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I've done them both for a one-month trial but come and see me in a few weeks and if there are no problems I'll happily make them permanent. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 21:38, 15 October 2022 (UTC)

Thank you very much, I'll surely make good use of the tools I can now use. Happy editing :D ❯❯❯ Raydann^(Talk) 09:22, 16 October 2022 (UTC)

A kitten for you!

Since you are a "WikiCat"... have another kitten to play with. :)

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Awww, that’s cute! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.98.80.108 (talk) 13:16, 27 October 2022 (UTC)

Defematory comments on our organizations page

Hi Raydann,

Kindly revert to my comments regarding the changes I tried making and wasn't able to (FII) Thank you Sourya936 (talk) 14:55, 13 November 2022 (UTC)

Hi @Sourya936. Please understand that Wikipedia stands with Neutral Point of View, and articles must state neither positive nor negative aspects on any person/organization/entity, but it must state facts which are verifiable through primary & secondary sources. That is why sometimes articles about you or your organization isn't necessarily a good thing. The derogatory remarks you tried to remove from the page Future Investment Initiative Institute was supported by reliable sources and ergo if you try to remove the whole section, it will be seen as vandalism. Also, if you are paid by any employer to write about their organization/themselves, you must disclose a conflict of interest. Furthermore please see WP:COMPORG & Wikipedia:Libel. Thanks. ❯❯❯ Raydann^(Talk) 15:20, 13 November 2022 (UTC)

Copyright assistance

I came across the page Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services and conducted a WP:Copyvio check on it, and it resulted in possible violation of copyright [1]. The tool shows 79% similarity to Byju's url. It is a possibility that Byjuy's copied from Wikipedia and not the other way round as the text has existed on the article for quite some time (even if the suspected text is removed/rewritten, won't the revisions be eligible for revdel under criterion RD1, if so then a tedious amount of revisions must be deleted), but there is no timestamp on Byjuy's url, so how do I figure out if it is a copyright violation or not. Also see this report, the same text is also present in another website, which might indicate that the content was copied from Wikipedia. Quoting the documentation on copyright:
Some cases will be false alarms. For example, text that can be found elsewhere on the Web that was in fact copied from Wikipedia in the first place is not a copyright violation – at least not on Wikipedia's part. In these cases, it is a good idea to make a note of the situation on the discussion page.
So should I bring up this copyright issue on the article's Talk page? I wanted to get feedback from an admin before I would start this topic on the talk page or at Wikipedia:Copyright problems. Thanks. ❯❯❯ Raydann^(Talk) 18:45, 12 November 2022 (UTC)

Sure, you can go ahead and start the topic. Have you also cross-referenced the content with the article's references of The Hindu? The earliest Byju's content I see from the web archive is from October 2021. Much of the phrasing is different between wikipedia and Byju's. Per WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 387#Is Byju's considered a reliable source?, Byju's is an exam prep website which just aggregates material... They are more or less questionable tertiary sources since they don't have any significant editorial oversight let alone academic peer review. Jay 💬 14:10, 16 November 2022 (UTC)

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Shrinkhala Devi

Hey . I have noticed that you added a deletion tag on Shrinkhala Devi. I think the article is not so short. It is fulfilled by many informations from various books, websites and scholars etc Kamalika Basu (talk) 06:03, 10 December 2022 (UTC)

Please provide your input at the article's deletion discussion. Thanks. ❯❯❯ Raydann^(Talk) 08:35, 10 December 2022 (UTC)

Hafiz Saeed

Hi Rayden,

Can you please help me with permenently deleting all of my edits with all the information on Hafiz Saeed page?

Also, can you help me with deleting my account?

Thanks. Vitthal2081 (talk) 06:09, 11 December 2022 (UTC)

Hi @Vitthal2081, as I can see, you're asking a revision deletion of your contributions. However your edits doesn't meet any criteria for RD. Why you're asking an RD is something I can not understand. Furthermore, Wikipedia accounts can't be deleted. But if you really want to leave this account behind, you might be interested in clean start. Thanks. ❯❯❯ Raydann^(Talk) 06:31, 11 December 2022 (UTC)

Athlete publishing

Hey I’ve seen your work and would like help making a page on a athlete EspnNewsCorp (talk) 15:59, 12 December 2022 (UTC)

Hi, help

Thanks for review Draft:AliSS I adjusted the citation, your problem is the massive number of links, so I have removed and the info are cited in the references, so please recheck it and publish the article after adjusting the title, I think it’s suitable and all the info are cited thanks Joelmatomi (talk) 11:23, 15 December 2022 (UTC)

Shuttle bus

I've deleted the redirect, so moving the draft can go ahead. JBW (talk) 18:51, 15 December 2022 (UTC)

 Done Thank you very much! ❯❯❯ Raydann^(Talk) 01:31, 16 December 2022 (UTC)

Request on 11:39:43, 15 December 2022 for assistance on AfC submission by 51.190.232.32

• 51.190.232.32 (talk · contribs)
  • Draft:Hugh Goldsmith (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Hi, thanks for looking over the draft for https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Hugh_Goldsmith. I was wondering if you could give any specific advice for how to edit it so that it is appropriate for Wikipedia. I can add more links to cite his noteworthiness or make other changes that you think would help. Thanks so much for your work. 51.190.232.32 (talk) 11:39, 15 December 2022 (UTC)

51.190.232.32 (talk) 11:39, 15 December 2022 (UTC)

Hi there 51.190.232.32, in my opinion, the notability is not the issue here. The issue is that the draft is written in a way which publicizes the subject in a promotional manner, rather than stating facts. I suggest you re-write the draft to comply with Wikipedia's Biography of living persons policy. Happy Editing! ❯❯❯ Raydann^(Talk) 14:46, 16 December 2022 (UTC)

Ellen Corby

Her article on W. says: Corby in 1969 trained as a teacher of transcendental meditation.[7]

That sentence is a little terse, so I tried to complete that line by adding where the training took place and who trained her. Also I added that she was pracising TM since a few years already. For the latter there is no website to reference to. She said so herself during the Merv Griffin show, recorded on 27 March 1975 (to be broadcast on 14 April 1975) at the Hollywood Palace, Hollywood. Should I re-enter the text? 81.173.96.144 (talk) 14:47, 16 December 2022 (UTC)

