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Big Brother recaps
Hello there, @TheDoctorWho:,
I came to the place, rearing to help out with the new Big Brother 23 season and I just want to make improvements. For your info, I was the one who help completed the last season episode information to make it complete after none of the recap had been filled up, so I came to do under some knowledge, as well as the improvements for the Big Brother articles to promote neutrality and consistency (and also removing potential spoilers). If there is something I can do to help, I will be grateful, but I also need an explanation on why you forego the bullet point instead of the large text, which is more preferred and readable.
TVSGuy (talk) 11:37, 11 July 2021 (UTC)
- @TVSGuy: Hi, thanks for your message! Just for reference as long as the information can be supported by reliable sources OR it is seen on television spoilers can stay. Per WP:SPOILER we shouldn't remove anything only on the basis that it could be a spoiler especially if its essential to the article.
- As for the episode table, the bullet point format was originally created off of this weekly table, for the following season we began using an episode table instead because that's what MOS:TV says to use. However when we did we just continued using the same format which is wrong. WP:BULLETLIST states
Bullets are used to discern, at a glance, the individual items in a list, usually when each item in the list is a simple word, phrase or single line of text [...] They are not appropriate for large paragraphs.
which is essentially what the bullet points are doing in the previous seasons. They are not creating a list but instead single large paragraphs, in turn violating MOS. To solve that problem it should be listed in a single paragraph. (And preferably in 200 words or less, especially for one-hour episodes. More words can be negotiated for 1.5- or 2-hour episodes.) MOS should not be ignored without good reason and using the single paragraph presents the exact same information, in the exact same way, so no reason to ignore.
- Hope this helps, let me know if you have anymore questions and I look forward to improving the BB23 article with you as the season progresses. TheDoctorWho (talk) 20:27, 11 July 2021 (UTC)
- I understand the reason behind the new changes, and its tough for me to adapt on this, but I will get use to it as quickly as I can. I will do my best to help out if I can; unfortunately, I could not see the season in Singapore but I have to rely on most online sources, such as BobbyMGSK and other relevant sources if possible, which are the primary sources I did for the BB22 last year when I did the cleanup. If time permits, I also need your help to do some cleanup for the past seasons when applicable, but depending if I am available in real time. TVSGuy (talk) 14:14, 12 July 2021 (UTC)
- @TVSGuy: I am in the United States and have access to both CBS and Paramount+ so I can see all episodes and the live feeds. And of course, as long as I have the time and means to help I'm happy to do what I can where I can. Just let me know what and where and I'll se what I can do. TheDoctorWho (talk) 05:56, 13 July 2021 (UTC)
- I understand the reason behind the new changes, and its tough for me to adapt on this, but I will get use to it as quickly as I can. I will do my best to help out if I can; unfortunately, I could not see the season in Singapore but I have to rely on most online sources, such as BobbyMGSK and other relevant sources if possible, which are the primary sources I did for the BB22 last year when I did the cleanup. If time permits, I also need your help to do some cleanup for the past seasons when applicable, but depending if I am available in real time. TVSGuy (talk) 14:14, 12 July 2021 (UTC)
- I seen your summary was fine, but again I won't be able to help out for the most of the Big Brother due to that but I do my best to see what I can help out, such as minor editing; the other one thing I will be looking out for is Survivor 41, another CBS show of such nature, and I will wait for the time when the season is due to come. Unlike BB, I can see Survivor in Singapore but after a few days of airing. Anyway, good job. TVSGuy (talk) 15:16, 21 July 2021 (UTC)
Your draft article, Draft:Bo & Cheyenne
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Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz Read! Talk! 23:28, 12 July 2021 (UTC)
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Your GA nomination of Grey's Anatomy (season 17)
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Request for FAC help
Hello. Sorry for this random message. I was wondering if you could help with my current FAC? I completely understand if you do not have the time or the interest. I just wanted to reach out and ask. I hope you are doing well and staying safe. Have a great weekend! Aoba47 (talk) 01:52, 11 September 2021 (UTC)
- I've just looked over it and left a few comments, given my work is primarily in TV-related areas and that I'm not as experienced in people-related article I hope they were helpful! TheDoctorWho (talk) 02:00, 13 September 2021 (UTC)
- Thank you for your comments. They were very helpful and I appreciate that you took the time to do this. This is the first time I am putting a people-related article through the FAC process so I am not that experienced in this area either. I am more used to television or albums/songs articles, but I wanted to broaden my horizons and grow as an editor. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Aoba47 (talk • contribs) 02:29, 13 September 2021 (UTC)
