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== Disambiguation pages ==
Hi, I was wondering if you are aware of the convention that when there is no [[WP:primary topic|primary topic]], disambiguation pages go at the base name, instead of redirecting the base name to a page with "(disambiguation)" in the title. You should read [[MOS:DABPAGENAME]] for more information. Thanks, [[User:Some Gadget Geek|&#60;&#60;&#60; SOME GADGET GEEK &#62;&#62;&#62;]] ([[User talk:Some Gadget Geek|talk]]) 18:27, 22 February 2016 (UTC)

== Your submission at [[Wikipedia:Articles for creation|Articles for creation]]: [[Draft:Tore Hamsun|Tore Hamsun]] (February 25) ==
<div style="border: solid 1px #FCC; background-color: #F8EEBC; padding: 0.5em 1em; color: #000; margin: 1.5em; width: 90%;"> [[File:AFC-Logo_Decline.svg|50px|left]]Your recent article submission to [[WP:AFC|Articles for Creation]] has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time.<nowiki> </nowiki>The reason left by Kikichugirl was:

{{divbox|gray|3=This submission is not adequately supported by [[WP:RS|reliable sources]]. ''Reliable'' sources are required so that information can be [[WP:V|verified]]. If you need help with referencing, please see [[WP:REFB|Referencing for beginners]] and [[Wikipedia:Citing sources|Citing sources]].|}} Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer.  You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit <u>when they have been resolved</u>.
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* If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to [[Draft:Tore Hamsun]] and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
* If you need any assistance, you can ask for help at the <span class="plainlinks">[//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:WikiProject_Articles_for_creation/Help_desk&action=edit&section=new&nosummary=1&preload=Template:Afc_decline/HD_preload&preloadparams%5B%5D=Draft:Tore_Hamsun '''Articles for creation help desk''']</span> or on the <span class="plainlinks">[//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Kikichugirl&action=edit&section=new&nosummary=1&preload=Template:Afc_decline/HD_preload&preloadparams%5B%5D=Draft:Tore_Hamsun '''reviewer's talk page''']</span>.
* You can also use [[Wikipedia:IRC help disclaimer|Wikipedia's real-time chat help from experienced editors]].

<span style="text-shadow:#A2E1FC 2px 2px 9px;">&mdash;&nbsp;[[User:Kikichugirl|<span style="font-family:Palatino Linotype; color:#000000;">kikichugirl</span>]]&nbsp;<sup>[[User talk:Kikichugirl|<span style="color:#8A37F0;">oh&nbsp;hello!</span>]]</sup></span> 05:12, 25 February 2016 (UTC)</div><!--Template:Afc decline-->

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== Your submission at [[Wikipedia:Articles for creation|Articles for creation]]: [[Draft:Tore Hamsun|Tore Hamsun]] (February 26) ==
<div style="border: solid 1px #FCC; background-color: #F8EEBC; padding: 0.5em 1em; color: #000; margin: 1.5em; width: 90%;"> [[File:AFC-Logo_Decline.svg|50px|left]]Your recent article submission to [[WP:AFC|Articles for Creation]] has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time.<nowiki> </nowiki>The reason left by Robert McClenon was:

{{divbox|gray|3=It appears that the author is [fWP:TE|}} Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer.  You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit <u>when they have been resolved</u>.
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* If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to [[Draft:Tore Hamsun]] and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
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* You can also use [[Wikipedia:IRC help disclaimer|Wikipedia's real-time chat help from experienced editors]].

[[User:Robert McClenon|Robert McClenon]] ([[User talk:Robert McClenon|talk]]) 05:44, 26 February 2016 (UTC)</div><!--Template:Afc decline-->

== Your submission at [[Wikipedia:Articles for creation|Articles for creation]]: [[Tore Hamsun]] has been accepted ==
<div style="border:solid 1px #57DB1E; background:#E6FFE6; padding:1em; padding-top:0.5em; padding-bottom:0.5em; width:20em; color:black; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-left: 1.5em; width: 90%;">[[File:AFC-Logo.svg|50px|left]] '''[[Tore Hamsun]], which you submitted to Articles for creation, has been created.'''<br /> 
You are more than welcome to continue making quality contributions to [[Wikipedia]]. {{#if:
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* If you have any questions, you are welcome to ask at the '''<span class="plainlinks">[//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:WikiProject_Articles_for_creation/Help_desk&action=edit&section=new&nosummary=1&preload=Template:AfC_talk/HD_preload&preloadparams%5B%5D=Tore_Hamsun help desk]</span>'''.
* If you would like to help us improve this process, please consider {{leave feedback/link|page=Wikipedia:WikiProject Articles for creation|text=leaving us some feedback}}.
Thank you for helping improve Wikipedia!
[[User:Hegvald|Hegvald]] ([[User talk:Hegvald|talk]]) 01:35, 27 February 2016 (UTC)</div><!--Template:Afc talk-->

''Nota bene:'' I did not accept this based on your addition on an additional source, as that source was a wiki of little apparent value, but based on the NBL article already being present as a source from earlier revisions. --[[User:Hegvald|Hegvald]] ([[User talk:Hegvald|talk]]) 01:40, 27 February 2016 (UTC)

== March 2016 ==
[[Image:Information.svg|25px|alt=Information icon]] Hello. Regarding the recent revert you made&#32;to [[:Mohammed Matter]]: you may already know about them, but you might find [[Wikipedia:Template messages/User talk namespace]] useful. After a revert, these can be placed on the user's talk page to let them know you considered their edit inappropriate, and also direct new users towards the [[Wikipedia:sandbox|sandbox]]. They can also be used to give a stern warning to a [[Wikipedia:Vandalism|vandal]] when they've been previously warned. Thank you.<!-- Template:Uw-warn --> [[User:TJH2018|<span style="color: orange">TJH2018</span>]] [[User talk:TJH2018|<span style="color: blue">talk</span>]] 01:31, 28 March 2016 (UTC)

==18:41==
[[Image:Information.svg|25px|alt=Information icon]] Hello Nikolaiho. Thanks for patrolling new pages – it's a very important task! I'm just letting  you know, however, that you shouldn't tag pages as lacking context ([[WP:CSD#A1|CSD A1]]), content ([[WP:CSD#A3|CSD A3]]), or significance ([[WP:CSD#A7|CSD A7]]) moments after they are created{{#if:Suhas Girish|, as you did at [[:Suhas Girish]]}}. It's best to wait ''at least'' 10–15 minutes for more content to be added if the page is very short, and the articles should ''not'' be marked as [[Wikipedia:New pages patrol/patrolled pages|patrolled]].  Tagging such pages in a very short space of time may [[WP:BITE|drive away well-meaning contributors]], which is not good for Wikipedia. Attack pages ([[WP:CSD#G10|G10]]), blatant nonsense ([[WP:CSD#G1|G1]]), copyright violations ([[WP:CSD#G12|G12]]) and pure vandalism/blatant hoaxes ([[WP:CSD#G3|G3]]) should of course be tagged and deleted immediately. Thanks.<!-- Template:uw-hasty --> [[User:McGeddon|McGeddon]] ([[User talk:McGeddon|talk]]) 18:41, 28 March 2016 (UTC)

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| style="text-align: left;" | [[Moore Road Stone Arch Bridge]] <small>([[Talk:Moore Road Stone Arch Bridge|talk]])</small>
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| style="text-align: left;" | [[Phlebotominae]] <small>([[Talk:Phlebotominae|talk]])</small>
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| style="text-align: left;" | [[Perceived control]] <small>([[Talk:Perceived control|talk]])</small>
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== Do you want to know a secret? ==

Hi {{u|Nikolaiho}}. Do you want to know the secret why you get so frustrated here? The reason is simple to understand, Wikipedia was deliberately designed to make truth and facts fungible as part of a master agenda, so to speak, by its founder Jimmy Wales who makes his fortune (largely hidden of course) from Wikia Inc.[http://www.wikia.com/fandom] that is the home of Fandom and is the largest entertainment fan site in the world. So yes, Wikipedia is not about facts, it's about entertainment, and for a use so insidious to our culture you'd flee from here if you knew the whole truth. Now Wales hates using the term crowdsourcing[https://www.quora.com/Why-does-Jimmy-Wales-think-crowdsourcing-is-a-horrible-term#] to describe Wikipedia, but that's exactly how this place operates. Nearly every administrator and editor here in this absolutely failed crowdsorucing project are zealots, partisans, and extremists from all parts of the spectrum who have created an environment where no fact is ever final, no page ever complete, and the data contained here forever mutable.[http://wikipediocracy.com/2015/09/17/the-myth-of-crowdsourcing-at-wikipedia/] I would like to be able to tell you that this place will get better, but it never will, and you have to get used to that fact, and if you stray too far out of bounds towards real truth and facts (this scares them you know) you'll find yourself exiled. As I, and every professor in every university I've ever known, tell our students: Wikipedia is never to be relied upon for facts about anything period, which is why many of us educators work on the SEER project.[http://go.turnitin.com/whats-wrong-wikipedia-evaluating-sources-students] And finally, the billions of dollars poured into Wikipedia, Facebook, Reddit, and on, and on, by governments and intelligence services[http://www.therealnewsonline.com/our-blogs/facebook-and-its-connections-to-the-cia-and-darpa][http://www.businessinsider.com/25-cutting-edge-companies-funded-by-the-central-intelligence-agency-2012-8] is absolutly staggering, but is dwarfed by what the real agenda is. You need not reply to me, but the next time you need help with anything contact {{ping|Checkingfax}}, he's one of the good guys. All the best. [[User:Picomtn|Picomtn]] ([[User talk:Picomtn|talk]]) 13:55, 13 May 2016 (UTC)

== [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2016/20|Tech News: 2016-20]] ==

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'''Recent changes'''
* Some image thumbnails now load faster on mobile. They also take up less bandwidth. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T122242]

'''Problems'''
*Last week's MediaWiki version was late on some wikis. [https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2016-May/085585.html]

'''Changes this week'''
* [[Special:Notifications]] will have "mark as read" buttons for each day. The non-JavaScript version will get it this week. A JavaScript version will come later. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T134204]
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* A one-time welcome message for users will now be shown in the wikitext editor. This will include existing users. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T133800]
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'''Future changes'''
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* You now see a [[MediaWiki:Restricted-displaytitle|warning message]] on pages that try to use <nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[:mw:DISPLAYTITLE|DISPLAYTITLE]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki> but it doesn't work because it doesn't match the page's actual title. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T28546]

'''Problems'''
*Commons had problems with server lag. This meant that it took longer time for files to turn up in categories. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T135809]

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== [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2016/22|Tech News: 2016-22]] ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2016/22|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* <span title="Advanced item">[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=]]</span> There is now a standard way to get the target of a redirect page from a Lua module. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T68974]

'''Problems'''
*A new way to handle rollback was introduced. It broke some tools and scripts and was reverted. This will be re-planned after review.  [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T88044][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T136375]
*[[m:Special:MyLanguage/CentralNotice|CentralNotice]] didn't work in some older browsers. This has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T136387]

'''Changes this week'''
* When you edit a file or category page with the visual editor the rest of the page will be shown in its normal place. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T58289]
*The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Translate|Translate extension]] will get an edit summary field. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T48924]
*A change to the <code><charinsert></code> feature could break some user scripts. Contact [[mw:User_talk:Bawolff|Bawolff]] if the "click to insert special characters" links in the edit window break on your wiki. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T11424][https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-ambassadors/2016-May/001417.html] 
* [[w:en:Elasticsearch|Elasticsearch]] will be upgraded on Wikimedia wikis this week. This should not affect you, but if you have problems with the search function this is probably the reason. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T133124]
* <span title="Recurrent item">[[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=]]</span> The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.28/wmf.4|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 31 May. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 1 June. It will be on all wikis from 2 June ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.28/Roadmap|calendar]]).

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== ''The Signpost'': 05 June 2016 ==

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== [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2016/23|Tech News: 2016-23]] ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2016/23|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* [[w:en:MathML|MathML]]/[[w:en:Scalable Vector Graphics|SVG]] is now the default <code><nowiki><math></nowiki></code> rendering mode on Wikimedia projects. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T131177][http://mathml-association.org/announcement/2016/05/31/wikipedia.html]

'''Changes this week'''
*The history page can tell you if a page on your watchlist was updated since you last visited it. This now works the same way in [[mw:Skin:Vector|Vector]] as in other [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Skins|skins]]. The change broke local designs on some wikis. This will be fixed this week. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T134515]
* <span title="Recurrent item">[[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=]]</span> The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.28/wmf.5|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 7 June. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 8 June. It will be on all wikis from 9 June ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.28/Roadmap|calendar]]).

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== [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2016/24|Tech News: 2016-24]] ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2016/24|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* Wikimedia wikis now use [[mw:Manual:SessionManager and AuthManager|AuthManager]]. If you have new problems related to logging in or being logged in, [[mw:User talk:Tgr (WMF)|report them]]. [https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-ambassadors/2016-June/001426.html]
* Visiting [[Special:Notifications]] doesn't automatically mark notifications as read anymore. You can go between read, unread or all notifications on [[Special:Notifications]]. Notifications on [[Special:Notifications]] are grouped by day. You can mark every daily group as read individually. Notifications are displayed by groups of 50 on [[Special:Notifications]] and you can find former notifications by using navigation arrows. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T97057][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T129176][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T132738][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T129363]

'''Changes this week'''
*You can filter user contributions to hide minor edits. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T16086]
*It will be easier to edit galleries with the visual editor. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T45037]
* <span title="Recurrent item">[[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=]]</span> The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.28/wmf.6|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 14 June. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 15 June. It will be on all wikis from 16 June ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.28/Roadmap|calendar]]).

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== ''The Signpost'': 15 June 2016 ==

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== [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2016/25|Tech News: 2016-25]] ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2016/25|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* Notifications were not always marked as read when you followed a link from an email notification. This will now happen. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T137488]

'''Changes this week'''
*The list of other languages an article is available in will be shorter on small Wikipedias and non-Wikipedia projects. This is to make it easier to find the most relevant languages for each user. You will still be able to see the other languages. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T136677][https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Universal_Language_Selector/Design/Interlanguage_links]
*Alerts (the red badge) will not be automatically marked as read when you open the Notifications popup. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T132525]
*When you get several thanks you can see them as one notification. This is instead of one notification for each thanks. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T120152]
* <span title="Recurrent item">[[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=]]</span> The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.28/wmf.7|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 21 June. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 22 June. It will be on all wikis from 23 June ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.28/Roadmap|calendar]]).

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* <span title="Advanced item">[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=]]</span> You can join the next meeting with the Architecture committee. The topic this week is [[phab:T137946|develop Markdown support strategy for MediaWiki]]. The meeting will be on [http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?hour=21&min=00&sec=0&day=22&month=06&year=2016 22 June at 21:00 (UTC)]. See [[mw:Architecture meetings|how to join]].

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== ''The Signpost'': 04 July 2016 ==

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== ''The Signpost'': 21 July 2016 ==

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== Trouted ==

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You have been trouted for: YOUR REASON HERE

== ''The Signpost'': 04 August 2016 ==

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== Signature rules ==

Please note that [[WP:SIG#NoTemplates]] does not allow templates in signatures, and [[WP:SIGLENGTH]] does not allow signatures above 255 charaters after expansion. This is within rules and gives the same result [[User:Nikolaiho|'''<span style="color:red;">Nik</span><span style="color:orange;">ol</span><span style="color:purple;">ai</span><span style="color:red;">Ho</span>''']] for me: <code><nowiki>[[User:Nikolaiho|'''<span style="color:red;">Nik</span><span style="color:orange;">ol</span><span style="color:purple;">ai</span><span style="color:red;">Ho</span>''']]</nowiki></code>. [[User:PrimeHunter|PrimeHunter]] ([[User talk:PrimeHunter|talk]]) 02:21, 8 September 2016 (UTC)
:{{U|PrimeHunter}} Thank you so much for this help! I didn't know I can shorten my signature like that and I didn't know about the template rule. Now I have enough chars available to have talk page link on my signature. Thanks a lot!!

== Teahouse talkback: you've got messages! ==
{{WP:Teahouse/Teahouse talkback|WP:Teahouse/Questions|Why do I see rollback icon?|ts=-- [[User:Gestrid|Gestrid]] ([[User talk:Gestrid#top|talk]]) 05:36, 6 October 2016 (UTC)}}
==Welcome to The Wikipedia Adventure!==
[[File:TWA guide left bottom.png |left|link=]]
:::::'''Hi Nikolaiho!'''  We're so happy you wanted to play to learn, as a friendly and fun way to get into our community and mission.  I think these links might be helpful to you as you get started.
::::::* [[WP:TWA/Portal|The Wikipedia Adventure Start Page]]
::::::* [[WP:TWA/Lounge|The Wikipedia Adventure Lounge]]
::::::* [[WP:Teahouse|The Teahouse new editor help space]]
::::::* [[WP:Help|Wikipedia Help pages]]
-- 04:27, Saturday, October 8, 2016 ([[UTC]])
{{Wikipedia:TWA/Navigation2}}

== Rollback granted ==

[[Image:Wikipedia Rollbacker.svg|right|130px]]
Hi Nikolaiho.  After reviewing your request for "{{mono|rollbacker}}", I have <span class="plainlinks">[//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3ALog&type=rights&user=&page=User%3ANikolaiho enabled]</span> rollback on your account.  Keep in mind these things when going to use rollback:
*Getting rollback is no more momentous than installing [[WP:TW|Twinkle]].
*Rollback should be used to revert ''clear'' cases of [[WP:VAND|''vandalism'']] ''only'', and not [[WP:AGF|good faith edits]].
*Rollback should never be used to [[WP:EDITWAR|edit war]].
*If abused, rollback rights can be revoked.
*Use common sense.
If you no longer want rollback, contact me and I'll remove it.  Also, for some more information on how to use rollback, see [[Wikipedia:New admin school/Rollback]] (even though you're not an admin).  I'm sure you'll do great with rollback, but feel free to leave me a message on my [[User talk:Widr|talk page]] if you run into troubles or have any questions about appropriate/inappropriate use of rollback.  Thank you for helping to reduce vandalism.  Happy editing! [[User:Widr|Widr]] ([[User talk:Widr|talk]]) 20:16, 10 October 2016 (UTC)<!-- Template:Rollbackgiven3-->

== Reverting ==

RE: [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Robert_E._Wright&diff=744888638&oldid=744888565] You should be more careful of your use of the revert button. I completely agree with IP's removal of this material. Negative information about someone sourced to a non-reliable source (an anonymous  user-generated review site). That's a BLP violation which should never have restored, let alone as a revert of vandalism. [[User:Meters|Meters]] ([[User talk:Meters|talk]]) 02:11, 18 October 2016 (UTC)

Slow down, and don't use revert improperly. I notice other invalid reverts in your recent history. Revert is for clear cases of vandalism. [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Roger_Rees&diff=prev&oldid=744889222 This] for example appears to be a good faith edit that you reverted. It wasn't sourced, but that does not make it vandalism. [[User:Meters|Meters]] ([[User talk:Meters|talk]]) 02:16, 18 October 2016 (UTC)

Similarly {{diff2|744898751|this too}} was an inappropriate revert.  It was reasonable for the OP to remove his unanswered question as the problem no longer existed. --[[User:David Biddulph|David Biddulph]] ([[User talk:David Biddulph|talk]]) 03:58, 18 October 2016 (UTC)

== 10-18 ==
Dear user you reverted a page I am editing with permission from my university and an explanation for my changes was given. Review my changes and you will clearly see the changes were correct. please kindly stop editing my page as you are tampering with my assessment. You may have experience in wiki editing but as I am not a wikiteen and would appreciate your feedback without removing valid and correct changes. No idea if this is how I contact you as I am new to this but you will note I intend to revert the changes again. If you have an issue please provide me with proof that my changes were invalid by providing research and references. 
Kind Regards

Frustrated University Student  <!-- Template:Unsigned --><small class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Jkennedy90|Jkennedy90]] ([[User talk:Jkennedy90#top|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Jkennedy90|contribs]]) 03:26, 18 October 2016 (UTC)</small> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
:Hi {{U|Jkennedy90}}, sorry for inappropriately reverting your edit. I was probably rollbacking too fast and saw your edit as malicious. Thanks for telling me about it though. One advise is that you might want ot include an [[H:ES|edit summary]] so people know what changes you made. Once again, sorry for the mistake. If you need anything, contact me here. Thanks. [[User:Nikolaiho|'''<span style="color:red;">Nik</span><span style="color:orange;">ol</span><span style="color:purple;">ai</span><span style="color:red;">Ho</span>''']]<sup><span class="unicode" style="color:Indigo;text-shadow:0.1em 0.1em 0.1em LightSlateGray">[[User talk:Nikolaiho|☎️]]</span></sup> 04:20, 19 October 2016 (UTC)

==10-19==
Hello there. You recently reverted an edit regarding that it "did not appear constructive." (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:71.186.189.20&redirect=no) While to an untrained viewer of the program ''Around the Horn'', it is a very important part of the lore of the program. The host himself has admitted to this, especially via his verified Twitter account and keeps track of his statistics, as it has been noted further below. There are actually outdated sections elsewhere in this page, but I cannot do it all on my own. I have been upkeeping the "active panelist statistics" monthly with assistance from listening to podcasts of the show (which get deleted from the website after 45 days) despite watching the show without having missed one in almost two years. 


I do appreciate your concern for this page, however, given the show's history and the (ir)relevance of the change I made, as emphasized by the program's host. Than you for your time and consideration.
[[Special:Contributions/71.186.189.20|71.186.189.20]] ([[User talk:71.186.189.20|talk]]) 07:06, 19 October 2016 (UTC)
:Hello {{U|71.186.189.20}}, I apologize for the revert. The reasons why I did it is because at first glance, it seems like vandalism due to the wording of it. I have undone the revert since. Next time, maybe you can add a [[H:ES|edit summary]] so people know what your changes are. This article also seems to not have very good referencing so adding a reference to verify the text would be good. Also, you should get an account. If you need anything, you can ask me on this page. [[User:Nikolaiho|'''<span style="color:red;">Nik</span><span style="color:orange;">ol</span><span style="color:purple;">ai</span><span style="color:red;">Ho</span>''']]<sup><span class="unicode" style="color:Indigo;text-shadow:0.1em 0.1em 0.1em LightSlateGray">[[User talk:Nikolaiho|☎️]]</span></sup> 04:23, 20 October 2016 (UTC)

== SRM UNIVERSITY ARTICLE ==

I am appreciating your work on my article regarding my editing. Being a student of the University and being in the Kattankulathur campus I know the information by myself. This is the reason I didn't give any source because I don't have any source. If re editing is possible please kindly message me the procedure. [[User:SUBHRAJIT BARUI|SUBHRAJIT BARUI]] ([[User talk:SUBHRAJIT BARUI|talk]]) 08:36, 19 October 2016 (UTC)

Sorry for one mistake
It is the SRM university article. Not my article. Please ignore this mistake [[User:SUBHRAJIT BARUI|SUBHRAJIT BARUI]] ([[User talk:SUBHRAJIT BARUI|talk]]) 08:46, 19 October 2016 (UTC)

Hi, this is Subhrajit. I have edited the kiarticle again by following the instructions. If you get free time can you please review my article and tell me my mistakes. It will be very much helpful for my editing carrier. Thank you.  <!-- Template:Unsigned --><small class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:SUBHRAJIT BARUI|SUBHRAJIT BARUI]] ([[User talk:SUBHRAJIT BARUI#top|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/SUBHRAJIT BARUI|contribs]]) 08:24, 20 October 2016 (UTC)</small> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

Hi, this is Subhrajit. The edits that I have made on that article was not supporting any reference that time. Because I was failed to edit the reference page. And the grammatical mistakes that the article is showing may be because of the autocorrection on my mobile which is not supporting in the main page. And JAVA I have mentioned to give visitors an idea about the University Canteen. But still I will take care of that thing from now on. Thank you and please send me any further suggestions that I need to follow during my editing.

==10-20==

'''re: Jan Schakowsky

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== [[Shane Chen]] ==

Thanks for accepting Shane Chen draft, but the article is nominated for deletion. [[User:Kittenstix|Kittenstix]] ([[User talk:Kittenstix|talk]]) 17:14, 24 October 2016 (UTC)
{{U|Kittenstix}} It seemed to have survived, but I myself was concerned about it. [[User:Nikolaiho|'''<span style="color:red;">Nik</span><span style="color:orange;">ol</span><span style="color:purple;">ai</span><span style="color:red;">Ho</span>''']]<sup><span class="unicode" style="color:Indigo;text-shadow:0.1em 0.1em 0.1em LightSlateGray">[[User talk:Nikolaiho|☎️]]</span></sup> 05:34, 26 November 2016 (UTC)

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== Why did you revert? ==

I'm just wondering why you reverted my change. [[User:Potatoboy23|Potatoboy23]] ([[User talk:Potatoboy23|talk]]) 02:25, 7 November 2016 (UTC)

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== 19:35:05, 15 November 2016 review of submission by Kabbalahhouse ==
{{Lafc|username=Kabbalahhouse|ts=19:35:05, 15 November 2016|declined=Draft:Jah_Levi}}




Hi. I saw that you declined my article because you thought it was about another artist but actually, this article is not about Hugh Mundell. Hugh Mundell used the name Jah Levi on two of his albums (and the name "Blessed Youth" on others). This article is about a musician, producer and folk archivist named Jah Levi, who has held that name for a few decades. He is born in the same year as Hugh Mundell and is well-known in the reggae world, so that may have caused confusion, but he is not Hugh Mundell. This Jah Levi has released over 20 albums under the name Jah Levi and holds both the copyright and trademark to the name. This Jah Levi is a hero to many in the field of folk music and world music, as he has recorded many great artists for the first time, as his father (Kenneth Goldstein) did before him. Please review and reconsider in this light. Many thanks.
:{{U|Kabbalahhouse}}, hi. The page [[Jah Levi]] has been created and deleted three times. Can you please show me some sources which show that Jah Levi is indeed not Hugh Mundell. I could not find any. I also must say that it is highly unlikely that two people, going under the same names, born on the same year, are both "reggae singers and songwriters"- which is who Hugh Mundell is. Are you sure that they are not indeed the same people? The thing is, even if he was a different person, he would not have the notability per [[WP:BIO]] or [[WP:MUSICBIO]]. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me. --[[User:Nikolaiho|'''<span style="color:red;">Nik</span><span style="color:orange;">ol</span><span style="color:purple;">ai</span><span style="color:red;">Ho</span>''']]<sup><span class="unicode" style="color:Indigo;text-shadow:0.1em 0.1em 0.1em LightSlateGray">[[User talk:Nikolaiho|☎️]]</span></sup> 05:55, 16 November 2016 (UTC)

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== 00:29:07, 22 November 2016 review of submission by 161.77.202.67 ==
{{Lafc|username=161.77.202.67|ts=00:29:07, 22 November 2016|declined=Draft:Jah_Levi}}


Regarding the draft:jah levi: Confirmation that Jah Levi is not Hugh Mundell can be found by googling Jah Levi, where you will find that Hugh Mundell is a Jamaican born musician who died many years ago. He used the nickname "Jah Levi" on two of his albums. The Jah Levi for this draft was born in the same year (1962) in Philadelphia, and is a Caucasian American who is still alive and producing many albums. 

