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Women in Red November 2024

Women in Red | November 2024, Vol 10, Issue 11, Nos 293, 294, 321, 322, 323


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Women in Red December 2024

Women in Red | December 2024, Vol 10, Issue 12, Nos 293, 294, 324, 325


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Your draft article, Draft:William Browne (Catholic martyr)

Hello, ReaderofthePack. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or draft page you started, "William Browne".

In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material, the draft has been deleted. When you plan on working on it further and you wish to retrieve it, you can request its undeletion. An administrator will, in most cases, restore the submission so you can continue to work on it.

Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz Read! Talk! 21:26, 10 December 2024 (UTC)

Hello, ReaderofthePack,
No, this wasn't a draft you wrote, this page was a redirect leftover from a page move you did that another editor turned into a draft article. But since you made the first edit on the page when you moved the original, Twinkle sees you as the draft creator, hence this message. Just a little editing tool confusion. Liz Read! Talk! 21:28, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
No worries! I was wondering when I'd edited on that topic - not really the usual type of thing I'd edit/create but also not entirely out of my interest/strike zone. Thanks! ReaderofthePack(formerly Tokyogirl79) (｡◕‿◕｡) 19:34, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

Merry Christmas!

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Весела Коледа! ~ Meri Kirihimete!

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Women in Red January 2025

Women in Red | January 2025, Vol 11, Issue 1, Nos 324, 326, 327, 328, 329


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Electric Tale of Pikachu

I've closed the nomination as a result of the finds discovered during the nomination, but I noticed you seemed very invested in trying to find more coverage for this subject. I plan to incorporate some of the AfD's content into the article soon; would you be willing to help me with further research and expansion of the subject? I understand you're busy and this is a very small subject, but two pairs of hands are better than one, especially when it comes to digging up more coverage (Especially since there was a lot found in the AfD I wasn't able to find in my BEFORE). Magneton Considerer: Pokelego999 (Talk) (Contribs) 21:32, 26 December 2024 (UTC)

Sure - I'm not on as frequently as I once was, but I'm willing - the biggest barrier is honestly going to be sourcing from the era. There is a ton of sourcing from the late 90s and early 2000s that just isn't available on the internet, particularly as it applies to manga/anime related topics, so that's going to be the biggest issue. ReaderofthePack(formerly Tokyogirl79) (｡◕‿◕｡) 12:34, 27 December 2024 (UTC)
Given my resources are largely restricted to the internet, perhaps Internet Archive or Newspapers.com would be good places to start? They're some of the few places to keep records on stuff that old. Magneton Considerer: Pokelego999 (Talk) (Contribs) 17:02, 27 December 2024 (UTC)
I did a search with Newspapers.com for the AfD - granted, I was really only looking for the very obvious articles. Internet Archive may have something as well, but that will be a bit harder to search - but might be successful when it comes to some of the anime and manga themed magazines of the day. ReaderofthePack(formerly Tokyogirl79) (｡◕‿◕｡) 19:59, 31 December 2024 (UTC)

Women in Red February 2025

Women in Red | February 2025, Vol 11, Issue 2, Nos. 326, 327, 330, 331


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A barnstar for you!

The Admin's Barnstar
Thank you for being a great admin and helping protect Wikipedia! DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk) 19:38, 18 February 2025 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Jontesta

Were you aware of this when you indef'ed Toby2023? Obviously, I think there's more than meets the eye going on here. Jclemens (talk) 20:36, 18 February 2025 (UTC)

I wasn't - but I will say that I'm not surprised. I did wonder about sockpuppetry, but admittedly more because I assumed that they would likely just create a new account to circumvent the block. Looks like my Spidey sense wasn't far off. ReaderofthePack(formerly Tokyogirl79) (｡◕‿◕｡) 21:04, 18 February 2025 (UTC)
Mine's not confirmed, so the most I think we can say is that our spidey senses are curiously aligned. Cheers, Jclemens (talk) 21:36, 18 February 2025 (UTC)

