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Deleting information about my organization

Hi, I accidentally added some information today about my organization (Mellanox Technologies) which could be sensitive and is still there despite my revert. I was told that you could help by deleting the revision. Thanks! Jumbos (talk) 17:10, 4 February 2016 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jumbos (talk • contribs) 17:08, 4 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Jumbos: Hi, I may be able to help. Are you referring to this revision?

—Ynhockey ^(Talk) 17:14, 4 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, no to this one Jumbos (talk) 17:19, 4 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Jumbos: OK I assume you meant the other one too, because it has the same link, so I just deleted them all. Please re-add the non-personal information you added! Cheers, Ynhockey ^(Talk) 17:29, 4 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! Jumbos (talk) 17:30, 4 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Orly Levy

Hey Yan. Any idea what Orly Levy's official status is – i.e. whether she is still officially a Yisrael Beiteinu MK despite having said she's resigned from the party. My understanding is that she only becomes an official independent if she gets permission from the House Committee to form a separate parliamentary faction (and that doesn't appear to have happened). Cheers, Number 5 7 21:11, 9 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

It does list single-member breakaways (see Haim Amsalem listed in the 18th Knesset – "3.12.12 MK Chaim Amsellem left Shas and began serving as a Single MK parliamentary group."). But as you say, it may just not have been updated for a while. Cheers, Number 5 7 14:39, 10 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Fixing template

Hi Yan. Just wondered what you meant by this edit. {{Infobox Israel village}} doesn't exist – it's a redirect to {{Infobox Kibbutz}}. Cheers, Number 5 7 13:58, 26 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, I think moving it should be fine (after all, the redirects work at the moment). Just need to make sure there are no double redirects. Also, if you use AWB, you could do a bulk set of changes in a relatively short period of time (if not, I can have a go). Number 5 7 14:41, 26 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I've moved it, and still appears to be working fine on all the articles where it's still called Infobox Kibbutz, so no need for a rapid change. I'll fix any I see when adding {{Israel populations}}. As an aside, do you know what's happened to the 2015 populations from the CBS? I haven't seen a release yet. Cheers, Number 5 7 19:31, 26 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Just an FYI, you can use the population template in text too, which will mean that the infobox and article text always have the same figure. See the intro to Sde Boker as an example. Cheers, Number 5 7 19:19, 31 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Map uploads

Hey. I was wondering whether you would mind if I uploaded new versions of the likes of File:Israel outline haifa.png over the top of your originals on Commons. I've worked out how to change the map of Israel in the left-hand section to match this (the sea is still the same colour as in your original, but the Palestinian territories/Golan Heights are coloured like the currently-used maps, plus the district borders are shown). If this can be sorted, it means we can restore all the maps to the infoboxes rather than having the whole country map there on every single article.

If it's an issue, I can upload them with slightly different titles. Cheers, Number 5 7 22:38, 30 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I've uploaded the new version, and also restored it to {{Location map Israel haifa}}, which means it's now being used again on articles like Kiryat Yam. If you don't like it, I'm happy to revert! If you're ok with it, I'll do the rest. Number 5 7 11:35, 31 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I've got them all ready now to upload if that's ok. Cheers, Number 5 7 17:27, 31 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

All done now. Unfortunately Gila has changed loads of the map sizes to 100 or 150px, which now means they are now far too small, so plenty will have to be fixed... Number 5 7 19:49, 1 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I've been through all the places in the villages and community settlement categories and fixed the size. Number 5 7 20:36, 1 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Help Needed with Zeek Wikipedia page

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A new user right for New Page Patrollers

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Russian language favour

Hi Yan. Someone has referenced the South Ossetian referendum results to the figures on this page. The "for" and "against" votes seem quite obvious (figures in rows 11 and 12 in the sheet) and they appear to have added rows 8 and 9 to get the invalid/blank total. However, the sum of these (34,324) is quite different to what appears to be the total (33,361). As you're a Russian speaker, I was wondering whether you could say what is actually going on here. Cheers, Number 5 7 21:05, 12 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the response. This isn't entirely uncommon – the Bulgarian Election Commission's figures for their recent election don't add up either... Never mind. Hope you're well anyway! Number 5 7 18:06, 21 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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A cupcake for you!

Hi! dear, I am thanking you for the article Max Kyuss, you recently created. I tried to enrich the article but failed to get any reference. You are more experienced. So, I hope, you may, manage all. Keep working. I am impressed of your work. Willy-nilly (talk) 08:06, 26 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

What level are you?

I found your name at Category:User js (probably because you posted the corresponding userbox on your user page), in the level-unspecified list of JavaScript programmers.

I was wondering how experienced you are at JavaScript, and whether you might be interested in getting involved with developing user scripts, hobnobbing with other JavaScript programmers, and organizing and improving JavaScript articles and support pages.

We do all of that and more at the JavaScript WikiProject.

Scripts undergoing development, and the state of JavaScript on Wikipedia, are discussed on the talk page.

For an overview of JavaScript coverage on Wikipedia, see Draft:Outline of JavaScript and Index of JavaScript-related articles. For everything on user scripts, see User:The Transhumanist/Outline of scripts.

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Hope to see you there! The Transhumanist 16:48, 12 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Transhumanist,

I am actually quite fluent in JavaScript, but time restricts me from becoming a major code contributor to MediaWiki, extensions, widgets, or for that matter non-WM-related open-source projects. However, I might be interested in helping with small tasks or writing about JavaScript. Thanks also for linking to some interesting resources.

