User talk:STATicVapor

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WWE: Uncaged VIII

WWE: Uncaged VIII ARTICLE SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN DELETED ITS A GOOD READ.?. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Fmm134 (talk • contribs) 04:00, 20 August 2019 (UTC)

100,000th edit!

	100,000th edit award
	Let me be the first to congratulate you on your 100,000th edit! You are now entitled to place the 100,000 Edit Star on your bling page! or you could choose to display the {{User 100,000 edits}} user box. Or both! Thanks for all your work at the 'pedia! Cheers, — MarnetteD|Talk 04:22, 22 August 2019 (UTC)

@MarnetteD: Well thanks for the kind message, I didn't think anyone would notice lol. StaticVapor message me! 05:08, 22 August 2019 (UTC)

Congrats! I will see you in that club in 3000 edits :-). - Galatz גאליץ^{שיחה Talk} 13:06, 22 August 2019 (UTC)

@Galatz: You got this Galatz, you're almost there lol. StaticVapor message me! 18:22, 22 August 2019 (UTC)

haha thanks...10 years in the making - Galatz גאליץ^{שיחה Talk} 19:06, 22 August 2019 (UTC)

You are most welcome S. Cheers. MarnetteD|Talk 16:13, 22 August 2019 (UTC)

Belated congrats. Nice to see that star I designed going to a nice home. Vjmlhds (talk) 00:07, 1 September 2019 (UTC)

soulja boy article citations

sorry about the earlier edit, added in a more comprehensive version with proper citations. CashLizard (talk) 10:14, 22 August 2019 (UTC)Cashlizard

@CashLizard: Thank you for doing that :) StaticVapor message me! 21:55, 23 August 2019 (UTC)

Your comment to me

Relax lol. It was a good edition I just didn’t have time to source at that precise moment... — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hoglundan (talk • contribs) 21:35, 23 August 2019 (UTC)

@Hoglundan: I am very relaxed tbh. Refer to WP:BURDEN, WP:BLP and WP:V. StaticVapor message me! 21:54, 23 August 2019 (UTC)

r

Why did you revert me edit to Bill Goldberg? Jimmyy68 (talk) 12:42, 28 August 2019 (UTC)

@Jimmyy68: When you add or change content on Wikipedia you need to cite a reliable source for you change. Please click all the blue links in the message I sent you. Outside of that I feel no reason to say the exact match time, it is trivial. StaticVapor message me! 18:55, 30 August 2019 (UTC)

Drake Maverick

You know, in your haste to put Maverick back as "other personnel", you put Elias back as 24/7 Champion - yet you said I put in incorrect information.

Gotta watch before you leap, sir.

Vjmlhds (talk) 00:09, 1 September 2019 (UTC)

@Vjmlhds: This moving of Maverick was directly against consensus from the article talk page. You already got a final warning since you returned, if I wanted ANI is that way, but I am just not active enough rn to bother. There was consensus. I don't know how winning the joke 24/7HardcoreIronmanHeavyweight championship a few more times means anything. You labeled Maverick as a 205 wrestler and that is not correct. Sorry about my mistake with Elias, did not see that until now. StaticVapor message me! 08:43, 1 September 2019 (UTC)

Andrewboricua787407 (talk) 02:52, 1 September 2019 (UTC)

Hello what is a redlik that you mention in my talk page

@Andrewboricua787407: See WP:REDLINK There are blue links and red links. You should not remove red links unless you know that, that person or thing is not and will not ever be notable. Also you only need to sign your posts at the end of your posts on WP:TALK pages. StaticVapor message me! 08:50, 1 September 2019 (UTC)

Pat buck info

https://www.mandatory.com/wrestlezone/news/1117371-get-to-know-guest-wwe-pc-coach-pat-buck

https://thepopbreak.com/2019/04/03/pat-buck-on-the-buzz-killer-the-future-of-wrestling-the-duality-of-being-a-promoter-a-wrestler/#

https://rajah.com/node/notes-impacts-code-red-event-two-new-producers-former-nxt-star-spotted

I would of quoted all of this but don’t know how, if you can help. — Preceding unsigned comment added by ChipDouglas820 (talk • contribs) 03:49, 5 September 2019 (UTC)

@ChipDouglas820: Thanks for the effort I do appreciate it! A few things to link you to. First would be WP: Referencing for beginners and WP:CITE. Also of note, Mandatory and Rajah are known as unreliable sources, please only use reliable sources like the ones found at WP:PW/RS. All content needs to have a citation, the part I was more concerned about was the claim that he produced the match, is their a reliable source that you can find that information on? StaticVapor message me! 08:39, 5 September 2019 (UTC)

Could you help me update my page? I can pay for it. ChipDouglas820 (talk) 15:05, 12 August 2021 (UTC)

Sabu and Reno Scum

Hey, Static. I notice that on Sabu's page, you've given him the sub-heading "Second return to Impact, 2019-present" or words to that effect with a source indicating Impact are still going to use Sabu in future. Would you suggest that means Sabu should be added back to Impact's roster, or would you advise against it?

SkylerLovefist (talk) 08:09, 6 September 2019 (UTC)

@SkylerLovefist: I was iffy on it, only because "plans can change". Maybe wait till he returns, but I wouldn't revert it if you wanted to add him back. StaticVapor message me! 03:23, 7 September 2019 (UTC)

Since he's returned at today's taping, I'll add him back, I'll use both sources. Thanks.

While I'm at it, reports coming out from the tapings indicate Reno Scum have formalised their alliance with Ace Austin, whom they've been involved in an ongoing storyline with, along with Eddie Edwards. While no formal news of a contract has broken, they've been used a lot since Cali Combat and appear to being used going forward. Too Synth at this stage, or are they fair to be added too? SkylerLovefist (talk) 03:35, 7 September 2019 (UTC)

@SkylerLovefist: Oh cool that's awesome to hear, saves us the headache worrying about that. As for Reno I would wait for 1) roster profile 2) source confirming signing or 3) them being used at tapings outside of California/Nevada. They seem to only use them when it's convenient when they're touring in the area. StaticVapor message me! 07:43, 7 September 2019 (UTC)

Fair call. Perhaps if they appear at the next tapings, still allied with Ace?SkylerLovefist (talk) 08:37, 7 September 2019 (UTC)

@SkylerLovefist: Yeah that would seem okay, as long as the taping isn't in Nevada/California, where Reno Scum is from lol. Also I just saw this. You could add Paul London and Chris Sabin to the backstage section as producers based off this since they have worked previous tapings as producers as well. StaticVapor message me! 23:41, 7 September 2019 (UTC)

