On 8 May 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Monument to the Martyrs of the 1830 Revolution, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the Monument to the Martyrs of the 1830 Revolution is surmounted by a statue of Liberty (pictured) inscribing the days of 23, 24, 25 and 26 September 1830 in a book? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Monument to the Martyrs of the 1830 Revolution. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Monument to the Martyrs of the 1830 Revolution), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

-- RoySmith (talk) 12:02, 8 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

On 11 May 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Sluishuis, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Sluishuis (pictured) has a publicly accessible jetty where boats can moor? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Sluishuis. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Sluishuis), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Aoidh (talk) 00:02, 11 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

		Hook update
		Your hook reached 34,491 views (1,437.1 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of May 2023 – nice work!

GalliumBot (talk • contribs) (he/it) 03:27, 12 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

On 14 May 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Vanadium, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that vanadium (pictured) was named after the Norse goddess Freyja? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Vanadium. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Vanadium), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

 — Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 14 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

An audio production facility Hello, BorgQueen. The article for improvement of the week is: Audio editing software Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Tableau vivant • Meadow Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 15 May 2023 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • Opt-out instructionsReply[reply]

I'm not sure how this works precisely, but I am seeking to report a user under the name MrOllie who is obstructing my edits. On the Buck Breaker article, he continues to insist that the citations provided to an excerpt are supported, though after having checked the citations, they provide zero relevance to what is written on the wikipedia page. The wikipedia page excerpt in question is referring to a conspiracy about attempts to instill homosexuality within the black community and to feminize black men. The citation in question (Afrocentric Worldview, Hetero-Normative Ethos and Black LGBTQ Intellectuals Matriculating through Afrocentric Psychology Programs at Historically Black Colleges/Universities (HBCUs)), specifically discusses the LGTQ community in regards to the black community and within afrocentric studies and does not mention A) An attempt to instill homosexuality within the black community or B) An attempt to feminize black men. I hope you can warn him or settle the matter, as the wikipedia page itself is significantly lacking in reliable attribution and requires editing in order to reflect its lack-thereof.VirtualRebound22 (talk) 02:10, 26 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

VirtualRebound22 has been repeatedly deleting content with obviously false edit summaries - first claiming that there are no citations, and then instead claiming they don't support the content when pressed. Both claims are obviously false - the citation obviously supports the claim if you check it. MrOllie (talk) 02:14, 26 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Sorry guys. Please contact another admin. BorgQueen (talk) 02:26, 26 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

On 28 May 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article February Azure, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Russian artist Igor Grabar dug a trench in snow to paint February Azure (pictured)? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/February Azure. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, February Azure), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Aoidh (talk) 00:02, 28 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Popillia japonica, commonly known as the Japanese Beetle Hello, BorgQueen. The article for improvement of the week is: Japanese beetle Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Vandal Kingdom • Audio editing software Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 29 May 2023 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • Opt-out instructionsReply[reply]

On 4 June 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Visa policy of Azerbaijan, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that in 2017 the British travel magazine Wanderlust rated Azerbaijan's electronic visa as the easiest visa to obtain in the world? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Visa policy of Azerbaijan. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Visa policy of Azerbaijan), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Aoidh (talk) 00:02, 4 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

The Gutenberg Bible, the first printed Bible (mid-15th century) Hello, BorgQueen. The article for improvement of the week is: Bible Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Japanese beetle • Vandal Kingdom Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 5 June 2023 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • Opt-out instructionsReply[reply]

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

Administrator changes Ingenuity Ddstretch Prodego Resolute

CheckUser changes Courcelles

Guideline and policy news

• Following an RfC, editors indefinitely site-banned by community consensus will now have all rights, including sysop, removed.
• As a part of the Wikimedia Foundation's IP Masking project, a new policy has been created that governs the access to temporary account IP addresses. An associated FAQ has been created and individual communities can increase the requirements to view temporary account IP addresses.

