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[edit]Hi, Here's the link to my sandbox https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:AfricanLibrarian/sandbox&redirect=no&action=edit I need the redirect notice to go away so that I can do another draft and submit. Is it possible? Thank you for being so approachable. I have been so scared of editing Wikipedia. I opened my account in February 2019 but had no way of knowing what to do until we started African Librarians Week. Its been an exhilarating ride. Thank you
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Thank you for your work getting my article David Robinson (artist) ready for publication. I appreciate it very much! SageMacG (talk) 16:11, 19 April 2020 (UTC)
Edit: Thank you for the comment re: quote length - that makes perfect sense and is good to know! SageMacG (talk) 23:35, 19 April 2020 (UTC)
Ron Roizen here. I'm not sure if I'm allowed to do this. First, thank you for your help on the David P. Bond draft article! Next, I tried to upload a photo of David that his widow provided to me. There is no copyright problem with the photo. But somehow I failed to succeed with the upload. One last thing: I noticed that copyediting preferred British instead of American conventions regarding the relationship between quotation marks and the periods at the ends of sentences. In David's article's case, American is preferred. Thanks again. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ronroizen (talk • contribs) 07:46, 1 May 2020 (UTC)
RonroizenRonroizen (talk) 14:19, 2 May 2020 (UTC) here again, Zanimum. I added a number of references to the David P. Bond candidate article and made some other small changes. I was unsuccessful at uploading ah photo of David. Not sure how things move forward from here. And I wonder if you might direct me to a guidebook on how I'm supposed to communicate with you. Thanks. Ronroizen Ronroizen (talk) 14:19, 2 May 2020 (UTC)
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Moving articles from AfC to mainspace
[edit]Hi, thanks for your help moving an AfC page to mainspace such as you did with Ana Margarida de Carvalho. Just wanted to suggest maybe using the AfC script (see WP:AFCH). This automates a lot of processes and catches a couple of things that might be missed such as adding applicable AfC banners to the talk page and adding the page to Wikipedia:Articles_for_creation/recent. Also, when us reviewers see an AfC page moved without the script it sends up red flags. Cheers and any help in clearing the AfC backlog is always welcome. Sulfurboy (talk) 01:28, 21 April 2020 (UTC)
- @Sulfurboy: Ah, thank you! I'm just getting back into Wikipedia, after being less active for the last few years. It says that "AFCH could not be loaded because "Zanimum" is not listed on Wikipedia:WikiProject Articles for creation/Participants.
- Going to that page to add my name, it says that the page is protected, and that only admins can make edits. Which is weird, as I am still an admin, according to Special:UserRights/Zanimum. Are you an admin? If so, can you add me? Thanks! -- Zanimum (talk) 01:38, 21 April 2020 (UTC)
- Sorry, seeing that there's an application process. -- Zanimum (talk) 01:39, 21 April 2020 (UTC)
- I'm not. But I'll ping Primefac who is an admin that handles many of the higher functions of our project, including approval of reviewers. I think Admins have certain privileges turned off after a set amount of inactive time, so that might be part of the issue (although my understanding of all that is shaky). Sulfurboy (talk) 01:49, 21 April 2020 (UTC)
- You're an admin, so you should be able to edit the page. Primefac (talk) 13:14, 21 April 2020 (UTC)
- @Primefac: I agree that it should, but it really isn't working, even though UserRights says that I'm still an admin. -- Zanimum (talk) 01:06, 22 April 2020 (UTC)
- That's the normal edit window (looks exactly the same as it does for me). I know this might be a silly question, but have you tried adding your name? If you can't edit you won't see a "Publish changes" and (more importantly) you wouldn't even see the edit box in the first place. Primefac (talk) 20:01, 22 April 2020 (UTC)
- Oops. Thank you, it did actually work. It seems I'm quite rusty, @Primefac:! -- Zanimum (talk) 01:34, 23 April 2020 (UTC)
- That's the normal edit window (looks exactly the same as it does for me). I know this might be a silly question, but have you tried adding your name? If you can't edit you won't see a "Publish changes" and (more importantly) you wouldn't even see the edit box in the first place. Primefac (talk) 20:01, 22 April 2020 (UTC)
- @Primefac: I agree that it should, but it really isn't working, even though UserRights says that I'm still an admin. -- Zanimum (talk) 01:06, 22 April 2020 (UTC)
- You're an admin, so you should be able to edit the page. Primefac (talk) 13:14, 21 April 2020 (UTC)
- I'm not. But I'll ping Primefac who is an admin that handles many of the higher functions of our project, including approval of reviewers. I think Admins have certain privileges turned off after a set amount of inactive time, so that might be part of the issue (although my understanding of all that is shaky). Sulfurboy (talk) 01:49, 21 April 2020 (UTC)
Your draft article, Draft:Transit service in Caledon
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Thank you!
