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User script listings cleanup project edit

I'm leaving this message for all recent contributors to Wikipedia:WikiProject User scripts/Scripts.

This scripts listing page is in dire need of cleanup. To facilitate this, I've created a new draft listing at Wikipedia:WikiProject User scripts/Scripts cleanup. You're invited to list scripts you know to be currently working and relevant. Eventually this draft page can replace the current scripts listing.

If you'd like to comment or collaborate on this proposal, see the discussion I started here: Wikipedia talk:WikiProject User scripts#Scripts listing cleanup project. Thanks! Equazcion (talk) 00:19, 25 Mar 2012 (UTC)

User script list deprecation edit

Wikipedia's list of user scripts is in bad shape, in that it is disorganized and contains many non-working, unmaintained, or thoroughly obsolete entries. Cleanup has been on the to-do list since 2007, but little progress has been made. Instead, the whole list is now set to be deprecated on 1 May 2012, to be replaced with a new list. This draft list has been up for about a month, and in that time I've been soliciting script users and authors to come add scripts they know to be working and relevant.

If you know of scripts that you would like to survive this deprecation (and are confirmed working and relevant), you're welcome to add them to the new list. Note that the old list will be retained and linked from the main list, so there is no real deadline. Thanks for your help. Equazcion (talk) 00:57, 22 Apr 2012 (UTC)

2013 Philadelphia Wiki-Picnic: Saturday, June 22 edit

  Philadelphia's Great American Wiknic at Penn Park  
You are invited to the Philadelphia edition of the Great American Wiknic taking place in Penn Park, on Saturday, June 22, 2013! We would love to see you there!--User:Ocaasi (talk)|}}

TWA substitutions edit

Hey Matt! The javascript API calls substitute messages like WP:TWA/Welcome. I'm trying to get the {current date} and {basepagename} (username) to appear in the messages. I've been using 'noinclude' tags, but these aren't working. Someone suggested this change, curious what you think:

Welcome to The Wikipedia Adventure! edit

 
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Wikipedia Adventure nominated for deletion edit

Hi, I'm notifying you of a discussion where I mentioned you because you have been involved with The Wikipedia Adventure. You can comment here: Wikipedia:Miscellany_for_deletion/Wikipedia:The_Wikipedia_Adventure_(2nd_nomination). Cheers, Jake

Women in Red's April+Further with Art+Feminism 2018 edit

 
Please join us as Women in Red and Art+Feminism continue our collaboration in April 2018. Continue the work you've done in March and pledge to help close the gender gap in April! All you need to do is sign up on the Meet-Up page below and list any articles you create in the month of April.
 


April+Further with Art+Feminism

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Speedy deletion nomination of Draft:Sandbox edit

 

Please refrain from introducing inappropriate pages, such as Draft:Sandbox, to Wikipedia. Doing so is considered vandalism and is prohibited. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Repeated vandalism may result in the loss of editing privileges. Under section G3 of the criteria for speedy deletion, the page has been nominated for deletion.

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MfD nomination of Draft:Sandbox edit

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Your article Draft:Sandbox edit

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Speedy deletion nomination of Draft:Sandbox edit

 

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A tag has been placed on Draft:Sandbox, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page seems to be unambiguous advertising which only promotes a company, group, product, service, person, or point of view and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become encyclopedic. Please read the guidelines on spam and Wikipedia:FAQ/Organizations for more information.

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"๙" listed at Redirects for discussion edit

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Speedy deletion nomination of Draft:Sandbox edit

 

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"Boxoffice® (magazine)" listed at Redirects for discussion edit

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A barnstar for you! edit

  The Surreal Barnstar
Just played the Wikipedia Adventure, thanks for being a part of putting it together! ManWithDominantClaw (talk) 00:53, 16 April 2022 (UTC)Reply

Happy WikiBirthday! edit

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"Boxoffice® (magazine)" listed at Redirects for discussion edit

  An editor has identified a potential problem with the redirect Boxoffice® (magazine) and has thus listed it for discussion. This discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2022 May 3#Boxoffice® (magazine) until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. BD2412 T 00:34, 3 May 2022 (UTC)Reply

Your article Draft:Sandbox edit

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Proposed deletion of Gilbert Hyatt edit

 

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This page basically does not exist in any meaningful form, either by information or source material, and an automatic redirect to the microprocessor page subsection would be better. This person is as much of a nobody as User:BATTLECRUISER OPERATIONAL and shouldn't have a Wikipedia page.

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Interested in co-mainainters for phabricator-bug-status? edit

Cross posting as you may not be watching your Wikitech talk page, see wikitech:Special:Diff/2041672. -- BDavis (WMF) (talk) 23:39, 19 December 2022 (UTC)Reply

Your submission at Articles for creation: Sandbox (March 14) edit

 
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Curb Safe Charmer (talk) 09:08, 14 March 2023 (UTC)Reply
 
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Removal from BDC edit

Happy First Edit Day! edit

Orphaned non-free image File:0x80 cracker with laptop.jpg edit

 

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Sorry! edit

Sorry abt that previous edit! It was an automated message resulting from my goof! Regards, Technopat (talk) 09:39, 26 June 2023 (UTC)Reply

MfD nomination of Draft:Sandbox edit

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Draft:Sandbox edit

Hi Mattflaschen, Draft:Sandbox is a page for practicing editing and is not intended for submitting a draft so I have reverted your submission. It appears this is not the first time you have used used have the page. I strongly suggest using the Article Wizard. If you have questions or need help, you can ask at the Teahouse. S0091 (talk) 21:28, 3 August 2023 (UTC)Reply

Good article reassessment for Lady Macbeth edit

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