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Hi there. I've been a sysop here since 2008, and was an oversighter between 2012 and 2019. Most of my substantial edits have been to articles relating to popular culture, which is a fancy way of saying "games, sports and music". More recently I tend to do stuff like adding references to biographies of living persons.
I follow the football teams of my hometown and my country (for my sins). I've lived in the San Francisco Bay Area since 2016.
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I work for or provide services to the Wikimedia Foundation (as JSutherland (WMF)), but this is my personal account. Edits, statements, or other contributions made from this account are my own, and may not reflect the views of the Foundation.[1 FT / 3 FA / 3 FL / 1 FP / 1 FS / 2 FPo / 6 GA / 14 DYK]
- Hector Munro Macdonald (December 24, 2007)
- Bitesize (January 7, 2008)
- Supernormal (January 9, 2008)
- Cullen F.C.[1] (February 12, 2008)
- Portal:English football (March 20, 2008)
- Aberdeen F.C. (April 2, 2008)
- Bloc Party discography (May 2, 2008)
- Bloc Party (May 6, 2008)
- List of Christmas number one singles (UK) (May 11, 2008)
- Portal:James Bond[1] (May 20, 2008)
- Alcanar (May 25, 2008)
- Cry Baby (Jemini song) (July 23, 2008)
- List of awards and nominations received by Arctic Monkeys (July 28, 2008) (GK)
- Eugene McGuinness (January 19, 2009)
- Black Eyed Peas discography (February 10, 2008)
- File:A Scene from Troilus and Cressida - Angelica Kauffmann.jpg (March 31, 2009) (Shoe)
- Silent Alarm (July 21, 2009)
- Cello Sonata in G minor (July 31, 2009)
- Silent Alarm Remixed (August 8, 2009)
- Silent Alarm Remixed (September 2, 2009) (RB88)
- Intimacy Remixed (September 6, 2009) (RB88)
- A Weekend in the City (September 14, 2009) (RB88)
- Intimacy (October 10, 2009) (RB88)
- Bloc Party albums (October 24, 2009)
- Joe Danger (October 21, 2011)
- Joe Danger (October 24, 2011)
- Joe Danger: The Movie (October 25, 2011)
- Julius Green (December 13, 2015)
- Bad Milk (April 2, 2016)
- I Get This Call Every Day (May 14, 2016)
- Football (Disorder) Act 2000 (August 1, 2016)
- Get to Heaven (September 26, 2017)
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Did you know
- 23 Apr 2024 – Amie Parnes (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Pac-Man PHD (t · c); see discussion
- 22 Apr 2024 – Kikunosuke Toya (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Miraclepine (t · c); see discussion
- 21 Apr 2024 – The Sign (Bluey) (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Slgrandson (t · c); see discussion
- 14 Apr 2024 – Cora Babbitt Johnson (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Borg Axoim (t · c); see discussion
- 25 Mar 2024 – 2024 opening of regular sessions of the National Congress of Argentina (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Cambalachero (t · c); see discussion
- 18 Mar 2024 – Descendants of Christian IX of Denmark (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by AndrewPeterT (t · c); see discussion
Articles for deletion
- 27 Apr 2024 – Astrid Chevallier (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Extraordinary Writ (t · c); see discussion (0 participants)
- 25 Apr 2024 – Varna University of Management (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Moritoriko (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)
- 25 Apr 2024 – Maratha-Rajput conflict (1800-1820) (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Ratnahastin (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)
- 24 Apr 2024 – Alexey Okulov (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Ruslik0 (t · c); see discussion (3 participants)
- 22 Apr 2024 – Zivit Inbar (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Gidonb (t · c); see discussion (8 participants)
- 22 Apr 2024 – Heights and weights of US presidents (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Hey man im josh (t · c); see discussion (8 participants)
- 22 Apr 2024 – IC 21 (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by C messier (t · c); see discussion (3 participants)
- 22 Apr 2024 – A Buddy Story (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by QuietHere (t · c); see discussion (3 participants)
- 22 Apr 2024 – Youth Coalition for Organ Donation (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by UtherSRG (t · c); see discussion (4 participants)
- 22 Apr 2024 – Function Health (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Star Mississippi (t · c); see discussion (4 participants)
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Proposed deletions
- 26 Apr 2024 – Alex Moazed (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Ferien (t · c): concern
- 26 Apr 2024 – SkilledUp (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Teratix (t · c): concern
- 25 Apr 2024 – Suzette Kent (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by AusLondonder (t · c): concern
- 20 Apr 2024 – Hubert Godart (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by 2A02:AB88:4C01:7500:84E:6485:B66C:DC73 (t · c): concern