[edit]Hi Zanimum. Thank you for getting to our Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research page so quickly! In response to your comment, it would be great to get a standalone Wikipedia page for JZAR, as while it is connected to EAZA, it is a separate entity. Other similar journals such as Zoo Biology, Conservation Biology and Biological Conservation all have Wikipedia pages too, and we believe the page would have value to researchers. The journal editor has requested that we set up a Wikipedia page to help provide clearer information to readers. If I can provide any more information please do let me know! JamesBrereton (talk) 08:00, 1 May 2020 (UTC)
Thank you for reviewing and uploading the Hotel Hollywood (building) article to the main space. I have gone in and added an info box and navigation bar.--Carrolquadrio (talk) 00:45, 26 April 2020 (UTC)
- My pleasure, Carrolquadrio, it was neat to discover this building! -- Zanimum (talk) 01:05, 26 April 2020 (UTC)
My draft should be a article
[edit]My draft PARAMVEER SAINI should be a article because it is nice and people want this. Please help me to do this process fast Aroundwoods (talk) 14:21, 26 April 2020 (UTC)
- Aroundwoods, I'm sorry, you'll have to wait. As most of the article reviewers, including myself, are not from India, the job titles in draft:Paramveer Saini are unfamiliar. Whoever approves will have to spend a while on the article, to confirm that it conforms with WP:POLITICIAN. -- Zanimum (talk) 18:21, 26 April 2020 (UTC)
Please sir help me. Please sir. Important!!!!! Aroundwoods (talk) 15:15, 1 May 2020 (UTC)
Update to Gregory Diaz IV
[edit]Thank you for reaching out in reference to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Gregory_Diaz_IV I'm a rep for the subject and have added a secondary publication for the two in question. (between Schroeder on Broadway and In the Heights). Please do let me know if anything else is needed. Gregory Diaz IV (talk) 18:51, 28 April 2020 (UTC)
Issue 38, January – April 2020
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Thanks!
[edit]Thanks for your suggested changes on the International Franchise Association draft. I've incorporated them.
Editing1002 (talk) 19:34, 30 April 2020 (UTC)
A barnstar for you!
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Thank you for approving my article. I am new editor on wikipedia. I don't know much more about independent sources & notability criteria. I know they will definitely delete my created article. I think this is my first and last article on wiki. I'm very grateful to administrator like you who gave me chance to contributions. You are really a nice person & god will blessed you, Once again thank you so much Nicholas Moreau Jarish9 (talk) 10:58, 2 May 2020 (UTC) |
DYK nomination of Horizon (store)
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Hello! Your submission of Horizon (store) at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! BlueMoonset (talk) 14:53, 2 May 2020 (UTC)
- Thanks for the heads up, BlueMoonset! -- Zanimum (talk) 20:06, 2 May 2020 (UTC)
Leon Koen
[edit]Hi Zanimum, Could you please take a look at [1] ? I don't know if it's irregular to ask for reviews in this way? Do let me know, thank you. Sadkσ (talk is cheap) 00:48, 3 May 2020 (UTC)
- Sadko While this isn't the normal method, I'm happy to do so. The fact that the article is a translation from the Serbian Wikipedia lends credentials to the sources used. -- Zanimum (talk) 01:02, 3 May 2020 (UTC)
Paramveer saini
[edit]Sir done my article properly and cited properly and made it notable . Now it is ready to be a good article. I promise you to make it a great article Aroundwoods (talk) 03:03, 3 May 2020 (UTC)
- Aroundwoods As I see that someone else has already declined the article, I would suggest that this bio would have a better chance of passing if the concept of District President (OBC) was better defined. We simply don't know what this is, and you haven't explained it to us. I think this is equivalent to a riding association chair, in Canada? These people are rarely notable in Canada.