Yeah, the next tapings are in Canada, so pretty far from that area. Lol. I'll chuck Paul and Chris in when I have the chance. SkylerLovefist (talk) 01:34, 8 September 2019 (UTC)

Thanks, editing tables at all is a nightmare on my browser. I just wish Impact frequently updated their roster page so everyone didn't have to always play the wait/guess game. StaticVapor message me! 03:58, 8 September 2019 (UTC)

Nikki cross

Nikki cross does Indeed perform under the smack down brand as she is currently smackdown tag champ with alexa bliss you should watch it and then you'll see Kintobor86 (talk) 19:39, 9 September 2019 (UTC)

@Kintobor86: You must be misunderstanding something. They are not the SmackDown Tag Team Champions. That title is held by The New Day. StaticVapor message me! 14:57, 10 September 2019 (UTC)

if you check the women's division also have tag champs alexa bliss and nikki cross are champs in their first reign — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kintobor86 (talk • contribs)

@Kintobor86: The women's tag team championships are dual brand championships. The champions can appear on both brands. Bliss and Cross are still Raw superstars though. StaticVapor message me! 22:45, 10 September 2019 (UTC)

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Braun Strowman

When I edited the weight of #REDIRECT Braun Strowman I did cite a reliable source, a recent interview in which Adam Scherr (Braun Strowman) said that his weight was 345-350 lbs, all you had to do was go to that video at the point of the video which I specified and hear it. So you're wrong. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Vannyvis55 (talk • contribs) 06:47, 13 September 2019 (UTC)

But since you want a 'billed' weight, I added the correct billed weight for Braun Strowman. 385lbs, not 340lbs. I also provided a reliable source for it. So don't send me another message. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Vannyvis55 (talk • contribs) 07:15, 13 September 2019 (UTC)

@Vannyvis55: I am clearly not "wrong", the section of the infobox does say billed weight. I saw someone else reverted it. Weird that they announced him at 385 when they said he was 340 in June. I have my doubts that his weight fluctuates that much. StaticVapor message me! 12:55, 13 September 2019 (UTC)

Strowman's billed weight has always been 385lbs. Look at wwe.com, watch RAW every Monday night, they say 385lbs. And yes his weight does flucuate, Strowman has comfirmed that his own weight fluctuates 10-15bs per DAY (Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LISn6eOwlIw) (Point 4:25). Super ShowDown was in June, three months ago, and the only show in which they said he was 340. Even if his weight was 340lbs then, it is possible for him to gain 45 lbs during that time period of three months. It doesn't matter if you 'have doubts'. It's a fact. With that being said, I have edited the page again. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Vannyvis55 (talk • contribs) 14:09, 13 September 2019 (UTC)

@Vannyvis55: A few comments on your editing. 1) I sent you a message to teach you how to sign your posts on talk pages, please do that. 2) Even if you think you are right, do not ever edit war, it is the quickest way to a block. As for this dispute, I saw the video and they clearly do announce him as 385 still so I will leave it alone. In the future, if someone reverts you, (especially if two people do!) discuss on the article talk page and reach consensus before restoring your preferred version. Even if you are "right" it is still edit warring.StaticVapor message me! 14:16, 13 September 2019 (UTC)

I initially reverted Vannyvis55's edit since the channel is not verified. However I've restored it to their version, for now. Someone need to update it with a video from a verified source. - Fylindfotberserk (talk) 14:56, 13 September 2019 (UTC)

@Fylindfotberserk: We might as well use the wwe.com profile as the source since it says the same thing as the YouTube video. I was the one who originally changed it to 340 due to the Super ShowDown video, but it appears they reverted back to the heavier weight. StaticVapor message me! 15:49, 13 September 2019 (UTC)

I don't have a problem. If I remember correctly, you and someone else agreed upon that recent sources are better. Since I kinda agreed to it, I was enforcing this. We can always change it back to WWE.com official profile since Brawn is still associated with the company and his profile is likely up-to-date. - Fylindfotberserk (talk) 16:03, 13 September 2019 (UTC)

@Fylindfotberserk: What's sad is that don't really update their website listings. That is the only reason I jumped to make the 340 change when I saw it updated somewhere else. For example, Gulak has apparently been billed at 203 and I just watched a clip from Extreme Rules (he is billed at 202), but he is still 193 on wwe.com and on our article for him. StaticVapor message me! 17:01, 13 September 2019 (UTC)

Yeah, that's kinda problematic. Do you want me to re add the YT video, since it is from August 26? I mean both the WWE source and the YT video. - Fylindfotberserk (talk) 17:04, 13 September 2019 (UTC)

I feel like leaving the YouTube ref out is best since it is a copy vio of WWE television. It was good as proof, but we now know that the .com is accurate to what they say on their show. StaticVapor message me! 19:07, 13 September 2019 (UTC)

Agreed. - Fylindfotberserk (talk) 07:46, 14 September 2019 (UTC)

Omega

Hi there, STATicVapor! I apologize for not explicitly referencing the specific MOS guidelines in my edit summary.

Per MOS:1STOCC (i.e. When an abbreviation will be used in an article, first introduce it using the full expression . . .), I believe if the company name is referenced repeatedly in the lead section, then it is important to annotate the abbreviation. However, if the first introduction of the name is its only presence in the lead, then I personally believe the abbreviation should wait until the body because it will be even more confusing to introduce a section specifically devoted to AEW and not introduce the abbreviation (e.g. "Omega signed with All Elite Wrestling. He made his debut for AEW on . . ."). I believe this is in line with MOS:INTRO (i.e. Editors should avoid lengthy paragraphs and overly specific descriptions – greater detail is saved for the body of the article . . .) in that an abbreviation is overly specific for only one mention in the lead.

MOS:FIRST references abbreviations in the first sentence of the article, but it illustrates the same scenario where the abbreviation is utilized multiple times in the lead.

