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New Page Review newsletter November 2019
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This newsletter comes a little earlier than usual because the backlog is rising again and the holidays are coming very soon. There are now holders of the New Page Reviewer flag! Most of you requested the user right to be able to do something about the huge backlog but it's still roughly less than 10% doing 90% of the work. Now it's time for action. Exactly one year ago there were 'only' 3,650 unreviewed articles, now we will soon be approaching 7,000 despite the growing number of requests for the NPR user right. If each reviewer soon does only 2 reviews a day over five days, the backlog will be down to zero and the daily input can then be processed by every reviewer doing only 1 review every 2 days - that's only a few minutes work on the bus on the way to the office or to class! Let's get this over and done with in time to relax for the holidays. Want to join? Consider adding the NPP Pledge userbox. Our next newsletter will announce the winners of some really cool awards. Admin has been officially invested as NPP/NPR coordinator by a unanimous consensus of the community. This is a complex role and he will need all the help he can get from other experienced reviewers. Paid editing is still causing headaches for even our most experienced reviewers: This official Wikipedia article will be an eye-opener to anyone who joined Wikipedia or obtained the NPR right since 2015. See The Hallmarks to know exactly what to look for and take time to examine all the sources. Would you like feedback on your reviews? Are you an experienced reviewer who can give feedback to other reviewers? If so there are two new feedback pilot programs. New Reviewer mentorship will match newer reviewers with an experienced reviewer with a new reviewer. The other program will be an occasional peer review cohort for moderate or experienced reviewers to give feedback to each other. The first cohort will launch November 13. The annual ArbCom election will be coming up soon. All eligible users will be invited to vote. While not directly concerned with NPR, Arbcom cases often lead back to notability and deletion issues and/or actions by holders of advanced user rights. There is to be no wish list for WMF encyclopedias this year. We thank Community Tech for their hard work addressing our long list of requirements which somewhat overwhelmed them last year, and we look forward to a successful completion. To opt-out of future mailings, you can remove yourself here MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 08:33, 3 November 2019 (UTC)
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WikiProject Visual arts
Hi, I've just seen, where you used - this is not a good idea, since the effect is

- notice the phrase "... will show up in the P's and not the P's of ..." which is kinda pointless. I altered it to which is more meaningful:

-- Red rose64 &#x1f339; (talk) 18:24, 3 November 2019 (UTC)
 * I agree that was foolish, thanks for noticing and fixing. —Compassionate727 (T·C) 18:06, 6 November 2019 (UTC)

