User talk:Kj cheetham/Archive 4
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Articles on centenarians
Hi, I observe that you marked Maude Farris-Luse as reviewed, and possibly other similar ones which recently re-entered mainspace. Please note there is a dispute regarding the restoration of these articles from redirects, both at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Longevity and the editor's talk page. I was mulling over sending them to AfD to get clear consensus, rather than outright patrolling. Bungle (talk • contribs) 11:01, 23 July 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Bungle, I did review a couple more like that, but I won't do any more of that nature, thanks for letting me know. I have no objections at all to them going to AfD, and given they are already on people's radar hopefully my patrolling didn't do any harm in practice. -Kj cheetham (talk) 11:04, 23 July 2023 (UTC)
Review
Thanks for the review and for the notification. Protozoon (talk) 10:46, 24 July 2023 (UTC)
- Protozoon, thanks for your message, happy to help! -Kj cheetham (talk) 19:13, 24 July 2023 (UTC)
Thank you message
I appreciate, the positive welcome message. I hope this place is Peacefull to accommodate. I look forward to learn from experience editor like you. Thank you Odirichi2024 (talk) 15:32, 26 July 2023 (UTC)
- Odirichi2024 thank you for your message, I hope you enjoy your stay here! -Kj cheetham (talk) 15:33, 26 July 2023 (UTC)
- Thank you. I created an article Andrew Lucky Elerewe, I hope is okay?.Odirichi2024 (talk) 15:52, 26 July 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Odirichi2024, apologies I missed replying to this earlier! Glancing at Andrew Lucky Elerewe it looks like it's already been reviewed by another NPP patroller, so I'll assume it's okay. -Kj cheetham (talk) 09:21, 20 August 2023 (UTC)
- Thank you. I created an article Andrew Lucky Elerewe, I hope is okay?.Odirichi2024 (talk) 15:52, 26 July 2023 (UTC)
August 2023 Good Article Nominations backlog drive
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Claudia Ratti moved to draftspace
An article you recently created, Claudia Ratti, is not suitable as written to remain published. It needs more citations from reliable, independent sources. (?) Information that can't be referenced should be removed (verifiability is of central importance on Wikipedia). I've moved 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. Osarius 10:22, 4 August 2023 (UTC)
- Osarius, seriously? You gave me only 5 minutes? As per WP:DRAFTIFY, shouldn't you be waiting an hour? Was this part of NPP, given I'm autopatrolled? I'll have tidied up the article within an hour. (Also WP:DTTR). Thank you. -Kj cheetham (talk) 10:28, 4 August 2023 (UTC)
- @Kj cheetham: Apologies. Osarius 10:46, 4 August 2023 (UTC)
- It's all sorted now, but I'd recommend going a bit slower in the future. Thanks. -Kj cheetham (talk) 21:49, 4 August 2023 (UTC)
- @Kj cheetham: Apologies. Osarius 10:46, 4 August 2023 (UTC)
Reviewing My NPP Articles
Hi there @Kj cheetham,
I have some articles in NPP which I would like to be reviewed (mostly translated articles). If you're fine with it, can you take a look at the following articles and potentially mark them as reviewed? They are: Artik (singer), Little Big videography, 1990 (Max Barskih album), 5sta Family, Universal Music Russia, Mot (rapper), Karina Kross, and Vanya Dmitrienko.
I also have two articles (Danya Milokhin & Big Baby Tape) that were previously deleted in the past, but I have since recreated them and made sure more sources and content were added (not all of the information in these articles mentioned was/could be brought over, so I placed an expansion tag at the top of each). I wanted to give you a heads up on them just in case you decide to examine them/mark them as reviewed.
If you can do all of them or even just a combination of them, then that would be great. If not, it's perfectly fine. Please let me know what you think of any of these articles. Thanks in advance for your reply and help. Losipov (talk) 21:08, 6 August 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Losipov, thanks for your message! I'm happy to take a quick look at at least some of these. Quick question though, what are the « symbols for? Are they a result of the translation somehow? -Kj cheetham (talk) 08:02, 7 August 2023 (UTC)
- Just looking at Artik (singer) to start with, I've done a few edits (please see my edit summaries for details). Regarding things like "Песня года" though, that should also be translated into "Pesnya goda", as per the corresponding English Wikipedia article. -Kj cheetham (talk) 08:10, 7 August 2023 (UTC)
- @Kj cheetham Apologies for the delay, but just wanted to say thank you for the reviews! I tried my best to make sure the articles were good to go before translating (even though I've made some mistakes here and there). It's always good to ask for a second opinion on the pages, and I really appreciate you taking a look for me! I might ask you for some more reviews down the line if that's alright with you. Thanks again. Losipov (talk) 04:24, 11 August 2023 (UTC)
- Losipov, happy to help! The « and similar symbols are something I'd say watch out for though. Feel free to suggest other articles for me to look at in the future, though I make no promises. :-) -Kj cheetham (talk) 18:40, 15 August 2023 (UTC)
- @Kj cheetham Apologies for the delay, but just wanted to say thank you for the reviews! I tried my best to make sure the articles were good to go before translating (even though I've made some mistakes here and there). It's always good to ask for a second opinion on the pages, and I really appreciate you taking a look for me! I might ask you for some more reviews down the line if that's alright with you. Thanks again. Losipov (talk) 04:24, 11 August 2023 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – August 2023
News and updates for administrators from the past month (July 2023).
Interface administrator changes
- The tag filter on Special:NewPages and revision history pages can now be inverted. This allows hiding edits made by automated tools. (T334338)
- Special:BlockedExternalDomains is a new tool that allows easier blocking of plain domains (and their subdomains). This is more easily searchable and is faster for the software to use than the existing MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. It does not support regex (for complex cases), URL path-matching, or the MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist. (T337431)
- The arbitration cases named Scottywong and AlisonW closed 10 July and 16 July respectively.
- The SmallCat dispute arbitration case is in the workshop phase.
Please Help Me
SilverLocust has demanded an SPI checkuser on my account just because my edits were similar to the suspected sockpuppet Kajal1985srivastav. You can check my IP Address and Kajal1985srivastav's IP address. Both are different IP address and my interest in editing a certain topic can also be similar to the interest of Kajal1985srivastav. Just bacause my edita are similar to Kajal1985srivastav which is a coincidence that does not make me a suspected on confirmed sockpuppet of Kajal1985srivastav. I hope and am earnestly requesting you to please withdraw the SPI checkuser on my account because I am innocent and have not done any disconstructive edits. I hope that I will not be blocked from editing. If this will be done it would be very unfair means to me because I love to edit Wikipedia.
