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Hello, please explain how the content you reinstated with this edit does not constitute WP:SYNTHesis of individual reviews. There is not a single source in the article body that supports this type of summary statement about individual aspects of the reception. The same applies to the themes mentioned in the lead. Throast ^{{{ping}} me!} (talk | contribs) 18:02, 19 April 2023 (UTC)

Synth states you should not "combine material from multiple sources to reach or imply a conclusion not explicitly stated by any source". The statements I reinstated do not draw a new conclusion from the sources from the body, they just repeat what the sources say in succession. If any of the specific themes or reception are not explicitly stated in the body, that could be removed. Feel free to start a discussion over at Talk:Everything Everywhere All at Once if you would like to continue this discussion so others can weigh in as well. Cerebral726 (talk) 18:14, 19 April 2023 (UTC)

Yes, they do. In fact, this type of unsourced summary statement is such an exemplary failure of WP:SYNTH that the following passage was recently added to MOS:FILM for clarification: Any summary of the film's critical reception should avoid synthesis, meaning it should reflect an overall consensus explicitly summarized by one or more reliable sources. Regarding themes, there is not a single source in the article body that suggests that the particular themes listed have been "widely discussed"; the same principle applies. WP:SUMMARY is not a SYNTH-carve-out. Throast ^{{{ping}} me!} (talk | contribs) 18:19, 19 April 2023 (UTC)

My reading of that is that policy is that editors should not make broad statements about how a film was received based off of their understanding of a few reviews, not that one can't make a list of themes based off of a few different sources discussing them. We are talking about a few different statements though, so it may be wise to try and improve each part one at a time so that it can be clearer where there are issues if they exist (just a little confused which aspect of the original content you believe is a misrepresentation of the film's critical reception, vs themes or genre, etc.). Regardless, the content itself is valuable and needed for the lead to be complete, so it would be better to try to rephrase it rather than to just remove. For example, if you have an issue with "widely discussed", then perhaps just "discussed" or "explored" would be adequately backed up by the source. Since you clearly feel the content needs to be improved, I'd suggest starting a talk page discussion, since I disagree that the content is so egregious that it needs to be immediately removed versus simply improved to avoid any explicit or borderline synth material. Cerebral726 (talk) 18:29, 19 April 2023 (UTC)

I'm not arguing that the summary is a misrepresentation. It may or may not be. There is nothing to "improve". You need to either provide a source that explicitly supports a summary statement, or, if no such source exists, the passage needs to be removed. Whether the information is "valuable" or not is of course irrelevant to this discussion because value is not a standard for inclusion; verifiability is. Throast ^{{{ping}} me!} (talk | contribs) 18:34, 19 April 2023 (UTC)

To address your suggestion of starting a talk page discussion: this is not a consensus issue. You are evidently unfamiliar with exactly what synthesis means on Wikipedia. If I couldn't convince you with my response above, WP:NORN is the next-best forum. Throast ^{{{ping}} me!} (talk | contribs) 18:22, 19 April 2023 (UTC)

I felt that the longstanding content had been fairly judged by a number of editors as acceptable and useful. If that isn't the case, and there is a problem with the content, then a simple discussion on the talk page among the involved editors can rectify any issue you may have with the content. I am obviously not saying a consensus on the talk page could override policy, just that there seems to be enough ambiguity to warrant a discussion. Cerebral726 (talk) 18:33, 19 April 2023 (UTC)

But that's where you're wrong. There is no ambiguity. The fact that you don't have a full enough grasp of policy to understand the issue does not make it ambiguous. Throast ^{{{ping}} me!} (talk | contribs) 18:36, 19 April 2023 (UTC)

Alright. Since you feel so strongly, perhaps you can more selectively remove the statements that you found troublesome from the lead (I feel most strongly that the "swirl of genre anarchy" sentence is a strong part of the lead), and we can try to gain a consensus on the talk page on what sentences could be integrated to properly summarized the themes from the ground up, using sourcing? There isn't really a need for the strong levels of animosity, I am discussing in good faith to try to work with you to improve the article while keeping critical parts of the lead intact. Cerebral726 (talk) 18:40, 19 April 2023 (UTC)

