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Again, welcome! — Coffee // have a ☕️ // beans // 01:37, 24 January 2018 (UTC)

@Coffee: Thank you!! I've been around the block a bit, this wouldn't be my first account - A long time ago I contributed a reasonable amount when I was in highschool, but that account is LONG dead and dormant, associated with an Identity I no longer use and an IP address for a house I no longer live in, in a town I no longer live in: I've also managed to lose the password and the email address associated with the account in the intervening years, so I decided to have a CLEANSTART not too long ago! I've had the opportunity to change my priorities recently so I should be able to contribtue more as of late, which will be an interesting adventure. -- Cheers, Alfie. (Say Hi!) 11:52, 24 January 2018 (UTC)

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A much, much belated welcome to you!

Hi! And welcome to Wikipedia! :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 00:45, 26 January 2018 (UTC)

<3 Appreciated, User:Oshwah -- Cheers, Alfie. (Say Hi!) 00:48, 26 January 2018 (UTC)

Hume-Rothery Rules

Thanks, Alfie, for looking at my problems with the Hume-Rothery Rules article. Eldin raigmore (talk) 20:29, 26 January 2018 (UTC)

Hi @Eldin raigmore: - Not sure what you were trying to do with my {{talk header}} template but I've sorted it for you now! :P -- Cheers, Alfie. (Say Hi!) 20:42, 26 January 2018 (UTC)

I never did figure it out. Thanks for fixing it! I guess I just don’t know how to use it. ——— Anyway; do you understand my request(s) for help now?

I'm just looking into them right now :) -- Cheers, Alfie. (Say Hi!) 20:58, 26 January 2018 (UTC)

Please comment on Talk:Donald Trump

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 Not done RFC is far too messy, unlikely my comments would contribute to creating consensus in any meaningful manner. -- Cheers, Alfie. (Say Hi!) 13:38, 27 January 2018 (UTC)

Please comment on Talk:2018

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 Done -- Cheers, Alfie. (Say Hi!) 13:38, 27 January 2018 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

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	For your constant, quality help in the #wikipedia-en-help channel on IRC, Adotchar| reply here 22:17, 28 January 2018 (UTC)

@Adotchar: Aww, shucks, thank you <3 Feel free to move this to my Userpage if you like! -- Cheers, Alfie. (Say Hi!) 22:18, 28 January 2018 (UTC)

David Meade article

@Alfiepates: Are you sure the second paragraph in the lead section in David Meade promotional and encyclopedic? If yes, can you please list the sentences I need to revise or remove?

"David Meade, by background, is also a writer, researcher and investigator. He worked for the both the federal government and private industry, for Fortune 1000 companies, in which capacity he wrote investigative reports for high-level management and boards of directors. He has appeared on Coast to Coast AM with George Noory, has been interviewed by the BBC in London, and on US national TV and radio on the Glenn Beck Program. Meade has written 13 books."

Regarding the last paragraph in "Predictions", I did removed it since the article is about David Meade, not other theorists and your right about the other conspiracy theorists (they aren't notable). --LovelyGirl7 talk 03:20, 29 January 2018 (UTC)

Please comment on Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Professional wrestling/Sources

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 Done -- Cheers, Alfie. (Say Hi!) 22:21, 29 January 2018 (UTC)

Hi

Hello there! _{Vermont | reply here} 02:03, 31 January 2018 (UTC)

OH NO, IT STICKS OUT THE BOTTOM... This is the worst sig ever, change it back! -- Cheers, Alfie. (Say Hi!) 02:04, 31 January 2018 (UTC)

I have addressed your concerns..mostly :) _{Vermont | reply here} 10:01, 31 January 2018 (UTC)

Please comment on Talk:1948 Palestine war

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 Not done Not opening this can of worms. -- Cheers, Alfie. (Say Hi!) 12:48, 31 January 2018 (UTC)

Please comment on Talk:2018 in science

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 Not done Nothing I can add to the conversation. -- Thanks, Alfie. ^{talk to me | contribs} 03:08, 3 February 2018 (UTC)

Please comment on Talk:David Wolfe (entrepreneur)

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 Not done -- Thanks, Alfie. ^{talk to me | contribs} 18:22, 4 February 2018 (UTC)