- I'm glad I could help, don't hesitate to ask or let me know if there's ever anything else that I can ever do for you! TheDoctorWho (talk) 05:26, 13 September 2021 (UTC)
- Thank you. I can't believe that I forgot to sign my message lol. I will be more than happy to help you with anything (once I'm down with my wikibreak of course ><). Aoba47 (talk) 05:59, 13 September 2021 (UTC)
- No worries about the signing, I only added the unsigned template so that it archives properly. Hope you have a great wikibreak! TheDoctorWho (talk) 13:55, 13 September 2021 (UTC)
- Thank you. I can't believe that I forgot to sign my message lol. I will be more than happy to help you with anything (once I'm down with my wikibreak of course ><). Aoba47 (talk) 05:59, 13 September 2021 (UTC)
- Thank you for your comments. They were very helpful and I appreciate that you took the time to do this. This is the first time I am putting a people-related article through the FAC process so I am not that experienced in this area either. I am more used to television or albums/songs articles, but I wanted to broaden my horizons and grow as an editor. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Aoba47 (talk • contribs) 02:29, 13 September 2021 (UTC)
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Magnum P.I. season 4
Hey TheDoctorWho. Hope all is well with you. I just wanted to let you know that I started a draft for the fourth season of Magnum P.I. and see if you had anything you wanted to add to it before I have it moved to mainspace. Thanks. TheTVExpert (talk) 01:36, 29 September 2021 (UTC)
- @TheTVExpert: Hey, great work! I added an additional episode that I found, added the recurring and guest characters that we can confirm so far in the character listing, and performed a couple of MOS fixes. Other than that everything looks great, since it meets notability guidelines it can be moved whenever you're ready! Thanks, TheDoctorWho (talk) 15:11, 29 September 2021 (UTC)
Done. Let me know if you ever want to work together in the future. Thanks. TheTVExpert (talk) 19:59, 4 October 2021 (UTC)
- Absolutely, same goes for you, I'm always around so just let me know! TheDoctorWho (talk) 01:34, 5 October 2021 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – October 2021
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A barnstar for you!
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- Thank you! TheDoctorWho (talk) 04:10, 5 November 2021 (UTC)
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- Much appreciated! TheDoctorWho (talk) 04:10, 5 November 2021 (UTC)
Promotion of Grey's Anatomy (season 17)
- Congratulations on your recent FA promotion. I know that this one took some time, but I am glad that it worked out in the end. Best of luck with everything on and off Wikipedia. Aoba47 (talk) 02:39, 5 November 2021 (UTC)
- @Aoba47: Thank you so much! Putting it in perspective, it took the first 10 out of 16 weeks of my college semester to make it through FAC, quite a long time when thinking of it that way. Hope everything is going well!
TheDoctorWho (talk) 04:10, 5 November 2021 (UTC)
- Anytime! You should be proud of the work you put into the article. That is an interesting and accurate perspective. The FAC process can take some time (and some nominations take longer than others to attract reviewers for whatever reason). If you ever nominate a FAC in the future, I will do my best to help. I hope everything is going well with college. At the risk of sounding incredibly lame, I do miss being in college lol. Aoba47 (talk) 04:14, 5 November 2021 (UTC)
- @Aoba47: (sorry for the pings, not sure if you're watching the page) It was definitely one of my most, if not the most, extensive work I've put into a Wikipedia article so far. It did take a while to gather other reviews at first but I'm glad it did. Was beginning to worry for a moment that it would get archived from lack of participation. I would definitely prefer that it take time over getting archived. Same goes for you, or anything else I could ever help you with for that matter! College is definitely an experience, but I am enjoying it; I don't doubt I'll miss it someday as well. TheDoctorWho (talk) 04:21, 5 November 2021 (UTC)
- I appreciate the pings so it is all good. No need to apologize. I was very happy that you got a lot of really solid reviews from the FAC. I would imagine that it would take time to gather all the resources on that season as that show is still popular and widely covered in the media. I am curious on how that season will be discussed in retrospective articles. I know this is super cliché advice, so apologies in advance, but I would really make sure to be present and to take advantage of all the resources and opportunities available at college. That is my biggest regret. It sucks that you are experiencing college during a pandemic, but I am glad you are enjoying it. Aoba47 (talk) 04:40, 5 November 2021 (UTC)
- @Aoba47: It definitely did take some time to sort through them, but I'm glad there was an influx of sources; I've worked on television articles before where it takes quite time to dig up all the sources, especially on individual seasons, let alone finding unique information once I have them. Since you mentioned it, I'm curious too. Between the storylines surrounding COVID, the return of Dempsey, Knight, Dane, Leigh, and Drew, and the critic reviews I feel the season won't be forgotten.