They did have a lot of overlap in some regards, but most of the google results you will find are for the Jah Levi that this page is about, who has released many albums and recorded some of the top names in oldschool reggae and world music. He has been active in the reggae scene and in the folk/world scenes since the late 70's, early 80's, setting the stage for many of us who came after. He mainly works as a producer now, giving a chance for many previously-unknown artists to make a name, as his father, who was a leader in the production and preservation of folk music used to do. 

I hope this is helpful in getting the page up!

[[Special:Contributions/161.77.202.67|161.77.202.67]] ([[User talk:161.77.202.67|talk]]) 00:29, 22 November 2016 (UTC)

== 00:37:50, 22 November 2016 review of submission by 161.77.202.67 ==
{{Lafc|username=161.77.202.67|ts=00:37:50, 22 November 2016|declined=Draft:Jah_Levi}}


Regarding the draft:jah levi: Confirmation that Jah Levi is not Hugh Mundell can be found by googling Jah Levi, where you will find that Hugh Mundell is a Jamaican born musician who died many years ago. He used the nickname "Jah Levi" on two of his albums. The Jah Levi for this draft was born in the same year (1962) in Philadelphia, and is a Caucasian American who is still alive and producing many albums. 

They did have a lot of overlap in some regards, but almost all of the google results you will find are for the Jah Levi that this page is about, who has released many albums and recorded some of the top names in oldschool reggae and world music. He has been active in the reggae scene and in the folk/world scenes since the late 70's, early 80's, setting the stage for many of us who came after. He mainly works as a producer now, giving a chance for many previously-unknown artists to make a name, as his father, who was a leader in the production and preservation of folk music used to do. 

When you google Jah Levi, the only reference that comes up in the first page of google results that not related to this Jah Levi is the wiki page for Hugh Mundell, which is one reason getting this page up is very important (to correct wikipedia's pointing all "Jah Levi" queries to Mundell).

I hope this is helpful in getting the page up!

[[Special:Contributions/161.77.202.67|161.77.202.67]] ([[User talk:161.77.202.67|talk]]) 00:37, 22 November 2016 (UTC)
::Hi {{U|161.77.202.67}}, in the case that Jah Levi is indeed a different person than Hugh Mundell, I would still have an issue with [[WP:ARTIST]] or see [[WP:BIO]]. If you can prove to me that he meets those standards of notability, then we can consider the article. The current referencing for the article also has great issues, most of the references are incorrectly completed or make no sense. I recommend reading [[WP:REF]] too. It is also worth noting that the article [[Jah Levi]] has been speedy deleted three times. If you make changes to the article and think that it is suitable, then you are welcome to resubmit it for evaluation but remember that there are reasons for why it has been declined previously. [[User:Nikolaiho|'''<span style="color:red;">Nik</span><span style="color:orange;">ol</span><span style="color:purple;">ai</span><span style="color:red;">Ho</span>''']]<sup><span class="unicode" style="color:Indigo;text-shadow:0.1em 0.1em 0.1em LightSlateGray">[[User talk:Nikolaiho|☎️]]</span></sup> 04:55, 23 November 2016 (UTC)

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== This week's [[Wikipedia:Today's articles for improvement|article for improvement]] (week 4, 2017) ==


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== 02:37:25, 25 January 2017 review of submission by Giacomo44 ==
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The subject of the draft, Andrew Farkas, is internationally known as a biographer and anthologist of opera singers, and his books on such singers as Enrico Caruso, Jussi Bjoerling, and Lawrence Tibbett have been published by commercial presses.  Hence, I question why he does not meet the standard of being important enough to warrant a Wikipedia entry.  Give me your reasons.


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While I am awaiting your reasons for claiming that the subject of my draft, Andrew Farkas, does not meet Wikipedia's "notability" criteria, I'll give you my reasons why he does, using those same criteria:  (1) The person is regarded as an important figure or is widely cited by peers or successors. Author Farkas's music biographies and anthologies appear in any number of bibliographies of books on classical singers of the 20th century; (2) The person has created or played a major role in co-creating a significant or well-known work or collective body of work. Mr. Farkas, both as an author and as co-editor of series of books on great singers for two different publishers, has "played a major role in co-creating a significant or well-known or collective body of work"; and (3) the person's work ... has won significant critical attention."  Author Farkas's biographies and anthologies of classical singers have won "significant critical attention" from scholarly journals (including the Oxford University Press) and international music periodicals. Please understand that I am not disputing your rejection of the draft on the basis of its tone and content, which I can readily modify and abbreviate.  What I do dispute, however, is that this author does not meet the "notability criteria." [[User:Giacomo44|Giacomo44]] ([[User talk:Giacomo44|talk]]) 03:26, 26 January 2017 (UTC)
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== This week's [[Wikipedia:Today's articles for improvement|article for improvement]] (week 5, 2017) ==


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== New Page Review - newsletter No.2 ==

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Hello {{BASEPAGENAME}},[[File:Wikipedia New page reviewer.svg|right|120px]]
;<big>A '''HUGE''' backlog</big> 	
We now have {{NUMBERINGROUP:patroller}} New Page Reviewers!<br> 
Most of us requested the user right at [[WP:PERM|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.
[[File:New_Pages_backlog_2016_-5_Feb_2017.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Hitting {{red|17,000}} soon]]
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!<br>
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  {{red|70,000}}.  
;<big>'''Second set of eyes'''</big>
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 
#[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Incidents&oldid=762820989#Kavdiamanju_and_unconfessed_paid_advertising this very recent case] of paid advertising by  a Reviewer resulting  in  a community [[WP:BAN|ban]].
#[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Incidents&oldid=758687308#Proposal_to_ban_FoCuSandLeArN_due_to_undisclosed_paid_editing this case in January] of paid advertising by a Reviewer, also resulting  in  a community [[WP:BAN|ban]].
#[[Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Scorpion293/Archive|This Reviewer]] is indefinitely blocked for sockpuppetry.
===Coordinator election===
[[user:Kudpung|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 [[Wikipedia:New pages patrol/Coordination#New Page Review Coordinators|NPR Coordinators]]; nominate someone or nominate yourself. Date for the actual suffrage will be published later.
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== This week's [[Wikipedia:Today's articles for improvement|article for improvement]] (week 6, 2017) ==


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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]].
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== New Page Review - newsletter No.3 ==

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<big>'''Voting for coordinators'''</big> has now begun [[Wikipedia talk:New pages patrol/Coordination|'''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.
;<big>Still a '''MASSIVE''' backlog</big> 	
We now have {{NUMBERINGROUP:patroller}} New Page Reviewers but despite numerous appeals for help, the backlog has NOT been significantly reduced.<br> 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.
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== March 2017 WikiCup newsletter ==

And so ends the first round of the competition, with 4 points required to qualify for round 2. It would have been 5 points, but when a late entrant was permitted to join the contest in February, a promise was made that his inclusion would not result in the exclusion of any other competitor. To achieve this, the six entrants that had the lowest positive score of 4 points have been added to the 64 people who otherwise would have qualified. As a result, some of the groups have nine contestants rather than eight. Our top four scorers in round 1 were:

*{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[User:Casliber|Cas Liber]], last year's winner, led the field with two featured articles on birds and a total score of 674.
*{{flagicon|European Union}} [[User:Iry-Hor|Iry-Hor]], a WikiCup newcomer, came next with a featured article, a good article and a tally of 282 bonus points for a score of 517. All these points came from the article [[Nyuserre Ini]], an Ancient Egyptian pharaoh,
*{{flagicon|Japan}} [[User:1989|1989]], another WikiCup newcomer, was in joint third place at 240. 1989 has claimed points for two featured lists and one good article relating to anime and comedy series, all of which were awarded bonus points. 
*{{flagicon|South Australia}} [[User:Peacemaker67|Peacemaker67]] shared third place with five good articles and thirteen good article reviews, mostly on naval vessels. He is also new to the competition.

The largest number of DYKs have been submitted by [[User:Vivvt|Vivvt]] and [[User:The C of E|The C of E]], who each claimed for seven, and [[User:MBlaze Lightning|MBlaze Lightning]] achieved eight articles at ITN. [[User:Carbrera|Carbrera]] and [[User:Peacemaker67|Peacemaker67]] each claimed for five GAs and [[User:Krishna Chaitanya Velaga|Krishna Chaitanya Velaga]] was well out in front for GARs, having reviewed 32. No featured pictures, featured topics or good topics yet, but we have achieved three featured articles and a splendid total of fifty good articles.

So, on to the second round. Remember that any content promoted after the end of round 1 but before the start of round 2 can be claimed in round 2. 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 equally.

If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is a good article candidate, a featured process, or anything else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews]]. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to help keep down the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on [[Wikipedia talk:WikiCup]], and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! <small>If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send]].</small>  [[User:Godot13|Godot13]], [[User:Sturmvogel 66|Sturmvogel 66]] and [[User:Cwmhiraeth|Cwmhiraeth]] 13:52, 1 March 2017 (UTC)
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== May 2017 WikiCup newsletter ==

The second round of the competition has now closed, with just under 100 points being required to qualify for round 3. [[User:Yellow Evan|YellowEvan]] just scraped into the next round with 98 points but we have to say goodbye to the thirty or so competitors who didn't achieve this threshold; thank you for the useful contributions you have made to the Cup and Wikipedia. Our top scorers in round 2 were:

*{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[User:Casliber|Cas Liber]], led the field with five featured articles, four on birds and one on astronomy, and a total score of 2049, half of which came from bonus points.
*{{flagicon|Japan}} [[User:1989|1989]] was in second place with 826 points, 466 of which were bonus points. 1989 has claimed points mostly relating to anime and Japanese-related articles. 
*{{flagicon|South Australia}} [[User:Peacemaker67|Peacemaker67]] took third place with two FAs, one GA and seven GARs, mostly on naval vessels or military personnel, scoring 543 points.
*Other contestants who scored over 400 points were [[User:Freikorp|Freikorp]], [[User:Carbrera|Carbrera]], and [[User:Czar|Czar]]. Of course all these points are now wiped out and the 32 remaining contestants start again from zero in round 3.

[[User:Vivvt|Vivvt]] submitted the largest number of DYKs (30), and [[User:MBlaze Lightning|MBlaze Lightning]] achieved 13 articles at ITN. [[User:Carbrera|Carbrera]]  claimed for 11 GAs and [[User:Argento Surfer|Argento Surfer]] performed the most GARs, having reviewed 11. So far we have achieved 38 featured articles and a splendid 132 good articles. Commendably, 279 GARs have been achieved so far, more than double the number of GAs.  

So, on to the third round. Remember that any content promoted after the end of round 2 but before the start of round 3 can be claimed in round 3. Remember too that you must claim your points within 10 days of "earning" them. 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 equally.

If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article nominations, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews]]. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to help keep down the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on [[Wikipedia talk:WikiCup]], and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! <small>If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send]].</small>  [[User:Godot13|Godot13]], [[User:Sturmvogel 66|Sturmvogel 66]] and [[User:Cwmhiraeth|Cwmhiraeth]] 13:16, 1 May 2017 (UTC)
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== 18:34:13, 12 May 2017 review of submission by Kabbalahhouse ==
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Hello Nikolaiho, per your suggestion, I have added two additional references to clarify that Jah Levi is not Hugh Mundell (see a recent Reggae Magazine's spread about Jah Levi, with photograph and bio) and a recent news article about the first Fijian reggae album ever produced, released by Jah Levi's record label, Folklorica Records (article talks about the studio and Jah Levi as a producer). Hopefully, this clarifies your questions and concerns and can get this page launched. Many thanks for your time and attention to this.[[User:Kabbalahhouse|Kabbalahhouse]] ([[User talk:Kabbalahhouse|talk]]) 18:34, 12 May 2017 (UTC)

== 18:37:21, 12 May 2017 review of submission by Kabbalahhouse ==
{{Lafc|username=Kabbalahhouse|ts=18:37:21, 12 May 2017|declined=Draft:Jah_Levi}}




Also, to clarify, Hugh Mundell died in the 80's and Jah Levi is still alive and producing music![[User:Kabbalahhouse|Kabbalahhouse]] ([[User talk:Kabbalahhouse|talk]]) 18:37, 12 May 2017 (UTC)


== Hey ==

[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shakshouka&diff=776888582&oldid=776888532 Please don't reintroduce] useless and unverified material to an article without even the courtesy of an edit summary. [[Special:Contributions/71.91.45.233|71.91.45.233]] ([[User talk:71.91.45.233|talk]]) 20:26, 18 May 2017 (UTC)

== New Page Review - Newsletter No.4 ==

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<big>Since rolling out the right in November, just 6 months ago, we now have {{NUMBERINGROUP:patroller}} reviewers, but the backlog is still mysteriously growing fast. If ''every'' reviewer did just {{red|'''55'''}} reviews, the {{red|'''22,000'''}} backlog would be gone, in a flash, schwoop, just like that!</big>

But do remember: Rather than speed, '''quality and depth''' of patrolling and the use of correct CSD criteria are essential to good reviewing. Do not over-tag. Make use of the message feature to let the creator know about your maintenance tags. See the tutorial again [[WP:NPP|HERE]]. Get help [[WT:NPR|HERE]].

Stay up to date with recent new page developments and have your say, read [[WT:NPR|THIS PAGE]].
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== WikiCup 2017 July newsletter ==

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==[[Baby Love (1984 film)]]==
(cur | prev) 01:03, 15 July 2017‎ Nikolaiho (talk | contribs)‎ . . (997 bytes) (+269)‎ . . (Nominated page for deletion using Page Curation (subst:prod)) (undo | thank)
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(cur | prev) 09:23, 29 December 2016‎ In ictu oculi (talk | contribs)‎ . . (404 bytes) (+404)‎ . . (←Redirected page to Lemon Popsicle)
::Hi, I didn't create the article. So it is the IP you would need to notify. [[User:In ictu oculi|In ictu oculi]] ([[User talk:In ictu oculi|talk]]) 17:14, 17 July 2017 (UTC)
:::{{U|In ictu oculi}}, Oh sorry, that is what the proposed deletion tag automatically sent to the page creator-which is under your username.

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== Draft Magnus Penker ==

Hi NikolaiHo!

Thank you for reviewing my draft for Magnus Penker! Can you be more precise about what in the article that is "promotional"? Is it pararaph 2? I will delete Amazon as a source and recheck my sources. I think most of the sources are reliable and independent. 

Thanks in advance!

[[User:Strongline123|Strongline123]] ([[User talk:Strongline123|talk]]) 13:51, 22 August 2017 (UTC)

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== WikiCup 2017 September newsletter ==

Round 4 of the WikiCup has ended and we move forward into the final round. In round 4, a total of 12 FAs, 3 FLs, 44 GAs, 3 FLs, 79 DYKs, 1 ITN and 42 GARs was achieved, with no FPs or FTs this time. Congratulations to [[User:Peacemaker67|Peacemaker67]] on the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured_topics/Ships_of_the_Royal_Yugoslav_Navy Royal Yugoslav Navy Good Topic] of 36 items, and the 12 featured articles achieved by [[User:Casliber|Cas Liber]] (5), [[User:Vanamonde93|Vanamonde93]] (3), Peacemaker67 (2), [[User:Adityavagarwal|Adityavagarwal]] (1) and [[User:12george1|12george1]] (1). With a FA scoring 200 points, and bonus points available on top of this, FAs are likely to feature heavily in the final round. Meanwhile [[User:Yellow Evan|Yellow Evan]], a typhoon specialist, was contributing 12 DYKs and 10 GAs, while Adityavagarwal and [[User:Freikorp|Freikorp]] topped the GAR list with 8 reviews each. As we enter the final round, we are down to eight contestants, and we would like to thank those of you who have been eliminated for the useful contributions you have made to the Cup and Wikipedia. The lowest score needed to reach round 5 was 305, and I think we can expect a highly competitive final round.

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== 08:17:38, 5 September 2017 review of submission by Strongline123 ==
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Hi NikolaiHo!

Thank you for reviewing my draft for Magnus Penker! Can you be more precise about what in the article that is "promotional"? Is it pararaph 2? The Amazon source is now deleted. I think most of the sources are reliable and independent. I have updated the "work" section aswell.

Thanks in advance!

[[User:Strongline123|Strongline123]] ([[User talk:Strongline123|talk]]) 08:17, 5 September 2017 (UTC)
:{{ping|Strongline123}}, even more concerning than reliable sources, promotional voice, etc. is the notability of the article (see [[WP:Bio]]). If you think that the article is up to standards though, resubmit it. [[User:Nikolaiho|'''<span style="color:red;">Nik</span><span style="color:orange;">ol</span><span style="color:purple;">ai</span><span style="color:red;">Ho</span>''']]<sup><span class="unicode" style="color:Indigo;text-shadow:0.1em 0.1em 0.1em LightSlateGray">[[User talk:Nikolaiho|☎️]]</span></sup> 21:17, 5 September 2017 (UTC)

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== A page you started (Pleurectomy) has been reviewed! ==

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:Hello {{U|Jytdog}}, thank you for reviewing my article. However, I feel that a merge to [[Cardiothoracic surgery]] should be avoided. The article pleurectomy was indeed a very short stub but could be linked to from quite a few pages and needs to have its own stand alone article. I believe that with a bit more work, it could be brought up to an A-class article or higher, as it has a lot of sources and content from the Internet (try a Google query). Please share your thoughts. [[User:Nikolaiho|'''<span style="color:red;">Nik</span><span style="color:orange;">ol</span><span style="color:purple;">ai</span><span style="color:red;">Ho</span>''']]<sup><span class="unicode" style="color:Indigo;text-shadow:0.1em 0.1em 0.1em LightSlateGray">[[User talk:Nikolaiho|☎️]]</span></sup> 05:37, 5 October 2017 (UTC)
::I encourage you to develop the content at the [[Cardiothoracic surgery]].  If it grows to the point where a split is needed, then a split can be done, leaving a [[WP:SUMMARY]] there.  Meta-editing - keeping the encyclopedia in sync with itself, is super important.  [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog|talk]]) 05:40, 5 October 2017 (UTC)
:::{{U|Jytdog}}, thank you for replying so swiftly. It seems like the body of the text from pleurectomy is placed somewhat awkwardly within the heading ''Lung Surgery''. What are your thoughts on creating a page ''Lung Surgery'' as it is a quite extensive topic which does differ from cardiothoracic operations? I think that pleurectomy would be better fit there. [[User:Nikolaiho|'''<span style="color:red;">Nik</span><span style="color:orange;">ol</span><span style="color:purple;">ai</span><span style="color:red;">Ho</span>''']]<sup><span class="unicode" style="color:Indigo;text-shadow:0.1em 0.1em 0.1em LightSlateGray">[[User talk:Nikolaiho|☎️]]</span></sup> 05:45, 5 October 2017 (UTC)
:::::Rather shockingly [[Lung surgery]] does not exist.  Lung surgery is a subset of  - a kind of - cardiothoracic surgery. 13:56, 5 October 2017 (UTC)

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Mean exactly the same thing, but grammatical ways to express this are different. [[User:D1gggg|D1gggg]] ([[User talk:D1gggg|talk]]) 09:29, 18 October 2017 (UTC)

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== WikiCup 2017 November newsletter: Final results ==

The final round of the 2017 WikiCup is over. Congratulations to the 2017 WikiCup top three finalists:
*First Place - {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant8|Adityavagarwal}}
*Second Place -{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant8|Vanamonde93}} 
*Third Place - {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant8|Casliber}} 

In addition to recognizing the achievements of the top finishers and everyone who worked hard to make it to the final round, we also want to recognize those participants who were most productive in each of the WikiCup scoring categories:
*Featured Article – Cas Liber (actually a two-way tie with themselves for an astonishing five FAs in R2 and R4).
*Good Article – Adityavagarwal had 14 GAs promoted in R5.
*Featured List – {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant8|Bloom6132}} and {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant8|1989}} both produced 2 FLs in R2
*Featured Pictures – {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant8|SounderBruce}} improved an image to FP status in R5, the only FP this year.
*Featured Topic – {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant8|MPJ-DK}} has the only FT of the Cup in R3.
*Good Topic – Four different editors created a GT in R2, R3 and R4.
*Did You Know – Adityavagarwal had 22 DYKs on the main page in R5.
*In The News – {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant8|MBlaze Lightning}} had 14 ITN on the main page in R2.
*Good Article Review – {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant8|Krishna Chaitanya Velaga}} completed 31 GARs in R1.

Over the course of the 2017 WikiCup the following content was added or improved on Wikipedia: 51 Featured Articles, 292 Good Articles, 18 Featured Lists, 1 Featured Picture, 1 Featured Topics, 4 Good Topics, around 400 Did You Knows, 75 In The News, and 442 Good Article Reviews. Thank you to all the competitors for your hard work and what you have done to improve Wikipedia.

Regarding the prize vouchers - {{reply to|Adityavagarwal|Vanamonde93|Casliber|Bloom6132|1989|SounderBruce}} please send {{user4|Godot13}} an email from the email address to which you would like your Amazon voucher sent. Please include your preference of global Amazon [[Amazon_(company)#Website|marketplace]] as well. We hope to have the electronic gift cards processed and sent within a week.

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== ''The Bugle'': Issue CXXXIX, November 2017 ==

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== WikiCup 2018 ==

So the 2017 WikiCup has come to an end. Congratulations to the winner, to the other finalists and to all those who took part. 177 contestants signed up, more than usual, but not all of them submitted entries in the first round. Were editors attracted by the cash prizes offered for the first time this year, or were these irrelevant? Do the rules and scoring need changing for the 2018 WikiCup? If you have a view on these or other matters, why not join in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiCup/Scoring WikiCup discussion] about next year's contest?  {{User4|Sturmvogel 66}}, {{user4|Godot13}} and {{User4|Cwmhiraeth}}. [[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 13:59, 17 November 2017 (UTC)
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Because of this atrocious comment [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Danica_Roem&diff=prev&oldid=811044137].

Also please fix your user page to remove the banner from the top of it which makes navigation impossible.<small><span style="border:1px solid black;padding:1px;">[[User:Volunteer Marek|<span style="color:orange; background:blue; font-family:sans-serif;">'''&nbsp;Volunteer Marek&nbsp;'''</span>]]</span></small> 21:40, 19 November 2017 (UTC)

:{{U|Volunteer Marek}} Are you saying that you are going to take those measures against my comment? The fact that you find my comment atrocious is your opinion, I find you cursing at me highly insulting. If you don't like what I'm saying, argue against it but don't threaten to take whatever sanctions against me. [[User:Nikolaiho|'''<span style="color:red;">Nik</span><span style="color:orange;">ol</span><span style="color:purple;">ai</span><span style="color:red;">Ho</span>''']]<sup><span class="unicode" style="color:Indigo;text-shadow:0.1em 0.1em 0.1em LightSlateGray">[[User talk:Nikolaiho|☎️]]</span></sup> 21:45, 19 November 2017 (UTC)

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== ''The Bugle'': Issue CXL, December 2017 ==

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==4 October 2016==
Hi Nikolaiho,

I would like to learn from you on how to write a disambiguation part. My first article was deleted and I feel disheartened. I do not want to give up and I'll work hard to be significant contributor to Wikipedia. [[User:Venu.mojo|Venu]] ([[User talk:Venu.mojo|talk]]) 18:23, 4 October 2016 (UTC)

== Copyvio checks ==

Hey, I see where you're coming from with the copyvio checks on drafts, but I'd like to ask that you hold off on doing that. The main reason for this is because the copyright status of a page might change after you place that notice, and while every reviewer should be checking for copyvio, it's just one ''more'' thing to check to see if the page has been significantly edited since you checked for the original cv. Cheers, [[User:Primefac|Primefac]] ([[User talk:Primefac|talk]]) 23:08, 21 December 2017 (UTC)

== Please comment on [[Talk:White House press corps#rfc_B295869|Talk:White House press corps]] ==

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== This reversion ==

I explained this quite well [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Spanish_Fort_High_School&diff=817538279&oldid=817538176], as did a previous editor. Now, since you've restored a batch of low-level crime news items, you may want to use the article talk page to explain the need for their inclusion. Thanks, [[Special:Contributions/2601:188:180:11F0:65F5:930C:B0B2:CD63|2601:188:180:11F0:65F5:930C:B0B2:CD63]] ([[User talk:2601:188:180:11F0:65F5:930C:B0B2:CD63|talk]]) 01:29, 29 December 2017 (UTC)
*Thanks. I suspect there will be a continued push to restore the items, until a thorough discussion or page protection slows things down. Cheers, [[Special:Contributions/2601:188:180:11F0:65F5:930C:B0B2:CD63|2601:188:180:11F0:65F5:930C:B0B2:CD63]] ([[User talk:2601:188:180:11F0:65F5:930C:B0B2:CD63|talk]]) 01:38, 29 December 2017 (UTC)

== December 2017 ==
[[File:Information.svg|25px|alt=Information icon]] Hello. This is a message to let you know that one or more of [[Special:Contributions/Nikolaiho|your recent contributions]], such as the edit you made to [[:User talk:Astralyu]], did not appear constructive and has been [[Help:Reverting|reverted]]. Please take some time to familiarise yourself with our [[Wikipedia:Rules|policies and guidelines]]. You can find information about these at our [[Wikipedia:Welcoming committee/Welcome to Wikipedia|welcome page]] which also provides further information about [[Wikipedia:Contributing|contributing constructively to this encyclopedia]]. If you only meant to make test edits, please use [[Wikipedia:Sandbox|the sandbox]] for that. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you may leave a message on my talk page. Thank you.<!-- Template:uw-disruptive1 --> [[User:Drmies|Drmies]] ([[User talk:Drmies|talk]]) 01:32, 29 December 2017 (UTC)
*{{replyto|Drmies}} Hi, I am unfamiliar with this specific process. Does it state that "Declined unblock requests regarding a currently active block" cannot be removed-and I though that [[User:Astralyu]] was blocked? [[User:Nikolaiho|'''<span style="color:red;">Nik</span><span style="color:orange;">ol</span><span style="color:purple;">ai</span><span style="color:red;">ho</span>''']]<sup>[[User talk:Nikolaiho|☎️]][[User:Nikolaiho/guestbook|📖]]</sup> 01:43, 29 December 2017 (UTC)
*Oh dear, I could well be wrong--[[WP:BLANKING]]. No! I'm not. Their block ran out on 16 December, and you reverted their blanking on 29 December--they were in their right to do so. More importantly, though, I am not quite sure why we don't just let blocked (or formerly blocked?) editors be. Let them blank or mess with their talk page. Thank you, [[User:Drmies|Drmies]] ([[User talk:Drmies|talk]]) 17:24, 30 December 2017 (UTC)

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<big>'''Announcing the NPP New Year Backlog Drive!'''</big>

We have done amazing work so far in December to reduce the '''[[Special:NewPagesFeed|New Pages Feed backlog]]''' by over 3000 articles! Now is the time to capitalise on our momentum and help eliminate the backlog! 