- Looking at the Bhaskar article on Google Translate, it's not about Saini, it's Saini commenting on Kejriwal's popularity.
- The Khabar Fast article refers to Saini as the "former INLD leader". Is that correct? In the article, you described him only as a worker, which is not notable.
- If you write about him on the Hindi Wikipedia, or any of the other Indian-language projects, and they accept him as notable, that's anoter way to add clout to an English Wikipedia submission. At present, though, his notability is just not clear to the reviewing volunteers. -- Zanimum (talk) 15:05, 3 May 2020 (UTC)
Sir , District president is hightest body of district of party. And Bjp is the hightest party of india . He is an famous polition in sonipat district. So please allow it to be an article.
Aroundwoods (talk) 14:33, 22 June 2020 (UTC)
He was an ex leader of INLD. If you donot believe that he is an greatest leader of sonipat district come here and see his popularity.
Aroundwoods (talk) 14:37, 22 June 2020 (UTC)
Comment
[edit]my page needs more diting — Preceding unsigned comment added by Uonnywitz666 (talk • contribs) 04:54, 3 May 2020 (UTC)
- I'm confused as to why you're telling me, Uonnywitz666? I have nothing to do with Draft:Victorez Syndrome. Also, I would suggest that if a topic doesn't have any Google results, like this term, it's not going to pass our approval system. -- Zanimum (talk) 14:53, 3 May 2020 (UTC)
Draft:Scientific Research Institute of Healthcare Organization and Medical Management of Moscow Department of Healthcare (NIIOZMM DZM)
[edit]Thank you, Zanimum, for your comment. You've asked: Are the outlets listed in "Mass media of Moscow medicine" affiliated with the NIIOZMM DZM? Yes, they are. The editing team is employed by NIIOZMM DZM. Though I should renamed that part) Thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by AlinaKharaz (talk • contribs) 07:31, 7 May 2020 (UTC)
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Thanks for your help on Hagar Hajjar Chemali's page!
[edit]Hi Zanimum, I wanted to thank you for pointing out the errors in my references on the Hagar Hajjar Chemali page I submitted. I have actually gone through all the references and adjusted them slightly, changing "work" to "webpage" and adding the correct publishers. I think they are looking a lot better now. Feel free to let me know if you have any other feedback on the page or sources! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Aidandiprima (talk • contribs) 13:50, 12 May 2020 (UTC)
DYK for Horizon (store)
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On 13 May 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Horizon (store), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Horizon, once called "the most automated self-service store in Canada", went defunct less than seven years after it opened? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Horizon (store). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Horizon (store)), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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Review
[edit]Hi, I need your review Draft:Ann_Pirvu thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by MichaHernadez (talk • contribs) 14:46, 14 May 2020 (UTC)
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[edit]I hope I'm doing this properly... I'm still trying to orient myself in some of the sub-surface pages here. Thank you for approving my first article, and providing context around the grading scheme. That's helpful to see where it falls on the scale.DeeTailor (talk) 05:37, 23 May 2020 (UTC)
- @DeeTailor: No prob! Actually, just seeing the quality scale, it might be a "B". I haven't looked at the page defining the scales for quite a while. You article on Nicole Mangrum seems like it would be relatively complete, and does not include irrelevant detail. For context, the highest a new article can be graded it "B". Shorter articles I usually grade "C". It's through no fault of your own, as you're sticking to the facts as found in reliable sources, and there's only a finite amount of information on most people.