- 20 Apr 2024 – Allcures (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by JoeNMLC (t · c): concern
- 21 Apr 2024 – A Buddy Story (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by QuietHere (t · c) was deproded by Mushy Yank (t · c) on 22 Apr 2024
- 17 Apr 2024 – H.E Abdulla Bin Mohamed Bin Butti Al Hamed (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Daniel Martin77 (t · c) was redirected to Abdulla Bin Mohamed Bin Butti Al Hamed (talk · edit · hist) by Necrothesp (t · c) on 23 Apr 2024
- 16 Apr 2024 – Rita Ferrandino (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Anthoth01 (t · c) was deleted
- 15 Apr 2024 – SuperProfs (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by TheTechie (t · c) was deleted
Categories for discussion
- 26 Mar 2024 – Category:19th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in New Caledonia (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Smasongarrison (t · c); see discussion
- 23 Mar 2024 – Category:19th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Réunion (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Smasongarrison (t · c); see discussion
Redirects for discussion
- 25 Apr 2024 – Shadow Dio (talk · edit · hist) →Dio Brando was RfDed by Utopes (t · c); see discussion
- 25 Apr 2024 – Benjamin Fahey (talk · edit · hist) →List of Fair City characters was RfDed by Utopes (t · c); see discussion
- 25 Apr 2024 – Denzo Bishop (talk · edit · hist) →List of Fair City characters was RfDed by Utopes (t · c); see discussion
- 25 Apr 2024 – Eileen Bishop (talk · edit · hist) →List of Fair City characters was RfDed by Utopes (t · c); see discussion
- 25 Apr 2024 – Vivienne Lynch (talk · edit · hist) →List of Fair City characters was RfDed by Utopes (t · c); see discussion
- 25 Apr 2024 – Esther Roche (talk · edit · hist) →List of Fair City characters was RfDed by Utopes (t · c); see discussion
- 25 Apr 2024 – Finn McGrath (talk · edit · hist) →List of Fair City characters was RfDed by Utopes (t · c); see discussion
- 25 Apr 2024 – Philip O'Connor (Fair City character) (talk · edit · hist) →List of Fair City characters was RfDed by Utopes (t · c); see discussion
- 25 Apr 2024 – Lucy Mallon (talk · edit · hist) →List of Fair City characters was RfDed by Utopes (t · c); see discussion
- 25 Apr 2024 – Cleo Collins (talk · edit · hist) →List of Fair City characters was RfDed by Utopes (t · c); see discussion
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Featured list candidates
- 28 Mar 2024 – Mid-credits and post-credits scenes in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (talk · edit · hist) was FL nominated by ZooBlazer (t · c); see discussion
Featured topic candidates
- 17 Mar 2024 – Timeline of the 1991 Atlantic hurricane season (talk · edit · hist) was FT nominated by Dylan620 (t · c); see discussion
Good article nominees
- 17 Apr 2024 – Disappearance of Joshua Guimond (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Atubofsilverware (t · c); start discussion
- 13 Apr 2024 – Tourism in ancient Rome (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Graearms (t · c); start discussion
- 13 Apr 2024 – You Are in Love (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Brachy0008 (t · c); see discussion
- 28 Mar 2024 – Rice-fish system (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Chiswick Chap (t · c); see discussion
- 28 Mar 2024 – Santos Passos Church (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by V.B.Speranza (t · c); start discussion
- 22 Mar 2024 – 2022 Fife Council election (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Stevie fae Scotland (t · c); start discussion
- 03 Mar 2024 – Physics Wallah (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Sohom Datta (t · c); start discussion
- 23 Feb 2024 – Dia (film) (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by DareshMohan (t · c); start discussion
- 10 Feb 2024 – Music of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Adamstom.97 (t · c); start discussion
- 21 Nov 2023 – Where the Angels Fall (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by SupremeLordBagel (t · c); start discussion
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Good topic candidates
- 14 Apr 2024 – Labyrinth (Taylor Swift song) (talk · edit · hist) was GT nominated by Ippantekina (t · c); see discussion
- 14 Apr 2024 – Midnight Rain (talk · edit · hist) was GT nominated by Ippantekina (t · c); see discussion
Requests for comments
- 11 Apr 2024 – Mukokuseki (talk · edit · hist) has an RfC by Super ninja2 (t · c); see discussion
- 17 Apr 2024 – Elliot Rodger (talk · edit · hist) RfC by Shoot for the Stars (t · c) was closed; see discussion
Peer reviews
- 11 Apr 2024 – Eclipses in mythology and culture (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by Dan Leonard (t · c); see discussion
- 17 Feb 2024 – Idris Bazorkin (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by WikiEditor1234567123 (t · c); see discussion
Requested moves
