 8pm EDT on September 18 and 8pm EDT on September 20.
  • For additional information, please consult the Election FAQ.

Meeting info:

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. In addition, to participate in person, you should be vaccinated and also be sure to respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if appropriate.

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Sun Oct 1: NYC Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month 2023

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October 1: Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month 2023: Edit-a-thon!

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month 2023: Edit-a-thon!, with in-person at Prime Produce Guild Hall in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan.

It is being held in the middle of National Hispanic Heritage Month (Sep 15–Oct 15).

Some past local edit-a-thons touching on this area have included the two editions of Wikipedia:Meetup/WikiArte at MoMA in 2015-16, and the CUNY LaGuardia translat-a-thons held annually since 2018.

Meeting info:

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. In addition, to participate in person, you should be vaccinated and also be sure to respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if appropriate.

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Wiki.NYC Pavilion for Open House New York (Oct 21–22) and Wikidata Day (Oct 29)

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October 21–22: Wiki.NYC Pavilion for Open House New York @ Prime Produce
Prime Produce

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our Wiki.NYC Pavilion for Open House New York at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan. The event will feature several interactive exhibits highlighting the "wiki way" for New York City

October 29: Wikidata Day in New York City
2023 Wikidata Day NYC flyer

Additionally, you are invited to Wikidata Day in New York City at Butler Library, Columbia University, in celebration of Wikidata's 11th birthday. This coincides with the online/global WikidataCon 2023 and is a sequel to Wikidata Day 2022. The event will feature a Harlem Arts & Culture edit-a-thon, spotlight sessions, lightning talks, and cake!

At both events, all attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. In addition, to participate in person, you should be vaccinated and also be sure to respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if appropriate.

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Administrators' newsletter – November 2023

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (October 2023).

Administrator changes

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Interface administrator changes

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Guideline and policy news

Technical news

Arbitration

  • Eligible editors are invited to self-nominate themselves from 12 November 2023 until 21 November 2023 to stand in the 2023 Arbitration Committee elections.
  • Xaosflux, RoySmith and Cyberpower678 have been appointed to the Electoral Commission for the 2023 Arbitration Committee Elections. BusterD is the reserve commissioner.
  • Following a motion, the contentious topic designation of Prem Rawat has been struck. Actions previously taken using this contentious topic designation are still in force.
  • Following several motions, multiple topic areas are no longer designated as a contentious topic. These contentious topic designations were from the Editor conduct in e-cigs articles, Liancourt Rocks, Longevity, Medicine, September 11 conspiracy theories, and Shakespeare authorship question cases.
  • Following a motion, remedies 3.1 (All related articles under 1RR whenever the dispute over naming is concerned), 6 (Stalemate resolution) and 30 (Administrative supervision) of the Macedonia 2 case have been rescinded.
  • Following a motion, remedy 6 (One-revert rule) of the The Troubles case has been amended.
  • An arbitration case named Industrial agriculture has been opened. Evidence submissions in this case close 8 November.

Miscellaneous

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Nov 15: WikiWednesday Salon + Wikimedia NYC Executive Director job

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November 15: WikiWednesday @ Prime Produce

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly WikiWednesday Salon at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, with an online-based participation option also available. No experience of anything at all is required. All are welcome!

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. In addition, to participate in person, you should be vaccinated and be sure to respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if appropriate.

Meeting info:

Wikimedia New York City Executive Director job listing

Wikimedia NYC, the 501(c)(3) non-profit supporting Wikipedia and related projects in the metro area, is hiring our founding Executive Director, apply here.

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Wed Dec 6: Hacking Night + job listing

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December 6: Hacking Night @ Prime Produce

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our first NYC Hacking Night at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan. This event is intended primarily for technical contributors, though newcomers are welcome as well!

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Meeting info:

Wikimedia New York City Executive Director job listing

Wikimedia NYC, the 501(c)(3) non-profit supporting Wikipedia and related projects in the metro area, is hiring our founding Executive Director; apply here.

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Administrators' newsletter – December 2023

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (November 2023).

