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Procedural question for CfD closes where redirects are kept

Hello, I need advice and I think you're probably the best person to provide it. I want to close the two CfD discussions about LGBT categories which you posted at CR as a consensus to rename and retain redirects. If it weren't for the redirects, I would just post a request on WT:CFDW, but I'm assuming the bot will automatically delete the redirects, and I don't see a way to specify that it shouldn't. Is there? Otherwise, I'll need to manually move the categories and then, I guess, use AWB to semiautomatically change the category on all articles, which would be quite tedious. Or just recreate the redirects afterwards, which I guess would be okay, although it feels sloppy. —Compassionate727 ^(T·C) 12:52, 21 September 2024 (UTC)

Hi Compassionate727! To tell the bot to automatically leave a redirect, you add (case-sensitive) REDIRECT after the * but before the old category name. I usually paste the list into your selection of word processor and find and replace *[ with * REDIRECT [. And thank you for volunteering to close the discussion! Best, HouseBlaster (he/they) 14:24, 21 September 2024 (UTC)

Thanks. Do you know if a bot will automatically remove the CfD templates from the categories? —Compassionate727 ^(T·C) 15:14, 22 September 2024 (UTC)

The bot will automatically remove the CfD templates from the categories :) HouseBlaster (he/they) 17:26, 22 September 2024 (UTC)

Question from Dylanthepickleman (16:23, 23 September 2024)

Say hello and ask a question. E.g. How do I create a citation? --Dylanthepickleman (talk) 16:23, 23 September 2024 (UTC)

@Dylanthepickleman: Hi! Do you actually what to know how to create a citation, or did you just copy and paste the sample text? Best, HouseBlaster (he/they) 16:30, 23 September 2024 (UTC)

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Tech News: 2024-39

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• All wikis will be read-only for a few minutes on Wednesday September 25 at 15:00 UTC. Reading the wikis will not be interrupted, but editing will be paused. These twice-yearly processes allow WMF's site reliability engineering teams to remain prepared to keep the wikis functioning even in the event of a major interruption to one of our data centers.

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Request related to template moves

Thanks for moving templates to better names. I think you are doing good work. I have one minor request: After you move a template, can you please click Edit and then Publish? In case you are unfamiliar, this is called a null edit, and it helps avoid having the template and its subpages show up in various error reports, including Wikipedia:Database reports/Uncategorized templates. It's a small thing, but it will help your fellow gnomes. – Jonesey95 (talk) 18:56, 26 September 2024 (UTC)

I can do that. Thanks, Jonesey95, for all the work you do :) HouseBlaster (he/they) 19:13, 26 September 2024 (UTC)

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Wikimedia Foundation Bulletin September Issue 2

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• "Wikimania Katowice coverage travels around the world" – a curated list of community and media coverage of Wikimania 2024. Over 100 pieces so far have been published about the event.
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• Let’s Connect: “Technology for Language Diversity in Wikimedia” will take place on September 26 at 15:00 UTC.
• Wikisource Conference 2025, the deadline for scholarship applications  has been extended to September 29.
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Closures not processed

Just a note that your closures on the CfD log page of 19 September have not been processed yet. Marcocapelle (talk) 06:47, 28 September 2024 (UTC)

Thank you, Marcocapelle! HouseBlaster (he/they) 18:02, 28 September 2024 (UTC)

LGBT categories not redirected

Regrettably, many of the categories speedily renamed from the speedy nominations at [4] were not coded with *REDIRECT, so no redirects were left at the old names. The intersection categories by date and media are probably not worth recreating as redirects, and we don't need the template-generated ones for stubs nor the container categories e.g. "LGBT by continent", but I recommend that you do recreate the others e.g. LGBT for each country. – Fayenatic London 11:14, 28 September 2024 (UTC)

I will do that. Thank you, Fayenatic london! HouseBlaster (he/they) 18:02, 28 September 2024 (UTC)

 Done. HouseBlaster (he/they) 03:54, 29 September 2024 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2024 September 27#Category:Lutilodix

Hello, HouseBlaster,

I'm hoping you can find a solution for a problem I encountered (or started, I'm not sure). Another admin deleted this category as a CSD C1 which was not appropriate because it was being discussed at CFD. So, I restored it but they also emptied the category so now it is an empty category. Can you take a minute and close this discussion to bring this to closure? Thanks for any assistance you can supply. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 03:25, 29 September 2024 (UTC)

You definitely did not cause a problem, Liz.

@JoJan: WP:C1 requires that the category be empty for seven full days as well as not currently under discussion at CFD. Any renames of categories need to go through CFD. That has been reversed by Liz, so no harm no foul – but something to keep in mind for the future :)

There was not currently consensus in the discussion to merge, but if a subject-matter expert believes it should be merged I think we should defer to their judgement. Therefore, I have !voted to that affect. Best, HouseBlaster (he/they) 03:40, 29 September 2024 (UTC)

Question from Hushquid (17:38, 30 September 2024)

Hi mentor --Hushquid (talk) 17:38, 30 September 2024 (UTC)

Hello, Hushquid! Let me know if there is anything you need help with! HouseBlaster (he/they) 19:55, 30 September 2024 (UTC)

How long will it take this my User:Hushquid Wikipedia article to be published? Hushquid (talk) 21:04, 30 September 2024 (UTC)

@Hushquid: That is a userpage, not an article. Your userpage is the place to tell other Wikipedians about yourself. If you want to get it published, you need to read the entirety of our autobiography guideline. Because it is strongly discouraged to write about yourself, I can only point you to relevant policies and guidelines – it is up to you to read them – but I can answer clarifying questions after you have read the guideline.