I do feel like, if not undue, the NYT quote is definitely weirdly out of place, but I don't feel as strongly about that. If sourcing remains as is, the following passage needs to be removed: [...] for its originality, screenplay, direction, acting (particularly of Yeoh, Hsu, Quan, and Curtis), visual effects, costume design, action sequences, musical score, and editing. Its portrayal of philosophical concepts such as existentialism, nihilism, and absurdism, as well as its approach to themes such as neurodivergence, depression, generational trauma, and Asian American identity, have been widely analyzed. "Critical acclaim" is of course perfectly fine and supported by Metacritic. That sentence could be tied together with the box office gross, just like I did in my initial edit. Throast ^{{{ping}} me!} (talk | contribs) 18:45, 19 April 2023 (UTC)

I agree with removing the first sentence, with the possibility of building it back up with a source that analyzes what reviews have "particularly praised". In terms of the themes sentence, perhaps "The film explores philosophical concepts such as existentialism, nihilism, and absurdism, as well as themes such as neurodivergence, depression, generational trauma, and Asian American identity." Each of those items are mentioned in a number of sources, often with each other. This rephrasing allows it to act as a faithful summary of the sources, vs the first sentence which I agree picks and chooses. Thoughts? Cerebral726 (talk) 18:54, 19 April 2023 (UTC)

As with the critical reception, there would need to be a source that explicitly lists these themes in summary. It would also need to explicitly mention that the film "explores" these themes (or anything synonymous with that). The article body features a bunch of individual analyses, but no summary statement as far as I can tell. If you can name such a source, I'm open to include a summary statement of themes in the lead. Throast ^{{{ping}} me!} (talk | contribs) 18:59, 19 April 2023 (UTC)

Starting a talk page discussion, as I may not have time to fully address this issue due to my schedule, and it's worth having multiple voices on your valid concerns. --Cerebral726 (talk) 21:45, 19 April 2023 (UTC)

Ask for input

I'd appreciate your input at Talk:Everything_Everywhere_All_at_Once#NYT_quote_in_the_lead if you have the time. CABF45 (talk) 14:46, 23 April 2023 (UTC)

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Vandalism at Daniel Ricciardo Article

Please do not alter the "on loan to AlphaTauri" phrase. Daniel Ricciardo is still a Red Bull test driver who has been loaned to AlphaTauri. PLEASE DO NOT VANDALIZE and believe that you are more correct than the Red Bull Team. If you're referring to the case of Carlos Sainz Jr., that article is likewise incorrect. You are not more correct than the official Red Bull Team because you are a Wikipedia editor, not a member of the Red Bull F1 team. SOURCE: “Daniel Ricciardo will be driving for Scuderia AlphaTauri with immediate effect. Joining the Scuderia on loan from Oracle Red Bull Racing, Daniel will line up in Budapest for his first race.” from https://www.redbullracing.com/int-en/daniel-ricciardo-on-loan-to-alpha-tauri-for-2023-season?utm_source=RBR_Twitter&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=DR_SAT_Announcement&utm_content=Press_Release The Man Without Fear ^🦇 20:15, 11 July 2023 (UTC)

To be clear, nothing I did was vandalism, and accusing me of such isn't a great use of our time, nor is it assuming WP:GOODFAITH to say that I think I am more correct that RB. I do not disagree he is on loan (obviously). I disagree that it is necessary to specify that in the heading, versus simply mentioning that he is still contractually on loan, which is ultimately a less important detail than the fact he is driving for AT. Please continue this conversation on the talk page discussion thread I started: Talk:Daniel_Ricciardo#Should_the_heading_be_"AlphaTauri_(2023-)"_or_"On_loan_to_AlphaTauri_(2023-) Cerebral726 (talk) 20:20, 11 July 2023 (UTC)

Apologies for the harsh words. I am just infuriated with the recent vandalisms in Wikipedia and thought that you are one of them. I am sorry for judging you immediately as you are one of respected editor. But I will stand on my edit that it should be stated that Daniel Ricciardo is on loan. I am hoping for a healthy discussion for this. Thank you. The Man Without Fear ^🦇 20:40, 11 July 2023 (UTC)

