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Happy editing! I dream of horses ^{(talk) (contribs)} _{Remember to {{ping}} me after replying off my talk page} 21:24, 19 April 2020 (UTC)

Thanks for the welcome, I’ve been on the site before as User:CoolSkittle though :) SK2242 (talk) 21:34, 19 April 2020 (UTC)

Reporting to ANI

Hi and welcome (as I notice you are newish here). I came across your notice here regarding this problematic editor. I too have issued another warning for their continued unsourced edits but wanted to mention something regarding ANI. You might get lucky (esp with the additional warning I just issued) with the report and an admin may block them temporarily but what may likely happen is that an admin may tell you, you have not warned them sufficiently and only to open a report once you have. At the time of filing the report this editor only had a level 2 warning with the new one I just added being a level 3. Technically they should receive a final or level 4 warning before a case is made. Let's hope you succeed but if not it may be due to the reason I mention. Just wanted to raise that and welcome you again. Keep up the good work and I'm always open to any assistance you need. Happy editing and good luck! Robvanvee 07:14, 10 May 2020 (UTC)

Thanks for the message 👍. SK2242 (talk) 13:28, 10 May 2020 (UTC)

Nothing that serious

"Just fuck all of this for now, poorly sourced, poorly written, this isn’t Wikipedia standard by a country mile". Just read this nothing too serious just don't use those words with new people and also I saw you have an alternate account so please mention in your CoolSkittle account about this account :SK2242.Thank You!! XxPixel WarriorxX (talk) 05:07, 16 May 2020 (UTC)

I lost access to the old account so that’s not possible, thanks for the message though SK2242 (talk) 05:53, 16 May 2020 (UTC)

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JetPunk

I have worked so hard to make the JetPunk suitable by adding every source I could find, but you just straight up deny it!! What more is even possible for me to add to the article!? RedLightningStrike (talk) 22:18, 27 May 2020 (UTC)

User:RedLightningStrike, nothing. It’s not notable. There is no significant coverage in several independent sources. Give up on this until there is. SK2242 (talk) 22:21, 27 May 2020 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Richard de Klerk

Hi! I undid your close per WP:BADNAC. All the best, ——Serial ^# 09:30, 30 May 2020 (UTC)

Thank You

Thank you for your excellent editing/comments on the MrBeast article. Hard to believe that article was even accepted for publication here. ;)

Best regards,

Cluffs — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cluffs (talk • contribs) 15:39, 1 June 2020 (UTC)

Thank you for the message @Cluffs: The article exists because MrBeast is considered to be notable by Wikipedia's standards. I have noticed this information was here before, albeit in a different wording until it was removed a few months ago. You may want to start a discussion on the talk page to ask other editors opinions. The SK2242 (talk) 17:57, 1 June 2020 (UTC)

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Voice for the Voiceless

Hi Sk2242,

You expressed some concern about the article. Do you find it too short or consider the topic insignificant? Please, let me know.

Fiddler11 02:27, 30 May 2020 (UTC)

Hi @Fidler11: The lead paragraph and plot is blatantly promotional. SK2242 (talk) 11:48, 30 May 2020 (UTC)

Agreed... but I think, the article itself is meeting the notability guidelines. Somebody else didid a nice clean-up on it already. Thanks for the tip. Fiddler11 10:08, 4 June 2020 (UTC)

About your old account

Mind if I place a retired template on it? Henry20090 (talk) 23:44, 4 June 2020 (UTC)

You’re welcome to. SK2242 (talk) 23:47, 4 June 2020 (UTC)

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Request on 14:15:13, 10 June 2020 for assistance on AfC submission by AnchourMaine

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Where do I need to disclose my client and how do I request a page be made after doing so?

AnchourMaine (talk) 14:15, 10 June 2020 (UTC)

Hi @AnchourMaine: To disclose this, please click this link to create your user page, placing this text: {{paid|user=AnchourMaine|employer=InsertName|client=InsertName}}. Fill in the blanks as necessary. If you believe your page is ready, submit it as you did before, however you need to fix the issues addressed in the last decline before doing so. SK2242 (talk) 14:24, 10 June 2020 (UTC)

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Class 323

Hello, it seems you are interested in improving the images on the page British Rail Class 323. As looking a the edit history there seems to be some conflict between a few editors on this topic I have created a discussion on the talk page which you might be interested in. Thanks! Python megapixel (talk) 16:46, 25 July 2020 (UTC)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:DLocal

Dear SK2242, I need your help! I run out of options. dLocal is a payment facilitator, such as Adyen, Pyoneer or Stripe. The content of dLocal is based exactly the same as other payment gateway providers. I read every guideline at Wikipedia, I disclosed my employeer on May 11th with the suggested paid template . Everything is done the exact same way as any other competitor. I would love to know exactly what I have to do/change/write in order to publish this site. Please help me out with some direct indications, as I probably don't get the links/suggestions in the referred pages. I have been through them several times and I unfortunately don't know how to proceed and I have been stuck for several weeks! PaulanerPassau (talk) 14:22, 28 July 2020 (UTC)

I only declined this because there were very minimal changes since the last decline. Try the AFC help desk. SK2242 (talk) 16:09, 28 July 2020 (UTC)

Class 322

https://www.flickr.com/photos/icypixel/50108806783

would this be considered a better source for the Class 322 page?

MJ9674 (talk) 20:05, 3 August 2020 (UTC)

@MJ9674: It’s dubious as an unverified image. Check it up with RSN, but they said the similar Instagram image wasn’t reliable. SK2242 (talk) 20:29, 3 August 2020 (UTC)

ah right, thanks. MJ9674 (talk) 08:10, 4 August 2020 (UTC)

what would it take for that image to be verified? MJ9674 (talk) 11:01, 4 August 2020 (UTC)

https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/ex-northern-321-9-and-322-for-greater-anglia.203268 also would this count, although i'd imagine internet forums aren't good sources? MJ9674 (talk) 11:04, 4 August 2020 (UTC)

WP:RSSELF would apply in the case of a forum. Self published unverifiable information. SK2242 ([[User

talk:SK2242#top|talk]]) 11:37, 4 August 2020 (UTC)

ah, thought so. MJ9674 (talk) 15:40, 7 August 2020 (UTC)

Class 153

Thanks for fixing that. I do have Grammerly installed but it appears it doesn't work in the version of the wikitext user I'm using! NemesisAT (talk) 15:34, 7 November 2020 (UTC)

No problem. SK2242 (talk) 15:57, 7 November 2020 (UTC)

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Response to your message re: Gabriel T Rozman draft

/* November 2020 */ Thank you SK2242 for your review and comments. I can confirm that I have NO financial stake in this topic and am not being compensated for it. The sole reason for creating this entry is to provide information on and give recognition to a man that has contributed enormously to the Uruguayan business community and is a philanthropist and supporter of many organizations. He is a frequent UNPAID speaker and I thought it would be good for him to have a Wikipedia profile. THANKS!

Is there any way to know when the draft might be approved?

Can you please confirm receipt of this message - I am a new user and am not 100% sure I am responding correctly.Kiraly17 (talk) 03:02, 19 November 2020 (UTC)

Kiraly17 - Thank you for confirming you have no involvement with the subject. I can confirm I have received your message; you are replying in the correct way, don’t worry. SK2242 (talk) 03:06, 19 November 2020 (UTC)

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Class 332 Scraped

Hi regarding the page on the class 332, one unit has been scraped 332014.

Reported by head of rail magazine Richard Clinnick.

https://twitter.com/richard_rail/status/1331589456659361792?s=21

There is also a photo on the web showing the cab of class 332014 cut up.

