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Hi there. I've been a sysop here since 2008, and was an oversighter between 2012 and 2019. Most of my substantial edits have been to articles relating to popular culture, which is a fancy way of saying "games, sports and music". More recently I tend to do stuff like adding references to biographies of living persons.

I follow the football teams of my hometown and my country (for my sins). I've lived in the San Francisco Bay Area since 2016.

You can get in touch with me by clicking here, hitting the "new section" or "+" tab in the menubar to the top of this page. If your request requires privacy, please feel free to find me on IRC (as "foks"), or get me via email (if you have an account).

I work for or provide services to the Wikimedia Foundation (as JSutherland (WMF)), but this is my personal account. Edits, statements, or other contributions made from this account are my own, and may not reflect the views of the Foundation.

Articles ±
[1 FT / 3 FA / 3 FL / 1 FP / 1 FS / 2 FPo / 6 GA / 14 DYK]

Hector Munro Macdonald (December 24, 2007)
Bitesize (January 7, 2008)
Supernormal (January 9, 2008)
Cullen F.C.^[1] (February 12, 2008)
Portal:English football (March 20, 2008)
Aberdeen F.C. (April 2, 2008)
Bloc Party discography (May 2, 2008)
Bloc Party (May 6, 2008)
List of Christmas number one singles (UK) (May 11, 2008)
Portal:James Bond^[1] (May 20, 2008)
Alcanar (May 25, 2008)
Cry Baby (Jemini song) (July 23, 2008)
List of awards and nominations received by Arctic Monkeys (July 28, 2008) (GK)
Eugene McGuinness (January 19, 2009)
Black Eyed Peas discography (February 10, 2008)
File:A Scene from Troilus and Cressida - Angelica Kauffmann.jpg (March 31, 2009) (Shoe)
Silent Alarm (July 21, 2009)
Cello Sonata in G minor (July 31, 2009)
Silent Alarm Remixed (August 8, 2009)
Silent Alarm Remixed (September 2, 2009) (RB88)
Intimacy Remixed (September 6, 2009) (RB88)
A Weekend in the City (September 14, 2009) (RB88)
Intimacy (October 10, 2009) (RB88)
Bloc Party albums (October 24, 2009)
Joe Danger (October 21, 2011)
Joe Danger (October 24, 2011)
Joe Danger: The Movie (October 25, 2011)
Julius Green (December 13, 2015)
Bad Milk (April 2, 2016)
I Get This Call Every Day (May 14, 2016)
Football (Disorder) Act 2000 (August 1, 2016)
Get to Heaven (September 26, 2017)

Notes:

^ ^a ^b Deleted via deletion discussion some time after.

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Did you know

04 Jul 2024 – Hadriana in All My Dreams (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Jaguarnik (t · c); see discussion
04 Jul 2024 – Queer manicure (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Orchastrattor (t · c); see discussion
03 Jul 2024 – Joni (song) (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by PSA (t · c); see discussion
27 Jun 2024 – Goodboy Galaxy (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Slgrandson (t · c); see discussion
23 Jun 2024 – Helianthus devernii (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Classicwiki (t · c); see discussion
22 Jun 2024 – Jacob Geller (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Orchastrattor (t · c); see discussion
19 Jun 2024 – Kimboo (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Slgrandson (t · c); see discussion
18 Jun 2024 – Traceable Radiometry Underpinning Terrestrial and Helio Studies (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Ennegma (t · c); see discussion
16 Jun 2024 – Pharos (crater) (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by FormalDude (t · c); see discussion

Articles for deletion

05 Jul 2024 – Per Capita Australia (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by CFA (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)
05 Jul 2024 – Haliey Welch (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by UtherSRG (t · c); see discussion (18 participants)
05 Jul 2024 – Blaze News (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Youknowwhoistheman (t · c); see discussion (1 participant)
05 Jul 2024 – Viva Van (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by HHH Pedrigree (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)
04 Jul 2024 – Rocky Flintoff (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by AssociateAffiliate (t · c); see discussion (4 participants)
03 Jul 2024 – St. Silas Abba (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Lone-078 (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)
02 Jul 2024 – Stella Assange (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Longhornsg (t · c); see discussion (8 participants)
02 Jul 2024 – List of Epic Games Store giveaways (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Masem (t · c); see discussion (10 participants)
01 Jul 2024 – Lola Panda (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Kung Fu Man (t · c); see discussion (3 participants)
01 Jul 2024 – History of Caraquet (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Fram (t · c); see discussion (7 participants)

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Proposed deletions

06 Jul 2024 – Massimo Livi Bacci (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Justlettersandnumbers (t · c): concern
03 Jul 2024 – Archie Vaughan (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by AssociateAffiliate (t · c): concern
02 Jul 2024 – Heather Cooper (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by LibStar (t · c): concern
05 Jul 2024 – Kurgo (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Here2rewrite (t · c) was deproded by Cielquiparle (t · c) on 06 Jul 2024
03 Jul 2024 – Rocky Flintoff (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by AssociateAffiliate (t · c) was deproded by Joseph2302 (t · c) on 04 Jul 2024
03 Jul 2024 – Farhan Ahmed (English cricketer) (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by AssociateAffiliate (t · c) was deproded by JTtheOG (t · c) on 05 Jul 2024
29 Jun 2024 – Tactical Network Solutions (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Brandon (t · c) was deleted
23 Jun 2024 – KORR-A (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by FMSky (t · c) was deleted
23 Jun 2024 – Nicola Brandt (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by JaredUram (t · c) was deproded by JaredUram (t · c) on 30 Jun 2024