Cheers, Ynhockey ^(Talk) 17:11, 13 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

You are welcome. I understand about time constraints. Actually, I'm trying to become a major code contributor, of helpful user scripts. A possible small task would be sharing your expertise from time to time, to help user script writers get unstuck. I happen to be stuck on one of the scripts I'm writing. I've posted the problem at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject JavaScript#I'm stumped: How do you save a location in the viewport to reposition the viewport later?. Maybe you could comment, if it isn't too time consuming? Thank you. The Transhumanist 17:09, 15 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I've written some user scripts, and was wondering if you wouldn't mind taking a look at them. (To help others follow along, I've posted extensive notes on the talk pages explaining the source code.) I've only tested them in Firefox. Here they are:

User:The Transhumanist/OutlineViewAnnotationToggler.js – this one provides a menu item to turn annotations on/off, so you can view lists bare when you want to (without annotations). When done, it will work on (the embedded lists of) all pages, not just outlines. Currently it is limited to outlines only, for testing purposes. It will support hotkey activation/deactivation of annotations, but that feature currently lacks an accurate viewport location reset for retaining the location on screen that the user was looking at. It also needs an indicator that tells the user it is still on. Otherwise, you might wonder why a bare list has annotations in edit mode, when you go in to add some. :)
User talk:The Transhumanist/RedlinksRemover.js – strips out entries in outlines that are nothing but a redlink. It removes them right out of the tree structure. But only end nodes. It delinks redlinks that have non-redlink offspring, or that have or are embedded in an annotation. It does not yet recognize entries that lack a bullet (it treats those as embedded).

It is my objective to build a set of scripts that fully automate the process of creating outlines. This end goal is a long way off (AI-complete?). In the meantime, I hope to increase productivity as much as I can. Fifty percent automation would double an editor's productivity. I think I could reach 80% automation (a five-fold increase in productivity) within a couple years.

There's more:

User:The Transhumanist/StripSearchInWikicode.js – another script, which strips WP search results down to a bare list of links, and inserts wikilink formatting for ease of insertion of those links into lists. This is useful for gathering links for outlines. I'd like this script to sort its results. So, if you know how, or know someone who knows how, please let me know. A more immediate problem is that the output is interlaced with CR/LFs. I can't figure out how to get rid of them. Stripping them out in WikEd via regex is a tedious extra step. It would be nice to track them down and remove them with the script.

I look forward to your observations, concerns, ideas, and suggestions. The Transhumanist 09:39, 26 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Перенос статьи в ОП англ. Википедии

Добрый день. Перенесите, пожалуйста, статью в ОП английской Википедии. Ранее я размещала статью на украинском языке. Ее проверили, одобрили и перенесли в ОП украинской Википедии: https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/OWOX Теперь я перевела статью на английский язык и хотела ее разместить. Проверьте, пожалуйста, и одобрите размещение статьи. Ссылка на англ. версию статьи: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:%D0%93%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%9C%D0%B0%D0%B3 Буду очень вам благодарна и признательна!OWOX (talk) 13:48, 2 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

IDF structure ORBAT

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Structure_idf.png is one of my favorite images on wikipedia. Is there a history about how you went about making it? I am interested in updating it. Can you help me go about that, both in terms of what sources to use (both in terms of reliability and making sure that bitchon meida is protected) and what program you used to make and edit it?

Thanks! Seraphya (talk) 22:36, 9 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Women in Red World Contest

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Quick question

You stopped by my talk page earlier this month with a quick intro and orientation of sorts, in which you also mentioned that I could reach out if I have questions. That day has inevitably come, but I have no idea if this is the type of question I should be asking you or if there is somewhere else that would be more appropriate, in which case if you could point me in the right direction I'd appreciate it.

As for the question, I was reading a page about this book and saw that the description of the cover image states that the copyright "is believed to belong to the publisher ... or the cover artist." It does not mention the artist ( François-Auguste_Biard ) or the title of the painting ( commons page here ). In this situation, assuming that the description of the cover image should be edited to include this information, what's the protocol for making sure I do it correctly and include all necessary information?

Any help you could provide is appreciated, and please feel free to just point me in the right direction. Thanks again for stopping by. Stopgrammartime (talk) 04:19, 27 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Your move..

You made use of your admin powers to delete articles before you moved 2018 Land Day massacre to 2018 Land Day incidents.

I cannot undo your edits, as I cannot delete articles to undo your move. (As, AFAIK, only admins can do that.)

From my understanding, using your admin powers in a matter where you are highly involved is ....not a good thing. Please undo your move. Thank you, Huldra (talk) 21:26, 31 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

He reverted a controversial move, and from what I can see, any autoconfirmed editor would have been able to make that move, because it was not over an edited redirect (it appears in the log that he deleted the page, but this is automatic – your own log shows page deletions when you have moved pages despite not being an admin). Therefore he was not using his admin powers.

Also, as he was reverting a controversial move, he shouldn't be being asked to undo it. Number 5 7 21:51, 31 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I can move articles (if it is to an article name which does not already exist), and No, I cannot delete articles. (The deleted redirect in my log is basically writing in a redir.) So I cannot undo Ynhockeys move, only admins can do that. (They would have to delete 2018 Land Day massacre before such a move.) Huldra (talk) 22:03, 31 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Huldra: You have moved articles to redirects that already exist, hence why your log has the line:

"21:37, 19 December 2017 Huldra (talk | contribs | block) deleted redirect Huj, Gaza by overwriting (G6: Deleted to make way for move) (view/restore)"

The reason you cannot move the article back to 2018 Land Day massacre is that it has since been edited by a bot. Once that happens, only admins can move. The Huj, Gaza redirect would have only been edited once (i.e. its creation) to allow you to move over it. Number 5 7 22:07, 31 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, well, the reason I cannot move it back is, that unlike Ynhockey, I am not an admin, so I (again, unlike him) cannot delete a page to make place for a move. (Hey, I am not saying that if I was an admin I would have done that!! Even I have understood the wheel war concepts...) Huldra (talk) 22:14, 31 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Huldra: You do not necessarily need to be an admin to delete pages to make moves, as your own log shows that you have deleted pages to make way for moves (which happens automatically without you having to actually hit any delete button). Anyway, the point is that Ynhockey was not using admin powers, as you have repeatedly claimed. I think you need to retract/apologise. Number 5 7 22:19, 31 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Number 57: Huh? When did I ever delete an article to make room for move? (Like Ynhockey just did) I cannot do that! I dont have a delete button.... Huldra (talk) 22:25, 31 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Huldra: Compare these two log entries:

"21:37, 19 December 2017 Huldra (talk | contribs | block) deleted redirect Huj, Gaza by overwriting (G6: Deleted to make way for move) (view/restore)"

