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Administrators' newsletter – July 2023

News and updates for administrators from the past month (June 2023).

Administrator changes

Novem Linguae

• Deckiller
• Electionworld
• MBisanz
• Penwhale
• Raul654
• Roadrunner
• Viridae
• Yannismarou

Bureaucrat changes

MBisanz

Guideline and policy news

• Contributions to the English Wikipedia are now released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA 4.0) license instead of CC BY-SA 3.0. Contributions are still also released under the GFDL license.

Technical news

• Discussion is open regarding a proposed global policy regarding third-party resources. Third-party resources are computer resources that reside outside of Wikimedia production websites.

Arbitration

• Two arbitration cases are currently open. Proposed decisions are expected 5 July 2023 for the Scottywong case and 9 July 2023 for the AlisonW case.

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The Signpost: 3 July 2023

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Question from DylangelStar (05:56, 10 July 2023)

Como mantener seguro mi servidor --DylangelStar (talk) 05:56, 10 July 2023 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Marriage (Wy album)

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A tag has been placed on Marriage (Wy album) requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A9 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about a musical recording which does not indicate why its subject is important or significant, and where the artist's article does not exist or is eligible for deletion itself. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable, as well as our subject-specific notability guideline for music.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the deleting administrator, or if you have already done so, you can place a request here. Alexandermcnabb (talk) 06:41, 10 July 2023 (UTC)

Hi Justiyaya. Wy (band) or similar doesn't appear to have ever been created on en.wp; looking elsewhere, sv:Wy (musikgrupp) doesn't currently exist, though I can't see any deleted revisions over there. Also tried a Wikidata search, but nothing matches there either. Please do let my know if I have overlooked something. --Shirt58 (talk) 🦘 09:47, 10 July 2023 (UTC)

Hi there @Alexandermcnabb and @Shirt58, I've found the subject originally while patrolling AFC at Draft:Wy (band), where I thought that more of the coverage was focused on the album above rather than the band, but a borderline case regardless.

An album can be notable without its creators being notable, and I found that the small amount of coverage surrounded the specific album over the band or its other works. I believe that the subject is probably notable under GNG with the three sources in the article and strengthened by one that I didn't include. (Source assessment table below) Justiyaya 18:09, 10 July 2023 (UTC)

Source assessment table:
Source	Independent?	Reliable?	Significant coverage?	Count source toward GNG?
Beats Per Minute		WP:ALBUM/SOURCE		✔ Yes
NBHAP	~ WP:Interview	WP:ALBUM/SOURCE		~ Partial
NBHAP List (not in article)		WP:ALBUM/SOURCE	despite being a list of albums, contains around 500 words of stuff surrounding the album	✔ Yes
Atwood	does not appear paid or have any connection with the subject	? Not previously discussed, seemed to be reliable upon first glance		? Unknown
This table may not be a final or consensus view; it may summarize developing consensus, or reflect assessments of a single editor. Created using {{source assess table}}.

@Professorclee, Samanthawong33, Salavat, Rusalkii, Justus Nussbaum, Rich Smith, Lexandermcnabb, Gusfriend, KylieTastic, MurielMary, Explicit, and Justiyaya: My apologies, Justiyaya, I didn't look for Draft:Wy (band). The draft was deleted on 3 Dec 2022 ("Explicit deleted page Draft:Wy (band) - G13: Abandoned draft or AfC submission"). So, where do you all think we should go to fix this? Shirt58 (talk) 🦘 11:24, 11 July 2023 (UTC)

I'm confused, what's going on here, why am I being tagged, and what's the question exactly? Rusalkii (talk) 07:00, 13 July 2023 (UTC)

That's Alexandermcnabb - and I have the same question!!!! Best Alexandermcnabb (talk) 12:05, 13 July 2023 (UTC)

Alexandermcnabb, I've pinged you because of the initial CSD notification. I probably shouldn't have, sorry about that.

@Shirt58, what specifically is the problem that you've mentioned in the edit summary here? Justiyaya 08:12, 14 July 2023 (UTC)

Question from Idkanymore12345 (22:46, 10 July 2023)

can you make a Jayjay Jester Wikipedia page? its a horror game! i think u should cuz your experienced! --Idkanymore12345 (talk) 22:46, 10 July 2023 (UTC)

Hi Idkanymore12345, I don't have time right now and don't think the game is notable. Justiyaya 03:05, 11 July 2023 (UTC)

The Signpost: 17 July 2023

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Books & Bytes – Issue 57

The Wikipedia Library: Books & Bytes
Issue 57, May – June 2023

• Suggestion improvements
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The Signpost: 1 August 2023

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Growth team newsletter #27

Welcome to the twenty-seventh newsletter from the Growth team! Help with translations

Annual plan for Growth

We shared our annual plan, for the period July 2023 - June 2024.

Our first project of the year will be Community configuration 2.0, which helps editors with extended rights transparently and easily configure important on-wiki functionality.

After we finish work on Community configuration 2.0, we will hope to fit in one of the following projects:

• Article creation: This project aims to provide new editors with better guidance and guardrails in the article creation process, with the intention of lightening the load of new page reviewers.
• Non-editing participation: This project aims to create low-risk ways for readers to participate in Wikipedia with the intention of funneling more readers into contributing to the Wikimedia movement.

Please let us know what you think about these projects on the related talk page, or Growth's annual plan talk page.

Suggested edits

The new "Add an image" section-level task

We released a new Section-level “add an image” structured task to Growth pilot wikis (Arabic, Bengali, Czech, and Spanish). This task was part of the Structured Data Across Wikipedia project. We are monitoring the edits made, and we look for community feedback as well.

