David Fuchs
Your GA nomination of Those Old Scientists
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Your GA nomination of Those Old Scientists
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Happy New Year, David Fuchs!
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Regarding Those Old Scientists GAN
editHey there @David Fuchs! I hope you're having a good day. I'm just a random editor and occasionally decide to help out in aiding GAR articles and stuff, and stumbled upon yours. I went ahead and I think wrapped up most, if not all the GAR edits necessary as it was mainly just a bit of CE and grammatical issues. Other than that, I'll let you check and personally see if ofc all the GAR things have been done, but hopefully I think everything should've been covered. Congrats on the imminent GA! Dcdiehardfan (talk) 18:43, 2 January 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks Dcdiehardfan, that was very kind of you. Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs talk 19:07, 2 January 2024 (UTC)
- @David Fuchs No worries man. I'm counting on the article to pass! :) Dcdiehardfan (talk) 19:13, 2 January 2024 (UTC)
- Also, make sure to check all the items that have been done just to make it easier for the reviewer. I'll go ahead and do that for you if you like or you can do that. I think there was still 1 last unresolved thing from the Source spotcheck, and that was something about a VFX, but I think you can take it from here for now. Dcdiehardfan (talk) 19:14, 2 January 2024 (UTC)
- @David Fuchs No worries man. I'm counting on the article to pass! :) Dcdiehardfan (talk) 19:13, 2 January 2024 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Those Old Scientists
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Featured article help
editHi David, I am currently working on Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas with the goal of (hopefully) getting TFA for its 20th anniversary on 26 October 2024. I saw you were on WP:FACM so I'm wondering if you would take a look over and see if there's anything missing - this is my first FA so I'm not too too sure what to look for. Thanks! RetroCosmos talk 16:07, 10 January 2024 (UTC)
- Hey RetroCosmos I'll be happy to take a look. I've got stuff on my plate so if you haven't heard from me in a week or two bug me so it doesn't fall off. Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs talk 18:41, 10 January 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks so much! RetroCosmos talk 01:26, 11 January 2024 (UTC)
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Halo Reach
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I wanted to mention that I added that mention of bungie and 343 on its page because reach was the final game created by bungie before their departure. Shouldn’t it at least be added as a significant mention? Firekong1 (talk) 22:37, 18 January 2024 (UTC)
FAC mentor
editHello, I saw you were an FAC mentor that happens to be interested in video games. It's a little late for me to actually ask about being mentored since I already made my first FAC nomination a couple days ago. Luckily it's co-nominated with an editor with FAC experience, but it's their first video game FAC.
So instead of a mentor question, I was wondering if you could at the very least have a look at the article (The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes) to see if there are any notable issues while we wait for the reviews to start (hopefully). Unless you want to do a full review on the nom instead, but I just mostly want to make sure there are no big issues that we missed. You were the first mentor I saw listed with video game interest so I was hoping you had experience either reviewing or writing those kinds of FACs. -- ZooBlazer 02:57, 26 January 2024 (UTC)
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Welcome to the drive!
editWelcome, welcome, welcome David Fuchs! I'm glad that you are joining the drive! Please, have a cup of WikiTea, and go cite some articles.
CactiStaccingCrane (talk)18:45, 1 February 2024 UTC [refresh]via JWB and Geardona (talk to me?)
Letterpress FAC
editRegarding this discussion:
Where can I find your email?
Thanks, TWOrantulaTM (enter the web) 04:46, 2 February 2024 (UTC)
- @TrademarkedTWOrantula you can use the "Email this user" function under Tools. Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs talk 15:16, 2 February 2024 (UTC)
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Conflict of interest management: Case opened
editHello David Fuchs,
You recently offered a statement in a request for arbitration. The Arbitration Committee has accepted that request for arbitration and an arbitration case has been opened at Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Conflict of interest management. Evidence that you wish the arbitrators to consider should be added to the evidence subpage, at Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Conflict of interest management/Evidence. Please add your evidence by March 20, 2024, which is when the evidence phase closes. You can also contribute to the case workshop subpage, Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Conflict of interest management/Workshop. For a guide to the arbitration process, see Wikipedia:Arbitration/Guide to arbitration.