"21:46, 31 March 2018 Ynhockey (talk | contribs | block) deleted page 2018 Land Day incidents (G6: Deleted to make way for move)"

As I've tried to explain, when you move an article over a redirect, you do not get asked to delete that article if the redirect has never been edited (only created). Hence when you moved the Huj article, you did not get asked to delete the redirect that you moved it over – it was automatically deleted. This is what happened here to. Number 5 7 22:29, 31 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

User:Number 57 Right, but the whole point us that I could NOT have done what Ynhockey did: I could not have deleted to make room for a move. If you look at the logs for 2018 Land Day incidents, you will see that it had been edited after being created. Hence it needed admin powers to delete it. Huldra (talk) 22:35, 31 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Huldra: I believe you could have made that move because there is only a single deleted edit, which means it could have been deleted by a non-admin as part of a normal move. It was not edited after being created (otherwise there would be more than one deleted edit) and your link does not show otherwise. You also created a single deleted edit when you moved the Huj page. Number 5 7 22:45, 31 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Nope, I believe you are wrong. Again, I cannot undo Ynhockey, as I am not an admin. And if you look at the history of the article, then you will see that for most of the time it had the name 2018 Land Day massacre (It was created under that name) ..and now Ynhockey has created an advantage for himself, since no non admin can undo him....and no admin will undo him, as that would be WP:WW. This is simply not fair. Huldra (talk) 23:29, 31 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Then you really need to learn how Wikipedia works before throwing around accusations (it's sad that you are refusing to accept any of the quite clear evidence above). Ynhockey has not created any advantage for himself. The reason no-one except admins can move the article to 2018 Land Day massacre is because that redirect has been edited since it was created. If Ynhockey had made that edit to prevent the move back, then I would agree he had created the advantage, but he didn't – it was edited by a bot. You should still have the powers to move the article to Land Day massacre because that is an unedited redirect. And if you did, it would then show in your log that you had deleted that page. Number 5 7 23:36, 31 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, please do show me how I can do a move like Ynhockey did at, say, at 20:46, 31 March 2018, that is Deleted to make way for move? Huldra (talk) 23:50, 31 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

It would be the same way you moved the Huj article: Use the move tab at the top of the page. The deletion of the redirect then happens automatically. Anyway, I see the AN thread has been swiftly closed by another admin. Number 5 7 00:15, 1 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Notice of noticeboard discussion

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Yunna listed at Redirects for discussion

An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect Yunna. Since you had some involvement with the Yunna redirect, you might want to participate in the redirect discussion if you have not already done so. Steel1943 (talk) 15:52, 10 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Kisalon not Ksalon

Hi Yan. Please check the talk page at Moshav Kisalon ("Ksalon"). Wiki in English has its own rules, see for instance "Degania", not Dganiya. Thanks. Arminden (talk) 09:05, 13 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Magnus (Audiomachine album)

Hello. I spoted you are an active administrator on recent changes page and I have found problem to solve. I'm the autor of Magnus (album) article, which been redirected to the Audiomachine article and almost excactly one year later someone created this article again under Magnus (Audiomachine album). What should be done? Eurohunter (talk) 09:32, 25 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I think my version was better and was the first. Eurohunter (talk) 09:39, 25 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Eurohunter but is there a particular value to the older article's history? If your version is better you can put it in the article, I just don't see anything in the old revision history that's important enough to warrant a merger. —Ynhockey ^(Talk) 09:42, 25 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Autorship should be mentioned in the history. In the current state it's kinda unclear. Eurohunter (talk) 09:50, 25 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. Eurohunter (talk) 11:12, 25 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I spotted now there is the same situation with Tree of Life (album) and Tree of Life (Audiomachine album). Eurohunter (talk) 11:20, 25 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Printing permit for a map of yours about the security barries to be used in a new book

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I would like to use your map of the security barrier in a new book entitled "100 Years Middle East Conflict - an Honorable Solution." I need a written printing permit. The address of your map: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Westbank_barrier.png. Could you please send such a permit to: gottfried.hutter@gmx.de If there are special conditions, please let me know.

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Amud Anan maps

Hi, Do you know where the legend for the default 1:50000 maps at Amud Anan can be viewed? I'm interested in the meaning of the colors used for the background. Thanks. Zero^talk 06:19, 14 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

WP:NPA

A reminder, as you apparently need one, but talk pages are meant for discussing article content, not for making baseless and petty personal attacks. Kindly cease doing so. nableezy - 16:15, 21 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

It was absolutely not a violation of WP:POINT. At least two users objected to the article name you unilaterally moved the article to, making that move both out of process and without consensus. You cannot both demand the article be titled as though it only discusses things in Israel and then include things that literally no reliable sources say are in Israel. Me rectifying that error is not a POINTy edit or whatever else you want to call it, it is a NPOV one. nableezy - 20:08, 21 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Knesset

Any chance you can protect the article in the stable version? There's an ongoing dispute over Herzog's seat. Cheers, Number 5 7 07:47, 25 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Cool, thanks. Number 5 7 09:08, 25 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Request for comment of Israeli neighborhoods

I have opened an RFC for several of the Israeli cities that I think are un-encyclopedic. You were involved in the template's creation. Therefore, I appreciate input from you at that RFC. Thank you. --Tyw7 (🗣️ Talk) — If (reply) then (ping me) 14:08, 2 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Request for closure of RfC on Israel's type of governance

Could you review my request at Talk:Israel#Conclusion? 83.250.139.231 (talk) 08:07, 6 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Sinking of the Freighter Attavirus in April 20, 1985

Hello, i noticed you've edited some articles about Israeli naval topics in the past and was wondering if you knew any details about the sinking of the freighter Attavirus in 1985. Apparently it was transporting Palestinian militants to attack Israel when it was intercepted by some Israeli missile boats who sunk it after a short battle. In particular i was wondering if you had access to any information regarding Israeli accounts of the battle and the names of the Israeli ships involved. Any information would be greatly appreciated. XavierGreen (talk) 19:30, 6 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Opinion polling for next Israeli election

I know IPs are fraustrating for some, but can you take indefinite semiprotection of the article and replace it with a one that’ll have a set expiry date, or pending changes please? It’s because there’s no fairness to set indefinite for first time offence unless arbitration applies. Thank you. 59.102.44.48 (talk) 06:09, 9 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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@59.102.44.48: Sorry I was unable to reply earlier. The reason I protected the article/list was that it was vandalized more than once by an anonymous user, and this type of vandalism is extremely difficult to detect (in fact, it was detected completely by accident 2 weeks after the fact). The lengthy period of misinformation combined with the difficulty of detection and persistent vandalism, means that the best way forward is to block unregistered users from editing the article, at least until the election itself—after which I may re-evaluate the situation. If you would like to constructively contribute to the article, please feel free to register a user name.

