User talk:KrakatoaKatie/Archive 66
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Wikiproject Military history coordinator election nominations open
Nominations for the upcoming project coordinator election are now open. A team of up to ten coordinators will be elected for the next year. The project coordinators are the designated points of contact for issues concerning the project, and are responsible for maintaining our internal structure and processes. They do not, however, have any authority over article content or editor conduct, or any other special powers. More information on being a coordinator is available here. If you are interested in running, please sign up here by 23:59 UTC on 14 September! Voting doesn't commence until 15 September. If you have any questions, you can contact any member of the coord team. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 02:05, 1 September 2020 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – September 2020
News and updates for administrators from the past month (August 2020).
Administrator changes
CheckUser changes
Guideline and policy news
- Following a request for comment, the minimum length for site ban discussions was increased to 72 hours, up from 24.
- A request for comment is ongoing to determine whether paid editors
must
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use the articles for creation process. - A request for comment is open to resolve inconsistencies between the draftification and alternative to deletion processes.
Arbitration
- A request for comment is open to provide an opportunity to amend the structure, rules, and procedures of the 2020 English Wikipedia Arbitration Committee election and to resolve any issues not covered by existing rules.
- An open request for comment asks whether active Arbitrators may serve on the Trust and Safety Case Review Committee or Ombudsman commission.
Sahagin page
Is it ok if you copy-paste the original text of the Sahagin page here? I want to reuse it for a wiki project I'm working on at finalfantasywiki.com. 2005-Fan (talk) 18:30, 4 September 2020 (UTC)
- @2005-Fan: I can't do that because there are way too many revisions, and it would violate our terms of use; you must attribute any reuse of the text in accordance with the terms of the Creative Commons license. Since it was an uncontroversial deletion, I've restored it. In the future, I'll be unwilling to restore pages or provide their text so you can use them elsewhere. I don't consider those to be reasonable requests. I'm an administrator here. The point is to improve pages here. I'll be watching this one to see what you do with it. Katietalk 19:01, 4 September 2020 (UTC)
2020 CUOS appointments
Hi Katie. I'm not going to get hung up about this, but was my edit really a mess? When reading the requirements for the role, should the prerequisite of being an admin come first? It makes all the other requirements redudant up to that step. Thanks. Lugnuts Fire Walk with Me 11:59, 7 September 2020 (UTC)
- @Lugnuts: Maybe so, but that's the text we all agreed to, so that's the text we're gonna go with. I'll make the copyedit for next year's round. Fair enough? Katietalk 14:06, 7 September 2020 (UTC)
Books & Bytes – Issue 40
The Wikipedia Library
Books & Bytes
Issue 40, July – August 2020
- New partnerships
- Al Manhal
- Ancestry
- RILM
- #1Lib1Ref May 2020 report
- AfLIA hires a Wikipedian-in-Residence
Sent by MediaWiki message delivery on behalf of The Wikipedia Library team --10:14, 10 September 2020 (UTC)
This Month in GLAM: August 2020
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Milhist coordinator election voting has commenced
G'day everyone, voting for the 2020 Wikiproject Military history coordinator tranche is now open. This is a simple approval vote; only "support" votes should be made. Project members should vote for any candidates they support by 23:59 (UTC) on 28 September 2020. Thanks from the outgoing coord team, Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 05:18, 15 September 2020 (UTC)
October editathons from Women in Red
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Administrators' newsletter – September 2020
News and updates for administrators from the past month (September 2020).
Administrator changes
Ajpolino • LuK3
Jackmcbarn
Ad Orientem • Harej • Lid • Lomn • Mentoz86 • Oliver Pereira • XJaM
There'sNoTime → TheresNoTime
Guideline and policy news
- A request for comment found consensus that incubation as an alternative to deletion should generally only be recommended when draftification is appropriate, namely
1) if the result of a deletion discussion is to draftify; or 2) if the article is newly created
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- A request for comment found consensus that incubation as an alternative to deletion should generally only be recommended when draftification is appropriate, namely
Technical news
- The filter log now provides links to view diffs of deleted revisions (phab:T261630).