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• Bot operators and tool maintainers should schedule time in the coming months to test and update their tools for the effects of IP masking. IP masking will not be deployed to any content wiki until at least October 2023 and is unlikely to be deployed to the English Wikipedia until some time in 2024.

Arbitration

• The arbitration case World War II and the history of Jews in Poland has been closed. The topic area of Polish history during World War II (1933-1945) and the history of Jews in Poland is subject to a "reliable source consensus-required" contentious topic restriction.

Miscellaneous

• Following a community referendum, the arbitration policy has been modified to remove the ability for users to appeal remedies to Jimbo Wales.

Hey BorgQueen, hope everything is going well. I now have four DYK noms piled up (some of them months old, and two recent ones). I wanted some help understanding what more is required on my part for them to be promoted. Really appreciate your help with this. I have some more ideas that I want to submit but I would like to make sure my nominations aren't being boycotted first.--NØ 18:35, 5 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Just wait. Probably it just takes time. BorgQueen (talk) 18:50, 5 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Alright, thanks.--NØ 12:58, 6 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I saw that you moved a promoted Nomination to an image slot. My first concern is that the image was not put forward as part of the nomination; and my second concern is that it may not be qualified as a free image. It is licensed ((PD-Peru-photo)) Bruxton (talk) 13:08, 11 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Bruxton moved to Prep 7 sans image. As for your first point, I was fairly certain the nominator, @Thebiguglyalien, wouldn't mind. But yes, we don't really know if the image is PD worldwide. Too bad! It would have gotten a lot of attention with that ghostly, eerie image. BorgQueen (talk) 13:24, 11 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

It was ghostly and spooky! If we can investigate the PD we may be able to use it. Bruxton (talk) 13:39, 11 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Bruxton the problem is that I couldn't figure out when it was first published. 1926 is old enough but it could have been first published much later, I suppose. BorgQueen (talk) 13:42, 11 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

On 12 June 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Kinjirō Ashiwara, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Kinjirō Ashiwara (pictured), a self-proclaimed emperor, initially called himself a general? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Kinjirō Ashiwara. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Kinjirō Ashiwara), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

-- RoySmith (talk) 00:02, 12 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

		Hook update
		Your hook reached 34,778 views (1,449.1 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of June 2023 – nice work!

GalliumBot (talk • contribs) (he/it) 03:27, 13 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Four T-72B tanks of the participants, 2013 Hello, BorgQueen. The article for improvement of the week is: Tank biathlon Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Bible • Japanese beetle Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 12 June 2023 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • Opt-out instructionsReply[reply]

I was not sure the Pope Sisinnius hook should be in the quirky slot. It involves religion and it is rather tragic. On the face of it it looks quirky but I hesitated because there are 1.3 billion Catholics in the world. I am not sure I am right so I just came here to explain why I did not place it in the quirky slot. Hope all is well! Bruxton (talk) 13:51, 16 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Bruxton please feel free to replace it! BorgQueen (talk) 13:55, 16 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

There is always a chance I am being too sensitive about it. I will ruminate on it. Bruxton (talk) 13:59, 16 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Epileptic spike and wave discharges monitored EEG Hello, BorgQueen. The article for improvement of the week is: Electroencephalography Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Tank biathlon • Bible Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 19 June 2023 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • Opt-out instructionsReply[reply]

It looks like Template:Did you know nominations/Order of Excellence for Women was a slog just to get to this point, but I was reviewing it and while Order of the Righteous Son of Sudan is good at 1843 characters of prose, Order of Excellence for Women only has 993 characters of prose. It looks like the initial comment by User:Muboshgu noted this and suggested that it needed to be expanded, but it looks like that detail got lost in the shuffle of ribbon color and verifiability concerns. I'll ping User:FuzzyMagma here but I didn't want to bring it to WT:DYK because I feel like I should ping everyone and that's too many people to ping without a suggested course of action, so I wanted to check with you before bringing it there and pinging 9(+) people. How should this be addressed, or User:FuzzyMagma do you think you can expand it out with at least 407 more characters of prose appropriately so that it's not an issue? - Aoidh (talk) 03:17, 21 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

The DYK code ignores text inside the box. Take that into consideration and it passes FuzzyMagma (talk) 05:40, 21 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

It ignores it because that's not prose, so it's not taken into consideration. Text in tables like that are very specifically excluded from being counted as prose length in WP:DYKCRIT. The article as written is not long enough to meet DYK's requirements. - Aoidh (talk) 05:45, 21 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@FuzzyMagma @Aoidh is correct I'm afraid. BorgQueen (talk) 06:22, 21 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Aoidh How it is not prose? how did you define prose? when did text inside a table did not become prose?