I know twitter is not a “reliable” source normally but surly the head of rail magazine. Maurice Oly (talk) 18:13, 25 November 2020 (UTC)

We can wait for a more reliable source to come up. SK2242 (talk) 04:11, 26 November 2020 (UTC)

Draft:Ace Edition

Why you delete the Draft:Ace Edition (band) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:C1:C002:7600:1D73:8490:6F4E:680D (talk) 19:50, 25 November 2020 (UTC)

The drafts are not deleted yet, but there is a discussion at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Draft:Ace Edition (album). They are up for deletion as they violate several of Wikipedia's core policies. Verifiability and notability - There are no reliable independent sources talking about you and presumably your group of friends activities (the TV shows, albums) etc, in fact there are no references to prove they even exist. There is also a major conflict of interest issue, someone unrelated should be writing about it if it really is notable. SK2242 (talk) 04:17, 26 November 2020 (UTC)

Draft: Shab

Thank you for your rapid review of our proposed article for the new artist Shab, but we think that your rejection decision may have been made without consideration of a couple factors.

As we have read Wikipedia's reference standards that you have forwarded for pop music listings such as for the instant subject, we understand that these standards require • significant coverage about the subject • in published and reliable secondary sources • that are independent of the subject.

We appreciate that this sensible requirement may be a difficult hurdle for many emerging artists.

However -- and while we have reformatted the proposed draft for this article on Shab -- you will note under External links that the very first items listed are extensive interviews with the artist Shab in two media outlets that are themselves recognized by Wikipedia: to-wit, the Dallas Observer (which Wikipedia acknowledges has won dozens of national and regional awards for its journalism) and AfterBuzz TV. Accordingly, if Wikipedia itself recognizes these media enterprises as legitimate -- and since the artist Shab has no affiliation with these entities -- it is difficult to understand as to how these considerable interview features with the artist Shab do not qualify as significant coverage about the subject in published and reliable secondary sources that are independent of the subject.

Moreover, you will note Wikipedia's own current listing for Music Week, which serves as the official charting service for the British music scene (and much as Billboard serves the same function for the American music scene).

File:Music Week Current U.K Charts Screengrab - 27 Nov 2020.png

The timing for our attempt to have this proposed Wikipedia article for Shab timely accepted is due to the fact that her debut single, Spell On Me, opened at #32 on the Music Week U.K. Commercial Pop Charts and as of yesterday had unexpectedly risen over four weeks to #2 on the chart as of yesterday (see the attached screenshot which appears together with this talk article). Given Wikipedia's own acknowledgement of the standing of Music Week as an official arbiter of artist performance on the British charts, it is hard to understand as to how the current Music Week chart does not satisfy Wikipedia's substantiality requirements.

We can appreciate the difficulties that you editorial team may have in this regard in terms of vetting emerging artists, but we are told by British music scenes watchers (although I am unsure as to how we could prove this assertion) that it has been more than two decades since an American artists reached such heights of the U.K. Commercial Pop charts with debut single.

We accordingly look forward to your reconsidered thoughts on this instant topic and thank you in advance for your recosnideration.

Rappidone (talk) 16:03, 27 November 2020 (UTC)

Rappidone - You will need to format those links into proper references. See Referencing for beginners. After that is done resubmit and a reviewer will determine whether it’s good enough. Furthermore, who are you referring to by "our" and "we"? Accounts should only be used by one person. Also, see WP:COI if you are related to the subject in any way. SK2242 (talk) 18:42, 27 November 2020 (UTC)

SK2242 - I have complied as you asked (or at least as best as I can, using the RefToolBar). And my reference to "we" in my earlier ReachOut, I am referencing associates who are curious as to what to exactly what types of sources already recognized by Wikipedia will suffice for credibility purposes. More specifically, no other persons are using this account and I have no professional relation to the artist other than being acquainted with her.

Rappidone (talk) 20:02, 27 November 2020 (UTC)

Why is the British Rail vehicle document being turned over?

I'm Korean and I'm interested in British railroad magazines. Picture. Watch the video.

All I don't know is that I searched on Google and uploaded the facts, but I don't understand why the document is reverted.

I wonder what is the reason. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.247.28.33 (talk) 07:48, 2 December 2020 (UTC)

Not a single one of your edits on here cite a reliable source. This goes against one of Wikipedia's core policies, verifiability. SK2242 (talk) 07:51, 2 December 2020 (UTC)

paid editing

I decided to review Draft:Petal (company) despite your notice requiring a declaration of paid editing. I've often used such wording also, but I sometimes now no longer do if the situation is sufficiently obvious: There's no real purpose in requiring such a declaration when its the only edit and the article would be declined in any case because of being promotional and non--notable. Certainly the question should be asked--the failure to answer it, or an answer unlikely to be true -- speaks for itself and indicates clearly what our policy is and that we actually spot such articles and enforce the policy. But what has an immediate direct effect is that we decline to accept the article. The combination has probably the best chance of discouraging resubmission.

But I don't mean to discourage you saying what you did--we need to keep trying as many ways as we can in order to decrease the use of undeclared paid editing and promotionalism in Wikipedia. DGG ( talk ) 02:44, 4 December 2020 (UTC)

No problem. SK2242 (talk) 09:35, 4 December 2020 (UTC)

Medical women's association of Nigeria article

Stern warnings are quite necessary in the course of what you do so it's understandable, although there's a (legitimate) worry that phrasing and tone might (mis)lead casual observers to think malice was afoot/intended, it wasn't.

trust that not everyone's taking the piss, :) thank you for what you do for this thing of ours Textor Alector (talk) 09:28, 4 December 2020 (UTC)

It’s all good. I only ask that you make sure the issues raised by a reviewer are dealt with before resubmitting next time. SK2242 (talk) 09:36, 4 December 2020 (UTC)

Old station usage stats

Why are you removing these? You asked a question at the UK railways discussion page, which I answered, so you know that some people find these interesting and even useful. And then you just go in and remove them. Why? What purpose does it serve? WP is an encyclopedia, but you are removing information, not adding to it. Please stop. Johnlp (talk) 14:57, 2 December 2020 (UTC)

Johnlp This is not info that will help our readers in any way (since its hidden) or serve any purpose to us editors. Furthermore this info has never been a part of infoboxes in the vast majority of stations outside London. I am interested to hear your thoughts on why we should keep them. SK2242 (talk) 15:19, 2 December 2020 (UTC)

It's hidden, but findable, and for those who are interested in such material (as I am, on occasion, professionally) then the fact that it is there is a bonus. If it's there, and it's doing no harm, I don't see who benefits by removing it. WP is not paper, after all. Johnlp (talk) 15:26, 2 December 2020 (UTC)

There are a lot of things we find interesting that has no place in Wikipedia. Removing the excess info will make infoboxes less complicated and easier to edit. SK2242 (talk) 15:29, 2 December 2020 (UTC)

Furthermore, WP:NOTPAPER states "Keeping articles to a reasonable size is important for Wikipedia's accessibility, especially for dial-up and mobile browser readers, since it directly affects page download time (see Wikipedia:Article size)." SK2242 (talk) 15:35, 2 December 2020 (UTC)

The recent changes to the station infoboxes have in my view made them more difficult to edit, as well as cutting interesting and useful information and relevant links. Size is scarcely an issue with these articles. The cause is pretty much lost, but it disappoints me that you should see this as something worth doing. Johnlp (talk) 16:52, 2 December 2020 (UTC)

I don’t see how the infoboxes are more difficult to edit. With there being less parameters, it should be easier to navigate. It would only be "interesting and useful" to a small minority of users who happen to be editing the article and a minority of those who are very interested in old station usage stats. Furthermore as I said interesting does not mean it’s needed. SK2242 (talk) 17:45, 2 December 2020 (UTC)

This isn't my field, but I happened to see this. I agree with Johnlp: It's generally not a good idea to remove sourced material that is pertinent to the article and not otherwise harmful. We shouldn't' be deciding in this way that what would be of interest to only a small minority of users is unnecessary . Wikipedia is primarily paid up of content where only a small number of people will find of value. That's what makes it an encyclopedia , rather than just an abridged encyclopedic dictionary. DGG ( talk ) 02:48, 4 December 2020 (UTC)

