User:Andrew Davidson/Events talk

Biting newcomers and deleting their articles: what we can do to help prevent it
I seem to recall that you facilitate, or help to facilitate, editathons. That's a very noble activity and if I lived in the UK it's one which I would be spending my retirement on and hopefully working with near Birmingham. I was surprised to learn therefore, that you prefer exposing new users to the risk of being bitten and their articles deleted rather than providing them with a space where they can safely develop their articles and perhaps even get help with them. To claim that it is policy to throw them to the wolves, is probably inaccurate - we already have several rules that prevent the creation of articles in mainspace. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 00:14, 24 September 2017 (UTC)


 * Editathons can be done in most places. For example, my current priority is to complete some work for Wiki Loves Monuments before the end of the month and that's a global event.  This may result in some biting; the wolves that hunt images seem especially ferocious for some reason.  If they violate the policy then they should be sanctioned.  For example, I notice an attempt to reinstate the editor Betacommand who was banned for this reason.  But that discussion looks quite unproductive and I try to avoid such.  For another example, consider the AfD for Bearpaw which you started.  I noticed that and have some prior experience of the interminable wrangling about sheepskin boots.  What I noticed in this case is that there's a notable topic there which we weren't covering – bearpaw shoe – and so I started a page for it.  It's not much yet but it certainly belongs in mainspace where others may find and add to it over time.  That's our editing policy. Andrew D. (talk) 07:46, 25 September 2017 (UTC)

Black Women's History
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:01, 6 February 2016 (UTC)



A tag has been placed on Althea McNish requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about a person or group of people, but it does not credibly indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please read more about what is generally accepted as notable.

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--Ipigott (talk) 14:26, 18 February 2016 (UTC)


 * You're welcome. Just for the record, I worked on the following during that period:
 * Althea McNish
 * Black music
 * Female Vigilant Association
 * Hetty Reckless
 * Merikins
 * Williston School
 * The work continues ... Andrew D. (talk) 14:36, 18 February 2016 (UTC)


 * Thanks, you're welcome. Andrew D. (talk) 14:38, 21 February 2016 (UTC)

Hetty Reckless
&mdash; Coffee //  have a cup  //  beans  // 12:01, 29 February 2016 (UTC)

Hi Andrew; did you miss this? (Talk:Hetty Reckless/GA1) No rush, I just want to know where we are. Josh Milburn (talk) 21:25, 16 March 2016 (UTC)
 * That review page wasn't on my watchlist but I've added it now and will work through your comments. Thanks for the review. Andrew D. (talk) 21:28, 16 March 2016 (UTC)

Althea McNish
Andrew, this nomination is currently in limbo, waiting on whether you will be sufficiently expanding Merikins or not. I see you added a fair amount of material, but at 1260 prose characters, the article is not quite there yet. The problem is, the prep areas for April Fools will probably start being filled in a day or two, at which point you'll want this to be ready for promotion. Please let us know your plans on the nomination template as soon as possible—the end of the weekend at the latest—or what may happen is that it just sits in limbo and misses April Fools altogether, at which point it will be treated like a regular older nomination and reviewed as it is (without Merikins) and proceed that way. (We don't hold over April Fools for another year.) Remember, while April Fools hooks have an exemption from the seven-day rule, regular ones won't, and at this point Merikins won't be eligible for regular DYK after March 27 without a 5x expansion from 1260 characters or a GA, both of which seem unlikely at this point. Thank you, and best of luck. BlueMoonset (talk) 15:23, 26 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the warning. I was aware of the general timetable and planned to do some work on that article later today.  I'll ping you with an update later. Andrew D. (talk) 16:27, 26 March 2016 (UTC)
 * I've expanded Merikins some more so it now passes the x5 DYK check. I'll do some more tomorrow but the technical requirements are satisfied now:
 * Prose size (text only): 2824 characters (472 words) "readable prose size"
 * Article created by Andrew Davidson on February 13, 2016
 * Assuming article is at 5x now, expansion began 9 edits ago on March 20, 2016
 * I've made an appropriate note at the nomination. Andrew D. (talk) 23:01, 27 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Great! I added the "review again" icon, and also added it to the list of not-yet-approved April Fool's Day hooks on the AFD page. I hope someone takes it on soon. Best of luck! BlueMoonset (talk) 02:29, 28 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Time is running out: the remaining April Fool's Day hook sets will be assembled any minute, and you still need to supply the QPQ for Merikins. Please do so right away. It would be a great shame if this nomination failed for that reason. Thank you. BlueMoonset (talk) 14:57, 30 March 2016 (UTC)
 * . Thanks for the reminder.  I had already reviewed our oldest nomination, Gui Minhai, but hadn't gotten to post the update at the Althea McNish yet.  I have just done so.  I'll bank a couple more reviews now so that I'm nicely in credit in case we get any last-minute issues. Andrew D. (talk) 15:07, 30 March 2016 (UTC)  ‎

The DYK project (nominate) 16:02, 1 April 2016 (UTC)

The DYK project (nominate) 16:03, 1 April 2016 (UTC)

The Physiological Society
Hello IAhmed (talk) 13:39, 13 October 2017 (UTC)

Wiener Library
Hi Andrew. WienerLibraryWIR (talk) 12:10, 20 November 2016 (UTC)

Bertha Bracey
Hi, I put your hook in the quirky slot in Prep 1. (1) Two questions: Is there any reason why you don't identify her as a Quaker? (2) Are you calling her a Hero of the Holocaust, linked to British Hero of the Holocaust, because it sounds hookier? Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 00:29, 18 December 2016 (UTC)
 * The last slot is fine. The proper name of the award is Hero of the Holocaust.  Other details such as the fact that she was a British Quaker are not needed in the hook and so would tend to dilute its impact.  WP:DYKHOOK states that hooks should be "short, punchy, catchy ... and ... Shorter hooks are preferred to longer ones".  Both her name and the name of the award have a nice alliteration – BB / HH – and so adding other words would spoil this. Andrew D. (talk) 00:46, 18 December 2016 (UTC)
 * OK. Thanks for the explanations. Yoninah (talk) 01:09, 18 December 2016 (UTC)
 * You're welcome and I appreciate being consulted about such issues. I am especially keen to make a good impact in this case as I plan to let staff at the Wiener Library know that their efforts are bearing fruit.  The Quakers might be interested too. Andrew D. (talk) 01:14, 18 December 2016 (UTC)


 * The outcome was 8,315 hits on the day, which is quite good for a non-picture hook. The Wiener Library is quite pleased with this good result.  The German Wikipedia has translated the topic and they are doing good work with it too. Andrew D. (talk) 09:53, 23 December 2016 (UTC)

— Maile (talk) 00:02, 22 December 2016 (UTC)