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WP:CEN is now open!

To all interested parties: Now that it has a proper shortcut, the current events noticeboard has now officially opened for discussion!

WP:CEN came about as an idea I explored through a request for comment that closed last March. Recent research has re-opened the debate on Wikipedia's role in a changing faster-paced internet. Questions of WP:NOTNEWS and WP:Recentism are still floating around. That being said, there are still plenty of articles to write and hopefully this noticeboard can positively contribute to that critical process.

Thank you for your participation in the RFC, and I hope to see you at WP:CEN soon! –MJL ‐Talk‐^☖ 19:10, 29 June 2019 (UTC)

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A barnstar for you!

	The Brilliant Idea Barnstar
	Great idea, and kudos for your thoughtful and considered RfC and deployment. Let's see how the CEN goes! Tom (LT) (talk) 22:05, 29 June 2019 (UTC)

Thank you, Tom! I really will cherish this barnstar!! :D –MJL ‐Talk‐^☖ 23:33, 29 June 2019 (UTC)

Probably better here

These are good faithed mistakes (and it's funny). But that's not what we're dealing with here. I am genuinely upset about the allegation and it's been extremely hard keeping staying civil throughout this case.Volunteer Marek (talk) 23:24, 29 June 2019 (UTC)

@Volunteer Marek: I was almost blocked for quite a few of that stuff. I feel you with staying cool, but there isn't anything you can do but work towards getting the decision that best reflects what you want out of that case. Right now, we have two good users posting walls of text arguing why the other one is in the wrong. You don't do yourself any favors by participating in that negativity. State your case against Icewhiz, show your diffs, answer questions that get asked of you, and stay calm. You haven't thought about how it looks to the arbs onto you when you react haphazardly. Why say in many words what could be accomplished in a few? –MJL ‐Talk‐^☖ 23:32, 29 June 2019 (UTC)

You know? This is the kind of stuff that people like to tell themselves and tell others as "standard good advice". Just follow the rules, stay calm and it will all work out. The thing is... it almost never works. Usually when you do that, you get ignored. At best. At worst, people start actually believing the stuff that's said about you. Why else would he remain so calm? That's kind of the devious logic behind this kind of tactic - the target is screwed no matter how they react. It's kind of disinformation 101. And it works.Volunteer Marek (talk) 23:44, 29 June 2019 (UTC)

@Volunteer Marek: I've responded via email. –MJL ‐Talk‐^☖ 23:51, 29 June 2019 (UTC)

Scripts++ Newsletter – Issue 7

News and updates associated with user scripts from the past month (June 2019).

Hello everyone and welcome to the 7th issue of the Wikipedia Scripts++ Newsletter:

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Request(s) from WV

Hello, how are you, thank you for fixing article, i have another [[[Henri Szeps]], needs to restore external links and categories, but this article however need's references, regards — Preceding unsigned comment added by 1.42.2.16 (talk) 05:25, 1 July 2019 (UTC)

Henri Szeps is  Done. As always, cheers! –MJL ‐Talk‐^☖ 06:25, 1 July 2019 (UTC)

last article for today Judy Morris, kind regards — Preceding unsigned comment added by 1.42.2.16 (talk) 10:14, 1 July 2019 (UTC)

All set. Thank you for you contributions! :D –MJL ‐Talk‐^☖ 15:17, 1 July 2019 (UTC)

WikiCup 2019 July newsletter

The third round of the 2019 WikiCup has now come to an end. The 16 users who made it to the fourth round needed to score at least 68 points, which is substantially lower than last year's 227 points. Our top scorers in round 3 were:

• Cas Liber, our winner in 2016, with 500 points derived mainly from a featured article and two GAs on natural history topics
• Adam Cuerden, with 480 points, a tally built on 16 featured pictures, the result of meticulous restoration work
• SounderBruce, a finalist in the last two years, with 306 points from a variety of submissions, mostly related to sport or the State of Washington
• Usernameunique, with 305 points derived from a featured article and two GAs on archaeology and related topics

Contestants managed 4 (5) featured articles, 4 featured lists, 18 featured pictures, 29 good articles, 50 DYK entries, 9 ITN entries, and 39 good article reviews. As we enter the fourth round, remember that 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, and it is imperative to claim them in the correct round; one FA claim had to be rejected because it was incorrectly submitted (claimed in Round 3 when it qualified for Round 2), so be warned! When doing GARs, please make sure that you check that all the GA criteria are fully met.

