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Template:PoolGuy has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. Izno (talk) 18:57, 12 January 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hello, I will ask you this outside of COIN. What was the reason for the self-reporting to COIN? You moved User:Stifle/Charity Bank in 2020 and everything seemed static. --SVTCobra 15:06, 21 January 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

My boss randomly asked me how the article was going and I looked back in the email chain from 2020, saw that nothing had happened, refreshed myself on the rules for paid editing to see if I could brief a colleague on how to start the ball rolling again, and then realised I was in breach of the admin rules. Charity Bank has high ethical standards so I felt that it was necessary to own up. Stifle (talk) 15:09, 21 January 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Well, you are definitely WP:PE besides the WP:COI. While Alex may be right in COIN, you just said it was an assignment in your job. Nevertheless, Google's AI is thwarting me in searching for news on your bank. How small is it? Is online only? What is the AUM and how many employees? --SVTCobra 15:47, 21 January 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Charity Bank has assets of approximately a quarter of a billion GBP. It has very limited online operations, mainly operating in person and by telephone. There are 50-60 employees. Stifle (talk) 15:52, 21 January 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Frankly, I expecting to hear it was all online. BTW, I'd feel better if you let me take it into draftspace before editing. --SVTCobra 16:04, 21 January 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I am not opposed to that as a concept, but I don't want to start the 6-month clock running until I know that someone is going to actually start editing it :) Stifle (talk) 16:12, 21 January 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

OK, I leave it to you. --SVTCobra 16:15, 21 January 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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Hi @Stifle:, I am pleased to present my views infront of you. I personally requested you to moved back to this article to Ahmedabad IPL Team. Thank you! Fade258 (talk) 11:34, 8 February 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

 Not done. Move protection is not an endorsement of the current page version; it is in place to stop people moving the page back and forth pointlessly. Stifle (talk) 12:24, 8 February 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Ok. Thank you ! Fade258 (talk) 12:30, 8 February 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

how are you doing — Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.153.230.222 (talk) 16:00, 10 February 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hi Stifle. I opened this CfD[1] some time. Although everyone voiced support, it hasn't been closed/implemented yet. Would you be willing to take a look? Thanks, - LouisAragon (talk) 23:14, 11 February 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I'm out of practice with CFDs; try WP:ANRFC. Stifle (talk) 16:33, 12 February 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File talk:Aardakh 1944.jpg, a page which you created or substantially contributed to, has been nominated for deletion. Your opinions on the matter are welcome; you may participate in the discussion by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/File talk:Aardakh 1944.jpg and please be sure to sign your comments with four tildes (~~~~). You are free to edit the content of File talk:Aardakh 1944.jpg during the discussion but should not remove the miscellany for deletion template from the top of the page; such a removal will not end the deletion discussion. Thank you. Alaexis_¿question? 12:59, 25 February 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hello, Stifle,

You know, my recent experiences at Deletion Review confirm to me what I have suspected about CSD G4, articles tagged and sitting in Category:Candidates for speedy deletion as pages previously deleted via deletion discussion can sit there for days before there is an admin who will take action on them. It's one of the most neglected speedy deletion categories. Other CSD categories get regularly cleared out throughout the day but articles sit in this one for hours and days. There are too many potential minefields and being taken to Deletion review over what you thought was a fair decision is not a pleasant experience even when one is honest, open and forthcoming with responses.

I believe in transparency and admin accountability. But I think I'll join the other admins who avoid evaluating pages tagged CSD G4 because our judgment calls will just bring us to Deletion review. None of my other deletions on articles in other CSD categories, PRODs or AFDs have been questioned at DR so I guess I'm a decent admin but not a good judge of what qualifies as a legitimate CSD G4 tagging.

It would be helpful if you worked into your editing schedule a review of articles tagged CSD G4. They could use some attention from an admin who apparently has a keener sense of what qualifies as recreated page and is eligible for deletion and what doesn't. We could use the extra help! Thank you. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 23:25, 25 February 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thanks, I'll try to go there from time to time. Stifle (talk) 17:59, 26 February 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

That would be great, Stifle.

And there is a shortage of admins closing AFDs, an admin activity which I had little experience with until January. But every time I check the deletion pages (AFDs, TFDs, RFDs, CFDs), there are plenty of discussions to close. I don't know what happened to the admins who used to do this because I see the same 4 or 5 admins closing all of the discussions. And I think for the project, it would be healthier to see a lot of admins closing a few discussions each rather than a handful closing most of them. But after my experience at Deletion Review, I'm reluctant to close any discussion that might be controversial. I understand about admin accountability but it is no fun to get called to Deletion Review for what you thought was a straight-forward decision and get scrutinized. I guess that possibility just comes with the job. Take care. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 03:35, 3 March 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I think we just have insufficient admins nowadays. Stifle (talk) 21:14, 4 March 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

An editor has asked for a deletion review of Brett Perlmutter. Because you closed the deletion discussion for this page, speedily deleted it, or otherwise were interested in the page, you might want to participate in the deletion review. Ksoze1 (talk) 14:58, 21 March 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hello Stifle,

Just letting you know (respectfully) that I am requesting a deletion review of your closure of Brett Perlmutter's deletion nomination. I do believe consensus was reached, as the only account arguing to keep the page was the creator of the account themself, who has made few other edits to wikipedia other than that page. When accounting for that, consensus appeared to be for deletion, with the possible merging of select data into another page.