For the Arbitration Committee,
~ ToBeFree (talk) 20:02, 6 March 2024 (UTC)
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Tenebrae
editI don't understand your tenebrae reference in terms of the community pushing arbcom. Arbcom received a report about the article and promptly began investigating. What am I missing? The other two are much clearer to me. Barkeep49 (talk) 03:26, 20 March 2024 (UTC)
- Barkeep49 my point was absent the Daily Dot article I see no way the case would have ended up at ArbCom, and to do that required someone to out Tenebrae, it just happened to be the press instead of a Wikipedian (and it was done in collaboration with Wikipediocracy, so fundamentally it's the same as any post there and whether someone does something about it here.) I guess you can argue ArbCom worked around it by just saying Tenebrae had a COI without actually stating who Tenebrae was, but it's splitting hairs at that point. My ultimate point is that COI investigations almost always require outing, and the real-world impact as far as Wikipedia has been is that the outing is far less egregious than the actual edits and content people have been trying to get away with. The harassment policy cannot be used as a shield against COI disclosures and investigations, or else all those editors would still be on their merry way making Wikipedia worse. So either ArbCom does it in a timely manner off-wiki, or it's still better it happens on-wiki than not at all. Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs talk 12:49, 20 March 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks for this explanation and the evidence overall. I found it helpful. Barkeep49 (talk) 14:23, 20 March 2024 (UTC)
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Guild of Copy Editors April 2024 Newsletter
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editDavid Fuchs, would you be okay if I delete this? I've made quite a few unintentional mistakes on this site, and I'd rather not have this particular one archived. SN54129 reverted it. 750h+ 11:34, 2 May 2024 (UTC)
- You bet I did. Think before you post! I see you've been trying to clear house (also, the same here). WP:TPO is fundamental and not just a courtesy to those involved in the conversation but to the community who may wish to contextualise something at a later date and not plough through a hidden history. Be mindful! ——Serial Number 54129 15:03, 2 May 2024 (UTC)
- @Serial Number 54129: i deleted that one because i didn't want to annoy another FAC coord. will take that into mind though 750h+ 15:37, 2 May 2024 (UTC)
- @750h+: For your own education, have a look at this FAC, which will still be up for an hour or two, and compare it to yours. It's been open three months—immensely long even by FAC standards!—has gathered only two supports, received a lukewarm source review (which, to be fair to the source reviewer, seems to have been politely on the verge of failing several times), and generally has been less than enthusiastically attended to by its original nominator. And they're an admin with nearly 20 years of experience and about 500 good articles behind them! So compare what you've got.. the phrase you're looking for is "There but for the Grace of God, a decently written article, sympathetic reviewers and coords, Go I" :) ——Serial Number 54129 15:45, 2 May 2024 (UTC) (@750h+:)
- i see. it seems like it's unfortunately been archived. thanks for this note SN54129 750h+ 15:53, 2 May 2024 (UTC)
- @750h+: For your own education, have a look at this FAC, which will still be up for an hour or two, and compare it to yours. It's been open three months—immensely long even by FAC standards!—has gathered only two supports, received a lukewarm source review (which, to be fair to the source reviewer, seems to have been politely on the verge of failing several times), and generally has been less than enthusiastically attended to by its original nominator. And they're an admin with nearly 20 years of experience and about 500 good articles behind them! So compare what you've got.. the phrase you're looking for is "There but for the Grace of God, a decently written article, sympathetic reviewers and coords, Go I" :) ——Serial Number 54129 15:45, 2 May 2024 (UTC) (@750h+:)
- @Serial Number 54129: i deleted that one because i didn't want to annoy another FAC coord. will take that into mind though 750h+ 15:37, 2 May 2024 (UTC)
- 750h+ I don't really see anything that needs to be archived or hidden. You're far from the only person who expects the coords to jump at their noms, I don't think you need to be deeply embarassed. Each coord has different strategies for dealing with noms and it's an ad-hoc process, but I was speaking personally that pinging coords isn't likely to get me to bump anything up top; if a nom isn't in danger of being archived it's not likely to get as much attention, that's just the nature of FAC. Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs talk 15:30, 2 May 2024 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – May 2024
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- Phase I of the 2024 requests for adminship review has concluded. Several proposals have passed outright and will proceed to implementation, including creating a discussion-only period (3b) and administrator elections (13) on a trial basis. Other successful proposals, such as creating a reminder of civility norms (2), will undergo further refinement in Phase II. Proposals passed on a trial basis will be discussed in Phase II, after their trials conclude. Further details on specific proposals can be found in the full report.