Anyway, let me take it from the table so the code can read it as prose.

Here, fixed the prose problem. Please confirm when you have time FuzzyMagma (talk) 11:32, 21 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@FuzzyMagma: Text within tables are not considered prose for the purposes of DYK, as explained at WP:DYKCRIT (Articles must have a minimum of 1,500 characters of prose (ignoring infoboxes, categories, references, lists, and tables etc.) (emphasis added) which has been the standard for over a decade. That said, moving the description into non-tabled prose satisfies WP:DYKCRIT, so there's no further issue from me. - Aoidh (talk) 17:43, 21 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I will put this forward for discussion. Do you know what will be the best avenue for that? FuzzyMagma (talk) 06:30, 22 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

WT:DYK is thataway, but I would recommend against picking a losing battle. theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/her) 09:52, 22 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Theleekycauldron if it was dicussed before then can you please share that. Maybe there were valid point that were made, or you can tell me your opinion too or why you think it is a lost cause FuzzyMagma (talk) 11:35, 23 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I went back and found when it was added to that particular page, which was December 29, 2007. However, it apparently existed elsewhere before that; this discussion predates that addition yet references that wording and this comment suggests that it was added to some other DYK rules page in April 2007, just over sixteen years ago. I went through each archive one at a time and looked for opposition to that addition and could not find any from its initial comment in Archive 19 all the way to Archive 36, when [[[Wikipedia talk:Did you know/Archive 36#Proposal|this discussion]] proposed some IAR "wriggle room" with the tables and other exclusions and did not gain traction, but even that did not suggest that content in tables should count outright. From there, there have been brief discussions where editors who included a table in an article would push back on the idea of their own tables not counting and it would be explained why that rule was there, but on the whole I haven't seen comments by other editors supporting content within tables counting for prose purposes at DYK. - Aoidh (talk) 03:48, 25 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

The water frame is a spinning frame that is powered by a water-wheel. Hello, BorgQueen. The article for improvement of the week is: Water frame Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Electroencephalography • Tank biathlon Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 26 June 2023 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • Opt-out instructionsReply[reply]

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

Administrator changes

Novem Linguae

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

Outdoor Tai chi practice in Beijing's Temple of Heaven Hello, BorgQueen. The article for improvement of the week is: Tai chi Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Water frame • Electroencephalography Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 3 July 2023 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • Opt-out instructionsReply[reply]

On 7 July 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Pachysentis, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that parasitic worms of genus Pachysentis have hooks on their heads (example pictured) and attach themselves to the intestine of the host? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Pachysentis. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Pachysentis), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

RoySmith (talk) 00:02, 7 July 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Literal translation is a translation of a text done by translating each word separately. Hello, BorgQueen. The article for improvement of the week is: Literal translation Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Tai chi • Water frame Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 10 July 2023 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • Opt-out instructionsReply[reply]

You have made 9,260 edits to Template:Did you know/Preparation area 1; how did that happen? I'm assuming it was in the early days of the project when DYK was substantially different in ways I don't know, but if it wasn't ... ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 21:31, 30 July 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I recall that there was only Prep 1 back then. BorgQueen (talk) 21:37, 30 July 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@AirshipJungleman29 BTW I'm talking about 2007-2010. Time flies! BorgQueen (talk) 21:47, 30 July 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Yeah that would explain it! ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 21:49, 30 July 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Michelangelo's David is the classical image of youthful male beauty in Western art. Hello, BorgQueen. The article for improvement of the week is: Man Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Act (drama) • Religious philosophy Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 31 July 2023 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • Opt-out instructionsReply[reply]