Hello Kj cheetham: You just tell me that did I have many any disruptive edits? I made some edits which were similar to the sock puppet Sometime edit can be similar. So is it my fault? Ulises70+- (talk) 08:04, 16 August 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Ulises70+-, thank you for your message. I'm afraid I can't really help with this. I don't have access to check people's IP addresses, nor can I withdraw the SPI investigation. If you've done nothing wrong I wouldn't worry too much as that'll be clarified. I see you've already commented on Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/Kajal1985_srivastav, which is where it will be discussed. I've not looked into this case myself. -Kj cheetham (talk) 08:34, 16 August 2023 (UTC)
Help
hi @Kj cheetham, sorry if I'm disturbing but just been inquisitive. I noticed one of my recent created article AKTINA FM is not live on Google just as I do see other article when there names are search. Can you assist to look at it please and would like to know the reason of such.Thank you.Odirichi2024 (talk) 15:24, 18 August 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Odirichi2024, thanks for your message! I can see AKTINA FM has not yet been reviewed by a new page patroller (NPP). There's unfortunately quite a big backlog of articles to review at the moment. But I've just reviewed it myself and it seems to be ok! -Kj cheetham (talk) 16:03, 18 August 2023 (UTC)
- @Kj cheetham thanks you. I appreciate your feedback. High Regards.Odirichi2024 (talk) 16:09, 18 August 2023 (UTC)
- HI @Kj cheetham I ran a Google checked on the name and wasn't able to find it on Google.Odirichi2024 (talk) 11:58, 20 August 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Odirichi2024, Wikipedia doesn't control how often Google indexes it, but I believe it's fairly frequently. There's no rush. -Kj cheetham (talk) 17:57, 21 August 2023 (UTC)
- @Kj cheetham ok, I felt maybe was reviewed but wasn't patrolled, that might have caused it. Odirichi2024 (talk) 18:03, 21 August 2023 (UTC)
- Odirichi2024 Reviewing and patrolling is effectively the same thing really for this, which is a bit confusing! -Kj cheetham (talk) 18:08, 21 August 2023 (UTC)
- @Kj cheetham ok, I felt maybe was reviewed but wasn't patrolled, that might have caused it. Odirichi2024 (talk) 18:03, 21 August 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Odirichi2024, Wikipedia doesn't control how often Google indexes it, but I believe it's fairly frequently. There's no rush. -Kj cheetham (talk) 17:57, 21 August 2023 (UTC)
- HI @Kj cheetham I ran a Google checked on the name and wasn't able to find it on Google.Odirichi2024 (talk) 11:58, 20 August 2023 (UTC)
- @Kj cheetham thanks you. I appreciate your feedback. High Regards.Odirichi2024 (talk) 16:09, 18 August 2023 (UTC)
Help: List of highest-grossing Indian films
Hi Kj_cheetham, please check checkout the List of highest-grossing Indian films page, the page lost its reliability, some movies were removed from the list and the gross numbers were unreadable as they are changed from crores to billions and also so many columns from the list were removed due to edits made by the user User:Cinephile4ever . I cannot undo them because of the article protection. Kindly undo them to previous format like this https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_highest-grossing_Indian_films&direction=next&oldid=1168017491
Thanks. RevenueDPT (talk) 03:59, 20 August 2023 (UTC)
- Hi RevenueDPT, thank you for your message. I'm not willing to undo so many changes myself on List of highest-grossing Indian films, given it's an area I know nothing about. Have you discussed it on Talk:List_of_highest-grossing_Indian_films and/or with Cinephile4ever directly already at least? -Kj cheetham (talk) 09:19, 20 August 2023 (UTC)
Thomas Browne
Hi, you might want to reconsider the reversion to B class for the article. The class denotes the quality, not its importance. I agree on the article being important, but it needs quite a lot of improvement before I would say it is worth a B. Regards, Amitchell125 (talk) 14:33, 25 August 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Amitchell125, thank you for your message. I'm aware of the classification criteria, and importance was certainly not a factor when I rated it as B. I personally would still say it's C/B, especically given the amount of content, but given your message I've reverted it to C. -Kj cheetham (talk) 14:56, 25 August 2023 (UTC)
Help Needed regarding a Draft:Leca Araujo
Hello @Kj cheetham,
Hope everything is well. I'm looking for a help regarding on this Draft:Leca Araujo. (This draft was declined by MurielMary on Aug 24, 2023 and left a comment that has she won any National/International award or not) she already Won International award(The Future we Want, United Nations 75th anniversary). I added the awards and cited with source. But the article already under review. I tried to reach @MurielMary but got no response. Could you please help me regarding on this issue?
Regards Goldabrun (talk) 16:22, 26 August 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Goldabrun, thank you for your message. I'm not an AFC reviewer myself, and I can only suggest patience really. I can see it's in the AFC queue, and there's no obligation on MurielMary to review it again, but I note they reviewed it back in May 14th, not Aug 24th. Unfortunately there's quite a large backlog of articles to review. -Kj cheetham (talk) 16:38, 26 August 2023 (UTC)
Alamein line
Thank you for taking the time to review the Alamein line article for GA status- much appreciated! I'll start making significant progress on the Upfield line article on Wednesday night. HoHo3143 (talk) 10:32, 28 August 2023 (UTC)
- HoHo3143, happy to help, keep up the good work! -Kj cheetham (talk) 10:38, 28 August 2023 (UTC)
Thanks for the welcome
Hello! Thank you for correcting the external links on the INBAR page and linking the helpful resources. Also I appreciate you clarifying what constitutes a "minor edit". I'll certainly take note going forward. I was granted a one-month IP block exemption last week, since I live in China where Wikipedia is blocked requires a VPN for access. This flagged my account to the CheckUser team. My two main goals in this one-month period are to update the page name to "Organization" with a "z" since we re-branded to American spelling last year, and also update our total Member State count to 50 since two countries' governments acceded to INBAR recently, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of Chad. Thanks again for your help.
AgsmithINBAR (talk) 02:23, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
- Hi AgsmithINBAR, thanks for your message. Looking at International Bamboo and Rattan Organisation I can see there are still a significant number of external links in the main body of the text, which is why I placed a template about that at the top of the article. For moving the article, I suggest opening a request as per WP:RM (more specifically, WP:RM#CM), rather than as a technical request. Let me know if you need help with that. For edits to the article, given you have a conflict of interest (WP:COI), I'll leave another message on your talk page with more details about requesting edits. It's edits like https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=International_Bamboo_and_Rattan_Organisation&diff=prev&oldid=1172932420 which look promotional to me. I hope this helps. -Kj cheetham (talk) 18:29, 4 September 2023 (UTC)
- Thank you very much, I would greatly appreciate help in requesting an article move if possible. It is a small change, just an "s" to a "z" in the title. I will read more about COI in your other message. AgsmithINBAR (talk) 01:35, 5 September 2023 (UTC)
- AgsmithINBAR I've now started the move discussion at Talk:International_Bamboo_and_Rattan_Organisation#Requested_move_5_September_2023, based on your original technical request. The discussion normally runs for 7 days. Kj cheetham (talk) 15:54, 5 September 2023 (UTC)
- Greatly appreciate it! AgsmithINBAR (talk) 01:31, 6 September 2023 (UTC)
- AgsmithINBAR I've now started the move discussion at Talk:International_Bamboo_and_Rattan_Organisation#Requested_move_5_September_2023, based on your original technical request. The discussion normally runs for 7 days. Kj cheetham (talk) 15:54, 5 September 2023 (UTC)
- Thank you very much, I would greatly appreciate help in requesting an article move if possible. It is a small change, just an "s" to a "z" in the title. I will read more about COI in your other message. AgsmithINBAR (talk) 01:35, 5 September 2023 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – September 2023
News and updates for administrators from the past month (August 2023).
- Following an RfC, TFAs will be automatically semi-protected the day before it is on the main page and through the day after.
- A discussion at WP:VPP about revision deletion and oversight for dead names found that
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- Special:Contributions now shows the user's local edit count and the account's creation date. (T324166)
- The SmallCat dispute case has closed. As part of the final decision, editors participating in XfD have been reminded to be careful about forming
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Thanks For the comment!
Dear Kj Cheetham,
I just wanted to say thank you for the kind words and helpful links you left on my talk page! Hope to see you around sometime!
Sincerely, JamesFames! JamesFames! (talk) 17:23, 4 September 2023 (UTC)
- JamesFames!, thanks for your message! Do let me know if I can ever help you out on here in the future. -Kj cheetham (talk) 18:34, 4 September 2023 (UTC)
Editor of the Week
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- I nominate Kj_cheetham for their ongoing gnomish helpfulness. You will rarely see them in high profile noticeboards, but you might see them making careful opinions at WP:AFD, and also when they show up to give advice, something I have benefited from many times over the years. In addition to WP:AFD, Kj_cheetham is active in new page patrol, article assessment, and has created 30+ articles including the Good Article Maybole Castle. More than the list of tasks, Kj_cheetham deserves this award for their kindness, especially to newbies. We need more of that around here. Seconded by User:Novem Linguae and User:The Night Watch
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Rarely seen in high profile volatile noticeboards, instead making careful opinions at WP:AFD, and giving advice, something many have benefited from over the years. Active in new page patrol, article assessment, and has created 30+ articles. A deserved award for their kindness, especially to newbies. We need more of that around here |
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- CT55555, Buster7, that's amazing, thank you! I really appreciate your kind words! :-D -Kj cheetham (talk) 18:38, 4 September 2023 (UTC)
Help: Remove redirect
Hi, how are you? Sorry for the trouble, I am attempting to create a page for 'Gunadala,' a suburb of Vijayawada. However, it is currently redirecting to the Vijayawada page. I am unable to remove the redirect please unlink 'Gunadala' from 'Vijayawada'. Thanks RevenueDPT (talk) 22:31, 5 September 2023 (UTC)
- Hi RevenueDPT, thanks for your message. Have you already got a draft for Gunadala? If so, you can request a move at WP:RMTR or go through the WP:AFC process if it needs reviewing. If not, you should be able to edit Gunadala directly via https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gunadala&redirect=no and create the article there, as per WP:EDRED. Also note it was turned into a redirect only in January this year. (See [1].) -Kj cheetham (talk) 12:21, 10 September 2023 (UTC)
- Thank you. will check it RevenueDPT (talk) 12:29, 10 September 2023 (UTC)
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Upfield line
Thank you for taking the time to review the Upfield line article for GA status- much appreciated! Thanks for all of your assistance over the past few weeks in regards to both the Alamein and Upfield line articles. I went ahead and remove the sentence that I thought I had already done- sorry about that. Over the next few months, I will use this (and other) feedback to fix the articles that I had nominated previously so they can be renominated before the next drive later this year. Best wishes for your future wikipedia edits! HoHo3143 (talk) 10:43, 8 September 2023 (UTC)
- Hi HoHo3143, thank you for your message, I'm happy to help! Hopefully will get chance to work with you again in the future. -Kj cheetham (talk) 11:28, 8 September 2023 (UTC)
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Need help on article Deepti Naval
@Kj Cheetham Hello, I need a bit of help on this article's talk page as I am quite confused about the sources that was needed to add more information on her biography. I have reviewed most of the policies regarding on sources, but I'm afraid that i might made a mistake while discussing there. I am much appreciated if there is your input on the matter. 🔥YesI'mOnFire🔥(ContainThisEmber?) 11:09, 10 September 2023 (UTC)
- Hi YesI'mOnFire, I'll take a quick look at the Deepti Naval talk page. Thanks for your message. -Kj cheetham (talk) 11:57, 10 September 2023 (UTC)
new page review
Hey, as a new page reviewer, could you please review an article I submitted last month?