- 26 Apr 2024 – The International (Dota 2) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to The International (esports) by Pbrks (t · c); see discussion
- 25 Apr 2024 – Begoña Gómez (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Begoña Gómez (judoka) by Unknown Temptation (t · c); see discussion
- 24 Apr 2024 – Sturges' Rule (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Sturges's rule by Dicklyon (t · c); see discussion
- 21 Apr 2024 – One Night in Miami (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to One Night in Miami (play) by Pppery (t · c); see discussion
- 20 Apr 2024 – Federico Ágreda (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Zardonic by Fixer88 (t · c); see discussion
- 19 Apr 2024 – Ogedegbe (surname) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Ogedegbe by Pppery (t · c); see discussion
- 16 Apr 2024 – Djurgårdens IF Hockey (women) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Djurgårdens IF hockey (women) by Dicklyon (t · c); see discussion
- 13 Apr 2024 – Dora the Explorer (franchise) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Dora the Explorer by Vestrian24Bio (t · c); see discussion
- 11 Apr 2024 – Mont-Tremblant Airport (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Mont-Tremblant Airport (disambiguation) by BrandonXLF (t · c); see discussion
- 27 Mar 2024 – The Grudge (2020 film) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to The Grudge (2019 film) by Nineteen Ninety-Four guy (t · c); see discussion
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Articles to be merged
- 24 Apr 2024 – Final (C++) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to C++ classes by The Anome (t · c); see discussion
- 14 Apr 2024 – 2022 Balloon World Cup (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Balloon World Cup by Klbrain (t · c); see discussion
- 14 Apr 2024 – 2021 Balloon World Cup (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Balloon World Cup by Klbrain (t · c); see discussion
- 10 Apr 2024 – Eurosport (Indian TV channel) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Eurosport 1 by SpacedFarmer (t · c); see discussion
- 08 Apr 2024 – Loss functions for classification (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to scoring rule by Biggerj1 (t · c); see discussion
- 08 Apr 2024 – Battle of Kreminna (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Battle of Donbas (2022) by SaintPaulOfTarsus (t · c); see discussion
- 06 Apr 2024 – Tropical Storm Philippe (2023) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to 2023 Atlantic hurricane season by 71.190.208.91 (t · c); see discussion
- 24 Mar 2024 – Lingaa loss issue (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Lingaa by Vestrian24Bio (t · c); see discussion
- 23 Mar 2024 – Pags (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Pag by Shhhnotsoloud (t · c); see discussion
- 20 Mar 2024 – Amarna Era (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Amarna Period by Kaasterly (t · c); see discussion
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Articles to be split
- 14 Apr 2024 – PAW Patrol (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Rtkat3 (t · c); see discussion
- 30 Mar 2024 – Opinion polling for the next Italian general election (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Braganza (t · c); see discussion
- 11 Mar 2024 – CSI: Vegas (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by 2A00:23EE:1320:B607:74F6:D6CC:858B:1F6 (t · c); see discussion
- 06 Mar 2024 – Monster Fest (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Laterthanyouthink (t · c); see discussion
- 10 Feb 2024 – Chandra Giri (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Cpgiri (t · c); see discussion
- 16 Dec 2023 – Karate Combat (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by SpacedFarmer (t · c); see discussion
- 23 Oct 2023 – Russian-occupied territories in Georgia (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Daask (t · c); see discussion
- 15 Sep 2023 – Great Reset (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Username6892 (t · c); see discussion
- 11 Sep 2023 – Mind teachings of Tibet (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Skyerise (t · c); see discussion
- 15 Apr 2023 – Kaithalkuchi (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by MPGuy2824 (t · c); see discussion
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WikiCup 2023 September newsletter edit
The fourth round of the competition has finished, with anyone scoring less than 673 points being eliminated. It was a high scoring round with all but one of the contestants who progressed to the final having achieved an FA during the round. The highest scorers were
- Epicgenius, with 2173 points topping the scores, gained mainly from a featured article, 38 good articles and 9 DYKs. He was followed by
- Sammi Brie, with 1575 points, gained mainly from a featured article, 28 good articles and 50 good article reviews. Close behind was
- Thebiguglyalien, with 1535 points mainly gained from a featured article, 15 good articles, 26 good article reviews and lots of bonus points.