A goalkeeper in action Hello, BorgQueen. The article for improvement of the week is: Goalkeeper Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Man • Act (drama) Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 7 August 2023 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • Opt-out instructionsReply[reply]

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.

are you drunk???his name has also a Kurdish form in the webpage سورنا۸۱۱۸ (talk) 17:48, 9 August 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@سورنا۸۱۱۸ I'm not. The sentence still requires a citation as per WP:BLP. BorgQueen (talk) 23:16, 9 August 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@سورنا۸۱۱۸ I've changed his birthplace to Tehran, which is what the FBI source says. Hope this resolves the misunderstanding. BorgQueen (talk) 00:53, 16 August 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

in Persian biographies,all sources say kermanshah,you changed it to Tehran!!!! it's funny how you insist on a wrong claim سورنا۸۱۱۸ (talk) 06:49, 16 August 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@سورنا۸۱۱۸ Do you have a reliable source for that? BorgQueen (talk) 06:53, 16 August 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hi, The table at the top of Wikipedia:Recent additions appears to be broken. I don't know enough about how it works to try to fix it. Cavrdg (talk) 07:25, 10 August 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Theleekycauldron I've noticed it too. Any ideas? BorgQueen (talk) 07:41, 10 August 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Other than a bit of an awkward placement on the page because of the DYKbox, I'm not seeing much broken about it – what do you see? theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/her) 15:50, 10 August 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Theleekycauldron seems to have been fixed already lol. BorgQueen (talk) 15:53, 10 August 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

aha, looks like some vandalism got reverted. glad it's all worked out! :) theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/her) 16:00, 10 August 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hello,

Wikipedia notified me today that you reviewed my translation of the page about Aenetus of Amyclae. As I am new in creating/ translating articles and I have never had an article of mine been reviewed, could you explain to me briefly what that means. I did not spot a difference in the article ( though I might have just not noticed). Νικόλαος Δημήτριος Πούλος (talk) 10:31, 18 August 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Νικόλαος Δημήτριος Πούλος Must be an error. Nevermind. BorgQueen (talk) 10:52, 18 August 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Promptuarium Iconum Insigniorum you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Vaticidalprophet -- Vaticidalprophet (talk) 15:41, 24 August 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

An automated process has detected that when you recently edited Promptuarium Iconum Insigniorum, you added a link pointing to the disambiguation page Lex Cornelia.

(Opt-out instructions.) --DPL bot (talk) 06:05, 25 August 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Industrial cooking of mashed potatoes in a steam-jacketed combi kettle Hello, BorgQueen. The article for improvement of the week is: Mashed potato Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Physiology • Miss Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 28 August 2023 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • Opt-out instructionsReply[reply]

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.

Because you used a bot, the blankety-blank wouldn't let me thank you, so I came here personally to be sure you know I am totally overwhelmingly grateful for your help specifically - and truly - for any help I get with the details of referencing. I mostly suck at keeping all the tiny little details WP requires straight, and am admiring of those who manage it. So thank you. Show up on everything I do! Your contributions on conversion were many and valuable. Jenhawk777 (talk) 19:46, 2 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Oh no problem. I didn't even know the bot edited that article btw. BorgQueen (talk) 19:49, 2 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Ha ha!! It said it was suggested by you, so how does that work anyway? Does it go around randomly? Jenhawk777 (talk) 15:07, 3 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I usually assign them categories to work on. In your article's case it was Category:Use dmy dates from September 2023. BorgQueen (talk) 15:39, 3 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

