User talk:Bradv/Archive 17
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New Page Reviewer newsletter February 2020
Hello Bradv,
- Source Guide Discussion
The first 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 New Pages Feed. You can find more information about how to patrol redirects at WP:RPATROL.
- Discussions and Resources
- There is an ongoing discussion around changing notifications for new editors who attempt to write articles.
- A recent discussion of whether Michelin starred restraunts are notable was archived without closure.
- A resource page with links pertinent for reviewers was created this month.
- A proposal to increase the scope of G5 was withdrawn.
- Refresher
Geographic regions, areas and places generally do not need 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.
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A thorny problem
Hi Bradv, I've been approached by another editor about some harassment issues. I don't want to give too much information away publicly, but I/they have tried the standard channels, and haven't really been able arrive at a satisfactory conclusion. I'm wondering whether there's anything that Arbcom might be able to do about it (or, whether the wise heads on the committee have any suggestions for where else we might turn). Would you be willing to receive an e-mail where I can set everything out, so you can let me know whether you think there is anything to committee could do? Or would you advise my just to e-mail the general committee address so everyone can see it? Thanks in advance. GirthSummit (blether) 19:03, 13 February 2020 (UTC)
- Hi Girth Summit, I'm sorry to hear that this is happening, and I'm very willing to do what I can to help. Please feel free to email myself or the full committee, whichever you feel is more appropriate. – bradv🍁 05:32, 14 February 2020 (UTC)
- Bradv, thanks - I'll put something together over the weekend and send it over. GirthSummit (blether) 09:24, 15 February 2020 (UTC)
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Message from Irenejones2009
Dear Bradv,
Noticed you have deleted my page Neeyamo under the speedy deletion process initiated by DGG. I request you to please restore my draft so that i work as per wikipedia guidelines and also will include information in talk page as told by DGG who had initiated the speedy deletion. Irenejones2009 (talk) 06:38, 17 February 2020 (UTC)
Dear Bradv,
Awaiting your comment Irenejones2009 (talk) 09:41, 20 February 2020 (UTC)
- Irenejones2009, the simple answer is that Wikipedia is not for advertising. If you are here to help us write an encyclopedia, find something you're interested in and write about it. But if you're just here to promote your company, you are on the wrong website. – bradv🍁 14:26, 20 February 2020 (UTC)
Message from 182.239.160.241
Hello! This is benjaminzyg and I wish my global lock to be appealed. Let me know in my talk page --182.239.160.241 (talk) 02:04, 16 February 2020 (UTC)
- Since you are globally locked, you will need to file a request with the stewards to get your lock lifted before we can help you on the English Wikipedia. – bradv🍁 02:06, 16 February 2020 (UTC)
done and awaiting response! --203.17.215.22 (talk) 00:35, 21 February 2020 (UTC)
j'accuse
I find the complaints lodged against Kudpung to be so weak that they're laughable. I also find your assessment of Kudpung's behavior unreasonable and your decision to remove his mop unmerited. While I have great respect for our admins that remain polite and unflappable in every circumstance, I think that attitude is neither required nor reasonable for all admins. While you may think that you protected this project by punishing Kudpung or preventing personal attacks, your actions today have only played into the hands of a certain clique of editors who took advantage of this opportunity to remove an obstacle to their plans. You, especially should know that those folks will turn on you. I can only assume that you've joined the "hasten the day" crowd. (I am not watching this page, so please ping me if you want my attention.) Chris Troutman (talk) 01:08, 1 March 2020 (UTC)
- Thank you for sharing your opinion. It was not an easy decision to make, and certainly not something I take any joy in. I hope that I have explained myself clearly throughout the process, and I hope that if you have any particular questions about why I commented or voted the way I did you would feel free to ask. I do believe this decision is unfortunately what's best for the long-term good of the project, even if in the interim it makes people sad or upset. It didn't need to come to this. – bradv🍁 01:36, 1 March 2020 (UTC)
Scripts++ Newsletter – Issue 13
News and updates associated with user scripts from the past month (February 2019).
Hello everyone and welcome to the 13th issue of the Wikipedia Scripts++ Newsletter:
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I hope everyone is having a great year so far! --DannyS712 (talk) 15:53, 1 March 2020 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – March 2020
News and updates for administrators from the past month (February 2020).