I see you already re-entered it. Suggestion: in the future I suggest you provide a precise edit summary so that other editors have a general idea of your edit and not just a vague description. Thanks. ❯❯❯ Raydann^(Talk) 14:59, 16 December 2022 (UTC)

Draft:Silly Mountain (Arizona)

Good evening @Raydann! Due to an Educational Project, other users and I have this draft: Draft:Silly Mountain (Arizona) - as you can see on the Talk Page-. We have submitted it, but we want to ask your thought, in order to improve some parts or to fix something wrong. Could we ask you for your opinion? Thanks in advance! Team5DTVanessa (talk) 08:59, 16 December 2022 (UTC)

Good evening to you as well! I looked over the draft and found it all good, so I've Accepted it. Kudos to all your project members and your instructor Limelightangel for providing a thorough review of the draft. Keep on editing & learning. Thanks! ❯❯❯ Raydann^(Talk) 15:07, 16 December 2022 (UTC)

Thank you very much for your time and availability! Team5DTVanessa (talk) 16:43, 16 December 2022 (UTC)

Draft: Velca Design

I hope not to bother @Raydann, Me and other users had to create (for an Educational Project) this draft page: Draft: Velca Design , we have submitted it on 9th of December and we wanted to kindly ask you if you could have a look and tell us how to improve it in order to fix all the mistakes. Thak you for your time.Fraliuc2 (talk) 11:10, 17 December 2022 (UTC)

Hello @Fraliuc2. I believe as long as you follow Limelightangel's instructions there won't be any problems. The draft looks good and it is  Highly likely to get accepted into the mainspace. However, for the sake of transparency, I must clarify that I will not publish any more drafts by LIUC students or of their/your Educational Project because other editors might think I have a conflict of interest, which is obviously not true. I understand that the reviewing process takes time, but reviewers are trying their best to reduce the backlog (3000+ currently). So sit tight, and a reviewer will be on your draft soon. Thanks! ❯❯❯ Raydann^(Talk) 11:39, 17 December 2022 (UTC)

Thanks for your time, I understand the issue of this false conflict of interest. I hope it will be accepted soon, thanks for your assistance and good words Fraliuc2 (talk) 12:45, 17 December 2022 (UTC)

Draft: Dylan O'Donnell

Good afternoon @Raydann! Me and a group of other students are working on creating an article on Wikipedia for an Educational Project. The Draft is the following: Draft: Dylan O'Donnell; we have submitted it for review on 14th of December and we are looking forward to receiving any feedback. Therefore, we would be glad if you could review it, telling us if it needs any improovements or if there are any mistakes that have to be fixed. Thanks in advance for your time! LIUCLucrezia03 (talk) 15:28, 17 December 2022 (UTC)

Please see this discussion for my input. Thanks. ❯❯❯ Raydann^(Talk) 15:54, 17 December 2022 (UTC)

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Gentle reminder on NACs

Hey Raydann, I noticed you closed Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Massacres of Azerbaijanis in Armenia in 1917–1921, an AfD I was aware of but not involved in. I would consider this to be a WP:BADNAC, which identifies situations where non-admin closures are inappropriate. This includes cases where "the outcome is a close call (especially where there are several valid outcomes) or likely to be controversial." To me, the discussion clearly indicates controversy, suggesting that a NAC is inappropriate in this case. Let the admins take the heat for this kind of closure! Thanks, Suriname0 (talk) 23:14, 18 December 2022 (UTC)

Hey there @Suriname0! Thanks for pointing this out. I agree with you, the discussion, as I came to realise now was indeed a controversial one. I assure you, I'll be more careful in future non-admin closures and you won't see another WP:BADNAC coming from me. See you around! ❯❯❯ Raydann^(Talk) 08:23, 19 December 2022 (UTC)

AFD review

Hello, I was hoping to discuss the Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Massacres of Azerbaijanis in Armenia in 1917–1921 closure. There is not a single reliable source on that article supporting there being any "large scale ethnic cleansing", and a source was provided in the AFD discussion showing that it is largely a fabrication. The sources in the article that are reliable are actually describing the Deportation of Azerbaijanis from Armenia, of which much of the massacres article is a mirror of. But much of the article is built on unreliable primary sources (the fabrications) and fringe scholarship. Would you be willing to discuss/reconsider overturning the result in order to avoid the WP:DRV process? The above WP:BADNAC discussion seems to be another reason why the result deserves reviewing. Dallavid (talk) 21:51, 19 December 2022 (UTC)

Hello there @Dallavid! While closing the deletion discussion, I counted 10 Keep and 5 Delete votes, and seeing the consensus to keep the article, I went ahead with the closure. However, as Suriname0 pointed above, the discussion was somewhat controversial, so that's why my closure was a WP:BADNAC. If you are unhappy with the closure, I'm afraid there's not much I can do either, you'll have to take it to WP:DRV. I hope this gets a resolution. Thanks. ❯❯❯ Raydann^(Talk) 17:15, 20 December 2022 (UTC)

AFDs

Hello, Raydann,

It's okay to close or relist AFD discussions a little early, but please do not do so 5 or 6 hours early. Some editors come in right before the week's discussion is about to end to add some final remarks. This isn't a race. I can see you're an eager new editor but please do not jump the gun and wrap things up too soon. Thank you. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 22:07, 20 December 2022 (UTC)

I see from the message above that you also chose to close Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Massacres of Azerbaijanis in Armenia in 1917–1921. This was a complicated discussion and NAC closures are only for uncontroversial closures where the outcome is obvious. You've only been editing for a few months, please do not take on more challenging tasks that you don't have enough experience to do correctly or they will likely be challenged here or at Deletion review which is rarely a pleasant experience. I'd stick with closing discussions where opinions are unanimous one way or the other. I'm glad you recognize that this was a BADNAC (that's a good sign!). Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 22:12, 20 December 2022 (UTC)