I would not remove sourced material without good reason, but redundant parameters in infoboxes hidden from readers is kind of stretching it in regards to "sourced material that is pertinent to the article". You are welcome to add it back on the concerned articles and we can discuss it further on the Wikiproject talk page. SK2242 (talk) 09:34, 4 December 2020 (UTC)

You said, above: "Furthermore this info has never been a part of infoboxes in the vast majority of stations outside London." This is not the case: historic usage stats were retained (although again hidden) in all infoboxes for current UK stations until unilaterally swept away in the recent recasting of the "Infobox GB station" to the new version. From what I can see, there was no consultation with UK railways project members about this. Johnlp (talk) 12:18, 4 December 2020 (UTC)

And rightly swept away it was. User:ProcrastinatingReader said on the UK railways talk page: "Deprecated / non-visible parameters are usually removed as a matter of content (see various deprecation bots like PrimeBOT task 30)." SK2242 (talk) 16:33, 4 December 2020 (UTC)

Review draft:Fredokiss

Hey did all the changes you asked for on draft:Fredokiss will be happy if you review it thanks. Phalombe (talk) 23:21, 5 December 2020 (UTC)

Review draft:Brooke Foucault Welles

Hi, I fixed the concerns with my draft for Dr. Foucault Welles, if you are able to review it I would appreciate it! I am new to wikipedia so I was unaware how the copyright violations work. Luvbug3158 (talk) 19:07, 7 December 2020 (UTC)

Request on 22:23:03, 7 December 2020 for assistance on AfC submission by TBR-qed

• TBR-qed (talk · contribs)
  • Draft:Problem of induction (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

SK2242: Thank you for your quick response. You give 3 reasons—violations of WP protocols—for rejecting my sandbox proposal. 1) It reads like an essay rather than an encyclopedia article; 2) too many primary sources, not secondary; 3) full of valuations, violating neutrality.

I immediately grant the appearance of these violations, but argue that the following substantive issues show I am not violating but covering new ground. 1) present article is obsolete. 2) It cannot be corrected with additional sources, but must be reframed for 21st century conditions. 3)The valuations reside in the subject matter and are made by scholars described, not by me.

I suspect that testing the validity of my response will require opinions of subject matter experts, not just judgments of violated WP protocols. Please respond to this explanation of why I am not violating the rules.

1). The following table shows scholars covered in present article, in my primary source Sloman and Lagnado (S&L), and in my proposal, documenting my charge of obsolesence. It is not sensible just to add a few names to the existing long list.

COVERAGE: Why the present article “Problem of induction” is obsolete:

Present article S&L my proposal Philosophers Hume Hume Hume Popper Popper Goodman Goodman Goodman Pyrrhonists Logical empiric Pyrrhonists Carvaka Hempel Carvaka Quine Quine Dewey Stove & Williams Miller & Lipton Campbell & Costa Carnap al-Ghazali & Ockham Hacking Scotus Nagel Salmon Kuhn

Hard scientists 0 0 Duhem

Social scientists 0 Rosch Rosch Tversky Kahneman Kahneman Shepard Rips Carey Sloman Osherson Lopez Hampton Gelman & Coley Mandler & McDonough Nisbett Gopnik & Meltzoff and more.

2). I have numerous secondary sources—10 out of 19 by my count—which is not low for modern evidence.

3) The subject ”Problem of induction” is itself a criticism of this form of reasoning, and most of my scholars deny its rationality as they use it. Duhem and Dewey solve the problem of induction. All of the others perpetuate it as they condemn it. These are not my valuations.

I can’t believe that WP protocols are intended to be inflexible in a 21st century encyclopedia.TBR-qed (talk) 22:23, 7 December 2020 (UTC)

TBR-qed (talk) 22:23, 7 December 2020 (UTC)

If you think my decline was wrong you can ask for a third opinion at the help desk or the teahouse help forum. SK2242 (talk) 03:21, 8 December 2020 (UTC)

afd

FYI, I've updated the nomination since you !voted. Cabayi (talk) 09:41, 10 December 2020 (UTC)

Moving user talk pages

Please make sure to uncheck the "Move associated talk page" box when moving a draft that a user creates on their base userpage. You've moved User talk:Momonene and User talk:Carlos Tibbetts to the draft talk namespace incorrectly in the past two days. Thanks. * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 18:16, 15 December 2020 (UTC)

Thanks for notifying me of the check box. I’ll make sure to uncheck it although it is an annoyance that users are submitting drafts from their user pages in the first place. SK2242 (talk) 18:57, 15 December 2020 (UTC)

Request on 20:47:12, 15 December 2020 for assistance on AfC submission by Meghanne Uptigrove

• Meghanne Uptigrove (talk · contribs)
  • Draft:Eavor Technologies Inc. (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Hi SK2242. Hopefully this is the right place to respond to your message, I must admit I am a little confused by these proceedings. However, in response to your original message, I am not being paid to create an Eavor Technologies Wikipedia page. It is an interesting up and coming geothermal company headquartered in Calgary that I have been following. Meghanne Uptigrove (talk) 20:47, 15 December 2020 (UTC)

Meghanne Uptigrove (talk) 20:47, 15 December 2020 (UTC)

Thank you for the reply. SK2242 (talk) 08:23, 16 December 2020 (UTC)

Response to December 2020

Hi not sure if this is the correct way to respond to your comment but I am not receiving any financial compensation from writing this post about Leondis. I have just been listening to his music for a while now so I understand how my article can come across as more of an ad rather than an encyclopedia entry. I am going to edit the article but is there certain things that must be taken out for the article to be published? Do I need to remove the links for his music or should I keep them along with the website? 

Thanks for the help — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ny.edm (talk • contribs) 15:16, 18 December 2020 (UTC)

@Ny.edm: Thank you for confirming you are not a paid editor. The list of external links is too much; one link to an official page would be good enough. You can see the comment I posted below the decline notice for more info on how to improve the draft. SK2242 (talk) 15:22, 18 December 2020 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Yassin Karim

FYI, you 'cannot close AFDs as "withdrawn" whilst there are unstruck 'delete' !votes. GiantSnowman 11:17, 27 December 2020 (UTC)

You’re the admin here - you’re welcome to revert the close SK2242 (talk) 11:47, 27 December 2020 (UTC)

Request on 16:30:29, 30 December 2020 for assistance on AfC submission by 82.52.29.132

• 82.52.29.132 (talk · contribs)
  • Draft:Paolo Ferragina (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Thanks for your input. In order to address your concerns, I've added:

• 11 references see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Paolo_Ferragina#References with reliable sources to verify every sentence
• 8 publications see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Paolo_Ferragina#Main%20publications

Kindly Looking forward to have your additional guidance 82.52.29.132 (talk) 16:30, 30 December 2020 (UTC)

Thank you for improving the draft - I cannot verify all of the references as some are in a different language, so I will leave it to another reviewer. SK2242 (talk) 16:57, 30 December 2020 (UTC)

Response to Jeffery Molkentin article

I have answered your question on my talk page, hope it helps and we can continue with the process User:Rmolkentin — Preceding undated comment added 21:52, 3 January 2021 (UTC)

Draft improved

Hi, Skittle. Could you please take a look at my draft(https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:XSET) again? I have improved it and I believe it's ready for another review. Thanks! Mondayudowong (talk) 16:08, 5 January 2021 (UTC)

Tanonga Nswana

Hi SK2242, thank you for your quick review and advise. so all daily mails globally are prohibited?, my references concerning the above topic mainly from the Zambian Daily mail newspaper which is one of the major three newspapers in Zambia. how do i go about this when being part of the Zambian daily mail news is what every notable thing/people strive for. Thank you again. looking forward to your reply. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mukadaliso (talk • contribs) 13:00, 8 January 2021 (UTC)