Thank you for your apology, no worries. I look forward to a constructive discussion 👍. Cerebral726 (talk) 20:41, 11 July 2023 (UTC)

Claire Saffitz and references for her date of birth

Sorry for my edits, I would of thought Hollywood Mask Magazine would have been a reliable source.— Preceding unsigned comment added by LandyWikipedia (talk • contribs) 17:22, 19 July 2023 (UTC)

No worries, I can see that you were acting in good faith. You may want to review Wikipedia:Reliable sources to better understand the requirements. Especially with WP:Biographies of living persons, it is critical to be careful that you are using proper sourcing. Cerebral726 (talk) 17:28, 19 July 2023 (UTC)

indianapolis

don't you think that the most significant aspect of the city, and one which everyone instantly associates it with is the Motor Speedway? Becausewhynothuh? (talk) 15:02, 26 July 2023 (UTC)

I think a view of the city's downtown area is by far the most important aspect of the city to represent visually, as has been the case for many years for this article and is the case at similar cities such as Kansas City, Missouri, Cincinnati , Columbus, Ohio, and others. Cerebral726 (talk) 15:07, 26 July 2023 (UTC)

reed, and I do think I should have edited the row delineation. I've done that now, and added the removed picture to the marion county article. g Becausewhynothuh? (talk) 15:13, 26 July 2023 (UTC)

I disagree that removing one of the images was an improvement. I have restored it to the status quo (minus the fact I swapped out an image for daytime instead of night time). Please start a talk page discussion over at Talk:Indianapolis if you still feel it needs to be changed. Cerebral726 (talk) 15:15, 26 July 2023 (UTC)

cool Becausewhynothuh? (talk) 15:17, 26 July 2023 (UTC)

Tom Scott birth date

I wonder if you could explain why you deleted, without explanation, my revelation of Tom Scott's birth month and year, as per UK officials (highly reputable source)? 212.132.230.213 (talk) 14:09, 30 August 2023 (UTC)

There is consensus to not include Tom Scott's private details, including on the talk page. Per WP:BLPPRIVACY (emphasis my own): Wikipedia includes full names and dates of birth that have been widely published by reliable sources, or by sources linked to the subject such that it may reasonably be inferred that the subject does not object to the details being made public. Since Tom Scott has made effective efforts to not have his private details shared widely, there are not widely published reliable sources and we do not include them. There is an edit notice to this effect. Cerebral726 (talk) 14:21, 30 August 2023 (UTC)

Ok. So even when it is easily-discovered data published on an official site, like Companies House, this encyclopaedia defers to subjective preference? Are there any other objective public facts that this encyclopaedia will eschew through arbitrary preference of a subject? 212.132.230.213 (talk) 15:43, 30 August 2023 (UTC)

Yep, Wikipedia respects privacy when details haven't been the subject of widespread, published sources. Check out WP:BLP#Presumption in favor of privacy for more information. Cerebral726 (talk) 15:56, 30 August 2023 (UTC)

Thank you. An eye opener that confirms another way in which Wikipedia is not an encyclopaedia in the full sense of the word. 212.132.230.213 (talk) 16:10, 30 August 2023 (UTC)

(I presume you're not in the United Kingdom if you don't consider Companies House a widespread published source, by the way :-) 212.132.230.213 (talk) 16:11, 30 August 2023 (UTC)

I am very aware it is a widespread published source, but it isn't enough to warrant those details being included. The full text you may have missed includes Consensus has indicated that the standard for inclusion of personal information of living persons is higher than mere existence of a reliable source that could be verified. Cerebral726 (talk) 16:34, 30 August 2023 (UTC)

Ha. I was going to retort with something wry at the absurdity of that, but it'd just be inflammatory. Anyway, thank you for the salutary lesson. I shan't trouble you further, and have learned my lesson not to dabble in this cliquey realm again :-) 212.132.230.213 (talk) 17:30, 30 August 2023 (UTC)

Thanks for all your help!

