User talk:Utopes/Archive 19
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Question from FrenchSlav on Ballerina Farm (12:03, 5 February 2025)
Where do I put in the reference? --FrenchSlav (talk) 12:03, 5 February 2025 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – February 2025
News and updates for administrators from the past month (January 2025).
Administrator changes
CheckUser changes
Oversighter changes
Technical news
- Administrators can now nuke pages created by a user or IP address from the last 90 days, up from the initial 30 days. T380846
- A '
Recreated' tag will now be added to pages that were created with the same title as a page which was previously deleted and it can be used as a filter in Special:RecentChanges and Special:NewPages. T56145
Arbitration
- The arbitration case Palestine-Israel articles 5 has been closed.
Question from Robinson12345!5 (17:57, 5 February 2025)
i would like to lock a page --Robinson12345!5 (talk) 17:57, 5 February 2025 (UTC)
Question from Sylvie Dag (15:33, 6 February 2025)
How do I write a new article --Sylvie Dag (talk) 15:33, 6 February 2025 (UTC)
January 2025 NPP backlog drive – Points award
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The Order of the Superior Scribe of Wikipedia | |
| This award is given in recognition to Utopes for accumulating at least 500 points during the January 2025 NPP backlog drive. Your contributions helped play a part in the 16,000+ articles and 14,000+ redirects reviewed (for a total of 19,791.2 points) completed during the drive. Thank you so much for taking part and contributing to help reduce the backlog! Hey man im josh (talk) 19:27, 6 February 2025 (UTC) |
January 2025 NPP backlog drive – Streak award
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Planetary Gear Award | |
| This award is given in recognition to Utopes for accumulating at least 100 points during each week of the January 2025 NPP backlog drive. Your contributions played a part in the 16,000+ articles and 14,000+ redirects reviewed (for a total of 19,791.2 points) during the drive. Thank you so much for taking part and contributing to help reduce the backlog! Hey man im josh (talk) 19:41, 6 February 2025 (UTC) |
Question on a reference in our draft
Thank you for the quick helpful feedback on our draft page. I'm trying to understand referencing properly. Are these references acceptable ?
"432 MHz Moonbounce from VK1 in December 95".
It is a report on an event by a person who was a "visitor" to the event who participated but did not design or make preparations for the event. Does that mean it's primary ? It is the only report on the event that is published and accessible online. Does that mean the event is not notable ?
Australian and New Zealand Physicist - Vol 31 No 03 - March 1994, https://drive.google.com/file/d/13oFOhoKbGi5JUWnj0fhZvIlY5mUoKKN9/ [pdf; page 31, article titled "Earth Satellite Facilities at the University of Canberra"]
This is also the only report on an event that is published and accessible online. Does that mean the event is not notable ? It was published by an organisation that was independent of the parties to the event. Does that mean it is a secondary source ? Endured (talk) 01:00, 21 January 2025 (UTC)
- UPDATE: Sorry, I'm happy to use Teahouse and Afc Help Desk. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Endured (talk • contribs) 02:20, 21 January 2025 (UTC)
- @Endured:; just trying to understand the situation here. The first reference linked does not talk about upcyc at all. This reference does not seem to support the statement that "the UpCyc was the transmitter for a moon bounce project". I checked page 31 of the second source, and I'm not seeing anything about an "UpCyc" project either.
- Currently the draft says:
"The facility consists of a 10 metre parabolic dish with counterweights mounted on a base extension pedestal. There is an adjacent hut for supporting equipment. It is located in a fenced compound."
Is there a source that can corroborate this? It is uncited in the draft as it stands. Utopes (talk / cont) 18:23, 22 January 2025 (UTC)- Many thanks for the extra feedback. Yes, "UpCyc" is obscure in the current text. For reference, "UpCyc" is a new name assigned by the Project Team in 2024. There are no publicly accessible sources which say "UpCyc" (except Google Maps). The facility has been in place since 1993 but, rarely mentioned after 1997. After 1997, it was one line in University annual reports until 2005. We will probably try to design our Wikipedia page along the same lines as these: Mount Pleasant Radio Observatory. Cheers. Endured (talk) 22:26, 7 February 2025 (UTC)
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- Arbitration report: Palestine-Israel articles 5 has closed
- Traffic report: A wild drive
Question from Xavier347 (13:14, 8 February 2025)
Hello Utopes! I'm also new here, so I don't know any of the basics yet, can you show me the steps on how to edit? --Xavier347 (talk) 13:14, 8 February 2025 (UTC)
Speedy deletion nomination of Category:662 BC deaths
A tag has been placed on Category:662 BC deaths indicating that it is currently empty, and is not a disambiguation category, a category redirect, under discussion at Categories for discussion, or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion. If it remains empty for seven days or more, it may be deleted under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion.
