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Wikidata weekly summary #549

Tech News: 2022-49

MediaWiki message delivery 00:39, 6 December 2022 (UTC)

WP:CFD

Hello, Qwerfjkl,

Regarding this CFD you closed, a lot of these categories turned up on the Empty Categories List. Should they be deleted? Thanks. Liz Read! Talk! 01:10, 6 December 2022 (UTC)

Hi Liz,
In brief: no, rename them.
These categories are currently at WP:CFDW, but are not being processed because of a NO BOTS market added, as {{Single chart}}'s update needs to be reflected in the pages it's transcluded on. For the categories on the empty category list, they have all been moved to their new target, so you can either re-add them to the CFDW page, or manually move them. — Qwerfjkltalk 07:21, 6 December 2022 (UTC)
I don't really understand how WP:CFDW works (which is why I help out at AFD, not CFD) and there are quite a lot of categories to copy and add to a list. I might try moving some as on the tag there is a "Move" link. I'm not sure why a No Bots tag was added to the page.
Thanks for filling me in on what is going on with these categories. You're a pro! Liz Read! Talk! 19:10, 6 December 2022 (UTC)

Alternative implementation of CfD closure

With very lightly populated categories, you may consider editing the articles one by one to manually implement the changes according to closure. After the category is empty you may then tag the category page with {{db-xfd|votepage=Log/2022_October_2}} but with the proper (re)listing date of the nomination (see WP:G6). Just a suggestion. Liz or another admin will delete thus tagged pages within hours rather than within days. Marcocapelle (talk) 21:10, 7 December 2022 (UTC)

@Marcocapelle, the population of the category doesn't really matter to me. Thanks to Cat-a-lot, removing 90 pages from a category takes the same amount of time as removing three. (I used to do this for all categories back in April, as my CSD log shows, with some more in 2021.) It's just far easier to list them instead of implementing them. I'm not really too worried about the categories not being deleted etc. immediately - the problems this causes are few and far between. If this causes any major issues, I suppose I can tag them. — Qwerfjkltalk 21:24, 7 December 2022 (UTC)

Category:Settlers of the the National Capital Region (Canada)

I see you proposed the renaming of a category to the above title - could I ask you to sort out another renaming - without the double "the" in the middle. Thank you - Arjayay (talk) 22:41, 8 December 2022 (UTC)

Guild of Copy Editors December 2022 Newsletter

Guild of Copy Editors December 2022 Newsletter
 

 

Hello and welcome to our latest newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities since October. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below.

Blitz: Our October Copy Editing Blitz focused on July and August 2022 request months; and articles tagged for c/e in December 2021 and January 2022. Seventeen of those who signed up claimed at least one copy-edit, and between them copy-edited forty-six articles. Barnstars awarded are here.

Drive: In the November Backlog Elimination Drive, thirty editors signed up, twenty-two of whom claimed at least one copy-edit. Both target months—December 2021 and January 2022—were cleared, and February was added to the target months. Sixteen requests were copy-edited and 239 articles were removed from the backlog. Barnstars awarded are here.

Blitz: Our seven-day-long December 2022 Copy Editing Blitz begins on 17 December at 00:01 (UTC)*. It will focus on articles tagged for copy-edit in February 2022, and pending requests from September and October. Barnstars awarded will be available here.

Progress report: As of 22:40, 8 December 2022, GOCE copyeditors have processed 357 requests since 1 January, there were seventy-four requests outstanding and the backlog stands at 1,791 articles. We always need skilled copy-editors; please help out if you can.

Election news: Nomination of candidates for the GOCE's Election of Coordinators for the first half of 2023 is open and continues until 23:59 on 15 December. Voting begins at 00:01 on 16 December and closes at 23:59 on 31 December. All editors in good standing (not under ArbCom or community sanctions) are eligible and self-nominations are welcomed. Coordinators serve a six-month term that ends at 23:59 on June 30. If you've thought about helping out at the Guild, please nominate yourself or any editor you consider suitable—with their permission, of course!. It's your Guild and it doesn't coordinate itself.

Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers and best seasonal wishes from your GOCE coordinators, Baffle gab1978, Dhtwiki, Miniapolis, Tenryuu, and Zippybonzo.

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Sent by Baffle gab1978 via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:26, 9 December 2022 (UTC)

A note

Saw where you posted a review.

Kudos on seeming to be honest and sincere in your request for feedback.

Best advice I can give: make certain you are wearing your thick skin.

People can and sometimes do, say whatever they want. And everyone comes to these things from their own perspectives.

This is the reverse of CfD - there ir's comment on the content, not the editor - here, you are the "content".

Just remember that you are there merely asking for their free advice. And sometimes, what you receive is about worth what you paid for it : )

Just stay civil and remember that there's no law that you need to respond to rude people either.

If you're still interested in it, just follow the process along.

