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User Zubarkokar

The user zubarkokar has been repeatedly pushing a biased analysis on the 2025 India-Pakistan conflict and not per NPOV requesting a ban of the user. ~2025-36627-96 (talk) 15:30, 27 November 2025 (UTC)

~2025-36627-96, bans are not handled on user talk pages like mine. Please head to the administrators' noticeboard if you wish to request the ban of a user. --Ferien (talk | join TBA!) 23:20, 27 November 2025 (UTC)

Wikipedia translation of the week: 2025-49

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en:Halachic state

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The term "halachic state" (Hebrew: מְדִינַת הֲלָכָה‎ Medīnat Hălāḵā) refers to a sovereign state that endorses Judaism in an official capacity and governs by Jewish religious law. It has been a subject of discussion among Orthodox Jews, particularly with regard to modern Israel, which, although a Jewish state, is not classified as a theocracy.

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Tech News: 2025-49

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• The Wikipedia Year in Review 2025 will be available on December 2 for users of iOS and Android Wikipedia apps, featuring new personalized insights, updated reading highlights, and refreshed designs. Learn more on the review's project page.
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Skip Barber

Regarding your decline there: yes, the vandalism can be removed. But when the initial edit to the article contains the vandalism and the BLP violation with a death hoax, doesn’t it make sense to delete the article? The entire history has been “corrupted” from the jump. CountryANDWestern (talk) 23:52, 1 December 2025 (UTC)

We have quite a few articles where the beginning is vandalism, though usually not death hoaxes like that in fairness. I just thought well it is almost all a hoax but he's clearly alive so that could be fixed quickly and we retain a page out of it. I could be being too lax on it here. I will look at it in the morning to think properly whether I should RevDel the first couple of revisions instead. --Ferien (talk | join TBA!) 00:01, 2 December 2025 (UTC)

CountryANDWestern, on second thoughts I deleted the original revisions. Thanks for the nudge on that. --Ferien (talk | join TBA!) 02:10, 2 December 2025 (UTC)

Template

I made this edit but it is showing up in red, so please import the Euro conversion template from the English Wikipedia.-Baangla (talk) 19:10, 4 December 2025 (UTC)

Baangla, I can import it, but I am not convinced that it is needed there because Germany use Euros so the template not have any impact compared to just writing the number. --Ferien (talk | join TBA!) 18:46, 5 December 2025 (UTC)

In the English Wikipedia, it is insisted that the Euro be converted to dollars in the articles, so please do it.-Baangla (talk) 19:17, 5 December 2025 (UTC)

Baangla, what does Euros being converted to dollars have to do with this? You've added a template to the article that says take EUR and convert it into Germany's currency which is also the Euro. --Ferien (talk | join TBA!) 19:18, 5 December 2025 (UTC)

Undeletion of Narpinder Singh page

Few minutes ago you deleted a page named Narpinder Singh and I request undeletion of that article. that article clearly passes WP:NACADEMIC, #1, #3, and #6 criterion. Firstly he is a fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, London, secondly he is Vice chancellor of a University in India, and he is the most cited food scientist from India with an approximate h-index of 98. TheSlumPanda (talk) 19:40, 5 December 2025 (UTC)

TheSlumPanda, I withdrew the RfD, the reason for deletion was because it was just a barely simplified copy of what you wrote at w:en:Narpinder Singh that was not in Simple English. That made it eligible for QD A3. --Ferien (talk | join TBA!) 19:41, 5 December 2025 (UTC)

I understand. At that time i just started using simple Wikipedia and copied that article here. But i believe that, this article should exist on simple Wikipedia in simple form. TheSlumPanda (talk) 19:44, 5 December 2025 (UTC)

TheSlumPanda, please use Wikipedia:Deletion review for a wider discussion. While the page on the English Wikipedia is now deleted also, I used an archive link to verify that the article was identical to the English Wikipedia version. I would say this is a very clear case. --Ferien (talk | join TBA!) 19:45, 5 December 2025 (UTC)

Request for rollback feature

Hiya Ferien, I saw the comment you left regarding my request, and instead of replying over there, I thought to converse with you on here one-on-one (as you suggested). So I do know how to revert edits, and have previously done so regularly on the main English Wikipedia; prior to a recommendation on getting editorial competence on here. On here, I actually reverted this last week, reverted an editorial mistake I made here and made another revert here, before I had seen your comment. So with respect, I can understand your stance, but as an educated individual, trust me, I can and do know how to revert edits on here. Regards, – Diademchild^☥ _{🗣Sọ̀rọ̀ níbí} 11:55, 6 December 2025 (UTC)