Hans Reiser

You reverted this edit @ Hans Reiser, stating that "it did not appear constructive". However I see that its cruicial to Hans motive, as Sean influence is exactly what Hans meant with "protect his children" and Ramon has testified that he suspects Nina of money laundering. The paragraph was cited from reliable source. I also added an entry to article talk page. Also these two personalities are present on other wikipedia language pages and appear to be purposely removed (whitewashed) from here. 195.14.198.195 (talk) 06:05, 5 February 2018 (UTC)

In addition, you stated "Addition of negative unsourced content to a biographical article" as reasoning, however the paragraph WAS sourced and there is no rule in WP that prohibits adding events that may negatively percepted. I am fairly sure that you confuse it with NPOV. 195.14.198.195 (talk) 06:09, 5 February 2018 (UTC)

Sorry, the latter would be a Huggle issue - canned rollback reasons and all. I rolled the edit back because per WP:BLP, I am uncomfortable with the source given: It was released before the conviction and it's primarily based on an interview. Additionally, your edit is closely paraphrased, which may be a WP:COPYVIO. Finally, since you bring up NPOV, naming the references "donotcutcrucialpartsofthestory" doesn't paint you in a fantastic light. -- Thanks, Alfie. ^{talk to me | contribs} 06:16, 5 February 2018 (UTC)

Yes, the reference is named like this because its crucial and is completely cut by someone from the article, yet is present in every other language. I am not very proficient in English, but without these two personalities Hans' part of the story and court claims loose every logical foundation. I am very concerned about whitewashing itself, the additonal sources are not a problem: "hans reiser sean" gives 221.000 results. 195.14.198.195 (talk) 06:24, 5 February 2018 (UTC)

Saeed Toosi paedophile and Sex offenders category deleted, why?

Hi Alphie, I got a message from you to say I should provide references citations. A simple google search of his name provides tonnes of references to this end. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 37.157.216.143 (talk) 01:12, 6 February 2018 (UTC)

Here is a link to Iranian MP, Mahmoud Sadeghi's twitter, confirming the fact that he was convicted by initial court whose decision was overturned by close associates of the Supreme Leader: https://twitter.com/mah_sadeghi/status/959365726225289216 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 37.157.216.143 (talk) 01:15, 6 February 2018 (UTC)

Hi there 37.157.216.143, and welcome to Wikipedia. If you are making a claim, it is up to you to provide citations for that claim. Per WP:BLP, we take a hard line on unreferenced defamatory content. Finally, please sign your talk page messages with four tildes ("~~~~") after your message. Feel free to reinsert the deleted material, but you must provide reliable and independent sources or it will be removed again. Thank you. -- Thanks, Alfie. ^{talk to me | contribs} 01:17, 6 February 2018 (UTC)

My addition to Ravioli was "Vandalism".

I added another thing to See also. That is all. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Extraspaghettman (talk • contribs) 01:55, 6 February 2018 (UTC)

And now you're blocked for persistent vandalism. Funny, that. I noticed this edit, too. -- Thanks, Alfie. ^{talk to me | contribs} 02:05, 6 February 2018 (UTC)

Matt Gaetz edit

Hello! You could have given me a minute to correct my mistake!! I was in the process of moving and editing that paragraph when I noticed the vertical spacing needed to be fixed I didn't mean to delete it. (Liz Sterling (talk) 02:35, 6 February 2018 (UTC))

Ha, sorry Liz Sterling - people have tried to slip in paragraph deletions like this before. Lapse of WP:AGF on my part, I apologise! -- Thanks, Alfie. ^{talk to me | contribs} 02:37, 6 February 2018 (UTC)

This presents an awkward situation. I fixed my mistake before I saw your "undo" but put the paragraph in a different location where I plan to add more content. So, I am going to delete your undo, so that content is not there twice. PS I don't know this individual, but had noticed how poorly the page was written, so I have been trying to improve it. (Liz Sterling (talk) 02:50, 6 February 2018 (UTC))

Go right ahead, you have my blessing. Your contributions are appreciated! -- Thanks, Alfie. ^{talk to me | contribs} 02:51, 6 February 2018 (UTC)

Susan Wojcicki edit

Hi there. I tryed to add citations to the addition, but the URL was blacklisted apparently. I have found a video about it, however. Not sure if its blacklisted. Unfortunately, this issue is heavily censored and not reported on in the media and only sources are from Petitions, Youtube videos or first hand references such as myself. Here are some links about the issue. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sviWDJfcGsE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kw-s9Whi0Ns — Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.110.248.95 (talk) 04:54, 7 February 2018 (UTC)

