User talk:Bruxton/Archives/2022/June

Image
I will move the article back to the same image slot if the issue is resolved soon. I disagree with Spicy, but I only moved the nomination because of the tag. SL93 (talk) 00:55, 2 June 2022 (UTC)
 * It is a lot of work to get an artist to not only give up their rights to an image, but then also share it themselves. They usually tell me they have no account and I have to hand hold. The tag is one editor's bad guess. Bruxton (talk) 00:58, 2 June 2022 (UTC)
 * I hope that someone else comes along to help. I'm terrible at arguing about copyright and my arguments haven't been ending well lately. SL93 (talk) 01:00, 2 June 2022 (UTC)
 * I tell the artists that if they upload their own image, it is the only way to have the copyright be bulletproof. I have to teach them about the FOP for 3d in the US. Then I am so excited when they get it on commons. But now even that is not bulletproof. Grrr Bruxton (talk) 01:05, 2 June 2022 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Cyril Colnik
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Your GA nomination of Albert Freedman
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NYC Wiknic, June 26
Hold the date. Meetup/NYC Wiknic in Crotona Park, Sunday June 26.

Watch Meetup/NYC/Wiknic June 2022 for further details as they become available.

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DYK for Underground World Home
— Maile (talk) 00:02, 3 June 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Helen Hadsell
— Maile (talk) 12:03, 4 June 2022 (UTC) The article got 4,215 views or 351.2 per hour

DYK nomination of LaVere Redfield
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Orphaned non-free image File:James Starley.jpeg
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DYK for The Rock (diamond)
— Maile (talk) 00:03, 12 June 2022 (UTC) theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/they) 19:12, 13 June 2022 (UTC)

Listen
I'm sorry to have been the one to lower the boom about Atomitat, but it had to be done. I hope you'll be back soon. EEng 13:45, 11 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Just noting that I personally disagree with 's assessment in this matter and I stand by my approval of the DYK. The article is properly sourced, and there's no particular reason not to believe the source's assertion that it was the first home to meet the civil defense specifications, we regularly accept that level of sourcing for things like this that aren't of earth shattering importance, at least until there's concrete evidence that the claim isn't true, beyond editors' personal incredulity. WP:Verifiability not truth is the maxim. But hey ho, Wikipedia would be a less interesting place if everyone agreed with each other all the time, and EEng is an esteemed personage in their own right. I hope you don't feel too discouraged by this episode and will be back at DYK in the future, Bruxton. &mdash; Amakuru (talk) 14:44, 11 June 2022 (UTC)
 * I have to push back on that, for the record. We all know that verifiability is the requirement, but verifiability requires reliable sources, and it's our job to judge those sources. This has nothing to do with personal incredulity -- I'm perfectly willing to believe the statement if there's a reliable source for it. But no source is always reliable or always unreliable: per WP:CONTEXTMATTERS, The reliability of a source depends on context. Each source must be carefully weighed to judge whether it is reliable for the statement being made. A small-town newspaper is certainly reliable for the fact that Swayze built the house, and that he claimed it to be the first to meet the [etc etc etc]. But it's harder to believe it's in a position to say that the house actually meets those requirments (absent some third-party authority making that judgment), and completely impossible to believe that it has any way of knowing that no such house had already been built anywhere in the US. Unless the paper says how they know any of this, it's clearly Swayze's puffery or local boosterism.
 * And while sourcing standards are enhanced for certain situations (e.g. BLP), they're not weakened for stuff that isn't "earth-shattering". This was an easy issue to overlook, but now that it's been joined there's really no question about it. EEng 02:15, 16 June 2022 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the note! Much love to you for your tireless work and support on this great project. It is probably best I take a break. I should respond to a few pings first. I need to upload an image for an approved DYK, and look at my GA nominations and respond to Leeky's hook suggestions.


 * Sanity is the playground for the unimaginative.
 * Bruxton (talk) 15:48, 11 June 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Dinoša mulberry tree
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 14 June 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Mechanitis
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 17 June 2022 (UTC)


 * Total views 5,106	views or 212.8 per hour. In thought this one would be interesting to readers. It underperformed. Bruxton (talk) 00:30, 19 June 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Juneteenth flag
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 19 June 2022 (UTC)


 * Now that this went on the main page, and we all came to something we could at least agree on – I do hope you know that it was absolutely not personal, nor did I make any shrewd calculations in choosing where, when, or how to voice my objection. And, of course, I have the utmost respect for you and your work, and was very glad to see some kind of Juneteenth symbol on the main page today. With that in mind, I bestow upon thee this:
 * The highest of the month so far; nice work, indeed. Looking forward to working with you in the future :) theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/they) 02:23, 20 June 2022 (UTC)
 * The highest of the month so far; nice work, indeed. Looking forward to working with you in the future :) theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/they) 02:23, 20 June 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Ben Haith
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 19 June 2022 (UTC)

New page reviewer granted
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Heortology
That notification should have gone to User:Willuconquer, not JASpencer. -- SarekOfVulcan (talk) 15:30, 20 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the message. I will try to figure out what happened. I used the curation tool. Have a great week! Bruxton (talk) 20:46, 20 June 2022 (UTC)
 * thanks guys. Please be careful in using tools without checking. This article is just a stub as the redirect was redirecting to "Religious feast" which did not quite match "heortology". Please add "ref needed" where you think it would help. Thanks for the support. Willuconquer (talk) 02:33, 21 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Ok, I figured it out. It was a converted redirect. I will be more carfeull!

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New Page Patrol newsletter June 2022
Hello ,

At the time of the last newsletter (No.27, May 2022), the backlog was approaching 16,000, having shot up rapidly from 6,000 over the prior two months. The attention the newsletter brought to the backlog sparked a flurry of activity. There was new discussion on process improvements, efforts to invite new editors to participate in NPP increased and more editors requested the NPP user right so they could help, and most importantly, the number of reviews picked up and the backlog decreased, dipping below 14,000 at the end of May.
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Since then, the news has not been so good. The backlog is basically flat, hovering around 14,200. I wish I could report the number of reviews done and the number of new articles added to the queue. But the available statistics we have are woefully inadequate. The only real number we have is the net queue size.

In the last 30 days, the top 100 reviewers have all made more than 16 patrols (up from 8 last month), and about 70 have averaged one review a day (up from 50 last month).

While there are more people doing more reviews, many of the ~730 with the NPP right are doing little. Most of the reviews are being done by the top 50 or 100 reviewers. They need your help. We appreciate every review done, but please aim to do one a day (on average, or 30 a month).

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Hello, take a look new page reviewer
Hello. I hope this message meets you well. If you aren't too busy, review this page Neo (BBNaija). Thanks. Amaekuma (talk) 12:45, 25 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi, it appears another editor has reviewed the article already. Bruxton (talk) 13:25, 25 June 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Expansion (sculpture)
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:02, 7 June 2022 (UTC) theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/they) 07:05, 8 June 2022 (UTC)

Thank you! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:44, 15 June 2022 (UTC)

Thank you for a pie! - more music! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:19, 27 June 2022 (UTC)

I looked at the Heortology article, and copy-edited a bit. For DYK, there would be a need to reference everything inline, which I could not do, not knowing the sources used, and unfamiliar with the topic so not easily able to find others, on top of much of it reading like an essay, and it's a day late for DYK. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:10, 28 June 2022 (UTC)

Nomination of Doctor of Metaphysics for deletion
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Doctor of Metaphysics is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Articles for deletion/Doctor of Metaphysics until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article until the discussion has finished. A loose necktie (talk) 18:43, 28 June 2022 (UTC)

Incomplete DYK nomination
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