- The only thing that needs addressing, you put in where she attended beauty school, and another user deleted a portion of it, saying "restore to given source". The next source in the article is to Oprah.com, so they're saying that Oprah magazine doesn't mention it. Where did you find that info? Note, we don't normally link to outside webpages in the main text of articles. It should just be the school name, unless the school itself is notable, in which case you can put the square link brackets around the name to create a "red link", in hopes that someone will create an article about it. -- Zanimum (talk) 14:39, 23 May 2020 (UTC)
@Zanimum: Ah! Thank you for explaining the meaning of the "restore to given source" flag. That makes total sense... I'll restore that to what is in the Oprah.com article until I relocate the video interview where the school is mentioned.
And thank you for the note about linking out, I'll observe that convention moving forward. I really appreciate the advice and accountability.
Electronic monitoring
[edit]Good morning, Zanimum, when I went to provide an internal link from the Michelle Alexander page to my page, Electronic Monitoring in the United States (which you accepted a couple of days ago), I noticed that a message popped up that said, "This page does not exist yet" or something like that. What can be done to show that the page does exist and make it easy to link to? To link to it, I had to copy and paste the URL from my Wikipedia page and insert it that way. Thanks so much for your anticipated guidance here and for explications on the rubric for article. Best wishes, MarcyMarcywinograd (talk) 13:32, 23 May 2020 (UTC)
- @Marcywinograd: Hi! Just looking at Michelle Alexander, and it looks like you've managed to create the link successfully. To confirm, you were able to figure it out? -- Zanimum (talk)
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Hello! Just a note that I saw some changes to the AFC draft for Nicotye Samayualie that you had reviewed. I had a look, cleaned it up and pushed it to article space. Hope that is OK. I found an additional collection, which means she meets WP:ARTIST 4(d) (multiple reputable museum collections). Thanks. ThatMontrealIP (talk) 01:15, 25 May 2020 (UTC)
- Thanks, ThatMontrealIP! -- Zanimum (talk) 02:27, 25 May 2020 (UTC)
mystified
[edit]intrigued by this from non admins view - the block log says indef and its just editing .. have I missed something.. ?
[7] - or is it just user space hasnt been whatevered? JarrahTree 12:26, 25 May 2020 (UTC)
- JarrahTree, I'm confused as to what you're asking. I've done a "rollback" on their talk page, does that address your concern? Or is it something about the duration of Lachlan928292942887's block? -- Zanimum (talk) 12:35, 25 May 2020 (UTC)
- to clarify - I have seen other blocked users play with their user/talk page in the past - I just wasnt sure whether that was happening this time - the multiple socks to me deserve the indef - thanks for replying... JarrahTree 12:39, 25 May 2020 (UTC)
- JarrahTree I believe talk pages are left open for editing by banned users, to give them a means of appeal? I haven't really worked with user bans in the last few years. -- Zanimum (talk) 12:41, 25 May 2020 (UTC)
- to clarify - I have seen other blocked users play with their user/talk page in the past - I just wasnt sure whether that was happening this time - the multiple socks to me deserve the indef - thanks for replying... JarrahTree 12:39, 25 May 2020 (UTC)
- correct - sometimes played with... thanks... JarrahTree 12:48, 25 May 2020 (UTC)
June 2020 at Women in Red
[edit] June 2020, Volume 6, Issue 6, Numbers 150, 151, 167, 168, 169
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Hi Zanimum,
Thank you for your prompt response of my submission "COVID-19 Mask Shaming and controversy," which is an entirely different subject than the other entry, which reads more like a list of recommendations and views of countries' policies on mask wearing during the pandemic. The other article is basically a regurgitation of policy, devoid of information about the controversy, the public shaming-both ways, even violent confrontations. My entry's POV on mask shaming is what everyone is talking about; it's the topic of the day that reaches back, far back, into deep culture wars over individual rights versus the rights of the collective. I didn't see anything in the other article that mentions or offers expert analysis of the issues in the conflict, and the conflict is an increasingly polarizing one. If you still have doubts about the POV or relevance of an entry on COVID-19 mask shaming and controversy, I kindly ask that you consult with a few other administrators, for I think it would be a disservice to Wikipedia readers, those who rely on Wikipedia to not shy away from controversy, while always offering multiple sides of that controversy in a neutral tone, to pass on something so significant to the national and, even international conversation. Thank you, again, Zaniumu, for getting back to me so soon and for raising your questions. Best wishes, MarcyMarcywinograd (talk) 22:50, 25 May 2020 (UTC)
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It's in Serbia
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Submodule deletion
[edit]Hi, thanks for deleting Module:Wd/aliasesP/doc. However, it was actually my intention to have Module:Wd/aliasesP deleted as it's no longer used. Could you please delete the submodule itself too? Thanks! Thayts ••• 20:47, 27 May 2020 (UTC)
- @Thayts: No prob, done. -- Zanimum (talk) 02:49, 28 May 2020 (UTC)
- Great, thanks! You could delete Module talk:Wd/aliasesP too, by the way. :) Thayts ••• 12:59, 28 May 2020 (UTC)
- You got it, Thayts! -- Zanimum (talk) 14:03, 28 May 2020 (UTC)
- I see you also deleted Module talk:Wd, per Thayts's comment above – which was however not spoken about in that comment:
- Thayts spoke about Module talk:Wd/aliasesP
- the deletion was extended, for no discernible reason, to Module talk:Wd, which was not mentioned in any of the previous comments.