I requested the review without consulting you first based on you stating in your talk page that this was your preference. Thank you for your continued excellent work as an admin! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ksoze1 (talk • contribs) 14:56, 21 March 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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Happy adminship anniversary! Hi Stifle! On behalf of the Birthday Committee, I'd like to wish you a very happy 14th anniversary of your successful request for adminship. Enjoy this special day! ((u|Sdkb)) talk 07:31, 7 March 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Wishing Stifle a very happy adminship anniversary on behalf of the Birthday Committee! Best wishes! CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 11:34, 7 March 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Care you explain how is this a keep given that there was no consensus that the topic is notable, most of the keep arguments simply said "it's notable", and nobody refuted the idea that the article violates NOT and REALWORLD (aside from special pleading)? Avilich (talk) 01:19, 8 March 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

There is no possibility that this deletion discussion could reasonably have been closed any other way, based on the number and weight of arguments. Feel free to go to DRV. Stifle (talk) 10:35, 8 March 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Uh, no consensus? A substantial number of participants felt that the sourcing was inadequate, or that the NOT policy was not being complied with (which would have invalidated notability concerns), and none of the arguments against that were well addressed (unless you think pure headcounts should be decisive). The only way you can say that it couldn't have been closed any other way is if you pretend these participants don't exist. Avilich (talk) 14:15, 8 March 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

If you would be satisfied with no-consensus I'm open to considering amending to that, but obviously the article will still be kept. Or you could consider merging it, an option I explicitly mentioned as possible in my closure. Stifle (talk) 14:21, 8 March 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

If you can amend it to no consensus, I'll call it a day. I mention this because, despite your explicit mention of the possibility of a merger, one editor in the talk page is already taking notability for granted based on the 'keep' closure, ignoring your subsequent comments, and some people can be stubborn with this. A 'no consensus' would eliminate confusion and, strictly speaking, be more accurate. Avilich (talk) 14:28, 8 March 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Okay, done. Have a good day. Stifle (talk) 14:44, 8 March 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thanks. Avilich (talk) 14:47, 8 March 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Would you consider a similar move to "no consensus" at this AfD? Your closure says that the references "have been adequately debated" but in reality, not a single argument showing why the references fail was responded to - can't describe that as a debate. On another day its possible this might have been closed with the reason that the "weight" of argument favours Delete. HighKing⁺⁺ 19:23, 28 March 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

• In this case, I don't think I will. There is only the nominator and one other person supporting deletion, and the comments indicate that people have taken policy into account in making them. It is not for me as closer to determine that contributors have interpreted and applied policy wrongly; I can only discount them if their comments are clearly inconsistent.
  I note you were in favour of a redirect, and my closure doesn't prevent that. Stifle (talk) 12:31, 29 March 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Hi, thanks for considering at least. I don't agree when you say that "comments indicate that people have taken policy into account" in relation to Keep !votes. Only the last Keep !vote references any guidelines. But it was a poor AfD in any case so no probs with your decision, just asked if a No Consensus might be more appropriate. Thanks again. HighKing⁺⁺ 19:31, 29 March 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Wikipedia:You don't need to cite that the sky is blue, a page which you created or substantially contributed to, has been nominated for deletion. Your opinions on the matter are welcome; you may participate in the discussion by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:You don't need to cite that the sky is blue and please be sure to sign your comments with four tildes (~~~~). You are free to edit the content of Wikipedia:You don't need to cite that the sky is blue during the discussion but should not remove the miscellany for deletion template from the top of the page; such a removal will not end the deletion discussion. Thank you. - car chasm (talk) 05:32, 7 April 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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Hi Stifle. Does this ring a bell? — Marchjuly (talk) 10:23, 14 April 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

No. Rather odd. Already been reverted by someone else, but a very strange first edit. Stifle (talk) 11:34, 14 April 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Perhaps it was just a weird one-time thing. It did seem odd for that new account to show up out of the blue and single out two of your comments though. Sometimes that can indicate someone holding a grudge for some previous interaction, but it could also just be random in that someone simply didn't like what you posted. Oh well, Ob La Di Ob La Da. -- Marchjuly (talk) 02:52, 15 April 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

22:53, 15 April 2022 (UTC)

Dear Stifle, The original concern about this article was that it was "An essentially unsourced article about an ordinary person who apparently has an article because he holds a long-extinct (indeed, by now fictitious) title of nobility." I added multiple references to this article from sources such as the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Detroit Free Press. The subject of this article clearly meets Wikipedia:Notability. Please reconsider your decision for whih you have provided no explanation. Noel S McFerran (talk) 14:41, 21 April 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I'm very happy with my closure, which reflected that the discussion was, with the exception of your view, unanimous. "Explanations" or closing statements are not a requirement and are only customary where there is some special reason for not following the apparent majority. Stifle (talk) 08:03, 22 April 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