Guideline and policy news

Arbitration

  • Following a motion, the Extended Confirmed Restriction has been amended, removing the allowance for non-extended-confirmed editors to post constructive comments on the "Talk:" namespace. Now, non-extended-confirmed editors may use the "Talk:" namespace solely to make edit requests related to articles within the topic area, provided that their actions are not disruptive.
  • The Arbitration Committee has announced a call for Checkusers and Oversighters, stating that it will currently be accepting applications for CheckUser and/or Oversight permissions at any point in the year.
  • Eligible users are invited to vote on candidates for the Arbitration Committee until 23:59 December 11, 2023 (UTC). Candidate statements can be seen here.
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Thu Jan 4: Hacking Night + Wikipedia Day soon

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January 4: Hacking Night @ Prime Produce

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for NYC Hacking Night at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan. This event is a successor to our inaugural December 2023 Hacking Night. It is intended primarily for technical contributors, though newcomers are welcome as well!

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct and Wikimedia's Technical Code of Conduct.

Meeting info:

January 14: Wikipedia Day 2024 @ Columbia University

In addition, you are invited to Wikipedia Day 2024, hosted at Columbia University by the Brown Institute for Media Innovation with Wikimedia NYC. Eventbrite RSVP is required, while RSVP on-wiki is also highly encouraged.

The special focus this year will be Artificial intelligence in Wikimedia projects.

More details about the event will be shared later, but save the date for now!

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Administrators' newsletter – January 2024

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (December 2023).

Arbitration

Miscellaneous

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CS1 error on Jamaica Say You Will (song)

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January 2024

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Administrators' newsletter – February 2024

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (January 2024).

CheckUser changes

removed Wugapodes

Interface administrator changes

removed

Guideline and policy news

  • An RfC about increasing the inactivity requirement for Interface administrators is open for feedback.

Technical news

  • Pages that use the JSON contentmodel will now use tabs instead of spaces for auto-indentation. This will significantly reduce the page size. (T326065)

Arbitration

  • Following a motion, the Arbitration Committee adopted a new enforcement restriction on January 4, 2024, wherein the Committee may apply the 'Reliable source consensus-required restriction' to specified topic areas.
  • Community feedback is requested for a draft to replace the "Information for administrators processing requests" section at WP:AE.

Miscellaneous

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Thu Feb 8 NYC Hacking Night + Feb 21 WikiWednesday

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February 8: Hacking Night @ Prime Produce

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for NYC Hacking Night at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan. It is intended primarily for technical contributors, though newcomers are welcome as well!

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct and Wikimedia's Technical Code of Conduct.

Meeting info:

February 21: WikiWednesday Salon @ Prime Produce

WikiWednesday is back this month! You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our WikiWednesday Salon at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, with an online-based participation option also available. No experience of anything at all is required. All are welcome!

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Good article reassessment for It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)

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Tue March 5: Wiki Gala NYC

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March 5: Wiki Gala @ Prime Produce
Wiki-fashion show at last year's event

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community and visitors from the global Wikimedia Foundation for our Wiki Gala at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan. All are welcome!

This is a sequel to the March 2023 Grand Central Salon and the March 2022 Wiki-Tent Brunch.

The event will feature lightning talks and a Wiki-fashion show, for which you are encouraged to dress in your finest Wikimedia clothing and accessories (bags, buttons, even books), or clothing connected to the topics you edit on wiki projects.

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. In addition, to participate in person you should be vaccinated and also be sure to respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if appropriate.

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Administrators' newsletter – March 2024

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (February 2024).

Guideline and policy news

Technical news

  • The mobile site history pages now use the same HTML as the desktop history pages. (T353388)

Miscellaneous

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CS1 error on Long Distance Voyager

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Moody Blues

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Rlendog,

I wanted to stop by and say thank you for all your work on the Moody Blues pages. Great work, and much appreciated.

Cheers,

Alcuin Alcuin (talk) 22:51, 5 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. Rlendog (talk) 14:05, 6 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

WikiNYC: 3/14 Hacking Night + 3/16 Queens Name Explorer

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March 14: Hacking Night @ Prime Produce

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for Pi Day Hacking Night at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan. It is intended primarily for technical contributors, though newcomers are welcome as well, and pies will be served in celebration of Pi Day!