Just wanted to say thanks for the improvements to Wisconsin Butter Fire! The article looks so much better! Crunchydillpickle🥒 (talk) 17:53, 9 October 2023 (UTC)

Absolutely! You made such a great article, glad I could help to improve it. Fun topic too :D Cerebral726 (talk) 18:33, 9 October 2023 (UTC)

Houston Talk Page

Hi there! Would you please send the same message to user:adflatuss that you sent to me regarding Houston's Talk page? I want to erase any bias that may be present in this discussion. Cheers, Wikiphobia4 (talk) 16:17, 11 October 2023 (UTC)

I will not be doing that, as the page is not biased in regards to its coverage of indigenous peoples, and you are the one edit warring, not Adflatuss. --Cerebral726 (talk) 16:19, 11 October 2023 (UTC)

John Green aphantasia

Hi, I saw you removed my edits. Could we discuss this further over on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Aphantasia#Notable_list:_John_Green? Thanks. —FactoidCow (talk) 14:51, 16 October 2023 (UTC)

Sure thing, commented. Thanks for the notice! Cerebral726 (talk) 14:53, 16 October 2023 (UTC)

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Request for Move

Hello! In case you don't receive ping notifications, I was wondering if you might have any interest in assisting with this request to update the CEO at Move, given your prior assistance on the talk page.

Thanks! Inkian Jason (talk) 14:03, 31 October 2023 (UTC)

Updated it! Cerebral726 (talk) 15:02, 31 October 2023 (UTC)

Thank you! Inkian Jason (talk) 15:45, 31 October 2023 (UTC)

Rewrite of Construction Photography page

The current Construction Photography page is spam. The page is written like an advertisement. I've attempted to re-write it for the genre of Construction Photography. The current page has references that are broken, forwarded to other stock image sites, and is not a page about actual construction photography. Please review the latest addition and help make it better. It was removed and a discussion is needed on this page. Thanks. 71.224.205.150 (talk) 18:12, 14 November 2023 (UTC)

If the article should not be about the company, then the best course of action is a deletion discussion. Additionally a new article can be started titled Construction photography (lowercase p) using the content you wrote. However, unilaterally changing the subject of an article is not a valid resolution to any of the issues you listed. Cerebral726 (talk) 18:19, 14 November 2023 (UTC)

Ok, that sounds like a good method to create something based on the actual genre of photography that I believe would be more valuable to people looking for information on the topic. Can you help create that page? 71.224.205.150 (talk) 19:59, 14 November 2023 (UTC)

Unnecessary Revert

Don't use revert for unnecessary small things such as a spelling error. Sometimes spelling errors happen. Just fix it. That's part of what Wikipedia is about. Mr. C.C.^{Hey yo!}_{I didn't do it!} 09:18, 17 November 2023 (UTC)

While I agree, I also didn't think the piping was entirely necessary. On top of the introduced error, I decided to revert it. I didn't feel that strongly about it though and I'm fine with you reinstating it with the fix. I totally agree with you stating that reverts shouldn't be strictly for a spelling error, which is what my change summary indicated, so my apologies for that. Cerebral726 (talk) 14:44, 17 November 2023 (UTC)

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I didn't meant to vandalise.

I am sorry if you we're annoyed by my actions. I didn't mean to vandalise it. I thought it looked good if all teams were uniformal. So, I am sorry.

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Do not worry about that, it's obvious you were trying to improve the page. Please see MOS:GEOLINK for guidance on the proper format for city links. Cerebral726 (talk) 15:15, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

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Hi I have made some small revisions to the 2023 FIA Formula One World Championship page . On Red Bulls win percentage the Alfa Romeo statistic is worthy because they won every race in 1950 they entered . The only one they didn't win was a race they didn't enter also please be more patient with my edits as i'm slow at completing them anI can be quite slow.--Stewikiaman1 (talk) 17:47, 21 December 2023 (UTC)

Please revert yourself and start a talk page discussion. You are violating edit warring guidelines, as you have been informed on your talk page. The note you are trying to add is overly detailed and WP:CRUFT-y, so no amount of further work (including adding a relevant source, which is also missing) is likely to sway me without reaching consensus first. Cerebral726 (talk) 17:50, 21 December 2023 (UTC)

Minor edits on Ginkgo Biloba

Hi there, I think that this edit https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:MobileDiff/1191698802 Is warranted according to MOS:NUMERAL.

