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• Mass deletions done with the Nuke tool now have the 'Nuke' tag. This change will make reviewing and analyzing deletions performed with the tool easier. T366068

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Question from LIONCUBSIMBA (14:25, 3 November 2024)

Hello do i make money off editing on wikipedia? --LIONCUBSIMBA (talk) 14:25, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

@LIONCUBSIMBA you don't. Editors, like myself, at every level, are unpaid volunteers. We edit because we love what we do, and care about sharing knowledge. CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 17:48, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

Paulohmedia04

Hello @CaptainEek please I want to create a Wikipedia page for a professional footballer how do I go about it? Paulohmedia04 (talk) 15:26, 4 November 2024 (UTC)

@Paulohmedia04 Who is the person you are looking to make a page for? Can you provide three news articles that discuss them? CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 02:27, 5 November 2024 (UTC)

@CaptainEek

his name is Imade Osarenkhoe

A former Bendel Insurance football club striker In the Nigeria Premier Football League.

Currently playing in the United Arab Emirates

Division 1 with United FC.

below are the three articles that discussed him.

https://leadership.ng/osarenkhoe-joins-uae-club-united-fc-from-bendel-insurance/

https://www.pulsesports.ng/football/story/npfl-imade-kumaga-suur-nominated-for-lbas-january-player-of-the-month-2023013110383450148

https://www.premiumtimesng.com/sports/football/582949-npfl-round-up-imade-helps-insurance-extend-unbeaten-streak-as-akwa-hold-3sc-in-ibadan.html

https://punchng.com/imade-not-after-npfl-highest-scorer-award/ Paulohmedia04 (talk) 04:06, 5 November 2024 (UTC)

@Paulohmedia04 you should start with the articles for creation process. Check that page out, and if you have further questions, let me know :) CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 04:47, 5 November 2024 (UTC)

@CaptainEek

please I can't remember my password I wanted to log in and start the process but unfortunately, I've forgotten my password help me. Paulohmedia04 (talk) 05:07, 5 November 2024 (UTC)

Paulohmedia04You are currently logged in though? CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 05:13, 5 November 2024 (UTC)

@CaptainEek

Hello Captain please kindly create a Wikipedia page for this footballer with the informations below 👇

Name: Imade Osahrenkoe

Date of birth: November 6 2000

Age: 23

Place of birth: Edo State

State of origin: Edo State

Nationality: Nigerian

Youth club: Bendel Insurance youth team

Previous club: Bendel Insurance football club ( Nigeria Premier Football League)

Current club: United FC ( United Arab Emirates)

Position: center forward

Height: 1.92

Five Articles talking about him

https://www.brila.net/imade-osarenkhoe-signs-four-year-deal-with-fc-united/

https://utdfc.ae/player/imade-osarenkhoe/

https://www.pulsesports.ng/football/story/black-bullet-makes-bold-move-benin-arsenals-confirm-move-to-united-arab-emirates-2023092512435911829

https://punchng.com/imade-petroleum-engineer-fuelling-npfl-with-goals/ Paulohmedia04 (talk) 08:55, 8 November 2024 (UTC)

@CaptainEek

Please Sir I'm done with the article for the creation process.

What next? Paulohmedia04 (talk) 06:08, 6 November 2024 (UTC)

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Just a simple greeting from your mentee

Looked into it a bit and even though I'm still unsure why someone like me who doesn't contribute or edit pages would need a mentor (hope I didn't do something wrong haha), I still wanted to reach out and say hi and hope alls well with you! Obongo83 (talk) 09:30, 5 November 2024 (UTC)

You're all good. Usually folks make accounts so they can edit, and our software automatically pairs new users with established mentors in case the users end up with questions. Editing Wikipedia can be a bit tricky to learn, so it's good to have help :) CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 19:35, 5 November 2024 (UTC)

Re:Arbcom/Serial Number 54129

I don’t mean to sound like I’m tatting or anything, but this user’s recent comments at Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case don’t seem to be in line with the principle of “This page is for statements, not discussion.” I’ve also provided a number of diffs there showing this user has problems with incivility and hounding and is unwilling to seriously listen to anyone they disagree with. Normally I’d take this to ANI but I don’t want to stir up more dramah which is clearly what they want to happen by baiting me like this. I’m not sure if you can/want to do anything about this but as an arbitrator I thought you might be able to help. Dronebogus (talk) 16:04, 5 November 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for the ping regarding your litany of assumptions. Your participation at the case request is wholly unuseful. I say nothing as to your other activities, which are only relevant to the request itself. SerialNumber54129 16:11, 5 November 2024 (UTC)