Suggested Edits are now receiving topic predictions via the new Language-Agnostic Topic Classification. This change affects non-English Wikipedia wikis. It will ensure newcomers receive a greater diversity of task recommendations. Before, as this feature was a test, English Wikipedia was used to select topics. The change is gradual as lists of topics are refreshed when they become empty. The Research team will evaluate the impact in a few months. [1]

Starting on August 1, a new set of Wikipedias will get "Add a link": Georgian Wikipedia, Kara-Kalpak Wikipedia, Kabyle Wikipedia, Kabardian Wikipedia, Kabiyè Wikipedia, Kikuyu Wikipedia, Kazakh Wikipedia, Khmer Wikipedia, Kannada Wikipedia, Kashmiri Wikipedia, Colognian Wikipedia, Kurdish Wikipedia, Cornish Wikipedia, Cornish Wikipedia.

Mentorship

The Growth team provides dedicated features to establish a mentorship program for newcomers. Every newcomer gets a volunteer mentor who provides encouragement and answers questions. Communities can set up or join this mentorship system by visiting Special:ManageMentors. This mentorship system is configurable by the community at Special:EditGrowthConfig.

More communities have implemented mentorship. A Wikimedia Foundation data scientist will be looking at the impact of Mentorship. We will look at the impact on Spanish and English Wikipedia. [2]

The Growth team will also host a Mentoring new editors on Wikipedia session at Wikimania 2023 in Singapore. Workshop attendees will help brainstorm improvements to Growth’s mentorship features.

Positive reinforcement

We will share more complete experiment analysis for all the three parts of the Positive reinforcement project soon. At the moment, the new Impact module, Leveling up, and Personalized praise are still being A/B tested on the Growth team's pilot wikis.

In the meantime, initial leading indicators for the Personalized praise project have been published. Although this is still a relatively small sample, results seem healthy. They show that Mentors are indeed receiving notifications and clicking through to view their praise-worthy mentees.

Growth contributes to IP Editing migration

The Growth team is currently focusing on IP Editing: Privacy Enhancement and Abuse Mitigation. It is a project that touches many different Wikimedia Foundation teams. The Growth team will focus on temporary accounts through two main points:

• the user experience of a logged-out user, that switches to a temporary account,
• change Growth-owned extensions and features, so that they work as expected with temporary accounts. [3]

Community Configuration 2.0

We are still in the early planning stage of the Community Configuration 2.0 project:

• We are gathering internal Wikimedia Foundation teams' needs, so as community feedback. [4]
• We have started to investigate design improvements. [5]
• We are also reviewing similar tools that are part of other products. [6]

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Administrators' newsletter – August 2023

News and updates for administrators from the past month (July 2023).

Administrator changes

Firefangledfeathers

• AlisonW
• Amberrock
• Closedmouth
• Scottywong

Interface administrator changes

Novem Linguae

Technical news

• The tag filter on Special:NewPages and revision history pages can now be inverted. This allows hiding edits made by automated tools. (T334338)
• Special:BlockedExternalDomains is a new tool that allows easier blocking of plain domains (and their subdomains). This is more easily searchable and is faster for the software to use than the existing MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. It does not support regex (for complex cases), URL path-matching, or the MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist. (T337431)

Arbitration

• The arbitration cases named Scottywong and AlisonW closed 10 July and 16 July respectively.
• The SmallCat dispute arbitration case is in the workshop phase.

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The Signpost: 15 August 2023

• News and notes: Dude, Where's My Donations? Wikimedia Foundation announces another million in grants for non-Wikimedia-related projects

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Question from Mufunwa Lillian Ramadwa (15:57, 16 August 2023)

Hello, when will I be able to write my own article --Mufunwa Lillian Ramadwa (talk) 15:57, 16 August 2023 (UTC)

@Mufunwa Lillian Ramadwa: You will have the ability to create pages once your account is WP:EXTENDEDCONFIRMED, meaning it has existed for at least 30 days and has made at least 500 edits.

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Question from Erfan Ahned on User talk:Erfan Ahned (10:38, 20 August 2023)

Hello Support Team,

I can't find the withdrawal option on [PTC Website Name]. I've looked through settings and sections but without success. Could you guide me to the right provide assistance --Erfan Ahned (talk) 10:38, 20 August 2023 (UTC)

Question from Erfan Ahned on User:Erfan Ahned (10:45, 20 August 2023)

i want to change my profile name --Erfan Ahned (talk) 10:45, 20 August 2023 (UTC)

Hi @Erfan Ahned, sorry about the late responce, a username change can be requested by following the instructions here. Not sure what the question above is about, can you please clarify? Justiyaya 02:54, 23 August 2023 (UTC)

Question from Thethiwe Lomo on Boilermaker (17:25, 23 August 2023)

Where should I apply --Thethiwe Lomo (talk) 17:25, 23 August 2023 (UTC)

Hi there Thethiwe Lomo, can you please clarify your question? Justiyaya 00:06, 24 August 2023 (UTC)

Question from Ahmad Afnan Alam (11:23, 29 August 2023)

how i can put my breaifly introduction on wikipedia --Ahmad Afnan Alam (talk) 11:23, 29 August 2023 (UTC)

Hiya, not sure what you mean there @Ahmad Afnan Alam, but autobiographies are not allowed here, if I'm misinterpreting, please correct me Justiyaya 11:47, 29 August 2023 (UTC)

The Signpost: 31 August 2023

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• Recent research: The five barriers that impede "stitching" collaboration between Commons and Wikipedia

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Administrators' newsletter – September 2023

News and updates for administrators from the past month (August 2023).

Administrator changes

• Pppery
• Theleekycauldron

• Dwheeler
• G.A.S
• Royalbroil
• Ssd

CheckUser changes

Bradv

Oversighter changes

Bradv

Guideline and policy news

• Following an RfC, TFAs will be automatically semi-protected the day before it is on the main page and through the day after.
• A discussion at WP:VPP about revision deletion and oversight for dead names found that [s]ysops can choose to use revdel if, in their view, it's the right tool for this situation, and they need not default to oversight. But oversight could well be right where there's a particularly high risk to the person. Use your judgment.

