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Administrators' newsletter – January 2021
News and updates for administrators from the past month (December 2020).
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- Speedy deletion criterion T3 (duplication and hardcoded instances) has been repealed following a request for comment.
- You can now put pages on your watchlist for a limited period of time.
- By motion, standard discretionary sanctions have been temporarily authorized
for all pages relating to the Horn of Africa (defined as including Ethiopia, Somalia, Eritrea, Djibouti, and adjoining areas if involved in related disputes)
. The effectiveness of the discretionary sanctions can be evaluated on the request by any editor after March 1, 2021 (or sooner if for a good reason). - Following the 2020 Arbitration Committee elections, the following editors have been appointed to the Arbitration Committee: Barkeep49, BDD, Bradv, CaptainEek, L235, Maxim, Primefac.
- By motion, standard discretionary sanctions have been temporarily authorized
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (congratulations)
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Moneytrees🏝️Talk🌴Help out at CCI! 20:03, 21 December 2020 (UTC)
- Moneytrees, !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 20:08, 21 December 2020 (UTC)
- (talk page stalker) Moneytrees,?????????????????? And for good measure, since my mobile keyboard appears to have it: ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Merry Chrimbo both GirthSummit (blether) 20:09, 21 December 2020 (UTC)
What I mean to say is, congratulations on geting elected! Moneytrees🏝️Talk🌴Help out at CCI! 20:14, 21 December 2020 (UTC)
- Moneytrees, wow - OK, I see what you mean.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And, for good measure, ¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ GirthSummit (blether) 20:32, 21 December 2020 (UTC)
+1! I know you'll do great! —valereee (talk) 20:21, 21 December 2020 (UTC)
I suppose you'll be trading in your pirate hat for a powdered wig and we'll be calling you Commodore now. Congrats! Or as Money would say, !!!!!!!!!!!! Levivich harass/hound 05:58, 23 December 2020 (UTC)
Congrats! Chetsford (talk) 00:11, 5 January 2021 (UTC)
Partial block
Please could you extend to include Riders for Health and Draft:Two Wheels for Life, both coi/employee. Thx.--Rocknrollmancer (talk) 02:30, 6 January 2021 (UTC)
Defamation concerns
If I understand correctly, you're saying here that while discussing improvements to the 'pedia, I cannot continue to indicate that I believe that when wikipedia falsely claims, "debunked[:] the idea that SARS-CoV-2 leaked from the institute" wikipedia defames everyone who has argued that it may well have leaked from a Wuhan lab, especially when it directs readers to those arguments, especially when they are identified by name; they don't need to be quoted directly in the article. Is that the case? I have to accept it and can't argue about it? If so, I'm disgusted, and worried about the implications, but you're in charge, so I'll comply. Please provide a clear as possible a reply (Say yes or no if possible.). It seems like you didn't read that or missed it entirely, or perhaps you are under the impression that only people can be defamed, not organizations, but maybe not. Are you actually saying that my claim that not only individuals can be defamed is nonsense? I'm baffled. --50.201.195.170 (talk) 13:06, 9 January 2021 (UTC)
- No, you cannot claim that we are defaming a class of people simply because they have a a difference of opinion. You fundamentally misunderstand what defamation is. Defamation is when we knowingly and willingly publish something that is false and harmful, monetarily, towards individuals or an organization. You are claiming that there is some nebulous class of people who believe that COVID leaked from a lab, and that we are somehow causing them harm by saying otherwise. That is preposterous. Do we defame flat earthers when we say they are wrong? No. A proper example of defamation is like if we claimed celebrity X is a murderer, when we know they aren't. CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 19:22, 9 January 2021 (UTC)
Thanks for your help
Hi, Thanks for your help :) - Tatupiplu'talk 08:12, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
Conflict of interest
You and Valereee seem to be friends, so you being an arbitrator in the Syrian Kurdistan case would be a conflict of interest. You should resign from the case and give that role to someone else. --Supreme Deliciousness (talk) 00:25, 11 January 2021 (UTC)
- CaptainEek is friends with everyone. —valereee (talk) 00:35, 11 January 2021 (UTC)
- Supreme Deliciousness, I understand your concerns here. Now, I can't give the role to someone else. I could recuse, which would then just mean one less arb to work the case, and that happens from time to time. However, I disagree with your characterization of the situation. I am friendly with everyone, that is my nature. I have had very few interactions with valereee at all. We have never worked on an article together, nor have we done any admin action together. Valereee did ask my help on the Syrian Kurdistan case, but I did not give it because I was unwilling to get involved. Also, Valereee isn't even a party to the case, so the point seems moot. CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 07:12, 11 January 2021 (UTC)
User evading block
Hello. I wanted to point out that User:Sobherooja is an account used to evade the block of User:Mojtaba2361. They show interest in the same Draft and their common.js is the same. Eyebeller 23:23, 12 January 2021 (UTC)
- Hello dear friend, you are wrong. I translated the article in my draft, realized that it has a draft and edited it.--SoBHE (talk) 23:34, 12 January 2021 (UTC)
- My account has nothing to do with Mojtaba's account. You can check. I have no problem.--SoBHE (talk) 23:34, 12 January 2021 (UTC)
- Eyebeller, Thanks for pointing them out, checked and blocked. CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 00:00, 13 January 2021 (UTC)
- My account has nothing to do with Mojtaba's account. You can check. I have no problem.--SoBHE (talk) 23:34, 12 January 2021 (UTC)
Happy 20th anniversary!
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Sorry for being a pedant, but...
...in this edit, "hums" is a rather weird way of referring to the editor; their name is a pun on the Urdu word "humsafar", meaning "companion" (with a "4" substituted for the last syllable; hum-sa-four, see?), so it would have made quite a bit more sense (to my South Asian eyes, at least!) to just use the full name.