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Guideline and policy news
- Following an RfC, the blocking policy was changed to state that sysops
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. - A request for comment confirmed that sandboxes of established but inactive editors may not be blanked due solely to inactivity.
- Following an RfC, the blocking policy was changed to state that sysops
Technical news
- Following a discussion, Twinkle's default CSD behavior will soon change, most likely this week. After the change, Twinkle will default to "tagging mode" if there is no CSD tag present, and default to "deletion mode" if there is a CSD tag present. You will be able to always default to "deletion mode" (the current behavior) using your Twinkle preferences.
Miscellaneous
- Following the 2020 Steward Elections, the following editors have been appointed as stewards: BRPever, Krd, Martin Urbanec, MusikAnimal, Sakretsu, Sotiale, and Tks4Fish. There are a total of seven editors that have been appointed as stewards, the most since 2014.
- The 2020 appointees for the Ombudsman commission are Ajraddatz and Uzoma Ozurumba; they will serve for one year.
A cup of coffee for you!
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Thanks for managing safety issues on Wikipedia. Blue Rasberry (talk) 22:04, 2 March 2020 (UTC) |
Cuties for you!
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For doing what the people ask and then taking abuse for it. Natureium (talk) 22:20, 2 March 2020 (UTC) |
You've got mail
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Arbcom
Are you an Arb, or just a clerk? -Roxy, the PROD. . wooF 19:06, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
- (talk page stalker) He's a member of Arbcom. Praxidicae (talk) 19:20, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
- But he used to be "just a clerk".--Bbb23 (talk) 19:24, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
- Was he a good clerk? -Roxy, the PROD. . wooF 21:10, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
- If you're asking whether I had the wherewithal to distinguish between an insulting off-topic comment and one that actually informs the arbitrators and helps them to make good decisions, I think I did okay. – bradv🍁 21:12, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
- Spoilsport. -Roxy, the PROD. . wooF 21:14, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
- PS. Give Guy Macon a mop too. -Roxy, the PROD. . wooF 21:27, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
- I believe you and I both supported him. Guy is a good editor, and I still think he would do fine with a mop. Either way, I really hope we haven't lost him over this. – bradv🍁 21:39, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
- Only my second ever vote in all this time. Roxy, the PROD. . wooF 21:42, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
- I believe you and I both supported him. Guy is a good editor, and I still think he would do fine with a mop. Either way, I really hope we haven't lost him over this. – bradv🍁 21:39, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
- PS. Give Guy Macon a mop too. -Roxy, the PROD. . wooF 21:27, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
- Spoilsport. -Roxy, the PROD. . wooF 21:14, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
- If you're asking whether I had the wherewithal to distinguish between an insulting off-topic comment and one that actually informs the arbitrators and helps them to make good decisions, I think I did okay. – bradv🍁 21:12, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
- Was he a good clerk? -Roxy, the PROD. . wooF 21:10, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
- But he used to be "just a clerk".--Bbb23 (talk) 19:24, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
So much for cautious optimism
Five hours, 11 minutes after you "cautiously unprotected" Talk:North East Delhi riots they're back! Threatening to bring down the wrath of Indian law. NedFausa (talk) 04:14, 10 March 2020 (UTC)
- NedFausa, I'm still cautiously optimistic that the issues that led to the talk page being protected won't be repeated, or if they are, that we can deal with them promptly. I do hope I'm right. – bradv🍁 04:59, 10 March 2020 (UTC)
Refactoring
Please don’t refactor other editors comments. It is in poor taste and unnecessary except in cases of vandalism or BLP-violations. Inappropriate and ultimately very disappointing from an admin. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:1012:B042:B106:5D42:B518:A8DD:5FC (talk) 00:12, 13 March 2020 (UTC)
- How about someone who is being unacceptably rude? Should they be reverted? – bradv🍁 00:14, 13 March 2020 (UTC)
- I am quite sure I don’t understand. And I believe Guy Macon may object to your lack of decorum. Strenuously. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:1012:B042:B106:5D42:B518:A8DD:5FC (talk) 00:21, 13 March 2020 (UTC)
A cup of tea for you!