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Hi there, I hope you're well. Just a quick query about this FAC... I don't want to get into an ugly back-and-forth on it, but I didn't see my oppose issues being addressed in the FAC, and I think it fairly unambiguously does not meet the FA criteria for the reasons outlined. I would have expected that the FAC would be archived and the nominator to add the additional material as required. Cheers — Amakuru (talk) 21:01, 6 May 2024 (UTC)
- I'm doing fine, I hope you are well yourself. Your oppose was registered, but there wasn't sentiment from anyone else reviewing it that they felt similarly, and the nominator responded to your points with evidence of their own that they felt it met criteria and was a thorough presentation of the available sources. You can felt skeptical that the sources haven't been thoroughly plumbed, but without actually searching yourself and giving concrete examples of missing sources relevant to Pulman, I don't see how the oppose should trump everyone else's input. Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs talk 22:47, 6 May 2024 (UTC)
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June 2: Hacking Sunday (+preview of June 8 Wiknic)
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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our Hacking Sunday at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan. It is intended primarily for technical contributors, though newcomers are welcome as well! The event runs for the whole day, though you are welcome to come by for as little or as long as you'd like. All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct and Wikimedia's Technical Code of Conduct. A documentary filmmaker will be in attendance, working on Rabbit Hole, which aims to document Wikipedia's community to showcase how our network tackles important questions about how history is recorded. They will be in attendance to film snippets of this gathering for the documentary. It is completely optional to be a part of the film and there will be protocols in place if you wish to not be filmed. If there are any questions about the filming please reach out to the filmmaker, Meg Vatterott (meg.vatterott@gmail.com). Meeting info:
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GA review
editHi David - re: the GA review of The Chosen (TV series), I made edits and updates based on the feedback from your initial review. I saw that you had made some edits to the article since then as well as some strikes on the notes. I was wondering if we're close to wrapping this up (either pass or fail). If there's anything additional you need from me, please let me know. Thanks! ButlerBlog (talk) 15:01, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
Sat June 8: Governors Island Wiknic
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Administrators' newsletter – June 2024
editNews and updates for administrators from the past month (May 2024).
Administrator changes
Bureaucrat changes
Guideline and policy news
- Phase II of the 2024 RfA review has commenced to improve and refine the proposals passed in Phase I.
Technical news
- The Nuke feature, which enables administrators to mass delete pages, will now correctly delete pages which were moved to another title. T43351
Arbitration
- The arbitration case Venezuelan politics has been closed.
- The Committee is seeking volunteers for various roles, including access to the conflict of interest VRT queue.
Miscellaneous
- WikiProject Reliability's unsourced statements drive is happening in June 2024 to replace {{citation needed}} tags with references! Sign up here to participate!