Arbitration
- The 2020 CheckUser and Oversight appointment process has begun. The community consultation period will take place from September 27th to October 7th.
- Following a request for comment, sitting Committee members may not serve on either the Ombuds Commission or the WMF Case Review Committee. The Arbitration Committee passed a motion implementing those results into their procedures.
Miscellaneous
- The Universal Code of Conduct draft is open for community review and comment until October 6th, 2020.
- Office actions may now be appealed to the Interim Trust & Safety Case Review Committee.
Safehaven86
Hi Katie, I hope you're doing well. This is a bit of the blast from the past, but do you happen to know who Safehaven86's sockmaster or other socks were? I see you CU-blocked them a few years ago, I had an editor privately express concern that a currently-active editor might be them, just trying to gather all the information I can before deciding whether to open an SPI. GeneralNotability (talk) 13:46, 5 October 2020 (UTC)
- @GeneralNotability: Wow, that is a blast from the past. That was a request for a look from the scrutineers during ACE2016. I can't remember who came first, but the other account that voted along with Safehaven86 is Champaign Supernova. Pretty sure those were the only two in that group. I can't give you anything else because it's obvs all way stale and afaik we didn't detect anything more from them, nor did we get any appeal that I'm aware of. Katietalk 14:00, 5 October 2020 (UTC)
This Month in GLAM: September 2020
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November edit-a-thons from Women in Red
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Administrators' newsletter – November 2020
News and updates for administrators from the past month (October 2020).
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Guideline and policy news
- Community sanctions now authorize administrators to place under indefinite semiprotection
any article on a beauty pageant, or biography of a person known as a beauty pageant contestant, which has been edited by a sockpuppet account or logged-out sockpuppet
, to be logged at WP:GS/PAGEANT.
- Community sanctions now authorize administrators to place under indefinite semiprotection
Technical news
- Sysops will once again be able to view the deleted history of JS/CSS pages; this was restricted to interface administrators when that group was introduced.
- Twinkle's block module now includes the ability to note the specific case when applying a discretionary sanctions block and/or template.
- Sysops will be able to use Special:CreateLocalAccount to create a local account for a global user that is prevented from auto-creation locally (such as by a filter or range block). Administrators that are not sure if such a creation is appropriate should contact a checkuser.
Arbitration
- The 2020 Arbitration Committee Elections process has begun. Eligible editors will be able to nominate themselves as candidates from November 8 through November 17. The voting period will run from November 23 through December 6.
- The Anti-harassment RfC has concluded with a summary of the feedback provided.
Miscellaneous
- A reminder that
standard discretionary sanctions are authorized for all edits about, and all pages related to post-1932 politics of the United States and closely related people.
(American Politics 2 Arbitration case).
- A reminder that
Arbitration Election
Hi! I noticed you've been elected to the Arbitration committee a few times, and I'm looking to vote in the 2020 election. I voted in the real life election too. I have 207 mainspace edits and joined almost a year ago (December 21, 2019). Is there a link to the voting for when voting opens up? Dswitz10734 (talk) 16:50, 3 November 2020 (UTC)
- @Dswitz10734: You can find information about the 2020 Arbitration Committee elections, including dates and eligibility requirements for voters and candidates, at WP:ACE2020. Good for you for voting in the actual 2020 elections. :-) Katietalk 20:18, 3 November 2020 (UTC)
No
I am not vandalizing. He is not notable and he does not pass WP:MUSICBIO. — Preceding unsigned comment added by GrinningReaper (talk • contribs) 00:37, 4 November 2020 (UTC)
- We'll let another admin decide about deletion, but yes, he passes the GNG. Katietalk 04:46, 4 November 2020 (UTC)
Welcome!
Hello, and welcome to Huggle!