Again, apologies for the excessive pedantry, but I can never resist the urge to educate others on Desi culture whenever I see a teachable moment. Best, M Imtiaz (talk · contribs) 03:31, 16 January 2021 (UTC)
King of the lunch table
I just checked, following their unblock request. Are you purposely not tagging them? Thanks, Drmies (talk) 04:03, 6 January 2021 (UTC)
- Drmies, I'm not sure who the master is yet, I am currently being taught on the tools by some other lovely checkusers :) Once that gets figured out I'll go back and tag and clean everything up CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 04:16, 6 January 2021 (UTC)
- Drmies, Thanks for your patience, see Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Ghost of the haunted restaurant, let me know if there's anything I've done wrong here. This CU business is new to me! CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 05:23, 6 January 2021 (UTC)
- Looks good. No, I can't find fault with anything. But I'll tell you why I left my note here: you didn't say in any of the block notices or in the CU log who you thought might be a master. Often when CUs don't give those specifics, it's for DENY reasons, and I didn't know if you were definitively on the trail of a longterm socker or something like that. Anyway, glad you're on board, and thanks for taking care of this one. Drmies (talk) 14:38, 6 January 2021 (UTC)
- Hey Eek, could you yank TPA at King of the lunch table? They're trolling now. JavaHurricane 01:57, 22 January 2021 (UTC)
- Looks good. No, I can't find fault with anything. But I'll tell you why I left my note here: you didn't say in any of the block notices or in the CU log who you thought might be a master. Often when CUs don't give those specifics, it's for DENY reasons, and I didn't know if you were definitively on the trail of a longterm socker or something like that. Anyway, glad you're on board, and thanks for taking care of this one. Drmies (talk) 14:38, 6 January 2021 (UTC)
- Drmies, Thanks for your patience, see Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Ghost of the haunted restaurant, let me know if there's anything I've done wrong here. This CU business is new to me! CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 05:23, 6 January 2021 (UTC)
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If this problematic draft isn't on your watchlist already, would you mind adding it? Just had to draftify it, and I get the suspicion the page creator will probably add it back to mainspace. It might get lost in the shuffle of my watchlist as I'm not super active right now. Sulfurboy (talk) 04:47, 22 January 2021 (UTC)
- Sulfurboy, Problem solved by G11'ing it. If it gets recreated I'll know. CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 05:56, 22 January 2021 (UTC)
124.187.21.179 again
124.187.21.179, which you blocked following an ANI discussion here, just dropped another F-bomb at Chatham railway station. Pahunkat (talk) 15:29, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
- Pahunkat, Thanks for pointing that out, blocked em a month this time. CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 19:10, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
- Thanks CaptainEek :-) Pahunkat (talk) 19:55, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
WP:EF/FP/R
Was that a misclick? That page needs to be unprotected, or there's no point in having it. Suffusion of Yellow (talk) 22:21, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
- Suffusion of Yellow, The protection was intentional. Its being flooded with false positives from the latest TikTok nonsense that is telling people they can add themselves to the "notable people" sections of articles. I only gave it one day. CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 22:24, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
- Except, 1112 (hist · log) is horribly over-broad. I hate having at disallow, but it's necessary. Can you answer my edit request at MediaWiki talk:Abusefilter-disallowed-1112? Perhaps the custom wording will be better. Suffusion of Yellow (talk) 22:29, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
- Agree that while there’s a lot of crap on that page, it’s also the main venue of recourse to people flagged by many filters (not just this one). I’m not sure that it should be protected. At worst, and only if really necessary, 1112 should use a custom message that doesn’t link to the page. But generally it doesn’t take long to check the reports and just remove the unnecessary ones. ProcrastinatingReader (talk) 22:34, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
- Except, well, it appears a filter has been made private (as usual). SoY, do you guys really think TikTok users are going to dig up the filter regex and reverse it to bypass?... ProcrastinatingReader (talk) 22:38, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
- 1112 is public. 1113 (log-only) is there to catch the few users who would try to work around it. MajavahBot is confused because everyone who trips 1112 also trips 1113. Suffusion of Yellow (talk) 22:41, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
- @ProcrastinatingReader: But then, 1113 is useless if nobody reviews the log. It looks like people are getting around 1112 by accident anyway. Marked public. Suffusion of Yellow (talk)
- I tend to just use the IRC bot and subscribe to certain filters, but it’s much easier via the interface here. Thanks! ProcrastinatingReader (talk) 22:55, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
- @ProcrastinatingReader:, FYI, User:Suffusion of Yellow/mark-reverted.js (commented out in your common.js) will highlight AbuseLog entries that have already been reverted. Makes reviewing the log faster. Suffusion of Yellow (talk) 22:58, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
- I tend to just use the IRC bot and subscribe to certain filters, but it’s much easier via the interface here. Thanks! ProcrastinatingReader (talk) 22:55, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
- @ProcrastinatingReader: But then, 1113 is useless if nobody reviews the log. It looks like people are getting around 1112 by accident anyway. Marked public. Suffusion of Yellow (talk)
- 1112 is public. 1113 (log-only) is there to catch the few users who would try to work around it. MajavahBot is confused because everyone who trips 1112 also trips 1113. Suffusion of Yellow (talk) 22:41, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
- Except, well, it appears a filter has been made private (as usual). SoY, do you guys really think TikTok users are going to dig up the filter regex and reverse it to bypass?... ProcrastinatingReader (talk) 22:38, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
- Agree that while there’s a lot of crap on that page, it’s also the main venue of recourse to people flagged by many filters (not just this one). I’m not sure that it should be protected. At worst, and only if really necessary, 1112 should use a custom message that doesn’t link to the page. But generally it doesn’t take long to check the reports and just remove the unnecessary ones. ProcrastinatingReader (talk) 22:34, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
February 2021 at Women in Red
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IHA
Please email me about the CU data --In actu (Guerillero) Parlez Moi 19:20, 27 January 2021 (UTC)
Thank you, your help was significant
Your rework of the draft collabora online article is excellent. I butchered it a bit with a thousand papercuts, and now it looks so much better. At least I have learnt quite a bit about WikiPedia editing. Again, thank you for your help. 12think (talk) 23:59, 27 January 2021 (UTC)
Blocked User talk:124.187.21.179
Now appears to be using IP 121.213.33.213 Pomona railway station 16:09 −108 121.213.33.213 talk CAN EVERYONE STOP HAVING BULLSHIT ON EVERY SINGLE FUCKING WIKI PAGE same style of e3dit summary.Fleet Lists (talk) 05:30, 30 January 2021 (UTC)
Promotion to Admiral (as I hang my head in shame)
Again, sorry for the needless trouble caused by my inattention. And congrats on the promotion! Kind regards, El_C 17:42, 1 February 2021 (UTC)
- @El C: No worries, happens to the best of us :) CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 17:43, 1 February 2021 (UTC)
- Well, it seems to me more than others, but I appreciate you being gracious about it! El_C 17:45, 1 February 2021 (UTC)
- Also, on a more serious note: congrats on and best of luck with the new job! El_C 17:50, 1 February 2021 (UTC)
- Well, it seems to me more than others, but I appreciate you being gracious about it! El_C 17:45, 1 February 2021 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – February 2021
News and updates for administrators from the past month (January 2021).
- The standard discretionary sanctions authorized for American Politics were amended by motion to cover
post-1992 politics of United States and closely related people
, replacing the 1932 cutoff.
- The standard discretionary sanctions authorized for American Politics were amended by motion to cover
- Voting in the 2021 Steward elections will begin on 05 February 2021, 14:00 (UTC) and end on 26 February 2021, 13:59 (UTC). The confirmation process of current stewards is being held in parallel. You can automatically check your eligibility to vote.
- Wikipedia has now been around for 20 years, and recently saw its billionth edit!
Thank you for your help re: images, copyright and Wikipedia
Thank you for the information you provided in the Tea House. Should I follow up here or in the Tea House? Anyway, your information was very helpful. I am looking through my images now to determine which ones I don't mind sharing freely. I don't want to make money off these images but I am not sure I want others to have free rights to all. Selecting carefully. ArtLover113 (talk) 19:21, 2 February 2021 (UTC)
- @Artlover113: Here works. Let me know if you have any questions. AdmiralEek (talk) 19:23, 2 February 2021 (UTC)
Thank you - UK Internal Market
Hello
Thank you for your efforts on the UKIM Act page, I don't think I was necessarily covering myself in glory as I was perhaps letting others get my goat.
Anyway I appreciate you coming in and helping.
Thanks
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Heads up
I moved one of your comments when I was moving mine because we both seemed to do the same thing and just went to the end of the full section rather than the end of the survey bit. Feel free to revert me if I misinterpreted what you were aiming for :) TonyBallioni (talk) 21:19, 6 February 2021 (UTC)
lol deserves more than just a thank :D —valereee (talk) 03:33, 8 February 2021 (UTC)
- Valereee, Glad to be of assistance :) CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 03:36, 8 February 2021 (UTC)
Disambiguation link notification for February 14
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UK Internal Market Act
Hi CaptainEek, did you mean prescribes rather than proscribes here? Proscribes means to forbid something. Wanted to check before commenting. Thanks! Cambial foliage❧ 09:06, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
@Cambial Yellowing:Oh golly, you're right, good catch. I'll change the wording. CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 15:11, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
Follow Up Question
Hi, a little while ago (1 Feb 2021) I posted a question on the Tea House titled "Help with images and copyright". You very kindly answered and offered to help. I have a follow up question.
