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Administrators' newsletter – June 2023
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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 15:32, 5 June 2023 (UTC)

“correct” order of Japanese names
As you may know, in Japanese you usually write the last name first and then the first name, it is the contrary in many Western languages but not all (Hungarian is also an exception. But your edit has also suppressed an Interlanguage link (ill) that gave access to French article, not a very fair edit. Arorae (talk) 16:19, 7 June 2023 (UTC)


 * - Kuromiya is a scholar living and teaching in the United States, his books appear in card catalogs and on title pages as Hiroaki Kuromiya, and his name should be rendered accordingly on English WP. If there is some sort of interlanguage link to be made, make it without flipping the given name and surname, please. Carrite (talk) 20:39, 7 June 2023 (UTC)
 * https://huri.harvard.edu/people/hiroaki-kuromiya
 * https://history.indiana.edu/faculty_staff/faculty_emeriti/kuromiya_hiroaki.html Carrite (talk) 20:40, 7 June 2023 (UTC)

Did the SWP or WP youth call themselves the YPSL?
Hi,

Socialist_Workers_Party_(United_States) says that after Shachtman split off, The minority faction led by Shachtman eventually split away almost 40% of the party's membership and 80% of its youth organization, the Young People's Socialist League, forming the Workers Party. I know that the Trotskyists had belonged briefly to the SP (and presumably to the YPSL), but when the Trotskyists left (or were forced out of) the SP to form the SWP,


 * did they take the YPSL with them?
 * did they form their own counterpart to the YPSL and the YCL?
 * was their youth group called the YPSL?

and when 80% the Trotskyist youth left Cannon's group for Shachtman's,


 * did they call themselves the YPSL?

I also know that eventually the Workers' Party youth founded the Socialist Youth League (SYL) (while the SWP's youth formed the American Youth for Socialism [AYS]), but I'm unclear on the chronology and very doubtful about this muddled narrative in Wikipedia's SWP article (which I bookmark, but don't work on directly; perhaps you can fix what's faulty).

Any fraternal help much appreciated. —— Shakescene (talk) 04:03, 12 June 2023 (UTC)


 * - My belief is that in 1938 there were two YPSLs, but that is from memory rather than sources. I believe the "official" YPSL was controlled by the new SWP and the SPA reorganized the group in parallel. Carrite (talk) 11:58, 13 June 2023 (UTC)

New Pages Patrol newsletter June 2023
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Administrators' newsletter – September 2023
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Soviet grain procurement crisis of 1928
I have an impression that you left the article unfinished. At least it does not say how the crisis resolved. Care to continue? - Altenmann >talk 17:38, 10 September 2023 (UTC)


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Administrators' newsletter – November 2023
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Apologies
Carrite, I'd like to apologize for my unduly passive-aggressive comment on the Signpost discussion page. It was ill-though-out and unnecessary. Cremastra (talk) 21:29, 10 December 2023 (UTC)


 * Awww, don't worry about it. I was just flipping you shit for flipping me shit. My original comment — aggressively put for emphasis — stands. Best regards and happy editing. —tim ///// Carrite (talk) 10:35, 12 December 2023 (UTC)

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Carl Barzilauskas
Nice work! Were you planning on nominating for WP:DYK? « Gonzo fan2007 (talk)  @ 21:12, 6 January 2024 (UTC)


 * No, I wasn't. Feel free if you'd like to. Or better yet, maybe we can come up with a photo to illustrate the piece... Carrite (talk) 22:39, 6 January 2024 (UTC)

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Welcome to the drive!
Welcome, welcome, welcome Carrite! I'm glad that you are joining the drive! Please, have a cup of WikiTea, and go cite some articles. CactiStaccingCrane (talk)14:58, 2 February 2024 UTC //en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Carrite&action=purge refresh via JWB and Geardona (talk to me?)