That said, there's not a definitive guideline, so I'd love to hear more of your thoughts on this. KyleJoan^talk 20:22, 14 September 2019 (UTC)

@KyleJoan: Make sense to me thanks for the links :). I was honestly really just looking for information after I had saw someone recently add the abbreviations to a bunch of leads. StaticVapor message me! 08:06, 15 September 2019 (UTC)

No problem at all! Generally, I find that professional wrestlers’ article leads are either too brief or too elaborate. Omega’s is a good length, in my opinion. KyleJoan^talk 10:49, 15 September 2019 (UTC)

Combined reigns table

I read the PW/SG thing and no where does it say that people on the same amount of days but have more reigns are ranked higher and if you look at other articles that have combined reigns you will see that people with the same amount of days are ranked equally regardless of number of reigns. Browndog91 (talk) 00:47, 16 September 2019 (UTC)

@Browndog91: According to WP:PW/SG it should be sorted as "If two or more wrestlers are tied in days, priority is given in this order: most reigns, most successful defenses, alphabetical." You will find more discussion on Talk: List of WWE 24/7 Champions. StaticVapor message me! 20:20, 16 September 2019 (UTC)

I made a new section in Talk: List of WWE 24/7 Champions please comment. Browndog91 (talk) 08:09, 17 September 2019 (UTC)

Lio Rush

Rush was a face last night. Why would he be facing heel Oney Lorcan to face heel Gulak? Last time I checked they don’t do heel vs. heel. Rush is a face. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rebelrick123 (talk • contribs) 21:51, 20 September 2019 (UTC)

@Rebelrick123: Wikipedia does not accept assumptions based on events. Citations to reliable sources must be provided for face/heel turns. Anyways Oney is a babyface so I don't even know what else to say. StaticVapor message me! 17:37, 23 September 2019 (UTC)

Humberto Carillo

Regarding the Humberto Carillo edit, I apologize for not using proper citations I had simply forgotten to add them. — Preceding unsigned comment added by KallaroKay (talk • contribs) 21:30, 24 September 2019 (UTC)

@KallaroKay: No worries the message was mainly to teach you how, if you did not know how to. Also remember to sign your posts when you post on user or article talk pages. Thanks and happy editing. StaticVapor message me! 22:20, 24 September 2019 (UTC)

About The Viking Raiders (professional wrestling) undiscussed page move

Hi StatVap, and thanks for your message. I've asked for assistance here. Pete "why is the part of my brain that should remember where I left my wallet and car keys yesterday instead a concise history of Western visual art from 1850 to 1950?" AU aka --Shirt58 (talk) 11:34, 25 September 2019 (UTC)

Thanks for dedicating time to this @Shirt58:. I appreciate it. StaticVapor message me! 21:39, 25 September 2019 (UTC)

No problem, always happy to help out. Pete AU aka --Shirt58 (talk) 13:04, 26 September 2019 (UTC)

o.o

Я си еби майката ве урод! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Vzehasinami (talk • contribs) 12:24, 25 September 2019 (UTC)

Apology

I would like to apologize for claiming that Bryan turned face without proof backing it up. I promise not to do that again. MaxRocker264 (talk • contribs) 22:18, 26 September 2019 (UTC)

Gable

Chad Gable is a face. He’s been a face for weeks now. Watch the show. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rebelrick123 (talk • contribs) 06:06, 30 September 2019 (UTC)

@Rebelrick123: I am aware. However, that sort of stuff is always up to opinion. So when you add face/heel turns you have to cite a source. Also WP:SIGN your talk page posts. StaticVapor message me! 22:09, 1 October 2019 (UTC)

Hi, Much Love as a friend, It's true, he's right, Chad Gable did recently announce he did say he wanted people to refer to him as Shorty Gable, as it was directly coming from Mr. McMahon himself when he, Mr. McMahon, said directly that he wanted Chad Gable to come up with a new ring name and actually legitimately made fun of Chad Gable over Chad Gable 's height. — Preceding unsigned comment added by TelleyTell (talk • contribs) 21:22, 25 October 2019 (UTC)

changes

Hey! Just wanted to say that you missed the second episode of Ridiculousness he was on. Season 13 Episode 11 Machine Gun Kelly IIMadderzzzzz (talk) 16:31, 3 October 2019 (UTC)

Regarding “Shorty Gable”

At the 2019 Hell in a Cell PPV, King Corbin dubbed Chad Gable as “Shorty Gable” and after Gable won he was announced as “Shorty Gable”. People have been making edits on Gable’s Wikipedia page adding the name, claimimg that since it was announced it is a ringname. KallaroKay (talk) 13:42, 7 October 2019 (UTC)

@KallaroKay: Sorry I was largly gone for over a week. In case of disputes I would suggest taking discussion to the article talk page or WT:PW. I haven't reviewed the article yet, but it appears a discussion was started in the article talk page. What a dumb name change though. StaticVapor message me! 22:38, 17 October 2019 (UTC)

Charlotte is a heel again?

I recently edited Charlotte's article because I thought she turned heel when she elbowed Becky Lynch last night on RAW

Not long after, some user deleted my edit

@HassanTheScumbob: Do you have a source for face/heel turns? A reliable source is required. StaticVapor message me! 18:31, 17 October 2019 (UTC)

I found one on Smarkoutmoment's list of heel and face turns. Is it okay if I post the link HassanTheScumbob (talk) 22:08, 17 October 2019 (UTC)

@HassanTheScumbob: You will find a list of reliable and unreliable sources at WP:PW/RS. Smarkoutmoment would not qualify as a reliable source. StaticVapor message me! 22:36, 17 October 2019 (UTC)

Unsourced content

Dear STATic Vapor, I will put references for articles relating wrestlers. Please let me know when I make a reference if ti's great. Also if its read or something you can edit it. Kingzwest (talk) 02:45, 21 October 2019 (UTC)

From, Kingzwest

@Kingzwest: Hey why did you add unsourced content to Dusty Rhodes (wrestler), Kamala (wrestler) and Junkyard Dog following this message? StaticVapor message me! 07:32, 25 October 2019 (UTC)

Triple H

Hi, Much Love as a friend, It's not, everybody knows Triple H did wrestle in 1991 and 1994,under Terra Ryzin' he says December 11, 1998 when he asked Owen Hart a question and Owen asked why he never went back to WCW and he brought it up when he said what he said about hating someone for throwing Alex Wright under the bus about something from the night before the night before his, Triple H 's ONLY ONLY WCW match — Preceding unsigned comment added by TelleyTell (talk • contribs) 06:37, 25 October 2019 (UTC)

Dude, Much Love as a friend, It's true on Triple H [[Telley~~]] (talk) 06:40, 25 October 2019 (UTC)

The Rock

Dude, Hi, Much Love as a friend, On The Rock, it really is true that The Rock actually, no lie, no joke, did appear that day on The Kelly Clarkson show in August, as You see, the week before, I kid you not, and it repeats again the day before, Kevin Hart was supposed to appear on The Kelly Clarkson show and due to his, Kevin Hart 's accident, he Texted The Rock himself and The Rock actually legitimately offered to fill in for Kevin Hart and ended up appearing on The Kelly Clarkson show, Ellen DeGenres herself vouched for it the day he also appeared on her, Ellen DeGenere's show. — Preceding unsigned comment added by TelleyTell (talk • contribs) 21:28, 25 October 2019 (UTC)