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Military Advocate General

Hi Ynhockey,

Happy New Years! You have recently reverted my edits on the Military Advocate General page. All the edits I made on that page are based on the official information available on the MAG website. I am a new editor at Wikipedia and would appreciate if you could expand on the Copyright rules over here. In particular, if I would have cited the source of the information would that make it ok?

Thanks in advance, — Preceding unsigned comment added by Avitevel (talk • contribs) 13:24, 7 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the detailed response. I do have authorization from the writer to use the content from the MAG website - so as I understand I can go ahead and make the changes.

Best, — Preceding unsigned comment added by Avitevel (talk • contribs) 15:58, 7 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Leave "List of countries by average wage" alone unless you know how to fix it

You have edited "List of countries by average wage" in bad faith. Please avoid this in future. Do you understand the problem with that page? If you do, then you understand why your reversion was bad. If you don't understand, but want to learn write me a polite message. If you don't understand why your change was bad, and don't want to learn why, please avoid further sabotage.

Thank you.Jamesdowallen (talk) 18:07, 16 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

YOU are the veteran editor. I am a novice trying to be helpful. I identify a REAL problem, waste considerable time to bring it your attention, follow the instructions as best as I can.

I don't have time to waste hours learning Wikipedia arcana. Can you understand that much? That I want to help improve content but do not have time for certain details?

So, my "Nomination for deletion" was incomplete. I'm not surprised. A nomination would get nowhere without a "second" anyway. Would you like to be the second? If not, why not just leave the delete notice attached? My impression now is that you are responding to my rudeness and only want to frustrate and foil me regardless of how correct my recommendation is. Fine. But just as a test, please tell me -- yes or no -- whether you understand that the mismatch between that article's title and the article's content is so huge as to be preposterous, as to be an insult to Wikipedia. Can you understand that?Jamesdowallen (talk) 12:06, 17 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I notice that you recently "deleted page List of OECD countries by average wage (A10: Recently created article that duplicates an existing topic) (thank)" No. The page you deleted is a page whose titile suggests what it is. It duplicated a nonsensical page whose title made no sense. THAT was the page that should have been deleted. HTH.Jamesdowallen (talk) 10:42, 27 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

"If you believe that a certain page's title should be changed, you can open a move request. " Do YOU think the name should be changed? If so why don't YOU open a move request. You're obviously much more invested in Wikipedia than I am. If not, I'll defer to your "expertise."

I'm trying to be helpful. I've got much better things to do with my time than initiate a "RM" for a page YOU seem to care about, forget to dot an I or cross a T, and then waste minutes more of your time. Minutes and minutes because ... Because what? You get sadistic thrills from watching a novice make mistakes on a RM than just fixing it yourself?Jamesdowallen (talk) 15:14, 27 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Israel populations

There's an ongoing discussion relevant to this template that you might be interested in participating in. Cheers, Number 5 7 01:05, 16 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Heritage site in Israel

Hello Yan, you made this great "Template:Heritage site in Israel". Where can I get the Heritage-site-in-Israel-Numbers? Especially for Buildings and fountains etc. in the old city of Jerusalem? Is there any directory of this numbers and sites or any documentation for this topic? And which organisation stands behind this? Thankyou for your help. And also another question: do you know any online-directory of streetnames in old city of Jerusalem, parallel in english, hebrew and arabic? --Allexkoch (talk) 10:38, 25 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Yan, thankyou for your answer.

To the heritage-numbers:

This page in the Hebrew Wikipedia is very interesting, but I think it is far from complete. There must be thousands and thousands of heritage sites with their numbers in the old city of Jerusalem. Also in this page are no references, where the numbers come from, and no remark, what Institution delivers these numbers. If I would take this page for German Wikipedia, they would delete it because of the lack of references. I write usually for the German Wikipedia. In German we have Authorities, f.i. the Bavarian State Office for Monument Protection this page, which publish their numbers (online) for all officially rekognized heritage sites. Is there such an authority in Israel also? And if yes, what are their webpages? Where do they publish their numbers? What is the name of the authority or institution which delivers these numbers, where do these numbers come from?

To the street names:

I want to make a list for German Wikipedia with all the streetnames (german, hebrew, arabic and WP-article, if exists) in the Old city of Jerusalem and their Wikipedia-Articles for the sake of an easy overview. In OpenStreetMap the names are either in arabic or in hebrew.

My Hebrew and Arabic is not really good, although I have been trying to learn these languages for many years. It is enough to read and understand, but it is not enough to search the Hebrew web pages. So, if you could send me a link for a municipal website of Jerusalem which has a list of streets there, that would be very nice of you.

Thankyou very much for your help. --Allexkoch (talk) 11:34, 26 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you very much for your help and patience. Now, following your advice, I have even found an alphabetical street directory of all streets of Jerusalem parallel English, Arabic and Hebrew in the administration of Jerusalem (here) - very informative, even with explanations where the street name historical comes from and also to the location of the street. --Allexkoch (talk) 11:09, 27 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Editor adding need quotation to verify to Hebrew sourced articles

User:NYC.Geek originally created an article with a conflict of interest - it seemed to be about himself - as Steven Strauss. When raised concerns and discussed in with other editors, he seemed to use a different account called User:I.new.around.here. After Steven Strauss's article was deleted, he has attacked specifically Israel-related article I created. For example, he has added a Conflict of Interest tag to Tanya Pylavets. Her notability is indeed questionable now and she can probably be deleted, although at the time of creation she had seemed notable in Israeli media. But adding Conflict of Interest to a one-time famous model's article, was strange. In the case of the Dorit Revelis article which you had also edited, it seems he has deleted a lot of content that was in the sources need quotation to verify to everything from Hebrew mainstream sources. The article needs some work and improvement, but he has simply deleted half of it because he's angry his article as Steven Strauss was deleted. Avaya1 (talk) 11:10, 12 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Updater