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct and Wikimedia's Technical Code of Conduct.

Meeting info:

March 16: Queens Name Explorer @ QPL Tech Lab

You are also invited to the Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Queens Name Explorer edit-a-thon at the Queens Public Library Tech Lab in Long Island City, which will be hosted in collaboration OpenStreetMap US, Urban Archive and the Queens Memory Project. This is an opportunity for the tech savvy to learn about Queens history and for the history savvy to hone their open data skills – plus, there will be refreshments and prizes for everyone!

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CS1 error on Long Distance Voyager

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172.56.186.238 & 172.56.185.176

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this dude is weird Polygnotus (talk) 23:55, 10 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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DYK for Matt Rempe

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Administrators' newsletter – April 2024

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (March 2024).

Administrator changes

removed

Guideline and policy news

Technical news

  • The Toolforge Grid Engine services have been shut down after the final migration process from Grid Engine to Kubernetes. (T313405)

Arbitration

Miscellaneous

  • Editors are invited to sign up for The Core Contest, an initiative running from April 15 to May 31, which aims to improve vital and other core articles on Wikipedia.
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WikiWednesday (April 10) and City Tech Library LGBTQIA edit-a-thon (April 11)

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April 10: WikiWednesday @ Prime Produce
Prime Produce

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our WikiWednesday Salon, with in-person at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, as well as an online-based participation option.

Among the topics, we'll be covering the newly-released drafts of the Movement Charter for Wikimedia global governance.

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct.

April 11: City Tech Library LGBTQIA edit-a-thon
New York City College of Technology

Additionally, you are invited to City Tech Library LGBTQIA edit-a-thon at the New York City College of Technology Library in Downtown Brooklyn! Join us in person on April 11th to learn about these great new materials at City Tech Library; to learn about editing Wikipedia; and to help increase representation of LGBTQIA individuals and issues online. All are welcome, new and experienced!

Interested in attending, but not a CUNY student or faculty? Please get in touch; we'll help you navigate City Tech building security. Email Jen: jennifer.hoyer18 (at) citytech.cuny.edu.

  • Thursday, April 11 City Tech Library LGBTQIA edit-a-thon (RSVP on-wiki).
    12:30 pm – 3:30 pm (come by any time!)
    4:00 pm – 5:00 pm (reception to celebrate the library's LGBTQIA collection)
    City Tech Library Multimedia Screening and Meeting Space, 300 Jay Street, Brooklyn NY

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Happy First Edit Day!

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Thu April 25: WikiNYC Hacking Night

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April 25: Hacking Night @ Prime Produce
Past event at Prime Produce.

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for NYC Hacking Night at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan. It is intended primarily for technical contributors, though newcomers are welcome as well!

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Administrators' newsletter – May 2024

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (April 2024).

Administrator changes

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Bureaucrat changes

removed Nihonjoe

CheckUser changes

readded Joe Roe

Oversight changes

removed GeneralNotability

Guideline and policy news

Technical news

  • Partial action blocks are now in effect on the English Wikipedia. This means that administrators have the ability to restrict users from certain actions, including uploading files, moving pages and files, creating new pages, and sending thanks. T280531

Arbitration

Miscellaneous

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May 8: WikiWednesday Salon with new Executive Director

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May 8: WikiWednesday @ Prime Produce

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly WikiWednesday Salon at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, with an online-based participation option also available. No experience of anything at all is required. All are welcome!

This special WikiWednesday will feature a welcome session and beginning of a listening tour by the newly appointed executive director of Wikimedia NYC, the first staff member leading our local non-profit.