@Mukadaliso: Apologies, I had incorrectly assumed the Zambia Daily Mail was affiliated with the unreliable UK Daily Mail. I have started a discussion at Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard#Zambia Daily Mail to discuss its reliability. SK2242 (talk) 13:09, 8 January 2021 (UTC)

The Architecture, Culture, and Spirituality Forum (ACSF) Pictures

also, I realized two of the pictures were delete. It looks like the permission team have not reviewed the copyright that was released to them by the owner. Esmaeili.nooshin (talk) 18:37, 11 January 2021 (UTC)

Tanonga Nswana

Hi SK2242. Thank you for the response, i will be waiting for the review. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mukadaliso (talk • contribs) 13:29, 8 January 2021 (UTC)

Hi SK2242, Please note that I am not being paid for this article. I might of accidentally checked the paid button. Would you please let me know How can i change this. Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Esmaeili.nooshin (talk • contribs) 17:39, 11 January 2021 (UTC)

@Esmaeili.nooshin: You have disclosed that you have a Conflict of Interest and you refer to "we" and "our website" in talk page posts. Are you an employee of the company? You will still need to disclose if so. SK2242 (talk) 00:42, 12 January 2021 (UTC)

The Architecture, Culture, and Spirituality Forum (ACSF)

Hi SK2242, No I am not getting paid and I am not an employee. I am volunteering with them and the group is interested to have an article about them on Wikipedia and asked me to do it. So i guess i somehow represent them. I think when I was creating the page since it was my first time I might of accidently clicked on the paid icon thinking that since i am volunteering with them this might apply. but please note that I am not being paid and i am not an employee with this group.

i added the disclosure because of the below note from another reviewer:

Esmaeili.nooshin Wikipedia does not have "pages", it has articles. Wikipedia is not interested in what an organization wants to say about itself. Wikipedia summarizes what independent reliable sources have chosen on their own to state about an organization, showing how it meets Wikipedia's special definition of a notable organization. If you represent the organization, you must review conflict of interest and paid editing. 331dot (talk) 00:17, 11 January 2021 (UTC) Esmaeili.nooshin (talk) 01:22, 12 January 2021 (UTC)

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Removal of Content

Hello! I see you removed content from the Discord page. To make it known, I don't think it is required to enforce that every piece of content on Wikipedia needs a source. Everything on that page does not have a source so it would be irrelevant to remove my content. — Preceding unsigned comment added by SoyokoAnis (talk • contribs) 16:13, 14 January 2021 (UTC)

Hi SoyokoAnis. If there is other content without a source it should be tagged or removed accordingly per WP:V. SK2242 (talk) 18:07, 14 January 2021 (UTC)

SK2242 that is deleting half the article then. SoyokoAnis 20:12, 14 January 2021 (UTC)

@SoyokoAnis: As far as I can see a good 80% of the article is sourced and the rest could be easily sourced as well. So the last thing you would want to do is add more unsourced content. SK2242 (talk) 20:15, 14 January 2021 (UTC)

SK2242, you know what? I understand what I did wrong and will try and contribute more to this. Let's not turn this into a dispute over something stupid. Thanks for your help!

No problem. SK2242 (talk) 22:29, 14 January 2021 (UTC)

Tube Challenge

May I ask why you attempted to replace Andi James' name with "AJ"? SK2242 (talk) 22:12, 25 October 2020 (UTC)

Hello. I'm afraid I only saw your question the other day, having not logged in for a while. I've responded to it on my talk page too. That is how the name is printed in the current Guinness Book. I tried to add to the book table with the most current source but it kept being changed back. There are a few issues to do with the article which I would quite like to discuss, if it's an interest of yours. Directionoftravel (talk) 18:11, 16 January 2021 (UTC)

Thank you for the reply. If you ask at Talk:Tube Challenge you may get consensus for the change if other editors agree. SK2242 (talk) 20:43, 18 January 2021 (UTC)

Request for assistance on AFC SUBMISSION

Please I need you help on my submission for the Draft:urktave. Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nhomans (talk • contribs) 19:38, 19 January 2021 (UTC)

Request for clarification regarding reliable sources

Hi there,

I have been experiencing a user who is repeatedly adding content to British Railways Class 57 where the only source is a photo from Flickr. I noted from yourself that you have in the past taken the same action in removing such sourced content. Could I ask for clarification as to the reasoning behind this, as I do not wish to get into an edit war?

many thanks Danners430 (talk) 01:35, 6 January 2021 (UTC)

@Danners430: Thank you for reverting. Flickr is considered unreliable as it is user generated content with no editorial oversight, like most social media posts. This user appears to have ignored my message in December about this. If you want to bring a users conduct to attention I’d go for ANI or the uk rail wikiproject talk page. SK2242 (talk) 02:34, 6 January 2021 (UTC)

@SK2242: Thank you for the clarification. I do notice that the IP is likely a sock puppet and that there have been further instances more recently of the same nature from the same user - as I am unfamiliar with the ANI process, is there any advice you would give? Danners430 (talk) 12:36, 20 January 2021 (UTC)

@Danners430: Not to worry, I have posted at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Yh00157, so the IP should be dealt with accordingly at some point. For now I’d revert any more contributions the IP makes as they are currently ban evading. SK2242 (talk) 17:25, 20 January 2021 (UTC)

is it possible to change captions on photos on wikimedia

is it possible to change captions on photos on wikimedia — Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.253.71.162 (talk) 14:25, 22 January 2021 (UTC)

You can change the description of the image on commons, but you can write whatever you want (but encylopedic and within policy) when inserting an image into an article. Regarding the images on that page, another editor has said on the talk page why that section can’t be there. SK2242 (talk) 21:22, 22 January 2021 (UTC)

DenverBallZ (talk) 02:37, 23 January 2021 (UTC) thanks

Request on 00:48:40, 24 January 2021 for assistance on AfC submission by 1970sHistorian

• 1970sHistorian (talk · contribs)
  • Draft:Donna Summer Musical (Brazil) (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Hi there. I got your message about my request being declined due to not enough notable references. But I have to disagree. Theirs tons of media coverage for this show! Just google Donna Summer Musical Brazil and see for yourself. This is the Brazilian production of the Tony Award nominated Broadway show that in fact has a Wikipedia page. 1970sHistorian (talk) 00:48, 24 January 2021 (UTC)

@1970sHistorian: Please read the comment I left on the draft. You have to find at least 3 reliable sources that are independent and provide significant coverage of the subject, and cite them properly on the article (see WP:EASYREFBEGIN). I will not be googling anything as the burden is on the author to show notability. SK2242 (talk) 00:53, 24 January 2021 (UTC)

Dani Dyer

Which sources are considered unreliable on Dani Dyer? Let me know the name(s) of the publication and I'll attempt to remove and resource them. I'm not having an article of mine have an unreliable source tag. – DarkGlow (contribs • talk) 22:25, 24 January 2021 (UTC)

@DarkGlow: Metro is unreliable, cited 4 times. "Express Digest" doesn’t look like a great source for a BLP. Cosmopolitan isn’t strictly reliable. Not sure on the reliability of the "Daily Feed" reference. SK2242 (talk) 22:45, 24 January 2021 (UTC)

Metro is the only one there strictly classified as unreliable, but I've removed and replaced all said references. If you're unsure about the reliability of a source, check WP:RSP and if it's u listed bring it to the attention of WP:RSN. – DarkGlow (contribs • talk) 22:59, 24 January 2021 (UTC)

Deletion of MrBeast's all accounts

Thank you for deleting MrBeast's all account link, now it's harder to find their channel out. Mitumitu Page (talk) 10:12, 27 January 2021 (UTC)

@Mitumitu Page: I only removed secondary accounts that were unverified and not linked from his main channel. Wikipedia is not an indiscriminate collection of info. SK2242 (talk) 19:22, 27 January 2021 (UTC)

No significant coverage of this in reliable sources, fails WP:NCORP.