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Regarding redacted request
Hi Bradv, I think you will be able to recall the edits I am referring to without providing more details here. Could you please suggest here or in email how should I draft the request and also email the final version of the request I made (I have my email configured in Wikipedia). I guess use of even nowiki to share a problem link is discouraged, I will remove that. Thank you. Jaydayal (talk) 06:15, 19 March 2020 (UTC)
- Jaydayal, you may be interested in joining this discussion instead. I'll be happy to explain further by email if required. – bradv🍁 14:00, 19 March 2020 (UTC)
Kingdom of Bosnia
And all of my edits were simply reverted, no matter what I wrote on TP. How can you have miningfull discussion if you don't have anyone to discuss it with? Čeha (razgovor) 06:19, 20 March 2020 (UTC)
April 2020 at Women in Red
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Cardano (blockchain)
I was aware that articles created about this but I tried to create a short new one with reliable sources so it can be expanded by other editors. I think it should stay. a simple search in google shows that Cardano is an important matter. All the best. Spada II ♪♫ (talk) 06:23, 27 March 2020 (UTC)
- Spada2, since it has been deleted multiple times at community discussions, it needs to go through the Articles for Creation process. Please leave it in draftspace until it is formally reviewed, and until that time focus on adding sources from reliable mainstream institutions (i.e. not cryptocurrency websites). – bradv🍁 15:16, 27 March 2020 (UTC)
- Ok. I'm also working on this User:Spada2/sandbox7 , has been deleted once but the the admin is no longer aviable. would you please take a look. Thanks in Advance. Spada II ♪♫ (talk) 13:00, 29 March 2020 (UTC)
Free vandalism
Hello Sir Madam, Greetings!
I noticed that "User: Joanrivers" only created an account just to attack wikipedia pages. His first edit was to nominate this page for deletion. He even added (2nd nomination) and went ahead to vandalize the page removing some references and also nominated another pages for deletion.
(Please see the attached Screenshot https://ibb.co/vYRcnvH )
This is quite sad and discouraging for me at this time of COVID-19 crisis. Is this how the English wikipedia platform works?
Thanks & Regards Ashish VermaAshish Verma 9891 (talk) 06:02, 31 March 2020 (UTC)
Scripts++ Newsletter – Issue 14
News and updates associated with user scripts from the past month (March 2020).
Hello everyone and welcome to the 14th issue of the Wikipedia Scripts++ Newsletter:
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Stay safe, --DannyS712 (talk) 05:48, 1 April 2020 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – April 2020
News and updates for administrators from the past month (March 2020).
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Guideline and policy news
- There is an ongoing request for comment to streamline the source deprecation and blacklisting process.
Technical news
- There is a plan for new requirements for user signatures. You can give feedback.
Arbitration
- Following the banning of an editor by the WMF last year, the Arbitration Committee resolved to hold a
Arbcom RfC regarding on-wiki harassment
. A draft RfC has been posted at Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Anti-harassment RfC (Draft) and not open to comments from the community yet. Interested editors can comment on the RfC itself on its talk page.
- Following the banning of an editor by the WMF last year, the Arbitration Committee resolved to hold a
Miscellaneous
- The WMF has begun a pilot report of the pages most visited through various social media platforms to help with anti-vandalism and anti-disinformation efforts. The report is updated daily and will be available through the end of May.
The AfD you closed for this page was 10 delete to 8 keep or move. How do you figure that as a consensus for delete?