If you have any questions or doubt, then kindly refer to Huggle's manual. If your query is still unanswered, please feel free to ask Petr Bana, or me or this user (wouldnt make much of a difference though). Here at wikipedia, we love to help newbies. If you have any question, or doubt regarding enwiki, please feel free to ask me. Regards, —usernamekiran (talk) 04:00, 4 November 2020 (UTC)
- A very good choice of software (I may be biased)! From myself also, welcome aboard. :) Patient Zerotalk 12:34, 4 November 2020 (UTC)
- Y'all, I just updated the app for Big Sur after not using it for an age, and I had to make a new bot password, so it thinks I'm new. I'm not new. But thanks anyway. :-) Katietalk 14:43, 4 November 2020 (UTC)
Hi Katie,
I am attempting to make edits to Marc Morial's page. All of the edits I made were undone and I learned that I shouldn't just edit but request edits on the talk page. I would like to go about doing this the correct way. I put an edit in on his talk page with a request to edit. I would just like to know if I did it correctly before doing any more. May you please advise me about this?
I've also read that COI editing is frowned upon. I have updated my user page to disclose that I am a paid editor by the National Urban League (Marc Morial is the president). I would like to do this in the most legal and acceptable way possible.
My main goal is to update his page with info and events that have happened since the page was last updated years ago. I appreciate any help you can give for this. I have plenty of sources and am not looking to cover up any controversies or opinions. Just strictly post what is fact and sourceable about him.
Thank you very much. Nicolehardesty (talk) 18:40, 4 November 2020 (UTC)
- @Nicolehardesty: This is an encyclopedia, not a promo vehicle to describe his 'creativity' and how many commencement speeches he's made. If that's the kind of thing you want to add back, it will be declined. Either you get that this is a reference work or you don't. Sorry if that's too blunt, but in my experience, paid editors want glossy PR pieces and don't want to let their subjects stand simply on the basis of what they've done without flowery prose and embellishment. Katietalk 18:21, 6 November 2020 (UTC)
@KrakatoaKatie: No not too blunt. That is actually very helpful! I didn't realize how much PR lingo I put in there. I would definitely like to get this done the correct and in an acceptable way. Thank you for that feedback, I will begin to look at edits from that view. I do have a question, I see how to request edits to change existing things in the article. Is there a way to go about submitting new information all together or new sections? Thank you for your help! Nicolehardesty (talk) 18:33, 6 November 2020 (UTC)
- @Nicolehardesty: Glad that's helpful. The advice that Seagull123 gave you is on point – say things like 'add (this sentence) after (that sentence)', or 'change (this word or sentence) to (that word or sentence)'. Be very specific and make your proposals one by one. And be patient, because the requested edits queue is quite long. Katietalk 19:47, 6 November 2020 (UTC)
@Nicolehardesty: thank you! Nicolehardesty (talk) 20:16, 6 November 2020 (UTC)
This Month in GLAM: October 2020
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Belt sander award
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The Belt Sander Barnstar (barnstar has been reduced to sawdust) | |
| Thank you for your service on ArbCom. Jehochman Talk 17:25, 13 November 2020 (UTC) |
- @Jehochman: Thanks very much. Belt sanders are tools of the devil. They look innocent enough, but nooooo. You want to smooth out just a little portion of that board and you turn the thing on and next thing you know you've got a ditch the size of the Grand Canyon in your nice piece of oak and the momentum of the thing has dragged you off into eastern New Mexico. (I've heard of that happening. It hasn't happened to me. Nope. Not at all.) Katietalk 18:09, 13 November 2020 (UTC)
Books & Bytes – Issue 41
The Wikipedia Library
Books & Bytes
Issue 41, September – October 2020
- New partnership: Taxmann
- WikiCite
- 1Lib1Ref 2021
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Precious anniversary
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WP:RFPP: Unprotection request of Windows 2000
Hi KrakatoaKatie, if I see correctly, you have set the move protection of Windows 2000. A user has requested unprotection at WP:RFPP. Your opinion would be welcome. Best regards, ~ ToBeFree (talk) 20:43, 25 November 2020 (UTC)
December with Women in Red
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Advertisement page
Hi! I recently found a page User:Charlesdickenslondon, that appears to be an advertisement. According to the Contributions page, the latest action was in March 2015 and the three contributions were solely to the user page. I know you're a CheckUser and an Admin, and thought you might be able to do something about the page. Thank you and happy holidays! Dswitz10734 (talk) 22:48, 28 November 2020 (UTC)
- (talk page stalker) Zapped it. Nothing else to be done. Beeblebrox (talk) 22:58, 28 November 2020 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – December 2020
News and updates for administrators from the past month (November 2020).