Matt Hardy

I don't understand why you removed it, do I need to add where the videos come from? I think I already said that they are at the end of the you don't understand videos. — Preceding unsigned comment added by X43C (talk • contribs) 17:35, 26 October 2019 (UTC)

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Fredericknapoleon005

Hi STATicVapor, please look into the constant vandalism by @Fredericknapoleon005: on Jay-Z. Isaacsorry (talk) 23:55, 17 November 2019 (UTC)

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Ric Flair

Hi Much Love as a friend, It's true, Ric Flair really was always called "Ramblin' " Ric Rhodes, Tully Blanchard said as did Harley Race May 10, 1984. Telley~~ (talk) 19:41, 1 November 2019 (UTC — Preceding unsigned comment added by TelleyTell (talk • contribs)

Hi Much Love as a friend, It really is true on Ric Flair, "That 70s Guy" Mike Awesome said May 4 1991 and repeated in November 1998 on Nitro when he accidentally called Glacier by his real name before a match and brought it up when he makes a joke about The 4 Horsemen. [[Telley~~]] (talk) 03:33, 17 April 2020 (UTC)

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The Rock

Dude, Much Love as a friend, Do you have an Instagram account so I can show you something on The Rock? — Preceding unsigned comment added by TelleyTell (talk • contribs) 01:14, 1 December 2019 (UTC)

A post that i made on roman reigns

I would like to know what this post or edit was for roman that i did. I can not recall anything that i posted. And because of that someone might have used my name for the post. And now i cant do anything on wiki. So please enlighten me on this edit please. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2605:A000:B40A:B900:B43F:D31E:67DB:3E4A (talk) 04:06, 3 December 2019 (UTC)

New Page Review newsletter December 2019

Reviewer of the Year

This year's Reviewer of the Year is Rosguill. Having gotten the reviewer PERM in August 2018, they have been a regular reviewer of articles and redirects, been an active participant in the NPP community, and has been the driving force for the emerging NPP Source Guide that will help reviewers better evaluate sourcing and notability in many countries for which it has historically been difficult.

Special commendation again goes to Onel5969 who ends the year as one of our most prolific reviewers for the second consecutive year. Thanks also to Boleyn and JTtheOG who have been in the top 5 for the last two years as well.

Several newer editors have done a lot of work with CAPTAIN MEDUSA and DannyS712 (who has also written bots which have patrolled thousands of redirects) being new reviewers since this time last year.

Thanks to them and to everyone reading this who has participated in New Page Patrol this year.

Top 10 Reviewers over the last 365 days

Rank	Username	Num reviews	Log
1	Rosguill (talk)	47,395	Patrol Page Curation
2	Onel5969 (talk)	41,883	Patrol Page Curation
3	JTtheOG (talk)	11,493	Patrol Page Curation
4	Arthistorian1977 (talk)	5,562	Patrol Page Curation
5	DannyS712 (talk)	4,866	Patrol Page Curation
6	CAPTAIN MEDUSA (talk)	3,995	Patrol Page Curation
7	DragonflySixtyseven (talk)	3,812	Patrol Page Curation
8	Boleyn (talk)	3,655	Patrol Page Curation
9	Ymblanter (talk)	3,553	Patrol Page Curation
10	Cwmhiraeth (talk)	3,522	Patrol Page Curation

(The top 100 reviewers of the year can be found here)

Redirect autopatrol

A recent Request for Comment on creating a new redirect autopatrol pseduo-permission was closed early. New Page Reviewers are now able to nominate editors who have an established track record creating uncontroversial redirects. At the individual discretion of any administrator or after 24 hours and a consensus of at least 3 New Page Reviewers an editor may be added to a list of users whose redirects will be patrolled automatically by DannyS712 bot III.

Source Guide Discussion

Set to launch early in the new year is our first New Page Patrol Source Guide discussion. These discussions are designed to solicit input on sources in places and topic areas that might otherwise be harder for reviewers to evaluate. The hope is that this will allow us to improve the accuracy of our patrols for articles using these sources (and/or give us places to perform a WP:BEFORE prior to nominating for deletion). Please watch the New Page Patrol talk page for more information.

This month's refresher course

While New Page Reviewers are an experienced set of editors, we all benefit from an occasional review. This month consider refreshing yourself on Wikipedia:Notability (geographic features). Also consider how we can take the time for quality in this area. For instance, sources to verify human settlements, which are presumed notable, can often be found in seconds. This lets us avoid the (ugly) 'Needs more refs' tag.

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Merry Christmas and a Prosperous 2020!

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Happy Holidays!

Hello STATicVapor: Enjoy the holiday season and winter solstice if it's occurring in your area of the world, and thanks for your work to maintain, improve and expand Wikipedia. Cheers, Fylindfotberserk (talk) 16:30, 21 December 2019 (UTC)

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Hello,

I re-edited the entry you noted with the credited songwriters listed here:

https://open.spotify.com/track/4Tk9QvtwwOj2Ah9E8ahutZ?si=nfbqz4qaQrmSOqqKeOmUyQ

Please let me know if there's anything else you need.

Thanks, Steve — Preceding unsigned comment added by Realstacktrace (talk • contribs) 20:21, 19 January 2020 (UTC)

Realstacktrace (talk) 20:24, 19 January 2020 (UTC)01/19/2020

Kenny Omega RfC

Hey there, STATicVapor! I hope you've been well. I remember we had a discussion regarding the use of abbreviations in professional wrestling BLP lead sections, specifically over at the Kenny Omega article. I'm now writing because I wanted to get your take on an active RfC on the article's talk page regarding its lead section. I'm really curious about your view on the matter, so if you would like to state it to help the discussion, it would be highly appreciated. Cheers! KyleJoan^talk 18:01, 31 January 2020 (UTC)

getting a wikipedia made

How you doing im a artist trying to get a wikapedia page made. i have several google news articles and a real fanbase. I also have a newspaper article being written by my hometown covering my story as we speak. I have over a million plays across all platforms and I have 15 thousand instagram followers and with in that 200+ are verified users.Ive worked with grammy award winning and platinum producers and have a real story even before my success in music.

https://www.google.com/search?sxsrf=ACYBGNQykFakOpZVUv50Q4m3LutO8DOJVQ%3A1580922774221&source=hp&ei=lvc6Xu2TC-zr_Qaoqp-IDg&q=shay+bxxgie&oq=&gs_l=psy-ab.1.0.35i362i39l10.0.0..58534...10.0..0.0.0.......0......gws-wiz.....10.ytnB_bOVJTE#kpfb-kpid=_0fc6XpH_D-qm_QbU_I7YAQ11

Above is my google search link were i have a creditable google knowledge panel and all my music. if you could give me a reply on how i can get this done id be very grateful. My artist name is "Shay Bxxgie". Website- shaybxxgie.com .Social media @shaybxxgie — Preceding unsigned comment added by Shaybxxgie (talk • contribs) 18:27, 5 February 2020 (UTC)

New Page Reviewer newsletter February 2020

Hello STATicVapor,

Source Guide Discussion

The first NPP source guide discussion is now underway. It covers a wide range of sources in Ghana with the goal of providing more guidance to reviewers about sources they might see when reviewing pages. Hopefully, new page reviewers will join others interested in reliable sources and those with expertise in these sources to make the discussion a success.