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. Meeting info:

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Taxa named by categories

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What's up with removing these cats from appropriate taxa? - UtherSRG (talk) 12:56, 26 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

What are you referring to? I have removed some "Taxa named by..." cats from articles listed under the common name to move the category to the scientific name, which is the taxon. Rlendog (talk) 22:17, 26 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Ah! Ok. That makes sense. - UtherSRG (talk) 11:46, 27 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I think that is the latest consensus, although it has changed back and forth a few times. I notice some more popular articles (e.g. lion) do have a "Taxa named by..." category on the page with the common name title. So I will refrain from removing those and just add them as needed to any scientific name articles, including redirects. Rlendog (talk) 16:12, 27 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

June 2: Hacking Sunday (+preview of June 8 Wiknic)

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June 2: Hacking Sunday @ Prime Produce

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our Hacking Sunday at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan. It is intended primarily for technical contributors, though newcomers are welcome as well! The event runs for the whole day, though you are welcome to come by for as little or as long as you'd like.

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct and Wikimedia's Technical Code of Conduct.

A documentary filmmaker will be in attendance, working on Rabbit Hole, which aims to document Wikipedia's community to showcase how our network tackles important questions about how history is recorded. They will be in attendance to film snippets of this gathering for the documentary. It is completely optional to be a part of the film and there will be protocols in place if you wish to not be filmed. If there are any questions about the filming please reach out to the filmmaker, Meg Vatterott (meg.vatterott@gmail.com).

Meeting info:

P.S. Next up will be Sat June 8 Wiknic on Governors Island!

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Request for unprotection of redirect

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Hallo, you fully protected Gianna Maria-Onore Bryant in 2020. It points to Kobe Bryant. THe page on his daughter has now been re-created at Gianna "Gigi" Bryant, a terrible title which will need to be changed, but please unprotect the redirect so that it can be retargetted to that page. When the page gets moved, the redirect will follow it.

For context, there's been a wide discussion at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Women in Red#Can someone good at 'formalizing' help me with the draft for Gianna Bryant?, resulting in the new article, which had been declined at AfC, being rewritten by a very experienced editor, partly to encourage the inexperienced editor who had put a lot of effort into creating a fairly poor draft. The consensus was that developments since the last AfD probably now make her notable.

I went to Wikipedia:Requests for page protection/Decrease, but then re-read the instructions there and discovered I needed to come here first.

I hope you can help. Thanks. PamD 19:03, 3 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I unprotected the page. I have no opinion on the new article itself, but if there is a consensus that it is notable and suitable it can be moved to this title. Rlendog (talk) 12:09, 4 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks. It only needs to be redirect as it's her rarely-used full name. Will now edit the redirect (if I can - on phone for a few days, which makes some edits almost or quite impossible!) PamD 22:24, 4 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Sat June 8: Governors Island Wiknic

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June 8: Wiknic @ Governors Island
2023 Wiknic group photo

You are invited to the picnic anyone can edit on Governors Island, at 403 Colonels Row by the ArtCrawl Harlem house.

This is a sequel event to the 2023 Governors Island Wiknic and will feature a workshop led by AfroCrowd at the ArtCrawl Harlem house. We'll also encourage collaboration for wiki-coverage of ArtCrawl Harlem's current exhibition at Governors Island. All are welcome, new and experienced!

Bring a picnic blanket and some potluck, as well as some sunscreen! We'll also provide sandwiches for everyone, and maybe some NYC pizza too, but we encourage you to bring your own favorite dishes to share, especially for those food cultural topics you would like to improve on Wikipedia.

We'll also do a portal thing for a bit with West Coast friends at Wikipedia:Meetup/LA/Wiknic2024.

Saturday, June 8, 2024 NYC Wiknic @ Governors Island (RSVP on-wiki)

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Administrators' newsletter – June 2024

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Administrator changes

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Bureaucrat changes

removed

Oversight changes

removed Dreamy Jazz

Guideline and policy news

Technical news

  • The Nuke feature, which enables administrators to mass delete pages, will now correctly delete pages which were moved to another title. T43351

Arbitration

Miscellaneous

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Category:Alpha male chimpanzees has been nominated for merging

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Reactivation of Richard Wagner WikiProject

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Hi. I recently reactivated WP:WikiProject Richard Wagner and noticed that you have previously been a contributor. Would you like your name to move back into the Active Partipants? Chrisdevelop (talk) 00:40, 19 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not sure how much I'll be able to contribute, but OK. Rlendog (talk) 20:03, 19 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

June 26: ONLINE WikiWednesday Salon NYC

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June 26: ONLINE WikiWednesday Salon NYC
Welcome to Wikimedia New York City!