An editor has asked for a deletion review of Dream Games. Because you closed the deletion discussion for this page, speedily deleted it, or otherwise were interested in the page, you might want to participate in the deletion review. H5r2n (talk) 13:43, 22 April 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

You made national news for deleting Rosemont Seneca Partners. 2603:6000:9341:1033:D96F:CDA8:CC82:ECD4 (talk) 15:07, 23 April 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

How amusing. Stifle (talk) 17:53, 24 April 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@2603:6000:9341:1033:D96F:CDA8:CC82:ECD4 174.247.253.198 (talk) 09:31, 14 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Sorry to bother you, can you take another look at this? You closing comment appears to indicate you mean this to have a different outcome. Thank you. HighKing⁺⁺ 10:39, 26 April 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Yup that's a misclick. Reclosing as delete. Stifle (talk) 11:36, 26 April 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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• Remedy 2 of the St Christopher case has been rescinded following a motion. The remedy previously authorised administrators to place a ban on single-purpose accounts who were disruptively editing on the article St Christopher Iba Mar Diop College of Medicine or related pages from those pages.

In case you hadn't seen it, this AfD closure of yours has been taken to DRV; see Wikipedia:Deletion review/Log/2022 May 18. Regards, Extraordinary Writ (talk) 06:43, 19 May 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

An editor has asked for a deletion review of List of future or partially complete Interstates in North Carolina. Because you closed the deletion discussion for this page, speedily deleted it, or otherwise were interested in the page, you might want to participate in the deletion review. DiscoA340 (talk) 14:37, 19 May 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Deletion review is a venue to handle cases where deletion review has not been properly followed. It is not a venue to merely express a disagreement with or objection to the outcome of a properly-closed deletion discussion.

— Stifle (talk) 08:26, 30 May 2022 (UTC)

— Preceding unsigned comment added by Palosirkka (talk • contribs) 12:12, 30 May 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

They don't. The place to express a disagreement with a deletion nomination is at that deletion nomination. If it goes against you, you don't get a second bite at the cherry. Stifle (talk) 13:20, 30 May 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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Arbitration

• Remedy 2 of the Rachel Marsden case has been rescinded following a motion. The remedy previously authorised administrators to delete or reduce to a stub, together with their talk pages, articles related to Rachel Marsden when they violate Wikipedia's biographies of living persons policy.
• An arbitration case regarding WikiProject Tropical Cyclones has been closed.

You have previously blocked User:Commonedits for “disruptive and tendentious editing, incivility, making frivolous deletion nominations, and generally leaving a trail of mess behind you for people to clean up” Their recent appalling personal attacks in edit summaries warrant a further block in my opinion, details here [2], here [3] and here [4] Thank you for taking a look. Theroadislong (talk) 16:22, 27 June 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Already blocked for 1 month by Cullen328. Stifle (talk) 08:24, 28 June 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Regarding this edit: by "they should resile from closing the discussion", did you mean to say something like "refrain"? isaacl (talk) 15:47, 29 June 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

No, I meant "resile", to recoil/recede or step back from their plan to close. "Refrain" is equivalent in meaning for the purpose of the proposal, though. Stifle (talk) 15:53, 29 June 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thanks for the explanation. isaacl (talk) 20:29, 29 June 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hi Stifle, thanks for knocking out the RPP request re Stavros Halkias. There is a discussion on the talk page, but the IP/SPA does not participate in it. If RPP isn't the way to go about resolving this, could you suggest a better set of next steps? Thank you, Brycehughes (talk) 17:51, 7 July 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

• I'm happy to full-protect it for a week if you think that would be of use, but semi-protecting is basically saying "IP editor is wrong, go away". Stifle (talk) 08:17, 8 July 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

  The problem is that the IP/SPA has found YouTube clips of the guy saying controversial things and then used those as a source to say, "Halkias' use of slurs and reliance on offensive humor (on topics including LGBTQ+ issues, the intellectually disabled, victims of child molestation, and terrorism) have long been a hallmark of the program's material." Fine, I have no skin in this game. But it's clearly OR on a BLP article and so far as I know should be removed pretty quickly. You can see now that many editors have thought the same thing and that the edit history is a right mess (even since I wrote this on your talk page and went to sleep the battle has continued). It has been brought up on the talk page. The IP/SPA has not engaged on the talk page. So given that dispute resolution requires two to tango, I'm not really sure what the process should be here other than what I've done historically, which is saying "IP editor is wrong, go away" via RPP, outside of asking an admin, which I'm doing. Brycehughes (talk) 10:30, 8 July 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

  Are we looking at the same page? There's been one (1) edit since you first wrote your message to me. I don't personally think this is a policy breach, but I am not perfect and not always right, so you could file a request at WP:BLPN if you'd like other views. Stifle (talk) 10:34, 8 July 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