Templates for discussion

04 Jul 2024 – Template:Martial arts medalists for Iran (talk · edit · hist) was TfDed by Sports2021 (t · c); see discussion
29 Jun 2024 – Template:Vintage programming brands (talk · edit · hist) TfDed by Jonesey95 (t · c) was closed; see discussion

Redirects for discussion

05 Jul 2024 – CheckUser (talk · edit · hist) →Wikipedia:CheckUser was RfDed by Ahri.boy (t · c); see discussion
18 Jun 2024 – Furiosa Road (talk · edit · hist) →Mad Max: Fury Road was RfDed by मल्ल (t · c); see discussion
27 Jun 2024 – Rods from Gods and Rods from gods (talk · edit · hist) →Kinetic bombardment RfDed by 216.250.199.4 (t · c) was closed; see discussion

Good article nominees

01 Jul 2024 – Zebedee Nungak (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Ornithoptera (t · c); start discussion
24 Jun 2024 – Midland Main Line upgrade (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by JuniperChill (t · c); start discussion
20 Jun 2024 – Piñon, Colorado (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by TheNuggeteer (t · c); start discussion
17 Jun 2024 – Dez Caught It (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Gonzo fan2007 (t · c); start discussion
16 Jun 2024 – Yuri Gabel (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by GnocchiFan (t · c); start discussion
13 Jun 2024 – Miracle in Motown (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Gonzo fan2007 (t · c); start discussion
12 Jun 2024 – Who's Afraid of Little Old Me? (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Ippantekina (t · c); start discussion
07 Jun 2024 – Tropical Storm Yun-yeung (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by OhHaiMark (t · c); see discussion
06 Jun 2024 – Parental rights movement (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by MicrobiologyMarcus (t · c); start discussion
04 Jun 2024 – Yume Nikki: Dream Diary (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Bluecrystal004 (t · c); start discussion

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Good topic candidates

01 Jul 2024 – Speak Now (Taylor's Version) (talk · edit · hist) was GT nominated by Ippantekina (t · c); see discussion

Peer reviews

17 Jun 2024 – Growing Up (The Linda Lindas album) (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by The Sharpest Lives (t · c); see discussion
17 Feb 2024 – Idris Bazorkin (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by WikiEditor1234567123 (t · c); see discussion

Requested moves

02 Jul 2024 – Yu Shuxin (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Esther Yu by Jjpachano (t · c); see discussion
01 Jun 2024 – Densha Otaku (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Densha otaku by 104.232.119.107 (t · c); see discussion
27 Jun 2024 – Michael Stevens (educator) (talk · edit · hist) move request to Michael Stevens by Vigilantcosmicpenguin (t · c) was moved to Michael Stevens (YouTuber) (talk · edit · hist) by BilledMammal (t · c) on 04 Jul 2024; see discussion

Articles to be merged

02 Jul 2024 – Dalton Rogers (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Boston Red Sox minor league players by Dmoore5556 (t · c); see discussion
26 Jun 2024 – Menus-Plaisirs – Les Troisgros (2023 film) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Menus-Plaisirs – Les Troisgros by Slgrandson (t · c); see discussion
23 Jun 2024 – Southern Pacific class GS-8 (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Southern Pacific class GS-7 by Mod creator (t · c); see discussion
23 Jun 2024 – PageRank algorithm in biochemistry (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to PageRank#Other uses by Apocheir (t · c); see discussion
21 Jun 2024 – Standing on the Corner of the Third World (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to The Seeds of Love by Starcheerspeaksnewslostwars (t · c); see discussion
18 Jun 2024 – Norse settlement in the Faroe Islands (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Viking Age in the Faroe Islands by FunkMonk (t · c); see discussion
15 Jun 2024 – Eurosport (Indian TV channel) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Eurosport 1 by Klbrain (t · c); see discussion
13 Jun 2024 – List of metropolitan areas by population density (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to List of cities proper by population density by LaundryPizza03 (t · c); see discussion
05 Jun 2024 – November 2020 North American storm complex (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to 2020-21 North American winter by 2600:4808:353:7B01:BE35:122C:4D81:5BBB (t · c); see discussion
18 May 2024 – Tournament solution (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Round-robin voting by Closed Limelike Curves (t · c); see discussion