- Why? Please restore the latter one. --Francis Schonken (talk) 14:20, 28 May 2020 (UTC)
- I see you also deleted Module talk:Wd, per Thayts's comment above – which was however not spoken about in that comment:
- You got it, Thayts! -- Zanimum (talk) 14:03, 28 May 2020 (UTC)
- @Francis Schonken: Restored. -- Zanimum (talk) 15:18, 28 May 2020 (UTC)
Barnstar for you
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| Hello, Nicholas. Thanks for all your hard work documenting the COVID-19 shambles in Canada, especially-for this particular barnstar-your initiation of and contributions to Camilla Care Community. Keep up the hard work, and noli illegitimi carborundum! Magnovvig (talk) 07:35, 28 May 2020 (UTC) |
- @Magnovvig: Thank you so much! -- Zanimum (talk) 16:25, 28 May 2020 (UTC)
Starting a draft
[edit]Hi Zanimum, Thanks for reviewing and publishing my first article. And for the super grade too! I want to write another draft on another topic and send in. I am not yet confident enough about going off all on my own. I prefer to work in my Sandbox and submit for reviewing. However, the redirect page for the article that has been publishing is occupying the sandbox. How do I remove it and start another darft? Or do I brave it and start creating another article from Create Page and can I submit such for review before it is published? Apologies for bothering you with all this stuff. I am a newbie on WIkipedia and I want to learn and get it right. Thank you 15:46, 28 May 2020 (UTC)
- @AfricanLibrarian: Hi! Can you link to the page(s) for me, so I can get a clearer picture? Also, I have administrator-level access to the site, which means I can delete pages if need be, including to clear the way for new content.
- And no worries, you're not a bother at all! We're always excited to have new contributors writing about women, and we're always excited to have new contributors writing about Africa, so to have a new Women in Red member from the continent is particularly valuable to the overall quality of our resources. (Also, on a personal level, I'm always excited when I see a contributor is from the library world. Not only does that suggest a strong ability to find reliable source material, but also I'm an archivist, and before retirement, my mother worked for a library.) Welcome! -- Zanimum (talk) 16:24, 28 May 2020 (UTC)
Nomination of Brampton Board of Trade for deletion
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Yes, I figured it out, Zanimum (thanks for checking). I have to type in "electronic monitoring in the United States" as opposed to "electronic monitoring" to make an internal link. All good. Marcywinograd (talk) 22:50, 29 May 2020 (UTC)
Help
[edit]Hello Nicholas, I found your profile here and I am overwhelmed to see your long and extraordinary experience. I need help regarding this page Draft:Carolyn Aronson as I am unable to understand the scenario. I read GNG etc carefully and saw many similar pages that are on Wikipedia that have less or no references at all, while this one is continuously not approved. As per my understanding, subject is written about in multiple reliable sources. I would really appreciate your help in this. Thank you SusanBlin (talk) 08:52, 4 June 2020 (UTC)
Thank you for your edits on the above, sorry I was away. What should I do now because the last person put STOP on it. Please guide. SusanBlin (talk) 19:22, 26 June 2020 (UTC)
Your draft article, Draft:C. A. Irvine
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Books & Bytes – Issue 39, May – June 2020
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Issue 39, May – June 2020
- Library Card Platform
- New partnerships
- ProQuest
- Springer Nature
- BioOne
- CEEOL
- IWA Publishing
- ICE Publishing
- Bytes in brief
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New article