Why did you also lock:
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There’s no way that page would be a BLP violation. Bbny-wiki-editor (talk) 17:52, 29 March 2020 (UTC)
- The articles for deletion process is not a vote, it's a consensus discussion, which means that the arguments must be weighed in accordance with relevant policies and guidelines. Of particular note here was the concerns that the article violating WP:CRIME, which was not adequately refuted by those seeking to keep or move the article. Regarding the second part of your question, I'm not sure what you mean – that page does not exist. – bradv🍁 18:16, 29 March 2020 (UTC)
- You don’t seem to understand what you’re talking about. This wasn’t a list of random people investigated for crimes. There are dozens of articles for each entry on the list. Are you claiming it’s a WP:Crime violation for those articles to be listed on the subjects’ individual Wiki pages? If not, then a list of such people can’t possibly be a WP:Crime violation, either. - Bbny-wiki-editor (talk) 19:08, 29 March 2020 (UTC)
- Your arguments failed to convince the others at the AfD, which is why the consensus ended up against you. You may appeal my close at WP:DRV. – bradv🍁 19:10, 29 March 2020 (UTC)
- There was no consensus against me. That’s my point. If four idiots tell us that 2+2=5, that doesn’t mean that 2+2 now equals 5 here at Wikipedia. If you don’t get that, you shouldn’t be an admin - Bbny-wiki-editor (talk) 19:38, 29 March 2020 (UTC)
- Is this supposed to convince me? – bradv🍁 19:39, 29 March 2020 (UTC)
- Yes or no: Is it a violation of WP:Crime for articles about investigations to be listed on the subjects’ individual Wiki pages? - Bbny-wiki-editor (talk) 19:41, 29 March 2020 (UTC)
- Yes or no: Does Wikipedia operate by consensus? – bradv🍁 19:42, 29 March 2020 (UTC)
- Are you being obtuse on purpose? There was no consensus to modify WP:Crime. Your defensiveness is additional evidence you don’t have any business as an admin here. - Bbny-wiki-editor (talk) 19:44, 29 March 2020 (UTC)
- We're done here. Take it to DRV if you like. You're not going to convince people to change their mind by insulting them, and if you keep that up you won't be here for much longer. – bradv🍁 19:45, 29 March 2020 (UTC)
- Are you being obtuse on purpose? There was no consensus to modify WP:Crime. Your defensiveness is additional evidence you don’t have any business as an admin here. - Bbny-wiki-editor (talk) 19:44, 29 March 2020 (UTC)
- Yes or no: Does Wikipedia operate by consensus? – bradv🍁 19:42, 29 March 2020 (UTC)
- Yes or no: Is it a violation of WP:Crime for articles about investigations to be listed on the subjects’ individual Wiki pages? - Bbny-wiki-editor (talk) 19:41, 29 March 2020 (UTC)
- Is this supposed to convince me? – bradv🍁 19:39, 29 March 2020 (UTC)
- There was no consensus against me. That’s my point. If four idiots tell us that 2+2=5, that doesn’t mean that 2+2 now equals 5 here at Wikipedia. If you don’t get that, you shouldn’t be an admin - Bbny-wiki-editor (talk) 19:38, 29 March 2020 (UTC)
- Your arguments failed to convince the others at the AfD, which is why the consensus ended up against you. You may appeal my close at WP:DRV. – bradv🍁 19:10, 29 March 2020 (UTC)
- You don’t seem to understand what you’re talking about. This wasn’t a list of random people investigated for crimes. There are dozens of articles for each entry on the list. Are you claiming it’s a WP:Crime violation for those articles to be listed on the subjects’ individual Wiki pages? If not, then a list of such people can’t possibly be a WP:Crime violation, either. - Bbny-wiki-editor (talk) 19:08, 29 March 2020 (UTC)
Hydroxychloquine
I just read the alert you just placed my talk page and at the end you asked that I contact you with questions or concerns. I have both. I know Trump is not a scientist and I have never claimed that Trump is a scientist. I have never, ever attempted to edit the hydoxychloquine article with information supported by Trump. I did edit the article with information supported by a reliable source, an FDA issued report written by the Chief Scientist of the FDA and that's it. Now, there is an editor, on whose page you also placed an alert. This editor wrote a wildly speculative personal opinion, a conspiracy theory, about Trump and some unnamed billionaire friend of Trump. You can review that edit here: wildly speculative claim by a Wikipedia editor that is not supported by a reliable source and the only source for it is the Wikipedia's editor imagination. I have asked that editor to conform to the Wikipedia policies about NOT using the talk pages to rant about political things, engage in conspiracy theories, which unfortunately is exactly what that editor did in the above edit. This editor needs to remove the false claim and cease and desist from using the talk page to attack anyone politically (or repeat conspiracy theories) and direct the conversation only toward making the article about Hydroxychloquine a better article and that's it. As an administrator I would think that your only