Thanks --- Petextrodon (talk) 22:15, 12 September 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Petextrodon, thanks for your message. You're looking for an Articles for Creation (AFC) reviewer, which I'm not, not a New Page Reviewer. I can see that draft is already in the AFC queue, so it will be reviewed in due course in any case. -Kj cheetham (talk) 16:07, 13 September 2023 (UTC)
New Herbert N. Hultgren article question - close paraphrasing
Hi @Kj cheetham, thank you for contributing some edits to the Herbert N. Hultgren page, which I recently submitted! I am looking to address the "Close Paraphrasing" warning and am wondering if it's possible to find out which sources specifically on this page were too closely paraphrased. Thank you! -- @HBT2000 HBT2000 (talk) 15:34, 15 September 2023 (UTC)
- Hi HBT2000, thanks for your message. If you look at https://copyvios.toolforge.org/?lang=en&project=wikipedia&title=Herbert_N._Hultgren&oldid=&action=search&use_engine=1&use_links=1 you'll see the tool I used to analyse Herbert N. Hultgren. It's not a lot of similar text really, but I thought it was worth flagging. https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/wiley/herbert-n-hultgren-Ix07zzYiS1 seems to be the main source. -Kj cheetham (talk) 19:02, 15 September 2023 (UTC)
- Thanks so much for sharing this link! I will go in and change some of the text to limit the similarities with the original source. Once I do that, what would the next step be in order to remove the warning message? HBT2000 (talk) 16:44, 17 September 2023 (UTC)
- HBT2000, you were free to remove the warning message from the top of the article yourself, but given you've made some changes I've done it for you. Keep up the good work! -Kj cheetham (talk) 19:06, 18 September 2023 (UTC)
- @Kj cheethamGreat I really appreciate your help! HBT2000 (talk) 02:40, 19 September 2023 (UTC)
- HBT2000, you were free to remove the warning message from the top of the article yourself, but given you've made some changes I've done it for you. Keep up the good work! -Kj cheetham (talk) 19:06, 18 September 2023 (UTC)
- Thanks so much for sharing this link! I will go in and change some of the text to limit the similarities with the original source. Once I do that, what would the next step be in order to remove the warning message? HBT2000 (talk) 16:44, 17 September 2023 (UTC)
Do not use Wikipedia:MOSNUMscript
I keep having to yell at editors not to use Wikipedia:MOSNUMscript. It is broken and its author refuses to fix it. It does not respect numeric access-dates, which is a standard format allowed by MOS, neither for articles that consistently use them nor for articles that are tagged with a date-format tag saying to use them. You should not use it. For a recent previous conversation where this came up, see Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers/Archive 162#MOS:DATEUNIFY and MOS:DATEVAR should be more explicit about template parameters. —David Eppstein (talk) 19:15, 17 September 2023 (UTC)
- David Eppstein thank you for flagging it. Whilst the script does have it's uses, I've disabled it for now on my account. -Kj cheetham (talk) 18:59, 18 September 2023 (UTC)
- Thanks! —David Eppstein (talk) 19:18, 18 September 2023 (UTC)
Ref for bots can rate pages?
Hi. I'm trying to learn more about Wikipedia infrastructure. You said in [your edit summary that ORES can rate pages, but ORES is deprecated. Is there a bot that does rate pages? Johnjbarton (talk) 15:55, 22 September 2023 (UTC)deprecated
- Hi, thanks for your message. ORES may be being deprecated as of this year, but various tools continue make use of it. I'm not familar enough with bots myself, but I'm sure I've seen it done before. I suggesting asking on the Content Assessment talk page to clarify. Semi-automated tools like WP:RATER are widely used which also make use of ORES, but only as a guide to the editor employing them. -Kj cheetham (talk) 16:10, 22 September 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Johnjbarton, as an example MilHistBot can do ratings I believe. More generally, https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/ORES/Applications lists some of the other uses for ORES (not just article rating). -Kj cheetham (talk) 10:27, 23 September 2023 (UTC)
- According to the User:MilHistBot link you give, the bot only updates the page ratings data after the human review. These updates are not trivial but they also require no analysis of the page content or references AFAICT, see Wikipedia:WikiProject_Military_history/Academy/Closing_an_A-Class_review.
- The other wonderful things from ORES are fine, but still it seems like only humans do the rating. To me it seems very unlikely that any tool could rate the articles since the criteria required understanding the scope of the topic. Johnjbarton (talk) 15:34, 23 September 2023 (UTC)
- Take a look at what that bot actually does, and potentially also it's talk page. It does more than help with the A Class reviews. For example, in this edit it reclassified an article: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:1989_October_Revolution_Parade&diff=prev&oldid=1176789957 -Kj cheetham (talk) 10:05, 24 September 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Johnjbarton, as an example MilHistBot can do ratings I believe. More generally, https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/ORES/Applications lists some of the other uses for ORES (not just article rating). -Kj cheetham (talk) 10:27, 23 September 2023 (UTC)
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Hello Kj cheetham! Thanks for reviewing my recent article and for letting me know it requires close paraphrasing. I've fixed the paragraphs that seems necessary so do let me know if there's any more. DuckieWackie (talk) 22:35, 24 September 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Pangalau, sorry I missed replying to this! Looking at Timothy Ong, it still flags as partially copy and pasted from https://copyvios.toolforge.org/?lang=en&project=wikipedia&title=Timothy_Ong&oldid=&action=search&use_engine=1&use_links=1. Some of the other text you changed since my original message is still WP:PARAPHRASE, in that it's not copy and pasted, but it's just had words changed to avoid it being a copyright violation. You need to rewrite the meaning of it in your own words ideally. I've left the article unreviewed, so that another New Page Patroller will take a look in due course. Hope this helps. -Kj cheetham (talk) 14:04, 14 October 2023 (UTC)
- No worries! I have rephrased several lines and tried to reduce the percentage to the best of my ability. Thanks. DuckieWackie (talk) 14:18, 14 October 2023 (UTC)
Gabriella Labucci
Please see Talk:Gabriella Labucci re: possible revert to previous version of the article. Thanks! ---Another Believer (Talk) 14:24, 2 October 2023 (UTC)
- Thanks, I'll take a look. -Kj cheetham (talk) 14:33, 2 October 2023 (UTC)
Reset DOC
Hi Kj cheetham, just saw you flagged the Reset page as having content that sounded like advertising. Could you kindly indicate the phrases that prompted you to flag this. Am still learning on how to adopt the best tone, but I can assure you this is not an ad page Sdeben (talk) 15:49, 2 October 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Sdeben, thanks for your message. To start with, please could you confirm if you have any connection at all or not to that organisation yourself? Thank you. -Kj cheetham (talk) 15:51, 2 October 2023 (UTC)
- Yes, I currently wokr at this organization, however I am doing this on my own time. Again, my aim is not to create an advertisement but to properly showcase the organization's activities over almost 20 years of operations. Sdeben (talk) 15:56, 2 October 2023 (UTC)
- Again, let me know what specific issues you are referring to and I will be sure to implement the necessary edits, and thanks! Sdeben (talk) 15:58, 2 October 2023 (UTC)
- In which case you definitely have a conflict of interest, and I've just added some additional information to your talk page. Personally, I would recommend avoiding making significant changes to the article at all and propose changes on the article's talk page. It isn't a case of specific phrases, it needs a overhaul really, which I don't want to get into. You may wish to ask for assistance at the WP:TEAHOUSE though. Just looking at something like
The fruits of Reset's international conferences and seminars have been transformed into high-level scientific publications. These publications include its own series of monographs, collaborations with the journal Philosophy & Social Criticism, and partnerships with other esteemed publishers. The association has made significant contributions to the dissemination of knowledge and research on cross-cultural relations, pluralism, and democracy.
is unsupported. Even terms like "high-level", "esteemed" and "significant" are effectively WP:PUFFERY would would need to be supported by reliable independant sources. Wikipedia is not the place for opinions or promotion of any kind. I hope this at least points you in the right direction. A neutral point of view is key, as per WP:NPOV. -Kj cheetham (talk) 16:05, 2 October 2023 (UTC)
- In which case you definitely have a conflict of interest, and I've just added some additional information to your talk page. Personally, I would recommend avoiding making significant changes to the article at all and propose changes on the article's talk page. It isn't a case of specific phrases, it needs a overhaul really, which I don't want to get into. You may wish to ask for assistance at the WP:TEAHOUSE though. Just looking at something like
- Again, let me know what specific issues you are referring to and I will be sure to implement the necessary edits, and thanks! Sdeben (talk) 15:58, 2 October 2023 (UTC)
- Yes, I currently wokr at this organization, however I am doing this on my own time. Again, my aim is not to create an advertisement but to properly showcase the organization's activities over almost 20 years of operations. Sdeben (talk) 15:56, 2 October 2023 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – September 2023
News and updates for administrators from the past month (September 2023).