Guild of Copy Editors June 2024 Newsletter
edit| Guild of Copy Editors June 2024 Newsletter
Hello and welcome to the June 2024 newsletter, a quarterly-ish digest of Guild activities since April. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below. Election news: Wanted: new Guild coordinators! If you value and enjoy the GOCE, why not help out behind the scenes? Nominations for our mid-year coordinator election are now open until 23:59 on 15 June (UTC). Self-nominations are welcome. Voting commences at 00:01 on 16 June and continues until 23:50 on 30 June. Results will be announced at the election page. Blitz: Nine of the fourteen editors who signed up for the April 2024 Copy Editing Blitz copy edited at least one article. Between them, they copy edited 55,853 words comprising twenty articles. Barnstars awarded are available here. Drive: 58 editors signed up for our May 2024 Backlog Elimination Drive and 33 of those completed at least one copy edit. 251 articles and 475,952 words were copy edited. Barnstars awarded are here. Blitz: Our June 2024 Copy Editing Blitz will begin on 16 June and finish on 22 June. Barnstars awarded will be posted here. Progress report: As of 05:23, 8 June 2024 (UTC) , GOCE copyeditors have completed 161 requests since 1 January and the backlog stands at 2,779 articles. Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from Baffle gab1978 and your GOCE coordinators Dhtwiki, Miniapolis and Wracking. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list.
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The Signpost: 8 June 2024
edit- Technology report: New Page Patrol receives a much-needed software upgrade
- Deletion report: The lore of Kalloor
- In the media: National cable networks get in on the action arguing about what the first sentence of a Wikipedia article ought to say
- News from the WMF: Progress on the plan — how the Wikimedia Foundation advanced on its Annual Plan goals during the first half of fiscal year 2023-2024
- Recent research: ChatGPT did not kill Wikipedia, but might have reduced its growth
- Featured content: We didn't start the wiki
- Essay: No queerphobia
- Special report: RetractionBot is back to life!
- Traffic report: Chimps, Eurovision, and the return of the Baby Reindeer
- Comix: The Wikipediholic Family
- Concept: Palimpsestuous
A barnstar of your choice
editI read your close on Talk:Donald Trump, and I'd like to start by thanking you for it. It is unfortunately rare that I see closes that both address the issue at hand but also address people who participated in it to ensure they know their views were considered even if they were not in line with policies/guidelines - but while still acknowledging their input. I couldn't find a barnstar that applied specifically to this situation, so in lieu of me inventing a new one, please take the barnstar of your choice (if you wish, and feel free to add it here) or, alternatively, my thanks for your thoughtful and very respectful close of the discussion. It is not easy to get involved in US politics on Wikipedia as a subject, as someone, somewhere will likely always have a reason to disagree with you - which makes your swift but thorough closure (less than 12 hours after the closure request) all the more deserving of thanks. -bɜ:ʳkənhɪmez (User/say hi!) 03:23, 12 June 2024 (UTC)
- Here to second the thanks... I appreciate the well-explained close there. 28bytes (talk) 00:13, 13 June 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks 28bytes and Berchanhimez. I pretty much never touch US political articles so I think reading through a single RfC is a lot easier than being collaborative day-in and day-out on this stuff, so I'm always impressed by the editors who manage to do it. Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs talk 12:15, 13 June 2024 (UTC)
- Here to second the thanks... I appreciate the well-explained close there. 28bytes (talk) 00:13, 13 June 2024 (UTC)
June 2024
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There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. Doing this on another editor's behalf. Yes, it is about what you think it is. LilianaUwU (talk / contributions) 11:02, 12 June 2024 (UTC)
PowerBook 100 under FA Review
editI have nominated PowerBook 100 for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets the featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" in regards to the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. George Ho (talk) 08:31, 15 June 2024 (UTC)
In appreciation
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June 26: ONLINE WikiWednesday Salon NYC