If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and removing the speedy deletion tag. ✗plicit 14:16, 8 February 2025 (UTC)
Question from WyattLam (15:56, 9 February 2025)
My wife was looking at an article about at risk Italian brown bears. She clicked a footnote link which was supposed to take her to the UNESCO world heritage site, and instead was porn bombed. We'd like to notify Wikipedia of this. --WyattLam (talk) 15:56, 9 February 2025 (UTC)
Question from T00Bad213 (08:23, 10 February 2025)
hey there Utopes, how do you create a link to an external website? --T00Bad213 (talk) 08:23, 10 February 2025 (UTC)
Question from Demondawg502 (16:52, 10 February 2025)
help --Demondawg502 (talk) 16:52, 10 February 2025 (UTC)
Joel Zerby
Joel Zerby is a professinal figure skater who skates at slough ice arena. He is friends with Noah Mcrabe. Noah lives at buckinghamphire palace in england. They attend burnham grammer school for idiots in austrailia. Demondawg502 (talk) 16:55, 10 February 2025 (UTC)
Question from Bekah at Erika Kullberg (00:58, 11 February 2025)
Hey, @Utopes! I'm reaching out because I want to be fully transparent — I am employed by and write for a financial influencer. She has a significant online footprint (articles, interviews, TV appearances, etc/lots of things to cite back to) and it's reasonable for her to have a page...but I know this presents a conflict of interest as I am getting paid to write it and publish it on Wikipedia. I've drafted what I think is a fair and neutral page for her, but I recognize I have my own biases and it will need other editors' eyes on it. What should my next steps be? Thank you! ~ --Bekah at Erika Kullberg (talk) 00:58, 11 February 2025 (UTC)
Question from Jesonfb (05:27, 11 February 2025)
Hello Utopes, I tride to make an edit yesterday on this page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Barnes but my edit got removed. I'm not sure what went wrong, I couldn't find any comment why my edit got remove or is it because my account is new? --Jesonfb (talk) 05:27, 11 February 2025 (UTC)
Question from Buckingham1782 (14:42, 18 February 2025)
Thanks! Hope you can help! I am interested in politics and current affairs around the world. --Buckingham1782 (talk) 14:42, 18 February 2025 (UTC)
Question from PineappleWarrior457 (02:28, 26 February 2025)
"British records from the First Anglo-Afghan War, particularly regarding the number of losses and the size of the enemy forces, often seem to downplay their own defeats or exaggerate the strength of the Afghan forces. For example, during the retreat from Kabul in 1842, British records claim that around 4,500 soldiers were involved, while estimates of the Afghan forces ranged from 12,000 to 20,000, though it's unclear if these numbers were accurate or inflated. Furthermore, while British sources claim only one soldier, Dr. William Brydon, survived the retreat, the true scale of the casualties remains uncertain, with some sources suggesting that the death toll for British forces was much higher, but this is still debated.
Given the political context of these reports and the unclear nature of the casualties, do these discrepancies allow for editing the article with additional historical evidence? And how can we best approach these biased sources when editing, considering the uncertainty around the numbers and the fact that much is still unknown about the true losses during the retreat? --PineappleWarrior457 (talk) 02:28, 26 February 2025 (UTC)
Question from SanjoyBaruaBD (03:29, 27 February 2025)
how do i create article? --SanjoyBaruaBD (talk) 03:29, 27 February 2025 (UTC)
Question from Xobani on Wikipedia:Redirect (07:07, 27 February 2025)
Hello --Xobani (talk) 07:07, 27 February 2025 (UTC)
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- Traffic report: Temporary scars, February stars
WikiCup 2025 March newsletter
The first round of the 2025 WikiCup ended on 26 February. As a reminder, we are no longer disqualifying the lowest-scoring contestants; everyone who competed in round 1 will advance to round 2 unless they have withdrawn or been banned from Wikipedia. Instead, the contestants with the highest round-point totals now receive tournament points at the end of each round. Unlike the round points in the main WikiCup table, which are reset at the end of each round, tournament points are carried over between rounds and can only be earned if a competitor is among the top 16 round-point scorers. This table shows all competitors who have received tournament points so far.