Technical news

• Special:Contributions now shows the user's local edit count and the account's creation date. (T324166)

Arbitration

• The SmallCat dispute case has closed. As part of the final decision, editors participating in XfD have been reminded to be careful about forming local consensus which may or may not reflect the broader community consensus. Regular closers of XfD forums were also encouraged to note when broader community discussion, or changes to policies and guidelines, would be helpful.

Miscellaneous

• Tech tip: The "Browse history interactively" banner shown at the top of Special:Diff can be used to easily look through a history, assemble composite diffs, or find out what archive something wound up in.

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Question from Wakawakabod (06:20, 10 September 2023)

Good morning am happy to be mentor by you. How can i also be visible on wiki with my Biography that someone can search about me. --Wakawakabod (talk) 06:20, 10 September 2023 (UTC)

Hi @Wakawakabod, if you are referring to creating an autobiography, autobiographies are strongly discouraged here and generally a decently bad idea. If you are referring to something else, can you be a bit more specific? What person are you writing about? Justiyaya 06:23, 10 September 2023 (UTC)

About Joseph Sheriee Jida Kiz-Kamara a grade A Sierra Leonean Journalist who happens to be the station manager of a renowned radio station, he is also the national Publicity Secretary of the Sierra Leone Djs Union. He is also the Assistant Secretary General of Sierra Leone Aquatics. Wakawakabod (talk) 07:59, 10 September 2023 (UTC)

okay, how does your subject meet our notability criteria? Justiyaya 08:02, 10 September 2023 (UTC)

Books & Bytes – Issue 58

The Wikipedia Library: Books & Bytes
Issue 58, July – August 2023

• New partners - De Standaard and Duncker & Humblot
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Question from Artistic Impression (07:17, 13 September 2023)

I want to publish my brand I'm unable to publish help me --Artistic Impression (talk) 07:17, 13 September 2023 (UTC)

Hi there User:Artistic Impression, Wikipedia is not a platform for self promotion, your brand is most likely not notable and therefore not suitable for inclusion in the encyclopedia as an article. Apologies. Also your username is likely a violation of Wikipedia's username policies as it implies shared use and is promotional as your brand shares the same name. Justiyaya 07:25, 13 September 2023 (UTC)

The Signpost: 16 September 2023

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Question from Nickson Ochieng Okoth (07:23, 19 September 2023)

can i create my own wikipedia talk --Nickson Ochieng Okoth (talk) 07:23, 19 September 2023 (UTC)

Hi @Nickson Ochieng Okoth, I'm not sure what you mean. If you are talking about a user talk page, you already have one. Justiyaya 15:36, 19 September 2023 (UTC)

Question from Brianz164 (13:22, 20 September 2023)

Hello

How do I edit contents here? --Brianz164 (talk) 13:22, 20 September 2023 (UTC)

Hi there Brianz164, Help:Introduction is a decent guide to start editing, I've also put a bit of useful links on your talk, hope that helps! Justiyaya 13:26, 20 September 2023 (UTC)

Question from MaxMattijn (16:05, 21 September 2023)

how can i make a wiki-page? --MaxMattijn (talk) 16:05, 21 September 2023 (UTC)

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New Page Review article queue, March to September 2023

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PageTriage code upgrades: Upgrades to the PageTriage code, initiated by the NPP open letter in 2022 and actioned by the WMF Moderator Tools Team in 2023, are ongoing. More information can be found here. As part of this work, the Special:NewPagesFeed now has a new version in beta! The update leaves the NewPagesFeed appearance and function mostly identical to the old one, but updates the underlying code, making it easier to maintain and helping make sure the extension is not decommissioned due to maintenance issues in the future. You can try out the new Special:NewPagesFeed here - it will replace the current version soon.

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The Signpost: 3 October 2023

• News and notes: Wikimedia Endowment financial statement published

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Administrators' newsletter – September 2023

News and updates for administrators from the past month (September 2023).

Administrator changes

Hey man im josh

• Alex Bakharev
• CorbieVreccan
• Cyphoidbomb
• Davodd
• Hog Farm
• JamesR
• KnightLago
• Mark Ironie
• Nosebagbear (deceased)
• Rschen7754
• Tamzin
• TonyBallioni

CheckUser changes

DatGuy

• Ferret
• RickinBaltimore

• TonyBallioni
• Worm That Turned

Oversighter changes

RickinBaltimore

• TonyBallioni
• Worm That Turned

Guideline and policy news

• An RfC is open regarding amending the paid-contribution disclosure policy to add the following text: Any administrator soliciting clients for paid Wikipedia-related consulting or advising services not covered by other paid-contribution rules must disclose all clients on their userpage.

Technical news

• Administrators can now choose to add the user's user page to their watchlist when changing the usergroups for a user. This works both via Special:UserRights and via the API. (T272294)

Arbitration

• Remedy 9 ("MarioProtIV topic ban") of the WikiProject Tropical Cyclones case has been rescinded.

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Question from Cpiliotis (17:23, 5 October 2023)

Hi, I'd like to move this page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BC_Hockey_Major_Midget_League

To be named as BC Elite Hockey League instead because that's the current name of the league. I'd like to have the old page redirect to the new one, but I don't have the permissions to move the page yet. Can you help me move it please? --Cpiliotis (talk) 17:23, 5 October 2023 (UTC)

@Cpiliotis Do you have any sources supporting the name change? Justiyaya 17:30, 5 October 2023 (UTC)

Per:

https://www.bcehl.net/about/program-history

The British Columbia Elite Hockey League (BCEHL) is the premier AAA hockey league in British Columbia. Originally established in 2004-05 as the British Columbia Major Midget League Cpiliotis (talk) 18:26, 5 October 2023 (UTC)

I moved it and tagged it for improvements Justiyaya 02:25, 6 October 2023 (UTC)

Question from Kshetreejb (02:50, 6 October 2023)

Hello Justiyaya! I am new here, and I want to contribute some further information found during my study. How can I do it? --Kshetreejb (talk) 02:50, 6 October 2023 (UTC)

Hi there Kshetreejb! There's a bunch of ways to do that, I've left a welcome message with a few useful links on your talk page, taking a look through that might help. Help:Introduction to Wikipedia is a good place to start if you think there's too much stuff there. While contributing, keep verifiability in mind, all information here should be supported by a source, we don't publish original research.