Hello Yan. It seems we are working at cross purposes. I have just corrected the updater so that the previous spellings work (and also corrected the number format). No need to go and change all the articles. Cheers, Number 5 7 21:45, 26 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Part of the issue is that the updater is used more than once in the articles and you were only updating one of them. I'm going to finish putting it all right now, but if you want to do it all at some point, go ahead. However, I think it will be quite difficult to make the change without missing somewhere... Number 5 7 21:49, 26 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I've changed Bnei Dekalim as suggested. Cheers, Number 5 7 21:53, 26 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Need help at WP:RSN

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18:13, 4 January 2022 (UTC)

Levantine Arabic FAC

Hi Ynhockey, I nominated Levantine Article for FAC, one of the many Arabic varieties spoken in Israel. As you contributed to Languages of Israel and Demographics of Israel, I thought you could be interested in reviewing this nomination. Thanks for any help you can provide. A455bcd9 (talk) 09:21, 30 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

New administrator activity requirement

The administrator policy has been updated with new activity requirements following a successful Request for Comment.

Beginning January 1, 2023, administrators who meet one or both of the following criteria may be desysopped for inactivity if they have:

Made neither edits nor administrative actions for at least a 12-month period OR
Made fewer than 100 edits over a 60-month period

Administrators at risk for being desysopped under these criteria will continue to be notified ahead of time. Thank you for your continued work.

22:53, 15 April 2022 (UTC)

Happy New Year, Ynhockey!

Happy New Year!

Ynhockey,
Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia.
Abishe (talk) 12:34, 1 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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

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GAR notice

Arad, Israel 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. Onegreatjoke (talk) 05:03, 7 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Help with Temu Article

Hi, I see that you’re an active member of the Internet WikiProject and I was wondering if you might be willing to have a look at a proposal (I have a COI as a Temu employee and am trying to adhere strictly to the rules, which is why I’ve made a proposal instead of editing the page myself.) As you might know, Temu’s app has been the most downloaded iPhone app in the United States over the last few months [1], so I hope that you might find the subject matter intriguing given your interest in Internet subjects. Thanks very much for your time! Snowy2000 (talk) 08:53, 24 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination for deletion of Template:Rail transport in Israel

Template:Rail transport in Israel has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. –Dream out loud (talk) 09:18, 1 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

CS1 error on List of coastal settlements of the Mediterranean Sea

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Riots vs Uprising

Cossack riots is WP:POVFORK that uses outdated and deprecated data. It has been redirected to the Uprising article.--Aristophile (talk) 19:19, 5 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Help with Nefesh B'Nefesh

Hi Yan, nice to meet you. I am the declared COI editor for Nefesh B'Nefesh and would appreciate your help with implementing the changes and updates I have suggested on the article Talk page. Your membership in Project Israel and your interest in improving the pages for Israeli organizations caught my attention; I'd be grateful for your assistance.

Similarly, I recently posted a draft of an article for Rabbi Yehoshua Fass, the founder of Nefesh B'Nefesh. This draft includes significant changes and expanded coverage following the 2021 discussion about article creation which ultimately resulted in a redirect. Do you mind taking a look and considering this draft for publication as an independent article?

Thank you LA for NBN (talk) 09:33, 8 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination of Uryū Ishida for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Uryū Ishida 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/Uryū Ishida 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.

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Books & Bytes – Issue 59

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Issue 59, September – October 2023

Spotlight: Introducing a repository of anti-disinformation projects
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Books & Bytes – Issue 60

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WikiCup 2024 February newsletter

The 2024 WikiCup is off to a flying start, with 135 participants. This is the largest number of participants we have seen since 2017.

Our current leader is newcomer Generalissima (submissions), who has one FA on John Littlejohn (preacher) and 10 GAs and 12 DYKs mostly on New Zealand coinage and Inuit figures. Here are some more noteworthy scorers:

AirshipJungleman29 (submissions), with one FA on Hö'elün, two GAs on Mongolia-related articles, and two DYKs;
Vami_IV (submissions), with one FA on Doom (2016 video game), one GA on Boundary Fire (2017), and 11 reviews;
MaranoFan (submissions), with one FA on Holidays (Meghan Trainor song), a nine-article FT on 30 (album), and two DYKs;
Skyshifter (submissions), with one FA on OneShot and one DYK;
Sammi Brie (submissions), with five GAs and five DYKs on television and radio stations;
voorts (submissions) and Elli (submissions), both with one FA and one DYK each.

As a reminder, competitors may submit work for the first round until 23:59 (UTC) on 27 February, and the second round starts 1 March. Remember that only the top 64 scoring competitors will make it through to the second round; currently, competitors need at least 15 points to progress. If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, and you hope to get it promoted before the end of the round, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. However, please remember to continue to offer reviews at GAN, FAC and all the other pages that require them to prevent any backlogs which could otherwise be caused by the Cup. As ever, questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup and the judges (Cwmhiraeth (talk · contribs), Epicgenius (talk · contribs), and Frostly (talk · contribs)) are reachable on their talk pages. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 17:58, 11 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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WikiCup 2024 March newsletter

The first round of the 2024 WikiCup ended at 23:59 (UTC) on 27 February. Everyone with at least 30 points moved on to Round 2, the highest number of points required to advance to the second round since 2014. Due to a six-way tie for the 64th-place spot, 67 contestants have qualified for Round 2.