- An RfC is open regarding amending the paid-contribution disclosure policy to add the following text:
Any administrator soliciting clients for paid Wikipedia-related consulting or advising services not covered by other paid-contribution rules must disclose all clients on their userpage.
- Administrators can now choose to add the user's user page to their watchlist when changing the usergroups for a user. This works both via Special:UserRights and via the API. (T272294)
- The 2023 CheckUser and Oversight appointments process has concluded with the appointment of one new CheckUser.
- Self-nominations for the electoral commission for the 2023 Arbitration Committee elections opens on 2 October and closes on 8 October.
Women's biographies
Hi there, Kj cheetham, and thanks for all the women's biographies you have created and for your continuing interest in improving and assessing articles about women. I think it would be useful for you and for the project if you were to become a member of WikiProject Women in Red where you could also help with planning and improvements. You can sign up under "New registrations" on Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red/New members. Happy editing!--Ipigott (talk) 09:12, 8 October 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Ipigott, thank you for your message! I've added myself to the new registrations page, but also to the mailing list opt-out page. I can't promise I'll get more involved than I already am. -Kj cheetham (talk) 10:54, 8 October 2023 (UTC)
- That's great. Then I won't add you to our mailing list. You can always see what our priorities are under Events on the main project page. This month our STEM focus might be of interest as I see you include physics and women scientists among your user boxes. I realize your editing time is taken up mainly with your administrative duties but from time to time it would be good if your could spend an hour or two on creating a new biography.--Ipigott (talk) 11:34, 8 October 2023 (UTC)
- I have created a few women scientists bios before, though admitedly not for a while, so I'll make it a point to create one this month. Thanks. -Kj cheetham (talk) 17:33, 8 October 2023 (UTC)
- That's great. Then I won't add you to our mailing list. You can always see what our priorities are under Events on the main project page. This month our STEM focus might be of interest as I see you include physics and women scientists among your user boxes. I realize your editing time is taken up mainly with your administrative duties but from time to time it would be good if your could spend an hour or two on creating a new biography.--Ipigott (talk) 11:34, 8 October 2023 (UTC)
Listing episodes from Youtube
Hi Kj cheetham, how are you? I have a created a biographical article Babu Gogineni. He hosted a television show in news channel called "The Big Question". I could not find a direct source to a website where all the episodes are listed. But all the episodes are now available in Youtube in the TV's Youtube channel to watch [2]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCfIBkFN0Dw
Is it allowed to put that data of episodes list in the biography's television section from the Youtube? RevenueDPT✉ 16:14, 8 October 2023 (UTC)
- Hi RevenueDPT, My suggestion would be to make an "External links" section and just put the link to the channel in there, and not link to each individual episodes. There's a bit of guidance at WP:YOUTUBE. -Kj cheetham (talk) 16:21, 8 October 2023 (UTC)
- Thanks alot RevenueDPT✉ 16:25, 8 October 2023 (UTC)
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Elizabeth Gasparim
Thank you for editing my page. When does it become public? It is just a draft now. What should I do? Elizabeth Gasparim (talk) 17:59, 19 October 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Elizabeth Gasparim, I assume you mean Draft:Elizabeth Gasparim? I hadn't realised at first glance it was autobiographical, so I'm going to leave some additional information on your talk page. I've just added a template to it, which includes a button to press to submit it for review. Please note though that you'll need some WP:SECONDARY sources, i.e. things you didn't write yourself, to back it up, as at first glance it doesn't look like it'll pass. It may also be worth looking at WP:NPROF for the notability requirements for an article of an academic. If you get stuck, you may also want to ask for help at the WP:TEAHOUSE. I hope this helps! -Kj cheetham (talk) 14:47, 21 October 2023 (UTC)
Sorry to bother you, but this article really needs a rework, it has a LOT of problems that I have tagged. What do you think? Is it better to try to rework on the article or just restoring to this version? 🔥YesI'mOnFire🔥(ContainThisEmber?) 15:04, 28 October 2023 (UTC)
- Currently I am trying to see if I can salvaged sth from this huge wall of text (no source also) 🔥YesI'mOnFire🔥(ContainThisEmber?) 15:05, 28 October 2023 (UTC)
- Hi YesI'mOnFire, thanks for your message. Given their username (which I'd have reported to WP:UAA personally, but I see you left a message on their talk page), I've put a WP:COI template on their talk page too, given it says Hares Youssef is the founder of the GAIIA Foundation. For that reason and the fact what they added appears to be mostly unsourced, I'm inclined to say restore it to the older version. -Kj cheetham (talk) 20:23, 29 October 2023 (UTC)
- ImMurdoch makes me suspicious too, and I see you've left a COI template on their talk page. I've noted both on the article's talk page too. -Kj cheetham (talk) 20:26, 29 October 2023 (UTC)
- YesI'mOnFire, Gaiiafoundation is now blocked. -Kj cheetham (talk) 10:22, 1 November 2023 (UTC)
November Articles for creation backlog drive
Hello Kj cheetham:
WikiProject Articles for creation is holding a month long Backlog Drive!
The goal of this drive is to reduce the backlog of unreviewed drafts to less than 2 months outstanding reviews from the current 4+ months. Bonus points will be given for reviewing drafts that have been waiting more than 30 days. The drive is running from 1 November 2023 through 30 November 2023.
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October 2023 NPP backlog drive - Streak award
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This award is given to Kj cheetham for collecting more than 7 points per week in the October 2023 NPP backlog drive. Thank you so much for your continuous contributions to the drive! - 🔥𝑰𝒍𝒍𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑭𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒆 (𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒌)🔥 01:44, 1 November 2023 (UTC) |
- Illusion Flame Thank you! -Kj cheetham (talk) 10:04, 1 November 2023 (UTC)
October 2023 NPP backlog drive – Points award
The Reviewer Barnstar | ||
This award is given to Kj cheetham for collecting more than 50 points during the October 2023 NPP backlog drive. Thank you so much for taking part and contributing to the drive! Hey man im josh (talk) 01:56, 1 November 2023 (UTC) |
- Hey man im josh Thank you! -Kj cheetham (talk) 10:04, 1 November 2023 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – November 2023
News and updates for administrators from the past month (October 2023).
Interface administrator changes
- The WMF is working on making it possible for administrators to edit MediaWiki configuration directly. This is similar to previous work on Special:EditGrowthConfig. A technical RfC is running until November 08, where you can provide feedback.
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- Xaosflux, RoySmith and Cyberpower678 have been appointed to the Electoral Commission for the 2023 Arbitration Committee Elections. BusterD is the reserve commissioner.
- Following a motion, the contentious topic designation of Prem Rawat has been struck. Actions previously taken using this contentious topic designation are still in force.
- Following several motions, multiple topic areas are no longer designated as a contentious topic. These contentious topic designations were from the Editor conduct in e-cigs articles, Liancourt Rocks, Longevity, Medicine, September 11 conspiracy theories, and Shakespeare authorship question cases.
- Following a motion, remedies 3.1 (All related articles under 1RR whenever the dispute over naming is concerned), 6 (Stalemate resolution) and 30 (Administrative supervision) of the Macedonia 2 case have been rescinded.
- Following a motion, remedy 6 (One-revert rule) of the The Troubles case has been amended.
- An arbitration case named Industrial agriculture has been opened. Evidence submissions in this case close 8 November.
- The Articles for Creation backlog drive is happening in November 2023, with 700+ drafts pending reviews for in the last 4 months or so. In addition to the AfC participants, all administrators and New Page Patrollers can conduct reviews using the helper script, Yet Another AFC Helper Script, which can be enabled in the Gadgets settings. Sign up here to participate!