If you need any clarification on policy or anything else to do with the Wiki, please post something on this talk page and I'll do my best to help you! Good luck and happy editing! Justiyaya 03:00, 6 October 2023 (UTC)

Question from Pancakebunny (05:05, 8 October 2023)

Hello mentor I am happy to be working for wikipedia --Pancakebunny (talk) 05:05, 8 October 2023 (UTC)

Hi there Pancakebunny! thanks for contributing! Justiyaya 07:08, 8 October 2023 (UTC)

Question from Ianfitotrivino20 (15:57, 9 October 2023)

Hola puedo crear una pagina ? --Ianfitotrivino20 (talk) 15:57, 9 October 2023 (UTC)

Question from Cant be copied (12:15, 12 October 2023)

how long till the page goes live? --Cant be copied (talk) 12:15, 12 October 2023 (UTC)

Question from Cant be copied (12:28, 12 October 2023)

where has my page gone? --Cant be copied (talk) 12:28, 12 October 2023 (UTC)

Hi Cant be copied, it has been deleted for unambiguous advertising and promotion. Wikipedia is not a place for self promotion. Justiyaya 12:39, 12 October 2023 (UTC)

Hi Justiyaya - it wasn't meant to be advertising and promo i just wanted to give some information just as any other band does that has a page. I hadn't finished the page it was just a starter, but if information about our group isn't for wiki i understand. I apologise for using it incorrectly.

thanks Michael Cant be copied (talk) 12:56, 12 October 2023 (UTC)

Cant be copied Oh sorry, if that's the case then I've misinterpreted your intent. Writing an article is one of the hardest things to do as a beginner, the issue I think your draft had is that is swayed way towards a promotional tone and style, Wikipedia is supposed to written in a neutral tone without bias. If you still would like to contribute, send something here and I'll write something more complete up once I get home :D apologies again for misinterpreting your message and intent Justiyaya 13:04, 12 October 2023 (UTC)

Question from Robin de Gruchy (13:06, 12 October 2023)

Hello, I saw that Wikipedia`s biographical article concerning the French 18th century philosopher, Pierre Cabanis, had no mention of his wife. She was Charlotte de Grouchy, the sister of Sophie de Grouchy, wife of Cabanis`s friend Condorcet, for both of whom you have a biography. Their brother was the Napoleonic marshal, Emmanuel de Grouchy. I wanted to add this information and add links to link each individual. Advice is sought, for how this is done, With thanks

Robin de Gruchy I wish to --Robin de Gruchy (talk) 13:06, 12 October 2023 (UTC)

Hi Robin de Gruchy, that's great! Would you have a reliable source to support that claim? Based on your username, you might have a slight conflict of interest with the subject, skimming through WP:COI would be nice, don't edit the page directly, instead please propose the change on the talk page with a reliable source added supporting your claims. Justiyaya 13:14, 12 October 2023 (UTC)

Yes, that is what I needed to know, and the nature of a reliable source. Would the following be accepted? www.ancestry.co.uk/Paris, France, Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1555-1929: "Decedee, 7e Fevrier 1880, Annette Pamela Cabanis, fille de Pierre Jean Georges Cabanis et de Charlotte Felicite de Grouchy, son epouse"

I cannot find the marriage register entry, itself, online.

I own a manuscript Histoire de la Famille de Grouchy, (1890s, unpublished) in which this features in some detail. It would, however, be a conflict of interest 82.112.149.236 (talk) 14:10, 12 October 2023 (UTC)

Hiya Robin de Gruchy, there was discussion on this basically stating that any secondary source would be preferred over it. You could try to propose the change on the talk page of the article with the template {{Edit COI}} (I'm guessing that you have a conflict of interest), it would be best not the edit the page directly. Justiyaya 13:07, 13 October 2023 (UTC)

Question from DeLeonOfficial (03:09, 15 October 2023)

Hello How Can I Put A Image Just Asking. --DeLeonOfficial (talk) 03:09, 15 October 2023 (UTC)

Hi @DeLeonOfficial, try commons:Special:UploadWizard. Quick note on your userpage, Wikipedia isn't the place for new ideas or original research, all information here needs to be verifiable. Justiyaya 03:33, 15 October 2023 (UTC)

Ok Thank You And How Can I Verified Some New Ideas? DeLeonOfficial (talk) 03:37, 15 October 2023 (UTC)

Question from DeLeonOfficial (03:34, 15 October 2023)

Hello I Have A Important Question How Can I Public A New Article On Mobile? --DeLeonOfficial (talk) 03:34, 15 October 2023 (UTC)

Try reading through WP:1st, making a new article is really difficult, you should try doing some other tasks first. Justiyaya 03:36, 15 October 2023 (UTC)

Question from Jasurbek004 (06:28, 16 October 2023)

hello! I am new and I have confused. I could not find a button create articles, how can I create my own article? please help to solve this issue --Jasurbek004 (talk) 06:28, 16 October 2023 (UTC)

I think you've figured it out after leaving the message judging by your talk page, be sure to read the conflict of interest guidelines! Justiyaya 13:28, 16 October 2023 (UTC)

Question from Meowlord (07:09, 16 October 2023)

When should parentheses be used on Wikipedia? I see very liberal use of them on many of the copy edit suggestion articles. Seems a bit informal imo, but yeah just wondering what the standard is. --Meowlord (talk) 07:09, 16 October 2023 (UTC)