- My initial question was: I had some photographs that I put in WikiMedia of artwork I have the copyright to but the photographs were taken by others.
- I wasn't sure if I should have posted their photographs so I put in a request in WikiMedia to delete them. They have been deleted.
- Since then I got permission to use the photographs.
- Should I contribute the photographs again or try to get them undeleted?
Thanks for your help ArtLover113 (talk) 20:33, 18 February 2021 (UTC)
- @ArtLover113: You will need them to send permission to the WP:OTRS photo permissions queue via email, or forward any communications you have regarding permission. AdmiralEek (talk) 20:52, 18 February 2021 (UTC)
A barnstar for you!
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Congrats on getting in to the arbcom, I know it's a bit late to say this now, but well done! EGL1234 (talk) 10:31, 21 February 2021 (UTC) |
source restriction
Hey, CaptainEek! You're of course welcome to disagree, but Levivich provided what he saw as analysis that it did help reduce disruption. —valereee (talk) 19:08, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
- Valereee, Thank you for pointing that out, I will go and clarify my meaning. I did not mean it didn't work at all, more that it did not solve the underlying issue. I think that was more of the fault of the participants who could not conduct themselves properly. I quite liked your source restriction there, and welcome clever admin actions like it :) CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 19:15, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
- Sorry for misinterpreting! :D —valereee (talk) 19:26, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
Felt I need to say this
CaptainEek, I saw your comment at the case and that you was considering to ban me from the english wikipedia. I just want you to get the full picture before you make your final decision.
Yes, I was involved in an arb case 12 years ago. But what is important to take into consideration here was that it was me vs one disruptive sockpuppeteer and his sockpuppet, it was proven after the case that the first one controlled the other, and they were both indeffed for abusing multiple accounts: [1][2], I explained this here:[3]
I realize this isn't a good accuse for my own behavior at that point of time, but what is also important here is that this was 12 years ago and I had just gotten a Wikipedia account. I did not know the rules here and did not know how things worked. I did not know what "edit warring" was or how you was supposed to behave when contributing.
I went more then 9 years without a single block until Valereee recently blocked me 2 times in 1 month over Syrian Kurdistan. One of them was for discussing a source at a talkpage and the other one for saying that a user was cherry picking sources.
I hope that to you take this into consideration before your final decision. --Supreme Deliciousness (talk) 23:45, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
Question
Is repeatedly and deliberately misgendering someone allowed on Wikipedia? I've been experiencing this for some time but can't find a policy about it. GPinkerton (talk) 21:33, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
- GPinkerton, Folks shouldn't be misgendered here on-Wiki. We make no absolute policy against it, but generally its treated as a matter of civility and respect. But sometimes folks do need to be gently reminded. For better or worse, English is a gendered language, and assumes he/him as the default. On the internet, where there are almost no context clues, its even more likely for folks to assume he/him pronouns. You'll see my solution has been to put my pronouns on my userpage, but even then I am frequently misgendered and have had to remind folks about it. CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 00:54, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
- Yes "he/him as the default" is fine for me; it's the long-term and unfounded choice to use "she/her" that has been slowly eating into my patience. GPinkerton (talk) 00:56, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
March 2021 at Women in Red
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Preening
Hi Captain Eek: You said to ping you if I took Preening to FA... Just listed it tonight. ;) MeegsC (talk) 21:48, 28 February 2021 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – March 2021
News and updates for administrators from the past month (February 2021).
Interface administrator changes
- A request for comment is open that proposes a process for the community to revoke administrative permissions. This follows a 2019 RfC in favor of creating one such a policy.
- A request for comment is in progress to remove F7 (invalid fair-use claim) subcriterion a, which covers immediate deletion of non-free media with invalid fair-use tags.
- A request for comment seeks to grant page movers the
delete-redirect
userright, which allows moving a page over a single-revision redirect, regardless of that redirect's target. The full proposal is at Wikipedia:Page mover/delete-redirect. - A request for comment asks if sysops may
place the General sanctions/Coronavirus disease 2019 editnotice template on pages in scope that do not have page-specific sanctions
? - There is a discussion in progress concerning automatic protection of each day's featured article with Pending Changes protection.
- When blocking an IPv6 address with Twinkle, there is now a checkbox with the option to just block the /64 range. When doing so, you can still leave a block template on the initial, single IP address' talkpage.
- When protecting a page with Twinkle, you can now add a note if doing so was in response to a request at WP:RfPP, and even link to the specific revision.
- There have been a number of reported issues with Pending Changes. Most problems setting protection appear to have been resolved (phab:T273317) but other issues with autoaccepting edits persist (phab:T275322).
- By motion, the discretionary sanctions originally authorized under the GamerGate case are now authorized under a new Gender and sexuality case, with sanctions
authorized for all edits about, and all pages related to, any gender-related dispute or controversy and associated people.
Sanctions issued under GamerGate are now considered Gender and sexuality sanctions. - The Kurds and Kurdistan case was closed, authorizing standard discretionary sanctions for
the topics of Kurds and Kurdistan, broadly construed
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- By motion, the discretionary sanctions originally authorized under the GamerGate case are now authorized under a new Gender and sexuality case, with sanctions
- Following the 2021 Steward Elections, the following editors have been appointed as stewards: AmandaNP, Operator873, Stanglavine, Teles, and Wiki13.
WikiCup 2021 March newsletter
Round 1 of the competition has finished; it was a high-scoring round with 21 contestants scoring more than 100 points. Everyone with a positive score moves on to Round 2, with 55 contestants qualifying. You will need to finish among the top thirty-two contestants in Round 2 if you are to qualify for Round 3. Our top scorers in Round 1 were:
- Epicgenius led the field with a featured article, nine good articles and an assortment of other submissions, specialising on buildings and locations in New York, for a total of 945 points.
- Bloom6132 was close behind with 896 points, largely gained from 71 "In the news" items, mostly recent deaths.
- ImaginesTigers, who has been editing Wikipedia for less than a year, was in third place with 711 points, much helped by bringing League of Legends to featured article status, exemplifying how bonus points can boost a contestant's score.
- Amakuru came next with 708 points, Kigali being another featured article that scored maximum bonus points.
- Ktin, new to the WikiCup, was in fifth place with 523 points, garnered from 15 DYKs and 34 "In the news" items.
- The Rambling Man scored 511 points, many from featured article candidate reviews and from football related DYKs.
- Gog the Mild, last year's runner-up, came next with 498 points, from a featured article and numerous featured article candidate reviews.
- Hog Farm, at 452, scored for a featured article, four good articles and a number of reviews.
- Le Panini, another newcomer to the WikiCup, scored 438 for a featured article and three good articles.
- Lee Vilenski, last year's champion, scored 332 points, from a featured article and various other sport-related topics.
These contestants, like all the others, now have to start again from scratch. In Round 1, contestants achieved eight featured articles, three featured lists and one featured picture, as well as around two hundred DYKs and twenty-seven ITNs. They completed 97 good article reviews, nearly double the 52 good articles they claimed. Contestants also claimed for 135 featured article and featured list candidate reviews. There is no longer a requirement to mention your WikiCup participation when undertaking these reviews.
Remember that any content promoted after the end of Round 1 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 a good article candidate, a featured process, or something else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews.