Round 1 was very competitive compared with previous years; two contestants scored more than 1,000 round points, and the top 16 contestants all scored more than 500 round points. The following competitors scored more than 800 round points:
Gog the Mild (submissions) with 1,168 round points, mainly from 4 featured articles and 4 good articles on old military history, in addition to an assortment of GA and FA reviews.
Generalissima (submissions) with 1,095 round points, mainly from 2 FAs, 2 featured lists, 8 GAs, and 16 Did You Know articles mainly on historical topics.
BeanieFan11 (submissions), with 866 round points from 20 GAs, 23 DYKs, and 2 In the News articles primarily about athletes.
Sammi Brie (submissions), with 846 round points from 16 GAs about radio and TV stations, 45 GA reviews, and 3 DYKs.
Hey man im josh (submissions), with 816 round points from 5 FLs about sports and Olympic topics, 46 FL reviews, 3 ITN articles, and a large number of bonus points.
MaranoFan (submissions), with 815 round points primarily from 3 FAs and 1 GA about music, in addition to 9 article reviews.
The full scores for round 1 can be seen here. During this round, contestants have claimed 18 featured articles, 26 featured lists, 1 featured-topic article, 197 good articles, 38 good-topic articles and more than 100 Did You Know articles. In addition, competitors have worked on 23 In the News articles, and they have conducted nearly 550 reviews.
Remember that any content promoted after 26 February but before the start of Round 2 can be claimed in Round 2, which begins on 1 March. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, feel free to review one of the nominations listed on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed. Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 14:13, 27 February 2025 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – March 2025
News and updates for administrators from the past month (February 2025).
Administrator changes
CheckUser changes
Oversighter changes
Guideline and policy news
- A request for comment is open to discuss whether AI-generated images (meaning those wholly created by generative AI, not human-created images modified with AI tools) should be banned from use in articles.
- A series of 22 mini-RFCs that double-checked consensus on some aspects and improved certain parts of the administrator elections process has been closed (see the summary of the changes).
- A request for comment is open to gain consensus on whether future administrator elections should be held.
Technical news
- A new filter has been added to the Special:Nuke tool, which allows administrators to filter for pages in a range of page sizes (in bytes). This allows, for example, deleting pages only of a certain size or below. T378488
- Non-administrators can now check which pages are able to be deleted using the Special:Nuke tool. T376378
Miscellaneous
- The 2025 appointees for the Ombuds commission are だ＊ぜ, Arcticocean, Ameisenigel, Emufarmers, Faendalimas, Galahad, Nehaoua, Renvoy, Revi C., RoySmith, Teles and Zafer as members, with Vermont serving as steward-observer.
- Following the 2025 Steward Elections, the following editors have been appointed as stewards: 1234qwer1234qwer4, AramilFeraxa, Daniuu, KonstantinaG07, MdsShakil and XXBlackburnXx.
Dear Utopes, thanks for your feedback on Draft:Ljubica Adžović. I deepened my research and found more reliable sources. As you pointed out, I also changed the tone to make it encyclopedic. Given my new findings, and to improve readability, I also decided to divide the text further. Bagnacan (talk) 21:30, 5 March 2025 (UTC)
Precious anniversary
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on Ravel's birthday,--Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:19, 7 March 2025 (UTC)
Invitation to participate in research
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We have identified you as a good candidate for this research, and would greatly appreciate your participation in this survey, which shouldn’t take more than 2-3 minutes. You may view its privacy statement here. Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns. Kind regards, Sam Walton (talk) 16:35, 10 March 2025 (UTC)