Hi @Meowlord! Welcome to Wikipedia! MOS:PARENTHESES should provide good guidance on this. Looked through some of your edits and found them to be well done, keep it up and feel free to post additional questions below! Justiyaya 13:32, 16 October 2023 (UTC)

Thanks. I was wondering is there was a way to get a 'dark mode' or more orange muted tone for wikipedia? All the bright white is hard on my eyes in the evenings. Meowlord (talk) 08:27, 17 October 2023 (UTC)

nvm i found the gadget Meowlord (talk) 08:40, 17 October 2023 (UTC)

@Meowlord mhm yup, there's also a few other options if you prefer that. Cool userpage btw! Justiyaya 09:29, 17 October 2023 (UTC)

Growth team newsletter #28

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Community Configuration, concept A: Accordion style

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Community configuration 2.0

• Community Configuration 2.0 is a feature that will enable Wikimedia communities to easily customize and configure features to meet their unique needs. This approach provides non-technical moderators with more independence and control over enabling/disabling and customizing features for their communities.
• Technical approach and associated tasks are detailed in this Epic task on Phabricator.
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IP Masking

• The Growth team has been working on several updates to ensure Growth maintained features will be compatible with future IP Masking changes. This work has included code changes to: Recent Changes (T343322), Echo notifications (T333531), the Thanks extension (T345679) and Mentorship (T341390).
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Question from SOUTHGATE 88 (12:49, 24 October 2023)

just want to get started - how do I create an article aand how do I add images --SOUTHGATE 88 (talk) 12:49, 24 October 2023 (UTC)

Hi @SOUTHGATE 88, I would usually discourage newer editors from making articles without much experience in other areas, consider trying other tasks until you've gained some experience. Writing new articles is one of the more difficult tasks here, so its best to wait a bit before starting.

If you are set on creating a new article, WP:1st is the way to go, worry about images later, you can always post another question here. Justiyaya 12:52, 24 October 2023 (UTC)

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Question from Doetom547 (06:50, 28 October 2023)

Hi Can I put my own story on Wikipedia --Doetom547 (talk) 06:50, 28 October 2023 (UTC)

@Doetom547, no, not really, original research is not allowed, and Wikipedia is not a web host, perhaps fandom? Justiyaya 06:57, 28 October 2023 (UTC)

Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering moved to draftspace

Hi, Justiyaya. Thanks for your interest in improving WP:EN. I have corrected some errors the page initially had, added a section with the Indexing Services that include JAABE and included the journal impact factor as declared in its webpage. Additionally I have found that articles about academic journals are usually as this simple, as you can see at International Journal of Sociology or The Journal of Architecture e.g. Do you think the article is now ready to be published? Thank you. Pompilos (talk) 14:43, 28 October 2023 (UTC)

Hiya @Pompilos, honestly I'm not quite sure about notability relating to academic journals. I've draftified only because it is completely unreferenced for like an hour, I should've probably let it sit in the queue for longer if you had still been improving it. Submit it through AFC if you are not sure, or move it back into mainspace directly :D Justiyaya 01:33, 29 October 2023 (UTC)

:) Thanks. Pompilos (talk) 20:05, 29 October 2023 (UTC)

Question from Dakiwi (11:47, 29 October 2023)

Hi Justiyaya! Thx for being my Wikipedia mentor! It is my first time... and unfortunately I am not a techiee, cannot code. Trying to embed a wikipedialink to a name.. Added the bars around the name Leif Johansen, like this

Scott Gorham and Leif Johansen, except where noted

and the name now turns up blue in the article https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Salute_%2821_Guns_album%29&section=2&oldid=1164228128&action=edit, but there are several articles on this name and I cant see where to embed the link.... --Dakiwi (talk) 11:47, 29 October 2023 (UTC)

Edit/ I realize now that it links to the wrong article, the one Im gong for is perhaps only available in Norwegian, it seems. This one https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leif_Johansen_(musiker) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dakiwi (talk • contribs) 11:50, 29 October 2023 (UTC)

Hi @Dakiwi What specific page are you referring to, what page are you trying to link to?

Wikilinks are done usually with [[page link goes to]] or [[page link goes to|text link is displayed as]]

If an article is only available in Norwegian, you can still link to it! Something like {{ill|Article title|language code}} would work. Feel free to message back if you have any more questions :D Justiyaya 12:56, 29 October 2023 (UTC)

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Creation of The Nest (American TV network) article

You stated that the citation 2 does not back up the edit. It clearly shows that Sinclair sold the Stadium sports channel to Jerry Reinsdorf's company. The SBGI citation is now used only to give the link to The Nest channel's streaming video. The Nest is an all new TV channel offered on Sinclair owned or managed TV stations replacing the Stadium sports channel. Steelbeard1 (talk) 11:17, 2 November 2023 (UTC)

Hi Steelbeard1, sorry, I wasn't really clear in that edit, I was evalulating the article from a WP:GNG standpoint and not verifiability, ref 2 contained zero mentions of "nest", therefore I presumed that it did not contribute to notability in your article. Justiyaya 11:25, 2 November 2023 (UTC)

That citation was to back up the edit stating that Sinclair sold their interest in the Stadium channel which is the reason Sinclair replaced that channel with their new channel called The Nest. Steelbeard1 (talk) 13:20, 2 November 2023 (UTC)

I still don't see any significant coverage without significant synthesis in that source. I see that you've added a few more, perhaps another reviewer would better help. Justiyaya 03:09, 3 November 2023 (UTC)

Question from Dr. CLJohnson (13:58, 2 November 2023)

hello, I would like to add an article on Pervasive and onmipresent gender binary, where do i go to add this --Dr. CLJohnson (talk) 13:58, 2 November 2023 (UTC)

Hi @Dr. CLJohnson, WP:1st should provide some guidence on this, perhaps it would better fit as a section under an existing article though? Justiyaya 03:10, 3 November 2023 (UTC)

Question from Rwpowell100 (13:05, 5 November 2023)

I want to create a new article for my band LYLVC. We are an established band that has recorded three studio records and are currently on our third tour in the US. In the past we toured with bands such as New Years Day, Point North, Within Destruction, and Atreyu. We are currently on tour with Fame on Fire and Pop Evil. I believe we meet the criteria for having an article, I just need your help creating it. --Rwpowell100 (talk) 13:05, 5 November 2023 (UTC)

Hi there @Rwpowell100, please review our inclusion guidelines and produce three pieces of reliable secondary sources covering the subject in an significant manner. Most drafts are not published because this requirement is not satisfied and there is minimal things that could be done that would fix that.