I have a question for you: Is File:Hushquid home blackguard.jpg is selfie? Best, HouseBlaster (he/they) 21:10, 30 September 2024 (UTC)

yes is a selfie Hushquid (talk) 21:15, 30 September 2024 (UTC)

please how can I turn it into a artist, I went to get published. Hushquid (talk) 22:22, 30 September 2024 (UTC)

@Hushquid: You can read our autobiography guideline, which will explain why you shouldn't try to get it published. It also explains how to do so, if you really want to. But again: I strongly discourage attempting. You are probably not notable, by Wikipedia's definition of the term. If you are not notable by Wikipedia's definition of the term, the article will just get deleted. Best, HouseBlaster (he/they) 22:26, 30 September 2024 (UTC)

you mean this page cannot get published. Hushquid (talk) 22:58, 30 September 2024 (UTC)

@Hushquid: It is very unlikely. Do you have any significant coverage in reliable sources, such as newspapers? Interviews do not count. HouseBlaster (he/they) 00:15, 1 October 2024 (UTC)

Tech News: 2024-40

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Updates for editors

• Readers of 42 more wikis can now use Dark Mode. If the option is not yet available for logged-out users of your wiki, this is likely because many templates do not yet display well in Dark Mode. Please use the night-mode-checker tool if you are interested in helping to reduce the number of issues. The recommendations page provides guidance on this. Dark Mode is enabled on additional wikis once per month.
• Editors using the 2010 wikitext editor as their default can access features from the 2017 wikitext editor by adding ?veaction=editsource to the URL. If you would like to enable the 2017 wikitext editor as your default, it can be set in your preferences. [5]
• For logged-out readers using the Vector 2022 skin, the "donate" link has been moved from a collapsible menu next to the content area into a more prominent top menu, next to "Create an account". This restores the link to the level of prominence it had in the Vector 2010 skin. Learn more about the changes related to donor experiences. [6]
• The CampaignEvents extension provides tools for organizers to more easily manage events, communicate with participants, and promote their events on the wikis. The extension has been enabled on Arabic Wikipedia, Igbo Wikipedia, Swahili Wikipedia, and Meta-Wiki. Chinese Wikipedia has decided to enable the extension, and discussions on the extension are in progress on Spanish Wikipedia and on Wikidata. To learn how to enable the extension on your wiki, you can visit the CampaignEvents page on Meta-Wiki.
• View all 22 community-submitted tasks that were resolved last week.

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• Developers with an account on Wikitech-wiki should check if any action is required for their accounts. The wiki is being changed to use the single-user-login (SUL) system, and other configuration changes. This change will help reduce the overall complexity for the weekly software updates across all our wikis.

In depth

• The server switch was completed successfully last week with a read-only time of only 2 minutes 46 seconds. This periodic process makes sure that engineers can switch data centers and keep all of the wikis available for readers, even if there are major technical issues. It also gives engineers a chance to do maintenance and upgrades on systems that normally run 24 hours a day, and often helps to reveal weaknesses in the infrastructure. The process involves dozens of software services and hundreds of hardware servers, and requires multiple teams working together. Work over the past few years has reduced the time from 17 minutes down to 2–3 minutes. [7]

Meetings and events

• October 4–6: WikiIndaba Conference's Hackathon in Johannesburg, South Africa
• November 4–6: MediaWiki Users and Developers Conference Fall 2024 in Vienna, Austria

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Question from Hushquid (13:52, 1 October 2024)

I just added ==earlier life== and ===name career=== to my page is it allowed of me to do that. --Hushquid (talk) 13:52, 1 October 2024 (UTC)

@Hushquid: It is allowed, though I will reiterate that you are not writing a true Wikipedia article and it is not indexed by search engines. HouseBlaster (he/they) 17:33, 1 October 2024 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – October 2024

News and updates for administrators from the past month (September 2024).

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• 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.
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• The arbitration case Historical elections has been closed.
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Question from Hushquid (19:51, 2 October 2024)

Why is that AntiDionysius deleted my so many times? --Hushquid (talk) 19:51, 2 October 2024 (UTC)

Because you are trying to use Wikipedia to tell the world about yourself, which is against the rules. If you continue to do this, you will be blocked from editing. HouseBlaster (he/they) 22:08, 2 October 2024 (UTC)

Deletion review for Category:Riize

An editor has asked for a deletion review of Category:Riize. Because you closed the deletion discussion for this page, speedily deleted it, or otherwise were interested in the page, you might want to participate in the deletion review. RachelTensions (talk) 20:09, 4 October 2024 (UTC)