  You're right, I lazily glanced at the history and saw a revert cycle – I guess it was since I had last bothered to look at it. Sounds like the next step would be WP:BLPN (which I didn't know existed). Thanks for the help. Brycehughes (talk) 10:44, 8 July 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

  Well someone at BLPN just did a RPP request. Massive shrug. Brycehughes (talk) 11:16, 8 July 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hello. I noticed you recently placed ((uw-3rr)) on Schläger4's talk page, telling them they are edit warring on the page War in Afghanistan (2001–2021). I've checked the user's edits and they seem to be reverts of obvious vandalism, an exemption to the 3rr, meaning that warning template was placed incorrectly. ~~ lol1VNIO (I made a mistake? talk to me • contribs) 09:42, 8 July 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

• Oops, looks like an oversight. Thanks for flagging. Stifle (talk) 09:47, 8 July 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I just want to say thank u for protecting the stadium tour page. There is probably a lot of people who want to read about it but can’t because of douchebags like the people who vandalize pages. But thanks to u now people can read it without worrying about random douchebags putting wrong information on it.

Ytzesza (talk) 15:32, 8 July 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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• user_global_editcount is a new variable that can be used in abuse filters to avoid affecting globally active users. (T130439)

Arbitration

• An arbitration case regarding conduct in deletion-related editing has been opened.

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I've read Wikipedia:Wikipedia is not a dictionary, which clearly distinguishes between stubs that have the potential to become fleshed out articles and dictionary entries not suited for Wikipedia. Most editors in the deletion discussion argue that it's the former, based on reliable sources that significantly cover the topic. I don't see where that guideline encourages the deletion of stubs about notable topics that initially resemble dictionary entries. Could you quote from the policy or guideline that are you relying on to outweigh the majority support of !keep at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Authoritarian enclave? (t · c) buidhe 16:32, 13 July 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hi. I share Buidhe's view. How does WP:NEXIST not apply here? Your close appears to treat notability as being judged on the state of the article. Regards, Goldsztajn (talk) 21:32, 13 July 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

• As explained in my talk page header and notice, I consider all my deletion decisions carefully and do not change them based on talk page requests. I am more than happy to restore as a draft if either of you wish to improve the article, but at the moment it breaches WP:NOT, a policy, and arguments that say it doesn't are to be given less weight. Stifle (talk) 08:28, 14 July 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

  @Stifle my apologies, I missed the waiver note. Regards, Goldsztajn (talk) 10:15, 14 July 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

An editor has asked for a deletion review of Jason Perry (politician). Because you closed the deletion discussion for this page, speedily deleted it, or otherwise were interested in the page, you might want to participate in the deletion review. Trimfrim20 (talk) 16:37, 13 July 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I believe you missed an important point in the closure of the AfD as keep: all Keep !votes came from editors WP:CANVASSED from the Polish Wikipedia. On the other hand, all legitimate participants !voted for Delete. I think therefore the consensus was clearly for deletion. Tercer (talk) 17:19, 13 July 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

An editor has asked for a deletion review of Łukaszyk–Karmowski metric. Because you closed the deletion discussion for this page, speedily deleted it, or otherwise were interested in the page, you might want to participate in the deletion review. XOR'easter (talk) 19:16, 13 July 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

An editor has asked for a deletion review of Authoritarian enclave. Because you closed the deletion discussion for this page, speedily deleted it, or otherwise were interested in the page, you might want to participate in the deletion review. Goldsztajn (talk) 00:40, 15 July 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Stifle I would like to thank you for keeping the article I nominated -- Artemsil. I decided that if it was created by a blocked user (@MER-C blocked them) it should be removed. But later I read carefully the guidelines and didn't find such a reason. I've already asked to withdraw my AfD nominations because of the same reason. What would you suggest to do? How to withdraw those nominations? I feel silly a littlbe bit. Молдовський винний погріб (talk) 12:43, 15 July 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

No need to feel silly. You can withdraw by simply writing on the AFD discussion page that you'd like to withdraw the nomination, and someone will come by and tidy it up for you. We do normally delete contributions of banned users (see WP:BAN) but a ban is different to a block. Stifle (talk) 13:17, 15 July 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. The thread is Editor making rapid, nonsense !votes at AfD and refusing to accept new sports SNG. Thank you. StAnselm (talk) 18:24, 2 August 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

News and updates for administrators from the past month (July 2022).