If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to keep down the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Sturmvogel 66 (talk) and Cwmhiraeth (talk). MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 20:25, 1 March 2021 (UTC)
Sam Taylor-Johnson
Thanks for locking Sam Taylor-Johnson's page. I've been the one undoing the vandalism since this afternoon and it has been exhausting. How people can dedicate signicent time curating this place and fighting off trolls is beyond me. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.110.7.33 (talk) 00:04, 2 March 2021 (UTC)
Trouted
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You have been trouted for: being too good of a Captain Tucker Gladden 👑 18:12, 3 March 2021 (UTC)
UK Internal Market Act moderation
Greetings. In no way am I hurrying your completion of the moderation process for the article. All I ask, is if you'd consider correcting one crucially misleading use of language in the introduction; where the article states "and to restrict" as if to suggest there are additional restrictions beyond preventing internal trade barriers (by principles of non-discrimination and mutual recognition). The editor with by far the most reverts to this precise text finally conceded this fact on the talk page.
The article is overtly critical throughout but I, like others, have resigned myself to the fact no-one has the free time to have a never ending war of attrition of wikipedia policy bingo, fighting disingenuous arguments in an attempt to balance an article detailing legislation... but if we could just have the article not begin on a misleading premise, that's +1 for wikipedia being informative rather than a political tool. 146.198.108.170 (talk) 21:58, 3 March 2021 (UTC)
- 146.198.108.170, I've made various attempts to address your concerns and incorporate your additions in a way that complies with npov, including in the current version. Your only response has been to revert to the exact same version repeatedly. [4][5][6] I am happy to engage with you on the talk page, but you seem reluctant to explain your concerns beyond saying "it's inaccurate" and then making another reversion. Cambial foliage❧ 14:26, 6 March 2021 (UTC)
- Everyone's time should be precious, I hope CaptainEek has the time to see through your selective choice of events. Cambial Yellowing has still to respond to my request for alternative text on the talk page following discussion where the problematic areas were explained several times here: [[7]] 146.198.108.170 (talk) 20:44, 6 March 2021 (UTC)
- Except for in the first sentence of my comment immediately following your posing the question, you mean? [8] Cambial foliage❧ 20:52, 6 March 2021 (UTC)
- My most sincere apologies for adding more of this to your talk page but the reply above will hopefully be seen in context to be as disingenuous as it genuinely is. They don't want to spell out what the restrictions are because it sounds much more of an imposition if you can make it vague, this has been the problem throughout. The editor's history on this article is only to focus on anything which could make the act sound like the UK government treading on the devolved administrations, I'm no fan of the government but I have more than a passing interest in objectivity. If you do have time, please take a look at some of the shenanigans from today [[9]] 146.198.108.170 (talk) 21:13, 6 March 2021 (UTC)
- Except for in the first sentence of my comment immediately following your posing the question, you mean? [8] Cambial foliage❧ 20:52, 6 March 2021 (UTC)
- Everyone's time should be precious, I hope CaptainEek has the time to see through your selective choice of events. Cambial Yellowing has still to respond to my request for alternative text on the talk page following discussion where the problematic areas were explained several times here: [[7]] 146.198.108.170 (talk) 20:44, 6 March 2021 (UTC)
You've got mail
Sorry. Should have notified you last night. Littleolive oil (talk) 13:23, 13 March 2021 (UTC)
Conventions for discussion thread formatting
Regarding this edit: as unsolicited advice, please feel free to ignore the following, particularly if you're already aware of it. You responded to a comment that started with *:
with a comment that started with :::
. The first comment nested a second-level unbulleted list item within an existing first-level bulleted list item. Changing the first character to :
changed the first-level list to an unbulleted one, and nested two more unbulleted list items below it. This causes screen readers to announce the closing of two list levels and the opening of three new list levels.
To avoid this additional overhead for those using screen readers, and to prevent (under some circustances, depending on the surrounding wikitext) a more verbose output for those using the visual diff option, you can follow the conventions described at Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Accessibility § Lists. RexxS has a essay, Wikipedia:Colons and asterisks, and I have my own, User:Isaacl/On wikitext list markup, that also cover this. In a nutshell: use the same prefix as the comment to which you're replying, and then add the character of your choice to it. In this case, that would mean using *::
, which would have resulted in screen readers just announcing the start of one new list. isaacl (talk) 04:38, 18 March 2021 (UTC)
- Isaacl, I didn't know that, thanks for the heads-up! I'll be honest, I always wondered about that... CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 04:41, 18 March 2021 (UTC)
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Preening
Hi CaptainEek: I think I've addressed all of your concerns re: the preening article. MeegsC (talk) 17:39, 21 March 2021 (UTC)
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Infinitepeace
Not sure what the rules are on this one. Are the requests to proxy edit Nightingale College on the talk page of Infinitepeace (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) allowed? WP:PROXYING says that "Wikipedians are not permitted to post or edit material at the direction of a banned or blocked editor" but I couldn't find a policy that says that a banned or blocked editor cannot ask others to edit material at their direction. --Guy Macon (talk) 05:00, 29 March 2021 (UTC)
- Guy Macon, My reading of it is that, since editors cannot post on the behalf of a blocked user, we should thus not tolerate blocked users asking us to proxy either. It can just be ignored, or if persistent/problematic, removed. CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 01:20, 30 March 2021 (UTC)
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Administrators' newsletter – April 2021
News and updates for administrators from the past month (March 2021).
- Alexandria • Happyme22 • RexxS
- Following a request for comment, F7 (invalid fair-use claim) subcriterion a has been deprecated; it covered immediate deletion of non-free media with invalid fair-use tags.
- Following a request for comment, page movers were granted the
delete-redirect
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- When you move a page that many editors have on their watchlist the history can be split and it might also not be possible to move it again for a while. This is because of a job queue problem. (T278350)
- Code to support some very old web browsers is being removed. This could cause issues in those browsers. (T277803)
- A community consultation on the Arbitration Committee discretionary sanctions procedure is open until April 25.
Question
Would you unblock one of my IPs that was blocked for an unproven reason? I didn't even know it was blocked until the admin who did it said something, nor was the refresh intentional, I have limited ability over what my router does. When I asked them to give evidence, I was reverted given no explanation, then they closed a discussion I opened doubling down on their false accusations. I was never blocked before that action and they proved my point. Not sure why I have to tolerate this abuse. 2603:301D:22B2:4000:6077:DC40:801A:D27D (talk) 12:44, 6 April 2021 (UTC)
Strong ornithological feelings
I have to ask: can you please share with me an example of one of your strong feelings about birds? I'm curious what a strong feeling about birds looks like; I can't imagine it. What are the controversies of the day in bird articles? Levivich harass/hound 04:42, 18 March 2021 (UTC)
- Were you here for the debates on the capitalization of bird species names? As I recall, a number of editors said their future participation would depend on the outcome. isaacl (talk) 04:46, 18 March 2021 (UTC)
- Ha! No, I wasn't, and thank you, that's exactly the kind of example I was looking for. But how can that be a controversy? I thought that was well-settled in taxonomy: genus is capitalized, species is not, so it's "Homo sapiens" and not "homo sapiens"? Levivich harass/hound 04:48, 18 March 2021 (UTC)
- Levivich, I think the ordering of sections in bird articles needs firm standardization. An excellent example exists at WP:BIRD and can be seen in my FA's (at least, in my opinion). The same for plant articles too. I think by allowing non-standard headers we create a poor quality encyclopedia, and make it harder for readers to find info. If I had it my way, I think I would change every bird article to follow a standard section layout as close as possible. Though thankfully, bird articles tend to be not controversial, they are a relaxing place to work. I've never had a disagreement with another bird editor. Much less stressful than politics or anything in the culture wars...I highly recommend all editors have a "calm area" to work in. A sort of encyclopedic paradise, so to speak. I also find ship articles are usually not controversial. So: Try CaptainEek's "calm area" editing technique today! Call now and receive one "get out of ANI free" card! CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 04:50, 18 March 2021 (UTC)
- Oh I'm so with you on calm areas. In fact, recently, after a healthy dose of drama, I retreated all the way to my sandbox (where no one can revert me!) and started working on little side projects. One of which, incidentally, is User:Levivich/Stubber, which could use the addition of a standard template for bird stubs. Levivich harass/hound 04:57, 18 March 2021 (UTC)
- As per the Manual of Style for the capitalization of names of living things:
Lower-case initial letters are used for each part of the English (common, vernacular) names of species, genera, families and all other taxonomic levels (bacteria, zebra, bottlenose dolphin, mountain maple, bald eagle), except where they contain a proper name (Przewalski's horse, Amur tiger, Roosevelt elk), or when such a name starts a sentence (Black bears eat white suckers and blueberries).