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Hi David, on the assumption that it will get promoted I am planning on running iMac G3 as the TFA for 15 August. Do you fancy having a go at a draft blurb, or would you rather I did it? Cheers. Gog the Mild (talk) 15:03, 25 June 2024 (UTC)
- Hey @Gog the Mild I'll take a first stab at working up something on the FAC talk page. Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs talk 15:08, 25 June 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks. Gog the Mild (talk) 16:21, 26 June 2024 (UTC)
admin assist
editApparently, adding {{db-u1}} to User:Fourthords/common.css doesn't actually tag it for deletion. Can you help me out and delete that page for me? — Fourthords | =Λ= | 04:05, 29 June 2024 (UTC)
Thank you so much! — Fourthords | =Λ= | 12:21, 29 June 2024 (UTC)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article IMac G4 you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Vacant0 -- Vacant0 (talk) 16:25, 2 July 2024 (UTC)
The article IMac G4 you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:IMac G4 and Talk:IMac G4/GA1 for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Vacant0 -- Vacant0 (talk) 14:03, 3 July 2024 (UTC)
The Signpost: 4 July 2024
edit- News and notes: WMF board elections and fundraising updates
- Special report: Wikimedia Movement Charter ratification vote underway, new Council may surpass power of Board
- In focus: How the Russian Wikipedia keeps it clean despite having just a couple dozen administrators
- Discussion report: Wikipedians are hung up on the meaning of Madonna
- In the media: War and information in war and politics
- Sister projects: On editing Wikisource
- Opinion: Etika: a Pop Culture Champion
- Gallery: Spokane Willy's photos
- Humour: A joke
- Recent research: Is Wikipedia Politically Biased? Perhaps
- Traffic report: Talking about you and me, and the games people play
Administrators' newsletter – July 2024
editNews and updates for administrators from the past month (June 2024).
Administrator changes
Technical news
- Local administrators can now add new links to the bottom of the site Tools menu without using JavaScript. Documentation is available on MediaWiki. (T6086)
Miscellaneous
- The Community Wishlist is re-opening on 15 July 2024. Read more
This is to let you know that the above article has been scheduled as today's featured article for 15 August 2024. Please check that the article needs no amendments. Feel free to amend the draft blurb, which can be found at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/August 2024, or to make comments on other matters concerning the scheduling of this article at Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/August 2024. Please keep an eye on that page, as notifications of copy edits to or queries about the draft blurb may be left there by user:JennyOz, who assists the coordinators by reviewing the blurbs, or by others. I also suggest that you watchlist Wikipedia:Main Page/Errors from two days before it appears on the Main Page. Thanks, and congratulations on your work! Gog the Mild (talk) 21:31, 6 July 2024 (UTC)
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Thank you today for the article, introduced: "In the mid-to-late 1990s, Apple Computer was teetering on the edge of bankruptcy and irrelevance. They were saved by a combination of ruthless cost-cutting by their new interim CEO, Steve Jobs, and a hit product—the iMac G3, which if you lived through the era helped usher in the colorful candy plastics era of consumer products, as well as reshaping the idea of what computers were supposed to look like." --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:16, 15 August 2024 (UTC)
The article IMac G4 you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:IMac G4 for comments about the article, and Talk:IMac G4/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Vacant0 -- Vacant0 (talk) 22:04, 6 July 2024 (UTC)
Fri July 19: Wikicurious in NYC, Editing Wikipedia for Beginners
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The Signpost: 22 July 2024
edit- Discussion report: Internet users flock to Wikipedia to debate its image policy over Trump raised-fist photo
- News and notes: Wikimedia community votes to ratify Movement Charter; Wikimedia Foundation opposes ratification
- Obituary: JamesR
- Crossword: Vaguely bird-shaped crossword
Administrators' newsletter – August 2024
editNews and updates for administrators from the past month (July 2024).
Technical news
- Global blocks may now target accounts as well as IP's. Administrators may locally unblock when appropriate.
- Users wishing to permanently leave may now request "vanishing" via Special:GlobalVanishRequest. Processed requests will result in the user being renamed, their recovery email being removed, and their account being globally locked.