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• An RfC has been closed with consensus to add javascript that will show edit notices for editors editing via a mobile device. This only works for users using a mobile browser, so iOS app editors will still not be able to see edit notices.
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• Remedy 8.1 of the Muhammad images case will be rescinded 1 November following a motion.
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Hey, Stifle. I'd like to wish you a wonderful First Edit Day on behalf of the Wikipedia Birthday Committee! Have a great day! Chris Troutman (talk) 18:42, 6 October 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Happy First Edit Day! Hi Stifle! On behalf of the Birthday Committee, I'd like to wish you a very happy anniversary of the day you made your first edit and became a Wikipedian! CAPTAIN RAJU(T) 20:17, 6 October 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hi Stifle, I have undeleted King Kamehameha I Day, which you deleted in accordance with WP:CSD#G5. I think this was deleted by mistake because Jasonagastrich moved Kamehameha Day to its current title, which shows him as the author of the resulting redirect. As a result, you landed on King Kamehameha I Day and deleted it. Neither are eligible for speedy deletion, though. ✗plicit 11:54, 21 October 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thanks for fixing my mess. Stifle (talk) 12:39, 21 October 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I also restored Category:Grocery stores in Hawaii. CSD G5 doesn't apply to either occupied categories or transcluded templates which can be nominated for deletion (at CFD or TFD) instead (see WP:BANREVERT). But I wasn't exactly sure if this editor was a sockpuppet, there is no tag on his User page and it's not mentioned in the block notice. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 19:37, 21 October 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

He's not a sockpuppet, in the sense that he isn't trying to hide the fact that he's using other accounts, he's just a banned user who re-registered. Stifle (talk) 08:03, 25 October 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thank you very much for considering about me. Forgive me for this time. There are some problem in my mobile.I am trying to fix them. Rojer Aurther (talk) 08:37, 25 October 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Don't make me regret giving you a chance. Please try to edit from a computer sometimes; the mobile app and website have a lot of deficiencies. Stifle (talk) 09:10, 25 October 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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That looked like something that for sure should have been relisted: one redirect !vote, one keep stating sigcov, and no other comments. Would you be willing to relist, or should I take this to deletion review? BeanieFan11 (talk) 22:20, 22 November 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

There was enough contribution for me to be comfortable closing the debate, and my decision not to relist it was informed by the rubric outlined at WP:RELIST.

If you feel the article should be restored as a full article, it's open to you to undo the redirect if you expand it sufficiently.

If you feel the article should have been deleted rather than redirected, you are welcome to list at DRV if you wish, though I rather doubt that will get anywhere.

Or is it something else? Stifle (talk) 09:45, 23 November 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thank you for merging this entry into "Ad Astra". IMO, The distinction between the two phrases is not enough to justify two separate articles. It should be clearly identified as a distinct variant in the merged article and I am sure you will do it.

It may be too late to comment on the merge itself but what I have to add is more appropriate to the merge process itself. Specifically, I wanted to bring to your attention the link to "Ad Astra per aspera" in the Apollo_1 article which should be updated to reflect the merge when it happens.

The plaque for "the crew of Apollo 1" is seen in Armageddon (1998 film).^[1] The "Dedicated to the living memory of the crew of the Apollo 1" plaque is quoted at the end of Wayne Hale's Requiem for the NASA Space Shuttle program.^[2]

NASA The plaque image already appears in the Apollo_1 article but you may want to consider preserving it (with the link back to the crew of Apollo 1) in the new merged page. Many people who are too young to remember the Apollo 1 themselves still associate the phrase with space exploration having been inspired by or exposed to it through Armageddon (1998 film), notable Engineers like Wayne Hale or newer sci-Fi films like Ad_Astra_(film). Annette Maon (talk) 09:49, 25 November 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

This is something you would need to take forward on the article talk page. I will not be performing the merger. Stifle (talk) 12:58, 25 November 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

This is my first time dealing with a merge. Which article talk page should I post my comments on? Is there some way for me to know who is doing the merge before it is finalized? I do not log in very often and I only got notified of the Merge decision after discussion was closed for discussion. At this stage, I am not sure what the appropriate/relevant talk page would be. Annette Maon (talk) 15:45, 25 November 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

It would be Talk:Ad astra (phrase). I do not know who will be performing the merge, but they should read that page before doing so.

Unfortunately I'm not in a position to provide you with general one-to-one assistance, but try Wikipedia:Help desk if you need more help. Stifle (talk) 16:27, 25 November 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Pro forma notification re: Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard#Long_stale_DRV although I don't think it's actually required in this case. We're all on the same page. Have a great day Star Mississippi 20:08, 27 November 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (November 2022).

Administrator changes

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• Consensus has been found in an RfC to automatically place RfAs on hold after one week.
• The article creation at scale RfC has been closed.
• An RfC on the banners for the December 2022 fundraising campaign has been closed.

Technical news

• A new preference named "Enable limited width mode" has been added to the Vector 2022 skin. The preference is also shown as a toggle on every page if your monitor is 1600 pixels or wider. When disabled it removes the whitespace added by Vector 2022 on the left and right of the page content. Disabling this preference has the same effect as enabling the wide-vector-2022 gadget. (T319449)

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• Eligible users are invited to vote on candidates for the Arbitration Committee until 23:59 December 12, 2022 (UTC). Candidate statements can be seen here.
• The proposed decision for the 2021-22 review of the discretionary sanctions system is open.
• The arbitration case Reversal and reinstatement of Athaenara's block has been closed.
• The arbitration case Stephen has been opened and the proposed decision is expected 1 December 2022.
• A motion has modified the procedures for contacting an admin facing Level 2 desysop.