Additionally, please give a quick conflict of interest disclosure, simply place {UserboxCOI|1=LYLVC}} on your userpage. Justiyaya 13:14, 5 November 2023 (UTC)

Where should I submit my sources? Rwpowell100 (talk) 13:18, 5 November 2023 (UTC)

@Rwpowell100 Place it here and I could take a look, usually the sources are not really good enough though, so be warned that it might be a bit disappointing.

Thanks for the COI disclosure, I really appreciate that. Justiyaya 13:25, 5 November 2023 (UTC)

https://lylvc.com/about

https://newnoisemagazine.com/premieres/video-premiere-lylvc-crawl-space/

https://heavymag.com.au/lylvc-release-music-video-for-into-nothing/

I can provide more sources as needed. Rwpowell100 (talk) 13:31, 5 November 2023 (UTC)

@Rwpowell100 I don't see much significant coverage here, sorry. If you are convinced that the subject is notable, you can go through WP:1st and follow the steps there, but I think it might be a waste of time. You could also go to the teahouse and ask for a second opinion there, perhaps with different sources, you might get better advice than what I can give but I won't expect it to be dramatically different without significantly better sources.

To provide a bit more reasoning, your first link is not independent as a page by the band themselves, second and third one effectively has three sentences (excluding quotes as non-independent), which does not really "[address] the topic directly and in detail". Apologies again if this all is confusing and feel free to ask for clarification. I might not respond in a few hours though as I have work to do. Justiyaya 14:08, 5 November 2023 (UTC)

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Question from Martcpp (07:50, 10 November 2023)

I want to edit a new Wikipedia page for MetaGPT and agent AI project how do I start --Martcpp (talk) 07:50, 10 November 2023 (UTC)

@Martcpp WP:1st usually is a decent guide, please review notability guidelines before you start. Justiyaya 11:08, 11 November 2023 (UTC)

Question from BartlettLivingston (17:52, 11 November 2023)

Thanks so much! Friends have recommended Wikipedia editing to me. Looking forward to learning more. Cheers! --BartlettLivingston (talk) 17:52, 11 November 2023 (UTC)

@BartlettLivingston Great! I've left a welcome template on your talk page, hopefully it'd help! Justiyaya 08:56, 12 November 2023 (UTC)

Question from Nameless245 (11:36, 12 November 2023)

how to edit a page template? --Nameless245 (talk) 11:37, 12 November 2023 (UTC)

Hi Nameless245, could you be a bit more specific? Are you trying to modify a template that would change all pages using the template, or the information given to the template by a specific page? It would also be useful to know which page you are referring to. Justiyaya 00:18, 13 November 2023 (UTC)

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Question from Sierra Lotavia (20:22, 12 November 2023)

Hello how do I add an image to a article? --Sierra Lotavia (talk) 20:22, 12 November 2023 (UTC)

Hi @Sierra Lotavia, depends on if the image is already uploaded or if it has not been, Wikipedia:Image use policy should be a good guide in both cases though Justiyaya 00:16, 13 November 2023 (UTC)

Question from TalalKarimi (17:52, 14 November 2023)

I have a son his case movement disorder i want to reach dr jocelyn bloch neurosurgeon regard the new invention operation thanks --TalalKarimi (talk) 17:52, 14 November 2023 (UTC)

Hi there @TalalKarimi, this is an online encyclopedia and we cannot help you with that Justiyaya 00:41, 15 November 2023 (UTC)

Question from Skvjold (20:45, 14 November 2023)

Hello! I am making a new page in my sandbox and wanted to ask if you could look at it before I move it to the main namespace. It is at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Skvjold/sandbox.

All feedback welcome! And thank you in advance. --Skvjold (talk) 20:45, 14 November 2023 (UTC)

Hi there @Skvjold, I don't think that's a really good idea right now as the draft needs significant cleanup as for it to be acceptable under a few guidelines, namely WP:BLP, Wikipedia's quite serious about having almost everything about a living person referenced on the site, and the Life and Career section is a bit short on references right now. More significantly, I think that there may be potentially notability issues (does the subject have two reliable secondary sources providing significant coverage?) and a over reliance of primary sources.

Do you have a conflict of interest with the subject? The images on the article appear to be uploaded by the subject's account the same day you started the article. Justiyaya 02:22, 15 November 2023 (UTC)

Thank you for this! I will look into WP:BLP and get my head around secondary sources.

I know the subject - we were colleagues years ago - and I asked him to upload images for the article. Would that be considered a conflict of interest? Skvjold (talk) 19:16, 15 November 2023 (UTC)

I would declare one, you could do so by placing

{{UserboxCOI|1=Scott Henderson}} on your userpage Justiyaya 03:39, 16 November 2023 (UTC)

ping @Skvjold Justiyaya 03:39, 16 November 2023 (UTC)

Does declaring this mean the article will automatically be rejected? I've added the notice to my user page, along with explanation that we worked together twenty years ago. Skvjold (talk) 19:06, 21 November 2023 (UTC)

@Skvjold Nope! COI editing is allowed, reviewers may reject articles if it is undeclared (paid undeclared COI editing is against the terms of service and unpaid without declaration is against guidelines) but generally they should accept and reject articles mostly normally if it is.