goal as a administrator is to stop the violations of Wikipedia policies and focus the comments on the talk pages and edits to the articles to making the articles better and I'm sure you want to stop the talk page being used a forum to rant about Trump, who was never the topic of the article, or to engage in conspiracy theories about Trump. The article is about hydroxychloquine and not about Trump. I'm sure that is what you want to see: the talk page being used to the make the article better and that's it. I'm sure you will agree with me that using the talk page to make wild, unsupported claims that Trump and some friend of Trump (an outlandish conspiracy theory) is not the proper use of the talk page, right? I'm sure that was the only reason for the alert, correct? - CharlesShirley (talk) 21:18, 5 April 2020 (UTC)
- CharlesShirley, I have collapsed the conversation in question. I hope we can all agree that Trump is not a reliable source for medical topics. – bradv🍁 21:22, 5 April 2020 (UTC)
- Hopefully, you took the time to actually READ what I said. I said very, very early in the conversation with the conspiracy theory editor and very, very early in my discussion with you that Trump is NOT a source for scientific opinion and that I have not, in any way claimed that he is. So your snarky comment above seems to completely miss the mark, but that's okay. Fortunately, you did the right thing and you collapsed the conversation in question because it contained an elaborate, imaginative, unsupported conspiracy theory about Trump which was created and propagated by the other editor, not me and that conspiracy theory did not in any way belong on the talk page, right? - CharlesShirley (talk) 22:07, 5 April 2020 (UTC)
- CharlesShirley, that "elaborate, imaginative, unsupported conspiracy theory" doesn't seem to be entirely unrealistic, considering this report in the news today. – bradv🍁 18:20, 6 April 2020 (UTC)
- Ha. Ha. It is still a conspiracy theory. There is a long chain of BS that needs to be filled in to make this Dan Abrams fairy tale to work. Let's see, so for it to work and to be relevant it means that in 2016 Trump's attorney (not Trump) had to know there was going to be a huge pandemic outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020 and he had to know that in 2016. Also, Cohen (not Trump) had to charge Novartis to make sure that Novartis gets the rights to GIVE free hydroxychloquine to the U.S. government in 2020, once the outbreak happens. Sounds like a whole lot bull crap gathered together to create a wonderful, imaginative conspiracy theory. This information does not belong in this article in Wikipedia or any article, except in the article about Dan Abrams, filed under long shot conspiracy theories promoted on the Internet, while everyone is locked their house and were looking for something to keep them occupied since they couldn't go outside (except to the grocery store). - CharlesShirley (talk) 19:33, 6 April 2020 (UTC)
- Go outside and get some sunshine! And wash your hands! Best, Charles - CharlesShirley (talk) 19:35, 6 April 2020 (UTC)
- Ha. Ha. It is still a conspiracy theory. There is a long chain of BS that needs to be filled in to make this Dan Abrams fairy tale to work. Let's see, so for it to work and to be relevant it means that in 2016 Trump's attorney (not Trump) had to know there was going to be a huge pandemic outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020 and he had to know that in 2016. Also, Cohen (not Trump) had to charge Novartis to make sure that Novartis gets the rights to GIVE free hydroxychloquine to the U.S. government in 2020, once the outbreak happens. Sounds like a whole lot bull crap gathered together to create a wonderful, imaginative conspiracy theory. This information does not belong in this article in Wikipedia or any article, except in the article about Dan Abrams, filed under long shot conspiracy theories promoted on the Internet, while everyone is locked their house and were looking for something to keep them occupied since they couldn't go outside (except to the grocery store). - CharlesShirley (talk) 19:33, 6 April 2020 (UTC)
- CharlesShirley, that "elaborate, imaginative, unsupported conspiracy theory" doesn't seem to be entirely unrealistic, considering this report in the news today. – bradv🍁 18:20, 6 April 2020 (UTC)
- Hopefully, you took the time to actually READ what I said. I said very, very early in the conversation with the conspiracy theory editor and very, very early in my discussion with you that Trump is NOT a source for scientific opinion and that I have not, in any way claimed that he is. So your snarky comment above seems to completely miss the mark, but that's okay. Fortunately, you did the right thing and you collapsed the conversation in question because it contained an elaborate, imaginative, unsupported conspiracy theory about Trump which was created and propagated by the other editor, not me and that conspiracy theory did not in any way belong on the talk page, right? - CharlesShirley (talk) 22:07, 5 April 2020 (UTC)
A barnstar for you!