Women in Red March 2025

Women in Red | March 2025, Vol 11, Issue 3, Nos. 326, 327, 332, 333, 334


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  • You can access the Wikipedia Library if you have made 500+ edits, and 6+ months editing,
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  • 27 Jan 2025: 20.031% of biographies on EN-WP are about women (2,047,793 bios, 410,200 women)
  • 23 Dec 2024: 20.009% (2,041,741 bios, 408,531 women)

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Women in Red April 2025

Women in Red | April 2025, Vol 11, Issue 4, Nos. 326, 327, 335, 336


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  • When creating biographies, don't forget to use Template:DEFAULTSORT.
    Accessible from "Wiki markup" at the foot of the page being edited,
    it allows categories to be listed under the subject's family name rather than their first or given name.

Moving the needle: (statistics available via Humaniki tool)

  • 24 Mar 2025: 20.070% of biographies on EN-WP are about women (2,057,083, 412,857 women)
  • 27 Jan 2025: 20.031% (2,047,793 bios, 410,200 women)

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Women in Red May 2025

Women in Red | May 2025, Vol 11, Issue 5, Nos. 326, 327, 337, 338


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  • Statistics available via Humaniki tool. Thank you if you contributed one or more of the 1,269 articles during this period!
  • 21 Apr 2025: 20.090% of EN-WP biographies are about women (2,061,363; 414,126 women)
  • 24 Mar 2025: 20.070% (2,057,083 bios; 412,857 women)

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  • Those of you who experience harassment while trying to create or improve articles about women
    are welcome to bring your problems to our attention on the Women in Red talk page.

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Women in Red June 2025

Women in Red | June 2025, Vol 11, Issue 6, Nos. 326, 327, 339, 340


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  • Who are the most overlooked and interesting Women in Red? We've no idea,
    but we're putting together our list of the 100 most interesting ex-Women in Red.
    We are creating the list to celebrate 10 years of Women in Red and we hope to present it at Wikimania.
    We are ignoring the obvious, so do you have a name or subject we should consider?
    Can you suggest a DYK style hook?
    If you are shy about editing that page, you are welcome to add ideas and comments on the talk page.
  • The World Destubathon, 16 June - 13 July, 2025

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  • Statistics available via Humaniki tool. Thank you if you contributed one or more of the 1,492 articles during this period!
  • 19 May 2025: 20.114% of EN-WP biographies are about women (2,066,280; 415,618 women)
  • 21 Apr 2025: 20.090% (2,061,363 bios; 414,126 women)

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  • Every language Wikipedia has its own policies regarding notability and reliable sources.
    Before translating an article from one language Wikipedia into English Wikipedia, research
    the subject and verify that the translated article will meet English Wikipedia's policy requirements.

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Merger discussion for Politics of the Arizona Borderlands

An article that you have been involved in editing—Politics of the Arizona Borderlands—has been proposed for merging with another article. If you are interested, please participate in the merger discussion. Thank you. Horse.staple (talk) 06:29, 30 May 2025 (UTC)

Women in Red July 2025

Women in Red | July 2025, Vol 11, Issue 7, Nos. 326, 327, 341, 342, 343


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  • Statistics available via Humaniki tool. Thank you if you contributed one or more of the 1,514 articles during this period!
  • 19 May 2025: 20.114% of EN-WP biographies are about women (2,066,280 bios; 415,618 women)
  • 23 Jun 2025: 20.130% (2,072,236 bios; 417,132 women)

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  • A nuanced article is more useful than a shiny pedestal. Readers can find hope in your subject's survival or achievements,
    but they can also learn from your subject's mistakes and limitations.

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Hi

Hi EineGroßeDecke222 (talk) 16:33, 2 July 2025 (UTC)