Hello there @Liz!
Thanks for the heads up. Sure enough I'll halt my closing/relisting of AfD's until I gain more experience. I'm always open to constructive feedback, and believe that is what a community is for, helping each other in righting their wrongs. See you around! ❯❯❯ Raydann^(Talk) 08:15, 26 December 2022 (UTC)

Speedy deletion declined: National Educational Development Tests

Hello Raydann. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of National Educational Development Tests, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: There is sufficient context to identify the subject of the article. Thank you. Salvio 10:15, 26 December 2022 (UTC)

Speedy deletion contested: Ghjuvanni Quilichini

Hello Raydann. I am just letting you know that I contested the speedy deletion of Ghjuvanni Quilichini, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: A Ligue 1 player in any capacity is in no sense of the world A7. Thank you. BangJan1999 11:46, 26 December 2022 (UTC)

Request on 07:07:05, 27 December 2022 for assistance on AfC submission by ShishirBaghel

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  • Draft:Godhan Nyay Yojana (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Thank you for taking the time to review my submission. I understand your concerns about the article being a news report of a single event, but I want to assure you that the government scheme that I wrote about is still ongoing. There is a significant amount of coverage about this scheme on the internet, including news articles, press releases, and official government websites.

I understand that Wikipedia has strict guidelines for what is considered notable enough for an article, and I am willing to make any necessary changes to ensure that my submission meets those guidelines. Could you please provide me with more information about what kind of citations are needed in order to demonstrate the notability of this scheme? I am willing to do the necessary research and provide additional sources if needed.

ShishirBaghel (talk) 07:07, 27 December 2022 (UTC)

Deletion review for Massacres of Azerbaijanis in Armenia in 1917–1921

An editor has asked for a deletion review of Massacres of Azerbaijanis in Armenia in 1917–1921. Because you closed the deletion discussion for this page, speedily deleted it, or otherwise were interested in the page, you might want to participate in the deletion review. Dallavid (talk) 23:28, 27 December 2022 (UTC)

I have speedy reopened this debate per WP:NACD, as it clearly doesn't meet the criteria due to being a "close call or controversial decision". Daniel (talk) 10:46, 28 December 2022 (UTC)

G11 declined – Al Mana Tower

Hi Raydann, I don't want this to feel like a dogpile (being the third person in a few hours to write about this), though I declined your G11 tagging on Al Mana Tower. While it's true that some of the sources lack significant coverage and don't help towards notability, the article text is not blatant advertising/promotion/spam (rather, it is mostly basic information about the building), and can be readily improved provided sufficient coverage in reliable sources exists. You may wish to familiarize yourself with the nuances of the speedy deletion criteria – I recommend reading WP:Field guide to proper speedy deletion if you haven't already – as correct use of CSD is a fundamental aspect of new page patrol. ^Complex/_Rational 14:50, 26 December 2022 (UTC)

Thank you @ComplexRational, I will slow down my CSD tagging until I get better experience in NPP patrolling. And again thanks for the field guide, it would surely help me in my future judgement. Have a great year ahead! ❯❯❯ Raydann^(Talk) 05:57, 31 December 2022 (UTC)

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  • Draft:Choi Chul-won (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Footwiks (talk) 12:48, 12 January 2023 (UTC)

Cho Chul-won

Moved to Draft talk:Choi Chul-won § Cho Chul-won

Marc Burty

I improved the article by using more citations. I need your input. Komitsuki (talk) 14:18, 12 January 2023 (UTC)

What went wrong?

Hello Raydann, I need your little assistance here please.

My article was recently declined due to the content which seems to be an advertisement, but it is information page about a welfare organization. Can you please let me know on what points I can work so my article can get accepted? What went wrong?

Thanks. ArshaqArif (talk) 11:14, 13 January 2023 (UTC)

Hi @ArshaqArif, I have cleaned up the article and have accepted it into the mainspace. However, some issues still persist with the article so I have also placed maintenance tags on it. Try to improve it by making it sound less like an advertisement or essay, and additional more sources to establish notability. Thanks. ❯❯❯ Raydann^(Talk) 11:31, 13 January 2023 (UTC)

Draft:Valdimar Jóhannsson

Not sure if you're still reviewing this, but the mainspace redirect is gone, so feel free to move the draft. – filelakeshoe (t / c) 🐱 11:48, 13 January 2023 (UTC)

 Done Thanks 😼 ❯❯❯ Raydann^(Talk) 13:09, 13 January 2023 (UTC)

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Clarification on Draft:Miraheze decision

Hi, I see that the reason for Draft:Miraheze being declined was "Needs secondary sources independent of the subject". I was hoping you could clarify why the secondary sources provided are not adequate. References 6, 8, 10, 14, and 15 are the main secondary sources provided for the article. Dimpizzy (talk) 22:17, 17 January 2023 (UTC)

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Request on 04:45:21, 11 January 2023 for assistance on AfC submission by Mobentec

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Hi Raydann, I appreciate you spending time and reviewing The Mad Optimist's draft article. I made revisions as you suggested, rewriting it from a neutral point of view. Could you please review the article again and see if it can be accepted? Thanks again!

Mobentec (talk) 04:45, 11 January 2023 (UTC)

Hi @Mobentec, since I have already reviewed the draft, I'll let another reviewer have a look. Thanks. ❯❯❯ Raydann^(Talk) 06:48, 12 January 2023 (UTC)

Hi @Raydann, since you were the one to make the comment, can you check that it fulfilled your suggestion? Since you are already familiar with the draft article, and the draft revision is directly in response to your suggestions, could you please review the updated changes? Mobentec (talk) 04:45, 19 January 2023 (UTC)

 Resolved ❯❯❯ Raydann^(Talk) 17:57, 21 January 2023 (UTC)

Draft:David B. Beck Revisions

Hello,

I wished to provide an update to the Draft:David B. Beck page. I corrected the WP:OVERCITE and tightened up the citations themselves across the article per your review notes. Thus I resubmitted the draft. Chimeric Link (talk) 22:48, 20 January 2023 (UTC)

 Resolved ❯❯❯ Raydann^(Talk) 17:58, 21 January 2023 (UTC)

Speedy deletion contested: Sadiq I

Hello Raydann. I am just letting you know that I contested the speedy deletion of Sadiq I, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: This article both has sufficient context, and could be theoretically notable. I'll move this to the draftspace. Thank you. BangJan1999 18:30, 21 January 2023 (UTC)

Article QUINT Magazin

Dear @Raydann,

Thanks for reviewing the article! The magazine is not seeking to promote itself with this article. What would have to be considered for a rewrite of the article?