Regarding an inappropriate comment of mine
Hi Carrite, regarding my sentence to you "it's really disrespectful, rude and horrible towards me to say this." (here: Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents), I intend to apologise (albeit belatedly) to you for the ugliness of that sentence, I hope you can forgive me. A good night. The Jack (talk) 01:47, 6 February 2024 (UTC)


 * No worries, my friend. There was some concern off-wiki that you were engaging in trolling here. I don't think that's the case. I think you might be advised to concentrate on making Italian Wikipedia as good as it can be for a while to let things settle down a little bit here. It is never a good thing to land at AN/I with any frequency, there have been many good content people who have run afoul of drama-mongers there. Happy editing! —tim //// Carrite (talk) 01:52, 6 February 2024 (UTC) /// Ping
 * I'm very sorry that all of you (or almost all of you) thought this, I never trolled (see: JackkBrown). The Jack (talk) 16:49, 6 February 2024 (UTC)

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William Smoot
Hi Carrite! I saw you removed the deletion tag off of William Smoot because there were references in the page, but I tagged for deletion due to notability. I'm kind of new to the deletion process; if I tagged this page for deletion in an improper fashion, could you let me know what I did wrong and how I could go about it correctly? Thanks in advance. ThaesOfereode (talk) 13:23, 8 February 2024 (UTC)


 * Hi. Articles for Deletion is the place for potentially controversial or potentially questionable deletion nominations. People pay close attention there and if the sources are out there, people are apt to find them. See: Articles for deletion. Only utterly uncontroversial potential deletions should be run through PROD, which is an expedited process. Best regards, —tim /// Carrite (talk) 13:34, 8 February 2024 (UTC)

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 * Are you trolling me? Do you know what a { {construction} } template signifies? Carrite (talk) 04:54, 11 February 2024 (UTC)


 * Blocked IP troll is blocked. Troll geolocates to Japan. I doubt it. Carrite (talk) 05:52, 11 February 2024 (UTC)


 * Sounds like you're protesting too much imo. You vandalized that article about Glenn but won't admit it, and now you're projecting onto the innocent IP above who called you out on it. Shame on you! 153.246.161.89 (talk) 08:45, 11 February 2024 (UTC)

Your edits to 1965 Baltimore Colts season
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RfA
I don't know what you were planning on your oppose vote, but it is petty, pointless, and unconstructive. 🌺 Cremastra (talk) 23:18, 15 February 2024 (UTC)


 * — Thank you for sharing. Carrite (talk) 23:36, 15 February 2024 (UTC)

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Following up on an inactive mentorship
New comment for you at User:Carrite/Dolovis. Best wishes. Flibirigit (talk) 18:27, 22 February 2024 (UTC)

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NFL
I saw you marked yourself as inactive at the WikiProject NFL page. You may not know me, but I've came across articles you've expanded a few times and you've seemed to do some pretty decent work. I think it'd be a shame if you're leaving Wikipedia or the project. BeanieFan11 (talk) 01:50, 28 February 2024 (UTC)


 * Thanks. I must have listed my name in a wrong column. I'm working pretty exclusively on the Baltimore Colts at the moment. Thanks for the nice words. Carrite (talk) 16:42, 28 February 2024 (UTC)

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RFA2024 update: no longer accepting new proposals in phase I
Hey there! This is to let you know that phase I of the 2024 requests for adminship (RfA) review is now no longer accepting new proposals. Lots of proposals remain open for discussion, and the current round of review looks to be on a good track towards making significant progress towards improving RfA's structure and environment. I'd like to give my heartfelt thanks to everyone who has given us their idea for change to make RfA better, and the same to everyone who has given the necessary feedback to improve those ideas. The following proposals remain open for discussion:


 * Proposal 2, initiated by, provides for the addition of a text box at Requests for adminship reminding all editors of our policies and enforcement mechanisms around decorum.
 * Proposals 3 and 3b, initiated by and, respectively, provide for trials of discussion-only periods at RfA. The first would add three extra discussion-only days to the beginning, while the second would convert the first two days to discussion-only.
 * Proposal 5, initiated by, provides for a trial of RfAs without threaded discussion in the voting sections.
 * Proposals 6c and 6d, initiated by, provide for allowing users to be selected as provisional admins for a limited time through various concrete selection criteria and smaller-scale vetting.
 * Proposal 7, initiated by, provides for the "General discussion" section being broken up with section headings.
 * Proposal 9b, initiated by, provides for the requirement that allegations of policy violation be substantiated with appropriate links to where the alleged misconduct occured.
 * Proposals 12c, 21, and 21b, initiated by, , and , respectively, provide for reducing the discretionary zone, which currently extends from 65% to 75%. The first would reduce it 65%–70%, the second would reduce it to 50%–66%, and the third would reduce it to 60%–70%.
 * Proposal 13, initiated by, provides for periodic, privately balloted admin elections.
 * Proposal 14, initiated by, provides for the creation of some minimum suffrage requirements to cast a vote.
 * Proposals 16 and 16c, initiated by and, respectively, provide for community-based admin desysop procedures. 16 would desysop where consensus is established in favor at the administrators' noticeboard; 16c would allow a petition to force reconfirmation.
 * Proposal 16e, initiated by, would extend the recall procedures of 16 to bureaucrats.
 * Proposal 17, initiated by, provides for "on-call" admins and 'crats to monitor RfAs for decorum.
 * Proposal 18, initiated by, provides for lowering the RfB target from 85% to 75%.
 * Proposal 24, initiated by, provides for a more robust alternate version of the optional candidate poll.
 * Proposal 25, initiated by, provides for the requirement that nominees be extended-confirmed in addition to their nominators.
 * Proposal 27, initiated by, provides for the creation of a training course for admin hopefuls, as well as periodic retraining to keep admins from drifting out of sync with community norms.
 * Proposal 28, initiated by, tightens restrictions on multi-part questions.