Arbitration
- The Arbitration Committee appointed the following administrators to the conflict of interest volunteer response team: Bilby, Extraordinary Writ
Source question
editHi. I'm not sure with this, but do you think this TheGamer source [1] would be fine to be used as a support for the claim of her redesigned outfit in RE4 remake or nah? 🍕Boneless Pizza!🍕 (🔔) 01:11, 7 August 2024 (UTC)
- Boneless Pizza! I think if you're using it for a critical opinion it's fine. TheGamer is a situational source more generally, and I wouldn't generally consider it a higher-tier one. Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs talk 19:00, 7 August 2024 (UTC)
- Ah I see. I guess I wouldn't use it for now since its not a high quality source. Thanks. 🍕Boneless Pizza!🍕 (🔔) 22:17, 7 August 2024 (UTC)
On Pikachu
editI've still got a source that needs adding, but could you take a look at the Pikachu article and see if it's up to standards? I tried to touch up as many of your points in the last GAN as I could, but I want to make sure I've got everything down before nominating this again. Has one ever considered Magneton? Pokelego999 (talk) 21:18, 11 August 2024 (UTC)
- Hey Pokelego999 I'll try and take a look this weekend. Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs talk 12:30, 16 August 2024 (UTC)
- @David Fuchs pinging you again since it's been a while: Would you still able to do this? Has one ever considered Magneton? Pokelego999 (talk) 18:39, 22 August 2024 (UTC)
The Signpost: 14 August 2024
edit- In the media: Portland pol profile paid for from public purse
- In focus: Twitter marks the spot
- News and notes: Another Wikimania has concluded.
- Special report: Nano or just nothing: Will nano go nuclear?
- Opinion: HouseBlaster's RfA debriefing
- Traffic report: Ball games, movies, elections, but nothing really weird
- Humour: I'm proud to be a template
FAC comment
editHey, we have made several changes. I hope you're going to weigh in again per FAC policy. 🍕Boneless Pizza!🍕 (🔔) 09:52, 16 August 2024 (UTC)
- Hey again. Thanks for the tips yesterday. I just wanna ask for last time if at least our changes to concept§design and appearances section if it did help lower the issues? 🍕Boneless Pizza!🍕 (🔔) 23:14, 17 August 2024 (UTC)
- It's a marked improvement, yes. Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs talk 01:25, 18 August 2024 (UTC)
Reason of Taking down the updated tech specs?
editHey, may I know the reason of reverting the tech specs table for iMac Apple Silicon wikipedia? KLPeople (talk) 10:10, 18 August 2024 (UTC)
- @KLPeople Hey, the main problem is that it's entirely unreferenced. I've been dealing with this on a number of pages, but very often the tech specs have either no sources or very bad ones (Everymac.com might be okay as an external link, but it's one guy editing them who explicitly makes no warranty of reliability.) I've just been slimming the tech specs down to what is actually stated and can be verified in Apple's own support docs or other reliable sources. Beyond that, we're supposed to summarize information, not provide every single specification regardless. Esoteric stuff that isn't even getting covered in reviews of the product, like the name of the GPU family or the like, really doesn't demonstrate why it should be included on Wikipedia. Hope that explains it. Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs talk 13:07, 18 August 2024 (UTC)
- But I also did the similar tech specs for MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, Mac mini and Mac Studio, why are they doesn't get reverted? KLPeople (talk) 02:46, 10 November 2024 (UTC)
Sat August 24: Roosevelt Island Wiknic
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Administrators' newsletter – September 2024
editNews and updates for administrators from the past month (August 2024).
Guideline and policy news
- Following an RfC, there is a new criterion for speedy deletion: C4, which
applies to unused maintenance categories, such as empty dated maintenance categories for dates in the past
. - A request for comment is open to discuss whether Notability (species) should be adopted as a subject-specific notability guideline.
Arbitration
- Following a motion, remedies 5.1 and 5.2 of World War II and the history of Jews in Poland (the topic and interaction bans on My very best wishes, respectively) were repealed.
- Remedy 3C of the German war effort case ("Cinderella157 German history topic ban") was suspended for a period of six months.
- The arbitration case Historical Elections is currently open. Proposed decision is expected by 3 September 2024 for this case.
Miscellaneous
- Editors can now enter into good article review circles, an alternative for informal quid pro quo arrangements, to have a GAN reviewed in return for reviewing a different editor's nomination.