@Diademchild: It is not so much you knowing how to revert edits, it is also the fact that you haven't yet been editing here long enough to understand what is common practice on our wiki. For instance, with those two reverts that you have made, you should have warned the user for unhelpful changes. Even if you had, Wikipedia:Rollback feature explicitly mentions that You should have made a lot of changes, with experience in anti-vandalism work., and you have only currently made 78 changes and 2 reverts. You will not be offered any user rights just because you are "educated". Please get experience first prior to requesting rights. --Ferien (talk | join TBA!) 12:08, 6 December 2025 (UTC)

No worries Ferien, I'll be happy to get the editorial or anti-vandalism experience you're talking about, but on average, how many edits, changes or reverts do I need to have made or incurred, to reapply for a rollback (request) feature sometime in the future? – Diademchild^☥ _{🗣Sọ̀rọ̀ níbí} 12:14, 6 December 2025 (UTC)

Diademchild, I don't like to give editors a set number, but generally I'm expecting a few months of activity with hundreds of reverts/removals of vandalism. --Ferien (talk | join TBA!) 14:03, 6 December 2025 (UTC)

apologies

Hey, Ferien, I am sorry to have brought enwiki's problems here. I sincerely did believe at the time that this editor could become productive if they'd just start listening to experienced editors. It seemed like such a simple pivot that I thought the block at enwiki would surely wake them up. At any rate, sorry for the trouble. Valereee (talk) 11:37, 7 December 2025 (UTC)

Valereee, no worries at all, it's not your fault. Luckily we are able to deal with things like that quickly. --Ferien (talk | join TBA!) 11:39, 7 December 2025 (UTC)

Thank you for your graciousness. :D Valereee (talk) 11:56, 7 December 2025 (UTC)

Wikipedia translation of the week: 2025-50

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ru:Сто лошадей
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One Hundred Horses (Chinese: 百駿圖) is a Qing dynasty silk and ink painting by Giuseppe Castiglione. It was painted in 1728 for the Yongzheng emperor. The painting depicts a hundred horses in a variety of poses and activities, combining Western realism with traditional Chinese composition and brushwork.

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Tech News: 2025-50

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• Anybody who wishes to secure their user account can now use two-factor authentication (2FA). This is available to all registered users of all Wikimedia projects. This is part of the Account Security initiative. Later, 2FA will be required for all users who can take security- or privacy-sensitive actions.

Updates for editors

• Following last week's deployments, the Add a link feature, which allows editors to add suggested links during editing, will be available to an additional 33 Wikipedias starting on 9 December. This expansion is possible thanks to the new prediction model that now supports all languages, including those that were previously not covered. While the feature has been available on most Wikipedias for some time, this rollout brings us closer to using the improved model everywhere. If you have any questions or would like more details please contact Trizek (WMF).
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• The Wikipedia Year in Review 2025, a feature in the Wikipedia mobile apps (iOS and Android) that provides users with a personalised summary of their engagement with Wikipedia over the year, is now available on the iOS and Android apps. This edition includes expanded personalised insights, improved reading highlights, new donor messaging, and updated designs. Open the app to view your Year in Review and explore your reading journey from 2025.
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• View all 23 community-submitted tasks that were resolved last week. For example, the incorrect handling of URLs copied from the address bar of Microsoft Edge users, has been resolved.

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Hello ferien

The user zubarkokar is continously disrupting the 2025 India-Pakistan conflict page removing sourced citation and pushing his pov onto the page requesting yo block this user ~2025-40756-69 (talk) 18:39, 14 December 2025 (UTC)

Wikipedia translation of the week: 2025-51

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en:First Universal Races Congress
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The First Universal Races Congress met in 1911 for four days at the University of London as an early effort at anti-racism. Speakers from a number of countries discussed race relations and how to improve them. The congress, with 2,100 attendees, was organised by prominent humanists of that era.