The backlog drive will begin on January 1<sup>st</sup> and run until January 29<sup>th</sup>. Prize tiers and other info can be found [[WT:NPR#New Year Backlog Drive|HERE]].

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== Zoltan Hecht ==

You recently emailed me about my post on Zoltan Hecht.  Per your request, I added additional citations.  The most comprehensive information on Hecht is in my book Hooked Rugs, which I cite in the entry.  Is this what you were looking for in terms of changes?[[Special:Contributions/108.7.151.13|108.7.151.13]] ([[User talk:108.7.151.13|talk]]) 16:55, 31 December 2017 (UTC)
:{{replyto|108.7.151.13}}, I do not recall emailing you. I think that I just added a refimprove tag to the page while reviewing it. At the time of reviewing, it only had one reference, now it has many more which is better. Because many of the references are not web sources, I cannot ascertain their viability, so I trust they follow Wikipedia's [[WP:CS|CS policy]]. I think I will remove the "see also" section as that is now what such a section is used for. [[User:Nikolaiho|'''<span style="color:red;">Nik</span><span style="color:orange;">ol</span><span style="color:purple;">ai</span><span style="color:red;">ho</span>''']]<sup>[[User talk:Nikolaiho|☎️]][[User:Nikolaiho/guestbook|📖]]</sup> 21:40, 1 January 2018 (UTC)

== ''The Bugle'': Issue CXLI, January 2018 ==

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== ''The Bugle'': Issue CXLII, February 2018 ==

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* Book review: ''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/News/February 2018/Book reviews|Nick-D on the Napoleonic Wars and Hawkeye7 on World War II]]''
* Op-ed: ''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/News/February 2018/Op-ed|Hawkeye7 on generalship in 1918]]''
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== Editing News #1—2018 ==

''[[m:VisualEditor/Newsletter/2018/Feburary|Read this in another language]] • [[Wikipedia:VisualEditor/Newsletter|Subscription list for the English Wikipedia]] • [[m:VisualEditor/Newsletter|Subscription list for the multilingual edition]]''
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Sometimes, it is hard to see important changes in a wikitext diff.  This screenshot of a wikitext diff (click to enlarge) shows that the paragraphs have been rearranged, but it does not highlight the removal of a word or the addition of a new sentence.

If you [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-betafeatures|enable the Beta Feature]] for "{{Int:visualeditor-preference-visualdiffpage-label}}", you will have a new option.  It will give you a new box at the top of every diff page.  This box will let you choose either diff system on any edit.

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You can read and help translate [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:VisualEditor/User guide|the user guide]], which has more information about how to use the visual editor.  
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Since [[m:VisualEditor/Newsletter/2017/May|the last newsletter]], the [[mw:Editing|Editing Team]] has spent most of their time supporting [[mw:2017 wikitext editor|the 2017 wikitext editor mode]], which is available inside the visual editor as a Beta Feature, and improving [[mw:VisualEditor/Diffs|the visual diff tool]]. Their work board is available [[phab:project/view/3236/|in Phabricator]].  You can find links to the work finished each week at [[mw:VisualEditor/Weekly triage meetings]].  Their [[mw:Editing team/Current priorities|current priorities]] are fixing bugs, supporting the 2017 wikitext editor, and improving the visual diff tool.

===Recent changes===
*The '''[[mw:2017 wikitext editor|2017 wikitext editor]]''' is [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-betafeatures|available as a Beta Feature]] on desktop devices.  It has the same toolbar as the visual editor and can use the citoid service and other modern tools.  The team have been comparing the performance of different editing environments.  They have studied how long it takes to open the page and start typing.  The study uses data for more than one million edits during December and January.  Some changes have been made to improve the speed of the 2017 wikitext editor and the visual editor.  Recently, the 2017 wikitext editor opened fastest for most edits, and the 2010 WikiEditor was fastest for some edits.  More information will be posted at [[mw:Contributors/Projects/Editing performance]].
*The '''[[mw:VisualEditor/Diffs|visual diff tool]]''' was developed for the visual editor.  It is now available to all users of the visual editor and the 2017 wikitext editor.  When you review your changes, you can toggle between wikitext and visual diffs.  You can also [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-betafeatures|enable the new Beta Feature]] for "Visual diffs".  The Beta Feature lets you use the visual diff tool to view other people's edits on page histories and [[Special:RecentChanges]].  [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T167508]
*[[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror|'''Wikitext syntax highlighting''']] is available as a Beta Feature for both [[mw:2017 wikitext editor|the 2017 wikitext editor]] and the 2010 wikitext editor. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T101246]
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===Let's work together===
*The team is planning a presentation about editing tools for an upcoming [[m:Wikimedia Foundation metrics and activities meetings|Wikimedia Foundation metrics and activities meeting]].
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== WikiCup 2018 March newsletter ==

And so ends the first round of the competition, with 4 points required to qualify for round 2. With 53 contestants qualifying, the groups for round 2 are slightly smaller than usual, with the two leaders from each group due to qualify for round 3 as well as the top sixteen remaining users.

Our top scorers in round 1 were:   

*{{flagicon|USA}} [[User:Aoba47|Aoba47]] led the field with a featured article, 8 good articles and 42 GARs, giving a total of 666 points.
*{{flagicon|Germany}} [[User:FrB.TG|FrB.TG ]], a WikiCup newcomer, came next with 600 points, gained from a featured article and masses of bonus points.
*{{flagicon|India}} [[User:Ssven2|Ssven2]], another WikiCup newcomer, was in third place with 403 points, garnered from a featured article, a featured list, a good article and twelve GARs.
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[User:Ceranthor|Ceranthor]], {{flagicon|India}} [[User:Numerounovedant|Numerounovedant]], {{flagicon|Minnesota}} [[User:Carbrera|Carbrera]], {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[User:Farang Rak Tham|Farang Rak Tham]] and {{flagicon|Romania}} [[User:Cartoon network freak|Cartoon network freak]] all had over 200 points, but like all the other contestants, now have to start again from scratch. A good achievement was the 193 GARs performed by WikiCup contestants, comparing very favourably with the 54 GAs they achieved.

Remember that any content promoted after the end of round 1 but before the start of round 2 can be claimed in round 2. 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]]. 

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== ''The Bugle'': Issue CXLIII, March 2018 ==

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* Book review: ''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/News/March 2018/Book reviews|Hawkeye7 looks at a work by Daniel Ellsberg]]''
* Op-ed: ''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/News/March 2018/Op-ed|TomStar81 on the 1918 flu pandemic]]''
* Timeline: ''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/News/March 2018/World War I timeline|This month in World War I]]''
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== New Page Review Newsletter No.10 ==

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Hello {{BASEPAGENAME}}, thank you for your work reviewing New Pages! {{Notabilityguide}}
 
'''ACTRIAL''':
*[[WP:ACTRIAL|ACTRIAL]]'s six month experiment restricting new page creation to [[WP:AUTOCONFIRM|(auto)confirmed]] users ended on 14 March. As expected, a greatly increased number of unsuitable articles and candidates for deletion are showing up in the [[Special:NewPagesFeed|feed]] again, and the backlog has since increased already by '''~30%'''. Please consider reviewing a few extra articles each day.

'''Paid editing'''
*Now that ACTRIAL is inoperative pending discussion, please be sure to look for tell-tale signs of undisclosed paid editing. Contact the creator <u>if appropriate</u>, and submit the issue to  [[WP:COIN]] if necessary.

'''Subject-specific notability guidelines'''
*The box at the right contains each of the subject-specific notability guidelines, please review any that are relevant [[WP:BEFORE|BEFORE]] nominating an article for deletion.
*Reviewers are requested to familiarise themselves with the new version of the notability guidelines for [[WP:ORG|organisations and companies]]. A further discussion is currently  taking  place at: [[Wikipedia_talk:Notability#Can_a_subject_specific_guideline_invalidate_the_General_Notability_Guideline?|Can a subject specific guideline invalidate the General Notability Guideline?]]

'''Nominate competent users for Autopatrolled'''
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'''News'''
*The next issue Wikipedia's newspaper [[Wikipedia:The Signpost|''The Signpost'']] has now been published after a long delay. There are some articles in it, including [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2018-03-29/Special report|'''''ACTRIAL wrap-up''''']] that will be of special interest to New Page Reviewers. Don't hesitate to contribute to the comments sections. ''The Signpost'' is one of the best ways to stay up date with news and new developments -  please consider subscribing to it. All editors of Wikipedia and associated projects are welcome to submit articles on any topic for consideration by the ''The Signpost's'' editorial team for the next issue.
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== ''The Bugle'': Issue CXLIIV, April 2018 ==

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* Book review: ''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/News/April 2018/Book reviews|Nick-D looks at the bombing of Darwin; recent books by female military historians]]''
* Review essay: ''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/News/April 2018/Review essay|K.e.coffman on Wikipedia's representations of the Nazi German military]]''
* Op-ed: ''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/News/April 2018/Op-ed|TomStar81 on the Red Baron]]''
* Timeline: ''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/News/April 2018/World War I timeline|This month in World War I]]''
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== WikiCup 2018 May newsletter ==

The second round of the 2018 WikiCup has now finished. Most contestants who advanced to the next round scored upwards of 100 points, but two with just 10 points managed to scrape through into round 3. Our top scorers in the last round were:

*{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[User:Casliber|Cas Liber]], our winner in 2016, with three featured articles
*{{flagicon|Republic of Texas}} [[User:Iazyges|Iazyges]], with nine good articles and lots of bonus points
*{{flagicon|India}} [[User:Yashthepunisher|Yashthepunisher]], a first time contestant, with two featured lists
*{{Flagicon|Cascadia}} [[User:SounderBruce|SounderBruce]], a finalist last year, with seventeen good topic articles
*{{Flagicon|USA}} [[User:Usernameunique|Usernameunique]], a first time contestant, with fourteen DYKs
*{{flagicon|San Francisco}} [[User:Muboshgu|Muboshgu]], a seasoned competitor, with three ITNs and 
*{{flagicon|South Carolina}} [[User:Courcelles|Courcelles]], another first time contestant, with twenty-seven GARs

So far contestants have achieved twelve featured articles between them and a splendid 124 good articles. Commendably, 326 GARs have been completed during the course of the 2018 WikiCup, so the backlog of articles awaiting GA review has been reduced as a result of contestants' activities. As we enter the third round, remember that any content promoted after the end of round 2 but before the start of round 3 can be claimed in round 3. Remember too that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them. When doing GARs, please make sure that you check that all the GA criteria are fully met; most of the GARs are fine, but a few have been a bit skimpy.

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== ''The Bugle'': Issue CXLIV, May 2018 ==

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* Book review: ''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/News/May 2018/Book reviews|Hawkeye7 looks at coalitions and logistics in World War&nbsp;II, and Nick-D at Australia's frontier wars]]''
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== NPR Newsletter No.11 25 May 2018 ==

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Hello {{BASEPAGENAME}}, thank you for your work reviewing New Pages! {{Notabilityguide}}

'''ACTRIAL''':
*[[WP:ACREQ]] has been implemented. The flow at [[Special:NewPagesFeed|the feed]] has dropped back to the levels during the trial. However, the backlog is on the rise again so please consider reviewing a few extra articles each day; a backlog approaching 5,000 is still far too high. An effort is also needed to ensure that older unsuitable older pages at the back of the queue do not get automatically indexed for Google.

'''Deletion tags''' 
*Do bear in mind that articles in the feed showing the trash can icon may have been tagged by inexperienced or non NPR rights holders. They require your further verification.

'''Backlog drive''': 
*A backlog drive will take place from 10 through 20 June. Check out our talk page at [[WT:NPR]] for more details. '''NOTE''': It is extremely important that we focus on quality reviewing. Despite our goal of reducing the backlog as much as possible, please do not rush while reviewing.

'''Editathons'''
*There will be a large increase in the number of editathons in June. Please be gentle with new pages that obviously come from good faith participants, especially articles from developing economies and ones about female subjects. Consider using the '[[User:Evad37/MoveToDraft|move to draft]]' tool rather than bluntly tagging articles that may have potential but which cannot yet reside in mainspace.

'''Paid editing - new policy'''
*Now that ACTRIAL is ACREQ, please be sure to look for tell-tale signs of undisclosed paid editing. Contact the creator <u>if appropriate</u>, and submit the issue to [[WP:COIN]] if necessary. There is a new global WMF policy that requires paid editors to connect to their adverts. 

'''Subject-specific notability guidelines'''
*The box at the right contains each of the subject-specific notability guidelines, please review any that are relevant [[WP:BEFORE|BEFORE]] nominating an article for deletion.
*Reviewers are requested to familiarise themselves with the new version of the notability guidelines for [[WP:ORG|organisations and companies]]. 

'''Not English'''
*A common issue: Pages not in English or poor, unattributed machine translations should not reside in main space even if they are stubs. Please ensure you are familiar with [[WP:NPPNE]]. Check in Google for the language and content, tag as required, then move to draft if they do have potential. 
  
'''News'''
*Development is underway by the WMF on upgrades to the New Pages Feed, in particular ORES features that will help to identify COPYVIOs, and more granular options for selecting articles to review.
*The next issue of [[Wikipedia:The Signpost|''The Signpost'']] has been published. The newspaper is one of the best ways to stay up to date with news and new developments. between our newsletters.
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== ''The Bugle'': Issue CXLVI, June 2018 ==

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* Book review: ''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/News/June 2018/Book reviews|Recent external reviews]]''
* Op-ed: ''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/News/June 2018/Op-ed|TomStar81 on a supergun of World War I]]''
* Timeline: ''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/News/June 2018/World War I timeline|This month in World War I]]''
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== NPP Backlog Elimination Drive ==

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Hello {{BASEPAGENAME}}, thank you for your work reviewing New Pages!

We can see the light at the end of the tunnel: there are currently '''2900''' unreviewed articles, and '''4000''' unreviewed redirects. 

<big>'''Announcing the Backlog Elimination Drive!'''</big>
*As a final push, we have decided to run a backlog elimination drive from the 20th to the 30th of June. 
*Reviewers who review at least 50 articles or redirects will receive a Special Edition NPP Barnstar: [[File:NPPbarnstar SE.png|30px|Special Edition New Page Patroller's Barnstar]]. Those who review 100, 250, 500, or 1000 pages will also receive tiered awards: [[File:RR3217-0014 100 rubles USSR 1989 Gold avers.png|30px|100 review coin]], [[File:Swiss-Commemorative-Coin-1991-CHF-250-reverse.png|30px|250 review coin]], [[File:Coin of Kazakhstan 500Thinker averse.png|30px|500 review coin]], [[File:US-$1000-SC-1878-FR-346a-PROOF.jpg|30px|1000 review certificate]].
*Please do not be hasty, take your time and fully review each page. It is extremely important that we <u>focus on quality reviewing</u>.
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== WikiCup 2018 July newsletter ==

The third round of the 2018 WikiCup has now come to an end. The 16 users who made it to the fourth round had at least 227 points. Our top scorers in round 3 were:

*{{flagicon|South Carolina}} [[User:Courcelles|Courcelles]], a first time contestant, with 1756 points, a tally built largely on 27 GAs related to the Olympics
*{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[User:Casliber|Cas Liber]], our winner in 2016, with two featured articles and three GAs on natural history and astronomy topics
*{{Flagicon|Cascadia}} [[User:SounderBruce|SounderBruce]], a finalist last year, with a variety of submissions related to transport in the state of Washington

Contestants managed 7 featured articles, 4 featured lists, 120 good articles, 1 good topic, 124 DYK entries, 15 ITN entries, and 132 good article reviews. Over the course of the competition, contestants have completed 458 GA reviews, in comparison to 244 good articles submitted for review and promoted. As we enter the fourth round, remember that any content promoted after the end of round 3 but before the start of round 4 can be claimed in round 4. Please also remember that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them. When doing GARs, please make sure that you check that all the GA criteria are fully met. Please also remember that all submissions must meet core Wikipedia policies, regardless of the review process; several submissions, particularly in abstruse or technical areas, have needed additional work to make them completely verifiable. 

If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article nominations, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed]] (remember to remove your listing when no longer required). Questions are welcome on [[Wikipedia talk:WikiCup]], and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! <small>If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send]].</small> [[User:Godot13|Godot13]] ([[User talk:Godot13|talk]]), [[User:Sturmvogel 66|Sturmvogel 66]] ([[User talk:Sturmvogel 66|talk]]), [[User:Cwmhiraeth|Cwmhiraeth]] ([[User talk:Cwmhiraeth|talk]]), [[User:Vanamonde93|Vanamonde]] ([[User talk:Vanamonde93|talk]]) 04:55, 2 July 2018 (UTC)
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== ''The Bugle'': Issue CXLVII, July 2018 ==

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* Book review: ''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/News/July 2018/Book reviews|This month's external reviews]]''
* Op-ed: ''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/News/July 2018/Op-ed|TomStar81 on the murder of the Romanovs]]''
* Timeline: ''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/News/July 2018/World War I timeline|This month in World War I]]''
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== NPR Newsletter No.12 30 July 2018 ==

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Hello {{BASEPAGENAME}}, thank you for your work reviewing New Pages! 

;June backlog drive
Overall the June backlog drive was a success, reducing the last 3,000 or so to below 500. However, as expected, 90% of the patrolling was done by less than 10% of reviewers. <br>Since the drive closed, the backlog has begun to rise sharply again and is back up to nearly '''1,400''' already. Please help reduce this total and keep it from raising further by reviewing some articles each day. 

;New technology, new rules
*New features are shortly going to be added to the [[Special:NewPagesFeed]] which include a list of drafts for review, OTRS flags for COPYVIO, and more granular filter preferences. More details can be found at [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Articles for creation/AfC Process Improvement May 2018#Execution plan and status|this page]].
*Probationary permissions: Now that PERM has been configured to allow expiry dates to all minor user rights, new NPR flag holders may sometimes be limited in the first instance to 6 months during which their work will be assessed for both quality and quantity of their reviews. This will allow admins to accord the right in borderline cases rather than make a flat out rejection. 
*Current reviewers who have had the flag for longer than 6 months but have not used the permissions since they were granted will have the flag removed, but may still request to have it granted again in the future, subject to the same probationary period, if they wish to become an active reviewer.

;Editathons
*Editathons will continue through August. Please be gentle with new pages that obviously come from good faith participants, especially articles from developing economies and ones about female subjects. Consider using the '[[User:Evad37/MoveToDraft|move to draft]]' tool rather than bluntly tagging articles that may have potential but which cannot yet reside in mainspace.

;''The Signpost''
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== ''The Bugle'': Issue CXLVIII, August 2018 ==

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* Book review: ''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/News/August 2018/Book reviews|Nick-D looks at a classic US official history]]''
* Op-ed: ''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/News/August 2018/Op-ed|TomStar81 on belated declarations of war in 1916–18]]''
* Timeline: ''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/News/August 2018/World War I timeline|This month in World War I]]''
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== WikiCup 2018 September newsletter ==

The fourth round of the 2018 WikiCup has now come to an end. The eight users who made it to the final round had to score a minimum of 422 points to qualify, with the top score in the round being 4869 points. The leaders in round 4 were:

*{{flagicon|South Carolina}} [[User:Courcelles|Courcelles]] scored a magnificent 4869 points, with 92 good articles on Olympics-related themes. Courcelles' bonus points alone exceeded the total score of any of the other contestants!
*{{flagicon|Hel}} [[User:Kees08|Kees08]] was second with 1155 points, including a high-scoring featured article for [[Neil Armstrong]], two good topics and some Olympics-related good articles.
*{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[User:Casliber|Cas Liber]], with 1066 points, was in third place this round, with two featured articles and a good article, all on natural history topics.
*Other contestants who qualified for the final round were {{flagicon|Marshall Islands}} [[User:Nova Crystallis|Nova Crystallis]], {{flagicon|Republic of Texas}} [[User:Iazyges|Iazyges]], {{Flagicon|Cascadia}} [[User:SounderBruce|SounderBruce]],  {{flagicon|Wales}} [[User:Kosack|Kosack]] and {{Flagicon|USA}} [[User:Ceranthor|Ceranthor]]. 

During round four, 6 featured articles and 164 good articles were promoted by WikiCup contestants, 13 articles were included in good topics and 143 good article reviews were performed. There were also 10 "in the news" contributions on the main page and 53 "did you knows". Congratulations to all who participated! It was a generally high-scoring and productive round and I think we can expect a highly competitive finish to the competition.

Remember that any content promoted after the end of round 4 but before the start of round 5 can be claimed in round 5. Remember too that you must claim your points within 10 days of "earning" them. If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews]]. It would be helpful if this list could be cleared of any items no longer relevant. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to keep down the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on [[Wikipedia talk:WikiCup]], and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck, and let the best editor win! <small>If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send]].</small> [[User:Godot13|Godot13]], [[User:Sturmvogel 66|Sturmvogel 66]], [[User:Vanamonde93|Vanamonde]] and [[User:Cwmhiraeth|Cwmhiraeth]].  [[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 18:31, 1 September 2018 (UTC)
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== ''The Bugle'': Issue CXLIX, September 2018 ==

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* Book review: ''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/News/September 2018/Book reviews|Indy Beetle and Nick-D on the Katangese Gendarmes and India during World War II]]''
* Op-ed: ''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/News/September 2018/Op-ed|TomStar81 looks at two important treaties of World War I]]''
* Timeline: ''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/News/September 2018/World War I timeline|This month in World War I]]''
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== NPR Newsletter No.13 18 September 2018 ==

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Hello {{BASEPAGENAME}}, thank you for your work reviewing New Pages! 

The New Page Feed currently has 2700 unreviewed articles, up from just 500 at the start of July. For a while we were falling behind by an average of about 40 articles per day, but we have stabilised more recently. Please review some articles from the back of the queue if you can (Sort by: 'Oldest' at [[Special:NewPagesFeed]]), as we are very close to having articles older than one month. 

;Project news
* The [[Special:NewPagesFeed|New Page Feed]] now has a new "Articles for Creation" option which will show drafts instead of articles in the feed, this shouldn't impact NPP activities and is part of the '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Articles_for_creation/AfC_Process_Improvement_May_2018|WMF's AfC Improvement Project]]'''.
:As part of this project, the feed will have some larger updates to functionality next month. Specifically, [[WP:ORES|ORES]] predictions will be built in, which will automatically flag articles for potential issues such as vandalism or spam. Copyright violation detection will also be added to the new page feed. See the projects's [[Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Articles_for_creation/AfC_Process_Improvement_May_2018|talk page]] for more info.
*There are a number of coordination tasks for New Page Patrol that could use some help from experienced reviewers. See [[Wikipedia:New pages patrol/Coordination#Coordinator tasks]] for more info to see if you can help out.

;Other
*A new summary page of reliable sources has been created; [[Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources/Perennial sources]], which summarizes existing RfCs or RSN discussions about regularly used sources. 

;Moving to Draft and Page Mover
*Some unsuitable new articles can be best reviewed by moving them to the draft space, but reviewers need to do this carefully and sparingly. It is most useful for topics that look like they ''might'' have promise, but where the article as written would be unlikely to survive AfD. If the article can be easily fixed, or if the only issue is a lack of sourcing that is easily accessible, tagging or adding sources yourself is preferable. If sources do not appear to be available and the topic does not appear to be notable, tagging for deletion is preferable (PROD/AfD/CSD as appropriate). See additional guidance at [[WP:DRAFTIFY]].
*If the user moves the draft back to mainspace, or recreates it in mainspace, please do not re-draftify the article (although swapping it to maintain the page history may be advisable in the case of copy-paste moves). AfC is optional except for editors with a clear [[WP:COIEDIT|conflict of interest]].
*Articles that have been created in contravention of our [[WP:UPE|paid-editing-requirements]] or written from a blatant NPOV perspective, or by authors with a clear [[WP:COIEDIT|COI]] might also be draftified at discretion.
*The best tool for draftification is [[User:Evad37/MoveToDraft.js]]<sup>([[User:Evad37/MoveToDraft|info]])</sup>. Kindly adapt the text in the dialogue-pop-up as necessary (the default can also be changed [[Special:Diff/855103575|like this]]). Note that if you do not have the [[WP:PAGEMOVER|Page Mover]] userright, the redirect from main will be automatically tagged as [[WP:R2|CSD R2]], but in some cases it might be better to make this a redirect to a different page instead.
*The [[WP:PAGEMOVER|Page Mover]] userright can be useful for New Page Reviewers; occasionally [[Wikipedia:Page mover#Page swapping|page swapping]] is needed during NPR activities, and it helps avoid excessive R2 nominations which must be processed by admins. Note that the Page Mover userright has higher requirements than the NPR userright, and is generally given to users active at [[WP:RM|Requested Moves]]. Only reviewers who are very experienced and are also very active reviewers are likely to be granted it solely for NPP activities. 

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*[[WP:Twinkle|Twinkle]] provides a lot of the same functionality as the page curation tools, and some reviewers prefer to use the Twinkle tools for some/all tasks. It can be activated simply in the [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-gadgets|gadgets section of 'preferences']]. There are also a lot of options available at [[Wikipedia:Twinkle/Preferences|the Twinkle preferences panel]] after you install the gadget. 
*In terms of other gadgets for NPR, [[WP:HotCat|HotCat]] is worth turning on. It allows you to easily add, remove, and change categories on a page, with name suggestions. 
*[[meta:MoreMenu|MoreMenu]] also adds a bunch of very useful links for diagnosing and fixing page issues.
*[[User:Equazcion/ScriptInstaller.js]]<sup>([[User:Equazcion/ScriptInstaller|info]])</sup>: Installing scripts doesn't have to be complicated. Go to [[Special:MyPage/common.js|your common.js]] and copy <code><nowiki>importScript( 'User:Equazcion/ScriptInstaller.js' );</nowiki></code> into an empty line, now you can install all other scripts with the click of a button from the script page! (Note you need to be at the ".js" page for the script for the install button to appear, not the information page)
*[[User:TheJosh/Scripts/NewPagePatrol.js]]<sup>([[User:TheJosh/Scripts/NewPagePatrol|info]])</sup>: Creates a scrolling new pages list at the left side of the page. You can change the number of pages shown by adding the following to the next line on your common.js page (immediately after the line importing this script): <code><nowiki>npp_num_pages=20;</nowiki></code> (Recommended 20, but you can use any number from 1 to 50).
*[[User:Primefac/revdel.js]]<sup>([[User:Primefac/revdel|info]])</sup>: Is requesting revdel complicated and time consuming? This script helps simplify the process. Just have the Copyvio source URL and go to the history page and collect your diff IDs and you can drop them into the script Popups and it will create a revdel request for you. 
*[[User:Lourdes/PageCuration.js]]<sup>([[User:Lourdes/PageCuration|info]])</sup>: Creates a "Page Curation" link to [[Special:NewPagesFeed]] up near your sandbox link.
*[[User:Writ Keeper/Scripts/deletionFinder.js]]: Creates links next to the title of each page which show up if it has been previously deleted or nominated for deletion. 
*[[User:Evad37/rater.js]]<sup>([[User:Evad37/rater|info]])</sup>: A fantastic tool for adding WikiProject templates to article talk pages. If you add: <code><nowiki>rater_autostartNamespaces = 0;</nowiki></code> to the next line on your common.js, the prompt will pop up automatically if a page has no Wikiproject templates on the talk page (note: this can be a bit annoying if you review redirects or dab pages commonly). 
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== ''The Bugle'': Issue CL, October 2018 ==

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* Book review: ''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/News/October 2018/Book reviews|Nick-D looks at the use of so-called "substandard" manpower in armies]]''
* Interview: ''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/News/October 2018/Interview|On the Bugle turning 150 (issues that is!)]]''
* Op-ed: ''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/News/October 2018/Op-ed|TomStar81 on the collapse of empires at the close of World War I]]''
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== NPR Newsletter No.14 21 October 2018 ==

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Hello {{BASEPAGENAME}}, thank you for your work reviewing New Pages! 