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our Online-Only WikiWednesday Salon on Zoom. No experience of anything at all is required. All are welcome!

This special online-only WikiWednesday will be dedicated to the Wikimedia Movement Charter referendum, and also to exploring future options of other online-centric events for our Wikimedia NYC chapter.

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Replaceable non-free use File:Come See About Me Dodds Label.jpg

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Fri July 19: Wikicurious in NYC, Editing Wikipedia for Beginners

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July 19: Wikicurious: Editing Wikipedia for Beginners @ Civic Hall

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for the inaugural event of the beginner-focused Wikicurious series at Civic Hall! All are welcome, and newcomers and aspiring editors are especially encouraged to attend.

Registration via Eventbrite is required for building entry, and is also encouraged on the event page on Meta.

The Wikicurious series at Civic Hall is supported by Craig Newmark Philanthropies. Wikimedia NYC is an official affiliate and supported by the Wikimedia Foundation.

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WIkiProject Doctor Who Newsletter: July 2024

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The Space-Time Telegraph
Volume II, Issue I — July 2024
Brought to you by the editors of WikiProject Doctor Who

Okay–ooh. New teeth newsletter. That's weird...

Hello!

Welcome to the first regenerated issue of The Space-Time Telegraph, the official newsletter of WikiProject Doctor Who. We hope it finds you well in your safe travels across the Whoniverse! This newsletter was founded in 2008 and seemed to get lost in the time vortex quite quickly. Thanks to the Doctor dragging Sutekh through the time vortex and bringing life by bringing death to death (yeah... I'm a little confused too), it seems to have regenerated. The writing staff hopes to bring you future editions quarterly.
For this first edition, we have created an updated version of our mailing list that includes any active editors who previously had their usernames included in our participants list. If you do not wish to receive future editions, please remove your name from the mailing list. If you no longer wish to participate in the project, please also remove your name from the participants list.
I think that's enough about the newsletter for now. Let's dive into interesting things happening within the Doctor Who side of Wikipedia. Geronimooooo.....

Big Spike in Productivity

During 2024, the project has scored 8 GAs, 2 FLs and a GT, up from last year's 4 GAs and a GT. Several additional things are in the pipeline, with a bunch of things currently having been nominated with some mix of OlifanofmrTennant, TheDoctorWho, and Pokelego999 having their names attached to them. Allow me to look into the nominees.
  1. Series 14: As of July 18th, every single episode has been sent to GAN, with "Boom", "73 Yards", and "The Devil's Chord" having made it to GA.
  2. 2023 Specials: Early in the year, as part of trying to not lose the WikiCup, Ollie sent "The Star Beast" (still salty about the move) to GAN. It was reviewed by frequent collaborator (fly high) of hers, but failed. She then fixed it up and sent it back where it passed. Later "The Giggle" was expanded and sent to GA, followed shortly by "Wild Blue Yonder". WBY received help by JustAnotherCompanion, a pretty fresh user. This other companion chose not to be listed as co-nom. A page was created for "Destination: Skaro" and quickly got GA status.
  3. The Daleks' Master Plan was also sent to GAN by Rhain. It passed to join Rhain's other First Doctor content, being the fourth season three article to get the green check.
  4. Peter Capaldi: The filmography and newly created awards of Capaldi were both sent to FLC and passed. Capaldi's main page was sent to GA, though due to some minor incompetence on the part of the nominator it was failed.

Proposals to the WikiProject

A recent proposal at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Doctor Who suggested potential improvements and suggestions for the main page of the project, as well as discussions about the project overall. The proposals are as follows:
  1. The Task Forces section should be removed due to inactivity in the Torchwood Task Force, and a lack of significant interest in creating further Task Forces.
  2. The freenode channel no longer works and should be removed due to most discussion taking place on site.
  3. Due to the low quality of Lungbarrow and Jubilee despite being sample articles, these articles should either be removed as samples or improved. Additionally, the "sample device" has a very small application field, and should be removed from the sample articles section.
  4. An updates infobox should be included, similarly to those used by Wikipedia:VGCHAR.
  5. Radio Times's Doctor Who sections should be included in the references section due to their benefits for the project sourcing wise.
  6. The Deletion Discussion archive should be removed, or have work invested in updating it, due to its lack of updates.