Thanks in advance for your reply!

Yeh04 (talk) 18:42, 21 January 2023 (UTC)

Speedy deletion contested: Dionne Warwick and Burt Bacharach – Live from the Rainbow Room

Hello Raydann. I am just letting you know that I contested the speedy deletion of Dionne Warwick and Burt Bacharach – Live from the Rainbow Room, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: A7 does not apply to TV shows. Thank you. BangJan1999 13:58, 22 January 2023 (UTC)

Draft:Ginsparg–Wilson equation

Hi Raydann! Just concerning the declined article Draft:Ginsparg–Wilson equation; I'm not sure what more additional context the article requires for the type of article it is. The article is by subject matter a very technical article in a super niche topic, with the lead paragraph specifically putting it in context of lattice field theory, assuming the reader has a basic understanding of this area (it is its primary parent category). This is an article that will only ever be read by physics graduates/academics; people who are familiar with lattice field theory, or at least quantum field theory, so providing context beyond this is not necessary. This is however a general policy of Wikipedia. I mean look at any article in advanced mathematics. I'm a theoretical physicist and I have no idea what they are on about. But I'm not the intended audience.

On a more constructive note, what specific additional context do you think is warranted, given that the article is a very technical article? I do however agree that the article is a bit stubby, but that is besides the point. Best, OpenScience709 (talk) 11:18, 26 January 2023 (UTC)

Draft:Iker Unzu

Hello, Raydann. You previously had a look at Draft:Iker Unzu and I have some questions about the review.

First, I don't understand about the added sources being unreliable. Which ones aren't reliable? Because most of them are from well known newspapers in Spain, do you mean the ones that are not about Iker Unzu specifically?

Second, you mentioned that the article is a copy of another article written on the YouTube Wiki, however the article I've written hasn't been copied from absolutely no web, on the contrary: Some time ago I wrote the first draft about Unzu and an unidentified user copied and pasted the information on that Wiki, thus stealing my article. Unfortunately I don't know how to demonstrate this, but perhaps the Wayback Machine could be used?

I do have the article code saved, his copy is badly done and contains errors, since he didn't copy and paste the article correctly when creating it in YouTube Wiki.

How can I improve the article/biography and what references should I delete to make it work?

Iker Unzu is a notable figure in Spain and I think he has the necessary articles/sources to be in Wikipedia, so I'll make the necessary changes to improve the article.

If necessary, I'll report the user who created the copied article on YouTube Wiki for copying.

I'd really appreciate your advice on how to improve it.

Thanks for your help!

Draft:Iker Unzu

Hello, Raydann. You previously had a look at Draft:Iker Unzu and I have some questions about the review.

First, I don't understand about the added sources being unreliable. Which ones aren't reliable? Because most of them are from well known newspapers in Spain, do you mean the ones that are not about Iker Unzu specifically?

Second, you mentioned that the article is a copy of another article written on the YouTube Wiki, however the article I've written hasn't been copied from absolutely no web, on the contrary: Some time ago I wrote the first draft about Unzu and an unidentified user copied and pasted the information on that Wiki, thus stealing my article. Unfortunately I don't know how to demonstrate this, but perhaps the Wayback Machine could be used?

I do have the article code saved, his copy is badly done and contains errors, since he didn't copy and paste the article correctly when creating it in YouTube Wiki.

How can I improve the article/biography and what references should I delete to make it work?

Iker Unzu is a notable figure in Spain and I think he has the necessary articles/sources to be in Wikipedia, so I'll make the necessary changes to improve the article.

If necessary, I'll report the user who created the copied article on YouTube Wiki for copying.

I'd really appreciate your advice on how to improve it.

Thanks for your help!

Requested move closure contested: Ukraine after the Russian Revolution

I was the one who started the most recent move discussion in Talk:Ukraine after the Russian Revolution and only just found out about its closure. I must have bitten of more than I can chew with my schedule since I didn't even notice that comments had been made. I might be too late to make my case for the move but I find the counter-arguments that were made to be flimsy since it's been previously established here on Wikipedia that the Russian Civil War was part of the Russian Revolution (see there respective infoboxes) so I was wondering if it's possible to reopen the discussion. Charles Essie (talk) 23:18, 30 January 2023 (UTC)

Hello @Charles Essie, I can totally understand your point. Even I have experienced the same many times. Since the move discussion has already been closed, you are free to open another discussion on the same title. If i revert my closure of the discussion, I'm not very sure how the RMbot will take it. The best way is ofcourse opening another discussion, and let me tell you, this closure doesn't reflect the consensus of the next discussion. So start another one and address the concerns if the move be opposed, and when consensus is reached, I or any other RM volunteer will be happy to act accordingly with the move and closure. Have a wonderful day/night ! ❯❯❯ Raydann^(Talk) 08:13, 31 January 2023 (UTC)

Thanks for the advice. Charles Essie (talk) 15:37, 31 January 2023 (UTC)

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Hey @Raydann: I was just checking if I can connect with you on email but looks like you have turned the option off. ─ The Aafī (talk) 08:08, 14 February 2023 (UTC)

Hey there @TheAafi! I never really connected my email account as the need never arose. But I have done so now. You can use the emailing facility to reach out to me. Thanks. ❯❯❯ Raydann^(Talk) 08:26, 14 February 2023 (UTC)

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Title of AMS-Osram article starts with lower case after move

Hello @Raydann, i just noticed, that the title for the article https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMS-Osram is now written as "aMS-Osram". The version history says, you moved the article form "Ams-Osram" to "AMS-Osram", but the first letter now is lower case instead of upper case. This looks strange and I don't think it is intended. Unfortunately I don't know how to fix tis, maybe you could have a look Strohmi93 (talk) 13:13, 15 February 2023 (UTC)