If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article nominations, a featured process, or anything else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed (remember to remove your listing when no longer required). 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 your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Godot13 (talk), Sturmvogel 66 (talk), Vanamonde (talk) and Cwmhiraeth (talk). MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 20:12, 2 July 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Swedish Levant Company

On 4 July 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Swedish Levant Company, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the creation of the Swedish Levant Company in 1738 was controversial because of a disagreement between several Swedish merchants and the Hat Party? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Swedish Levant Company. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Swedish Levant Company), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Gatoclass (talk) 00:01, 4 July 2019 (UTC)

@Gatoclass: Oh my gosh!! This is easily one of the coolest moments of my wikicareer!! :D –MJL ‐Talk‐^☖ 00:07, 4 July 2019 (UTC)

Your first DYK? I still remember the excitement I felt over my first DYK appearing on the main page - oh, it must be a decade or so ago now. It was such a blast, I'm still involved with the project, all this time later! Cheers, Gatoclass (talk) 15:05, 4 July 2019 (UTC)

@Gatoclass: Indeed! Here's to many more! –MJL ‐Talk‐^☖ 15:51, 4 July 2019 (UTC)

Ben Gabriel (and others)

Hello, thank-you for your message, regarding the created article on BEN GABRIEL, yes, i would appreciate you put in a request, it was initallally not excepted because there was not enough citations or references, so you would have to add them before it would be published,then as usual we can add credits and filmography etc. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 1.42.2.16 (talk) 08:57, 4 July 2019 (UTC)

 Done I'm off to bed now, but I'll help you with finding the references to that article if you want the help. Also, since I'll be asleep, don't go breaking too many references on me! lol –MJL ‐Talk‐^☖ 09:11, 4 July 2019 (UTC)

Hello, my friend, how are you, how did you go with the article for BEN GABRIEL, you are kind , is appeciate all your assistance, i was looking for another Australian actor named ALAN ROWE, but i couldn't find anything on him, i can find the article for the English actor of the same name. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 1.42.2.16 (talk) 01:00, 5 July 2019 (UTC)

Let's just work on getting Draft:Ben Gabriel through WP:AFC unless there is a specific draft you are aware of. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ –MJL ‐Talk‐^☖ 01:11, 5 July 2019 (UTC)

There's a lot that article needs to be be informative. –MJL ‐Talk‐^☖ 01:15, 5 July 2019 (UTC)

Thank-you for your help on creating article for BEN GABRIEL, Australian actor, director and voice artist, i will get back to you about the one of ALAN ROWE, alternately ALLAN ROWE, Australian actor . — Preceding unsigned comment added by 1.42.2.16 (talk) 01:20, 5 July 2019 (UTC)

Okay, sounds good my friend –MJL ‐Talk‐^☖ 01:21, 5 July 2019 (UTC)

have another article for you to fix Wendy Playfair, regards. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 1.42.2.16 (talk) 04:12, 5 July 2019 (UTC)

Hello, have another article for you to fix Vic Gordon — Preceding unsigned comment added by 1.43.110.199 (talk) 13:22, 6 July 2019 (UTC)

Wendy was all set, but Gordon is now  Done. (edit conflict) –MJL ‐Talk‐^☖ 14:05, 6 July 2019 (UTC)

Hello, how are you, have an article need restoring Patsy King, i thought it would be a good idea to also included theatre roles in a table, just on a side note,, love this actress — Preceding unsigned comment added by 1.42.219.97 (talk) 08:20, 12 July 2019 (UTC)