The article Promptuarium Iconum Insigniorum you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Promptuarium Iconum Insigniorum for comments about the article, and Talk:Promptuarium Iconum Insigniorum/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article has never appeared on the Main Page as a "Did you know" item, and has not appeared within the last year either as "Today's featured article", or as a bold link under "In the news" or in the "On this day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear at DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On this day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Vaticidalprophet -- Vaticidalprophet (talk) 17:27, 3 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Double-rigged shrimp trawler hauling in the nets Hello, BorgQueen. The article for improvement of the week is: Fishing industry Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Mashed potato • Physiology Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 4 September 2023 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • Opt-out instructionsReply[reply]

Kind regards. I have removed the copyvio at the DYK nomination of the Parque Central Complex fire article as a last resort to solve the copyvio issue. Do you consider that the nomination could be reopened in light of this? Pinging @BlueMoonset: too, the last reviewer. Many thanks in advance. NoonIcarus (talk) 15:04, 8 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Juice for public consumption Hello, BorgQueen. The article for improvement of the week is: Juice Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Antebellum South • Fishing industry Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 18 September 2023 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • Opt-out instructionsReply[reply]

${\displaystyle v}$ vs ${\displaystyle t}$ graph for a moving particle under a non-uniform acceleration ${\displaystyle a}$. Hello, BorgQueen. The article for improvement of the week is: Motion Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Juice • Antebellum South Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 25 September 2023 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • Opt-out instructionsReply[reply]

Chinese blue and white porcelain jar, Ming dynasty, 15th century Hello, BorgQueen. The article for improvement of the week is: The arts Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Motion • Juice Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 2 October 2023 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • Opt-out instructionsReply[reply]

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

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• 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.

Miscellaneous

• The 2023 CheckUser and Oversight appointments process has concluded with the appointment of one new CheckUser.
• Self-nominations for the electoral commission for the 2023 Arbitration Committee elections opens on 2 October and closes on 8 October.

Witch-hunting is commonly motivated by religious superstition. Hello, BorgQueen. The article for improvement of the week is: Superstition Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: The arts • Motion Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 9 October 2023 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • Opt-out instructionsReply[reply]

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Luttra Woman you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Joe Roe -- Joe Roe (talk) 08:02, 9 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

The article Luttra Woman you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Luttra Woman for comments about the article, and Talk:Luttra Woman/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article has never appeared on the Main Page as a "Did you know" item, and has not appeared within the last year either as "Today's featured article", or as a bold link under "In the news" or in the "On this day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear at DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On this day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Joe Roe -- Joe Roe (talk) 10:02, 9 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hi, I wonder if you can take time and participate in reviewing the Electron backscatter diffraction article and support or oppose my feature article nomination at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Electron backscatter diffraction/archive1. Thanks FuzzyMagma (talk) 22:29, 10 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@FuzzyMagma I can't, I'm afraid. I know nothing about the subject. BorgQueen (talk) 22:34, 10 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

An IT8.7 Target by LaserSoft Imaging Hello, BorgQueen. The article for improvement of the week is: Color calibration Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Superstition • The arts Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 16 October 2023 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • Opt-out instructionsReply[reply]

I'm not sure "others" is needed here. If they are dead, are they not by definition separate from injured? Thoughts? Ed ^{[talk] [OMT]} 14:21, 26 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@The ed17 you're welcome to revert if you think it's unnecessary. BorgQueen (talk) 15:28, 26 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Various forms of severe weather Hello, BorgQueen. The article for improvement of the week is: Severe weather Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Power (social and political) • Color calibration Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:06, 30 October 2023 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • Opt-out instructionsReply[reply]

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

Administrator changes

0xDeadbeef

Tamzin

Dennis Brown

Interface administrator changes

Pppery

• Ragesoss
• TheresNoTime

Guideline and policy news

Technical news

• The WMF is working on making it possible for administrators to edit MediaWiki configuration directly. This is similar to previous work on Special:EditGrowthConfig. A technical RfC is running until November 08, where you can provide feedback.
• There is a proposed plan for re-enabling the Graph Extension. Feedback on this proposal is requested.