I am New Here Jan Help me enyone? im donnt speak good English im From germany EineGroßeDecke222 (talk) 16:35, 2 July 2025 (UTC)
Hello I am new here can someone please help me EineGroßeDecke222 (talk) 16:36, 2 July 2025 (UTC)
@ReaderofthePack @Tokyogirl79 I don't know how to create a user page and I don't even know if I have to make one but for some reason I don't have a user page by the way I wrote this with Google Translate EineGroßeDecke222 (talk) 16:41, 2 July 2025 (UTC)
Good morning! I recommend taking the training here - it will help you with editing Wikipedia. However, you mentioned that you are using Google Translate to write in English. Machine translations like Google Translate are not always accurate or grammatically correct, so I would not recommend directly editing on pages. I would instead suggest offering help with finding German language sources at WP:GERMANY. You might also want to try editing at the German Wikipedia. I'll also translate this into German using Google Translate.
I am also going to ask at the German WikiProject to see if someone fluent can help you. I have only a very rudimentary knowledge of the German language.
Guten Morgen! Ich empfehle Ihnen, an der Schulung hier teilzunehmen – sie hilft Ihnen beim Bearbeiten von Wikipedia. Sie haben jedoch erwähnt, dass Sie Google Translate verwenden, um auf Englisch zu schreiben. Maschinelle Übersetzungen wie Google Translate sind nicht immer präzise oder grammatikalisch korrekt, daher würde ich nicht empfehlen, direkt auf den Seiten zu bearbeiten. Ich würde stattdessen vorschlagen, Hilfe bei der Suche nach deutschsprachigen Quellen unter WP:GERMANY anzubieten. Sie können auch versuchen, die deutsche Wikipedia zu bearbeiten. Ich werde dies auch mit Google Translate ins Deutsche übersetzen.
Ich werde auch beim deutschen Wiki-Projekt nachfragen, ob Ihnen jemand mit fließenden Deutschkenntnissen helfen kann. Meine Kenntnisse der deutschen Sprache sind sehr rudimentär. ReaderofthePack(formerly Tokyogirl79) (｡◕‿◕｡) 11:26, 3 July 2025 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Shariq Us Sabah

Hello, ReaderofthePack,

I was surprised that you closed this discussion as SNOW after less than one day when only one editor had participated in the discussion along with the nominator. I wouldn't be surprised if, with a normal closure, the outcome wouldn't have been the same but I just don't see how this could be a SNOW closure. Maybe you, instead, saw it as a Speedy deletion? Thanks for any explanation you can offer. Liz Read! Talk! 21:02, 3 July 2025 (UTC)

Hi Liz - I closed that for primarily two reasons. The first is that the article looked pretty promotional in tone. The second is that his notability was based on his books, Manifesto of a Lover and The Subdued Sound, both of which had multiple delete arguments. There were also some concerns of some of the sourcing being falsified - the evidence towards that points heavily to this being the case. For example, one of the sources used to back up an award doesn't even mention him. The only legit claim would be that he was involved in journalism, but it appears that it's more to places that are open to user submissions and none of that led to any coverage of himself.
I know that SNOW is typically used for articles with a large amount of participants, but the chances of this person's article surviving a full AfD are so slim that it didn't really seem necessary to run it for a full week. I don't think the outcome would have been any different, not when the main claims to fame were non-notable and the sourcing used for notability (in those articles) were so questionable.
I have no problem if you want to re-open this and run it for a full 7 days to gain more consensus. I do think the end result will be the same, but I don't have a problem with it being re-opened. I can also edit the AfD closure to add these details. ReaderofthePack(formerly Tokyogirl79) (｡◕‿◕｡) 22:09, 3 July 2025 (UTC)

Women in Red August 2025

Women in Red | August 2025, Vol 11, Issue 8, Nos. 326, 327, 344, 345, 346


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A Haunting on the Hill

The edits to A Haunting on the Hill are fine with me, the original author. I made another slight tweak, changing a word to a more sensible plural.

dino (talk) 22:38, 4 August 2025 (UTC)

Nomination of Rusty Lake (game studio) for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Rusty Lake (game studio) is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Rusty Lake (game studio) until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article until the discussion has finished.

ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 11:13, 30 August 2025 (UTC)

Women in Red September 2025

Women in Red | September 2025, Vol 11, Issue 9, Nos. 326, 327, 347, 348, 349
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  • Researching historical women writers who used pseudonyms requires careful investigation across multiple sources, as many women adopted pen names to avoid gender bias and judgment (e.g., being labeled a bluestocking) and, ultimately, to get published.