Here's my explanation of the same edit that Ive quoted from my talk page:

Changing "three" to "3" where I did was supported by this section of Mos:NUMERAL: "Comparable values nearby one another should be all spelled out or all in figures, even if one of the numbers would normally be written differently: patients' ages were five, seven, and thirty-two or ages were 5, 7, and 32, but not ages were five, seven, and 32." I made this change to match the way that the paragraph started. It started with numbers used for billion figures, then it used a spelled out "three" in contrast to how the paragraph started. Uhhhum (talk) 23:52, 28 December 2023 (UTC)

I think that this edit is also warranted according to MOS:NUMERAL: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:MobileDiff/1191698169

The article uses number format and abbreviated "cm" for centimeter descriptions throughout the article leading up to this point.

I recently received a talk page comment by another editor of the Ginkgo page, and advised to pay close attention to the MOS. I want to better understand the MOS, and if I'm misunderstanding it or not seeing the reason why these edits were reverted, I would be grateful if you would explain it to me. Thank you. Uhhhum (talk) 00:02, 29 December 2023 (UTC)

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Happy New Year! I'll look through and see if I can add anything! Very fun list so far. Cerebral726 (talk) 19:48, 31 December 2023 (UTC)

Comment removal

After I had posted that particular comment, I realized that it was "less than neutral" so I quickly blanked it out and replaced everything with the word "resolved". I was wondering how I could delete my post in the future because I would've if I saw an option like that. freepalestine (talk) 21:11, 15 January 2024 (UTC)

Fair enough, I appreciate you realizing that and removing it. While you cannot remove it from the page's history or your editing history (except in rare situations), you don't need to worry about it as long as you continue to work to edit from a WP:NPOV. Cerebral726 (talk) 21:13, 15 January 2024 (UTC)

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Hi @Cerebral726, first of all I hope your day is going well. Personally I agree with you about the alphabetical ordering on the 2024 F1 Academy season and I believe some of the comments made by MSport1005 in the Edit summary and on the talk page WP:UNCIVIL, even if not they are rude. Just to let you know I have opened a dispute on the matter which can be found here Wikipedia:Dispute_resolution_noticeboard#2024_F1_Academy_season. Please add any necessary comments. LouisOrr27 (talk) 23:17, 20 February 2024 (UTC)

I found their explanations of teams vs constructors and the examples given convincing. Despite the lack of civility, I'm not sure it's worth continuing the discussion, as it seems to be the most common format. Cerebral726 (talk) 23:19, 20 February 2024 (UTC)

Even if no consensus can be reached and it does stay the same, hopefully they learn not to be rude, authoritarian, and aggressive. LouisOrr27 (talk) 23:23, 20 February 2024 (UTC)

Also, the main reason for me opening the dispute was because of the WP:UNCIVIL behaviour. Thanks for your response, and yes I too found the response convincing even though in my opinion listing by number doesn't make sense. LouisOrr27 (talk) 23:26, 20 February 2024 (UTC)

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Thanks

I've been around a while, but there's always more to learn about the MOS. Thanks for this edit, which pointed me to MOS:AMPM. Of course there's such an entry (the MOS covers all sorts of minutiae), but I freely admit I couldn't have said exactly where. Grandpallama (talk) 18:05, 28 February 2024 (UTC)

Ha, sure thing! I'm always just searching WP:SomeThingThatTheresGottaBeARedirectFor and I'm usually pleasantly rewarded with exactly what I'm looking for. I had always seen lowercase pm, and figured it had to be a thing. Happy editing! Cerebral726 (talk) 18:11, 28 February 2024 (UTC)

You think it's a familiar face?

