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Michelle Finn (Irish athlete)
My apologies, I didn't intend to move Michelle Finn (athlete) back to draft space. I am moving all articles moved by another editor back to mainspace, but the list I generated automatically changed Michelle Finn (Irish athlete) (which they moved) to Michelle Finn (athlete). Thanks for the cleanup of the article! Fram (talk) 10:42, 3 February 2017 (UTC)
DYK for 1861 Tooley Street fire
On 3 February 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article 1861 Tooley Street fire, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that James Braidwood, superintendent of the London Fire Engine Establishment, was killed during the 1861 Tooley Street fire (pictured)? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/1861 Tooley Street fire. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, 1861 Tooley Street fire), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
New Page Review - newsletter No.2
- A HUGE backlog
We now have 812 New Page Reviewers!
Most of us requested the user right at PERM, expressing a wish to be able to do something about the huge backlog, but the chart on the right does not demonstrate any changes to the pre-user-right levels of October.
The backlog is still steadily growing at a rate of 150 a day or 4,650 a month. Only 20 reviews a day by each reviewer over the next few days would bring the backlog down to a managable level and the daily input can then be processed by each reviewer doing only 2 or 3 reviews a day - that's about 5 minutes work!
It didn't work in time to relax for the Xmas/New Year holidays. Let's see if we can achieve our goal before Easter, otherwise by Thanksgiving it will be closer to 70,000.
- Second set of eyes
Remember that we are the only guardians of quality of new articles, we alone have to ensure that pages are being correctly tagged by non-Reviewer patrollers and that new authors are not being bitten.
- Abuse
This is even more important and extra vigilance is required considering Orangemoody, and
- this very recent case of paid advertising by a Reviewer resulting in a community ban.
- this case in January of paid advertising by a Reviewer, also resulting in a community ban.
- This Reviewer is indefinitely blocked for sockpuppetry.
Coordinator election
Kudpung is stepping down after 6 years as unofficial coordinator of New Page Patrolling/Reviewing. There is enough work for two people and two coords are now required. Details are at NPR Coordinators; nominate someone or nominate yourself. Date for the actual suffrage will be published later.
Discuss this newsletter here. If you wish to opt-out of future mailings, please remove yourself from the mailing list MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 06:11, 5 February 2017 (UTC)
DYK for Patrick Eagar
On 5 February 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Patrick Eagar, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Patrick Eagar took photographs at 325 Test matches, including 98 Ashes matches? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Patrick Eagar. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Patrick Eagar), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
DYK for Carlos Fernández Gondín
On 8 February 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Carlos Fernández Gondín, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Carlos Fernández Gondín fought against Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista and the United States in the Bay of Pigs Invasion, and afterwards helped found the Communist Party of Cuba? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Carlos Fernández Gondín. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Carlos Fernández Gondín), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Coffee // have a cup // beans // 12:01, 8 February 2017 (UTC)
DYK for Humphrey Brooke (art historian)
On 14 February 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Humphrey Brooke (art historian), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the British art historian Humphrey Brooke grew more than 500 varieties of rose? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Humphrey Brooke (art historian). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Humphrey Brooke (art historian)), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
DYK for Myra Nimmo
On 18 February 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Myra Nimmo, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that from 1973 until 2012, Myra Nimmo held the Scottish women's national long jump record? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Myra Nimmo. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Myra Nimmo), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Coffee // have a cup // beans // 12:02, 18 February 2017 (UTC)
March 2017 at Women in Red
 Women's History Month worldwide online editathon Facilitated by Women in Red | ||
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New Page Review-Patrolling: Coordinator elections
Your last chance to nominate yourself or any New Page Reviewer, See Wikipedia talk:New pages patrol/Coordination. Elections begin Monday 20 February 23:59 UTC. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 08:17, 19 February 2017 (UTC)
New Page Review - newsletter No.3
Voting for coordinators has now begun HERE and will continue through/to 23:59 UTC Monday 06 March. Please be sure to vote. Any registered, confirmed editor can vote. Nominations are now closed.
- Still a MASSIVE backlog
We now have 812 New Page Reviewers but despite numerous appeals for help, the backlog has NOT been significantly reduced.
If you asked for the New Page Reviewer right, please consider investing a bit of time - every little helps preventing spam and trash entering the mainspace and Google when the 'NO_INDEX' tags expire.
Discuss this newsletter here. If you wish to opt-out of future mailings, please remove yourself from the mailing list. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 15:35, 21 February 2017 (UTC)
Re: Jack Patrick Lewis Page
Hello, I am having trouble formatting the photo for the page Jack Patrick Lewis – any help would appreciated! Thank you, H — Preceding unsigned comment added by Harry.breault (talk • contribs) 17:08, 22 February 2017 (UTC)
- Hi Harry.breault, a bigger issue with that image is that it doesn't have a Wikipedia-compatible licence. The image clearly says © 2016 Jack Patrick Lewis at the bottom of it- all images for Wikipedia need to be released under a licence that allows it to be reused for any purpose. Joseph2302 (talk) 21:10, 22 February 2017 (UTC)
DYK nomination of Mary Hogarth
Hello! Your submission of Mary Hogarth at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Edwardx (talk) 11:20, 27 February 2017 (UTC)