Hi SK2242

Many thanks for you review.

I would just like to follow up on the above proposal you have attributed to my recent submission.

I have read the guidance that you have helpfully enclosed in your initial message and I am struggling to understand how the submission does not satisfy that exact criteria? I have just started this particular article in the hope of progressively adding further background over time and with contributions from other editors. However, in the brief 150 or so words that I have submitted, I have provided six external references, five of which are direct UK Government references. I am not sure how I could provide any more reliable sources than the equivalent of one Governmental citation per 25 words for a more positive determination of either reliability or significance of coverage.

Furthermore, as you will note from the article and sources cited, this particular company is highly regulated in both Tobacco/E-Cigarettes as well as in the Financial Services sector under the Money Laundering Regulations - both extremely regulated sectors of the global market. As such, there is a wide public interest, particular concerning health and safety, in ensuring that the information regarding regulations governing this company are readily available to the general public in a condensed encyclopaedic format.

I do appreciate that it may be difficult to gather the above context merely from reading the submitted article when considering review. However, in light of the above, I would sincerely appreciate it if you could remove the proposal for deletion and move the article through to approval. If there is anything else I can do to clarify please do not hesitate to let me know and I will be more than happy to assist.

Many thanks GXM245 (talk) 01:23, 28 January 2021 (UTC)

@GXM245: GOV.UK is not a source that establishes notability, as it is a primary source. It is only used for verifying facts. Significant coverage from reputable news sources and books are needed. SK2242 (talk) 01:27, 28 January 2021 (UTC)

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ANI notice

Apologies, just a courtesy ping re HunsletMid. Blank if necessary, I did ping you but it didn't work! Thanks Nightfury 11:22, 3 February 2021 (UTC)

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Hailee Steinfeld height

Hello SK2242! she wanted to clarify a few things. The truth is that everything is quite clear, there is not much to discuss. Hailee Steinfeld is also a model and in this video she says that she is lying and says 5'7, when in reality she is 5'6. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSfjCG4V2GM At 0.24 Obviously being a model she knows exactly what she measures. Therefore, I would suggest that you stop subtracting valuable information from the article, and thus, be able to end the constant disinformation campaigns, such as: the 5'8 that Google gives you and they usually give you ...

She is a model too, she has a template to insert height, she made the height of her (real) public domain, she clarified that she was lying when she said before 5'7. What is the problem? well none. The sources in Wikipedia have to be contrasted and verified, and this interview, where Hailee Steinfeld herself clarifies and claims to measure 5'6 of her own words, it turns out that it is the best that can be found, understand friend :)

Regards:)

Paul Polimero (talk) 15:12, 3 February 2021 (UTC)

Sounds good. Readd but leave out the twitter ref as you have demonstrated it is misleading. SK2242 (talk) 15:47, 3 February 2021 (UTC)

Request for draft review

Hi, Skittle. I created a draft and was asked to remove promotional phrases and words. I have done that and it's been ready for a while now. I would like to request that you re-review it at Draft:XSET. Thank you! Mondayudowong (talk) 07:33, 13 February 2021 (UTC)

What references do you believe are the three best for meeting WP:GNG? SK2242 (talk) 13:09, 13 February 2021 (UTC)

ANI-notice

There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. Ashleyyoursmile! 07:13, 14 February 2021 (UTC)

East Midlands Railway

Hello, today a Template:Update has appeard on East Midlands Railway. The user that posted the template is Nightfury with the reason "Update needed re contract end date - in current fleet some terms used need updating as refs that are provided are assumed to be obsolete". However I am confused as there is information on the contract end date. I have been adding some sources and also making information on the contract end date more visible. However I am unsure as to when to remove the template. I would appreciate it if you could review some of the edits I have made and let me know if it would be suitable to remove the template. Thanks E.Wright1852 (talk) 22:45, 15 February 2021 (UTC)

@E.Wright1852: Edits look good to me (although the section will need updating again in the summer). You can go ahead and remove the template. SK2242 (talk) 23:43, 15 February 2021 (UTC)

Thank you SK2242. I will need to update most of the services section as well as the Current fleet section in May as that is when the biggest change is expected to happen. Thanks E.Wright1852 (talk) 00:10, 16 February 2021 (UTC)

Your AfD Close of Courtney Buses

Just FYI, in future please remember that if you *withdraw* your AfD nomination, you should not close the AfD yourself. Best practice is to post a comment saying you withdraw the nomination and let an admin close it out. Also, in my opinion, your nomination was correct and none of the sources met NCORP (especially CORPDEPTH and ORGIND). References which are "mentions" fail CORPDEPTH. References which rely on company announcements fail ORGIND. Mentions-in-passing also fail CORPDEPTH. HighKing⁺⁺ 21:54, 21 February 2021 (UTC)

I believed NAC policy allows you to close your own AfD as Keep if all other viewpoints were for Keep as well. Point taken though. No prejudice against future renomination. SK2242 (talk) 06:55, 22 February 2021 (UTC)

Sure - if you "withdraw" your nomination first, then you can close it yourself as a Speedy Keep. But you just closed it as Keep. Perhaps you can edit the page and clarify that you, as the nominator, withdrew your nomination? Meh, maybe I'm being too picky - it just wasn't very clear to me what was going on. HighKing⁺⁺ 14:41, 22 February 2021 (UTC)

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• The visual editor will now use MediaSearch to find images. You can search for images on Commons in the visual editor when you are looking for illustrations. This is to help editors find better images. [1]
• The syntax highlighter now works with more languages: Futhark, Graphviz/DOT, CDDL and AMDGPU. [2]

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• Editing a timeline might have removed all text from it. This was because of a bug and has been fixed. You might need to edit the timeline again for it to show properly. [3]

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• The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 23 February. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 24 February. It will be on all wikis from 25 February (calendar).

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Request for draft review

Just updated the entry of Marscoin. QS+ Yearnst (talk) 00:09, 26 February 2021 (UTC)

@Yearnst: Do you work for or are otherwise connected to Marscoin and/or the Mars Society in any way? SK2242 (talk) 00:10, 26 February 2021 (UTC)

@SK2242: No, I'm just interested in cryptocurrencies and space exploration. Just saw your hint of reliable sources. Will update it. Stay healthy. Yearnst (talk) 00:17, 26 February 2021 (UTC)

@SK2242: Saw it too with Express. Now added a reliable German finance website as source. Yearnst (talk) 00:34, 26 February 2021 (UTC)

Thank you Yearnst. I will wait for a reviewer who speaks German to check the source. Also, there should be at least 2 (3 preferred) third party sources that provide significant coverage (not a mention or one paragraph) to show its notable. SK2242 (talk) 00:38, 26 February 2021 (UTC)

Thanks for your support SK2242. Not every Wikipedia mentor is so patiently. :D Yearnst (talk) 00:59, 26 February 2021 (UTC)

Block evading reversions.