The following scorers in Round 1 all scored more than 300 points:

Generalissima (submissions), who has 916 points mostly from one FA on John Littlejohn (preacher), 15 GAs, and 16 DYKs on a variety of topics including New Zealand coinage and Inuit figures, in addition to seven reviews
Vami_IV (submissions), who has 790 points from two FAs on Felix M. Warburg House and Doom (2016 video game), two GAs, one DYK, and 11 reviews
AirshipJungleman29 (submissions), who has 580 points from one FA on Hö'elün, two GAs on Mongolia-related articles, two DYKs, and five reviews
Sammi Brie (submissions), who has 420 points mostly from nine GAs and seven DYKs on television and radio stations
MaranoFan (submissions), who has 351 points from one FA on Holidays (Meghan Trainor song), a nine-article FT on 30 (album), and three DYKs
Skyshifter (submissions), who has 345 points from one FA on OneShot, one DYK and two reviews

In this newsletter, the judges would like to pay a special tribute to Vami_IV (submissions), who unfortunately passed away this February. At the time of his death, he was the second-highest-scoring competitor. Outside the WikiCup, he had eight other featured articles, five A-class articles, eight other good articles, and two Four Awards. Vami also wrote an essay on completionism, a philosophy in which he deeply believed. If you can, please join us in honoring his memory by improving one of the articles on his to-do list.

Remember that any content promoted after 27 February but before the start of Round 2 can be claimed in Round 2. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, feel free to review one of the nominations listed on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed. Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:41, 28 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Books & Bytes – Issue 61

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Issue 61, January – February 2024

Bristol University Press and British Online Archives now available
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Requesting neutral party in merge proposal

Hello, the discussion on merging Jewish Fascism into Revisionist Maximalism has not yet reached a consensus, so I am seeking a neutral party to mediate and/or make a decision. A. Rosenberg (talk) 14:57, 19 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 29 March 2024

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WikiCup 2024 April newsletter

We are approaching the end of the 2024 WikiCup's second round, with a little over two weeks remaining. Currently, contestants must score at least 105 points to progress to the third round.

Our current top scorers are as follows:

Sammi Brie (submissions) with 642 points, mostly from 11 GAs about radio and television;
voorts (submissions) with 530 points, mostly from two FAs (Well he would, wouldn't he? and Cora Agnes Benneson) and three GAs;
Generalissima (submissions) with 523 points, mostly from 11 GAs about coinage and history;
SounderBruce (submissions) with 497 points, mostly from a FA about the 2020 season of the soccer club Seattle Sounders FC and two GAs;
Tamzin (submissions) with 410 points, mostly from a FA about the drink Capri-Sun and three GAs;
Kusma (submissions) with 330 points, mostly from a FA about the English botanist Anna Blackburne and a GA.

Competitors may submit work for the second round until the end of 28 April, and the third round starts 1 May. Remember that only competitors with the top 32 scores will make it through to the third round. If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, and you hope to get it promoted before the end of the round, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. Please remember to continue to offer reviews at GAN, FAC and all the other pages that require them to prevent any backlogs. As a reminder, competitors are strictly prohibited from gaming Wikipedia policies or processes to receive more points.

If you would like to learn more about rules and scoring for the 2024 WikiCup, please read Wikipedia:WikiCup/Scoring. Further questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup and the judges (Cwmhiraeth (talk · contribs), Epicgenius (talk · contribs), and Frostly (talk · contribs)) are reachable on their talk pages. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 15:06, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Books & Bytes – Issue 62

The Wikipedia Library: Books & Bytes
Issue 62, March – April 2024

IEEE and Haaretz now available
Let's Connect Clinics about The Wikipedia Library
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WikiCup 2024 May newsletter

The second round of the 2024 WikiCup ended on 28 April. This round was particularly competitive: each of the 32 contestants who advanced to Round 3 scored at least 141 points. This is the highest number of points required to advance to Round 3 since 2014.

The following scorers in Round 2 all scored more than 500 points:

Sammi Brie (submissions) with 707 points, mostly from 45 good article nomination reviews and 12 good articless about radio and television;
Generalissima (submissions) with 600 points, mostly from 12 good articles and 12 did you know nominations about coinage and history;
SounderBruce (submissions) with 552 points, mostly from a featured article about the 2020 Seattle Sounders FC season, three featured lists, and two good articles;
BennyOnTheLoose (submissions) with 548 points, mostly from a featured article about the snooker player John Pulman, two featured lists, and one good article;
voorts (submissions) with 530 points, mostly from two featured articles (Well he would, wouldn't he? and Cora Agnes Benneson) and three good articles.

The full scores for Round 2 can be seen here. So far this year, competitors have gotten 18 featured articles, 22 featured lists, and 186 good articles, 76 in the news credits and at least 200 did you know credits. They have conducted 165 featured article reviews, as well as 399 good article reviews and peer reviews, and have added 21 articles to featured topics and good topics.

Remember that any content promoted after 28 April but before the start of Round 3 can be claimed during Round 3, which starts on 1 May at 00:00 (UTC). Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed.

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In the media: National cable networks get in on the action arguing about what the first sentence of a Wikipedia article ought to say

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Opinion: Public response to the editors of Settler Colonial Studies

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Wikiproject Jerusalem

Hi, I'm trying to start "Wikiproject Jerusalem" now, I'm looking for editors who would like to join the effort. I saw that you are dealing with related topics. So I thought it might interest you. If so, write to me. And if there are other relevant editors you know, you can send them too. Good Day. PeleYoetz (talk) 08:11, 13 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @PeleYoetz it's a nice effort if you can attract editors, but in the past WikiProject Tel Aviv was folder into WikiProject Israel under the Tel Aviv task group. Since WP Israel isn't super-active nowadays, it's worth considering doing the same. Regardless, best of luck! I don't have that much time nowadays, but will try to help if I can. —Ynhockey ^(Talk) 23:35, 25 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

WikiCup 2024 July newsletter

The third round of the 2024 WikiCup ended on 28 June. As with Round 2, this round was competitive: each of the 16 contestants who advanced to Round 4 scored at least 256 points.

The following editors all scored more than 400 points in Round 3:

Generalissima (submissions) with 1,059 points, mostly from 1 featured article on DeLancey W. Gill, 11 good articles, 18 did you know nominations, and dozens of reviews;
Skyshifter (submissions) with 673 points, mostly from 2 featured articles on Worlds (Porter Robinson album) and I'm God, 5 good articles, and 2 did you know nominations;
Sammi Brie (submissions) with 557 points, mostly from 1 featured article on KNXV-TV, 5 good articles, and 8 did you know nominations; and
AryKun (submissions) with 415 points, mostly from 1 featured article on Great cuckoo-dove, with a high number of bonus points from that article.