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Sad news

Hello, I'm sorry to inform you that MichaelQSchmidt, a prolific Wikipedian, has passed away. You appeared in his ten most-edited talk pages (other than his own), so I thought I'd let you know. Condolences can go to his talk page, where there's a link with more details. Graham87 (talk) 17:46, 6 September 2025 (UTC)

Oh wow - thank you for letting me know! ReaderofthePack(formerly Tokyogirl79) (｡◕‿◕｡) 17:35, 15 September 2025 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Rusty Lake (series) (September 23)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed. Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Zxcvbnm was:
This draft's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article. In summary, the draft needs multiple published sources that are:
Make sure you add references that meet these criteria before resubmitting. Learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue. If no additional references exist, the subject is not suitable for Wikipedia.
 The comment the reviewer left was:
Right now it fails WP:GNG. However, this article should be SIGCOV that has not yet been incorporated into the reception. With that, it should likely squeak by notability.
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 after they have been resolved.
ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 08:48, 23 September 2025 (UTC)
  • @Zxcvbnm: With reception, do you mean that you want the reception to be in its own section? So far I've been including it in the sub-section for each individual game. I can move that all down into a general section, if that's what you are looking for. I just need to know what you have in mind. ReaderofthePack(formerly Tokyogirl79) (｡◕‿◕｡) 11:39, 23 September 2025 (UTC)
    Game by game reception is fine, but some element of full series reception is also needed, and there are sources that say it, but I suggested another source that contains it. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 18:27, 23 September 2025 (UTC)
    Well... many of the reviews do tend to look at the series as a whole. From what I've seen of the series from working on the article, it's one of those cases where the individual games can be played as standalone entries but don't make as much sense story-wise unless you play them all. (My knowledge is limited generally to watching a video of Hotel getting played.) ReaderofthePack(formerly Tokyogirl79) (｡◕‿◕｡) 18:39, 23 September 2025 (UTC)

Women in Red | October 2025, Vol 11, Issue 10

Women in Red | October 2025, Vol 11, Issue 10, Nos. 326, 327, 350, 351, 352
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  • Notable does not always mean admirable; you don't have to like an article's subject to make the article a useful contribution to Wikipedia.

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Thank you if you contributed one or more of the 6,283 articles during this period:

  • 19 May 2025: 20.114% of EN-WP biographies are about women (2,066,280; 415,618 women)
  • 24 September 2025: 20.20% of EN-WP biographies are about women (2,088,533 biographies; 421,901 women)

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Your submission at Articles for creation: Rusty Lake (series) (October 18)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed. Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Pokelego999 was:
The reception section uses a heavy amount of WP:SYNTH (Making connections where none exist) and is mostly plucking reviews from individual games; notability of the series is not WP:INHERITED from the individual, notable games that did get reviews and coverage. This needs some more coverage on the series *as a whole*, not just on individual elements of it.
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 after they have been resolved.
Magneton Considerer: Pokelego999 (Talk) (Contribs) 16:50, 18 October 2025 (UTC)
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Hello, ReaderofthePack! Having an article draft declined at Articles for Creation can be disappointing. If you are wondering why your article submission was declined, please post a question at the Articles for creation help desk. If you have any other questions about your editing experience, we'd love to help you at the Teahouse, a friendly space on Wikipedia where experienced editors lend a hand to help new editors like yourself! See you there! Magneton Considerer: Pokelego999 (Talk) (Contribs) 16:50, 18 October 2025 (UTC)

Happy First Edit Day!

Happy First Edit Anniversary ReaderofthePack 🎉

Hey @ReaderofthePack. Your wiki edit anniversary was 2 days ago, marking 19 years of dedicated contributions to this Wikimedia project. Your passion for sharing knowledge and your remarkable contributions have not only enriched the project, but also inspired countless others to contribute. Thank you for your amazing contributions. Wishing you all the best for the year ahead :) -❙❚❚❙❙ GnOeee ❚❙❚❙❙ ✉ 14:13, 21 October 2025 (UTC)

Thank you! <3 ReaderofthePack(formerly Tokyogirl79) (｡◕‿◕｡) 14:33, 21 October 2025 (UTC)
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