Many editors of bird articles wanted to use the convention typically seen in bird reference books, thus Bald eagle. isaacl (talk) 04:58, 18 March 2021 (UTC) - If I recall correctly, the debate had already taken place for animals in general. The follow-on discussions occurred as the editors of bird articles didn't follow suit. isaacl (talk) 05:09, 18 March 2021 (UTC)
- Birds are the only organisms that have official names. For several years there was a standoff between ornithological editors and MOS people and others. Eventually things came to a head in 2014. See Wikipedia_talk:Naming_conventions_(fauna)#Bird_article_name_(capitalisation) leading to Wikipedia_talk:Manual_of_Style/Archive_156#Bird_common_name_decapitalisation, after which several birdwatching editors reduced their wikiactivity for a period. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 04:16, 8 April 2021 (UTC)
- Levivich, I think the ordering of sections in bird articles needs firm standardization. An excellent example exists at WP:BIRD and can be seen in my FA's (at least, in my opinion). The same for plant articles too. I think by allowing non-standard headers we create a poor quality encyclopedia, and make it harder for readers to find info. If I had it my way, I think I would change every bird article to follow a standard section layout as close as possible. Though thankfully, bird articles tend to be not controversial, they are a relaxing place to work. I've never had a disagreement with another bird editor. Much less stressful than politics or anything in the culture wars...I highly recommend all editors have a "calm area" to work in. A sort of encyclopedic paradise, so to speak. I also find ship articles are usually not controversial. So: Try CaptainEek's "calm area" editing technique today! Call now and receive one "get out of ANI free" card! CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 04:50, 18 March 2021 (UTC)
- Ha! No, I wasn't, and thank you, that's exactly the kind of example I was looking for. But how can that be a controversy? I thought that was well-settled in taxonomy: genus is capitalized, species is not, so it's "Homo sapiens" and not "homo sapiens"? Levivich harass/hound 04:48, 18 March 2021 (UTC)
Functionaries meeting
Greetings,
Thanks for signing up to attend the UCoC functionaries meeting. This initial meeting is designed for sitting Arbitrators, Stewards, and Global Sysops to discuss holes that exist in global conduct and dispute discussion and enforcement. I hope and plan to hold more meetings like this in the future, expanding out the invitations to those like yourself who hold important roles across the wikis. For this particular meeting, however, I don't think you're going to find it very useful for what you do. I'm happy to make sure to personally notify you when I'm setting up a meeting that's more appropriate for the roles you're currently occupying, your input is valuable. Keegan (WMF) (talk) 18:14, 8 April 2021 (UTC)
- @Keegan (WMF): I am a sitting arbitrator on the English Wiki, is that not an appropriate attendee for the summit? CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 18:17, 8 April 2021 (UTC)
- Haaaaaaa my mistake. I have a script that shows little bits/rights for users at-a-glance and it failed for you, I think I know why but I'm very sorry about that. I look forward to meeting you and embarrassing myself in person. Keegan (WMF) (talk) 18:56, 8 April 2021 (UTC)
A barnstar for you!
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For reworking and cleaning up and rewriting Giant pumpkin! Looks much better-- Eddie891 Talk Work 22:42, 12 April 2021 (UTC) |
Good afternoon.
Why did you revert my edits to Abraham Lincoln? I'm just wondering. xdude (talk) 18:11, 13 April 2021 (UTC)
- Xdude gamer, Howdy! You did not provide a reliable source for most of the additions. Furthermore, some of the parts you changed, mostly the lead, have been discussed at great length to achieve a consensus version. CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 18:15, 13 April 2021 (UTC)
- Oh, that makes sense. Thanks! xdude (talk) 18:19, 13 April 2021 (UTC)
New User seeking to join ye crew.
I seek to help with both disputes & vandalism. I am a young but hardy worker, and loyal shipmate. see me on my page User:NonnySmith --NonnySmith (talk) 13:39, 14 April 2021 (UTC)
I think you've asked for a DYK review for this, but my DYK tool is saying it hasn't been expanded x5 ... I'll help if I can but I'm not sure if I can. - Dank (push to talk) 20:25, 15 April 2021 (UTC)
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WikiCup 2021 May newsletter
The second round of the 2021 WikiCup has now finished; it was a high-scoring round and contestants needed 61 points to advance to Round 3. There were some impressive efforts in the round, with the top eight contestants all scoring more than 400 points. A large number of the points came from the 12 featured articles and the 110 good articles achieved in total by contestants, as well as the 216 good article reviews they performed; the GAN backlog drive and the stay-at-home imperative during the COVID-19 pandemic may have been partially responsible for these impressive figures.
Our top scorers in Round 2 were:
- The Rambling Man, with 2963 points from three featured articles, 20 featured article reviews, 37 good articles, 73 good article reviews, as well as 22 DYKs.
- Epicgenius, with 1718 points from one featured article, 29 good articles, 16 DYKs and plenty of bonus points.
- Bloom6132, with 990 points from 13 DYKs and 64 "In the news" items, mostly recent deaths.
- Hog Farm, with 834 points from two featured articles, five good articles, 14 featured article reviews and 15 good article reviews.
- Gog the Mild, with 524 points from two featured articles and four featured article reviews.
- Lee Vilenski, with 501 points from one featured article, three good articles, six featured article reviews and 25 good article reviews.
- Sammi Brie, with 485 points from four good articles, eight good article reviews and 27 DYKs, on US radio and television stations.
- Ktin, with 436 points from four good articles, seven DYKs and 11 "In the news" items.
Please remember that DYKs cannot be claimed until they have appeared on the main page. As we enter the third round, any content promoted after the end of Round 2 but before the start of Round 3 can be claimed now, and anything you forgot to claim in Round 2 cannot! Remember too, that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them (except for at the end of each round, when you must claim them before the cut-off date/time). When doing GARs, please make sure that you check that all the GA criteria are fully met.
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Administrators' newsletter – May 2021
News and updates for administrators from the past month (April 2021).
Interface administrator changes
- Following an RfC, consensus was found that third party appeals are allowed but discouraged.
- The 2021 Desysop Policy RfC was closed with no consensus. Consensus was found in a previous RfC for a community based desysop procedure, though the procedure proposed in the 2021 RfC did not gain consensus.
- The user group
oversight
will be renamed tosuppress
. This is for technical reasons. You can comment at T112147 if you have objections.
- The user group
- The community consultation on the Arbitration Committee discretionary sanctions procedure was closed, and an initial draft based on feedback from the now closed consultation is expected to be released in early June to early July for community review.