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Bitcoin Suisse AG
Hello! The Wikipedia page of Bitcoin Suisse AG had been in consideration to get deleted for one week and then suddenly got removed. There were also other tags on this article, like "might have been created in return for illegal payments". Based on the talk page, it is not understandable why latter, and why the page was deleted, because the last comments/discussion was done by reviewing persons not speaking German (there were some German sources noted in the article). As sources, there are often only crypto sites that report - it is unclear why those are classified as non-reliable sources, while for other company articles on wikipedia, online articles from various news portals or even the own website seems to be sufficient as source. I realized that the site had some promotional phrases at the beginning, these were then adapted. This is a company established in 2013, it is also in the Swiss commercial register. It would be great if you could provide a feedback and inform if there is a chance of getting it recovered. I am looking forward to your reply. Brandnewz (talk) 08:42, 7 April 2020 (UTC) Brandnewz (talk) 08:48, 7 April 2020 (UTC)
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Chord struck
What you wrote here really struck a chord with me. The stress brought by this world crisis, indeed, has spilled over to the project, but I also agree that especially because these are trying times, it calls for the best in us to shine brighter than ever. So, I wanted to personally thank you for the sentiment behind that note. And, of course, extend my best wishes for your health and safety during these unprecedented times. All the best, El_C 21:43, 9 April 2020 (UTC)
- Thanks El C, I'm glad that helped. My best wishes to you and yours too. – bradv🍁 14:38, 10 April 2020 (UTC)
May 2020 at Women in Red
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Could you please delete this as G2 as well? (I can't tag the page due to a technical glitch, so I originally put the CSD tag on the talk page) * Pppery * it has begun... 02:26, 23 April 2020 (UTC)
- Pppery, done. – bradv🍁 02:27, 23 April 2020 (UTC)
Hey I want to learn how to add image to the page
I want to learn how to edit the page and how to add image to the page. All the coding and citing and how to secure the page. Fizzaabbas05 (talk) 09:23, 23 April 2020 (UTC)
- Sure, what page do you need help with? – bradv🍁 15:51, 23 April 2020 (UTC)
Hello bradv!
Hello bradv, the person you were talking to on kiwi, yeah that's me. Just wanted to let you know. — Preceding unsigned comment added by LucasA04 (talk • contribs) 03:52, 24 April 2020 (UTC)
- LucasA04, welcome to Wikipedia, and congratulations on creating your first article. Please feel free to reach out any time you need help. – bradv🍁 03:55, 24 April 2020 (UTC)
- Bradv, Always LucasA04 (talk) 04:10, 24 April 2020 (UTC)
sorry about the accusation
No question about it, I was trolling, so I guess you did feed me. Although, to the extent I had anything specific in mind with that foolish prank (other than blowing off steam), it was to explicitly point out the fantastic ridiculousness of the suggestion, and invite some sober reminders for the overly credulous out there, which you did very nicely. (While it lasted.) Anyway, have a nice day (and I mean that sincerely, not in the trolling sense). —Steve Summit (talk) 17:52, 24 April 2020 (UTC)
- Scs, your post caused me to wade onto the reference desk for the first time in about 10 years, which I immediately regretted. Honestly I don't see the difference between that thread and much of the nonsense that gets posted there, but raising awareness of the buffoonery and incompetence at the highest levels during this crisis seems to me a laudable activity. Stay safe. – bradv🍁 17:56, 24 April 2020 (UTC)
Deletion consensus.
Hey there, hope you're going good. recently you had relisted the deleted nomination for the page that has been nominated for deletion since 19 days
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Camila_Guiribitey
Could you please help me by suggesting ways to fasten the deletion process review? (Sorry for bad English) Thanks 2019KB (talk) 07:24, 25 April 2020 (UTC)
- 2019KB, what's the rush? There is WP:NODEADLINE, and we need to make sure that the decision to keep or delete the article reflects the consensus of the community. In this case I'm hoping for more reviews by experienced editors. – bradv🍁 16:29, 25 April 2020 (UTC)
Sorry, I'm new on Wikipedia and not sure but the link you has shared of WP:NODEADLINE has a section which says there are certain deadline in Wikipedia
Deletion discussions should usually be finished after a maximum of 21 days. Article deletion discussions have a deadline of seven days which may be extended to 14 or 21 days (in rare cases, discussions can run longer). As such, Article Rescue Squadron always works to a deadline.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:There_is_no_deadline#Deadlines_in_Wikipedia
Again I might be wrong but I don't think that article is eligible for rare case. Please let me know, thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2019KB (talk • contribs) 18:26, 25 April 2020 (UTC)
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Cagayan Heritage Conservation Society re-opening for discussion
Hello! We were still in the middle of discussion but then you closed it already. I don't really mind if the majority vote is keep or delete but I believe it was prematurely closed as "keep". I don't know how to re-open the discussion or renominate it so I am confused what to do now. If you can do something to re-open the discussion, that would be great. Cheers!—Allenjambalaya (talk) 12:05, 26 April 2020 (UTC)
- Allenjambalaya, how was this premature? It had been relisted twice, and at the time I closed it the page hadn't been edited for 4 days. I don't see what leaving it open for another week would have accomplished. – bradv🍁 15:01, 26 April 2020 (UTC)
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I've replied back. I would like a reply back from you please. {{replyto}} Can I Log In's (talk) page 18:10, 27 April 2020 (UTC)
- Replied. – bradv🍁 18:37, 27 April 2020 (UTC)
A barnstar for you!