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Help?
I've been editing for a while now but still have some trouble getting my head around certain rules related to sources. I've been reading about 'No original research' and some related links, i.e., reliable sources and primary, secondary and tertiary sources. The 'how to' apply these rules is where I run into problems sometimes. Especially with artists that are not as well known so there may not be a lot written about them. My primary focus has been living persons biographies, with a particular focus on Canadian women artist. Lately I've contributed to saving one film festival page and created another one. I've also started awards pages for one but have paused it until I am more confident that the pages I have done will hold up. I would like to create some accompanying filmmaker pages and or film pages but first want to have more clarity on recognizing good sources before diving in to more page creation. I've put my name up for adoption but am not sure how keen you might be on that idea. If you have time some advice or interpretation of the rules would be greatly appreciated. I am also interested in mentoring but know I have a long way to go before that would be a possibility. Thank you! : - ) LorriBrown (talk) 22:41, 1 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Well, I'll do my best to answer all of this. Regarding artists with little written about them, I'm not quite sure I'll be able to answer your question helpfully, as you haven't explained very well what kind of problems you run into. For example, the reliable sources policy is a content policy: all claims that aren't plainly obvious or common knowledge must be attributed to a reliable source, period. (We have somewhat stricter sourcing requirements for biographies of living persons, so you should also glance over that policy if you haven't already.) On the other hand, the primary vs. secondary sources issue is more about establishing how worthy a subject is of having a Wikipedia article. You can source statements to either a primary or a secondary source just fine, so long as it's reliable; however, only secondary sources can be used to prove that a subject merits an article.
 * On that note, you ought to look at our notability guidelines. We have a general notability guideline (GNG) as well as a number of topical notability guidelines; I'd recommend that you become familiar with the GNG, as it describes the general criteria for how we determine what subjects are worthy of an article. (Technically speaking, notability is an exclusionary criterion, not an inclusionary one; if a subject is notable but you still cannot find enough material to write a decent article, you're advised to not create one. In practice, almost any article whose subject passes the notability guidelines will survive a deletion discussion, regardless of quality issues.) In addition to the GNG, given the areas you have expressed interest in, you may find the notability guideline for creative professionals and the notability guideline for films helpful, although it isn't necessary to consult it regularly or even occasionally. The topical notability guidelines are intended to be an aid in determining which subjects are likely to be notable: subjects don't need to meet any of the criteria outlined in topical notability guidelines, and a subject that meets one of the criteria listed at a topical notability guideline but fails the GNG is not considered notable. With some topical notability guidelines, that question is more blurry, although you shouldn't encounter any complications unless you branch into certain other areas (e.g., if you start writing biographies about athletes), so the main thing you need to worry about is the GNG.
 * Regarding identifying reliable sources, my honest best answer is to just read the RS criteria and use your best judgment. If you ever encounter a specific source you aren't sure about, you can always ask for input. (I can provide more information about how best to do that; I'm just refraining for now because I've already said so much).
 * Regarding adoption, I must admit I'm a bit too busy these days to actually take on new adoptees; however, given your high edit count, I suspect that you're likely too experienced to benefit from formal adoption anyway. You can always seek outside the adoption system for an editor who will take you under their wing.
 * Regarding mentorship, on Wikipedia, that term is used to refer to a relationship where an experienced editor in good standing takes on another editor (of any experience level) who desires to contribute constructively to the project but has a history of engaging in problematic behaviors (often, provoking other editors). The mentor undertakes to help their mentee develop better behaviors and learn to solve disputes effectively. I don't know much about the process or what the average mentor even looks like, but I'd guess you're probably not experienced enough yet.
 * Anyway, I hope that answers your questions to your satisfaction. I'm awfully tired today, so it's entirely possible that I just completely missed one of them, and I'd say it's probable that I took at least one of my responses in a different direction than you'd intended. I also may have said way too much to process effectively …sorry. If you need any clarification or have any additional questions, please always feel free to ask. —Compassionate727 (T·C) 16:24, 2 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Oh, and you asked about lists (the awards page)! Um, lists are weird. I should wait until I've slept well and I have time to check the relevant guidelines; I'll be really busy until December 5, but feel free to remind me if I don't elaborate soon after. —Compassionate727 (T·C) 16:28, 2 December 2019 (UTC)


 * Thank you for taking the time to respond! I'll ponder what you've written to see if it can help me navigate the information more effectively.  Best, LorriBrown (talk) 16:52, 2 December 2019 (UTC)

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Adopt Me
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I'm a new editor and I'm a bit overwhelmed by all the policies and procedures operating behind the scenes. I'm mostly interested in WikiGnome stuff, would you be willing to help me out from time to time? Thanks! LittleChongsto (talk) 23:56, 17 December 2019 (UTC)

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New Page Review newsletter December 2019


This year's Reviewer of the Year is. Having gotten the reviewer PERM in August 2018, they have been a regular reviewer of articles and redirects, been an active participant in the NPP community, and has been the driving force for the emerging NPP Source Guide that will help reviewers better evaluate sourcing and notability in many countries for which it has historically been difficult.
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Several newer editors have done a lot of work with CAPTAIN MEDUSA and DannyS712 (who has also written bots which have patrolled thousands of redirects) being new reviewers since this time last year.

Thanks to them and to everyone reading this who has participated in New Page Patrol this year.