Just interested on how do you know that https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/211.228.140.220 is a sock of User:Yh00157? As far as I know only administrators are able to see which IPs are tied to accounts. Slender (talk) 15:16, 28 February 2021 (UTC)

@Slenderman7676: See Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Yh00157. SK2242 (talk) 17:02, 28 February 2021 (UTC)

COI / Positive Grid

Hi, thanks so much for your advice and instructions for how to best declare my particular type of COI. I've inserted and updated the template suggestion you made for my user page. Let me know what you think next steps should be. Thanks again Guitarfan2172.69.133.246 (talk) 20:02, 8 February 2021 (UTC)

Hello again, Quick note to update you that in addition to my COI declaration above, I also had a chat with another editor (theroadislong) who had advised me of some style edits I should make before re-submitting my article for approval. I've now made those corrections and informed (theroadislong) and thought I should perhaps let you know as well, since I'm not sure of the the procedure for approval when multiple editors make corrections/declines/suggestions to an article. Many thanks for the help! Best, Guitarfan21Guitarfan21 (talk) 15:27, 1 March 2021 (UTC)

Tech News: 2021-09

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• Wikis using the Growth team tools can now show the name of a newcomer's mentor anywhere through a magic word. This can be used for welcome messages or userboxes.
• A new version of the VideoCutTool is now available. It enables cropping, trimming, audio disabling, and rotating video content. It is being created as part of the developer outreach programs.

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• There was a problem with the job queue. This meant some functions did not save changes and mass messages were delayed. This did not affect wiki edits. [4]
• Some editors may not be logged in to their accounts automatically in the latest versions of Firefox and Safari. [5]

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• The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 2 March. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 3 March. It will be on all wikis from 4 March (calendar).

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• A request for comment is open that proposes a process for the community to revoke administrative permissions. This follows a 2019 RfC in favor of creating one such a policy.
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• There have been a number of reported issues with Pending Changes. Most problems setting protection appear to have been resolved (phab:T273317) but other issues with autoaccepting edits persist (phab:T275322).

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• By motion, the discretionary sanctions originally authorized under the GamerGate case are now authorized under a new Gender and sexuality case, with sanctions authorized for all edits about, and all pages related to, any gender-related dispute or controversy and associated people. Sanctions issued under GamerGate are now considered Gender and sexuality sanctions.
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Draft review after your comments

Hi, Skittle. First of all hope all is well. I created a draft and was asked to remove promotional phrases and words last December (we had an exchange on the topic). I reviewed all text, made sure the way it is written is complying with Wikipedia rules, and added sources, categories and links. Could it be possible to have a new review? Draft:International_Association_of_Department_Stores. Thank you! --Perchsquirell (talk) 18:05, 4 March 2021 (UTC)

Someone should get to it soon as it is top priority due to length of time without review. I can’t check the French and offline refs myself but you could ask at the Teahouse for someone who can. SK2242 (talk) 00:22, 5 March 2021 (UTC)

Tech News: 2021-10

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• Section translation now works on Bengali Wikipedia. It helps mobile editors translate sections of articles. It will come to more wikis later. The first focus is active wikis with a smaller number of articles. You can test it and leave feedback.
• Flagged revisions now give admins the review right. [6]
• When someone links to a Wikipedia article on Twitter this will now show a preview of the article. [7]

Problems

• Many graphs have JavaScript errors. Graph editors can check their graphs in their browser's developer console after editing. [8]

Changes later this week

• The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 9 March. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 10 March. It will be on all wikis from 11 March (calendar).
• The New Discussion tool will soon be a new discussion tools beta feature for on most Wikipedias. The goal is to make it easier to start new discussions. [9]

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• There will be a number of changes to make it easier to work with templates. Some will come to the first wikis in March. Other changes will come to the first wikis in June. This is both for those who use templates and those who create or maintain them. You can read more.
• Reference Previews will become a default feature on some wikis on 17 March. They will share a setting with Page Previews. If you prefer the Reference Tooltips or Navigation-Popups gadget you can keep using them. If so Reference Previews won't be shown. [10][11]
• New JavaScript-based functions will not work in Internet Explorer 11. This is because Internet Explorer is an old browser that doesn't work with how JavaScript is written today. Everything that works in Internet Explorer 11 today will continue working in Internet Explorer for now. You can read more.

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Tech News: 2021-11

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• Wikis that are part of the desktop improvements project can now use a new search function. The desktop improvements and the new search will come to more wikis later. You can also test it early.
• Editors who put up banners or change site-wide JavaScript code should use the client error graph to see that their changes has not caused problems. You can read more. [12]

Problems

• Due to database issues the Wikimedia Beta Cluster was read-only for over a day.

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• The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 16 March. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 17 March. It will be on all wikis from 18 March (calendar).

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NCORP related question

I have put a comment on help desk about this. I took an interest in buses many years ago and think I know the kind of book you are talking about. Perhaps you would put in your comments in that page to say if I am right. Have you had somebody doubting the use of the book?Spinney Hill (talk) 10:23, 17 March 2021 (UTC)

I think you’re right @Spinney Hill: On Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Regal Busways HighKing notes exactly what you think, that the info in the book is not independent. Andrew Davidson disputes this but his dispution appears baseless to me (and the same could be said for a lot of other Keep rationales he’s posted, but that’s a debate for later). SK2242 (talk) 21:56, 17 March 2021 (UTC)

I think the information is independent enough. It's not paid for by the companies and is moderated by the editor of the book and the author may have used other sources. Where else could much of the inpormation be obtained from ?[ [User:Spinney Hill|Spinney Hill]] (talk) 22:36, 17 March 2021 (UTC)

See WP:NCORP#Examples of trivial coverage. SK2242 (talk) 23:14, 17 March 2021 (UTC)

New page reviewer granted

Hi SK2242. Your account has been added to the "New page reviewers" user group. Please check back at WP:PERM in case your user right is time limited or probationary. This user group allows you to review new pages through the Curation system and mark them as patrolled, tag them for maintenance issues, or nominate them for deletion. The list of articles awaiting review is located at the New Pages Feed. New page reviewing is vital to maintaining the integrity of the encyclopedia. If you have not already done so, you must read the tutorial at New Pages Review, the linked guides and essays, and fully understand the deletion policy. If you need any help or want to discuss the process, you are welcome to use the new page reviewer talk page. In addition, please remember:

• Be nice to new editors. They are usually not aware that they are doing anything wrong. Do make use of the message feature when tagging pages for maintenance so that they are aware.
• You will frequently be asked by users to explain why their page is being deleted. Please be formal and polite in your approach to them – even if they are not.
• If you are not sure what to do with a page, don't review it – just leave it for another reviewer.
• Accuracy is more important than speed. Take your time to patrol each page. Use the message feature to communicate with article creators and offer advice as much as possible.

The reviewer right does not change your status or how you can edit articles. If you no longer want this user right, you also may ask any administrator to remove it for you at any time. In cases of abuse or persistent inaccuracy of reviewing, or long-term inactivity, the right may be withdrawn at administrator discretion. _signed, Rosguill ^talk 22:44, 20 March 2021 (UTC)

Thank you. I understand this on a trial basis so I will do some reviewing and apply again in a month. SK2242 (talk) 00:20, 21 March 2021 (UTC)

Tech News: 2021-12

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Recent changes

• There is a Wikipedia app for KaiOS phones. They don't have a touch screen so readers navigate with the phone keys. There is now a simulator so you can see what it looks like.
• The reply tool and new discussion tool are now available as the "Discussion tools" beta feature in almost all wikis except German Wikipedia.

Problems

• You will be able to read but not edit twelve wikis for a short period of time on 23 March at 06:00 (UTC). This can also affect password changes, logging in to new wikis, global renames and changing or confirming emails. This could take 30 minutes but will probably be much faster.

Changes later this week

• The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 23 March. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 24 March. It will be on all wikis from 25 March (calendar).
• Syntax highlighting colours will change to be easier to read. This will soon come to the first wikis. [16]

Future changes

• Flagged revisions will no longer have multiple tags like "tone" or "depth". It will also only have one tier. This was changed because very few wikis used these features and they make the tool difficult to maintain. [17][18]
• Gadgets and user scripts can access variables about the current page in JavaScript. In 2015 this was moved from wg* to mw.config. wg* will soon no longer work. [19]

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16:51, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

Disambiguation link notification for March 25

An automated process has detected that when you recently edited Amy Schumer, you added a link pointing to the disambiguation page Latina.