;Backlog
{{As of|21 October 2018}}, there are 3650 unreviewed articles and the backlog now stretches back 51 days. 

;Community Wishlist Proposal
* There is currently an ongoing discussion regarding the [[Wikipedia_talk:New_pages_patrol/Reviewers#Community_Wishlist_Proposal|drafting of a Community Wishlist Proposal]] for the purpose of requesting bug fixes and missing/useful features to be added to the New Page Feed and Curation Toolbar. 
* Please '''[[Wikipedia_talk:New_pages_patrol/Reviewers#Community_Wishlist_Proposal|join the conversation]]''' as we only have until 29 October to draft this proposal!

;Project updates
* [[mw:ORES|ORES predictions]] are now built-in to the feed. These automatically predict the class of an article as well as whether it may be spam, vandalism, or an attack page, and can be filtered by these criteria now allowing reviewers to better target articles that they prefer to review.
* There are now tools [[Wikipedia_talk:New_pages_patrol/Reviewers#New_bot_trial_for_copyvios|being tested]] to automatically detect copyright violations in the feed. This detector may not be accurate all the time, though, so it shouldn't be relied on 100% and will only start working on new revisions to pages, not older pages in the backlog.

;New scripts
* [[User:Enterprisey/cv-revdel.js]]<sup>([[User:Enterprisey/cv-revdel|info]])</sup> — A new script created for quickly placing {{tl|copyvio-revdel}} on a page.

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Hello. I've suggested that [[:File:Growth of the Soil.jpg]] should be deleted.

The given reason is: This is a 2007 editon book cover, with a cover image that is obviously newer than 70 years. Claiming {PD-old-70-1923} is a violation of the rights of both cover artist and publishing house. Bw --[[User:Orland|Orland]] ([[User talk:Orland|talk]]) 20:04, 23 October 2018 (UTC)

== Editing News #2—2018 ==

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You can read and help translate [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:VisualEditor/User guide|the user guide]], which has more information about how to use the visual editor.
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Since the last newsletter, the [[mw:Editing|Editing Team]] has wrapped up most of their work on the [[mw:2017 wikitext editor|2017 wikitext editor]] and [[mw:VisualEditor/Diffs|the visual diff tool]].    The team has begun investigating the needs of editors who use mobile devices.  Their work board is available [[phab:project/view/3236/|in Phabricator]].  Their [[mw:Wikimedia Audiences/2018-19 Q2 Goals#Contributors|current priorities]] are fixing bugs and improving mobile editing.    

=== Recent changes  ===
* The Editing team has published an [[mw:Mobile editing using the visual editor report|initial report about mobile editing]].   
* The Editing team has begun a design study of visual editing on the mobile website.  New editors have trouble doing basic tasks on a smartphone, such as adding links to Wikipedia articles.  You can [[:c:File:Visual Editor Heuristic - Results.pdf|read the report]]. 
* The Reading team is working on a [[mw:Reading/Web/Advanced mobile contributions|separate mobile-based contributions project]]. 
* The 2006 wikitext editor is [[mw:Contributors/Projects/Removal of the 2006 wikitext editor|no longer supported]].  If you used [[:File:Edit toolbar - 2.png|that toolbar]], then you will no longer see any toolbar.  You may choose another editing tool in your [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-editing|editing preferences]], [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-gadgets|local gadgets]], or [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-betafeatures|beta features]]. 
* The Editing team described the history and status of [[mw:Extension:VisualEditor|VisualEditor]] in [[m:Wikimedia monthly activities meetings/2018-03|this recorded public presentation]] (starting at 29 minutes, 30 seconds). 
* The Language team released [[mw:Content translation/V2|a new version of Content Translation]] (CX2) last month, on [[foundationsite:2018/09/30/international-translation-day/|International Translation Day]].  It integrates the visual editor to support templates, tables, and images.  It also produces better wikitext when the translated article is published.  [https://wikimediafoundation.org/2018/09/30/content-translation-version-two/]

=== Let's work together  ===
* The Editing team wants to improve visual editing on the mobile website.   <mark> Please [[mw:Visual-based mobile editing/Ideas/October 2018|read their ideas]] and tell the team what you think would help editors who use the mobile site. </mark>  
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== WikiCup 2018 November newsletter ==

The WikiCup is over for another year!  Our '''Champion''' this year is {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant9|Courcelles}}, who over the course of the competition has amassed 147 GAs, 111 GARs, 9 DYKs, 4 FLs and 1 ITN. Our finalists were as follows:

#{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant9|Courcelles}}
#{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant9|Kosack}}
#{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant9|Kees08}}
#{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant9|SounderBruce}}
#{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant9|Casliber}}
#{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant9|Nova Crystallis}}
#{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant9|Iazyges}}
#{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant9|Ceranthor}}


All those who reached the final win awards, and awards will also be going to the following participants:

*{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant9|Casliber}} wins the FA prize, for three featured articles in round 2.
*{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant9|Courcelles}} wins the GA prize, for 92 good articles in round 3.
*{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant9|Kosack}} wins the FL prize, for five featured lists overall.
*{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant9|Cartoon network freak}} wins the topic prize, for 30 articles in good topics overall.
*{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant9|Usernameunique }} wins the DYK prize, for 24 did you know articles in round 3.
*{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant9|Zanhe}} wins the ITN prize, for 17 in the news articles overall.
*{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant9|Aoba47}} wins the GAR prize, for 43 good article reviews in round 1.

Awards will be handed out in the coming weeks. Please be patient!

Congratulations to everyone who participated in this year's WikiCup, whether you made it to the final rounds or not, and particular congratulations to the newcomers to the WikiCup who have achieved much this year. Thanks to all who have taken part and helped out with the competition. 

Next year's competition begins on 1 January. You are invited to '''[[Wikipedia:WikiCup/2019 signups|sign up to participate]]'''; it is open to all Wikipedians, new and old. The WikiCup judges will be back in touch over the coming months, and we hope to see you all in the 2019 competition. Until then, it only remains to once again congratulate our worthy winners, and thank all participants for their involvement! <small>If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send]].</small> {{User4|Sturmvogel 66}}, {{User4|Godot13}}, {{user4|Cwmhiraeth}} and {{User4|Vanamonde93}}.
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== ''The Bugle'': Issue CLI, November 2018 ==

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* Articles: ''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/News/November 2018/Articles|Last month's new featured and A-class content]]''
* Book review: ''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/News/November 2018/Book reviews|Peacemaker67 looks at the Sydney Wars]]''
* Op-ed: ''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/News/November 2018/Op-ed|TomStar81 on the end of World War I]]''
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== NPR Newsletter No.15 16 November 2018 ==

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;<big>Community Wishlist Survey – NPP needs you – Vote [[m:Community Wishlist Survey 2019/Admins and patrollers/Page Curation and New Pages Feed improvements|NOW]]</big>
*'''Community Wishlist''' Voting takes place '''16 to 30 November'''  for the [[m:Community Wishlist Survey 2019/Admins and patrollers/Page Curation and New Pages Feed improvements|'''Page Curation and New Pages Feed improvements''']], and other software requests. The NPP community is hoping for a good turnout in support of the requests to Santa for the tools we need. This is '''very important''' as we have been asking the Foundation for these upgrades for 4 years.

:If this proposal does not make it into the top ten, it is likely that the tools will be given no support at all for the foreseeable future. So please put in a vote today. 

:We are counting on significant support not only from our own ranks, but from everyone who is concerned with maintaining a Wikipedia that is free of vandalism, promotion, flagrant financial exploitation and other pollution. 

:With all 650 reviewers voting for these urgently needed improvements, our requests would be unlikely to fail. See also [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2018-10-28/Special_report|''The Signpost'' Special report: 'NPP: This could be heaven or this could be hell for new users – and for the reviewers']], and if you are not sure what the wish list is all about, take a sneak peek at an [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Next issue/Special report|article in this month's upcoming issue]] of  ''The Signpost'' which unfortunately due to staff holidays and an impending US holiday will probably not be published until after voting has closed.

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== ''The Bugle'': Issue CLII, December 2018 ==

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== NPR Newsletter No.16 15 December 2018 ==

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;Reviewer of the Year
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This year's award for the '''''Reviewer of the Year''''' goes to {{noping|Onel5969}}.  Around on Wikipedia since 2011, their staggering number of 26,554{{nbsp}}reviews over the past twelve months makes them, together with an additional total of 275,285{{nbsp}}edits, one of Wikipedia's most prolific users.
:Thanks are also extended for their work to {{noping|JTtheOG}} (15,059 reviews), {{noping|Boleyn}} (12,760{{nbsp}}reviews), {{noping|Cwmhiraeth}} (9,001{{nbsp}}reviews), {{noping|Semmendinger}} (8,440{{nbsp}}reviews), {{noping|PRehse}} (8,092{{nbsp}}reviews),  {{noping|Arthistorian1977}} (5,306{{nbsp}}reviews), {{noping|Abishe}} (4,153 reviews), {{noping|Barkeep49}} (4,016{{nbsp}}reviews),  and {{noping|Elmidae}} (3,615{{nbsp}}reviews). <br> {{noping|Cwmhiraeth}}, {{noping|Semmendinger}}, {{noping|Barkeep49}}, and {{noping|Elmidae}} have been New Page Reviewers for less than a year — Barkeep49 for only seven{{nbsp}}months, while {{noping|Boleyn}}, with an edit count of 250,000 since she joined Wikipedia in 2008, has been a bastion of New Page Patrol for many years.<br>
See also the [[Wikipedia:Database_reports/Top_new_article_reviewers#Last_365_days|list of top{{nbsp}}100 reviewers]].
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;Less good news, and an appeal for some help
[[Wikipedia:New pages patrol/Backlog chart|The backlog is now approaching <big>'''5,000'''</big>]], and still rising. There are around 640{{nbsp}}holders of the NPR flag, most of whom appear to be inactive. The 10% of the reviewers who do 90% of the work could do with some support especially as some of them are now taking a well deserved break.


;Really good news - NPR wins the Community Wishlist Survey 2019
At #1 position, the Community Wishlist poll closed on 3{{nbsp}}December with a resounding success for NPP, reminding the WMF and the volunteer communities just how critical NPP is to maintaining a clean encyclopedia and the need for improved tools to do it. A big 'thank you' to everyone who supported the NPP proposals. [[m:Community Wishlist Survey 2019/Results|See the results]].


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== Welcome to the 2019 WikiCup! ==

Hello and Happy New Year! 

Welcome to the 2019 WikiCup, the competition begins today. If you have already joined, your submission page can be found '''[[Wikipedia:WikiCup|here]]'''. If you have not yet signed up, you can '''[[Wikipedia:WikiCup/2019 signups|add your name here]]''' and we will set up your submissions page. One important rule to remember is that only content on which you have completed significant work during 2019, and which you have nominated this year, is eligible for points in the competition, the judges will be checking! Any questions should be directed to one of the judges, or left on [[Wikipedia talk:WikiCup]]. Signups will close at the end of January, and the first round will end on 26 February; the 64 highest scorers at that time will make it to round 2. Good luck! The judges for the WikiCup are {{User4|Sturmvogel 66}}, {{User4|Godot13}}, {{User4|Vanamonde93}} and {{User4|Cwmhiraeth}}. [[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 11:14, 1 January 2019 (UTC)
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== ''The Bugle'': Issue CLIII, January 2019 ==

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* Book review: ''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/News/January 2019/Book reviews|Nick-D looks at Albert Speer]]''
* Op-ed: ''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/News/January 2019/Op-ed|Factotem on common problems affecting infoboxes]]''
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== ''The Bugle'': Issue CLIV, February 2019 ==

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* Articles: ''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/News/February 2019/Articles|Last month's new featured and A-class content]]''
* Book review: ''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/News/February 2019/Book reviews|Recent external reviews]]''
* Review essay: ''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/News/February 2019/Review essay|Nick-D on the Japanese battleship Mikasa]]''
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== WikiCup 2019 March newsletter ==

And so ends the first round of the competition. Everyone with a positive score moves on to Round 2. With 56 contestants qualifying, each group in Round 2 contains seven contestants, with the two leaders from each group due to qualify for Round 3 as well as the top sixteen remaining contestants.

Our top scorers in Round 1 were:   

*{{flagicon|USA}} [[User:L293D|L293D]], a WikiCup newcomer, led the field with ten good articles on submarines for a total of 357 points.
*[[File:Pirate_Flag_of_Henry_Every.svg|25px]] {{u|Adam Cuerden}}, a WikiCup veteran, came next with 274 points, mostly  from eight featured pictures, restorations of artwork.
*{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[User:MPJ-DK|MPJ-DK]], a wrestling enthusiast, was in third place with 263 points, garnered from  a featured list, five good articles, two DYKs and four GARs.
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[user:Usernameunique|Usernameunique]] came next at 243, with a featured article and a good article, both on ancient helmets.
*[[File:Flag of the United States Library of Congress 2.svg|25px]] [[user:Squeamish Ossifrage|Squeamish Ossifrage]] was in joint fifth place with 224 points, mostly garnered from bringing the [[1937 Fox vault fire]] to featured article status.
*{{flagicon|Ohio}} [[User:Ed!|Ed!]] was also on 224, with an amazing number of good article reviews (56 actually).

These contestants, like all the others, now have to start scoring points again from scratch. Between them, contestants completed reviews on 143 good articles, one hundred more than the number of good articles they claimed for, thus making a substantial dent in the review backlog. Well done all!

Remember that any content promoted after the end of Round 1 but before the start of Round 2 can be claimed in Round 2. 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]]. 

If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to keep down the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on [[Wikipedia talk:WikiCup]], and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! <small>If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send]].</small>  [[User:Godot13|Godot13]] ([[User talk:Godot13|talk]]), [[User:Sturmvogel 66|Sturmvogel 66]] ([[User talk:Sturmvogel 66|talk]]), [[User:Vanamonde93|Vanamonde]] ([[User talk:Vanamonde93|talk]]) and [[User:Cwmhiraeth|Cwmhiraeth]] ([[User talk:Cwmhiraeth|talk]]).
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== ''The Bugle'': Issue CLV, March 2019 ==

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* Articles: ''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/News/March 2019/Articles|Last month's new featured and A-class content]]''
* Book review: ''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/News/March 2019/Book reviews|Hawkeye7 on US Navy aviation safety and Australian war crimes trials]]''
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== Please participate to the talk pages consultation ==

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== NPR Newsletter No.17 ==

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;News
*The WMF [https://wikimediafoundation.org/2019/01/09/you-can-now-use-google-translate-to-translate-articles-on-wikipedia/ has announced] that Google Translate is now available for translating articles through the [[Wikipedia:Content translation tool|content translation tool]]. This may result in an increase in [[WP:MACHINETRANSLATION|machine translated]] articles in the New Pages Feed. Feel free to use the {{tp|rough translation}} tag and gently remind (or inform) editors that translations from other language Wikipedia pages still require attribution per [[WP:TFOLWP]].

;Discussions of interest
*Two elements of [[Wikipedia:Criteria_for_speedy_deletion#G6._Technical_deletions|CSD G6]] have been split into their own criteria: [[Wikipedia:Criteria_for_speedy_deletion#R4._File_namespace_redirects_with_names_that_match_Wikimedia_Commons_pages|R4]] for redirects in the "File:" namespace with the same name as a file or redirect at Wikimedia Commons ([[Wikipedia_talk:Criteria_for_speedy_deletion/Archive_72#Redirects_in_the_File:_namespace_G6_→_R4|Discussion]]), and [[Wikipedia:Criteria_for_speedy_deletion#G14._Unnecessary_disambiguation_pages|G14]] for disambiguation pages which disambiguate  zero pages, or have "(disambiguation)" in the title but disambiguate a single page ([[Wikipedia_talk:Criteria_for_speedy_deletion/Archive_72#Proposal:_Move_deletion_of_disambiguation_pages_from_G6_→_G14|Discussion]]).
*{{tl|db-blankdraft}} was merged into [[WP:Criteria_for_speedy_deletion#G13._Abandoned_Drafts_and_Articles_for_creation_submissions|G13]] ([[Wikipedia_talk:Criteria_for_speedy_deletion/Archive_72#Proposal_to_merge_db-blankdraft_into_G13|Discussion]])
*[[Wikipedia:Village_pump_(policy)#Notability_of_theatrical_plays|A discussion]] recently closed with no consensus on whether to create a subject-specific notability guideline for [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Theatre/Draft_guideline_on_Notability_(plays)|theatrical plays]].
*There is an [[Wikipedia:Village_pump_(proposals)#Notability_(scientific_subjects)|ongoing discussion]] on a proposal to create subject-specific notability guidelines for [[Wikipedia:Notability_(chemicals)|chemicals]] and [[Wikipedia:Notability (taxons)|organism taxa]].

;Reminders
*NPR is not a binary ''keep'' / ''delete'' process. In many cases a redirect may be appropriate. The  [[WP:ATD-R|'''deletion policy''']] and its associated [[WP:BLAR|guideline]] clearly emphasise that not all unsuitable articles must be deleted. Redirects are not contentious. See [[Template:R_from_school|a classic example]] of the templates to use. More templates are listed at the [[Template:R template index|R template index]]. Reviewers who are not aware, do please take this into consideration before PROD, CSD, and especially AfD  because not even all admins are aware of such policies, and many NAC do not have a full knowledge of them. 

;NPP Tools Report
* [[User:Bradv/Scripts/Superlinks|Superlinks]] – allows you to check an article's history, logs, talk page, NPP flowchart (on unpatrolled pages) and more without navigating away from the article itself.
* [[User:FR30799386/copyvio-check|copyvio-check]] – automatically checks the copyvio percentage of new pages in the background and displays this info with a link to the report in the 'info' panel of the Page curation toolbar.
*The [[:File:NPP_flowchart.svg|NPP flowchart]] now has clickable hyperlinks. 

Six Month Queue Data: Today – Low – 2393 High – 4828<br>
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== WikiCup 2019 May newsletter ==

The second round of the 2019 WikiCup has now finished. Contestants needed to scored 32 points to advance into round 3. Our top four scorers in round 2 all scored over 400 points and were:

*{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[User:Casliber|Cas Liber]] (1210), our winner in 2016, with two featured articles and three DYKs. He also made good use of the bonus points available, more than doubling his score by choosing appropriate articles to work on.
*{{flagicon|Wales}} [[User:Kosack|Kosack]] (750), last year's runner up, with an FA, a GA, two FLs, and five DYKs.
*[[File:Pirate_Flag_of_Henry_Every.svg|25px]] {{u|Adam Cuerden}} (480), a WikiCup veteran, with 16 featured pictures, mostly restorations.
*{{flagicon|Prussia}} [[User:Zwerg Nase|Zwerg Nase]] (461), a seasoned competitor, with a FA, a GA and an ITN item.
Other notable performances were put in by {{flagicon|Chicago}} [[User:Barkeep49|Barkeep49]] with six GAs, {{flagicon|USA}} [[User:Ceranthor|Ceranthor]], {{flagicon|England}} [[User:Lee Vilenski|Lee Vilenski]], and {{flagicon|Saskatchewan}} [[User:Canada_Hky|Canada Hky]], each with seven GARs, and {{flagicon|Denmark}} [[User:MPJ-DK|MPJ-DK]] with a seven item GT.

So far contestants have achieved nine featured articles between them and a splendid 80 good articles. Commendably, 227 GARs have been completed during the course of the 2019 WikiCup, so the backlog of articles awaiting GA review has been reduced as a result of contestants' activities. The judges are pleased with the thorough GARs that are being performed, and have hardly had to reject any. As we enter the third round, remember that any content promoted after the end of round 2 but before the start of round 3 can be claimed in round 3. Remember too that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them.

If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article nominations, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed]] (remember to remove your listing when no longer required). Questions are welcome on [[Wikipedia talk:WikiCup]], and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! <small>If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send]].</small> [[User:Godot13|Godot13]] ([[User talk:Godot13|talk]]), [[User:Sturmvogel 66|Sturmvogel 66]] ([[User talk:Sturmvogel 66|talk]]), [[User:Vanamonde93|Vanamonde]] ([[User talk:Vanamonde93|talk]]) and [[User:Cwmhiraeth|Cwmhiraeth]] ([[User talk:Cwmhiraeth|talk]]) [[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 17:46, 1 May 2019 (UTC)
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== NPR Newsletter No.18 ==

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Hello {{BASEPAGENAME}},

;WMF at work on NPP Improvements
{{noping|NKohli (WMF)|label1=Niharika Kohli}}, a product manager for the growth team, [[Special:Diff/895079113|announced]] that work is underway in implementing improvements to New Page Patrol as part of the 2019 Community Wishlist and suggests all who are interested watch the [[meta:Community Tech/Page Curation and New Pages Feed improvements|project page]] on meta. Two requested improvements have already been completed. These are:
*Allow filtering by no citations in page curation
*Not having CSD and PRODs automatically marked as reviewed, reflecting current consensus among reviewers and current Twinkle functionality.

;Reliable Sources for NPP
{{noping|Rosguill}} has been [[User:Rosguill/NPPRS|compiling a list of reliable sources]] across countries and industries that can be used by new page patrollers to help judge whether an article topic is notable or not. At this point further discussion is needed about if and how this list should be used. Please consider joining the [[Wikipedia talk:New pages patrol/Reviewers#Progress report March 24 and some thoughts|discussion]] about how this potentially valuable resource should be developed and used.

;Backlog drive coming soon
Look for information on the an upcoming backlog drive in our next newsletter. If you'd like to help plan this drive, join in the discussion on the [[WT:NPP/R|New Page Patrol talk page]].

;News
* Following a [[Special:Permalink/895275726#Request for comment regarding PORNBIO|request for comment]], the [[Wikipedia:Glossary#SNG|subject-specific notability guideline]] for pornographic actors and models ([[WP:PORNBIO]]) was [[Special:Diff/889294706|removed]]; in its place, editors should consult [[WP:ENT]] and [[WP:GNG]].

;Discussions of interest
* A [[Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/DannyS712 bot 38|request for bot approval]] for a bot to patrol two kinds of redirects
* There has been a lot discussion about [[Wikipedia talk:Notability (academics)|Notability of Academics]]
* What, if anything, would a SNG for [[Wikipedia talk:Notability (sports)#Softball?|Softball]] look like

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== New Page Review newsletter July-August 2019 ==

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Hello {{BASEPAGENAME}},

;WMF at work on NPP Improvements
More new features are being added to the feed, including the important red alert for previously deleted pages. This will only work if it is selected in your filters.  Best is to 'select all'. Do take a moment to  check out all the new features if you have not already done so. If anything is not working as it should, please let us know at [[WT:NPR|NPR]]. There is now also a live queue of [[WP:AfC|AfC]] submissions in the New Pages Feed. Feel free to review AfCs, but bear in mind that NPP is an official process and policy and is more important.
;QUALITY of REVIEWING
Articles are still not always being checked thoroughly enough. If you are not sure what to do, leave the article for a more experienced reviewer. Please [[quis custodiet ipsos custodes|be on the alert]] for any incongruities in patrolling and help your colleagues where possible; report patrollers and autopatrolled article creators who are ostensibly undeclared paid editors.
The displayed ORES alerts offer a greater 'at-a-glance' overview, but the new challenges in detecting unwanted new content and sub-standard reviewing do not necessarily make patrolling any easier, nevertheless the work may have a renewed interest factor of a different kind. A vibrant community of reviewers is always ready to help at [[WT:NPR|NPR]].
;Backlog
The backlog is still far too high at between 7,000 and 8,000. Of around 700 user rights holders, 80% of the reviewing is being done by just TWO users. In the light of more and more subtle advertising and undeclared paid editing, New Page Reviewing is becoming more critical than ever.  
;Move to draft
NPR is [[triage]], it is not a clean up clinic. This  move feature is not limited to bios so  you may have to slightly re-edit the text in the template before you save the move. Anything that is not fit for mainspace but which ''might'' have some promise can be draftified - particularly very poor English and machine and other low quality translations.
;Notifying users
Remember to use the message feature if you are just tagging an article for maintenance rather than deletion. Otherwise articles are likely to remain perma-tagged. Many creators are [[WP:SPA|SPA]] and have no intention of returning to Wikipedia. Use the feature too for  leaving a friendly note note for  the author of a first article you found well made or interesting. Many have told us they find such comments particularly welcoming and encouraging.
;PERM
Admins are now taking advantage of the new time-limited user rights feature. If you have recently been accorded NPR, do check your user rights to see if this affects you. Depending on your user account preferences, you may receive automated notifications of your rights changes. Requests for permissions are not mini-RfAs. Helpful comments are welcome ''if <u>absolutely</u> necessary'', but the bot does a lot of the work and the final decision is reserved for admins who do thorough research anyway. 
;Other news
School and academic holidays will begin soon in various places around the Western world. Be on the lookout for the usual increase in hoax, attack, and other junk pages.