Hello. If you arent too busy
Hello KJ. There is this page I worked on Iman Gadzhi. Do review positively. Cheers.
P.S I wouldn't mind to get a feedback.
Wallclockticking (talk) 10:59, 25 November 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Wallclockticking, thanks for your message. At first glance the article looks fine, though potentially some unreliable sources. However as the recently opened WP:AFD indicates, there are concerns about notability. -Kj cheetham (talk) 18:24, 27 November 2023 (UTC)
Hello. If you arent too busy
Ok. Please vote for it not to be deleted byt converted to a stub. Thanks. Wallclockticking (talk) 18:28, 27 November 2023 (UTC)
- Don't forget that AFD is a discussion, not a vote. Also converting to a stub realisticly isn't an option, either the subject is notable to warrant an article or they aren't. I haven't looked in enough detail so far to voice my opinion. -Kj cheetham (talk) 18:38, 27 November 2023 (UTC)
- Ok. Join in the discussion later to voice your opinion. Thanks. Wallclockticking (talk) 18:40, 27 November 2023 (UTC)
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Hi Kj cheetham. :) I'm looking for people to interview here. Feel free to pass if you're not interested. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 00:04, 30 November 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Clovermoss, thanks for you're message, I'll take a look! -Kj cheetham (talk) 12:14, 2 December 2023 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – December 2023
News and updates for administrators from the past month (November 2023).
- Following a talk page discussion, the Administrators' accountability policy has been updated to note that while it is considered best practice for administrators to have notifications (pings) enabled, this is not mandatory. Administrators who do not use notifications are now strongly encouraged to indicate this on their user page.
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Happy Holidays
Peace is a state of balance and understanding in yourself and between others, where respect is gained by the acceptance of differences, tolerance persists, conflicts are resolved through dialog, people's rights are respected and their voices are heard, and everyone is at their highest point of serenity without social tension. Happy Holidays to you and yours. ―Buster7 ☎
- Buster7 Thank you! All the best for the holidays and new year to you and yours too! -Kj cheetham (talk) 10:23, 15 December 2023 (UTC)
If you can be helpful
Hola. If time allows, review the stub Patricia Lamanna. Grateful ... Wallclockticking (talk) 04:43, 14 December 2023 (UTC)
- She falls in your forte. Not a scientist perhaps . .Wallclockticking (talk) 04:48, 14 December 2023 (UTC)
- Wallclockticking, thanks for your message. I had a quick look and see nothing obviously wrong, but I don't know enough about sports articles to say if it's notable, so I'll leave it for someone else to mark as reviewed. -Kj cheetham (talk) 10:22, 15 December 2023 (UTC)
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Alexa Nikolas Page Revisions Deletion
Hi Amaury,
I just wanted to check in on the revisions to the Alexa Nikolas page, which I saw were deleted this morning. I worked hard to add sources and clarity to the page. I saw that another user deleted several sections, then the entire page reverted. It was a lot of work to add all those sources, and I also posted specifically about the revisions in the talk page. It felt important to add context to the controversies and the page specifically called for additional sources and citations. I added several additional sources, many of which were deleted by the second user.
Would it be possible to start a conversation in the thread I created on the talk page yesterday to see which revisions can stay or should be amended? The page is clearly listed as incomplete, so it feels like a good conversation to have.
Thanks for your time,
Klaus KlausUlrich134 (talk) 11:34, 20 December 2023 (UTC)
- Hi KlausUlrich134, thanks for your message. I'm not Amaury by the way. :-) All I did with the Alexa Nikolas article myself was fix the image, and I'm not familar with the content at all I'm afraid. A Wikipedia article is never truly "complete" really. At least your revisions are still in the history, so they aren't completely lost. I saw you started Talk:Alexa_Nikolas#Revisions, which is the right thing to do. Given you added a lot of content it is best to discuss it there before re-adding I think, but I doubt I'll be taking part myself. I hope this helps. You may also wish to seek guidance at WP:TEAHOUSE. -Kj cheetham (talk) 11:43, 20 December 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Cheetham,
- Thanks so much for your message, and sorry it landed in the wrong place! That makes total sense. I will reach out to Amaury directly then. Just want to make sure I'm doing things properly.
- Many thanks for your swift response,
- Klaus KlausUlrich134 (talk) 11:48, 20 December 2023 (UTC)
Happy Christmas
- Joseywales1961, thank you, that's very kind of you! All the best for the season to you and your family! -Kj cheetham (talk) 11:43, 24 December 2023 (UTC)
AMerryChristmas2U :)
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Jerium (talk) 17:34, 24 December 2023 (UTC)
- Jerium, thank you, Merry Christmas to you too! -Kj cheetham (talk) 17:59, 24 December 2023 (UTC)
Wikidata is not available for village page
Hi, Kj cheetham. How are you? I am linking villages wikidata in openstreet maps. But, for Anumollanka village wikidata is not available. Can you able to generate wikidata for it? RWILDONLINE✉ 10:23, 31 December 2023 (UTC)
- SOLVED: Hey, I figured it out by linking the article to other language. Thanks RWILDONLINE✉ 10:30, 31 December 2023 (UTC)
- RWILDONLINE Thanks for your message, and good to hear you got it sorted out. Let me know if anything I can do to help in the future though. -Kj cheetham (talk) 16:58, 2 January 2024 (UTC)
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- Following the 2023 Arbitration Committee elections, the following editors have been appointed to the Arbitration Committee: Aoidh, Cabayi, Firefly, HJ Mitchell, Maxim, Sdrqaz, ToBeFree, Z1720.
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CS1 error on Hagop Panossian
Hello, I'm Qwerfjkl (bot). I have automatically detected that this edit performed by you, on the page Hagop Panossian, may have introduced referencing errors. They are as follows:
- A "generic title" error. References show this error when they have a generic placeholder title. Please edit the article to add the appropriate title to the reference. (Fix | Ask for help)
Please check this page and fix the errors highlighted. If you think this is a false positive, you can report it to my operator. Thanks, Qwerfjkl (bot) (talk) 20:51, 3 January 2024 (UTC)
- Oops. -Kj cheetham (talk) 20:56, 3 January 2024 (UTC)
Hi Kj cheetham, How are you?
This user User:Tonnystarkhan is adding wrong information to the film pages adding a particular name to the cast.
I think this belong to a blocked user User:Karanmisrakhan based on the similar edits in Ami Shudhu Cheyechi Tomay page.
Please take action. RWILD✉ 16:51, 8 January 2024 (UTC)
- Hi RWILDONLINE, thanks for your message. I'll take a look. -Kj cheetham (talk) 17:36, 8 January 2024 (UTC)
- P.S. I think the user talk page link in your signature might be broken? -Kj cheetham (talk) 17:39, 8 January 2024 (UTC)
- i just removed ONLINE form it. Is it okay? RWILD✉ 17:46, 8 January 2024 (UTC)
- ok i saw it. i will fix it RWILD✉ 17:46, 8 January 2024 (UTC)
- fixed it. thanks for pointing out RWILD✉ 17:56, 8 January 2024 (UTC)
- Happy to help! -Kj cheetham (talk) 17:57, 8 January 2024 (UTC)
- RWILDONLINE for your awareness, Tonnystarkhan is now blocked. -Kj cheetham (talk) 11:47, 10 January 2024 (UTC)
- Happy to help! -Kj cheetham (talk) 17:57, 8 January 2024 (UTC)
- fixed it. thanks for pointing out RWILD✉ 17:56, 8 January 2024 (UTC)
Michael Peterson Project importance for geography
Hello,
Just following up in case you made a mistake. Thank you for taking the time to evaluate the page a bit, but I believe that you may have over rated it a bit. While Michael Peterson is important enough to have a Wikipedia page I believe, I don't know if he is Top-Importance to geography. GeogSage (⚔Chat?⚔) 17:58, 9 January 2024 (UTC)
- Hi GeogSage, thank you for your message. That was indeed a mistake which I've now undone. -Kj cheetham (talk) 18:00, 9 January 2024 (UTC)
- Thank you! I apricate your time, have a good day! GeogSage (⚔Chat?⚔) 18:03, 9 January 2024 (UTC)
NPP Awards for 2023
The New Page Reviewer's Bronze Award | ||
For over 1,000 article reviews during 2023. Well done! Keep up the good work and thank you! Dr vulpes (Talk) 02:53, 10 January 2024 (UTC) |
- Dr_vulpes Thank you, happy to help! -Kj cheetham (talk) 11:46, 10 January 2024 (UTC)
Need some advice
Hi Cheetham,
Regarding Prof. Maria, advice me on where I have not researched. May be we should look for Russian and Belarusian editors. I feel we are loosing merit to these people based on English language only judgments.