Redirects

New to NPP? Looking to try something a little different? Consider patrolling some redirects. Redirects are relatively easy to review, can be found easily through the New Pages Feed. You can find more information about how to patrol redirects at WP:RPATROL.

Discussions and Resources

• There is an ongoing discussion around changing notifications for new editors who attempt to write articles.
• A recent discussion of whether Michelin starred restraunts are notable was archived without closure.
• A resource page with links pertinent for reviewers was created this month.
• A proposal to increase the scope of G5 was withdrawn.

Refresher

Geographic regions, areas and places generally do not need general notability guideline type sourcing. When evaluating whether an article meets this notability guideline please also consider whether it might actually be a form of WP:SPAM for a development project (e.g. PR for a large luxury residential development) and not actually covered by the guideline.

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Looking for Some Help

Hey, StaticVapor, this one is a bit weird, but I'd like your help with something. There's a user who keeps making unhelpful alterations to the List of Impact Wrestling Personnel page, specifically attempting to remove Bhupinder Singh every 2 or 3 months with no source outside of "I haven't seen him wrestle on TV." Now, Bhupinder is still there, in training, and I'm beginning to get extremely frustrated with this user's edits. What would the best course of action be in regards to getting this ongoing issue resolved? I'm coming to you simply because I know you're an experienced user especially when it comes to professional wrestling articles, so I figured I'd ask rather than have it become uncivil and so on. SkylerLovefist (talk) 03:05, 19 February 2020 (UTC)

Stop sending me messages

Before sending your malicious messages, first check the edit date and then rate me "vandalism", it is not the first time that you do it without checking the MLW webpage, the MLW roster page is very very active, only in this case you can check my edition date April 3rd, and you just now April 14th waited for Salina to return to the roster to send me your message of bad coexistence on wikipedia. I never edit "unsupported" or "vandalism" as you imply without proof, look here https://web.archive.org/web/20200402001141/https://mlw.com/fighters/MLW April 2nd, where is Salina? if you didnt know MLW in some cases works by dates so before claiming, verify and do it in time that the one that is very bad position is you.

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New Page Reviewer newsletter June 2020

Hello STATicVapor,

Your help can make a difference

NPP Sorting can be a great way to find pages needing new page patrolling that match your strengths and interests. Using ORES, it divides articles into topics such as Literature or Chemistry and on Geography. Take a look and see if you can find time to patrol a couple pages a day. With over 10,000 pages in the queue, the highest it's been since ACPERM, your help could really make a difference.

Google Adds New Languages to Google Translate

In late February, Google added 5 new languages to Google Translate: Kinyarwanda, Odia (Oriya), Tatar, Turkmen and Uyghur. This expands our ability to find and evaluate sources in those languages.

Discussions and Resources

• A discussion on handling new article creation by paid editors is ongoing at the Village Pump.
• Also at the Village Pump is a discussion about limiting participation at Articles for Deletion discussion.
• A proposed new speedy deletion criteria for certain kinds of redirects ended with no consensus.
• Also ending with no change was a proposal to change how we handle certain kinds of vector images.

Six Month Queue Data: Today – 10271 Low – 4991 High – 10271

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Wednesday Night War

A bot removed the scoreboard for how many wins NXT and AEW had in the 18-49 demographic. Can you get somebody to put it back or is it too unnecessary to do so HassanTheScumbob (talk) 01:04, 19 July 2020 (UTC)

A kitten for you!

How are you mate?

Fylindfotberserk (talk) 13:22, 11 August 2020 (UTC)

@Fylindfotberserk: Good! Unfortunately probably will not be editing much or at all for the near future. Appreciate the thoughts though, truely hope all is well with you! StaticVapor message me! 00:25, 9 November 2020 (UTC)

Thanks man. I was out for 4 months, April to August. Was unwell, then got busy. Hope everything is well with you too! - Fylindfotberserk (talk) 05:52, 9 November 2020 (UTC)

Damian Priest

Hey !

I want to bring it to your concern that I have been editing the page "Damian Priest" by updating the article and citing all the relevant sources every week. This helps in maintaining its continuity. I was doing this for around 8 months and I have welcomed all the corrections and edits.

However, today out of nowhere, the user User:Etacarinaee has removed most of the content that I have updated every week.

This user has a record of removing information from other biographies as well, and inspite of the warnings, the user continues to do so, without any relevant explanation.

You understand that doing this every week takes consistency and patience to jot down every detail to make pages more informative. Please check Damian Priest page's edit history. If the edit made by User:Etacarinaee is justified (though I still am not convinced), please let me know what is wrong. I would humbly welcome constructive criticism.

Thanking You.

User:NautiyalSiddharth98 NautiyalSiddharth98 (talk) 10:58, 23 August 2020 (UTC)

Hi NautiyalSiddharth98, I'll take the liberty of replying in STATicVapor's stead. For a start, I'm not in favour of Etacarinaee's large removal of sourced content, so you have my support on this matter. However, I'm not fully against Etacarinaee's concerns. His/her main point, which I agree with, is that the article was overly detailed, which is generally discouraged in encyclopedias. I wouldn't remove as much content as she did though. You might find it helpful to read Wikipedia:Too_much_detail. The article has evolved quite a bit since you sent this message; did you manage to reinstate content that Etacarinaee had removed? If you need anything, feel free to contact me. Walwal20 ^{talk ▾ contribs} 06:18, 1 November 2020 (UTC)

@NautiyalSiddharth98: Sorry to say I do not really edit at all anymore. Thanks for coming to me and wish I could help. If I choose to edit in the future, this page is in my watchlist so I will see it. StaticVapor message me! 00:27, 9 November 2020 (UTC)

Requesting assistance

Dear STATicVapor,

I'm writing to you because you have contributed to The Mighty Don't Kneel and Melbourne City Wrestling.