Hi there, Anonymous. I'm vaguely aware fo this dispute, and I'd be very hesistant to call it "heavily censored" - no way Wijcicki/YouTube have that much power. I think it's more likely that this event just isn't all that notable and so the Media aren't interested in covering it. Additionally, youtube videos and similar self-published/"primary" sources aren't considered reliable and independent, which is the criteria for using a source to verify a claim. This is especially important in Biographies such as this one, because unsourced claims are potentially libelous and so we take a hard line on removing it. -- Thanks, Alfie. ^{talk to me | contribs} 17:51, 7 February 2018 (UTC)

Please comment on Talk:Seth MacFarlane

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 Done Thanks for giving me an RFC I can actually provide input on, Legobot! -- Thanks, Alfie. ^{talk to me | contribs} 04:46, 8 February 2018 (UTC)

Please comment on Talk:Dorothy Tarrant

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•  Done Why oh why did you point me at something Gender-related? I commented, anyway. -- Thanks, Alfie. ^{talk to me | contribs} 05:01, 8 February 2018 (UTC)

Regarding your question Rarzon

Hi Alfie -

I will update the submission tag. I know Robin Arzon. Is that an issue? I think she should have a Wiki page.Rarzon (talk) 21:52, 8 February 2018 (UTC)

Hi Rarzon; It's not an issue per se, but Please read WP:COI and WP:AUTOBIO in this case, and please declare your association with Arzon on either your User page or the article's Talk page. Thank you. -- Thanks, Alfie. ^{talk to me | contribs} 22:24, 8 February 2018 (UTC)

Thank you, Alfie will do. Is it possible for you to review my article to let me know its on the right track for approval. I wrote all the points from articles that have been written about her. Do you other suggestions? Thank you. - Unsigned comment by Rarzon

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Has now been blocked, I don't why your original report was declined. Red Jay (talk) 22:22, 10 February 2018 (UTC)

@Red Jay: Hi, thanks! AIV are often backlogged so they sometimes kick non-obvious vandalism out of their queue until they get a second report from another user. It happens, they got blocked, we're all good. Again, thanks for letting me know! -- Thanks, Alfie. ^{talk to me | contribs} 00:05, 11 February 2018 (UTC)

Issue on Ultraman article

Hey there, I've noticed you've edited on the Ultraman page before. There is an issue on the talk page that requires your two cents on the matter. Long story short: I've uploaded images (an upgraded version of the show's title card from the Blu-ray) which met Wiki guidelines but another editor disagreed, undid my edits simply because I removed an image he uploaded, and he started an edit war. Your two cents would be greatly appreciated and it would bring a fresh perspective on the issue and contribute to what benefits the article. Cheers! Armegon (talk) 06:17, 11 February 2018 (UTC)

Responded at the appropriate venue. - Be careful, though, you're skirting WP:CANVASS. -- Thanks, Alfie. ^{talk to me | contribs} 06:43, 11 February 2018 (UTC)

Please comment on Talk:March 14, 1891, lynchings

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 Not done -- Thanks, Alfie. ^{talk to me | contribs} 06:47, 11 February 2018 (UTC)

Please comment on Talk:David Wolfe (entrepreneur)

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 Not done -- Thanks, Alfie. ^{talk to me | contribs} 06:47, 11 February 2018 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Barnstar of Diplomacy
	For helping to resolve an edit war.  I dream of horses  If you reply here, please ping me by adding {{U|I dream of horses}} to your message  (talk to me) (My edits) @ 01:43, 12 February 2018 (UTC)

@I dream of horses: Appreciated!! <3 Feel free to put this on my userpage if you wish! -- Thanks, Alfie. ^{talk to me | contribs} 01:45, 12 February 2018 (UTC)

Reg Discography

Sharan (talk) 16:34, 15 February 2018 (UTC) Hi Alfie,

Thank you for responding to my Help me comment. Really appreciate that. I was only looking out for an answer, not particularly from Huon. Just wanted to let you know that I had incorporated changes in my article that had no concrete links to substantiate the facts mentioned.

However, I had incorporated a table as 'Discography' for the page- Kuldeep Pai. This table has been removed with the comment in the edit section mentioning - 'nothing here is verified--and it is not even clear what these things are, or who released them, and in what format'

Kuldeep Pai has released 35 videos so far under 'Vande Guru Paramparaam' series. The table had only the details of his YouTube releases mentioning the name of the songs, performers, Year of release and composer of the songs. This can be verified by visiting his YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/user/kuldeepmpai/videos All the songs were released by him under his own recording label on Youtube. Kindly restore the discography table.