@Strohmi93, thank you so much for pointing this out. This is a rather strange case indeed. I moved the page to the correct title AMS-Osram and the page exists, but when you visit it, the first letter is automatically lowercased. I was thinking maybe I made a mistake while moving the page, but it doesn't look like it now that I am diving into the matter. I tried to move the page again, but it wouldn't let me. Could be an interface error, could be not. I'll gather more information and hopefully find a solution to it. Thank you again for bringing this into consideration.
Note that AMS-Osram & aMS-Osram both leads directly to the same page without any redirect involved. Unusual. ❯❯❯ Raydann^(Talk) 13:37, 15 February 2023 (UTC)

Strohmi93 the issue is fixed now. Basically there was a template called {{lowercase title}} in the wikitext that was forcing the page to display the title with the first letter in lowercase. It was fixed by Primefac. Now it all looks fine. Thank you. ❯❯❯ Raydann^(Talk) 14:09, 15 February 2023 (UTC)

Timashevsky district

Just to note that I find this closure to be bad. I could have just reverted it because it is non-admin, but I will not do it. This one should have been closed as no consensus. The fact that Mzajac is massively disrupting the topic area should not be used as a pretext for further disruption. Ymblanter (talk) 09:29, 16 February 2023 (UTC)

I'm sorry you feel this way. The prior closure of Timashevsk at Talk:Timashevsk#Requested move 11 January 2023 formed the basis of this closure as per WP:CONSISTENT. I have no grudges towards you or Mzajac, and I performed this closure as it deemed suitable to me. I also have no objection if you revert my closure, or if you want, I can revert it myself and relist it to generate broader consensus. Furthermore, you can even take this to Wikipedia:Move review, but please understand that I assumed good faith. ❯❯❯ Raydann^(Talk) 09:49, 16 February 2023 (UTC)

Thank you for the courtesy ping. Ymblanter has a long history of objecting to me, personally, which has recently escalated to blatant insults (e.g., [2][3][4][5]) and disruptive behaviour such as this.

If someone objective has a problem with any RM decision, I don’t mind having evidence re-examined or expanded to make sure. But this sounds like they want a fishing expedition with the hope of obstructing my work (whose record speaks for itself). —Michael Z. 14:56, 16 February 2023 (UTC)

Please explain why you are reverting my edits containing factual and relevant information

The only reason I can see for reverting my edits is because it's factual information that doesn't fit a political narrative. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a PR vehicle. 121.200.6.242 (talk) 12:56, 20 February 2023 (UTC)

I have once again reverted your edit because you did not provide a source for the content you added in Gary Maas. ❯❯❯ Raydann^(Talk) 13:09, 20 February 2023 (UTC)

It is fairly common knowledge that Maas resides in St Kilda. It is also mentioned in passing in several online articles about him. What would you consider a valid source for his home address, and would it really be ethical to link to it? 121.200.6.242 (talk) 13:16, 20 February 2023 (UTC)

Exactly, that's the whole point. Why do you want the whole world to know where he resides. Wikipedia has real life consequences. I strongly suggest you do not add this information to his article. Thanks for understanding. ❯❯❯ Raydann^(Talk) 13:33, 20 February 2023 (UTC)

In practical terms, knowing the suburb someone resides in is about as useful as knowing the state they live in for the purposes of physically locating them. This is a spurious argument to exclude information you, for some reason, do not want in this page. 121.200.6.242 (talk) 14:02, 20 February 2023 (UTC)

Tiscali

Hi. You nominated Tiscali for SD. You need to know that the page Tessellis is about Tessellis S.p.A. (formerly Tiscali S.p.A.), and the page Tiscali is about Tiscali Italia S.p.A. and are 2 different companies, the first is an industrial group, the second is a telecommunications company. Have a nice day.~~ MAxSper5 (talk) 17:59, 18 February 2023 (UTC)

Now I see. The IP (I assume you) started the article on the same redirect which I created during the page move confused me about the nature of the two companies. Thanks for letting me know. ❯❯❯ Raydann^(Talk) 18:30, 18 February 2023 (UTC)

About relisting...

Can you not put your relisting signature at the end of the discussion, but at the end of the nomination as per standard? It messes up WP:RMC. Thanks. – robertsky (talk) 10:44, 20 February 2023 (UTC)

To provide you with a clue of what I am referring to: Special:Diff/1140506713. If you put your signature at the end of the discussion, all the previous discussions will be included in WP:RMC. – robertsky (talk) 11:17, 20 February 2023 (UTC)

I humbly apologize for doing so. I misinterpreted the instructions at WP:RMRELIST, ...which must be placed at the very end of the initial request... thinking that the template should be placed at the very end of the discussion. Thank you so much for pointing this out. You won't see this happening again. Best. ❯❯❯ Raydann^(Talk) 11:50, 20 February 2023 (UTC)

No worries. With the rmCloser userscript, I don't think this will happen again. :) – robertsky (talk) 16:40, 20 February 2023 (UTC)

If you haven't already I suggest installing User:TheTVExpert/rmCloser; it makes it much easier to close and relist RM's. BilledMammal (talk) 11:51, 20 February 2023 (UTC)

Thank you so much for the tool suggestion @BilledMammal. I was using User:Andy M. Wang/closeRM which does not have the ability to relist RMs. All this time, I was manually relisting RMs, meh. Will switch to the other one right away! ❯❯❯ Raydann^(Talk) 12:07, 20 February 2023 (UTC)

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Kia ora - can you please explain how you reached the verdicts for the move requests on both Te Pōporo / Bulli Point and Maniniaro / Angelus Peak? There are some fairly big logical holes in the arguments of those in favour of the move, and I don't believe their arguments hold enough weight to justify moving the pages. Turnagra (talk) 09:33, 20 February 2023 (UTC)

Kia ora @Turnagra. There was nearly unambiguous support for the move. BilledMammal responded fairly to those who were in opposition. You stated your reasoning but others believed otherwise. My verdict was generalized on these facts. Best. ❯❯❯ Raydann^(Talk) 09:53, 20 February 2023 (UTC)