I'd like to ask for your help in related articles.

I'm anticipating that my latest edit in Hartley Jackson and The Mighty Don't Kneel will be continuously reverted by a certain someone.

If possible, I would greatly appreciate it if you could assess the situation and verify if their reverts are legitimate.
If you think they are not, please boldly revert their reverts (in The Mighty Don't Kneel too).

Here's the whole story, if you would like:

The thing is, Jammo85 states that Hartley Jackson was a member of the group The Mighty Don't Kneel, and has added this information to the respective articles.
However, Addicted4517 reverted their edits here + here, and here.

By the time of the AfD discussion Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Hartley_Jackson_(3rd_nomination), I was uninvolved with these articles. But I researched the topic and concluded that Jammo's sources were sufficient, so I selectively reverted Addicted's revert of Jammo's edit (here).
Addicted reverted my revert here.

The discussion went on the AfD itself.
Addicted's main complaint was the reliability of the sources.
With some effort I have collected many sources, including official ones here and here (they are archived, so takes some time to load), that mention Hartley being part of TMDK. The full list of sources I collected will go as footnotes: .

Addicted was not satisfied, and reverted my edits again here and here.

Best, Walwal20 ^{talk ▾ contribs} 06:23, 11 October 2020 (UTC)

@Walwal20: Sorry to say I do not really edit at all anymore. Thanks for coming to me and wish I could help look in to this. If I do I will try to take time to look into the issue that is Australian wrestling articles. StaticVapor message me! 00:29, 9 November 2020 (UTC)

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New Page Patrol December Newsletter

Hello STATicVapor,

Year in review

It has been a productive year for New Page Patrol as we've roughly cut the size of the New Page Patrol queue in half this year. We have been fortunate to have a lot of great work done by Rosguill who was the reviewer of the most pages and redirects this past year. Thanks and credit go to JTtheOG and Onel5969 who join Rosguill in repeating in the top 10 from last year. Thanks to John B123, Hughesdarren, and Mccapra who all got the NPR permission this year and joined the top 10. Also new to the top ten is DannyS712 bot III, programmed by DannyS712 which has helped to dramatically reduce the number of redirects that have needed human patrolling by patrolling certain types of redirects (e.g. for differences in accents) and by also patrolling editors who are on on the redirect whitelist.

Rank	Username	Num reviews	Log
1	DannyS712 bot III (talk)	67,552	Patrol Page Curation
2	Rosguill (talk)	63,821	Patrol Page Curation
3	John B123 (talk)	21,697	Patrol Page Curation
4	Onel5969 (talk)	19,879	Patrol Page Curation
5	JTtheOG (talk)	12,901	Patrol Page Curation
6	Mcampany (talk)	9,103	Patrol Page Curation
7	DragonflySixtyseven (talk)	6,401	Patrol Page Curation
8	Mccapra (talk)	4,918	Patrol Page Curation
9	Hughesdarren (talk)	4,520	Patrol Page Curation
10	Utopes (talk)	3,958	Patrol Page Curation

Reviewer of the Year

John B123 has been named reviewer of the year for 2020. John has held the permission for just over 6 months and in that time has helped cut into the queue by reviewing more than 18,000 articles. His talk page shows his efforts to communicate with users, upholding NPP's goal of nurturing new users and quality over quantity.

NPP Technical Achievement Award

As a special recognition and thank you DannyS712 has been awarded the first NPP Technical Achievement Award. His work programming the bot has helped us patrol redirects tremendously - more than 60,000 redirects this past year. This has been a large contribution to New Page Patrol and definitely is worthy of recognition.

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Kanye West studio albums GTC

I have given you credit on the nominations page; care to leave any comments? --K. Peake 08:15, 23 December 2020 (UTC)

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Merry Christmas and a Prosperous 2021!

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Happy New Year, STATicVapor!

Happy New Year!

STATicVapor,
Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia.
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Brotha Lynch Hung update

Do you remember what information was newly available when you did this? Yappy2bhere (talk) 00:34, 16 July 2021 (UTC)

New Page Patrol newsletter September 2021

New Page Review queue September 2021

Hello STATicVapor,

Please join this discussion - there is increase in the abuse of Wikipedia and its processes by POV pushers, Paid Editors, and by holders of various user rights including Autopatrolled. Even our review systems themselves at AfC and NPR have been infiltrated. The good news is that detection is improving, but the downside is that it creates the need for a huge clean up - which of course adds to backlogs.

Copyright violations are also a serious issue. Most non-regular contributors do not understand why, and most of our Reviewers are not experts on copyright law - and can't be expected to be, but there is excellent, easy-to-follow advice on COPYVIO detection here.

At the time of the last newsletter (#25, December 2020) the backlog was only just over 2,000 articles. New Page Review is an official system. It's the only firewall against the inclusion of new, improper pages.

There are currently 706 New Page Reviewers plus a further 1,080 admins, but as much as nearly 90% of the patrolling is still being done by around only the 20 or so most regular patrollers.

If you are no longer very active on Wikipedia or you no longer wish to be part of the New Page Reviewer user group, please consider asking any admin to remove you from the list. This will enable NPP to have a better overview of its performance and what improvements need to be made to the process or its software.

Various awards are due to be allocated by the end of the year and barnstars are overdue. If you would like to manage this, please let us know. Indeed, if you are interested in coordinating NPR, it does not involve much time and the tasks are described here.

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November 2021 backlog drive

New Page Patrol | November 2021 Backlog Drive
On November 1, a one-month backlog drive for New Page Patrol will begin. Barnstars will be awarded based on the number of articles patrolled. Barnstars will also be granted for re-reviewing articles previously reviewed by other patrollers during the drive. Redirect patrolling is not part of the drive. Interested in taking part? Sign up here.
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Hello, I’m curious as to if you would consider creating a Wikipedia page for a artist. And if so what info would you need provided, and any fees associated. 71.114.61.206 (talk) 20:28, 22 February 2022 (UTC)

New Page Patrol newsletter May 2022

New Page Review queue March 2022

Hello STATicVapor,

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 852 administrators have this permission, but only about a dozen significantly contribute to NPP.

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

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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New Page Patrol newsletter June 2022

New Page Review queue June 2022

Hello STATicVapor,

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 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.

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: 11961 articles, as of 16:00, 10 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

• Consider staying informed on project issues by putting the project discussion page on your watchlist.
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NPP July 2022 backlog drive is on!