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Tech News: 2021-13

Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.

Recent changes

• Some very old web browsers don’t work well with the Wikimedia wikis. Some old code for browsers that used to be supported is being removed. This could cause issues in those browsers. [20]
• IRC recent changes feeds have been moved to a new server. Make sure all tools automatically reconnect to irc.wikimedia.org and not to the name of any specific server. Users should also consider switching to the more modern EventStreams. [21]

Problems

• When you move a page that many editors have on their watchlist the history can be split. It might also not be possible to move it again for a while. This is because of a job queue problem. [22]
• Some translatable pages on Meta could not be edited. This was because of a bug in the translation tool. The new MediaWiki version was delayed because of problems like this. [23][24]

Changes later this week

• The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 30 March. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 31 March. It will be on all wikis from 1 April (calendar).

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17:29, 29 March 2021 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – April 2021

News and updates for administrators from the past month (March 2021).

Administrator changes

Alexandria • Happyme22 • RexxS

Guideline and policy news

• Following a request for comment, F7 (invalid fair-use claim) subcriterion a has been deprecated; it covered immediate deletion of non-free media with invalid fair-use tags.
• Following a request for comment, page movers were granted the delete-redirect userright, which allows moving a page over a single-revision redirect, regardless of that redirect's target.

Technical news

• When you move a page that many editors have on their watchlist the history can be split and it might also not be possible to move it again for a while. This is because of a job queue problem. (T278350)
• Code to support some very old web browsers is being removed. This could cause issues in those browsers. (T277803)

Arbitration

• A community consultation on the Arbitration Committee discretionary sanctions procedure is open until April 25.

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Wokingham Railway Station

Why did you remove the info about the level crossing at Wokingham railway station?--I Like The british Rail Class 483 (talk) 17:50, 2 April 2021 (UTC)

@I Like The british Rail Class 483: It was original research and didn’t cite reliable sources. SK2242 (talk) 17:53, 2 April 2021 (UTC)

While you’re here, please try and improve your grammar in your edits, as me and other editors can’t clean it up for you every time. SK2242 (talk) 17:54, 2 April 2021 (UTC)

Tech News: 2021-14

Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.

Recent changes

• Editors can collapse part of an article so you have to click on it to see it. When you click a link to a section inside collapsed content it will now expand to show the section. The browser will scroll down to the section. Previously such links didn't work unless you manually expanded the content first. [25]

Changes later this week

• The citoid API will use for example 2010-12-XX instead of 2010-12 for dates with a month but no days. This is because 2010-12 could be confused with 2010-2012 instead of December 2010. This is called level 1 instead of level 0 in the Extended Date/Time Format. [26]
• The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 6 April. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 7 April. It will be on all wikis from 8 April (calendar).

Future changes

• PAWS can now connect to the new Wiki Replicas. Cross-database JOINS will no longer work from 28 April. There is a new way to connect to the databases. Until 28 April both ways to connect to the databases will work. If you think this affects you and you need help you can post on Phabricator or on Wikitech.

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19:39, 5 April 2021 (UTC)

Nomination of Harvey Neville for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Harvey Neville 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/Harvey Neville 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.

– PeeJay 15:59, 16 April 2021 (UTC)

Request on 17:19:58, 18 April 2021 for assistance on AfC submission by KHLtd

• KHLtd (talk · contribs)
  • Draft:Alan Biggs (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Hello

Thanks for your feedback on the page I created. I have added some more sources where Alan himself is interviewed or talked about. Does that help?

Many thanks KHLtd (talk) 17:19, 18 April 2021 (UTC)

KHLtd (talk) 17:19, 18 April 2021 (UTC)

Tech News: 2021-16

Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.

Recent changes

• Email to the Wikimedia wikis are handled by groups of Wikimedia editors. These volunteer response teams now use Znuny instead of OTRS. The functions and interface remain the same. The volunteer administrators will give more details about the next steps soon. [27][28]
• If you use syntax highlighting, you can see line numbers in the 2010 and 2017 wikitext editors when editing templates. This is to make it easier to see line breaks or talk about specific lines. Line numbers will soon come to all namespaces. [29][30][31]
• Because of a technical change there could be problems with gadgets and scripts that have an edit summary area that looks similar to this one. If they look strange they should use mw.loader.using('mediawiki.action.edit.styles') to go back to how they looked before. [32]
• The latest version of MediaWiki came to the Wikimedia wikis last week. There was no Tech News issue last week.

Changes later this week

• There is no new MediaWiki version this week.

Future changes

• The user group oversight will be renamed suppress. This is for technical reasons. This is the technical name. It doesn't affect what you call the editors with this user right on your wiki. This is planned to happen in two weeks. You can comment in Phabricator if you have objections.

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16:48, 19 April 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Claude Callegari

On 24 April 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Claude Callegari, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Claude Callegari gained cult-hero status among English football fans for his speeches about Arsenal? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Claude Callegari. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Claude Callegari), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 24 April 2021 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Clash Quest (April 24)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Hellknowz was:  The comment the reviewer left was: Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit when they have been resolved.

• If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to Draft:Clash Quest and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
• If you now believe the draft cannot meet Wikipedia's standards or do not wish to progress it further, you may request deletion. Please go to Draft:Clash Quest, click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window, add "{{Db-g7}}" at the top of the draft text and click the blue "publish changes" button to save this edit.
• If you do not make any further changes to your draft, in 6 months, it will be considered abandoned and may be deleted.
• If you need any assistance, or have experienced any untoward behavior associated with this submission, you can ask for help at the Articles for creation help desk, on the reviewer's talk page or use Wikipedia's real-time chat help from experienced editors.

—  HELLKNOWZ   ▎TALK 11:32, 24 April 2021 (UTC)

Tech News: 2021-17

Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.

Recent changes

• Templates have parameters that can have specific values. It is possible to suggest values for editors with TemplateData. You can soon see them as a drop-down list in the visual editor. This is to help template users find the right values faster. [33][34][35]

Changes later this week

• The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 27 April. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 28 April. It will be on all wikis from 29 April (calendar).

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21:23, 26 April 2021 (UTC)

Unilog Content Solutions - Remedy Issues

I am an employed contractor with Unilog Content Solutions and was tasked with updating the company's Wikipedia page. However, I continually receive "error" messages concerning the content. Since I am new to Wikipedia, please help me remedy the issues so that the warning messages do not appear on the Unilog page.

Christine Jordan (Wikipedia user name: UnilogJordan) christine.jordan@unilogcorp.com UnilogJordan (talk) 14:36, 8 April 2021 (UTC)

@UnilogJordan: You should declare that you are a paid contributor on your user page immediately using the {{paid}} template. SK2242 (talk) 14:38, 8 April 2021 (UTC)

I have added the Paid template and included my employer on my user page. Thank you! UnilogJordan (talk) 16:19, 30 April 2021 (UTC)

Proposed Deletion to Prevent any lengthy conflict in XfDs

Are drafts compatible with the so-called 'deletion proposals'? Starting to Hate Noelle (Needs Zhongli Too Bad or Hapith is NOT Taiwan's ballistic missile ) 03:05, 3 May 2021 (UTC)

@Ahthga Yram: Drafts can be speedy deleted with any of the G criteria but the proposed deletion process does not apply to drafts. SK2242 (talk) 05:23, 3 May 2021 (UTC)

Tech News: 2021-18

Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.

Recent changes

• Twinkle is a gadget on English Wikipedia. It can help with maintenance and patrolling. It can now be used on other wikis. You can get Twinkle on your wiki using the twinkle-starter GitHub repository.