Also, curious to know as to why his website links, fb and twitter links were removed from External links section. I can see only the Youtube link...would be happy to note the reason...

Sharan Sharan (talk) 16:34, 15 February 2018 (UTC)

Your response to my query.

Thank you so much Alfie, that has been a great help. I was able to do exactly what I wanted. With my regards, Syncopator (talk) 11:18, 16 February 2018 (UTC)

@Syncopator: You're welcome! -- Thanks, Alfie. ^{talk to me | contribs} 13:56, 16 February 2018 (UTC)

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am I a Sockpuppet??

Am I a Sockpuppet? If yes, then whose? Johnson Roy (talk) 15:04, 26 February 2018 (UTC)

Beats me. -- Thanks, Alfie. ^{talk to me | contribs} 15:07, 26 February 2018 (UTC)

Huh. Turns out you are. Wonder what tipped them off? -- Thanks, Alfie. ^{talk to me | contribs} 16:43, 26 February 2018 (UTC)

Thanks!

Just to say that I am grateful for your recent remarks on Marmaduke Constable and do accept, however peeved one may be at inconsiderate behaviour by others, that gentle irony is preferable to sarcasm. But I'm not going to discuss things with people who avoid civilised discussion.

Which leads me, having taken a peek at your list of contributions, to the unhappy article on the very tendentious subject of South African farm attacks. It may possibly read OK to English-speaking South Africans in 2018, but for the rest of the world it strikes me as sadly lacking in coherence and context. Just some things, off the top of my head, that for me it fails to bring out are:

• that for some rural Afrikaners, the British military victory in 1902 and the ANC political victory in 1994 may have seen their enemy prevail, but their resistance was not necessarily abated.

• that since 1902, and earlier, South Africa has by modern European standards been a violent country. Urban crime has flourished as well as rural crime, and in the country violence has taken place both on and off farms.

• that the rightly emotive subject of violence to whites on farms has been selected and magnified for political purposes not just by some people living in South Africa but by members of the white diaspora and by foreign white supremacist groups.

Though I could write about these and other things, I'm really not that expert enough and in any case do not want any flak it might attract. Is there a way of flagging the article to suggest that it might benefit from more context for non-RSA readers and from some re-ordering so that it reads better? Clifford Mill (talk) 14:26, 28 February 2018 (UTC)

Hi Clifford Mill, thanks for reaching out! I'm glad you can acknowledge that your reaction wasn't ideal, A lot of editors just.. can't do that. RE: South African farm attacks... what an article, honestly. I'm not optimistic about the article's potential; It does need a significant rewrite. Take a look at WikiProject Cleanup, they've got some great resources for "rescuing" articles that have been left to languish. -- Thanks, Alfie. ^{talk to me | contribs} 14:54, 28 February 2018 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sarah Irving

Hi Alfie. Could you please clarify your reasoning on why you non-admin speedy closed this AfD as no-consensus only one day after it had been relisted by an administrator? Generally a nom-withdraw would be a 'keep' and a speedy close would either be a 'keep' or a 'delete', since consensus can be achieved after leaving a discussion open for more time. I realise that WP:WDAFD means a nom can't speedy keep after a delete vote has been put forward, but I fail to see how Bearcat's delete vote converts this into a no-consensus, nor why it had to be closed early. Prince of Thieves (talk) 17:50, 3 March 2018 (UTC)

@Prince of Thieves: I did consider closing as 'keep', but assessing the situation myself I could see no strong consensus in any particular direction, with a slight veer into the general direction of 'keep'. My personal view, for instance, is that the subject probably doesn't meet WP:GNG, but I also do not feel a need for this content to be actively removed from the encyclopaedia. The nominator chose to withdraw since the article has changed significantly since the nomination: The article that Vermont nominated for deletion is not (in a sense) the same article that most of us based our !votes on. In that case, I'd prefer not to potentially bias a future AfD by leaving an existing 'keep' closure languishing on the talk page. I am open to being trouted for my closure, if it is disputed! -- Thanks, Alfie. ^{talk to me | contribs} 18:07, 3 March 2018 (UTC)

No don't worry, I can't see anyone disputing it, certainly not me since I didn't even !vote. I was curious about what your reasoning was, and didn't really get that interaction with the nom on the page, but now you have explained it, it does make sense and was probably the right call. Prince of Thieves (talk) 18:11, 3 March 2018 (UTC)