Harassment from returning banned user
Hi, in regard to this [10] discussion on 15 April I suspected the IP would be back. You said if he returned you would extend the block. You can see from his recent IP edit it the same person [11]
The IP traces to the same geographical area and is making the same personal attacks [12]. This user was indefinite blocked in the past [13] but now uses IPs every month. He stalks my account and if I use a talk-page to leave a comment he shows up. It's a bit sad really but not much can be done about it but I believe the block should be extended on that IP. Psychologist Guy (talk) 17:28, 4 May 2021 (UTC)
The IP is back again [14]. He is also now spreading misinformation about an experienced Wikipedia editor Alexbrn [15] Psychologist Guy (talk) 09:53, 8 May 2021 (UTC)
- Psychologist Guy, I went ahead and blocked the /17 of his range for the next month. Hopefully that will do a better job of catching him. Otherwise, report him when he shows up, and don't engage with him. CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 19:44, 8 May 2021 (UTC)
The IP has admitted they have a blocked account, and so have admitted to block evasion, the IP should be banned (a range block).Slatersteven (talk) 11:44, 8 May 2021 (UTC)
- Slatersteven Psychologist Guy, Yamla has blocked the latest. However a rangeblock doesn't seem possible here, as the user is hopping across very different IP ranges. We'll just have to keep blocking IPs until some pattern can be found. CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 16:25, 8 May 2021 (UTC)
- Also, I previously rangeblocked the 93.141./24, they then jumped to a 78.something. I do see they're back on the 93, but its a telecom with a /16 distribution, so he could get anything within that. That would be a rather wide range to block, I'm not comfortable doing something quite that big but I'll get a second opinion. CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 16:30, 8 May 2021 (UTC)
- OK, not aware of the history.Slatersteven (talk) 16:32, 8 May 2021 (UTC)
- Also, I previously rangeblocked the 93.141./24, they then jumped to a 78.something. I do see they're back on the 93, but its a telecom with a /16 distribution, so he could get anything within that. That would be a rather wide range to block, I'm not comfortable doing something quite that big but I'll get a second opinion. CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 16:30, 8 May 2021 (UTC)
Sylvesterjay
Is it possible to center text, such as a block quote? Sylvesterjay (talk) 20:12, 9 May 2021 (UTC)
Ok, the draft is up! After HOURS of formatting :( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Acts_of_Sylvester Sylvesterjay (talk) 23:51, 9 May 2021 (UTC)
Allo, cap'n. I am working on my second article and to avoid having to reformat it all again, I am trying to follow the wiki formatting. However, adding the links [[]] comes up as bold when I copy it over. Thoughts? Sylvesterjay (talk) 16:07, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
- @Sylvester Jay: Huh, that's a strange effect. Bolding in WikiMarkup is usually done with three apostrophes on either side...? Again, in the future I suggest drafting in Wikipedia. But in this instance, gosh I don't know what would be causing it. Can you link to your draft article? CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 22:18, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Gallic Wars
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DYK nomination of Giant pumpkin
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Request for article assessment
Hey CaptainEek.
I am a student at the university of Sydney and am currently doing a unit that requires us to update a stub article. I am unsure of how to get it assessed and was wondering if you were able to, or if you could point me in the right direction. I'm posting on your talk page as you were listed on the 'Active Subject-Area Editors' on the wikiproject plants page. The article is Anisomeles malabarica, and my final edit will be done by Sunday 3oth May, but feel free to assess it before then. Any help would be appreciated. FergusH2000 (talk) 03:05, 24 May 2021 (UTC)
- FergusH2000, I'd put that at C class, very nicely done expansion! I have also reviewed your DYK nom, it should appear on the front page within the next few months :) Extremely well done all around, you've picked this up like a natural. Let me know if you need any help with anything else. I love helping new users and would love for you to stick around. You've got a real knack for this! CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 23:59, 24 May 2021 (UTC)
About old sanskrit metres
- ) Kushal Dev Wiki (talk) 04:02, 25 May 2021 (UTC)
- Kushal Dev Wiki, You can use the WP:ARTICLEWIZARD to help you make articles CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 04:07, 25 May 2021 (UTC)
I have added other various attributes for a Stephen Stallings Jr Wikipedia page - several of his PGA Tour friends have Wikipedia pages and do not have PGA tour wins for example Chase Koepka
He turned professional and has many top performances and professional wins on several other tours.
Thank you - we will continue to post up to date progress - ≈≈≈≈
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DYK for Giant pumpkin
On 30 May 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Giant pumpkin, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that while the current record-holding giant pumpkin weighed 2,624.6 lb (1,190.5 kg), an ideal pumpkin could grow up to 20,000 lb (9,100 kg)? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Giant pumpkin. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Giant pumpkin), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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.
Notice of ANI discussion regarding Bob Blaylock
There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. ezlevtlk/ctrbs 19:28, 30 May 2021 (UTC)
Invitation for Functionary consultation 2021
Greetings,
I'm letting you know in advance about a meeting I'd like to invite you to regarding the Universal Code of Conduct and the community's ownership of its future enforcement. I'm still in the process of putting together the details, but I wanted to share the date with you: 27 June, 2021. I do not have a time on this date yet, but I will let you soon. We have created a meta page with basic information. Please take a look at the meta page and sign up your name under the appropriate section.
Thank you for your time.--BAnand (WMF) 15:06, 2 June 2021 (UTC)
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Merchandise giveaway nomination
A token of thanks
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"2021 United States Capitol protests" listed at Redirects for discussion
A discussion is taking place to address the redirect 2021 United States Capitol protests. The discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2021 June 4#2021 United States Capitol protests until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. AllegedlyHuman (talk) 22:04, 4 June 2021 (UTC)
Happy St. Patrick's Day
Happy St. Patrick's Day! I hope your St. Patrick's Day is enjoyable and safe. Hopefully next year there will be more festive celebrations. Best wishes from Los Angeles. // Timothy :: talk |
Happy New Year
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Administrators' newsletter – June 2021
News and updates for administrators from the past month (May 2021).
- Ashleyyoursmile • Less Unless
- Husond • MattWade • MJCdetroit • Carioca • Vague Rant • Kingboyk • Thunderboltz • Gwen Gale • AniMate • SlimVirgin (deceased)
- Consensus was reached to deprecate Wikipedia:Editor assistance.
- Following a Request for Comment the Book namespace was deprecated.
- Wikimedia previously used the IRC network Freenode. However, due to changes over who controlled the network with reports of a forceful takeover by several ex-staff members, the Wikimedia IRC Group Contacts decided to move to the new Libera Chat network. It has been reported that Wikimedia related channels on Freenode have been forcibly taken over if they pointed members to Libera. There is a migration guide and Wikimedia discussions about this.
- After a Clarification request, the Arbitration Committee modified Remedy 5 of the Antisemitism in Poland case. This means sourcing expectations are a discretionary sanction instead of being present on all articles. It also details using the talk page or the Reliable Sources Noticeboard to discuss disputed sources.