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Women in Red April 2024
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A barnstar for you!

 * Thanks, I appreciate it. I try to give these out once in a while and it's nice to get one. We should restart the tradition, which sort of got ruined by all the prizes of cookies and kittens. Carrite (talk) 14:25, 1 April 2024 (UTC)

Chukie Nwokorie
Were you planning on taking this to WP:DYK? « Gonzo fan2007 (talk)  @ 16:24, 1 April 2024 (UTC)


 * I don't participate in DYK, but feel free to bring it there if it seems like something that would fit. What that piece really needs is a photo, but subjects after 1977 get pretty difficult due to copyright law. I suppose one could always use a Fair Use Rationale... Carrite (talk) 16:29, 1 April 2024 (UTC)

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New Pages Patrol newsletter April 2024
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Backlog update: The October drive reduced the article backlog from 11,626 to 7,609 and the redirect backlog from 16,985 to 6,431! Congratulations to, who led with over 2,300 points.

Following that, New Page Patrol organized another backlog drive for articles in January 2024. The January drive started with 13,650 articles and reduced the backlog to 7,430 articles. Congratulations to, who achieved first place with 1,340 points in this drive.

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Administrators' newsletter – May 2024
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Guideline and policy news
 * Phase I of the 2024 requests for adminship review has concluded. Several proposals have passed outright and will proceed to implementation, including creating a discussion-only period (3b) and administrator elections (13) on a trial basis. Other successful proposals, such as creating a reminder of civility norms (2), will undergo further refinement in Phase II. Proposals passed on a trial basis will be discussed in Phase II, after their trials conclude. Further details on specific proposals can be found in the full report.

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Reminder to vote now to select members of the first U4C

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You are receiving this message because you previously participated in the UCoC process.

This is a reminder that the voting period for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) ends on May 9, 2024. Read the information on the voting page on Meta-wiki to learn more about voting and voter eligibility.

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Nomination of Paper organization for deletion
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RFA2024 update: phase I concluded, phase II begins
Hi there! Phase I of the Requests for adminship/2024 review has concluded, with several impactful changes gaining community consensus and proceeding to various stages of implementation. Some proposals will be implemented in full outright; others will be discussed at phase II before being implemented; and still others will proceed on a trial basis before being brought to phase II. The following proposals have gained consensus:

See the project page for a full list of proposals and their outcomes. A huge thank-you to everyone who has participated so far :) looking forward to seeing lots of hard work become a reality in phase II. theleekycauldron (talk), via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 08:08, 5 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Proposals 2 and 9b (phase II discussion): Add a reminder of civility norms at RfA and Require links for claims of specific policy violations
 * Proposal 3b (in trial): Make the first two days discussion-only
 * Proposal 13 (in trial): Admin elections
 * Proposal 14 (implemented): Suffrage requirements
 * Proposals 16 and 16c (phase II discussion): Allow the community to initiate recall RfAs and Community recall process based on dewiki
 * Proposal 17 (phase II discussion): Have named Admins/crats to monitor infractions
 * Proposal 24 (phase II discussion): Provide better mentoring for becoming an admin and the RfA process
 * Proposal 25 (implemented): Require nominees to be extended confirmed

Question about source of delegate counts in Greenback Party article
Hi Carrite,

In mid-July 2012, you added a table of convention results to the Greenback Party, including delegate counts for 1876, 1880, and 1888. In your revision notes, you mention Foner's History of Labor, but I cannot easily find these delegate counts in those books. Do you happen to know where you got these delegate counts from?