- A New Pages Patrol backlog drive is happening in September 2024 to reduce the number of unreviewed articles and redirects in the new pages feed. Currently, there is a backlog of over 13,900 articles and 26,200 redirects awaiting review. Sign up here to participate!
The Signpost: 4 September 2024
edit- News and notes: WikiCup enters final round, MCDC wraps up activities, 17-year-old hoax article unmasked
- In the media: AI is not playing games anymore. Is Wikipedia ready?
- News from the WMF: Meet the 12 candidates running in the WMF Board of Trustees election
- Wikimania: A month after Wikimania 2024
- Serendipity: What it's like to be Wikimedian of the Year
- Traffic report: After the gold rush
Sep 25: Wikimedia NYC Annual Election Meeting (plus Latin music event on Sep 21!)
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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our Annual Election & Members Meeting, with in-person at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, as well as an online-based participation option. The Members' Meeting is similar to other WikiWednesday meetups, except that its primary function is to elect a new Board of Directors. We will elect three board seats, half of the elected seats on the board. After being elected, those elected can potentially appoint more seats. We will also focus on the Wikimedia NYC Strategic Plan, our Financial Report, and Annual and Monthly event teams for the coming year. Election info:
Meeting info:
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Guild of Copy Editors September Newsletter
edit| Guild of Copy Editors September Newsletter
Hello and welcome to the September newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities since June. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below. Election news: Project coordinators play an important role in our WikiProject. Following the mid-year Election of Coordinators, we welcomed Mox Eden to the coordinator team. Dhtwiki remains as Lead Coordinator, and Miniapolis and Wracking returned as assistant coordinators. If you'd like to help out behind the scenes, please consider taking part in our December election – watchlist our ombox for updates. Information about the role of coordinators can be found here. Blitz: 13 of the 24 editors who signed up for the June 2024 Copy Editing Blitz copy edited at least one article. Between them, they copy edited 169,404 words comprising 41 articles. Barnstars awarded are here. Drive: 38 of the 59 editors who signed up for the July 2024 Backlog Elimination Drive copy edited at least one article. Between them, they copy edited 482,133 words comprising 293 articles. Barnstars awarded are here. Blitz: 10 of the 15 editors who signed up for the August 2024 Copy Editing Blitz copy edited at least one article. Between them, they copy edited 71,294 words comprising 31 articles. Barnstars awarded are here. Drive: Sign up here to earn barnstars in our month-long, in-progress September Backlog Elimination Drive. Progress report: As of 05:14, 11 September 2024 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors have processed 233 requests since 1 January, and the backlog of tagged articles stands at 2,824 articles. Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we do without you! Cheers from Baffle gab1978 and your GOCE coordinators Dhtwiki, Miniapolis, Mox Eden and Wracking. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list.
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TFA
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Thank you today for Tropical Storm Hanna (2002), from 2008, in collaboration. -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:42, 12 September 2024 (UTC)
Today is Schoenberg's 150th birthday! On display, portrayed by Egon Schiele, with music from Moses und Aron, and with two DYK hooks, one from 2010 and another from 2014; the latter, about his 40th birthday, appeared on his 140th birthday, which made me happy then and now again. - See places for a stunning sunrise, on the day Bruckner's 200th birthday was celebrated (just a few days late). --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:38, 13 September 2024 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of IMac (Apple silicon)
editHi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article IMac (Apple silicon) you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Sohom Datta -- Sohom Datta (talk) 15:06, 14 September 2024 (UTC)
Sep 21: Wikicurious for Latin Music: Editing to the Beat ♫
edit| Sat Sep 21: Wikicurious - Editing to the Beat ♫ @ Lehman College | |
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P.S. Upcoming WikiNYC meetups:
- Wed Sep 25: Wikimedia NYC Annual Election/Members Meeting 2024!
- Sat Oct 26: Wikidata Day 2024!