I have noticed this in small countries and mostly based on local news and also less media coverage on important people is normalized. Existence Leesaaisath 17:39, 10 January 2024 (UTC)
- Hi Leesaaisath, unfortunately I don't really know how to help, and don't know how to find Russian or Belarusian editors. Might be worth asking at WP:TEAHOUSE? -Kj cheetham (talk) 17:41, 10 January 2024 (UTC)
There is a mop reserved in your name
You are a remarkable editor in many ways. You would be a good administrator, in my opinion, and appear to be well qualified. You personify an administrator without tools and have gained my support already! |
Maliner (talk) 11:20, 11 January 2024 (UTC)
- Maliner, thank you for your message and kind words! -Kj cheetham (talk) 17:24, 11 January 2024 (UTC)
- @Kj cheetham: When will we be having your RFA? Maliner (talk) 17:26, 11 January 2024 (UTC)
- I believe Robertsky and others will surely support you. Since your work at RM is greatly appreciated. Isn't it, Robert? Maliner (talk) 17:33, 11 January 2024 (UTC)
- Take you time. There's no pressure to rush. Cheers! – robertsky (talk) 17:42, 11 January 2024 (UTC)
- +1 QueenofHearts 21:35, 11 January 2024 (UTC)
- Maliner, thank you for your enthusiasm, but as Robertsky said, there's no rush. :-) -Kj cheetham (talk) 15:22, 13 January 2024 (UTC)
- @Kj cheetham: When will we be having your RFA? Maliner (talk) 17:26, 11 January 2024 (UTC)
- I don't believe we've interacted much, but what I have seen of your work is impressive. Something to think about? Schminnte [talk to me] 21:05, 11 January 2024 (UTC)
- Wait, you're not an admin? QueenofHearts 21:35, 11 January 2024 (UTC)
- @Maliner, Robertsky, Queen of Hearts, and Schminnte: Thank you all for your comments - I admit certainly something I've thought about a couple of times! -Kj cheetham (talk) 13:02, 12 January 2024 (UTC)
- If I haven't already told you my thoughts regarding your fitness for Wikipedia adminship, it's something I certainly meant to have done in past interactions with you that I've known. In fact, I agree with those encouraging you here (in this thread) and firmly believe that you have all the necessary experience and character that makes for a good administrator which currently is sorely in need. If you're agreeably inclined to put your candidacy forth, you will see me, among others, in support of your bid. Not withstanding these aforementioned truths, I thank you for all you have done to build and improve Wikipedia, wish you the best, and hope you know only wellness and joy for all that remains in your journey of life. Sincerely --John Cline (talk)
- John Cline Much appreciated! -Kj cheetham (talk) 15:12, 13 January 2024 (UTC)
Unreferenced article drive
Welcome to the drive! There's a lot of uncited Physics articles because people somehow think that calculations/proofs don't need citations :-). Here are some articles that you can start with to ease in:
CactiStaccingCrane (talk) 16:19, 20 January 2024 (UTC)
- Hi CactiStaccingCrane, I'll see what I can do! Just added my first ref though at https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Thomas_L._Harris&diff=prev&oldid=1197460195 :-) -Kj cheetham (talk) 16:21, 20 January 2024 (UTC)
- Nice! Oh, and here's one more delightful article that's awaiting a citation: Crown block. :P CactiStaccingCrane (talk) 16:23, 20 January 2024 (UTC)
- CactiStaccingCrane Does Safety harness really count as unreffed though? As technically it does have a list of references, just no footnotes (so it had the wrong tag on). -Kj cheetham (talk) 16:37, 20 January 2024 (UTC)
- I don't really know. You might want to ask at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Unreferenced articles - CactiStaccingCrane (talk) 16:39, 20 January 2024 (UTC)
- I'll fix the tag and add some refs anyway! -Kj cheetham (talk) 16:41, 20 January 2024 (UTC)
- Hey, just a heads up, things are pretty chaotic right now and the drive has been launched too early by me (see the talk page). Sorry for any inconvenience that it causes. All your contributions are still counted towards the total in the end though, so no worries about that. CactiStaccingCrane (talk) 17:14, 20 January 2024 (UTC)
- Thank you for letting me know. To be honest I assumed we weren't counting points yet anyway as it's not February yet, but I won't say no to extra points. :) -Kj cheetham (talk) 18:28, 20 January 2024 (UTC)
- Hey, just a heads up, things are pretty chaotic right now and the drive has been launched too early by me (see the talk page). Sorry for any inconvenience that it causes. All your contributions are still counted towards the total in the end though, so no worries about that. CactiStaccingCrane (talk) 17:14, 20 January 2024 (UTC)
- I'll fix the tag and add some refs anyway! -Kj cheetham (talk) 16:41, 20 January 2024 (UTC)
- I don't really know. You might want to ask at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Unreferenced articles - CactiStaccingCrane (talk) 16:39, 20 January 2024 (UTC)
- CactiStaccingCrane Does Safety harness really count as unreffed though? As technically it does have a list of references, just no footnotes (so it had the wrong tag on). -Kj cheetham (talk) 16:37, 20 January 2024 (UTC)
- Nice! Oh, and here's one more delightful article that's awaiting a citation: Crown block. :P CactiStaccingCrane (talk) 16:23, 20 January 2024 (UTC)
A barnstar for you!
The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar | |
Thank you for welcoming me to Wikipedia. Scatmilk (talk) 17:20, 25 January 2024 (UTC) |
- Scatmilk, thank you, that's very kind of you! Let me know if I can ever help you out in the future. :) -Kj cheetham (talk) 20:15, 25 January 2024 (UTC)
A barnstar for you!
The Copyeditor's Barnstar | |
Thanks for your help cleaning up after me on the Waldo R. Tobler page (and others). GeogSage (⚔Chat?⚔) 18:18, 28 January 2024 (UTC) |
- GeogSage Thank you for the barnstar, it's appreciated! I'm glad I could help, if only in a small way. -Kj cheetham (talk) 21:26, 28 January 2024 (UTC)
Regarding Jiani Zeng external links you mentin
First of all thanks for reviewing my article. I have made changes according to your feedback. If you have time please check and let me know your feedback. I am new in this and love to hear your feedback.
Thank you Employmentadda (talk) 17:45, 1 February 2024 (UTC)
- Hi Employmentadda, thanks for your message. There are still a lot of external links in the Jiani Zeng article. The issue is external links in the main body of the text, not at the bottom of the article. WP:EXTERNAL has more details on external links, but more importantly you should take a look at WP:REFBEGIN. Normally I'd move it to draftspace whilst you work on it, but I see someone had already tried that before. I've not read all the text, but the whole "Talks" section isn't needed and the "Press Mentions" should be significantly reduced, though items from that may be used as references. You may wish to seek further assistance at WP:TEAHOUSE. I hope this helps! -Kj cheetham (talk) 17:55, 1 February 2024 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – February 2024
News and updates for administrators from the past month (January 2024).
- An RfC about increasing the inactivity requirement for Interface administrators is open for feedback.
- Pages that use the JSON contentmodel will now use tabs instead of spaces for auto-indentation. This will significantly reduce the page size. (T326065)
- Following a motion, the Arbitration Committee adopted a new enforcement restriction on January 4, 2024, wherein the Committee may apply the 'Reliable source consensus-required restriction' to specified topic areas.
- Community feedback is requested for a draft to replace the "Information for administrators processing requests" section at WP:AE.
- Voting in the 2024 Steward elections will begin on 06 February 2024, 14:00 (UTC) and end on 27 February 2024, 14:00 (UTC). The confirmation process of current stewards is being held in parallel. You can automatically check your eligibility to vote.
- A vote to ratify the charter for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) is open till 2 February 2024, 23:59:59 (UTC) via Secure Poll. All eligible voters within the Wikimedia community have the opportunity to either support or oppose the adoption of the U4C Charter and share their reasons. The details of the voting process and voter eligibility can be found here.
- Community Tech has made some preliminary decisions about the future of the Community Wishlist Survey. In summary, they aim to develop a new, continuous intake system for community technical requests that improves prioritization, resource allocation, and communication regarding wishes. Read more
- The Unreferenced articles backlog drive is happening in February 2024 to reduce the backlog of articles tagged with {{Unreferenced}}. You can help reduce the backlog by adding citations to these articles. Sign up to participate!
Welcome to the drive!
Welcome, welcome, welcome Kj cheetham! I'm glad that you are joining the drive! Please, have a cup of WikiTea, and go cite some articles.
CactiStaccingCrane (talk)15:39, 2 February 2024 UTC [refresh]via JWB and Geardona (talk to me?)