New Page Patrol | July 2022 Backlog Drive
On 1 July, a one-month backlog drive for New Page Patrol will begin. Barnstars will be awarded based on the number of articles patrolled. Barnstars will also be granted for re-reviewing articles previously reviewed by other patrollers during the drive. Redirect patrolling is not part of the drive. Interested in taking part? Sign up here.
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New Page Patrol newsletter August 2022

New Page Review queue August 2022

Hello STATicVapor,

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.

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NPP message

Hi STATicVapor,

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) 07:22, 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) 07:22, 31 August 2022 (UTC)

October 2022 New Pages Patrol backlog drive

New Page Patrol | October 2022 backlog drive
On 1 October, a one-month backlog drive for New Page Patrol will begin. Barnstars will be awarded based on the number of articles patrolled and for maintaining a streak throughout the drive. Barnstars will also be awarded for re-reviewing articles. Redirect patrolling is not part of the drive. Sign up here!
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(t · c) buidhe 21:17, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

New Page Patrol newsletter October 2022

Hello STATicVapor,

Much has happened since the last newsletter over two months ago. The open letter finished with 444 signatures. The letter was sent to several dozen people at the WMF, and we have heard that it is being discussed but there has been no official reply. A related article appears in the current issue of The Signpost. If you haven't seen it, you should, including the readers' comment section.

Awards: Barnstars were given for the past several years (thanks to MPGuy2824), and we are now all caught up. The 2021 cup went to John B123 for leading with 26,525 article reviews during 2021. To encourage moderate activity, a new "Iron" level barnstar is awarded annually for reviewing 360 articles ("one-a-day"), and 100 reviews earns the "Standard" NPP barnstar. About 90 reviewers received barnstars for each of the years 2018 to 2021 (including the new awards that were given retroactively). All awards issued for every year are listed on the Awards page. Check out the new Hall of Fame also.

Software news: Novem Linguae and MPGuy2824 have connected with WMF developers who can review and approve patches, so they have been able to fix some bugs, and make other improvements to the Page Curation software. You can see everything that has been fixed recently here. The reviewer report has also been improved.

NPP backlog May – October 15, 2022

Suggestions:

• There is much enthusiasm over the low backlog, but remember that the "quality and depth of patrolling are more important than speed".
• Reminder: an article should not be tagged for any kind of deletion for a minimum of 15 minutes after creation and it is often appropriate to wait an hour or more. (from the NPP tutorial)
• Reviewers should focus their effort where it can do the most good, reviewing articles. Other clean-up tasks that don't require advanced permissions can be left to other editors that routinely improve articles in these ways (creating Talk Pages, specifying projects and ratings, adding categories, etc.) Let's rely on others when it makes the most sense. On the other hand, if you enjoy doing these tasks while reviewing and it keeps you engaged with NPP (or are guiding a newcomer), then by all means continue.
• This user script puts a link to the feed in your top toolbar.

Backlog:

Saving the best for last: From a July low of 8,500, the backlog climbed back to 11,000 in August and then reversed in September dropping to below 6,000 and continued falling with the October backlog drive to under 1,000, a level not seen in over four years. Keep in mind that there are 2,000 new articles every week, so the number of reviews is far higher than the backlog reduction. To keep the backlog under a thousand, we have to keep reviewing at about half the recent rate!

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Category:Singlechart usages for Flanders Urban has been nominated for renaming

Category:Singlechart usages for Flanders Urban 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. Steel1943 (talk) 22:49, 27 November 2022 (UTC)

Lil Snupe

Hi there. I know this was a really long time ago, but you started this RFC. Then there was a second one, Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Lil Snupe (2nd nomination). The article has been created again. I'm not sure how much new material can be added about a teenager who died several years ago. I'm wondering if the article has been improved to the point of notability. Thanks. Magnolia677 (talk) 16:31, 13 December 2022 (UTC)

New Pages Patrol newsletter January 2023

Hello STATicVapor,

New Page Review queue December 2022

Backlog

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

2022 Awards

Onel5969 won the 2022 cup for 28,302 article reviews last year - that's an average of nearly 80/day. There was one Gold Award (5000+ reviews), 11 Silver (2000+), 28 Iron (360+) and 39 more for the 100+ barnstar. Rosguill led again for the 4th year by clearing 49,294 redirects. For the full details see the Awards page and the Hall of Fame. Congratulations everyone!

Minimum deletion time: The previous WP:NPP guideline was to wait 15 minutes before tagging for deletion (including draftification and WP:BLAR). Due to complaints, a consensus decided to raise the time to 1 hour. To illustrate this, very new pages in the feed are now highlighted in red. (As always, this is not applicable to attack pages, copyvios, vandalism, etc.)

New draftify script: In response to feedback from AFC, the The Move to Draft script now provides a choice of set messages that also link the creator to a new, friendly explanation page. The script also warns reviewers if the creator is probably still developing the article. The former script is no longer maintained. Please edit your edit your common.js or vector.js file from User:Evad37/MoveToDraft.js to User:MPGuy2824/MoveToDraft.js

Redirects: Some of our redirect reviewers have reduced their activity and the backlog is up to 9,000+ (two months deep). If you are interested in this distinctly different task and need any help, see this guide, this checklist, and spend some time at WP:RFD.

Discussions with the WMF The PageTriage open letter signed by 444 users is bearing fruit. The Growth Team has assigned some software engineers to work on PageTriage, the software that powers the NewPagesFeed and the Page Curation toolbar. WMF has submitted dozens of patches in the last few weeks to modernize PageTriage's code, which will make it easier to write patches in the future. This work is helpful but is not very visible to the end user. For patches visible to the end user, volunteers such as Novem Linguae and MPGuy2824 have been writing patches for bug reports and feature requests. The Growth Team also had a video conference with the NPP coordinators to discuss revamping the landing pages that new users see.

Reminders

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Re: All of Me

I’ve edited this disambiguation page to remove any reference to Ruth Etting. I’ve found no reference in any google search to associate her with the popular 1931 song. The song’s Wikipedia article doesn’t mention her, and her own Wikipedia article doesn’t mention the song. If you can provide a reliable reference to revert my edit, please do. If not, I regret that Wikipedia’s rules of civility prevent me from finishing this communique properly. Tapered (talk) 08:22, 22 February 2023 (UTC)

New Page Patrol – May 2023 Backlog Drive

New Page Patrol | May 2023 Backlog Drive
On 1 May, a one-month backlog drive for New Page Patrol will begin. Barnstars will be awarded based on the number of redirects patrolled and for maintaining a streak throughout the drive. Article patrolling is not part of the drive. Sign up here! There is a possibility that the drive may not run if there are <20 registered participants. Participants will be notified if this is the case.
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New Pages Patrol newsletter June 2023

Hello STATicVapor,

New Page Review queue April to June 2023

Backlog

Redirect drive: In response to an unusually high redirect backlog, we held a redirect backlog drive in May. The drive completed with 23851 reviews done in total, bringing the redirect backlog to 0 (momentarily). Congratulations to Hey man im josh who led with a staggering 4316 points, followed by Meena and Greyzxq with 2868 and 2546 points respectively. See this page for more details. The redirect queue is steadily rising again and is steadily approaching 4,000. Please continue to help out, even if it's only for a few or even one review a day.