If you feel you have any thoughts or suggestions on these matters, or on any other matters pertaining to the project and its main page, feel free to chime in the ongoing discussion.

Discussions of Note

A move discussion is currently underway on whether or not Doctor Who series 14 should be moved to Doctor Who season 1 (2024). The discussion also involves conversation on a few other adjacent articles. If you have an opinion on the matter please read over the discussion or leave comments.

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Administrators' newsletter – August 2024

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (July 2024).

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Technical news

  • Global blocks may now target accounts as well as IP's. Administrators may locally unblock when appropriate.
  • Users wishing to permanently leave may now request "vanishing" via Special:GlobalVanishRequest. Processed requests will result in the user being renamed, their recovery email being removed, and their account being globally locked.

Arbitration

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Sat August 24: Roosevelt Island Wiknic

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August 24: Wiknic @ Roosevelt Island
2019 Wiknic group photo, last time we held it on Roosevelt Island

You are invited to the picnic anyone can edit on Roosevelt Island, at Southpoint Park.

Following up on this month's Wikimania in Poland, this Wiknic will have as guest of honor User:DerHexer, the 2024 Wikimedia Laureate of the Year, marking his triumphant North American tour!

Bring a picnic blanket and some potluck, as well as some sunscreen! We'll also provide a little something for everyone, but we encourage you to bring your own favorite dishes to share, especially for those food cultural topics you would like to improve on Wikipedia.

We'll also do a portal thing for a bit with West Coast friends at the WikiLA ocean life edit-a-thon.

All are welcome, new and experienced!

Saturday, August 24, 2024 NYC Wiknic @ Roosevelt Island (RSVP on-wiki)

  • Time: 2:00 - 7:00 pm (come by any time!)
  • Salon-style Discussions: 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm (session A) 5:00 pm - 5:30 pm (session B)
  • Location: Roosevelt Island (Southpoint Park, look for our Wikipedia/Wikimedia NYC banner).

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Sep 25: Wikimedia NYC Annual Election Meeting (plus Latin music event on Sep 21!)

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September 25: Annual Election & Members Meeting

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our Annual Election & Members Meeting, with in-person at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, as well as an online-based participation option.

The Members' Meeting is similar to other WikiWednesday meetups, except that its primary function is to elect a new Board of Directors. We will elect three board seats, half of the elected seats on the board. After being elected, those elected can potentially appoint more seats.

We will also focus on the Wikimedia NYC Strategic Plan, our Financial Report, and Annual and Monthly event teams for the coming year.

Election info:

  • To run for election or to vote, you must be a dues-paying member of Wikimedia New York City, having renewed in the past 12 months.
  • Voting will be both online, via emailed ballots from the ElectionBuddy service, and in-person.
  • The poll will be open for the 48 hours between 8pm EDT on September 23 and 8pm EDT on September 25.
  • For additional information, please consult the Election FAQ.

Meeting info:

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct.

P.S. Also upcoming just before our annual meeting is the Latin music edit-a-thon, Wikicurious: Editing to the Beat (RSVP at Eventbrite), on Saturday September 21!

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Sep 21: Wikicurious for Latin Music: Editing to the Beat ♫

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Sat Sep 21: Wikicurious - Editing to the Beat ♫ @ Lehman College

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for the "Editing to the Beat" event of the beginner-focused Wikicurious series at Lehman College. This is the second event of the series, following the inaugural event at Civic Hall in July. Led by a 9-person live band demonstrating Caribbean and Latin musical genres, we'll engage with efforts such as WikiProject Latin Music, and will encourage editing on both English and Spanish Wikipedia. All are welcome, and newcomers and aspiring editors are especially encouraged to attend. Registration via Eventbrite is required for building entry, and is also encouraged on the event page on Meta.