(The top 100 reviewers of the year can be found here)

A recent Request for Comment on creating a new redirect autopatrol pseduo-permission was closed early. New Page Reviewers are now able to nominate editors who have an established track record creating uncontroversial redirects. At the individual discretion of any administrator or after 24 hours and a consensus of at least 3 New Page Reviewers an editor may be added to a list of users whose redirects will be patrolled automatically by.
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Set to launch early in the new year is our first New Page Patrol Source Guide discussion. These discussions are designed to solicit input on sources in places and topic areas that might otherwise be harder for reviewers to evaluate. The hope is that this will allow us to improve the accuracy of our patrols for articles using these sources (and/or give us places to perform a WP:BEFORE prior to nominating for deletion). Please watch the New Page Patrol talk page for more information.
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While New Page Reviewers are an experienced set of editors, we all benefit from an occasional review. This month consider refreshing yourself on Notability (geographic features). Also consider how we can take the time for quality in this area. For instance, sources to verify human settlements, which are presumed notable, can often be found in seconds. This lets us avoid the (ugly) 'Needs more refs' tag. Delivered by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) at 16:10, 20 December 2019 (UTC)
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Hi Compassionate727: I'm new to wikipedia editing, and am desperate for some human interaction. Would you like to adopt me?
I've done a few bits of editing on the Merlin page, but I don't really know if I'm doing it properly. I just about managed to add a book and its reference, but when I tried to add an image, following the tutorial, it didn't work.

I'm actually clueless.

If you do respond to this, I don't know where it'll show up, so forgive me if I don't see it immediately. (Not even sure I'm doing this talk thing properly.)

Thanks in anticipation, Maryanne — Preceding unsigned comment added by Maryanne Cunningham (talk • contribs) 21:28, 5 January 2020 (UTC)

Ooops Maryanne Cunningham (talk) 21:31, 5 January 2020 (UTC)

adoptme
--Gaurarjun (talk) 00:45, 9 January 2020 (UTC)

Hello Compassionate727
Hi!

I am new to the world of Wikipedia and am seeking a type of (low-commitment) mentor to utilize as a source of guidance and knowledge as I begin my journey on this platform. I was curious to see if there might be any way that I might be able to pick your brain on some best practices around your processes for creating new pages and editing pre-existing pages. Any insight you might be able to share would be super helpful.

Thank you! Hope to hear from you soon.

PREETY PLEASE adopt me
hello there, I need your help to adopt me, I am a new member here but I don't have someone to adopt me, if you have kindness on your heart, I am begging you to adopt me, thank you

--the special girl is me (talk) 04:48, 15 January 2020 (UTC)

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Hello there
Hi there, are you around? I was wondering if I could get some help on an issue I'm having with an article. Kohlrabi Pickle (talk) 13:44, 20 January 2020 (UTC)

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The Bugle: Issue CLXVIII, April 2020
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The Bugle: Issue CLXIX, May 2020
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The Bugle: Issue Issue CLXXIII, September 2020
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The Bugle: Issue CLXXIV, October 2020
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 * Twinkle's block module now includes the ability to note the specific case when applying a discretionary sanctions block and/or template.
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The Bugle: Issue CLXXV, November 2020
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Query regarding review of user page
Hello Compassionate727 I received an email as well as a notification regarding my user page being reviewed (by you). Please could you tell me what happened in the review and what you think of it, as I am fairly new to how all this works? SenatorLEVI (talk) 15:37, 17 November 2020 (UTC)
 * In order to screen for abuse, all newly created pages are added to a queue of unreviewed pages; then persons with the reviewer permission, like me, come along, check them for any problems, and mark them as reviewed. This is done at a technical level: every page that any user creates is added to this list of unreviewed pages, and we reviewers have reviewing-related tools pop up when we visit those pages, even though the process is really only important for actual articles. Consequently, when I visited your userpage, I was prompted to review it, and because you aren't blatantly misusing it (for example, to host a website), I marked it as okay; it was more about setting a flag at the technical level than about any actual examination of your userpage. —Compassionate727 (T·C) 21:46, 17 November 2020 (UTC)


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Speedy deletion nomination of Category:China articles assessed in June 2018


A tag has been placed on Category:China articles assessed in June 2018 requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the category has been empty for seven days or more and is not a disambiguation category, a category redirect, a featured topics category, under discussion at Categories for discussion, or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion.