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| Thank you for being a admin on this wiki. Also, I thank you for constantly reverting edits made in bad faith,such as vandalism. Henry20090 (talk) 11:29, 29 April 2020 (UTC) |
- Thanks! And welcome to Wikipedia. – bradv🍁 15:09, 29 April 2020 (UTC)
Scripts++ Newsletter – Issue 15
News and updates associated with user scripts from the past month (April 2020).
Hello everyone and welcome to the 15th issue of the Wikipedia Scripts++ Newsletter:
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Miscellaneous
- Wikipedia:User scripts/Most imported scripts now also shows the number of active users for each script. It will now be updated by a bot periodically.
- Twinkle's Morebits library added a new
Morebits.dateclass to replace the moment library. It can handle custom formatting and natural language for dates, as well as section header regexes. If you were usinggetUTCMonthNameorgetUTCMonthNameAbbrevwithDateobjects, those have been deprecated and should be updated. - User:SD0001/find-archived-section was made a gadget. You can enable it from your gadget preferences, in the Browsing section.
Hope everyone stays safe. --DannyS712 (talk) 20:27, 1 May 2020 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – May 2020
News and updates for administrators from the past month (April 2020).
Administrator changes
CheckUser changes
Oversight changes
Guideline and policy news
- Discretionary sanctions have been authorized for all pages and edits related to COVID-19, to be logged at WP:GS/COVID19.
- Following a recent discussion on Meta-Wiki, the edit filter maintainer global group has been created.
- A request for comment has been proposed to create a new main page editor usergroup.
- A request for comment has been proposed to make the bureaucrat activity requirements more strict.
Technical news
- The Editing team has been working on the talk pages project. You can review the proposed design and share your thoughts on the talk page.
- Enterprisey created a script that will show a link to the proper Special:Undelete page when viewing a since-deleted revision, see User:Enterprisey/link-deleted-revs.
Miscellaneous
- A request for comment closed with consensus to create a Village Pump-style page for communication with the Wikimedia Foundation.
Superlinks
Hello Brad, the Superlinks are not working properly for me since I think the day before yesterday. The text and other content on the page shows in front of the information box. See here for a screenshot. --MrClog (talk) 18:49, 5 May 2020 (UTC)
- MrClog, there was an update to Wikimedia which broke it. I've fixed it now - please let me know if you're still having issues. – bradv🍁 19:33, 5 May 2020 (UTC)
- Perfect, it works. Thanks, MrClog (talk) 19:36, 5 May 2020 (UTC)
Scammed by a sock you have now blocked! help please?
Hi Bradv! Please help me edit the draft I’m working on and understand if there is a problem with it being listed? The sock you have now indefinitely blocked (thank you) bullied me and wouldn’t help! He/she also shared a personal gmail ID when I asked for help on how to edit the page. I’m the owner of an agency but that in no way means I’m being paid to edit the page I’m working on. I’ve disclosed the agency name, and I’ve also shared as many links and references as possible on the draft - if you could please help me so that the page gets created, it would be the kindest thing! Thanks and stay safe! Parisgirl89 (talk) 09:32, 7 May 2020 (UTC)
Areu
Hi Brad, there are more IP edits at Cathy Areu that need to be revdeleted. [1] Best, SarahSV (talk) 00:55, 8 May 2020 (UTC)
- SlimVirgin, done. Thanks. – bradv🍁 01:00, 8 May 2020 (UTC)