Extraordinary Writ

By far the funniest and most clever Wikipedia page I randomly stumbled on. Kudos. The fish genuinely made me laugh out loud — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sumtimz I B Learnin (talk • contribs) 07:04, 27 December 2020 (UTC)

Question from Jizams (10:12, 14 March 2024)

Hi, Am a artist, i wanna write my own biography --Jizams (talk) 10:12, 14 March 2024 (UTC)

Hello Jizams. Unless you've been written about in detail by multiple trustworthy sources (books, news websites, etc.), you're probably not eligible to be the subject of a Wikipedia article. We do allow people to provide a little information about themselves on their their user pages (click here to create yours), but promotional user pages will be deleted. Ultimately the goal of Wikipedia is to create a high-quality encyclopedia, and if you're just trying to create a webpage for yourself, I'd encourage you to use one of the many other websites designed for that purpose. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 06:10, 16 March 2024 (UTC)

Question from Ar.S.Anand Kumar (03:01, 21 March 2024)

hi, how to add an institution (like college or hospital) profile on Wikipedia? --Ar.S.Anand Kumar (talk) 03:01, 21 March 2024 (UTC)

Hello Ar.S.Anand Kumar. I see you've been trying to create an article about the Papni School of Architecture. In order for the school to be eligible for an article, it needs to have been written about in detail by multiple reliable sources (like books, newspapers, trustworthy websites, etc.). Has the Papni School of Architecture been written about by any of those kinds of sources? If not, it is unfortunately not eligible for an article at this time. Let me know if you have any questions. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 07:07, 21 March 2024 (UTC)

Question from Urayness (13:38, 30 March 2024)

I'm just beginning to edit and draft in Wikipedia. I've just completed an article entitled "the size and shape of the atomic nucleus." A note at the top of the page states that the article is unassessed. How do I request an assessment? This is my first Wikipedia article and your suggestions would be most helpful! Urayness --Urayness (talk) 13:38, 30 March 2024 (UTC)

Hi Urayness. Article assessments, which just involve someone assigning one of a few "grades" to the article, actually matter a lot less than many people expect, and there's not a lot of consistency about how they're assigned. Frequently someone will come across the article on their own and assess it (often as part of the process for reviewing new articles), so you may find it gets assessed at some point in the not-so-distant future. You could also ask at the physics WikiProject, where editors interested in physics congregate, if any of them wanted to assess the article and/or provide feedback. But again, it really doesn't make a difference how an article is assessed, so I wouldn't worry too much about it. Let me know if you have any other questions! Extraordinary Writ (talk) 08:37, 31 March 2024 (UTC)

as a science teacher, I'm quite familiar with the arbitrary nature of grades. I wasn't sure if it needed to be graded before it's released into the wild, but I see now that that is not the case. case. I do have a question for you: as the author of the article, am I now the de facto arbitrator on the talk page? I ask because recently I had a diagram removed from the Oddo Harkins rule article for being not relevant enough followed by an invitation to have a discussion and negotiate about it. to me. this seemed unilateral. My understanding is that the discussion happens first followed by the decision to remove, if consensual. Urayness (talk) 08:51, 31 March 2024 (UTC)

Urayness, these situations can unfold in several ways: sometimes people discuss and then remove, and sometimes people remove (to restore the status quo) and then discuss. There's no clear-cut rule; it depends on the circumstances and personal preferences. For your new article, being the original author doesn't give you any special rights or responsibilities, but if someone does make a change you disagree with, starting a discussion on the talk page is certainly a good next step. There's nothing stopping you from undoing the change first, but oftentimes it makes more sense to start with the conversation, especially if you want to get a better understanding of why the user did what they did. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 07:09, 1 April 2024 (UTC)

Request

Hey, Extraordinary Writ,

I see you are active right now so I'm hoping you can take care of deleting the files in Category:Proposed deletion as of 23 March 2024. I tagged them for PROD'd deletion so I can't delete them myself. Thanks for any help you can provide. Hope you are having a good weekend! Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 22:28, 30 March 2024 (UTC)

Done. I don't normally do much with files, so let me know if there's something I've missed. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 22:37, 30 March 2024 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of William Burnham Woods