Miscellaneous

• Tech tip: A single IPv6 connection usually has access to a "subnet" of 18 quintillion IPs. Add /64 to the end of an IP in Special:Contributions to see all of a subnet's edits, and consider blocking the whole subnet rather than an IP that may change within a minute.

Quick question, when you declined the speedy deletion did you see the note on the Talk page? Although there are multi editors aside from the cited Museeritrean2514, the other two biggest editors were also blocked as sockpuppets or meatpuppets of Museeritrean2514 (those three alone are responsible for 76% of the article), and some of the other editors even though they weren't blocked as socks were described as "suspicious" in the SPI. AlistairMcMillan (talk) 13:41, 15 December 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

No, I don't look at talk pages on speedy deletion review normally unless there's a dispute or other flag.

CSD:G5 requires that the article have "no substantial edits by others". 22% of the article being by non-problematic users passes the "substantial" mark for me and as such if you wish for the article to be deleted, you'll need to either delete it under your own authority, use PROD or AFD. Stifle (talk) 14:09, 15 December 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Happy New Year!

Stifle,
Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia.
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Happy New Year!

Stifle,
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Hello, I saw your AFD closing statement in Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Massacres of Azerbaijanis in Armenia in 1917–1921 and I now see your talk page notice suggesting to go to deletion review, and I'm not going to ask you to change the result here. I wanted to ask if it is possible to place the article on deletion review again, given that it was already reopened per deletion review. Support to keep that just amounts to "I see lots of footnotes so it must be well sourced" ignored all of the issues pointed out in the AFD on how most of the citations were either unreliable or said something different from the text in the article. I had hoped for an actual discussion of how much the article content [doesn't] correlate with the sources. Dallavid (talk) 20:09, 4 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

There is nothing stopping you from listing on DRV again, but I expect it would just result in another 3 weeks of arguments and entrenched positions becoming even more so. In my personal opinion a better alternative would be to try to discuss and improve the article for a few months on the talk page, and if unable to resolve notability concerns, list in AFD again later this year.

Good luck. Stifle (talk) 10:12, 5 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

A bit of a fallacy I noticed some users argue after the AFD was reopened was that the article shouldn't be deleted for having unreliable sources because it would be better to replace them with reliable sources instead. The problem is that reliable sources for this subject don't exist. Some time after opening the AFD, I decided to take a look at the genocide denialist McCarthy source "The Ethnic Cleansing of Ottoman Muslims 1821-1922" out of curiosity to see how immediately obvious it's unreliability should've been. And I discovered that, although Olympian removed the McCarthy citations after him being a genocide denier was pointed out, the entire article was still heavily based on McCarthy's claims, specifically from pages 208 to 221. --Dallavid (talk) 21:37, 5 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

News and updates for administrators from the past month (December 2022).

Administrator changes

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Guideline and policy news

• Speedy deletion criterion A5 (transwikied articles) has been repealed following an unopposed proposal.

Arbitration

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• Following an RfC, the administrator policy now requires that prior written consent be gained from the Arbitration Committee to mark a block as only appealable to the committee.
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Arbitration

• The arbitration case Armenia-Azerbaijan 3 has been opened and the proposed decision is expected 24 February 2023.
• In December, the contentious topics procedure was adopted which replaces the former discretionary sanctions system. The contentious topics procedure is now in effect following an initial implementation period. There is a detailed summary of the changes and administrator instructions for the new procedure. The arbitration clerk team are taking suggestions, concerns, and unresolved questions about this new system at their noticeboard.

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Hi. I am not an expert on lists, but this list is not listy in my humble opinion: List of cases of police brutality by country. Please school me on what a list should look like. Is this a list? Cheers! ((u|WikiWikiWayne)) {Talk} 15:10, 9 February 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I'm not sure why you're asking me – or what "listy" is meant to mean. Please discuss your concerns about the list on its talk page. Stifle (talk) 09:05, 10 February 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hey, sorry. I thought you wrote a WP essay about crufty lists or list cruft or such. I don't know the criteria for lists, so I turned to you as being more knowledgeable than I am. I was seeking your opinion & input. Apologies. Take care. Cheers! ((u|WikiWikiWayne)) {Talk} 19:21, 10 February 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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

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• Following a request for comment, F10 (useless non-media files) has been deprecated.
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• The results of the 2023 Community Wishlist Survey have been posted.

Arbitration

• Remedy 11 ("Request for Comment") of the Conduct in deletion-related editing case has been rescinded.
• The proposed decision for the Armenia-Azerbaijan 3 case is expected 7 March 2023.
• A case related to the Holocaust in Poland is expected to be opened soon.

Miscellaneous

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I don't necessarily disagree with the close, despite me !voting the other way, but it would be useful when it's a 'some people say meets GNG, others say not' situation for the closer to provide more rationale... GiantSnowman 21:27, 16 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thanks. I'll take that on board for future closes. Stifle (talk) 10:48, 17 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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

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Guideline and policy news

• A community RfC is open to discuss whether reports primarily involving gender-related disputes or controversies should be referred to the Arbitration enforcement noticeboard.