One last note: If you ever go for the real thing, please drop me a note - since I've requested it, it's not convassing : )

I hope this helps, and that you're having an awesome day : ) - jc37 02:26, 9 December 2022 (UTC)

Friendly note

I just wanted to leave a friendly note that editors at ORCP tend to be quite harsh in order to prepare you for the level of criticism you will face at RfA, as the arguments are largely going to be the same. Take their advice to heart and don't be too dissuaded by it! Curbon7 (talk) 07:37, 9 December 2022 (UTC)

@Curbon7, it's more than balanced out by the kind words of you and jc37! — Qwerfjkltalk 11:21, 9 December 2022 (UTC)

Question from BOLLYWOOD WITH SANJANA (15:05, 9 December 2022)

how to write an article --BOLLYWOOD WITH SANJANA (talk) 15:05, 9 December 2022 (UTC)

@BOLLYWOOD WITH SANJANA, see WP:YOURFIRSTARTICLE. — Qwerfjkltalk 16:04, 9 December 2022 (UTC)

Just so you know

This code runs on all pages if installed normally. I think you need something like if (mw.config.get('wgCanonicalSpecialPageName') === 'Wantedcategories') {...}. Nardog (talk) 17:35, 9 December 2022 (UTC)

Guild of Copy Editors December 2022 Newsletter error

The GOCE December 2022 newsletter, as sent on 9 December, contains an erroneous start date for our December Blitz. The Blitz will start on 11 December rather than on 17 December, as stated in the newsletter. I'm sorry for the mistake and for disrupting your talk page; thanks for your understanding. Sent by Baffle gab1978 via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 21:30, 9 December 2022 (UTC)

Question from Povthereader (05:30, 10 December 2022)

hi --Povthereader (talk) 05:30, 10 December 2022 (UTC)

Hello! Do you have a question? — Qwerfjkltalk 08:31, 10 December 2022 (UTC)

Question from Lisa rina on Draft:Chihiro yoshida suzuki (00:20, 11 December 2022)

how do i add pictures ? --Lisa rina (talk) 00:20, 11 December 2022 (UTC)

@Lisa rina, see Help:Adding images. The page is currently a draft, however, so you may want to focus on getting it accepted first. — Qwerfjkltalk 08:07, 11 December 2022 (UTC)

Wikidata weekly summary #550

Tech News: 2022-50

MediaWiki message delivery 23:32, 12 December 2022 (UTC)

Feedback request: Wikipedia proposals request for comment

 

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Question from Vikki Sen 9 (10:59, 13 December 2022)

I blocked in wikipedia i don't know why so Halp me what I do now --Vikki Sen 9 (talk) 10:59, 13 December 2022 (UTC)

@Vikki Sen 9, what is the name of the account that is blocked? — Qwerfjkltalk 12:37, 13 December 2022 (UTC)

Question from Ameer al safar (15:37, 13 December 2022)

Hi Mentor,

Could you check my new article? Nalla Samayam and give me feedback, because is still not marked as reviewed --Ameer al safar (talk) 15:37, 13 December 2022 (UTC)

@Ameer al safar, per WP:NFF, films that have already begun shooting, but have not yet been publicly released (theatres or video), should generally not have their own articles unless the production itself is notable per the notability guidelines.— Qwerfjkltalk 17:00, 13 December 2022 (UTC)
See also Wikipedia:NOT YET (films). — Qwerfjkltalk 17:00, 13 December 2022 (UTC)

yowza !!!!!!!!

  silliness (in a very good way)
the list of "user essays worth reading" titles are very funny. Shrimpy009 (talk) 03:16, 18 December 2022 (UTC)

Redirects to CTC (TV station)

Most of the redirects to CTC (TV station) are actually {{R from former name}} in the mentioned article and not {{R from alternative name}}. These are Capital 7, Capital Television (Canberra), 10 TV Australia Canberra, Ten Capital, Southern Cross Ten Canberra, 10 Capital and Southern Cross 9 Canberra. 10 Canberra is the only actual {{R from alternative name}} targeting CTC (TV station) because 10 Canberra is CTC’s LCN name in Canberra. I want you to fix this once and for all. From Bas. Bassie f (talk) 22:03, 17 December 2022 (UTC)

@Bassie f, feel free to fix it yourself. — Qwerfjkltalk 08:01, 19 December 2022 (UTC)

Wikidata weekly summary #551

Tech News: 2022-51

MediaWiki message delivery 23:58, 19 December 2022 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Aero Design (disambiguation)

 

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Question from YSLMOB5 (04:42, 26 December 2022)

wtf does your name mean --YSLMOB5 (talk) 04:43, 26 December 2022 (UTC)

@YSLMOB5, are you referring to my username, "Qwerfjkl"? If so, nothing. — Qwerfjkltalk 08:59, 26 December 2022 (UTC)

Question from YSLMOB5 (04:43, 26 December 2022)

and y is it always kyle --YSLMOB5 (talk) 04:43, 26 December 2022 (UTC)

@YSLMOB5, can you expand on your question? I have no idea what you're referring to. — Qwerfjkltalk 09:00, 26 December 2022 (UTC)