- Thank you for the advice, and I definitely will! I do agree with the latter of that though; I was a senior in high school when lockdown happened so I went into college experiencing classes at half capacity mixed with Zoom classes and cancelled activities, we have gotten a bit closer back to normal this year at least, or so I think, hard to say since I wasn't there to experience normal beforehand
. TheDoctorWho (talk) 03:59, 6 November 2021 (UTC)
- I appreciate the pings so it is all good. No need to apologize. I was very happy that you got a lot of really solid reviews from the FAC. I would imagine that it would take time to gather all the resources on that season as that show is still popular and widely covered in the media. I am curious on how that season will be discussed in retrospective articles. I know this is super cliché advice, so apologies in advance, but I would really make sure to be present and to take advantage of all the resources and opportunities available at college. That is my biggest regret. It sucks that you are experiencing college during a pandemic, but I am glad you are enjoying it. Aoba47 (talk) 04:40, 5 November 2021 (UTC)
- Anytime! You should be proud of the work you put into the article. That is an interesting and accurate perspective. The FAC process can take some time (and some nominations take longer than others to attract reviewers for whatever reason). If you ever nominate a FAC in the future, I will do my best to help. I hope everything is going well with college. At the risk of sounding incredibly lame, I do miss being in college lol.
- @Aoba47: Thank you so much! Putting it in perspective, it took the first 10 out of 16 weeks of my college semester to make it through FAC, quite a long time when thinking of it that way. Hope everything is going well!
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- Discussion report: On the brink of change – RFA reforms appear imminent
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- Recent research: Vandalizing Wikipedia as rational behavior
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Administrators' newsletter – December 2021
News and updates for administrators from the past month (November 2021).
Administrator changes
Technical news
- Unregistered editors using the mobile website are now able to receive notices to indicate they have talk page messages. The notice looks similar to what is already present on desktop, and will be displayed on when viewing any page except mainspace and when editing any page. (T284642)
- The limit on the number of emails a user can send per day has been made global instead of per-wiki to help prevent abuse. (T293866)
Arbitration
- Voting in the 2021 Arbitration Committee Elections is open until 23:59, 06 December 2021 (UTC).
- The already authorized standard discretionary sanctions for all pages relating to the Horn of Africa (defined as including Ethiopia, Somalia, Eritrea, Djibouti, and adjoining areas if involved in related disputes), broadly construed, have been made permanent.
Pali-Aike volcanic field
Greetings, I have nominated Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Pali-Aike volcanic field/archive1 for a featured article candidacy but so far it's languishing without much input. Do you have time to review the article? Thanks in advance. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 10:44, 16 December 2021 (UTC)
TFA
Thank you today for Grey's Anatomy (season 17), "about the seventeenth season of Grey's Anatomy which had one of the largest coronavirus-centric plots throughout the 2020-21 television season"! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:26, 20 December 2021 (UTC)
Precious
television series
Thank you for quality articles about television series such as Grey's Anatomy (season 17), Hawaii Five-0 (2010 TV series, season 2), Cobra Kai (season 3) and the list of Celebrity Big Brother (American TV series) houseguests, including cover art, for a detailed infobox about yourself, for "just stick to guidance and discuss", - you are an awesome Wikipedian!
You are recipient no. 2683 of Precious, a prize of QAI. Enjoy your first FA on its special day! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:07, 20 December 2021 (UTC)
- Thank you so much for this, it truly means a lot! Have a fantastic day. Thanks, TheDoctorWho (talk) 04:39, 21 December 2021 (UTC)
The Signpost: 28 December 2021
- From the editor: Here is the news
- News and notes: Jimbo's NFT, new arbs, fixing RfA, and financial statements
- Serendipity: Born three months before her brother?
- In the media: The past is not even past
- Arbitration report: A new crew for '22
- By the numbers: Four billion words and a few numbers
- Deletion report: We laughed, we cried, we closed as "no consensus"
- Gallery: Wikicommons presents: 2021
- Traffic report: Spider-Man, football and the departed
- Crossword: Another Wiki crossword for one and all
- Humour: Buying Wikipedia
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