Our next newsletter might be announcing details of a possible election for co-ordinators of NPR. If you think you have what it takes to micro manage NPR, take a look at [[Wikipedia:New_pages_patrol/Coordination#New_Page_Review_Coordinators|New Page Review Coordinators]] - it's  a job that requires a lot of time and dedication.
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== WikiCup 2019 July newsletter ==

The third round of the 2019 WikiCup has now come to an end. The 16 users who made it to the fourth round needed to score at least 68 points, which is substantially lower than last year's 227 points. Our top scorers in round 3 were:

*{{flagicon|Norfolk Island}} [[User:Casliber|Cas Liber]], our winner in 2016, with 500 points derived mainly from a featured article and two GAs on natural history topics
*{{flagicon|South Carolina}} [[User:Adam Cuerden|Adam Cuerden]], with 480 points, a tally built on 16 featured pictures, the result of meticulous restoration work
*{{Flagicon|Cascadia}} [[User:SounderBruce|SounderBruce]], a finalist in the last two years, with 306 points from a variety of submissions, mostly related to sport or the State of Washington
*{{Flagicon|United States}} [[User:Usernameunique|Usernameunique]], with 305 points derived from a featured article and two GAs on archaeology and related topics

Contestants managed 4 (5) featured articles, 4 featured lists, 18 featured pictures, 29 good articles, 50 DYK entries, 9 ITN entries, and 39 good article reviews.  As we enter the fourth round, remember that any content promoted after the end of round 3 but before the start of round 4 can be claimed in round 4. Please also remember that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them, and it is imperative to claim them in the correct round; one FA claim had to be rejected because it was incorrectly submitted (claimed in Round 3 when it qualified for Round 2), so be warned! When doing GARs, please make sure that you check that all the GA criteria are fully met.

If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article nominations, a featured process, or anything else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed]] (remember to remove your listing when no longer required). Questions are welcome on [[Wikipedia talk:WikiCup]], and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! <small>If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send]].</small> [[User:Godot13|Godot13]] ([[User talk:Godot13|talk]]), [[User:Sturmvogel 66|Sturmvogel 66]] ([[User talk:Sturmvogel 66|talk]]), [[User:Vanamonde93|Vanamonde]] ([[User talk:Vanamonde93|talk]]) and  [[User:Cwmhiraeth|Cwmhiraeth]] ([[User talk:Cwmhiraeth|talk]]). [[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 20:12, 2 July 2019 (UTC)
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== Editing News #1—July 2019 ==

''[[m:VisualEditor/Newsletter/2019/July|Read this in another language]] • [[m:VisualEditor/Newsletter|Subscription list for this multilingual newsletter]]''

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<big>'''Did you know?'''</big>
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Did you know that you can use the visual editor on a mobile device?

Every article has a pencil icon at the top.  Tap on the pencil icon [[File:OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg|frameless|16x16px]] to start editing.  

'''<big>Edit Cards</big>'''

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This is what the new '''Edit Cards for editing links''' in the mobile visual editor look like. You can try the prototype here: '''[[mw:Topic:V394zwrigth8ii7c|📲 Try Edit Cards]].'''
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Welcome back to the [[mw:Editing|Editing]] newsletter.    

Since [[m:VisualEditor/Newsletter/2018/October|the last newsletter]], the team has released two new features for the [[mw:VisualEditor on mobile|mobile visual editor]] and has started developing three more.  All of this work is part of the team's goal to [[metawiki:Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2018-2019/Audiences#Outcome 3: Mobile Contribution|make editing on mobile web simpler.]]   

Before talking about the team's recent releases, we have a question for you:   

'''Are you willing to try a new way to add and change links?'''

If you are interested, we would value your input!  You can try this new link tool in the mobile visual editor on a separate wiki. 

''Follow these instructions and share your experience:'' 

'''[[mw:Topic:V394zwrigth8ii7c|📲 Try Edit Cards]].'''   

=== Recent releases ===
The mobile visual editor is a simpler editing tool, for smartphones and tablets using the [[Mw:Reading/Web/Mobile#About|mobile site]].  The Editing team has recently launched two new features to improve the mobile visual editor: 

# [[mw:VisualEditor on mobile/Section editing|Section editing]]
#* The purpose is to help contributors focus on their edits.
#* The team studied this with an A/B test.  [[mw:VisualEditor on mobile/Section editing#16 June 2019|This test showed]] that contributors who could use section editing were '''1% more likely to publish''' the edits they started than people with only full-page editing.
# [[mw:VisualEditor on mobile#March 1, 2019|Loading overlay]]
#* The purpose is to smooth the transition between reading and editing.

Section editing and the new loading overlay are '''now available to everyone''' using the mobile visual editor.

=== New and active projects ===
This is a list of our most active projects. [[mw:Help:Watching pages|Watch]] these pages to learn about project updates and to share your input on new designs, prototypes and research findings.

*[[mw:VisualEditor on mobile/Edit cards|Edit cards]]: This is a clearer way to add and edit links, citations, images, templates, etc. in articles.  You can try this feature now.  ''Go here to see how:'' [[mw:Topic:V394zwrigth8ii7c|📲''Try Edit Cards'']]''.''
*[[mw:VisualEditor on mobile/Toolbar refresh|Mobile toolbar refresh]]: This project will learn if contributors are more successful when the editing tools are easier to recognize.
*[[mw:VisualEditor on mobile/VE mobile default|Mobile visual editor availability]]: This A/B test asks:  ''Are newer contributors more successful if they use the mobile visual editor?''  We are collaborating with [[mw:VisualEditor on mobile/VE mobile default#26 June 2019 %E2%80%93 Participating wikis and test start date|20 Wikipedias]] to answer this question.
*[[mw:VisualEditor on mobile/Usability improvements|Usability improvements]]: This project will make the mobile visual editor easier to use.  The goal is to let contributors stay focused on editing and to feel more confident in the editing tools.

=== Looking ahead ===

* '''Wikimania:'''  Several members of the Editing Team will be attending [https://wikimania2019.wikimedia.org/wiki/ Wikimania] in August 2019.  They will lead a session about mobile editing in the [[wmania:2019:Community Growth/Visual editing on mobile: An accessible editor for all|Community Growth space]].  Talk to them about how editing can be improved.
* '''Talk Pages:'''  In the coming months, the Editing Team will begin [[mw:Talk pages consultation 2019|improving talk pages]] and communication on the wikis.

=== Learning more ===
The [[mw:VisualEditor on mobile|VisualEditor on mobile]] is a good place to learn more about the projects we are working on. The team wants to talk with you about anything related to editing. If you have something to say or ask, please leave a message at [[mw:Talk:VisualEditor on mobile|Talk:VisualEditor on mobile]].

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==Your tag addition to [[Veracity of statements by Donald Trump]]==
Hi, Nikolaiho. Please don't add tags implying bias in articles without starting a talkpage discussion where you explain what, specifically, you would like to see changed in the article, and try to get [[WP:consensus|consensus]] for it. Tag addition without discussion is known as "drive-by tagging" and is frowned on. Just adding a tag saying an article is biased is too easy; if people could do that, pretty much all articles (certainly all articles in the American politics area) would sport a collection of tags at the top, because there will always be people disagreeing with each one. But don't worry about it, I've removed the tag. [[User:Bishonen|Bishonen]] &#124; [[User talk:Bishonen|talk]] 16:27, 29 July 2019 (UTC).
:{{ping|Bishonen}}{{emdash}}So what would the correct process be? Can I start a talk page discussion called "bias in article" where I explain myself and then add the tag or would I have to have a vote for whether to put the tag up? Is there a Wikipedia page on how to properly start discussions for tagging? Best. [[User:Nikolaiho|'''<span style="color:red;">Nik</span><span style="color:orange;">ol</span><span style="color:purple;">ai</span><span style="color:red;">ho</span>''']]<sup>[[User talk:Nikolaiho|☎️]][[User:Nikolaiho/guestbook|📖]]</sup> 19:29, 29 July 2019 (UTC)
::You can add the tag and then, as soon as possible — within minutes — start the discussion on the talkpage. If you're a slow writer (like me), the best way is to  write up your opinion for the talkpage in a text editor before you place the tag, so as to have it ready right away. Be as specific as possible on the talkpage. People may remove the tag — they have a right to do that, just as you have a right to place it. The main thing is the discussion, not the tag, so don't get upset if that happens, and certainly don't edit war to replace it. I don't know any page for it, sorry. [[User:Bishonen|Bishonen]] &#124; [[User talk:Bishonen|talk]] 20:28, 29 July 2019 (UTC).

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== WikiCup 2019 September newsletter ==

The fourth round of the competition has finished in a flurry of last minute activity, with 454 points being required to qualify for the final round. It was a hotly competitive round with two contestants with over 400 points being eliminated, and all but two of the finalists having achieved an FA during the round. [[User:Casliber|Casliber]], our 2016 winner, was the highest point-scorer, followed by [[User:Enwebb|Enwebb]] and [[User:Lee Vilenski|Lee Vilenski]], who are both new to the competition. In fourth place was [[User:SounderBruce|SounderBruce]], a finalist last year. But all those points are swept away as we start afresh for the final round.

Round 4 saw the achievement of 11 featured articles. In addition, [[User:Adam Cuerden|Adam Cuerden]] scored with 18 FPs, Lee Vilenski led the GA score with 8 GAs while [[User:Kosack |Kosack ]] performed 15 GA reviews. There were around 40 DYKs, 40 GARs and 31 GAs overall during round 4. Even though contestants performed more GARs than they achieved GAs, there was still some frustration at the length of time taken to get articles reviewed.

As we start round 5, we say goodbye to the eight competitors who didn't quite make it; thank you for the useful contributions you have made to the Cup and Wikipedia, and we hope you will join us again next year. Remember that any content promoted after the end of round 4 but before the start of round 5 can be claimed in round 5. Remember too that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them (some people have fallen foul of this rule and the points have been removed).

If you are concerned that your nomination, whether it be for a good article, a featured process, or anything else, will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed]] (remember to remove your listing when no longer required). If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to help keep down the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on [[Wikipedia talk:WikiCup]], and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. <small>If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send]].</small> [[User:Godot13|Godot13]], [[User:Sturmvogel 66|Sturmvogel 66]], [[User:Vanamonde93|Vanamonde]] and [[User:Cwmhiraeth|Cwmhiraeth]] [[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 18:44, 1 September 2019 (UTC)
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== New Page Review newsletter September-October 2019 ==

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Hello {{BASEPAGENAME}},

;Backlog
Instead of reaching a magic '''300''' as it once did last year, the backlog approaching 6,000 is still far too high. An effort is also needed to ensure that older unsuitable older pages at the back of the queue do not get automatically indexed for Google. 

;Coordinator
A proposal is taking place [[Wikipedia_talk:New_pages_patrol/Reviewers#Coordinator|'''here''']] to confirm a nominated user as Coordinator of NPR.

;This month's refresher course  
''[[Wikipedia:Why I Hate Speedy Deleters|Why I Hate Speedy Deleters]]'', a 2008 essay by long since retired {{U|Ballonman}}, is still as valid today. Those of us who  patrol large numbers of new pages can be forgiven for  making  the occasional  mistake while  others can learn from  their 'beginner' errors. Worth  reading.

;Deletion tags 
Do bear in mind that articles in the feed showing the trash can icon (you will need to have 'Nominated for deletion' enabled for this in your filters) may have been tagged by inexperienced or non NPR rights holders using Twinkle. They require your further verification.

;Paid editing
Please be sure to look for the tell-tale signs of undisclosed paid editing. Contact the creator <u>if appropriate</u>, and submit the issue to [[WP:COIN]] if necessary. WMF policy requires paid editors to connect to their adverts. 

;Subject-specific notability guidelines' (SNG). Alternatives to deletion
*Reviewers are requested to familiarise themselves once more with notability guidelines for [[WP:ORG|organisations and companies]]. 
*''Blank-and-Redirect'' is a solution anchored in policy. Please consider this alternative before PRODing or CSD. Note however, that users will often revert or usurp redirects to re-create deleted articles. Do regularly patrol the redirects in the feed.

;Not English
*A common issue: Pages not in English or poor, unattributed machine translations should not reside in main space even if they are stubs. Please ensure you are familiar with [[WP:NPPNE]]. Check in Google for the language and content, and if they do have potential, tag as required, then move to draft. Modify the text of the template as appropriate before sending it.
  
;Tools
Regular reviewers will  appreciate the most recent  enhancements to  the New Pages Feed and  features in the Curation  tool, and there are still more to  come. Due to  the wealth  of information  now displayed by  ORES, reviewers are strongly  encouraged to  use the system now rather than Twinkle; it  will  also  correctly  populate the logs.

Stub sorting, by SD0001: A new script is available for adding/removing stub tags. See [[User:SD0001/StubSorter.js]], It features a simple HotCat-style dynamic search field. Many of the reviewers who are using it are finding it an improvement upon other available tools. 

Assessment: The script at [[User:Evad37/rater]] makes the addition of Wikiproject templates extremely easy. New page creators rarely do this. Reviewers are not obliged to make these edits but they only take a few seconds. They can use the Curation message system to let the creator know what they have done.

{{noping|DannyS712 bot III}} is now patrolling certain categories of uncontroversial redirects. Curious? Check out its [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Log?type=patrol&user=DannyS712+bot+III&page=&wpdate=&tagfilter=&subtype= patrol log].

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:{{ping|Doug Weller}}Hello, why am I receiving this notice? Is it standard protocol, and if so I would not like to receive any more of such notices. [[User:Nikolaiho|'''<span style="color:red;">Nik</span><span style="color:orange;">ol</span><span style="color:purple;">ai</span><span style="color:red;">ho</span>''']]<sup>[[User talk:Nikolaiho|☎️]][[User:Nikolaiho/guestbook|📖]]</sup> 15:17, 15 October 2019 (UTC)
::The first sentence explains why, and if you edit in any area covered by discretionary sanctions you can't ask not to receive notices - unless you add a notice yourself stating that you are aware of them. If you want I can tell you how to do this. [[User:Doug Weller|<span style="color:#070">Doug Weller</span>]] [[User talk:Doug Weller|talk]] 15:42, 15 October 2019 (UTC)
:::{{ping|Doug Weller}} Yes can you please tell me how to do this. Cheers. [[User:Nikolaiho|'''<span style="color:red;">Nik</span><span style="color:orange;">ol</span><span style="color:purple;">ai</span><span style="color:red;">ho</span>''']]<sup>[[User talk:Nikolaiho|☎️]][[User:Nikolaiho/guestbook|📖]]</sup> 18:21, 15 October 2019 (UTC)
::::It's here: [[Template:Ds/aware]]. I don't think everyone who places alerts knows about it however. You can see it at the top of my talk page. [[User:Doug Weller|<span style="color:#070">Doug Weller</span>]] [[User talk:Doug Weller|talk]] 20:11, 16 October 2019 (UTC)
::::You have to list the ones you are aware of. [[User:Doug Weller|<span style="color:#070">Doug Weller</span>]] [[User talk:Doug Weller|talk]] 18:50, 25 October 2019 (UTC)

== Editing News #2 – Mobile editing and talk pages – October 2019 ==

<em>[[m:VisualEditor/Newsletter/2019/October|Read this in another language]] • [[m:VisualEditor/Newsletter|Subscription list for this multilingual newsletter]]</em>

Inside this newsletter, the [[mw:Editing|Editing team]] talks about their work on the [[mw:Mobile visual editor|mobile visual editor]], on [[mw:Talk pages project|the new talk pages project]], and at [[wikimania:|Wikimania 2019]].      

=== Help ===
'''What talk page interactions do you remember?''' Is it a story about how someone helped you to learn something new? Is it a story about how someone helped you get involved in a group? Something else?  Whatever your story is, we want to hear it!  

Please tell us a story about how you used a talk page.  <mark>Please share a link to a memorable discussion, or describe it on the '''[[mw:Topic:V8d91yh8gcg404dj|talk page for this project]]'''.</mark>  The team would value your examples.  These examples will help everyone develop a shared understanding of what this project should support and encourage.

=== Talk Pages ===
The [[mw:Talk pages consultation 2019|Talk Pages Consultation]] was a global consultation to define better tools for wiki communication. From February through June 2019, more than 500 volunteers on 20 wikis, across 15 languages and multiple projects, came together with members of the Foundation to create a product direction for a set of discussion tools.  The [[mw:Talk pages consultation 2019/Phase 2 report|Phase 2 Report]] of the Talk Page Consultation was published in August. It summarizes the product direction the team has started to work on, which you can read more about here: [[mw:Talk pages project|Talk Page Project project page]]. 

The team needs and wants your help at this early stage.  They are starting to develop the first idea. Please add your name to the [[mw:Talk pages project#Getting involved|'''"Getting involved"''']] section of the project page, if you would like to hear about opportunities to participate.

=== Mobile visual editor ===
The Editing team is trying to make it simpler to edit on mobile devices.  The team is changing the [[mw:VisualEditor on mobile|visual editor on mobile]]. If you have something to say about editing on a mobile device, please leave a message at [[mw:Talk:VisualEditor on mobile|Talk:VisualEditor on mobile]].

==== [[mw:VisualEditor on mobile/Edit cards|Edit Cards]] ====
[[File:Edit Cards-before-v3-comparison.png|thumb|486x486px|What happens when you click on a link.  The new Edit Card is bigger and has more options for editing links.]]

* On 3 September, the Editing team released [[:File:Edit Cards comparison v2 and v3.png|version 3 of Edit Cards]]. Anyone could use the new version in the mobile visual editor.
* There is an [[:File:Edit Cards comparison v2 and v3.png|updated design]] on the Edit Card for adding and modifying links.  There is also a new, [[mw:VisualEditor on mobile/Edit cards#2 September 2019 - v3 deployment timing|combined workflow for editing a link's display text and target]].
* Feedback: You can try the new Edit Cards by opening the mobile visual editor on a smartphone. Please post your feedback on the [[:mw:Topic:V5rg0cqmikpubmjj|Edit cards talk page]].

==== [[mw:VisualEditor on mobile/Toolbar refresh|Toolbar]] ====
[[File:Toolbar-comparison-v1.png|thumb|486x486px|The editing toolbar is changing in the mobile visual editor.  The old system had two different toolbars.  Now, all the buttons are together.  [[:mw:Topic:V79x6zm8n6i4nb56|Tell the team what you think about the new toolbar]].]]

* In September, the Editing team updated the mobile visual editor's editing toolbar.  Anyone could see these changes in the mobile visual editor.
** <em>One toolbar:</em> All of the editing tools are located in one toolbar.  Previously, the toolbar changed when you clicked on different things.
**<em>New navigation:</em> The buttons for moving forward and backward in the edit flow have changed.
**<em>Seamless switching:</em> an [[phab:T228159|improved workflow]] for switching between the visual and wikitext modes.
* Feedback: You can try the refreshed toolbar by opening the mobile VisualEditor on a smartphone. Please post your feedback on the [[mw:Topic:V79x6zm8n6i4nb56|Toolbar feedback talk page]].

=== Wikimania ===
The Editing Team attended [[wmania:2019:Program|Wikimania 2019]] in Sweden. They led a session on [[wmania:2019:Community Growth/Visual editing on mobile: An accessible editor for all|the mobile visual editor]] and a session on [[wmania:2019:Community Growth/After Flow: A new direction for improving talk pages|the new talk pages project]].  They tested [[mw:VisualEditor on mobile/Toolbar refresh#v1 prototype|two]] new [[mw:VisualEditor on mobile/Edit cards#v3 prototype|features]] in the mobile visual editor with contributors.  You can read more about what the team did and learned in [[mw:VisualEditor on mobile#Wikimania Stockholm: Overview|the team's report on Wikimania 2019]].

=== Looking ahead ===

*'''Talk Pages Project''':  The team is thinking about the first set of proposed changes.  The team will be working with a few communities to pilot those changes. The best way to stay informed is by adding your username to the list on the project page: [[mw:Talk pages project#Getting involved|'''Getting involved''']].
*'''Testing the mobile visual editor as the default''':  The Editing team plans to post results before the end of the calendar year. The best way to stay informed is by adding the project page to your watchlist: [[mw:VisualEditor on mobile/VE mobile default|'''VisualEditor as mobile default project page''']].
*'''Measuring the impact of Edit Cards''':  The Editing team hopes to share results in November.  This study asks whether the project helped editors add links and citations.  The best way to stay informed is by adding the project page to your watchlist: [[mw:VisualEditor on mobile/Edit cards|'''Edit Cards project page''']].

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== WikiCup 2019 November newsletter ==

The WikiCup is over for another year!  Our '''Champion''' this year is {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant10|Adam Cuerden}}, who over the course of the competition has amassed 91 featured pictures, including 32 in the final round. Our finalists this year were:

#{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant10|Adam Cuerden}} with 964 points
#{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant10|Lee Vilenski}} with 899 points
#{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant10|Casliber}} with 817 points
#{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant10|Kosack}} with 691 points
#{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant10|SounderBruce}} with 388 points
#{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant10|Enwebb}} with 146 points
#{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant10|Usernameunique}} with 145 points
#{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant10|HaEr48}} with 74 points

All those who reached the final will win awards. The following special awards will be made based on high performance in particular areas of content creation. So that the finalists do not have an undue advantage, these prizes are awarded to the competitor who scored the highest in any particular field in a single round, or in the event of a tie, to the overall leader in this field. Awards will be handed out in the coming weeks. Please be patient!

*{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant10|Casliber}} wins the featured article prize, for a total of 7 FAs during the course of the competition.
*{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant10|Lee Vilenski}} wins the good article prize, for 14 GAs in round 5.
*{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant10|Yashthepunisher}} wins the featured list prize, for 4 FLs overall.
*{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant10|Adam Cuerden}} wins the featured picture prize, for 91 FPs overall.
*{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant10|MPJ-DK}} wins the topic prize, for 7 articles in good topics in round 2.
*{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant10|Lee Vilenski}} wins the DYK prize, for 14 did you know articles in round 5.
*{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant10|Muboshgu}} wins the ITN prize, for 7 in the news articles in round 1.
*{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant10|Ed!}} wins the reviewer prize, for 56 good article reviews in round 1.

Congratulations to everyone who participated in this year's WikiCup, whether you made it to the final rounds or not, and particular congratulations to the newcomers to the WikiCup who have achieved much this year. Thanks to all who have taken part and helped out with the competition, not forgetting [[User:Jarry1250]], who runs the scoring bot. 

We have opened a [[Wikipedia talk:WikiCup/Scoring|scoring discussion]] on whether the rules and scoring need adjustment. Please have your say. Next year's competition will begin on 1 January. You are invited to '''[[Wikipedia:WikiCup/2020 signups|sign up to participate]]'''; the WikiCup is open to all Wikipedians, both novices and experienced editors, and we hope to see you all in the 2020 competition. Until then, it only remains to once again congratulate our worthy winners, and thank all participants for their involvement! <small>If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send]].</small> [[User:Godot13|Godot13]], [[User:Sturmvogel 66|Sturmvogel 66]], [[User:Vanamonde93|Vanamonde]] and [[User:Cwmhiraeth|Cwmhiraeth]] 14:18, 2 November 2019 (UTC)
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== New Page Review newsletter November 2019 ==

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Hello {{BASEPAGENAME}},

This newsletter comes a little earlier than usual because the backlog is rising again and the holidays are coming very soon.
;Getting the queue to 0 
There are now {{NUMBERINGROUP:patroller}} holders of the New Page Reviewer flag! Most of you requested the user right to be able to do something about the huge backlog but it's still roughly less than 10% doing 90% of the work. Now it's time for action.<br> 
Exactly one year ago there were 'only' 3,650 unreviewed articles, now we will soon be approaching 7,000 despite the growing number of requests for the NPR user right. If ''each'' reviewer soon does '''only 2 reviews a day''' over five days, the backlog will be down to zero and the daily input can then be processed by ''every'' reviewer doing '''only 1 review every 2 days''' - that's only a few minutes work on the bus on the way to the office or to class!  Let's get this over and done with in time to relax for the holidays.<br>
Want to join? Consider adding the [[Template:User NPP Pledge|'''NPP Pledge userbox''']].<br>
Our next newsletter will announce the winners of some [[Wikipedia:New pages patrol/Coordination#Awards|'''really cool awards''']].
; Coordinator
Admin {{U|Barkeep49}} has been officially invested as [[Wikipedia:New_pages_patrol/Coordination#New_Page_Review_Coordinators|NPP/NPR coordinator]] by a unanimous consensus of the community. This is a complex role and he will need all the help he can get from other experienced reviewers.
;This month's refresher course
Paid editing is still causing headaches for even our most experienced reviewers: [[WP:LTA/OM|This official Wikipedia article]] will be an eye-opener to anyone who joined Wikipedia or obtained the NPR right since 2015. See [[Wikipedia:New_pages_patrol#Conflict_of_Interest_(COI),_paid_editing|The Hallmarks]] to know exactly what to look for and take time to examine all the sources.
;Tools
*It is now possible to select new pages by date range. This was requested by reviewers who want to patrol from the middle of the list.
*It is now also possible for accredited reviewers to put any article back into the New Pages Feed for re-review. The link is under 'Tools' in the side bar.
;Reviewer Feedback
Would you like feedback on your reviews? Are you an experienced reviewer who can give feedback to other reviewers? If so there are two new feedback pilot programs. [[Wikipedia:New_pages_patrol/School#New Reviewer Mentorship|New Reviewer mentorship]] will match newer reviewers with an experienced reviewer with a new reviewer. The other program will be an occasional [[Wikipedia:New_pages_patrol/School#Peer review cohort|peer review cohort]] for moderate or experienced reviewers to give feedback to each other. The first cohort will launch ''November 13''.
;Second set of eyes
*Not only are ''New Page Reviewers'' the guardians of quality of new articles, they are also in a position to ensure that pages are being correctly tagged for deletion and maintenance and that new authors are not being bitten. This is an important feature of your work, especially while some routine tagging for deletion can still be carried out by non NPR holders and inexperienced users. Read about it at the  [[WP:NPP#Monitoring the system|'''Monitoring the system''']] section in the tutorial. If you come across such editors doing ''good'' work, don't hesitate to encourage them to apply for NPR.
*Do be sure to have [[WT:NPR|'''our talk page ''']] on your watchlist. There are often items that require reviewers' special attention, such as to watch out for pages by known socks or disruptive editors, technical issues and new developments, and of course to provide advice for other reviewers.
;Arbitration Committee
The annual ArbCom election will be coming up soon. All eligible users will be invited to vote. While not directly concerned with NPR, Arbcom cases often lead back to notability and deletion issues and/or actions by holders of advanced user rights.
;Community Wish list
There is to be no [[:meta:wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Wishlist_Survey_2020|wish list]] for WMF encyclopedias this year. We thank Community Tech for their hard work addressing our long list of requirements which somewhat overwhelmed them last year, and we look forward to a successful completion.
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== New Page Review newsletter December 2019 ==

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This year's Reviewer of the Year is {{noping|Rosguill}}. Having gotten the reviewer PERM in August 2018, they have been a regular reviewer of articles and redirects, been an active participant in the NPP community, and has been the driving force for the emerging NPP Source Guide that will help reviewers better evaluate sourcing and notability in many countries for which it has historically been difficult.

Special commendation again goes to {{noping|Onel5969}} who ends the year as one of our most prolific reviewers for the second consecutive year. Thanks also to {{noping| Boleyn}} and {{noping|JTtheOG}} who have been in the top 5 for the last two years as well.

Several newer editors have done a lot of work with [[User:CAPTAIN MEDUSA|CAPTAIN MEDUSA]] and [[User:DannyS712|DannyS712]] (who has also written bots which have patrolled thousands of redirects) being new reviewers since this time last year. 