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Articles to be split

24 Jun 2024 – Games of the Future (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Ahri.boy (t · c); see discussion
21 Jun 2024 – Mu krop (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Paul 012 (t · c); see discussion
14 Apr 2024 – PAW Patrol (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Rtkat3 (t · c); see discussion
11 Mar 2024 – CSI: Vegas (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by 2A00:23EE:1320:B607:74F6:D6CC:858B:1F6 (t · c); see discussion
06 Mar 2024 – Monster Fest (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Laterthanyouthink (t · c); see discussion
10 Feb 2024 – Chandra Giri (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Cpgiri (t · c); see discussion
16 Dec 2023 – Karate Combat (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by SpacedFarmer (t · c); see discussion
23 Oct 2023 – Russian-occupied territories in Georgia (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Daask (t · c); see discussion
15 Sep 2023 – Great Reset (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Username6892 (t · c); see discussion
11 Sep 2023 – Mind teachings of Tibet (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Skyerise (t · c); see discussion

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Todo

Requests for adminship and bureaucratship update
No current discussions. Recent RfAs, recent RfBs: (successful, unsuccessful)

New pages that haven't been checked for ages

Things I want to do at some stage

Take to FA

Joe Danger
Get to Heaven

Take to GA

Take to DYK

Other things

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In the media: National cable networks get in on the action arguing about what the first sentence of a Wikipedia article ought to say

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This Month in GLAM: May 2024

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This Month in GLAM – Volume XIV, Issue V, May 2024
Headlines
Albania report: Summer of Wikivoyage Edit-a-thon in Kruja; Traditional Albanian food photography competition Brazil report: Open licensing guide from Midiateca Capixaba; Activities in Rio de Janeiro; First batch from LabDOC; New batch from NeuroMat; Hercule Florence photowalk Czech Republic report: International discussion on the role of media and new GLAM partnership on the horizon India report: Digitization concludes for Behar Herald and a digitization workshop held for libraries in Maharashtra Italy report: Edit-a-thons Kosovo report: Summer of Wikivoyage Edit-a-thon in Kruja & Traditional Albanian food photography competition Netherlands report: WikiconNL 2024 New Zealand report: Women in Architecture Edit-a-thon, Wikidata Te Papa research expeditions project and 1Lib1Ref Poland report: What's up in GLAM-Wiki in Poland in May Portugal report: The Search for the Lost Manuscripts Switzerland report: Swiss GLAM Programme UK report: Our first Igbo language article Ukraine report: Article campaigns for Ukrainian librarians, partnership with a national library USA report: WikiPortraits & Edit-a-thons Biodiversity Heritage Library report: BHL-Wiki Working Group May monthly highlights GLAM Wiki Meta pages revamp: GLAM Wiki Meta pages kicking off the Working Group WMF GLAM report: Introducing Alice Kibombo, a new dataset, and more Calendar: June's GLAM events
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WikiCup 2024 July newsletter

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The third round of the 2024 WikiCup ended on 28 June. As with Round 2, this round was competitive: each of the 16 contestants who advanced to Round 4 scored at least 256 points.

The following editors all scored more than 400 points in Round 3:

Generalissima (submissions) with 1,059 points, mostly from 1 featured article on DeLancey W. Gill, 11 good articles, 18 did you know nominations, and dozens of reviews;
Skyshifter (submissions) with 673 points, mostly from 2 featured articles on Worlds (Porter Robinson album) and I'm God, 5 good articles, and 2 did you know nominations;
Sammi Brie (submissions) with 557 points, mostly from 1 featured article on KNXV-TV, 5 good articles, and 8 did you know nominations; and
AryKun (submissions) with 415 points, mostly from 1 featured article on Great cuckoo-dove, with a high number of bonus points from that article.

The full scores for round 3 can be seen here. So far this year, competitors have gotten 28 featured articles, 38 featured lists, 240 good articles, 92 in the news credits, and at least 285 did you know credits. They have conducted 279 featured article reviews, as well as 492 good article reviews and peer reviews, and have added 22 articles to featured topics and good topics.

Remember that any content promoted after 28 June but before the start of Round 4 can be claimed during Round 4, which starts on 1 July at 00:00 (UTC). 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 for a good article, featured content, or anything else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed.

If you would like to learn more about rules and scoring for the 2024 WikiCup, please see this page. Further questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup and the judges (Cwmhiraeth (talk · contribs), Epicgenius (talk · contribs), and Frostly (talk · contribs)) are reachable on their talk pages. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 21:30, 29 June 2024 (UTC)Reply

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News and notes: WMF board elections and fundraising updates

Special report: Wikimedia Movement Charter ratification vote underway, new Council may surpass power of Board

In focus: How the Russian Wikipedia keeps it clean despite having just a couple dozen administrators

Discussion report: Wikipedians are hung up on the meaning of Madonna

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Sister projects: On editing Wikisource

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Op-Ed: Why you should not vote in the 2024 WMF BoT elections

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Humour: A joke

Cobwebs: Counting to a billion — manuscripts don't burn

Recent research: Is Wikipedia Politically Biased? Perhaps

Traffic report: Talking about you and me, and the games people play

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Administrators' newsletter – July 2024

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (June 2024).

Administrator changes

Technical news

Local administrators can now add new links to the bottom of the site Tools menu without using JavaScript. Documentation is available on MediaWiki. (T6086)

Miscellaneous

The Community Wishlist is re-opening on 15 July 2024. Read more

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