Arbitration

• Eligible editors are invited to self-nominate themselves from 12 November 2023 until 21 November 2023 to stand in the 2023 Arbitration Committee elections.
• Xaosflux, RoySmith and Cyberpower678 have been appointed to the Electoral Commission for the 2023 Arbitration Committee Elections. BusterD is the reserve commissioner.
• Following a motion, the contentious topic designation of Prem Rawat has been struck. Actions previously taken using this contentious topic designation are still in force.
• Following several motions, multiple topic areas are no longer designated as a contentious topic. These contentious topic designations were from the Editor conduct in e-cigs articles, Liancourt Rocks, Longevity, Medicine, September 11 conspiracy theories, and Shakespeare authorship question cases.
• Following a motion, remedies 3.1 (All related articles under 1RR whenever the dispute over naming is concerned), 6 (Stalemate resolution) and 30 (Administrative supervision) of the Macedonia 2 case have been rescinded.
• Following a motion, remedy 6 (One-revert rule) of the The Troubles case has been amended.
• An arbitration case named Industrial agriculture has been opened. Evidence submissions in this case close 8 November.

Miscellaneous

• The Articles for Creation backlog drive is happening in November 2023, with 700+ drafts pending reviews for in the last 4 months or so. In addition to the AfC participants, all administrators and New Page Patrollers can conduct reviews using the helper script, Yet Another AFC Helper Script, which can be enabled in the Gadgets settings. Sign up here to participate!

Logo for 3dfx Hello, BorgQueen. The article for improvement of the week is: 3dfx Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Play (theatre) • Severe weather Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 13 November 2023 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • Opt-out instructionsReply[reply]

Institute for sports science in Japan Hello, BorgQueen. The article for improvement of the week is: Sports science Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Human-centered design • 3dfx Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 27 November 2023 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • Opt-out instructionsReply[reply]

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A Mountfield church in East Sussex Hello, BorgQueen. The article for improvement of the week is: East Sussex Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Sports science • Human-centered design Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 4 December 2023 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • Opt-out instructionsReply[reply]

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

Administrator changes

• Ganesha811
• JPxG

• Ajpolino
• Lourdes
• Mairi
• RockMFR
• Somno
• WilyD

Beeblebrox → Just Step Sideways

CheckUser changes

• Beeblebrox
• Opabinia regalis

Oversight changes

• Beeblebrox
• Opabinia regalis

Guideline and policy news

• Following a talk page discussion, the Administrators' accountability policy has been updated to note that while it is considered best practice for administrators to have notifications (pings) enabled, this is not mandatory. Administrators who do not use notifications are now strongly encouraged to indicate this on their user page.

Arbitration

• Following a motion, the Extended Confirmed Restriction has been amended, removing the allowance for non-extended-confirmed editors to post constructive comments on the "Talk:" namespace. Now, non-extended-confirmed editors may use the "Talk:" namespace solely to make edit requests related to articles within the topic area, provided that their actions are not disruptive.
• The Arbitration Committee has announced a call for Checkusers and Oversighters, stating that it will currently be accepting applications for CheckUser and/or Oversight permissions at any point in the year.
• Eligible users are invited to vote on candidates for the Arbitration Committee until 23:59 December 11, 2023 (UTC). Candidate statements can be seen here.

Online encyclopedias, also called Internet encyclopedias, are digital encyclopedias accessible through the Internet. Hello, BorgQueen. The article for improvement of the week is: Online encyclopedia Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: International trade law • East Sussex Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 18 December 2023 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • Opt-out instructionsReply[reply]

Cycle between autotrophs and heterotrophs: autotrophs use light, carbon dioxide, and water to form oxygen and organic compounds, mainly through the process of photosynthesis (green arrow). Hello, BorgQueen. The article for improvement of the week is: Carbon source (biology) Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Online encyclopedia • International trade law Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 25 December 2023 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • Opt-out instructionsReply[reply]

Merry Christmas, BorgQueen! Wishing you Season's Greetings and a Happy Winter Solstice! As the year comes to a close, I want to express my appreciation for your dedicated efforts on Wikipedia and extend heartfelt thanks for your assistance throughout the years. May the holiday season bring you and your loved ones abundant joy, good health, and prosperity.