Hey. I noticed that you reverted the edit by User:GymratW on the San Diego page. I'm starting to have a feeling that it might be another sock of someone we already know: User:Becausewhynothuh?. I've started an SPI investigation once again on Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Becausewhynothuh?, so if you want to reply, my report is there. NoobThreePointOh (talk) 13:49, 18 March 2024 (UTC)

The editing style is pretty distinct, I agree. Thanks for making the report. Cerebral726 (talk) 13:50, 18 March 2024 (UTC)

Yeah, I'm sure they have the WP:COI with these articles. Goody. NoobThreePointOh (talk) 13:51, 18 March 2024 (UTC)

I'm not sure what you mean they have a WP:Conflict of Interest? Seems unlikely they do given the diversity of locations. They likely just have a feeling they are correct about how infoboxes should look, and are unable to not edit war over it. Cerebral726 (talk) 13:55, 18 March 2024 (UTC)

To be honest, they are editing the same cities that we used to revert them over, so I'm not clearly sure, but they might be a sock. Let's see what happens in my report. NoobThreePointOh (talk) 13:58, 18 March 2024 (UTC)

Okay. I just think labeling it as a WP:COI might cause some confusion, as that is an entirely separate issue from being a sockpuppet, and unlikely to be true. You may want to remove that term, and just focus on the fact that their editing patterns are very similar. Cerebral726 (talk) 14:04, 18 March 2024 (UTC)

Agreed on that. NoobThreePointOh (talk) 14:34, 18 March 2024 (UTC)

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Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:47, 1 April 2024 (UTC)

New Pages Patrol newsletter April 2024

Hello Cerebral726,

New Page Review queue January to March 2024

Backlog update: The October drive reduced the article backlog from 11,626 to 7,609 and the redirect backlog from 16,985 to 6,431! Congratulations to Schminnte, who led with over 2,300 points.

Following that, New Page Patrol organized another backlog drive for articles in January 2024. The January drive started with 13,650 articles and reduced the backlog to 7,430 articles. Congratulations to JTtheOG, who achieved first place with 1,340 points in this drive.

Looking at the graph, it seems like backlog drives are one of the only things keeping the backlog under control. Another backlog drive is being planned for May. Feel free to participate in the May backlog drive planning discussion.

It's worth noting that both queues are gradually increasing again and are nearing 14,034 articles and 22,540 redirects. We encourage you to keep contributing, even if it's just a single patrol per day. Your support is greatly appreciated!

2023 Awards

Onel5969 won the 2023 cup with 17,761 article reviews last year - that's an average of nearly 50/day. There was one Platinum Award (10,000+ reviews), 2 Gold Awards (5000+ reviews), 6 Silver (2000+), 8 Bronze (1000+), 30 Iron (360+) and 70 more for the 100+ barnstar. Hey man im josh led on redirect reviews by clearing 36,175 of them. For the full details, see the Awards page and the Hall of Fame. Congratulations everyone for their efforts in reviewing!

WMF work on PageTriage: The WMF Moderator Tools team and volunteer software developers deployed the rewritten NewPagesFeed in October, and then gave the NewPagesFeed a slight visual facelift in November. This concludes most major work to Special:NewPagesFeed, and most major work by the WMF Moderator Tools team, who wrapped up their major work on PageTriage in October. The WMF Moderator Tools team and volunteer software developers will continue small work on PageTriage as time permits.

Recruitment: A couple of the coordinators have been inviting editors to become reviewers, via mass-messages to their talk pages. If you know someone who you'd think would make a good reviewer, then a personal invitation to them would be great. Additionally, if there are Wikiprojects that you are active on, then you can add a post there asking participants to join NPP. Please be careful not to double invite folks that have already been invited.

Reviewing tip: Reviewers who prefer to patrol new pages within their most familiar subjects can use the regularly updated NPP Browser tool.

Reminders:

• You can access live chat with patrollers on the New Pages Patrol Discord.
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MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:27, 2 April 2024 (UTC)

New page patrol May 2024 Backlog drive

New Page Patrol | May 2024 Articles Backlog Drive
On 1 May 2024, a one-month backlog drive for New Page Patrol will begin. Barnstars will be awarded based on the number of articles patrolled. Barnstars will also be granted for re-reviewing articles previously reviewed by other patrollers during the drive. Each review will earn 1 point. Interested in taking part? Sign up here.
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MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:14, 17 April 2024 (UTC)