[edit]Dear Zanimum — once again, thank you very much for approving my first article My pilot, whale. I wrote another one about the Directors of this film, who are at the same time public figures, anthropologists and travelers. This time I have already posted the article myself, however, I would appreciate it if you can take a look at it so that I know if something needs to be done or improved, or that everything is fine : ) Here is the link: Alexander and Nicole Gratovsky. Many thanks in advance! Ioanradostniy (talk) 12:35, 11 June 2020 (UTC)
- @Ioanradostniy: Hi, good work overall. One thing that jumps out: the lead section should be a summary of the rest of the article. Since there's a section about Dolphin Embassy, there should be at least a sentence in the lead. Conversely, Spain is mentioned in the lead, but not in the article. Mind and consciousness research: that's only with dolphins, right? From the lead, that's not clear.
- Skimming through the article, I'd suggest the paragraph about them meeting/baptism/renaming/marriage should have a reference.
- Generally, links shouldn't be in the article proper. (Jim Darling, Toni Frohoff)
- Otherwise, it seems strong. You may consider submitting it to Wikipedia:Peer review or Wikipedia:Good articles, the latter of which includes a formal review process. While neither process is terribly quick — they're both blacklogged — they're a good way to acknowledge quality. Again, I've only skim read, but I do feel there's a viable chance this could qualify as a good article. -- Zanimum (talk) 15:09, 11 June 2020 (UTC)
- @Zanimum: Hi! Thank you very much for your suggestions for improving the article — I will definitely use them and finalize the material!
- I have difficulty with the reference to the paragraph about meeting/renaming/marriage, as they openly talk about it in their offline meetings with readers, but I haven't found any published material about it. Could you please tell me what is best to do in this case?
- Yes, I understand that external links (Jim Darling, Toni Frohoff) should not be used, but I decided that these are significant figures in this field of science and it is important to refer to them in some way, given that Wikipedia does not have articles about them. What's the best thing to do? - remove external links and put a template that the article about this person does not exist yet?
- Many thanks once again! Ioanradostniy (talk) 09:36, 12 June 2020 (UTC)
Your draft article, Draft:Foodex Systems
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Adopt-a-user program
[edit]Hi, I joined wiki 3 months ago, and did copyedit, made new articles and drafts. I love to contribute wikipedia. I am looking for a experienced mentor. Who can guide me to become a good wikipedian. If you can adopt me, kindly reply and update the Adoption tag on my userpage. It will be great pleasure for me, if you become my mentor and guide me on wiki. — The Chunky urf Al Kashmiri (Speak🗣️ or Write✍️) 12:27, 20 June 2020 (UTC)
A barnstar for you!
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AfC
[edit]I'm not sure I would have accepted a few of the drafts you've been accepting in the last month or so. Some I would not have accepted until they had been cleaned from promotional language (or cleaned it myself); for others I might have wanted better third party referencing for all or part of the article, and a very few I would not have accepted at all;
Obviously, we all have different standards, and this diversity is a good thing--I would never claim my own criteria are necessarily the model for everyone. I'm primarily focused on promotionalism , and detecting undeclared paid editors, and I tend to concentrate of a few areas: academic, politicians, and companies--all areas where promotionalism is rampant -- and where I know a little about the subject and the standards.