Never mind, it seems it got reverted by Winged Blades of Godric. diff. Prince of Thieves (talk) 18:37, 3 March 2018 (UTC)

1962 Alcatraz Escape

Hi Alfie, I noticed you undid an edit I made to the 1962 Alcatraz Escape page. I made the edit after watching the History Channel presentation that was being discussed in the section where I made the edit. In the show, retired Marshall Art Roderick consulted with an FBI photo analyst and according to the expert, the facial features matched up from the 1975 photo to those of their mug shots. In fact, when Roderick asked him, "what would you do with this information?" the man replied, "I would round up the posse." That pretty clearly indicates that he believes that the men in the picture were in fact the Anglin Brothers, or that there was a very high probability that they were. Longgandhi (talk) 13:39, 27 February 2018 (UTC)

@Longgandhi: You didn't cite a source for this, and your edit disagreed with the source we already had. If you're going to restore the information, you must provide a reliable source. See |here to learn how to do this. -- Thanks, Alfie. ^{talk to me | contribs} 13:41, 27 February 2018 (UTC)

I did not cite a new source because I was clarifying the original source. The person who wrote the original clearly did not watch the program that was being cited. Had they done so, I would not have needed to edit the page because they would have recounted exactly what I said. In short, the person who wrote the original misquoted the source they were citing. I was using the exact same source. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Longgandhi (talk • contribs) 02:10, 5 March 2018 (UTC)

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Rafael Reyes (artist)

Please be careful. You reverted an edit and thereby reintroduced serious, negative WP:BLP content that was also unsourced. -- Dlohcierekim (talk) 22:53, 14 January 2019 (UTC)

My bad, sorry. -- a. ^{get in the spam hole | get nosey} 23:36, 14 January 2019 (UTC)

My Article

Thank you for correcting/deleting my article. I have been away from my account for over a year so I wasn't able to respond to your comment sooner. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Donaldsonizekor (talk • contribs) 01:31, 16 January 2019 (UTC)

Hope you can get well

I was saddened to read about your depression on your user page. I hope you are able to recover and get well from it on your own time. You're a kind person and deserve that. -- I dream of horses  If you reply here, please ping me by adding {{U|I dream of horses}} to your message  (talk to me) (My edits) @ 04:39, 30 January 2019 (UTC)

@I dream of horses: 💕 Noted and dearly appreciated, Emily. I hope you are well! -- a. ^{get in the spam hole | get nosey} 09:07, 30 January 2019 (UTC)

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September 2019

Hello, I'm 331dot. I noticed that you recently removed content from Steve Harmison without adequately explaining why. In the future, it would be helpful to others if you described your changes to Wikipedia with an accurate edit summary. If this was a mistake, don't worry; the removed content has been restored. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks. 331dot (talk) 18:21, 9 September 2019 (UTC)

@331dot: I have absolutely no idea what happened there - It's certainly not an action I took intentionally! Changing my password just to be sure, although this might have been a weird mobile web quirk. Sorry, at any rate! -- a ^{consensus is queer oppression | argue | contribs} 18:25, 9 September 2019 (UTC)

Thank you for your answer; I've certainly accidentally done things like that before. Don't think any more about it. Best wishes to you 331dot (talk) 18:37, 9 September 2019 (UTC)

Your signature

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I would like to respectfully request that you change your signature. Our guideline on signatures says:

"Signatures on Wikipedia identify you as a user and your contributions to Wikipedia. They encourage civility in discussions by identifying the author of a particular comment and the date and time at which it was made. Because of that, having an uncivil signature is strongly discouraged (in some cases, to the point of blocking the user until it is changed). In general, anything that is not allowed in a username should not be used in a signature either."

In my opinion, your signature amounts to a polemic and an attack on Wikipedia's decision making model. You may have good points to make but trying to do so in your signature appears disruptive to me. Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 20:12, 16 September 2019 (UTC)

@Cullen328: Heh, I wondered how long that would last. I disagree, but in the interest of collaboration I shall change it! Have a good one. -- a ^{they/them | argue | contribs} 20:17, 16 September 2019 (UTC)

Thank you very much. I appreciate it. Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 20:18, 16 September 2019 (UTC)

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Welcome to New Page Patrol!

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The Signpost: 30 September 2019

• From the editors: Where do we go from here?