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Speedy deletion nomination of Category:China articles assessed in June 2016


A tag has been placed on Category:China articles assessed in June 2016 requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the category has been empty for seven days or more and is not a disambiguation category, a category redirect, a featured topics category, under discussion at Categories for discussion, or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion.

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Speedy deletion nomination of Category:China articles assessed in May 2016


A tag has been placed on Category:China articles assessed in May 2016 requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the category has been empty for seven days or more and is not a disambiguation category, a category redirect, a featured topics category, under discussion at Categories for discussion, or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion.

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December 2020 Guild of Copy Editors Newsletter
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Nominations for the 2020 Military history WikiProject Newcomer and Historian of the Year awards now open
G'day all, the nominations for the 2020 Military history WikiProject newcomer and Historian of the Year are open, all editors are encouraged to nominate candidates for the awards before until 23:59 (GMT) on 15 December 2020, after which voting will occur for 14 days. There is not much time left to nominate worthy recipients, so get to it! Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 06:45, 10 December 2020 (UTC)

New Page Patrol December Newsletter
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It has been a productive year for New Page Patrol as we've roughly cut the size of the New Page Patrol queue in half this year. We have been fortunate to have a lot of great work done by who was the reviewer of the most pages and redirects this past year. Thanks and credit go to and  who join Rosguill in repeating in the top 10 from last year. Thanks to, , and who all got the NPR permission this year and joined the top 10. Also new to the top ten is DannyS712 bot III, programmed by which has helped to dramatically reduce the number of redirects that have needed human patrolling by patrolling certain types of redirects (e.g. for differences in accents) and by also patrolling editors who are on on the redirect whitelist.
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As a special recognition and thank you has been awarded the first NPP Technical Achievement Award. His work programming the bot has helped us patrol redirects tremendously - more than 60,000 redirects this past year. This has been a large contribution to New Page Patrol and definitely is worthy of recognition.
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The Bugle: Issue CLXXVI, December 2020
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Tags/categories for new article
Hello. Your talk page shows several instances of The Bugle and other military topics, therefore I think you would know what to do here. I recently created a new article and can't find appropriate categories to add to this, I would like to know if you can help me do so. Of course this is just a request. Thank you for your time. Senator LEVI  03:46, 9 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Hi! It has been a while since I was active, and when I was, I wrote articles about battles and paramilitary organizations, so an organization like the one you are writing on is well outside of my experience. If you haven't already, I would recommend you enable a tool like HotCat to help you search for categories more easily. (HotCat can be enabled from your preferences, in the gadgets tab.) Beyond that, I would try to find articles about similar organizations and see what categories they use, and if you haven't already, I would ask at WT:MILHIST, where people are likely to be far more helpful. —Compassionate727 (T·C) 18:37, 16 January 2021 (UTC)
 * I understand. Thanks for the advice, I'll make sure I use it. Senator  LEVI  02:37, 18 January 2021 (UTC)

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The Bugle: Issue CLXXVII, January 2021
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 * Do agree with your findings but it is odd to see this close so quickly considering it's only been 48 hours and how active it is. Did you notice it's been up for only 2 days?-- Moxy 🍁 05:32, 24 January 2021 (UTC)
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Good day. To work on The old-age-security hypothesis, I need these Brown University theses: Can you get hold of these sources? --Vyacheslav84 (talk) 08:44, 27 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Entwisle, Barbara (1975), "The effect of pension programs on fertility: a replicative study"
 * Entwisle, Barbara (1980), "Education, pension programs, and fertility: a cross-national investigation, with special reference to the potential held by education and pension programs as fertility reduction policies"
 * I don't have any immediate institutional access, but I can always try acquiring them via ILL. Are you aware that the 1975 study is master's thesis, which rarely meet RS requirements? —Compassionate727 (T·C) 13:00, 1 February 2021 (UTC)
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Administrators' newsletter – February 2021
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