The basic test is of course whether the article is likely to pass, so I shall slowly try a few to see what the community standard is. But I also do not think it right to accept articles written in such a way that would make them susceptible to be deleted at afd, when they might be worthy of the encyclopedia when fixed. For some of these, I will just clean them myself, or at least tag them. I never do this sort of thing fast or in bulk--for one thing, it's embarrassing when I find the consensus is not quite what I thought it would, so I do one or two and wait for reactions. (I'm not trying to say that a draft should be improved until it reaches high wquality before being accepted, or that the reviewer accepting a draft needs to fix everything---there are a few reviewers who do these things, and I think it's haermdful by keeping potentially fgdecent articles out of the encyclopedia . Rather, I try to remove the most conspicuous puffery that is characteristic of COI editing, especially if I think the person is clearly notable.
As a start, I have nominated Emerald , marked Tara Kangarlou as largely unsourced, and I've done some copy-editing for repeated use of the company or personal name in Alpes Lasers and Laura E. Kennnedy DGG ( talk ) 22:30, 23 June 2020 (UTC)
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Pullmantur Cruises
[edit]Antongermenis (talk · contribs) made several edits on Pullmantur Cruises that are pure WP:CRYSTAL. Could you revert it, please? Regards. --SirEdimon Dimmi!!! 00:43, 2 July 2020 (UTC)
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AfC: Andrii Klantsa
[edit]You had accepted this article, but I returned it to draft space with the following comment: An article you recently created, Andrii Klantsa, was not edited as the reviewer suggested. In addition , the biographical section needs more citations from reliable, independent sources. Furthermore, it seems a rough machine translation from the Russian, andneeds rewriting in correct English grammar . I've returned your draft to draftspace (with a prefix of "Draft:" before the article title) where you can incubate the article with minimal disruption. When you feel the article meets Wikipedia's general notability guideline and thus is ready for mainspace, please click on the "Submit your draft for review!" button at the top of the page. DGG ( talk ) 19:07, 25 July 2020 (UTC)
AfC: Draft:HYPR
[edit]Hello Zanimun, I am hoping you could help me out with your honest opinion. I will tell you a bit of background, Hypr Corp had and article deleted on february bc it failed to establish WP:NCORP-based notability (Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/HYPR Corp), I created a new draft in june to attempt to establish notability, it was declined but I have updated sources and proposed the three best sources I could find to prove notability. I would like you check these based on WP:GNG, please. Thanks! Kriptocurrency (talk) 13:41, 26 July 2020 (UTC)
- Hello @Zanimum:, I am still waiting for your response. Please Kriptocurrency (talk) 18:58, 13 August 2020 (UTC)
August 2020 at Women in Red
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Need clarification
[edit]I am confused by the description at File:Adam Van Koeverden.jpg. Are you the author or is User:RichardBurdett the author? It says "Own work by uploader" but gives author credit to a different user. --- C&C (Coffeeandcrumbs) 12:47, 30 July 2020 (UTC)
- Coffeeandcrumbs: yes, this is Richard's work. I believe there were limited options in the uploader at the time? I would arrange his entry into events like this award show, he'd photograph, and we'd alternate on uploading his work. -- Zanimum (talk) 19:06, 31 July 2020 (UTC)
AFC
[edit]Please remember to check to see if a draft is a copyright violation (ideally as the first check); I came across Draft Loyal Lobos (which you did not review), and Draft:Junior Mesa (which you did review); both were from the same author, both were nearly 100% copyright violations, and thus both have been deleted. If you haven't done so already, add User:The Earwig/copyvios.js to your vector/common file (see mine as an example on how to import scripts), which gives a quick link on the left sidebar to the copyvio checking tool. Primefac (talk) 00:45, 9 August 2020 (UTC)
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Your draft article, Draft:1935 Brampton municipal election
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September Women in Red edithons
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Candy Bar documentary
[edit]Hi. I reverted that edit, as It doesn't look like an "official upload". Does it say that somewhere? The channel looks like the usual Youtube infringement.ThatMontrealIP (talk) 20:06, 1 September 2020 (UTC)
- Hi ThatMontrealIP, it's based on the channel's about page, which links to their official site. The company itself has been covered by Variety, and their YouTube channel is mentioned in passing by this Canadian industry publication. -- Zanimum (talk) 01:17, 2 September 2020 (UTC)
- I'll also note, their website makes prominent note of Amazon Prime. A lot of the content on this channel only appears here, and on Amazon Prime. For example, Train 48, a Canadian soap opera, or the candy bar doc. -- Zanimum (talk) 01:24, 2 September 2020 (UTC)