Regarding Pahonia's case
Hello, thanks for your opinion at Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case#Pahonia. I provided arguments here: User talk:RandomCanadian#Regarding Pahonia's case why RfC would not solve this dispute because this article is mostly supported by users with nationalistic anti-Lithuanian POV. This report: Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Archive332#Nationalistic vandalism, pushing of the Belarusian propaganda to the article of Pahonia proved that they will rather try to prove that black is white instead of simply admitting that white is white. Their only aim is to attempt to create misunderstanding in a simple problem. The case is simple: some nationalists attempts to prove that their language is superior, and this way violates WP:NPOV. This dispute should be solved by neutral arbiters with limiting of words in statements because otherwise neutral users will once again "drown" in the war of random arguments. I included these three clear quotes from Britannica for a reason. If a similar procedure is offered by Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Enforcement, then maybe it should be moved there. Do I need to create new case there or the existing case will be moved? -- Pofka (talk) 11:14, 9 June 2021 (UTC)
- Pofka, Yeah it seems that WP:AE is probably the better venue here, as we already have special sanctions regarding Eastern Europe. You can simply ask that the case request be closed, and copy and paste the complaint into an AE request. CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 16:19, 9 June 2021 (UTC)
- @CaptainEek: Thanks, I created a case at Wikipedia:Dispute resolution noticeboard#Pahonia because it is a content dispute, which also involves questionable editors actions as well. -- Pofka (talk) 17:27, 9 June 2021 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Gallic Wars
The article Gallic Wars you nominated as a good article has failed ; see Talk:Gallic Wars for reasons why the nomination failed. If or when these points have been taken care of, you may apply for a new nomination of the article. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Vami IV -- Vami IV (talk) 12:41, 10 June 2021 (UTC)
- Vami IV, No worries, I wish you well :) When you come back we still should collaborate on that bird list! CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 23:24, 10 June 2021 (UTC)
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Scope of ARBPIA
Sorry for bothering you, I'm new to a lot of these policy issues and am a little confused by how to do things. We're having a dispute over the scope of WP:ARBPIA on Talk:Ilhan Omar and can't seem to come to consensus. How would we get clarification on that? Would we open a full Arbcom request for this relatively small question? Would we ask any uninvolved administrator (perhaps you) give an opinion? I'm just not sure what the proper route is. Benevolent human (talk) 13:57, 15 June 2021 (UTC)
- It's not a full ARBCOM request, it's a request for clarification posted at Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Clarification and Amendment. TFD (talk) 14:47, 15 June 2021 (UTC)
- Benevolent human, Agree that it should be asked at WP:ARCA. CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 16:29, 15 June 2021 (UTC)
Pizzagate
The editor who started that discussion you shut down is back at it, trying to litigate out the claims that the CS has been debunked. They've been circumspect about some of it, but over the course of the discussion, has come down to arguing directly in favor of the claims of the CS. They've gotten their BLP and American Politics DS alerts already. I'd greatly appreciate it if you could tamp down their enthusiasm for this. ᛗᛁᛟᛚᚾᛁᚱPants Tell me all about it. 20:20, 16 June 2021 (UTC)
- MPants at work, I have closed the second section and will give Jwilliams some advice, we'll see if that does the trick...failing that, not really any admin button actions I can take here given my long involvement on the talk page, starting with the GA review. CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 20:33, 16 June 2021 (UTC)
- Ahh, I didn't realize you were involved to that extent. Nonetheless, I appreciate the warning. If it works, it works. ᛗᛁᛟᛚᚾᛁᚱPants Tell me all about it. 20:56, 16 June 2021 (UTC)
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DYK for Lia radiological accident
On 19 June 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Lia radiological accident, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that an improperly dismantled orphan radiation source injured three lumberjacks and killed one of them in the Lia radiological accident? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Lia radiological accident. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Lia radiological accident), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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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MJ article
Hi CaptainEek, thanks for the catch on Mick Jagger. Given that issues re-emerged immediately after the previous 1 year protection expired and its lengthy history of being a victim of vandalism, I think we should probably extend it for a longer timeframe. Thoughts? --TheSandDoctor Talk 05:26, 25 June 2021 (UTC)
- TheSandDoctor, Honestly, I almost set it to indef, and have no objections if you would like to do so :) CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 05:29, 25 June 2021 (UTC)
- Done. Accidentally made it full protection for a sec there, but fixed haha. Given the level of fame involved, I am sadly not surprised about the vandalism and trolls. Still saddens me that indef protection is ever needed though. --TheSandDoctor Talk 05:35, 25 June 2021 (UTC)
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Lime
Hi! I see from here that you were also involved with this band. Do you know if they ever disclosed the information that you requested? FYI, I blocked the band account LIME MANAGER and Mr. Cooper's current account for NLT. Do you think Robbcoop should also be banned since they're clearly the same account. Not particularly concerned about the socking element as they're not contradicting one another. I tried to source the mess of the article, but I'm not optimistic and the whole mess is confusing as hell. Thanks and feel free to comment at User_talk:Robb_Cooper, although I'll watch here too. Star Mississippi 21:08, 1 July 2021 (UTC)
- Star Mississippi, Gosh, its been almost a year so I don't really remember the circumstances, sorry I can't be of more help. I don't believe I ever saw an email from them though. CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 22:00, 1 July 2021 (UTC)
- No worries, thought it worth checking just in case, and I most definitely wouldn't remember either. I only went that far back as the legal threat referenced copyright and wanted to be sure nothing needed rev del. Have a great day Star Mississippi 22:29, 1 July 2021 (UTC)
WikiCup 2021 July newsletter
The third round of the 2021 WikiCup has now come to an end. Each of the sixteen contestants who made it into the fourth round had at least 294 points, and our top six scorers all had over 600 points. They were:
- The Rambling Man, with 1825 points from 3 featured articles, 44 featured article reviews, 14 good articles, 30 good article reviews and 10 DYKs. In addition, he completed a 34-article good topic on the EFL Championship play-offs.
- Epicgenius, a New York specialist, with 1083 points from 2 featured article reviews, 18 good articles, 30 DYKs and plenty of bonus points.
- Bloom6132, with 869 points from 11 DYKs, all with bonus points, and 54 "In the news" items, mostly covering people who had recently died.
- Gog the Mild, with 817 points from 3 featured articles on historic battles in Europe, 5 featured article reviews and 3 good articles.
- Hog Farm, with 659 points from 2 featured articles and 2 good articles on American Civil War battles, 18 featured article reviews, 2 good articles, 6 good article reviews and 4 DYKs.
- BennyOnTheLoose, a snooker specialist and new to the Cup, with 647 points from a featured article, 2 featured article reviews, 6 good articles, 6 good article reviews and 3 DYKs.
In round three, contestants achieved 19 featured articles, 7 featured lists, 106 featured article reviews, 72 good articles, 1 good topic, 62 good article reviews, 165 DYKs and 96 ITN items. We enter the fourth round with scores reset to zero; any content promoted after the end of round 3 but before the start of round 4 can be claimed in round 4. Please also remember that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them (one contestant in round 3 lost out because of this). When doing GARs, please make sure that you check that all the GA criteria are fully met.
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Administrators' newsletter – July 2021
News and updates for administrators from the past month (June 2021).
Interface administrator changes
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- Consensus has been reached to delete all books in the book namespace. There was rough consensus that the deleted books should still be available on request at WP:REFUND even after the namespace is removed.
- An RfC is open to discuss the next steps following a trial which automatically applied pending changes to TFAs.
- IP addresses of unregistered users are to be hidden from everyone. There is a rough draft of how IP addresses may be shown to users who need to see them. This currently details allowing administrators, checkusers, stewards and those with a new usergroup to view the full IP address of unregistered users. Editors with at least 500 edits and an account over a year old will be able to see all but the end of the IP address in the proposal. The ability to see the IP addresses hidden behind the mask would be dependent on agreeing to not share the parts of the IP address they can see with those who do not have access to the same information. Accessing part of or the full IP address of a masked editor would also be logged. Comments on the draft are being welcomed at the talk page.
- The community authorised COVID-19 general sanctions have been superseded by the COVID-19 discretionary sanctions following a motion at a case request. Alerts given and sanctions placed under the community authorised general sanctions are now considered alerts for and sanctions under the new discretionary sanctions.