The Wikicurious series is supported by Craig Newmark Philanthropies. Wikimedia NYC is an official affiliate and supported by the Wikimedia Foundation. Also supporting this event are Equis, The Celia Cruz Foundation, and the International Museum of Salsa. In association with WikiCari and AfroCrowd.

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct.

Meeting info:

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WIkiProject Doctor Who: September 2024 Newsletter

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The Space-Time Telegraph
Volume II, Issue II — September 2024
Brought to you by the editors of WikiProject Doctor Who

You like Doctor Who? What's his name then?

Welcome

Hello and welcome to the second issue of the new newsletter! Following the success of the first newsletter we are back to write more stuff.

Articles for deletion
Several articles have been nominated for deletion, such as Time War (Doctor Who), and several articles have been deleted, or merged or redirected, especially those relating to books, due to lack of WP:SIGCOV and WP:NBOOK. Editors can always help either by participating in the deletion discussions (which are noted on the project page), adding to such articles, or bringing attention to other such articles through AfD or the WikiProject talk page, to aid in clean-up.

Notice of Draft Articles
A new Doctor Who spin-off was announced at the 2024 San Diego Comic-Con, called The War Between the Land and the Sea, and will feature old and new Whoniverse characters working for UNIT as they battle the Sea Devils. The main space article currently redirects to Whoniverse, but collaboration is currently underway in a draft article. As filming on this miniseries has recently begun, its relocation to the mains space will presumably take place soon per the recommendations laid out at WP:NTV.


There is also a draft article in progress for the upcoming 2024 Christmas special. While this article won't be moved until the episode airs, any new contributions are welcome.

Doctor Who News
A small number of editors have recently raised questions regarding the reliability of Doctor Who News. This website is particularly used for information regarding viewing figures and the Appreciation Index of most episodes as well as some news information. If there is a better source for any information supported by this website, it should be replaced in good faith.


A full consensus on whether or not to remove the information that can't be supported by a different source has not yet been reached. Any editor who has opinions on this matter should contribute to the discussion on the WikiProject talk page.

Continued Progress Towards Good/Featured Content
There has been lots of progress made towards recognized articles in the last two months, related to such diverse categories as series, specials, lists and episodes A sub-page has also been added to the WikiProject, to list any possible goals we can aim towards.

Proposals Regarding the State of Fictional Elements Articles in the WikiProject

Several proposals have been laid out regarding fictional elements in the WikiProject, which includes fictional characters, locations, and more. Due to a concerning quality state regarding the large majority of them, several methods of tackling them in order to improve these articles' quality for the future have been proposed. The primary three proposals are as follows:
1. A priority list should be made to determine what articles are most pressing and in need of improvement in the WikiProject overall. Focus would be put onto important subjects and articles in a state of dubious notability that would make them viable for deletion processes such as AfD.
2. A group of articles is selected for improvement, which are ones deemed most relevant to the WikiProject for the future. Any lesser important subjects can be sidelined and worked on as editors see fit.
3. A long term goal is made to improve all elements. This will come at the caveat of taking significantly longer and requiring more heavy participation than the above two proposals, but would guarantee a slow and steady way to solve the issue.
If any editors are interested in chiming into the conversation and sharing their piece on how this should be handled, or if any editors wish to help with this proposal and improve fictional elements articles, then feel free to share thoughts at the discussion's section on the article's talk page.

Contributors

"I'm not appalled by it" - The New New York Times

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Liance user deleted page and hasn't responded for 10 days

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I made a new page for NZ Composer William Green, but Liance deleted it because he said it wasn't notable. Another user agrees with me that Green is notable because he has an entry in the NZ govt encyclopedia. Could you help? I found you on the recent administrators page. Thank you. Kelly222 (talk) 00:41, 27 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The article was actually moved to a draft here. So you can continue editing it there and add more sources that would demonstrate notability more clearly, and resubmit the draft for inclusion in main space. Right now the only source in the article that seems to provide substantial coverage of the composer is the first one. If you add one more with that much substance, there may be a consensus to keep it in main space. Generally editors want to see at least 2 and often 3 or more substantial sources. Otherwise, even if the article is accepted in main space, it is likely to get deleted later. Rlendog (talk) 00:51, 27 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Administrators' newsletter – October 2024