Thanks to them and to everyone reading this who has participated in New Page Patrol this year.

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|[[User:Rosguill|Rosguill]] ([[User talk:Rosguill|talk]])
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|[[User:Onel5969|Onel5969]] ([[User talk:Onel5969|talk]])
| data-sort-value="Rosguill" |41,883
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|3
|[[User:JTtheOG|JTtheOG]] ([[User talk:JTtheOG|talk]])
| data-sort-value="JTtheOG" |11,493
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|4
|[[User:Arthistorian1977|Arthistorian1977]] ([[User talk:Arthistorian1977|talk]])
| data-sort-value="Arthistorian1977" |5,562
|Patrol Page Curation
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|5
|[[User:DannyS712|DannyS712]] ([[User talk:DannyS712|talk]])
| data-sort-value="Boleyn" |4,866
|Patrol Page Curation
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|6
|[[User:CAPTAIN MEDUSA|CAPTAIN MEDUSA]] ([[User talk:CAPTAIN MEDUSA|talk]])
| data-sort-value="DannyS712" |3,995
|Patrol Page Curation
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|7
|[[User:DragonflySixtyseven|DragonflySixtyseven]] ([[User talk:DragonflySixtyseven|talk]])
| data-sort-value="Cwmhiraeth" |3,812
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|[[User:Boleyn|Boleyn]] ([[User talk:Boleyn|talk]])
| data-sort-value="Ymblanter" |3,655
|Patrol Page Curation
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|9
|[[User:Ymblanter|Ymblanter]] ([[User talk:Ymblanter|talk]])
| data-sort-value="CAPTAIN" |3,553
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|[[User:Cwmhiraeth|Cwmhiraeth]] ([[User talk:Cwmhiraeth|talk]])
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(''The top 100 reviewers of the year can be found '''[[wikipedia:Database_reports/Top_new_article_reviewers#Last_365_days|here]]''''')

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A recent [[Wikipedia_talk:New_pages_patrol/Reviewers/Redirect_autopatrol#RfC_on_autopatrolling_redirects|Request for Comment]] on creating a new redirect autopatrol pseduo-permission was [[WP:SNOW|closed early]]. New Page Reviewers are now able to [[Wikipedia talk:New pages patrol/Redirect whitelist|nominate editors]] who have an established track record creating uncontroversial redirects. At the individual discretion of any administrator or after 24 hours and a consensus of at least 3 New Page Reviewers an editor may be added to a [[Wikipedia:New_pages_patrol/Redirect_whitelist#Editors_whose_redirects_are_whitelisted|list of users]] whose redirects will be patrolled automatically by {{noping|DannyS712 bot III}}.

;Source Guide Discussion
Set to launch early in the new year is our first [[WP:NPPSG|New Page Patrol Source Guide]] discussion. These discussions are designed to solicit input on sources in places and topic areas that might otherwise be harder for reviewers to evaluate. The hope is that this will allow us to improve the accuracy of our patrols for articles using these sources (and/or give us places to perform a [[WP:BEFORE]] prior to nominating for deletion). Please watch the [[WT:NPR|New Page Patrol talk page]] for more information.

;This month's refresher course
While New Page Reviewers are an experienced set of editors, we all benefit from an occasional review. This month consider refreshing yourself on [[Wikipedia:Notability (geographic features)]]. Also consider how we can take the time for quality in this area. For instance, sources to verify human settlements, which are presumed notable, can often be found in seconds. This lets us avoid the (ugly) 'Needs more refs' tag.
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== Welcome to the 2020 WikiCup! ==

Happy New Year, Happy New Decade and Happy New WikiCup! The competition begins today and all article creators, expanders and improvers are welcome to take part. If you have already signed up, your submissions page can be found '''[[Wikipedia:WikiCup|here]]'''. If you have not yet signed up, you can '''[[Wikipedia:WikiCup/2020 signups|add your name here]]''' and the judges will set up your submissions page. We are relaxing the rule that only content on which you have completed significant work during 2020 will count; now to be eligible for points in the competition, you must have completed significant work on the content at some time! Any questions on the rules or on anything else connected to the Cup should be directed to one of the judges, or posted to the [[Wikipedia talk:WikiCup|WikiCup talk page]]. Signups will close at the end of January, and the first round will end on 26 February; the 64 highest scorers at that time will move on to round 2. Good luck! The judges for the WikiCup are {{User4|Sturmvogel 66}}, {{User4|Godot13}}, {{User4|Vanamonde93}} and [[User:Cwmhiraeth|Cwmhiraeth]] ([[User talk:Cwmhiraeth|talk]]) 11:43, 1 January 2020 (UTC)
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== New Page Reviewer newsletter February 2020 ==

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Hello {{BASEPAGENAME}},

;Source Guide Discussion
The first [[Wikipedia:New pages patrol/Source guide discussions/Ghana|NPP source guide]] discussion is now underway. It covers a wide range of sources in Ghana with the goal of providing more guidance to reviewers about sources they might see when reviewing pages. Hopefully, new page reviewers will join others interested in reliable sources and those with expertise in these sources to make the discussion a success.

;Redirects
New to NPP? Looking to try something a little different? Consider patrolling some redirects. Redirects are relatively easy to review, can be found easily through the [[Special:NewPagesFeed|New Pages Feed]].  You can find more information about how to patrol redirects at [[WP:RPATROL]].

;Discussions and Resources
*There is an [[Wikipedia:Village_pump_(idea_lab)#Improving_new_article_edit_notice|ongoing discussion]] around changing notifications for new editors who attempt to write articles.
*A recent discussion of whether [[Michelin star|Michelin starred]] restraunts are notable was [[Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Noticeboard/Archive_284#RFC_on_Michelin_stars_as_a_reliable_source_for_notability_of_restaurants|archived without closure]].
*A [[Wikipedia:New_pages_patrol/Resources|resource page]] with links pertinent for reviewers was created this month.
*A [[Wikipedia:Village_pump_(policy)#Increasing_the_scope_of_WP%3AG5_vis-a-vis_socking.|proposal]] to increase the scope of G5 was withdrawn.

;Refresher
[[WP:GEOLAND|Geographic regions, areas and places]] generally do not need [[WP:GNG|general notability guideline]] type sourcing. When evaluating whether an article meets this notability guideline please also consider whether it might actually be a form of [[WP:SPAM]] for a development project (e.g. PR for a large luxury residential development) and not actually covered by the guideline.

Six Month Queue Data: Today – 7095 Low – 4991 High – 7095

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== WikiCup 2020 March newsletter ==

And so ends the first round of the competition. Everyone with a positive score moves on to Round 2, with 57 contestants qualifying. We have abolished the groups this year, so to qualify for Round 3 you will need to finish Round 2 among the top thirty-two contestants.

Our top scorers in Round 1 were:   

*{{flagicon|New York (state)}} [[User:Epicgenius|Epicgenius]], a WikiCup newcomer, led the field with a featured article, five good articles and an assortment of other submissions, specialising on buildings and locations in New York, for a total of 895 points.
*[[File:Royal Standard of England (1406-1603).svg|22px|England]] [[User:Gog the Mild|Gog the Mild]] came next with 464 points, from a featured article, two good articles and a number of reviews, the main theme being naval warfare.
*{{flagicon|United States}} [[User:Raymie|Raymie]] was in third place with 419 points, garnered from one good article and an impressive 34 DYKs on radio and TV stations in the United States.
*{{flagicon|Somerset}} [[User:Harrias|Harrias]] came next at 414, with a featured article and three good articles, an English civil war battle specialist.
*[[File:Pirate Flag.svg|22px|Pirate flag]] [[User:CaptainEek|CaptainEek]] was in fifth place with 405 points, mostly garnered from bringing [[Cactus wren]] to featured article status.
*The top ten contestants at the end of Round 1 all scored over 200 points; they also included {{flagicon|United States}} [[User:L293D|L293D]], {{flagicon|Venezuela}} [[User:Kingsif|Kingsif]], {{flagicon|Antarctica}} [[User:Enwebb|Enwebb]],  {{flagicon|ENG}} [[User:Lee Vilenski|Lee Vilenski]] and {{flagicon|Nepal}} [[User:CAPTAIN MEDUSA|CAPTAIN MEDUSA]]. Seven of the top ten contestants in Round 1 are new to the WikiCup.

These contestants, like all the others, now have to start scoring points again from scratch. In Round 1 there were four featured articles, one featured list and two featured pictures, as well as around two hundred DYKs and twenty-seven ITNs. Between them, contestants completed 127 good article reviews, nearly a hundred more than the 43 good articles they claimed for, thus making a substantial dent in the review backlog. Contestants also claimed for 40 featured article / featured list reviews, and most even remembered to mention their WikiCup participation in their reviews (a requirement). 

Remember that any content promoted after the end of Round 1 but before the start of Round 2 can be claimed in Round 2. Some contestants made claims before the new submissions pages were set up, and they will need to resubmit them. 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]].

If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to keep down the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on [[Wikipedia talk:WikiCup]], and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! <small>If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send]].</small>  [[User:Godot13|Godot13]] ([[User talk:Godot13|talk]]), [[User:Sturmvogel 66|Sturmvogel 66]] ([[User talk:Sturmvogel 66|talk]]), [[User:Vanamonde93|Vanamonde]] ([[User talk:Vanamonde93|talk]]) and [[User:Cwmhiraeth|Cwmhiraeth]] ([[User talk:Cwmhiraeth|talk]]). [[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 16:47, 1 March 2020 (UTC)
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== WikiCup newsletter correction ==

There was an error in the WikiCup 2020 March newsletter; {{flagicon|United States}} [[User:L293D|L293D]] should not have been included in the list of top ten scorers in Round 1 (they led the list last year), instead, {{flagicon|United States}} [[User:Dunkleosteus77|Dunkleosteus77]] should have been included, having garnered 334 points from five good articles on animals, living or extinct, and various reviews. [[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 09:30, 2 March 2020 (UTC)
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== Editing news 2020 #1 – Discussion tools ==

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[[File:TalkPages-Reply-v1.0.png|thumb|300px|alt=Screenshot showing what the Reply tool looks like|This early version of the Reply tool automatically signs and indents comments.]]

The [[mw:Editing|Editing team]] has been working on [[mw:Talk pages project|the talk pages project]].  The goal of the talk pages project is to help contributors communicate on wiki more easily.  This project is the result of the [[mw:Talk pages consultation 2019|Talk pages consultation 2019]]. 

[[File:TalkPages-Reply-v2.0.png|thumb|300px|alt=Reply tool improved with edit tool buttons|In a future update, the team plans to test a tool for easily linking to another user's name, a rich-text editing option, and other tools.]]

The team is building a [[mw:Talk pages project/replying|new tool for replying]] to comments now.  This early version can sign and indent comments automatically.  <strong>Please [[mw:Talk pages project/replying/prototype testing#Reply%20version%201.0|test the new Reply tool]].</strong>  

*On 31 March 2020, the new {{Int:discussiontools-replylink}} tool was offered as a [[mw:Beta Feature|Beta Feature]] editors at four Wikipedias:  [[w:ar:Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-betafeatures|Arabic]], [[w:nl:Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-betafeatures|Dutch]], [[w:fr:Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-betafeatures|French]], and [[w:hu:Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-betafeatures|Hungarian]].  If your community also wants early access to the new tool, contact [[User:Whatamidoing (WMF)]].
*The team is planning some upcoming changes.  <strong>Please [[mw:Talk pages project/replying#Version%202.0|review the proposed design]] and share your thoughts on the talk page.</strong>  The team will test features such as:
**an easy way to mention another editor ("pinging"), 
**a rich-text visual editing option, and 
**other features identified through user testing or recommended by editors.  

To hear more about Editing Team updates, please add your name to the [[mw:Talk pages project#Get involved|<strong>"Get involved"</strong>]] section of the project page. You can also watch [[File:MediaWiki Vector skin blue star watchlist icon.svg|frameless|16px]] these pages: [[mw:Talk pages project|the main project page]], [[mw:Talk pages project/Updates|Updates]], [[mw:Talk pages project/replying|Replying]], and [[mw:Talk pages project/replying/prototype testing|User testing]].

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== Hi ==

Hi, I know you left a message on my talk page [[User_talk:The_King_of_Mars/Archive_2#Hi|3 years ago]] and I'm so sorry I could not respond until now.  It's my fault and it was very insensitive of me.  However, I hope that even a delayed response is better than none.  As to your question, though, I didn't personally attend Hamber.  Sorry.  I hope this makes up for if you felt bad that I didn't respond.  And I know that you may have totally forgot about it by now, but I couldn't not apologize, because it was so rude of me, and the possibility that I'd hurt you in any way bothered me greatly.  I'm really sorry, I never meant to do it on purpose.  That said, thank you for the cat picture, that's adorable. :)   [[User:The King of Mars|<span style="color:#00A0D3;">— The King of Mars</span>]]&nbsp;[[User_talk:The King of Mars|<span style="color:deeppink; font-family:courier;"><sup><big>«talk»</big></sup></span>]] 01:53, 24 April 2020 (UTC)
:Hi {{U|The King of Mars}}{{emdash}}There's absolutely no need to apologize. Thanks for being concerned though but it wasn't rude of you at all, I know its hard to always get back to everyone. Anyway its cool to know that you didn't actually go to that school and I'm glad you liked the cat! Best, [[User:Nikolaih|'''<span style="color:red;">Nik</span><span style="color:orange;">ol</span><span style="color:purple;">ai</span><span style="color:red;">h</span>''']]<sup>[[User talk:Nikolaiho|☎️]][[User:Nikolaiho/guestbook|📖]]</sup> 20:54, 24 April 2020 (UTC)

== WikiCup 2020 May newsletter ==

The second round of the 2020 WikiCup has now finished. It was a high-scoring round and contestants needed 75 points to advance to round 3. There were some very impressive efforts in round 2, with the top ten contestants all scoring more than 500 points. A large number of the points came from the 12 featured articles and the 186 good articles achieved in total by contestants, and the 355 good article reviews they performed; the GAN backlog drive and the stay-at-home imperative during the COVID-19 pandemic may have been partially responsible for these impressive figures.

Our top scorers in round 2 were:

*{{flagicon|New York (state)}} [[User:Epicgenius|Epicgenius]], with 2333 points from one featured article, forty-five good articles, fourteen DYKs and plenty of bonus points
*[[File:Royal Standard of England (1406-1603).svg|22px|England]] [[User:Gog the Mild|Gog the Mild]], with 1784 points from three featured articles, eight good articles, a substantial number of featured article and good article reviews and lots of bonus points
*{{flagicon|BWA}} [[User:The Rambling Man|The Rambling Man]], with 1262 points from two featured articles, eight good articles and a hundred good article reviews  
*{{flagicon|Somerset}} [[User:Harrias|Harrias]], with 1141 points from two featured articles, three featured lists, ten good articles, nine DYKs and a substantial number of featured article and good article reviews
*{{flagicon|ENG}} [[User:Lee Vilenski|Lee Vilenski]] with 869 points, [[File:Blason Gondor.svg|22px|link=Gondor|Gondor]] [[User:Hog Farm|Hog Farm]] with 801, {{flagicon|Venezuela}} [[User:Kingsif|Kingsif]] with 719, {{flagicon|Cascadia}} [[User:SounderBruce|SounderBruce]] with 710, {{flagicon|United States}} [[User:Dunkleosteus77|Dunkleosteus77]] with 608 and {{flagicon|Mexico}} [[User:MX|MX]] with 515.

The rules for featured article reviews have been adjusted; reviews may cover three aspects of the article, content, images and sources, and contestants may receive points for each of these three types of review. Please also remember the requirement to mention the WikiCup when undertaking an FAR for which you intend to claim points. Remember also that DYKs cannot be claimed until they have appeared on the main page. As we enter the third round, any content promoted after the end of round 2 but before the start of round 3 can be claimed now, and anything you forgot to claim in round 2 cannot! Remember too, that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them. When doing GARs, please make sure that you check that all the GA criteria are fully met.

If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article nominations, a featured process, or anything else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed]] (remember to remove your listing when no longer required). Questions are welcome on [[Wikipedia talk:WikiCup]], and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! <small>If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send]].</small> [[User:Godot13|Godot13]] ([[User talk:Godot13|talk]]), [[User:Sturmvogel 66|Sturmvogel 66]] ([[User talk:Sturmvogel 66|talk]]), [[User:Vanamonde93|Vanamonde]] ([[User talk:Vanamonde93|talk]]) and [[User:Cwmhiraeth|Cwmhiraeth]]. - [[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 17:44, 1 May 2020 (UTC)
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== Help with AfC submission about a Greek rock fusion guitarist! ==

Hello Nikolaih, hope you are well. I submitted a draft about Yiannis Papadopoulos (a Greek rock fusion guitarist) more than a month ago https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Yiannis_Papadopoulos_(guitarist)
and I've been working on it since then. Is it possible to have a look please? Sorry if I bothered you, I appreciate your time and help. [[User:Rhythm Zero|Rhythm Zero]] ([[User talk:Rhythm Zero|talk]]) 19:34, 12 May 2020 (UTC)
::Hi {{ping|Rhythm Zero}}{{emdash}}I think the article looks fine to me so far. The only thing that would come to mind would be [[WP:NBIO]] but perhaps the sources are good enough. I usually don't review bio drafts like that so I'll let another editor review it. It looks fine to me however, but I am not expert at WP:BIO guidelines so I can't say too much unfortunately. Best of luck with your article submission. [[User:Nikolaih|'''<span style="color:red;">Nik</span><span style="color:orange;">ol</span><span style="color:purple;">ai</span><span style="color:red;">h</span>''']]<sup>[[User talk:Nikolaih|☎️]][[User:Nikolaih/guestbook|📖]]</sup> 20:43, 12 May 2020 (UTC)

Thank you very much for your quick reply Nikolaih, I appreciate it a lot, to be honest I based the layout and the sources on similar articles, like https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Johnston_(guitarist) and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Maxim_Micic. I want to believe that it qualifies for Wikipedia, hopefully it will be accepted at some point. I do appreciate you taking the time to check it out. Have a great day! [[User:Rhythm Zero|Rhythm Zero]] ([[User talk:Rhythm Zero|talk]]) 20:21, 13 May 2020 (UTC)

== Articles for Creation: List of reviewers by subject notice ==

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Recently '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Articles for creation/List of reviewers by subject|a list of reviewers by area of expertise]]''' was created. This notice is being sent out to alert you to the existence of that list, and to encourage you to add your name to it. If you or other reviewers come across articles in the queue where an acceptance/decline hinges on specialist knowledge, this list should serve to facilitate contact with a fellow reviewer.

To end on a positive note, the backlog has dropped below 1,500, so thanks for all of the hard work some of you have been putting into the AfC process!

<small>Sent to all Articles for Creation reviewers as a one-time notice. To opt-out of all [[Wikipedia:Mass message senders|massmessage mailings]], you may add [[:Category:Wikipedians who opt out of message delivery]] to your user talk page. Regards, {{no ping|Sam-2727}} ([[User talk:Sam-2727|talk]])
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== Editing news 2020 #2 – Quick updates ==

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[[File:TalkPages-Reply-v2.0.png|alt=Mockup of the new reply feature, showing new editing tools|thumb|400x400px|The new features include a toolbar.  [[mw:Talk:Talk pages project/replying|What do you think should be in the toolbar?]]]]

This edition of the [[mw:Editing|Editing]] newsletter includes information the [[Wikipedia:Talk pages project]], an effort to help contributors communicate on wiki more easily.  The [[mw:Talk pages project|central project page is on MediaWiki.org.]]

* [[mw:Talk pages project/replying|<strong>Reply tool</strong>]]: This is available as a Beta Feature at the four partner wikis (Arabic, Dutch, French, and Hungarian Wikipedias).  The Beta Feature will get [[mw:Talk pages project/replying#Version%202.0|new features]] soon.  The new features include writing comments in a new visual editing mode and pinging other users by typing <code>@</code>. You can [[mw:Talk pages project/replying/prototype testing#Reply%20tool%20version%202.0|test the new features]] on the [[mw:Beta Cluster|Beta Cluster]].  Some other wikis will have a chance to try the Beta Feature in the coming months.
* [[mw:New requirements for user signatures|<strong>New requirements for user signatures</strong>]]:  Soon, users will not be able to save invalid custom signatures in [[Special:Preferences]]. This will reduce signature spoofing, prevent page corruption, and make new talk page tools more reliable.  Most editors will not be affected.
* [[mw:Talk pages project/New discussion|<strong>New discussion tool</strong>]]:  The Editing team is beginning work on a simpler process for starting new discussions.   You can [[mw:Talk pages project/New discussion#Design|see the initial design on the project page]].
* [[m:Research:Usage of talk pages|<strong>Research on the use of talk pages</strong>]]:  The Editing team worked with the [[mw:Wikimedia research|Wikimedia research team]] to study how talk pages help editors improve articles.  We learned that new editors who use talk pages make more edits to the main namespace than new editors who don't use talk pages. 

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== New Page Reviewer newsletter June 2020 ==

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;Your help can make a difference 
[[User:SDZeroBot/NPP sorting|NPP Sorting]] can be a great way to find pages needing new page patrolling that match your strengths and interests. Using ORES, it divides articles into topics such as Literature or Chemistry and on Geography. Take a look and see if you can find time to patrol a couple pages a day. With over 10,000 pages in the queue, the highest it's been since [[WP:ACPERM|ACPERM]], your help could really make a difference. 
 
;Google Adds New Languages to Google Translate
In late February, Google added 5 new languages to Google Translate: Kinyarwanda, Odia (Oriya), Tatar, Turkmen and Uyghur. This expands our ability to find and evaluate sources in those languages.
 
;Discussions and Resources
*A [[Wikipedia:Village_pump_(policy)#Paid_editing|discussion]] on handling new article creation by paid editors is ongoing at the Village Pump.
*Also at the Village Pump is a [[Wikipedia:Village_pump_(policy)#Is_it_time_to_place_greater_restrictions_on_AfD?|discussion]] about limiting participation at Articles for Deletion discussion.
*A proposed new [[Wikipedia_talk:Criteria_for_speedy_deletion/Archive_77#Proposed_new_CSD_criterion:_R5,_for_redirects_with_malformed_or_misspelled_(disambiguation)_qualifiers|speedy deletion criteria]] for certain kinds of redirects ended with no consensus.
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== WikiCup 2020 July newsletter ==

The third round of the 2020 WikiCup has now come to an end. The 16 users who made it into the fourth round each had at least 353 points (compared to 68 in 2019). It was a highly competitive round, and a number of contestants were eliminated who would have moved on in earlier years. Our top scorers in round 3 were:

*{{flagicon|New York (state)}} [[User:Epicgenius|Epicgenius]], with one featured article, 28 good articles and 17 DYKs, amassing 1836 points
*{{flagicon|BWA}} [[User:The Rambling Man|The Rambling Man ]], with 1672 points gained from four featured articles and seventeen good articles, plus reviews of a large number of FACs and GAs
*[[File:Royal Standard of England (1406-1603).svg|22px|England]] [[User:Gog the Mild|Gog the Mild]], a first time contestant, with 1540 points, a tally built largely on 4 featured articles and related bonus points.

Between them, contestants managed 14 featured articles, 9 featured lists, 3 featured pictures, 152 good articles, 136 DYK entries, 55 ITN entries, 65 featured article candidate reviews and 221 good article reviews. Additionally, {{flagicon|Denmark}} [[User:MPJ-DK|MPJ-DK]] added 3 items to featured topics and 44 to good topics. Over the course of the competition, contestants have completed 710 good article reviews, in comparison to 387 good articles submitted for review and promoted. These large numbers are probably linked to a GAN backlog drive in April and May, and the changed patterns of editing during the COVID-19 pandemic. As we enter the fourth round, remember that any content promoted after the end of round 3 but before the start of round 4 can be claimed in round 4. Please also remember that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them. When doing GARs, please make sure that you check that all the GA criteria are fully met. Please also remember that all submissions must meet core Wikipedia policies, regardless of the review process. 

If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article nominations, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed]] (remember to remove your listing when no longer required). Questions are welcome on [[Wikipedia talk:WikiCup]], and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! <small>If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send]].</small> [[User:Godot13|Godot13]] ([[User talk:Godot13|talk]]), [[User:Sturmvogel 66|Sturmvogel 66]] ([[User talk:Sturmvogel 66|talk]]), [[User:Vanamonde93|Vanamonde]] ([[User talk:Vanamonde93|talk]]), [[User:Cwmhiraeth|Cwmhiraeth]] ([[User talk:Cwmhiraeth|talk]]) [[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 12:34, 2 July 2020 (UTC)
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== Editing news 2020 #3 ==

[[File:50 million desktop visual editor edits.png|thumb|On 16 March 2020, the '''50 millionth edit''' was made using the visual editor on desktop.|400px]]

Seven years ago this week, the [[mw:Editing team|Editing team]] made the visual editor available by default to all logged-in editors using the desktop site at the English Wikipedia.  Here's what happened since its introduction:

* The <strong>50 millionth edit using the visual editor on desktop</strong> was made this year.  More than <strong>10 million</strong> edits have been made here at the English Wikipedia.
* More than <strong>2 million new articles</strong> have been created in the visual editor. More than 600,000 of these new articles were created during 2019. 
* Almost <strong>5 million edits on the mobile site</strong> have been made with the visual editor.  Most of these edits have been made since the Editing team started improving the [[mw:Mobile visual editor|mobile visual editor]] in 2018.
* The <strong>proportion of all edits</strong> made using the visual editor has been <strong>increasing every year</strong>.
* Editors have made more than <strong>7 million edits in the 2017 wikitext editor</strong>, including starting <strong>600,000 new articles</strong> in it.  The [[mw:2017 wikitext editor|2017 wikitext editor]] is VisualEditor's built-in wikitext mode.  You can [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-betafeatures|enable it in your preferences]].
* On 17 November 2019, the [https://discuss-space.wmflabs.org/t/first-edit-made-to-wikipedia-from-outer-space/2254 <strong>first edit from outer space</strong>] was made in the mobile visual editor.
* In 2019, <strong>35% of the edits by newcomers</strong>, and half of their first edits, were made using the visual editor.  This percentage has been increasing every year since the tool became available.

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== Editing news 2020 #4 ==

<em>[[m:Special:MyLanguage/VisualEditor/Newsletter/2020/August|Read this in another language]] • [[m:Wikipedia:VisualEditor/Newsletter|Subscription list for this newsletter]]</em>

=== Reply tool ===
[[File:Reply Tool weekly edits- March - June, 2020.png|thumb|333px|The number of comments posted with the Reply Tool from March through June 2020. People used the Reply Tool to post over <strong>7,400 comments</strong> with the tool.]]

The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Talk pages project/replying|<strong>Reply tool</strong>]] has been available as a [[mw:Beta Feature|Beta Feature]] at the Arabic, Dutch, French and Hungarian Wikipedias since 31 March 2020.  The [[mw:Talk pages project/replying#Metrics|first analysis showed positive results]].