The full scores for round 3 can be seen here. So far this year, competitors have gotten 28 featured articles, 38 featured lists, 240 good articles, 92 in the news credits, and at least 285 did you know credits. They have conducted 279 featured article reviews, as well as 492 good article reviews and peer reviews, and have added 22 articles to featured topics and good topics.

Remember that any content promoted after 28 June but before the start of Round 4 can be claimed during Round 4, which starts on 1 July at 00:00 (UTC). Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether for a good article, featured content, or anything else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed.

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The Signpost: 4 July 2024

News and notes: WMF board elections and fundraising updates

Special report: Wikimedia Movement Charter ratification vote underway, new Council may surpass power of Board

In focus: How the Russian Wikipedia keeps it clean despite having just a couple dozen administrators

Discussion report: Wikipedians are hung up on the meaning of Madonna

In the media: War and information in war and politics

Sister projects: On editing Wikisource

Obituary: Hanif Al Husaini, Salazarov, Hyacinth, and PirjanovNurlan

Opinion: Etika: a Pop Culture Champion

Gallery: Spokane Willy's photos

Op-Ed: Why you should not vote in the 2024 WMF BoT elections

Crossword: On a day of independence, beat crosswords into crossploughshares

Humour: A joke

Cobwebs: Counting to a billion — manuscripts don't burn

Recent research: Is Wikipedia Politically Biased? Perhaps

Traffic report: Talking about you and me, and the games people play

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Marganit tower edit from 2009

Hello Ynhockey. I have a question about this edit from over 15 years ago that remained intact until I copyedited the language today to improve clarity and readability. If construction of the building ended in 1987, the discovery of the slant could not have happened during the construction phase in 1989. Did you have a typo in the year? I assume that's where the typo is, because the next sentence talks about how construction was halted to verify safety and the article on the Hebrew Wikipedia also says that the building construction ended in 1987.
Unfortunately, the link is to a magazine in print, and not an online article, so there is no way for me to check to see how to correct for the apparent discrepancy. Absent a source to resolve the discrepancy, I added a {{contradictory inline}} template to the article.
While, you're at it, perhaps you could specify what you meant by the words "to the right" which I removed. For those words to make sense, you'd have to specify where the observer would be standing for the slant to appear "to the right" (presumably from the building's front, but I don't know). The Mountain of Eden (talk) 19:11, 16 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@The Mountain of Eden I will have to check the source, which I have access to but it's not as trivial as when I made the edit. I'll get back to you as soon as I can check this. —Ynhockey ^(Talk) 23:53, 16 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Books & Bytes – Issue 63

The Wikipedia Library: Books & Bytes
Issue 63, May – June 2024

One new partner
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Mount Carmel Naval Base

Hello. Is this is hoax? It came up on my radar as the editor that created it also added mention of it to HaHotrim, claiming it was located there (which it doesn't appear to be). They have also added mention of it to a few other articles... Cheers, Number 5 7 22:15, 19 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, long time :) The unit and base are legit, but the article is bizarre – today ChatGPT can do great machine translations, but this one just seems really bad. I wouldn't mind if the article was deleted as a poor machine translation of the Hebrew version, with no additional content. On the other hand, the unit is real. Just to clarify though, it's not called Mount Carmel Naval Base. Not sure where that name comes from. —Ynhockey ^(Talk) 09:57, 24 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 22 July 2024

Discussion report: Internet users flock to Wikipedia to debate its image policy over Trump raised-fist photo

News and notes: Wikimedia community votes to ratify Movement Charter; Wikimedia Foundation opposes ratification

News from the WMF: Wikimedia Foundation Board resolution and vote on the proposed Movement Charter

Essay: Reflections on editing and obsession

In the media: What's on Putin's fork, the court's docket, and in Harrison's book?

Obituary: JamesR

Crossword: Vaguely bird-shaped crossword

Humour: Joe Biden withdraws RfA, Donald Trump selects co-nom

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The Signpost: 14 August 2024

In the media: Portland pol profile paid for from public purse

Recent research: STORM: AI agents role-play as "Wikipedia editors" and "experts" to create Wikipedia-like articles, a more sophisticated effort than previous auto-generation systems

In focus: Twitter marks the spot

News and notes: Another Wikimania has concluded.

Special report: Nano or just nothing: Will nano go nuclear?

Opinion: HouseBlaster's RfA debriefing

Traffic report: Ball games, movies, elections, but nothing really weird

Humour: I'm proud to be a template

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WikiCup 2024 August newsletter

The fourth round of the 2024 WikiCup ended on 29 August. Each of the 8 contestants who advanced to Round 4 scored at least 472 points, and the following contestants scored more than 700 points:

Generalissima (submissions) with 1,150 points, mostly from 3 featured articles, 2 featured lists, 7 good articles, and 13 did you know nominations;
Arconning (submissions) with 791 points, mostly from 2 featured lists, 8 good articles, 4 did you know nominations, and plenty of reviews;
AirshipJungleman29 (submissions) with 718 points, mostly from a high-multiplier featured article on Genghis Khan and 2 good articles; and
BennyOnTheLoose (submissions) with 714 points, mostly from 1 featured article on Susanna Hoffs, 2 featured lists, and 3 good articles.

Congratulations to our eight finalists and all who participated. Contestants put in extraordinary amounts of effort during this round, and their scores can be seen here. So far this year, competitors have gotten 36 featured articles, 55 featured lists, 15 good articles, 93 in the news credits, and at least 333 did you know credits. They have conducted 357 featured content reviews, as well as 553 good article reviews and peer reviews, and have added 30 articles to featured topics and good topics.

Any content promoted after 29 August but before the start of Round 5 can be claimed during Round 5, which starts on 1 September at 00:00 (UTC). Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. If two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether for a good article, featured content, or anything else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed. Remember to claim your points within 14 days of earning them, and importantly, before the deadline on 31 October.