Technical news

• Some older web browsers will not be able to use JavaScript on Wikimedia wikis starting this week. This mainly affects users of Internet Explorer 11. (T178356)
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• A link to the user's Special:CentralAuth page will now appear in the subtitle links shown on Special:Contributions. This was voted #17 in the Community Wishlist Survey 2023.

Arbitration

• The Armenia-Azerbaijan 3 case has been closed.
• A case about World War II and the history of Jews in Poland has been opened, with the first evidence phase closing 6 April 2023.

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

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• A request for comment about removing administrative privileges in specified situations is open for feedback.

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• Progress has started on the Page Triage improvement project. This is to address the concerns raised by the community in their 2022 WMF letter that requested improvements be made to the tool.

Arbitration

• The proposed decision in the World War II and the history of Jews in Poland case is expected 11 May 2023.

Miscellaneous

• The Wikimedia Foundation annual plan 2023-2024 draft is open for comment and input through May 19. The final plan will be published in July 2023.

An editor has asked for a deletion review of Patiphat Chalardchaleam. Because you closed the deletion discussion for this page, speedily deleted it, or otherwise were interested in the page, you might want to participate in the deletion review. Stvbastian (talk) 16:15, 17 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

The redirect Bird of Paradise(Xiaolin Showdown) has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Anyone, including you, is welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2023 June 2 § Bird of Paradise(Xiaolin Showdown) until a consensus is reached. Gonnym (talk) 23:09, 2 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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

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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.

Hi, Stifle, how are you? Thanks for your close here (which was an interesting discussion to read). I wondered, did you intend to actually re-delete the page? Thanks, regards, Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 11:16, 26 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thank you for flagging, I omitted to re-delete the page and have now rectified this. Stifle (talk) 13:14, 26 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hi Stifle, I notice you did not restore HeavenMayFade despite your close [no consensus to endorse]. I would like to bring your attention to closing instructions at WP:DRV, specifically the requirement that If a speedy deletion is appealed, the closer should treat a lack of consensus as a direction to overturn the deletion, since it indicates that the deletion was not uncontroversial (which is a requirement of almost all criteria for speedy deletion). I am requesting that this page be restored per the DRV policy, so a user can send it to AFD if so inclined, since there was not consensus to affirm the speedy deletion. Thanks! Frank Anchor 14:23, 26 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

In the previous paragraph it says "If the administrator finds that there is no consensus in the deletion review, then in most cases this has the same effect as endorsing the decision being appealed". This is what I applied. This appears to be a contradictory instruction to what you have pointed out. However I will abide with your request to list at AFD in all the circumstances, and look to amend the contradictory instructions. Stifle (talk) 15:56, 26 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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.

It looks to me like this was hard deleted at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Al Mashhad News (2nd nomination), not soft deleted, so shouldn't have been restored. * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 13:36, 4 July 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thank you for flagging; the nominator didn't link to the second discussion. I have re-opened the DRV. Stifle (talk) 13:47, 4 July 2023 (UTC)Reply[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.

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.

Hello mr Stifle. You know that Hades isn't actually the god of death neither Persephone or Hermes. Just because they are underworld deities doesn't mean they are also instantly death deities and Hermes is a psychopomp not a death god. Plus neither Apollo, Hypnos and Charon should been in death deities page because neither of them are death gods. Neither Pluto and Proserpina. Every accurate source doesn't say that those deities are death deities. 2A02:1388:2181:820E:0:0:EC2:B3DF (talk) 15:42, 18 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I have no idea why you're telling me this. Stifle (talk) 17:08, 18 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Because they shouldnt be on the death deity pages. And they should also removed from death gods/goddesses pages. Isn't Wikipedia suppose to say accurate informations???? Because those deities are not death deities 2A02:586:1E33:AAFC:C47D:75A3:E14B:37DE (talk) 14:07, 26 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thanks for your suggestion. When you believe an article needs improvement, please feel free to change it. We encourage you to be bold in updating pages, because wikis like ours develop faster when everybody edits. Don't worry too much about making honest mistakes—they're likely to be found and corrected quickly. You can always preview your edits before you publish them or test them out in your sandbox. If you need additional help, check out our getting started page or ask the friendly folks at the Teahouse. Stifle (talk) 15:08, 26 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

ok can you change them please???? Can you please delete all deities in death deities page that are not actual death deities please??? 2A02:587:1F04:1700:248C:6962:BF0:236D (talk) 18:31, 26 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Also please speak with mr NebY because he always deletes all of my edits without seeing if its right or wrong and lot of times he doesn't care. Please I need your help. 2A02:587:1F0F:B300:74E2:A653:D25E:D71F (talk) 09:54, 27 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

No, I can't change them for you, as I have no knowledge on the subject. You'll need to do it yourself. Stifle (talk) 13:10, 27 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

But mr NebY always deletes my edits without thinking. He also deletes my Talking edits on his page and he doesn't care. We should do something because thats not right and not fair. 2A02:1388:2089:C8D6:0:0:19A2:A1DF (talk) 09:06, 28 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I've been advised you're a banned user, and as such I will not be engaging further with you. Stifle (talk) 09:11, 28 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

You have deleted the page without informing me. What are the reasons of deletion. At least let me know before doing this as kind of respect for my efforts. Concerning the importance, this page is about an Algerian professional football player who plays for USM Alger who won CAF Super Cup recently. Hako33 (talk) 22:50, 29 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

The deletion reason, which can be seen in the deletion log, was that the article didn't give any indication that Mr. Embarek is notable. Last year, a community discussion determined that playing in a professional team no longer indicates someone is notable enough to have an article; now, the person must be the subject of multiple substantial articles in reliable sources in order to be eligible for an article.