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JustANameInUse back on IPs
Hi, per the discussion on your talk-page a while back [16] and the consensus at the admin board [17], [18] JustANameInUse a banned user who was using many IPs to harass editors as "vegan activists" was blocked. This users IP range was blocked for several months but his block has expired and he is now back on 93.141.108.249 [19] and probably others. Can you please keep a watch on this because this user will likely use the same IP range again to make to same disruptive edits. Psychologist Guy (talk) 19:02, 6 July 2021 (UTC)
Articles for Creation July 2021 Backlog Elimination Drive
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The goal of this drive is to eliminate the backlog of unreviewed articles. The drive is running until 31 July 2021.
Barnstars will be given out as awards at the end of the drive.
There is currently a backlog of over 2100 articles, so start reviewing articles. We're looking forward to your help!
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Thank you for participating in my RFA
Thank you for your endorsement. I appreciate that you and Hog Farm were both chompin' at the bit, so to speak, to back my candidacy. Your support statement was very generous. I'll count on my earliest supporters to tell me when I'm out of line. Please feel invited to call on me if I can help. BusterD (talk) 20:53, 13 July 2021 (UTC)
You topic-blocked Richardcheese2?
I believe he's editing Richard Cheese again as an IP. I wouldn't have a problem with that except the IP is restoring unsourced additions by Richardcheese2 that I've just removed. Four questions: (1) Am I in WP:AGF trouble for even saying this? (2) If not, can IP=user be confirmed, and who can do that? (I believe not; regular IP edits of that article from Charter Communications IPv6 addresses that geolocate to Van Nuys/Encino, but usually only 1-2 edits per address.) (3) In 3 successive edits I reverted >3 successive reverts by the current IP. (Two of them reverted 2+ successive edits.) Did I violate WP:3RR, or no? (4) If not, and I revert one more edit, is that a violation? WP:3RR says "2+ successive edits=1 big edit", but is that still true after your revert is reverted? (Hypothetical, not my plan; I'll be adding a section to Talk and done.) Yappy2bhere (talk) 20:19, 19 July 2021 (UTC)
Also, I placed a "paid editing" template on the latest IP's talk page; I reverted what I thought was promotional WP:CITESPAM [20]. If that's inappropriate I'll remove the template. Yappy2bhere (talk) 20:30, 19 July 2021 (UTC)
Dude, are you insane? Go find some other artist's fans to stalk.
— Preceding unsigned comment added by 2603:8001:9442:6d00:40d9:c028:a0e7:8185 (talk • contribs) 09:13, 20 July 2021 (UTC)
- And there's an example... Yappy2bhere (talk) 09:36, 20 July 2021 (UTC)
I had semi'ed the article after the subject's tweet and to let the established editors work in peace. If this has been resolved via the pblock of the IP, feel free to unprotect without my OK. Star Mississippi 21:18, 20 July 2021 (UTC)
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Ahoy there!! it's been a while. how have you been? would you like to take a look at my recent edits and colloquies, and let me know if they are okay? thanks!! ---Sm8900 (talk) 🌍 17:20, 19 July 2021 (UTC)
- Sm8900, Do you have anything in particular you'd like me to look at? CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 18:56, 19 July 2021 (UTC)
- thanks. okay, how about the two categories below? These are both categories that I created.
- As part of my voluntary self-imposed parole as suggested by User:Nick.Moyes during his criticisms of me, I would like to be able to have a third party weigh in on some of my more recent contributions. I appreciate your help. thanks!
- thanks! ---Sm8900 (talk) 🌍 21:24, 20 July 2021 (UTC)
- Sm8900, Your category additions are fine, as your edits in other areas by the looks of it. I do have one concern: [[21]] looks not really related to Wikipedia. Wikipedia isn't a place to keep a personal calendar. Let me know if I've misinterpreted what they are though. CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 17:41, 21 July 2021 (UTC)
- I appreciate your feedback! actually, i am hoping to use that data to construct some entry about the current phenomena of zoom video calls being utilized as a teaching format by various prominent community organizations. i am just waiting to see what third-party coverage might eventually be published on these community programs, since obviously that would be one necessary component to use as sources for any such entry. thanks!! ---Sm8900 (talk) 🌍 20:56, 21 July 2021 (UTC)
- Sm8900, Your category additions are fine, as your edits in other areas by the looks of it. I do have one concern: [[21]] looks not really related to Wikipedia. Wikipedia isn't a place to keep a personal calendar. Let me know if I've misinterpreted what they are though. CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 17:41, 21 July 2021 (UTC)
Feedback request: Politics, government, and law request for comment
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August Editathons at Women in Red
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--Megalibrarygirl (talk) 22:24, 23 July 2021 (UTC) via MassMessaging
See: Template:Origins of COVID-19 (current consensus)
This template has gone on the top of multiple "COVID origins" talk pages to document the hard-won consensus achieved wherever possible. It has been created mostly by moderates on the issue, but editors from both sides have contributed. Shibbolethink (♔ ♕) 02:19, 24 July 2021 (UTC)
- @Shibbolethink: Ah, you're a godsend! What a fine template too, a fine price of Wikipediaing that folks have assembled. I knew there had to be something but I've kept my toes out of the matter...seemed not worth my hard won effort... CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 02:26, 24 July 2021 (UTC)
- @CaptainEek:, happy to help! :) It is definitely a quicksand-filled pit, that much I can affirm from personal experience. Novem Linguae maintains a neutral and up-to-date list of all the affected articles, discussions, etc. over at his user essay. The essay is not, strictly speaking, wiki-voice neutral, but it is not intended to be. The resources attached, though, are useful!
- Here are the most recently contentious articles (which are, coincidentally, also mostly where that template is transcluded):
- Investigations into the origin of COVID-19 (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
- COVID-19 misinformation (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
- Peter Daszak (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
- COVID-19 lab leak hypothesis (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
- Gain-of-function research (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
- Li-Meng Yan (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
- DRASTIC (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
- Nicholas Wade (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
- Here are the most recently contentious articles (which are, coincidentally, also mostly where that template is transcluded):
- I think the disruption has actually overall gone slightly down in the last week or so. We've seen a lot worse at Ivermectin and Bret Weinstein, because this is where the tabloid press/tv news pundits were most vocal! There were some disruptions at GoFR, but after ArbCom helpfully answered my clarification request, and ToBeFree semi-protected it, that's mostly been taken care of.
- Even so, I do fear that this newest ArbE will result in a resurgence of disruption, which is what happened after the last ArbE where User:Normchou was TBAN'd [22]. We saw a huge increase in disruptive editing, and provoking/grandstanding on all sides. I proposed the Normchou ArbE, and I felt like I was walking on eggshells! Some users tried to ArbE me, unsuccessfully about a week later [23]. Anyway, suffice to say, it has gotten pretty heated :) More admin/Arbcom eyes are always appreciated. Thank you for any help you can provide. --Shibbolethink (♔ ♕) 02:47, 24 July 2021 (UTC)
CaptainEek, please note that I didn’t participate in the WP:AE against Shibbolethink, because as I said here [24], I think he is a good editor. The only problem is that - as I will explain in my AE Statement - he tends to mix his own personal opinions with expert opinions quoted in reliable sources, and sometimes even counter them, without finding a source to back it up. This is our main disagreement, and apparently I’ve upset him for being a WP:RANDY, so I am trying to get him to provide the difs of the personal attacks I have been accused of, so that we can deal with that and any other conduct issues separately to the content dispute. CutePeach (talk) 16:39, 25 July 2021 (UTC)