Some of the supporting votes clearly didn't have any regard for the substance of the discussion though - such as pointing to WP:COMMONNAME after it was demonstrated that the proposed title hadn't been used for over a decade. The comments were also boilerplate which those users post on literally every dual name discussion, making it less likely that it was actually based on the merits of the particular case. Turnagra (talk) 18:01, 20 February 2023 (UTC)

Just as a heads up, given the lack of response I've listed one of them at move review - while I still disagree with the outcome of the second, I think the close is fine based on the discussion and the arguments held more weight there. Ngā mihi, Turnagra (talk) 00:29, 25 February 2023 (UTC)

I will definitely abide by the outcome of the review and will improve my judgement. Thank you for notifying me. ❯❯❯ Raydann^(Talk) 07:19, 25 February 2023 (UTC)

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Page Neutrality

I have an article that has my name in the title Dick effect. I had declared my connection to the "effect" ahead of time and as part of the approval I see the statement;

Edits made by the below user were last checked for neutrality on 16 February 2023 by Raydann

Constant314 has now added a COI template to the page. Only minor changes have been made since 16 February. What should I do? G John Dick (talk) 10:53, 4 March 2023 (UTC)

There is nothing you need to do. The COI template simply tells the reader that a major contributor has a possible COI. It is not an accusation of bad faith or that anything needs to be changed. Constant314 (talk) 13:24, 4 March 2023 (UTC)

@Constant314 @G john dick: Hello there! I have removed the COI template as I don't think it was really needed because the article doesn't have any WP:NPOV issues. While it is true that the template informs readers about the conflict of interest, it also highlights that the article has neutrality problems. To quote, "Use this tag to request help from other editors with an article that may be biased by a conflict of interest...". The article imo is not at all biased. Best. ❯❯❯ Raydann^(Talk) 18:06, 4 March 2023 (UTC)

OK. Thanks for the feedback. Constant314 (talk) 18:08, 4 March 2023 (UTC)

Question from Suka21 (05:45, 1 March 2023)

can you elaborate more on Reflective Essay --Suka21 (talk) 05:45, 1 March 2023 (UTC)

Do you mean Reflective essay? ❯❯❯ Raydann^(Talk) 18:10, 4 March 2023 (UTC)

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Deva dynasty (Saketa)#Rulers

Hi this was the history taught by my grandparents at home i can't get the particular reference please accept my edit Sannu45sailaja (talk) 20:55, 10 March 2023 (UTC)

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Can I add My Company Wiki profile here though it's not public yet. I am just starting out this company! --CrypticFella (talk) 12:30, 28 March 2023 (UTC)

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Potential Speedy Deletion for "Lisa Ch'ng"

Content might not be rich enough before the most recent edits, but you may identify the notability upon seeing the Chinese, Cantonese and Japanese version. And now, some further information and citations have just been added. Please reconsider.--Universehk (talk) 08:31, 31 March 2023 (UTC)

Thank you for improving the article, I can still not ascertain if she meets the notability guidelines because I believe that there is no significance of importance here. She was the runner up (not the winner) of a decade old pageant. Even her filmography doesn't have any well known dramas/movies. After the declined Speedy Deletion, I was gonna take this to AfD, but @Timothy beat me to it (with a thorough analysis of the references). I firmly believe that this article should be deleted or at the very least, draftified.
Pinging Shirt58 & Galobtter. ❯❯❯ Raydann^(Talk) 11:42, 31 March 2023 (UTC)

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I have just read an entry for Belgian Resistance Fighter Andree de Jongh. However, it cites a source as the Nightingale as a historical reference for her. This books is fiction and has little relevance to the real person, in fact most of the facts are wrong. I have researched the subject of the occupation of France and the escape via the Pyrenees via the Comet line, and this book of fiction is highly inaccurate. The writer doesn't bother to include a list of sources and should NOT be cited as a reliable source for Andree de Jongh. Someone has even written an article on what is wrong with it historically and generally and I could add to it. Could the entry be edited to remove this book as a reference? --Miklosse (talk) 10:12, 3 April 2023 (UTC)

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looks like I'm caught in some kind of IP block. The message reads, "The IP address or range   has been blocked (disabled) by ‪HJ Mitchell‬ for the following reason(s):". I'm currently using my cellular mobile phone network, and have used it many times before. I'd like an exemption from this block if possible because I often use this network when I am outside my home; i.e. outside the range of my home wifi. Thanks.
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Question from Cheesy Melrose on Certified Professional in Supply Management (15:12, 9 May 2023)

Hello can i ask you how do you change the words when editing --Cheesy Melrose (talk) 15:12, 9 May 2023 (UTC)

Question from Kitkatkitkatkitkat (20:19, 9 May 2023)

helloooo --Kitkatkitkatkitkat (talk) 20:19, 9 May 2023 (UTC)

Wiki Article

My article James sceats was rejected as it has 'no sources' but I have plenty of references footnotes and external links?

Can you help me to fix this as im unsure what to change BeeMod (talk) 14:45, 11 May 2023 (UTC)

Hello. Take a look

I hope this message meets you well. Do review this page Olanrewaju Alaka. Cheers. Amaekuma (talk) 22:20, 10 May 2023 (UTC)

Cheers. It’s already been reviewed by someone else. Amaekuma (talk) 10:29, 18 May 2023 (UTC)

Draft:Ross Lazaroo-Hood (entrepreneur/philanthropist)

Hey Raydann, Thanks you for reviewing my page! We have resubmitted based on your feedback. If you could review the page again it would be much appreciated. Wurkhouse (talk) 14:36, 18 May 2023 (UTC)

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Michael Liani

Thank you @Raydann: for the time and effort you took to review the draft article on Michael Liani. I am not sure I understand why it was rejected, since I believe there are at least 4 comprehensive articles about Liani in reliable sources (Israeli media): The Times of Israel, Haaretz, Calcalist and Ynet (refs # 1, 5, 12 and an external link). Can you advise me what else is needed? --Adig-pt (talk) 13:33, 1 June 2023 (UTC)

Hi there! My source assessment was marginal in this BLP. However, as you've pointed out, I believe it's a real possibility that an editor can ascertain WP:NBLP on this. So I've resubmitted the draft to be reviewed by another reviewer. Best. ❯❯❯ Raydann^(Talk) 15:22, 1 June 2023 (UTC)