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Your GA nomination of William Burnham Woods

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Macbeth

You moved Macbeth (opera), without a redirect, and now hundreds of links are leading to nonsense instead to a precise opera. Shouldn't in case of a move to a new name without redirect the links be fixed first?? I'd like to hope that's all an April Fool's joke, but the pedantic name change seems to be planned to stay, sigh. -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:23, 1 April 2024 (UTC)

Hi Gerda. The links are being fixed as we speak. This issue happens whenever there's a move like this, and while people do come along eventually to fix the links, I'm happy to take care of it myself. There are technical reasons that make it difficult to fix the links first, unfortunately. As for the move itself, I don't have an opinion on whether it was a good idea or not—my job is just to assess consensus. Hope you're well. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 09:04, 1 April 2024 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – April 2024

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

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Arbitration

• An arbitration case has been opened to look into "the intersection of managing conflict of interest editing with the harassment (outing) policy".

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New Pages Patrol newsletter April 2024

Hello Extraordinary Writ,

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!

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MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:27, 2 April 2024 (UTC)

Pg. move

I was trying to submit a page move request. Emphasis01 (talk) 05:43, 4 April 2024 (UTC)

Please see WP:RSPM for instructions on how to start a move discussion. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 07:27, 4 April 2024 (UTC)

I already saw those, I don't understand it. Do you see the edit on the request move page? Emphasis01 (talk) 08:11, 4 April 2024 (UTC)

Never mind, someone adjusted it. Emphasis01 (talk) 08:13, 4 April 2024 (UTC)

Question from JakobR32 (17:35, 4 April 2024)

Hey, I can't edit my change request. The "edit" button is missing, since the formatting is wrong. Here is the link to the talk page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Paraguayan_War Thanks --JakobR32 (talk) 17:35, 4 April 2024 (UTC)

Hi JakobR32. It looks like someone else has already fixed this for you. If it happens again, try clicking the "edit" button at the very top of the page, which should always be there. Let me know if you have any other questions! Extraordinary Writ (talk) 05:52, 5 April 2024 (UTC)

Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip

Hi, I request you to please restore the Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip article that you deleted as I intend to write and expand. Thanks. Mfarazbaig (talk) 00:23, 6 April 2024 (UTC)

Mfarazbaig, I've restored it to Draft:Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip. As it was created by a non-extended confirmed user (and sockpuppet), you shouldn't move it back to mainspace until you're comfortable taking responsibility for the contents. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 00:47, 6 April 2024 (UTC)

Question from Kpendry (00:05, 10 April 2024)

Hello Mentor! I have a added a large contribution to a Regenerative Architecture section on the wiki page "Sustainable City". This is from some research I have done for a university project and I thought I could contribute. In my paragraphs, I often include in-sentence citations. I am used to APA citation and I did my best to replicate that for the Wiki system. Please let me know if I did anything wrong! Thank you and have a great day! --Kpendry (talk) 00:05, 10 April 2024 (UTC)

Hi Kpendry. Nice start! The citations look good. One thing to keep in mind is that the style and tone of a Wikipedia article can be pretty different from the way people are taught to write a research paper or essay. Since the goal of an encyclopedia article is to summarize rather than to persuade, we try to avoid phrases like "it is essential to acknowledge", for example. Just something to think about going forward. Let me know if you have any questions! Extraordinary Writ (talk) 08:58, 10 April 2024 (UTC)

New page patrol May 2024 Backlog drive

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Question from Iamuser1234567890 (10:35, 18 April 2024)

Hello, thanks a lot for being my mentor. I would like to ask, when I will be able to edit pages which are protected to prevent vandalism? --Iamuser1234567890 (talk) 10:35, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

Hi Iamuser1234567890. To edit most protected articles, you'll need to have made at least ten different edits (currently you've made six). Accounts also have to be at least four days old, which yours already is. Some articles have higher requirements (e.g., 30 days and 500 edits), though, so if there's a particular page you want to edit, let me know and I can tell you the specific threshold. Note that if you're not currently eligible to edit an article, you can still request a change by going to this page and following the instructions. Let me know if you have any other questions! Extraordinary Writ (talk) 18:49, 18 April 2024 (UTC)