Problems

• The content translation tool did not work for many articles for a little while. This was because of a bug. [36]
• Some things will not work for about a minute on 5 May. This will happen around 06:00 UTC. This will affect the content translation tool and notifications among other things. This is because of an upgrade to avoid crashes. [37]

Changes later this week

• Reference Previews will become a default feature on a number of wikis on 5 May. This is later than planned because of some changes. You can use it without using Page Previews if you want to. The earlier plan was to have the preference to use both or none. [38][39]
• The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 4 May. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 5 May. It will be on all wikis from 6 May (calendar).

Future changes

• The CSS classes .error, .warning and .success do not work for mobile readers if they have not been specifically defined on your wiki. From June they will not work for desktop readers. This can affect gadgets and templates. The classes can be defined in MediaWiki:Common.css or template styles instead. [40]

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15:42, 3 May 2021 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – May 2021

News and updates for administrators from the past month (April 2021).

Administrator changes

Enchanter • Carlossuarez46

Interface administrator changes

Ragesoss

Guideline and policy news

• Following an RfC, consensus was found that third party appeals are allowed but discouraged.
• The 2021 Desysop Policy RfC was closed with no consensus. Consensus was found in a previous RfC for a community based desysop procedure, though the procedure proposed in the 2021 RfC did not gain consensus.

Technical news

• The user group oversight will be renamed to suppress. This is for technical reasons. You can comment at T112147 if you have objections.

Arbitration

• The community consultation on the Arbitration Committee discretionary sanctions procedure was closed, and an initial draft based on feedback from the now closed consultation is expected to be released in early June to early July for community review.

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Tech News: 2021-19

Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.

Changes later this week

• The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 11 May. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 12 May. It will be on all wikis from 13 May (calendar).

Future changes

• You can see what participants plan to work on at the online Wikimedia hackathon 22–23 May.

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15:09, 10 May 2021 (UTC)

Tech News: 2021-20

Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.

Recent changes

• There is a new toolbar in the Reply tool. It works in the wikitext source mode. You can enable it in your preferences. [41] [42] [43]
• Wikimedia mailing lists are being moved to Mailman 3. This is a newer version. For the character encoding to work it will change from UTF-8 to utf8mb3. [44][45]
• An earlier issue of Tech News said that the citoid API would handle dates with a month but no days in a new way. This has been reverted for now. There needs to be more discussion of how it affects different wikis first. [46]

Changes later this week

• MediaWiki:Pageimages-blacklist will be renamed MediaWiki:Pageimages-denylist. The list can be copied to the new name. It will happen on 19 May for some wikis and 20 May for some wikis. Most wikis don't use it. It lists images that should never be used as thumbnails for articles. [47]
• The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 18 May. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 19 May. It will be on all wikis from 20 May (calendar).

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13:48, 17 May 2021 (UTC)

Tech News: 2021-21

Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.

Recent changes

• The Wikimedia movement has been using IRC on a network called Freenode. There have been changes around who is in control of the network. The Wikimedia IRC Group Contacts have decided to move to the new Libera Chat network instead. This is not a formal decision for the movement to move all channels but most Wikimedia IRC channels will probably leave Freenode. There is a migration guide and ongoing Wikimedia discussions about this.

Changes later this week

• The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 25 May. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 26 May. It will be on all wikis from 27 May (calendar).

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17:05, 24 May 2021 (UTC)

Tech News: 2021-22

Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.

Problems

• There was an issue on the Vector skin with the text size of categories and notices under the page title. It was fixed last Monday. [48]

Changes later this week

• There is no new MediaWiki version this week.

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17:04, 31 May 2021 (UTC)

Tech News: 2021-23

Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.

Changes later this week

• The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 8 June. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 9 June. It will be on all wikis from 10 June (calendar).

Future changes

• The Wikimedia movement uses Phabricator for technical tasks. This is where we collect technical suggestions, bugs and what developers are working on. The company behind Phabricator will stop working on it. This will not change anything for the Wikimedia movement now. It could lead to changes in the future. [49][50][51]
• Searching on Wikipedia will find more results in some languages. This is mainly true for when those who search do not use the correct diacritics because they are not seen as necessary in that language. For example searching for Bedusz doesn't find Będusz on German Wikipedia. The character ę isn't used in German so many would write e instead. This will work better in the future in some languages. [52]
• The CSRF token parameters in the action API were changed in 2014. The old parameters from before 2014 will stop working soon. This can affect bots, gadgets and user scripts that still use the old parameters. [53][54]

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20:01, 7 June 2021 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – June 2021

News and updates for administrators from the past month (May 2021).

Administrator changes

Ashleyyoursmile • Less Unless

Husond • MattWade • MJCdetroit • Carioca • Vague Rant • Kingboyk • Thunderboltz • Gwen Gale • AniMate • SlimVirgin (deceased)

Guideline and policy news

• Consensus was reached to deprecate Wikipedia:Editor assistance.
• Following a Request for Comment the Book namespace was deprecated.

Technical news

• Wikimedia previously used the IRC network Freenode. However, due to changes over who controlled the network with reports of a forceful takeover by several ex-staff members, the Wikimedia IRC Group Contacts decided to move to the new Libera Chat network. It has been reported that Wikimedia related channels on Freenode have been forcibly taken over if they pointed members to Libera. There is a migration guide and Wikimedia discussions about this.

Arbitration

• After a Clarification request, the Arbitration Committee modified Remedy 5 of the Antisemitism in Poland case. This means sourcing expectations are a discretionary sanction instead of being present on all articles. It also details using the talk page or the Reliable Sources Noticeboard to discuss disputed sources.

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Tech News: 2021-24

Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.

Recent changes

• Logged-in users on the mobile web can choose to use the advanced mobile mode. They now see categories in a similar way as users on desktop do. This means that some gadgets that have just been for desktop users could work for users of the mobile site too. If your wiki has such gadgets you could decide to turn them on for the mobile site too. Some gadgets probably need to be fixed to look good on mobile. [55]
• Language links on Wikidata now works for multilingual Wikisource. [56]

Changes later this week

• There is no new MediaWiki version this week.

Future changes

• In the future we can't show the IP of unregistered editors to everyone. This is because privacy regulations and norms have changed. There is now a rough draft of how showing the IP to those who need to see it could work.
• German Wikipedia, English Wikivoyage and 29 smaller wikis will be read-only for a few minutes on 22 June. This is planned between 5:00 and 5:30 UTC. [57]
• All wikis will be read-only for a few minutes in the week of 28 June. More information will be published in Tech News later. It will also be posted on individual wikis in the coming weeks. [58][59]

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20:25, 14 June 2021 (UTC)

Tech News: 2021-25

Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.

Recent changes

• The otrs-member group name is now vrt-permissions. This could affect abuse filters. [60]

Problems

• You will be able to read but not edit German Wikipedia, English Wikivoyage and 29 smaller wikis for a few minutes on 22 June. This is planned between 5:00 and 5:30 UTC. [61]

Changes later this week

• The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 22 June. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 23 June. It will be on all wikis from 24 June (calendar).

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15:48, 21 June 2021 (UTC)

Tech News: 2021-26

Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.

Recent changes

• Wikis with the Growth features now can configure Growth features directly on their wiki. This uses the new special page Special:EditGrowthConfig. [62]
• Wikisources have a new OCR tool. If you don't want to see the "extract text" button on Wikisource you can add .ext-wikisource-ExtractTextWidget { display: none; } to your common.css page. [63]

Problems

• You will be able to read but not edit the Wikimedia wikis for a few minutes on 29 June. This is planned at 14:00 UTC. [64][65]

Changes later this week

• The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 29 June. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 30 June. It will be on all wikis from 1 July (calendar).

Future changes

• Threshold for stub link formatting, thumbnail size and auto-number headings can be set in preferences. They are expensive to maintain and few editors use them. The developers are planning to remove them. Removing them will make pages load faster. You can read more and give feedback.
• A toolbar will be added to the Reply tool's wikitext source mode. This will make it easier to link to pages and to ping other users. [66][67]

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16:31, 28 June 2021 (UTC)