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User Zubarkokar

The user Zubarkokar is not heeding to the NPOV rule of simple wiki and is pushing his own propaganda in the page 2025 India-Pakistan conflict,requesting to protect the page Rhi12345 (talk) 04:20, 15 December 2025 (UTC)

(talk page watcher) quick reminder that NPOV is a two way street and that if the page 2025 India–Pakistan conflict was to be protected, it would also stop you from editing it.

Az Ferien said earlier, these sorts of thing should be posted to WP:AN rather than an individuals talk page. Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 11:40, 15 December 2025 (UTC)

Tech News: 2025-51

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Happy Holidays!

⯎ Asteralee ⯎ is hoping you have a very happy holiday! This greeting (and season) promotes WikiLove and hopefully this note has made your day a little better. Spread the WikiLove by wishing another user a happy holiday, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Happy New Year, Ferien!

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Thank you Asteralee! Happy holidays and Happy New Year to yourslef. --Ferien (talk | join TBA!) 22:05, 15 December 2025 (UTC)

Merry Christmas!

BZPN (talk) is wishing you a Merry Christmas! This greeting (and season) promotes WikiLove and hopefully this note has made your day a little better. Spread the WikiLove by wishing another user a Merry Christmas, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past, a good friend, or just some random person. Happy New Year! Spread the Christmas cheer by adding {{subst:Xmas3}} to their talk page with a friendly message.

BZPN (talk) 22:28, 20 December 2025 (UTC)

BZPN, thank you! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to yourself as well. --Ferien (talk | join TBA!) 22:52, 20 December 2025 (UTC)

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Pin Malakul (24 October 1903 – 5 October 1995) was a Thai professor, educator and writer. His contributions to education in Thailand include the establishment of various institutions of higher education, the introduction of fixed class schedules, and the implementation of teacher-training programmes. In his career he served as Director-General of the Department of General Education, later becoming Permanent Secretary, and Minister, of Education. He was also a member of the executive board of UNESCO. His writings earned him the title of National Artist in 1987, and the 100th anniversary of his birth was celebrated by the UNESCO in 2003 as recognition of his contribution to the advancement of education in Thailand and Southeast Asia.

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Happy Holidays, Ferien

Happy Holidays and also Merry Christmas if you celebrate it! I thought you'd like this festive bus. Best wishes to you and your family too! (★‿★)

From ✩ Dream Indigo ✩ 21:44, 24 December 2025 (UTC)

Thank you Dream Indigo and Merry Christmas to you too!! The bus is amazing as well :D I myself was lucky enough to board a Christmas-themed bus in the modern day a few weeks ago, though it is not as nice as that one! And yes, I do celebrate Christmas, but I often prefer to wish people a general "Happy Holidays" on-wiki as some people might not celebrate Christmas and it's general good wishes for the overall period and new year :) --Ferien (talk | join TBA!) 22:49, 24 December 2025 (UTC)

Thank you :D And wow that bus is so wonderful! Yeah that's true :) ✩ Dream Indigo ✩ 00:42, 25 December 2025 (UTC)

Wikipedia translation of the week: 2026-01

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The Morning of the Magicians: Introduction to Fantastic Realism (French: Le Matin des magiciens: Introduction au réalisme fantastique) is a 1960 book by the journalists Louis Pauwels and Jacques Bergier. It covers topics like cryptohistory, ufology, occultism in Nazism, alchemy, spiritual philosophy. The second half of the book is entirely dedicated to the Nazi-Occult connections; the book is widely credited with the proliferation of numerous myths related to occultism in Nazism.

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Happy New Year

Wishing you a very Happy New Year 2026, pal! 😃 HAOREIMA (Khurumjari) 17:29, 31 December 2025 (UTC)

Dr Sunita Dube socks

Isn’t it quite obvious that they are all socks? See Wikipedia:Requests for deletion/Requests/2025/Dr Sunita Dube, which shows multiple people trying to vote keep for the article. Also see Wikipedia:Requests for deletion/Requests/2026/Dr Sunita Dube, which was created by 7Bonfire who themselves voted keep on the article. In addition, both have the habit of threatening people who call them out, . See comment by CountryANDWestern: . Going through RFCU would be unnecessary. PieWriter (talk) 13:21, 2 January 2026 (UTC)

Never mind, they were just CU blocked by User:BRPever. Thanks, PieWriter (talk) 13:31, 2 January 2026 (UTC)