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Need a little help

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Hi. I'm posting here what I posted on FormalDude's page. Please forgive me for not being super Wiki-literate yet. I was just looking for some help and noticed that FormalDude isn't an admin so I found your page, Rlendog:

Hi FormalDude. Could you take a look at the NYU Law Review's page? This user "Randykitty" for some reason feels the need to erroneously remove our logo from our page. You reversed him once already last year but he just removed the logo again (for the same reason you'd reversed him) claiming the logo isn't being used by the Law Review. Here is evidence of the Law Review using the logo that's on the Wiki page (that Randykitty will for some reason try to remove again): https://www.instagram.com/nyulawreview/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/nyulr/ https://twitter.com/nyulawreview Nyulrlogo (talk) 21:56, 4 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It looks like you may have resolved it with your links. If he reverts again he should explain why your links were inadequate. Rlendog (talk) 22:03, 4 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Oct 26: Wikidata Day NYC

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October 26: Wikidata Day in New York City
2024 Wikidata Day NYC flyer

You are invited to Wikidata Day in New York City at Pratt Institute School of Information in Manhattan, in celebration of Wikidata's 12th birthday. This event, held by our chapter in collaboration with Pratt and Girls Who Code, will be our third annual celebration of Wikidata Day. It will feature spotlight sessions, lightning talks, and the customary Wiki-cake, while those unable to attend in person will be able to watch a livestream.

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct.

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You Are Here

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I appreciate you adding a reception part for "You Are Here" and starting a dyk for it. The song is one of John's most underrated tracks and definitely needs more attention! Shoot for the Stars (talk) 03:25, 23 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for starting the article. Rlendog (talk) 17:54, 23 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Invitation to participate in a research

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Hello,

The Wikimedia Foundation is conducting a survey of Wikipedians to better understand what draws administrators to contribute to Wikipedia, and what affects administrator retention. We will use this research to improve experiences for Wikipedians, and address common problems and needs. We have identified you as a good candidate for this research, and would greatly appreciate your participation in this anonymous survey.

You do not have to be an Administrator to participate.

The survey should take around 10-15 minutes to complete. You may read more about the study on its Meta page and view its privacy statement .

Please find our contact on the project Meta page if you have any questions or concerns.

Kind Regards,

WMF Research Team

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Speedy deletion nomination of Category:Taxa named by Philippe Pinel

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A tag has been placed on Category:Taxa named by Philippe Pinel indicating that it is currently empty, and is not a disambiguation category, a category redirect, under discussion at Categories for discussion, or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion. If it remains empty for seven days or more, it may be deleted under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and removing the speedy deletion tag. Liz Read! Talk! 08:11, 28 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Israël

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Does Israel translate to Israël in Dutch? Thatdordrechtguy (talk) 07:52, 29 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

This is not Dutch Wikipedia. It is English Wikipedia. Just because a term that has a page on English Wikipedia happens to have a particular meaning in some other language than English does not mean that we add a note to the page to note that fact. It is basically trivia from an English Wikipedia point of view. Rlendog (talk) 14:09, 29 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Israël is a page on Dutch Wikipedia, so {{R from alternative language|nl|en}} should be used in the redirect page Israël. Thatdordrechtguy (talk) 17:34, 29 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
That redirect would be irrelevant to English Wikipedia. Rlendog (talk) 20:56, 29 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I agree. This user has done a stack of these non-English redirects, including some mind-boggling silly ones. Given that they are nominally a new user who has hit the ground sprinting, I suspect an LTA (last incarnation as User:91838jeu72737), just not quite enough evidence for an SPI. Yet. 𝕁𝕄𝔽 (talk) 12:12, 30 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for You Are Here (song)

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On 1 November 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article You Are Here (song), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the music video for John Lennon's "You Are Here", issued half a century after the song was released, shows previously unseen footage of Lennon? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/You Are Here (song). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, You Are Here (song)), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

 — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:03, 1 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Administrators' newsletter – November 2024

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