Thanks for the fast and positive reply! I'll try to add some more sources to strengthen the case. Adig-pt (talk) 17:17, 1 June 2023 (UTC)

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Hello

I hope this message meets you well and in good health. Do review Fatuntele Tunde. Amaekuma (talk) 08:15, 20 May 2023 (UTC)

Hello Mr Raydann. Nice to be in touch again. Do review Theo Ukpaa. Cheers mate. Amaekuma (talk) 07:42, 21 May 2023 (UTC)

 Done. No worries mate, your articles are without any issues and worth keeping. Have a good one! ❯❯❯ Raydann^(Talk) 11:05, 21 May 2023 (UTC)

Hello Mr Raydann. I hope you’re doing well since we last spoke. Nice to be in touch again. Do review George Omoraro. Cheers mate. Amaekuma (talk) 02:48, 4 June 2023 (UTC)

 Done cheers. ❯❯❯ Raydann^(Talk) 07:27, 4 June 2023 (UTC)

✅ Amaekuma (talk) 12:53, 4 June 2023 (UTC)

Hello, Mr Raydann. I hope this message finds you in good health. I trust you are doing well. Do review the stub Omogboye Saheed Ayodeji. Cheers. Amaekuma (talk) 21:43, 10 June 2023 (UTC)

😼✅ ❯❯❯ Raydann^(Talk) 08:26, 11 June 2023 (UTC)

Chandramukhi

Chandramukhi's screenplay was inspired by a tragedy that occured in the Alumoottil family. You took away the citations from Times of India and Manorama https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/photo-features/top-horror-movies-in-malayalam/photostory/50159066.cms and https://www.manoramaonline.com/travel/travel-kerala/2021/08/08/alummoottil-meda-haunded-house-movie-manichitrathazhu.html and the family website when you reverted my edits. Please put these references back. Anooprm (talk) 19:01, 14 June 2023 (UTC)

The external link you added didn't look appropriate to me, so I reverted your edit. But I have restored them now since your edits were made in good faith. Best. ❯❯❯ Raydann^(Talk) 19:07, 14 June 2023 (UTC)

New Pages Patrol newsletter June 2023

Hello Raydann,

New Page Review queue April to June 2023

Backlog

Redirect drive: In response to an unusually high redirect backlog, we held a redirect backlog drive in May. The drive completed with 23851 reviews done in total, bringing the redirect backlog to 0 (momentarily). Congratulations to Hey man im josh who led with a staggering 4316 points, followed by Meena and Greyzxq with 2868 and 2546 points respectively. See this page for more details. The redirect queue is steadily rising again and is steadily approaching 4,000. Please continue to help out, even if it's only for a few or even one review a day.

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Question from RitesLaw (14:07, 24 June 2023)

I want to write an article about a news Magazine by name Legal Mitra. how should I proceed --RitesLaw (talk) 14:07, 24 June 2023 (UTC)

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Joseph Calata

Hellor Raydann,

I saw every modification you have made on Joseph Calata, thanks for cleaning up the article. I really appreciate your assistance and publishing the article. akosiken (talk) 15:50, 29 June 2023 (UTC)

Thank you @Goodkenz95. I was trying to focus somewhat more on improving articles as I mainly focus only on maintenance tasks. Glad I was able to help. ❯❯❯ Raydann^(Talk) 22:29, 29 June 2023 (UTC)

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I have sent you a note about a page you started

Hello, Raydann. Thank you for your work on Ninja of Heisei. User:SunDawn, while examining this page as a part of our page curation process, I had the following comments:

Hello! Hopefully you have a nice day today. Thank you for contributing to Wikipedia by creating an article. As your article have adhered to the policies of Wikipedia, I have marked it as reviewed. Have a good day!

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✠ SunDawn ✠ (contact) 06:23, 13 July 2023 (UTC)

Deletion review for Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023

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DYK nomination of Ninja of Heisei

Hello! Your submission of Ninja of Heisei at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there at your earliest convenience. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Garnet-Septagon (talk) 09:02, 16 July 2023 (UTC)

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Slightly early closures

A couple of your recent closures were a few hours before 7 days (168 hours) had elapsed. (Talk:Sontham (2002 film) and Talk:State election commission (India).) I'm not asking you to reopen given the small difference, just letting you know. {{replyto|SilverLocust}} (talk) 00:16, 20 July 2023 (UTC)

Duly acknowledged. Early closure was appropriate in these two cases. But thank you very much for bringing it up. ❯❯❯ Raydann^(Talk) 10:02, 20 July 2023 (UTC)

Question from Sam adk yan on Identification (information) (19:03, 22 July 2023)

Like to ask aboud data security, and how someone can reach me so easy and why it is saying IP add not reconized --Sam adk yan (talk) 19:03, 22 July 2023 (UTC)

Hello @Sam adk yan, I'm sorry I can't seem to understand what you are trying to convey. Can you please be more clear? ❯❯❯ Raydann^(Talk) 12:46, 23 July 2023 (UTC)

Invite

Hey @Raydann! Two things for you today, whenever your free.

1. I’d recommend joining the New Pages Patrol Discord, where you can ask for help from other coordinators and users and just chat about Wikipedia things. NPP Wikipedia
2. I had someone ask me in Discord about possibly inviting Greenman to the new pages patrol. Thoughts?