* More than <strong>300 editors</strong> used the Reply tool at these four Wikipedias.  They  posted more than <strong>7,400 replies</strong> during the study period.
* Of the people who posted a comment with the Reply tool, about 70% of them used the tool multiple times.  About 60% of them used it on multiple days.
* Comments from Wikipedia editors are positive.  One said, <span lang="ar" dir="rtl">أعتقد أن الأداة تقدم فائدة ملحوظة؛ فهي تختصر الوقت لتقديم رد بدلًا من التنقل بالفأرة إلى وصلة تعديل القسم أو الصفحة، التي تكون بعيدة عن التعليق الأخير في الغالب، ويصل المساهم لصندوق التعديل بسرعة باستخدام الأداة.</span>  ("I think the tool has a significant impact; it saves time to reply while the classic way is to move with a mouse to the Edit link to edit the section or the page which is generally far away from the comment. And the user reaches to the edit box so quickly to use the Reply tool.")[https://ar.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?diff=49242252&oldid=49242144]

The Editing team released the Reply tool as a Beta Feature at eight other Wikipedias in early August.  Those Wikipedias are in the Chinese, Czech, Georgian, Serbian, Sorani Kurdish, Swedish, Catalan, and Korean languages.  If you would like to use the Reply tool at your wiki, please tell [[User talk:Whatamidoing (WMF)]].

The Reply tool is still in active development.  Per request from the Dutch Wikipedia and other editors, you will be able to [[phab:T249391|customize the edit summary]].  (The default edit summary is "Reply".)  A "ping" feature is available in the Reply tool's visual editing mode.  This feature searches for usernames.  Per request from the Arabic Wikipedia, each wiki will be able to [[phab:T258743|set its own preferred symbol]] for pinging editors.  Per request from editors at the Japanese and Hungarian Wikipedias, each wiki can [[phab:T249861|define a preferred signature prefix]] in the page [[MediaWiki:Discussiontools-signature-prefix]].   For example, some languages omit spaces before signatures.  Other communities want to add a dash or a non-breaking space.

=== New requirements for user signatures ===

* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/New requirements for user signatures|new requirements for custom user signatures]] began on 6 July 2020.  If you try to create a custom signature that does not meet the requirements, you will get an error message.
* Existing custom signatures that do not meet the new requirements will be unaffected <em>temporarily</em>. Eventually, all custom signatures will need to meet the new requirements.  You can [https://signatures.toolforge.org check your signature and see lists of active editors] whose custom signatures need to be corrected.  Volunteers have been contacting editors who need to change their custom signatures.  If you need to change your custom signature, then please [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/New requirements for user signatures/Help|read the help page]].

=== Next: New discussion tool ===

Next, the team will be working on a tool for quickly and easily starting a new discussion section to a talk page. To follow the development of this new tool, please put the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Talk pages project/New discussion|New Discussion Tool]] project page on your watchlist.

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== WikiCup 2020 September newsletter ==

The fourth round of the competition has finished, with 865 points being required to qualify for the final round, nearly twice as many points as last year. It was a hotly competitive round with two contestants with 598 and 605 points being eliminated, and all but two of the contestants who reached the final round having achieved an FA during the round. The highest scorers were

*[[File:Free Hong Kong flag.svg|23px|link=Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our time|Free Hong Kong]] [[User:Bloom6132|Bloom6132]], with 1478 points gained mainly from 5 featured lists, 12 DYKs and 63 in the news items; 
*{{flagicon|Indonesia}}[[User:HaEr48|HaEr48]] with 1318 points gained mainly from 2 featured articles, 5 good articles and 8 DYKs; 
*{{flagicon|ENG}} [[User:Lee Vilenski|Lee Vilenski]] with 1201 points mainly gained from 2 featured articles and 10 good articles.

Between them, contestants achieved 14 featured articles, 14 featured lists, 2 featured pictures, 87 good articles, 90 DYK entries, 75 ITN entries, 95 featured article candidate reviews and 81 good article reviews. Congratulations to all who participated! It was a generally high-scoring and productive round and I think we can expect a highly competitive finish to the competition.

Remember that any content promoted after the end of round 4 but before the start of round 5 can be claimed in round 5. Remember too that you must claim your points within 10 days of "earning" them. If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews]]. It would be helpful if this list could be cleared of any items no longer relevant. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to keep down the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on [[Wikipedia talk:WikiCup]], and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. <small>If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send]].</small> [[User:Godot13|Godot13]] ([[User talk:Godot13|talk]]), [[User:Sturmvogel 66|Sturmvogel 66]] ([[User talk:Sturmvogel 66|talk]]), [[User:Vanamonde93|Vanamonde]] ([[User talk:Vanamonde93|talk]]), [[User:Cwmhiraeth|Cwmhiraeth]] ([[User talk:Cwmhiraeth|talk]]) [[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 19:52, 1 September 2020 (UTC)
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== WikiCup 2020 November newsletter ==

The 2020 WikiCup has come to an end, with the final round going down to the wire. Our new '''Champion''' is {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant11|Lee Vilenski}}, the runner-up last year, who was closely followed by {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant11|Gog the Mild}}. In the final round, Lee achieved 4 FAs and 30 GAs, mostly on cue sport topics, while Gog achieved 3 FAs and 15 GAs, mostly on important battles and wars, which earned him a high number of bonus points. {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant11|The Rambling Man}} was in third place with 4 FAs and 8 GAs on football topics, with {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant11|Epicgenius}} close behind with 19 GAs and 16 DYK's, his interest being the buildings of New York.

The other finalists were {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant11|Hog Farm}}, {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant11|HaEr48}}, {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant11|Harrias}} and {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant11|Bloom6132}}. The final round was very productive, and besides 15 FAs, contestants achieved 75 FAC reviews, 88 GAs and 108 GAN reviews. Altogether, Wikipedia has benefited greatly from the activities of WikiCup competitors all through the contest. Well done everyone!

All those who reached the final will receive awards and the following special awards will be made, based on high performance in particular areas of content creation. So that the finalists do not have an undue advantage, these prizes are awarded to the competitor who scored the highest in any particular field in a single round, or in the event of a tie, to the overall leader in this field.

*{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant11|Gog the Mild}} wins the featured article prize, for a total of 14 FAs during the course of the competition.
*{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant11|Bloom6132}} win the featured list prize, for 5 FLs in round 4.
*{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant11|Rhododendrites}} wins the featured picture prize, for 3 FPs in round 3 and 5 overall.
*{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant11|Lee Vilenski}} wins the featured article reviewer prize, for 23 FAC reviews in round 5.
*{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant11|Epicgenius}} wins the good article prize, for 45 GAs in round 2 and 113 overall.
*{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant11|MPJ-DK}} wins the topic prize, for 33 articles in good topics in round 2.
*{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant11|The Rambling Man}} wins the good article reviewer prize, for 100 good article reviews in round 2.
*{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant11|Epicgenius}} wins the DYK prize, for 22 Did you know articles in round 4 and 94 overall.
*{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant11|Bloom6132}} wins the ITN prize, for 63 In the news articles in round 4 and 136 overall.

Next year's competition will begin on 1 January. You are invited to '''[[Wikipedia:WikiCup/2021 signups|sign up to participate]]'''; the WikiCup is open to all Wikipedians, both novices and experienced editors, and we hope to see you all in the 2021 competition. Until then, it only remains to once again congratulate our worthy winners, and thank all participants for their involvement! <small>If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send]].</small> [[User:Godot13|Godot13]], [[User:Sturmvogel 66|Sturmvogel 66]], [[User:Vanamonde93|Vanamonde]] and [[User:Cwmhiraeth|Cwmhiraeth]] [[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 11:38, 3 November 2020 (UTC)
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Hello {{BASEPAGENAME}},

[[File:NPP 2020 Chart.png|800px|A chart of the 2020 New Page Patrol Queue]]

;Year in review
It has been a productive year for New Page Patrol as we've roughly cut the size of the New Page Patrol queue in half this year. We have been fortunate to have a lot of great work done by {{noping|Rosguill}} who was the reviewer of the most pages and redirects this past year. Thanks and credit go to {{noping|JTtheOG}} and {{noping|Onel5969}} who join Rosguill in repeating in the top 10 from last year. Thanks to {{noping|John B123}}, {{noping|Hughesdarren}}, and {{noping|Mccapra}} who all got the NPR permission this year and joined the top 10. Also new to the top ten is DannyS712 bot III, programmed by {{noping|DannyS712}} which has helped to dramatically reduce the number of redirects that have needed human patrolling by patrolling certain types of redirects (e.g. for differences in accents) and by also patrolling editors who are on on the [[Wikipedia:New pages patrol/Redirect whitelist|redirect whitelist]].
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| {{User0|Rosguill}}
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| {{User0|John B123}}
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| {{User0|Onel5969}}
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| [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log&type=patrol&subtype=patrol&user=Onel5969 Patrol] [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log&type=pagetriage-curation&user=Onel5969 Page Curation]
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| {{User0|JTtheOG}}
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| [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log&type=patrol&subtype=patrol&user=JTtheOG Patrol] [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log&type=pagetriage-curation&user=JTtheOG Page Curation]
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| {{User0|DragonflySixtyseven}}
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| [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log&type=patrol&subtype=patrol&user=Mccapra Patrol] [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log&type=pagetriage-curation&user=Mccapra Page Curation]
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;Reviewer of the Year
{{noping|John B123}} has been named reviewer of the year for 2020. John has held the permission for just over 6 months and in that time has helped cut into the queue by reviewing more than 18,000 articles. His talk page shows his efforts to communicate with users, upholding NPP's goal of nurturing new users and quality over quantity.

;NPP Technical Achievement Award
As a special recognition and thank you {{noping|DannyS712}} has been awarded the first NPP Technical Achievement Award. His work programming the bot has helped us patrol redirects tremendously - more than 60,000 redirects this past year. This has been a large contribution to New Page Patrol and definitely is worthy of recognition.

Six Month Queue Data: Today – 2262 Low – 2232 High – 10271

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== WikiCup 2021 March newsletter ==

Round 1 of the competition has finished; it was a high-scoring round with 21 contestants scoring more than 100 points.  Everyone with a positive score moves on to Round 2, with 55 contestants qualifying. You will need to finish among the top thirty-two contestants in Round 2 if you are to qualify for Round 3. Our top scorers in Round 1 were:   

*{{flagicon|New York (state)}} [[User:Epicgenius|Epicgenius]] led the field with a featured article, nine good articles and an assortment of other submissions, specialising on buildings and locations in New York, for a total of 945 points.
*{{flagicon|Republic of Venice|wartime}} [[User:Bloom6132|Bloom6132]] was close behind with 896 points, largely gained from 71 "In the news" items, mostly recent deaths.
*{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[User:ImaginesTigers|ImaginesTigers]], who has been editing Wikipedia for less than a year, was in third place with 711 points, much helped by bringing [[League of Legends]] to featured article status, exemplifying how bonus points can boost a contestant's score.
*{{flagicon|Rwanda}} [[User:Amakuru|Amakuru]] came next with 708 points, [[Kigali]] being another featured article that scored maximum bonus points.
*[[File:Flag of the United Nations.svg|22px]] [[User:Ktin|Ktin]], new to the WikiCup, was in fifth place with 523 points, garnered from 15 DYKs and 34 "In the news" items.
*{{flagicon|Botswana}} [[User:The Rambling Man|The Rambling Man]] scored 511 points, many from featured article candidate reviews and from football related DYKs.
*[[File:Standard of Oliver Cromwell (1653–1659).svg|22px]] [[User:Gog the Mild|Gog the Mild]], last year's runner-up, came next with 498 points, from a featured article and numerous featured article candidate reviews.
*[[File:Bennington Flag.svg|22px]] [[User:Hog Farm|Hog Farm]], at 452, scored for a featured article, four good articles and a number of reviews.
*{{flagicon|United States}} [[User:Le Panini|Le Panini]], another newcomer to the WikiCup, scored 438 for a featured article and three good articles.
*{{flagicon|England}} [[User:Lee Vilenski|Lee Vilenski]], last year's champion, scored 332 points, from a featured article and various other sport-related topics.

These contestants, like all the others, now have to start again from scratch. In Round 1, contestants achieved eight featured articles, three featured lists and one featured picture, as well as around two hundred DYKs and twenty-seven ITNs. They completed 97 good article reviews, nearly double the 52 good articles they claimed. Contestants also claimed for 135 featured article and featured list candidate reviews. There is no longer a requirement to mention your WikiCup participation when undertaking these reviews. 

Remember that any content promoted after the end of Round 1 but before the start of Round 2 can be claimed in Round 2. 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 a good article candidate, a featured process, or something else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews]].

If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to keep down the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on [[Wikipedia talk:WikiCup]], and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! <small>If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send]].</small> [[User:Sturmvogel 66|Sturmvogel 66]] ([[User talk:Sturmvogel 66|talk]]) and [[User:Cwmhiraeth|Cwmhiraeth]] ([[User talk:Cwmhiraeth|talk]]). [[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 20:26, 1 March 2021 (UTC)
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== WikiCup 2021 May newsletter ==

The second round of the 2021 WikiCup has now finished; it was a high-scoring round and contestants needed 61 points to advance to Round 3. There were some impressive efforts in the round, with the top eight contestants all scoring more than 400 points. A large number of the points came from the 12 featured articles and the 110 good articles achieved in total by contestants, as well as the 216 good article reviews they performed; the GAN backlog drive and the stay-at-home imperative during the COVID-19 pandemic may have been partially responsible for these impressive figures.

Our top scorers in Round 2 were:

*{{flagicon|BWA}} [[User:The Rambling Man|The Rambling Man]], with 2963 points from three featured articles, 20 featured article reviews, 37 good articles, 73 good article reviews, as well as 22 DYKs.
*{{flagicon|New York (state)}} [[User:Epicgenius|Epicgenius]], with 1718 points from one featured article, 29 good articles, 16 DYKs and plenty of bonus points.
*{{flagicon|Republic of Venice|wartime}} [[User:Bloom6132|Bloom6132]], with 990 points from 13 DYKs and 64 "In the news" items, mostly recent deaths.
*[[File:Bennington Flag.svg|22px]] [[User:Hog Farm|Hog Farm]], with 834 points from two featured articles, five good articles, 14 featured article reviews and 15 good article reviews.
*[[File:Standard of Oliver Cromwell (1653–1659).svg|22px|England]] [[User:Gog the Mild|Gog the Mild]], with 524 points from two featured articles and four featured article reviews.
*{{flagicon|ENG}} [[User:Lee Vilenski|Lee Vilenski]], with 501 points from one featured article, three good articles, six featured article reviews and 25 good article reviews. 
*[[File:Transgender Pride flag.svg|22px]] [[User:Sammi Brie|Sammi Brie]], with 485 points from four good articles, eight good article reviews and 27 DYKs, on US radio and television stations.
*[[File:Flag of the United Nations.svg|22px]] [[User:Ktin|Ktin]], with 436 points from four good articles, seven DYKs and 11 "In the news" items. 

Please remember that DYKs cannot be claimed until they have appeared on the main page. As we enter the third round, any content promoted after the end of Round 2 but before the start of Round 3 can be claimed now, and anything you forgot to claim in Round 2 cannot! Remember too, that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them (except for at the end of each round, when you must claim them before the cut-off date/time). When doing GARs, please make sure that you check that all the GA criteria are fully met.

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== Editing news 2021 #2 ==

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[[File:Reply Tool A-B test comment completion.png|alt=Junior contributors comment completion rate across all participating Wikipedias|thumb|296x296px|When newcomers had the Reply tool and tried to post on a talk page, they were more successful at posting a comment. ([https://wikimedia-research.github.io/Reply-tools-analysis-2021/ Source])]]

Earlier this year, the Editing team ran a large study of [[mw:Talk pages project/Replying|the Reply Tool]].  The main goal was to find out whether the Reply Tool helped [[mw:Talk pages project/Glossary|newer editors]] communicate on wiki.  The second goal was to see whether the comments that newer editors made using the tool needed to be reverted more frequently than comments newer editors made with the existing wikitext page editor.   

The key results were:

* Newer editors who had automatic ("default on") access to the Reply tool were [https://wikimedia-research.github.io/Reply-tools-analysis-2021/ more likely] to post a comment on a talk page.
* The comments that newer editors made with the Reply Tool were also [https://wikimedia-research.github.io/Reply-tools-analysis-2021/ less likely] to be reverted than the comments that newer editors made with page editing.

These results give the Editing team confidence that the tool is helpful.  

'''Looking ahead'''

The team is planning to make the Reply tool available to everyone as an opt-out preference in the coming months.  This has already happened at the Arabic, Czech, and Hungarian Wikipedias.

The next step is to [[phab:T280599|resolve a technical challenge]].  Then, they will deploy the Reply tool first to the [[phab:T267379|Wikipedias that participated in the study]].  After that, they will deploy it, in stages, to the other Wikipedias and all WMF-hosted wikis.   

You can turn on "Discussion Tools" [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-betafeatures|in Beta Features]] now.  After you get the Reply tool, you can change your preferences at any time in [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-editing-discussion]].

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== WikiCup 2021 July newsletter ==

The third round of the 2021 WikiCup has now come to an end. Each of the sixteen contestants who made it into the fourth round had at least 294 points, and our top six scorers all had over 600 points. They were:

*{{flagicon|BWA}} [[User:The Rambling Man|The Rambling Man]], with 1825 points from 3 featured articles, 44 featured article reviews, 14 good articles, 30 good article reviews and 10 DYKs. In addition, he completed a 34-article good topic on the [[EFL Championship play-offs]].
*{{flagicon|New York (state)}} [[User:Epicgenius|Epicgenius]], a New York specialist, with 1083 points from 2 featured article reviews, 18 good articles, 30 DYKs and plenty of bonus points.
*{{flagicon|Republic of Venice|wartime}} [[User:Bloom6132|Bloom6132]], with 869 points from 11 DYKs, all with bonus points, and 54 "In the news" items, mostly covering people who had recently died.
*[[File:Standard of Oliver Cromwell (1653–1659).svg|22px|England]] [[User:Gog the Mild|Gog the Mild]], with 817 points from 3 featured articles on historic battles in Europe, 5 featured article reviews and 3 good articles.
*[[File:Bennington Flag.svg|22px]] [[User:Hog Farm|Hog Farm]], with 659 points from 2 featured articles and 2 good articles on American Civil War battles, 18 featured article reviews, 2 good articles, 6 good article reviews and 4 DYKs.
*[[File:ICS Zulu.svg|20px|Zulu (International Code of Signals)]] [[User:BennyOnTheLoose|BennyOnTheLoose]], a snooker specialist and new to the Cup, with 647 points from a featured article, 2 featured article reviews, 6 good articles, 6 good article reviews and 3 DYKs.

In round three, contestants achieved 19 featured articles, 7 featured lists, 106 featured article reviews, 72 good articles, 1 good topic, 62 good article reviews,  165 DYKs and 96 ITN items. We enter the fourth round with scores reset to zero; any content promoted after the end of round 3 but before the start of round 4 can be claimed in round 4. Please also remember that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them (one contestant in round 3 lost out because of this). When doing GARs, please make sure that you check that all the GA criteria are fully met. 

If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article nominations, a featured process, or anything else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed]] (remember to remove your listing when no longer required). Questions are welcome on [[Wikipedia talk:WikiCup]], and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send]]. Judges: [[User:Sturmvogel 66|Sturmvogel 66]] ([[User talk:Sturmvogel 66|talk]]) and [[User:Cwmhiraeth|Cwmhiraeth]] [[User:Cwmhiraeth|Cwmhiraeth]] ([[User talk:Cwmhiraeth|talk]]) [[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 09:30, 2 July 2021 (UTC)
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== Articles for Creation July 2021 Backlog Elimination Drive ==

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== WikiCup 2021 September newsletter ==

The fourth round of the competition has finished with over 500 points being required to qualify for the final round. It was a hotly competitive round with two contestants, {{flagicon|BWA}} [[User:The Rambling Man|The Rambling Man]] and {{flagicon|New York (state)}} [[User:Epicgenius|Epicgenius]], each scoring over 3000 points, and six contestants scoring over 1000. All but one of the finalists achieved one or more FAs during the round, the exception being {{flagicon|Republic of Venice|wartime}} [[User: Bloom6132|Bloom6132]] who demonstrated that 61 "in the news" items produces an impressive number of points. Other contestants who made it to the final are [[File:Standard of Oliver Cromwell (1653–1659).svg|22px]] [[User:Gog the Mild|Gog the Mild]], {{flagicon|ENG}} [[User:Lee Vilenski|Lee Vilenski]], [[File:ICS Zulu.svg|20px|Zulu (International Code of Signals)]] [[User:BennyOnTheLoose|BennyOnTheLoose]], {{flagicon|Rwanda}} [[User:Amakuru|Amakuru]] and [[File:Bennington Flag.svg|22px]] [[User:Hog Farm|Hog Farm]]. However, all their points are now swept away and everyone starts afresh in the final round.

Round 4 saw the achievement of 18 featured articles and 157 good articles. [[File:Wandbild Portrait George Floyd von Eme Street Art im Mauerpark (Berlin).jpg|22px|George Floyd mural]] [[User:Bilorv|Bilorv]] scored for a 25-article good topic on [[Black Mirror]] but narrowly missed out on qualifying for the final round. There was enthusiasm for FARs, with 89 being performed, and there were 63 GARs and around 100 DYKs during the round. As we start round 5, we say goodbye to the eight competitors who didn't quite make it to the final round; thank you for the useful contributions you have made to the Cup and Wikipedia, and we hope you will join us again next year. For other contestants, remember that any content promoted after the end of round 4 but before the start of round 5 can be claimed in round 5. Remember too that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them.

If you are concerned that your nomination, whether it be for a good article, a featured process, or anything else, will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed]] (remember to remove your listing when no longer required). If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to help keep down the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on [[Wikipedia talk:WikiCup]], and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. <small>If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send]].</small> [[User:Sturmvogel 66|Sturmvogel 66]] and [[User:Cwmhiraeth|Cwmhiraeth]]. [[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 13:02, 2 September 2021 (UTC)
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== New Page Patrol newsletter September 2021 ==

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Please join [[Wikipedia_talk:New_pages_patrol/Reviewers#AFC_reviewer_Olaf_Kosinsky|''this discussion'']] - there is increase in the abuse of Wikipedia and its processes by POV pushers, Paid Editors, and by holders of various user rights including [[Wikipedia:Autopatrolled|Autopatrolled]]. Even our review systems themselves at [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Articles for creation|AfC]] and [[Wikipedia:New pages patrol/Reviewers|NPR]] have been infiltrated. The good news is that detection is improving, but the downside is that it creates the need for a huge clean up - which of course adds to backlogs.

[[WP:COPYVIO|Copyright violations]] are also a serious issue. Most non-regular contributors do not understand why, and most  of our  Reviewers are not experts on copyright law - and can't be expected to be, but  there is excellent, easy-to-follow advice on COPYVIO detection [[Wikipedia:New_pages_patrol#Copyright_violations_(WP:COPYVIO)|'''here''']].

At the time of the last newsletter (#25, December 2020) the backlog was only just over 2,000 articles. New Page Review is an official system. It's the only firewall against the inclusion of new, improper pages.  

There are currently '''706''' New Page Reviewers plus a further 1,080 admins, but as much as nearly 90% of the patrolling is still being done by around only the 20 or so most regular patrollers. 

If you are no longer very active on Wikipedia or you no longer wish to be part of the New Page Reviewer user group, please consider asking any admin to remove you from the list. This will enable NPP to have a better overview of its performance and what improvements need to be made to the process or its software.
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== November 2021 backlog drive ==

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== WikiCup 2021 November newsletter ==

The WikiCup is over for another year and the finalists can relax! Our '''Champion''' this year is {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant12|The Rambling Man}}, who amassed over 5000 points in the final round, achieving 8 featured articles and almost 500 reviews. It was a very competitive round; seven of the finalists achieved over 1000 points in the round (enough to win the 2019 contest), and three scored over 3000 (enough to win the 2020 event). Our 2021 finalists and their scores were:

#{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant12|The Rambling Man}} with 5072 points
#{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant12|Lee Vilenski}} with 3276 points
#{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant12|Amakuru}} with 3197 points
#{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant12|Epicgenius}} with 1611 points
#{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant12|Gog the Mild}} with 1571 points
#{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant12|BennyOnTheLoose}} with 1420 points
#{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant12|Hog Farm}} with 1043 points
#{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant12|Bloom6132}} with 528 points

All those who reached the final round will win awards. The following special awards will be made based on high performance in particular areas of content creation and review. Awards will be handed out in the next few days.

*{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant12|The Rambling Man}} wins the featured article prize, for 8 FAs in round 5.
*{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant12|Lee Vilenski}} wins the featured list prize, for 3 FLs in round 5.
*{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant12|Gog the Mild}} wins the featured topic prize, for 13 articles in a featured topic in round 5.
*{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant12|Epicgenius}} wins the good article prize, for 63 GAs in round 4.
*{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant12|The Rambling Man}} wins the good topic prize, for 86 articles in good topics in round 5.
*{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant12|The Rambling Man}} wins the reviewer prize, for 68 FAC reviews and 213 GAN reviews, both in round 5.
*{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant12|Epicgenius}} wins the DYK prize, for 30 did you know articles in round 3 and 105 overall.
*{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant12|Bloom6132}} wins the ITN prize, for 71 in the news articles in round 1 and 284 overall.

Congratulations to everyone who participated in this year's WikiCup, whether they made it to the final round or not, and particular congratulations to the newcomers to the WikiCup, some of whom did very well. Wikipedia has benefitted greatly from the quality creations, expansions and improvements made, and the numerous reviews performed. Thanks to all who have taken part and helped out with the competition, not forgetting [[User:Jarry1250]], who runs the scoring bot.