As there was no indication of notability, the article was subject to speedy deletion, which does not require notification/input from the article creator.

I hope that clarifies matters for you. Stifle (talk) 16:17, 1 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[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

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.

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.

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!

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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.

Category:Wikipedia files moved to Wikimedia Commons which could not be deleted has been nominated for renaming. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. HouseBlaster^talk 12:50, 14 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

An editor has asked for a deletion review of The Fifth Quarter (TV series). Because you closed the deletion discussion for this page, speedily deleted it, or otherwise were interested in the page, you might want to participate in the deletion review. duffbeerforme (talk) 12:34, 28 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!

The move of that page was contested. Back-end Wikipedia maintenance tools such as your AfD scripts are not a valid reason to reinstate a page move of an article in the main space that has been contesetd by several editors. Please revert it back to its long-term title immediately.  — Amakuru (talk) 15:08, 5 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

It can wait the five days until the AFD ends. Stifle (talk) 16:52, 5 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Why though? You're setting a terrible precedent here, that someone can just move an article with no discussion, nominate it for AFD, and then it's forced to stay where they put it for the whole 7 days or whatever. Putting internal Wikipedia processes before readers is a very bad look IMHO. Cheers  — Amakuru (talk) 18:15, 5 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I'm not setting any precedents, I'm just keeping things practical. It's not harming any reader to have the article at that title for 5 more days. Stifle (talk) 20:27, 5 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

The page has now been moved back as the AFD is complete. Stifle (talk) 09:33, 11 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thanks, Stifle.  — Amakuru (talk) 15:51, 11 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[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!

I was surprised to see the closing of Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Brittany Spanos. It didn't seem to me that we'd got to consensus, and the article had changed enormously since being sent to AfD (in fact, she had been mentioned and quoted on the BBC since the last AfD edit). Did you feel confident that consensus had been reached here? Dsp13 (talk) 09:46, 14 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thank you for linking to WP:REFUND in your close. Am I right that in this case it's open to me to either (a) request at Wikipedia:Requests for undeletion for a draftified copy, or (b) request purely procedural WP:Deletion review of whether or not there was AfD consensus? Dsp13 (talk) 10:10, 14 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I see you prefer not to discuss your AfD closures here, so do ignore the question I've struck out! :) Dsp13 (talk) 10:25, 14 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

If you think my closure did not reflect consensus in the AFD, you should file a WP:DRV.

If you wish to improve the article by adding more sources (such as stuff from Swiftposium) then you should request a WP:REFUND – or I'll just do it for you. Stifle (talk) 11:33, 14 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

filing a WP:DRV sounds like more procedural headache for others! Draftifying - which I see @Cl3phact0: suggests below - sounds sufficient and will allow the article to be worked on until ready for resubmission. Thanks very much. Dsp13 (talk) 20:54, 14 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Done! You both (and indeed anyone) can now work on the article at Draft:Brittany Spanos. Once you've improved it to a degree that it overcomes the issues raised in the deletion discussion, please click the submit for review button I've provided on the article for you. Please note – if the draft article is left for over six months, it'll be assumed you're no longer interested, and it'll be deleted. Stifle (talk) 08:53, 15 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hello, I've not yet amassed a great deal of experience working on AfDs, though I thought one intended aspect of the process was to encourage the improvement of articles that might be worthwhile if better sourced and more fully developed. I got involved with Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Brittany Spanos with that in mind. Seeing the article disappear this morning while I was in the midst of working to improve it was a tad disheartening (in fact, I had just thought about adding a comment suggesting simply moving it to draftspace if no consensus emerged). The WP:DRV/WP:REFUND discussion above is over my head, however, I think that it's worth developing the article further and I'd be happy to lend a hand bringing it up to speed. Cheers, Cl3phact0 (talk) 16:32, 14 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Sure, I can move it to draftspace if that's what you'd like. Stifle (talk) 17:51, 14 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

That would suit me fine, though I don't want to barge in to your discussion with Dsp13 above. If it's a good interim solution for this situation, then yes, please do that. Thanks, Cl3phact0 (talk) 17:58, 14 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Done! See my above reply for the instructions on what is next. Stifle (talk) 08:54, 15 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Great, thank you! Could you do the same trick with the Talk page? It'd be good to have the reference suggestions, wikiprojects and whatnot too (if possible). Cheers, Cl3phact0 (talk) 09:07, 15 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Done too! Stifle (talk) 09:09, 15 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]