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The Signpost: 26 September 2024
edit- In the media: Courts order Wikipedia to give up names of editors, legal strain anticipated from "online safety laws"
- Community view: Indian courts order Wikipedia to take down name of crime victim, editors strive towards consensus
- Serendipity: A Wikipedian at the 2024 Paralympics
- Opinion: asilvering's RfA debriefing
- News and notes: Are you ready for admin elections?
- Recent research: Article-writing AI is less "prone to reasoning errors (or hallucinations)" than human Wikipedia editors
- Traffic report: Jump in the line, rock your body in time
Administrators' newsletter – October 2024
editNews and updates for administrators from the past month (September 2024).
Administrator changes
CheckUser changes
Guideline and policy news
- Administrator elections are a proposed new process for selecting administrators, offering an alternative to requests for adminship (RfA). The first trial election will take place in October 2024, with candidate sign-up from October 8 to 14, a discussion phase from October 22 to 24, and SecurePoll voting from October 25 to 31. For questions or to help out, please visit the talk page at Wikipedia talk:Administrator elections.
- Following a discussion, the speedy deletion reason "File pages without a corresponding file" has been moved from criterion G8 to F2. This does not change what can be speedily deleted.
- A request for comment is open to discuss whether there is a consensus to have an administrator recall process.
Arbitration
- The arbitration case Historical elections has been closed.
- An arbitration case regarding Backlash to diversity and inclusion has been opened.
- Editors are invited to nominate themselves to serve on the 2024 Arbitration Committee Electoral Commission until 23:59 October 8, 2024 (UTC).
Miscellaneous
- If you are interested in stopping spammers, please put MediaWiki talk:Spam-whitelist and MediaWiki talk:Spam-blacklist on your watchlist, and help out when you can.
Oct 26: Wikidata Day NYC
edit| October 26: Wikidata Day in New York City | |
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The article IMac Pro you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:IMac Pro and Talk:IMac Pro/GA1 for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Crisco 1492 -- Crisco 1492 (talk) 12:24, 16 October 2024 (UTC)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article IMac G5 you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Zippybonzo -- Zippybonzo (talk) 09:26, 17 October 2024 (UTC)
The Signpost: 19 October 2024
edit- News and notes: One election's end, another election's beginning
- Recent research: "As many as 5%" of new English Wikipedia articles "contain significant AI-generated content", says paper
- In the media: Off to the races! Wikipedia wins!
- Contest: A WikiCup for the Global South
- Traffic report: A scream breaks the still of the night
- Book review: The Editors
- Humour: The Newspaper Editors
- Crossword: Spilled Coffee Mug
Invitation to participate in a research
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Administrators' newsletter – November 2024
editNews and updates for administrators from the past month (October 2024).
Administrator changes
CheckUser changes
Oversighter changes
Guideline and policy news
- Following a discussion, the discussion-only period proposal that went for a trial to refine the requests for adminship (RfA) process has been discontinued.
- Following a request for comment, Administrator recall is adopted as a policy.
Technical news
- Mass deletions done with the Nuke tool now have the 'Nuke' tag. This change will make reviewing and analyzing deletions performed with the tool easier. T366068
Arbitration
- RoySmith, Barkeep49 and Cyberpower678 have been appointed to the Electoral Commission for the 2024 Arbitration Committee Elections. ThadeusOfNazereth and Dr vulpes are reserve commissioners.
- Eligible editors are invited to self-nominate from 3 November 2024 until 12 November 2024 to stand in the 2024 Arbitration Committee elections.
- The Arbitration Committee is seeking volunteers for roles such as clerks, access to the COI queue, checkuser, and oversight.
Miscellaneous
- An unreferenced articles backlog drive is happening in November 2024 to reduce the backlog of articles tagged with {{Unreferenced}}. You can help reduce the backlog by adding citations to these articles. Sign up to participate!
The Signpost: 6 November 2024
edit- From the editors: Editing Wikipedia should not be a crime
- In the media: An old scrimmage, politics and purported libel
- Special report: Wikipedia editors face litigation, censorship
- Traffic report: Twisted tricks or tempting treats?