The most significant issue right now is notability, could you give me two reliable, secondary sources that provide significant coverage to the subject so that I'm sure you are not wasting your time? Unreferenced information could be removed, tone could be fixed, but if the subject does not meet Wikipedia's inclusion criteria of multiple, reliable, secondary sources providing significant coverage, the article still would not be published.

Making a new article here is a really frustrating process, and often discourages a lot of people, if you really want to do this, good luck! There's a bunch of other tasks here also if you want to try them. Justiyaya 02:04, 22 November 2023 (UTC)

Hi @Justiyaya

How do these look as secondary sources with significant coverage of the subject:

- Deconstructing Product Design: Exploring the Form, Function, Usability : Scott’s designs are featured in this book, and Scott is quoted throughout as an expert on what makes these designs successful and impactful

- Silicon Valley Insider Podcast : talks about Scott’s track record in mass-produced products, and the design philosophy his products are based on Skvjold (talk) 06:33, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

@Skvjold It won't make a really strong case. Interviews are usually questionable as a secondary source and I was unable to access the google books section but I'm assuming there would be minimal biographical coverage but more so discussion on the design. I don't see much more in the draft at a glance as well. You could ask for a second opinion at the teahouse but I not really confident that the subject is notable. Justiyaya 13:59, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

Question from Amii negi on Plot (narrative) (11:12, 15 November 2023)

What is 'plot' in literature --Amii negi (talk) 11:12, 15 November 2023 (UTC)

@Amii negi think the article would answer your question. The mentorship module is for questions surrounding editing wikipedia, not everything :D Justiyaya 11:50, 15 November 2023 (UTC)

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Liu Qingyang

Some months back you offered to help with Chinese subjects. So, I came across a really poorly written article on the Women's International Democratic Federation. A bunch of editors jumped in to help me improve it. At any rate, we discovered a ton of redlinked women. One, Liu Chin-yang (China) was the vice-chairman of a commission of women who went to investigate conditions during the Korean War.[7] I think she is zh:刘清扬, in part because the Chinese article says she was active with Deng Yingchao, who was definitely involved with WIDF and because other sources say she was a member of the All-China Women's Federation, which was a WIDF affiliate. I have found numerous biographies in English, (you probably have to remove the .mx, but it won't let me because I am in Mexico)[8],[9],[10],[11], but none mentions the Korean investigation. The ISBN on the one cited source in the Chinese article is not valid (it gives me an entirely different book) and most of the information in the article seems to follow a narrative about her written by her daughter, so is non-independent and doesn't mention Korea. So, my questions are, 1) are there sources to confirm that "Liu Chin-yang" who went to Korea is Liu Qingyang of the Chinese WP article, 2) do you want to write it? I'd be very appreciative of any help to unravel the red links in the WIDF article and if we can figure out this one, there is another waiting to be solved... SusunW (talk) 16:26, 22 November 2023 (UTC) (Please always ping me)

Hiya @SusunW, that's a really cool subject, thanks for leaving it on my talk :D I'm going to dig around a bit on the weekends. I would love to write the article but might take me quite some time. I'll post an update sometime soon after I've found something! Justiyaya 01:52, 23 November 2023 (UTC)

Yay! Time is irrelevant if we are able to create a well sourced article on her. She's the kind of woman I find fascinating, independent, internationally engaged, and working to improve the lives of other women. If I can help with sources, context materials, or anything else please let me know. There are several articles about the Korean investigation in the WIDF article. I learned about the Chinese Marriage Law if 1950 when writing Umi Sardjono and there is quite a lengthy discussion of it in the sources for her article. (As I said before, usually one person I am writing about leads me to another. These WIDF women's interconnections are really interesting to me.) SusunW (talk) 13:43, 23 November 2023 (UTC)

@SusunW I've taken a look through the Chinese magazine and journal databases I can get access to and found a bit on her. I skimmed through them and saw very little documented for the 1950s. I do think it is the same person but I need to dig more to find sources mentioning her involvement. The signature on the second last page of the report does have the same characters (劉清揚).

Haven't had a lot of free time lately and been a bit sick. Hoping to finish research and perhaps an article on this before the new year though. Justiyaya 06:48, 9 December 2023 (UTC)

Sorry that you've been sick. Hope you are better soon. Glad to know my hunch was good. It'll be nice to fill in that gap in her biography. As you have time, no worries. SusunW (talk) 13:22, 9 December 2023 (UTC)

Question from Reme77 (17:08, 24 November 2023)

Hi! Wikipedia gave me under your mentorship hahah, what would be the best way to translate an article? Or is it just as fine to make one on your own ? --Reme77 (talk) 17:08, 24 November 2023 (UTC)

Hi @Reme77! Which article would you like to translate? It's alright to make one from scratch, but is quite difficult and may not be possible (subjects require two reliable secondary sources providing significant coverage to them). WP:1st might be a good place to go :D Justiyaya 17:16, 24 November 2023 (UTC)

Hi again, the article is Oliveira dos cen anos

The song was covered by almost all major music magazines and major publications + some nation and region wide ones so I believe should be fine ? Reme77 (talk) 17:19, 24 November 2023 (UTC)

Yup if that is the case then I think so too! I can't review Spanish language sources but coverage seems wide enough. Translation is probably a good choice, it seems nicely written. IXCat (the author of the es-wiki article) seems quite active here, not sure if she'd be willing to lend a hand. Anyways good luck and happy editing! Justiyaya 18:00, 24 November 2023 (UTC)

This was very fun! Thanks a lot for the suggestion hahah, technically my first article ! mostly adapted but not entirely soooo hahah (how do I add the contains translated text from the article tag?) Oliveira dos cen anos Reme77 (talk) 23:54, 24 November 2023 (UTC)