Alex Lynn Wikipedia Page
Thanks for the help with this - and forgive my newbie errors - they were made with only good intention to remove inaccuracies and errors. I will ensure there is much more detailed explanation moving forwards. FHKJ (talk) 10:37, 4 February 2024 (UTC)
- Hi FHKJ, thanks for your message, but it's best to keep discussion on your talk page (or at least the article talk page) so it doesn't become too confusing to follow. Thanks. -Kj cheetham (talk) 10:42, 4 February 2024 (UTC)
Using images from te.wikipedia.org
Hi Kj cheetham, I'm try to use this image from Telugu version for Kokkiligadda Rakshana Nidhi article with no success. Is there any way around? RWILD✉ 14:51, 7 February 2024 (UTC)
- Hi RWILDONLINE, it looks like the image is copyrighted, but believed to be fair use on Wikipedia. I'm not really familar with handling images like that, but I'd expect it might need uploading to Commons with a rationale. I suggest you ask at WP:TEAHOUSE for advice. Sorry I can't be of more help! -Kj cheetham (talk) 18:58, 7 February 2024 (UTC)
- I appreciate your suggestion, Thank you. RWILD✉ 23:52, 7 February 2024 (UTC)
January 2024 NPP backlog drive – Points award
The Order of the Superior Scribe of Wikipedia | ||
This award is given in recognition to Kj cheetham for collecting more than 500 points during the January 2024 NPP backlog drive. Your contributions played a part in the 16,070 reviews completed during the drive. Thank you so much for taking part and contributing to help reduce the backlog! Hey man im josh (talk) 22:31, 8 February 2024 (UTC) |
- Hey man im josh Thank you! I'm glad I could help! -Kj cheetham (talk) 11:07, 9 February 2024 (UTC)
January 2024 NPP backlog drive – Streak award
Unnecessarily complicated Gears Award | ||
This award is given in recognition to Kj cheetham for collecting at least 150 points during each week of the January 2024 NPP backlog drive. Your contributions played a part in the 16,070 reviews completed during the drive. Thank you so much for taking part and contributing to help reduce the backlog! Hey man im josh (talk) 23:01, 8 February 2024 (UTC) |
- Hey man im josh Thank you again! I wish I had a working 3D model of these gears on my wall. :-) -Kj cheetham (talk) 11:09, 9 February 2024 (UTC)
Marco Camisani-Calzolari
Hi Kj Cheetham, I saw your tag on a page i've edited before and agree. I've made some changes to improve it. I'm reasonably new to wiki and was wondering if you think these changes make the page read better and less resumé-esque. Wanted to get your opinion before I removed the resumé tag. Thanks - Inhertbows. Inhertbows (talk) 10:21, 11 February 2024 (UTC)
- Hi Inhertbows, thanks for your message. I've not reviewed Marco Camisani-Calzolari carefully and I'll leave it for another patroller to mark as reviewed, but glancing at it now it looks much better than before; thank you for your contributions! I've now removed the tag. Let me know if anything I can assist you with in the future. -Kj cheetham (talk) 12:17, 11 February 2024 (UTC)
WikiCup 2024 February newsletter
The 2024 WikiCup is off to a flying start, with 135 participants. This is the largest number of participants we have seen since 2017.
Our current leader is newcomer Generalissima (submissions), who has one FA on John Littlejohn (preacher) and 10 GAs and 12 DYKs mostly on New Zealand coinage and Inuit figures. Here are some more noteworthy scorers:
- AirshipJungleman29 (submissions), with one FA on Hö'elün, two GAs on Mongolia-related articles, and two DYKs;
- Vami_IV (submissions), with one FA on Doom (2016 video game), one GA on Boundary Fire (2017), and 11 reviews;
- MaranoFan (submissions), with one FA on Holidays (Meghan Trainor song), a nine-article FT on 30 (album), and two DYKs;
- Skyshifter (submissions), with one FA on OneShot and one DYK;
- Sammi Brie (submissions), with five GAs and five DYKs on television and radio stations;
- voorts (submissions) and Elli (submissions), both with one FA and one DYK each.
As a reminder, competitors may submit work for the first round until 23:59 (UTC) on 27 February, and the second round starts 1 March. Remember that only the top 64 scoring competitors will make it through to the second round; currently, competitors need at least 15 points to progress. If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, and you hope to get it promoted before the end of the round, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. However, please remember to continue to offer reviews at GAN, FAC and all the other pages that require them to prevent any backlogs which could otherwise be caused by the Cup. As ever, questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup and the judges (Cwmhiraeth (talk · contribs), Epicgenius (talk · contribs), and Frostly (talk · contribs)) are reachable on their talk pages. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 17:58, 11 February 2024 (UTC)
DYK for Ian Begg (architect)
On 15 February 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ian Begg (architect), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Ian Begg, known for his work on restoration of castles in Scotland, designed and built his own 20th-century tower house to live in? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ian Begg (architect). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Ian Begg (architect)), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Z1720 (talk) 00:02, 15 February 2024 (UTC)
- Z1720 thank you for processing this! -Kj cheetham (talk) 09:44, 15 February 2024 (UTC)
Splitting district articles of Andhra Pradesh
Hi @Kj cheetham, how are you? As this article tell about Andhra Pradesh (1956–2014) histroy. In 2022 districts in Andhra Pradesh were reorganized to form new districts. Ex. from Krishna district to Krishna district and NTR district, from East Godavari district to Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Konaseema district, Kakinada district, East Godavari district etc.
How can split these articles so that I can have Krishna district (1956–2022), East Godavari district (1956–2022) etc. So that readers have information about the history of older administrative districts. Thanks RWILD✉ 15:13, 21 February 2024 (UTC)
- RWILDONLINE Thank you for the message! I can't comment on if it should be split, but details on splitting are found at WP:SPLIT. It sounds like you're considering WP:CONTENTSPLIT and the process itself is WP:PROSPLIT. Hope this helps! -Kj cheetham (talk) 20:12, 22 February 2024 (UTC)
- @Kj cheetham Thank you RWILD✉ 08:01, 23 February 2024 (UTC)
WikiProject banner shell
{{WikiProject banner shell}} actually doesn't do "blp=no" at all — a living person needs to have blp=yes on it, but a dead person just has that flag stripped outright rather than being kept as blp=no. Which is precisely why AWB automated the removal of that flag while I was in the process of doing something else that had nothing to do with that — it's not a thing I actively went around doing, it's a thing AWB is automatically programmed to automatically wipe out as a "general coding fix" the moment it even sees that at all. Bearcat (talk) 17:57, 19 February 2024 (UTC)
- Hi Bearcat, thank you for your message. I'm aware it's part of AWB general fixes, and I only stumbled across the edits I recently reverted whilst gnoming Category:Biography articles without living parameter. In retrospect I should probably have just fixed them without using the undo function, apologies. This is also something that has been raised at Wikipedia talk:AutoWikiBrowser#Request to change banner shell general fixes. I suspect the {{WikiProject banner shell}} documentation needs updating if it is seemingly now a requirement to include a "no" value for living/blp when the WikiProject Biography template is present and they aren't living. MSGJ, is my thinking right here? -Kj cheetham (talk) 18:30, 19 February 2024 (UTC)
- Fair enough. If that is a new requirement now, then the AWB programming team should likely also be alerted so that they can remove it from genfixes. Bearcat (talk) 18:32, 19 February 2024 (UTC)
- Definitely - I don't think a Phrabricator ticket has been opened yet. -Kj cheetham (talk) 18:38, 19 February 2024 (UTC)
- This is now covered by https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T358963 -Kj cheetham (talk) 19:41, 3 March 2024 (UTC)
- Definitely - I don't think a Phrabricator ticket has been opened yet. -Kj cheetham (talk) 18:38, 19 February 2024 (UTC)
- Yes, there are probably lots of things which need updating on the /doc for that template — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 19:26, 19 February 2024 (UTC)
- Fair enough. If that is a new requirement now, then the AWB programming team should likely also be alerted so that they can remove it from genfixes. Bearcat (talk) 18:32, 19 February 2024 (UTC)
March 2024 GAN backlog drive
Good article nominations | March 2024 Backlog Drive | |
March 2024 Backlog Drive:
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Your GA nomination of Muckrach Castle
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Muckrach Castle you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Amitchell125 -- Amitchell125 (talk) 18:02, 23 February 2024 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Illieston House
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Illieston House you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Richard Nevell -- Richard Nevell (talk) 22:23, 24 February 2024 (UTC)
- Reviews are like buses, as the old saying goes. You wait a month for one and two turn up at once. I've put the article on hold, and think the remaining issues should be relatively straightforward to address. As another review has come through, I'm happy to wait longer than seven days for the issues to be addressed (and I expect to be AFK 1-3 March in any case). Richard Nevell (talk) 10:39, 25 February 2024 (UTC)
- Richard Nevell I admit I was quite surprised just how close in time those two came through! Thank you for your review and understanding. I'll focus on the other one first and see what I can do. Coincidentally I'll also be AFK 29 February to 2ish March. -Kj cheetham (talk) 11:41, 25 February 2024 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Muckrach Castle
The article Muckrach Castle you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Muckrach Castle and Talk:Muckrach Castle/GA1 for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Amitchell125 -- Amitchell125 (talk) 22:43, 24 February 2024 (UTC)
Joseph Tabrikian
Hi @Kj cheetham, thanks for reviewing Joseph Tabrikian's article. Following your review, I've made some edit requests in the article's talk page. Perhaps you can review them? Regards, Adig-pt (talk) 07:22, 26 February 2024 (UTC)
- Hi, thanks for your message. The request is in the queue, so someone will get to it in due course. -Kj cheetham (talk) 12:42, 16 March 2024 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Muckrach Castle
The article Muckrach Castle you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Muckrach Castle for comments about the article, and Talk:Muckrach Castle/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Amitchell125 -- Amitchell125 (talk) 20:22, 26 February 2024 (UTC)
WikiCup 2024 March newsletter
The first round of the 2024 WikiCup ended at 23:59 (UTC) on 27 February. Everyone with at least 30 points moved on to Round 2, the highest number of points required to advance to the second round since 2014. Due to a six-way tie for the 64th-place spot, 67 contestants have qualified for Round 2.