RV (talk) 06:53, 25 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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

Administrator changes

Clovermoss

Dennis Brown

• Julia W
• Marasmusine
• PBS

CheckUser changes

• Aoidh
• HJ Mitchell
• Sdrqaz
• Spicy
• ToBeFree
• Vanamonde93
• Z1720

Maxim

• Enterprisey
• Izno
• SilkTork

Oversighter changes

• Aoidh
• Firefly
• Sdrqaz
• ToBeFree
• Z1720

Maxim

• Enterprisey
• Izno
• SilkTork

Arbitration

• Following the 2023 Arbitration Committee elections, the following editors have been appointed to the Arbitration Committee: Aoidh, Cabayi, Firefly, HJ Mitchell, Maxim, Sdrqaz, ToBeFree, Z1720.
• Following a motion, the Arbitration Committee rescinded the restrictions on the page name move discussions for the two Ireland pages that were enacted in June 2009.
• The arbitration case Industrial agriculture has been closed.

Miscellaneous

• The New Pages Patrol backlog drive is happening in January 2024 to reduce the backlog of articles in the new pages feed. Currently, there is a backlog of over 13,000 unreviewed articles awaiting review. Sign up here to participate!

An antacid is a substance which neutralizes stomach acidity and is used to relieve heartburn, indigestion or an upset stomach. Hello, BorgQueen. The article for improvement of the week is: Antacid Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Fish slice • Carbon source (biology) Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 8 January 2024 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • Opt-out instructionsReply[reply]

Visualization of one newton of force Hello, BorgQueen. The article for improvement of the week is: Newton (unit) Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Shovel • Antacid Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 22 January 2024 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • Opt-out instructionsReply[reply]

Mahatma Gandhi with a young Indira Ghandi, during his fast in 1924 Hello, BorgQueen. The article for improvement of the week is: Hunger strike Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Newton (unit) • Shovel Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 29 January 2024 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • Opt-out instructionsReply[reply]

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

Administrator changes

• Red-tailed hawk
• Robertsky

• Ameliorate!
• Ancheta Wis
• Anthony Bradbury (deceased)
• Cobi
• Ev
• Moondyne
• Worm That Turned

Bureaucrat changes

Worm That Turned

CheckUser changes

Wugapodes

Interface administrator changes

• Enterprisey
• Izno

Guideline and policy news

• An RfC about increasing the inactivity requirement for Interface administrators is open for feedback.

Technical news

• Pages that use the JSON contentmodel will now use tabs instead of spaces for auto-indentation. This will significantly reduce the page size. (T326065)

Arbitration

• Following a motion, the Arbitration Committee adopted a new enforcement restriction on January 4, 2024, wherein the Committee may apply the 'Reliable source consensus-required restriction' to specified topic areas.
• Community feedback is requested for a draft to replace the "Information for administrators processing requests" section at WP:AE.

Miscellaneous

• Voting in the 2024 Steward elections will begin on 06 February 2024, 14:00 (UTC) and end on 27 February 2024, 14:00 (UTC). The confirmation process of current stewards is being held in parallel. You can automatically check your eligibility to vote.
• A vote to ratify the charter for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) is open till 2 February 2024, 23:59:59 (UTC) via Secure Poll. All eligible voters within the Wikimedia community have the opportunity to either support or oppose the adoption of the U4C Charter and share their reasons. The details of the voting process and voter eligibility can be found here.
• Community Tech has made some preliminary decisions about the future of the Community Wishlist Survey. In summary, they aim to develop a new, continuous intake system for community technical requests that improves prioritization, resource allocation, and communication regarding wishes. Read more
• The Unreferenced articles backlog drive is happening in February 2024 to reduce the backlog of articles tagged with ((Unreferenced)). You can help reduce the backlog by adding citations to these articles. Sign up to participate!

Various pâtés Hello, BorgQueen. The article for improvement of the week is: Pâté Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Hunger strike • Newton (unit) Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 5 February 2024 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • Opt-out instructionsReply[reply]