Redirect autopatrol: All administrators without autopatrol have now been added to the redirect autopatrol list. If you see any users who consistently create significant amounts of good quality redirects, consider requesting redirect autopatrol for them here.

WMF work on PageTriage: The WMF Moderator Tools team, consisting of Sam, Jason and Susana, and also some patches from Jon, has been hard at work updating PageTriage. They are focusing their efforts on modernising the extension's code rather than on bug fixes or new features, though some user-facing work will be prioritised. This will help make sure that this extension is not deprecated, and is easier to work on in the future. In the next month or so, we will have an opt-in beta test where new page patrollers can help test the rewrite of Special:NewPagesFeed, to help find bugs. We will post more details at WT:NPPR when we are ready for beta testers.

Articles for Creation (AFC): All new page reviewers are now automatically approved for Articles for Creation draft reviewing (you do not need to apply at WT:AFCP like was required previously). To install the AFC helper script, visit Special:Preferences, visit the Gadgets tab, tick "Yet Another AFC Helper Script", then click "Save". To find drafts to review, visit Special:NewPagesFeed, and at the top left, tick "Articles for Creation". To review a draft, visit a submitted draft, click on the "More" menu, then click "Review (AFCH)". You can also comment on and submit drafts that are unsubmitted using the script.

You can review the AFC workflow at WP:AFCR. It is up to you if you also want to mark your AFC accepts as NPP reviewed (this is allowed but optional, depends if you would like a second set of eyes on your accept). Don't forget that draftspace is optional, so moves of drafts to mainspace (even if they are not ready) should not be reverted, except possibly if there is conflict of interest.

Pro tip: Did you know that visual artists such as painters have their own SNG? The most common part of this "creative professionals" criteria that applies to artists is WP:ARTIST 4b (solo exhibition, not group exhibition, at a major museum) or 4d (being represented within the permanent collections of two museums).

Reminders

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New pages patrol needs your help!

New pages awaiting review as of June 30th, 2023.

Hello STATicVapor,

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.

Reminders:

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Sent by Zippybonzo using MediaWiki message delivery at 06:59, 1 July 2023 (UTC)

Nomination for deletion of Template:Funk Volume

Template:Funk Volume has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. QuietHere (talk | contributions) 23:37, 1 July 2023 (UTC)

New page patrol October 2023 Backlog drive

New Page Patrol | October 2023 Backlog Drive
On 1 October, a one-month backlog drive for New Page 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. Articles will earn 3x as many points compared to redirects. Interested in taking part? Sign up here.
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New pages patrol newsletter

Hello STATicVapor,

New Page Review article queue, March to September 2023

Backlog update: At the time of this message, there are 11,300 articles and 15,600 redirects awaiting review. This is the highest backlog in a long time. Please help out by doing additional reviews!

October backlog elimination drive: A one-month backlog drive for October will start in one week! Barnstars will be awarded based on the number of articles and redirects patrolled. Articles will earn 4x as many points compared to redirects. You can sign up here.

PageTriage code upgrades: Upgrades to the PageTriage code, initiated by the NPP open letter in 2022 and actioned by the WMF Moderator Tools Team in 2023, are ongoing. More information can be found here. As part of this work, the Special:NewPagesFeed now has a new version in beta! The update leaves the NewPagesFeed appearance and function mostly identical to the old one, but updates the underlying code, making it easier to maintain and helping make sure the extension is not decommissioned due to maintenance issues in the future. You can try out the new Special:NewPagesFeed here - it will replace the current version soon.

Notability tip: Professors can meet WP:PROF #1 by having their academic papers be widely cited by their peers. When reviewing professor articles, it is a good idea to find their Google Scholar or Scopus profile and take a look at their h-index and number of citations. As a very rough rule of thumb, for most fields, articles on people with a h-index of twenty or more, a first-authored paper with more than a thousand citations, or multiple papers each with more than a hundred citations are likely to be kept at AfD.

Reviewing tip: If you would like like a second opinion on your reviews or simply want another new page reviewer by your side when patrolling, we recommend pair reviewing! This is where two reviewers use Discord voice chat and screen sharing to communicate with each other while reviewing the same article simultaneously. This is a great way to learn and transfer knowledge.

Reminders:

• You can access live chat with patrollers on the New Page Patrol Discord.
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MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:46, 22 September 2023 (UTC)

November Articles for creation backlog drive

Hello STATicVapor:

WikiProject Articles for creation is holding a month long Backlog Drive!
The goal of this drive is to reduce the backlog of unreviewed drafts to less than 2 months outstanding reviews from the current 4+ months. Bonus points will be given for reviewing drafts that have been waiting more than 30 days. The drive is running from 1 November 2023 through 30 November 2023.

You may find Category:AfC pending submissions by age or other categories and sorting helpful.

Barnstars will be given out as awards at the end of the drive.

There is a backlog of over 900 pages, so start reviewing drafts. We're looking forward to your help! MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:24, 31 October 2023 (UTC)

आपके लेख भारत आदिवासी पार्टी में

आपके लेख भारत आदिवासी पार्टी में अध्यक्ष, महासचिव, कोषाध्यक्ष का लेख add करे 2409:4052:D8A:7FC4:14AD:5C6F:5B18:6B33 (talk) 08:20, 15 January 2024 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free image File:Keep-on-Ridin.jpg

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Thanks for uploading File:Keep-on-Ridin.jpg. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described in section F5 of the criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. --B-bot (talk) 02:26, 13 July 2024 (UTC)

Nomination of The Main Event (Chamillionaire song) for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article The Main Event (Chamillionaire song) 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/The Main Event (Chamillionaire song) 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.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article until the discussion has finished.

Roasted (talk) 22:26, 9 September 2024 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free image File:Doe B at the 2013 BET Hip Hop Awards.jpg

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Thanks for uploading File:Doe B at the 2013 BET Hip Hop Awards.jpg. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described in section F5 of the criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. --B-bot (talk) 17:24, 1 November 2024 (UTC)