If you have views on whether the rules or scoring need adjustment for next year's contest, please comment on the [[Wikipedia talk:WikiCup|WikiCup talk page]]. Next year's competition will begin on 1 January. You are invited to '''[[Wikipedia:WikiCup/2022 signups|sign up to participate]]'''; the WikiCup is open to all Wikipedians, both novices and experienced editors, and we hope to see you all in the 2022 competition. Until then, it only remains to once again congratulate our worthy winners, and thank all participants for their involvement! <small>If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send]].</small> [[User:Sturmvogel 66|Sturmvogel 66]] and  [[User:Cwmhiraeth|Cwmhiraeth]]. [[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 19:55, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
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Happy New Year and Happy New WikiCup! The 2022 competition has just begun and all article creators, expanders, improvers and reviewers are welcome to take part. Even if you are a novice editor you should be able to advance to at least the second round, improving your editing skills as you go. If you have already signed up, your submissions page can be found '''[[Wikipedia:WikiCup|here]]'''. If you have not yet signed up, you can '''[[Wikipedia:WikiCup/2022 signups|add your name here]]''' and the judges will set up your submissions page. Any questions on the rules or on anything else should be directed to one of the judges, or posted to the [[Wikipedia talk:WikiCup|WikiCup talk page]]. Signups will close at the end of January, and the first round will end on 26 February; the 64 highest scorers at that time will move on to round 2. The judges for the WikiCup this year are: {{User4|Sturmvogel 66}} and {{User4|Cwmhiraeth}}. Good luck! [[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 14:37, 5 January 2022 (UTC)
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Hello! I wanted to drop a quick note for all of our [[WP:AFCP|AFC participants]]; nothing huge and fancy like a newsletter, but a few points of interest.
*AFCH will now show live previews of the comment to be left on a decline.
*The template {{t|db-afc-move}} has been created - this template is similar to {{t|db-move}} when there is a redirect in the way of an acceptance, but specifically tells the patrolling admin to let you (the draft reviewer) take care of the actual move.
Short and sweet, but there's always more to discuss at [[WT:AFC]]. Stop on by, maybe [[toolforge:randomincategory/Pending_AfC_submissions&server=en.wikipedia.org&namespace=2!118&type=page|review a draft]] on the way? Whether you're one of our top reviewers, or haven't reviewed in a while, I want to thank you for helping out in the past and in the future. Cheers, [[User talk:Primefac|Primefac]], via [[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 16:00, 16 February 2022 (UTC)
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== WikiCup 2022 March newsletter ==

And so ends the first round of the [[Wikipedia:WikiCup|WikiCup]]. Last year anyone who scored more than zero points moved on to Round 2, but this was not the case this year, and a score of 13 or more was required to proceed. The top scorers in Round 1 were:   

*{{flagicon|New York (state)}} [[User:Epicgenius|Epicgenius]], a finalist last year, who led the field with 1906 points, gained from 32 GAs and 19 DYKs, all on the topic of New York buildings.
*{{flagicon|Christmas Island}} [[User:AryKun|AryKun]], new to the contest, was second with 1588 points, having achieved 2 FAs, 11 GAs and various other submissions, mostly on the subject of birds. 
*{{flagicon|Kingdom of Scotland|old}} [[User:Bloom6132|Bloom6132]], a WikiCup veteran, was in third place with 682 points, garnered from 51 In the news items and several DYKs.
*{{flagicon|Philadelphia}} [[User:GhostRiver|GhostRiver]] was close behind with 679 points, gained from achieving 12 GAs, mostly on ice hockey players, and 35 GARs.
*{{flagicon|United Nations}} [[User:Kavyansh.Singh|Kavyansh.Singh]] was in fifth place with 551 points, with an FA, a FL, and many reviews.
*[[File:Flag of Provo, Utah (1989–2015).svg|23px|link=Flag of Provo, Utah]] [[User:SounderBruce|SounderBruce]] was next with 454 points, gained from an FA and various other submissions, mostly on United States highways.
*{{flagicon|United Nations}} [[User:Ktin|Ktin]], another WikiCup veteran, was in seventh place with 412 points, mostly gained from In the news items.

These contestants, like all the others who qualified for Round 2, now have to start scoring points again from scratch. Between them, contestants completed reviews of a large number of good articles as the contest ran concurrently with a GAN backlog drive. Well done all! To qualify for Round 3, contestants will need to finish Round 2 among the top thirty-two participants.

Remember that any content promoted after the end of Round 1 but before the start of Round 2 can be claimed in Round 2. Anything that should have been claimed for in Round 1 is no longer eligible for points. 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]].

Questions are welcome on [[Wikipedia talk:WikiCup]], and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! <small>If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send]].</small>  [[User:Sturmvogel 66|Sturmvogel 66]] ([[User talk:Sturmvogel 66|talk]]) and [[User:Cwmhiraeth|Cwmhiraeth]] ([[User talk:Cwmhiraeth|talk]])  [[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 12:07, 3 March 2022 (UTC)
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== New Page Patrol newsletter May 2022 ==

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Hello {{BASEPAGENAME}},

At the time of the last newsletter (No.26, September 2021), the backlog was 'only' just over 6,000 articles. In the past six months, the backlog has reached nearly 16,000, a staggering level not seen in several years. A very small number of users had been doing the vast majority of the reviews. Due to "burn-out", we have recently lost most of this effort. Furthermore, several reviewers have been stripped of the user right for abuse of privilege and the articles they patrolled were put back in the queue.

Several discussions on the state of the process have taken place on the [[Wikipedia talk:New pages patrol/Reviewers|talk page]], but there has been no action to make any changes. The project also lacks coordination since the "position" is vacant. 

In the last 30 days, only [[Wikipedia:Database_reports/Top_new_article_reviewers#Last 30 days|100 reviewers]] have made more than 8 patrols and only 50 have averaged one review a day. There are currently [[Special:ListUsers/patroller|{{NUMBEROFNEWPAGEPATROLLERS}}]] New Page Reviewers, but about a third have not had any activity in the past month. All {{NUMBEROFADMINS:R}} administrators have this permission, but only about a dozen significantly contribute to NPP.

This means we have an active pool of about 450 to address the backlog. We cannot rely on a few to do most of the work as that inevitably leads to burnout. A fairly experienced reviewer can usually do a review in a few minutes. If every active reviewer would patrol just one article per day, the backlog would very quickly disappear. 

If you have noticed a user with a ''good'' understanding of Wikipedia notability and deletion, do suggest they help the effort by placing {{tq|<nowiki>{{subst:NPR invite}}</nowiki>}} on their talk page. 

If you are no longer very active on Wikipedia or you no longer wish to be part of the New Page Reviewer user group, please consider asking any admin to remove you from the list. This will enable NPP to have a better overview of its performance and what improvements need to be made to the process and its software.

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== Editing newsletter 2022 – #1 ==

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[[File:Junior Contributor New Topic Tool Completion Rate.png|thumb|New editors were more successful with this new tool.]]

The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:DiscussionTools#New discussion tool|'''New topic tool''']] helps editors create new ==Sections== on discussion pages.  New editors are more successful with this new tool.  You can [[mw:Talk pages project/New topic#21 April 2022|read the report]].  Soon, the Editing team will offer this to all editors at most WMF-hosted wikis.  You can join the discussion about this tool for the English Wikipedia is at [[Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals)#Enabling the New Topic Tool by default]].  You will be able to turn it off in the tool or at [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-editing-discussion]].

The Editing team plans to '''change the appearance of talk pages'''.  These are separate from the changes made by the [[mw:Desktop improvements]] project and will appear in both [[Mw:Vector 2010|Vector 2010]] and [[Mw:Vector 2022|Vector 2022]].  The goal is to add some information and make discussions look visibly different from encyclopedia articles.  You can see some ideas at [[Wikipedia talk:Talk pages project#Prototype Ready for Feedback]].  

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== New Page Patrol newsletter June 2022 ==

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Hello {{BASEPAGENAME}},

;Backlog status
At the time of the last newsletter (No.27, May 2022), the backlog was approaching 16,000, having shot up rapidly from 6,000 over the prior two months. The attention the newsletter brought to the backlog sparked a flurry of activity. There was new [[Wikipedia talk:New pages patrol/Reviewers|discussion]] on process improvements, efforts to invite new editors to participate in NPP increased and more editors requested the NPP user right so they could help, and most importantly, the number of reviews picked up and the backlog decreased, dipping below 14,000{{efn|not including another ~6,000 redirects}} at the end of May.

Since then, the news has not been so good. The backlog is basically flat, hovering around 14,200. I wish I could report the number of reviews done and the number of new articles added to the queue. But the available statistics we have are woefully inadequate. The only real number we have is the net queue size.{{efn|The number of weekly reviews reported in the NPP feed includes redirects, which are not included in the backlog we primarily track.}} 

In the last 30 days, [[Wikipedia:Database_reports/Top_new_article_reviewers#Last 30 days|the top 100 reviewers]] have all made more than 16 patrols (up from 8 last month), and about 70 have averaged one review a day (up from 50 last month). 

While there are more people doing more reviews, many of the ~730 with the NPP right are doing little. Most of the reviews are being done by the top 50 or 100 reviewers. They need your help. We appreciate every review done, but please aim to do one a day (on average, or 30 a month).

;Backlog drive
A backlog reduction drive, coordinated by [[User:buidhe|buidhe]] and [[User:Zippybonzo|Zippybonzo]], will be held from July 1 to July 31. Sign up [[Wikipedia:New pages patrol/Backlog drives/July 2022/Participants|here]]. [[File:WikiProject Barnstar Hires.png|25px]] Barnstars will be awarded.

;TIP – New school articles
Many new articles on schools are being created by new users in developing and/or non-English-speaking countries. The authors are probably not even aware of Wikipedia's projects and policy pages. [[WP:WPSCH/AG]] has some excellent advice and resources specifically written for these users. Reviewers could consider providing such first-time article creators with a link to it while also mentioning that not all schools pass the GNG and that elementary schools are almost certainly not notable. 

;Misc
There is a new template available, {{txl|NPP backlog}}, to show the current backlog. You can place it on your user or talk page as a reminder:
:{{NPP backlog}}

There has been significant discussion at [[WP:VPP]] recently on NPP-related matters (Draftification, Deletion, Notability, Verifiability, Burden). Proposals that would somewhat ease the burden on NPP aren't gaining much traction, although there are suggestions that the role of NPP be fundamentally changed to focus only on major CSD-type issues.

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;Reminders
*Consider staying informed on project issues by putting [[Wikipedia talk:New pages patrol/Reviewers|the project discussion page]] on your watchlist.
*If you have noticed a user with a ''good'' understanding of Wikipedia notability and deletion, suggest they help the effort by placing {{tq|<nowiki>{{subst:NPR invite}}</nowiki>}} on their talk page.
*If you are no longer very active on Wikipedia or you no longer wish to be part of the New Page Reviewer user group, please consider asking any admin to remove you from the list. This will enable NPP to have a better overview of its performance and what improvements need to be made to the process and its software.
*To opt-out of future mailings, please remove yourself [[Wikipedia:New pages patrol/Reviewers/Newsletter list|here.]]
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== NPP July 2022 backlog drive is on! ==

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* 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.
*Redirect patrolling is not part of the drive.
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== New Page Patrol newsletter August 2022 ==

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Hello {{BASEPAGENAME}},

;Backlog status
After the last newsletter (No.28, June 2022), the backlog declined another 1,000 to 13,000 in the last week of June. Then the July backlog drive began, during which 9,900 articles were reviewed and the backlog fell by 4,500 to just under 8,500 (these numbers illustrate how many new articles regularly flow into the queue). Thanks go to the coordinators {{u|Buidhe}} and {{u|Zippybonzo}}, as well as all the nearly 100 participants. Congratulations to {{u|Dr vulpes}} who led with 880 points. See [[Wikipedia:New pages patrol/Backlog drives/July 2022|this page]] for further details.

Unfortunately, most of the decline happened in the first half of the month, and the backlog has already risen to 9,600. Understandably, it seems many backlog drive participants are taking a break from reviewing and unfortunately, we are not even keeping up with the inflow let alone driving it lower. We need the '''other 600 reviewers''' to do more! Please try to do at least '''one a day'''.

;Coordination: {{u|MB}} and {{u|Novem Linguae}} have taken on some of the coordination tasks. Please let them know if you are interested in helping out. {{u|MPGuy2824}} will be handling recognition, and will be retroactively awarding the annual barnstars that have not been issued for a few years.

;Open letter to the WMF: The Page Curation software needs urgent attention. There are dozens of bug fixes and enhancements that are stalled (listed at [[Wikipedia:Page Curation/Suggested improvements|Suggested improvements]]). We have written a letter to be sent to the WMF and we encourage as many patrollers as possible to sign it [[Wikipedia:New pages patrol/Coordination/2022 WMF letter|here]]. We are also in negotiation with the Board of Trustees to press for assistance. Better software will make the active reviewers we have more productive.

;TIP - Reviewing by subject: Reviewers who prefer to patrol new pages by their most familiar subjects can do so from the regularly updated [[User:SDZeroBot/NPP sorting|sorted topic list]].

[[File:NPPSCrossDarkBlue&LightBlue.png|right|70px]]
;New reviewers: The [[Wikipedia:New pages patrol/School|NPP School]]  is being underused. The learning curve for NPP is quite steep, but a detailed and easy-to-read [[WP:NPP|tutorial]] exists, and the Curation Tool's many features are fully described and illustrated on the updated page [[Wikipedia:Page Curation/Help|'''here''']].

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*Consider staying informed on project issues by putting [[Wikipedia talk:New pages patrol/Reviewers|the project discussion page]] on your watchlist.
*If you have noticed a user with a ''good'' understanding of Wikipedia notability and deletion, suggest they help the effort by placing {{tq|<nowiki>{{subst:NPR invite}}</nowiki>}} on their talk page.
*If you are no longer very active on Wikipedia or you no longer wish to be part of the New Page Reviewer user group, please consider asking any admin to remove you from the list. This will enable NPP to have a better overview of its performance and what improvements need to be made to the process and its software.
*To opt-out of future mailings, please remove yourself [[Wikipedia:New pages patrol/Reviewers/Newsletter list|here.]]
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Hi {{BASEPAGENAME}},

;Invitation
For those who may have missed it in our last newsletter, here's a quick reminder to see [[Wikipedia:New pages patrol/Coordination/2022 WMF letter|the letter we have drafted]], and if you support it, do please go ahead and sign it. If you already signed, thanks. Also, if you haven't noticed, the backlog has been trending up lately; all reviews are greatly appreciated.

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== Editing news 2022 #2 ==

<i>[[m:Special:MyLanguage/VisualEditor/Newsletter/2022/August|Read this in another language]] • [[m:VisualEditor/Newsletter|Subscription list for this multilingual newsletter]]</i>

[[File:Desktop Topic Subscriptions median response time.png|alt=Graph showing 90-minute response time without the new tool and 39-minute response time with the tool|thumb|The [{{int:discussiontools-topicsubscription-button-subscribe}}] button shortens response times.]]

The new [{{int:discussiontools-topicsubscription-button-subscribe}}] button [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:DiscussionTools#subscribe|notifies people when someone replies]] to their comments. It helps newcomers get answers to their questions. People reply sooner. You can [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Talk_pages_project/Notifications#12_August_2022|read the report]]. The Editing team is turning this tool on for everyone. You will be able to turn it off [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-editing-discussion|in your preferences]].

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== October 2022 New Pages Patrol backlog drive ==

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* Barnstars will be awarded based on the number of articles patrolled and for maintaining a streak throughout the drive.
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== New Page Patrol newsletter October 2022 ==

Hello {{BASEPAGENAME}},
[[File:New page reviewer of the year cup.svg|thumb|right|120px]]
Much has happened since the last newsletter over two months ago. The [[Wikipedia:New pages patrol/Coordination/2022 WMF letter|open letter]] finished with 444 signatures. The letter was sent to several dozen people at the WMF, and we have heard that it is being discussed but there has been no official reply. A related article appears in the [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2022-09-30/In focus|current issue of ''The Signpost'']]. If you haven't seen it, you should, including the readers' comment section.

'''Awards''': Barnstars were given for the past several years (thanks to {{Noping|MPGuy2824}}), and we are now all caught up. The 2021 cup went to {{no ping|John B123}} for leading with 26,525 article reviews during 2021. To encourage moderate activity, a new "Iron" level barnstar is awarded annually for reviewing 360 articles ("one-a-day"), and 100 reviews earns the "Standard" NPP barnstar. About 90 reviewers received barnstars for each of the years 2018 to 2021 (including the new awards that were given retroactively). All awards issued for every year are listed on the [[Wikipedia:New pages patrol/Awards|Awards page]]. Check out the new [[Wikipedia:New_pages_patrol/Awards#NPP_Hall_of_Fame|Hall of Fame]] also.
 	
'''Software news''': {{Noping|Novem Linguae}} and {{Noping|MPGuy2824}} have connected with WMF developers who can review and approve patches, so they have been able to fix some bugs, and make other improvements to the Page Curation software. You can see everything that has been fixed recently [[Wikipedia:Page_Curation/Suggested_improvements/Phab_tickets#Closed_tickets|here]]. The [[Wikipedia:Database_reports/Top_new_article_reviewers|reviewer report]] has also been improved.
[[File:2022-10-16 NPP backlog chart.jpg|thumb|450px|right|NPP backlog May – October 15, 2022]]
'''Suggestions''':
*There is much enthusiasm over the low backlog, but remember that the "quality and depth of patrolling are more important than speed".
*Reminder: ''an article should not be tagged for any kind of deletion for a minimum of 15 minutes after creation and it is often appropriate to wait an hour or more.'' (from the [[Wikipedia:New_pages_patrol#Care|NPP tutorial]])
*Reviewers should focus their effort where it can do the most good, reviewing articles. Other clean-up tasks that don't require advanced permissions can be left to other editors that routinely improve articles in these ways (creating Talk Pages, specifying projects and ratings, adding categories, etc.) Let's rely on others when it makes the most sense. On the other hand, if you enjoy doing these tasks while reviewing and it keeps you engaged with NPP (or are guiding a newcomer), then by all means continue.
*This [[User:Lourdes/PageCuration|user script]] puts a link to the feed in your top toolbar.

'''Backlog''':[[File:Everlasting Fireworks looped.gif|80px|left]] Saving the best for last: From a July low of 8,500, the backlog climbed back to 11,000 in August and then reversed in September dropping to below 6,000 and continued falling with the [[Wikipedia:New pages patrol/Backlog drives/October 2022|October backlog drive]] to under 1,000, a level not seen in over four years. Keep in mind that there are 2,000 new articles every week, so the number of reviews is far higher than the backlog reduction. To keep the backlog under a thousand, we have to keep reviewing at about half the recent rate!
{{-}}
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;Reminders
*Newsletter feedback - please take this [[Wikipedia_talk:New_pages_patrol/Newsletter|short poll]] about the newsletter. 
*If you're interested in instant messaging and chat rooms, please join us on the [https://discordapp.com/invite/heF3xPu New Page Patrol Discord], where you can ask for help and live chat with other patrollers.
*Please add [[Wikipedia talk:New pages patrol/Reviewers|the project discussion page]] to your watchlist.
*If you are no longer very active on Wikipedia or you no longer wish to be a reviewer, please ask any admin to remove you from the group. If you want the tools back again, just ask at [[Wikipedia:Requests for permissions|PERM]].
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== New Pages Patrol newsletter January 2023 ==

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The October drive reduced the backlog from 9,700 to an amazing 0! Congratulations to {{noping|WaddlesJP13}} who led with 2084 points. See [[Wikipedia:New pages patrol/Backlog drives/October 2022|this page]] for further details. The queue is steadily rising again and is approaching 2,000. It would be great if <2,000 were the “new normal”. Please continue to help out even if it's only for a few or even one patrol a day.
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{{no ping|Onel5969}} won the 2022 cup for 28,302 article reviews last year - that's an average of nearly 80/day. There was one Gold Award (5000+ reviews), 11 Silver (2000+), 28 Iron (360+) and 39 more for the 100+ barnstar. {{no ping|Rosguill}} led again for the 4th year by clearing 49,294  redirects. For the full details see the [[Wikipedia:New pages patrol/Awards|Awards page]] and the [[Wikipedia:New_pages_patrol/Awards#NPP_Hall_of_Fame|Hall of Fame]]. Congratulations everyone!

'''Minimum deletion time''': The previous  [[WP:NPP]] guideline was to wait 15 minutes before tagging for deletion (including draftification and [[WP:BLAR]]). Due to complaints, a consensus decided to raise the time to 1 hour. To illustrate this, very new pages in the [[Special:NewPagesFeed|feed]] are now highlighted in red. (As always, this is not applicable to attack pages, copyvios, vandalism, etc.) 

'''New draftify script''': In response to feedback from AFC, the The Move to Draft script now provides a choice of set messages that also link the creator to a new, friendly [[Help:Unreviewed new page|explanation page]]. The script also warns reviewers if the creator is probably still developing the article. The former script is no longer maintained. Please edit your edit your [[Special:MyPage/common.js|common.js]] or vector.js file from <code>User:Evad37/MoveToDraft.js</code> to <code>User:MPGuy2824/MoveToDraft.js</code>'''

'''Redirects''': Some of our redirect reviewers have reduced their activity and the backlog is up to 9,000+ (two months deep). If you are interested in this distinctly different task and need any help, see [[Wikipedia:New pages patrol/Redirects|this guide]], [[Wikipedia:New_pages_patrol#Redirect_checklist|this checklist]], and spend some time at [[WP:RFD]].

'''Discussions with the WMF''' The [[Wikipedia:New pages patrol/Coordination/2022 WMF letter|PageTriage open letter]] signed by 444 users is bearing fruit. The Growth Team has assigned some software engineers to work on PageTriage, the software that powers the NewPagesFeed and the Page Curation toolbar. WMF has submitted [[gerrit:q/repo:mediawiki/extensions/PageTriage+is:merged+NOT+author:Libraryupgrader+NOT+author:L10n-bot+before:2022-12-31|dozens of patches]] in the last few weeks to modernize PageTriage's code, which will make it easier to write patches in the future. This work is helpful but is not very visible to the end user. For patches visible to the end user, volunteers such as {{noping|Novem Linguae}} and {{noping|MPGuy2824}} have been writing patches for bug reports and feature requests. The Growth Team also [[Wikipedia talk:Growth Team features#Meeting details|had a video conference]] with the NPP coordinators to discuss [[User:Novem Linguae/Drafts/New landing page proposal|revamping the landing pages]] that new users see.

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This newsletter includes two key updates about the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Editing team|Editing]] team's work:

# The Editing team will finish adding new features to the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Talk pages project|Talk pages project]] and deploy it.
# They are beginning a new project, [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Edit check|Edit check]].

'''Talk pages project'''
[[File:Page Frame Features on desktop.png|alt=Screenshot showing the talk page design changes that are currently available as beta features at all Wikimedia wikis. These features include information about the number of people and comments within each discussion.|thumb|300px|Some of the upcoming changes]]

The Editing team is nearly finished with this first phase of the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Talk_pages_project|Talk pages project]]. Nearly all [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Talk pages project/Usability|new features]] are available now in the [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-betafeatures|Beta Feature for {{int:discussiontools-preference-label}}]].

It will show information about how active a discussion is, such as the date of the most recent comment. There will soon be a new "{{int:skin-action-addsection}}" button. You will be able to turn them off at [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-editing-discussion]]. Please [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Talk:Talk_pages_project/Usability#c-PPelberg_(WMF)-20230215001000-Feedback:_Proposed_Revisions_to_%22Add_topic%22_button|tell them what you think]].

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An A/B test for [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Talk pages project/Mobile|{{int:discussiontools-preference-label}} on the mobile site]] has finished. Editors were [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Talk_pages_project/Mobile#Status_Updates|more successful with {{int:discussiontools-preference-label}}]]. The Editing team is enabling these features for all editors on the mobile site.

'''New Project: Edit Check'''

The Editing team is beginning [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Edit check|a project to help new editors of Wikipedia]]. It will help people identify some problems before they click "{{int:publishchanges}}". The first tool will encourage people to add references when they add new content. Please [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Watchlist|watch]] that page for more information. You can [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Editing_team/Community_Conversations#20230303|join a conference call on 3&nbsp;March&nbsp;2023]] to learn more.

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'''Redirect drive''': In response to an unusually high redirect backlog, we held a redirect backlog drive in May. The drive completed with '''23851''' reviews done in total, bringing the redirect backlog to '''0''' (momentarily). Congratulations to {{Noping|Hey man im josh}} who led with a staggering 4316 points, followed by {{noping|Meena}} and {{noping|Greyzxq}} with 2868 and 2546 points respectively. See [[Wikipedia:New pages patrol/Backlog drives/May 2023|this page]] for more details. The redirect queue is steadily rising again and is steadily approaching 4,000. Please continue to help out, even if it's only for a few or even one review a day.

'''Redirect autopatrol''': All administrators without autopatrol have now been added to the redirect autopatrol list. If you see any users who consistently create significant amounts of good quality redirects, consider requesting redirect autopatrol for them [[Wikipedia talk:New pages patrol/Redirect autopatrol list#Requests|here]].

'''WMF work on PageTriage''': The [[mw:Moderator Tools|WMF Moderator Tools team]], consisting of {{noping|Samwalton9 (WMF)|label1=Sam|JSherman (WMF)|label2=Jason|SCardenas (WMF)|label3=Susana}}, and also some patches from {{noping|Jon (WMF)|label1=Jon}}, has been hard at work [[Wikipedia:Page Curation/2023 Moderator Tools project|updating PageTriage]]. They are focusing their efforts on modernising the extension's code rather than on bug fixes or new features, though some user-facing work will be prioritised. This will help make sure that this extension is not deprecated, and is easier to work on in the future. In the next month or so, we will have an opt-in [[beta test]] where new page patrollers can help test the rewrite of [[Special:NewPagesFeed]], to help find bugs. We will post more details at [[WT:NPPR]] when we are ready for beta testers.

'''Articles for Creation (AFC)''': All new page reviewers are now '''automatically approved''' for Articles for Creation draft reviewing (you do not need to apply at [[WT:AFCP]] like was required previously). To install the [[WP:AFCH|AFC helper script]], visit [[Special:Preferences]], visit the Gadgets tab, tick "Yet Another AFC Helper Script", then click "Save". To find drafts to review, visit [[Special:NewPagesFeed]], and at the top left, tick "Articles for Creation". To review a draft, visit a submitted draft, click on the "More" menu, then click "Review (AFCH)". You can also comment on and submit drafts that are unsubmitted using the script.

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'''Pro tip''': Did you know that visual artists such as painters have their own [[WP:SNG|SNG]]? The most common part of this "creative professionals" criteria that applies to artists is [[WP:ARTIST]] 4b (solo exhibition, not group exhibition, at a major museum) or 4d (being represented within the permanent collections of two museums).

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'''PageTriage code upgrades''':
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== Did you invent the word "machirology?" ==

The earliest reference I can find to the word online is the table you created in the article "List of words with the suffix -ology" back in 2017, in which the word was unsourced. Two years later and it's a question on Jeopardy (and nobody got it right). Given the lack of documentation, you can probably understand my suspicions. And it's quite the story if a word invented on Wikipedia somehow snuck its way onto Jeopardy in the course of just two years. [[Special:Contributions/98.185.25.96|98.185.25.96]] ([[User talk:98.185.25.96|talk]]) 05:54, 18 December 2023 (UTC)

:{{U|98.185.25.96}} All of the words in the article added originally come from one of the sources listed in the references, so I definitely didn't invent it. However, it is possible that it is not an accepted word. [[User:Nikolaih|'''<span style="color:red;">Nik</span><span style="color:orange;">ol</span><span style="color:purple;">ai</span><span style="color:red;">h</span>''']]<sup>[[User talk:Nikolaih|☎️]][[User:Nikolaih/guestbook|📖]]</sup> 18:45, 18 December 2023 (UTC)

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