PieWriter, they have indeed now been blocked as a sockpuppet, but some of the behaviours are ones that make it likely but not very clear. If I had known about the 2026 RfD creation, I would have blocked on the spot as that is a very clear sign but VIP is for vandals not sockpuppets that require some level of investigation. --Ferien (talk | join TBA!) 14:33, 3 January 2026 (UTC)

I think the 2026 RFD creation wasn't intentional, but how the RFD template works. I started that in 2025, so that's the RFD page that was created but I didn't add the year parameter to the template. When that param isn't there, the template always assumes the current year. So when the sock tried to add (another) keep comment, it was the first one in 2026 and there was no /2026 RFD discussion page, so it got created. I think they were a WP:DUCK sock but I've been dealing with them for a while. For an admin that doesn't know much about this sock farm, it's not quite as obvious and that's my usual yardstick for taking it to WP:VIP - do I think it's really obvious they are a sock and I can support that with one or two diffs. Probably not in this case. Ravensfire (talk) 18:14, 4 January 2026 (UTC)

@PieWriter and Ravensfire: Yeah, I don't want to seem too much of a bother to just reject VIP requests for the hell of it and say go to RfCU, if it is genuinely obvious. Though things are more obvious to different people and I will confess I haven't been that on top of it with this sock. This request still probably could have been handled at VIP, and for the record, another admin immediately (privately) questioned my action of a temporary block afterwards, so I will try to be more observant with these ones. --Ferien (talk | join TBA!) 00:40, 5 January 2026 (UTC)

patroller right issues / the way I write on Wikipedia site, being accountable and responsible on Wikipedia

Mr, Mrs or Miss Ferien: I take strong responsibility (or accountability) on the manners in which I'm writing / making articles on Wikipedias in general. I don't mean any excuses; I, however, know Wikipedias will not allow just any words, references, writing styles or terminology being included within articles. The primarly (though hardly only) reasons I write and make articles in a way in which copy edits may be required–I'm very cautious and don't always know the proper words which can be used. I'm skeptical, therefore, of making articles with just any style of manner whatsoever. Most Wikipedias (in particular English and Simple English Wikipedias have very strong rules with which everybody has to comply if they are creating articles let alone editing articles, other parts of Wikipedia in general, etcetera). I'm sorry if the patroller rights can't apply with me, though, here. With and without patroller rights, I'm editing here, the English and Spanish Wikipedias for the long term future, Sir, Miss or Ma'am. Angela Kate Maureen Pears 22:34, 4 January 2026 (UTC)

Hi Tropical Storm Angela, I just want to make clear that the issues in the articles you make are not major - and your article creations are very much appreciated - but some of them do mean an article needs to be patrolled further, and these are copyediting issues.

You tend to use idiomatic language where it is not really necessary. A main thing in recent ones is using the term "under" a lot when it could work in natural English but would definitely be more confusing to non-native speakers - like saying Hardman was under the Democratic Party, it is clear what you are saying, but she is not really under it, she is a part or a member of the party. You also used this to say Harris was a deputy speaker under the House of Lords - using in or for would be best here. And as a separate example, in Jillian Jacqueline, you used the phrase She has been there from then-afterward. about her moving to Nashville. Even using that phrase just was not necessary, as the reader would just assume she has lived there since she moved. You could even just say, she's lived in Nashville since 2010 and leave it there.

Again, removing patroller is not meant to be a disciplinary action against you, it is simply that your articles need some patrolling. This isn't to say you can't get the patroller right again in the future. As a less important note, I am a man, but you don't have to call me Mr Ferien or Sir, and my gender doesn't matter to me here. If you have any more questions, feel free to ask. --Ferien (talk | join TBA!) 00:36, 5 January 2026 (UTC)

Wikipedia translation of the week: 2026-02

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en:Somaliland War of Independence

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The Somaliland War of Independence was a rebellion waged by the Somali National Movement (SNM) against the ruling military junta in Somalia led by General Siad Barre lasting from its founding on 6 April 1981 and ended on 18 May 1991 when the SNM declared what was then northern Somalia independent as the Republic of Somaliland. The conflict served as the main theater of the larger Somali Rebellion that started in 1978. The conflict was in response to the harsh policies enacted by the Barre regime against the main clan family in Somaliland, the Isaaq, including a declaration of economic warfare on the clan-family. These harsh policies were put into effect shortly after the conclusion of the disastrous Ogaden War in 1978.

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