@Reme77, putting translated from the existing Spanish Wikipedia article at es:Oliveira dos cen anos; see its history for attribution. in any edit summary would work. You might want to copy edit the article a bit, the page contains WP:NPOV issues. Words like "countless legends" should not be included as to maintain a neutral tone and some other parts could do with some cleanup for clarity. This looks good for a first article, have fun editing and feel free to ask me more questions if you need anything! Justiyaya 04:21, 25 November 2023 (UTC)

Question from BOOSBLASTER (18:11, 24 November 2023)

Hello! How do you add a website page on an article? --BOOSBLASTER (talk) 18:11, 24 November 2023 (UTC)

Hi @BOOSBLASTER, welcome to Wikipedia! I think I would be able to help a lot more if you would tell me what article it is for, what website would you like to put on it, and why you would want to do that. Justiyaya 04:25, 25 November 2023 (UTC)

Sorry, but I just wanted to know now, in case I have to do it later.

Thank you,

BOOSBLASTER (talk) 12:23, 25 November 2023 (UTC)

Hi there BOOSBLASTER no worries! I thought you had a specific thing in mind. Please don't reveal personal information here, and carefully read though User talk:BOOSBLASTER#Recent post and perhaps some of the links there, I think it'd be really helpful. :D Justiyaya 13:06, 25 November 2023 (UTC)

Question from Knightamansir (02:36, 27 November 2023)

hey sir ji namaskar --Knightamansir (talk) 02:36, 27 November 2023 (UTC)

Hi there! Justiyaya 02:37, 27 November 2023 (UTC)

Question from Renate1224 (07:11, 27 November 2023)

Hello, can I translate from another language to Bahasa Indonesia instead of proofread or translate from Bahasa Indonesia to another language? Thank you --Renate1224 (talk) 07:11, 27 November 2023 (UTC)

Hi @Renate1224, I'm not sure what exactly you mean by that. What article do you want to translate? to where? Justiyaya 09:34, 27 November 2023 (UTC)

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Question from TpK2023 (14:11, 27 November 2023)

It's about Waldrada, I believe Waldrada had a daughter named Waldrada like her mother before her. As her "of worms" suggests, her mother would be "of Orléans" & her mother "of Autun". How do I make this suggestion? --TpK2023 (talk) 14:11, 27 November 2023 (UTC)

Hi @TpK2023, do you have any reliable sources backing up your claims? If so I might be able to fix it for you. Justiyaya 14:26, 27 November 2023 (UTC)

No, no documentation I just got to thinking how it didn't make much sense to me that she was born in 801 and him unknown & have a child in 859.

First husband died in 834, seems like alot of years to me. Be nice if we knew when she died as that would help hugely.

And of course I could be totally wrong and that's how it happened.

Either way, I thank you for listening to me and my thoughts... TpK2023 (talk) 14:39, 27 November 2023 (UTC)

@TpK2023 I'm assuming you are referring to Waldrada of Worms, the article is questionable at the best, and the statement you are referencing is unreferenced in the first place. If you would like to remove it that would work :D I'm honestly not even sure the subject exists, I can't find any mention of "Waldrada" in the only reference in the article, but would take a closer look later Justiyaya 01:13, 28 November 2023 (UTC)

Thank you TpK2023 (talk) 01:15, 28 November 2023 (UTC)

I don't know how to get straight to you to start a conversation, so I'll pick up from here until you can show me how to do that...

I have another concern about a different person - Odo, Count of Champagne 1040–1115. On his brother Hugh, Count of Champagne page it says His older brother Odo IV, Count of Troyes, died in 1093. I'm thinking these are two different people. someway to figure this out? TpK2023 (talk) 18:57, 28 November 2023 (UTC)

Ha, I just caught myself replying to myself!!!

I'll try this again...

I don't know how to get straight to you to start a conversation, so l'll pick up from here until you can show me how to do that...

I have another concern about a different person - Odo, Count of Champagne 1040-1115. On his brother Hugh, Count of Champagne page it says His older brother Odo IV, Count of Troyes, died in 1093. I'm thinking these are two different people. someway to figure this out? Also on his dad's page Theobald III, Count of Blois you look at his kids it says Odo V not IV.

TpK2023 (talk) 19:04, 28 November 2023 (UTC)

@TpK2023 I honestly have no idea, I'd suggest going to WT:ROYALTY or a similar project with both of your questions, don't think I'm really good at researching this and I'm a bit busy at the moment. I'd suggest you do some research independently though, verify the sources in the article and find your own sources backing up what you are saying. Justiyaya 22:42, 28 November 2023 (UTC)

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Question from GereonGG (19:39, 16 December 2023)

Hello, I have accidentally made an article somehow when trying to make a Userbox.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GereonGG_Nigel_Farage_Userbox

How do I go about fixing this or getting it removed? --GereonGG (talk) 19:39, 16 December 2023 (UTC)

@GereonGG I just moved it to User:GereonGG/Nigel_Farage_Userbox for you, let me know if you'd prefer another name or want the page deleted still. :) — Mdaniels5757 (talk • contribs) 19:46, 16 December 2023 (UTC)

Thank you very much! I really appreciate your help. GereonGG (talk) 21:35, 16 December 2023 (UTC)

Question from Oo-rah! the marines are here (04:53, 19 December 2023)

Hello, Justiyaya. I've been wondering if there is a grammar check tool for editing articles for the future.

Thanks, Oo-rah! the marines are here --Oo-rah! the marines are here (talk) 04:53, 19 December 2023 (UTC)

Hiya @Oo-rah! the marines are here, usually a spell check tool is built into the browser. Wikipedia:Spellchecking provides a bit more information Justiyaya 05:00, 19 December 2023 (UTC)

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Thanks FormalDude, happy holidays to you too! Justiyaya 15:27, 25 December 2023 (UTC)

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