Between them during round 4, contestants achieved 12 featured articles, 3 featured lists, 3 featured pictures, 126 good articles, 46 DYK entries, 14 ITN entries, 67 featured article candidate reviews and 147 good article reviews. Congratulations to our eight finalists and all who participated! It was a generally high-scoring and productive round and I think we can expect a highly competitive finish to the competition.
Remember that any content promoted after the end of round 4 but before the start of round 5 can be claimed in round 5. Remember too that you must claim your points within 10 days of "earning" them and within 24 hours of the end of the final. If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. It would be helpful if this list could be cleared of any items no longer relevant. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to keep down the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send.
I will be standing down as a judge after the end of the contest. I think the Cup encourages productive editors to improve their contributions to Wikipedia and I hope that someone else will step up to take over the running of the Cup. Sturmvogel 66 (talk), and Cwmhiraeth (talk)
Guild of Copy Editors 2023 Annual Report edit
Guild of Copy Editors 2023 Annual Report
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Guild of Copy Editors April 2024 Newsletter
Hello and welcome to the April 2024 newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities since December. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below. We extend a warm welcome to all of our new members. We wish you all happy copy-editing. Election results: In our December 2023 coordinator election, Zippybonzo stepped down as coordinator; we thank them for their service. Incumbents Dhtwiki and Miniapolis were reelected coordinators, and Wracking was newly elected coordinator, to serve through 30 June. Nominations for our mid-year Election of Coordinators will open on 1 June (UTC). Drive: 46 editors signed up for our January Backlog Elimination Drive, 32 of whom claimed at least one copy-edit. Between them, they copy-edited 289 articles totaling 626,729 words. Barnstars awarded are here. Blitz: 23 editors signed up for our February Copy Editing Blitz. 18 claimed at least one copy-edit and between them, they copy-edited 100,293 words in 32 articles. Barnstars awarded are here. Drive: 53 editors signed up for our March Backlog Elimination Drive, 34 of whom claimed at least one copy-edit. Between them, they copy-edited 300 articles totaling 587,828 words. Barnstars awarded are here. Blitz: Sign up for our April Copy Editing Blitz, which runs from 14 to 20 April. Barnstars will be awarded here. Progress report: As of 23:17, 11 April 2024 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors have processed 109 requests since 1 January 2024, and the backlog stands at 2,480 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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WikiCup 2024 April newsletter edit
We are approaching the end of the 2024 WikiCup's second round, with a little over two weeks remaining. Currently, contestants must score at least 105 points to progress to the third round.
Our current top scorers are as follows:
- Sammi Brie (submissions) with 642 points, mostly from 11 GAs about radio and television;
- voorts (submissions) with 530 points, mostly from two FAs (Well he would, wouldn't he? and Cora Agnes Benneson) and three GAs;
- Generalissima (submissions) with 523 points, mostly from 11 GAs about coinage and history;
- SounderBruce (submissions) with 497 points, mostly from a FA about the 2020 season of the soccer club Seattle Sounders FC and two GAs;
- Tamzin (submissions) with 410 points, mostly from a FA about the drink Capri-Sun and three GAs;
- Kusma (submissions) with 330 points, mostly from a FA about the English botanist Anna Blackburne and a GA.
Competitors may submit work for the second round until the end of 28 April, and the third round starts 1 May. Remember that only competitors with the top 32 scores will make it through to the third round. If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, and you hope to get it promoted before the end of the round, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. Please remember to continue to offer reviews at GAN, FAC and all the other pages that require them to prevent any backlogs. As a reminder, competitors are strictly prohibited from gaming Wikipedia policies or processes to receive more points.
If you would like to learn more about rules and scoring for the 2024 WikiCup, please read Wikipedia:WikiCup/Scoring. Further questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup and the judges (Cwmhiraeth (talk · contribs), Epicgenius (talk · contribs), and Frostly (talk · contribs)) are reachable on their talk pages. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 15:05, 12 April 2024 (UTC)
The Signpost: 25 April 2024 edit
- In the media: Censorship and wikiwashing looming over RuWiki, edit wars over San Francisco politics and another wikirace on live TV
- News and notes: A sigh of relief for open access as Italy makes a slight U-turn on their cultural heritage reproduction law
- WikiConference report: WikiConference North America 2023 in Toronto recap
- WikiProject report: WikiProject Newspapers (Not WP:NOTNEWS)
- Recent research: New survey of over 100,000 Wikipedia users
- Traffic report: O.J., cricket and a three body problem