If you would like to learn more about rules and scoring for the 2024 WikiCup, please see this page. Further questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup and the judges (Cwmhiraeth (talk · contribs), Epicgenius (talk · contribs), and Frostly (talk · contribs)) are reachable on their talk pages. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 03:13, 30 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 4 September 2024

News and notes: WikiCup enters final round, MCDC wraps up activities, 17-year-old hoax article unmasked

In the media: AI is not playing games anymore. Is Wikipedia ready?

Recent research: Simulated Wikipedia seen as less credible than ChatGPT and Alexa in experiment

News from the WMF: Meet the 12 candidates running in the WMF Board of Trustees election

Wikimania: A month after Wikimania 2024

Serendipity: What it's like to be Wikimedian of the Year

Traffic report: After the gold rush

Humour: Local man halfway through rude reply no longer able to recall why he hates other editor

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Books & Bytes – Issue 64

The Wikipedia Library: Books & Bytes
Issue 64, July – August 2024

The Hindu Group joins The Wikipedia Library
Wikimania presentation
New user script for easily searching The Wikipedia Library

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The Signpost: 26 September 2024

In the media: Courts order Wikipedia to give up names of editors, legal strain anticipated from "online safety laws"

Community view: Indian courts order Wikipedia to take down name of crime victim, editors strive towards consensus

Serendipity: A Wikipedian at the 2024 Paralympics

Opinion: asilvering's RfA debriefing

News and notes: Are you ready for admin elections?

Gallery: Are Luddaites defending the English Wikipedia?

Recent research: Article-writing AI is less "prone to reasoning errors (or hallucinations)" than human Wikipedia editors

Traffic report: Jump in the line, rock your body in time

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Good article reassessment for I'm Just Wild About Harry

I'm Just Wild About Harry has been nominated for a 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. Z1720 (talk) 01:21, 18 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 19 October 2024

News and notes: One election's end, another election's beginning

Recent research: "As many as 5%" of new English Wikipedia articles "contain significant AI-generated content", says paper

In the media: Off to the races! Wikipedia wins!

Contest: A WikiCup for the Global South

Traffic report: A scream breaks the still of the night

Book review: The Editors

Humour: The Newspaper Editors

Crossword: Spilled Coffee Mug

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Template:Lang-he-a

Hey, I was wondering why you've set the protecting level of the redirect Template:Lang-he-a so high when the template itself is not even close (and is only used 15 times). Can you lower it please? Gonnym (talk) 20:45, 21 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Gonnym Hi, I believe that autoconfirmed users can edit the template, and have done so. Are you unable to edit it? —Ynhockey ^(Talk) 23:46, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

No, I an unable to edit the redirect Template:Lang-he-a, not the template itself. Gonnym (talk) 23:48, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

? Gonnym (talk) 17:23, 3 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Gonnym I have changed to autoconfirmed. What would you like to do with the page anyway? —Ynhockey ^(Talk) 20:42, 6 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

At the minimum, I was planning on sending it to RfD once the current lang-?? mass deletion is completed. Gonnym (talk) 15:45, 7 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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WikiCup 2024 November newsletter

The 2024 WikiCup has come to an end, with the final round being a very tight race. Our new champion is AirshipJungleman29 (submissions), who scored 2,283 points mainly through 3 high-multiplier FAs and 3 GAs on military history topics. By a 1% margin, Airship beat out last year's champion, BeanieFan11 (submissions), who scored second with 2,264 points, mainly from an impressive 58 GAs about athletes. In third place, Generalissima (submissions) scored 1,528 points, primarily from two FAs on U.S. Librarians of Congress and 20 GAs about various historical topics. Our other finalists are: Sammi Brie (submissions) with 879 points, Hey man im josh (submissions) with 533 points, BennyOnTheLoose (submissions) with 432 points, Arconning (submissions) with 244 points, and AryKun (submissions) with 15 points. Congratulations to our finalists and all who participated!

The final round was very productive, and contestants had 7 FAs, 9 FLs, 94 GAs, 73 FAC reviews, and 79 GAN reviews and peer reviews. Altogether, Wikipedia has benefited greatly from the activities of WikiCup competitors all through the contest. Well done everyone!

All those who reached the final will receive awards and the following special awards will be made, based on high performance in particular areas of content creation. So that the finalists do not have an undue advantage, these prizes are awarded to the competitor who scored the highest in any particular field in a single round, or in the event of a tie, to the overall leader in this field.

Generalissima (submissions) wins the featured article prize for 3 FAs in round 4, and 7 FAs overall.
Hey man im josh (submissions) wins the featured list prize for 23 FLs overall.
MaranoFan (submissions) wins the featured topic prize for 9 articles in featured topics in round 1.
Hey man im josh (submissions) wins the featured content reviewer prize for 110 FA/FL reviews overall.
BeanieFan11 (submissions) wins the good article prize for 58 GAs in round 5, and 70 GAs overall.
Fritzmann (submissions) wins the good topic prize for 6 articles in good topics in round 2.
Sammi Brie (submissions) wins the good article reviewer prize for 45 GA reviews in round 2, and 78 GA reviews overall.
BeanieFan11 (submissions) wins the DYK prize, for 131 Did you know articles overall.
Muboshgu (submissions) wins the ITN prize, for 15 In the news articles in round 1, and 36 overall.

Next year's competition will begin on 1 January. You are invited to sign up to participate; the WikiCup is open to all Wikipedians, both novices and experienced editors, and we hope to see you all in the 2025 competition. Until then, it only remains to once again congratulate our worthy winners, and thank all participants for their involvement!

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The Signpost: 6 November 2024

From the editors: Editing Wikipedia should not be a crime

News and notes: Wikimedia Foundation shares ANI lawsuit updates; first admin elections appoint eleven sysops; first admin recalls opened; temporary accounts coming soon?

In the media: An old scrimmage, politics and purported libel

Special report: Wikipedia editors face litigation, censorship

Gallery: Why you should take more photos and upload them

In focus: Questions and answers about the court case

Traffic report: Twisted tricks or tempting treats?

Technology report: Wikimedia tech, the Asian News International case, and the ultra-rare BLACKLOCK

Humour: Man quietly slinks away from talk page argument after realizing his argument dumb, wrong

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