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Thank you for the barnstar!

Just realized I never thanked you for your barnstar. So... thank you! :D MoreMenu has been fun to work on and I'm glad people are enjoying it. And kudos to you as well for all you do here! :) MusikAnimal talk 20:00, 11 November 2016 (UTC)

This week's article for improvement (week 46, 2016)

 
A woman wearing a dress
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Dress

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New Page Review needs your help

Hi Esquivalience,

As an AfC reviewer you're probably aware that a new user right has been created for patrolling new pages (you might even have been granted the right already, and admins have it automatically).

Since July there has been a very serious backlog at Special:NewPagesFeed of over 14,000 pages, by far the worst since 2011, and we need an all out drive to get this back down to just a few hundred that can be easily maintained in the future. Unlike AfC, these pages are already in mainspace, and the thought of what might be there is quite scary. There are also many good faith article creators who need a simple, gentle push to the Tea House or their pages converted to Draft rather than being deleted.

Although New Page Reviewing can occasionally be somewhat more challenging than AfC, the criteria for obtaining the right are roughly the same. The Page Curation tool is even easier to use than the Helper Script, so it's likely that most AfC reviewers already have more than enough knowledge for the task of New Page Review.

It is hoped that AfC reviewers will apply for this right at WP:PERM and lend a hand. You'll need to have read the page at WP:NPR and the new tutorial.

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This week's article for improvement (week 47, 2016)

 
A cleaning sponge
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Sponge (material)

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ArbCom Elections 2016: Voting now open!

Hello, Esquivalience. Voting in the 2016 Arbitration Committee elections is open from Monday, 00:00, 21 November through Sunday, 23:59, 4 December to all unblocked users who have registered an account before Wednesday, 00:00, 28 October 2016 and have made at least 150 mainspace edits before Sunday, 00:00, 1 November 2016.

The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to impose binding solutions to disputes between editors, primarily for serious conduct disputes the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the authority to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail.

If you wish to participate in the 2016 election, please review the candidates' statements and submit your choices on the voting page. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 22:08, 21 November 2016 (UTC)

New Page Reviewer - RfC

Hi Esquivalience. You are invited to comment at a further discussion on the implementation of this user right to patrol and review new pages that is taking place at Wikipedia:New pages patrol/RfC on patrolling without user right. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 11:47, 23 November 2016 (UTC)

Please comment on Talk:Dental caries

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New Page Review - newsletter

Hello Esquivalience,
 
Breaking the back of the backlog
We now have 804 New Page Reviewers! Most of you requested the user right to be able to do something about the huge backlog. Now it's time for action.
 
Mid July to 01 Oct 2016

If each reviewer does only 10 reviews a day over five days, the backlog will be down to zero and the daily input can then be processed by each reviewer doing only 2 or 3 reviews a day - that's about 5 minutes work!
Let's get that over and done with in time to relax for the holidays.

Second set of eyes

Not only are New Page Reviewers the guardians of quality of new articles, they are also in a position to ensure that pages are being correctly tagged for deletion and maintenance and that new authors are not being bitten. This is an important feature of your work. Read about it at the new Monitoring the system section in the tutorial.

Getting the tools we need - 2016 WMF Wishlist Survey: Please vote

With some tweaks to their look, and some additional features, Page Curation and New Pages Feed could easily be the best tools for patrollers and reviewers. We've listed most of what what we need at the 2016 WMF Wishlist Survey. Voting starts on 28 November - please turn out to make our bid the Foundation's top priority. Please help also by improving or commenting on our Wishlist entry at the Community Wishlist Survey. Many other important user suggestions are listed at at Page Curation.


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This week's article for improvement (week 48, 2016)

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Homework

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Please comment on Talk:Graph database

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Please comment on Talk:Issues of the Evolution v.s. Creation Debate

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This week's article for improvement (week 49, 2016)

 
Three Martinis
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Three-martini lunch

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Please comment on Talk:Indian 500 and 1000 rupee note demonetisation

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BBC 12-hour Editathon - large influx of new pages & drafts expected

New Page Reviewers are asked to be especially on the look out 08:00-20:00 UTC (that's local London time - check your USA and AUS times) on Thursday 8 December for new pages. The BBC together with Wikimedia UK is holding a large 12-hour editathon. Many new articles and drafts are expected. See BBC 100 Women 2016: How to join our edit-a-thon. Follow also on #100womenwiki, and please, don't bite the newbies :) (user:Kudpung for NPR. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 23:55, 7 December 2016 (UTC))

BBC 12-hour Editathon - large influx of new pages & drafts expected

AfC Reviewers are asked to be especially on the look out 08:00-20:00 UTC (that's local London time - check your USA and AUS times) on Thursday 8 December for new pages. The BBC together with Wikimedia UK is holding a large 12-hour editathon. Many new articles and drafts are expected. See BBC 100 Women 2016: How to join our edit-a-thon. Follow also on #100womenwiki, and please, don't bite the newbies :) (user:Kudpung for NPR. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:02, 8 December 2016 (UTC)

Please comment on Talk:Bitcoin

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New Page Review - newsletter #2

Hello Esquivalience,
 
Please help reduce the New Page backlog

This is our second request. The backlog is still growing. Your help is needed now - just a few minutes each day.

Getting the tools we need

ONLY TWO DAYS LEFT TO VOTE


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This week's article for improvement (week 50, 2016)

 
The Dreadnought hoaxers in Abyssinian regalia; the bearded figure on the far left is in fact the writer Virginia Woolf.
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This week's article for improvement (week 51, 2016)

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Helena Bergström

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Please comment on Talk:Chronic fatigue syndrome

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Extended confirmed protection policy RfC

You are receiving this notification because you participated in a past RfC related to the use of extended confirmed protection levels. There is currently a discussion ongoing about two specific use cases of extended confirmed protection. You are invited to participate. ~ Rob13Talk 15:59, 22 December 2016 (UTC)

Holiday card

 
Wishing you a Charlie Russell Christmas,
Esquivalience!
"Here's hoping that the worst end of your trail is behind you
That Dad Time be your friend from here to the end
And sickness nor sorrow don't find you."
—C.M. Russell, Christmas greeting 1926.
Montanabw(talk) 23 December 2016 (UTC)

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This week's article for improvement (week 52, 2016)

 
World plate tectonics (click on map for more details)
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Please comment on Talk:List of earthquakes in 2016

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Wikicup

I regret to inform you that I have denied your recent GAR submission as the bulk of the work was done by you in 2016. Only material substantially worked in 2017 is eligible for the Wikicup. On behalf of the Wikicup judges--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 18:55, 1 January 2017 (UTC)

This week's article for improvement (week 1, 2017)

 
Some of the Aeolian Islands
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Aeolian Islands

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This week's article for improvement (week 2, 2017)

 
Professional audio – pictured is a portable setup of various live audio production and recording equipment
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Professional audio

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Please comment on Talk:Influenza vaccine

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This week's article for improvement (week 3, 2017)

 
Some of the human organs
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Organ (anatomy)

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This week's article for improvement (week 4, 2017)

 
Ghanaian nationalists celebrating the 50th anniversary of national independence in 2007
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African nationalism

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