• Special report: Post-Framgate wrapup

• In the media: A net loss: Wikipedia attacked, closing off Russia? welcoming back Turkey?

• Traffic report: Varied and intriguing entries, less Luck, and some retreads

• News from the WMF: How the Wikimedia Foundation is making efforts to go green

• Recent research: Wikipedia's role in assessing credibility of news sources; using wikis against procrastination; OpenSym 2019 report

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• On the bright side: What's making you happy this month?

• In focus: Wikidata & Wikibase for national libraries: the inaugural meeting

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A barnstar for you!

	The Resilient Barnstar
	Saw your user page linked from a recent RfC; just wanted to thank you for continuing to contribute to and be part of Wikipedia despite what you've had to put up with! Myoglobin (talk) 12:52, 21 October 2019 (UTC)

@Myoglobin: heh, cheers. appreciated. -- a ^{they/them | argue | contribs} 22:14, 22 October 2019 (UTC)

The Signpost: 31 October 2019

• In the media: How to use or abuse Wikipedia for fun or profit

• Special report: “Catch and Kill” on Wikipedia: Paid editing and the suppression of material on alleged sexual abuse

• In focus: The BBC looks at Chinese government editing

• Interview: Carl Miller on Wikipedia Wars

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• Arbitration report: October actions

• Traffic report: Wrestling with a couple of teenagers, a Nobelist, and a lot of jokers

• Gallery: Wiki Loves Broadcast

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• Essay: Wikipedia is in the real world

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New Page Review newsletter November 2019

Hello Alfie,

This newsletter comes a little earlier than usual because the backlog is rising again and the holidays are coming very soon.

Getting the queue to 0

There are now 818 holders of the New Page Reviewer flag! Most of you requested the user right to be able to do something about the huge backlog but it's still roughly less than 10% doing 90% of the work. Now it's time for action.
Exactly one year ago there were 'only' 3,650 unreviewed articles, now we will soon be approaching 7,000 despite the growing number of requests for the NPR user right. If each reviewer soon does only 2 reviews a day over five days, the backlog will be down to zero and the daily input can then be processed by every reviewer doing only 1 review every 2 days - that's only a few minutes work on the bus on the way to the office or to class! Let's get this over and done with in time to relax for the holidays.
Want to join? Consider adding the NPP Pledge userbox.
Our next newsletter will announce the winners of some really cool awards.

Coordinator

Admin Barkeep49 has been officially invested as NPP/NPR coordinator by a unanimous consensus of the community. This is a complex role and he will need all the help he can get from other experienced reviewers.

This month's refresher course

Paid editing is still causing headaches for even our most experienced reviewers: This official Wikipedia article will be an eye-opener to anyone who joined Wikipedia or obtained the NPR right since 2015. See The Hallmarks to know exactly what to look for and take time to examine all the sources.

Tools

• It is now possible to select new pages by date range. This was requested by reviewers who want to patrol from the middle of the list.
• It is now also possible for accredited reviewers to put any article back into the New Pages Feed for re-review. The link is under 'Tools' in the side bar.

Reviewer Feedback

Would you like feedback on your reviews? Are you an experienced reviewer who can give feedback to other reviewers? If so there are two new feedback pilot programs. New Reviewer mentorship will match newer reviewers with an experienced reviewer with a new reviewer. The other program will be an occasional peer review cohort for moderate or experienced reviewers to give feedback to each other. The first cohort will launch November 13.

Second set of eyes

• Not only are New Page Reviewers the guardians of quality of new articles, they are also in a position to ensure that pages are being correctly tagged for deletion and maintenance and that new authors are not being bitten. This is an important feature of your work, especially while some routine tagging for deletion can still be carried out by non NPR holders and inexperienced users. Read about it at the Monitoring the system section in the tutorial. If you come across such editors doing good work, don't hesitate to encourage them to apply for NPR.
• Do be sure to have our talk page on your watchlist. There are often items that require reviewers' special attention, such as to watch out for pages by known socks or disruptive editors, technical issues and new developments, and of course to provide advice for other reviewers.

Arbitration Committee

The annual ArbCom election will be coming up soon. All eligible users will be invited to vote. While not directly concerned with NPR, Arbcom cases often lead back to notability and deletion issues and/or actions by holders of advanced user rights.

Community Wish list

There is to be no wish list for WMF encyclopedias this year. We thank Community Tech for their hard work addressing our long list of requirements which somewhat overwhelmed them last year, and we look forward to a successful completion.

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