The following scorers in Round 1 all scored more than 300 points:
- Generalissima (submissions), who has 916 points mostly from one FA on John Littlejohn (preacher), 15 GAs, and 16 DYKs on a variety of topics including New Zealand coinage and Inuit figures, in addition to seven reviews
- Vami_IV (submissions), who has 790 points from two FAs on Felix M. Warburg House and Doom (2016 video game), two GAs, one DYK, and 11 reviews
- AirshipJungleman29 (submissions), who has 580 points from one FA on Hö'elün, two GAs on Mongolia-related articles, two DYKs, and five reviews
- Sammi Brie (submissions), who has 420 points mostly from nine GAs and seven DYKs on television and radio stations
- MaranoFan (submissions), who has 351 points from one FA on Holidays (Meghan Trainor song), a nine-article FT on 30 (album), and three DYKs
- Skyshifter (submissions), who has 345 points from one FA on OneShot, one DYK and two reviews
In this newsletter, the judges would like to pay a special tribute to Vami_IV (submissions), who unfortunately passed away this February. At the time of his death, he was the second-highest-scoring competitor. Outside the WikiCup, he had eight other featured articles, five A-class articles, eight other good articles, and two Four Awards. Vami also wrote an essay on completionism, a philosophy in which he deeply believed. If you can, please join us in honoring his memory by improving one of the articles on his to-do list.
Remember that any content promoted after 27 February but before the start of Round 2 can be claimed in Round 2. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, feel free to review one of the nominations listed on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed. Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:41, 28 February 2024 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – March 2024
News and updates for administrators from the past month (February 2024).
- Phase I of the 2024 RfA review is now open for participation. Editors are invited to review, comment on, and propose improvements to the requests for adminship process.
- Following an RfC, the inactivity requirement for the removal of the interface administrator right increased from 6 months to 12 months.
- The mobile site history pages now use the same HTML as the desktop history pages. (T353388)
- The 2024 appointees for the Ombuds commission are だ*ぜ, AGK, Ameisenigel, Bennylin, Daniuu, Doǵu, Emufarmers, Faendalimas, MdsShakil, Minorax, Nehaoua, Renvoy and RoySmith as members, with Vermont serving as steward-observer.
- Following the 2024 Steward Elections, the following editors have been appointed as stewards: Ajraddatz, Albertoleoncio, EPIC, JJMC89, Johannnes89, Melos and Yahya.
Your GA nomination of Ian Begg (architect)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Ian Begg (architect) you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Bruxton -- Bruxton (talk) 18:06, 2 March 2024 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Ian Begg (architect)
The article Ian Begg (architect) you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Ian Begg (architect) for comments about the article, and Talk:Ian Begg (architect)/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Bruxton -- Bruxton (talk) 20:23, 4 March 2024 (UTC)
- Great work, he was an important architect and I enjoyed the article. I hope to review more of your articles. If any of the edits that I made are disagreeable feel free to change them. Have a great weekend! Bruxton (talk) 20:33, 4 March 2024 (UTC)
- Bruxton Thank you! Good working with you! -Kj cheetham (talk) 20:35, 4 March 2024 (UTC)
February 2024 WikiProject Unreferenced articles backlog drive – award
Citation Barnstar | ||
This award is given in recognition to Kj cheetham for collecting more than 5 points during the WikiProject Unreferenced articles's FEB24 backlog drive. Your contributions played a crucial role in sourcing 14,300 unsourced articles during the drive. Thank you so much for participating and helping to reduce the backlog! – – DreamRimmer (talk) 17:57, 8 March 2024 (UTC) |
- Thank you! -Kj cheetham (talk) 16:54, 9 March 2024 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Illieston House
The article Illieston House you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Illieston House for comments about the article, and Talk:Illieston House/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Richard Nevell -- Richard Nevell (talk) 20:40, 10 March 2024 (UTC)
- Richard Nevell good to work with you on this! -Kj cheetham (talk) 20:42, 10 March 2024 (UTC)
RFA2024 update: no longer accepting new proposals in phase I
Hey there! This is to let you know that phase I of the 2024 requests for adminship (RfA) review is now no longer accepting new proposals. Lots of proposals remain open for discussion, and the current round of review looks to be on a good track towards making significant progress towards improving RfA's structure and environment. I'd like to give my heartfelt thanks to everyone who has given us their idea for change to make RfA better, and the same to everyone who has given the necessary feedback to improve those ideas. The following proposals remain open for discussion:
- Proposal 2, initiated by HouseBlaster, provides for the addition of a text box at Wikipedia:Requests for adminship reminding all editors of our policies and enforcement mechanisms around decorum.
- Proposals 3 and 3b, initiated by Barkeep49 and Usedtobecool, respectively, provide for trials of discussion-only periods at RfA. The first would add three extra discussion-only days to the beginning, while the second would convert the first two days to discussion-only.
- Proposal 5, initiated by SilkTork, provides for a trial of RfAs without threaded discussion in the voting sections.
- Proposals 6c and 6d, initiated by BilledMammal, provide for allowing users to be selected as provisional admins for a limited time through various concrete selection criteria and smaller-scale vetting.
- Proposal 7, initiated by Lee Vilenski, provides for the "General discussion" section being broken up with section headings.
- Proposal 9b, initiated by Reaper Eternal, provides for the requirement that allegations of policy violation be substantiated with appropriate links to where the alleged misconduct occured.
- Proposals 12c, 21, and 21b, initiated by City of Silver, Ritchie333, and HouseBlaster, respectively, provide for reducing the discretionary zone, which currently extends from 65% to 75%. The first would reduce it 65%–70%, the second would reduce it to 50%–66%, and the third would reduce it to 60%–70%.
- Proposal 13, initiated by Novem Lingaue, provides for periodic, privately balloted admin elections.
- Proposal 14, initiated by Kusma, provides for the creation of some minimum suffrage requirements to cast a vote.
- Proposals 16 and 16c, initiated by Thebiguglyalien and Soni, respectively, provide for community-based admin desysop procedures. 16 would desysop where consensus is established in favor at the administrators' noticeboard; 16c would allow a petition to force reconfirmation.
- Proposal 16e, initiated by BilledMammal, would extend the recall procedures of 16 to bureaucrats.
- Proposal 17, initiated by SchroCat, provides for "on-call" admins and 'crats to monitor RfAs for decorum.
- Proposal 18, initiated by theleekycauldron, provides for lowering the RfB target from 85% to 75%.
- Proposal 24, initiated by SportingFlyer, provides for a more robust alternate version of the optional candidate poll.
- Proposal 25, initiated by Femke, provides for the requirement that nominees be extended-confirmed in addition to their nominators.
- Proposal 27, initiated by WereSpielChequers, provides for the creation of a training course for admin hopefuls, as well as periodic retraining to keep admins from drifting out of sync with community norms.
- Proposal 28, initiated by HouseBlaster, tightens restrictions on multi-part questions.
To read proposals that were closed as unsuccessful, please see Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase I/Closed proposals. You are cordially invited once again to participate in the open discussions; when phase I ends, phase II will review the outcomes of trial proposals and refine the implementation details of other proposals. Another notification will be sent out when this phase begins, likely with the first successful close of a major proposal. Happy editing! theleekycauldron (talk • she/her), via:
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