Thank you for your time and your work! SocDoneLeft (talk) 00:12, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

Women in Red June 2024
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Administrators' newsletter – June 2024
News and updates for administrators from the past month (May 2024).

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Technical news
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Arbitration
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Women in Red July 2024
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Paid Editing
Hello, On your user page, you have mentioned intentions of doing paid edit a long time ago. Has this happened? If so, please name the clients. Graywalls (talk) 18:22, 4 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Do you make it a common practice to run around harassing people or is this a one-off serious error in personal judgement? Carrite (talk) 13:55, 5 July 2024 (UTC)
 * It was specifically mentioned on your page User:Carrite. It is not a harassment to ask you a question about it. Graywalls (talk) 22:21, 5 July 2024 (UTC)
 * "If so, please name the clients" is a fishing expedition, an implied accusation, and I resent it. I see from your talk page that this is not a one-off instance of poor judgment on your part. You seem to be under some mistaken apprehension that you are the Official Wikipedia Hall Monitor... Get a new fucking hobby or go bite newbies in the New Page Patrol queue or something. Better yet, trying doing a little work to improve the encyclopedia rather than snorting around like an entitled bigshot making idiotic and baseless demands. Carrite (talk) 23:03, 5 July 2024 (UTC)

Mr Irrelevant
Hey, just noticed you made a lot of edits to the Mr Irrelevant page, largely about players drafted before 1976. I don't really understand why you did that. Some of the changes such as polishes etc, I have no issues with, but you removed a lot of good information that was already listed as predating the use of the term "Mr Irrelevant". The term itself is just a nickname as stated in the introduction and there was already enough information listed showing that the term started in 1976. I would prefer to add this information back in as it is still relevant to the topic at hand. I have no real issues with changing the name of the list of players. Although the table now has a blank row between 1975 and 1976. I understand why this was done, but it just looks like a mistake especially considering that there is no text in it.

Basically i'm just writing this to say that I am planning to add back information that you have removed, because there was no reason to remove it, especially when the reason it was removed was already listed in the article itself, before you removed the explanation. Basetornado (talk) 16:01, 5 July 2024 (UTC)


 * @ - "Mr. Irrelevant" is the honoree of an event that began in 1976. It has a specific start date. It is not a "nickname" awarded retroactively back to the last draft pick of the NFL draft to the beginning of the draft. This is what historians would call an anachronism and what Wikipedia would call "original research". I pulled off trivia that diverted from the actual story of Mr. Irrelevant — random cruft. Carrite (talk) 16:14, 5 July 2024 (UTC)
 * The article literally says it's a nickname for the final draft pick.
 * Acting like there wasn't final draft picks before 1976 is absurd, and the information you removed, stated that it was before the name was used, but they were still the final draft pick.
 * It's not original research when the whole point is that it's for the final draft pick.
 * I will add the information back because your changes are largely unnecessary nitpicking that weakens the page and the issue you had with it was already included in the text. Basetornado (talk) 05:46, 6 July 2024 (UTC)
 * I added back info and reworded it to remove any reference to Mr Irrelevant etc when it was incorrect. The page is about both Mr Irrelevant, as well as final picks. Mr Irrelevant is not an official thing. It's literally just a nickname. I hope you don't revert the changes, because it's good information that is relevant and is not an anachronism. Basetornado (talk) 09:16, 6 July 2024 (UTC)

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Baffling
Hello. I thought you might be amused by this given your lively exchange on the topic of paid editing on July 5.

Take care,

Helen Puffer Thwait (talk) 11:03, 10 July 2024 (UTC)


 * Amusing only to the extent it is a topic I don't care about and that the behavior is so comically narcissistic and uncollegial. Infuriating, actually. Thanks for sharing that. Carrite (talk) 11:09, 10 July 2024 (UTC)

I thought you were on WPO?
If so, then explain this! ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 00:13, 12 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Explain what?-- SarekOfVulcan (talk) 00:55, 12 July 2024 (UTC)
 * I'm making light of some people thinking that people who participate at WPO are some monolith or bloc, or even a cabal. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 01:14, 12 July 2024 (UTC)
 * TINC. :) -- SarekOfVulcan (talk) 01:17, 12 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Mark me down as firmly anti-lynch mob! Carrite (talk) 02:15, 12 July 2024 (UTC)

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