- I'll take your word for it, but you have to admit that they are not providing any licensing info on the Youtube page. The only thing they have is a single link. Feel free to revert back to your version.ThatMontrealIP (talk) 02:03, 2 September 2020 (UTC)
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Books & Bytes – Issue 40
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Issue 40, July – August 2020
- New partnerships
- Al Manhal
- Ancestry
- RILM
- #1Lib1Ref May 2020 report
- AfLIA hires a Wikipedian-in-Residence
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Please help delete my user page
[edit]Hello. I am Indonesian wikipediawan, can you delete my user page User:Padliansyah553 Because I want to make the user page global Padliansyah553 (talk) 04:44, 20 September 2020 (UTC)
October editathons from Women in Red
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- Because of the problems with the MediaWiki version two weeks ago last week's updates are also late. [24][25][26]
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Your draft article, Draft:Constance Ward Harper
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- Since the introduction of the interface administrators user group in 2018, administrators couldn’t view the deleted history of CSS/JS pages. Now they can. [34]
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Your advice on BUX article
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Books & Bytes – Issue 41
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Your draft article, Draft:Foodex Systems
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"The Annual Sesame Street Cookie Baking Contest" listed at Redirects for discussion
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Radio
[edit]Unfortunately I'm not available Thursday night. I might have been able to with more advance notice, but I already have other commitments this evening. Good luck with it, though. Bearcat (talk) 15:14, 21 January 2021 (UTC)
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Books & Bytes - Issue 42
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March 2021 at Women in Red
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Your draft article, Draft:1935 Brampton municipal election
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JOINSwill no longer work from 23 March. There will be a new field to specify the database to connect to. If you think this affects you and you need help you can post on Phabricator or on Wikitech. PAWS and other ways to do SQL queries to the Wiki Replicas will be affected later. [73]
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23:20, 15 March 2021 (UTC)
Your draft article, Draft:C. A. Irvine
[edit]Hello, Zanimum. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "C. A. Irvine".
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Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia! CommanderWaterford (talk) 12:49, 19 March 2021 (UTC)
Your advice
[edit]Please take a look at Draft:Damien Echols. This is a properly stated WP:COI contribution. I did a full re-write of the article after the initial decline. I wonder if you see any issues with it that should be fixed. Also do you think that the existing redirect to West Memphis Three page is a problem? Thanks. --Bbarmadillo (talk) 16:55, 21 March 2021 (UTC)
Books & Bytes – Issue 42
[edit] The Wikipedia Library
Books & Bytes
Issue 42, January – February 2021
- New partnerships: PNAS, De Gruyter, Nomos
- 1Lib1Ref
- Library Card
Sent by MediaWiki message delivery on behalf of The Wikipedia Library team --11:28, 22 March 2021 (UTC)
Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.
Recent changes
- There is a Wikipedia app for KaiOS phones. They don't have a touch screen so readers navigate with the phone keys. There is now a simulator so you can see what it looks like.
- The reply tool and new discussion tool are now available as the "Discussion tools" beta feature in almost all wikis except German Wikipedia.
Problems
- You will be able to read but not edit twelve wikis for a short period of time on 23 March at 06:00 (UTC). This can also affect password changes, logging in to new wikis, global renames and changing or confirming emails. This could take 30 minutes but will probably be much faster.
Changes later this week
- The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 23 March. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 24 March. It will be on all wikis from 25 March (calendar).
- Syntax highlighting colours will change to be easier to read. This will soon come to the first wikis. [74]
Future changes
- Flagged revisions will no longer have multiple tags like "tone" or "depth". It will also only have one tier. This was changed because very few wikis used these features and they make the tool difficult to maintain. [75][76]
- Gadgets and user scripts can access variables about the current page in JavaScript. In 2015 this was moved from
wg*tomw.config.wg*will soon no longer work. [77]
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16:51, 22 March 2021 (UTC)
April editathons from Women in Red
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