Thanks! - 🔥𝑰𝒍𝒍𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑭𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒆 (𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒌)🔥 02:07, 17 July 2023 (UTC)

Hey there @Illusion Flame! Apologies for the delay, something came up during the weekend which demanded all my attention. Thank you for the invite, unfortunately I do not use Discord and would prefer it that way. As to inviting @Greenman for NPP, they seem like a perfect fit, so message sent Y. Thank you again, cheers! ❯❯❯ Raydann^(Talk) 19:46, 17 July 2023 (UTC)

Okay! I completely understand being busy, as I have been preoccupied myself lately. About Discord, that’s completely fine; you don’t have to join. If I may ask, is there a particular reason you prefer to stay off Discord? Thanks for inviting Greenman. - 🔥𝑰𝒍𝒍𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑭𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒆 (𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒌)🔥 20:32, 17 July 2023 (UTC)

Mainly due to time constraints, academic commitments and this. ❯❯❯ Raydann^(Talk) 22:26, 17 July 2023 (UTC)

Fancy. Thanks for sharing ambassador. - 🔥𝑰𝒍𝒍𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑭𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒆 (𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒌)🔥 22:52, 17 July 2023 (UTC)

Hello again! What are your thoughts on inviting Ganesha811? - 🔥𝑰𝒍𝒍𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑭𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒆 (𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒌)🔥 14:13, 23 July 2023 (UTC)

A very solid candidate indeed. Added them to the next Mass Message invite list. Thank you very much! ❯❯❯ Raydann^(Talk) 15:57, 28 July 2023 (UTC)

Guillaume d'Auvillars

Hi - regarding your AFC acceptance of this, I've redirected it, as it was originally, for lack of sufficient content (check the refs) or notability (abbots, while often notable, aren't inherently so). I wouldn't normally bother you about this but this is one of very many drafts created by a prolific Australian IP editor apparently totally GF but lacking in discrimination (or copyediting skills), most of whose creations end up as redirects for lack of notability. If you come across any more mediaeval French abbots or bishops, they prob warrant some circumspection. Best, Ingratis (talk) 18:02, 23 July 2023 (UTC)

Thank you for notifying me, I shall keep that in mind. ❯❯❯ Raydann^(Talk) 16:00, 28 July 2023 (UTC)

NPP Recruitment

Hey, since you are in charge of NPP recruitment, i think you should take a stab at creating the next MMS list. I can walk you through it, if needed. The short explanation is to move (without a redirect, ideally) one of the blank templates from Wikipedia talk:Mass message senders#Mass-mail subscription list shells to the NPP projectspace, then fill it up with the talk pages of users that we get from the relevant quarry, and inform Zippy about it. If you get stuck on any of the above, please ping me. -MPGuy2824 (talk) 03:28, 22 July 2023 (UTC)

Hello there @MPGuy2824, thank you very much for the moving instructions. I have moved a shell to Wikipedia:New pages patrol/Coordination/Invite list 4. Now how do I add participants from a quarry directly without having to add each one individually. I tried downloading the data from this quarry, but it is downloading in the form of a table and not individual list of talk pages only. ❯❯❯ Raydann^(Talk) 09:02, 23 July 2023 (UTC)

You can download the results as a spreadsheet (search for the dropdown labelled "Download data"). Then hopefully you are familiar enough with a spreadsheet application to removed the now-unnecessary columns and then add the "User talk:" part for each username. -MPGuy2824 (talk) 09:14, 23 July 2023 (UTC)

Understood. I thought there was a more direct way. Nevertheless, I'll do the necessary tweaks and add the participants. Cheers! ❯❯❯ Raydann^(Talk) 09:20, 23 July 2023 (UTC)

Alternatively, you can fork any such quarry and then change it so that it only shows the data that you want. I've done that here: quarry:75393. You can try it yourself for the next quarry after comparing the two quarries. -MPGuy2824 (talk) 09:23, 23 July 2023 (UTC)

Also, you probably would have figured this out, but you can "edit source" on an MMS list to add a whole bunch of talk pages at once. -MPGuy2824 (talk) 10:55, 23 July 2023 (UTC)

Indeed that is pretty obvious. I just had doubts about formatting the quarry which thanks to you, no longer bugs me. ❯❯❯ Raydann^(Talk) 12:40, 23 July 2023 (UTC)

WP:PERM/NPP doesn't have a backlog at present. It should be ok to send the next batch of invites now. -MPGuy2824 (talk) 04:16, 27 July 2023 (UTC)

On it. I had no access to my computer hence wasn't able to tweak the spreadsheet (not very comfortable doing it on a smartphone), but I have done it now. Since the MMS list has less than 60 editors, I will quickly go though them to see if any major issues persists, then will either ask @Zippybonzo to send the invitations or apply for the MMS user right. The latter will make the process smooth as I get more familiar with different quarry (-ies ?). Will try forking quarries too as you have suggested. ❯❯❯ Raydann^(Talk) 15:51, 28 July 2023 (UTC)

I'm happy to send it for you, (I'm not sure the admins will grant MMS for sending out unsolicited messages), just let me know when you want it sending :). Zippybonzo | Talk (he|him) 16:10, 28 July 2023 (UTC)

Sounds good. I shall let you and @Novem Linguae know when I want the messages sent after screening. Thank you ZB for doing what you do! ❯❯❯ Raydann^(Talk) 17:04, 28 July 2023 (UTC)

Thanks for the ping. I think Zippy messaged everyone from our original campaign, which was a query of users with more than 10K edits that had more than 1K edits in the past month, minus Raydann's personal invites.

It sounds like y'all are getting ready to do a new campaign? Just to double check, what criteria/query was used? Did we subtract out everyone that has already received a message from the first campaign and from Raydann's personal invites? –Novem Linguae (talk) 17:37, 28 July 2023 (UTC)

The next query was basically your idea =D. The SQL is here, published by @MPGuy2824, and the mailing list is situated here. I'm making sure to eliminate double invites and other possible issues, and will let you know when it's screened. ❯❯❯ Raydann^(Talk) 19:45, 28 July 2023 (UTC)

Cool, just double checking the gameplan. I think we should also hit AFC folks that have been active for like 6 months and aren't NPPs yet. Not sure if it'd be easier to do a separate blast for that or combine it with this one. Y'all can pick :) –Novem Linguae (talk) 21:14, 28 July 2023 (UTC)

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Question from RobertM808 (10:17, 9 August 2023)

Hi I'm writing an article about a person in my sandbox and when I upload a photo of them it got deleted. How do I correct this? --RobertM808 (talk) 10:17, 9 August 2023 (UTC)

I need help

Greetings, I really need help in one of the article I created on draft, I really want you to assist in editing also, maybe you can have a look, thanks Madeforall1 (talk) 19:18, 13 August 2023 (UTC)

Nomination of Ninja of Heisei for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Ninja of Heisei is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ninja of Heisei until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article until the discussion has finished.

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