@Dronebogus@Serial Number 54129 Serial, it's really not a great look to get pulled to my page and to then just continue to attack Dronebogus. I understand your criticism at the Marine 69-71 page. While I've never liked Commons' status as a wank bank, and agree that some of Dronebogus's contributions there are questionable, he does have some useful NSFW images. But that's not the point. The point is to focus on the content, not the contributor. Just because an editor has made content X does not mean they are disqualified from having an opinion on Y. The deeper issue here Serial, as revealed by the various diffs listed on the ARC, is that you've been making a lot of spicy comments directed at other editors as of late. Are you doing okay? I know it's a stressful time in the world, so I want to make sure you're taking care of yourself. I've always valued your counsel and have always been eager to see your name on a page, so this feels out of sorts. CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 16:43, 5 November 2024 (UTC)

OK. I apologize to Dronebogus and will not refer to him as pornographer-in-chief any more (joke). More seriously, Dronebogus, I promise not to mention your Commons work, except at Commons. This means I have to attack the Cap'n even more assiduously than usual. Prepare to repel boarders. I will resign immediately. SerialNumber54129 16:52, 5 November 2024 (UTC)

Re: The Asian News International vs. Wikimedia Foundation situation

Hi CaptainEek -- I'm concerned about your removal of the link to the The Asian News International vs. Wikimedia Foundation situation discussion on WP:CENT. Whilst I was generally aware of the ongoing problem, I had not realised that there was serious consideration of the Foundation disclosing IPs and e-mail addresses to the Indian court, and I am genuinely appalled at this idea. Could you reconsider, in the light of the fact that the disclosure appears imminent, and once done is irrevocable? Cheers, Espresso Addict (talk) 03:42, 6 November 2024 (UTC)

Ah, I see you have been working on something while I was slowly typing this. Thanks! Espresso Addict (talk) 03:45, 6 November 2024 (UTC)

Question from Aarashvybz (14:37, 7 November 2024)

Why is it that I can't find myself when searching --Aarashvybz (talk) 14:37, 7 November 2024 (UTC)

@Aarashvybz That's because we probably don't have an article on you. We have less than 7 million articles, most of which are not about people, so there are just not many people who ultimately qualify for a page. CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 20:14, 7 November 2024 (UTC)

An editor is not responding

Hello captain, Almost 15 days ago i invited an user at discussion table on a talk page regarding their edit, they had not responded yet. what should to be done for them?––kemel49^{(connect)(contri)} 18:19, 9 November 2024 (UTC)

@KEmel49 Well you didn't ping them the second time so they probably didn't see the message. CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 18:36, 9 November 2024 (UTC)

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Curiosity only, I promise I won't use the answer to attack ArbCom anymore (this week)

What is the actual criterion for "very clear consensus"? It's not unanimity, I assume. Could you provide numbers without violating any secret stuff? Not necessarily the numbers for the Bish vote, which I can see could be considered none of my business. But just, in general, how many no votes would it take to veto a choice? I'd ask at WT:ACN, except I sort of think that discussion may have nearly run its course. But if you think this is better answered there, that's fine with me. Floquenbeam (talk) 16:48, 14 November 2024 (UTC)

@Floquenbeam Can you clarify the broader sentence you're referring to? I wanna make sure we're on the same page about what part of the process. CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 17:05, 14 November 2024 (UTC)

The one Kusma found at Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Conflict of interest reports#Appointments: "The Committee carefully vets all applications with feedback from the functionaries team; very clear consensus from the Committee is needed for a candidate to be presented for consideration to the Community." Floquenbeam (talk) 17:28, 14 November 2024 (UTC)

Although it doesn't say it, i assume the same "very clear consensus" is needed at the actual final vote, too.... Floquenbeam (talk) 17:29, 14 November 2024 (UTC)

@Floquenbeam thank you, always good to have the citation just in case :) So the way we went about that this time was that we took a strawpoll among the Committee, to see if there were any candidates who obviously weren't going to pass the 70% threshold required at the end for ultimate appointment. We then advanced with the candidates who remained. As I elaborated at ACN, we apparently need to improve how that process works. CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 17:51, 14 November 2024 (UTC)

Thank you. That 70% threshold is what I was probably really after, I just didn't know enough to ask the right question. Perhaps it says it somewhere and I didn't notice. Also, I know I'm probably preaching to the choir, but: I agree the process could use some work (priority #1: tell candidates who don't pass why, right off the bat, don't make them ask), but my main ... annoyance, I suppose, is a good word? ... is that whoever voted "no" was just so obviously wrong this time. It increases my concern that when they're voting on people I don't know much about, they're making similar mistakes. Floquenbeam (talk) 18:03, 14 November 2024 (UTC)