Administrator changes
- Andrwsc • Anetode • GoldenRing • JzG • LinguistAtLarge • Nehrams2020
Interface administrator changes
Guideline and policy news
- There is a request for comment in progress to either remove T3 (duplicated and hardcoded instances) as a speedy deletion criterion or eliminate its seven-day waiting period.
Technical news
- Voting for proposals in the 2021 Community Wishlist Survey, which determines what software the Wikimedia Foundation's Community Tech team will work on next year, will take place from 8 December through 21 December. In particular, there are sections regarding administrators and anti-harassment.
Arbitration
- Voting in the 2020 Arbitration Committee Elections is open to eligible editors until Monday 23:59, 7 December 2020 UTC. Please review the candidates and, if you wish to do so, submit your choices on the voting page.
RfC - scope and title for the American Revolutionary War article
I am forwarding this RfC notice to you, along with the ongoing Discussion Summary Chart because you are listed as a Military Project member interested in the American military. The RfC and discussion is found at Talk:American Revolutionary War. Please feel free to delete this notice if it does not fit your current interests. - TheVirginiaHistorian (talk) 00:41, 6 December 2020 (UTC)
American Revolutionary War, which is within the scope of this WikiProject, has an RFC for value. A discussion is taking place. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments on the discussion page. Thank you. TheVirginiaHistorian (talk) 23:23, 4 December 2020 (UTC)
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| continuity - used at this WP article and sister articles for 19 years - scope - British-American insurrection in continental North America - participants British & US Congress with respective allies, auxiliaries & combatants - war aims -- Brit: maintain First British Empire with mercantile system -- US: independence, British evacuation, territory to Mississippi-navigation, Newfoundland-fish & cure - results - US independence & republic; Britain the biggest US trade partner & finances US expanding business & Treasury - reliable scholarly reference Britannica for the general reader - prominent adherents - all 15 history Pulitzer winner scholars on the topic |
modern update - uses 'vast majority of sources' found in a browser search - scope - British-American insurrection in continental North America, spread to Anglo-Bourbon (Fr.&Sp.) War-across worldwide empires, Fourth Anglo-Dutch War-North Atlantic, Second Mysore War-Indian subcontinent & Ocean - participants British & US Congress, France, Spain, Dutch Republic, Kingdom of Mysore - war aims -- Brit: maintain First British Empire with mercantile system -- US independence, British evacuation, territory to Mississippi-navigation, Newfoundland-fish & cure -- Bourbons: Gibraltar, Jamaica, Majorca, expand Gambia trade, expand India trade -- Dutch - free trade with North America & Caribbean -- Mysore wider east-Indian sub-continent sphere of influenced results - Second British Empire, Spanish Majorca, French Gambia, further decline of Dutch Republic - reliable scholarly reference [world military dictionary] for the military specialist - prominent adherents - Michael Clodfelter, more to follow |
Nominations for the 2020 Military history WikiProject Newcomer and Historian of the Year awards now open
G'day all, the nominations for the 2020 Military history WikiProject newcomer and Historian of the Year are open, all editors are encouraged to nominate candidates for the awards before until 23:59 (GMT) on 15 December 2020, after which voting will occur for 14 days. There is not much time left to nominate worthy recipients, so get to it! Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 06:45, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
This Month in GLAM: November 2020
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Voting for "Military Historian of the Year" and "Military history newcomer of the year" closing
G'day all, voting for the WikiProject Military history "Military Historian of the Year" and "Military history newcomer of the year" is about to close, so if you haven't already, click on the links and have your say before 23:59 (GMT) on 30 December! Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 23:34, 28 December 2020 (UTC) for the coord team