@Floquenbeam I think we're very much on the same page there. With regards to 70%, I don't believe that number is explicitly on-wiki, but we did establish that the COIVRT queue needed a functionary-like appointment process, and the funcs need a supermajority (70%) to be appointed. Ergo, 70% for COIVRT, because it's handling NDA material. CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 18:07, 14 November 2024 (UTC)

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Thank you for standing for arbitrator. I am far away from it all (travel, mourning), not in the mood, so just an informal question you can answer or ignore:

• Liviu Holender chose lieder by five composers whose music was banned by the Nazis—Schreker, Zemlinsky, Mahler, Korngold and Schönberg—for a recital at the Oper Frankfurt.

What does this 2024 DYK tell you about infoboxes for classical composers in 2024? -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:19, 19 November 2024 (UTC)

@Gerda Arendt Hi Gerda, sorry to hear about rough times for you; I hope the sun shines again on you soon. As to your question, we've talked about infoboxes before. I still stand by my 2022 response about the infobox wars. The interesting thing I note from that DYK is that all of the articles have an infobox, except for Mahler's, but Mahler is the only FA. Of course, Mahler is a 2010 vintage FA, from an era before the ubiquity of infoboxes. What does that tell me? I guess from this small sampling, it might be evidence that infoboxes have won the war on infoboxes. Much as drugs seem to have won the war on drugs, or poverty has won the war on poverty.... CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 01:12, 20 November 2024 (UTC)

Perhaps turn your attention to the talk pages, and tell me if you believe that the topic should still be treated as "contentious". (I asked in 2018, that's right.) -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 01:24, 20 November 2024 (UTC)

@Gerda Arendt Thank you for the direction :) Most of the articles don't have an issue. But I do admit some surprise at seeing just how recent and voluminous the infobox argument on Mahler's page is. However, from this small sampling, I'm not sure I could say authoritatively that infoboxes remain a problem. CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 01:36, 20 November 2024 (UTC)

You might try the strength of arguments, how is that? I wanted to keep it simple, but if you don't see enough for Mahler try Mozart. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:14, 20 November 2024 (UTC)

story · music · places

November was rich in sadness and happiness for me, expressed in music. Regarding my question, I found one so far who looked into the matter and didn't stay at the surface, Simonm223. There are two composers on the Main page today, Siegfried Thiele and Aaron Copland. I find the response of my friend Jerome Kohl to a question on Copland's article talk promising. What do you think? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:58, 2 December 2024 (UTC)

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Lincoln's assassination

Captain Eek, I like your addition of "dying the next day" in "Lincoln lived to see this victory but was shot by an assassin on April 14, dying the next day." But I like it because it informs readers that he died the next day, not for the reason you gave, which is "Just saying that he was shot isn't enough, we need to specify that he died. You can survive being shot." This is because the fact that he died was stated before you added "dying the next day." It was stated because the sentence says that he was "shot by an assassin." Had Lincoln survived, Booth would have been merely an attempted assassin. Please don't take this comment too seriously; I'm just having fun. Maurice Magnus (talk) 03:17, 1 December 2024 (UTC)

Question from Loracnedwab (04:59, 1 December 2024)

Hi Capt. I do genealogy. I have in my maternal side, Martha Augusta McLane b 28 Sept 1848 in Marion. married in Marion, 5 June 1865, Joseph B. Hall, my great-grandmother's 1st husband. I tried CoPilot and couldn't locate anything other than her birthdate and marriage date. Could you find her death date and place? --Loracnedwab (talk) 04:59, 1 December 2024 (UTC)

@Loracnedwab Hi. This is Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. We're not Google, and we're not a research service. I do believe there are some excellent genealogy sites out there like ancestry.com that could be more useful. If you're interested in editing Wikipedia, I've left a message on your talk page :) CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 20:26, 1 December 2024 (UTC)

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Administrators' newsletter – December 2024

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

Administrator changes

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• Following an RFC, the policy on restoration of adminship has been updated. All former administrators may now only regain the tools following a request at the Wikipedia:Bureaucrats' noticeboard within 5 years of their most recent admin action. Previously this applied only to administrators deysopped for inactivity.
• Following a request for comment, a new speedy deletion criterion, T5, has been enacted. This applies to template subpages that are no longer used.

Technical news

• Technical volunteers can now register for the 2025 Wikimedia Hackathon, which will take place in Istanbul, Turkey. Application for travel and accommodation scholarships is open from November 12 to December 10, 2024.

Arbitration

• The arbitration case Yasuke (formerly titled Backlash to diversity and inclusion) has been closed.
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